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Z3ROhour wrote:

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cooooool

Yeah, it's less of a weird repaint and more of a cool one.

My pick for weird repaint would probably be the Titan Force version of Wingblade. The fact that I didn't think she could be repainted into anything helps enforce that

Nathaniel Prime wrote:My pick for weird repaint would probably be the Titan Force version of Wingblade. The fact that I didn't think she could be repainted into anything helps enforce that

That's a pretty good choice. That one is strange for a couple reasons. First they've stuffed an RID figure into the Titans Return line, and then she's in a color scheme we've never seen before. They could have gone for Titan Hunter colors or gone super character accurate since the RID figure wouldn't do that at retail, but they went for gray and blue.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

Nathaniel Prime wrote:My pick for weird repaint would probably be the Titan Force version of Wingblade. The fact that I didn't think she could be repainted into anything helps enforce that

That's a pretty good choice. That one is strange for a couple reasons. First they've stuffed an RID figure into the Titans Return line, and then she's in a color scheme we've never seen before. They could have gone for Titan Hunter colors or gone super character accurate since the RID figure wouldn't do that at retail, but they went for gray and blue.

Emerje

Wasn't that in theme with that year's titan, and her being city speaker is in line thematically. Still a wierd ass detail.

william-james88 wrote:

Emerje wrote:

Nathaniel Prime wrote:My pick for weird repaint would probably be the Titan Force version of Wingblade. The fact that I didn't think she could be repainted into anything helps enforce that

That's a pretty good choice. That one is strange for a couple reasons. First they've stuffed an RID figure into the Titans Return line, and then she's in a color scheme we've never seen before. They could have gone for Titan Hunter colors or gone super character accurate since the RID figure wouldn't do that at retail, but they went for gray and blue.

Emerje

Wasn't that in theme with that year's titan, and her being city speaker is in line thematically. Still a wierd ass detail.

Yes, but it's not like she was running around in white when Metroplex was the big deal. It's an odd trait to suddenly pull on the character.

(And before anyone says anything, yes, I meant Combiner Hunter before.)

Emerje

Onte that own,that I dont see getting much is love is Universe Blaster.He doesnt scream G1,but still feels recognisable as the character I saw in the Marvel Comics G1.

TulioDude wrote:Onte that own,that I dont see getting much is love is Universe Blaster.He doesnt scream G1,but still feels recognisable as the character I saw in the Marvel Comics G1.

I have one, too, and like him as much as Soundwave. I'd love to see a Laserbeak figure repainted as Blockrock, basically reversing the black and red on Laserbeak.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

TulioDude wrote:Onte that own,that I dont see getting much is love is Universe Blaster.He doesnt scream G1,but still feels recognisable as the character I saw in the Marvel Comics G1.

I have one, too, and like him as much as Soundwave. I'd love to see a Laserbeak figure repainted as Blockrock, basically reversing the black and red on Laserbeak.

Emerje

I would love to see the Masterpiece mold in these colors.



The SIEGE one also would look awesome

Emerje wrote:

TulioDude wrote:Onte that own,that I dont see getting much is love is Universe Blaster.He doesnt scream G1,but still feels recognisable as the character I saw in the Marvel Comics G1.

I have one, too, and like him as much as Soundwave. I'd love to see a Laserbeak figure repainted as Blockrock, basically reversing the black and red on Laserbeak.

Emerje

I would love to see the Masterpiece mold in these colors.



The SIEGE one also would look awesome

The Pretender versions of Optimus and Megatron that FunPub did. Actually, FSS 5 as a whole is pretty much this for me other than Lifeline and SG Starscream (I like Shatterscream, but neither of them feels like that weird of a repaint to me).

Emerje wrote:I always found Universe(2003) Ratchet to be one of the strangest repaints ever made.


Why is he a fire rescue truck? Why is his fire equipment and light bar just tampographed onto the roof? And more importantly why didn't they call him Inferno? I get that they wanted to call him Trailbreaker and accidentally gave the name Inferno to his wave mate, but this is the best they could come up with?

He's such a weird figure, but I do love that bot mode color scheme.

Emerje

There's just something about it that works so well for me. I really dig this guy.

I'd like to change my answer. I somehow forgot that we got a zombie Cliffjumper!

Zeedust wrote:I'd like to change my answer. I somehow forgot that we got a zombie Cliffjumper!

He is great but I dont think he fits in the same boat as all the others mentioned. he isnt a weird repaint in the sense that he makes perfect sense to have been made, he is the most show accurate of all the cliffjumpers in a way.

william-james88 wrote:He is great but I dont think he fits in the same boat as all the others mentioned. he isnt a weird repaint in the sense that he makes perfect sense to have been made, he is the most show accurate of all the cliffjumpers in a way.

Maybe, but on the other hand, the undead aren't exactly typical fare for the Transformers toyline.

Weird repaints are among my favorite things. It’s hard to beat the Armada Transmetals Horsemen for weirdness. Cybertron Sky Shadow is a bit odd too in that he is not a new character but Jetfire in disguise. My favorite kinda offbeat but not necessarily weird repaint is Cybertron Defense Red Alert into Universe Countdown.

Vic Zanzibar wrote:Weird repaints are among my favorite things. It’s hard to beat the Armada Transmetals Horsemen for weirdness. Cybertron Sky Shadow is a bit odd too in that he is not a new character but Jetfire in disguise. My favorite kinda offbeat but not necessarily weird repaint is Cybertron Defense Red Alert into Universe Countdown.

I'll see your Countdown and raise you a Universe Stormcloud. I don't know what it was about Universe figures becoming giant Micromasters. What I find even more unusual about Stormcloud compared to Countdown is that not only is he not even the right kind of jet, but he should have been Tailwind, Stormcloud's Micromaster partner.





Emerje

Zeedust wrote:

william-james88 wrote:He is great but I dont think he fits in the same boat as all the others mentioned. he isnt a weird repaint in the sense that he makes perfect sense to have been made, he is the most show accurate of all the cliffjumpers in a way.

Maybe, but on the other hand, the undead aren't exactly typical fare for the Transformers toyline.

The Prime/Arms Micron toyline had more than one undead redeco.

The weirdest repaint is still prime Dead End right?

I also have a softspot for this duo of really out there homages:

Emerje wrote:

Vic Zanzibar wrote:Weird repaints are among my favorite things. It’s hard to beat the Armada Transmetals Horsemen for weirdness. Cybertron Sky Shadow is a bit odd too in that he is not a new character but Jetfire in disguise. My favorite kinda offbeat but not necessarily weird repaint is Cybertron Defense Red Alert into Universe Countdown.

I'll see your Countdown and raise you a Universe Stormcloud. I don't know what it was about Universe figures becoming giant Micromasters. What I find even more unusual about Stormcloud compared to Countdown is that not only is he not even the right kind of jet, but he should have been Tailwind, Stormcloud's Micromaster partner.

Emerje

I love that figure. All of the Ultra repaints in Universe 2.0 were delightfully weird, but I think Cybertron Scourge into freaking RID Bruticus is easily the strangest.

Probably not a "favorite", but I do love fun errors. Between Classics Fireflight, Universe 2.0 Silverbolt and a Slingshot that doesn't exist, you can (not) account for 3/5ths of an Aerialbots team consisting of Cybertron Legends Class repaints.

The other two are insane:


Not only are those suddenly using G2 decos, but the names are reversed! I figure the G2 decos are just to break up the red in the box but it made for some wacky times, especially with a G1 colors Blades in there.

A helicopter in a team of jets, dumb concept, glad that never happened again.

william-james88 wrote:A helicopter in a team of jets, dumb concept, glad that never happened again.

That set's not a team though?

If it were this would be a grade-A shot at Alpha Bravo haters

ScottyP wrote:

william-james88 wrote:A helicopter in a team of jets, dumb concept, glad that never happened again.

That set's not a team though?

If it were this would be a grade-A shot at Alpha Bravo haters

Except Blades has a pedigree, whereas Alpha Bravo does not And again, not the first time it's happened:


Transformers Universe Superion Gallery

ya know, I think Rodimus Unicronus works for this category. That is an awesome repaint and he outshines the original Rodimus Prime. That is awesome.