Dark Ops wrote:Actually, space shuttles were built with some USAF money, and the cargo bay was designed to the specs of the bus-sized KH-11 spy satellite. In addition, the Air Force wanted a fleet of their own shuttles, launched from Vandenberg AFB in California.
As for what that above vehicle is, that's the USAF unmanned space shuttle: the X-37.
Cobotron wrote:Hey! You seemed to have attracted a wild Megatronus. They're hard to find, but boy are they fun when you catch one!
Shockwave7 wrote:While I totally understand G1 purism, I wouldn't be at all sorry to not see Blast Off as a 'space shuttle' anymore. The space shuttles are indeed retired, and with good reason. They are, as described by Agent Mulder of the X-files, 'A dinosaur spacecraft made in the 70s by scientists setting their sights on space at an ever declining scale - a rusty old bucket that should be mothballed.'
That said, I don't think it would be a bad thing to turn Blast off into a more conventional spacecraft that at least resembles a space shuttle. But making just a repaint of an arialbot seems low-rent.
Cobotron wrote:Hey! You seemed to have attracted a wild Megatronus. They're hard to find, but boy are they fun when you catch one!
shajaki wrote:I actually liked the idea of Blast-Off being a jet, but with QS's head? Come on. I'm still holding out hope that that was only for the sake of having a painted proto-type to show off. But I'll still buy it, and be pleasant as punch if a 3P makes a new head for him
Wolfman Jake wrote:shajaki wrote:I actually liked the idea of Blast-Off being a jet, but with QS's head? Come on. I'm still holding out hope that that was only for the sake of having a painted proto-type to show off. But I'll still buy it, and be pleasant as punch if a 3P makes a new head for him
If Takara really is cooking up a new Blast-Off mold, I'll be even more psyched for Hasbro's "Brown Quickslinger" Blast-Off, especially if they have to compromise on his name. Why? Another NEW combiner member! And just like a previous Decepticon combiner stand in, a.k.a. Off-Road, we have a new guy taking on an old guy's colors, but not his alt-mode. There's a satisfactory symmetry to that. I'll order Unite Warriors Bruticus, but I'll at least buy Hasbro's "Blast-Off" repaint as well. Scramble City!
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:shajaki wrote:I actually liked the idea of Blast-Off being a jet, but with QS's head? Come on. I'm still holding out hope that that was only for the sake of having a painted proto-type to show off. But I'll still buy it, and be pleasant as punch if a 3P makes a new head for him
If Takara really is cooking up a new Blast-Off mold, I'll be even more psyched for Hasbro's "Brown Quickslinger" Blast-Off, especially if they have to compromise on his name. Why? Another NEW combiner member! And just like a previous Decepticon combiner stand in, a.k.a. Off-Road, we have a new guy taking on an old guy's colors, but not his alt-mode. There's a satisfactory symmetry to that. I'll order Unite Warriors Bruticus, but I'll at least buy Hasbro's "Blast-Off" repaint as well. Scramble City!
Exactly my way of thinking! Have any names for the "brown Quickslinger"?
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Exactly my way of thinking! Have any names for the "brown Quickslinger"?
Shuttershock wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:shajaki wrote:I actually liked the idea of Blast-Off being a jet, but with QS's head? Come on. I'm still holding out hope that that was only for the sake of having a painted proto-type to show off. But I'll still buy it, and be pleasant as punch if a 3P makes a new head for him
If Takara really is cooking up a new Blast-Off mold, I'll be even more psyched for Hasbro's "Brown Quickslinger" Blast-Off, especially if they have to compromise on his name. Why? Another NEW combiner member! And just like a previous Decepticon combiner stand in, a.k.a. Off-Road, we have a new guy taking on an old guy's colors, but not his alt-mode. There's a satisfactory symmetry to that. I'll order Unite Warriors Bruticus, but I'll at least buy Hasbro's "Blast-Off" repaint as well. Scramble City!
Exactly my way of thinking! Have any names for the "brown Quickslinger"?
"Jump Jet"? "Sky Spy"? "Overwatch"?
Va'al wrote:I keep track of everyone. Backwards.
There are atandarfs to maintain.
LOST Cybertronian wrote:Hey, If Mindmaster survived then you should do just fine.
Mindmaster wrote:Have to see images first, but consider me interested. If I'm into it, it'll be my second impending Unite Warriors-related wallet massacre, with Devastator being the first.Shuttershock wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:shajaki wrote:I actually liked the idea of Blast-Off being a jet, but with QS's head? Come on. I'm still holding out hope that that was only for the sake of having a painted proto-type to show off. But I'll still buy it, and be pleasant as punch if a 3P makes a new head for him
If Takara really is cooking up a new Blast-Off mold, I'll be even more psyched for Hasbro's "Brown Quickslinger" Blast-Off, especially if they have to compromise on his name. Why? Another NEW combiner member! And just like a previous Decepticon combiner stand in, a.k.a. Off-Road, we have a new guy taking on an old guy's colors, but not his alt-mode. There's a satisfactory symmetry to that. I'll order Unite Warriors Bruticus, but I'll at least buy Hasbro's "Blast-Off" repaint as well. Scramble City!
Exactly my way of thinking! Have any names for the "brown Quickslinger"?
"Jump Jet"? "Sky Spy"? "Overwatch"?
To give Alpha Bravo a rival, how about "Charlie Delta", or "Yankee Zulu"?
How about Launchpad?JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Have any names for the "brown Quickslinger"?
carytheone wrote:How about Launchpad?JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Have any names for the "brown Quickslinger"?
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:shajaki wrote:I actually liked the idea of Blast-Off being a jet, but with QS's head? Come on. I'm still holding out hope that that was only for the sake of having a painted proto-type to show off. But I'll still buy it, and be pleasant as punch if a 3P makes a new head for him
If Takara really is cooking up a new Blast-Off mold, I'll be even more psyched for Hasbro's "Brown Quickslinger" Blast-Off, especially if they have to compromise on his name. Why? Another NEW combiner member! And just like a previous Decepticon combiner stand in, a.k.a. Off-Road, we have a new guy taking on an old guy's colors, but not his alt-mode. There's a satisfactory symmetry to that. I'll order Unite Warriors Bruticus, but I'll at least buy Hasbro's "Blast-Off" repaint as well. Scramble City!
Exactly my way of thinking! Have any names for the "brown Quickslinger"?
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