New Designer Desk Video For The Australian Market
Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 12:22PM CDT
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Design Manager John Warden takes center stage yet again to briefly discuss the two combiner teams and you can see the video by clicking on the embed below:
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Posted by Cobotron on April 28th, 2015 @ 1:02pm CDT
I really hope my old signature didn't discourage him from being a part of these vids.
My old sig.
Dear Joshua,
I just want to apologize for any harm I may have done to your feelings. You did a fine job on the video. Although your facial expression may not have matched the sentiment you were conveying, that gave me no right to make you the butt of my joke. In fact a truer statement could not have been made. It is indeed, "a real fun way to play with Transformers". I haven't had this much fun with my Transformers in a long while.
Let's chalk it up to misguided hero worship. Heck, I would kill to have your job. Why you, John, and the rest of the TF design staff are not treated as Rock Gods is beyond me. I wish you and your crew much success. Keep up the great work. You guys are killing it right now!
No hard feelings?
With much respect and admiration,
your #1 fan,
Cobotron
Posted by Autobot032 on April 28th, 2015 @ 1:07pm CDT
Cobotron wrote:I've noticed that John Warden has taken the lead on this last batch of Design Desk videos. Where did Joshua Lamb go?
I really hope my old signature didn't discourage him from being a part of these vids.
My old sig.
Dear Joshua,
I just want to apologize for any harm I may have done to your feelings. You did a fine job on the video. Although your facial expression may not have matched the sentiment you were conveying, that gave me no right to make you the butt of my joke. In fact a truer statement could not have been made. It is indeed, "a real fun way to play with Transformers". I haven't had this much fun with my Transformers in a long while.
Let's chalk it up to misguided hero worship. Heck, I would kill to have your job. Why you, John, and the rest of the TF design staff are not treated as Rock Gods is beyond me. I wish you and your crew much success. Keep up the great work. You guys are killing it right now!
No hard feelings?
With much respect and admiration,
your #1 fan,
Cobotron
Duuude. Seriously, that's awfully nice of you, but I think you give yourself too much credit. You weren't the only one who made comments on his appearance in the video, so if it was such a thing, it wasn't just you. Still, cool that you'd take that step.
No, most likely what happened was he's either behind the scenes now or moved onto a different department. It's not uncommon for Hasbro to play Musical Chairs with their staffers, a lot of the teams are moved around and broken up from time to time. Although, getting rid of Kyde and Archer was pretty big...
Posted by Evil Eye on April 28th, 2015 @ 1:18pm CDT
Posted by NuclearConvoy on April 28th, 2015 @ 1:57pm CDT
Posted by Cobotron on April 28th, 2015 @ 2:00pm CDT
Well than, may my apology extend to all those who poked fun at someone who deserves our respect.Autobot032 wrote:I think you give yourself too much credit. You weren't the only one who made comments
Through a reliable source with first hand experience, I have heard that the corporate structure and culture in the design departments at Hasbro is super competitive and down rite cut throat.I asked my source his opinion on why the TF designers aren't idolized like they are in Japan, and he answered, because Hasbro will not stand for it. Take from that what you will.Autobot032 wrote: It's not uncommon for Hasbro to play Musical Chairs with their staffers
I've always hoped that Archer left on his own volition, possibly due to said culture. But, that is all speculation on my part.Autobot032 wrote:getting rid of Kyde and Archer was pretty big...
Anyway...
Viva La Guerras Combinador!!!!
Posted by Cobotron on April 28th, 2015 @ 2:02pm CDT
NuclearConvoy wrote:I keep missing these designer desk videos. How many more are there?
1st one, 1st page, 2nd post.
The other 2 should be easy to find via the front page news. They hit last week, I think.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on April 28th, 2015 @ 6:15pm CDT
ThunderThruster wrote:Depends how you do it.
Someone on TFW has it "up"
OK, if you notice the white plastic sticking out is the head/chest piece for robot mode. If you're ok with that sticking out cool, but there's no way for it to fold flush with the hood like that. I'd also stress caution as those hinges are pinned in and the wrong kind of pressure could cause damage.
Well since Adventure Nemesis Prime has been delayed I bit the bullet and ordered Slingshot and Wildrider. It'll be interesting to see how they look in hand.
Posted by Shockwave7 on April 28th, 2015 @ 6:17pm CDT
Posted by Cobotron on April 28th, 2015 @ 6:24pm CDT
Shockwave7 wrote:I note in this video, the guy did NOT try to rotate Menasor's arm in his socket. Due to weak tabbing, trying this without keeping a grip on the Motormaster sections of the torso will cause them to pop loose....
Ya! You know, Prime doesn't have this problem. I think MM wears the mold better than Prime, but he is a sloppy mess of noodlieness.
Posted by shajaki on April 28th, 2015 @ 10:31pm CDT
Posted by ClearlySane88 on April 28th, 2015 @ 10:39pm CDT
shajaki wrote:New/awesome/hilarious video from my favorite reviewer!
Wow, that's pretty quick for Thew. He just came out with the Apollyon review the other day.
Posted by Cobotron on April 28th, 2015 @ 10:46pm CDT
Posted by Burn on April 28th, 2015 @ 10:48pm CDT
Posted by Cobotron on April 28th, 2015 @ 10:52pm CDT
Dead End's flight mode
Posted by brokenchopstick on April 29th, 2015 @ 4:14am CDT
Cobotron wrote:Speaking of fun and dumb...
Dead End's flight mode
"Where we're going, we don't need... roads."
Posted by Logan. on April 29th, 2015 @ 6:35am CDT
...and Rook has found his collocation in the historical group, carrying all Defensor components. ^ ^
Posted by RAcast on April 29th, 2015 @ 7:36am CDT
brokenchopstick wrote:Cobotron wrote:Speaking of fun and dumb...
Dead End's flight mode
"Where we're going, we don't need... roads."
That's beautiful and I love it.
Logan79 wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjQPaBVYTQk
Posted by Stumpybot on April 29th, 2015 @ 8:17am CDT
Posted by RhA on April 29th, 2015 @ 8:26am CDT
Posted by NuclearConvoy on April 29th, 2015 @ 9:32am CDT
Posted by Moosey on April 29th, 2015 @ 9:58am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on April 29th, 2015 @ 10:06am CDT
NuclearConvoy wrote:Is there any online store other than Robot Kingdom with the Quickslinger and Brake-Neck up for order?
Not yet, but I do suspect they will be available elsewhere.
Posted by Mr O on April 29th, 2015 @ 10:50am CDT
william-james88 wrote:NuclearConvoy wrote:Is there any online store other than Robot Kingdom with the Quickslinger and Brake-Neck up for order?
Not yet, but I do suspect they will be available elsewhere.
Someone said they're on Amazon for £30 inc. postage. I couldn't find them but I haven't had chance to look properly yet. I don't know if it's Amazon.com or .co.uk but by all means, check it out so I don't have to!
Posted by galvatron00 on April 29th, 2015 @ 11:39am CDT
Smaller retailers that sell on Amazon will probably get them, right? Maybe?Mr O wrote:Someone said they're on Amazon for £30 inc. postage. I couldn't find them but I haven't had chance to look properly yet. I don't know if it's Amazon.com or .co.uk but by all means, check it out so I don't have to!william-james88 wrote:Not yet, but I do suspect they will be available elsewhere.NuclearConvoy wrote:Is there any online store other than Robot Kingdom with the Quickslinger and Brake-Neck up for order?
Posted by Mr O on April 29th, 2015 @ 11:50am CDT
itscramtastic wrote:Smaller retailers that sell on Amazon will probably get them, right? Maybe?
Maybe, maybe not, which is really saying the same thing twice. All I know for sure is that I hope I can get them without having a nosebleed.
Posted by william-james88 on April 29th, 2015 @ 12:07pm CDT
Posted by Shockwave7 on April 29th, 2015 @ 1:16pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on April 29th, 2015 @ 1:37pm CDT
Shockwave7 wrote:Any word on when the Wave 3 figures will be available for general pre-order?
Arent they available on BBTS?
Posted by Shockwave7 on April 29th, 2015 @ 2:08pm CDT
Still, why give people like Amazon and BBTS first crack at them and totally ignore their official online sales outlet?
Posted by Editor on April 29th, 2015 @ 2:24pm CDT
Shockwave7 wrote:Still, why give people like Amazon and BBTS first crack at them and totally ignore their official online sales outlet?
Because most retailers if told or noticed that they were selling them direct first would complain and threaten if not just not order, if they feel they are getting product only after Hasbro has already sold the same products direct.
Plus even if you are using a discount the odds are Hasbro's profit margin selling something at say $15.00, will still be higher than if another retailer sold it for $20.00 simply because of the shorter supply chain. This alone will tick off many retailers, and honestly as a consumer you should question this too.
Think of an item that costs $5 to make, once Hasbro marks it up for overhead and profit sells it to retailers for say $10 to $15, and once marked up you see it at retail for between $20 to $30. If you buy direct from Hasbro for say $20, rather than the retailer making $10-$15 to go for overhead before profits, Hasbro who already has covered any possible costs and already making a profit at $10 is now making another $10 in pure profit.
Posted by Autobot032 on April 29th, 2015 @ 3:43pm CDT
These are the first in hand views of this duo since promotional images of them were shown over a month ago, and now we get to see them in action as well.
Bonjour
we got some reviews of the new Brake Neck and Quickslinger up!
1) Brake Neck
2) Quickslinger
That's not all, oh no! We have our very own Seibertron.com galleries of these two coming Thursday, so you can see them in glorious high resolution, the same you've come to expect from Seibertron.com, always.
So, remember...
Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!
Posted by Bradimus on April 29th, 2015 @ 4:04pm CDT
Posted by Seibertron on April 29th, 2015 @ 4:27pm CDT
Posted by Autobot032 on April 29th, 2015 @ 4:45pm CDT
Seibertron wrote:Anyone have the Combiner Wars sticker sheet from Asia? I can't figure out where the stickers for the rear of Offroad's vehicle mode are supposed to go. The instructions are kind of vague. It's stickers #18 and #19 for the Stunticons that I can't figure out. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Looking at the shape, I can only guess they go on the quarter panels, right above the wheel well. I could be completely wrong, though. Those instructions are downright awful.
Posted by Stumpybot on April 29th, 2015 @ 4:50pm CDT
Autobot032 wrote:Andy of Kapow Toys fame passed along a note showing off his video reviews of the upcoming (and very soon to be released) Quickslinger (A Slingshot redeco and remold of the Firefly/Fireflight mold) and Brakeneck (A Wildrider redeco and remold of the Dead End mold) Combiner Wars figures!
These are the first in hand views of this duo since promotional images of them were shown over a month ago, and now we get to see them in action as well.Bonjour
we got some reviews of the new Brake Neck and Quickslinger up!
1) Brake Neck
2) Quickslinger
That's not all, oh no! We have our very own Seibertron.com galleries of these two coming Thursday, so you can see them in glorious high resolution, the same you've come to expect from Seibertron.com, always.
So, remember...
Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!
funny, I posted that the review was up this morning on this thread and in toy reviews... nobody seemed to notice.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 29th, 2015 @ 4:57pm CDT
Stumpybot wrote:funny, I posted that the review was up this morning on this thread and in toy reviews... nobody seemed to notice.
Don't just post in the forum as the News Crew only periodically skims them. You'd have to notify them by using the Submit News form or by mailing them using news[at]seibertron[dot]com as well.
Posted by Autobot032 on April 29th, 2015 @ 5:10pm CDT
Stumpybot wrote:Autobot032 wrote:Andy of Kapow Toys fame passed along a note showing off his video reviews of the upcoming (and very soon to be released) Quickslinger (A Slingshot redeco and remold of the Firefly/Fireflight mold) and Brakeneck (A Wildrider redeco and remold of the Dead End mold) Combiner Wars figures!
These are the first in hand views of this duo since promotional images of them were shown over a month ago, and now we get to see them in action as well.Bonjour
we got some reviews of the new Brake Neck and Quickslinger up!
1) Brake Neck
2) Quickslinger
That's not all, oh no! We have our very own Seibertron.com galleries of these two coming Thursday, so you can see them in glorious high resolution, the same you've come to expect from Seibertron.com, always.
So, remember...
Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!
funny, I posted that the review was up this morning on this thread and in toy reviews... nobody seemed to notice.
It's nothing personal, it's partially what Jelze said and partially Andy himself emailed them to us. He's the original source and we have to go with the original source, we just didn't get to them until that point in time because all the news staff is busy with real life stuff. And Jelze is right, we can't possibly read every thread, every post, every page. It's literally impossible to do with the numbers we have on this server.
Please, always use the news submission forum or email us directly so we can get the news out there. (Today's an exception, we wouldn't have been able to get it out sooner, sadly.)
Posted by Optimum Supreme on April 29th, 2015 @ 6:11pm CDT
Posted by Optimizzy on April 29th, 2015 @ 6:19pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on April 29th, 2015 @ 7:37pm CDT
Cobotron wrote:Speaking of fun and dumb...
Dead End's flight mode
I tried to do this, how do you get the combiner feet to stay there?
Posted by prjkt on April 30th, 2015 @ 7:07am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Cobotron wrote:Speaking of fun and dumb...
Dead End's flight mode
I tried to do this, how do you get the combiner feet to stay there?
I'm going to guess a combination of friction and/or blu-tac
Posted by prjkt on April 30th, 2015 @ 7:15am CDT
prjkt wrote:william-james88 wrote:Cobotron wrote:Speaking of fun and dumb...
Dead End's flight mode
I tried to do this, how do you get the combiner feet to stay there?
I'm going to guess a combination of friction and/or blu-tac
Optimizzy wrote:Does anyone have an idea when they might see release? I'm hoping BBTS gets them for preorder soon.
They're available in some parts of Asia as of now, RK are apparently shipping out tomorrow (Fri 1/5/15) - no idea what the distribution/ordering process in the US will be though
Posted by mtma on April 30th, 2015 @ 8:53am CDT
Posted by Cobotron on April 30th, 2015 @ 11:41am CDT
prjkt wrote:william-james88 wrote:Cobotron wrote:Speaking of fun and dumb...
Dead End's flight mode
I tried to do this, how do you get the combiner feet to stay there?
I'm going to guess a combination of friction and/or blu-tac
No cheats. The peg at the top of the foot is just nicely wedged under the panel that's flipped up. Also the gun barrels sort of fit over the rear view mirrors creating a bit of tension. The trick is the thumb on the hand foot. It is pushed up and bent in so it hooks around the grey thigh hidden inside that whole assembly.
I'd take some pics but I'm out of town, I can show you when I get back.
Posted by Primeultimus on April 30th, 2015 @ 12:42pm CDT
Posted by galvatron00 on April 30th, 2015 @ 12:44pm CDT
Snap! Where are the HTS promo codes?! LOLPrimeultimus wrote:May 22 – AERIALBOT QUICKSLINGER and STUNTICON BRAKE-NECK will be available exclusively through participating online retailers, such as Amazon.com, Walmart.com, Target.com, ToysRUs.com, Entertainment Earth, BigBadToyStore, Diamond Comics and Hasbro Toy Shop. With these two new figures, fans are finally able to complete their G1-accurate SUPERION and MENASOR figures! In addition to these all-new toys, several vendors will be running special promotions on TRANSFORMERS GENERATIONS: COMBINER WARS figures, providing fans with an ideal way to complete their collections.
Posted by Primeultimus on April 30th, 2015 @ 12:56pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on April 30th, 2015 @ 12:57pm CDT
Primeultimus wrote:May 22 – AERIALBOT QUICKSLINGER and STUNTICON BRAKE-NECK will be available exclusively through participating online retailers, such as Amazon.com, Walmart.com, Target.com, ToysRUs.com, Entertainment Earth, BigBadToyStore, Diamond Comics and Hasbro Toy Shop. With these two new figures, fans are finally able to complete their G1-accurate SUPERION and MENASOR figures! In addition to these all-new toys, several vendors will be running special promotions on TRANSFORMERS GENERATIONS: COMBINER WARS figures, providing fans with an ideal way to complete their collections.
What is your source? If you have news like this you'd like us to post, please send us a message using the link in my signature, with the proper source.
Posted by Zeek99g on April 30th, 2015 @ 4:27pm CDT
I have noticed Hasbro has decided deluxes are 5 inches tall and voyagers 6 inches tall in some of the other lines. I'm just wondering if this shortness is in the combiner wars as well.
Posted by prjkt on April 30th, 2015 @ 8:03pm CDT
Seibertron wrote:Anyone have the Combiner Wars sticker sheet from Asia? I can't figure out where the stickers for the rear of Offroad's vehicle mode are supposed to go. The instructions are kind of vague. It's stickers #18 and #19 for the Stunticons that I can't figure out. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
it doesn't help that the instructions don't actually show the side where the stickers go AND has the numbers switched around for those two.
Took me a while to figure it out myself. If you're still stuck I'll try to take a pic on a few hours