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I gotta assume this is part of the Reformatted line?

Goddamit. 2017 is going to be expensive.

Sweeeet. This is the kind of thing I've been wanting to see.

This and more Victory 'bots.

Glarryg

Technically it's Rodimus; he dropped 'Hot Rod' years ago (before MTMTE even started).

But hell yeah this looks right up my alley. Do we know what size? Voyager-ish, deluxe-ish...?

Looks like a slightly-tallish Deluxe to me. Which is good; I do't think he should be too big if he's not actually Matrix-bearing Rodimus Prime.

Glarryg

Definitely a must have, even if I think the orange parts should be a bit deeper orange, if not red.

Well, thanks to Glarryg, I'm moving my posts from the thread I started with the appropriate title to here!!

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This figure looks perfect in every way possible... I'm so sad I don't have the money for him.

Also, judging from that comparison shot with Tyrantron - who we know to be the same size as Kultur - we can extrapolate that Calidus is about the same size as Thrilling 30 Springer. Not quite sure how I feel about that myself but it can work.

I think he looks super neat. SO SUPER NEAT that I created another thread as I couldn't find this one searching for "Mastermind" or "Calidus"

That'll be sorted soon though..

The description said 7", I didn't even think about Springer being the same height!!

itscramtastic wrote:I think he looks super neat. SO SUPER NEAT that I created another thread as I couldn't find this one searching for "Mastermind" or "Calidus"

That'll be sorted soon though..

The description said 7", I didn't even think about Springer being the same height!!

Mostly I thought Springer because he's the first comparison I could find with Kultur (who I searched up comparisons for after I found he was the same height as Tyrantron). I didn't post it because it was on TFW2005, shhhh

Someone should totally do a comparison between Calidus and Cloud Rodimus when the former comes out

Kurona wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:I think he looks super neat. SO SUPER NEAT that I created another thread as I couldn't find this one searching for "Mastermind" or "Calidus"

That'll be sorted soon though..

The description said 7", I didn't even think about Springer being the same height!!

Mostly I thought Springer because he's the first comparison I could find with Kultur (who I searched up comparisons for after I found he was the same height as Tyrantron). I didn't post it because it was on TFW2005, shhhh

Someone should totally do a comparison between Calidus and Cloud Rodimus when the former comes out

You shoulda posted it Kurona!! That's where I get most if not all of my 3rd party news from

Calidus and Cloudimus would be an awesome photoshoot!!

Well piss dogs that looks amazing. That's pretty much the Rodimus I've been wanting. That and Tyrantron is going break me.

Well, Cary steered me into these dark waters, and I saw this and i really really really want it. I was deciding to pass on Megs due to the crappy alt mode, but this Rodimus is perfect. I love it so much. I'm going to need to get him, just gonna need to.

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I'm also in the boat of "Wow this thing looks amazing" but I do have two slight quibbles. The size is kind of big to scale with Hasbro's lost lighters and it seems like the head sits kind of far back but I can easily overlook these. But if SXS's Hot Flame is about deluxe and good I'll go with that one but that one doesn't seem to be very close to preorder time or production time. Either way I'm going to have to make budget cuts to get one of them, Kultur, and maybe Tyrantron.

Anyone know when this will be available?

Rodimus Prime wrote:Anyone know when this will be available?

TFsource pre-order says June

Not necessarily about the figure - who is still the most glorious thing I have ever set eyes upon - but I needed to post this here re: the title.

Comparisons to this I desperately need to see:-

-Cloud Rodimus
-Thrilling 30 Brainstorm
-Combiner Wars/Takara Legends Ultra Magnus

Oooooh my god he looks even better in real

I think I'm like the only person who cares about him at this point but a review's out!

I'm still interested; once I have the budget for it, I'm definitely getting this version (it ultimately came down to the look of the vehicle mode between this and the SXS version). He's taller than I expected, but it's not a deal-breaker.

Glarryg

Calidus doesn't look bad but I think I'm going to hold out for the SXS version. Cal's head gets lost in his shoulders and his chest is too flat. Hot Flame may have a worse alt-mode but the robot mode is what matters and it's perfect, if maybe a little skinny.

It's really odd for me. I am a total TFTM fanboy, and by extension Hotrod fanboy. But for this (and their Cyclonus) I find myself.... really meh about them. And I don't think it has anything to do with them being IDW designs, cause I dig'em. They just kinda feel... prototype'y? Like they lack a bit of finishing touches like paint apps.

Y'know what it is? They look like they were built from model kits. Lots of varying different colors of plastic, but unless you painted in the details yourself they're devoid of it. That's how they feel to me. *shrug*

Got mine, he is fantastic! very happy with him and a five star review over at the Chosen Prime for him.