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News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:00 am

gothsaurus wrote:It's odd... but I DO get a real aircraft carrier vibe from this guy now. Strange that I didn't from the original. Maybe it's just the added length? That kind of adds a real third mode to me, instead of a forgettable battle platform robot-sitting-down mode.

Maybe like how the Japanese treated Fort Max, maybe Metroplex's battle station mode could instead be used as a battleship mode.

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:06 am

Sabrblade wrote:
gothsaurus wrote:It's odd... but I DO get a real aircraft carrier vibe from this guy now. Strange that I didn't from the original. Maybe it's just the added length? That kind of adds a real third mode to me, instead of a forgettable battle platform robot-sitting-down mode.
Maybe like how the Japanese treated Fort Max, maybe Metroplex's battle station mode could instead be used as a battleship mode.

I can see it as a land-based mobile airfield, even a spacefaring vessel, but a seafaring aircraft carrier is something that seems unconvincing to me.

by **gothsaurus** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:19 am

Aw come on. It's just about as good as those three boat bits from Tidalwaaaave.

Between those three variations, this, and the various Classics Seaspray variants... we're getting a pretty good fleet o' boats.

Now. Where is our triple changer aircraft carrier, Hasbro?? Another possible Titan class for you? Crossover USS Flagg?

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:24 am

gothsaurus wrote:Aw come on. It's just about as good as those three boat bits from Tidalwaaaave.

That's different: he was intended to be a ship in the first place.

News Credits: 10 · by **Trikeboy** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:27 am

Now we get to see the color differences between the Hasbro and Takara version of Metroplex. Hasbro's is more pearl white and Takara's will be off white. Honestly, I prefer Hasbro's paint job this time round.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:31 am

Mindmaster wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
gothsaurus wrote:It's odd... but I DO get a real aircraft carrier vibe from this guy now. Strange that I didn't from the original. Maybe it's just the added length? That kind of adds a real third mode to me, instead of a forgettable battle platform robot-sitting-down mode.
Maybe like how the Japanese treated Fort Max, maybe Metroplex's battle station mode could instead be used as a battleship mode.

I can see it as a land-based mobile airfield, even a spacefaring vessel, but a seafaring aircraft carrier is something that seems unconvincing to me.

I meant like a space battleship, like how Fort Max's battle station mode was repurposed into.

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:34 am

Trikeboy wrote:Now we get to see the color differences between the Hasbro and Takara version of Metroplex. Hasbro's is more pearl white and Takara's will be off white. Honestly, I prefer Hasbro's paint job this time round.

Wait, is the figure we're looking at in these teasers the Takara version? I assumed it was a prototype, what with the lack of black and the yellow stripes indicating landing zones that was previously seem on the model at Toy Fair.

by **Autobot Scum** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 12:18 pm

This piece looks amazing.

I've, more or less, given up on HasTak in general. I wasn't a fan of the changes to their products over the last couple years so I stopped buying them.

However, this can bring me, and others like me, back into giving HasTak another chance...

...Unless, of course, this IS an SDCC exclusive. That would be a fail moment in my eyes.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 12:32 pm

Serpent 0r wrote:This piece looks amazing.

I've, more or less, given up on HasTak in general. I wasn't a fan of the changes to their products over the last couple years so I stopped buying them.

However, this can bring me, and others like me, back into giving HasTak another chance...

...Unless, of course, this IS an SDCC exclusive. That would be a fail moment in my eyes.

We never said that. There will be a general release and a SDCC repaint/repackage. I know, the original announcement was badly worded...

News Credits: 5 · by **zodconvoy** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 12:43 pm

Big Broticus is going to be replaced by Big Broplex!

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 1:57 pm

El Duque wrote:

by **gothsaurus** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 2:07 pm

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 2:27 pm

gothsaurus wrote:

Proper pic added.

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Wed May 01, 2013 6:48 am

He's at it again! TFYuki continues with his Transformers Generations Titan Class Metroplex teasers. Here he's seen with G1 Metroplex in robot mode, who only comes up to the upcoming figure's knees!