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[Jelze Bunnycat]

Dont know, but his toy not being licensed might mean he isnt a proper mustang.

Why would Berserker have the Corvette licence written in the back?

It's not uncommon for cars to be marketed under a different brand, the Suburban or variants thereof are marketed under Chevrolet, Holden, GMC and even Cadillac. The Corvette is a specific brand for sports cars, owned by Chevrolet, so it being on Beserker's info is a bit strange.

As for Barricade, I wonder what made Saleen or Ford back out.

[Bronzewolf]

I find it very unlikely Barricade is unlicensed. If he's unlicensed, i'm sure they would have taken several extra steps to make sure the toy didn't look like a mustang. Legal problems and all that. At the same time, how impossible would it be to license products from Ford AND Chevrolet in the same line/movie?! That's the kind of legal acrobatics only Hot Wheels can pull off.

Dont know, but his toy not being licensed might mean he isnt a proper mustang.

Why would Berserker have the Corvette licence written in the back?

What you didn't know?

Come on Will The Suburban is my favorite Corvette it's my first car I keep it with my Mercedes Camaro.

What, haven't you heard? It was my understanding that everyone had heard.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

I find it very unlikely Barricade is unlicensed. If he's unlicensed, i'm sure they would have taken several extra steps to make sure the toy didn't look like a mustang. Legal problems and all that. At the same time, how impossible would it be to license products from Ford AND Chevrolet in the same line/movie?! That's the kind of legal acrobatics only Hot Wheels can pull off.

Wouldn't be the first time Mattel was a party pooper when it comes to Transformers. From "Hot Rod" to having an exclusive license from Ferrari.
And you'd be surprised at how little needs to be changed to no longer requiring a license. Back in 2001, X-Brawn only needed to have the shape of his lights changed. And RotF Sideways may look like an Audi R8, he's still unlicensed.

[Autobot Roadburn]

So after a long day I finally got to sit down and mess with my new Optimus. He's not perfect, but a lot of fun and easily better than the previous AoE molds (in my opinion). I do wish the back kibble was hidden a bit more, but it really isn't that bad. The transformation is a lot of fun and satisfyingly complex, and it makes me even happier that he can store his sword and shield under and on the truck in vehicle mode. The robot mode sword storage is great too! I got lucky and ended up with no loose joints an very cleanly applied paint. I'll probably take a brush to him in the next couple weeks to add a lot more of the silver his body has in the movies, and that should draw out the great sculpt even more.

Basically I'm super satisfied with this guy, and I'm glad I went to the trouble of tracking him down. Just need to wait for the new Bee and Megatron to go with him!

Also sorry again, I have no clue why I can't upload pictures right side up. If you click on them I think they show up correctly.

[Deadput]

I find it very unlikely Barricade is unlicensed. If he's unlicensed, i'm sure they would have taken several extra steps to make sure the toy didn't look like a mustang. Legal problems and all that. At the same time, how impossible would it be to license products from Ford AND Chevrolet in the same line/movie?! That's the kind of legal acrobatics only Hot Wheels can pull off.

Didn't the first Barricade also have some minor licensing problems at some point back in 2007 or am I misremembering things?

[Evil Eye]

Just watched Peaugh's review of Barricade. My thoughts (from what I can gather from the review) are as follows.

There's a lot of cool details on him and overall he looks pretty cool. the "Protect and Serve" knuckledusters are a really nice touch and in general the sculptwork looks pretty top notch.

The engineering mostly looks decent too...Mostly. The arm transformation is cool, and I do like that his weapons stay on his hips for transformation.

Articulation looks OK. Nothing spectacular but OK. A waist swivel would have been nice but wrist joints make up for that IMO.

Paint looks fair to middling. Should have been more but it's not horrendous.

The accessories kick arse. The shotgun mandala and the pistol are awesome and the nightstick is a nice touch to.

And then...there's the backpack. IMO it ruins the figure- if it folded up a bit better like some ROTF cars he'd be a superb looking bot (can't speak for build quality as I haven't handled it) but as it is it's an eyesore.

So yeah, I'm very much on the fence. He actually looks pretty cool but that backpack is just the worst. THAT SAID, if someone makes an upgrade that allows it to detach and form a riot shield then I think I'll buy him. IMO that would turn a mediocre figure into an awesome one.

[william-james88]

I find it very unlikely Barricade is unlicensed.

No need to debate this, we know he isnt licenced, people (like I) have seen the box. Its a fact.

For those who havent seen the box, you have the wiki that states that the car is not specific:

A new-mold Deluxe figure, Barricade turns into a police car of indeterminate model.

The engineering mostly looks decent too...Mostly. The arm transformation is cool, and I do like that his weapons stay on his hips for transformation.

I dont really know what you are referring to with the arms, they dont really transform much. They just tuck in like all other movie toys, like AOE Lockdown for example. I would say the engineering is the most dissapointing part of this toy, since there is nothing innovative and its even simplified.

Also sorry again, I have no clue why I can't upload pictures right side up. If you click on them I think they show up correctly.

its easier if you dont upload them but link to them instead.

Go to photobucket.com and sign up (its free). You can then upload your images to that site and link to them (they give you the code and everything so that it works well on message boards). You can also orient your images correctly there.

[-Kanrabat-]

I just dug out my HFTD voyager Battle Blades Optimus Prime from storage to complete the display. LOVE that!



Also, haters gonna hate, I prefer Platinum Silver Knight Optimus instead of Takara's AD31 Armor Knight.

[Sabrblade]

And you'd be surprised at how little needs to be changed to no longer requiring a license. Back in 2001, X-Brawn only needed to have the shape of his lights changed.

And his rear lights removed completely.

[ScottyP]

And then...there's the backpack. IMO it ruins the figure-

He actually looks pretty cool but that backpack is just the worst. THAT SAID, if someone makes an upgrade that allows it to detach and form a riot shield then I think I'll buy him. IMO that would turn a mediocre figure into an awesome one.

Wonder if anyone else's Barricade has an obvious hole for a pin joint on one of the rear passenger windows like mine does. It looks to me like the bottom was initially going to be made to fold up and in but the design got changed later, perhaps to save on cost?

[leokearon]

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These aren't true blind bags. There's a view window in the bottom left corner of the backside of the bags. I used it to get a full set already.

Thanks for the tip, I might rtry it next time I'm in town

[Kurona]

A few days ago we reported on rumours of a little Toys-R-Us exclusive event called Mission to Cybertron, which appears to encompass the previously-leaked exclusive toys of Skullitron, Nitro and Megatron, and Infernocus and Quintessa.

Turns out those rumours are true, as fellow News Staff ScottyP just today found a Glyph Decoder in a Toys R Us at Cary, NC! This will help you decode the Glyph language found not only on the upcoming exclusive toys, but in quite a few other places in previous Transformers fiction too - it was for instance used in Revenge of the Fallen, and much more recently it was the language used by Vos of the DJD in IDW's More Than Meets The Eye. Take a look at the decoder below, save it for future use if you like and tell us if you've found it in your local TRU in the forums!

[Kurona]

brb going through every MTMTE issue featuring Vos and translating everything he said

[That_Guy]

It says "Be sure to drink your Ovaltine" in Cybertronian.

[Sabrblade]

That letter Q symbol is the symbol of the Dynasty of Primes.

[Cheetron]

Picked this up on Monda. I didn't know it wasn't news already

[Kurona]

Picked this up on Monda. I didn't know it wasn't news already

Don't feel afraid to send things in; sometimes what might seem mundane might actually be worthy of a story. Sure, don't write in every time you see a Legion Underbite at your local supermarket, but a little saying we use is all news is news. If it's new information, we'll take it

[Ig89ninja]

I NEED THIS!!!!

[william-james88]

brb going through every MTMTE issue featuring Vos and translating everything he said

Let me know what he said

It says "Be sure to drink your Ovaltine" in Cybertronian.

I hear that joke a lot, can anyone explain it to me?

[That_Guy]

brb going through every MTMTE issue featuring Vos and translating everything he said

Let me know what he said

It says "Be sure to drink your Ovaltine" in Cybertronian.

I hear that joke a lot, can anyone explain it to me?

It's from a scene in "A Christmas Story"

[Autobot Roadburn]

brb going through every MTMTE issue featuring Vos and translating everything he said

Let me know what he said

It says "Be sure to drink your Ovaltine" in Cybertronian.

I hear that joke a lot, can anyone explain it to me?

It was from the movie "A Christmas Story." I won't tell you a ton about it since you should watch it yourself (amazing holiday movie) but there's a part where the main character Ralphie is waiting for a decoder ring from the Little Orphan Annie radio show, which gives out a coded message at the end of every episode. Once it arrives the first message he gets to decode is "Be sure to drink your Ovaltine" since that's the show's sponsor. He gets mad and I'm pretty sure throws away the ring.

Thanks for the recommendation on Photobucket too, I'll give that a try.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

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These aren't true blind bags. There's a view window in the bottom left corner of the backside of the bags. I used it to get a full set already.

Thanks for the tip, I might rtry it next time I'm in town

It's Kre-O Microchangers all over again

[Cheetron]

Picked this up on Monda. I didn't know it wasn't news already

Don't feel afraid to send things in; sometimes what might seem mundane might actually be worthy of a story. Sure, don't write in every time you see a Legion Underbite at your local supermarket, but a little saying we use is all news is news. If it's new information, we'll take it

I don't have any internet at home. I saw it when I logged on here today and slapped myself in the head.lol

[SlyTF1]

Picked this up on Monda. I didn't know it wasn't news already

Same here. I picked one up when I bought my Voyager Optimus.

[chuckdawg1999]

Any idea when the TRU exclusives are supposed to hit?