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[Sigmus Prime]

I just hope these all have extensive remolding. So far I can't really see getting a good-looking Mirage from Dragstrip.

Why not? Unlike his G1 self, CW dragstrip does not have the 6 wheels making his alt mode more in line with Mirage's.

And last time we just got a redeco and it worked out great, now we'll have a different head to differentiate them even more

Yeah, but that mold looks great as Dragstrip because it was already a fantastic mold.

The CW Dragstrip mold... well, I personally am not to fond of it. And as Mirage, it doesn't look good in my mind's eye.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

I just hope these all have extensive remolding. So far I can't really see getting a good-looking Mirage from Dragstrip.

The way it's looking right now, there are no real signs of them getting new vehicle parts at all, just new heads, as they don't really need them. Plus, the design sketches for Ironhide and Ratchet/Prowl showed them using Offroad's and First Aid's vehicle shells, respectively.

Back to the white limb, this image shows a perfect comparison between the two best contenders for Prowl; Dead End and Breakdown:



Who wants to make a wager? Take note that Breakdown still has a potential 2nd vehicle shell.

[Rated X]

Ugh these silly pointless autobot repaints. In all honesty ill end up buying them when I see them in walmart out of pure curiousity and bordem. Im wondering if there are any obscure characters that they can pass off as if they got new heads ? Anybody from G2 ? Micromasters maybe ?

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Ugh these silly pointless autobot repaints. In all honesty ill end up buying them when I see them in walmart out of pure curiousity and bordem. Im wondering if there are any obscure characters that they can pass off as if they got new heads ? Anybody from G2 ? Micromasters maybe ?

We have Ruckus for Offroad... Maybe G2 Motormouth for Ironhide:

[Cobotron]

Back to the white limb, this image shows a perfect comparison between the two best contenders for Prowl; Dead End and Breakdown:

Who wants to make a wager?

Jelz, I forgot those front ends fold down like that. I like mine up for a knee pad effect. Judging by that picture you posted, you're on to something.
So, no wager out of me. I'm now paddling right beside you in your boat.

[Deadput]

Ugh these silly pointless autobot repaints. In all honesty ill end up buying them when I see them in walmart out of pure curiousity and bordem. Im wondering if there are any obscure characters that they can pass off as if they got new heads ? Anybody from G2 ? Micromasters maybe ?

Its not pointless.



IDW is preparing to combine them together since as of this 4 of the members have been confirmed to be on Cybertron and Sunstreaker might be there to considering he is no longer on the lost light.



Plus this is probably a homage to masquerade yes there is only two of the members from that episode but the homage is there.

[ThunderThruster]

Great homage when only 2/5 of the same characters are used.

[Sabrblade]

The Streetwise mold is pretty much very much scupted to be Prowl from below the head downward.

[Deadput]

Great homage when only 2/5 of the same characters are used.

Regardless its still a homage no matter how you think of it.

[MaverickPrime]

I'm really curious to see how this plays out! But c'mon, Hot Rod deserves more than to be a Legends class, somehow it feels like he's getting the short end of the stick for being a post-86 movie character
If it was just because of the spoiler he gets in vehicle mode, that's just lame, Bumblebee would've been a much better repaint choice!...did I really just say that?!?

[MaverickPrime]

Wave 3? i still haven't even seen wave 2 but to be fair, we got the first wave in late march, so...

[phantom1592]

I'm really curious to see how this plays out! But c'mon, Hot Rod deserves more than to be a Legends class, somehow it feels like he's getting the short end of the stick for being a post-86 movie character
If it was just because of the spoiler he gets in vehicle mode, that's just lame, Bumblebee would've been a much better repaint choice!...did I really just say that?!?

Agreed.

I'm not really a fan of minibots in the first place... Powerglide just looks out of place with the rest of the jets. However, tradition means I can live with it. But making established leader type characters tiny?? That just doesn't look right at all.

Honestly, they should have had all the limbs be Prime and the 84 autos, maybe with bumblebee as a weapon or something... then release a Rodimus as a combiner body to 'take prime's place'. A combiner with flames on his chest could look pretty cool.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

I'm really curious to see how this plays out! But c'mon, Hot Rod deserves more than to be a Legends class, somehow it feels like he's getting the short end of the stick for being a post-86 movie character
If it was just because of the spoiler he gets in vehicle mode, that's just lame, Bumblebee would've been a much better repaint choice!...did I really just say that?!?

Agreed.

I'm not really a fan of minibots in the first place... Powerglide just looks out of place with the rest of the jets. However, tradition means I can live with it. But making established leader type characters tiny?? That just doesn't look right at all.

Honestly, they should have had all the limbs be Prime and the 84 autos, maybe with bumblebee as a weapon or something... then release a Rodimus as a combiner body to 'take prime's place'. A combiner with flames on his chest could look pretty cool.

Funny thing is, this isn't the first time that Hot Rod was canonically downsized:


Transformers Battlestars: Return Of Convoy Hot Rodimus (Reissue) Gallery

[Flashwave]

Ugh these silly pointless autobot repaints. In all honesty ill end up buying them when I see them in walmart out of pure curiousity and bordem. Im wondering if there are any obscure characters that they can pass off as if they got new heads ? Anybody from G2 ? Micromasters maybe ?

Its not pointless.



IDW is preparing to combine them together since as of this 4 of the members have been confirmed to be on Cybertron and Sunstreaker might be there to considering he is no longer on the lost light.



Plus this is probably a homage to masquerade yes there is only two of the members from that episode but the homage is there.

You have it backwards, IDw has the 4some on Cybertron because Hasbro is sellling the repaints, not vice-versa.

And yes, Sunstreaker was there to see Mirage whenhe landed

I'm sorta with X. I might get Ironhide, since I do just t like the Univerziteta rse figs vhicle mode. I *might* get Prowl, but I am happy with HIS Universe and mines paint is still good. Sunstreaker is a no, and I'll skip Mirage specifocally tokeep my Mirage and Dragstrip figs different.

[Optimum Supreme]

I'm really curious to see how this plays out! But c'mon, Hot Rod deserves more than to be a Legends class, somehow it feels like he's getting the short end of the stick for being a post-86 movie character
If it was just because of the spoiler he gets in vehicle mode, that's just lame, Bumblebee would've been a much better repaint choice!...did I really just say that?!?

Or instead of Bumblebee, make it Sparkplug, Armada OP's little minicon buddy. He looks sorta Bee-ish anyway.

[chuckdawg1999]

I wouldn't be so sure about Streetwise/Dead End for Prowl. Look at how the front of the white limb is covering the knee instead hanging below it. Is that possible with Dead End?

Looks to be just the torso-bot's lower thigh with its upper thigh covered by shadow and looking darker. No leg-bot's kibble can cover the knee like that when said knee is bent.

Looking at the picture I can see two wheels facing outward on an extended piece; like the front of the Dead End mold folded back. Breakdown is already being used for Sunstreaker so it's not that mold either. It's possible that the First Aid mold is being used and the hood kibble was photo shopped out for artistic effect.

[Twitchythe3rd]

Oh good. I need an Ironhide.

[LarryBB]

Eveyone has been saying that prowl will be a retool of deadend or breakdown but".............................










It may just be a new mold OH NO

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Eveyone has been saying that prowl will be a retool of deadend or breakdown but".............................










It may just be a new mold OH NO

Not that likely, but the chances are still present. A rule of thumb is that the closer we get to the end of year's worth of figures, the less new molds we get, to the point a wave is all redecos and retools (Thrilling 30's is an exception to this). It's not that we're scared of new molds, we're just expecting the worst and hoping for the best (something all of us should do IMO)
A new-mold Prowl would provide a firmer basis of Combiner Wars continuing into a 2nd year, with new molds and retools of earlier molds (left unused). Plus, wasn't there a supposed Smokescreen listing earlier?

[LarryBB]

We did get rook as a new mold butso far only 8 different molds altogether what I think they will do is 1 new mold a combiner

[ZeroWolf]

Still not a fan of this and I really don't want this in fiction at all so hopefully idw just ignore it (like hopefully they'll ignore combiner cyclonus). The only bot I want prowl to combine with is devestator. Yes, I like my prowls complicated and potentially antagonistic.

Also any word on if these would be wave 4 deluxe?

[prjkt]

Is it wrong that I really want this white OP to be Thunderclash?

[munkimus prime]

I want to see Onslaught repainted into Heatwave so we can have a new Nexus Maximus. They could use Airraid, Firefly, Alpha Bravo and Rook for the individual limbs unless we get a proper tank limb to be used instead of the Rook mould.

[Madeus Prime]

Fiddled a bit and aligned the pics.

[MelRains]

I took your composite, Madeus, and tried to color balance/pull out some details.


Also, hello. This is my first post...