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RiddlerJ wrote:Was Windblade remolded or just redecoed?

Also, who is that green repaint of Groove?

That is a repaint of the RiD Windblade. and the green Groove is Rust Dust, the chest piece to Victorion

Okay, now I'm curious. Is that supposed to be sentinels own fraction symbol on the sdcc exclusive or is there more we haven't been told.

ZeroWolf wrote:Okay, now I'm curious. Is that supposed to be sentinels own fraction symbol on the sdcc exclusive or is there more we haven't been told.

That's the symbol for the Autobot Security Services operating under Sentinel Prime. It's origin? Why, the IDW comics of course, Megatron Origins to be exact. It is missing the central chevron however:

Thanks jelZe it's been a while since I've read megatron origins. I just assumed he had the autobot symbol like everyone else.

Who's the orange car beside Mindwipe?

Is that a Voyager size Windblade?

Does anyone know how much the heads will cost?

Windsweeper wrote:Who's the orange car beside Mindwipe?

Is that a Voyager size Windblade?

The Orange car is wheelie and wind blade is just a deluxe, she's redeco'ed from her new RiD mold

Didn't take long for them to use the new Windblade mold lol. I'm still confused just what on earth her colours are supposed to be, especially when Brainstorm and Sentinel are so accurate to their original colours (well, Sentinel is translucent but)
I'd be tempted to get that set just because of Sentinel's faction symbol but since he seems translucent I think I won't. Reprolabels'll always come around anyway :p
It's funny he has his own faction symbol now. I was just thinking the other week about how Sentinel Prime, at least this one, is being marketed as a heroic autobot leader to kids and they'll be getting him thinking "woah, an Optimus Prime that's orange and turns into a spaceship!" sort of deal. When we know the horrible, horrible things he's done. Oh IDW~

Kurona wrote:Didn't take long for them to use the new Windblade mold lol. I'm still confused just what on earth her colours are supposed to be, especially when Brainstorm and Sentinel are so accurate to their original colours (well, Sentinel is translucent but)
I'd be tempted to get that set just because of Sentinel's faction symbol but since he seems translucent I think I won't. Reprolabels'll always come around anyway :p
It's funny he has his own faction symbol now. I was just thinking the other week about how Sentinel Prime, at least this one, is being marketed as a heroic autobot leader to kids and they'll be getting him thinking "woah, an Optimus Prime that's orange and turns into a spaceship!" sort of deal. When we know the horrible, horrible things he's done. Oh IDW~

At the Hasbro panel, they said the deco for Windblade in the SDCC set is meant to be Fort Max colors.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

Emerje wrote:Not resculpted, it pops out, whoever displayed him at BotCon forgot to pull it out. Here's the same figure from Toy Fair:

Well that's a relief! I was getting nervous when it was pointed out earlier, but I thought I had seen the fintenna up on the Hasbro version.
Thanks for the eagle eye, Emerje! Good lookin' out.

A great touch - shame it can't save hasbro's 'deco'

That's a key point. Through minor use of paint apps, Takara manages to make their figures not look like cheap crap. The exact opposite of Hasbro's apparent strategy.

DigitalBrave3 wrote:

Kurona wrote:Didn't take long for them to use the new Windblade mold lol. I'm still confused just what on earth her colours are supposed to be, especially when Brainstorm and Sentinel are so accurate to their original colours (well, Sentinel is translucent but)
I'd be tempted to get that set just because of Sentinel's faction symbol but since he seems translucent I think I won't. Reprolabels'll always come around anyway :p
It's funny he has his own faction symbol now. I was just thinking the other week about how Sentinel Prime, at least this one, is being marketed as a heroic autobot leader to kids and they'll be getting him thinking "woah, an Optimus Prime that's orange and turns into a spaceship!" sort of deal. When we know the horrible, horrible things he's done. Oh IDW~

At the Hasbro panel, they said the deco for Windblade in the SDCC set is meant to be Fort Max colors.

Well, that's... interesting. I wonder why on earth they're doing that

Kurona wrote:

DigitalBrave3 wrote:

Kurona wrote:Didn't take long for them to use the new Windblade mold lol. I'm still confused just what on earth her colours are supposed to be, especially when Brainstorm and Sentinel are so accurate to their original colours (well, Sentinel is translucent but)
I'd be tempted to get that set just because of Sentinel's faction symbol but since he seems translucent I think I won't. Reprolabels'll always come around anyway :p
It's funny he has his own faction symbol now. I was just thinking the other week about how Sentinel Prime, at least this one, is being marketed as a heroic autobot leader to kids and they'll be getting him thinking "woah, an Optimus Prime that's orange and turns into a spaceship!" sort of deal. When we know the horrible, horrible things he's done. Oh IDW~

At the Hasbro panel, they said the deco for Windblade in the SDCC set is meant to be Fort Max colors.

Well, that's... interesting. I wonder why on earth they're doing that

She was initially linked with Metroplex, right? In this take on the character she could be linked with Fort Max instead and thus would have different colours showing her new "colours".

william-james88 wrote:

Kurona wrote:

DigitalBrave3 wrote:

Kurona wrote:Didn't take long for them to use the new Windblade mold lol. I'm still confused just what on earth her colours are supposed to be, especially when Brainstorm and Sentinel are so accurate to their original colours (well, Sentinel is translucent but)
I'd be tempted to get that set just because of Sentinel's faction symbol but since he seems translucent I think I won't. Reprolabels'll always come around anyway :p
It's funny he has his own faction symbol now. I was just thinking the other week about how Sentinel Prime, at least this one, is being marketed as a heroic autobot leader to kids and they'll be getting him thinking "woah, an Optimus Prime that's orange and turns into a spaceship!" sort of deal. When we know the horrible, horrible things he's done. Oh IDW~

At the Hasbro panel, they said the deco for Windblade in the SDCC set is meant to be Fort Max colors.

Well, that's... interesting. I wonder why on earth they're doing that

She was initially linked with Metroplex, right? In this take on the character she could be linked with Fort Max instead and thus would have different colours showing her new "colours".

True, but as of right now IDW Fort Max isn't a Titan, just a bigger than average guy.

william-james88 wrote:

Kurona wrote:

DigitalBrave3 wrote:

Kurona wrote:Didn't take long for them to use the new Windblade mold lol. I'm still confused just what on earth her colours are supposed to be, especially when Brainstorm and Sentinel are so accurate to their original colours (well, Sentinel is translucent but)
I'd be tempted to get that set just because of Sentinel's faction symbol but since he seems translucent I think I won't. Reprolabels'll always come around anyway :p
It's funny he has his own faction symbol now. I was just thinking the other week about how Sentinel Prime, at least this one, is being marketed as a heroic autobot leader to kids and they'll be getting him thinking "woah, an Optimus Prime that's orange and turns into a spaceship!" sort of deal. When we know the horrible, horrible things he's done. Oh IDW~

At the Hasbro panel, they said the deco for Windblade in the SDCC set is meant to be Fort Max colors.

Well, that's... interesting. I wonder why on earth they're doing that

She was initially linked with Metroplex, right? In this take on the character she could be linked with Fort Max instead and thus would have different colours showing her new "colours".

Since all the Platinum sets are supposed to be recreating prominent scenes - or in the case of Autobot Heroes, bundling together characters that were in a team together - I am starting to think this is a hint at an upcoming IDW Titans Return crossover. And so far this has all the makings of 'what the ****', what with Sentinel back, Windblade linking up with Fort Max and then joining with Brainstorm from the Lost Light. I don't know how to feel about it. Just as long as Hasbro doesn't mess IDW's story up as bad as Combiner Wars...

Well I just skimmed this thread to look at all the BotCon pics and have a nice little stroll down memory lane. I had kinda written off the TR line, but after seeing the figures in person I'm back on board the space hype choo choo! Woo Woo!

They had some really fun displays and the sculpting is amazing. There are lots of play options and this is going be a real fun line to pick up and tinker with. I'm even excited by the little single head packs, they'll be the cheap and easy minicon buys of this line.

Fun stuffs

Given Windblade is a city speaker, it makes sense for her to be Fort Max's new city speaker and take his colors as she took Caminus' facial paint. Cool idea

Shuttershock wrote:True, but as of right now IDW Fort Max isn't a Titan, just a bigger than average guy.

This set doesnt have anything to do with IDW. Fort Max is clearly a Titan in whatever fiction that Windblade belongs to. He's on the box, you can see the tip of his fingure holding the sword:



So yeah, she's just coordinated with the titan she is serving.

carytheone wrote:Well I just skimmed this thread to look at all the BotCon pics and have a nice little stroll down memory lane. I had kinda written off the TR line, but after seeing the figures in person I'm back on board the space hype choo choo! Woo Woo!

They had some really fun displays and the sculpting is amazing. There are lots of play options and this is going be a real fun line to pick up and tinker with. I'm even excited by the little single head packs, they'll be the cheap and easy minicon buys of this line.

Fun stuffs

Well then we can have some hands on perspective on this stuff. From what you saw, can you let us know which figures excite you the most? Is Apeface also a must have for you?

william-james88 wrote:Well then we can have some hands on perspective on this stuff. From what you saw, can you let us know which figures excite you the most? Is Apeface also a must have for you?

Well let me get the "duh of course I'm getting them guys" out of the way.

Chromedome y Rewind - well obvs for my Lost Light shelf and the hopeless romantic in me

Wheelie is another buy on site

Fort Max is really starting to call my name

Galvatron is probably the biggest surprise for me, the sculpting is just awesome and I don't own a Galvy yet

While the deluxes look cool, not many of them really call my name, maybe Blurr, Hardhead and what ever the new twin heli one is called (I like my Gen Brainstorm and as you may know I'm not really a fan of beastformers)

The triple changing voyagers are looking nice, but unlike CW I'm only getting one of each mold - so really just Astrotrain and see above about A3

I may get one of the boomboxes, but I haven't made up my mind yet - I would like at least one playset

And I'll probably get a butt load of the small individual Titan Masters - just for fun - and what's the deal with Apeface, why all the hype?

It's really the design aesthetic and sculpting that impressed me the most. They are all so Cybertronian and lovely looking. Tak's got my attention with all their awesome paint apps for the deluxes.

If you need me later this year I will be apologizing to my wallet.

carytheone wrote:what's the deal with Apeface, why all the hype?

The hype comes from the semi fakeout we got (and technically are still getting). He was introduced as just a head before. And that was all we saw on the first day since we just see a hed on the box. And that blows right? Whats awesome about that guy is that he turns into a robot gorilla and a space ship And we were getting just his head.

BUT as it turns out they are going all out with that titan master. The vehicle he comes with is a ship that does turn into a gorilla. And its all super cute one at that. So sure, this isnt the G1 apeface, but its a new cute version that respects his namesake within the confines of what they could do with that size class.

Pretty much what I mean is you have Nightbeat who comes with a drill tank that turns into what looks like a jet. And thats kind of lame if this is all we get for Nightbeat.

But now we have Apeface who comes with a plane that turns into a gorilla. Now thats taking advantage of the apeface name if this is all we get.

Its pretty much the same hype fans were giving to Legion RID Clampdown but this is a toy that offers far more and done even better.

Ah Will, so I see. Speaking of Titan Master shenanigans. Have you seen that some alt modes support multiple TMs?

Like Hardhead for example. One TM drives and the other rides shotgun, quite literally.

carytheone wrote:Ah Will, so I see. Speaking of Titan Master shenanigans. Have you seen that some alt modes support multiple TMs?

Like Hardhead for example. One TM drives and the other rides shotgun, quite literally.

Same with Alpha Trion in spaceship mode. By attaching the weapon, you can have one riding indie and have another in the clear yellow cockpit. Does Hardhead need to attach the weapon to have multiple TMs?

william-james88 wrote:

carytheone wrote:Ah Will, so I see. Speaking of Titan Master shenanigans. Have you seen that some alt modes support multiple TMs?

Like Hardhead for example. One TM drives and the other rides shotgun, quite literally.

Same with Alpha Trion in spaceship mode. By attaching the weapon, you can have one riding indie and have another in the clear yellow cockpit. Does Hardhead need to attach the weapon to have multiple TMs?

The weapons is always ready for a hop-on in either mode so technically yes, but why wouldn't he have his weapon.


Hi ya buddy!

Okay, that is wonderful. Just imagining two titan masters riding in his tank mode shooting at things reminds me of this.