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News Credits: 3 · by **Shockwave7** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 10:24 am

According to some sources, the Protectobot wave is supposed to 'be available sometime in April'. That's THIS month, and the month is already half over. Can we get any confirmation of this? I'd LOVE it if it was true - but after the delays with the Stunticon and Air Raid wave, I somehow rather think it's going to be late May or even June before they are actually 'available'....

I guess it depends on what they mean by 'available'. To me - an 'available' product is one that you can buy and have in your possession immediately - take it home, hold it, really HAVE it. But does 'available' to these guys only mean 'available for pre-order' on places like Hasbro Toy Shop.com? Because if that's the case, what 'available' REALLY means is only that they'll allow you to pay for them online, but you won't actually GET them for another month or two.

So can we confirm if 'available' this April means the former explanation (I hope), or the latter?

by **MGrotusque** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 10:29 am

Oh yeah. I forgot about all that multi lingual frenchie nonsense. :roll:

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 10:29 am

Would Alpha Bravo's head on Firefly's body plus a few modifications work as a custom Slingshot?

News Credits: 23 · by **Madeus Prime** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 10:31 am

Rodimus Prime wrote:Would Alpha Bravo's head on Firefly's body plus a few modifications work as a custom Slingshot?

No, it'd just make him into a jet version of Alpha Bravo.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 10:39 am

Madeus Prime wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:Would Alpha Bravo's head on Firefly's body plus a few modifications work as a custom Slingshot?

No, it'd just make him into a jet version of Alpha Bravo.

I felt alpha bravo was a helicopter version of slingshot with IDW First Aid's head. Nothing wrong about that though.

News Credits: 3 · by **Kyleor** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 11:10 am

Shockwave7 wrote:According to some sources, the Protectobot wave is supposed to 'be available sometime in April'. That's THIS month, and the month is already half over. Can we get any confirmation of this? I'd LOVE it if it was true - but after the delays with the Stunticon and Air Raid wave, I somehow rather think it's going to be late May or even June before they are actually 'available'....

I guess it depends on what they mean by 'available'. To me - an 'available' product is one that you can buy and have in your possession immediately - take it home, hold it, really HAVE it. But does 'available' to these guys only mean 'available for pre-order' on places like Hasbro Toy Shop.com? Because if that's the case, what 'available' REALLY means is only that they'll allow you to pay for them online, but you won't actually GET them for another month or two.

So can we confirm if 'available' this April means the former explanation (I hope), or the latter?

They probably mean 'available' as in that they are 'available' in the distribution chain and will come to your local stores as they sell out of existing stock (AoE shelf/pegwarmers) and get more in.

News Credits: 3 · by **Shockwave7** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 11:28 am

Kyleor wrote:They probably mean 'available' as in that they are 'available' in the distribution chain and will come to your local stores as they sell out of existing stock (AoE shelf/pegwarmers) and get more in.

I hope not. Because that AoE crap doesn't seem to be going anywhere. I've been seeing the SAME figures on the shelf (at wal-mart especially, but also TRU) for over three months. The SAME figures - not just restocking of ones that are being sold. Nobody's buying them anymore. And if retailers are waiting for people to buy them in order to clear shelf space for the CW figures, then we're in for an even longer wait than I feared...

News Credits: 3 · by **Kyleor** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 11:38 am

william-james88 wrote:
Bradimus wrote:
Kyleor wrote:
durroth wrote:look guys. Alpha Bravo has always been an Aerialbot, we have always been at war with Gobotia, and gold plastic syndrome is a lie told by insurgents trying to undermine the glorious cybertronian homeland. That said, Defensor's stumpy gorilla legs make me want to get 4 offroads and make CW optimus primal, the truck monkey.

Please do this, but use arm forms for all the limbs.

Arm forms or hand mode for the hand/foot piece? I think arm form for legs would be make them a bit too long. Could be wrong. I don't have the figures to be sure.

Your right, hand pieces on leg modes work better. What a smart idea too!

They have to be hands, and pictures will need to be captioned 'Trukk not Munkee'

by **DeadCaL** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 12:05 pm

shajaki wrote:

Streetwise: "Get off my lawn" <chk chk>

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 12:14 pm

DeadCaL wrote:
shajaki wrote:

Streetwise: "Get off my lawn" <chk chk>

Ha! I didnt even think of that. These look amazing!

by **Rated X** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 1:51 pm

fenrir72 wrote:
Burn wrote:He doesn't hate Alpha Bravo. He just saw a bunch of people like him so Rated X being his typical "outspoken" self decided it would be funny to troll them, because when it comes to Hasbro products, we all know he dislikes them so he's trying a different approach to get his message across.

Of course posting the same pictures across 2-3 different threads just makes it look like a desperate cry for attention. Best solution? Just ignore him.

Wait! 3 DIFFERENT THREADS? I though it was just here. Btw, even Va'al's outspoken love for the mold does not compare to this. Meas ignorit then. Yesm maister......

Well I originally took the pics for the 3rd party pics thread. But Alpha Bravo is part of combiner wars so why shouldn’t the pics be here too? Nobody complained about Va’al’s pics all over the place. And then there’s the exclusive Alpha Bravo thread. So it’s not like the pics are off topic.

On a separate note, If I want to find out why Australians enjoy dressing up like dismembered corpses, Ill have to go there and see for myself. These Aussies ain’t talkin… :-?

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 2:28 pm

Rated X wrote:
On a separate note, If I want to find out why Australians enjoy dressing up like dismembered corpses, Ill have to go there and see for myself. These Aussies ain’t talkin…

I think you are confusing admins...

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 2:53 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Rated X wrote:
On a separate note, If I want to find out why Australians enjoy dressing up like dismembered corpses, Ill have to go there and see for myself. These Aussies ain’t talkin…

I think you are confusing admins...

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 2:58 pm

Rated X wrote:Nobody complained about Va’al’s pics all over the place.

'cos I'm fabulous, big boy. ;;)

by **rickdraco** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 3:51 pm

Ok, maybe I am going off on a tangent here, due to people's dislike for new Gestalt members, but in my opinion, Alpha Bravo is not in fact the odd man out in the Aerialbots. That would have to have ALWAYS been their leader, considering that he's a commercial aircraft, unlike all of the others. On a related note, Offroad, while a newcomer, again is not an odd-man-out. Drag Strip is. The altmodes of all the other Stunticons are at least potentially road-legal!

This much said, I just got Alpha Bravo this morning, and he's cool, but, despite the nose of his copter mode being somewhat shuttle-like I doubt that is the way they will go if they make the combaticons. I think it is more likely they will retool Air-raid to promote the G1 Micromaster Nightflight, to replace Blast Off! Financially speaking, it makes more sense, as there's a lot less retooling required!

News Credits: 3 · by **Kyleor** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 3:58 pm

Shockwave7 wrote:
Kyleor wrote:They probably mean 'available' as in that they are 'available' in the distribution chain and will come to your local stores as they sell out of existing stock (AoE shelf/pegwarmers) and get more in.

I hope not. Because that AoE crap doesn't seem to be going anywhere. I've been seeing the SAME figures on the shelf (at wal-mart especially, but also TRU) for over three months. The SAME figures - not just restocking of ones that are being sold. Nobody's buying them anymore. And if retailers are waiting for people to buy them in order to clear shelf space for the CW figures, then we're in for an even longer wait than I feared...

Maybe buy them from one location then return them to another location?

News Credits: 4 · by **King Kuuga** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 4:10 pm

Rated X wrote:
That Bot wrote:
Rated X wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:
Delta Magnus wrote:Knowing X he'll throw a tantrum and declare that Transformers is ruined forever.

Wasn't it ruined already with the advent of MP, Ultra, Leader scales?

Big for nothing figures didnt ruin transformers. They just made it a bit silly.

That is quite possibly the most absurd thing I've heard anybody say about a bunch of robots that hide as racecars, bright red trucks, miniature vehicles, space shuttles, tanks, jets, UFOs, and dinosaurs.

Hey if you like huge out of scale versions of the same four kid favorite characters, then go buy them. May your shelves be blessed with dozens of kid sized bumblebees, primes, megatrons and starscreams. Have fun, play safe !

If you sincerely believe that big toys of popular characters is sillier than the idea of a robot hiding on earth as a dinosaur then I don't know what to tell you. There must be something in that Florida water after all.

News Credits: 3 · by **Bradimus** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 4:12 pm

rickdraco wrote:Ok, maybe I am going off on a tangent here, due to people's dislike for new Gestalt members, but in my opinion, Alpha Bravo is not in fact the odd man out in the Aerialbots. That would have to have ALWAYS been their leader, considering that he's a commercial aircraft, unlike all of the others. On a related note, Offroad, while a newcomer, again is not an odd-man-out. Drag Strip is. The altmodes of all the other Stunticons are at least potentially road-legal!

This much said, I just got Alpha Bravo this morning, and he's cool, but, despite the nose of his copter mode being somewhat shuttle-like I doubt that is the way they will go if they make the combaticons. I think it is more likely they will retool Air-raid to promote the G1 Micromaster Nightflight, to replace Blast Off! Financially speaking, it makes more sense, as there's a lot less retooling required!

Two things-

1) I watch Top Gear thanks to BBC America and the presenters correctly say "street-legal" so I have to ask why the English can't speak English? :saint:

2) I would not mind your suggestion of using a retool of Air Raid (my favorite Aerialbot) to have Nightfilght (my favorite Micromaster) replace Blast Off one bit. But others would something-something. :WHISTLE:

by **peaces** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 4:32 pm

i want a space shuttle

News Credits: 3 · by **Bradimus** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 4:45 pm

Are those drills on Rook's appendage?

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 5:40 pm

Bradimus wrote:Are those drills on Rook's appendage?

Looks more like missiles to me.

By the by, anybody wonder why Breakdown, and only Breakdown can store his weapon on his back?

He's a Lamborghini with an engine on his back, basically. Sound familiar?

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 5:49 pm

Riiiiiiiight. Good catch Jelz.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 6:19 pm

I'm still wondering why Dead End doesn't have vehicle-limb integration.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 6:33 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I'm still wondering why Dead End doesn't have vehicle-limb integration.

Because he's a "dead......end?" :lol:

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 6:53 pm

rickdraco wrote:
This much said, I just got Alpha Bravo this morning, and he's cool, but, despite the nose of his copter mode being somewhat shuttle-like I doubt that is the way they will go if they make the combaticons. I think it is more likely they will retool Air-raid to promote the G1 Micromaster Nightflight, to replace Blast Off! Financially speaking, it makes more sense, as there's a lot less retooling required!

I am pretty certain that Blastoff will be the limb replaced by a new member. If they thought having a motorcycle was odd with scale, imagine a space shuttle!!!! (also, he was the kreon they didnt include for the combaticon kreon set, and thats been true about sling shot, wildrider and groove, maybe thats too much of a coincidence)