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News Credits: 387 · by **Nekoman** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:03 am

Just in from Tf08.net is the latest images of Transformers Animated Waspinator and Armor Prowl. These images show us more of Waspinator, from a few different angles, and pictures of Samurai Armor Prowl, also revealing that his helmet is removable.

Additionally, we get an glimpse of an possible Cybertron Defense Red Alert repaint, likely for the Universe line. To view all of the images, please click here.

News Credits: 4 · by **Firebird** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:13 am

That Red Alert repaint looks good.

News Credits: 32 · by **UltraPrimal** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:18 am

I like it, but that doesn't look like Doubledealer. I mean if you're gonna do a repaint of CD Red Alert, it gotta be Doubledealer.

News Credits: 12 · by **robofreak** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:30 am

$10 says the Red Alert repaint will be Perceptor. Look at the colors. Perceptor immediately comes to mind.

News Credits: 7 · by **Omega Charge** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:54 am

Waspinator looks pretty cool, and so does the repaint.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 1:15 am

I. Want. Red Alert.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 1:43 am

That Readalert repaint looks like Stalker, but he's an Autobot. :-(

News Credits: 1 · by **TankedThomas** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 2:16 am

Prowl looks nice but I'm a bit concerned that his robot mode (standard) may suffer, especially the chest and "rocket boosters" (the latter which seems almost a lot more raised than the original). I might have to buy both Animated Prowls... :-(

However, I'm really digging Red Alert. I'm going to pick up Roadbuster and Overload/Dropshot (yes, both. I know, I'm evil... :evil:

) but I was hoping they'd repaint the final mold of the trio, Red Alert, and now they have! I missed out on them the first time round but these repaints look possibly a lot nicer than the original versions from the Cybertron line. Red Alert looks a lot better too although I'd have to say, as much as Perceptor would be awesome, the colours aren't quite right. However, saying that, I could see it being Perceptor pretty easily since they haven't done him yet.
My one concern is the price point with this thing. I'm guessing they will mark it as Ultra class. It's a shame they went for a different size class for each of the trio (which was generally a bad idea - they could have made nice Deluxes of all 3, I think) because this could have easily been a Voyager and not lost any quality. I don't really fancy paying Ultra price for it so I'm hoping they market it as Voyager, but I highly doubt it. That said, it'll be the first repaint in the Ultra line apart from Predacon Bruticus. They DO seem to be repainting an awful lot of Cybertron toys though...

News Credits: 5 · by **emeraldbeacon** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 2:25 am

TCJJ wrote:...I could see it being Perceptor pretty easily since they haven't done him yet.

They haven't?

by **Swiftpaw** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 3:46 am

My guess would be Perceptor, following the same pattern of 'Leo Prime' starting as a Legends and then a full sized redecoed figure... though he's a lot less red than Perceptor. Who knows.

Samurai Prowl and Waspinator are looking good, too.

News Credits: 7 · by **Chaoslock** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 4:16 am

According to rumors, that repaint will be Countdown.

News Credits: 5 · by **Sledge** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 4:57 am

Bah, I was hoping a repaint of CD Red Alert would be Big Shot. I loves me the Battle Patrol.

News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 6:24 am

Well it's about time we saw Universe Perceptor.

by **leader magnus prime** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 6:36 am

machine wars soundwave

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 7:21 am

Rumor is that the CD Red Alert redeco is Micromaster Countdown.

by **ThunderThruster** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 8:12 am

nice to see samuria prowls sidecar transformed properly!

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 8:49 am

If only all the MM homages would come with an original of the G1 MM as the mech pilot, or old body, I don't know, but if they did, imagine how cool those would display MISB.

News Credits: 6 · by **Metroplex79** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 8:58 am

robofreak wrote:$10 says the Red Alert repaint will be Perceptor. Look at the colors. Perceptor immediately comes to mind.

At first I was leaning on Micromaster Groundbreaker, but there's no yellow on him. But then you mentioned Perceptor...

Scaleface wrote:Rumor is that the CD Red Alert redeco is Micromaster Countdown.

...but this person has a point as well.

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 9:09 am

If this is Countdown then they should have made a red redeco of Cybertron Hardtop to be his partner. He looks a lot like Countdown.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 10:42 am

Scaleface wrote:Rumor is that the CD Red Alert redeco is Micromaster Countdown.

Why do you show the Rocket Base when you say Countdown? This is Countdown:

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 10:52 am

Because they seem to have made this a homage to his Countdown BASE. It's an easy stretch. In the comics Countdown used to be a full sized Autobot. Maybe they used his spare parts to make the Rocket Base. When he gets up-sized again, they could give him the Rocket Base parts back.

by **JaZzTaStIc** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:07 am

YES finally they repainted him

i missed him the first time round as with dropshot, so respect to hasbro for this

anyword when hes out?

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:33 am

No word at all on Countdown, this is a leaked photo from China of a loose toy, probably stolen or at least the picture was taken without permission. Not even officially mentioned yet.

[zero-kaiser's YouTube Channel] · by **zero-kaiser** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:35 am

Samurai Armor Prowl looks better everytime i see him, im quite glad i missed the normal one the first time round

and that repaint of CD Red Alert.. awesome.. cant wait to see his robot mode.. if he is indeed Countdown thatll be all the more reason to pick him up.. i used to have that micromaster base as a child