New Gallery: Collectors' Club Exclusive Nova Prime
Monday, May 11th, 2015 5:50PM CDT
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Check out the full gallery by clicking on any of the images below, which include comparisons with the rest of the Ark 1 crew from the IDWverse, and let us know what you think of this new version of the mold, before the arrival of the next one with Lio Convoy!
Convention & Club Exclusives Nova Prime
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Posted by Emerje on May 11th, 2015 @ 6:32pm CDT
Emerje
Posted by no-one on May 11th, 2015 @ 7:01pm CDT
I didn't realize these pictures were from seibertron galleries at first. I've got what may be a dumb question. Are the galleries a team project or are the work of just Seibertron?
Posted by Mkall on May 11th, 2015 @ 7:34pm CDT
Posted by Seibertron on May 11th, 2015 @ 7:50pm CDT
carytheone wrote:I really like this mold. It's really amazing what a little paint and a new head can do.
I didn't realize these pictures were from seibertron galleries at first. I've got what may be a dumb question. Are the galleries a team project or are the work of just Seibertron?
The galleries are just the work of yours truly.
Posted by no-one on May 11th, 2015 @ 8:07pm CDT
Seibertron wrote:carytheone wrote:I really like this mold. It's really amazing what a little paint and a new head can do.
I didn't realize these pictures were from seibertron galleries at first. I've got what may be a dumb question. Are the galleries a team project or are the work of just Seibertron?
The galleries are just the work of yours truly.
Thanks, that's what I thought, I just wasn't sure. Apologies for all the drool you've had to clean up in the galleries.
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on May 11th, 2015 @ 9:53pm CDT
Posted by prjkt on May 11th, 2015 @ 10:12pm CDT
Mkall wrote:I'm sad that the halberd isn't as blue as the promo shots
Looks about the same to me, just the background colour is different
Posted by shajaki on May 11th, 2015 @ 10:16pm CDT
carytheone wrote:Apologies for all the drool you've had to clean up in the galleries.
Posted by Emerje on May 11th, 2015 @ 10:59pm CDT
SW's SilverHammer wrote:Man, that head sculpt's really gummy.
For me it's OK, not the sharpest, but could be worse.
The paint, however, is a disgrace for that price. This is the paint quality I find on $5 knockoffs from Family Dollar.
Emerje
Posted by Henry921 on May 12th, 2015 @ 1:39am CDT
Emerje wrote:SW's SilverHammer wrote:Man, that head sculpt's really gummy.
For me it's OK, not the sharpest, but could be worse.
The paint, however, is a disgrace for that price. This is the paint quality I find on $5 knockoffs from Family Dollar.
Emerje
Mercifully, mine wasn't quite so lacking. Just a few white paint flecks; the rest of the 'horn' was painted black.
Posted by Sabrblade on May 12th, 2015 @ 10:03am CDT
Also, I love the final shot with some of the other Ark-1 crew members. Though, what about Scourge, Straxus, Tailpipe (the DOTM Human Alliance Basic could stand in), and Grindcore (United EX Tankmaster could stand in)?
Posted by Seibertron on May 12th, 2015 @ 10:27am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Hey Ryan, can you tell what color his Autobot symbol is inside the blue windshield? I'm try to figure out if this guy is supposed to be SG or not.
Also, I love the final shot with some of the other Ark-1 crew members. Though, what about Scourge, Straxus, Tailpipe (the DOTM Human Alliance Basic could stand in), and Grindcore (United EX Tankmaster could stand in)?
I've read the comics and don't even remember those guys sharing time with Nova Prime so we'll pass on that shot. Not saying that they didn't ... just not major enough players to warrant my time trying to make that shot. I can either work on that shot or I can work on the gallery of Combiner Wars Cyclonus today. Cyclonus takes precedent.
Posted by Sabrblade on May 12th, 2015 @ 10:32am CDT
Oh, you were going by interaction scenes they shared directly with Nova. Okay. That makes sense.Seibertron wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Hey Ryan, can you tell what color his Autobot symbol is inside the blue windshield? I'm trying to figure out if this guy is supposed to be SG or not.
Also, I love the final shot with some of the other Ark-1 crew members. Though, what about Scourge, Straxus, Tailpipe (the DOTM Human Alliance Basic could stand in), and Grindcore (United EX Tankmaster could stand in)?
I've read the comics and don't even remember those guys sharing time with Nova Prime so we'll pass on that shot. Not saying that they didn't ... just not major enough players to warrant my time trying to make that shot. I can either work on that shot or I can work on the gallery of Combiner Wars Cyclonus today. Cyclonus takes precedent.
I guess it is true that not all of the Ark-1's crew were seen in the same room as Nova in the comics.
Posted by MaverickPrime on May 12th, 2015 @ 5:03pm CDT
Posted by prjkt on May 13th, 2015 @ 7:54am CDT
Seibertron wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Hey Ryan, can you tell what color his Autobot symbol is inside the blue windshield? I'm try to figure out if this guy is supposed to be SG or not.
Also, I love the final shot with some of the other Ark-1 crew members. Though, what about Scourge, Straxus, Tailpipe (the DOTM Human Alliance Basic could stand in), and Grindcore (United EX Tankmaster could stand in)?
I've read the comics and don't even remember those guys sharing time with Nova Prime so we'll pass on that shot. Not saying that they didn't ... just not major enough players to warrant my time trying to make that shot. I can either work on that shot or I can work on the gallery of Combiner Wars Cyclonus today. Cyclonus takes precedent.
The following frame is the whole reason I ended up getting the HA Tailpipe figure, but he only features in the one comic, and you can barely see Scourge and Grindcore in the background.
Just need to track down that Tankmaster vs Marine Master pack (for Grindcore and Manta Ray stand ins) and I'll have the whole Ark 1 crew
Posted by megatronus on May 14th, 2015 @ 9:18pm CDT
He's a bit loose all around, and the head, while OK, doesn't scream of the Nova Prime we wanted.
He'll look really good on the shelf, and I don't regret buying him. But if you're on the fence, I would wait for a sale or just skip this one.
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on May 14th, 2015 @ 9:45pm CDT
megatronus wrote:My Nova Prime arrived in the mail today, and I admit, I'm a bit underwhelmed.
He's a bit loose all around, and the head, while OK, doesn't scream of the Nova Prime we wanted.
He'll look really good on the shelf, and I don't regret buying him. But if you're on the fence, I would wait for a sale or just skip this one.
Or find a Hyper Novae, people on eBay will probably try and sell The club's Nova prime for a similar price. Yes that's hyperbole.
Posted by megatronus on May 14th, 2015 @ 9:59pm CDT
SW's SilverHammer wrote:megatronus wrote:My Nova Prime arrived in the mail today, and I admit, I'm a bit underwhelmed.
He's a bit loose all around, and the head, while OK, doesn't scream of the Nova Prime we wanted.
He'll look really good on the shelf, and I don't regret buying him. But if you're on the fence, I would wait for a sale or just skip this one.
Or find a Hyper Novae, people on eBay will probably try and sell The club's Nova prime for a similar price. Yes that's hyperbole.
I was never interested in Hyper Novae. I'm way over the Battler Tanker concept.
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on May 14th, 2015 @ 10:07pm CDT
megatronus wrote:SW's SilverHammer wrote:megatronus wrote:My Nova Prime arrived in the mail today, and I admit, I'm a bit underwhelmed.
He's a bit loose all around, and the head, while OK, doesn't scream of the Nova Prime we wanted.
He'll look really good on the shelf, and I don't regret buying him. But if you're on the fence, I would wait for a sale or just skip this one.
Or find a Hyper Novae, people on eBay will probably try and sell The club's Nova prime for a similar price. Yes that's hyperbole.
I was never interested in Hyper Novae. I'm way over the Battler Tanker concept.
I wasn't talking about the toy from the conceptual gimmick level, just for the "Nova Prime" aspect.
Posted by megatronus on May 14th, 2015 @ 10:23pm CDT
SW's SilverHammer wrote:megatronus wrote:SW's SilverHammer wrote:megatronus wrote:My Nova Prime arrived in the mail today, and I admit, I'm a bit underwhelmed.
He's a bit loose all around, and the head, while OK, doesn't scream of the Nova Prime we wanted.
He'll look really good on the shelf, and I don't regret buying him. But if you're on the fence, I would wait for a sale or just skip this one.
Or find a Hyper Novae, people on eBay will probably try and sell The club's Nova prime for a similar price. Yes that's hyperbole.
I was never interested in Hyper Novae. I'm way over the Battler Tanker concept.
I wasn't talking about the toy from the conceptual gimmick level, just for the "Nova Prime" aspect.
The gimmick kills it for me. It's hard to un-see.
Also, did you change your avatar between your first post and this one? Gnarly.
Posted by Sabrblade on May 14th, 2015 @ 10:26pm CDT
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on May 14th, 2015 @ 11:04pm CDT
megatronus wrote:SW's SilverHammer wrote:megatronus wrote:SW's SilverHammer wrote:megatronus wrote:My Nova Prime arrived in the mail today, and I admit, I'm a bit underwhelmed.
He's a bit loose all around, and the head, while OK, doesn't scream of the Nova Prime we wanted.
He'll look really good on the shelf, and I don't regret buying him. But if you're on the fence, I would wait for a sale or just skip this one.
Or find a Hyper Novae, people on eBay will probably try and sell The club's Nova prime for a similar price. Yes that's hyperbole.
I was never interested in Hyper Novae. I'm way over the Battler Tanker concept.
I wasn't talking about the toy from the conceptual gimmick level, just for the "Nova Prime" aspect.
The gimmick kills it for me. It's hard to un-see.
Also, did you change your avatar between your first post and this one? Gnarly.
Honestly, the only thing I notice about is the legs. Also I change my avatar allot, but since 2150, it's been Vladimir's greatest hits.
Posted by Va'al on June 4th, 2015 @ 3:21pm CDT
Lio Convoy is but one of the Orion Pax repurposes, as we have already seen and featured a gallery for Nova Prime a while back, and a third purple iteration seems to be teased on the box for the latter. In the meantime, click on any image below to view the full gallery, which includes comparison shots with Nova Orion and previous versions of Lio Convoy too!
Convention & Club Exclusives Lio Convoy
Posted by Seibertron on June 4th, 2015 @ 8:56pm CDT
Posted by shajaki on June 4th, 2015 @ 9:09pm CDT
I am! Won't be getting one any time soon cause... moneySeibertron wrote:People seem really excited about this figure.
Posted by Emerje on June 4th, 2015 @ 11:18pm CDT
Emerje
Posted by Sabrblade on June 4th, 2015 @ 11:24pm CDT
I love it. The headsculpt on mine looks really sharp with good paint apps, and a very striking shade of blue that no pics ever do any justice towards and which I actually find myself liking more than the blue used on the head of my Legend Commander Collection Lio Convoy.Seibertron wrote:People seem really excited about this figure.
It also helps that a good story can really help sell a figure, as Jim Sorenson really nailed the two prose stories this iteration of Lio Convoy starred in. I hope he (Jim) keeps going with more of the Uprising story.
My only, if any, issues I have with the figure are those that stem from it using the Orion Pax mold, of which I'm not that big a fan of. But between this and the Nova Prime version, both are the better versions of the mold compared the much more plain-looking Hasbro Orion Pax.
As far as this gallery is concerned, as I said before, no pics can do the head's vivid shade of blue proper justice, but you always give it your all and then some. I'm only a bit saddened to see no pics of TCC Lio Convoy with his (former) supervisor TCC Eject.
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on June 5th, 2015 @ 1:54am CDT
Carzap is a retool of the Generations Bumblebee mold which was also used for Generations Goldfire, Nightbeat as well as Goshooter which was a Million Publishing exclusive. To homage the building block aspect of Blocktown, Carzap comes with a Kre-O set that builds a gas pump which can be converted into a laser cannon. Click on any of the images to see the full gallery.
Convention & Club Exclusives Carzap
Convention & Club Exclusives G.B. Blackrock
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on June 5th, 2015 @ 7:44am CDT
Posted by shajaki on June 5th, 2015 @ 8:34am CDT
Posted by Va'al on June 28th, 2015 @ 4:33pm CDT
BotCon Exclusives Waruder Mudfighter Drone
BotCon Exclusives Waruder Thrasher Pilot
BotCon Exclusives Waruder Storm Rider Drone
BotCon Exclusives Waruder Crusher Pilot
BotCon Exclusives Waruder Parasite Drone
BotCon Exclusives Waruder Ripper Pilot
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BotCon Exclusives Waruder Buzzer Pilot
Posted by Hellscream9999 on June 28th, 2015 @ 4:38pm CDT
Posted by Mkall on June 28th, 2015 @ 4:46pm CDT
...until Botcon 2015
Posted by Hellscream9999 on June 28th, 2015 @ 4:50pm CDT
Mkall wrote:I never have had a strong desire to Troop-Build the Waspinator mold...
...until Botcon 2015
They just all look so nice
Posted by Sabrblade on June 28th, 2015 @ 6:53pm CDT
Ryan, if you own or ever plan to get the original Diaclone figures that these pilots and the Storm Rider drone are based on, and want to later update the galleries with comparison pics, here's a chart with all of them plus the others that all the Diaclone homage toys from this year were based on:
Source: https://twitter.com/p2099/status/611777982454087680
Posted by shajaki on June 28th, 2015 @ 7:23pm CDT
I know...Hellscream9999 wrote:Curse this set and it's over-priced-ness
At first all I wanted (well, needed) was the yellow/green SG Waspinator. But the preview of this gallery and the full one convinced me how much love they put into these Wasps. I want them all. But DAMN that price
Posted by Hellscream9999 on June 28th, 2015 @ 7:41pm CDT
shajaki wrote:I know...Hellscream9999 wrote:Curse this set and it's over-priced-ness
At first all I wanted (well, needed) was the yellow/green SG Waspinator. But the preview of this gallery and the full one convinced me how much love they put into these Wasps. I want them all. But DAMN that price
Yeah, I would say for 8 figures, it's worth it, but unless they swapped the stupid-cheap rubber for something that doesn't make me want to burn the mini-waspies, I will be saving my money for CW wave 3 (whenever HTS gets them instock )
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on June 28th, 2015 @ 9:15pm CDT
Posted by megatronus on June 28th, 2015 @ 9:30pm CDT
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:THAT is a terrifying swarm of angry rainbow Waspinators!
Pride!
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on June 28th, 2015 @ 9:46pm CDT
megatronus wrote:D-Maximus_Prime wrote:THAT is a terrifying swarm of angry rainbow Waspinators!
Pride!
Posted by Seibertron on June 28th, 2015 @ 11:01pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Fantastic toys, aren't they?
Ryan, if you own or ever plan to get the original Diaclone figures that these pilots and the Storm Rider drone are based on, and want to later update the galleries with comparison pics, here's a chart with all of them plus the others that all the Diaclone homage toys from this year were based on:
Source: https://twitter.com/p2099/status/611777982454087680
I don't have much interest in chasing down Diaclones for the sake of doing comparisons for these guys. If I found some for a steal, maybe, but I'd really rather finish my Takara G1 collection first.
What I am interested in knowing is where I can find out if the Reflector pilot is actually called Spy-Eye (as in the Go-Bot, which I read elsewhere on our forums) and if the Diaclone pilot which it homages is a good guy or a Waruder and who the original pilot it homages is.
Posted by Sabrblade on June 28th, 2015 @ 11:15pm CDT
On the first page that Burn Out and Lift-Ticket appear in the comic, Lift-Ticket is holding the red Reflector in camera mode and refers to it as "Spy-Eye". I'd give the page number, but the comic lacks page numbers and I wouldn't know which page to consider "Page 1" (the cover, the inside cover, or the next page with the story's beginning).Seibertron wrote:What I am interested in knowing is where I can find out if the Reflector pilot is actually called Spy-Eye (as in the Go-Bot, which I read elsewhere on our forums) and if the Diaclone pilot which it homages is a good guy or a Waruder and who the original pilot it homages is.
Lift-Ticket's line of dialogue reads "Hrm, the signals that are being detected by Spy-Eye... without a doubt."
Sadly, the little guy doesn't seem to appear on any other page in the comic.
As for whether the name is a reference to the GoBot, or what the nature of the Diaclone toy it homages is, I know not, but can keep looking into it.
Posted by Sabrblade on June 28th, 2015 @ 11:55pm CDT
Posted by grimdragon2001 on June 29th, 2015 @ 1:23am CDT
Posted by megatronus on June 29th, 2015 @ 8:57am CDT
Posted by Rated X on June 29th, 2015 @ 11:42am CDT
Posted by Hellscream9999 on June 29th, 2015 @ 12:05pm CDT
Posted by megatronus on June 29th, 2015 @ 1:23pm CDT
Hellscream9999 wrote:I mean, you can say 4x the price of a deluxe, for a deluxe and a rubber piece of crap is a good deal - as compared to more outlandish figures' prices; but to everyone on even the most lax budget, it's a rather horrendous price
So don't buy it. These are limited exclusives, and are priced accordingly. I sympathize with those who are priced out of instant gratification, but I don't see the point in constantly bellyaching about it.
These will most likely lower in price/value as time goes on. Patience.
Posted by Va'al on June 30th, 2015 @ 1:16am CDT
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Posted by SW's SilverHammer on June 30th, 2015 @ 1:19am CDT