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News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 7:46 pm

Nemesis Destron wrote:Sorry for not knowing the previous use of this mold or what class...voyager?

Voyager Class Sentinel Prime

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 7:47 pm

steals_your_goats wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:It does look like they did some retooling to the figure. Most noticeable in the feet. I like it so far!

Hate to break it to you, but, that's just the shuttle halves flipped forward, instead of the train half

Huh looks like you're right. I gotta give credit where credit is due, that's pretty damn clever.

It is really clever, no re-tooling needed, talk about efficient :-?

News Credits: 3597 · by **Seibertron** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 7:50 pm

Hellscream9999 wrote:Yeah, can't wait to see this guy in full color, I personally don't mind either the white/purple or the grey/purple, but his head is kinda lackluster, despite being fairly accurate.

Definitely getting both him and Sentinel, might slap a different head onto Astrotrain, maybe his and Crashbash's white's will match

It's gray and purple like his Hasbro G1 toy. :DANCE:

by **Fox Thiagarajan** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 7:53 pm

Man I want that Astrotrain badly. He is a figure I need an update for. I missed out on the Classics version. Hope the TR version turns out nice.

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 7:55 pm

Seibertron wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:Yeah, can't wait to see this guy in full color, I personally don't mind either the white/purple or the grey/purple, but his head is kinda lackluster, despite being fairly accurate.

Definitely getting both him and Sentinel, might slap a different head onto Astrotrain, maybe his and Crashbash's white's will match

It's gray and purple like his Hasbro G1 toy.

Darnit, now I can't use Crashbash with him :BANG_HEAD:

Oh, well, bring on the superior deco 8-)

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 8:08 pm

Hellscream9999 wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:It does look like they did some retooling to the figure. Most noticeable in the feet. I like it so far!

Hate to break it to you, but, that's just the shuttle halves flipped forward, instead of the train half

Damn, that is clever. I can appreciate that

News Credits: 2 · by **Nemesis Destron** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 8:18 pm

Thanks for the word and after some consideration I think I will keep my

Specialist Astrotrain. He sized right just like his G1 counterpart and I'm happy with that...'nuff said! :VEHI:

News Credits: 118 · by **megatronus** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 8:20 pm

I'd be more than happy to get a white Astrotrain for IDW fans and a grey/purple Astrotrain for G1 fans. Let the redecos commence!

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 8:23 pm

megatronus wrote:I'd be more than happy to get a white Astrotrain for IDW fans and a grey/purple Astrotrain for G1 fans. Let the redecos commence!

Maybe not a mainline redeco, but maybe it's time to bring back store exclusives :-?

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 8:24 pm

Nemesis Destron wrote:Thanks for the word and after some consideration I think I will keep my Specialist Astrotrain. He sized right just like his G1 counterpart and I'm happy with that...'nuff said!

Options are optional

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 8:28 pm

Hellscream9999 wrote:
megatronus wrote:I'd be more than happy to get a white Astrotrain for IDW fans and a grey/purple Astrotrain for G1 fans. Let the redecos commence!

Maybe not a mainline redeco, but maybe it's time to bring back store exclusives

Yeah, what happened to those, they were fun. I guess its more movie line stuff which we did get last time. Like TRU was all about evolution, Target was about Silver Knight Optimus and Walmart had the exclusive Stinger toys. I never mind those redecos because they really feel optional and not taking the place of anything else. The trans scan series from TRU a few years back for DOTM is an amazing example of that along with all the walmart exclusives for the 2007 movie.

Good stuff good stuff.

Oh and for what its worth, I preffer white and purple astrotrain simply because I feel the contrast makes it pop and the white works better for the shuttle.

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 8:31 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:
megatronus wrote:I'd be more than happy to get a white Astrotrain for IDW fans and a grey/purple Astrotrain for G1 fans. Let the redecos commence!

Maybe not a mainline redeco, but maybe it's time to bring back store exclusives

Yeah, what happened to those, they were fun. I guess its more movie line stuff which we did get last time. Like TRU was all about evolution, Target was about Silver Knight Optimus and Walmart had the exclusive Stinger toys. I never mind those redecos because they really feel optional and not taking the place of anything else. The trans scan series from TRU a few years back for DOTM is an amazing example of that along with all the walmart exclusives for the 2007 movie.

Good stuff good stuff.

Oh and for what its worth, I preffer white and purple astrotrain simply because I feel the contrast makes it pop and the white works better for the shuttle.

Don't forget the superior 'no-face' Megatronus

News Credits: 118 · by **megatronus** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 8:43 pm

Hellscream9999 wrote:Don't forget the superior 'no-face' Megatronus

I do too have a face! [-(

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 8:50 pm

megatronus wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:Don't forget the superior 'no-face' Megatronus

I do too have a face!

Your avatar says different :-P

by **Ultra Markus** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 9:00 pm

if this is not grey and purple and its mostly white like the classics version i will be very disappointed
but will have to go with takara because you know they always get it right :???:

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 9:29 pm

Whoa Nellie! Give my wallet a rest TT! :lol:

News Credits: 3 · by **DedicatedGhostArt** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 9:35 pm

Hellscream9999 wrote:
megatronus wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:Don't forget the superior 'no-face' Megatronus

I do too have a face!

Your avatar says different

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 9:46 pm

fenrir72 wrote:Whoa Nellie! Give my wallet a rest TT!

Wow, thats a deep cut as a canadian pop reference ;)^

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 10:21 pm

Ultra Markus wrote:if this is not grey and purple and its mostly white like the classics version i will be very disappointed
but will have to go with takara because you know they always get it right

Seibertron wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:Yeah, can't wait to see this guy in full color, I personally don't mind either the white/purple or the grey/purple, but his head is kinda lackluster, despite being fairly accurate.

Definitely getting both him and Sentinel, might slap a different head onto Astrotrain, maybe his and Crashbash's white's will match

It's gray and purple like his Hasbro G1 toy.

News Credits: 8 · by **Generator_G1** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 10:26 pm

Hasbro Astrotrain will have the toy deco (white-purple). Takara will go the cartoon deci (grey-purple).

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 10:34 pm

Generator_G1 wrote:Hasbro Astrotrain will have the toy deco (white-purple). Takara will go the cartoon deci (grey-purple).

Ummm

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Ultra Markus wrote:if this is not grey and purple and its mostly white like the classics version i will be very disappointed
but will have to go with takara because you know they always get it right

Seibertron wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:Yeah, can't wait to see this guy in full color, I personally don't mind either the white/purple or the grey/purple, but his head is kinda lackluster, despite being fairly accurate.

Definitely getting both him and Sentinel, might slap a different head onto Astrotrain, maybe his and Crashbash's white's will match

It's gray and purple like his Hasbro G1 toy.

by **Ultra Markus** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 11:11 pm

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Generator_G1 wrote:Hasbro Astrotrain will have the toy deco (white-purple). Takara will go the cartoon deci (grey-purple).

Ummm

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Ultra Markus wrote:if this is not grey and purple and its mostly white like the classics version i will be very disappointed
but will have to go with takara because you know they always get it right

Seibertron wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:Yeah, can't wait to see this guy in full color, I personally don't mind either the white/purple or the grey/purple, but his head is kinda lackluster, despite being fairly accurate.

Definitely getting both him and Sentinel, might slap a different head onto Astrotrain, maybe his and Crashbash's white's will match

It's gray and purple like his Hasbro G1 toy.

this is what the color scheme should be

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doesnt that look more like a decepticon than this

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Feb 09, 2016 12:40 am

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Generator_G1 wrote:Hasbro Astrotrain will have the toy deco (white-purple). Takara will go the cartoon deci (grey-purple).

Ummm

*snip*

That's what he said.

This Hasbro TR Astrotrain will seemingly have the Hasbro G1 Astrotrain toy deco, while he wants Takara's release of this TR mold to have the cartoon deco.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Tue Feb 09, 2016 3:28 am

I'm a bit confused now, as siebs said that he'll be grey and purple (talking about the hasbro release here) so wouldn't that mean that takara would have to go white and purple (or just stick to releasing the hasbro version)?