New Gallery: Transformers Collectors' Club Free Membership Incentive Ramjet

Looks so gorgeous. The colors, the details, the head, everything looks so right and accurate to what it's supposed to be. More updates to non-G1 characters with non-G1 looks are always welcome.

I weep for that which I will never own this gorgeous figure.



Just absolutely stunning Ramjet is.

Good job, Fun Pub, good job!

Emerje

Deadput wrote:I weep for that which I will never own this gorgeous figure.



Just absolutely stunning Ramjet is.

I'm a Club member, so I'll be getting him. If I don't really like him, I might be able to hook you up.

Glad I plan on renewing this year as usual. Looking forward to this one; more Armada homages, please! I beg of you!

I'm curious as to how the head works for jet mode. I assume there's more empty space on the back of his head that would allow him to look all the way up as you fold the head down? That's the only way I can see him being able to transform, really.

Decepticon Sunstorm wrote:I'm a Club member, so I'll be getting him. If I don't really like him, I might be able to hook you up.

If I ever learn how to use paypal or get a real credit card soon I'll be interested.

My bet options currently is to either mail money or purchase a prepaid credit and put some money in it although I doubt it works outside Canada.

Deadput wrote:

Decepticon Sunstorm wrote:I'm a Club member, so I'll be getting him. If I don't really like him, I might be able to hook you up.

If I ever learn how to use paypal or get a real credit card soon I'll be interested.

My bet options currently is to either mail money or purchase a prepaid credit and put some money in it although I doubt it works outside Canada.

If you have a current bank account, PayPal is quite easy to set up, even for international transactions. What you really need to worry about are shipping costs which can get quite high when crossing borders, and exchange rates.

While this is a GORGEOUS figure, I don't understand why the swords are just clear plastic. Why not a fiery red translucence to make them more interesting?

Damn, that looks gooooood. Hopefully this and Skywarp end up on the aftermarket- I kinda want to make an Armada Seeker Trio with Legends Armada Starscream and Thundercracker (yes I know he's technically "super mode" Starscream but that ain't stopping me) and Club Skywarp. I'll take Skywarp over Ramjet, if only for the sake of the trio.

Mindmaster wrote:I'm curious as to how the head works for jet mode. I assume there's more empty space on the back of his head that would allow him to look all the way up as you fold the head down? That's the only way I can see him being able to transform, really.

Do you have an Armada Starscream from Generations handy? That might be the easiest way to explain it, if you're looking at him.

The head was always designed on a ball joint, but the Starscream head was designed with a horizontal bar across the back of the socket. This little tiny bar is all that prevents Starscream from doing the same thing that Ramjet does.

So when designing the Ramjet head, Fun Pub made sure to keep that back of the socket with plenty of clearance, as well as angling the bottom of the helmet so that it wouldn't hit the neck or "collar bone".

This allowed for pretty much a full back-of-the-head to be sculpted without any really obtrusively ugly gaps or anything.

Microraptor wrote:While this is a GORGEOUS figure, I don't understand why the swords are just clear plastic. Why not a fiery red translucence to make them more interesting?

Most of the clear plastic is all on the same tree/part of the same tool. Gray was chosen for a couple of reasons, but chiefly to make the translucent parts of the missile launchers match the look of the original figure's jet mode. (The launchers on the original were gray, white, and blue.) The original sword was also mostly white and silver (with a blue tip), so gray did seem to make some sense for the swords as well.

TF_JW wrote:

Microraptor wrote:While this is a GORGEOUS figure, I don't understand why the swords are just clear plastic. Why not a fiery red translucence to make them more interesting?

Most of the clear plastic is all on the same tree/part of the same tool. Gray was chosen for a couple of reasons, but chiefly to make the translucent parts of the missile launchers match the look of the original figure's jet mode. (The launchers on the original were gray, white, and blue.) The original sword was also mostly white and silver (with a blue tip), so gray did seem to make some sense for the swords as well.

I guess that makes sense. Though on the topic of weapons, I must ask: Have you ever thought about making a character a new weapon instead of a new head? Because I need more bots with chainsaw-swords.

All the way back at BotCon 2005, Ratchet received a new-mold "shield" accessory that could be placed in vehicle mode as his lightbars.

I believe that is the only new-mold accessory that has been created (other than the 2007 Vector Sigma). Otherwise it has been trying to find existing weapons from Hasbro's existing library of tools, like the Targetmasters from Scoop and swords from Optimus ExPrime that were used for TFSS 4.0, the Construct-Bots weapons that were used for Oilmaster, and Arcee's arsenal that was given to Impactor. There are quite a lot of existing tooling for weapons, so that's where Fun Pub has been looking for the most part whenever they've decided to add more character-appropriate accessories.

TF_JW wrote:All the way back at BotCon 2005, Ratchet received a new-mold "shield" accessory that could be placed in vehicle mode as his lightbars.

I believe that is the only new-mold accessory that has been created (other than the 2007 Vector Sigma). Otherwise it has been trying to find existing weapons from Hasbro's existing library of tools, like the Targetmasters from Scoop and swords from Optimus ExPrime that were used for TFSS 4.0, the Construct-Bots weapons that were used for Oilmaster, and Arcee's arsenal that was given to Impactor. There are quite a lot of existing tooling for weapons, so that's where Fun Pub has been looking for the most part whenever they've decided to add more character-appropriate accessories.

I'd love to see some "weapon" sets, something along the lines of the vintage Masters of the Universe "Weapons Pak" sets. A lot of the Legends figures from the past few years don't have weapons, it'd be great to give Bombshell, Powerglide, Windcharger, etc a gun! Even doing something special for swords or something to match the cartoon look would be cool. And I don't want to do 3rd party accessories, something officially made by Hasbro would be perfect for my collection. Food for thought for another day!

This is the 1st must have Free Subscription figure ever!

Leader_Ultra_Magnus wrote:This is the 1st must have Free Subscription figure ever!

Over Runamuck?

Leader_Ultra_Magnus wrote:This is the 1st must have Free Subscription figure ever!

In your opinion of course.

Ramjet looks super sweet, can't wait to finally get him. I like that the blue turned out more pale. Makes him not looks so patriotic. Think I may like Ramjet even better than Lio Convoy plus I don't own a figure with the Armada mould.

TF_JW wrote:All the way back at BotCon 2005, Ratchet received a new-mold "shield" accessory that could be placed in vehicle mode as his lightbars.

I believe that is the only new-mold accessory that has been created (other than the 2007 Vector Sigma). Otherwise it has been trying to find existing weapons from Hasbro's existing library of tools, like the Targetmasters from Scoop and swords from Optimus ExPrime that were used for TFSS 4.0, the Construct-Bots weapons that were used for Oilmaster, and Arcee's arsenal that was given to Impactor. There are quite a lot of existing tooling for weapons, so that's where Fun Pub has been looking for the most part whenever they've decided to add more character-appropriate accessories.

Quick, give every figure Roadbuster's mechtech weapon!

Microraptor wrote:
Quick, give every figure Roadbuster's mechtech weapon!

Actually my fave mech tech weapon alongside reuses of the mold such as Thundercracker's and Takara Vortex's for example.

Seibertron wrote:I'd love to see some "weapon" sets, something along the lines of the vintage Masters of the Universe "Weapons Pak" sets. A lot of the Legends figures from the past few years don't have weapons, it'd be great to give Bombshell, Powerglide, Windcharger, etc a gun! Even doing something special for swords or something to match the cartoon look would be cool. And I don't want to do 3rd party accessories, something officially made by Hasbro would be perfect for my collection. Food for thought for another day!

I'd buy that. Probably not another set of Arcee weapons (already got Arcee, SDCC Arcee, Nightbird, and soon Impactor all with variations of the set). But maybe a set of Generations Roadbuster weapons or some more of the better TFGO! weapons (but without the super soft plastic) since most people outside Japan don't have those. Some of the unusual Microns would be fun as well, I could really go for a second Hades, though maybe with a stiffer handle clip.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

Seibertron wrote:I'd love to see some "weapon" sets, something along the lines of the vintage Masters of the Universe "Weapons Pak" sets. A lot of the Legends figures from the past few years don't have weapons, it'd be great to give Bombshell, Powerglide, Windcharger, etc a gun! Even doing something special for swords or something to match the cartoon look would be cool. And I don't want to do 3rd party accessories, something officially made by Hasbro would be perfect for my collection. Food for thought for another day!

I'd buy that. Probably not another set of Arcee weapons (already got Arcee, SDCC Arcee, Nightbird, and soon Impactor all with variations of the set). But maybe a set of Generations Roadbuster weapons or some more of the better TFGO! weapons (but without the super soft plastic) since most people outside Japan don't have those. Some of the unusual Microns would be fun as well, I could really go for a second Hades, though maybe with a stiffer handle clip.

Emerje

I have wanted a Hades to do up as Wingthing for a while, but the last one I saw on Ebay was 40. I can't justify that for something I'm gonna drown in paint

GET ON IT FUNPUB!!

Microraptor wrote:

TF_JW wrote:All the way back at BotCon 2005, Ratchet received a new-mold "shield" accessory that could be placed in vehicle mode as his lightbars.

I believe that is the only new-mold accessory that has been created (other than the 2007 Vector Sigma). Otherwise it has been trying to find existing weapons from Hasbro's existing library of tools, like the Targetmasters from Scoop and swords from Optimus ExPrime that were used for TFSS 4.0, the Construct-Bots weapons that were used for Oilmaster, and Arcee's arsenal that was given to Impactor. There are quite a lot of existing tooling for weapons, so that's where Fun Pub has been looking for the most part whenever they've decided to add more character-appropriate accessories.

Quick, give every figure Roadbuster's mechtech weapon!

Give everyone HA whirl. He's totally a weapon! And there is no reason not to have everyone wielding a minigun that turns into a personal helicopter that turns into a robot.

The Seibertron.com galleries turn the camera lens back to BotCons past with new galleries for BotCon 2015 Zaptrap with Beet-Chit and Spy-Eye and BotCon 1998 Vice Grip.

Zaptrap who is a redeco of Generations Skrapnel is based on the Diaclone Waruder Insecter Robo Kuwagatrer mech which later became G1 Shrapnel while Beet-Chit is a redeco of Generations Chop Shop and is based on the pilot of that mech. Spy-Eye is a redeco of Generations Reflector and its weapon mode is modeled after G1 Shrapnel's grenade launcher. The three made up the attendee-only bonus figure during BotCon 2015.

Going back to BotCon 1998 in the 3H days and continuing the insect theme we present a gallery of Vice Grip who is a blue and gray redeco of Beast Wars Powerpinch. Click on any of the images below to see the full galleries.

BotCon Exclusives Zaptrap














BotCon Exclusives Spy-Eye






BotCon Exclusives Beet-Chit






BotCon Exclusives Vice Grip

It's a pity Zaptrap is a BotCon exclusive, 'cuz I would army-build the hell out of him otherwise. I do love that mold.

Seibertron.com is proud to to present the gallery of the Transformers Collector's Club Figure Subscription Service 4.0 first figure, Needlenose. Which is an update to 1988's G1 Targetmaster Needlenose. TFSS Needlenose is a repaint of Combiner Wars Firefly and includes updated versions of Sunbeam and Zigzag (aka Zputty), which themselves are repaints of Caliburst and Holepunch.

IDW fans may appreciate a guest cameo appearance by Reveal the Shield Turbo Tracks in Needlenose's gallery.

Click any of the images below to be taken to their respective gallery and don't forget to hit the jump and tell us what you think in the discussion below.

Subscription Service Needlenose










Subscription Service Zputty






Subscription Service Sunbeam





Remember to keep your browsers pointed to Seibertron.com for the latest in Transformer news, the largest Transformers galleries found on the web and the liveliest Transformers discussion this side of a space bridge.

I just opened him up myself. Fantastic figure and I love the colours and headsculpt. Though Zputty is up there in weird names...

In the thumbnail, it looked sorta like Thunderwing.

Zputty. I love this hobby

Came in the post yesterday (wasn't sure how long it would take in Canada) and I'm absolutely LOVING him. TFCC knocked the deco right out of the park. It's amazing how much different he looks from Slingshot despite being a pure repaint. Even without the extra knight helmet it's just... It's Needlenose. The shiny, metallic paint is great. He's just gorgeous on the shelf.

That vain, pretentious bastard.

"Zputty"? Isn't that some kind of 3D rendering program?

Zputty? Really? All I can think of is these.

Zputty, such a punky name for a Decepticon. It also sounds like a farting joke gone bad. As for Needlenose, he looks nice and I like the mold choice. Awesome figure!

As promised, and as the Transformers Collectors' Club keeps sending out its Subscription Service 4.0 figures, Seibertron.com continues to provide its visual services to the figures - as we did with Needlenose when it shipped, so we do now with the figure that was intended to be retail Ruckus, changed into Combiner Wars Offroad by Hasbro, and now released under the Grabuge name by the Club!

Click on any of the images to open up the full gallery, as we plough full steam ahead towards our 5000 gallery milestone.

Subscription Service Grabuge (116 images) - Combiners, Deluxe Class, Subscription Service

Huh. I know Off-Road was originally designed to be Ruckus before they changed directions, but wow. I didn't do a direct comparison but that head and shin detail is completely Ruckus.

He doesn't look AMAZING but I'm really excited to get this guy, one of my favorite D-list Decepticons

Thanks for the high-res Ruckus photo gallery. Those tacky paint apps really stand out compared to the factory figures, especially all the inaccurate and wavy edges/lines where they meet another color. For a 3x-4x price point, I'll pass. If the paint apps were factory quality, maybe. But even then, the price point is kind of silly.

And just as OffRoad almost ended up being Ruckus, so too did his actual Ruckus repaint.

Who decided to translate his name into French? Slicer?

Ruckus will always hold a special place in my heart for being the only Triggercon (or -bot) that I actually owned in '88. I wonder, was the aborted attempt to make him a Stunticon what led to the whole Thunder Mayhem gestalt team idea? IDR what was said about that back during the reveal.

The "Ruckus" trademark didn't pass legal - another toy company must have it. So to keep him as "Ruckus" as possible, one of the translated names from the original G1 packaging was used. Specifically, his French-Canadian name.

The Mayhem Attack Squad team concept solidified around some very cool ideas in Needlenose, Spinister, and of course Ruckus. Windsweeper was quick in materializing as well.

Ruckus looks great. I can def see how this mould was made for him. Cant wait for the Ramjet gallery. When is he shipping out? Anyone hear anything about it yet? I know I have asked a couple times in the last few weeks but he is much anticipated.

Moonshot wrote:Cant wait for the Ramjet gallery. When is he shipping out? Anyone hear anything about it yet? I know I have asked a couple times in the last few weeks but he is much anticipated.

He's still delayed, but Ryan got an pre-release specimen for the galleries:


Transformers Club Exclusives Ramjet Gallery

Keep in mind, this is the one without the modifications to the head.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Keep in mind, this is the one without the modifications to the head.

The one in my gallery that Pete loaned me to photograph had the correct head modification so that the head could do the fin in jet mode. Just confirmed with Pete that it was the corrected one.

Ah, ok, I stand corrected.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Moonshot wrote:Cant wait for the Ramjet gallery. When is he shipping out? Anyone hear anything about it yet? I know I have asked a couple times in the last few weeks but he is much anticipated.

He's still delayed, but Ryan got an pre-release specimen for the galleries:


Transformers Club Exclusives Ramjet Gallery

Keep in mind, this is the one without the modifications to the head.

Sweet thanks, I must have missed the gallery for him some how. Hate that he is delayed.

Got ruckus in the mail today. Heh. Tiny box compared to needlenose.

I like him a lot. Because RUCKUS. He unfortunately simply has too much paint. The yellow paint especially on his outer truck shell just looks too thick and glossy, and kind of cheap, doesn't quite go with the really nice colors of the blue plastic. I totally understand the need to work with the mold stories and it looks right onto the character,just looks more like a custom than a high-end collector item.

Love the little details like the spring eco on his hood, the yellow connector chest port. He's really cool but just not as nicely done as needlenose or my previous sub figures (thrustinator, circuit, jackpot).

While still part of the beast world of alt-modes, the latest addition to the Seibertron.com galleries lives in a crossworld of Transformers Collectors' Club Exclusives and a direct G1 redeco, as a set of figures that was supposed to be a retail exclusive, but made it into Timelines in 2008 instead!

Let your eyes float over the full Seacon team, including Nautilator, Overbite, Seawing, Skalor, Snaptrap, and Tentakil, and their combined mode Seacon Superwarrior Piranacon. The fun fact about these dangerously reused molds, is that each component is drowning in playability: they can be a robot, an aquatic monster, and a Targetmaster with their weapon mode, plus the combining mode! Surf the galleries by clicking on any of the images below.

Club Exclusives Piranacon (135 images) - Combiners, Exclusives, Seacons


















Club Exclusives Snaptrap (105 images) - Combiners, Exclusives, Seacons








Club Exclusives Tentakil (103 images) - Combiners, Exclusives, Seacons, Targetmasters










Club Exclusives Skalor (107 images) - Combiners, Exclusives, Seacons, Targetmasters










Club Exclusives Overbite (97 images) - Combiners, Exclusives, Seacons, Targetmasters










Club Exclusives Seawing (104 images) - Combiners, Exclusives, Seacons, Targetmasters










Club Exclusives Nautilator (91 images) - Combiners, Exclusives, Seacons, Targetmasters

SEACONS WHOOOOOOOOOOOOO

These guys look cool. Can't wait for them to get a modern update eventually, cause that is a good look

Perhaps I missed something, but how are these 'dangerously reused molds'?

Dagon wrote:Perhaps I missed something, but how are these 'dangerously reused molds'?

They're reused much much later than the first time the mold was intended, and it shows.
Perhaps bad phrasing on my part, here.

Dr Va'al wrote:

Dagon wrote:Perhaps I missed something, but how are these 'dangerously reused molds'?

They're reused much much later than the first time the mold was intended, and it shows.
Perhaps bad phrasing on my part, here.

Also, hadn't the molds somewhat degraded by the time this set was issued?

And just to be kind of nitpicky, the King Poseidon version of Tentakil is actually Scylla, who's a fembot, not just a version of Tentakil.