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man i can't hang with that scourge i thought he'd look a little more G1'ish & not so ROTF mindwipe drone'ish........can I get a witness?! Hallelujia! But G2 Prime looks good though

wheeljack and scourge are definite buys for me..gonna wait to see size comparisons for frenzy and rumble...i still feel that we should get at least two more wfc figures along with the other two seekers...cmon hasbro you gave us the gentei coneheads now do us a solid with thundercracker and skywarp

Wow, Wheeljack is the only BOS (Buy On Sight) for me.

I'm much happier with my PE Frumbles, though I suspect I'll pick these up on sale.

Same with Scourge & Laser Prime.

I'm a lot happier with the Titanium Scourge, though I MAY make this my Scourge and have my 3 titaniums as drones. Hmmmmm? Yea, I just sold myself on that idea!

Laser prime is just too small, since I have the original mold (Scourge) in my display, I'll be keeping it to that. Now, since I'm a complete sucker for Nemesis-style repaints, if they DO release a repaint of this as Scourge I'll be getting that one.

Wheeljack and Scourge look awesome.

Some of the proportions on the figures look a little strange - Frenzy and Rumble look excessively tall and Scourge looks quite wide, probably just his wings though.

With G2 Laser Prime, I'm still not convinced it's an improvement over the original.

Wheeljack, Scourge, and G2 Optimus are all the Hasbro versions. Frenzy & Rumble are not the Hasbro versions but the TakaraTomy versions, the text in their photos says as much.

Yup the differences between Hasbro's and TakaraTomy's Frenzy are now apparent.

Hasbro: More purple dark blue, copper chest details, copper cannons, black plastic for treads and joints, less contrast in blues, violet tank turret center.
Takara: More blue dark blue, yellow chest details, silver cannons, light blue plastic for treads and joints, more contrast in blues, silver tank turret center, additional yellow chest detail.

I'm a sucker for the copper cannons on Frenzy as I always preferred the gold weapons on him to the silver. The rest of the details I like the Takara one more though.

Randy

im confused. is the gun that scourge is holding a target master or not??? it looks like one but i dont see a transformation method but anyways DEFENETLY getting all of'em

Galvatrondestroyer wrote:wheeljack and scourge are definite buys for me..gonna wait to see size comparisons for frenzy and rumble...i still feel that we should get at least two more wfc figures along with the other two seekers...cmon hasbro you gave us the gentei coneheads now do us a solid with thundercracker and skywarp

Thundercracker is a definite possibility. (And a desire for me too. Throw in Sunstreaker and I'd have the whole set.) I'd doubt we'll see a Skywarp re-issue or re-paint. He was released with Classics Ultra Magnus as a store exclusive a number of years ago.

On the other hand, we do have two distinct Starscream paint jobs. Maybe they'll do another Skywarp. It wouldn't be the first time I was wrong.

OmegaPrime98 wrote:im confused. is the gun that scourge is holding a target master or not??? it looks like one but i dont see a transformation method but anyways DEFENETLY getting all of'em

It is not Fracas, Scourge's Targetmaster partner. This has been confirmed by Hasbro, I believe. I'm guessing it just folds up for storage in alt mode.

Wow. I like all of them, except the G2 Prime. He seems boring. Scourge looks cool though. I am happy with these pictures.

Oilspill wrote:Man Wheeljack & Frenzy/Rumble look excellent! Great job Hasbro/TT.

For all the people saying that Tracks is a remould of Wheeljack - have we heard this officially? I think this is just fan speculation. Personally I think they designed the mould with both figures in mind from the outset. Maybe the guy who did Sunstreaker/Sideswipe did it. Last time, Hasbro told him to just repaint Sunstreaker as Sideswipe, but then he worked out with a few tweaks he could make the transformation work differently to give each bot a different look.

Loving that they painted Scourges 'beard', but even more so that they painted his claws red

i have tracks and yes it is a repaint/remold well 1 of them is but since tracks came first im countiung wheeljack as the #2 but they both KICK ASS well since tracks does i have high hopes for wheeljack

Wheeljack would look cooler with some more racing details.

I actually prefer the Hasbro version of Frenzy to the Takara Tomy one so I think it might be another win for Hasbro.

absolute Briiliance..........Im bowled over.

as said hopefully Rumble and Frenzy are scouts but If their not I really dont care.totally awesome.

Wheeljack,Scourge and G2 Prime are also sweet......cant wait to score all 5 of these.

and since they are doing Rumble/Frenzy lets hope we see Eject/Rewind and Runabout/Runamuck shortly.

Wheeljack looks like total junk as does Scourge. Rumble and Frenzy look alright. G2 Prime looks by far the best and I'm tempted to buy that one.

Wheeljack looks fantastic! As does that G2 Laser Optimus Prime, I may have to pick him up (thus adding another Optimus to my very large and continuously growing Optimus Prime collection lol)!

The head sculpting on all these new generations figures are incredible. All their heads including released figures and Wreck-Gar etc. have A-plus heads. Scourge's pictures keep showing him from weird angles though so I'll wait untill the gallery pulls up on this one before making my decision.....

AutobotJazz87 wrote:

Counterpunch wrote:Scourge is not a Targetmaster.

Wheeljack looks great, but the big forehead is kind of strange.

Scourge is surprisingly lack-luster. I was just looking at the Titanium version the other night and I think it is still the best version of Scourge.

Rumble and Frenzy do not do it for me. Too much movie look has crept into the shape of their arms and legs. I see a lot of people saying they're glad they avoided the Perfect Effect Rumble and Frenzy. Thing is, those are incredible figures and rightly sized at that. I'll of course get this new R & F, but out of curiosity not necessity.

I agree about Wheeljack's head; it looks a bit off. He's still a very nice looking figure, though I can't help but think that the grey prototype looked a lot better.

I can live with WJ's forehead but I wish his "ears" were still clear plastic like the prototype pics we saw.

Trikeboy wrote:Wheeljack - awesome, can't wait, Scourge - hmm, not as good as Cyclonus, Rumble & Frenzy - no thanks. I am happy with my PE Rumble and Frenzy thanks. They look like Rumble & Frenzy, they are the right size and they even turn into a nice pair of Targetmasters for WfC Soundwave.

That does look really good.

Powered Convoy wrote:Wheeljack, Scourge, and G2 Optimus are all the Hasbro versions. Frenzy & Rumble are not the Hasbro versions but the TakaraTomy versions, the text in their photos says as much.

Yup the differences between Hasbro's and TakaraTomy's Frenzy are now apparent.

Hasbro: More purple dark blue, copper chest details, copper cannons, black plastic for treads and joints, less contrast in blues, violet tank turret center.
Takara: More blue dark blue, yellow chest details, silver cannons, light blue plastic for treads and joints, more contrast in blues, silver tank turret center, additional yellow chest detail.

I'm a sucker for the copper cannons on Frenzy as I always preferred the gold weapons on him to the silver. The rest of the details I like the Takara one more though.

Randy

Oh no! I like the Takara version more, except for the silver guns. I wonder what the differences will be for Rumble? He's the important one to me.

Trikeboy wrote:Wheeljack - awesome, can't wait, Scourge - hmm, not as good as Cyclonus, Rumble & Frenzy - no thanks. I am happy with my PE Rumble and Frenzy thanks. They look like Rumble & Frenzy, they are the right size and they even turn into a nice pair of Targetmasters for WfC Soundwave.

Damnit, I really didn't need a reason to get the PE Rumble/Frenzy, but you sir just gave me one. My wallet hates you

amcgrath929 wrote:

AutobotJazz87 wrote:

Counterpunch wrote:Scourge is not a Targetmaster.

Wheeljack looks great, but the big forehead is kind of strange.

Scourge is surprisingly lack-luster. I was just looking at the Titanium version the other night and I think it is still the best version of Scourge.

Rumble and Frenzy do not do it for me. Too much movie look has crept into the shape of their arms and legs. I see a lot of people saying they're glad they avoided the Perfect Effect Rumble and Frenzy. Thing is, those are incredible figures and rightly sized at that. I'll of course get this new R & F, but out of curiosity not necessity.

I agree about Wheeljack's head; it looks a bit off. He's still a very nice looking figure, though I can't help but think that the grey prototype looked a lot better.

I can live with WJ's forehead but I wish his "ears" were still clear plastic like the prototype pics we saw.

As I look at him more, his forehead isn't that bad. The clear on the ears would've been great though. I do wish they were a bit bigger.

On a side note, I do love the metallic purple Rumble has going on. I'm assuming this is the Takara version.

I hope I don't sound stupid, but are Frenzy and Rumble going to be released as one set, and if so what class will they be?

OptiMagnus10 wrote:I hope I don't sound stupid,

... okay i'll leave that one alone, but honestly, you make it too easy for me at times.

but are Frenzy and Rumble going to be released as one set, and if so what class will they be?

That is a mystery waiting to be solved.

I think Jack's head needs to be shaved down just a tad. Kinda pointy/tall.

'Jack looks phenomenal! I'm happily eating my words about initially finding it a pity he was a repaint

LOST Cybertronian wrote:

Trikeboy wrote:Wheeljack - awesome, can't wait, Scourge - hmm, not as good as Cyclonus, Rumble & Frenzy - no thanks. I am happy with my PE Rumble and Frenzy thanks. They look like Rumble & Frenzy, they are the right size and they even turn into a nice pair of Targetmasters for WfC Soundwave.

Damnit, I really didn't need a reason to get the PE Rumble/Frenzy, but you sir just gave me one. My wallet hates you

Sorry man, and apologies to your wallet. Don't feel too bad though, my wallet is going to get spanked at Christmas thanks to Rodimus Prime, Protector and more Generations figures.

Trikeboy wrote:
Sorry man, and apologies to your wallet. Don't feel too bad though, my wallet is going to get spanked at Christmas thanks to Rodimus Prime, Protector and more Generations figures.

I think everyone's wallet is gonna get spanked this year.