The Energon Pub

News Credits: 5 · by **--B--** » Wed May 07, 2008 2:30 pm

Who do you think?

We already know that the Powerglide mold will be repainted into Stormcloud, Sunsteaker into Sideswipe and Prowl into "Streak" but how about the rest of the new molds. Please add in any I forgot!

Prowl = Smokescreen
Tankor = ??
Hound = Swindle
Ironhide = Trailbreaker (going out on a limb for that one)
Galvatron = Bludgeon
Powerglide = ??
Onslaught = ??
Silverbolt = (no matter who, it's gonna be a stretch, cause that mold screams Silverbolt)

News Credits: 23 · by **Prime Evil** » Wed May 07, 2008 2:40 pm

You forgot the easiest of all!!

Ironhide > Ratchet

I'm thinking Onslaught can also be turned to Hardhead. He's kinda similar looking in the IDW comics

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Wed May 07, 2008 2:44 pm

Ironhide= Ratchet

That is the most obvious one.

News Credits: 9 · by **Sowndwave76** » Wed May 07, 2008 2:51 pm

I don't think they'll all be repainted into different characters.

They should be used for Botcon exclusives, like the older Classics have been.
Otherwise, we'll see repaints for those same characters;

"Rain Forest Blast Onslaught"

"Arctic Freeze Tankor"

I know those names are bad, but you get the point.

by **bcm77** » Wed May 07, 2008 3:10 pm

Sideswipe=Red Alert
(I know it's Sunstreaker's mold as well but it'll use Sideswipe's transformation)

by **yovnocrats** » Wed May 07, 2008 3:14 pm

i smell a repaint of legends brawn as outback

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Wed May 07, 2008 4:59 pm

Powerglide = Hadn't this already been confirmed to be Tailwind? I could have sworn this was said at one point. He could also be Bad Boy, or Triggerhappy maybe
Onslaught = G2 Onslaught (Yellow and Purple), or one of the various Camo schemes the original Onslaught mold got for R.I.D He'd still be Onlsaught though.
Silverbolt = G2 Silverbolt, maybe Nightflight.

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Wed May 07, 2008 5:07 pm

PowerGlide should be repainted into PowerGlide

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Wed May 07, 2008 5:27 pm

Liege Evilmus wrote:PowerGlide should be repainted into PowerGlide

Agreed.

News Credits: 1 · by **Craven Knight** » Wed May 07, 2008 5:51 pm

Repain Silverbolt into Dai Atlus' second in command Sonicbomber! Their alt modes are quite similar.

He could also be paint as Overlord's plane component.

Powerglide becomes Tailwind(micromaster), I would have said Badboy but he's already white and Tailwind's Blue/Grey with a red canopy is nice.

There was a Micromaster called 'Sunrunner' who turned into a airplane similar to Tankor's, he was a sand cream colour with olive green and brown, if they put a factory black wash over that scheme it would look very effective.

News Credits: 3 · by **Emperor Galvatron** » Wed May 07, 2008 9:10 pm

Powerglide should be repainted into a Cobra Rattler. Yeah.

News Credits: 2 · by **Tekka** » Wed May 07, 2008 9:11 pm

I want to see Sunstreaker and Sideswipe repainted into Dead End and Breakdown. Just for fun.

News Credits: 5 · by **--B--** » Wed May 07, 2008 9:24 pm

Call me crazy, but I don't think they are going to do Ironhide into Ratchet. And he's already been done by Botcon, so they won't do him again either.

Overcracker wrote:Powerglide = Hadn't this already been confirmed to be Tailwind? I could have sworn this was said at one point. He could also be Bad Boy, or Triggerhappy maybe
Onslaught = G2 Onslaught (Yellow and Purple), or one of the various Camo schemes the original Onslaught mold got for R.I.D He'd still be Onlsaught though.
Silverbolt = G2 Silverbolt, maybe Nightflight.

I thought it was Stormcloud, the black/purple micromaster jet.

yovnocrats wrote:i smell a repaint of legends brawn as outback

Now that's what I'm talking about.

I'm assuming that the deluxe and legend sized figures will be re-painted the most, as universe does't get as many ultra classed figures as it does deluxe size. Me thinks we are just getting these Ultras to kick off the line, with a few thrown in here and there, whenever the other lines (animated and movie 2) are on a downswing.

News Credits: 3 · by **MagnusPrimal** » Wed May 07, 2008 9:46 pm

--B-- wrote:Call me crazy, but I don't think they are going to do Ironhide into Ratchet. And he's already been done by Botcon, so they won't do him again either.

Haven't they already hinted that they'll be repainting Ironhide into Ratchet at some point in the future, after the Animated version is off the shelves?

News Credits: 32 · by **UltraPrimal** » Wed May 07, 2008 10:15 pm

How about Silverbolt as Darkwing to go with his buddy Dreadwind? :wink:

I think the Datsun Bros mold would make a good Jazz if they don't make a new one for him.

And then there's the Punch/Counterpunch idea that's been thrown around so much.

News Credits: 5 · by **Sledge** » Wed May 07, 2008 11:29 pm

The Prowl mold, with a little remolding, would make a great Jazz. Maybe tinker with the legs so they look different, make sure the doors sit flat against his back instead of as wings. Oh, and remove the left hand shoulder gun, leaving the right one in case people want to deploy it for G1 toy accuracy. :grin:

Wouldn't surpise me if Silverbolt gets repainted into another one of the Air Strike Patrol. Onslaught... how about Sidetrack from the Battle Patrol? Or Dropshot from the Military Patrol?

News Credits: 3 · by **Emperor Galvatron** » Thu May 08, 2008 12:33 am

...extremely desired Botcon exclusives. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

News Credits: 5 · by **Sledge** » Thu May 08, 2008 1:12 am

I doubt it. Hasbro seems to have learnt from that mistake.

by **Dagon** » Thu May 08, 2008 7:22 am

Sowndwave76 wrote:I don't think they'll all be repainted into different characters.

They should be used for Botcon exclusives, like the older Classics have been.
Otherwise, we'll see repaints for those same characters;

"Rain Forest Blast Onslaught"

"Arctic Freeze Tankor"

I know those names are bad, but you get the point.

I like those names! Every Transformer should have a rain forest theme.

I'm not complaining about it, but what's up with all the Micromaster homages all of a sudden? I think it's cool, but they're just the last G1 homages I'd expect honestly. At least they don't have stupid ass names like the stupid ass Action Masters....

News Credits: 5 · by **--B--** » Thu May 08, 2008 8:27 am

UltraPrimal wrote:How about Silverbolt as Darkwing to go with his buddy Dreadwind?

I think the Datsun Bros mold would make a good Jazz if they don't make a new one for him.

And then there's the Punch/Counterpunch idea that's been thrown around so much.

Darkwing is a great idea, that's a pretty decent fit.

I'd LOVE a Punch/Counterpunch made from the Sunstreaker/Sideswipe mold. That would rock in a 100 different ways a once!

Kitbashers get to work!!

News Credits: 127 · by **Counterpunch** » Thu May 08, 2008 8:41 am

Sledge wrote:I doubt it. Hasbro seems to have learnt from that mistake.

Truth was/is Hasbro doesn't want BotCon sets competing with their main line. That's one of the reasons we did not get a second dose of Classics at BotCon this year.

News Credits: 5 · by **Sledge** » Thu May 08, 2008 10:34 am

Makes sense. I though they got it spot on this year: some cool stuff, but not something that was going to have people who couldn't attend up in arms about it.

by **Dagon** » Thu May 08, 2008 11:55 am

Sledge wrote:Makes sense. I though they got it spot on this year: some cool stuff, but not something that was going to have people who couldn't attend up in arms about it.

Yeah, until everyone starts bitching about how elitist it is that only certain people have a purple Grimlock.