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[jay5]

For the uniform white you may want to wait for CW Prowl.

[william-james88]

For the uniform white you may want to wait for CW Prowl.

I ordered the hasbro pretectobots 2 days ago

Smart thinking though, if anyone is thinking of a uniform theme and hasnt made a purchase yet.

[shajaki]

For the uniform white you may want to wait for CW Prowl.

I ordered the hasbro pretectobots 2 days ago

Smart thinking though, if anyone is thinking of a uniform theme and hasnt made a purchase yet.

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.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

For the uniform white you may want to wait for CW Prowl.

I ordered the hasbro pretectobots 2 days ago

Smart thinking though, if anyone is thinking of a uniform theme and hasnt made a purchase yet.

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.

Prowls deco would probably fit very well with Defensor.

[Flashwave]

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?

[Wolfman Jake]

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!

[Hellscream9999]

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?

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

[Hellscream9999]

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!

Just answered, but (excluding a/b and clones) the port is very well designed, it's clever and straightforward, and I feel like this is the natural conclusion to have come too.

[budmaloney]

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.

He is a lovely shade of creme fraiche. If I remember correctly the original toy was pretty close to the same shade.

lala lalalalaaaa lalalla fraiche fraiche

creme fraiche ...cafeteria fraiche



I'd link a video clip but I'm guessing it's not safe for younger audiences.

[Va'al]

Another addition to the Takara Tomy line-up for Unite Warriors Superion, toy blogger Alfes2010 has posted two new pictorial reviews featuring the Aerialbot limbs: Firefly, Slingshot, Air Raid and Skydive. Mirrored below are some of the images from the posts, which you can find here and here - make sure to check them out, and compare them to the Hasbro counterparts in our galleries here!

[Rated X]

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...

[Shuttershock]

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...

Well, THESE are images for the Unite Warriors gang, so apparently almighty and faithful Takara can't get it right either.

[Superginraix]

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.

[steve2275]

cool man cool

[steve2275]

cool man cool

[Hellscream9999]

The picked out detail is so gorgeous. It makes you really appreciate all the molded details.

[fenrir72]

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.

Yuuuuuuup! A mix of the original toy and the original anime colors. Winning!

Scratching my head on why the sudden attention to detail. Intention of getting this or not? If the latter, then no biggie issue.

As for the Combaticons, still toooooooooooooooo early to tell what their final product will look like and given how TT always does their own "Sinatra", maybe let's jus relax, sit down and throw away your shoes and just enjoy the show. Who knows? Maybe TT will do another Slingshot and Groove surprise?

[D-Maximal_Primal]

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

I feel like this is a one-off. My AB is perfectly square with the rest of the team. I actually like the backwards configuration too, with the white planes as legs and the black as arms. it looks better.

As for these guys: Individually I do not like their paint job as much as Hasbros. Seems to be a theme with these guys: i just like the hasbro paint better

[Sabrblade]

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...

Looking over Fireflight's cartoon head vs. his toy head... I am SO glad the Generations toy went with the design of the toy head because Fireflight's cartoon head has got to be the most BORING head design ever!

I mean look at that thing! It's just a box with a face! And a very bland-looking face at that! One of the dullest head designs ever seen.

The toy had such a cool design with a mouthplate, horns, a forehead crest, and everything, yet the animators didn't even try to capture any of that in cartoon form. They just ignored it entirely and went with... this!







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.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

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.

Plus, the toy head looks more distinctive as is. The animated head, especially in that last image, looks too much like Slingshot's and Air Raid's.

[jay5]

Nice photos!!

Does anyone have the overall height dimension of Superion in gestalt mode?

[D-Maximal_Primal]

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

[Va'al]

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

Looks like 11"/28cm to me too, but only did it quickly.

[jay5]

Thank you!

Making sure a planned shelf space will work.

[fenrir72]

http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/bl ... -2481.html

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