dumbprime wrote:Didn't Bay state that he does like the way red films
Swiftknife24 wrote:RE: Previous comment
I think it's because Topkicks are mainly used for construction sites. If you look at roadworks and then the flat-beds carrying the metal and things, they're usually GM trucks. I only found out when I went to America in September and tried 'Ironhide Spotting'. I saw the vehicle modes of Barricade, Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Jazz and even Starscream! But it took me ages to realise that the Topkick was kriffing HUGE and that they (well, modified versions, anyway) were on road-work sites!
Any Americans correct me now, because if you know what I mean and they weren't Topkicks, then they were pretty damn close! lol
Still; RIP Topkick!
Shockerwave333 wrote:dumbprime wrote:Didn't Bay state that he does like the way red films
That must be why he made Sideswipe silver!!!! GRRRRRR
St. Even wrote:Swiftknife24 wrote:RE: Previous comment
I think it's because Topkicks are mainly used for construction sites. If you look at roadworks and then the flat-beds carrying the metal and things, they're usually GM trucks. I only found out when I went to America in September and tried 'Ironhide Spotting'. I saw the vehicle modes of Barricade, Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Jazz and even Starscream! But it took me ages to realise that the Topkick was kriffing HUGE and that they (well, modified versions, anyway) were on road-work sites!
Any Americans correct me now, because if you know what I mean and they weren't Topkicks, then they were pretty damn close! lol
Still; RIP Topkick!
I think it all depends on what state you are in. The Topkick, as you noted, is usually used in commercial appliactions. Some people do buy they for personal use, and I have seen them on dealer lots here in Idaho.
St. Even wrote:Swiftknife24 wrote:RE: Previous comment
I think it's because Topkicks are mainly used for construction sites. If you look at roadworks and then the flat-beds carrying the metal and things, they're usually GM trucks. I only found out when I went to America in September and tried 'Ironhide Spotting'. I saw the vehicle modes of Barricade, Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Jazz and even Starscream! But it took me ages to realise that the Topkick was kriffing HUGE and that they (well, modified versions, anyway) were on road-work sites!
Any Americans correct me now, because if you know what I mean and they weren't Topkicks, then they were pretty damn close! lol
Still; RIP Topkick!
I think it all depends on what state you are in. The Topkick, as you noted, is usually used in commercial appliactions. Some people do buy they for personal use, and I have seen them on dealer lots here in Idaho.
Rodimus Prime wrote:I always thought he should have been a Hummer to begin with, as he and Ratchet are the same body wise. And Ratchet is a Hummer emergency vehicle, right? he should have been an old school Hummer H1, just simple and tough, like Ironhide.
DevastaTTor wrote:St. Even wrote:Swiftknife24 wrote:RE: Previous comment
I think it's because Topkicks are mainly used for construction sites. If you look at roadworks and then the flat-beds carrying the metal and things, they're usually GM trucks. I only found out when I went to America in September and tried 'Ironhide Spotting'. I saw the vehicle modes of Barricade, Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Jazz and even Starscream! But it took me ages to realise that the Topkick was kriffing HUGE and that they (well, modified versions, anyway) were on road-work sites!
Any Americans correct me now, because if you know what I mean and they weren't Topkicks, then they were pretty damn close! lol
Still; RIP Topkick!
I think it all depends on what state you are in. The Topkick, as you noted, is usually used in commercial appliactions. Some people do buy they for personal use, and I have seen them on dealer lots here in Idaho.
You guys are right on: since no Topkicks really look like Ironhide, no one probably recogizes them anyway-on the road or in a dealer lot. They're usually white and pretty non-descript. A person can pass a half dozen of them on a highway and never notice them.
As for my opinion on the movie character, GMs problems will probably have no affect on the film. If they want to keep him the truck, I'm sure they will. From Hasbro's persepctive, they'd probably want to change him to sell more product.
Saber Prime wrote:Sabrblade wrote:
- 24. ~S.U.V. - Society of Ultimate Villainy*
~ And all this time I thought S.U.V. stood for Sports Utillity Vehicle.
St. Even wrote:Swiftknife24 wrote:RE: Previous comment
I think it's because Topkicks are mainly used for construction sites. If you look at roadworks and then the flat-beds carrying the metal and things, they're usually GM trucks. I only found out when I went to America in September and tried 'Ironhide Spotting'. I saw the vehicle modes of Barricade, Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Jazz and even Starscream! But it took me ages to realise that the Topkick was kriffing HUGE and that they (well, modified versions, anyway) were on road-work sites!
Any Americans correct me now, because if you know what I mean and they weren't Topkicks, then they were pretty damn close! lol
Still; RIP Topkick!
I think it all depends on what state you are in. The Topkick, as you noted, is usually used in commercial appliactions. Some people do buy they for personal use, and I have seen them on dealer lots here in Idaho.
Autobot Firestorm wrote:St. Even wrote:Swiftknife24 wrote:RE: Previous comment
I think it's because Topkicks are mainly used for construction sites. If you look at roadworks and then the flat-beds carrying the metal and things, they're usually GM trucks. I only found out when I went to America in September and tried 'Ironhide Spotting'. I saw the vehicle modes of Barricade, Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Jazz and even Starscream! But it took me ages to realise that the Topkick was kriffing HUGE and that they (well, modified versions, anyway) were on road-work sites!
Any Americans correct me now, because if you know what I mean and they weren't Topkicks, then they were pretty damn close! lol
Still; RIP Topkick!
I think it all depends on what state you are in. The Topkick, as you noted, is usually used in commercial appliactions. Some people do buy they for personal use, and I have seen them on dealer lots here in Idaho.
Actually, Ironhide isn't 'technically' made by GMC. If you order a Topkick from GMC, you get a chassis bed truck - then you pay for the toolbox, flatbed, etc. Or you can have it sent to Monroe Truck Equipment - the company that builds Ironhide's alt mode and many other specialty type trucks. You can go order your own if you want (although I seem to remember the "Ironhide upgrades" being somewhere north of $85,000.....plus you have to supply the Topkick). Monroe's website isn't geared toward Ironhide as it was when TF1 came out, but you still see some photos of the truck on the site here and there. Here's the link to the site http://www.monroetruck.com/GM/index.html
Pontimax 01 wrote:And their friggin huge when you see them in pickup truck applications such as Monroe's conversion...
I've seen them on the road before, as well as an International RXT, and both are MASSIVE. But GM has been trying to offload the medium truck platform for roughly 4 years now.
Saber Prime wrote:Sabrblade wrote:
- 24. ~S.U.V. - Society of Ultimate Villainy*
~ And all this time I thought S.U.V. stood for Sports Utillity Vehicle.
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