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News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 7:17 pm

Tsutsukakushi wrote:Hoping HasTak creates a big trailer that breaks apart into pieces. that can plug into the CW ports on the UM toy to form a bigger armored up robot. Think a Trailer is a good idea to include. As it can get repurposed later for Motormaster and Optimus.

I said this exact thing a couple of pages back. Glad we're on the same page.

MightyMagnus78 wrote:
I actually really like that.

AGREED, Damn it! But only if the above mentioned idea were a thing. It would make sense as a leader class.

News Credits: 1 · by **Wreckgar** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 7:17 pm

Caelus wrote:Not owning the CW Optimus mold to see for myself, I was wondering - would it be possible to retool and repaint the mold in such away that he looks like a white repaint of Prime in truck mode, but looks like his classic red and blue armored-up form in robot mode? Clearly his robot-mode chest can be remolded into just about anything.

I'd prefer a trailer that turns into armor, of course, but it just occurred to me that they might be doing it the other way around - Magnus's smaller form looks like Ultra Magnus, and then his combined form has the white Optimus Prime head.

Having a look at Motormaster, with the right combination of red & blue, his chest could work. So all you'd need is a new head.

by **Peridot** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 7:20 pm

I want a 1986 movie combiner now. And what is that Bumblebee supposed to be?

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 7:31 pm

Cobotron wrote:
Tsutsukakushi wrote:Hoping HasTak creates a big trailer that breaks apart into pieces. that can plug into the CW ports on the UM toy to form a bigger armored up robot. Think a Trailer is a good idea to include. As it can get repurposed later for Motormaster and Optimus.
I said this exact thing a couple of pages back. Glad we're on the same page.

Technically if you said it a few pages back then you're not on the same page.
*boom tish*
#BurnsADick

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 8:05 pm

Burn wrote:Technically if you said it a few pages back then you're not on the same page.
*boom tish*
#BurnsADick

Ahhhhhh, wise guy, eh?

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 8:33 pm

Cobotron wrote:
Burn wrote:Technically if you said it a few pages back then you're not on the same page.
*boom tish*
#BurnsADick
Ahhhhhh, wise guy, eh?

Don't forget bully!

News Credits: 1 · by **SkyWarpt** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 9:36 pm

Emerje wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
SkyWarpt wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Emerje wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:Can't say I'm excited for defensor as it means it's now more or less certain that the combaticons are coming and I had really hoped that we'd get a team like the seacons (or extreme long shot, liokaiser)

I wouldn't loose all hope. Since the Fan Built Combiner is coming out in 2016 it isn't unreasonable to assume we'll continue to get combiners past Hasbro's use of the Combiner Wars label. Now that Hasbro has established a new combining system and they've proven their popularity I wouldn't be surprised if we got at least one new set every year for a while.

Emerje

How do we know that this new combiner system is popular? Are there any sales figures in yet and does Hasbro share that info? I would say we'd have to wait for the first quarter 2015 stock report for any dom had their pre-orders pushed back to February and BBTS has theirs listed for March.

The fact that the "in stocks" sold out over night on Amazon is a good indication.

That's tough to say since we don't know how much stock Amazon had in the first place? If they had only 10 figures each (gross exaggeration I know) those would definitely sell out.

A single, and relatively small toy line like Generations is probably not going to make much of an impact on a stock report. The local Walmarts finished their resets and the AOE section is still bigger than the Generations section (with no RID in sight).

I'm simply calling it popular based on the fan reaction. It's been incredibly positive for a line that has a way of dividing fans and the "gotta catch 'em all!" mentality of CW is a sure way to sell figures. From what I've heard people are experiencing some really fast sellouts when finding these in stores. Plus it sounds like Hasbro is giving this line an unprecedented international release, even ahead of North America so they're certainly aware of the line's potential to be big.

I just wish I could find them in stores already. Walmart probably wont get wave one and won't get anything new until April like last year. Target doesn't stock enough to keep the anything on the shelf this time of year. Kmart is Kmart.

Emerje

It is a good indicator as the internet sales (whether presale or outright) lets a manufacturer/distributor know how much shelf space to buy for the upcoming year. Just because skylanders take up a whole aisle doesn't mean that store decided to dedicate that space, the aisle allocated was paid for. I'm noticing expanded TF resets in my area, which is good. Unfortunately, retailers often hold "new" stock in the back so old stock sells through by way of kids Xmas money, which is why we always have a tough time finding those end/beginning year releases on pegs.

News Credits: 4863 · by **william-james88** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 10:09 pm

Burn wrote:
MightyMagnus78 wrote:I actually really like that.

No you do not! You are The MightyMagnus, don't buy into these white Prime repaints. You are like me, you want a Magnus that combines with his trailer, anything else is blasphemy!

I found the Beast Hunters Magnus to be a pretty impressive interpretation of the character using a mold based on Prime.

News Credits: 7 · by **Noideaforaname** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 10:27 pm

'White Optimus' Ultra Magnus/Rodimus/Mirage/Sunstreaker/Prowl/Ironhide would be a really weird combination. Not really Masquerade, not quite Lost Light, just sorta "what we can make out of existing molds".

News Credits: 4 · by **padfoo** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 10:40 pm

SkyWarpt wrote:
wetwithwaterwings wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Just trying to sniff out the trail.
Has anyone found CW Voyagers at retail yet?
or only online.
East Coast are you wit me?

They've hit Texas. Silverbolt is fantastic. He's superior to CW Prime.

Must be a different part of TX, all my stores have peg warmed Tankor, the rodent, and TF4 one step changers

Your Silverbolt (this toy) looks so happy its like he flying home after meeting the girl of his dreams.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 11:15 pm

I think the voyager Prime mold is going to be reused a ton of times because it'll be easier to repaint/remold than a jet. Those production molds are going to be worn thin.

News Credits: 8 · by **Megatron Wolf** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 11:32 pm

that magnus/hot rod thing will probably be "the wreckers" & will be nothing more than a repainted menasor

by **Windsweeper** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 11:46 pm

I need to see Off road repainted as Ruckus

by **Lordprime7755** » Sun Jan 18, 2015 12:05 am

that white one. weird either its a reformatting of Ultra Prime or im missing something. his combiner head was never white.? was it?

by **wetwithwaterwings** » Sun Jan 18, 2015 12:23 am

padfoo wrote:Your Silverbolt (this toy) looks so happy its like he flying home after meeting the girl of his dreams.

News Credits: 459 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Jan 18, 2015 12:40 am

Leader Ultra Magnus can't be a white Ultra Prime with four combiner limbs since Ultra Prime with four combiner limbs is too darn big to be a Leader class toy.

Compare Ultra Prime's remold of Menasor with Leader Megatron. He's just way too big:

robotmel wrote:

I'm more partial to this redeco, myself (the Optimus toy, specifically; not the limb-bots):

News Credits: 18 · by **Immortal Starscream** » Sun Jan 18, 2015 1:22 am

i haven't seen anyone comment on it yet, so i thought i should bring it up. on the back of cw primes legs, right behind the knees are specifically shaped holes with teeth on both sides. however the right hole is different from the left hole. this tells me that something is supposed to plug into those keyhole-like ports. from what i can tell from pics, motormaster doesn't make use of them either. clearly none of the cw figures attach there either. but maybe a leg armor for an ultra magnus? pic attached

by **LE0KING** » Sun Jan 18, 2015 1:42 am

I thought it was dumb seeing them use a mold so clearly designed for motormaster as a prime, but as the idea of it being used again as magnus is just idiotic. :HEADHURTS:

News Credits: 3 · by **koolkollectibleskhai** » Sun Jan 18, 2015 1:47 am

Here's my review of Combiner Wars Alpha Bravo.

Not liking that back kibble with the rotars flopping around, but overall not too bad a figure.

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Sun Jan 18, 2015 1:47 am

LE0KING wrote:I thought it was dumb seeing them use a mold so clearly designed for motormaster as a prime, but as the idea of it being used again as magnus is just idiotic.

The mold was much more likely developed to be BOTH Prime and Motormaster from the get-go. In fact, much more of the figure looks like Prime than it does anything like G1 Motormaster. The legs are a dead giveaway.

News Credits: 23 · by **Madeus Prime** » Sun Jan 18, 2015 3:01 am

There is one big possibility that you've all overlooked, in fact, I'm surprised not one of you thought of it, that this, this white Prime repaint/remold, could be none other then the one, the only, the greatest Autobot of all time------THUNDERCLASH!!!

by **Gearslide** » Sun Jan 18, 2015 3:25 am

That White head with Black Faceplate and Blue eyes Ultra Prime redeco resembles Nova Prime, not Ultra Magnus' inner Not-Prime Design (Which has a White head with Blue Faceplate and Yellow eyes)

Wouldn't surprise me with all the alternate History happening in IDW if this is somehow Nova Prime or another old Prime.

by **lonrac** » Sun Jan 18, 2015 4:08 am

.....winner of the design your combiner team poll?........

(sorry just that I joined a sweepstakes years ago, and remember finding the 'winners' in a local newspaper for the prior week)

News Credits: 6 · by **Dr. Caelus** » Sun Jan 18, 2015 4:25 am

Wreckgar wrote:Having a look at Motormaster, with the right combination of red & blue, his chest could work. So all you'd need is a new head.

The lines aren't dead on, but they do seem generally reminiscent of Magnus's IDW look. Is there any way to fiddle his kibble to give him the iconic shoulder stacks?

News Credits: 459 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Jan 18, 2015 7:46 am

Gearslide wrote:That White head with Black Faceplate and Blue eyes Ultra Prime redeco resembles Nova Prime, not Ultra Magnus' inner Not-Prime Design (Which has a White head with Blue Faceplate and Yellow eyes)

Wouldn't surprise me with all the alternate History happening in IDW if this is somehow Nova Prime or another old Prime.

The problem with it being Nova is that the Club is already doing a Nova toy, which they wouldn't have been allowed to do if Hasbro had upcoming plans for one of their own.