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Posted by fonziechavez on July 24th, 2014 @ 10:48am CDT


Posted by Peridot on July 24th, 2014 @ 10:51am CDT
Edit: Huh. Just Googled the Elite Guard badge. It's very similar, but not quite the same. The Elite Guard logo has three chevron-thingies that sit at an upwards angle, but the insignia on Blades only has two, and they're straight.
Posted by Noideaforaname on July 24th, 2014 @ 10:57am CDT
And

They really should've done more to distinguish these from earlier uses of these molds. The 3-pack in particular still looks just like Ratchet, Prowl, and Arcee. Simply using the alternate heads for First Aid and Hot Spot would've worked wonders.
Posted by JelZe GoldRabbit on July 24th, 2014 @ 11:01am CDT

Since I don't see TF4 or Age of Extinction anywhere, it's safe to assume they're like the blank 2010 line toys: they can fit in anywhere.

Posted by Sabrblade on July 24th, 2014 @ 11:16am CDT
LOLwut?mooncake623 wrote:Beast Hunters Prowl as Streetwisesmart

ROTF Blazemaster.mooncake623 wrote:RotF Evac as Blades
I'm thinking these mutli-packs might be the catalyst that forces TFWiki to change its "Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)" page to a "Transformers (2014 toyline) page.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Since I don't see TF4 or Age of Extinction anywhere, it's safe to assume they're like the blank 2010 line toys: they can fit in anywhere.![]()

Posted by JelZe GoldRabbit on July 24th, 2014 @ 11:19am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:I'm thinking these mutli-packs might be the catalyst that forces TFWiki to change its "Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)" page to a "Transformers (2014 toyline) page.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Since I don't see TF4 or Age of Extinction anywhere, it's safe to assume they're like the blank 2010 line toys: they can fit in anywhere.![]()
And the Legends Optimus Prime, Starscream and Bumblebee re-re-releases haven't done so already?

Posted by Mindmaster on July 24th, 2014 @ 11:21am CDT
That Hot Spot/Blades set though...

Posted by Sabrblade on July 24th, 2014 @ 11:44am CDT
But then it would just be GDO Hot Spot in red. It'd look more like Fire Chief instead. At least with the crane arm we get something evocative of a ladder.Mindmaster wrote:That Hot Spot/Blades set though...Had they used Hot Spot's GDO head and the Inferno version of the mold, it'd be a little better. But as it stands, no thanks.
Posted by Sabrblade on July 24th, 2014 @ 11:50am CDT

Oh my goodness, you guys! Blades has the color scheme of Fly-Up!




And Hot Spot being red makes him look a bit like Fire Chief!

Sadly, though, the other three don't look that much like Safety, Sparkride, or Streetstar. We could have had updated versions of all of the Guard City dudes.



Posted by mcfmullen on July 24th, 2014 @ 11:56am CDT
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on July 24th, 2014 @ 12:06pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Wait a sec!![]()
Oh my goodness, you guys! Blades has the color scheme of Fly-Up!![]()
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And Hot Spot being red makes him look a bit like Fire Chief!
Aaaaaaaaaaaand That made me like these even less, thanks sabrblade

Posted by Sabrblade on July 24th, 2014 @ 12:06pm CDT
Who said they were trying to be show-accurate? In fact, none of these bodies are show-accurate anyway, so how could they ever be show-accurate?mcfmullen wrote:The colors are all wrong. Not accurate to the show at all.
Posted by JelZe GoldRabbit on July 24th, 2014 @ 12:16pm CDT
mcfmullen wrote:The colors are all wrong. Not accurate to the show at all.
They weren't really supposed to. We already have a color accurate Hot Spot:

RotF Evac comes close enough to Blades, just switch out the orange for red:

Plus, using the original G1 colors would have resulted in near carbon copies of Prime Ratchet and Prowl.
Posted by Sabrblade on July 24th, 2014 @ 12:27pm CDT
As is, it's a good match for the deco of Rescue Bots Blades.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:RotF Evac comes close enough to Blades, just switch out the orange for red:

Posted by Noideaforaname on July 24th, 2014 @ 12:54pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Plus, using the original G1 colors would have resulted in near carbon copies of Prime Ratchet and Prowl.
Because they aren't now?
Posted by Flashwave on July 24th, 2014 @ 12:58pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:As is, it's a good match for the deco of Rescue Bots Blades.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:RotF Evac comes close enough to Blades, just switch out the orange for red:
Yes. Yes it does. And Universe Bonecrusher, with a little black paint, and some yellow stripes, is a hop, skip, and jump from being Boulder. Need a good Chase though. Using RID Prowl right now, and I glued a lego stud to DOTM Spec. Ratchet so I could mount a Ladder to him for Heatwave, although this might get subbed in.
I want to get GDO Hit Spot even more now, and use the Guard City names for the fire truck and helicopter, and one day Heatwave is going to get a long-lost distress call from Rescue Team Alpha-1.

Also, I love that Groove comes with two guns. (on package) And that I used the same guns for the same setup on Arcee.
Posted by GuyIncognito on July 24th, 2014 @ 1:03pm CDT
Posted by OptimalOptimus2 on July 24th, 2014 @ 1:10pm CDT
Posted by mcfmullen on July 24th, 2014 @ 1:30pm CDT