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by **esclavo** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:20 pm

WOW! these are so cool. I wish we would get them here in the US. :sad:

News Credits: 4 · by **capellamusic** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:21 pm

Holy ")$%/!" ")#! :O

These beat the crap out of the animated and movie toys! I had promised myself I wouldn't be buying more classics... and now they brings these? I personally loved Prowl, it's so perfect! I'm anxious to see their final painted versions. Maybe I'll buy at least Prowl and Sunstreaker... and maybe Powerglide too... and maybe...

Anyway, a big deserved :APPLAUSE:

News Credits: 665 · by **Skowl** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:21 pm

Wow, I can't believ I missed this story... I'm not a big G1 fanatic, so I'm so-so excited for this line - I was hoping to be wow'd and whoo'd by the wave 1 toys... sadly, I'm not feeling it.

- Sunstreaker looks too plain in robot mode, he just looks like alternator Mirage with a different head.

- Prowl is decent, but again, nothing to write home about.

- Octane (I refuse to call him Tankor. Not only is it NOT his name, but it's one of the stupidest names in all the TF Universe - might as well call him "Trucktor"!) looks wicked, but his jet mode suffers from itty bitty wings. Still looks nice though.

- Powerglide looks ridiculous. His head is way too big, and I'm not digging the huge nipple-cannons.

- Onslaught is easily the best of the bunch. A nice, obscure G1 character who hasn't been done to death like Prowl and Sunstreaker. His alt mode is different, while still suitable for the character, and the bot mode looks mean and wicked!

So yeah... with the exception of Onslaught and maybe Octane, I'm going to have to pass, sadly. I just get the feeling I've seen all these toys before...

...oh wait, I did. 20 years ago...

by **qwailo** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:22 pm

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG *Faints*

News Credits: 10 · by **Lapse Of Reason** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:24 pm

I am pleased.

by **The Collector** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:26 pm

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!! Grabbing em ALLL!!!

Now thats MY kinda Powerglide!

by **badbadryan** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:27 pm

OMG i am speachless these are awsome!! When do they come out again?

News Credits: 4 · by **Fireblast** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:33 pm

Powerglide yikes, his proportions look all messed up along with the fact he's a lot larger than his G1 counterpart. Of course the rest easily beat out any Transformers we've seen the past couple years.

News Credits: 1 · by **Windracer** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:35 pm

by **qwailo** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:36 pm

Wow, today has been a huge day of cool news. One of the biggest since the movie.

News Credits: 2 · by **Sid Burn** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:38 pm

Quality over quantity sums up the classic line perfectly.

With the Takara redeco of Megatron and these new additions, classics is going to rank high on the list of greatest transformer lines ever.

Powerglide is finally paid his due figure wise.

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:39 pm

Hasbro says Onslaught is an "Urban Assault Vehicle" - my god, he's the EM-50 from Stripes!

by **voice of hoist** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:40 pm

horus wrote:Watch the video guys...

http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/universe/

NOUGHT SAID!

Can somebody show Michael Bay that video please? THAT is how the movie should have been!!!

I'm digging all these new designs, espeically Prowl and Tankor, though I wish Onslaught was a proper truck like the original and that the ultras were voyagers. Who really wants a Powerglide that towers over Jetfire?

by **PrimeFan** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:41 pm

Prowl looks great in bot mode, not so much in alt mode. Sunstreaker, meh. At least he looks better than his craptastic Alternator figure. The other figures don't really care too much for them.

Of all the characters that Hasbro could have done modern updates on, they really did pick some questionable ones like Powerglide and Onslaught. The Onslaught figure does look pretty cool though.

News Credits: 1 · by **Whisper** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:43 pm

Normally I'm not one to ask for multiple repaints, but surely Smokescreen and Bluestreak can be possible? :PRAY:

EDIT:

Prowl, Bluestreak and Smokescreen picbashes coming soon...

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:44 pm

Nekoman wrote:
Optimus_Prowl wrote:I have to say that i love each and everyone of the designs. They are pure genius. Someone needs to digibash some color on these things like now.

I was actually trying a minute ago but it didn’t look very good. Overcracker should be able to make something better.

Kind of a rush Job. but here is colored Prowl.

Enjoy!

by **polystyleneman** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:47 pm

You mean to tell me after 20 years Hasbro is finally putting out some toys that are um, DECENT?!?! MUCH better than the other "Classics" that were released.

Yeah, I know I'm an opinionated git. It's all in good fun.

by **Cornicer** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:49 pm

Awesome(for the most part)!

I love all the bots and Octane, but I'm not a fan of Onslaught.

He's an OK figure, just not in the Classics line. He looks more like an homage to Onslaught, rather than a remaking of him(like the point of Classics is, imo). Still a good figure, though.

News Credits: 1 · by **tech348** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:50 pm

Yeah baby these are freaking what's it's all about. Now if they can make me proud by putting up M.P. Starscream on hasbrotoyshop. :APPLAUSE:

News Credits: 1 · by **Creature SH** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:51 pm

For the first time in my life, I find it hard to imagine skipping even a single figure in a line. :shock:

News Credits: 1 · by **Sgt.Schnitzel** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:55 pm

Very nice! I'm very impressed with Prowl and sunstreaker, they both turned out alot better than what I expected. Tankor is also quite badass looking. I'm looking forawrd to these definately. His 3 modes look very well done. Lots of molded in detail. Uber-neat. I hope he will have a military colour scheme.

Why did they name him Tankor though.

by **devil prime** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:55 pm

OMFG! they look so awesome i can't wait for these to come out! :APPLAUSE:

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:56 pm

I will be picking up all the figures, and ANY repaints. Give me Smokescreen, Bluestreak/Silverstreak, Bad Boy, and any others you can think of. Heck, repaint Onslaught as the Autobot Pretender "Longtooth" and I'd buy it!

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:58 pm

The detail of these are incredible. They have a done a good job playing homage to the G1 characterswhile updating some of the features.

Powerglide is rather interesting as an Ultra. I can understand the idea to do it so his scale in alt form remains intack. But the idea of giant robot form of Powerglide is hard to cope with.

Tankor's plane mode suffers a bit but his truck mode is great.

I will be excited when these come out but, I will also be excited when Jizaitoys is able to produce their own version of Powerglide and Octane.

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:00 pm

I just noticed Prowl is a Nissan 350Z or very close to one. So indeed he is an updated version of the Datsun he was.

As is Sunstreaker which is something eerily similar to a Lamborghini Murcielago.

Don't know if Hasbro has the rights to the Car models, but they are clearly very close to the real thing.