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News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Wed Feb 10, 2016 5:45 pm

All this talk about Bruticus... anyone else wondering what TT's take on this fella will be?

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Feb 10, 2016 6:27 pm

given what they did to include OM and the extra limbs, who knows. They may actually have something in the works!

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Wed Feb 10, 2016 6:31 pm

shajaki wrote:All this talk about Bruticus... anyone else wondering what TT's take on this fella will be?

Well, it'll be a box set, so, no, I haven't really, especially since my wave 2 voyager case came today. I don't need dumbscreen, so unless they're all

's and look awesome, I'll just wait for cw Liokaiser 8-)

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Wed Feb 10, 2016 7:37 pm

Hellscream9999 wrote:Well, it'll be a box set, so, no, I haven't really, especially since my wave 2 voyager case came today. I don't need dumbscreen, so unless they're all 's and look awesome, I'll just wait for cw Liokaiser

I just wonder what said box set will be like though. Same exact set up but with better paint apps, or go some wacky route like they did with Grande Galvatron :-?

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Wed Feb 10, 2016 7:53 pm

shajaki wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:Well, it'll be a box set, so, no, I haven't really, especially since my wave 2 voyager case came today. I don't need dumbscreen, so unless they're all 's and look awesome, I'll just wait for cw Liokaiser
I just wonder what said box set will be like though. Same exact set up but with better paint apps, or go some wacky route like they did with Grande Galvatron

Well, he/they are famous

's, so I'd say they'll go more the route of o/p maximus than Grand Galvatronus

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 1:58 am

https://twitter.com/TFYUKI/status/697642993021358080

And Blastoff ain't orange naysayers......just kind of rust brown.

News Credits: 372 · by **Cyberpath** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 2:54 am

fenrir72 wrote:https://twitter.com/TFYUKI/status/697642993021358080

And Blastoff ain't orange naysayers......just kind of rust brown.

Looks like they used third season episode "Chaos" for colour reference. (The same episode where one of the Battlecharger rides Blast Off.)

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News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 2:58 am

Via Takara Tomy's PR machine TFYuki on Twitter, and courtesy of fellow Seibertronian fenrir72, we have a new in-hand image of the upcoming Transformers Unite Warriors UW-07 Bruticus in his combined mode! Check out below the mirrored image, and let us know what you think of Blast-Off's colour: orange or brown? (Other comments also allowed.)

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 3:40 am

Damn ... those feet. Even I might be tempted to go for a 3P add-on to cover up those itty bitty feeties.

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 5:43 am

That's interesting. The visible pin on Brawl's turret where it connects to the hinge-arm assembly is gone. Perhaps it really can spin after all.

Anyway, this looks great. The feet are far, far too small, but that's fine- I'll be buying some new feet for him anyway. If I can't find the Bruticus specific feet for a sensible price I'll cook some feet up on Shapeways. Speaking of which, I had an idea for making combiner feet do stuff outside of being feet without compromising the individual robots. Simply put, the foot itself would just be a foot (maybe with a toe joint?) with a ball-jointed 5mm peg ankle... however, each foot would come with a detachable 5mm-ported gun of some description that could plug onto the balljointed ankle peg, turning the foot into a gun emplacement.

I was thinking every combiner would have unique foot sculpts- so Superion would have what look like jet thrusters on his heels, Bruticus' feet would have treads on them, also allowing them to function as mini-tanks in gun emplacement mode, Menasor would have "rollerskate" feet, and Defensor's feet would be sculpted to look like they had pipes and water tanks on them, as if they were water cannons in turret mode.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 6:27 am

Delta Magnus wrote:That's interesting. The visible pin on Brawl's turret where it connects to the hinge-arm assembly is gone. Perhaps it really can spin after all.

Anyway, this looks great. The feet are far, far too small, but that's fine- I'll be buying some new feet for him anyway. If I can't find the Bruticus specific feet for a sensible price I'll cook some feet up on Shapeways. Speaking of which, I had an idea for making combiner feet do stuff outside of being feet without compromising the individual robots. Simply put, the foot itself would just be a foot (maybe with a toe joint?) with a ball-jointed 5mm peg ankle... however, each foot would come with a detachable 5mm-ported gun of some description that could plug onto the balljointed ankle peg, turning the foot into a gun emplacement.

I was thinking every combiner would have unique foot sculpts- so Superion would have what look like jet thrusters on his heels, Bruticus' feet would have treads on them, also allowing them to function as mini-tanks in gun emplacement mode, Menasor would have "rollerskate" feet, and Defensor's feet would be sculpted to look like they had pipes and water tanks on them, as if they were water cannons in turret mode.

I like the idea of specific feet but you could also do hands to match as well with detailing that matches the combiner...and weapons to match! Like a massive fire safety axe for defensor

News Credits: 19 · by **Stuartmaximus** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 6:41 am

boy i hope they do a Ruination

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 6:58 am

Delta Magnus wrote:
I was thinking every combiner would have unique foot sculpts- so Superion would have what look like jet thrusters on his heels, Bruticus' feet would have treads on them, also allowing them to function as mini-tanks in gun emplacement mode, Menasor would have "rollerskate" feet, and Defensor's feet would be sculpted to look like they had pipes and water tanks on them, as if they were water cannons in turret mode.

Methinks you expect too much from a line that's half-built on cutting corners and constant mold re-usage.

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 7:00 am

Carnivius_Prime wrote:
Delta Magnus wrote:
I was thinking every combiner would have unique foot sculpts- so Superion would have what look like jet thrusters on his heels, Bruticus' feet would have treads on them, also allowing them to function as mini-tanks in gun emplacement mode, Menasor would have "rollerskate" feet, and Defensor's feet would be sculpted to look like they had pipes and water tanks on them, as if they were water cannons in turret mode.

Methinks you expect too much from a line that's half-built on cutting corners and constant mold re-usage.

Oh I was talking about my plans for Shapeways upgrade kits actually. But yes, I probably do. :lol:

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 7:04 am

Stuartmaximus wrote:boy i hope they do a Ruination

Give them time...

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 7:25 am

Delta Magnus wrote:
Oh I was talking about my plans for Shapeways upgrade kits actually. But yes, I probably do.

Ah yes, I re-read it and see what you mean now (the new paragraph threw me a bit).

I think I need to check out what Shapeways things there are. It's 3D printed stuff ain't it? Fans making new parts and accessories where official figures are lacking?

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 7:41 am

Carnivius_Prime wrote:
Delta Magnus wrote:
Oh I was talking about my plans for Shapeways upgrade kits actually. But yes, I probably do.

Ah yes, I re-read it and see what you mean now (the new paragraph threw me a bit). I think I need to check out what Shapeways things there are. It's 3D printed stuff ain't it? Fans making new parts and accessories where official figures are lacking?

More or less, yeah. There's loads of things people have made, including weapons, heads, and even a few full figures. I should warn you though; the cheapest material (White Strong Flexible) is fairly low-detail and can wear out with friction. WSF Polished is better in that regard, but you do lose a little bit of detail from the polishing process, and any joints may need thickening with super glue or floor polish. Frosted Ultra Detail and Frosted Extreme Detail have MUCH better detail on them (like, nearly injection molding-level detail) and are semi-translucent, but are also very, very fragile- it's some kind of resin and is fairly brittle, so I'd recommend only using it for heads or pieces that aren't load-bearing.

Our very own GlauG is an expert on 3D printing and Shapeways, so he's a better person to ask.

by **frogbat** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 7:45 am

In spite of my misgivings I'll be placing my order later today...

Received DEFENSOR a few days ago, I like it but I reckon the teams based off the hotspot torso are those that would benefit the most from the ankle tilts. Oh well

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 8:00 am

Delta Magnus wrote:More or less, yeah. There's loads of things people have made, including weapons, heads, and even a few full figures. I should warn you though; the cheapest material (White Strong Flexible) is fairly low-detail and can wear out with friction. WSF Polished is better in that regard, but you do lose a little bit of detail from the polishing process, and any joints may need thickening with super glue or floor polish. Frosted Ultra Detail and Frosted Extreme Detail have MUCH better detail on them (like, nearly injection molding-level detail) and are semi-translucent, but are also very, very fragile- it's some kind of resin and is fairly brittle, so I'd recommend only using it for heads or pieces that aren't load-bearing.

Our very own GlauG is an expert on 3D printing and Shapeways, so he's a better person to ask.

Cool. I take it they come unpainted? So this cool gun for Prime doesn't come all awesomely coloured like in the first photo?

Am quite interested in these feet for Dino/Sideways/DeadEnd as I like that mold a lot except for the fiddly tiny feet that make it difficult to stand it up. So for feet that don't need tons of sharp details and just have to hold up the figure (that mold isn't very heavy) I should go with WSF polished?

Also keen on other generic weapons to arm my TF figures with. I wish Hasbro would release packs of assorted weapons. Perhaps with alternate handle pieces so they can fit in 5mm ports and hands or be switched out for smaller or larger handle sizes.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 9:40 am

Why does Takara keep mistransforming Swindle? You don't need to pick the backpack up like you did with Rook

News Credits: 459 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 9:42 am

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Why does Takara keep mistransforming Swindle?

To make his purple visible as a leg like in the cartoon model:

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 9:56 am

Sabrblade wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Why does Takara keep mistransforming Swindle?
To make his purple visible as a leg like in the cartoon model:

Eh, they designed the mold so that part wouldn't need moved. Doesn't look good that way to me. I like it the other way

News Credits: 4854 · by **william-james88** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 9:58 am

ZeroWolf wrote:
Stuartmaximus wrote:boy i hope they do a Ruination

Give them time...

Pretty sure we will see this, maybe at SDCC. But then again, everyone thought we would get a G2 Devastator and we got something completely random and uneccesary instead.

frogbat wrote:In spite of my misgivings I'll be placing my order later today...

Received DEFENSOR a few days ago, I like it but I reckon the teams based off the hotspot torso are those that would benefit the most from the ankle tilts. Oh well

Agreed. Well, ankle tilt and bigger feet simply because that torso is the shorter than Superion.

Delta Magnus wrote:
Anyway, this looks great. The feet are far, far too small, but that's fine- I'll be buying some new feet for him anyway. If I can't find the Bruticus specific feet for a sensible price I'll cook some feet up on Shapeways.

The small feet work to the advantage of making them seem to be part of the limb component , like the animation model. But yes, they do seem small.

If you want a good price on nice feet, this cant be beaten: http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product ... 85479.html

Website · by **DMSL** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 11:29 am

This set looks fantastic, but Bruticus needs a gun!

It better be a big one.

by **frogbat** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 12:37 pm

His original toy one was long and thin (don't pervify that). But he deserves a better gun and one besides those that attach to hi backpack.

Re the ankle tilts.. I dug up the info on Victorian info just to make sure I wasn't think of a 3rd party add on and yep, she'll have new feet. Also the chopper has new rocket less arms,,,

Would've appreciated that esp for blades. For vortex I'd have liked to see a remoulded tailpiece with a separate rotor and perhaps a better front gun placement. The rockets aren't awful as they approximate the g1's arm cannons. Yes I'm particularly attached to vortex.