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[william-james88]

That Galvatron's transformation looked really familiar, I just couldnt place my finger on it. But then it clicked: he's like RID Prime Ultra Magnus. The legs "transform" the same way and remain obvious in alt mode and they are both shell formers with a huge backpack and little alt mode integration in robot mode.

I was greatly dissapointed with RID Magnus and I am sure I will be with Galvatron.

[Diem]

That Galvatron's transformation looked really familiar, I just couldnt place my finger on it. But then it clicked: he's like RID Prime Ultra Magnus. The legs "transform" the same way and remain obvious in alt mode and they are both shell formers with a huge backpack and little alt mode integration in robot mode.

I was greatly dissapointed with RID Magnus and I am sure I will be with Galvatron.

But in the case of Magnus there were two mitigating factors; one that his robot mode looked a lot more like an actual Transformer than Galvatron does and the other being that in addition to being his own Transformer he was also a magic mushroom for Prime.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

That Galvatron's transformation looked really familiar, I just couldnt place my finger on it. But then it clicked: he's like RID Prime Ultra Magnus. The legs "transform" the same way and remain obvious in alt mode and they are both shell formers with a huge backpack and little alt mode integration in robot mode.

I was greatly dissapointed with RID Magnus and I am sure I will be with Galvatron.

But in the case of Magnus there were two mitigating factors; one that his robot mode looked a lot more like an actual Transformer than Galvatron does and the other being that in addition to being his own Transformer he was also a magic mushroom for Prime.

Wrong RiD Magnus.

But Galvatron does resemble Prime Ultra Magnus, good call. The difference in aesthetics between the truck mode and robot mode being plainly visible is jarring I'll admit, something Galvatron suffers more from than Magnus.

[GuyIncognito]

But Galvatron does resemble Prime Ultra Magnus, good call.

WHICH Prime Ultra Magnus?



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[Jelze Bunnycat]

Prime Ultra Magnus, Beast Hunters Ultra Magnus or Platinum Ultra Magnus... the first, obviously with the cab folding over the head and the legs hardly changing

[Diem]

If it's PRID it's the first one. He's also kind of similar to Mickey-Robo.

I don't think anyone claimed PRID UM was a great toy either (except Walky) but at least he had arms and shoulders that suggested he was a Transformer instead of an action figure with flaps on his back.

[Ultra gordon]

Too bad they didn't name him kip instead

[Ultra gordon]

I meant kup

[-Kanrabat-]

I meant kup

Dear minicon. You have a pretty handy button to EDIT your post instead of mistakes like that.

Also, what where you talking about? I'm at a loss here.

[Optimizzy]

With regards to Galvatron, I think someone said earlier that it's a great year to be a kid and get some toys and I agree. Galvatron is a good example of meeting the basic needs of what this toyline is all about:

2 in 1 toys. A Car toy and an action figure toy.

Galvatron meets this perfectly to me. I mean, we like the transformations because that was always a part of it, but remember G1 Transformers? They were not as nearly complicated as that Galvatron. G1 could pass for car toys, but the action figure part was marginal at best. Now the toys seem to do what they were originally intended.

Also, if I was a kid playing, I'd want to mimic the speed of transformation I see in the movies and shows. The Transformers don't pause their assault to carefully transform from mode to mode and if I was a kid, I'd hate to take the time to do it.

So, to me, this DOES seems like a great year to be a young transformers fan. And I'm ok with that.

[chuckdawg1999]

For those of you waiting for Voyager Hound here's my review of the Quick Draw figure:

http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/chuck-s-reviews-transformers-age-of-extinction-quick-draw-hound-p1573971.php#p1573971

It's better than you might think

[craggy]

that pic of Prime looks amazing. That's what good photography can do, folks! why isn't Hasbro bothered about presenting their products in such an appealing way?

[autobot1979]

The designers at this time do not put vehicle parts in the robots modes, they do made nice designers but they made difficult for they toys designers develop the toy line. Is because this we are seen the majority of this line been shellformers.

[Autobot032]

Courtesy of multimedia website, io9, we have our first look at the upcoming toys of Dinobots Slog and Snarl, bringing the total count to seven! Also of note, an explanation from Hasbro designers as to why the toys have unique color schemes, while the CGI models do not.

First things first, you can read the full article here: http://io9.com/first-look-at-more-new-d ... 1576654201

Second, the Hasbro designers have their say:

When it comes to the movie Grimlock toys being predominantly gold versus the gray in the movie, it's a choice to make the toys pop out a bit more, and to get kids to associate that color with the character, like they associate yellow with Bumblebee and blue/red with Optimus. They heard a lot of feedback internally and from consumers about how it can get hard to tell who's who in the movies sometimes, with so many robots being black or gray. It's also useful for color palettes to be unique at retail - every kid knows a yellow sports car in the toy aisle is likely to be Bumblebee, for example.

And last, but certainly not least, the images of the Dinobots themselves!









Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!

[Sabrblade]

The first Sauropod TF since G1 Sludge!

These guys look ready for battle in dino mode, and positively brutish in robot mode. Nice!

[SFXPrime]

Slog, or Sludge, looks 100% badass! I dig Snarl as well.

[No One]

Oh yeah when I was kid it was SO hard to tell a Triceratops from the Brontosaurus because they had the same team colors. These are hideous... wait these are ROCK LORDS correct lol.

[Fires_Of_Inferno]

Oh sweet fancy Primus, those are beautiful!

[Rated X]

They look awesome. But I hope all that red crap comes off of sludge. I dont want to display my dinos with cannons.

[SlyTF1]

I don't know why, but I really wasn't expecting these guys to look this cool. They're awesome.

[Black Bumblebee]

Several months down the road we will get "G1 color versions" of the toys, and several months before or after that, we'll get "actual movie color versions" of the same toys. Perhaps even a 4th cycle or Monsterbot/Sparkbot/Prime Predacon recolors. Gotta milk those molds...

[MaverickPrime]

HOLY F*CKING SH*T THEY ARE AWESOME!!!!!
I don't care if they are not screen accurate, I don't care if not all the Dinobots appear in the movie, I don't care how much it take for me to get all seven due to the crappy distribution, I WANT ALL SEVEN DINOBOTS!!!!
Also, they are on a streak, and these two kinda came out of nowhere, so please, MAKE MOREEEEEEEEEEE!!!

[MaverickPrime]

Also, Snarl is holding his weapon upside-down, I think the green part is supposed to be the blade of his MOTHER SLAGGIN' AXE!!!

[Mindmaster]

Slog is pretty neat. Though the waist-down looks a little odd.

Snarl looks...cool? Looks like Shockwave, Snarl, and Vilgax from Ben 10 (or some other green character from the same series) sat down in a meeting one day and started off with "Y'know what'll piss off GEEWUNers to no end...?" Not to say he's bad, but I'll reserve judgement until some in-hand images and reviews pop up.

But, there's also something very worrying for me: where are all the Decepticons? Surely Galvatron, Stinger, and Lockdown can't hold their own against twelve (maybe even more) Autobots.

[Solrac333]

I guess kids today have lost the ability to read. Box says, "Grimlock", "Slog", "Snarl"...it's so hard to tell them apart.