Overcracker wrote:Definitely don't need another Hot Rod.
You sure? The umpteen in your signature look kinda lonely
Overcracker wrote:Interestingly enough, no mention on the box of ShadowStrip's compatibility with a possible future G2 Menasor.
They might be waiting to see how well Shadowstrip sells before forging ahead with that. IIRC the CW G2 combiners underperformed in sales (hence us not getting G2 Defensor.
Again. Maybe shoulda
led with him, Hasbro, since as "thing we never got" he'd have been more in demand), so it would make sense for them to be more cautious this time.
Sabrblade wrote:ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Munkky wrote:I do wonder if they'll go the whole hog with G2 Stunticons though, that recently leaked "Robo WLD RDR" product listing makes me think they will (as much as it would be cool and everything, I really don't think that product listing is X-Brawn with his Japanese name Wildride like some have speculated).
Eh, but it being G2 doesn't explain the "Robo.
G2 Drag Strip didn't originally have "Shadow" in his name either.
Uh-huh, but the "Robo" doesn't look to be
in the name in that case. With Shadowstrip it replaced part of the original name, which isn't the case here. Pattern-wise, this feels more in line with them using "Black Convoy" for RiD Scourge because the RotB line will be using the name "Scourge".
Also unlike with Shadowstrip, "Robo" doesn't seem like it would have anything to do with Wildrider's G2 color scheme.
Another mark against it being G2 Wildrider (at least based on Shadowstrip) is that it seems to be in the main line.
kirbenvost wrote:The yellow hinge on the roof means I can easily skip Hot Rod.
Then you're gonna be skipping every use of the mold, bucko, because it's in unpaintable plastic for durability and on the same sprue as the spoiler (which is likewise). They weren't going to do a separate sprue for one hinge, it's super-uneconomical.
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:GrangerPerry wrote:Hot rod needed a premium finish release not this. At least give is that yellow piece on the hood in maroon!
Unfortunately that piece being yellow is a consequence of the plastic type: it's Polyamide, a sturdier type than regular ABS. PA is used in joints, and
it can't be (economically) painted. Best one can do it sticker it.
Well, a consequence of plastic type
and mold layout. It shares a sprue with the spoiler (which is cast in the same so it can get away with being strutless!)
And it
can be economically painted at home, if you're careful or up for disassembly. Acrylic should work on it (Hasbro's standard paint is enamel; more hard-wearing, but on softer and/or somewhat "waxier" plastics like Polyamide it will never cure past being tacky).