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Till-all-R1 wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:Can anyone recommend a reliable manufacturer and display stand for displaying the Ark and the Nemesis in ship mode?

I have a feeling that you will have to have something custom made, I've not had any luck finding off the shelf to work for anything large that I've bought. There used to be a place that sold stands for model airplanes that were three pronged and were moveable so they could adjust to fit a specific body mold but the place I had bookmarked no longer carries them.

The only place I've seen it now is on ebay, called the Calibre Wings Router display base. The problem is I don't know which ones would be suitable for a certain craft, some list the sizes others scale but I'm not familiar enough with scales to know how big/small 1/72 is in measurements. These would likely work for Seeker jets but probably not ARK and Nemesis.

I don't know if you're referring to Flightpose, but they haven't had stock or any communications since at least last year. I have a half dozen of them, ostensibly for Seekers, and had planned to get more.

The weight of these toys is probably going to be too much for many toy stands, but maybe there are other furniture display accessories that can manage. I'm not planning to look until I have the Nemesis in-hand.

Looks great but not very female. Where the heck are the tiddies? Or the butt?

Transcendent wrote:Looks great but not very female. Where the heck are the tiddies? Or the butt?

I ate them. And they were quite tasty, too.

Sabrblade wrote:

Transcendent wrote:Looks great but not very female. Where the heck are the tiddies? Or the butt?

I ate them. And they were quite tasty, too.

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If Bludgeon is just a new head and weapon repaint... ouch. Hopefully not.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:If Bludgeon is just a new head and weapon repaint... ouch. Hopefully not.

This concerns me as well. But it's another character we've gotten several gotten iterations of recently

-Kanrabat- wrote:You can still get the Ark pretty much everywhere at a reasonable price.
The thing seems to have been over-produced so he's on perma-sale at many places.

That is, depending in what country you live in, of course.

Aye, as a Disgruntled Brit, he seems to have been sold out anywhere I look. Besides, I still wanna have money to grab Beachcomber and Armada Megatron and Prime!

I also admit that these days, I'm a lot less Disgruntled, as it's generally reasonably easy to get the figures in the UK now. Saying that Hasbro cancelled the second run of Scorponok, which is a bugger as I've had to make do with Black Zarak. A fine example of a Titan but a character I have no connection to, unlike Scorps, who was an amazing Christmas present one year as a nipper who spent time beating up my Brothers' Metroplex! Ah well. It is what it is.

~ Grim

Just wondering, if Bludgeon turned out to look like this, would you be yay or nay?

I'm probably going to pass on Bludgeon regardless. I have the RotF toy, though I don't really like it, the PotP mold, and I've ordered Super7 Ultimates Bludgeon as my primary G1/comics version. Since I also have Tarn, this doesn't really do much for me.

AcademyofDrX wrote:I'm probably going to pass on Bludgeon regardless. I have the RotF toy, though I don't really like it, the PotP mold, and I've ordered Super7 Ultimates Bludgeon as my primary G1/comics version. Since I also have Tarn, this doesn't really do much for me.

My thoughts as well

william-james88 wrote:Just wondering, if Bludgeon turned out to look like this, would you be yay or nay?

Nay.
All the effing way. That's supposed to be the "G1" line, not the R.I.D line. Bludgeon is supposed to be a samurai and that one is just a pile of nothing.

ROTF remains KING for the Bludgeon update.



Now imagine if the following would be the upcoming Legacy:

Poor Bludgeon - somehow, he never gets the good treatment he deserves, does he? That ROTF-era tank version was probably the closest he got to an original upgrade, but as neat as that one was, it was still hard to transform, and hard to pose, so it was less 'fun'.

And now he's just going to be Tarn with a different noodle. Sad, really.

DeathReviews wrote:And now he's just going to be Tarn with a different noodle.

william-james88 wrote:Just wondering, if Bludgeon turned out to look like this, would you be yay or nay?

That's a nay for me. He would have to have more purple on him if Hasbro is doing G1. That digibash looks nothing like his original self.

Rodimus Prime wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Just wondering, if Bludgeon turned out to look like this, would you be yay or nay?

That's a nay for me. He would have to have more purple on him if Hasbro is doing G1. That digibash looks nothing like his original self.

He may have taken inspiration from this Bludgeon:

Transformers Subscription Service Bludgeon Gallery

Or this one:

I was definitely thinking RID Bludgeon with the digibash. What I liked about the Subscription Bludgeon is it didn't try to be the shell, it was all inner bot with just a nod to the shell's brown. I never liked the ROTF mold, it was just too busy and doesn't feel G1 enough to me at all. Plus WTF is that head sculpt? It's terrible! The digibash isn't ideal, but at least it doesn't look like a giant bug.

Emerje

At any rate, it's a maybe pending the head for me. Still kicking myself for skipping on RiD 2015 Bludgeon the *one* time I saw him.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Nay.
All the effing way. That's supposed to be the "G1" line, not the R.I.D line.

Rodimus Prime wrote:That's a nay for me. He would have to have more purple on him if Hasbro is doing G1.

...haven't we already known it won't be G1 Bludgeon for months now? The whole reason we knew Bludgeon would be a Tarn retool from since Tarn was first revealed is because Tarn has molded details on him that originate from IDW2 Bludgeon specifically.

My thoughts on recent leaks/reveals:
Nemesis: Looks great in full color, I dig her Prime Soundwave-like proportions. I'm gonna try to wait for a sale on her, but I'll definitely be picking her up.
Bludgeon: Not forming an opinion on this until we see the real/final figure since too much is up in the air currently, but I like that sword design.
Junkion test shots: Looks good from what little we can see of it, will probably grab it, curious to see the head design and hear the name (and also see it 100% correctly transformed as opposed to currently).
Miner Megatron: Looks pretty solid so far, might pick it up to use it as Terminus. This one is interesting because leaks/rumors about it existing popped up a few days before this picture showed up (and also at least one guy on TFW says they have the figure already?), and they said the following:
-Retooled chest and shoulders (which has proven to be accurate here)
-Uses the IDW Miner head for the mold that we saw before on Selects Combat Megs
-Comes with an arm-mounted drill and an Energon pickaxe as accessories, which turns it's alt mode into a drill tank
-Might be part of a 2-pack, still up in the air
-Is supposedly part of an Amazon exclusive Comic Universe subline alongside Nacelle (who we do have an Amazon exclusive listing for), a Marvel colors version of the Netflix SW set (so Purple Soundwave plus Ravage and Laserbeak repaints), and other currently unknown figures
Considering some of it was true so far, I'll be curious to see if all of it is.

Nemesis Primal wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Nay.
All the effing way. That's supposed to be the "G1" line, not the R.I.D line.

Rodimus Prime wrote:That's a nay for me. He would have to have more purple on him if Hasbro is doing G1.

...haven't we already known it won't be G1 Bludgeon for months now? The whole reason we knew Bludgeon would be a Tarn retool from since Tarn was first revealed is because Tarn has molded details on him that originate from IDW2 Bludgeon specifically.

I consider myself one of the biggest defenders of IDW2 around and I completely forgot that he was in it. Looking at his design now, it is a good fit, and informed some of the design changes as you say. I guess I have to get it now?

Here's Milne's model sheet for this Bludgeon design.

If they specify that it's "IDW-verse" Bludgeon, and it's basically a "mini MP" of the comics, I'd be fine with it. It would be a "perfect" representation of one version of the character that is worth owning.

My "MP G1" Bludgeon would be the Super7 figure, IF THEY EVER BOTHER RELEASING THE DAMN THING.

-Kanrabat- wrote:If they specify that it's "IDW-verse" Bludgeon, and it's basically a "mini MP" of the comics, I'd be fine with it. It would be a "perfect" representation of one version of the character that is worth owning.

My "MP G1" Bludgeon would be the Super7 figure, IF THEY EVER BOTHER RELEASING THE DAMN THING.

It's only, what, three quarters late? That's nothing for Super7. I'd be worried it'll never come, but they keep announcing new waves, so I'm sure it'll be fine.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:If Bludgeon is just a new head and weapon repaint... ouch. Hopefully not.

I agree, but I'll get him nevertheless.

I switched careers, so I've been less available to come in here and air post, opting to shoot videos on my Youtube channel with the time, but now that the change is complete I can get back to posting on my favorite thing in my favorite place.

Some pages back there was a discussion about Sideswipe - 3P have spoilers for both Cybertron and Earth modes that are semi permanent. Noneff did both that I own.

Nemesis - I'm going to wait for a sale. Hate to be that guy, but Titan Class ALWAYS hit clearance to some degree.

Rodimus 'Cron - yeah, gonna get that one if it'd a thing, which it probably is. That it's "Hot Rod" rather than Rodimus Prime makes me think it's more likely SG Hot Rod.

Honestly, if Bludgeon had a retooled chest and maybe feet and crotch, I would probably be perfectly OK with him. those parts are what are throwing me off the most with that model

I'm really curious if they'll do anything with the paint to try to make some of the parts look different. Highlight different details and such.

Emerje

Another Hasbro Pulse Transformers stream has been announced for 11am ET on 16th May, mostly focusing on the Robosen Optimus Prime, but there are also going to be more Generations reveals. I don't think they'll reveal Legacy Wave 4 so soon after Wave 3, that's most likely being saved for San Diego Comic-Con, but perhaps they'll show some more Toxitron Collection figures or things for Buzzworthy Bumblebee.