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Emerje wrote:Anyone else notice that Crasher's box art is based on the Siege Mirage mold while the figure is based on the Earthrise version?
That's going to annoy the people that prefer the Siege mold.
Emerje
GrangerPerry wrote:Hot rod needed a premium finish release not this. At least give is that yellow piece on the hood in maroon!
Emerje wrote:Anyone else notice that Crasher's box art is based on the Siege Mirage mold while the figure is based on the Earthrise version?
That's going to annoy the people that prefer the Siege mold.
Emerje
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.
And I'm happy there's a choice between cartoon and toy deco.
TF-fan kev777 wrote:I've got to assume at some point, possibly soon, we'll get a green Warpath and blue Cosmos for Treds and Pathfinder.
RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote: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.
And I'm happy there's a choice between cartoon and toy deco.
I'm sure the cartoon accurate magenta deco with solid windows will be released in the buzworthy bumblebee toyline, just give it some time....
SpaceEagle wrote:RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote: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.
And I'm happy there's a choice between cartoon and toy deco.
I'm sure the cartoon accurate magenta deco with solid windows will be released in the buzworthy bumblebee toyline, just give it some time....
Considering the voyager budget used for this toy, HasTak might actually end up doing that to get their money's worth out of this mold. Shattered Glass Roddy may even happen as well!
sol magnus wrote:SpaceEagle wrote:RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote: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.
And I'm happy there's a choice between cartoon and toy deco.
I'm sure the cartoon accurate magenta deco with solid windows will be released in the buzworthy bumblebee toyline, just give it some time....
Considering the voyager budget used for this toy, HasTak might actually end up doing that to get their money's worth out of this mold. Shattered Glass Roddy may even happen as well!
That's largely why I'm skipping this version. I fully expect a SG Hot Rod to be released.
You sure? The umpteen in your signature look kinda lonelyOvercracker wrote:Definitely don't need another Hot Rod.
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.Overcracker wrote:Interestingly enough, no mention on the box of ShadowStrip's compatibility with a possible future G2 Menasor.
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".Sabrblade wrote:G2 Drag Strip didn't originally have "Shadow" in his name either.ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Eh, but it being G2 doesn't explain the "Robo.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).
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.kirbenvost wrote:The yellow hinge on the roof means I can easily skip Hot Rod.
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!)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.
primalxconvoy wrote:Comparisons between the Legacy and SS86 versions of Hotrod in the picture below.
SpaceEagle wrote:primalxconvoy wrote:Comparisons between the Legacy and SS86 versions of Hotrod in the picture below.
Much appreciated, kept having to jump between tabs to get a better look between this, the original, and the '80s figure.![]()
Definitely swooping this one up.
Ask someone from the UK to get you one from Smyths. That store gets solid cases of Cosmos.DeathReviews wrote:F'eh - who cares about Hot Rod when there's still a dearth of Cosmos figures? Why is it that Cosmos is the only wave 1 figure in the Velocitron line which is NOT listed at all on the Walmart website? They weren't kidding about this figure being a walmart 'exclusive' - in fact it seems to be so exclusive that even Walmart doesn't have any!
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:You sure? The umpteen in your signature look kinda lonelyOvercracker wrote:Definitely don't need another Hot Rod.![]()
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote: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.Overcracker wrote:Interestingly enough, no mention on the box of ShadowStrip's compatibility with a possible future G2 Menasor.
blackeyedprime wrote:Some one may or not have hid a cosmos behind a blurr, that someone will be disapointed becasue I picked it up. Despite me not wanting it, I figure it will go with my MPs despite needing arm fillers and the legends one can go be my 'toy' cosmos.Just sucks that the legends toy is way more fun at half the price of the velocitron one. Picking up SSbee Ratchet for £15 didnt really offset the price by that much either.
Good thing is hopefully Clampdown will get reduced down the line if it is a wave 2 repack like when I picked up netflix wheeljack for £7.
DeathReviews wrote:F'eh - who cares about Hot Rod when there's still a dearth of Cosmos figures? Why is it that Cosmos is the only wave 1 figure in the Velocitron line which is NOT listed at all on the Walmart website? They weren't kidding about this figure being a walmart 'exclusive' - in fact it seems to be so exclusive that even Walmart doesn't have any!
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