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News Credits: 3 · by **Kibble** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 11:59 am

El Duque wrote:
ThatsJustPrime wrote:Guys according to the poster the toy has been disassembled and repainted by him. The original colour should be as per what we have seen.

Nice catch. I really figured this was the Takara version. Updated the story to note the custom paint, still a nice gallery of the figure though. Those weapon pods shown under the wings and on his forearms in some of the images are probably custom as well. I don't recall seeing them in earlier pics and reviews.

That's kind of a bummer, because this deco looked great...and my custom skills are rather novice.

by **ThatsJustPrime** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 1:06 pm

Weapon pods are not custom. Unless they are not detachable

http://www.seibertron.com/images/events ... -29702.jpg

by **metalformer** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 1:14 pm

Looking sweet so far!

by **Burnin12** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 2:33 pm

Even with out remolded heads we could have easily had Rotorstorm and Whirl here. With the Wreckers in the movie, I'm really surprised they didn't go that way.

I guess it's possible we will get repaints into Whirl and Rotorstorm. Also as far as the movies go it's possible we won't even have a helicopter transform or be given a name. They could easily cruise by with an autobot symbol on it and that'll be all we get.

Still, I will pick up the Skyhammer mold. Maybe having him along with Tomahawk will give me the inspiration to repaint them in to Rotorstorm and Whirl.

New head for Skyhammer and new legs for Tomahawk (along with paint for both) and they'll fit in nicely with the classics/universe lines.

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 2:58 pm

Burnin12 wrote:Even with out remolded heads we could have easily had Rotorstorm and Whirl here. With the Wreckers in the movie, I'm really surprised they didn't go that way.

I guess it's possible we will get repaints into Whirl and Rotorstorm. Also as far as the movies go it's possible we won't even have a helicopter transform or be given a name. They could easily cruise by with an autobot symbol on it and that'll be all we get.

Still, I will pick up the Skyhammer mold. Maybe having him along with Tomahawk will give me the inspiration to repaint them in to Rotorstorm and Whirl.

New head for Skyhammer and new legs for Tomahawk (along with paint for both) and they'll fit in nicely with the classics/universe lines.

Have to wonder if they have the trademarks on the names Rotorstorm or Whirl. I seem to remember that they had to use the "Autobot Whirl" name for one of the TRU sets. I can find a band named Whirl, a programming language, and a magazine so far. Rotorstorm, i can't find anything on so it may have just expired

News Credits: 2 · by **Skyfire77** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:47 pm

Want! I don't care what the base deco is, I'm going to repaint it anyway, but WANT!

News Credits: 2 · by **Nemesis Destron** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 9:51 am

ThatsJustPrime wrote:Guys according to the poster the toy has been disassembled and repainted by him. The original colour should be as per what we have seen.

Okay someone please crystallize this for me? I saw among the posted Hasbro DOTM items to be released and in the package Skyhammer does not have the same color apps. as he does in this post. So which one is the final?

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 9:58 am

Nemesis Destron wrote:
ThatsJustPrime wrote:Guys according to the poster the toy has been disassembled and repainted by him. The original colour should be as per what we have seen.

Okay someone please crystallize this for me? I saw among the posted Hasbro DOTM items to be released and in the package Skyhammer does not have the same color apps. as he does in this post. So which one is the final?

The Hasbro pics are the actual colors, the figure in this gallery has had some repainting. Still a great gallery though.

News Credits: 2 · by **Nemesis Destron** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 10:14 am

Aww c'mon man!!! WTF with this Ultra Magnus crap. Seriously I dig Ultra Magnus but not as a chopper! And to think how much better the head looked in this post. Thanks for setting it straight El Duque, Skyhammer is now part of the many DOTM figs I won't be picking up...'nuff said!

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 10:18 am

Nemesis Destron wrote:Aww c'mon man!!! WTF with this Ultra Magnus crap. Seriously I dig Ultra Magnus but not as a chopper! And to think how much better the head looked in this post. Thanks for setting it straight El Duque, Skyhammer is now part of the many DOTM figs I won't be picking up...'nuff said!

No problem. You could always repaint him yourself, or the Takara version may have different paint apps. Personally I think Skyhammer is one of the best looking DOTM figures we've seen.

News Credits: 2 · by **Nemesis Destron** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 10:28 am

El Duque wrote:No problem. You could always repaint him yourself, or the Takara version may have different paint apps. Personally I think Skyhammer is one of the best looking DOTM figures we've seen.

Nahh, I don't have the talent or patience to paint it myself. Maybe Takara could have the answer or maybe a repaint is in the future. I agree he is a great fig and a great mold top to bottom. One of the very few that are awesome in this line. But gundam paint apps. to hell with you!! (lol)

News Credits: 1 · by **AutobotTrainer** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 10:54 am

Do the rotors actually detach?!?!!!? I've searched this topic and no one has mentioned it. The instructions indicate that they do, but I swear that rivet will be permanently damaged if I try to pull those things off as indicated.

I sure there are many folks out there already with damaged Skyhammers thanks to those instructions.

*EDIT: Why do I always find this stuff AFTER posting? http://www.allspark.com/forums/lofivers ... 79355.html

News Credits: 1 · by **SKYWARPED_128** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:23 pm

Skyhammer just arrived at my local hobby store last week, and I'm still wondering if I should pick him up. Not loving his default paint job, and would like to repaint him into the same color scheme as the one in the pics shown on this thread.

Thing is, I'm still learning about repainting figs, and I'm not sure if I can handle the job.

EDIT: BTW, is it just me or is the head the only part that was painted in that custom Skyhammer? I compared pics of the custom with the original one, and the paint scheme looks pretty much unchanged.

News Credits: 1 · by **dirk2243** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:51 pm

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:Skyhammer just arrived at my local hobby store last week, and I'm still wondering if I should pick him up. Not loving his default paint job, and would like to repaint him into the same color scheme as the one in the pics shown on this thread.

Thing is, I'm still learning about repainting figs, and I'm not sure if I can handle the job.

EDIT: BTW, is it just me or is the head the only part that was painted in that custom Skyhammer? I compared pics of the custom with the original one, and the paint scheme looks pretty much unchanged.

Your call. (IMO) he is one of the better TFs from DOTM. I'd say it depends on what you collect and if it fits for you? Sometimes it's easier to decide if you like it once it's inhand. You could surly take it back if you don't.

News Credits: 1 · by **AutobotTrainer** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:39 pm

dirk2243 wrote:
SKYWARPED_128 wrote:Skyhammer just arrived at my local hobby store last week, and I'm still wondering if I should pick him up. Not loving his default paint job, and would like to repaint him into the same color scheme as the one in the pics shown on this thread.

Thing is, I'm still learning about repainting figs, and I'm not sure if I can handle the job.

EDIT: BTW, is it just me or is the head the only part that was painted in that custom Skyhammer? I compared pics of the custom with the original one, and the paint scheme looks pretty much unchanged.

Your call. (IMO) he is one of the better TFs from DOTM. I'd say it depends on what you collect and if it fits for you? Sometimes it's easier to decide if you like it once it's inhand. You could surly take it back if you don't.

I couldn't agree more. If you are a Helicopter focused collector, it is a definite. The structure of both the bot and alt mode are fantastic (Rotors as a chest piece? I thought I'd hate them but once in hand, I find them SPECTACULAR). The attention to detail is significant. The articulation is above average (although I would like rotating wrists). The figure is balanced, unique and strong. Do what I did, buy two.

One thing...the mech/weapon gimmick is not a favorite. The spring mechanism failed after three pulls. I am working on making it a permanent sword.

News Credits: 1 · by **SKYWARPED_128** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 6:26 pm

Thanks for the input, guys.

I just decided to buy him anyway. The more I look at the fig, the more kickass he looks. Most, it not all, reviews were positive, and IMO he seems to be one of the most successful helicopter TF designs to date [proportionate in both modes.]

I just hope he's still in stock at the hobby store. Should be plenty left, as he's not in the movie and isn't exactly the most popular character in the DOTM line.