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JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:... and added to the list of CW redecos and retools: Prowl is nr. 15 for the Dead End/Streetwise mold, and the UW release of Dust Up will be nr. 16.

When will it end!

Probably in 4 years, when TakTom puts the Molds away finally and forgets about them...

...until some future iteration of the TFCC comes along and says "Remember when they did Combiners in 2016? We should use those again for an anniversary."

That only leaves Jazz out of the first year cars.

Hop to it, somebody.

RiddlerJ wrote:That only leaves Jazz out of the first year cars.

Hop to it, somebody.

Hoist is needed too.

Would've rather seen Guzzle from Brawl with the legs compacted for tank mode, honestly.

I'd laugh if his name was silverstreak!

Edit:
But honestly, I was hoping for a character I don't have a quality version of. This just adds to the list of pointless recolours, but he does look very fetching.

itscramtastic wrote:HYYYYYYYYYPE!!!

Was everyone thinking "Cobotron" when they read this? I sure was

shajaki wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:HYYYYYYYYYPE!!!

Was everyone thinking "Cobotron" when they read this? I sure was

I know I was !
You know me well, Brotherman!

Welp, color me disappointed. We coulda got Rotorstorm, we coulda got Quake, they could have even thrown us a curveball with a non-G1 guy, but no, we got Bluestreak. As if it wouldn't be cheaper to just get a Universe Bluestreak off eBay. Okay, the "Blue Bluestreak" deco is reasonably clever (though perhaps not particularly original, since Takara just did a Masterpiece BlueBlue last year), but there's better things they could have done with the slot.

It does admittedly look nice, I'm keeping it for my own silly reasons (a desire to be a completist about Combiner Wars and the expectation that he'll be part of Wreckage), but I was hoping for something exotic and/or exciting.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

RiddlerJ wrote:That only leaves Jazz out of the first year cars.

Hop to it, somebody.

Hoist is needed too.

Or instead they could do something different and stop rehashing the first year cars already! It's been going on since Alternators, for crying out loud!

On a similar note, why do the "Datsun brothers" need to be a complete set? If they travel in a group like the seekers do, I must have missed it.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

RiddlerJ wrote:That only leaves Jazz out of the first year cars.

Hop to it, somebody.

Hoist is needed too.

Hoist was a second year release.

Though he would be easy enough to repaint Trailbreaker into.

RiddlerJ wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

RiddlerJ wrote:That only leaves Jazz out of the first year cars.

Hop to it, somebody.

Hoist is needed too.

Hoist was a second year release.

Though he would be easy enough to repaint Trailbreaker into.

There is the current suspicion that Hoist is the alternate head for Trailbreaker.

Also, there is a second first year release left out: Sideswipe.

Gunmetal wrote:

RiddlerJ wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

RiddlerJ wrote:That only leaves Jazz out of the first year cars.

Hop to it, somebody.

Hoist is needed too.

Hoist was a second year release.

Though he would be easy enough to repaint Trailbreaker into.

There is the current suspicion that Hoist is the alternate head for Trailbreaker.

Also, there is a second first year release left out: Sideswipe.

This was my thought, too. We're still missing a Sideswipe. Which is funny, since it can be done cheaper than cheap.

Im so hyped to finally complete the trio!

kurthy wrote:I'd laugh if his name was silverstreak!

It would be humorous, losing the "Bluestreak" trademark a second time after using it on the Masterpiece

Bronzewolf wrote:

Gunmetal wrote:

RiddlerJ wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

RiddlerJ wrote:That only leaves Jazz out of the first year cars.

Hop to it, somebody.

Hoist is needed too.

Hoist was a second year release.

Though he would be easy enough to repaint Trailbreaker into.

There is the current suspicion that Hoist is the alternate head for Trailbreaker.

Also, there is a second first year release left out: Sideswipe.

This was my thought, too. We're still missing a Sideswipe. Which is funny, since it can be done cheaper than cheap.

That's right. Why did I think there was already a Sideswipe?

Zeedust wrote:
Or instead they could do something different and stop rehashing the first year cars already! It's been going on since Alternators, for crying out loud!

On a similar note, why do the "Datsun brothers" need to be a complete set? If they travel in a group like the seekers do, I must have missed it.

BEYOND in agreement with you Zee. Hey, I really like CW Trailbreaker, Prowl, Mirage, but there are so many characters that haven't been done to death in generations.

I mean, I subscribed to 4.0 because OH MY GOD MAYHEM ATTACK SQUAD WITH SPINISTER AND RUCKUS??!?! It's niche but not THAT niche. Blue Bluestreak is really pretty, and I'm going to keep him, but it's certainly not fitting the theme of Mayhem vs Wreckers.

This is exactly why I'm super excited for Titans Return. 80s Headmasters! Sixshot! Galvatron! Tidal Wave?! Characters that haven't been done ad nauseum if at ALL.

Bronzewolf wrote:

Gunmetal wrote:
Also, there is a second first year release left out: Sideswipe.

This was my thought, too. We're still missing a Sideswipe. Which is funny, since it can be done cheaper than cheap.

It's probably because there are a bunch of Sideswipe toys in RiD. But yeah, I'll grant that he actually does go with Sunstreaker in terms of actual connection and does actually have a reason to get made somehow. Good luck.

RNSrobot wrote:

Zeedust wrote:
Or instead they could do something different and stop rehashing the first year cars already! It's been going on since Alternators, for crying out loud!

On a similar note, why do the "Datsun brothers" need to be a complete set? If they travel in a group like the seekers do, I must have missed it.

BEYOND in agreement with you Zee. Hey, I really like CW Trailbreaker, Prowl, Mirage, but there are so many characters that haven't been done to death in generations.

I mean, I subscribed to 4.0 because OH MY GOD MAYHEM ATTACK SQUAD WITH SPINISTER AND RUCKUS??!?! It's niche but not THAT niche. Blue Bluestreak is really pretty, and I'm going to keep him, but it's certainly not fitting the theme of Mayhem vs Wreckers.

This is exactly why I'm super excited for Titans Return. 80s Headmasters! Sixshot! Galvatron! Tidal Wave?! Characters that haven't been done ad nauseum if at ALL.

They're making Sixshot and Tidal Wave in TR? This would be the first I've heard of it.

But yeah, there's plenty of characters in need of an update, especially if you do the unthinkable and look outside G1. (I'm still waiting for a Signal Lancer, people!)

gothsaurus wrote:yeah, with this being the first USA blue bluestreak...

Barring the following, of course:

Sabrblade wrote:

gothsaurus wrote:yeah, with this being the first USA blue bluestreak...

Barring the following, of course:
(tons of pictures including)

That one actually never got released in the US.

Zeedust wrote:

Bronzewolf wrote:

Gunmetal wrote:
Also, there is a second first year release left out: Sideswipe.

This was my thought, too. We're still missing a Sideswipe. Which is funny, since it can be done cheaper than cheap.

It's probably because there are a bunch of Sideswipe toys in RiD. But yeah, I'll grant that he actually does go with Sunstreaker in terms of actual connection and does actually have a reason to get made somehow. Good luck.

RNSrobot wrote:

Zeedust wrote:
Or instead they could do something different and stop rehashing the first year cars already! It's been going on since Alternators, for crying out loud!

On a similar note, why do the "Datsun brothers" need to be a complete set? If they travel in a group like the seekers do, I must have missed it.

BEYOND in agreement with you Zee. Hey, I really like CW Trailbreaker, Prowl, Mirage, but there are so many characters that haven't been done to death in generations.

I mean, I subscribed to 4.0 because OH MY GOD MAYHEM ATTACK SQUAD WITH SPINISTER AND RUCKUS??!?! It's niche but not THAT niche. Blue Bluestreak is really pretty, and I'm going to keep him, but it's certainly not fitting the theme of Mayhem vs Wreckers.

This is exactly why I'm super excited for Titans Return. 80s Headmasters! Sixshot! Galvatron! Tidal Wave?! Characters that haven't been done ad nauseum if at ALL.

They're making Sixshot and Tidal Wave in TR? This would be the first I've heard of it.

But yeah, there's plenty of characters in need of an update, especially if you do the unthinkable and look outside G1. (I'm still waiting for a Signal Lancer, people!)

Again, Spinister and Ruckus?

Yeah box art for a leader class Sixshot was leaked. Strong rumour (aka basically confirmed as much as Getaway from Chromedome) is a voyager Tidal Wave, with a likely retool/deco into Broadside. And apparently the carrier mode is a USS Flagg homage.

But just ANYTHING OTHER THAN SEASON 1 CARS FOR NEMESIS' SAKE.

Zeedust wrote:That one actually never got released in the US.

True, but twas a figure made for the U.S. Tail-ender distribution just bit its intended U.S. release in the butt (as is common for tail-enders, unfortunately).

As gorgeous as this bluestreak is, I have to agree that a little more creativity would have gone a long way after the boring repaints of CW

Hellscream9999 wrote:As gorgeous as this bluestreak is, I have to agree that a little more creativity would have gone a long way after the boring repaints of CW

With as extensive as this deco is, and by going with the more obscure "fandom myth" blue deco, how much more creative could they get with a Bluestreak toy?

Character-wise, however, if the recent OMAM fiction is anything to go by, they very likely may be depicting him in a manner described in his original Marvel Universe profile but which has been seldom seen in any story-based fiction: His being the last survivor of his home, and this case, the sole survivor of Cybertron, living alone in isolation on a dead world. Almost sounds like an I Am Legend take on the character, which I'm hoping for.

Sabrblade wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:As gorgeous as this bluestreak is, I have to agree that a little more creativity would have gone a long way after the boring repaints of CW

With as extensive as this deco is, and by going with the more obscure "fandom myth" blue deco, how much more creative could they get with a Bluestreak toy?

I meant more creative than 'lol datsun bro #3' the niche homage is nice, but there are literally hundreds of more niche figures that could've gotten this love as an update... honestly, I would have loved to see it turned into Barricade, even if it is something we've seen before, it's far more interesting to me...

RNSrobot wrote:Again, Spinister and Ruckus?

Agreed (though Spinister gets done more than you'd think).

Still, I feel like 5.0 tops it with the Double Pretender Leaders

RNSrobot wrote:Strong rumour (aka basically confirmed as much as Getaway from Chromedome) is a voyager Tidal Wave, with a likely retool/deco into Broadside. And apparently the carrier mode is a USS Flagg homage.

Fingers crossed for tht to actually see release.

Hmm, more I think on it, my enthusiasm for this wanes. Yeah, would've been better for Bluestreak to be a retail release and save the free figure for someone else.