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by **cutienerdgrrl77** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 11:35 am

Has this figure been put out yet? I can't seem to find anything anywhere on the Delux Elita to go with Arcee & Chromia. It's driving me bonkers.

News Credits: 6 · by **Jacob P. Galvatron** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 11:57 am

Not out yet. It's a black repaint of Chromia.
Seibertron has a picture in the event section under Toyfair 2010.

by **cutienerdgrrl77** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 12:21 pm

Black?! I thought it was supposed to be a peachy-pink color.

And are the 3 still supposed to combine? I'm really disappointed by the execution of this little trio.

News Credits: 12 · by **GuyIncognito** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 1:03 pm

cutienerdgrrl77 wrote:Black?! I thought it was supposed to be a peachy-pink color.

Arcee is already pink, so I doubt that.

cutienerdgrrl77 wrote:And are the 3 still supposed to combine? I'm really disappointed by the execution of this little trio.

Not "officially", although it may still be possible. (Like ROTF Voyager Megatron's unofficial Cybertronian jet mode.)

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 1:09 pm

It's actually purple.. the lighting during the slideshow event wasn't very good. And when you go from projector to screen the colours get duller anyways.

by **cutienerdgrrl77** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 2:06 pm

GuyIncognito wrote:
cutienerdgrrl77 wrote:Black?! I thought it was supposed to be a peachy-pink color.

Arcee is already pink, so I doubt that.

cutienerdgrrl77 wrote:And are the 3 still supposed to combine? I'm really disappointed by the execution of this little trio.

Not "officially", although it may still be possible. (Like ROTF Voyager Megatron's unofficial Cybertronian jet mode.)

To pick nits, ROTF Deluxe Arcee is a hot magenta, and a peachy-pink would be a soft delicate color.
But the other guy that said purple reminded me that I was thinking of the coloring of the original Elita-1, and that the ROTF Deluxe one was to be purple.

I really hate that this group has been back-burnered countless times...but they're GIRLS, so who cares, right?

by **Grahf** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 2:38 pm

I'm curious to see how they will retool the Chromia mold. I will buy her regardless, considering that I'm part of the minority that actually likes the RotF cycles.

by **Evil_the_Nub** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 2:39 pm

Blurrz wrote:It's actually purple.. the lighting during the slideshow event wasn't very good. And when you go from projector to screen the colours get duller anyways.

I think it's black. The tires, stand, and body all look the same color. The blue and silver look pretty bright so I don't think the colors dulled. The only purple I see are some faint splotches which are probably cause by it being a picture of a projection. Given all that I don't think it's even supposed to be the 3rd movie bike. It's way too different in design and color.

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 2:54 pm

Grahf wrote:I'm curious to see how they will retool the Chromia mold. I will buy her regardless, considering that I'm part of the minority that actually likes the RotF cycles.

Are they retooling it? I'd be legit surprised if Hasbro went that far with it.

by **cutienerdgrrl77** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 3:15 pm

Grahf wrote:I will buy her regardless, considering that I'm part of the minority that actually likes the RotF cycles.

I know, right? I think they're cool. I found at my Walmart the other day the quick conversion little Arcee. The bikes are such a nightmare to transform that I've left them in their bot mode, and so I got the little one to stand next to it to show the bike mode. I couldn't find a little Chromia, though. But then again, I live ruraly and my Walmart's Transformers collection is depressing.

by **Grahf** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 3:22 pm

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Are they retooling it? I'd be legit surprised if Hasbro went that far with it.

I can see them doing something to swap the gun arms so they are different from Chromia. Until we see official pics of Elita 1 and the combined mode its anyones guess at this point.

I don't remember where I heard the whole retool thing, it could have been in a dream, or on a night where I had a little too much to drink. Sometimes it all kind of blurs together

News Credits: 609 · by **Razorclaw0000** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 3:36 pm

Grahf wrote:
RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Are they retooling it? I'd be legit surprised if Hasbro went that far with it.

I can see them doing something to swap the gun arms so they are different from Chromia. Until we see official pics of Elita 1 and the combined mode its anyones guess at this point.

I don't remember where I heard the whole retool thing, it could have been in a dream, or on a night where I had a little too much to drink. Sometimes it all kind of blurs together

I seem to have heard that too. I'm curious to see what the combined mode really looks like as all we've got is speculation. I hope BotCon has some info.

by **cutienerdgrrl77** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:00 pm

Jacob P. Galvatron wrote:Not out yet. It's a black repaint of Chromia.
Seibertron has a picture in the event section under Toyfair 2010.

I looked in events, but all I found was the Toyfair 2010 in Australia, which didn't have pix of Elita

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:03 pm

cutienerdgrrl77 wrote:
Jacob P. Galvatron wrote:Not out yet. It's a black repaint of Chromia.
Seibertron has a picture in the event section under Toyfair 2010.

I looked in events, but all I found was the Toyfair 2010 in Australia, which didn't have pix of Elita

by **Grahf** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:11 pm

Razorclaw0000 wrote:I seem to have heard that too. I'm curious to see what the combined mode really looks like as all we've got is speculation. I hope BotCon has some info.

So far the only combined pic I've found is just someone's fan model. This isn't my pic so I can't take credit for it.

by **cutienerdgrrl77** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:16 pm

Thank you!
...yup, that's a repaint, alrighty. Blah.

On another note, I just purchased the Shanghai Showdown package from Toys R Us. Yay! I'm glad this set of Skids & Mudflap looks more banged up, because the first release looked like the truck had just rolled off the showroom floor. I'd still prefer them to be quite a bit more...well the ice cream truck was a hunk of junk in the movie. The toy should reflect that, don't you think? Now I have to go order the extra stickers.

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:20 pm

I like the concept of the bikes, and think they're not too bad. But they could've been better IMHO, too.

by **cutienerdgrrl77** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:22 pm

[quote="Grahf
So far the only combined pic I've found is just someone's fan model. This isn't my pic so I can't take credit for it.

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I wonder how much glue that took...and how did he/she get the figure to stand up?? My Arcee doesn't stand up on her stand like that!

News Credits: 609 · by **Razorclaw0000** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:44 pm

cutienerdgrrl77 wrote:My Arcee doesn't stand up on her stand like that!

That's the thing I'm most afraid of. I hope Arcee's spine isn't the only thing holding the wait of two and a half deluxes up, because that will be a big problem.

by **cutienerdgrrl77** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:57 pm

Razorclaw0000 wrote:That's the thing I'm most afraid of. I hope Arcee's spine isn't the only thing holding the wait of two and a half deluxes up, because that will be a big problem.

Especially since her waist is a couple of ball joints. I can see that thing taking a nose-dive.