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Fri Aug 05, 2016 3:59 am

I'm calling it. King Arthur will be a transformer in the movie...

News Credits: 22 · Fri Aug 05, 2016 4:15 am

alex1986lunatic wrote:I'm calling it. King Arthur will be a transformer in the movie...

That is not totally out of the question, sadly.

And why do we need 4 shots of the same vehicle from the same distance and angle? 1 is enough.

News Credits: 6188 · Fri Aug 05, 2016 4:17 am

Rodimus Prime wrote:
alex1986lunatic wrote:I'm calling it. King Arthur will be a transformer in the movie...
That is not totally out of the question, sadly.

And why do we need 4 shots of the same vehicle from the same distance and angle? 1 is enough.

We news what images we get. Sometimes the images are repeated, and the person newsing is tired and didn't catch that they were effectively the same.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Fri Aug 05, 2016 7:24 am

Remember this rumor?

Three new Transformers characters will feature, with a generic British background/accent: The Creator, an Aston Martin Cogman, a Vespa Squeaks

We already got Squeaks, and that isn't an Aston Martin, so could this be the Creator if it's a Transformer at all?

Emerje

Fri Aug 05, 2016 7:50 am

It's a Fiat, not an MG. Italian, not British.

News Credits: 6188 · Fri Aug 05, 2016 7:53 am

mick1122 wrote:It's a Fiat, not an MG. Italian, not British.

Is it? I know absolutely nothing about cars. :saint:

News Credits: 146 · Fri Aug 05, 2016 8:14 am

A few more pictures I was able to snap. Didn't have my camera on me unfortunately (went right from work) and they were not letting people get much closer because these trucks were all parked at a local business that they were utilizing.

In one of the previous shots, you can see them loading up a second Crosshairs into a car carrier. I had just pulled up as they were loading Bumblebee in (bee on the lower deck and Crosshairs on the top deck).

Second crosshairs hiding behind the trucking company's garage:

Closer shot of military truck:

Fri Aug 05, 2016 8:28 am

Dr Va'al wrote:
mick1122 wrote:It's a Fiat, not an MG. Italian, not British.

Is it? I know absolutely nothing about cars.

No worries. Growing up, we had several of each in my household.

News Credits: 90 · Fri Aug 05, 2016 8:39 am

Thought about it and I feel like my only grievance with the Hot Rod design is the minimal use of red and lack of use of yellow. Kinda the trademark of the character I feel. My issue is just with the coloration though. I just hope the characterization isn't like how he became in the original cartoon with the whole "lol, I destroyed a planet. Oh well! I'm still unsure of myself!" mindset he had. Simultaneously I hope he isn't shoe-horned in as a replacement for Optimus either, but I doubt that will happen again myself.

News Credits: 1646 · Fri Aug 05, 2016 12:23 pm

to summarize:

Onslaught: cool by me!

Hot Rod: ehhhhhh.... but if that is Hot Rod, then where is Drift? since it was thought that that car was Drift's new alt mode

News Credits: 23 · Fri Aug 05, 2016 12:39 pm

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Hot Rod: ehhhhhh.... but if that is Hot Rod, then where is Drift? since it was thought that that car was Drift's new alt mode

Drift is a new Mercedes.

Hot Rod appears to be a Lamborghini or something else (the tiny badge on the chest). Same colors though...

News Credits: 3 · Fri Aug 05, 2016 1:44 pm

I'm going to say that the old and rusted small van guy (can't remember the vehicle's name) with the large Decepticon logo might be referred to as "Breakdown", and this new vehicle reminds me a WHOLE LOT of Downshift.

News Credits: 1646 · Fri Aug 05, 2016 3:00 pm

Madeus Prime wrote:
D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Hot Rod: ehhhhhh.... but if that is Hot Rod, then where is Drift? since it was thought that that car was Drift's new alt mode

Drift is a new Mercedes.

Hot Rod appears to be a Lamborghini or something else (the tiny badge on the chest). Same colors though...

Oh, I thought there was only 1 vehicle of that color. If there are 2 different ones now, it'll be fun to keep up with

Fri Aug 05, 2016 3:26 pm

tweaked

News Credits: 54 · Fri Aug 05, 2016 3:39 pm

dbelleman wrote:tweaked

And I now see why the movies stick with realistic colors and not use the G1 colors.

Just looks cheesy and dumb it's good work but it would not work in a movie.

Fri Aug 05, 2016 3:50 pm

Pretty much was I wanted to show. Some things just don't transition well.

News Credits: 54 · Fri Aug 05, 2016 5:05 pm

dbelleman wrote:Pretty much was I wanted to show. Some things just don't transition well.

Like I said it does look great not saying it's bad.

Just saying it might not look great onscreen in those colors in the same vein as how red used to be an awful color for filming things which was actually why they gave Prime flames back in 2007.

News Credits: 1646 · Fri Aug 05, 2016 8:25 pm

Following the reveal of Hot Rod for the new Transformers Movie, we bring to you our latest character reveal, that of Drift in his new paint scheme! Drift appears to be using the same robot mode as in Age of Extinction, but this time in a red paint scheme. This is significantly different from Hot Rod in that he is almost entirely red instead of just red highlights on a mostly black frame. Check out the new image below for the honorable warrior, and stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your latest Transformers news and galleries!

News Credits: 1646 · Fri Aug 05, 2016 8:26 pm

I do like the new colors on him

News Credits: 10 · Fri Aug 05, 2016 8:27 pm

Red is more desu kawaii than blue.

News Credits: 191 · Fri Aug 05, 2016 8:29 pm

What does "History: No longer in hiding" mean
I mean I get what it's trying to say but it's really awkward

In any case red is cool. Like I said when the car mode was revealed, probably trying to bring it closer to the RiD 2015 cartoon design.

News Credits: 3 · Fri Aug 05, 2016 8:31 pm

Could this mean that we might get a red triple-changing Drift? 8-}

News Credits: 3 · Fri Aug 05, 2016 8:35 pm

Kurona wrote:What does "History: No longer in hiding" mean
I mean I get what it's trying to say but it's really awkward

In any case red is cool. Like I said when the car mode was revealed, probably trying to bring it closer to the RiD 2015 cartoon design.

The RID scheme was apparently based on an early color scheme for AoE Drift.

That pose look familiar?

News Credits: 3 · Fri Aug 05, 2016 8:45 pm

MrBlack wrote:
Kurona wrote:What does "History: No longer in hiding" mean
I mean I get what it's trying to say but it's really awkward

In any case red is cool. Like I said when the car mode was revealed, probably trying to bring it closer to the RiD 2015 cartoon design.

The RID scheme was apparently based on an early color scheme for AoE Drift.

That pose look familiar?

Interesting. That is pretty sick!

News Credits: 191 · Fri Aug 05, 2016 8:53 pm

MrBlack wrote:
Kurona wrote:What does "History: No longer in hiding" mean
I mean I get what it's trying to say but it's really awkward

In any case red is cool. Like I said when the car mode was revealed, probably trying to bring it closer to the RiD 2015 cartoon design.

The RID scheme was apparently based on an early color scheme for AoE Drift.

That pose look familiar?

Huh, interesting. It's still very... questionable to me why they went with a prototype colour scheme for RiD 2015 rather than matching either IDW or Movie, but that's a discussion for another time and isn't an actual flaw or anything. Just weird to me.