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Grapple needs to have a tow truck apparatus in place of the crane arm and to be named.... Hauler! That name and a slight redeco/retool would go great with this mold. Green or yellow, either would be fine.

Lugnut looks pretty cool except his "bust". And Strafe, when i saw Mindwipe in person i was blown away with how awesome it looked but never picked it up, and Strafe has an amazing color combo, i just might have to grap this good lookin' guy.

Grapple is pretty good, though his head kinda bothers me. It's like he went to the same makeover station as universe sideswipe. But given that I ultimately caved and got both autobot brothers as well as red alert, I don't think that'll deter me much.

Lugnut I can dig, but given he's a voyager once again leaves me a bit disappointed. I just hope he won't be as short this time around.

Strafe is... um... random? I dunno, is Strafe really a semi-popular enough character to warrant another homage? No offense to fans of the character(are there any?) but Strafe seems like a bit of wasted potential, especially with that mold not having much in the way of guns on it.

Lugnut was who I was most excited about, and while he looks ALOT better than the old picture, he doesn't really seem like anything I want...

AHA! I now know which Voyager I'll be getting next-- FOR THE GLORY OF...

>hack hack, cough cough<

Grapple looks superb.

Kudos to Hasbro; they could easily have just done a straight repaint of Inferno with no remolding/sculpting whatsoever but they've done a great job on him.

This bodes well for Generations Wheeljack coming from the Tracks mold.

Wow. Lugnut looks really good. That is a must buy that I didn't see coming. I have no interest in the other two. I wish I had waited for this Grapple repaint though instead of getting Inferno.

Now that is the kind of Lugnut I like!
Pure GOLD!

i wonder if Lugnut comes with a nuke attached to his hand.

Hope not!

Grapple is cool with all those remoulds. And it is a good mould anyway. Instant buy.

Lugnut I like, but he seems a little too green? Needs more purple. Will wait for some reviews on him.

Interesting that Strafe is getting so many figures lately. I really like G1 Strafe, but pass on all these repaints. The Mindwipe mould would probably make a pretty good Falcon though, with a new head.

Hasbro, please stop photoshopping the toy images. Stop lying to us. Your figure never have that smart semi metallic look to them that these photos imply.

Lugnut is the pick of the crop in that trio. A great way for those who didnt like the Animated look to aquire those characters. Clever thinking on Hasbro's part there.

Grapple- Never gotten Inferno so this is a buy for me. Im not one for many repaints but this being retinkered as Grapple, lovin' it.

Lugnut- Total win for me, Hasbro/Takara did an amazing job rethinking of a better way to make him just so much better. And hes got a movable head.

Strafe- Dont care for this repaint. Not worth buying.

The verdict is:

If Grapple comes is these colors, yes i'll buy him, but something tells me that Hasbro will be more yellow and Takara's will be dead on G1! Definite buy for me.

Great another TFA figure making it's way over to a different line! Hasbro please stop this, you did this with Lockdown and some others and now with Lugnut!! Hasbro i don't understand you sometime, or even at all, this is the last thing we need is mixing lines and such. What a wasted resource Lugnut is. This one is a PASS for me.

Well, well i saw this coming sooner or later, but damn it Hasbro, you've been doing new head molds here and there and you can't do it for Strafe?? My god, Hasbro please get your act together and stay on track with this and stop the repaints. But if your gonna keep doing repaints, please add something different to the mold beside new colors, Thank you. Strafe is a PASS for me. Mindwipe is much better and so is the metallic blue version of this mold.

For the first time in a while, I am disappointed that Hasbro went above and beyond and gave us a new head mold. I liked the Inferno head much more, and this looks a bit movieish.

Lugnut is pretty cool, and the Red Mindwipe is a decent repaint.

Strafe is... um... random? I dunno, is Strafe really a semi-popular enough character to warrant another homage? No offense to fans of the character(are there any?) but Strafe seems like a bit of wasted potential, especially with that mold not having much in the way of guns on it.

Random and unexpected, yes but I disagree with a wasted potential.

Perhaps the repaint could have gone to a Decepticon who could join with Sunspot instead of the two being unrelated individuals but its a good repaint IMO. Also, a homage doesn't need to be of a well known semi-popular character. Its somewhat cool when a lesser known character makes a long overdue re-appearance. I never did see Mindwipe so I may get Strafe instead.

Besides, if it had to be an Autobot then any character would have been an equally strange choice.

Stockade wrote:The verdict is:

If Grapple comes is these colors, yes i'll buy him, but something tells me that Hasbro will be more yellow and Takara's will be dead on G1! Definite buy for me.

Great another TFA figure making it's way over to a different line! Hasbro please stop this, you did this with Lockdown and some others and now with Lugnut!! Hasbro i don't understand you sometime, or even at all, this is the last thing we need is mixing lines and such. What a wasted resource Lugnut is. This one is a PASS for me.

Well, well i saw this coming sooner or later, but damn it Hasbro, you've been doing new head molds here and there and you can't do it for Strafe?? My god, Hasbro please get your act together and stay on track with this and stop the repaints. But if your gonna keep doing repaints, please add something different to the mold beside new colors, Thank you. Strafe is a PASS for me. Mindwipe is much better and so is the metallic blue version of this mold.

I'm assuming you've already got him but if you're a big fan of Strafe, why not just get the Gentei Henkei exclusive figure?
It'll cost a bit more but it's a sweet figure with a really nice paint job and really does Strafe justice in my opinion.

Grapple - although i'm not getting him, i have to say that he looks absolutely superb! also the legs look sorta soul of chogokin-ish to me for some odd reason

Lugnut - holy butt hats does he look glorious! i loved lugnut in animated, he was probably my favorite original character, though his toy looked HORRENDOUS i would have been ok with the size if he was more show accurate, so anyway i'm VERY excited for this guy, just everything about him is fantastic, not to mention he has finger articulation which means you can do the P.O.K.E.!

Strafe - he's ok, not that excited for him, and is it me or does he have kamina glasses?

Lugnut: Yes
Strafe: GOD NO
Grapple: Maybe...im not to high on recolors (unless they're seekers. dont ask me why). although, it is a very nice retool.

Jazz-1982 wrote:

Stockade wrote:The verdict is:

If Grapple comes is these colors, yes i'll buy him, but something tells me that Hasbro will be more yellow and Takara's will be dead on G1! Definite buy for me.

Great another TFA figure making it's way over to a different line! Hasbro please stop this, you did this with Lockdown and some others and now with Lugnut!! Hasbro i don't understand you sometime, or even at all, this is the last thing we need is mixing lines and such. What a wasted resource Lugnut is. This one is a PASS for me.

Well, well i saw this coming sooner or later, but damn it Hasbro, you've been doing new head molds here and there and you can't do it for Strafe?? My god, Hasbro please get your act together and stay on track with this and stop the repaints. But if your gonna keep doing repaints, please add something different to the mold beside new colors, Thank you. Strafe is a PASS for me. Mindwipe is much better and so is the metallic blue version of this mold.

I'm assuming you've already got him but if you're a big fan of Strafe, why not just get the Gentei Henkei exclusive figure?
It'll cost a bit more but it's a sweet figure with a really nice paint job and really does Strafe justice in my opinion.

One step ahead of you and picked him up earlier this year! and yes he's pricey and yes he's better than SG version or this version.

I'm gonna get Lugnut, and then find a way to remove those rubsigns on his arms...

Ok one question and why is everyone praising Lugnut and seems to be trashing Grapple?? i don't get it, Grapple is the same as inferno just minor re-tooling here and there, but basically the same figure! And now Lugnut from a totally different line in my point of view, comes in and steals away the glorious victory of Grapple spotlight! Not only that i dont seeing Lugnut fitting in the Genline/Classics at all or any line in my opinion when he's from the animated line to begin with. Sorry for the rant about this, but TFA line is one line i never got into and didn't care for and yes i saw the cartoons and thought they was too childish as well with the toys, but thats me.

Stockade wrote:Ok one question and why is everyone praising Lugnut and seems to be trashing Grapple?? i don't get it, Grapple is the same as inferno just minor re-tooling here and there, but basically the same figure! And now Lugnut from a totally different line in my point of view, comes in and steals away the glorious victory of Grapple spotlight! Not only that i dont seeing Lugnut fitting in the Genline/Classics at all or any line in my opinion when he's from the animated line to begin with. Sorry for the rant about this, but TFA line is one line i never got into and didn't care for and yes i saw the cartoons and thought they was too childish as well with the toys, but thats me.

I personally love Grapple and Lugnutz. Also Lugnutz isn't Generations he's in the Break the shield (BTS) line. I will be putting lugnutz with my classics just because to me he looks like he will fit since this is a BTS release and not an animated release, after all they're both completely different figures like animated and ROTF Lockdown.

Man, and I never once found an ROTF Lockdown... I want one badly

Reveal the Shield Strafe is an idiot.

Guess his allegiance?

But what...don't look at his wings too hard? lol He's doubling down on you not paying attention.