Deluxe Bonecrusher Toy Helps Illustrate Effectiveness of Buffalo MPCV
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007 9:19PM CDT
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Seibertron.com member PrinceJupiter has pointed out that CNN used the deluxe figure of the Decepticon Bonecrusher to illustrate the effectiveness of the Buffalo mine-clearing vehicle during a report on the armored military machine on "Robin & Company"
The anchors make no mention of the "model" being from the Transformers toyline, but they do use it to illustrate exactly how Bonecrusher's vehicle mode functions, and how it can save lives instead of destroying vehicles and transforming into a giant bus-destroying Decepticon as seen in the Transformers Movie.
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Posted by Skowl on September 12th, 2007 @ 9:24pm CDT
autobot commander wrote:Skowl wrote:That's funny, I actually want to front page this... what can I say, news has been slow lately...
then go ahead and front page it
And there you have it!
Posted by Dr. Caelus on September 12th, 2007 @ 9:25pm CDT
Posted by Phorpus on September 12th, 2007 @ 9:27pm CDT
Posted by Tigertrack on September 12th, 2007 @ 9:31pm CDT
Posted by Menasorwheels on September 12th, 2007 @ 9:39pm CDT
I couldn't resist.....
Posted by i_amtrunks on September 12th, 2007 @ 9:44pm CDT
Anyone want to wager that Hasbro's lawyers will be wanting due accreditation for the toy?
Posted by Nemesis_Apoc on September 12th, 2007 @ 9:57pm CDT
i_amtrunks wrote:Hang on, I thought that if you played with transformers on American Television they called you a Paedophile...
Oh, snap! dude, i remember that f*ckin' episode of without a trace.
Posted by zatara1701 on September 12th, 2007 @ 10:20pm CDT
I am wondering whats more amazing...
1) That CNN used a Transformer on the air in an official fashion.
OR
2) Where the hell did they pick up a Deluxe figure...little alone Bonecrusher?? LOL I havent seen him in weeks!! SOOOooo did they have that story planned weeks ago and sent some intern to go pick one up??
I invision this.... Some big whig reporter is in the office and he's upset, " Dammit!! They want me to do this piece on land mines in Iraq and our guys not having the right equipment."
Collegue: " Just do a graphic man."
Reporter: " We dont have time!! This story is due tomorrow."
The lowly intern overhears this exchange. He thinks of the perfect solution... BONECRUSHER!! He thinks to himself, I have it displayed in my cubicle, and he smiles at the thought that the reporter is an unwilling dupe. So he grabs the Transfomer and presents it to the reporter as a "model," all the while he is smiling inside feeling triumphant for ALL Transformers fans... LOL.
I wouldnt be surprised if the intern posts on here
Posted by Moonbase2 on September 12th, 2007 @ 10:28pm CDT
Posted by gogleman374 on September 12th, 2007 @ 10:43pm CDT
Posted by PrinceJupiter on September 12th, 2007 @ 10:58pm CDT
Skowl wrote:That's funny, I actually want to front page this... what can I say, news has been slow lately...
EDIT: Front paged and credited, and welcome to Seibertron Princejupiter! One post and you already made the front page! Congrats!
I'm honoured, thank you !
Just to clarify a bit, Mr. Lui did say, "This is Bonecrusher, a Transformer" in the first segment, but the show repeats the same news every half hour between 6AM-10AM and from what I saw, that was the only time (6:00AM-6:30AM segment) he called it any more than just a model :/
~PJ
Posted by King Grimrob on September 12th, 2007 @ 10:58pm CDT
Go Bones!!!
Posted by zatara1701 on September 12th, 2007 @ 11:02pm CDT
King Grimrob wrote:Crushing buses and saving lives....
Go Bones!!!
Hey....maybe we should be opened minded about this? Maybe Bonecrusher is just misunderstood? There could've been mines in those cars and that bus
Maybe, he isnt evil afterall, he's just a little over zealous or malfunctioning. Either way, Prime still did a little "Off with his head!!" action on him LOL
Posted by Bumblebee-otch on September 12th, 2007 @ 11:24pm CDT
Menasorwheels wrote:As you can see Robin the 20 foot articulated arm is effective, but if the IED has more than a 20 foot range, it will transform into an ass kickin robot on roller skates which will destroy the IEDs rather quickly and then will skate into the insurgents hiding places and make them crap their sandals.....Operation Bonecrusher in full effect!!! Back to you Robin.
I couldn't resist.....
HAHAHAHA beat me to it!
Posted by autobot commander on September 12th, 2007 @ 11:25pm CDT
zatara1701 wrote:King Grimrob wrote:Crushing buses and saving lives....
Go Bones!!!
Hey....maybe we should be opened minded about this? Maybe Bonecrusher is just misunderstood? There could've been mines in those cars and that bus
Maybe, he isnt evil afterall, he's just a little over zealous or malfunctioning. Either way, Prime still did a little "Off with his head!!" action on him LOL
poor bonecrusher
Posted by Wolfguard on September 13th, 2007 @ 2:04am CDT
...oh yeah, cool that Bonecrusher was a demo prop too.
Posted by Insurgent on September 13th, 2007 @ 4:47am CDT
Menasorwheels wrote:As you can see Robin the 20 foot articulated arm is effective, but if the IED has more than a 20 foot range, it will transform into an ass kickin robot on roller skates which will destroy the IEDs rather quickly and then will skate into the insurgents hiding places and make them crap their sandals.....Operation Bonecrusher in full effect!!! Back to you Robin.
I couldn't resist.....
Not my sandals.
I like the way the guy called it a model and not a toy. See, Transformers are useful in everyday life as well.
Posted by Auto Bot on September 13th, 2007 @ 5:16am CDT
Posted by King Starscream89 on September 13th, 2007 @ 5:19am CDT
Menasorwheels wrote:As you can see Robin the 20 foot articulated arm is effective, but if the IED has more than a 20 foot range, it will transform into an ass kickin robot on roller skates which will destroy the IEDs rather quickly and then will skate into the insurgents hiding places and make them crap their sandals.....Operation Bonecrusher in full effect!!! Back to you Robin.
I couldn't resist.....
By the Matrix that was hilarious lol
Posted by Auto Bot on September 13th, 2007 @ 5:44am CDT
jaws wrote:Most likely they were talking about the "Buffalo" armored vehicle that is designed to protect our troops in Iraq and referenced its recent role in the movie as Bonecrusher.
Maybe the Movie was a way of introducing this new military vehicle?
Posted by Agent 007 on September 13th, 2007 @ 8:13am CDT
Posted by PrinceJupiter on September 13th, 2007 @ 8:31am CDT
Wolfguard wrote:Damn, that anchor chick is hawt!
Named hottest news anchor by ...Playboy was it?? Anyway, that's why I watch xD There's two other hotties on it too and Adrianna Costa (On The Lot) used to be on it too
~PJ
Posted by Auto Bot on September 13th, 2007 @ 9:18am CDT
Mr.Bond007 wrote:why didnt they add about its usefullness while stuck in traffic?
It may inadvertently encourage road rage!
Bonecrusher hates the road!
Posted by Darth Bombshell on September 13th, 2007 @ 9:20am CDT
Auto Bot wrote:Maybe the Movie was a way of introducing this new military vehicle?
I don't see it. The MPCV has been in use for a while.
Posted by Optimist_Prime on September 13th, 2007 @ 9:31am CDT
Darth Bombshell wrote:Auto Bot wrote:Maybe the Movie was a way of introducing this new military vehicle?
I don't see it. The MPCV has been in use for a while.
That may be so, but the American public don't really know about it(not like a Humvee at least). It's all about "brand awareness" so to speak.
Posted by Auto Bot on September 13th, 2007 @ 9:49am CDT
Optimist_Prime wrote:Darth Bombshell wrote:Auto Bot wrote:Maybe the Movie was a way of introducing this new military vehicle?
I don't see it. The MPCV has been in use for a while.
That may be so, but the American public don't really know about it(not like a Humvee at least). It's all about "brand awareness" so to speak.
... introducing to the public.
Make the vehicle known and popular. It's a way of getting fundings.
Posted by Dead Metal on September 13th, 2007 @ 10:14am CDT
gogleman374 wrote:Cnn Idiot:We have a model Here.....
Ore TransFan that works on CNN: We have a model Here....(hah, it's not a model, it's my BC, mine not yours!)
Posted by metalformer on September 13th, 2007 @ 12:47pm CDT
Posted by Liege Evilmus on September 13th, 2007 @ 7:35pm CDT
First off the arm on that toy as well as on the real version is awesome.
Next if TFs can help our goverment fund more devices that will bring our brothers and sisters home alive, great!
Then when I saw the actual demonstration, I couldn't help but crack up!
From there I gotta say I wish this computer had sound so I could know if it was apropriate or not.
And finaly, that reporter chick is super fine!
I think that about sums it up.
Posted by dragons on September 13th, 2007 @ 8:08pm CDT
reporter called bonecrusher action figure modle wasnt paying to much attention to the both reporters are saying anyway reporoters dont know that much they just like to make poeple look bad sports, movies they dont like report a story only if a dumb child tryies to copyies a stunt from the movie or ufc, wwe sports thats what they are like where i live anywhere else they might be open minded.
Posted by NuclearConvoy on September 13th, 2007 @ 10:50pm CDT
Posted by gogleman374 on September 15th, 2007 @ 1:37pm CDT
Posted by autobot commander on September 15th, 2007 @ 2:41pm CDT
gogleman374 wrote:I have another question, How the F**k did they get a hold of a bonecrusher?
they bought him from a toy store