First Sighting of Wave One Combiner Wars toys with Comics

phantom1592 wrote:

Nemesis Maximo wrote: He has the worst back kibble of all the Arialbots, and his wings don't really go anywhere, like he's wearing half a jet on his back. At least with Skydive and Air Raid, their wings fold up and do something.

How is that different from Skydive though? Nose drops to mid back, wings fold back... They look like the exact same kibble/jet-on-back transformations to me...


I'll admit Skydive is my favorite just for the colors I think. I'm not a fan of the way firefly's tail fin folds up... just kind of awkward and loose on mine, but the wings seem the same on both.

With Skydive, the wings are attached to his shoulders, and move higher in robot mode with the arms/chest. On Firefly, they don't even fold back very far.

Still adding comics with the toys. I thought Hasbro was over that. I also didn't know that Wave 2 had comic books with the figures.

Yay !!!

We can finally see what butt hole Alpha Bravo climbed out of when Superion needed a new arm !!!

Rated X wrote:Yay !!!

We can finally see what butt hole Alpha Bravo climbed out of when Superion needed a new arm !!!

Oh do grow up. Your dribble is older than you.

Burn wrote:

Rated X wrote:Yay !!!

We can finally see what butt hole Alpha Bravo climbed out of when Superion needed a new arm !!!

Oh do grow up. Your dribble is older than you.

Since today is "lets take everything literally day" Ill be 39 in October. Slingshot will be turning 31. How old is the Alpha Bravo comic ?

39? Then seriously, grow up. Your obsession and disdain for a children's toy is not very becoming of someone your age.

But really, we get it. You don't like Alpha Bravo. You've made your point clear across two threads. Please drop it and spare us your repetitive diatribe and so we can actually discuss other Combiner Wars stuff without being interrupted by your Alpha Bravo bashing. It's bordering on trolling.

Rated X wrote:

Burn wrote:

Rated X wrote:Yay !!!

We can finally see what butt hole Alpha Bravo climbed out of when Superion needed a new arm !!!

Oh do grow up. Your dribble is older than you.

Since today is "lets take everything literally day" Ill be 39 in October. Slingshot will be turning 31. How old is the Alpha Bravo comic ?

Over 9000.

Superion was released more or less December 2014. Menasor March 2015. Would it be safe to assume Devastator on June 2015? Then maybe we could expect Defensor on September 2015?

Concerning AB, he might just turn out to be the most wanted collectible figure 20 years from now.

Found all wave 2 (breakdown, off-road,skydive, and deadend) at a Des Moines Walmart today. They weren't in the checkout system yet but got all four (with comics) for 14.88 a piece thanks to manager override. No motor master though. Also saw dragstrip with comic there as well.

Found all wave 2 (breakdown, off-road,skydive, and deadend) at a Des Moines Walmart today. They weren't in the checkout system yet but got all four (with comics) for 14.88 a piece thanks to manager override. No motor master though. Also saw dragstrip with comic there as well.

Nemesis Maximo wrote:I don't like Firefly because to me, he feels rather loose. Not like loose joints, but you shake him and he kinda rattles, as if he's not screwed in all the way.

I did get one with loose joints, but I don't know how common that is.

Sabrblade wrote:

Rated X wrote:

Burn wrote:

Rated X wrote:Yay !!!

We can finally see what butt hole Alpha Bravo climbed out of when Superion needed a new arm !!!

Oh do grow up. Your dribble is older than you.

Since today is "lets take everything literally day" Ill be 39 in October. Slingshot will be turning 31. How old is the Alpha Bravo comic ?

Over 9000.

I didnt know IDW was printing comics during the ice age...

Somebody please make a cave painting of Alpha Bravo now

kricket wrote:Found all wave 2 (breakdown, off-road,skydive, and deadend) at a Des Moines Walmart today. They weren't in the checkout system yet but got all four (with comics) for 14.88 a piece thanks to manager override. No motor master though. Also saw dragstrip with comic there as well.

with comic? That'd be one of the first sightings I've heard of.

I wonder what those of you with the sticker sheets think of having a stock Slingshot next to his stickered twin Firefly.

I also wonder if Motormaster and Blackjack are delayed because they're fixing the clicking joints on Motormaster and the loose Blackjack.

now just come to western washington
federal way preferebly

That Bot wrote:Somebody please make a cave painting of Alpha Bravo now

When these molds are available, the Botcon guys should do two box sets instead of one. G2 redecos of the Aerialbots and Stunticons. They'd definitely make their money back. They wouldn't even have to do any head remolding.

Hell, they could throw in the G2 Megatron repaint and probably sell that out too.

Sabrblade wrote:

That Bot wrote:Somebody please make a cave painting of Alpha Bravo now

It's a stretch, but at least it's a good template to work off of to correct history Big Brother-style so that Alpha Bravo has always existed.

albnok wrote:I wonder what those of you with the sticker sheets think of having a stock Slingshot next to his stickered twin Firefly.

I also wonder if Motormaster and Blackjack are delayed because they're fixing the clicking joints on Motormaster and the loose Blackjack.

I hope that's the case. They've been out in my area for a while now

Courtesy of usual suspect Genetic of the TFND.net boards, and notified by fellow Transformers fan Chris Wells, we have our first proper look at the Generations Combiner Wars retool of Voyager Silverbolt - into Cyclonus! And not only is the olden Decepticon repurpled for the cause, we also finally see the new torso mode for the Galvatronus combined mode, some comparison shots, and some combined mode pictures too. Check out a sample below, and head here for more!

Awww, no new limb reveals?

The most show-accurate vehicle mode Cyclonus toy ever made.

Can't say the same for the robot mode, but that jet mode is gorgeous!

Not really feeling this one, and I'm a Cyclonus fan.

Man I can't wait to add Cyclonus and Ultra Magnus to my MTMTE collection!!!

why pick those particular limbs?....are be gonna be getting redeco/remolds of them in new characters to go with galvatronus?

ryanisawesome124 wrote:why pick those particular limbs?....are be gonna be getting redeco/remolds of them in new characters to go with galvatronus?

No, so far Cyclonus and Optimus Prime are "extra torsos", meaning they have no particular members uniquely assigned to them unlike Superion and Menasor.

Sabrblade wrote:The most show-accurate vehicle mode Cyclonus toy ever made.

Can't say the same for the robot mode, but that jet mode is gorgeous!

Umm... The top of the jet, yes, but the bottom kibble is a tough sell. I know that all jets suffer from this but some are better at tucking in the bottom kibble than others. Silverbolt was always the biggest offender for me because the shape under the jet wasn't even in tune with the plane. Generations Jetfire has all the kibble there too but at least from the sides the legs work along the jet making the undercarriage add some volume to it and make it seem like it belongs there. But not with Silverbolt, tt was all boxy and angular under a standard plane. But it was an homage to G1 (aka an easy way out) which I can get behind (to help me sleep at night). But with this guy, not really. As far as updates to G1, I find the Universe one better. Now thats a toy that knows how to handle kibble.

Sexy!

I'm interested to see whether TT release these, seeing as everything has been gift-sets so far.

Someone needs to make a Classic Galvatron cannon to wield in his combined mode.

I actually really like this. I kind of expected to, as oddball stuff falls squarely in my court, but it's nice to have that feeling confirmed.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

ryanisawesome124 wrote:why pick those particular limbs?....are be gonna be getting redeco/remolds of them in new characters to go with galvatronus?

No, so far Cyclonus and Optimus Prime are "extra torsos", meaning they have no particular members uniquely assigned to them unlike Superion and Menasor.

Additionally, Cyclonus's bio on the box says that he mind-controls other Transformers into combining with him, so he probably just hijacks whoever is around. Y'know, in whatever micro-continuity the bio takes place in.

Easy Tiger wrote:Sexy!

I'm interested to see whether TT release these, seeing as everything has been gift-sets so far.

Don't count on it. TakaraTomy seems to focus on the classic Combiners and the classic lineup only, with Superion, Menasor, and likely Guardian/Defensor, plus whatever classic teams appear next year.

Looking at the Galvatron face, I think maybe Cyclonus should have been an Overlord figure...

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:The most show-accurate vehicle mode Cyclonus toy ever made.

Can't say the same for the robot mode, but that jet mode is gorgeous!

Umm... The top of the jet, yes, but the bottom kibble is a tough sell. I know that all jets suffer from this but some are better at tucking in the bottom kibble than others. Silverbolt was always the biggest offender for me because the shape under the jet wasn't even in tune with the plane. Generations Jetfire has all the kibble there too but at least from the sides the legs work along the jet making the undercarriage add some volume to it and make it seem like it belongs there. But not with Silverbolt, tt was all boxy and angular under a standard plane. But it was an homage to G1 (aka an easy way out) which I can get behind (to help me sleep at night). But with this guy, not really. As far as updates to G1, I find the Universe one better. Now thats a toy that knows how to handle kibble.

While the Universe Version has an outstanding robot mode, I was always disappointed by the jet mode. The jet mode in that version hid the kibble well, but in the process, it lost all of the sleek lines that the G! toy and cartoon had.

I almost want to buy this guy, chop off all the kibble showing for his robot mode and just keep him as a jet on my shelf.

Tresob wrote:Looking at the Galvatron face, I think maybe Cyclonus should have been an Overlord figure...

I'm glad it's not just me, I'm getting the feeling it's not a coincidence

In fact swap out cyclonus for hot spot, change blades for his white alternative alpha bravo and I'd say you got a close as possible idw overlord.

Can't wait to see it done, I think it would surprise a few people. Hopefully someone on here will flex their photshop skill on it soon

actually dig the torso mod.

wonder what the 3rd party can do with this/who can this be?

Def could have made a more convincing overlord.

If he was done as overlord, I wonder how many people would be posting that they would have rather seen him as galvatron.

I'm thinking Cyclonus could look good using Offroad with Alpha Bravo decoed as Battletrap, and Skydive with Rook decoed as Flywheels.

philswitch engage wrote:If he was done as overlord, I wonder how many people would be posting that they would have rather seen him as galvatron.

Worse, if he was done as overlord, there would have been a myriad of complaints about being underwhelmed after waiting for soooooo long.

william-james88 wrote:

philswitch engage wrote:If he was done as overlord, I wonder how many people would be posting that they would have rather seen him as galvatron.

Worse, if he was done as overlord, there would have been a myriad of complaints about being underwhelmed after waiting for soooooo long.

And people would complain that Cyclonus is too blue, or "Perpul, not bloo!"

as a single bot, he looks decent

in combined mode, i dunno whos worse, prime, mensor or him.......

ah well........ill pick him up, but not to combine, CW as been a miss mostly for me.

to those that are feeling this line, i wish i could, but i cant..........

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

philswitch engage wrote:If he was done as overlord, I wonder how many people would be posting that they would have rather seen him as galvatron.

Worse, if he was done as overlord, there would have been a myriad of complaints about being underwhelmed after waiting for soooooo long.

And people would complain that Cyclonus is too blue, or "Perpul, not bloo!"

(is the joke that they are doing that now? I actually feel this community has been rather kind to this guy and I am the cranky old truck this time around)

Galvatronus' face isn't crazy enough.

Also wish we had more limb variety. "Can combine with any bot" (using Unicronian sorcery? Galvy's insanity is that contagious?) implies more than just preexisting combiners...

There isn't a way to connect the upcoming Rodimus, is there?

I'm really liking this Cyclonus. I already dig Silverbolts robot mode a ton. The proportions in robo mode are cool, and look great in this color scheme. I love that head sculpt with it's pointy IDW nose. Maybe the horns could have been exagerated more, but I'm sure they are like that for transformation purposes.
Everybody is right though, that combiner head DOES look like IDW Overlord. Cool! Just 'cause Hasbro named him Galvatronus doesn't mean he can't be somebody else.
I'm gonna have the awesome old Classics Cyclonus AND this one. Because I can.

I'm just digging the whole package.
I like that CW has delivered on the classics, and I like that they're scrambling it up with new and outa-left-field characters.

@WJ88 - It's OK man, you don't have to like everything.

Mr_Autobot411 wrote:as a single bot, he looks decent

in combined mode, i dunno whos worse, prime, mensor or him.......

Prime and Menasor are worse by this toy's virtue of being made from the Silverbolt mold, whose Superion torso mode's excellent proportions have carried over into this figure's Galvatronus torso mode.

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

philswitch engage wrote:If he was done as overlord, I wonder how many people would be posting that they would have rather seen him as galvatron.

Worse, if he was done as overlord, there would have been a myriad of complaints about being underwhelmed after waiting for soooooo long.

And people would complain that Cyclonus is too blue, or "Perpul, not bloo!"

(is the joke that they are doing that now? I actually feel this community has been rather kind to this guy and I am the cranky old truck this time around)

Nah, it's a play on the old "Trukk, not munky!" complaint. If this toy had been made into Overlord, then it would have to be colored blue, which could potentially upset those who favor a purple Cyclonus.

I want to hate this, but I really don't.

I'm treating the CW stuff a lot like PCC figures.

They are fun, and I'm not taking them too seriously.

I'll prolly get it.

I still prefer my RTS Cyclonus. The jet mode looks great (apart from kibble underneath, but that's the same deal with Silverbolt), but the bot mode just looks a bit chunky for me. It's cool that he's Voyager height, but other than that I'm not really biting. Don't like the Galvatron torso at all.

With that sleek, sexy Cybertronian jet mode I can see how producing a decent looking bot mode can be a real challenge for the designers. The original jet mode looked super cool but the bot mode was stubby and awkward. This guys physique looks pretty darn tootin as does his jet mode. Flip him over and he looks like a robot stuck in midtransformation. Oh well. I'm not looking at his junk anyways. This guy looks big and beefy with a perma-scowl to match. And he's freakin Cyclonus.

Syn_13 wrote:I still prefer my RTS Cyclonus. The jet mode looks great (apart from kibble underneath, but that's the same deal with Silverbolt), but the bot mode just looks a bit chunky for me. It's cool that he's Voyager height, but other than that I'm not really biting. Don't like the Galvatron torso at all.

Yeah I agree, Not feeling him like I wanted to..