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News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 8:17 pm

I can't wait for these to come out.

by **Valandar** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 8:28 pm

Galvatrondestroyer wrote:ramjet would be nice but id have to pass unless they actually give him small missles so he'd fit in with my dirge and thrust a bit better.

Ramjet with small missiles is an abomination! His whole POINT is they shouldn't be missiles, they should be his engines.

by **NTESHFT** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 8:33 pm

I'm waiting for Hasbro to release Wheeljack. He really looks awesome!! Of course, I'll be getting these as well....

News Credits: 33 · by **Amelie** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 8:50 pm

I really don't feel the enthusiasm for Perceptor - he looks ****. His legs look pathetically thin, the headscult is boring and the alt-mode (in my opinion) fails to have any connection with either his name or his original alt-mode. I'm not saying that he should turn into a microscope, but something that made more sense of his name would be nice.

I think, like G1 Soundwave, the reissue was good for a "Classicsverse" option on him.

News Credits: 4 · by **craggy** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 9:07 pm

I suppose if Perceptor is some kind of ATV scout vehicle...the name kind of works. but yeah, the Reissue IMO is just as good for Classics. Not like he ever really did all that much. I mean, he can shoot from his scope but he just watched Megatron in the movie anyway, despite him being right in his sights. If they repaint it into a random Autobot it might be cool though. Actually, a Prime-y kind of head on him and he'd make a half-decent Snow Cat.

News Credits: 1 · by **Neo Tallgeese** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 10:26 pm

I love Wreckgar's cheesy grin. He and Kup are purchase on sight for me. I'm surprised they actually are putting Bumblebee out again since this was pretty much how he looked in the Wal-mart Bumblebee 3 pack.

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 10:31 pm

craggy wrote:Actually, a Prime-y kind of head on him and he'd make a half-decent Snow Cat.

I was actually thinkin' the same thing when I first saw images of Perceptor. Like MINDVVIPE, a Classics Blitzwing would be one helluva project for Hasbro. Although Astrotrain's design didn't seem that hard to... design, I think our bro Hasbro (see what I did there?

) would probably turn down a Blitzwing schematic, unless he could only transform into either his tank or his jet mode. But, I may be proven wrong, like the time I used to say "Aww they'll never make a Classics Scourge/Perceptor/Kup/Wreck-Gar." See where that is now.

News Credits: 5 · by **alexison** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 10:45 pm

Really looking forward to all of these figures. I wish they would all be Generations though, as I a not really a fan of rub signs. Especially since all of my RTS wave one figures had them applied crooked

News Credits: 6 · by **Dr. Caelus** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 3:22 pm

RE: Earlier talk about the 3mm clip gimmick

I think the gimmick is more prevalent than people realize, but it is really odd that it just ranges across the lines.

Here's the list I can come up with, pretty sure it's not complete...

Hunt for the Decepticons
Recon Ironhide (Black & Blue) - Didn't realize the clips were the same size until I found one in the store the other day.
Breacher - One clippy gun, lots of attachment points.
Tomahawk - Two clippy guns, lots of attachment points.

Generations
Straxus & Skullgrin - Three clippy weapons, lots of attachment points.
Thunderwing - No clippy weapons, but four attachment points (on his missile launchers).
Scourge

Reveal the Shield
Tracks & Wheeljack
Jazz

So, I count 11 so far, in 3 lines, and I'm sure I'm missing some...

News Credits: 4 · by **craggy** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 6:15 pm

I know not of this clip gimmick. Can anyone elaborate?

by **OptiMagnus** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 6:31 pm

Caelus wrote:RE: Earlier talk about the 3mm clip gimmick

I think the gimmick is more prevalent than people realize, but it is really odd that it just ranges across the lines.

Here's the list I can come up with, pretty sure it's not complete...

Hunt for the Decepticons
Recon Ironhide (Black & Blue) - Didn't realize the clips were the same size until I found one in the store the other day.
Breacher - One clippy gun, lots of attachment points.
Tomahawk - Two clippy guns, lots of attachment points.

Generations
Straxus & Skullgrin - Three clippy weapons, lots of attachment points.
Thunderwing - No clippy weapons, but four attachment points (on his missile launchers).
Scourge

Reveal the Shield
Tracks & Wheeljack
Jazz

So, I count 11 so far, in 3 lines, and I'm sure I'm missing some...

HFTD Sunspot has a clip on each weapon.

News Credits: 6 · by **Dr. Caelus** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 9:08 pm

OptiMagnus10 wrote:HFTD Sunspot has a clip on each weapon.

Noted!

Updated list:

Revenge of the Fallen/Hunt for the Decepticons
Skystalker & Sunspot - Two clippy scythe weapons
Recon Ironhide (Black & Blue) - Didn't realize the clips were the same size until I found one in the store the other day.
Breacher - One clippy gun, lots of attachment points.
Tomahawk - Two clippy guns, lots of attachment points.

Generations
Straxus & Skullgrin - Three clippy weapons, lots of attachment points.
Thunderwing - No clippy weapons, but four attachment points (on his missile launchers).
Scourge

Reveal the Shield
Tracks & Wheeljack
Jazz