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SureShot18 wrote:

Diem wrote:

SureShot18 wrote:Since we're talking about the contents of the other sets, I'd really like a Spinister out of Highbrow and a Dai Atlas out of Black Shadow. If they were in the same set it would be an instant buy.

Are two repaint Spinisters in the last 5 years not enough?

Neither of them look very much like MTMTE Spinister though.Yeah I'm one of those people.

Aren't both of them expensive club figures anyway?

One was general retail, a redeco of Blazemaster:


Transformers Generations Spinister Gallery

SureShot18 wrote:Neither of them look very much like MTMTE Spinister though.Yeah I'm one of those people.

Aren't both of them expensive club figures anyway?

Does Highbrow look any more like IDW Spinister than Alpha Bravo does? They both look pretty distant from his comic model, which looks like nothing much in particular. The only real boon would be a new facesculpt.

(also I totally forget that there was a THIRD Spinister in the last 5 years, though that one was a Micromaster)

And yeah, they're both expensive exclusives, but these box set figures are expensive too if you don't like and can't resell the other figures.

Well, I went to my TRU today while on a date with the girl.

It greatly saddened me. They never carried the combiner wars sets and they said they don't know if they will carry this set either. It is the only TRU within an hour of me. They said they will let me know if they get them in, but basically don't get your hopes up either

Oh and just for funsies:

Bumblebee:
Individual plastic parts: 27
Pins and screws: 8

Fastlane:
Individual plastic parts: 27
Pins and screws: 8

Hmmm. Fastlane is also interestingly stockier than his G1 incarnation with shorter legs. Weird.

I really like this set a lot more in person than I expected. It's very easy with a bit of fiddling to make Quickswitch's robot mode look a lot less Sixshot-ty. Nautica also looks better in person thanks to some great paint apps, especially around the midriff and mouth.

Laser Prime is more of a mixed bag, just because of the ugly shade of grey plastic used. The black and cyan are beautiful, as are the tragically fleeting stickers, but that grey is disappointing and cheap looking.

Since I didn't see it in the thread earlier, here's the jet mode:

Dont worry D-Max, it will most probably be sold on TRU.com. You can buy it then if it doesnt show up in your local store. No TRU has it in Canada, so I feel your pain (I was really hoping I would get it before all you guys!).

Diem wrote:

Well, now we know why no one ever showed that to us until this set was in stores. Its hideous and really looks like the designers never looked at how this mode came out colour wise since all that unpainted grey plastic you talk of comes in here. eesh

Honestly, I kind of love that jet mode a lot. The unpainted grey plastic actually kind of works to give it a somewhat cohesive colour scheme and even if it's obscured a little by the cab halves, it still advertises to the world that Optimus Prime believes in the freedom of all sentient beings but also will burn down the forests because he really, really doesn't like Smokey. So yeah, winner in my book

Yeah, I will most likely be ignoring that jet mode too. I'll just stick to the truck, which pretty much was the plan to begin with

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Yeah, I will most likely be ignoring that jet mode too. I'll just stick to the truck, which pretty much was the plan to begin with

I think its Hasbro's plan too.

Though the recent Toys-R-Us exclusive Titans Return Chaos on Velocitron boxset has been out for a couple of days now, new things about the set still end up coming through. Initial CGI renders of the boxset did not include every mode of the included figures; including Laser Prime's jet mode - well, if that's was what had you on the fence, fear no more for we finally have an image of the flight mode, courtesy of fellow board member Diem. Check it out below and tell us what you think in the comments!

Great Googaly moogaly, That mode looks unfinished, I am surprised they bothered with the jet mode's front windows

Well, that looks completely hokey.

Luckily, I have no intention of ever putting him in jet mode, so I can just ignore...whatever that is.

WeatherManNX01 wrote:Well, that looks completely hokey.

Apropos for Generation 2.

*zing!*

I'm definitely in the minority, but I think it looks good. The primarily black truck kibble blends in pretty nicely, and the grey wings and cockpit give a nice contrast, giving it a bit of a simple look. The truck is all show, but the jet is a no-frills transportation mode [strike]excluding the giant "OPTIMUS PRIME" sticker[/strike

Terrsolpix wrote:I'm definitely in the minority, but I think it looks good. The primarily black truck kibble blends in pretty nicely, and the grey wings and cockpit give a nice contrast, giving it a bit of a simple look. The truck is all show, but the jet is a no-frills transportation mode [strike]excluding the giant "OPTIMUS PRIME" sticker[/strike

I mean I really enjoy the concept of Optimus Prime flying around as a jet with the words OPTIMUS PRIME written on the sides in huge letters. It kind of makes me think of those jumbo jets that had Pokemon painted all over them. But even easily amused as I am, it looks simultaneously gaudy and basic.

Speaking of jets I'm digging Quickswitch's jet mode. For some reason it really pops in those colours.

I mean I really enjoy the concept of Optimus Prime flying around as a jet with the words OPTIMUS PRIME written on the sides in huge letters. It kind of makes me think of those jumbo jets that had Pokemon painted all over them. But even easily amused as I am, it looks simultaneously gaudy and basic.

Speaking of jets I'm digging Quickswitch's jet mode. For some reason it really pops in those colours.

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Any reason for the tip being painted blue? Also, any guesses at to why Quickswitch is the slowest mode on the box of the SPEED set?

Sabrblade wrote:

WeatherManNX01 wrote:Well, that looks completely hokey.

Apropos for Generation 2.

*zing!*

Gotta give that one to you.

Terrsolpix wrote:Any reason for the tip being painted blue? Also, any guesses at to why Quickswitch is the slowest mode on the box of the SPEED set?

Well G1 Quickswitch did have some globs of light blue scattered around, like on his chest, the roof of his hydrofoil mode, behind his jet nosecone, and his landing gear/targeting sight. I don't feel like any of those parts correspond to the tip of his jet mode nose but I guess they wanted to break up the white and wanted to use an accent colour he'd had before. Trying to fit a size Quickswitch foot into a size Sixshot shoe can be tough!

And as for the boxart, his buddies that transform into a truck and a dragster are choosing to go on foot so he's hardly the biggest offender in the "look good first, go fast second" department. Besides, if Transformers Cybertron is to be believed an APC can outrun a racecar if they try hard enough.

Terrsolpix wrote:Any reason for the tip being painted blue? Also, any guesses at to why Quickswitch is the slowest mode on the box of the SPEED set?

The blue is probably a cockpit or window.

Deadput wrote:

Terrsolpix wrote:Any reason for the tip being painted blue? Also, any guesses at to why Quickswitch is the slowest mode on the box of the SPEED set?

The blue is probably a cockpit or window.

Officially the Titan Master sits inside the rear of the jet mode (between and below the two red tailfins) but it could be some kind of secondary, frontal, upwards-pointing viewport or something I guess.

Unrelatedly, the plot of this boxset is pretty bonkers.
Rodimus Prime (in an unspecified body, with an unspecified relation to TR Hot Rod) wins a race and gains the power to control the speed of things but is forced to become a tiny head robot to wield that power. Decepticons show up, Fast"clash" and Quickswitch confuse them, Nautica (whose official function is Quantum Mechanic, which might be the best thing I've ever seen) allows the gang to escape using "faster-than-light" engines (did Rodimus really need to become a munchkin if she could already casually flout Relativity?) and then Optimus makes use of what are presumably faster-than-faster-than-light portals to escape the planet entirely.

It only this second occurred to me that Siege On Cybertron includes both Metalhawk and (sort of) Ginrai. I'm excited to see how nuts that Masterforce reunion gets.

Diem wrote:

Deadput wrote:

Terrsolpix wrote:Any reason for the tip being painted blue? Also, any guesses at to why Quickswitch is the slowest mode on the box of the SPEED set?

The blue is probably a cockpit or window.

Officially the Titan Master sits inside the rear of the jet mode (between and below the two red tailfins) but it could be some kind of secondary, frontal, upwards-pointing viewport or something I guess.

Unrelatedly, the plot of this boxset is pretty bonkers.
Rodimus Prime (in an unspecified body, with an unspecified relation to TR Hot Rod) wins a race and gains the power to control the speed of things but is forced to become a tiny head robot to wield that power. Decepticons show up, Fast"clash" and Quickswitch confuse them, Nautica (whose official function is Quantum Mechanic, which might be the best thing I've ever seen) allows the gang to escape using "faster-than-light" engines (did Rodimus really need to become a munchkin if she could already casually flout Relativity?) and then Optimus makes use of what are presumably faster-than-faster-than-light portals to escape the planet entirely.

It only this second occurred to me that Siege On Cybertron includes both Metalhawk and (sort of) Ginrai. I'm excited to see how nuts that Masterforce reunion gets.

Going off of that and looking at the bios and roles on the team. Laser Prime is "team leader" so i would hazard that "Magnus Prime" will be that team leader, with 2 more to come I would think. Also will be fun to see how they fit Thunderwing in there bio-wise

Yikes... that looks more like a oil trailer with wings than a jumbo jet. The fact that that particular part of the truck mode is so instantly recognizable doesn't help at all.

And believe it or not, that blue paint app in Quickswitch's jet mode is based on the blue hinge that the "nose" is on on the G1 figure.

Of course the most important part of the entire set is that you can remove Fastclash's spoiler to reveal a 5mm peg and thus create the greatest Devcon/Beast Machines Mirage homage of all time.

Diem wrote:

Of course the most important part of the entire set is that you can remove Fastclash's spoiler to reveal a 5mm peg and thus create the greatest Devcon/Beast Machines Mirage homage of all time.

Quick question, does the hole on the crotch accept the heel of Titan masters? It looks like it but I'm not sure.

Diem wrote:

Of course the most important part of the entire set is that you can remove Fastclash's spoiler to reveal a 5mm peg and thus create the greatest Devcon/Beast Machines Mirage homage of all time.

That's it. Sold.

Terrsolpix wrote:Quick question, does the hole on the crotch accept the heel of Titan masters? It looks like it but I'm not sure.

Yeah, when he's in dragster mode you can flip up the centre of his chest to form a seat for TMs.