Generations Sub-Line - "Reveal The Shield"

Maybe some type of variation on the heat sensitive Faction symbols? Or maybe all figures will include a hidden faction symbol for you to find?

Still the deluxe class seems to be coming about nicely. I also Like Grapple quite a bit.

sabrigami wrote:

Razorclaw0000 wrote:Another interesting detail has emerged from the Cybertron Convention. It appears that some of the upcoming Spring 2011 figures, unveiled to the public at the convention, will actually be part of a sub-line of Generations called "Reveal The Shield".



We don't have many more details yet, but it seems that the Legends figures, including the new molds of Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Starscream, as well as the Goldbug repaint of Legends Bumblebee will be part of this line. The line may also contain Jazz, Tracks, Grapple, Perceptor, Windcharger, and Lugnut. You can see the original images at TFClub, as well as a Google Translation.

As more details are revealed, we'll post them here on Seibertron.com.

Sounds kinda interesting. It sounds like those faction insignias that you reveal by pressing your finger on them and they change color. Guess we'll have to wait and see though.

D'uh, that's right. The Legends figures have the worlds tiniest rub signs. I remember that from BotCon but didn't make the connection!

Thanks to both of you.

Aren't they bringing back rub signs with Generations? At least I remember seeing them on the new Legends figures. I think that's what they mean. "Shields" = "rub signs".

Hairball178 wrote:Didn't someone say something about a Reflector repaint of Perceptor @ BotCon?

Yep.

Everything but the legends are a must buy!

Lugnut HAS to be mistransformed. It looks like his upper and lower torsos are meant to slide together. There's no way how he looks in the pic is the way he's meant to be.

Rub-signs? I hope that is not the case. I've always preferred nice big blatant faction symbols rather than those gimmicky heat sensitive things. Not to mention the fact that the rub-signs just look butt-ugly when they're in black mode.

Google Translate wrote:Machine dinosaurs fit!

I dunno if I'd go that far, but I'm kind of looking forward to the PCC Dinobots.

RiddlerJ wrote:

Chupacabra Convoy wrote:Preceptor really has been hitting the gym, guess he got tired of Brawn picking at him. Too bad though, I loved the IDW Version. Again, I wonder who is the Alternate head on this one.

I thought I heard that Reflector was goning to be the alternate head.

I'm not too impressed with Perceptor. I don't mind him being a truck of some sort, but I wish he still had something resembling his microscope barrel on top on the vehicle and on his shoulder, instead of that rinky dink missle launcher. It's a big part of his character and would work on Reflector too.

yeah, okay. I can see it. I'd rather that Hasbro/TakaraTomy kept Reflector on the small side, but I see it working. I do agree however, that his microscope needs to be better represented. Guess I'm throwing my vote a third party upgrade.

I still do wonder what the alternate heads will be for Jazz, Tracks, Windercharger, Scourge, and Thunderwing are.

Any suggestions?

Wasn't terribly impressed with these pics at first, but the quality is poor and expectations for such eagerly awaited figures are usually greater than the reality.

However, after looking at these several times the last few days, these are looking pretty good. And since this line is, for all intents and purposes, Classics 3.0, then these figures are as good as bought.

Scourge: The real wild card of this bunch. Titanium Scourge captures the G1-ness perfectly, so the Generations one inevitably would differ a bit. The legs look a bit cheap where they are attached to the ball joint. The alt mode will take some getting used to.

Jazz: Pretty much looks like what a Classics Jazz would be expected to look like. Not crazy about that gray area between the torso and front bumpber chest.

Perceptor: I debate the need to update Perceptor from a microscope to a vehicle, but it's what we have. I actually kind of like it though the arms seem too short.

Tracks: Pretty much what would be expected of a Classics Tracks. Why he appears to have a tail with a stinger on it will need to be discovered.

Thunderwing: Possibly the surprise hit of this line. The robot mode looks spot on, though a bit more bulk would have been nice. The plane mode seems to suffer from Universe Cyclonus syndrome of the alt mode becoming a bit lazy in the rear of the vehicle.

Grapple: Excellent retooling of the underrated Inferno. That a giant crane is looming so large off of one arm is about the only downside I can see.

Lugnuet: Don't really care.

Windcharger: The little guy finally gets some love, though I fear the head, like the Alternators version, will bear little resemblance to the cartoon.

Legends: Megatron transforming into a gun that can be held by MP figures was a stroke of genius. A Goldbug was a good idea. Prime and Starscream look pretty solid, too. Prowl was promised too, right?

Dinobot PCC: This line so far has seemed to favor affordability and versatility over any real inspiration, but the Dinobot PCC looks very tempting. The Constructions one is in-line with the rest of the line as full of "meh".

No Death for Prowl wrote:Windcharger: The little guy finally gets some love, though I fear the head, like the Alternators version, will bear little resemblance to the cartoon.

Trivia time! Alternators Windcharger was actually meant to be the Omnibot Overdrive. Hasbro couldn't get the trademark however (but Takara could), so "Windcharger" was used instead. However, that caused problems for the retool who was meant to be Windcharger. So he turned into Decepticharge instead.

UnknownTrans4mingBot wrote:How long until the constructicons get repainted into Devastator?

Unlikely, since the PCC's take place in the movie-verse apparently and the limbs and drones get mixed when the Commanders are repainted.

Blurrz wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

UnknownTrans4mingBot wrote:How long until the constructicons get repainted into Devastator?

Unlikely, since the PCC's take place in the movie-verse apparently and the limbs and drones get mixed when the Commanders are repainted.

I really don't think one Cyber Missions episode is enough to solidify that statement.. although I guess if it was true, we'd be seeing more PCCs in the future..

The basic backstory did mention Movie Devastator...