New Galleries: Power Core Combiners Undertow, Salvage, Skyhammer and Heavytread
Monday, February 23rd, 2015 1:15AM CST
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It has been a really long time since we dusted off this part of the boards, too, as the last Transformers Power Core Combiners galleries were posted all the way back in 2010! As Seibertron.com's gallery machine is churning out its catch-up material, though, let us travel down the predecessors to the current Combiner Wars technology with four new galleries of the later wave of the little Scout-sized and Minicon two-packs, including some of the most sought after molds in the line.
Click on any image below to take a look at full galleries for Decepticon boatformer Undertow with Waterlog, Jhiaxus-looking Skyhammer with Airlift Minicon, blue Mudslinger repaint Salvage and its partner Bomb-Burst, and the extremely rare and popular tank that could Heavytread, complete with Groundspike. Each figure is shown in its three modes: vehicle, robot and combiner torso (core) with the automorphing limbs found in five-packs - check them all out below!
Power Core Combiners Undertow
Power Core Combiners Waterlog
Power Core Combiners Skyhammer
Power Core Combiners Airlift
Power Core Combiners Heavytread
Power Core Combiners Groundspike
Power Core Combiners Salvage
Power Core Combiners Bomb-Burst
Click on any image below to take a look at full galleries for Decepticon boatformer Undertow with Waterlog, Jhiaxus-looking Skyhammer with Airlift Minicon, blue Mudslinger repaint Salvage and its partner Bomb-Burst, and the extremely rare and popular tank that could Heavytread, complete with Groundspike. Each figure is shown in its three modes: vehicle, robot and combiner torso (core) with the automorphing limbs found in five-packs - check them all out below!
Power Core Combiners Undertow
Power Core Combiners Waterlog
Power Core Combiners Skyhammer
Power Core Combiners Airlift
Power Core Combiners Heavytread
Power Core Combiners Groundspike
Power Core Combiners Salvage
Power Core Combiners Bomb-Burst
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Re: New Galleries: Power Core Combiners Undertow, Salvage, Skyhammer and Heavytread (1655001)
Posted by RhA on February 23rd, 2015 @ 3:16am CST
Posted by RhA on February 23rd, 2015 @ 3:16am CST
Argh! Undertow! The one that got away!
Re: New Galleries: Power Core Combiners Undertow, Salvage, Skyhammer and Heavytread (1655002)
Posted by ausbot on February 23rd, 2015 @ 4:24am CST
Posted by ausbot on February 23rd, 2015 @ 4:24am CST
Most underrated series of all time. I wish they had made a train and insect team.
Re: New Galleries: Power Core Combiners Undertow, Salvage, Skyhammer and Heavytread (1655023)
Posted by It Is Him on February 23rd, 2015 @ 6:47am CST
I regret skipping that one too.
Posted by It Is Him on February 23rd, 2015 @ 6:47am CST
RhA wrote:Argh! Undertow! The one that got away!
I regret skipping that one too.
Re: New Galleries: Power Core Combiners Undertow, Salvage, Skyhammer and Heavytread (1655034)
Posted by jogunwarrior on February 23rd, 2015 @ 8:52am CST
Posted by jogunwarrior on February 23rd, 2015 @ 8:52am CST
I really dig many of the PCC toys. Undertow and Heavytread are at the top of my want list, but finding them at a reasonable price is another story all together.
Anyway, this was a really underrated toy line, and I would love to see some of the designs and characters brought back into the fold!
Anyway, this was a really underrated toy line, and I would love to see some of the designs and characters brought back into the fold!
Re: New Galleries: Power Core Combiners Undertow, Salvage, Skyhammer and Heavytread (1655047)
Posted by Gearslide on February 23rd, 2015 @ 9:28am CST
Posted by Gearslide on February 23rd, 2015 @ 9:28am CST
I really did like the PCC line. The drones were kinda weak, but the Core figures were pretty well designed, especially as the line went on.
And the Minicons (Really, these guys were Targetmasters mixed with Breastforce mechanics, not minicons. Minicons typically have their own alternate mode that doesn't require outside use) were really well designed, especially given their size.
I kinda feel like if the PCC drones hadn't had such a focus on "auto-transforming", there could have been some clever engineering done to make them look awesome.
And the Minicons (Really, these guys were Targetmasters mixed with Breastforce mechanics, not minicons. Minicons typically have their own alternate mode that doesn't require outside use) were really well designed, especially given their size.
I kinda feel like if the PCC drones hadn't had such a focus on "auto-transforming", there could have been some clever engineering done to make them look awesome.
Re: New Galleries: Power Core Combiners Undertow, Salvage, Skyhammer and Heavytread (1655051)
Posted by griftimus prime on February 23rd, 2015 @ 9:33am CST
Posted by griftimus prime on February 23rd, 2015 @ 9:33am CST
heavytread was the hardest to track down for me.
Re: New Galleries: Power Core Combiners Undertow, Salvage, Skyhammer and Heavytread (1655055)
Posted by RiddlerJ on February 23rd, 2015 @ 9:43am CST
Posted by RiddlerJ on February 23rd, 2015 @ 9:43am CST
I wanted Undertow too but missed him. He would've been my Classics Octopunch (though the SG Octopunch now fills that role)
Heavytread is my Classics Guzzle
Skyhammer is my Classics Triggerhappy
Heavytread is my Classics Guzzle
Skyhammer is my Classics Triggerhappy
Re: New Galleries: Power Core Combiners Undertow, Salvage, Skyhammer and Heavytread (1655056)
Posted by Noideaforaname on February 23rd, 2015 @ 9:46am CST
Posted by Noideaforaname on February 23rd, 2015 @ 9:46am CST
Ah, PCCs. Such a fun line. Really '09-'10 had to be my favorite period in Transformers.
I've always wondered what Undertow and Skyhammer were like. The other end-of-the-line figures (Steamhammer, Dinopope, and Heavytread) are all pretty amazing.
At the very least, Smolder should be adopted into the "main" series.
Also, wow, just noticed the original thread title used the Minicon's name instead.
I've always wondered what Undertow and Skyhammer were like. The other end-of-the-line figures (Steamhammer, Dinopope, and Heavytread) are all pretty amazing.
jogunwarrior wrote:Anyway, this was a really underrated toy line, and I would love to see some of the designs and characters brought back into the fold!
At the very least, Smolder should be adopted into the "main" series.
Also, wow, just noticed the original thread title used the Minicon's name instead.
Re: New Galleries: Power Core Combiners Undertow, Salvage, Skyhammer and Heavytread (1655057)
Posted by Madeus Prime on February 23rd, 2015 @ 9:47am CST
Posted by Madeus Prime on February 23rd, 2015 @ 9:47am CST
Awesome. These guys don't hold a candle to Combiner Wars, but as individual figures, I love them.
Re: New Galleries: Power Core Combiners Undertow, Salvage, Skyhammer and Heavytread (1655095)
Posted by khrome on February 23rd, 2015 @ 10:59am CST
Posted by khrome on February 23rd, 2015 @ 10:59am CST
Heavytread was pretty hard to find.. but looks amazing with Fansproject Mobine (Jungle).
Undertow is a pretty nice one. I managed to make a pretty cool looking Chaingun turret alt mode out of it.
Undertow is a pretty nice one. I managed to make a pretty cool looking Chaingun turret alt mode out of it.
Re: New Galleries: Power Core Combiners Undertow, Salvage, Skyhammer and Heavytread (1655102)
Posted by Evil Eye on February 23rd, 2015 @ 11:26am CST
Posted by Evil Eye on February 23rd, 2015 @ 11:26am CST
I kinda want Heavytread, but money is too low at the moment. I have Sledge though and he's awesome.
Re: New Galleries: Power Core Combiners Undertow, Salvage, Skyhammer and Heavytread (1655108)
Posted by Mkall on February 23rd, 2015 @ 11:43am CST
Posted by Mkall on February 23rd, 2015 @ 11:43am CST
PCCs are some of the most underrated figures of all time.
Except Double-Clutch, that mold is crap.
Except Double-Clutch, that mold is crap.
Re: New Galleries: Power Core Combiners Undertow, Salvage, Skyhammer and Heavytread (1655116)
Posted by Shockwave7 on February 23rd, 2015 @ 12:07pm CST
Posted by Shockwave7 on February 23rd, 2015 @ 12:07pm CST
Every time I see pictures of the crapper-crap comcrapper line, it only makes me glad that I never plunked down any money for any of them. The Combiner war figures beat the tar out of them, all across the board.
Re: New Galleries: Power Core Combiners Undertow, Salvage, Skyhammer and Heavytread (1655118)
Posted by Va'al on February 23rd, 2015 @ 12:09pm CST
Posted by Va'al on February 23rd, 2015 @ 12:09pm CST
Mkall wrote:PCCs are some of the most underrated figures of all time.
Except Double-Clutch, that mold is crap.
Re: New Galleries: Power Core Combiners Undertow, Salvage, Skyhammer and Heavytread (1655176)
Posted by Editor on February 23rd, 2015 @ 2:23pm CST
Posted by Editor on February 23rd, 2015 @ 2:23pm CST
Could have grabbed undertow a number of times but never bothered to get that good a look at him. Now seeing that Combiner head with the diving helmet look, i'm kicking myself.
This was a good line, it took a few knocks for the drone aspect, but there were a lot of good designs fr the main figures, and I'm glad I grabbed a number of them. That said I don't think I have even opened Skyhammer yet....
Plus if you were able to get Heavy Tread and the Maketoys add-ons... That kicks all sorts of ass.
That said... Don't have Double-Clutch, not worried about missing him either.
This was a good line, it took a few knocks for the drone aspect, but there were a lot of good designs fr the main figures, and I'm glad I grabbed a number of them. That said I don't think I have even opened Skyhammer yet....
Plus if you were able to get Heavy Tread and the Maketoys add-ons... That kicks all sorts of ass.
That said... Don't have Double-Clutch, not worried about missing him either.
Re: New Galleries: Power Core Combiners Undertow, Salvage, Skyhammer and Heavytread (1655178)
Posted by Va'al on February 23rd, 2015 @ 2:34pm CST
Posted by Va'al on February 23rd, 2015 @ 2:34pm CST
Ok, this post comes from someone who unashamedly and openly appreciates the PCC line (Double-Clutch excluded, that toy went straight in the bin).
Out of the four galleries posted, Undertow and Heavytread are easily the best of the lot. I have a lot of love for Smolder, but those later wave figures are fantastic little scouts, with great modes and Heavytread really really really works with the drone limbs and other products we do not speak of.
Skyhammer is alright. Feels a bit too misshapen to actually work with the others, but the torso mode is so bonkers I had to get it too.
Are they masterpieces of engineering? No. Really not at all. But for a venture back into combination territory, they were great little toys that I learned to really enjoy after my first experience with them.
And I still think they look pretty fine, in their Frankenstein bodies.
Out of the four galleries posted, Undertow and Heavytread are easily the best of the lot. I have a lot of love for Smolder, but those later wave figures are fantastic little scouts, with great modes and Heavytread really really really works with the drone limbs and other products we do not speak of.
Skyhammer is alright. Feels a bit too misshapen to actually work with the others, but the torso mode is so bonkers I had to get it too.
Are they masterpieces of engineering? No. Really not at all. But for a venture back into combination territory, they were great little toys that I learned to really enjoy after my first experience with them.
And I still think they look pretty fine, in their Frankenstein bodies.
Re: New Galleries: Power Core Combiners Undertow, Salvage, Skyhammer and Heavytread (1655194)
Posted by Editor on February 23rd, 2015 @ 3:14pm CST
not a word..
Posted by Editor on February 23rd, 2015 @ 3:14pm CST
Va'al wrote:Heavytread really really really works with the drone limbs and other products we do not speak
not a word..
Re: New Galleries: Power Core Combiners Undertow, Salvage, Skyhammer and Heavytread (1655387)
Posted by It Is Him on February 23rd, 2015 @ 11:13pm CST
Posted by It Is Him on February 23rd, 2015 @ 11:13pm CST
The only way to explain how in unfathomably awful Double Clutch is, is to assume someone poured absinthe into Hasbro's water cooler, and the designers blacked out and told everyone it was cool to skip quality assurance.
Just as bad, the fans started passing around a rumor that a "fixed" version of Double Clutch was released later by Hasbro. I've never found evidence to verify this is true, though I wonder if the Takara version sucks as much.
Just as bad, the fans started passing around a rumor that a "fixed" version of Double Clutch was released later by Hasbro. I've never found evidence to verify this is true, though I wonder if the Takara version sucks as much.
Re: New Galleries: Power Core Combiners Undertow, Salvage, Skyhammer and Heavytread (1655438)
Posted by Va'al on February 24th, 2015 @ 4:57am CST
I have yet to see if that's the case myself, actually.
It's the only figure I have ever gotten so frustrated at I chucked in the bin.
ScottyP, you got one of the Takara ones? Anyone else?
Posted by Va'al on February 24th, 2015 @ 4:57am CST
It Is Him wrote:The only way to explain how in unfathomably awful Double Clutch is, is to assume someone poured absinthe into Hasbro's water cooler, and the designers blacked out and told everyone it was cool to skip quality assurance.
Just as bad, the fans started passing around a rumor that a "fixed" version of Double Clutch was released later by Hasbro. I've never found evidence to verify this is true, though I wonder if the Takara version sucks as much.
I have yet to see if that's the case myself, actually.
It's the only figure I have ever gotten so frustrated at I chucked in the bin.
ScottyP, you got one of the Takara ones? Anyone else?
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