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[Emerje]

Aaaand better images show that her eyes are, in fact, properly painted. Oof.

I don't know if I would call it "proper" since it's still a roughly hand painted prototype. I like the eyes a little smaller on the figure. Something about the shape of the cartoon eyes I find unsettling. It's the pointy bits on the inside.



Emerje

[-Kanrabat-]

Wowowowowow…
That Arcee is ugly and creepy as hell even in the show.
So… yay toy accuracy?

[Black Hat]

The head is a bit weird, isn't it? It's probably on a balljoint though, so most likely easy enough to switch if someone makes a nicer looking Shapeways version.

Myself I'm almost tempted to get her and repaint her pink bits orange and make her into Animated Lickety-Split. That design is just too cute and the fact there's no toy of her makes me a sad hat.

[-Kanrabat-]

The head is a bit weird, isn't it? It's probably on a balljoint though, so most likely easy enough to switch if someone makes a nicer looking Shapeways version.

Myself I'm almost tempted to get her and repaint her pink bits orange and make her into Animated Lickety-Split. That design is just too cute and the fact there's no toy of her makes me a sad hat.

The transformers herself look pretty good. The horrible, horrible head would be irrelevant if we can easily swap it for another.
On my end, I'd go further to customise her. I'd swap her shell for something else entirely, thus making my own original fembot.

Same thing apply to ER Arcee when I think about it.

[Deadput]

Would you guys say the Arcess actually looks like an alien and not just robot Leia?

Head design is "non traditional" but I personally don't find the design to be bad, my just be the show aesthetic making it look weird?

[-Kanrabat-]

Would you guys say the Arcess actually looks like an alien and not just robot Leia?

Head design is "non traditional" but I personally don't find the design to be bad, my just be the show aesthetic making it look weird?

It's a perfect storm of bad ideas that made such a head.
Animated was not "robolea" and it was a good head design.

[Deadput]

Oof thanks for showing me my brain made an oopsies

"my just be the show aesthetic"

my=might

[Ig89ninja]

Ok, now I’m curious if the ER Arcee can swap heads with her Cyberverse counterpart.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Iaconus getting a toy would give hope to the chances of Croaton getting a toy as well, which would then allow fans to reenact the clash of the Titans between the two.

Even though it is a new cartoon, it would be cool to get a Titan Iaconus, considering we are now finished with the "standard" titans one would expect from that pricepoint.

And the Titan class doesn't need to be exclusively G1 characters Warden

[Sabrblade]

Iaconus getting a toy would give hope to the chances of Croaton getting a toy as well, which would then allow fans to reenact the clash of the Titans between the two.

Even though it is a new cartoon, it would be cool to get a Titan Iaconus, considering we are now finished with the "standard" titans one would expect from that pricepoint.

And the Titan class doesn't need to be exclusively G1 characters Warden

If given a choice between the two, I kind prefer if Croaton got a Titan class toy before Iaconus since he's the first Titan introduced in the show, and could come with the Quintessan possession technology as accessories.

[william-james88]

Fellow Seibertronian Chuckdawg1999 has done a review of the upcoming Transformers Cyberverse deluxe Hot Rod. This is one of the remaining 4 figures needed to complete Maccadam.

Continuing the Deluxe Class subline of Cyberverse, Hot Rod is a solid figure that's a great representation of the animated design. Transformation is smooth but satisfying, although there are some details missing like Hot Rod's trademark yellow spoiler. The blast effects are a nice addition but I feel a handheld weapon would've been a nice addition. Definitely worth a pick up for your Cyberverse collection.

Fellow Seibertronian TheSwipe95 has done a review of the upcoming Transformers Cyberverse deluxe Grimlock.

For anyone interested, I have a review up on Youtube for Cyberverse Deluxe Grimlock.

[TheSwipe95]

For anyone interested, I have a review up on Youtube for Cyberverse Deluxe Grimlock.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1WNVMnj3wI

[Tigerhawk7109]

When are we going to get a full gallery of Thunderhowl? He and Iaconus are the ones I want most.

They were not present at the show.

Well, that sucks.

I sincerely doubt Iaconus will be getting a toy since he's a Titan.

Iaconus has an Ultimate Class listing from a while back, remember?

[bacem]

I found a review of rack n ruin.



Gotta say, i dig what i see that. He is not perfect, yes, but for what it is, he looks to be a pretty fun toy. Might end up licking him up.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Thanks to Seibertronian Bacem, we have news that a video review has hit the internet for the highly anticipated Cyberverse Ultra Class Rack n' Ruin!

Rack n' Ruin is a very unique character to Transformers, and one whom took a long time to finally get his first toy. Rack n' Ruin debuted as a set of conjoined Autobots who were members of the Wreckers back in the original Marvel Comics, though much like their leader Impactor, it took time for them to break away from the comic world and into other media.

Transformers Cyberverse introduced Rack n' Ruin in Season 1 of the show, and he has been a regular background character for Season 2 and 3, even showing up as the Captain of one of the Arks in the Season 2 finale! And with Impactor finally getting some mainline toy love and Whirl getting some cartoon love (finally), it seems it is Rack n' Ruins turn to join them in toy form.

The new toy is part of the Ultra Class assortment, and will be around $20 USD. He has the armor up gimmick that Clobber has, and much like her, he has some decent articulation and a pretty neat transformation.

Check out the video review below, courtesy of Rodimus Minor, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!

[mesh]

lol, where abouts in england is this guy from? I have loads of family in england and they typically sound like this when they've had a bit too many pints.

sorry, I just couldn't understand anything he was saying.

[DeadCaL]

lol, where abouts in england is this guy from? I have loads of family in england and they typically sound like this when they've had a bit too many pints.

sorry, I just couldn't understand anything he was saying.

I'm from England and yeah, it's a bit impenetrable

Edit - A friend suggested they might have a slight speech impediment

[Emerje]

So the Arcee and Thunderhowl I ordered on Target.com as part of the BOGO sale have changed their order status to "backordered" even though I ordered them hours after the sale started they were still taking pre-orders long after. Hope this isn't the first step in them canceling my order as other had warned happened to them in the past.

Emerje

[Emerje]

So the Arcee and Thunderhowl I ordered on Target.com as part of the BOGO sale have changed their order status to "backordered" even though I ordered them hours after the sale started they were still taking pre-orders long after. Hope this isn't the first step in them canceling my order as other had warned happened to them in the past.

So the first email they sent me yesterday said the release date had been changed to 2/27, but backordered to 3/6. Now I've just received another email saying backordered to 3/16. Really hope this order doesn't get canceled.

Emerje

[D-Maximal_Primal]

So the Arcee and Thunderhowl I ordered on Target.com as part of the BOGO sale have changed their order status to "backordered" even though I ordered them hours after the sale started they were still taking pre-orders long after. Hope this isn't the first step in them canceling my order as other had warned happened to them in the past.

So the first email they sent me yesterday said the release date had been changed to 2/27, but backordered to 3/6. Now I've just received another email saying backordered to 3/16. Really hope this order doesn't get canceled.

Emerje

Geez, this isn't sounding good.

A friend on Twitter has his delivery date updated to 3/6 for those toys, so it seems weird stuff is afoot here.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Picked some stuff up from Target on the last day of the sales. Cyberverse turned out to be a much bigger deal than I thought it would be, so some important characters needed toys got, no matter the quality!

i'm glad Dead End and the Scraplet are my only 2 scouts, they are not that good, but i'm glad to have Dead End, he ended up being my favorite con! Soundwave is pretty alright, he's not great, but he will do. I loved him in Season 3. I just wish his faceplate was the same as the show model, I'm contemplating shaving it town and painting the eyes red to match the show model.

Repugnus is wonderful, that is what the 1-steps were supposed to be, I love him. the beast mode is super cute, and the transformation is great. I love how you can't really see the robot mode is beast mode. This is the 1 step we always needed.

Now to hunt down the remainder of the Resistance and the other cyberverse guys I want:
-1-step Whirl
-the 4 final deluxes / Maccadam
-Warrior Hammerbyte
-Ultra Rack n' Ruin
-Ultimate Iaconus
-Meteorfire
-Wildwheel



With them, I now have the con half of the Resistance!


And the irony of getting Repugnus while wearing a Repugnus!

[william-james88]

That tiny repugnus is super cute, glad you got him!

[D-Maximal_Primal]

while I wish he had a mouth, the con symbol really helps the look here. I adore him despite being a bad toy. Good characterization in the show will do that!



Also, it's really cool to see the height different from beast to robot mode for Repugnus. They nailed him.

And I predict that in the next TV show, Grotusque will finally get a new animated show model and toy, following Twinferno (RiD2015) and Grotusque (Cyberverse)

[D-Maximal_Primal]

A little group shot of my Cyberverse dudes. Got some to go that I want, but I like this, it's a nice mix of good toys and good characters

[ZeroWolf]

Nice group, you should have included the pieces of Maccadams you've got so far