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Just saw the pics(i know). Will be looking forward to pickup Prowl, Tankor, Onslaught(hail return of Ultra), indeed. Others may need more convincing. Though, the idea of finally releasing an updated BLASTER is wicked, but the Soundwave repaint screams disappointment and . What happened to the NEW designs they were bragging bout? I just think they could come out a tad creative. A voyager van pimped out with subs and gadgets would've been it. ANY vehicle would. In anycase, Powerglide's history is still a blank2me so more research soon, no doubt. But the future of collecting new TFs for me definitely looks brighter already.


Silver Galvatron still rocks.

Yeah it rocks, 2008 is gonna be the best year. I want my car deluxes, and Jazz, yesss, Jazz=total pwnage.

For the Classics:

- Galvatron, looks awesome (just wished they made him Voyeger size)
- Prowl is probably the best looking out of all of the classics
- Sunstreaker, wish the arms were a little bigger and chest a little smaller but might get anyway.
- Powerglide - I will wait till Takara gets a hold of it.
- Onslaught - I actually like the bulkyness of the guy, he looks tough.
- The rest, I could care less about.

Animated:

Jazz- all the way
Dinobots - will diffenitely get all

The rest not so much, eventhough I do enjoy the new cartoon.

Anything else is just a waste of money to me.

I'm guessing that Hasbro couldn't get the rights to the name "Slag," as the TFA character who transforms into a Triceratops is named "Snarl."

Thunderscream wrote:I'm guessing that Hasbro couldn't get the rights to the name "Slag," as the TFA character who transforms into a Triceratops is named "Snarl."

hmmm...I never thought about that. I just assumed it was a typo, but the character was never actually called anything in the show, was he? Snarl sounds fine I suppose.

MagnusPrimal wrote:I see your point as well. I do remember people getting bent out of shape over Grimlock being a deluxe. Galvatron being a deluxe perplexes me, well, because it's Galvatron! He should be able to stand toe-to-toe with Magnus, a la Target: 2006!
I don't consider myself a scale Nazi, and it's not a deal-breaker by any means, I just wish he was a Voyager, and I really don't understand why they'd make him a Deluxe. Especially when a character like Powerglide gets an Ultra figure.

In a perfect world he would be the biggest release out of all the new classics, but im happy with what we have at the moment, if we dont get a bigger one that turns into a cannon in the next year or so ill be quite dissapointed. Plus, in a perfect world, Blaster would've been an MP3 player with his own mold rather than a repaint from a totally different series. (i'll still buy him though, damn my obsession with Blaster lol)

Well, the rest of my year is planned now. I'm going to be busy getting these.

Omega Charge wrote:

Thunderscream wrote:I'm guessing that Hasbro couldn't get the rights to the name "Slag," as the TFA character who transforms into a Triceratops is named "Snarl."

hmmm...I never thought about that. I just assumed it was a typo

I considered that too, but it just seems more likely that Hasbro couldn't even copyright/trademark "Autobot Slag," so they went with a name they already had dibs on. Of course, it could just be another case of Brawl vs Devastator.

I can't really say the Animated toy line is doing much to catch my interest this year. There are a couple of molds that are interesting - Leader Megatron for example - but not many. I'll probably be sticking with the new molds in Universe this year (they could have at least given "Blaster" a new head instead of being a straight recolor of C-Soundwave).

I must admitt I'm pretty psyched by the Universe line, Prowl and Sunstreaker look great. Anyone know if Jazz is getting the Universe treatment and if so is he Deluxe or Legends mold?

seeing as his reissue is out very shortly i and his animated self is coming along soon enough, i cant see there being a reissue. they still have movie toys of him knocking around.

That 'ud be a no then, Damn! I'd rather have a Universe version than a G1 Reissue, ah well I'm sure Prowl wont mind standing in for he time being.

man i love G1 jazz, i had him when i was a kid and remember spending the whole of christmas morning, and most of the evening transforming him.

I can't stop looking at the pic of his bot mode but his alt mode makes me cry. Does anyone else here think he'd be better off as a plasma cannon? His alt mode doesn't seem like it would be able to aim the cannon anywhere but side to side. Is there any possibility that they'll fix that in the actual release or is it maybe possible that his alt mode isn't final and that his final release could become a plasma cannon instead? I'd much rather have him turn into a plasma cannon as it'd go better with the G1 feel the other classics have, I don't see why they'd make him a tank anyways.

I was kinda baffled by that one too, but then I realized the G1 cannon was kinda...well...stupid...

Hey, I just noticed something.. The toy of Galvatron has very tank esque tracks on it, and just to me looks like a tank.

And I very much doubt they'll change it. No, I KNOW they won't change it.

Besides, I like it.

I myself would prefer an updated recreation of the origional figure.

Who knows in the future year 2005, canons may realy look like that?

In lue of that though, I do think outside of this figures body, the rest is all screwed up. What I hope though is that suport of it will eventualy lead towards a show acurate reproduction.

I think his Cannon mode was kick ass, it was raw and accurate power. My main gripe with his new alt mode is that, well, looking at his pics it doesn't like the cannon can be aimed up or down only side to side if even that. I'd still prefer a Plasma Cannon mode, but the tank mode could work if they'd just make the cannon movable.

I want them all!!! Powerglide=awesome!, Onslaught=awesome!, Octane=awesome!!!

Rodr-Evil wrote:I want them all!!! Powerglide=awesome!, Onslaught=awesome!, Octane=awesome!!!

Yes!!! You are awesome because you are so right!!!

All of these are just....awesome!!!

I think this whole Slag/Snarl thing is more easily explained when you think about international Marketting.

Back in the 80's the American writers picked the name Slag as in America its just the word for Molten metal which was Slag's thing and of course the show was aimed at the American audience. However when the show hit the UK there was a little worry as Slag is an insult (roughly the same as a dirty whore).

With marketting being as important as it is today (and without having to change a charachter name on the UK packaging, or re-record parts of the script for the UK shows) it just makes more financial sense to rename the Charachter.

Fananga wrote:I think this whole Slag/Snarl thing is more easily explained when you think about international Marketting.

Back in the 80's the American writers picked the name Slag as in America its just the word for Molten metal which was Slag's thing and of course the show was aimed at the American audience. However when the show hit the UK there was a little worry as Slag is an insult (roughly the same as a dirty whore).

With marketting being as important as it is today (and without having to change a charachter name on the UK packaging, or re-record parts of the script for the UK shows) it just makes more financial sense to rename the Charachter.

You make a good point. I guess we can't expect to see the name 'Slapper' used anytime soon then! (That has pretty much the same meaning in the UK.)

How a Universe Jazz might look (be kind its my first stab at this kind of thing )

Liege Evilmus wrote:I myself would prefer an updated recreation of the origional figure.

Who knows in the future year 2005, canons may realy look like that?

In lue of that though, I do think outside of this figures body, the rest is all screwed up. What I hope though is that suport of it will eventualy lead towards a show acurate reproduction.

I personally like Galvatron. If it was that big a deal for me to have the original canon alt mode, I'd go hit Action HQ up for the Takara reissue.

i do love his cannon mode, but i kinda like the tank one too, nut he aint ever going to be transformed so i dont care

leakin' lubricant wrote:How a Universe Jazz might look (be kind its my first stab at this kind of thing )

Well, I hope not. We'll be getting enough repaints out of this mold as it is.

Nice but unfortunately, I do not think it works well for Jazz. If they want to make a figure similar to the original Porsche, he needs smaller wings. This figure's are too large.

I have a feeling that we will get 2 repaints of that figure and that is plenty. It is a cool mold but we only need two repaints of it.