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News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 1:44 pm

A member of ACtoys has posted an image of the Dune Buggy Human Alliance figure from the upcoming DOTM line. Click here to view the image. Looks to be about Scout size based on the comparison to the laptop he's positioned on.

News Credits: 7 · by **Noideaforaname** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 2:22 pm

I want wheelchair-mode pics!

He's a far lighter shade of green than that promo pic, he won't echo his human partner's uniform now.

News Credits: 1 · by **ShardFenix** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 2:31 pm

i like him but the human part will probably get lost or thrown away...i just dont care about it. If i wanted to collect humans i'd fool around with GI Joe

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 2:43 pm

I admit my interest is piqued by this figure. I may get it, I may not.

Either way the human's getting tossed.

News Credits: 1 · by **T-Macksimus** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 3:05 pm

Looks like somebody got their hands on the old M.A.S.K. figure molds and re-purposed them. Can't say as I see the logic in making a mode that has an SRM six-pack parked under the pilots rear end and has the potential of taking his boots (and the feet inside them) off when the top two rounds are fired. Aside from that minor technical flaw, I'm actually a bit intrigued by this bot. Like some of the rest of the folks though, I'm really not interested in the pilot aspect of this whole thing. This is Transformers, not Robotech. If these guys are going to have human partners then bring back the Head/Target/Power Masters with updated articulation.

News Credits: 8 · by **Megatron Wolf** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 3:13 pm

Well its one step closer to a GIJOE/TF crossover figure line

by **Doubledealer93** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 6:20 pm

now this guy looks cool! i will scrap the human and just keep the bot!

Like GEEWUN on Facebook · by **GEEWUN** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 6:59 pm

Transforms from buggy, to robot, and to wheelchair for all the Chip Chases....

My goodness, what hath Bay brought?

News Credits: 8 · by **LiKwid** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 7:06 pm

GEEWUN wrote:Transforms from buggy, to robot, and to wheelchair for all the Chip Chases....

My goodness, what hath Bay brought?

Since it's a movie figure I guess Bay designed it himself..If you want to be mad at someone be mad at Aaron Archer.. I know g1 fans Hate bay but he is not the source of all evil in the universe..just some of it

I'll admit it though..that thing is really ,really,really ridiculously hideous..

by **griftimus prime** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 8:00 pm

he is one of the best looking ones so far. how sad is that?

by **jamiko** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 8:21 pm

The alt mode is O.K. the human is stupid and the robot is the same old ugly movie stuff :BANG_HEAD:

Thank god for generation and RTS

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 8:28 pm

ShardFenix wrote:i like him but the human part will probably get lost or thrown away...i just dont care about it. If i wanted to collect humans i'd fool around with GI Joe

Mkall wrote:I admit my interest is piqued by this figure. I may get it, I may not.

Either way the human's getting tossed.

Er... aren't these both phrases meaning... ahem... :oops:

News Credits: 1 · by **chrisc4** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 9:19 pm

if only joes could fit in there... :roll:

News Credits: 1 · by **T-Macksimus** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 10:07 pm

Mykltron wrote:
ShardFenix wrote:i like him but the human part will probably get lost or thrown away...i just dont care about it. If i wanted to collect humans i'd fool around with GI Joe

Mkall wrote:I admit my interest is piqued by this figure. I may get it, I may not.

Either way the human's getting tossed.

Er... aren't these both phrases meaning... ahem...

Fasten your seatbelts boys & girls...we're about to go downhill in a hurry... :grin:

News Credits: 1 · by **adamassc** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 10:45 pm

chrisc4 wrote:if only joes could fit in there...

I'd buy the heck outta him if he were Joe-scale.

As it is, it falls into the 'neat but no thanks' category.

...I want more Resolute stuff, dangit.

News Credits: 1 · by **Galvatron X** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 11:44 pm

I don't know about you guys, but I am SERIOUSLY underwhelmed by the DOTM figures thus far.

The only one that piques my interest thus far is Megatron, and that's not saying too much...

For all our sakes, I hope I'm wrong.

News Credits: 3 · by **Kibble** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 12:05 am

Energon Is My Drug wrote:I don't know about you guys, but I am SERIOUSLY underwhelmed by the DOTM figures thus far.

I agree...and I'm okay with it. I wanted to scale back on the movie figs the last go around, but so many sales led to so many purchases. This time around I think I might succeed. Most of these look like serious ess aitch eye tea. This particular fig I could probably take or leave, but I'm guessing it'll probably be overpriced like the rest of the HA line which will probably lead to a pass.

by **Shadowdodger** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 1:26 am

This may be the first DotM figure I'm actually slightly interested in.

Like Michael Alex Kawa on Facebook · by **Michael Alex Kawa** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 2:26 am

If its the one i saw ,all i'm gonna say is G.I.Joe :GIJOE:

Vehicle of the 1990s. :BANG_HEAD:

by **prowl123** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 7:55 am

Make that three figures from the DOTM line that are actually good (the others being Ironhide and Megatron. Optimus is crap on a stick).

by **a Cobra Viper** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:51 am

The "wheelchair" mode kind of looks like it should be the torso/head area of a combiner team. The part in the front looks like it flips down and becomes the front of the stomach.

If it doesn't do that... Then what's the point of that mode. It looks silly otherwise.

Hopefully we'll see more images of other bots and their modes soon.

News Credits: 5 · by **alexison** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 7:56 pm

Photoshop really annoys me.

News Credits: 5 · by **skywarp-2** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:01 am

meh....it's okay by normal standards, but sheer genius compared to most of the toyline... :BANG_HEAD:

News Credits: 1 · by **ShardFenix** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:24 am

it's sad when this nameless character is the only one who has elicited more than a wtf from me. Seriously he is so far the only one i would even consider buying. Mostly based on his altmode which isnt seen much out of scout size. There may have been one deluxe dune buggy, but im not sure