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[sol magnus]

cool only disappointment is that the only area in my life i have a bit of ocd is transformers... wish to have the original ark crew first

Remember, the first wave of TFs in Japan was our combined '84 and '85 waves, so Tracks, Red Alert and Smokescreen are still 1st wave for them.
That being said, preordered. If anyone's looking for a G1 Tracks with paperwork and box, that'll be going on ebay today. Just sayin'

Not to mention even the G1 cartoon sort of approaches the 85 cast as just kind of being there...minus Perceptor and somebody else I cant remember who introduced themselves to Spike.

[fenrir72]

I'm getting ahead of myself but Roadrage could be very well the first female MP figure. If Tomy can give Exhaust (he never really was given a TF G1 release) a new head for the WJ mold, what more for Roadrage? I pray it's gonna be a humanoid feminized face complete with lipstick ( no sexism intended)

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Why is everybody so hyped about Road Rage? Did I miss a few cartoon episodes?

Road rage is crosscut's distinctly female, and distinctly badass bodyguard and advisor. Much like crosscut she was.an e.hobby exclusive repaint. Her deco was used by the club for sg tracks.

Okay, probably from the comics. Would be nice to have that repaint with a female headsculpt.

Actually she and crosscut were g1 characters, however their only fiction for a bit were their respective box info. Also technically they're some of "newest" G1 figures/characters, coming out in the new millennium, but still meant to be part of a 84 G1 continuity. Crosscut was only recently put in IDW's more than meets the eye comic as a side character, and road rage had a few glorified cameos in club comics.

Road Rage was a so-called "companion release" with the Tracks reissue, based on the Diaclone release of the toy. Others of her kind include:

Crosscut (Skids)
Tigertrack (Sideswipe)
Clamp Down (Red Alert)
Deep Cover (Sideswipe)
Salvo, Shothole and Zaptrap (Insecticons)
Overcharge (Blitzwing)
Magnificus (Perceptor)
Exhaust (Wheeljack)

As such she only appeared in current fiction, not the original 1984-1986 series.

[hinomars19]

Man someone beat me to posting about this well at least i tried

Never give up trying!

Well, Tracks does look awesome.
'nuff said!

[Seibertron]

Just wanted to remind you all that a gallery of my e-Hobby Road Rage is available in the Seibertron.com galleries at http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/e-hobby/road-rage/3430/1/

[shajaki]

Exhaust (Wheeljack)

not sure if you meant it as such, but there was never a wheeljack reissue (or subsequent ehobby exhaust).

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Exhaust (Wheeljack)

not sure if you meant it as such, but there was never a wheeljack reissue (or subsequent ehobby exhaust).

He deserves a mention since he's based on a Diaclone toy, plus the Wheeljack mold is confirmed broken...

[Desslok2201]

I'm getting ahead of myself but Roadrage could be very well the first female MP figure. If Tomy can give Exhaust (he never really was given a TF G1 release) a new head for the WJ mold, what more for Roadrage? I pray it's gonna be a humanoid feminized face complete with lipstick ( no sexism intended)

I kinda hope it's not- just give me a straight recolor and designate it as MP-25R.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

I'm getting ahead of myself but Roadrage could be very well the first female MP figure. If Tomy can give Exhaust (he never really was given a TF G1 release) a new head for the WJ mold, what more for Roadrage? I pray it's gonna be a humanoid feminized face complete with lipstick ( no sexism intended)

I kinda hope it's not- just give me a straight recolor and designate it as MP-25R.

That would actually end up as an exclusive release. And guys, humanoid face = Tracks, battle mask = Road Rage.

[fenrir72]

I'm getting ahead of myself but Roadrage could be very well the first female MP figure. If Tomy can give Exhaust (he never really was given a TF G1 release) a new head for the WJ mold, what more for Roadrage? I pray it's gonna be a humanoid feminized face complete with lipstick ( no sexism intended)

I kinda hope it's not- just give me a straight recolor and designate it as MP-25R.

That would actually end up as an exclusive release. And guys, humanoid face = Tracks, battle mask = Road Rage.

But that wouldn't look female enough JZGR no no no no. Ye gawds I pray! Please give us a retooled female face or do a Bumble.......you know, detachable/switchable battle mask and femme face.

[Seibertron]

And guys, humanoid face = Tracks, battle mask = Road Rage.

Don't tell the Collectors' Club / BotCon that

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Road Rage always had that mask in Japan, and I'm sticking by that.

[Desslok2201]

I'm getting ahead of myself but Roadrage could be very well the first female MP figure. If Tomy can give Exhaust (he never really was given a TF G1 release) a new head for the WJ mold, what more for Roadrage? I pray it's gonna be a humanoid feminized face complete with lipstick ( no sexism intended)

I kinda hope it's not- just give me a straight recolor and designate it as MP-25R.

That would actually end up as an exclusive release. And guys, humanoid face = Tracks, battle mask = Road Rage.

No problem with that. Being an exclusive didn't really hamper anyone's ability to get Tigertrack, and I love the battle mask/red body combo.

[Sabrblade]

And guys, humanoid face = Tracks, battle mask = Road Rage.

Don't tell the Collectors' Club / BotCon that

Well, BotCon did establish "humanoid face = Bumblebee, battle mask = Glyph", so there is that precedence.

[Seibertron]

And guys, humanoid face = Tracks, battle mask = Road Rage.

Don't tell the Collectors' Club / BotCon that

Well, BotCon did establish "humanoid face = Bumblebee, battle mask = Glyph", so there is that precedence.

That might be your interpretation but Bumblebee still gets a battle mask whenever he wants it. The Masterpiece figure, G2 Masterpiece, RID Bumblebee, Animated Bumblebee, Movie Bumblebee, etc. I'm sure most Transformers fans don't even know who Glyph is.

You also seem to put much greater weight on the contributions of the Club and BotCon than I do. They're only a step above fan-fiction in my book and can be contradicted at any time by Hasbro, Takara and IDW.

[Desslok2201]

And guys, humanoid face = Tracks, battle mask = Road Rage.

Don't tell the Collectors' Club / BotCon that

Well, BotCon did establish "humanoid face = Bumblebee, battle mask = Glyph", so there is that precedence.

That might be your interpretation but Bumblebee still gets a battle mask whenever he wants it. The Masterpiece figure, G2 Masterpiece, RID Bumblebee, Animated Bumblebee, Movie Bumblebee, etc. I'm sure most Transformers fans don't even know who Glyph is.

You also seem to put much greater weight on the contributions of the Club and BotCon than I do. They're only a step above fan-fiction in my book and can be contradicted at any time by Hasbro, Takara and IDW.

Right on. Loved the Road Rage gallery by the way. Stellar work as always.

[Sabrblade]

And guys, humanoid face = Tracks, battle mask = Road Rage.

Don't tell the Collectors' Club / BotCon that

Well, BotCon did establish "humanoid face = Bumblebee, battle mask = Glyph", so there is that precedence.

That might be your interpretation but Bumblebee still gets a battle mask whenever he wants it. The Masterpiece figure, G2 Masterpiece, RID Bumblebee, Animated Bumblebee, Movie Bumblebee, etc. I'm sure most Transformers fans don't even know who Glyph is.

You also seem to put much greater weight on the contributions of the Club and BotCon than I do. They're only a step above fan-fiction in my book and can be contradicted at any time by Hasbro, Takara and IDW.

No need to get so defensive. I'm just saying that there has been a fembot redeco whose default fictional face was its toy's battle mask instead of a humanoid face like the ones given to its male mold mates, and that Road Rage would just be following that preexisting pattern.

BTW, Takara (whom you accept as legit) has already depicted Road Rage with a battle mask anyway:

[Desslok2201]

Not to get too far off topic, but I hope the recent focus on female characters will get us a decent Elita-1, and just maybe...that tie-wearing cat!!

[Seibertron]

No need to get so defensive.

Not getting defensive. Just find the obscure references being considered as "canon" or a pattern humorous. If I've learned anything over 30 years of this brand, obscure references are often tossed aside on a whim as are any patterns that fans think Hasbro and Takara are adhering to.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Not to get too far off topic, but I hope the recent focus on female characters will get us a decent Elita-1, and just maybe...that tie-wearing cat!!

That's Tigatron, portayed as a lady-toy lover in the Legends mangas.

[Seibertron]

Not to get too far off topic, but I hope the recent focus on female characters will get us a decent Elita-1, and just maybe...that tie-wearing cat!!

Elita-1, Nightbird, and Minerva would all 3 be at the top of my list. Fingers and eyes crossed!

[Seibertron]

No need to get so defensive.

Not getting defensive. Just find the obscure references being considered as "canon" or a pattern humorous. If I've learned anything over 30 years of this brand, obscure references are often tossed aside on a whim as are any patterns that fans think Hasbro and Takara are adhering to.

I also wouldn't consider a mini-1 page manga comic attached to the back of instructions to be canon just like I don't consider the Decoy catalog mini-comic to be canon. Marketing materials is more like what all of those fall under. Serving a limited purpose but not the larger true canon.

[Sabrblade]

No need to get so defensive.

Not getting defensive. Just find the obscure references being considered as "canon" or a pattern humorous. If I've learned anything over 30 years of this brand, obscure references are often tossed aside on a whim as are any patterns that fans think Hasbro and Takara are adhering to.

Yet, the discussion is about Road Rage, a character who is an obscure reference in and of herself. By which I mean only us hardcore fans really know anything about her, while to casual fans she's less than a blip on the radar.

[Desslok2201]

Not to get too far off topic, but I hope the recent focus on female characters will get us a decent Elita-1, and just maybe...that tie-wearing cat!!

Elita-1, Nightbird, and Minerva would all 3 be at the top of my list. Fingers and eyes crossed!

Totally agree with Elita and Minerva, but as Nightbird's technically not cybertronian, I can wait. I'd rather have Firestar or Moonracer

[Jelze Bunnycat]

No need to get so defensive.

Not getting defensive. Just find the obscure references being considered as "canon" or a pattern humorous. If I've learned anything over 30 years of this brand, obscure references are often tossed aside on a whim as are any patterns that fans think Hasbro and Takara are adhering to.

I also wouldn't consider a mini-1 page manga comic attached to the back of instructions to be canon just like I don't consider the Decoy catalog mini-comic to be canon. Marketing materials is more like what all of those fall under. Serving a limited purpose but not the larger true canon.

It's not really canon I'm personally worried about, rather what point of reference the designers are gonna use, and why. If they're gonna go the Bumblebee route and have the best of both worlds, that would be perfect for everyone.