BotCon 2013 Machine Wars Thundercracker?
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Posted by Va'al on March 5th, 2013 @ 12:20pm CST
Transformers: BotCon wrote:Who needs one AWESOME BotCon 2013 hat? It's Thunderiffic!
Posted by Mkall on March 5th, 2013 @ 12:33pm CST
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on March 5th, 2013 @ 12:44pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on March 5th, 2013 @ 12:49pm CST
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 5th, 2013 @ 12:57pm CST
Minor nitpick though.
Posted by El Duque on March 5th, 2013 @ 1:28pm CST
Posted by King Slick on March 5th, 2013 @ 1:44pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on March 5th, 2013 @ 2:00pm CST
Posted by Mkall on March 5th, 2013 @ 3:13pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:Always felt the stripes made him look like he was wearing pyjamas or a tacky suit.
Pinstripe suits never go out of style.
Posted by ILL-Star on March 5th, 2013 @ 4:00pm CST
Posted by TK415 on March 5th, 2013 @ 4:42pm CST
Mkall wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Always felt the stripes made him look like he was wearing pyjamas or a tacky suit.
Pinstripe suits never go out of style.
True, pinstripe suits look good. But Sabrblade said "stripes" and those are some big stripes. Pinstripes are thin and make the suit look good. Those look more like a jail suit, or a sailor outfit, or pajamas, or like Sabrblade said a tacky suit, but not pinstripes.
Posted by Henry921 on March 5th, 2013 @ 4:55pm CST
Mkall wrote:I'm guessing he'll be this year's "free" attendee figure.
That's what I've been saying basically since Skywarp was revealed. Way to piss off the fans even further, FunPub.
Posted by gothsaurus on March 5th, 2013 @ 4:57pm CST
And as said before, if they pull out a Jhiaxus from the mold — or some other equally awesome surprise... I'll let the whole head sculpt thing slide and forget all about it.
Posted by Mkall on March 5th, 2013 @ 5:08pm CST
Henry921 wrote:Mkall wrote:I'm guessing he'll be this year's "free" attendee figure.
That's what I've been saying basically since Skywarp was revealed. Way to piss off the fans even further, FunPub.
At least there will be a high quantity of him floating about. The "free" figures are usually pretty easy to find and comparatively affordable.
Posted by LiKwid on March 6th, 2013 @ 1:00am CST
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 6th, 2013 @ 6:57am CST
LiKwid wrote:That skywarp mold..... I mean...wow..Are they mad at us?
More like that's all they had. Most movie mold are licensed either as a character or as vehicle, so they're out of FunPub's reach.
Hey, let's make a drinking game out of this! Every time anybody says "licensed" we have a shot. Except for me, I can't have alcohol
Posted by Sabrblade on March 6th, 2013 @ 8:45am CST
Pop open a can of soda. I'll do it with ya (since I don't drink either).JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Hey, let's make a drinking game out of this! Every time anybody says "licensed" we have a shot. Except for me, I can't have alcohol
Posted by Manterax Prime on March 6th, 2013 @ 9:28am CST
Posted by gothsaurus on March 6th, 2013 @ 9:41am CST
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 6th, 2013 @ 9:43am CST
gothsaurus wrote:As a G1er who hibernated through the movies and subsequent toy lines, can someone tell me which mold Skywarp-on-the-hat turned out to be? I'd like to look it up to mull over. Still on the fence about this year's set. Mixing Classics/Prime/Movie lines is still making my eye twitch. I want to see these guys lined up before committing to buy them, to make sure they all match okay.
Revenge of the Fallen Dirge:
Non-licensed jet, didn't appear in the movie or the game, he's fair game.
I should warn you his "nipples" turn when you raise or lower his arms.
Posted by Manterax Prime on March 6th, 2013 @ 9:43am CST
gothsaurus wrote:As a G1er who hibernated through the movies and subsequent toy lines, can someone tell me which mold Skywarp-on-the-hat turned out to be? I'd like to look it up to mull over. Still on the fence about this year's set. Mixing Classics/Prime/Movie lines is still making my eye twitch. I want to see these guys lined up before committing to buy them, to make sure they all match okay.
ROTF Dirge/HFTD Jetblade. Having Jetblade, I can verify how bad a mold it is. Jet mode is good. ROBOT MODE SUCKS!!!!
JelZe beat me to it....
Posted by Sabrblade on March 6th, 2013 @ 9:50am CST
Regarding this, the 2005 set was even more diverse in its mold choices. Within just its box set, there were molds from G2, Beast Wars, Robots in Disguise and Energon.gothsaurus wrote:Mixing Classics/Prime/Movie lines is still making my eye twitch.
Speaking of RiD, that's another case like this as it used molds from G1, G2, Beast Wars, Beast Machines, and its own newer style molds, and that was a mainstream retail line.
Posted by gothsaurus on March 6th, 2013 @ 9:53am CST
It does look like a pretty bad mold. The arm cockpit is painful. Still, I think the new head(s) will help this mold a lot. As is, the original looks like some kind of squid monster.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 6th, 2013 @ 9:59am CST
gothsaurus wrote:And is BC13 Thundercracker a repaint of this one, or is he a different mold?
Same mold, same head, just painted like this (we're assuming):
Posted by gothsaurus on March 6th, 2013 @ 10:14am CST
Posted by Henry921 on March 7th, 2013 @ 10:21am CST
So c'mon, FunPub, make some awesome at show exclusives. It's your last chance to get me to buy any of 'em.
Unrelated post script: I really wish Obsidian had been a helicopter or Megaplex had a more Megatron-ish head.
Posted by gothsaurus on March 7th, 2013 @ 10:40am CST
Posted by KingJames on March 9th, 2013 @ 12:38pm CST
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 9th, 2013 @ 12:47pm CST
KingJames wrote:Does anyone think the troop builder would be the commander class sky quake mold seeing as they have a clone commander?
Nope, as Commander Class is too small (and Voyager would be too big for that matter). Word has it though that will be something that fans of Classics will really like.
Posted by Henry921 on March 14th, 2013 @ 3:23am CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:KingJames wrote:Does anyone think the troop builder would be the commander class sky quake mold seeing as they have a clone commander?
Nope, as Commander Class is too small (and Voyager would be too big for that matter). Word has it though that will be something that fans of Classics will really like.
Well, if Dreadwing's mold is available, then presumably some other Prime molds are as well.
Maybe Sergeant Kup/Ironhide as Autotroopers?
My money's on another clone army from Jhiaxus, possibly some failed incarnations of other characters. My guess was Terradive for Starscream, but possibly some deluxe scale Optimuses as failed clones? There are plenty of molds to work with there.
Posted by RiddlerJ on March 15th, 2013 @ 8:27am CDT
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Nightracer_%28G2%29
Though it may require a new head and I don't know if that's in the budget.
I wonder why FunPub has never done repaints as the E-Hobby sold characters. Detritus, Magnificus, Deep Cover and so on. There would be a good load of repaints that require no retooling and would probably make a lot collectors happy.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 15th, 2013 @ 8:49am CDT
RiddlerJ wrote:I'm still betting on a Animated Arcee repaint as Nightracer G2
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Nightracer_%28G2%29
Though it may require a new head and I don't know if that's in the budget.
I wonder why FunPub has never done repaints as the E-Hobby sold characters. Detritus, Magnificus, Deep Cover and so on. There would be a good load of repaints that require no retooling and would probably make a lot collectors happy.
Animated Arcee has already been used for 2011 Drag Strip (don't laugh).
And FunPub does seem to have some form of access to eHobby characters with BotCon 2007 Bug Bite, Magnificus being repurposed as SG Perceptor, and SG Tracks/Road Rage.
Posted by duo_maxwell_1017 on March 15th, 2013 @ 9:35am CDT
Posted by RiddlerJ on March 15th, 2013 @ 9:48am CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:RiddlerJ wrote:I'm still betting on a Animated Arcee repaint as Nightracer G2
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Nightracer_%28G2%29
Though it may require a new head and I don't know if that's in the budget.
I wonder why FunPub has never done repaints as the E-Hobby sold characters. Detritus, Magnificus, Deep Cover and so on. There would be a good load of repaints that require no retooling and would probably make a lot collectors happy.
Animated Arcee has already been used for 2011 Drag Strip (don't laugh).
And FunPub does seem to have some form of access to eHobby characters with BotCon 2007 Bug Bite, Magnificus being repurposed as SG Perceptor, and SG Tracks/Road Rage.
They have reused molds more than once. I can't believe they redesigned Nightracer without considering a possible mold to use. If she doesn't appear this year, then I could see it down the line like they did with Thunderblast/Elita-One.
Posted by gothsaurus on March 15th, 2013 @ 9:49am CDT
Same for a new Nightracer, which would go great with the G2 lineup. With that being an early signature character, I'd PRAY they'd do a custom head sculpt for that.
But yeah, any femmebots are going to get a resounding echo of "yes" from the fans, IMHO.
I still hope we get maybe one Shattered Glass character slipped in... like, one a year, if it's a good repaint option. SG Magnificus would be fantastic. (looks great in black) Still trying to think of any other major show characters that were left out of the SG universe... and one's that would have an interesting Machine Wars alter ego if repainted. Hmmm.
Posted by Henry921 on March 24th, 2013 @ 10:28am CDT
Today, I almost considered buying an Iacon Package. I think it's because Megaplex is actually growing on me a bit, even if I wish he had a more traditional Megatron-y head sculpt.
I'm losing it. I need someone to remind me of FunPub's abysmal track record and poor planning. Where is Burn when you need him?
Posted by El Duque on April 11th, 2013 @ 6:51pm CDT
For comparison here's a side by side with the initial reveal:
Posted by Rated X on April 11th, 2013 @ 7:01pm CDT
Posted by Mkall on April 11th, 2013 @ 7:02pm CDT
Posted by Poyguimogul on April 11th, 2013 @ 7:23pm CDT
Posted by Noideaforaname on April 11th, 2013 @ 7:23pm CDT
Didn't notice it before, but the rotors are evidently translucent.
Posted by TK415 on April 11th, 2013 @ 7:46pm CDT
New color scheme = beautiful!
Lime green can make a fun toy but it’s a bit bright on the screen, though it has been a long day at work. He looks pretty wicked in dark green. And I don't mean "wicked or wizard," I mean he looks intimidating. You don't get intimidating from lime green. Rated X is right, he is now pretty similar to Powerdive, but the purple guns on Powerdive’s hips work to diminish his wickedness.
Posted by RAcast on April 11th, 2013 @ 8:32pm CDT
Posted by Henry921 on April 11th, 2013 @ 8:45pm CDT
While I like the new color scheme better overall, I do think the head looks a bit less menacing now.
Posted by Bumblevivisector on April 11th, 2013 @ 8:54pm CDT
Poyguimogul wrote:I honestly wanted the green one... I have never seen the BM show so I have no connection to those colors...
Well, I DID see all of Beast Machines, and therefore have trouble saying anything about BM that doesn't turn into some sort of incitement to violence, so I'll just leave it at that...
...but before I watched the show all the way through, Obsidian was one of the few toys I had from the line, and there was something I always liked about it, so I would've really preferred the bright green too. I guess it came out around the time he debuted on the show, but because his toy came out so long before Strika's, his blinding color scheme carries a prehistory connotation in my mind, like black Ironhide, so it would've made more sense to me in that respect if these are Obsidian and Strika's bodies back in G1-ish days. Despite how much happier I'd be if the 'toon never existed, I did sort of appreciate the later toyline's attempts at show-accuracy out of general principle, but a show-accurate color scheme on a mold that's not exactly more show-accurate isn't necessarily better...but the new head makes it work, I suppose. I don't have Power-sack yet, but I was also looking forward to an Obsidian as different from him as possible. But again, the new head compensates...is three approaching a record for the number of different official heads a mold has had? I've lost track of all the new heads Fun-Pub has done.
Posted by Sabrblade on April 11th, 2013 @ 9:56pm CDT
Henry921 wrote:And his eyes turned green. Um, why?
Posted by Henry921 on April 11th, 2013 @ 9:58pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Henry921 wrote:And his eyes turned green. Um, why?
Fair enough.
Posted by Mindmaster on April 11th, 2013 @ 10:01pm CDT
Posted by Heckfire on April 11th, 2013 @ 10:10pm CDT