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Emerje wrote:There are no official images of what that figure's robot face would have looked like, but the unpainted prototype that Sabr posted did have a purple face

But... that's orange, not purple.

Sabrblade wrote:

Emerje wrote:There are no official images of what that figure's robot face would have looked like, but the unpainted prototype that Sabr posted did have a purple face

But... that's orange, not purple.

Whoops! I don't know why I didn't just look for a clearer picture, I zoomed in on this image and it looked purple to me.



I really need to get some sleep, it's been 22 hours...

I still stand by what I said about us not knowing if they would have painted it up differently originally since we have no photos that I'm aware of of the robot head on the early version. Most Deluxe BW figures have painted heads, Tarantulas is a bit of a standout only having the eyes painted on both heads (though Waspinator only had the bot face painted).

Emerje

Please tell me that the tentacles on the box art for breakdown and windsweeper is a sign that they'll make octopunch soon

Razorbeast88 wrote:Please tell me that the tentacles on the box art for breakdown and windsweeper is a sign that they'll make octopunch soon

Where is this box art?

Sabrblade wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:Please tell me that the tentacles on the box art for breakdown and windsweeper is a sign that they'll make octopunch soon

Where is this box art?

Sorry, here you go
https://www.instagram.com/p/C6l7R8quSoR ... ZtNjMzaHQ3
This account tends to get a lot of early in hand images of upcoming figures. There's pics of the Mayhem packs, some in hand images of comics grimlock that are nice, and some star raider pics too. There's also some dinobot group shots and some in hand images of SS TFone Optimus



I'm hoping it's not just meant to look cool and it's a little tease for octopunch or something. I'd love a figure of that character

Well, Octopunch hasn't been in any of the numerous leaks we've gotten.

And it kinda looks like Breakdown and Windsweeper might be fighting the tentacles, suggesting the tentacles might be from an enemy of the Decepticons rather than an ally, which could imply they're fighting Quintessons.

Sabrblade wrote:Well, Octopunch hasn't been in any of the numerous leaks we've gotten.

And it kinda looks like Breakdown and Windsweeper might be fighting the tentacles, suggesting the tentacles might be from an enemy of the Decepticons rather than an ally, which could imply they're fighting Quintessons.

True, the leaks have been pretty on point so far. I was just hoping they missed one or its one that's not coming out til later

That makes sense

Razorbeast88 wrote:I'm hoping it's not just meant to look cool and it's a little tease for octopunch or something. I'd love a figure of that character

Orange tentacles, you say?

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Sabrblade wrote:Well, Octopunch hasn't been in any of the numerous leaks we've gotten.

And it kinda looks like Breakdown and Windsweeper might be fighting the tentacles, suggesting the tentacles might be from an enemy of the Decepticons rather than an ally, which could imply they're fighting Quintessons.

I'm thinking Claw Jaw from the IDW 2005 run. I know, he was a Mayhem member himself in that run, but that's the only thing I can think of when I see orange tentacles. I doubt that means we're getting a figure.

Emerje

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:I'm hoping it's not just meant to look cool and it's a little tease for octopunch or something. I'd love a figure of that character

Orange tentacles, you say?

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I WOULD DIEEEE
I wanted the original but never got around to getting it
Love that character, super cool!

Razorbeast88 wrote:I WOULD DIEEEE
I wanted the original but never got around to getting it
Love that character, super cool!

Not too hard to find an inexpensive vintage Claw Jaw on eBay.

Sabrblade wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:I WOULD DIEEEE
I wanted the original but never got around to getting it
Love that character, super cool!

Not too hard to find an inexpensive vintage Claw Jaw on eBay.

Probably not! Though I don't really go the vintage route anymore as they don't really fit in with more current figures. Getting the legacy treatment for a lot of these guys is far fetched but I can be patient haha

Still hoping they revisit Polar Claw. That one I do have the original. I also have B'Boom but a new one would be amazing

Gears is back available on Amazon again for anyone who might have missed out.

Looks like the tentacles were from this
I'm assuming that's just their symbol? Or is that related to the quintessons or something? Vok? Idk but it looks cool

Yeah that's the new insignia for the Mayhem Attack Squad, based on the one they had in the IDW2 comics.

Sabrblade wrote:Yeah that's the new insignia for the Mayhem Attack Squad, based on the one they had in the IDW2 comics.

Yeah, though it's odd that they gave it so much depth and detail. Makes me wonder if they have plans to make it a character.



Emerje

Emerje wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Yeah that's the new insignia for the Mayhem Attack Squad, based on the one they had in the IDW2 comics.

Yeah, though it's odd that they gave it so much depth and detail. Makes me wonder if they have plans to make it a character.

Well, the remaining 2-pack of this subline that's yet to be revealed will be Bludgeon & Ruckus according to the leaks.

Sabrblade wrote:

Emerje wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Yeah that's the new insignia for the Mayhem Attack Squad, based on the one they had in the IDW2 comics.

Yeah, though it's odd that they gave it so much depth and detail. Makes me wonder if they have plans to make it a character.

Well, the remaining 2-pack of this subline that's yet to be revealed will be Bludgeon & Ruckus according to the leaks.

Yes, but they could do a second series like they apparently are doing with the Wreckers.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Emerje wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Yeah that's the new insignia for the Mayhem Attack Squad, based on the one they had in the IDW2 comics.

Yeah, though it's odd that they gave it so much depth and detail. Makes me wonder if they have plans to make it a character.

Well, the remaining 2-pack of this subline that's yet to be revealed will be Bludgeon & Ruckus according to the leaks.

Yes, but they could do a second series like they apparently are doing with the Wreckers.

Emerje

Don't forget, Breakdown was a total surprise because he was mistakenly listed as Knockout. So it's not unheard of that one of the final 2 listings could be wrong.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Emerje wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Emerje wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Yeah that's the new insignia for the Mayhem Attack Squad, based on the one they had in the IDW2 comics.

Yeah, though it's odd that they gave it so much depth and detail. Makes me wonder if they have plans to make it a character.

Well, the remaining 2-pack of this subline that's yet to be revealed will be Bludgeon & Ruckus according to the leaks.

Yes, but they could do a second series like they apparently are doing with the Wreckers.

Emerje

Don't forget, Breakdown was a total surprise because he was mistakenly listed as Knockout. So it's not unheard of that one of the final 2 listings could be wrong.

I would be very happy if Bludgeon was just a placeholder and it ended up being Octopunch, maybe with an extra mask that looks like the symbol. No idea what He'd have as an alt mode, we don't have any modern crab, boat or octopus figures around.

Emerje

Amazon bumped up Magmatron to May 31! Getting closer!

Emerje

Emerje wrote:Amazon bumped up Magmatron to May 31! Getting closer!

Emerje

It's dense and heavy

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

It's dense and heavy

Indeed it is and the transformation got me stumped (doing it without instructions). I didn't expect the black bar that hold the arms to be on a slider.

The only annoying bits I find with Magmatron is that the blast effects got nowhere to go (the sword thing is silly) and no dinos can be a fire breather. So the blasts are boxed.
The second is the common flaw of the hollow spaces, but I expect some upgrade kits to fill these up. Especially for the hips kibble for the bot mode.

Some new pictures of the star Raiders thundertron. I'm happy I skipped the initial legacy thundertron, I'm thinking I like this headsculpt better! The other two figures I could do without but they're a nice bonus!!

https://www.instagram.com/p/C62f8LiM2an ... Exc2hneA==

Razorbeast88 wrote:Some new pictures of the star Raiders thundertron. I'm happy I skipped the initial legacy thundertron, I'm thinking I like this headsculpt better! The other two figures I could do without but they're a nice bonus!!

https://www.instagram.com/p/C62f8LiM2an ... Exc2hneA==

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Thundertron, a rocklord, and a bat.

That set is pretty much random.