In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive

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Once more, toy-blogger blacklai of TFND.net has uploaded images of one of the anticipated Generations: Combiner Wars figures, the newest being Aerialbot Skydive! The images show off his beefiness, his new F-18 jet mode, and his arm configuration. The images have been mirrored below for your viewing convenience!

With the new images of Skydive, it brings the series of first in-hand images of the first wave of Generations: Combiner Wars Deluxes to an end. We can only hope that we get in-hand images of the first wave of Voyagers: Silverbolt and Optimus Prime.

Credit(s): blacklai of TFND.net

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Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626742)
Posted by william-james88 on December 3rd, 2014 @ 12:12pm CST

Why are we discussing the Huffer toy in a Combiner Wars thread ?

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626743)
Posted by shajaki on December 3rd, 2014 @ 12:15pm CST

william-james88 wrote:Why are we discussing the Huffer toy in a Combiner Wars thread ?

cause he can pull ultra primes trailer when he's off being ultra :lol:

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626745)
Posted by ZeroWolf on December 3rd, 2014 @ 12:18pm CST

What can you with the individual bot mode guns?

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626746)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 3rd, 2014 @ 12:19pm CST

Va'al wrote:Isn't the artwork from the Legends game? Would that not explain the 'mix-up'?

Nope. Though it is drawn in the style of the Legends game, it is brand new art. Huffer's robot mode Legends artworks look like these:

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626747)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 3rd, 2014 @ 12:20pm CST

william-james88 wrote:Why are we discussing the Huffer toy in a Combiner Wars thread ?

Because he is officially part of it, plain and simple. He may not combine with anyone, but he's still released in that line, as the "Combiner Wars" logo on top of the card can attest:

I could see Leader Megatron and Thundercracker being treated the same way.

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626750)
Posted by Cobotron on December 3rd, 2014 @ 12:30pm CST

ZeroWolf wrote:What can you with the individual bot mode guns?

Hopefully Stack 'em and rack 'em into one BFG.

So far the pictures we've seen have me a little perplexed with the elbows in combined mode.
Hope they work well in hand.

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626751)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 3rd, 2014 @ 12:33pm CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:You've got to be kidding me... I read about a possible repaint opportunity for Blackjack, and one that's a bit out of left field:

Throttlebot Searchlight

The head sculpt is spot on. And why didn't I see that? I have that toy!

Runabout's head seems closer a match:

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626753)
Posted by Cyberpath on December 3rd, 2014 @ 12:36pm CST

As a "Legends Class" figure, does it mean Powerglide's going to be about 8 cm tall?

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626757)
Posted by ZeroWolf on December 3rd, 2014 @ 12:41pm CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Why are we discussing the Huffer toy in a Combiner Wars thread ?

Because he is officially part of it, plain and simple. He may not combine with anyone, but he's still released in that line, as the "Combiner Wars" logo on top of the card can attest:

I could see Leader Megatron and Thundercracker being treated the same way.

Makes sense, but will that hold for both Megatrons ? Though IDW bless them will work them all into the story (megs will be flashbacks as he has is own event in elegant chaos)

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626758)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 3rd, 2014 @ 12:43pm CST

Cyberpath wrote:As a "Legends Class" figure, does it mean Powerglide's going to be about 8 cm tall?

He ought to be the same size as all the other Generations Legends we've gotten since 2013. Like Optimus, Bumblebee, Megatron, Starscream, Swerve, Cosmos, Tailgate, Skrapnel, Nemesis, Cliffjumper, Acid Storm, and Gears.

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626762)
Posted by TulioDude on December 3rd, 2014 @ 12:55pm CST

I'm the only who got an femmine vibe from Skydive?The face sculpt in particular.

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626764)
Posted by Cyberpath on December 3rd, 2014 @ 1:01pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:He ought to be the same size as all the other Generations Legends we've gotten since 2013. Like Optimus, Bumblebee, Megatron, Starscream, Swerve, Cosmos, Tailgate, Skrapnel, Nemesis, Cliffjumper, Acid Storm, and Gears.

I don't have any of those; so yes?

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626765)
Posted by WiseMan on December 3rd, 2014 @ 1:02pm CST

Why do the Aerialbot jet modes all look so awful? They all have very visible hands sticking out of the jet mode! Even the G1 versions hid the hands inside the bodies!

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626776)
Posted by welcometothedarksyde on December 3rd, 2014 @ 1:40pm CST

I'm a bit of an aerospace savant, and although they could be easily confused (especially with the wonky proportions), Skydive appears to turn into a Mig-29 rather than an F/A-18. To my eye I'm 100% sure that they were looking at a picture of a Mig-29 when they designed that jet mode.

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626781)
Posted by jogunwarrior on December 3rd, 2014 @ 1:45pm CST

I like each reveal a little more than the last. I can't wait to hunt these figures down.

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626785)
Posted by william-james88 on December 3rd, 2014 @ 2:00pm CST

jogunwarrior wrote:I like each reveal a little more than the last. I can't wait to hunt these figures down.

I can't either!

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626794)
Posted by ZeroWolf on December 3rd, 2014 @ 2:17pm CST

Sadly I think us in the UK may get menasor if we're lucky. Toys'r'us having the exclusive rights to generations isn't good. For my shop I'm going to have to import these for the customers.

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626799)
Posted by jogunwarrior on December 3rd, 2014 @ 2:26pm CST

I'm not a big fan of this Huffer. The PCC version is much better in my opinion. Black Jack looks great, and I'd love to see a repaint of him as Chase!

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626801)
Posted by Grahf_ on December 3rd, 2014 @ 2:29pm CST

WiseMan wrote:Why do the Aerialbot jet modes all look so awful? They all have very visible hands sticking out of the jet mode! Even the G1 versions hid the hands inside the bodies!

Are they really any worse than Classics Jetfire, Beast Hunters Starscream, Generations Thunderwing, Machine Wars Megatron/Megaplex and Thundercracker/Skywarp, all three versions of Prime Dreadwing, 2007 Starscream and many many other Transformers with jet alt modes throughout the years?

These Aerialbots look rather good for having essentially four different forms while retaining all their articulation in robot and arm modes. From the front, you can barely tell Skydive even has a problem.

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626802)
Posted by william-james88 on December 3rd, 2014 @ 2:29pm CST

ZeroWolf wrote:Sadly I think us in the UK may get menasor if we're lucky. Toys'r'us having the exclusive rights to generations isn't good. For my shop I'm going to have to import these for the customers.

Do you import them through a special wholesaler? Because or else those costs will be really high.

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626804)
Posted by Bounti76 on December 3rd, 2014 @ 2:34pm CST

Cobotron wrote:
RiddlerJ wrote:I wonder if it'll ever possible to do an all fembot combiner team

That would be COOL!
She runs on Estragon.
Hope she gets paid the same as her male co-workers.

There actually IS an all fembot combiner, Heavy Metal!
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Heavy_Metal_(Energon)

Sure, she was a Japanese only toy release, but she exists, and is formed from three Fembot minicons.

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626808)
Posted by ZeroWolf on December 3rd, 2014 @ 2:42pm CST

william-james88 wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:Sadly I think us in the UK may get menasor if we're lucky. Toys'r'us having the exclusive rights to generations isn't good. For my shop I'm going to have to import these for the customers.

Do you import them through a special wholesaler? Because or else those costs will be really high.

Yeah I'm looking at a few and I'm waiting for a reply off another

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626809)
Posted by OptimalOptimus2 on December 3rd, 2014 @ 2:44pm CST

What's with Skydive's gold wings and missiles? They look like category 4 gold plastic syndrome.

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626811)
Posted by william-james88 on December 3rd, 2014 @ 2:47pm CST

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:What's with Skydive's gold wings and missiles? They look like category 4 gold plastic syndrome.

You can tell from the shots showing the grey plastic below the wing that the gold is painted.

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626812)
Posted by durroth on December 3rd, 2014 @ 2:47pm CST

... They were doing so good with the minibot updates, then we get to huffer and they kind of phone it in. Cliffjumper is forgivable to an extent because when it comes down to it bumblebee and cliffjumper have pretty similar heads at that scale and it's yet another BB repaint so what can you do. (Unfortunately that's a rather hard to remove piece attached to the head so 3rd party replacement is unlikely), but huffer deserves better

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626834)
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on December 3rd, 2014 @ 4:06pm CST

Bounti76 wrote:
Cobotron wrote:
RiddlerJ wrote:I wonder if it'll ever possible to do an all fembot combiner team

That would be COOL!
She runs on Estragon.
Hope she gets paid the same as her male co-workers.

There actually IS an all fembot combiner, Heavy Metal!
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Heavy_Metal_(Energon)

Sure, she was a Japanese only toy release, but she exists, and is formed from three Fembot minicons.

Slightly off topic, there needs to be an all woman Seeker squadron.

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626837)
Posted by Peridot on December 3rd, 2014 @ 4:18pm CST

TulioDude wrote:I'm the only who got an femmine vibe from Skydive?The face sculpt in particular.

I knew I wasn't crazy!
I wish Hasbro would make an entire series centered around female Transformers.

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626839)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 3rd, 2014 @ 4:21pm CST

Metro Prime wrote:
TulioDude wrote:I'm the only who got an femmine vibe from Skydive?The face sculpt in particular.

I knew I wasn't crazy!
I wish Hasbro would make an entire series centered around female Transformers.

That would cause a whole bunch of controversy.

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626844)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 3rd, 2014 @ 4:34pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:
Metro Prime wrote:
TulioDude wrote:I'm the only who got an femmine vibe from Skydive?The face sculpt in particular.

I knew I wasn't crazy!
I wish Hasbro would make an entire series centered around female Transformers.
That would cause a whole bunch of controversy.

Transformers: Generation 63.

P.S. Don't mention Counterpunch's signature :-$

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626845)
Posted by ZeroWolf on December 3rd, 2014 @ 4:48pm CST

Well there's windblade's series, it's a start. Personally I don't think there needs to be one full of either. Gender shouldn't matter. Characters should not be defined by what gender they were given.

A mix is great, as long as the story isn't forced because of it. After all these are still children's toys at the end of the day.

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626855)
Posted by Cobotron on December 3rd, 2014 @ 5:16pm CST

Metro Prime wrote:
TulioDude wrote:I'm the only who got an femmine vibe from Skydive?The face sculpt in particular.

I knew I wasn't crazy!
I wish Hasbro would make an entire series centered around female Transformers.

Somebody said something similar about Dragstrip.
... and nobody liked my joke about changing his name to Dragqueen. :-(

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626859)
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on December 3rd, 2014 @ 5:22pm CST

Cobotron wrote:
Metro Prime wrote:
TulioDude wrote:I'm the only who got an femmine vibe from Skydive?The face sculpt in particular.

I knew I wasn't crazy!
I wish Hasbro would make an entire series centered around female Transformers.

Somebody said something similar about Dragstrip.
... and nobody liked my joke about changing his name to Dragqueen.

well it's because I never said that dragstrip looked like a woman, I said it's be cool if the character were a woman like in the Stunti-con job, (Despite the fact it'd go against IDW lore).

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626862)
Posted by ZeroWolf on December 3rd, 2014 @ 5:38pm CST

Exactly none of these can be fembots as they are already established in IDW lore which combiner wars seems to be following pretty well. Leads me to be let that hasbro and IDW had a good partnership on this.

(I suspect IDW being bought out in the future by hasbro.)

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626865)
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on December 3rd, 2014 @ 5:48pm CST

ZeroWolf wrote:Exactly none of these can be fembots as they are already established in IDW lore which combiner wars seems to be following pretty well. Leads me to be let that hasbro and IDW had a good partnership on this.

(I suspect IDW being bought out in the future by hasbro.)

To be fair, weird things have been happening in MTMTE, cough, lady rung

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626866)
Posted by ZeroWolf on December 3rd, 2014 @ 5:57pm CST

SW's SilverHammer wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:Exactly none of these can be fembots as they are already established in IDW lore which combiner wars seems to be following pretty well. Leads me to be let that hasbro and IDW had a good partnership on this.

(I suspect IDW being bought out in the future by hasbro.)

To be fair, weird things have been happening in MTMTE, cough, lady rung

True, forgot about her but elegant Chaos isn't supposed to have any links to combiner wars. ..sadly. .

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626868)
Posted by shajaki on December 3rd, 2014 @ 6:00pm CST

Cobotron wrote:
Metro Prime wrote:
TulioDude wrote:I'm the only who got an femmine vibe from Skydive?The face sculpt in particular.

I knew I wasn't crazy!
I wish Hasbro would make an entire series centered around female Transformers.
Somebody said something similar about Dragstrip.
... and nobody liked my joke about changing his name to Dragqueen.

i mustv missed that.

dragqueen :lol:

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626869)
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on December 3rd, 2014 @ 6:05pm CST

ZeroWolf wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:Exactly none of these can be fembots as they are already established in IDW lore which combiner wars seems to be following pretty well. Leads me to be let that hasbro and IDW had a good partnership on this.

(I suspect IDW being bought out in the future by hasbro.)

To be fair, weird things have been happening in MTMTE, cough, lady rung

True, forgot about her but elegant Chaos isn't supposed to have any links to combiner wars. ..sadly. .

No, but it's not saying there might not be an odd figure or two from MTMTE or the other series, hell last time I checked the entirety of the protectibots were on the lost light, and rumor has It that they'll be in the 2015 line up.

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626872)
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on December 3rd, 2014 @ 6:07pm CST

I'm actually digging that Huffer, but at the same time it's weird seeing Huffers head on Optimus' body.

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626874)
Posted by Cobotron on December 3rd, 2014 @ 6:18pm CST

shajaki wrote:dragqueen

thanks buddy. I knew I could count on you.

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626875)
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on December 3rd, 2014 @ 6:28pm CST

Again sorta off topic, I know this is a bit of objectification, buuut it's toys; it'd be cute if they gave us a new face plated fembot character. I dunno, something about the MTMTE art style and expression has made face plated characters pretty damn adorable of late.

dawwwww

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626876)
Posted by Bounti76 on December 3rd, 2014 @ 6:36pm CST

ZeroWolf wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:Exactly none of these can be fembots as they are already established in IDW lore which combiner wars seems to be following pretty well. Leads me to be let that hasbro and IDW had a good partnership on this.

(I suspect IDW being bought out in the future by hasbro.)

To be fair, weird things have been happening in MTMTE, cough, lady rung

True, forgot about her but elegant Chaos isn't supposed to have any links to combiner wars. ..sadly. .

To be fair, female Rung may only be female because she's part of an alternate timeline being established/overwriting the current timeline, via Brainstorm's time travel. In the "regular" IDW timeline, females do exist naturally as they evolved that way on Caminus. Who's to say that in this alternate timeline that female Rung (and other potential females) didn't evolve that way on Cybertron?

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626877)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 3rd, 2014 @ 6:37pm CST

SW's SilverHammer wrote:Again sorta off topic, I know this is a bit of objectification, buuut it's toys; it'd be cute if they gave us a new face plated fembot character. I dunno, something about the MTMTE art style and expression has made face plated characters pretty damn adorable of late.

Some existing ones are face-plated.

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626882)
Posted by Cobotron on December 3rd, 2014 @ 6:57pm CST

Wait, SW,
Tailgate isn't a lady bot, Right?
You were just using that as an example of cute.
I'm only 10 issues into MTMTE, but tailgate's whole character is just stinking cute.

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626883)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on December 3rd, 2014 @ 7:01pm CST

The combiner wars figures aren't showing up on Amazon through searches. Are there links for the limb and voyager bots?

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626884)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 3rd, 2014 @ 7:02pm CST

Cobotron wrote:Tailgate isn't a lady bot, Right?

Nope, but he was voiced by one.

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626885)
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on December 3rd, 2014 @ 7:05pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Tailgate isn't a lady bot, Right?
Nope, but he was voiced by one.

It's left ambiguous at worse, but tailgate's a "dude" for lack of a better term, or well can be viewed as more characteristically male than female.

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626886)
Posted by Thadicon on December 3rd, 2014 @ 7:14pm CST

I found this the other day I am not sure if it has been put up in the thread but the images show Motormaster in package both front and back.

http://www.preternia.com/2014/11/15/has ... -pictures/

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626887)
Posted by Robogeek1973 on December 3rd, 2014 @ 7:19pm CST

Thadicon wrote:I found this the other day I am not sure if it has been put up in the thread but the images show Motormaster in package both front and back.

http://www.preternia.com/2014/11/15/has ... -pictures/

That mold looks SO much better as Motormaster.

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626888)
Posted by RiddlerJ on December 3rd, 2014 @ 7:28pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:Again sorta off topic, I know this is a bit of objectification, buuut it's toys; it'd be cute if they gave us a new face plated fembot character. I dunno, something about the MTMTE art style and expression has made face plated characters pretty damn adorable of late.
Some existing ones are face-plated.

Where's Glyph? They could do a repaint of Legends Bumblebee with a new head.

And Flipsides.

As much as I like that Motormaster, part of me misses the trailer. Even moreso than on Optimus. I wonder if a 3rd party trailer for these figures will show up.

Re: In-Hand Images: Generations Combiner Wars Skydive (1626890)
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on December 3rd, 2014 @ 7:39pm CST

Hey if they do flipsides, hasbro can pick up funpubs slack a make a good IDW style rewind. Wishful thinking :C

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