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Well I got all the combiners so far except Ultra Prime whatever.

Burn wrote:

william-james88 wrote:By the way Burn, did your excitement for Combiner Wars wane since the announcement over a year ago?

Only once they started revealing non-combining Autobots as combiners, and the subsequent multiple repaints of early molds.

Yeah, that's pretty much how it is for me. Not so much the repaints, but the flood of non-combiner Autobots really took its toll on me. That and the realization that as long as Combiner Wars is going on a lot of the popular new characters from the comics don't stand a chance of getting figures.

Titan Wars on the other hand has a lot more potential since it seems like there's quite a bit more leeway. It's assumed that taking a regular figure and giving it a transforming gun will make for an appropriate Titan Wars figure. It's actually kinda funny when you think about; the selling point for a series with "titan" in the title is on packing figures with tiny robots. I've very concerned about how Deluxe Headmaster heads are going to look, though. How messed up is the size of the little figures going to be?

BTW, I've always thought that if done right they could easily remold a Brainstorm figure into Snapdragon. Would certainly give us a reason for a second Brainstorm so quickly.

Also if they do Scorponok then I really want him to be a Titan. Don't forget that the line will run through 2017 as well so there's room for that to happen. They can even do Black Zarak for SDCC that year (they wont, but they can).

Emerje

Left silhouette Hardhead? Middle, might be the rumored Blaster I previously posted. The one on the right has me stumped.

While it is disappointing to see new combiners from characters who are not usually combiners, I've been ok with it. I have all 4 combiners released, and Devy is coming at christmas. I will get the last 2 as well. i still wish we could have gotten a Computron, but oh well. I like the mold choices for several of the characters, and for many of them this is my first G1 version (every combiner so far has had my first G1 character, so that's like 24 to date this year, which is cool. At the same time, i am glad for titan wars since that will bring in come some pretty cool new characters and capabilities. i still hope they use some combiner molds to finish computron and make a Predaking, despite how far fetched that may be

Might get the beast headmasters - assuming, of course, that they have neck articulation


Overall, neither excited, nor impressed by this line

Hellscream9999 wrote:Might get the beast headmasters - assuming, of course, that they have neck articulation


Overall, neither excited, nor impressed by this line

The new ones are compatible with Generations Brainstorm, so it's very possible they will have some kind of articulation. (from what I've been told that is.)

Down_Shift wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Might get the beast headmasters - assuming, of course, that they have neck articulation


Overall, neither excited, nor impressed by this line

The new ones are compatible with Generations Brainstorm, so it's very possible they will have some kind of articulation. (from what I've been told that is.)

They do look to have the divot molded into the back of their head, those would be some massive deluxes if that's what these are, they look more like voyagers based on the headmaster size and in relation to leader blaster.

Now that I say that, these (hardhead and skullcruncher) definitely look like voyagers

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Stuartmaximus wrote:Any chance of a Scorponok?

Would be nice, but considering we are getting Fort Max and when we got Metroplex there was no new trypticon, I would be careful what we wish for. I for one still hope for a Scorponok though

Last year we got the Botcon Scorponok but I'm not sure how long the club has an exclusivity over the character after they're used. Chromedome was the same year so it might be possible that in 2017 we'll see both of them.

i think the figure on right is weirdwolf. i see a pointy ear shaped thing in the mid torso area and no wings, unless they fold up...

If they don't do Trypticon, it'll be an easy pass for me. Though I add this caveat: If they do him, and do a p($$-poor job of it, even he would be a pass.

If that silhouette of Blaster is the iffy version we've already seen, then no thanks.

PS: Where's Legends Kickback?

fenrir72 wrote:Left silhouette Hardhead? Middle, might be the rumored Blaster I previously posted. The one on the right has me stumped.

Some guy pointed out that the claws on the arms look like that of Horri-bull. Then again, this could be the rumored Headmaster Alpha Trion (not likely though).

Less than 48 hours until I hopefully have some in-person pics to share with all of you at the Hasbro Press event on Wednesday night. 72 hours until the Hasbro panel at NYCC where even more should be revealed! Can't wait!

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Down_Shift wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Might get the beast headmasters - assuming, of course, that they have neck articulation


Overall, neither excited, nor impressed by this line

The new ones are compatible with Generations Brainstorm, so it's very possible they will have some kind of articulation. (from what I've been told that is.)

They do look to have the divot molded into the back of their head, those would be some massive deluxes if that's what these are, they look more like voyagers based on the headmaster size and in relation to leader blaster.

Now that I say that, these (hardhead and skullcruncher) definitely look like voyagers

I was thinking that too. Assuming that the Overkill-looking thing in front of Hardhead is Legends scaled, they seem to big to be Deluxes. On the other hand, Voyagers would be bigger compared to a Leader class Blaster.

This silhouette is probably from a composite photo, so the scale may be inconsistent.

That said, I'm thinking Voyager if for no other reason than because a Nebulon the size of a Deluxe class head just doesn't seem workable.

Railbomb wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Stuartmaximus wrote:Any chance of a Scorponok?

Would be nice, but considering we are getting Fort Max and when we got Metroplex there was no new trypticon, I would be careful what we wish for. I for one still hope for a Scorponok though

Last year we got the Botcon Scorponok but I'm not sure how long the club has an exclusivity over the character after they're used. Chromedome was the same year so it might be possible that in 2017 we'll see both of them.

There's no such thing as BotCon exclusivity unless it's a character they themselves created. BotCon characters are decided by whether or not Hasbro plans to use the character any time soon. When Hasbro does let BotCon use a character they're still free to use the character whenever they want, it's not like they've signed the exclusive rights over to BotCon temporarily.

Shockwave7 wrote:If they don't do Trypticon, it'll be an easy pass for me. Though I add this caveat: If they do him, and do a p($$-poor job of it, even he would be a pass.

Not happening. They wouldn't have reissued the long demanded G1 Trypticon out of nowhere this year if they were planning a modern one in Titan Wars.

Emerje

fenrir72 wrote:Left silhouette Hardhead? Middle, might be the rumored Blaster I previously posted. The one on the right has me stumped.

It's Skullcruncher. Trust me.

Seibertron wrote:Less than 48 hours until I hopefully have some in-person pics to share with all of you at the Hasbro Press event on Wednesday night. 72 hours until the Hasbro panel at NYCC where even more should be revealed! Can't wait!

We look forward to the pics!! Can't wait to officially see what's up next!

If the Transformer on the right is Skullcruncher, he's got an awfully weird looking tail coming from out his back. Maybe it's Cheetor (joke!). Nah, I see Weirdwolf. Besides, I can't foresee two overtly green toys being in the same wave. It's gotta be something else.

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Stuartmaximus wrote:Any chance of a Scorponok?

Would be nice, but considering we are getting Fort Max and when we got Metroplex there was no new trypticon, I would be careful what we wish for. I for one still hope for a Scorponok though

not only that, but Hasbro allowed a Headmaster scorponok last year from the club. Dont know if they would have allowed it if they had one coming out within 2 years (which is roughly their minimum production cycle).

Considering that Hasbro allowed 2nd-Party company Sentinel to produce a top-notch 2-foot-tall Scorponok of their own last year, Hasbro may only have approved that because they don't have one in the pipeline.



Also, I'm glad we're talking about the below image again



Does anyone else see Astotrain? I feel like I'm going crazy here since no one is talking about that already.

It Is Him wrote:Does anyone else see Astotrain? I feel like I'm going crazy here since no one is talking about that already.

Because it's an old pic and it's been discussed to death.

Burn wrote:

It Is Him wrote:Does anyone else see Astotrain? I feel like I'm going crazy here since no one is talking about that already.

Because it's an old pic and it's been discussed to death.

Me: Not crazy? Confirmed.

its only obvious!

who's this guy?
Fort.................

Ultra Markus wrote:

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who's this guy?
Fort.................

The previous discussion on this seemed to end with the conclusion that it's Fort Max

Agamemnon wrote:

Ultra Markus wrote:

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who's this guy?
Fort.................

The previous discussion on this seemed to end with the conclusion that it's Fort Max

uh DUH!

Looking forward to these reveals, I hope we do get a headmaster chromedome down the line as he was the first head master I ever owned...Then subsequently lost the head to. It's very annoying when that happens.

Ultra Markus wrote:

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who's this guy?
Fort.................

Deffo Fort Max heavy remolded from Generations Metroplex! although the caterpillar treads on his back make me think that it'll take on some sort of form similar to that of Warden