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News Credits: 174 · Sat Jul 27, 2019 8:58 pm

Skritz wrote:They're going to have robot modes for the limbs, r-right...?

Yes, we've already seen one of them >:oP

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News Credits: 462 · Sat Jul 27, 2019 9:06 pm

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Skritz wrote:They're going to have robot modes for the limbs, r-right...?

Yes, we've already seen one of them

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Gulf, specifically.

Sat Jul 27, 2019 9:09 pm

Ok good, I was afraid they'd be so accurate to Masterforce they would remove the robot mode.

News Credits: 241 · Sat Jul 27, 2019 9:18 pm

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Skritz wrote:They're going to have robot modes for the limbs, r-right...?

Yes, we've already seen one of them

Plus, they're all retools of pre-existing PotP molds, so the robot modes have to be retained:

Turtler/Snaptrap: Terrorcon Hun-Gurrr
Gulf/Skalor: Terrorcon Blot
Kraken/Seawing: Terrorcon Cutthroat
Overbite: Terrorcon Rippersnapper
Lobclaw/Nautilator: Terrorcon Blot(?!)
Tentakil: hard to make out, gimme a moment on that (or get me a shot from the back)

News Credits: 462 · Sat Jul 27, 2019 9:22 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Tentakil: hard to make out, gimme a moment on that (or get me a shot from the back)

So far, Tentakil appears to be a unique, all new mold.

This close up of his hidden robot mode chest resembles no existing CW/Potpie Deluxe mold's robot chest.

News Credits: 241 · Sat Jul 27, 2019 9:25 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Tentakil: hard to make out, gimme a moment on that (or get me a shot from the back)
So far, Tentakill appears to be a unique, all new mold.

This close up of his hidden robot mode chest resembles no existing CW/Potpie Deluxe mold's robot chest.

Which is pretty odd, but I'd still like to see the reverse, or where the Combiner peg swings out from.

News Credits: 104 · Sat Jul 27, 2019 9:36 pm

Oh my God and Goddess it is glorious..

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News Credits: 41 · Sat Jul 27, 2019 10:03 pm

It also looks like the Combiner hands are either new or retooled PotPie hands. No double thumbs, and new fingers with what looks like an individually articulated index finger.

Can't wait to see more.
He/they look AMAZING!! :KREMZEEK:

News Credits: 241 · Sat Jul 27, 2019 10:07 pm

Things I've noticed: King Poseidon/Piranacon is NOT holding Overbite as a gun per se. Rather, the gun's attached to the back of the hand via a combiner peg, closer to the traditional Target On the regular Targetmasters employ in The Headmasters anime (yet King Poseidon never did such a thing in the Masterforce anime... except maybe for Scramble 7 in the manga). Overbite's gun mode also seems to incorporate all the Seacons' guns, not just his own. Heavy much?

And isn't that Wonder Festival Summer 2019?

News Credits: 96 · Sat Jul 27, 2019 10:41 pm

Tentakil looks like it's possibly from the Moonracer mold. Interesting how the combiner port slides into the top of the combiner hand for targetmaster mode.

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Sat Jul 27, 2019 10:41 pm

Hellscream9999 wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:The be all, end all combiner wars gestalt, in all his premium glory

I hope to primus and all that is is righteous and holy that his joints are all tight enough to handle the weight of these new figures, because, oh man, hungurrs' were not
I've had more issues with the smaller Terrorcons' hip joints than with Hun-Gurrr himmself, at least so far

I mean, that's nothing a tiny bit of paper towel can't fix, but hungurr's crappy shoulder ratchets? No way, bum shoulders are permanent cuz hasbro pinned his entire body together, so you can't mod or fix it, which means, he can barely stand on his own, let alone strike a pose

Pins can be removed too :roll:

News Credits: 4877 · Sat Jul 27, 2019 10:53 pm

man, I really want to see more tentakill

Sat Jul 27, 2019 11:03 pm

Hooray for Breaking News.

Hooray for King Poseidon being an Abominus retool instead of a Predaking retool.

Snaptrap looks like a good use of the Hun-grr model.

Seawing reusing Cutthroat is a creative choice. Seems obvious now, but would not have thought of it before.

Overbite reusing Rippersnapper's mold. That one was so obvious you'd expect it from the start.

I think Sinnertwin's mold may get a turn as a Seacon too. We'll wait and see.

News Credits: 12 · Sat Jul 27, 2019 11:57 pm

Jtprime17 wrote:
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Interesting to note is that they come with 2 extra hands to attach to the back of the feet similar to some of the POTP combiners. Does that mean we'll be getting 5 hands due to the 5 limbs? And also, aren't they not switchable between sides?

Sun Jul 28, 2019 12:07 am

Jtprime17 wrote:Tentakil looks like it's possibly from the Moonracer mold. Interesting how the combiner port slides into the top of the combiner hand for targetmaster mode.

Probably for stability. The 5mm peg by itself would be about as reliable as the Alternators-type peg on Sparkdrinker in this situation.

Sentinel_Primal wrote:
Jtprime17 wrote:
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Interesting to note is that they come with 2 extra hands to attach to the back of the feet similar to some of the POTP combiners. Does that mean we'll be getting 5 hands due to the 5 limbs? And also, aren't they not switchable between sides?

Perhaps the thumb can traverse over?

News Credits: 3 · Sun Jul 28, 2019 12:09 am

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:
Wireless_Phantom wrote:Looking at it more I'm not super happy with the sword. It looks like he's holding a sword blade by the tang, rather than by a grip. Actually, now that I've gotten more into customizing I probably could make one, but depending on how much this is supposed to cost I probably shouldn't have to.
He's holding it by the grip, look at pics 5 and 6

I know there is technically a grip, but it still looks off. I think a bigger guard would help it look better, along with maybe a thicker blade overall.

News Credits: 3 · Sun Jul 28, 2019 12:12 am

Sentinel_Primal wrote:
Jtprime17 wrote:
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Interesting to note is that they come with 2 extra hands to attach to the back of the feet similar to some of the POTP combiners. Does that mean we'll be getting 5 hands due to the 5 limbs? And also, aren't they not switchable between sides?

My guess (and hope) is that four come with hands and maybe the fifth comes with something extra, or is Tentakill and is still the same price as the other due to all the mass that goes into the head.

News Credits: 12 · Sun Jul 28, 2019 12:15 am

Wireless_Phantom wrote:
Sentinel_Primal wrote:
Jtprime17 wrote:
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Interesting to note is that they come with 2 extra hands to attach to the back of the feet similar to some of the POTP combiners. Does that mean we'll be getting 5 hands due to the 5 limbs? And also, aren't they not switchable between sides?

My guess (and hope) is that four come with hands and maybe the fifth comes with something extra, or is Tentakill and is still the same price as the other due to all the mass that goes into the head.

That would make sense. Though, I'm thinking maybe the fifth would be Overbite, and he'd come with a sorta stand for gun mode or at least something to stablize it

News Credits: 241 · Sun Jul 28, 2019 12:45 am

Jtprime17 wrote:Tentakil looks like it's possibly from the Moonracer mold.

That... is genius! And so fitting:

Transformers Beast Wars II Scylla Gallery

Sun Jul 28, 2019 12:49 am

Here's to hoping he is a six member team
Meaning one Voyager and 5 deluxes

News Credits: 1 · Sun Jul 28, 2019 12:52 am

I am very hyped for Piranacon/King Poseidon, but how happy will we all be once more info on the prices drops?

News Credits: 22 · Sun Jul 28, 2019 1:08 am

I am cautiously optimistic. Looks good so far, can't wait to see it in color and the robot modes. Question: is the way he's set up the permanent configuration, or can the limbs be swapped, even changing them out to be the weapon, like the original toy?

News Credits: 241 · Sun Jul 28, 2019 1:15 am

Rodimus Prime wrote:I am cautiously optimistic. Looks good so far, can't wait to see it in color and the robot modes. Question: is the way he's set up the permanent configuration, or can the limbs be swapped, even changing them out to be the weapon, like the original toy?

I don't see why not, as the parent molds of the 5 limbs had that feature. The weapon modes may be nothing more than sticking some guns into the back end of the beast modes and swinging out the Combiner peg...Except for Tentakil. He's the hardest to figure out, but if he's similar in design to the Moonracer/Novastar mold, it's just reversed :lol: