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News Credits: 3 · Sat Feb 21, 2015 9:42 am

Off-road's head sculpt reminds me of Springer a little...

Sat Feb 21, 2015 9:44 am

megatronus wrote:Anyone think they'll give us a deluxe Swerve/Gears out of Offroad down the line?

He's not stocky enough, (for IDW Swerve at least) and there's already a great GDO Deluxe Swerve.

Sat Feb 21, 2015 10:11 am

Yweggo wrote:Once again in-hand images kill my wallet, I wasn't planning on getting Offroad because he looked bad in all the photographs un-till now, I was thinking of getting Alpha Bravo instead but now its looking like AB isn't going to have anyone else to combine with.

Hey, you never know, at this rate if Hasbro keep releasing substitute team members we may be able to make an entire combiner out of them.

All Hail Usurpertron!

News Credits: 6188 · Sat Feb 21, 2015 10:18 am

Syn_13 wrote:
Yweggo wrote:Once again in-hand images kill my wallet, I wasn't planning on getting Offroad because he looked bad in all the photographs un-till now, I was thinking of getting Alpha Bravo instead but now its looking like AB isn't going to have anyone else to combine with.

Hey, you never know, at this rate if Hasbro keep releasing substitute team members we may be able to make an entire combiner out of them.

All Hail Usurpertron!

...

Curse you. I now am seriously considering this.

Offroad, Alpha Bravo, Rook.. who else? Viper? :-?

News Credits: 41 · Sat Feb 21, 2015 10:27 am

With the ax in one hand the hand/foot kinda looks like a shield. COOL!
The green face is hilarious and awesome. Is he a zombie or about to puke?
Great head sculpt for sure.

News Credits: 41 · Sat Feb 21, 2015 10:29 am

Va'al wrote:Offroad, Alpha Bravo, Rook.. who else? Viper?

Cyclonus.

News Credits: 6188 · Sat Feb 21, 2015 10:59 am

Cobotron wrote:
Va'al wrote:Offroad, Alpha Bravo, Rook.. who else? Viper?
Cyclonus.

Or Optimus Prime? Neither are in earlier fictions as combiners, so maybe both can qualify. :-?

USURPETRON 2015

News Credits: 41 · Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:06 am

Va'al wrote:
Cobotron wrote:
Va'al wrote:Offroad, Alpha Bravo, Rook.. who else? Viper?
Cyclonus.

Or Optimus Prime? Neither are in earlier fictions as combiners, so maybe both can qualify.

USURPETRON 2015

Randomus Prime? Leftovercus Maximus? Superflion?

News Credits: 12 · Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:08 am

Impostron? Apostasor?

News Credits: 6188 · Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:12 am

Mixandmaximus!

News Credits: 3 · Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:20 am

Just picked up Leader Megatron at my local Toys R Us in Springfield, VA. Get out there and start looking people!

Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:39 am

Overall decent figure as much as I hate to admit it. I'd be digging the blue more if his face wasn't so freaking fluorescent in color and I'm a bit annoyed that, out of all the different front end designs for trucks and SUV's on the market today they went with exactly the same design as Hoist and Trailbreaker. For an all new, original figure it would be nice if it didn't resemble a shrunken re-tool of previous figures but color and alt mode front end are my only two minor gripes with this one.
While he may not be an original for this gestalt team, it's not like they were specifically designated as a "sports car" team or "race" team back in the day anyways which would have made for a stupid title for them since a semi-truck as a team leader doesn't exactly scream speed and performance. I think this guy makes for a good substitute figure.

Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:41 am

Not a bad looking figure, I just don't think it should've come at the cost of Wildrider.

"I wanna bust somethin up!" Is a stand out quote for me.

News Credits: 293 · Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:45 am

Cobotron wrote:With the ax in one hand the hand/foot kinda looks like a shield. COOL!
The green face is hilarious and awesome. Is he a zombie or about to puke?
Great head sculpt for sure.

stole the words right outta my mouth. that face sculpt, and strange green, i love for some reason. and the overall look, especially the door shoulders is really nice. he's got some great personality.

and the following are my favorite random combiner names:

Randomus Prime

Leftoverus Maximus

Impostron

Mixandmaximus

:lol:

News Credits: 41 · Sat Feb 21, 2015 12:00 pm

CrankyOldTruck wrote:Overall decent figure as much as I hate to admit it. I'd be digging the blue more if his face wasn't so freaking fluorescent in color and I'm a bit annoyed that, out of all the different front end designs for trucks and SUV's on the market today they went with exactly the same design as Hoist and Trailbreaker. For an all new, original figure it would be nice if it didn't resemble a shrunken re-tool of previous figures but color and alt mode front end are my only two minor gripes with this one.
While he may not be an original for this gestalt team, it's not like they were specifically designated as a "sports car" team or "race" team back in the day anyways which would have made for a stupid title for them since a semi-truck as a team leader doesn't exactly scream speed and performance. I think this guy makes for a good substitute figure.

Now that you said that about the front end, they are gonna do a repaint of either or both Trailbreaker and Hoist. :lol:

To which I say, FINE! But I wonder if he will be the rumored Ironhide.

News Credits: 241 · Sat Feb 21, 2015 12:09 pm

Mystery solved on Offroad's identity: I just read he was supposed to be G1 Ruckus, as we suspected.

And Blackjack was Runabout... no surprise. :roll:

Sat Feb 21, 2015 1:54 pm

AND! Combiner Wars Deluxes appearing finally here in Greenville South Carolina... Haven't looked at my small town stores, but they have finally showed up... Though I ordered online and got 15% off so that beats in store prices by long shot!

Shouldn't we be on Wave 2 here? :BANG_HEAD:

News Credits: 5 · Sat Feb 21, 2015 2:02 pm

shajaki wrote:
and the following are my favorite random combiner names:

Randomus Prime

Leftoverus Maximus

Impostron

Mixandmaximus

Pickmix

Variety Pax

News Credits: 6188 · Sat Feb 21, 2015 2:18 pm

Mr O wrote:
shajaki wrote:
and the following are my favorite random combiner names:

Randomus Prime

Leftoverus Maximus

Impostron

Mixandmaximus

Pickmix

Variety Pax

Motto: Am I going out on a limb here..?

(Another: Trailmix.)

News Credits: 16 · Sat Feb 21, 2015 2:36 pm

MrBlack wrote:Just picked up Leader Megatron at my local Toys R Us in Springfield, VA. Get out there and start looking people!

If he's being found all the way on the east coast, that could mean he could be everywhere in a matter of days. Awesome!

Sat Feb 21, 2015 2:50 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:Sabrblade, you brought up an interesting point there...was a thundercracker leader always on the cards and they just used jetfire to sell the mold (not like it hasn't happened before on this line and others)

As for the other seekers prime ghost, starscream is in charge of cybertron now (hard to get more important than that), skywarp though, he's currently fused with the Decepticons ships hull, giving the cons their own teleport

Hello the pic Sabrblade supplied was from IDW's The Transformers #11 1st page >:oP

, I mistook it for Transformers Bumblebee #1 which had Skywarp,the pic came out in 2010 or I should say the comic did. I haven't been paying attention to the stories much lately only because of work or buying the Transformer toys from BBTS. I would like to befriend not just you but Sabrblade if that's possible. On the argument I have with him on Thundercracker let's agree to disagree because I won't change my view and I'd rather talk about new Awesome transformer toys that are coming out for all of us to buy :grin:

News Credits: 6188 · Sat Feb 21, 2015 5:55 pm

And here it is, the first traditional combination of the five members of the Decepticon team of Stunticons, and first Decepticon gestalt of Combiner Wars: Menasor. Take a look at the horned sword-wielding mode featuring Motormaster, Dragstrip, Offroad, Dead End and Breakdown (no Blackjack included in this set, but some comparisons to Superion are) thanks to Genetic from over across on TFND.net!

Sat Feb 21, 2015 6:02 pm

he looks lame...

News Credits: 41 · Sat Feb 21, 2015 6:07 pm

Alright! Now all those times Drag Strip was all, "oh ya,wait til my boys get here", is starting to ring in the Arialbots heads. Get your gloves and your boots on Silverbolt, cause it's on!