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Nautica has never had a toy before, right? Assuming it's a repaint/remold/retool, do you think it would be Scourge?

GuyIncognito wrote:Nautica has never had a toy before, right? Assuming it's a repaint/remold/retool, do you think it would be Scourge?

It was said to be Blurr.

william-james88 wrote:

GuyIncognito wrote:Nautica has never had a toy before, right? Assuming it's a repaint/remold/retool, do you think it would be Scourge?

It was said to be Blurr.

Oh. Given her name, I would have gone with the nautical theme and used Scourge.

Speed Set:
Titanmaster Thunderclap
Deluxe Fastlane
Deluxe Nautica
Voyager Optimus (this is where the rumored Star Convoy head could come into play)
Leader Quickswitch

Strength Set:
Titanmaster Powerhouse (probably)
Deluxe Iron Apex (a Hasbro Godbomber, but as a Deluxe)
Deluxe Pounce
Voyager Tidal Wave
Leader Magnus Prime (The blue PMOP that Chainclaw and the Transmissions Podcast rumored)

GuyIncognito wrote:Should we assume Tidal Wave is a repaint/remold of Broadside? Is it possible that it could be something else, like a Leader or a Titan? It'll probably be the Broadside Voyager mold, but I'd love to see them scale up the mold into a Leader or turn the Metroplex mold into Tidal Wave. (Couldn't that work, since it already has a "carrier mode"?)

Titan? no way. The whole set is priced lower than a single titan.

Autobot N wrote:Speed Set:
Titanmaster Thunderclap
Deluxe Fastlane
Deluxe Nautica
Voyager Optimus (this is where the rumored Star Convoy head could come into play)
Leader Quickswitch

Strength Set:
Titanmaster Powerhouse (probably)
Deluxe Iron Apex (a Hasbro Godbomber, but as a Deluxe)
Deluxe Pounce
Voyager Tidal Wave
Leader Magnus Prime (The blue PMOP that Chainclaw and the Transmissions Podcast rumored)

Well, so much for TR completion.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Oh I dunno. I love my Titans Hot Rod. I've lowered the shoulders a bit on mine (and obviously repainted the lot cos I wanted a more Marvel-esque look, I know that's not to everyones taste but it's my figure). And well... you can always just have him posed at an angle to see the spoiler better?

That looks so much better than the retail release. Nice work!

sixshot is now in stock at bbts

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/prod ... ode=retail

Autobot N wrote:Speed Set:
Titanmaster Thunderclap
Deluxe Fastlane
Deluxe Nautica
Voyager Optimus (this is where the rumored Star Convoy head could come into play)
Leader Quickswitch

Strength Set:
Titanmaster Powerhouse (probably)
Deluxe Iron Apex (a Hasbro Godbomber, but as a Deluxe)
Deluxe Pounce
Voyager Tidal Wave
Leader Magnus Prime (The blue PMOP that Chainclaw and the Transmissions Podcast rumored)

WAIT A SECOND
There's no Cloudraker?
WHERE IS CLOUDRAKER?

It Is Him wrote:
That looks so much better than the retail release. Nice work!

Thank you. Not quite finished yet as I'm gonna apply the Reprolabel flame stickers i bought a month and half ago (cos the chest orange and yellow on the figure look too similar and flame could use outlining and my hands are steady enough to paint it on) and I wanna clean up some paint on the Firebolt (the Targetmaster gun, not the Titan Master head). But yeah I'm much happier with Hot Rod after some tweaks.

Albatross250 wrote:

Autobot N wrote:Speed Set:
Titanmaster Thunderclap
Deluxe Fastlane
Deluxe Nautica
Voyager Optimus (this is where the rumored Star Convoy head could come into play)
Leader Quickswitch

Strength Set:
Titanmaster Powerhouse (probably)
Deluxe Iron Apex (a Hasbro Godbomber, but as a Deluxe)
Deluxe Pounce
Voyager Tidal Wave
Leader Magnus Prime (The blue PMOP that Chainclaw and the Transmissions Podcast rumored)

WAIT A SECOND
There's no Cloudraker?
WHERE IS CLOUDRAKER?

3 possibilities:
1: There is no Cloudraker
2: He and Wingspan are in Wave 6 (unlikely)
3: Like I hypothesized, there are two more packs (Intelligence and Firepower), and Cloudraker and Wingspan will be in those.

Autobot N wrote:

Albatross250 wrote:

Autobot N wrote:Speed Set:
Titanmaster Thunderclap
Deluxe Fastlane
Deluxe Nautica
Voyager Optimus (this is where the rumored Star Convoy head could come into play)
Leader Quickswitch

Strength Set:
Titanmaster Powerhouse (probably)
Deluxe Iron Apex (a Hasbro Godbomber, but as a Deluxe)
Deluxe Pounce
Voyager Tidal Wave
Leader Magnus Prime (The blue PMOP that Chainclaw and the Transmissions Podcast rumored)

WAIT A SECOND
There's no Cloudraker?
WHERE IS CLOUDRAKER?

3 possibilities:
1: There is no Cloudraker
2: He and Wingspan are in Wave 6 (unlikely)
3: Like I hypothesized, there are two more packs (Intelligence and Firepower), and Cloudraker and Wingspan will be in those.

Looks like i'll have to get Overlord first

Autobot N wrote:
3: Like I hypothesized, there are two more packs (Intelligence and Firepower), and Cloudraker and Wingspan will be in those.

Thats the one that rings most true with me.

So....Scorpy's the next Titan after Trypticon
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_ ... 2350310201

here is the rumour to get people up to speed. Its from 4 chan so we will keep it to the boards for now.The part that rings most true to me in all this is the arcee titan master being a loudmouth redeco

Still disappointed that Scorponok's a Titan. Would much prefer Leader class similar height to Powermaster Prime (or Ginrai version) but I guess cartoon takes prioty over the mostly superior comic characterization most of the time when it comes to designing new G1 updates.

Easy pass on Arcee most likely too. Keeping my generations figure.

Just gotta love that the first time the best female Transformer gets a toy, it's in an expensive-as-heck boxset with characters no-one cares about.
I'll be over here crying about Nautica for the rest of the year and hoping Lotty, Anode and Lug get better treatment. ... and making sure this post is the last I say on the matter.

That Arcee is just a head ( and minivehicle) rumour has been going around a while now.

When we get a look at the other females we may get an idea if a repaint is likely as a deluxe some time.

Pretty silly to miss her out as she is an official Headmasters after all so she sort of does need a body.

That 4chan statement sounds a bit meh I wanted more beasts - but Insecticons are not a huge importance to me (unless they do the female ladybug too)

I'd rather have Combiner Wars compatible Seacons and the odd leftover headmaster like Nightbeat, Squeezeplay, Fangry, & Horribull. That would suit me a lot more than random Targetmasters.

But I can see how Turbomasters might be something they can shoehorn into that idea - if they made the skyscorchers or Predator planes like that i'd be a lot more interested.

But serious finish the existing set Hasbro - it drives me nuts when you go off half cocked.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Still disappointed that Scorponok's a Titan. Would much prefer Leader class similar height to Powermaster Prime (or Ginrai version) but I guess cartoon takes prioty over the mostly superior comic characterization most of the time when it comes to designing new G1 updates.

Easy pass on Arcee most likely too. Keeping my generations figure.

If you want a much smaller & more comic accurate one then go 3p & get Lord Scorpion(yeah....i know he's waaay smaller than a Leader).

Stuartmaximus wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Still disappointed that Scorponok's a Titan. Would much prefer Leader class similar height to Powermaster Prime (or Ginrai version) but I guess cartoon takes prioty over the mostly superior comic characterization most of the time when it comes to designing new G1 updates.

Easy pass on Arcee most likely too. Keeping my generations figure.

If you want a much smaller & more comic accurate one then go 3p & get Lord Scorpion(yeah....i know he's waaay smaller than a Leader).

Cool. Hadn't seen that one. He looks great in all modes (even 'base' mode) but damn he's tiny! Voyager size comparable with Titans Megatron, Galvatron and such would be passable but this one's barely any bigger than a Deluxe from the pics I've just seen of him stood with Blurr and Mindwipe. Why even...

Kurona wrote:Just gotta love that the first time the best female Transformer gets a toy, it's in an expensive-as-heck boxset with characters no-one cares about.

Machine Boy is knocking off a number of the smaller 3rd party toys only making them bigger they may eventually get around to doing a modest size Scorpy - unless someone beats them to it an makes an Ultra class one like happened with Warbotron's Grimlock.

I don't hold any strong feelings about Nautica - she'd be no more to me than say Navi' I'd just be glad to have her as she's another fembot is all.

I'm much more interested in the "Named Characters" so long as they are decent as The clones never came out in the UK so I don't have them.

I wonder what they plan to do about the tiny size what is currently Titanmaster if there is not any more Titanmasters - I guess they will just carry on doing them only they'd be guns instead of heads - I think it would make more sense to just make the small figures have a vehicle mode if possible - but I expect it isn't if they are 'that' small.

Micromasters are 3 times the mass of a Titanmaster and even the little Targetmaster ones from generations were quite a bit bigger.

I'm curious though.

Also boxed sets always end up cheap if they are widely distributed sets.

I'd personally rather had a red-blue Leo Prime over Tidal wave - I have nothing against Tidal Wave - I just have no huge need for one (unless someone can figure out a way to combine it with the CW Green Megatron).

ALSO Quickswitch as a Sixshot repaint is a terrible idea unless they remould it extensively (which they likely wont) I'd have actually really liked a Greatshot though.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

Stuartmaximus wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Still disappointed that Scorponok's a Titan. Would much prefer Leader class similar height to Powermaster Prime (or Ginrai version) but I guess cartoon takes prioty over the mostly superior comic characterization most of the time when it comes to designing new G1 updates.

Easy pass on Arcee most likely too. Keeping my generations figure.

If you want a much smaller & more comic accurate one then go 3p & get Lord Scorpion(yeah....i know he's waaay smaller than a Leader).

Cool. Hadn't seen that one. He looks great in all modes (even 'base' mode) but damn he's tiny! Voyager size comparable with Titans Megatron, Galvatron and such would be passable but this one's barely any bigger than a Deluxe from the pics I've just seen of him stood with Blurr and Mindwipe. Why even...

Dunno? Iron Factory seem to do all their figures small

Anywhoo...i'd better bring this back around to Titans Return before the staff get ticked off that we've gone off topic for a mo

As for the Scorponok being the next Titan Class figure after Trypticon....it's entirely possible

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

Stuartmaximus wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Still disappointed that Scorponok's a Titan. Would much prefer Leader class similar height to Powermaster Prime (or Ginrai version) but I guess cartoon takes prioty over the mostly superior comic characterization most of the time when it comes to designing new G1 updates.

Easy pass on Arcee most likely too. Keeping my generations figure.

If you want a much smaller & more comic accurate one then go 3p & get Lord Scorpion(yeah....i know he's waaay smaller than a Leader).

Cool. Hadn't seen that one. He looks great in all modes (even 'base' mode) but damn he's tiny! Voyager size comparable with Titans Megatron, Galvatron and such would be passable but this one's barely any bigger than a Deluxe from the pics I've just seen of him stood with Blurr and Mindwipe. Why even...

Iron Factory's toy are scaled for the Legends/Legion class Cyberverse scale.

If you're willing to pay high end third party prices, you might as well just go for the BotCon 2015 Scorponok.

Sabrblade wrote:
If you're willing to pay high end third party prices, you might as well go for the BotCon 2015 Scorponok.

What's that one? I've seen the 2114 Timelines one which is just retooled version of that old Energon figure with the horribly dorky proportions

My Triggerhappy pre-order is processing on BBTS (along with Sixshot). Now all I need is for Optimus and Megatron to come in stock, and I can ship my loot.