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Universe Prowl & Tankor - Out of Package Shots

PostPosted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:23 pm
by Stormrider

Re: Universe Prowl & Tankor - Out of Package Shots

PostPosted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:40 pm
by ShGarland_1383
I find Tankor's truck mode odd looking. Not bad; I just expected something closer to his truck mode as Octane.

As for Prowl...for some reason I feel like his deco should be closer to that of BTA-01 Alert. I think it just reminds me of that figure.

Re: Universe Prowl & Tankor - Out of Package Shots

PostPosted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 11:50 pm
by Cascadia
this version looks pretty good....it is looks closer to his G1 look.

Re: Universe Prowl & Tankor - Out of Package Shots

PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 1:05 am
by Senor Hugo
Both are glorious. Now all they need to do is show up in stores.

Re: Universe Prowl & Tankor - Out of Package Shots

PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 1:24 am
by Thinktank
Octane's plane mode reminds me of this sweet "X" Plane concept:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTV_XC-142

Re: Universe Prowl & Tankor - Out of Package Shots

PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 2:18 am
by Ultra Markus
The only complaint is tankors wings in plane mode look way to small!

Re: Universe Prowl & Tankor - Out of Package Shots

PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 4:59 am
by munkimus prime
Must own, must own, must own.

Re: Universe Prowl & Tankor - Out of Package Shots

PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 7:39 am
by 1337W422102
DO WANT. I'll get these bad boys for sure, as well as the eventual Smokescreen and Bluestreak repaints (unless if they make a 'Games of Autobots' exclusive set next year... 8-| )

Re: Universe Prowl & Tankor - Out of Package Shots

PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:32 am
by Liege Evilmus
No Hands :-(

Re: Universe Prowl & Tankor - Out of Package Shots

PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:42 am
by Solrac333
Both look cool. I cannot wait.

Re: Universe Prowl & Tankor - Out of Package Shots

PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:16 am
by doomseer
Can that big wide thing come off the end of tankors arm? It looks a bit poo otherwise,(reminds me of the odd gammy gun thing on Classic tank megatron - the most crap thing about the figure) but I'll probably get it anyway. Prowl looks ace but another WHITE autobot. My whole shelf seems to be filled with them. Magnus, Vector P, jetfire, G! deco Ratchet, Mirage ( Classic), G1 deco Jazz. Can we have a bit more colour please or is Hasbro saving on paint! LOL

Re: Universe Prowl & Tankor - Out of Package Shots

PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:29 am
by 1337W422102
doomseer wrote:Can that big wide thing come off the end of tankors arm? It looks a bit poo otherwise,(reminds me of the odd gammy gun thing on Classic tank megatron - the most crap thing about the figure) but I'll probably get it anyway. Prowl looks ace but another WHITE autobot. My whole shelf seems to be filled with them. Magnus, Vector P, jetfire, G! deco Ratchet, Mirage ( Classic), G1 deco Jazz. Can we have a bit more colour please or is Hasbro saving on paint! LOL

Wait for the inevitable repaints if you don't like the white. :PEACE:

Re: Universe Prowl & Tankor - Out of Package Shots

PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 1:08 pm
by Sowndwave76
Senor Hugo wrote:Both are glorious. Now all they need to do is show up in stores.


Definitely agree.
For a while I was much more excited about Animated.
But the more I see pictures like these...

I really like Tankor's colors.
Can't wait to get these!!!!

Re: Universe Prowl & Tankor - Out of Package Shots

PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 2:15 pm
by Nekoman
doomseer wrote:Can that big wide thing come off the end of tankors arm?

Yes.

I really like both of these figures, Octane will be the poor underrated triple changer just like Astrotrain though. :?

Re: Universe Prowl & Tankor - Out of Package Shots

PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 4:14 pm
by 1337W422102
Nekoman wrote:
doomseer wrote:Can that big wide thing come off the end of tankors arm?

Yes.

I really like both of these figures, Octane will be the poor underrated triple changer just like Astrotrain though. :?

Astrotrain's underrated because of all of his flaws. Too much train visible in shuttle mode, train mode fails once it gets to the shuttle part, robot mode suffers in poseablity because of kibble of two vehicles, and they didn't use his grey colour scheme. Don't get me wrong, I really like my Astrotrain figure and without him I wouldn't have been able to enter that "Recreate a Moment from History" Photocontest (what happened to those, anyway?), but they probably should have made a Blitzwing instead.

Re: Universe Prowl & Tankor - Out of Package Shots

PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 5:39 pm
by Craven Knight
Tankor's plane mode looks abit of a mess but that's triple changers for you.

I think the Prowl mold will look alot better in Silverstreak's colours.

I really look foward to Universe :D

Re: Universe Prowl & Tankor - Out of Package Shots

PostPosted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:22 pm
by doomseer
I really like astrotrain but I agree, he is pretty flawed in all modes. I give a 7.5 out of ten for effort on him though. If the big thing comes off I'm guessing I will be buying Tankor/ OCTANE! Yes thats what he would likely be called in the UK which tends to make me wonder if I will ever get the chance...... :cry: