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Seibertron wrote:Those are the Asian exclusive CW stickers (not Japan). Not sure what I think of them yet. They're OK but a lot of similar tech detail that uses a lot of unimaginative circles and rectangle shapes.

Thanks for the clarification. I think what I like most about the stickers is that they provider more "pop" to the figures, at least color-wise. The shapes don't really bother me.

Sling?



Wild rider?

Well played, Hasbro.

Also:



You're replacing the wrong guy there!

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Sling?



Wild rider?

Well played, Hasbro.

Quickslinger's tosses in the word "shot" in the same sentence with "sling".

Nice. And glad to hear they'll be getting a release through a number of different channels, rather than just through HTS or whatever. Hopefully everyone who wants them can get them.

Using the Dead End mold for Wild Rider was a smart move.

Just wish Wave 2 (or the comic pack-in Wave 1) would appear in any way, shape, or form in my area...

Seibertron wrote:Quickslinger's tosses in the word "shot" in the same sentence with "sling".

Just rubbing it in for us old-timers. I'm still picking him up, to complete the team, I just wish they sold him alone.

By the way Ryan, does having two of the exact mold (head aside) for the two teams feel a bit... jarring, or would you prefer having four totally unique molds, even if it means "sacrificing" an old character?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Also:



You're replacing the wrong guy there!

Yeah, and the Superion diagram is a mess. They've been swapping names in the diagram for Firefly and Skydive from the start so now he has two Skydives for legs, one named Quickslinger and one named Firefly.

If anyone is curious about the comics, Brake-Neck comes with Combiner Wars #8 just like Dead End. Quickslinger comes with CW #3, likely the comic that Firefly will come with when those wave 1 comic packs are released. I think it would have been smarter to include Alpha Bravo and Offroad's respective comics instead.

Emerje

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:By the way Ryan, does having two of the exact mold (head aside) for the two teams feel a bit... jarring, or would you prefer having four totally unique molds, even if it means "sacrificing" an old character?

I would prefer to have 4 unique limbs but will take Slingshot and Wildrider over Alpha Bravo and Offroad regardless of this. It doesn't seem as obvious on Menasor because Dead End should be an arm and Wildrider should be a leg. On Superion where Fireflight and Slingshot are both arms, it's a little more glaring that you've got two of the same vehicle mold. I think I'll make one of them a leg for Superion so that it doesn't seem so obvious in future galleries.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:By the way Ryan, does having two of the exact mold (head aside) for the two teams feel a bit... jarring, or would you prefer having four totally unique molds, even if it means "sacrificing" an old character?

For me personally I found that I didn't care since these molds were clearly made with Slingshot and Wildrider in mind no matter what they're called. Firefly's jet mode is much closer to Slingshot's than Fireflight's G1 figure and to be entirely honest I think Quickslinger turned to be better than Firefly because of it. The Dead End figure doesn't have a rear window molded in, a fake one is painted in while the original G1 Wildrider didn't have a rear window either so they definitely had that in mind even if it does look funny.

What I find jarring is that the Aerialbots are painstakingly G1 in all of their modes (except for being backwards as legs) while the Stunticons are all entirely unique designs we've never seen before. It's a strange design choice and I think the Aerialbots turned out better for sticking to their roots.

Emerje

Seibertron wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:By the way Ryan, does having two of the exact mold (head aside) for the two teams feel a bit... jarring, or would you prefer having four totally unique molds, even if it means "sacrificing" an old character?

I would prefer to have 4 unique limbs but will take Slingshot and Wildrider over Alpha Bravo and Offroad regardless of this. It doesn't seem as obvious on Menasor because Dead End should be an arm and Wildrider should be a leg. On Superion where Fireflight and Slingshot are both arms, it's a little more glaring that you've got two of the same vehicle mold. I think I'll make one of them a leg for Superion so that it doesn't seem so obvious in future galleries.

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Emerje wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Also:



You're replacing the wrong guy there!

Yeah, and the Superion diagram is a mess. They've been swapping names in the diagram for Firefly and Skydive from the start so now he has two Skydives for legs, one named Quickslinger and one named Firefly.

If anyone is curious about the comics, Brake-Neck comes with Combiner Wars #8 just like Dead End. Quickslinger comes with CW #3, likely the comic that Firefly will come with when those wave 1 comic packs are released. I think it would have been smarter to include Alpha Bravo and Offroad's respective comics instead.

Emerje

I've checked Air Raid's and Skydive's card backs and wouldn't you know it, the schematic has Firefly as an arm too. Odd.

Given that Firefly and Dead End were the "parent molds" so to speak, it would make sense for Quicksling and Brake-Neck to include their comics. I agree though that Alpha Bravo's and Offroad's comics would be better, as to avoid collecting double issues.

Emerje wrote:
What I find jarring is that the Aerialbots are painstakingly G1 in all of their modes (except for being backwards as legs) while the Stunticons are all entirely unique designs we've never seen before. It's a strange design choice and I think the Aerialbots turned out better for sticking to their roots.

Emerje

I feel like Aerialbots are "easier" engineering-wise, since the wings, nosecone and tail become kibble, so really they just need to turn a long box into a tall boxy robot. Also I'd argue that with jets it's easier to get away with trademark dodging. The Stunticons however suffer from having wildly edited G1 character models and actual proper car modes (albeit trademark-dodging ones) so choices had to be made.

nice combos

Our latest Seibertron.com figure gallery features an unexpected repurposing of a previous wave figure: feast your eyes below on Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Voyager Cyclonus! The figure is a fairly significant remold of the Silverbolt toy, featuring a new head, torso, paint job, wings - and an entirely new combiner head, ready to form an almost Decepticon leader - Galvatronus, nemesis to fan-built Victorion and possessor of mind-bending powers. Check all three modes out in the images below, and click on any of them for the full gallery.

Generations Combiner Wars Cyclonus
















Generations Combiner Wars Galvatronus

I don't care what anyone says. I love this Cyclonus, and I need one ASAP.

I can't help but wonder how TakaraTomy will repurpose this figure... No doubt they'll use the Galvatron II persona, but what of poor Cyclonus?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I can't help but wonder how TakaraTomy will repurpose this figure... No doubt they'll use the Galvatron II persona, but what of poor Cyclonus?

Take a cue from the Club and use Ferak?

Since Galvatron II uses the toy's pale deco, they could make Ferak the same pale color.

Nope. Don't like it. The only good thing is the jet mode, and only the top of it.

Just wanted to point out that I used a silver sharpie to color his "ears" silver like past Cyclonus figures. Looks much better in my opinion. Here's hoping Takara gives Cyclonus this extra paint app as well.

Seibertron wrote:Just wanted to point out that I used a silver sharpie to color his "ears" silver like past Cyclonus figures. Looks much better in my opinion. Here's hoping Takara gives Cyclonus this extra paint app as well.

No doubt any TakaraTomy release of this figure will be an exclusive redeco like Grand Scourge.

Victorion? LOL...........

LAME.

I am actually glad because I need a break from Hasbro sucking my wallet clean with the first three real combiners. Just two to go, Bruticus and Devastator, and they can put this line in the can for all I care. If I thought we would get Computron or Predaking, then I would be interested. But, instead we get two LAME combiners. Once of which was created for political purposes rather than to make the fans happy. And they claim the fans "created" it. The sad thing is some of you believe it.....

IF Takara releases him. These days it ain't guaranteed.

shockblast2 wrote:Victorion? LOL...........

LAME.

I am actually glad because I need a break from Hasbro sucking my wallet clean with the first three real combiners. Just two to go, Bruticus and Devastator, and they can put this line in the can for all I care. If I thought we would get Computron or Predaking, then I would be interested. But, instead we get two LAME combiners. Once of which was created for political purposes rather than to make the fans happy. And they claim the fans "created" it. The sad thing is some of you believe it.....

That's not Victorion this is Galvatronus.



Computron's components are kinda dead in the comics except for Scattorshot and Strafe so I think their waiting plus Rook looks to be a nosecone remold and Hasbro probably does not want to confuse kids with the Predacons right now since it hasn't been too long since Beast Hunters ended.




What is sad though is you actually believing that the voting was rigged that and insulting the rest of us.




Seriously all your posts seem to be about complaining or call bullcrap on something.

mirageandjazz1197 wrote:

shockblast2 wrote:Victorion? LOL...........

LAME.

I am actually glad because I need a break from Hasbro sucking my wallet clean with the first three real combiners. Just two to go, Bruticus and Devastator, and they can put this line in the can for all I care. If I thought we would get Computron or Predaking, then I would be interested. But, instead we get two LAME combiners. Once of which was created for political purposes rather than to make the fans happy. And they claim the fans "created" it. The sad thing is some of you believe it.....

That's not Victorion this is Galvatronus.

Victorion will be Galvatronus' rival.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Victorion will be Galvatronus' rival.

Yes I know that was the case.



I voted for that option