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News Credits: 462 · Thu Aug 22, 2013 6:40 pm

Hmm, when one puts the two side-by-side, they actually match up pretty well:

SW's SilverHammer wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:And here I thought megaplex was just a fluke in regards to the club using recently released figures.
By the time it comes out, it won't be a "recently released" figure anymore. Prowl's out this year, this comes out next year.

And this is likely just a digital mock up and not a photo of an actual toy.

True but we'd normally be getting these mock ups that year, not this one. you have to admit it's a little odd to see theses club mock ups so soon after a figure's release.

How come? If it's out now and won't be released by the Club until many many months later, reaching into the following year, isn't just another case of the Club waiting till the next calendar year to use a mold from the previous calendar year.

News Credits: 25 · Thu Aug 22, 2013 6:48 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:And here I thought megaplex was just a fluke in regards to the club using recently released figures.
By the time it comes out, it won't be a "recently released" figure anymore. Prowl's out this year, this comes out next year.

And this is likely just a digital mock up and not a photo of an actual toy.

True but we'd normally be getting these mock ups that year, not this one. you have to admit it's a little odd to see theses club mock ups so soon after a figure's release.

How come? If it's out now and won't be released by the Club until many many months later, reaching into the following year, isn't just another case of the Club waiting till the next calendar year to use a mold from the previous calendar year.

Right i know it will be out next year. The thing is for me, when the club uses relatively newer figures, mockups using that new figure don't normally don't come out around the same time as the base figure's sited at retail. It just feels odd that it's so soon. It wouldn't have felt odd to me, if these pictures came out say around the winter months.

News Credits: 122 · Thu Aug 22, 2013 6:57 pm

The arm kibble on this mold is too much to bear. As soon as I got BH Smokescreen in hand, I had to sell him.

It's a pity, too, since his profile is so slim, you'd think they would have been able to push some of it to his back.

I know the point has been discussed thoroughly in the past, but the mock-up brings those feelings back. Oy.

Thu Aug 22, 2013 7:04 pm

megatronus wrote:The arm kibble on this mold is too much to bear. As soon as I got BH Smokescreen in hand, I had to sell him.

It's a pity, too, since his profile is so slim, you'd think they would have been able to push some of it to his back.

I know the point has been discussed thoroughly in the past, but the mock-up brings those feelings back. Oy.

It's a shame you never gave any of the fixes for that a try, there are a handful of really good ones that aren't too difficult.

Thu Aug 22, 2013 7:05 pm

Manterax Prime wrote:Uhhh...yeah.....no. Movie decals don't look good on a Prime fig.

Also, looks nothing like Barricade from the Prime universe.

Come on FunPub, you're slacking.

this is the prime barricade i wanted. not some crap repaint of a toy we already have 3 versions of. if this was its own mold i would be mad since its an exclusive. yeah. not impress. [-(

News Credits: 1 · Thu Aug 22, 2013 7:06 pm

This looks quite nice; I think I prefer this mold for Decepticons over Autobots.

News Credits: 122 · Thu Aug 22, 2013 7:18 pm

RAcast wrote:
megatronus wrote:The arm kibble on this mold is too much to bear. As soon as I got BH Smokescreen in hand, I had to sell him.

It's a pity, too, since his profile is so slim, you'd think they would have been able to push some of it to his back.

I know the point has been discussed thoroughly in the past, but the mock-up brings those feelings back. Oy.

It's a shame you never gave any of the fixes for that a try, there are a handful of really good ones that aren't too difficult.

Mind pointing out where those fixes live?

Thu Aug 22, 2013 10:02 pm

megatronus wrote:
RAcast wrote:
megatronus wrote:The arm kibble on this mold is too much to bear. As soon as I got BH Smokescreen in hand, I had to sell him.

It's a pity, too, since his profile is so slim, you'd think they would have been able to push some of it to his back.

I know the point has been discussed thoroughly in the past, but the mock-up brings those feelings back. Oy.

It's a shame you never gave any of the fixes for that a try, there are a handful of really good ones that aren't too difficult.

Mind pointing out where those fixes live?

#1: This one doesn't completely remove the issue, and there's more partsforming, but it's actually a surprsingly dramatic difference. http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/beast-hunters-smokescreen-mod-t93587s300.php

Disclaimer: I haven't tried any of these!

#2: It involves some partsforming, but if that doesn't bother you, go for it. The end result is quite nice. http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/radicons-customs/821161-beast-hunters-smokescreen-arm-kibble-mod.html

#3: A modification of the previous example, which involves no partsforming (well, less partsforming), and instead utilizes the fact that you just made a sort of 3mm clip after snipping the arm kibble off. It slides on easily (allegedly) to the bottom of Smokescreen's door wing. http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/radicons-customs/821161-beast-hunters-smokescreen-arm-kibble-mod-9.html#post9180078

I'm sure there are others as well, if you poked around a bit, but those are the few I've looked at in the past that I was able to find again.

News Credits: 8 · Thu Aug 22, 2013 10:53 pm

movie barricade is better ill stick with him, this is just an overpriced repaint of a crap mold.

Thu Aug 22, 2013 11:02 pm

Megatron Wolf wrote:movie barricade is better ill stick with him, this is just an overpriced repaint of a crap mold.

As much as I like most of Movie Barricade's design, I don't think it translated well to his toys. He's one of those Movie Decepticons whose head design I just can't quite like, particularly because I don't think any of the toys got it right. Plus they all seem to have weird proportion issues, specifically in the utter lack of an abdomen. Feel free to prove me wrong, I'd be happier for it, but I just can't quite like any of them.

News Credits: 1 · Fri Aug 23, 2013 12:10 am

Vehicle mode is boss, but I think the purple is far too prominent in robot mode. I may pick this guy up but skip Prowl.

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

I'll toss this one into the "negative" column. That makes two positives (Ironfist and Treadshot) vs two negatives (Barricade and Chromedome).

Unless the next two figures are positives, I'm going to pass on the TFSS and just get them through resellers.

Fri Aug 23, 2013 1:54 am

I kinda like him. I'm not a big fan of the mould in general, but it looks good.

News Credits: 8 · Fri Aug 23, 2013 2:27 am

Me likey. Yeah, I woulda preferred something based on the Vehicon version, the vehicle mose is more BArricade-y to me, but that was an unoffical convention, and like was said, this one already has the light bar. Not sold on the noggin, but I don't like Prowl's either. And I refuse to call Prowl Prowl, Clampdown, maybe.

Sodan-1 wrote:Vehicle mode is boss, but I think the purple is far too prominent in robot mode. I may pick this guy up but skip Prowl.

Or this

Someone commented on the shade of purple, it looks like FoC Kickback purple to me... Although Vehicon Purple would work for me.

Fri Aug 23, 2013 5:03 am

So far I love all the figures from the TFSS2, plus Rampage, so I'm joining up asap.

News Credits: 767 · Fri Aug 23, 2013 6:04 am

WTF? It's a repaint with a new head, of course it won't look exactly like the damn original design.

And by the way, for it being a repaint, he looks damn close to the actual design, they just need to give him a better head (unlikely) and reduce some of the purple.

Fri Aug 23, 2013 8:22 am

I hate to admit it because I do not agree with the existence of the TCC in its current form, but this figure is kinda cool. It represents Barricade from the alighned continuity well being his earth based mode. I might join the club again just to get this one.

News Credits: 12 · Fri Aug 23, 2013 8:41 am

Movie Barricade is cool, especially the Human Alliance version, but its design is fully rooted in the Movie-verse. If you want a Barricade that can fit into a more Classics-verse oriented display, this is a better fit.

News Credits: 2 · Fri Aug 23, 2013 11:14 am

Barricade is one of my favorites and his Prime/MMO style I have wanted a figure of very much. This one is not quite there, but pretty close. Bad part is I can't afford the sub + Barricade or Chromedome which are 2 of my top Transformer wants.

News Credits: 241 · Fri Aug 23, 2013 2:03 pm

Dead Metal wrote:WTF? It's a repaint with a new head, of course it won't look exactly like the damn original design

No new head as far as I can tell.

News Credits: 7 · Fri Aug 23, 2013 9:56 pm

I am big fan of Barricade and this figure looks cool.

Does anyone else get an Animated vibe though?

Fri Aug 23, 2013 10:20 pm

TulioDude wrote:I am big fan of Barricade and this figure looks cool.

Does anyone else get an Animated vibe though?

The 'Prime' aesthetic is often considered (in a simplified way) to be some combination of Animated and Movieverse aesthetics, so it makes sense that you would say that.

Fri Aug 23, 2013 11:18 pm

I just wish he had a better head. I got more of a lockdown vibe from the character profile artwork, but the smirk doesn't do it for me.

I do, however, like the vehicle mode. And honestly, I think the robot mode fits the above mentioned art fine. But the head...

Now now, someone mentioned using the PRID vehicon for the character. With the Reprolabels for movie-Barricade, that might not be too much of a stretch.

News Credits: 251 · Fri Aug 23, 2013 11:25 pm

Nemesis Maximo wrote:I just wish he had a better head. I got more of a lockdown vibe from the character profile artwork, but the smirk doesn't do it for me.

Actually, the final toy's headsculpt does not feature the smirk seen in previous images.

News Credits: 20 · Sat Aug 24, 2013 8:22 am

I think it looks great. Pretty close to the source as well. I would have preferred a new head that resembled the concept more closely but I'm sure someone will come out of the woodwork and make it happen. My only complaint, I was trying to talk myself into selling off my Prime figures. I mean, I am happy that the club explores the different facets of the fiction and fleshes out where they can. A little bummed that such an expensive figure/service is getting me a figure/mold from a line I wasn't keen on continuing buying. Still, pretty slick looking figure. I am hopeful for the rest too.