jay5 wrote:For the uniform white you may want to wait for CW Prowl.
While this doesn't help the fact that you have SW already bought and on the way, Jay is totally right about Prowl. As a limb, he could totally just be a "generic police car" and fit in perfectly.william-james88 wrote:I ordered the hasbro pretectobots 2 days agojay5 wrote:For the uniform white you may want to wait for CW Prowl.
Smart thinking though, if anyone is thinking of a uniform theme and hasnt made a purchase yet.
shajaki wrote:While this doesn't help the fact that you have SW already bought and on the way, Jay is totally right about Prowl. As a limb, he could totally just be a "generic police car" and fit in perfectly.william-james88 wrote:I ordered the hasbro pretectobots 2 days agojay5 wrote:For the uniform white you may want to wait for CW Prowl.
Smart thinking though, if anyone is thinking of a uniform theme and hasnt made a purchase yet.
Hellscream9999 wrote:I really wish Hasbro had kept the idea of offering 5 limbs per team so the leftovers could be mixed and matched if you didn't like one of the other offerings.
Does Groove look silly and out of place? Yes.
Would I buy it and use it on a combiner? Yes, I would probably kick blades to the curb, as I can't stand the problem in his shoulder port.
Here's hoping we see Biggroove stateside eventually.
Flashwave wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:I really wish Hasbro had kept the idea of offering 5 limbs per team so the leftovers could be mixed and matched if you didn't like one of the other offerings.
Does Groove look silly and out of place? Yes.
Would I buy it and use it on a combiner? Yes, I would probably kick blades to the curb, as I can't stand the problem in his shoulder port.
Here's hoping we see Biggroove stateside eventually.
What problem with his Shoulder port?
Flashwave wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:I really wish Hasbro had kept the idea of offering 5 limbs per team so the leftovers could be mixed and matched if you didn't like one of the other offerings.
Does Groove look silly and out of place? Yes.
Would I buy it and use it on a combiner? Yes, I would probably kick blades to the curb, as I can't stand the problem in his shoulder port.
Here's hoping we see Biggroove stateside eventually.
What problem with his Shoulder port?
william-james88 wrote:If ever Sabrblade decides to go on vacation, I am glad to know we can rely on you.
Wolfman Jake wrote:Flashwave wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:I really wish Hasbro had kept the idea of offering 5 limbs per team so the leftovers could be mixed and matched if you didn't like one of the other offerings.
Does Groove look silly and out of place? Yes.
Would I buy it and use it on a combiner? Yes, I would probably kick blades to the curb, as I can't stand the problem in his shoulder port.
Here's hoping we see Biggroove stateside eventually.
What problem with his Shoulder port?
None that I know of. I'm guessing it's a one-off QA issue for Hellscream9999 and not a systemic problem with the mold or this release. My Blades' shoulder peg works perfectly fine. In fact, I must give kudos to Takara and Hasbro for finally coming up with a very secure, reliable, and stable combination port. They go in smoothly and stay in until you want to remove them on purpose. Well done!
william-james88 wrote:If ever Sabrblade decides to go on vacation, I am glad to know we can rely on you.
carytheone wrote:He is a lovely shade of creme fraiche. If I remember correctly the original toy was pretty close to the same shade.Wolfman Jake wrote:william-james88 wrote:I personally prefer him white. It makes more sense with him being a police car (I am also not getting Prowl since I have the more than decent universe version) and totally works with the sterile white overall theme of hotspot's limbs. As a modern version of this combiner, I feel the grey would clash a bit with the overall colour theme.
Actually, Streetwise doesn't follow the "sterile white" motif of the rest of his teammates either in the Hasbro version. Takara's may be a screen accurate gray, but Hasbro's is an off-white, closer to Silverbolt and Breakdown. As always, don't be fooled by Hasbro's highly photoshopped promotional images. Either way you go, Streetwise is the odd limb out in terms of color scheme.
Rated X wrote:I still dont get why fireflight has a faceplate when he is supposed to have a mouth. But then hasbro has a chance to get Blast off right and use the fireflight head but instead the elect to give Blast off a mouth by using the slingshot head. Morons. Its not rocket science hasbro...
Rated X wrote:I still dont get why fireflight has a faceplate when he is supposed to have a mouth. But then hasbro has a chance to get Blast off right and use the fireflight head but instead the elect to give Blast off a mouth by using the slingshot head. Morons. Its not rocket science hasbro...
william-james88 wrote:If ever Sabrblade decides to go on vacation, I am glad to know we can rely on you.
Superginraix wrote:Rated X wrote:I still dont get why fireflight has a faceplate when he is supposed to have a mouth. But then hasbro has a chance to get Blast off right and use the fireflight head but instead the elect to give Blast off a mouth by using the slingshot head. Morons. Its not rocket science hasbro...
Transformers G1 1986 Fireflight (Firebolt) Gallery
It's based of the original toy mold. Which is a completely legitimate way to go.
Hellscream9999 wrote:I posted it in the CW thread, but nobody responded.
The detent ring on the interior of the left shoulder of the robot mode for the a/b model is off by a fraction of a degree. If you sit a/b of a flat surface on his shoulders with his head back (like for arm config.) the port actually doesn't make a 90 degree angle like every other cw limb. It sits at like 89.5 or 89 degree angle.
It's most noticeable when, as a limb, the leg isn't parallel with any other leg, or as an arm it points inwards towards the thigh when all the other arms point slightly away from the body. I noticed it when superion kept falling over when a/b was used as a leg, since the detent ring is off, the difference becomes more exaggerated the further back the knee is bent. I've noticed it in optibotimus' review of a/b and blades, and others.
Try it out for yourself, I can't fix it b/c of the pins holding the body together, but by extension both defensor and bruticus will have this problem
Rated X wrote:I still dont get why fireflight has a faceplate when he is supposed to have a mouth. But then hasbro has a chance to get Blast off right and use the fireflight head but instead the elect to give Blast off a mouth by using the slingshot head. Morons. Its not rocket science hasbro...
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:
Even Silverbolt's head in the last picture looks so much cooler with its closer adherence to Silverbolt's toy head.
Save the lousy box head for a MP, gimme the awesome toy-based face for this figure any day.
jay5 wrote:Nice photos!!
Does anyone have the overall height dimension of Superion in gestalt mode?
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:jay5 wrote:Nice photos!!
Does anyone have the overall height dimension of Superion in gestalt mode?
From antennae to toe, I'd say about 11-12 inches. I do not have a ruler with me, otherwise I'd give you an exact amount
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