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News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 11:06 am

Crosscut is looking mighty fine.

I forget, does Trailbreaker's (I don't know no Trailcutter) front wheels fold in at an angle in his chest or do they just sit there parallel? Actually wait, they do a 180 don't they? I do love when the front wheels fold in at a 45 degree angle into the hood that makes a chest (TFA Jazz).

TB does some amazing amount of mass shifting, no? RiD Thunderhoofer does the same.

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 11:13 am

carytheone wrote:Crosscut is looking mighty fine.

He's nice, and I got him for a good price, but I'm just meh with both. I tried to get him to save Trailcutter (he's 'cutter 'cause he's the comic and not the true G1 'breaker to me like the CW version is :-D

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carytheone wrote:I forget, does Trailbreaker's (I don't know no Trailcutter) front wheels fold in at an angle in his chest or do they just sit there parallel? Actually wait, they do a 180 don't they? I do love when the front wheels fold in at a 45 degree angle into the hood that makes a chest (TFA Jazz).

TB does some amazing amount of mass shifting, no? RiD Thunderhoofer does the same.

Totes a 180 flippy! It's cool, and they definitely used his leg transformation style for CW and TR figures!!

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 11:20 am

Man, what's it with the all the CW TB love? I've seen it several times at the store, but it never wowed me. Just too damn much black plastic. It did come with a cool two toe HFG though.

I demand comp shots [-(

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 12:05 pm

carytheone wrote:Man, what's it with the all the CW TB love? I've seen it several times at the store, but it never wowed me. Just too damn much black plastic. It did come with a cool two toe HFG though.

I demand comp shots

Pretty nice comparisons here!!

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 12:09 pm

itscramtastic wrote:
carytheone wrote:Man, what's it with the all the CW TB love? I've seen it several times at the store, but it never wowed me. Just too damn much black plastic. It did come with a cool two toe HFG though.

I demand comp shots
Pretty nice comparisons here!!

funny you mention that review, I went there just after posting. I think it's the CW face that turns me off :SICK:

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 1:09 pm

carytheone wrote:
itscramtastic wrote:
carytheone wrote:Man, what's it with the all the CW TB love? I've seen it several times at the store, but it never wowed me. Just too damn much black plastic. It did come with a cool two toe HFG though.

I demand comp shots
Pretty nice comparisons here!!
funny you mention that review, I went there just after posting. I think it's the CW face that turns me off

That's Trailbreaker in da faaaaaaaaaaace!! I love it! He may not be pretty, but he's tough!

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 6:07 pm

Very jelly of the G2 Jazz. I've been watching sealed G2's on eBay for like a year now and they are rare and expensive. Top of my hit list is Jazz, Starscream, and Ramjet. Prime is there too, but I already know he's gonna cost a mint :SICK:

Crosscut! I LOVE that figure. But then again the obscure's are my go to's :lol:

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Fri Jun 16, 2017 8:28 am

shajaki wrote:Very jelly of the G2 Jazz. I've been watching sealed G2's on eBay for like a year now and they are rare and expensive. Top of my hit list is Jazz, Starscream, and Ramjet. Prime is there too, but I already know he's gonna cost a mint

Crosscut! I LOVE that figure. But then again the obscure's are my go to's

Jazz is great, and I'm sad he's the only Jazz I had. BUT THEN! I realized I had others!! G1 Pretender Jazz, G1 Action Master Jazz, and Alternators Meister!!

I didn't take a picture (I will tonight), they are on the side table right now in the living room. Holy cats did Meister get YELLOW!! Stupid white plastics!! Handling G2 Jazz (and other G1's) kinda made me realize I want figures that are like modern remakes of G1 versions, which is why I commented on your thread about Spanner and made one for Crank!! Not "Neo G1" but definitely drawing inspiration from the original and still looking like it should animation wise. Out of the three Susntreakers, I think Spinout did that the best but apparently it is an incomplete project (meaning you have to do some work to make it good). ToyWorld Coolsville probably fits that aesthetic, but he looks more complex than he should be. I don't want another Apollyon that I transform every once in a while, I regularly throw my MP carbots back and forth between modes!!

Here's what I do have a picture of, most of the instruction manuals for figures going into the sales thread!! I brought them in so I could make a list :-D

Crosscut and Trailcutter are included!

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Fri Jun 16, 2017 5:46 pm

So here's the bots I mentioned earlier.

What's the tip for fixing yellowing? Hydrogen peroxide made into a paste with Oxiclean? It's just so weird what parts yellowed and what didn't. Clearly Alternators Meister was evenly exposed as you can see he would be. Weird..

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Sat Jun 17, 2017 8:12 am

So let's see how this goes..

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Sat Jun 17, 2017 2:10 pm

Round two!!

So..the mix ate the chrome off of his wheels..!

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Mon Jun 19, 2017 8:59 am

Cooking plastic crack the old fashioned way ;)^

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Mon Jun 19, 2017 9:26 am

You know it!! And now to update all of the photos!!

Looking at it, I really don't think it did much. A shade or two whiter, sure. I really need the stronger gel hydrogen peroxide though. 3% just isn't doing it. Most cosmetology gels are around 13% and go up from there! That is what you just "brush on" and let it go.

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Mon Jun 19, 2017 9:38 am

Photos!!

Let's do a before and after. The light was better day one but time wise just about the same.

Before:

After:

You may say "his arms look great!" to which I say "look closer". I mistransformed them or misassembled them to get the whiter parts to be on top.

Here's some of the fun though..

And here's his awesome all black wheels with G2 Jazz!!

And here you can definitely see his decklid is lighter but no where near the white of the surrounding plastics.

Same thing with the areas of his forearms that you didn't see. Whiter, but not crispy fresh.

I'll show you my preferred OG look transformation shortly!

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Mon Jun 19, 2017 10:27 am

I'm pleased with this guy. Just need some G1 style weapons for him!!

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Mon Jun 19, 2017 11:09 am

Hood chest, door wings, that's all I ever want in a car bot ;)^

Looks great, now repro that fool up and give his rims some bling. :michaelbay:

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Mon Jun 19, 2017 11:13 am

Oh his wheels are staying black. Awwwwwwwwww yeah. DOOR WINGS TO FLY!!

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Jun 19, 2017 12:27 pm

itscramtastic wrote:DOOR WINGS TO FLY!!

No joke, when i saw the 2007 movie, I really thought bee would use his door wings to fly like a bumblebee...

I was only 12 and i like door wings

News Credits: 3 · by **bodrock** » Tue Jun 20, 2017 2:09 pm

As cool as CW Prowl is to me, lack of door wings makes me sad.

: Door wings? Nope. :(

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Tue Jun 20, 2017 2:15 pm

bodrock wrote:As cool as CW Prowl is to me, lack of door wings makes me sad.

I agree, but I mistransform him a bit so his hood sticks up from his back just a bit. That and the shoulder pauldrons do a pretty good job of giving that classic Prowl look.

Not sure if I have a pic handy.

EDIT: I do!

Not the best, but can supply more if you like!

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Tue Jun 20, 2017 2:26 pm

Cram, were you the one who recently got a Wei Jiang over sized Bumbleebee and posted pics?

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Tue Jun 20, 2017 2:27 pm

Ironhidensh wrote:Cram, were you the one who recently got a Wei Jiang over sized Bumbleebee and posted pics?

He is. I think about 7 pages back or so

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Tue Jun 20, 2017 2:28 pm

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:Cram, were you the one who recently got a Wei Jiang over sized Bumbleebee and posted pics?
He is. I think about 7 pages back or so

SEVEN PAGES?! Not the WeiJang, the WuKong. I think the WeiJang is more like the MP where the WuKong seems to be a remake of Hunt for the Decepticons Battle Blades Bumblebee.