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News Credits: 1 · by **mbd88prime** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 4:27 pm

ZenPrime wrote:Can we trust ToyWorld to complete this combiner when they haven't completed their Throttlebot combiner? Or was that project scrapped?

i'm a little concerned myself but hopeful because this set looks fantastic. PLEASE DONT LET US DOWN TOYWORLD!!!

by **Rated X** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 6:53 am

Toyworld needs to put this project to the side already and finish the throttlebots first.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:36 am

Well, Dinobots are more popular than Throttlebots or Headmasters. Plus there's that obscure movie that some people might have seen to back up sales of Dinobots. So I feel there's a good chance they'll finish the set this year.

That said, if they don't, I will never buy another Toyworld set again and say that they should stick to one-off releases.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 12:12 pm

Rated X wrote:Toyworld needs to put this project to the side already and finish the throttlebots first.

i thought you hated their throttlebots? :-?

by **Rated X** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 8:39 pm

shajaki wrote:
Rated X wrote:Toyworld needs to put this project to the side already and finish the throttlebots first.
i thought you hated their throttlebots?

Toyworld pulled a bait and switch by releasing grind rod first and making him G1 cartoon accurate in both modes. They gave no indication that they planned to make the other characters "neo". Aurora was a little off but nobody saw Trace coming. Totally not G1 cartoon accurate and they also ruined the uniform scale. But like most people who were already in the set 2 deep, I chose to buy Trace and pray the next 3 would somewhat resemble their G1 counterparts slightly. Even though it looks like they wont, suprisingly Throttler looks pretty awesome and I kind of see him as the combiner that never was but should have been. It makes alot more sense to turn the Throttlebots into a combiner than the Dinobots in my opinion. They really didnt need to make wideload bigger though since it is a 6 member team and not a scramble city combiner. Also we did see color prototypes of goldbug not long ago. Only problem was he wasnt gold and wasnt a bug. He a was yellow cooper. :BANG_HEAD:

News Credits: 1 · by **mbd88prime** » Fri Feb 06, 2015 3:51 pm

mbd88prime wrote:
ZenPrime wrote:Can we trust ToyWorld to complete this combiner when they haven't completed their Throttlebot combiner? Or was that project scrapped?

i'm a little concerned myself but hopeful because this set looks fantastic. PLEASE DONT LET US DOWN TOYWORLD!!!

so now toyworld is like "what delay, what do you mean? the throttlebots are right here, all done"! and now i feel much better about the dinobot set as well as getting the rest of the throttlebots

whew

by **Rated X** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 8:31 am

Rated X wrote:
shajaki wrote:
Rated X wrote:Toyworld needs to put this project to the side already and finish the throttlebots first.
i thought you hated their throttlebots?

Toyworld pulled a bait and switch by releasing grind rod first and making him G1 cartoon accurate in both modes. They gave no indication that they planned to make the other characters "neo". Aurora was a little off but nobody saw Trace coming. Totally not G1 cartoon accurate and they also ruined the uniform scale. But like most people who were already in the set 2 deep, I chose to buy Trace and pray the next 3 would somewhat resemble their G1 counterparts slightly. Even though it looks like they wont, suprisingly Throttler looks pretty awesome and I kind of see him as the combiner that never was but should have been. It makes alot more sense to turn the Throttlebots into a combiner than the Dinobots in my opinion. They really didnt need to make wideload bigger though since it is a 6 member team and not a scramble city combiner. Also we did see color prototypes of goldbug not long ago. Only problem was he wasnt gold and wasnt a bug. He a was yellow cooper.

Ive never quoted myself so f**k it, why not ?

Good job toyworld for finally getting the job done. While im not happy about the departure from G1 aesthetics after fooling us with rollbar, the combiner mode gives us a fun new display option to enjoy instead. I enjoy generic bots if they match the aesthetic of my collection, and he does. All hail the mighty Throttler! :BOWDOWN:

News Credits: 23 · by **ZenPrime** » Fri Feb 13, 2015 11:55 pm

in stock @ BBTS for $114.99

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=TOW10010&mode=retail

by **NOS** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 7:28 am

by **necr0blivion** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 7:39 am

Thanks for sharing these pics, NOS. However, they were first revealed at TFCon'14 during the slideshow. Nice to see these back in circulation after GCreations showed off their Grimlock pic today.

I think all 3Ps who have invested in a line of Dinobots should post new pictures of their version of Grimlock, then we can honor March 5 as "King Grimlock Day". :BOWDOWN:

by **NOS** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 7:49 am

Oops.

by **Ginrai Minor** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 8:22 am

NOS wrote:Oops.

Was still a good post! Makes me forget about the 11in of snow that just hit....

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 9:09 am

NOS wrote:Oops.

I have to say that I do not recall seeing them before, so thanks for posting them!!

News Credits: 33 · by **Genocide G2.0** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 2:19 pm

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 3:07 pm

Grimlock looks good, and not dreadfully oversized next to the other Dinobots. I just hope he can take a proper modern T-rex stance.

by **Ginrai Minor** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 3:22 pm

That's a good lookin' Grimlock, he need's a bigger sword though!

News Credits: 33 · by **Genocide G2.0** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 3:27 pm

Delta Magnus wrote:Grimlock looks good, and not dreadfully oversized next to the other Dinobots. I just hope he can take a proper modern T-rex stance.

Like this ?

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 3:29 pm

That works!

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 5:09 pm

Thanks Geno!
That was the push I needed.

News Credits: 4 · by **Tsutsukakushi** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 5:35 pm

Don't like how TW's Grimlock's Dino neck is so long and skinny. Also think the Dino head looks a bit under sized. With the Skinny neck and tiny head with the big beefy bulky dino body. Think the whole Dino mode looks mis proportioned

Prefer the aesthetics sculpting Proportions on GCreations Grimlock toy better.

by **Syn_13** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 5:50 pm

I think he looks quite good. I've already committed to FP's Dinobots, but I doubt those who have gone for TW will be disappointed with that. My only criticism is that in Dino mode his lower legs look so beefy compared to his skinny knees, but that's just a little nitpick. Otherwise, he looks great and his 'bot form looks amazing. I wonder how he'll size up next to the other two in 'bot form and even against MP Grimlock.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 6:18 pm

Cobotron wrote:Thanks Geno!
That was the push I needed.

Does this mean you're in?

I think his neck in rex mode looks a little thin, otherwise it's full of shiny chromey win. ;)^

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 6:53 pm

shajaki wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Thanks Geno!
That was the push I needed.
Does this mean you're in?

I think his neck in rex mode looks a little thin, otherwise it's full of shiny chromey win.

I think so. We'll know better once that tax return shows up.

News Credits: 4 · by **Tsutsukakushi** » Sun Mar 29, 2015 11:44 am

Received a email from BBTS today. Stating the BBTS pre order price for this toy. Release quarter and product description.

BBTS wrote:PREORDER
Estimated to Arrive
2nd Quarter 2015
Our Price: $149.99

BBTS wrote:Product description. The third entry into ToyWorld's exciting dinosaur line is a large T-Rex figure that stands head and shoulders above the rest. Product Number: TOW10017 Shipping Weight: 3.50 pounds

Guessing the reason this cost a bit more than the other TW Dinos. Is because this probably comes with more combiner parts.

News Credits: 4 · by **Tsutsukakushi** » Sun Mar 29, 2015 12:11 pm

Looking at the test shot pics of Grimlock next to the colored pics of Grimlock. It might appear that TW redesigned the Dino neck to make it longer. By giving the dino neck one extra column level. Also the screw on the top of the test shot dino neck that goes into the back part of the dino head. has now been covered up for the final colored version.

Think it looked better with the shorter dino neck. Don't know why TW would bother to resculpt the Dino neck to make it longer. Guessing for the combined form.