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Leonardo wrote:

Auto Bot wrote:Look! There's cogs in the front wheel close up of Prowl.

Could it be...Automorph?

Those 'cogs' are part of the throwing stars, which form the hub of the wheels. The cog-parts allow the blades to fold in.

But only one side has it. If you notice in the two lower pictures.

Briggs wrote:

Auto Bot wrote:Prowl is significantly smaller than Lockdown. Could Hasbro be making correct scale toys now?

That's what I was thinking. It would be nice if they are putting more effort into sizing, especially in the same class!

If so, then this will be one rare historical moment Hasbro actually listened.

Let's all bow our heads for a minute of silence.

I think that's because he has only two throwing stars. It looks like one star fixes to the left side of the rear wheel and one fixes to the right side of the front wheel. If you look at the stars in his hands you can see the same cogs.

Briggs wrote:

Auto Bot wrote:Prowl is significantly smaller than Lockdown. Could Hasbro be making correct scale toys now?

That's what I was thinking. It would be nice if they are putting more effort into sizing, especially in the same class!

Guys,

The Decepticons have been engineered to be larger than the Autobots for Animated.

It's part of the whole 'scary badguy' bit.

It's not anything to do with scale.

Counterpunch wrote:

Briggs wrote:

Auto Bot wrote:Prowl is significantly smaller than Lockdown. Could Hasbro be making correct scale toys now?

That's what I was thinking. It would be nice if they are putting more effort into sizing, especially in the same class!

Guys,

The Decepticons have been engineered to be larger than the Autobots for Animated.

It's part of the whole 'scary badguy' bit.

It's not anything to do with scale.

Yes, in the cartoon. But did they do that too to the toys?

I showed these pics to my bro and he lol'd at lockdown he still is. i like prowl but he's a bit chinny for me.

Leonardo wrote:I think that's because he has only two throwing stars. It looks like one star fixes to the left side of the rear wheel and one fixes to the right side of the front wheel. If you look at the stars in his hands you can see the same cogs.

Yeah. Now i see it. Very good observation.

I didn't think I'd be saying this but I might just be tempted to get lockdown!

Prowl looks like the best cycle-former to date. I just wish he had a different head/face.

These two are just amazingly poseable. Both sculpts represent their cartoon counterparts and in turn suggest the characters perhaps more compellingly than I've seen in any previous toyline. Lockdown's my least favorite figure from Animated, and he's still nicely original in his transformation. Prowl is just sweet.

Are these two head-on arch-enemies?

One is s cop. The other is a street racer.

Auto Bot wrote:Are these two head-on arch-enemies?

One is s cop. The other is a street racer.

Or is it the set up for an "Odd Couple"-style, apartment sharing sitcom? "One's a law-and-order, by-the-book cop and protector of Earth. The other's a street-racing, human-squishing evil invader. But when they have to share an apartment, hilarity ensues! Join Prowl and Lockdown next season on Fox."

Sledge wrote:

Auto Bot wrote:Are these two head-on arch-enemies?

One is s cop. The other is a street racer.

Or is it the set up for an "Odd Couple"-style, apartment sharing sitcom? "One's a law-and-order, by-the-book cop and protector of Earth. The other's a street-racing, human-squishing evil invader. But when they have to share an apartment, hilarity ensues! Join Prowl and Lockdown next season on Fox."

Sledge, you've just won the award for best sit-com reference on a Transformers forum!