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News Credits: 17 · by **AcademyofDrX** » Wed Jan 04, 2023 3:19 pm

Overcracker wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:I really thought we would get Armada Thrust out of Jhiaxus. It's a fairly simple repaint with a new head. The jet modes are pretty similar.

It is similar enough to get a repaint I will agree with thar, however, there's 2 things that would probably stop them from doing that. Not sure Armada Thurst warrants an upgrade to voyager class, and seeing as How the Armada re-makes in Legacy have been at least trying to keep their original gimmick functional in some way, I don't see them just repainting Jiahxus gray and green and calling it a day. His spinning wing gimmick is a fairly prominent part of Thrust, like Hot Shot's axel-zooka, and Starscream's shoulder cannons. They'd also need to completely retool the chest for thrust.
Seems like a lot of work just for Thrust.

I don't find any of that argument especially compelling, and the counter-argument is: it's cheap. We're not going to get spinning wings, wouldn't it be better to get something than nothing?

News Credits: 48 · by **Nemesis Primal** » Wed Jan 04, 2023 3:28 pm

If Metalhawk isn't a new mold, then the only new Voyager molds this year are gonna be Tarn, Leo Prime, and maybe the Junkion, so I get the feeling Metalhawk may have to be all-new. Otherwise, that's a very light year for Voyagers.

In other news, Core Thundercracker and Deluxe Crosscut both leaked. Thundercracker looks exactly as expected and does have null-rays instead of Skywarp's tuning fork, and Crosscut looks...more red than I expected.

I got the pics from the TFW posts, which got Crosscut from Daimchoc and Thundercracker from a Chefatron review, and there are more pictures over there if the news team wants/needs them.

News Credits: 12 · by **Razorbeast88** » Wed Jan 04, 2023 3:32 pm

AcademyofDrX wrote:
Overcracker wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:I really thought we would get Armada Thrust out of Jhiaxus. It's a fairly simple repaint with a new head. The jet modes are pretty similar.

It is similar enough to get a repaint I will agree with thar, however, there's 2 things that would probably stop them from doing that. Not sure Armada Thurst warrants an upgrade to voyager class, and seeing as How the Armada re-makes in Legacy have been at least trying to keep their original gimmick functional in some way, I don't see them just repainting Jiahxus gray and green and calling it a day. His spinning wing gimmick is a fairly prominent part of Thrust, like Hot Shot's axel-zooka, and Starscream's shoulder cannons. They'd also need to completely retool the chest for thrust.
Seems like a lot of work just for Thrust.

I don't find any of that argument especially compelling, and the counter-argument is: it's cheap. We're not going to get spinning wings, wouldn't it be better to get something than nothing?

I guess it would be, if jhiaxus looked anything like Armada thrust in robot mode. But he doesn't

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Jan 04, 2023 4:03 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:If Metalhawk isn't a new mold, then the only new Voyager molds this year are gonna be Tarn, Leo Prime, and maybe the Junkion, so I get the feeling Metalhawk may have to be all-new. Otherwise, that's a very light year for Voyagers.

In other news, Core Thundercracker and Deluxe Crosscut both leaked. Thundercracker looks exactly as expected and does have null-rays instead of Skywarp's tuning fork, and Crosscut looks...more red than I expected.
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I got the pics from the TFW posts, which got Crosscut from Daimchoc and Thundercracker from a Chefatron review, and there are more pictures over there if the news team wants/needs them.

The coloring of Crosscut's head reminds me of Binaltech Asterisk Broadblast.

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Wed Jan 04, 2023 4:09 pm

Crosscut looks nice color wise but I'm not a fan of the skids mold so I'll be passing on him.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Wed Jan 04, 2023 7:11 pm

Ya know, can Hasbro just release a stand that's compatible with Transformers already? Those stands they released for 6" figures are ok, but something we could just peg in would be great too.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Jan 04, 2023 7:23 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Ya know, can Hasbro just release a stand that's compatible with Transformers already? Those stands they released for 6" figures are ok, but something we could just peg in would be great too.

There's that Tenseg Base stand that Takara released with the Optimus redeco of Kingdom Ultra Magnus's cab robot.

News Credits: 4836 · by **william-james88** » Wed Jan 04, 2023 8:38 pm

Looks like we get new reveals everyday, be they through leaks or people finding toys in stores. For today, we have 4 bots to show you, all from the Legacy Evolution line and some are first looks, like with deluxe Crosscut. As expected, this is a redeco of Legacy Skids with the Burnout head. He will be part of the second wave of Legacy Evolution deluxes along with Animated Prowl and the Junkion bike. We also have more images of core class Slug found on Instagram. Adding to that is a video showing the transformation. In it we see that the combiner head is parts formed like in the glorious days of G1 combiners. We have 2 more videos too, both from Chefatron. One is a review of Prime Skyquake and the other is of core class Thundercracker, giving us our best look yet at the upcoming figure. Enjoy!

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Jan 04, 2023 9:14 pm

I like my T30 Crosscut, so I will pass on this one, but I like the additional red.

Thundercracker will be necessary, i have the other 2 seekers already.

Slug looks good, I am liking him more and more. I look forward to forming core Volcanicus

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Wed Jan 04, 2023 9:19 pm

Oof, Crosscut's red wheels are an abomination. And since the rear ones are pinned there's no easy way to swap them out. Would rather have less red all around if it meant having black wheels. Also there is no way this guy fit the paint budget of a single figure. All the black you see is painted over red plastic, a lot of the silver is also painted including the entirely of the car shell as it's a mix of gray, red and clear plastic. Surely they could have used black plastic and painted whatever parts they need to red and given us a better looking figure than this disasterpiece.

About Metalhawk, I think he's going to be an entirely new mold based entirely on the inner bot. The whole "bot mode looks like the shell" thing really only works for the Decepticons monsters with more interesting faces. I also think they'll have a second use built in, maybe as a year 3 character, possibly even a pre-tool that suits the mold better.

Emerje

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Wed Jan 04, 2023 9:36 pm

I wonder why the all red wheels on X-Cut but at least, that's different. I'll be getting him for sure.

Since Skywarp came with a fork, it's too bad Thundercracker won't come with a spoon.

News Credits: 4836 · by **william-james88** » Wed Jan 04, 2023 9:52 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:I wonder why the all red wheels on X-Cut but at least, that's different. I'll be getting him for sure.

Since Skywarp came with a fork, it's too bad Thundercracker won't come with a spoon.

The wheels are red because they are on the same plastic tree as the other red pieces. All those pieces will either be red or black.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Wed Jan 04, 2023 9:56 pm

william-james88 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:I wonder why the all red wheels on X-Cut but at least, that's different. I'll be getting him for sure.

Since Skywarp came with a fork, it's too bad Thundercracker won't come with a spoon.

The wheels are red because they are on the same plastic tree as the other red pieces. All those pieces will either be red or black.

Yeah, I figured it was a molding thing.

News Credits: 3599 · by **Seibertron** » Wed Jan 04, 2023 10:55 pm

william-james88 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:I wonder why the all red wheels on X-Cut but at least, that's different. I'll be getting him for sure.

Since Skywarp came with a fork, it's too bad Thundercracker won't come with a spoon.

The wheels are red because they are on the same plastic tree as the other red pieces. All those pieces will either be red or black.

Then the sprue tree is screwed up if someone thought red wheels was a good idea on a car. Ugh. Definitely will have to figure out a way to fix it when I get one in hand. Those red wheels look atrocious!

News Credits: 12 · by **Sentinel_Primal** » Wed Jan 04, 2023 11:04 pm

Crosscut's red wheels are fine, if you look at it as an homage to that one Hot Wheels show :lol:

They're not great, but I can live with it since he's gonna be in bot mode most the time anyway

News Credits: 3599 · by **Seibertron** » Wed Jan 04, 2023 11:10 pm

Sentinel_Primal wrote:Crosscut's red wheels are fine, if you look at it as an homage to that one Hot Wheels show They're not great, but I can live with it since he's gonna be in bot mode most the time anyway

That sounds like settling. I'm not into settling. It looks bad. I'd rather call a spade a spade instead of sugar coating it.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Jan 04, 2023 11:18 pm

I think the red wheels look very '80s. 8-)

News Credits: 3599 · by **Seibertron** » Thu Jan 05, 2023 12:01 am

Sabrblade wrote:I think the red wheels look very '80s.

What cars had red tires in the 80s?

News Credits: 10 · by **Omegatron.** » Thu Jan 05, 2023 5:15 am

william-james88 wrote:In it we see that the combiner head is parts formed like in the glorious days of G1 combiners.

Not quite like G1. It conceals inside his weapon in robot mode, which is his tail in alt mode. It never has to be set to the side like a G1 combiner's head.

News Credits: 30 · by **DeathReviews** » Thu Jan 05, 2023 11:45 am

Wow, they... REALLY like that Skids mold, don't they?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Jan 05, 2023 11:51 am

DeathReviews wrote:Wow, they... REALLY like that Skids mold, don't they?

Crosscut has existed since 2002, and previously got a second toy in Generations back in 2014.

The G1 Skids mold had a lot of redecos and remolds in the original Diaclone line:

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Thu Jan 05, 2023 12:58 pm

DeathReviews wrote:Wow, they... REALLY like that Skids mold, don't they?

Same reason they really like that seeker mold, that Datsun mold, that Inferno/grapple mold, that Optimus mold, that.....

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Thu Jan 05, 2023 1:02 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:
DeathReviews wrote:Wow, they... REALLY like that Skids mold, don't they?

Same reason they really like that seeker mold, that Datsun mold, that Inferno/grapple mold, that Optimus mold, that.....

Blame their pedigree, but Skids, with Trailbreaker, takes the cake for Diaclone variants.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Thu Jan 05, 2023 1:04 pm

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
DeathReviews wrote:Wow, they... REALLY like that Skids mold, don't they?

Same reason they really like that seeker mold, that Datsun mold, that Inferno/grapple mold, that Optimus mold, that.....

Blame their pedigree, but Skids, with Trailbreaker, takes the cake for Diaclone variants.

I can't believe there's still people complaining about repaints nowadays. The complaints should have peaked and ended in 1984 at most.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Jan 05, 2023 1:06 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
DeathReviews wrote:Wow, they... REALLY like that Skids mold, don't they?

Same reason they really like that seeker mold, that Datsun mold, that Inferno/grapple mold, that Optimus mold, that.....

Blame their pedigree, but Skids, with Trailbreaker, takes the cake for Diaclone variants.

I can't believe there's still people complaining about repaints nowadays. The complaints should have peaked and ended in 1984 at most.

And it all started with Skywarp.