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News Credits: 1235 · Sun Sep 20, 2015 1:32 pm

carytheone wrote:Sorry, couldn't help myself.

Everyone's doin' da

OP SHUFFLE!

That is pretty good.

News Credits: 241 · Sun Sep 20, 2015 1:33 pm

Looks like Grand Scourge has the fixed hips of Battle Core Optimus Prime! Sweet!

News Credits: 131 · Sun Sep 20, 2015 4:14 pm

LOST Cybertronian wrote:
chumpityjuan wrote:a silly gif

That is pretty good.

Hahaha, I had excellent source material to drawn inspiration from.

News Credits: 241 · Sun Sep 20, 2015 6:12 pm

primalxconvoy wrote:Also, TFwiki's entry states that it comes with a G2 Decepticon/Autobot symbol, which isn't true. Could someone update it, please?

To be exact they're:

Generation 1 Decepticon
:RENEGADE:

Car Robots Combatron
:BLEND:

Beast Wars Neo Blendtron / Herald of Unicron

News Credits: 11 · Sun Sep 20, 2015 7:18 pm

Exactly. Could you "have a word with tfwiki" and get the "grand scourge" entry updated, please?

News Credits: 462 · Sun Sep 20, 2015 10:53 pm

The change has been made.

News Credits: 11 · Sun Sep 20, 2015 11:20 pm

So it was written, so it was done.

News Credits: 11 · Mon Sep 21, 2015 3:37 am

There is another Colour template that could be applied to potential Grand Scourge limbs the one from the Powercore Combiner Crankcase+Destrons that is inspired by Grand Scourge.

Namely : http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/Cra ... nkcase.htm

Mon Sep 21, 2015 2:25 pm

I wonder why Takara always has to repaint every Optimus black

News Credits: 241 · Mon Sep 21, 2015 2:43 pm

LegendaryAntiHero wrote:I wonder why Takara always has to repaint every Optimus black

Because black specialty repaints are a thing in Japan, no matter the franchise?

News Credits: 11 · Tue Sep 22, 2015 1:53 am

I think that Grand Scourge's "Vorpal Blade" looks far better on Nemesis Grimlock (or maybe Nemesis "Big Convoy" Prime), due to the primal details, such as teeth, dragon head pommel, etc.

News Credits: 11 · Tue Sep 22, 2015 8:25 am

I expect it would look nice with the Black repaint of the (Voyager size) Hunter Optimus Prime mould too.

News Credits: 11 · Tue Sep 22, 2015 8:55 am

I wanted that one, but couldn't afford it at the time. I intend to give brand soothe a different blade, and give his existing one to Grimlock or big convoy.

News Credits: 11 · Tue Sep 22, 2015 12:53 pm

A Masterpiece Dinobot (official or otherwise) might look nice with that big Hatchet too.

News Credits: 3 · Tue Sep 22, 2015 5:09 pm

I think the weirdness of his combined mode really fits this character more than OP.

Though, if I had this guy, I'd transform his hips like this:

News Credits: 1646 · Tue Sep 22, 2015 9:40 pm

That massive meat cleaver works so well for this guy

News Credits: 462 · Tue Sep 22, 2015 10:40 pm

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:That massive meat cleaver works so well for this guy

Yes, the Matrix Breaker is a thing of blood beauty. :twisted:

News Credits: 1646 · Tue Sep 22, 2015 11:15 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:That massive meat cleaver works so well for this guy
Yes, the Matrix Breaker is a thing of blood beauty.

Bloody beauty I'd say. More combiners need weapons like that

News Credits: 1235 · Fri Dec 11, 2015 9:14 pm

The galleries of Seibertron have updated with tons of new images of the newest behemoth to grace a Transformers collection. Bruticus features mostly repainted or retooled versions of previously used molds with the one true new mold belonging to Brawl. Onslaught is a retool of Hot Spot, Swindle is a retool of Rook, Blast Off is a repaint of Quickslinger in his upgraded fighter jet alt mode and Vortex is a repaint of Alpha Bravo.

Stayed tuned for the galleries of the individual components of Bruticus. If that is not enough Bruticus for you then check out the Seibertron.com video review of Bruticus.

Generations Combiner Wars Bruticus

News Credits: 3 · Fri Dec 11, 2015 9:58 pm

Well I was afraid they'd have Bruticus' codpiece just hanging like that. But I guess there was no way to peg it in and still have the hips poseable. I wish the head was fully grey like in G1, but still - this is a "must-have"....

But why couldn't they give the hands/feet/chest piece that silvery sheen, like they did with the wave4 figures? May have to swap them out

Fri Dec 11, 2015 10:32 pm

cant wait to see the TT version

News Credits: 7 · Fri Dec 11, 2015 11:17 pm

So nice for them to release the Combaticons with normal colors at mass retail, unlike last time...

News Credits: 1646 · Sun Dec 13, 2015 11:55 pm

I'm gonna give an opinion here: Bruticus is the best regular sized combiner we have gotten from this line overall.

Here me out, this is why:

1) The Firetruck torso is the best since it gives very beefy legs and proper proportions, plus a good broad chest. Superion has skinny thighs that are good with me but are still a wee bit too small but still good proportions overall. truck mold has weird thighs and proportions.

2) Balance of limbs: Superion has a great set of limbs that make his combined mode look amazing and sleek, as he should be. Truck mold has weird shoulders that don't flatter the arms and the legs are just too long. firetruck mold has proper thick and shorter thighs that when the legs are added work out. And the Legs on Bruticus are nick and thick, and while they do not provide knee pads the combiner does not have robot mode feet to hide and the legs dont have lots of kibble on the lower legs that make it look strange (like breakdown).

3) arms: Superion would win this category with his twin jet arms. Defensor would lose this since he has a skinny and bulky arm, and the hands look strange on the car molds for arms and much better on the planes. Bruticus has planes for both arms, giving him sleeker arms that match the hands better.

Overall, Bruticus wins because he has excellent proportions, lack of kibble, solid legs, sleek arms that match the hands, bulk, beef and yet he can be sleek where he needs to. and he does not have any robot mode feet obtrusively sticking out that need hid. Superion would win if his thighs were a bit thicker and the back kibble was slightly better. Any combiner with the truck mold would need a whole new torso. Defensor would win if it weren't for Blades compared to the rest and the large torso robot mode feet (which kills victorion since she cannot hide those), and Sky Reign I cannot judge yet, but I still feel Bruticus is the best overall

News Credits: 174 · Sun Dec 13, 2015 11:59 pm

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:I'm gonna give an opinion here: Bruticus is the best regular sized combiner we have gotten from this line overall.

Here me out, this is why:

1) The Firetruck torso is the best since it gives very beefy legs and proper proportions, plus a good broad chest. Superion has skinny thighs that are good with me but are still a wee bit too small but still good proportions overall. truck mold has weird thighs and proportions.

2) Balance of limbs: Superion has a great set of limbs that make his combined mode look amazing and sleek, as he should be. Truck mold has weird shoulders that don't flatter the arms and the legs are just too long. firetruck mold has proper thick and shorter thighs that when the legs are added work out. And the Legs on Bruticus are nick and thick, and while they do not provide knee pads the combiner does not have robot mode feet to hide and the legs dont have lots of kibble on the lower legs that make it look strange (like breakdown).

3) arms: Superion would win this category with his twin jet arms. Defensor would lose this since he has a skinny and bulky arm, and the hands look strange on the car molds for arms and much better on the planes. Bruticus has planes for both arms, giving him sleeker arms that match the hands better.

Overall, Bruticus wins because he has excellent proportions, lack of kibble, solid legs, sleek arms that match the hands, bulk, beef and yet he can be sleek where he needs to. and he does not have any robot mode feet obtrusively sticking out that need hid. Superion would win if his thighs were a bit thicker and the back kibble was slightly better. Any combiner with the truck mold would need a whole new torso. Defensor would win if it weren't for Blades compared to the rest and the large torso robot mode feet (which kills victorion since she cannot hide those), and Sky Reign I cannot judge yet, but I still feel Bruticus is the best overall

I agree, but - unless there is some catastrophic engineering flaw in sky lynx a'la brawl - Sky Reign is my hands down winner because: Angry Egyptian God Combiner; of course any

repaint we get would immediately supersede Sky Reign, but I doubt we'll be seeing one of those >:oP

News Credits: 1646 · Mon Dec 14, 2015 12:10 am

Hellscream9999 wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:I'm gonna give an opinion here: Bruticus is the best regular sized combiner we have gotten from this line overall.

Here me out, this is why:

1) The Firetruck torso is the best since it gives very beefy legs and proper proportions, plus a good broad chest. Superion has skinny thighs that are good with me but are still a wee bit too small but still good proportions overall. truck mold has weird thighs and proportions.

2) Balance of limbs: Superion has a great set of limbs that make his combined mode look amazing and sleek, as he should be. Truck mold has weird shoulders that don't flatter the arms and the legs are just too long. firetruck mold has proper thick and shorter thighs that when the legs are added work out. And the Legs on Bruticus are nick and thick, and while they do not provide knee pads the combiner does not have robot mode feet to hide and the legs dont have lots of kibble on the lower legs that make it look strange (like breakdown).

3) arms: Superion would win this category with his twin jet arms. Defensor would lose this since he has a skinny and bulky arm, and the hands look strange on the car molds for arms and much better on the planes. Bruticus has planes for both arms, giving him sleeker arms that match the hands better.

Overall, Bruticus wins because he has excellent proportions, lack of kibble, solid legs, sleek arms that match the hands, bulk, beef and yet he can be sleek where he needs to. and he does not have any robot mode feet obtrusively sticking out that need hid. Superion would win if his thighs were a bit thicker and the back kibble was slightly better. Any combiner with the truck mold would need a whole new torso. Defensor would win if it weren't for Blades compared to the rest and the large torso robot mode feet (which kills victorion since she cannot hide those), and Sky Reign I cannot judge yet, but I still feel Bruticus is the best overall

I agree, but - unless there is some catastrophic engineering flaw in sky lynx a'la brawl - Sky Reign is my hands down winner because: Angry Egyptian God Combiner; of course any repaint we get would immediately supersede Sky Reign, but I doubt we'll be seeing one of those