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[Flashwave]

I've been debating on getting this because he's totlly not painted like Nova Prime... but I can't deside if I want this or the TFCC fig... I won't be combining, (unless Botcon 2016 gives us Army-Builder Sweeps... where's that new guy? I wanna give him a suggestion) so the hip pose is actually WORSE now for me than with Prime.

[quote="Burn"]So I was fiddling around with Rook while watching the original Mission Impossible movie tonight.

Not a big fan of the figure, I get what his alt mode is, I just don't like. Robot mode is ... okay.

What I do like though is you can basically turn him into a walking armoury. Combiner feet/hands can plug into each shoulder, you can then plug another weapon onto his back (the pack can then fold up for a over-the-shoulder weapon ... gosh ... that's something that could be done for Impactor) plus the obligatory weapons on his forearms and to top it off, one to plug into his foot.

[Seibertron]

Not sure if this is something new I discovered or not, but I figured out a different configuration for Sunstreaker's accessories in vehicle mode which seems a little more like Sunstreaker with the intakes and engine on top.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

[quote="Seibertron"]Not sure if this is something new I discovered or not, but I figured out a different configuration for Sunstreaker's accessories in vehicle mode which seems a little more like Sunstreaker with the intakes and engine on top.

[url=http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/generations-combiner-wars/sunstreaker/3780/2/][img]http://static.seibertron.com/images/toys/files/222/r_sunstreaker-061a.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/generations-combiner-wars/sunstreaker/3780/2/][img]http://static.seibertron.com/images/toys/files/222/r_sunstreaker-061b.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/generations-combiner-wars/sunstreaker/3780/2/][img]http://static.seibertron.com/images/toys/files/222/r_sunstreaker-061c.jpg[/img][/url]

[url=http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/generations-combiner-wars/sunstreaker/3780/2/][img]http://static.seibertron.com/images/toys/files/222/r_sunstreaker-061d.jpg[/img][/url]

[Seibertron]

[quote="JelZe GoldRabbit"]Can be done on Breakdown too, plus that's the original discovery that lead to the Sunstreaker rumor.

[quote="Seibertron"][quote="JelZe GoldRabbit"]Can be done on Breakdown too, plus that's the original discovery that lead to the Sunstreaker rumor.

[quote="Stuartmaximus"][quote="chuckdawg1999"]

[quote="Stuartmaximus"]You didn't need to! you could've just painted the standard one white.

[quote="RAcast"][quote="Seibertron"][quote="JelZe GoldRabbit"]Can be done on Breakdown too, plus that's the original discovery that lead to the Sunstreaker rumor.

[william-james88]

[quote="Hellscream9999"][quote="RAcast"][quote="Seibertron"][quote="JelZe GoldRabbit"]Can be done on Breakdown too, plus that's the original discovery that lead to the Sunstreaker rumor.

[DedicatedGhostArt]

I know that Takara's Motormaster probably has the fix too, but I hope Hasbro re-releases Motormaster with the fix, cuz the biggest reason why I've been hesitating getting him, is because of the hips. (The other reason is the horns, which look kinda weird to me, but I can fix that, by cutting them a bit, and painting them black.)

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Concerning this:



I'm guessing this is the result of a misinterpretation of the line art for that particular part. Just switch the high and low areas, the lines are the same.

[DedicatedGhostArt]

[quote="JelZe GoldRabbit"]Concerning this:

[img]http://static.seibertron.com/images/news/gfx/1440814238_BCFix9.JPG[/img]

I'm guessing this is the result of a misinterpretation of the line art for that particular part. Just switch the high and low areas, the lines are the same.

[DedicatedGhostArt]

[quote="william-james88"]Remember when stickers were released for the first two waves of Combiner Wars? Well, there are stickers/decals for every other wave as well as some for Devastator. Fenrir72 gave us the tip for Devy and we found the rest on Robot Kingdom's facebook page. It seems all of these sticker sheets are predominantly for the Asian market, as the previous ones were. Robot Kingdom will be including the Wave 3 and 4 sheets depending on the amount spent on an order of Generations figures and the Devastator decals appear to be only released for Taiwan as is explained on the snakas blog.

Here are the images of these stickers as well as how they look like applied on Devastator. However, please note that the panel lining technique is used on those images and thus simply applying the stickers may not yield the same overall look.

[william-james88]

[quote="SillySpringer"]

When I look at the stickered version of him, I realize that they also added a bit of paint wash to him, like in the panel lines for example. So really, when you think it's all the stickers doing the job, actually it's mostly the paint wash.

[quote="william-james88"][quote="SillySpringer"]

When I look at the stickered version of him, I realize that they also added a bit of paint wash to him, like in the panel lines for example. So really, when you think it's all the stickers doing the job, actually it's mostly the paint wash.

[Burn]

[quote="JelZe GoldRabbit"]Concerning this:



I'm guessing this is the result of a misinterpretation of the line art for that particular part. Just switch the high and low areas, the lines are the same.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

[quote="Burn"]So I was fiddling around with Rook while watching the original Mission Impossible movie tonight.

Not a big fan of the figure, I get what his alt mode is, I just don't like. Robot mode is ... okay.

What I do like though is you can basically turn him into a walking armoury. Combiner feet/hands can plug into each shoulder, you can then plug another weapon onto his back (the pack can then fold up for a over-the-shoulder weapon ... gosh ... that's something that could be done for Impactor) plus the obligatory weapons on his forearms and to top it off, one to plug into his foot.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

[quote="SillySpringer"]I know that Takara's Motormaster probably has the fix too, but I hope Hasbro re-releases Motormaster with the fix, cuz the biggest reason why I've been hesitating getting him, is because of the hips. (The other reason is the horns, which look kinda weird to me, but I can fix that, by cutting them a bit, and painting them black.)

[RAR]

Any toy customizers able to confirm if the ratchets are identical across more than one mould of a toy or if they are unique - it just seems like perhaps there is some old Unicron Trilogy toy we might be able to disassemble and save a lot of both with some appropriately donated Female top* Ratchets.

*By this I mean the groove is at the top rather than the ridge.

[chuckdawg1999]

FYI, if Hasbro re-releases Motormaster with the fixed hips, I have a feeling it won't be easy to tell, especially if you order online. When Takara did a running change with Jinbu from TF-Go, BBTS told me there was no way for them to know if they had the fixed figure.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

[quote="chuckdawg1999"]FYI, if Hasbro re-releases Motormaster with the fixed hips, I have a feeling it won't be easy to tell, especially if you order online. When Takara did a running change with Jinbu from TF-Go, BBTS told me there was no way for them to know if they had the fixed figure.

[RAR]

I don't know if they still do this but didn't they used to stamp in the boxes a impressed serial number that differs for each design change - and it may even be the case that the white or black numbers tampographed on the toys differ too (but that might be more to do with mould and factory origin IDs).

I've not had reason to look in recent times though I do recall it being the case on Cybertron toys.

[Hellscream9999]

I think a new team of 'destructicons' or something like that, would be cool. Like weaponized construction vehicles (like BMach scavenger - an excellent figure) they could have rook (with just cannon/ports, instead of molded hands), swindle, a new mold based on BMach scavenger, a re-use of first-aid/re-mold of brawl, and hotspot with a big excavator arm with mini-guns attached to the bucket.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

[quote="Hellscream9999"]I think a new team of 'destructicons' or something like that, would be cool. Like weaponized construction vehicles (like BMach scavenger - an excellent figure) they could have rook (with just cannon/ports, instead of molded hands), swindle, a new mold based on BMach scavenger, a re-use of first-aid/re-mold of brawl, and hotspot with a big excavator arm with mini-guns attached to the bucket.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

[quote="RAR"]I don't know if they still do this but didn't they used to stamp in the boxes a impressed serial number that differs for each design change - and it may even be the case that the white or black numbers tampographed on the toys differ too (but that might be more to do with mould and factory origin IDs).

I've not had reason to look in recent times though I do recall it being the case on Cybertron toys.

[quote="JelZe GoldRabbit"][quote="RAR"]I don't know if they still do this but didn't they used to stamp in the boxes a impressed serial number that differs for each design change - and it may even be the case that the white or black numbers tampographed on the toys differ too (but that might be more to do with mould and factory origin IDs).

I've not had reason to look in recent times though I do recall it being the case on Cybertron toys.