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Alt mode sightings!

PostPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:36 pm
by Convotron
This is just a thread for sharing sightings of vehicles that look like Transformers alt modes.

On my drive home this afternoon, I was right behind a red Chevy Aveo. Seeing the car with my own eyes gave me a better appreciation for the likeness of the Aveo Swerve alt mode.

About month ago, I saw a Peterbilt that made me think of a movie version of Diaclone Powered Convoy.

Re: Alt mode sightings!

PostPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 5:55 pm
by cybercat
Genius, as always, Convotron. (Does just plain old suck up flattery count?) :P

Nothing to add thus far, but this has given me a positively *brilliant* idea for a super annoying photo album for my Facebook page. Ha! My 'friends' thought my album of pictures of my CATS was bizarre and annoying....

Yay!

Hrm. Where can I find an F-22 round here?

HK, camera happy!

Re: Alt mode sightings!

PostPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:16 pm
by shonenfan4
I saw three bikes on the freeway on the drive home from work yesterday, and the first thought that came to my head was Arcee twins. :P

Re: Alt mode sightings!

PostPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 7:47 pm
by Convotron
hellkitty wrote:Genius, as always, Convotron. (Does just plain old suck up flattery count?) :P


Yes. Yes, it does. ;)

hellkitty wrote:Nothing to add thus far, but this has given me a positively *brilliant* idea for a super annoying photo album for my Facebook page. Ha! My 'friends' thought my album of pictures of my CATS was bizarre and annoying....


Kitties are cute. :) A friend of mine dresses up her kitties for all occasions. She dressed one of her cats as a wiener dog last Halloween. She dressed a few up as Rudolph and some reindeer for last Christmas.

shonenfan4 wrote:I saw three bikes on the freeway on the drive home from work yesterday, and the first thought that came to my head was Arcee twins. :P


I've seen a few sport bikes this summer. A lot of choppers come through. There's a Harley Davidson club in the area too.

Re: Alt mode sightings!

PostPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:22 pm
by shonenfan4
Convotron wrote:I've seen a few sport bikes this summer. A lot of choppers come through. There's a Harley Davidson club in the area too.


I srly wants to try out a Harley Davidson bike one day, everytime I see one stroll by with them loud noises. B-)

Re: Alt mode sightings!

PostPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 11:21 pm
by Convotron
shonenfan4 wrote:
Convotron wrote:I've seen a few sport bikes this summer. A lot of choppers come through. There's a Harley Davidson club in the area too.


I srly wants to try out a Harley Davidson bike one day, everytime I see one stroll by with them loud noises. B-)


Someday I'd like to get custom chopper made in the style of TFA Oil Slick. Ram skull, spikes, and all the good stuff! :D

Re: Alt mode sightings!

PostPosted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 6:59 am
by cybercat
Wow, that's way more realistic than my fantasy of owning a Starscream. :P

HK, hey, a girl can *dream*, can't she?

Re: Alt mode sightings!

PostPosted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 7:17 am
by Wheelimus Prime
convoltron, i thought you registered a long time ago :???:

HK, no, a girl can't dream about owning movie starscream.

While walking home from school, i saw a chevy topkick, a volkswagon beetle (the bumblebee ones), and some dude on a superbike.

yep, my street is all sorts of awesome :P

Re: Alt mode sightings!

PostPosted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 9:22 am
by Convotron
Wheelimus Prime wrote:convoltron, i thought you registered a long time ago :???:


I've lurked as a guest on the site for over a year but I only registered in July. :)

hellkitty wrote:Wow, that's way more realistic than my fantasy of owning a Starscream. :P

HK, hey, a girl can *dream*, can't she?


You never know. Dreams have been made reality before. ;)

Re: Alt mode sightings!

PostPosted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 11:43 am
by shonenfan4
I actually some one of those dump trucks that resembles Long Haul today along the coastlines. =P~ but it's a more greyish colors instead of green.

Re: Alt mode sightings!

PostPosted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 1:28 pm
by Convotron
I actually saw a cement mixer truck that, while it didn't have green paint, a large portion of it was painted purple.

Re: Alt mode sightings!

PostPosted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 4:23 pm
by Skyfire77
Sort-of-Bonecrusher
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Screamer
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Incinerator
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Masterpiece Seeker
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Powerglide
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Skydive
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Re: Alt mode sightings!

PostPosted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 5:54 pm
by shonenfan4
Skyfire77 wrote:Sort-of-Bonecrusher
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Screamer
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Incinerator
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Masterpiece Seeker
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Powerglide
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Skydive
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Are those from those military air shows? :???:

Re: Alt mode sightings!

PostPosted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 6:38 pm
by Convotron
Skyfire77 wrote:Sort-of-Bonecrusher
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Screamer
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Incinerator
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Masterpiece Seeker
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Powerglide
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Skydive
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Now that's a sighting! Awesome photos. ;)^

Re: Alt mode sightings!

PostPosted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 10:04 pm
by Skyfire77
shonenfan4 wrote:Are those from those military air shows? :???:

Yep. The Cougar AFV (Same base model as the Buffalo MPV Bonecrusher was based on, but without the fork) and the Osprey were at the Oceana, Virginia airshow last year. The F-22 is from the Wings over Pittsburgh show for '08, The rest are from Wings Over Pittsburgh shows from '06 and '07.

Convotron wrote:Now that's a sighting! Awesome photos. ;)^

Thanks!
I never got a picture, but there's an auto-body shop I pass going to work that had what I believe was a Nissan Vanette for several weeks.

Re: Alt mode sightings!

PostPosted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 11:22 pm
by shonenfan4
Skyfire77 wrote:
shonenfan4 wrote:Are those from those military air shows? :???:

Yep. The Cougar AFV (Same base model as the Buffalo MPV Bonecrusher was based on, but without the fork) and the Osprey were at the Oceana, Virginia airshow last year. The F-22 is from the Wings over Pittsburgh show for '08, The rest are from Wings Over Pittsburgh shows from '06 and '07.

Convotron wrote:Now that's a sighting! Awesome photos. ;)^

Thanks!
I never got a picture, but there's an auto-body shop I pass going to work that had what I believe was a Nissan Vanette for several weeks.


Nice, I sure would love to see a F-22 in person. =P~

Re: Alt mode sightings!

PostPosted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 10:22 am
by Skyfire77
shonenfan4 wrote:
Nice, I sure would love to see a F-22 in person. =P~


I have video of the F-22 Demo flight, but I need to re-edit it. YouTube said it was too long.

Re: Alt mode sightings!

PostPosted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 6:07 pm
by shonenfan4
Skyfire77 wrote:
shonenfan4 wrote:
Nice, I sure would love to see a F-22 in person. =P~


I have video of the F-22 Demo flight, but I need to re-edit it. YouTube said it was too long.


Nice, post a link or PM when its on Youtube. :APPLAUSE:

Saw a G1 Beachcomber look-alike on the beach today. B-)

Re: Alt mode sightings!

PostPosted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 6:12 pm
by cybercat
shonenfan4 wrote:
Skyfire77 wrote:
shonenfan4 wrote:
Nice, I sure would love to see a F-22 in person. =P~


I have video of the F-22 Demo flight, but I need to re-edit it. YouTube said it was too long.


Nice, post a link or PM when its on Youtube. :APPLAUSE:

Saw a G1 Beachcomber look-alike on the beach today. B-)


Ahem. Think you mean 'post a link when it's on Youtube' =P~

Wrong emoticon.

HK, droooooooool.

Re: Alt mode sightings!

PostPosted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 8:41 pm
by Bloodlust
Does it count when I've actually seen a Buffalo in action?

Haven't seen an actual model tank of Brawl, but does an M1A2 come close enough?

Seen a V-22 taking off, landing, carrying cargo. Kinda scary.

Seen ALL of the Constucticons :P (Both G1 and ROTF)

Seen the Space Shuttle for Blast off/Astrotrain (not on TV, been to the Space Center).

Have seen all of the Kitchenbots :P

Seen Barricade's alt mode.

Re: Alt mode sightings!

PostPosted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:09 pm
by Skyfire77
Okay, here's the F-22 at Pittsburgh, and here's the F-22 at Oceana.

Re: Alt mode sightings!

PostPosted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:25 pm
by shonenfan4
Skyfire77 wrote:Okay, here's the F-22 at Pittsburgh, and here's the F-22 at Oceana.


Nice, thanks. That F-22 in the first video almost looks it's taking off vertically. I wonder what it feels like to be doing the spins in that thing. =P~

hellkitty wrote:
Ahem. Think you mean 'post a link when it's on Youtube' =P~

Wrong emoticon.

HK, droooooooool.


Thanks for the correction. :wink:

Re: Alt mode sightings!

PostPosted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 10:31 am
by Skyfire77
Heh. The pilot went around signing autographs after the flight, and he and I got to talking (He ribbed me about wearing an F-35 t-shirt to an F-22 demo). He said the shows are limited to maybe 20% of what the Raptor can really do, and it's capable of doing things you wouldn't believe.

Re: Alt mode sightings!

PostPosted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:04 pm
by Convotron
Skyfire77 wrote:Heh. The pilot went around signing autographs after the flight, and he and I got to talking (He ribbed me about wearing an F-35 t-shirt to an F-22 demo). He said the shows are limited to maybe 20% of what the Raptor can really do, and it's capable of doing things you wouldn't believe.


Wow, now that's cool. :)

Re: Alt mode sightings!

PostPosted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 1:05 pm
by cybercat
Convotron wrote:
Skyfire77 wrote:Heh. The pilot went around signing autographs after the flight, and he and I got to talking (He ribbed me about wearing an F-35 t-shirt to an F-22 demo). He said the shows are limited to maybe 20% of what the Raptor can really do, and it's capable of doing things you wouldn't believe.


Wow, now that's cool. :)



MEEEEEP! (swoon) (thunk)

okay, cold shower. cold shower. WHAT?! I like jets!

Convotron, the glorious and mighty and brilliant--sorry for cluttering up the thread with my swoonitude.

HK, not really. :P