New RTS Galleries: Wreck-Gar, Perceptor, G2 Optimus Prime, & Bumblebee

A 3rd party company needs to make a Cy-kill head for Wrech Gar.

I wonder if they'll put out another Cliffjumper in the Bumblebee mold again. Maybe this time with a remolded head.

I guess I'm just dreaming.

I'm loving all of these galleries as usual. Good job boss!

I just cannot get over G2 Prime's head. It's not that it's a bad sculpt, it's just not Optimus Prime. It kinda looks reminicient of IDW's ongoing series before the artwork became more traditional.

G2 Prime shall be on my shelves, but insetad I think he'll be either Micromaster Overload or G2 Staxx, not sure yet.

What???? No picture of Wreck-Gar sword fighting Springer (eh..hem...I mean Warbot Defender)????

I've got to say, great job getting Perceptor into a microscope mode. Considering what you had to play with it's looks pretty good. Definately passable.

Mkall wrote:I'm loving all of these galleries as usual. Good job boss!

I just cannot get over G2 Prime's head. It's not that it's a bad sculpt, it's just not Optimus Prime. It kinda looks reminicient of IDW's ongoing series before the artwork became more traditional.

G2 Prime shall be on my shelves, but insetad I think he'll be either Micromaster Overload or G2 Staxx, not sure yet.

thanks, Mkall. I agree about Prime's head. Something is just off with it. Not a proper Prime head in myo opinion either. But I don't think the figure's as bad overall as people have been panning on it. It's poseable, has some clever transformations, and even has a molded matrix in his chest (there's a pic of it in the gallery in case you missed it). Plus the sword is pretty cool, and the fact that it's got a port for a trailer (hello 3rd party company), it's an overall pretty good figure.

I apologize if the blues in this gallery seem a little off. I bought a new camera a month ago (can you believe it's already been 4 years since my camera was destroyed in NYC while I was waiting for Jet Blue to figure out their flights after that major Noreaster, right after toy fair, and all of you guys chipped in for a new camera?) so I'm still learning how to use this camera. This newer Sony handles light a little differently than my older Sony, plus it's got a bunch of new options for me to play with.

Seibertron wrote:

TimothyR wrote:a little off topic.. in regards to kups gallery.. isn't it really obvious that the forearm panels spin around?

They are spun around in the gallery, just like the instructions show.

Also, if you spin them around so that they look better in robot mode (which is what I think you're implying), it severely limits his arm poseability, particularly with the forearms.

Oh Perceptor........you were so much more interesting when you had a microscope alt mode. Remember when you used to be unique and imaginative? Alas.....at least you have a pretty bot mode.

Awesome galleries by the way!! good work!

Agamemnon wrote:

MINDVVIPE wrote:Hey Ryan, nice galleries. Got a few questions for ya.

For Perceptors Microscope mode, looking pretty sweet, but is there allowance for the treads to hinge down so that the tracks are flat on the floor? with some clearance where it could believably be mobile?

I can jump in here. It turns out that where the hinges and joints are on Perceptor, I don't think you can point the treads in that direction. It's also a bummer that the shoulder scope can't really be spun around in a better way. I have an idea that I think will look a little better, but I'm not sure it will work until I get home and check out my perceptor. If it works, I'll take a pic and post it here.

MINDVVIPE wrote:As for Wreckgar, is there a way to switch the left and right shoulders with each other so that the wheel symmetry is better in bot mode, WITHOUT hindering the vehicle mode if left that way after being transformed back to bike mode?

I'm almost positive this isn't possible. Again, I'll check this when I get home. Besides, in the movie his tires are on the same side. His right leg is huge and helps offset the imbalance.

Right on dude, if you discover any further improvements i'd love to see em either here, or the "Things your TFs can do that you didn't know" thread. I haven't got any new figures yet, still waiting in my pile of loot.

Yea I was curious if the arm cannon on perceptor could rotate so that its completely center over the head. I'm not too bugged by Wreck-gar's wheels in bot mode, just curious. And since your trying stuff out, I was also wondering if you could take the clip system peg out of the melee weapon, and switch it with the wheel itself, so that the wheel's ball joint attaches to the weapon directly.

As requested (I hope. Sorry about the orientation. I was trying to be quick).

First, Wreck Gar. Normal bot mode:



Arm switch. You'll notice how the forks and shocks are now on the front of the arm:



Now. There's a problem because the forks are now in the wrong orientation when trying to transform:



I switched the arm back so you can see the forks in the right orientation:



This pic from Seibertron shows the forks in the right orientation:



Finally, I can tell you that the ball joint for the arm wheel is not the same size as the clip ball joint. (My picture didn't come out.)

Now, on to Perceptor. The following pics I think show a slightly better Microscope mode, no offense to Seibertron's wonderful, wonderful galleries (also, once again my apologies on orientation):







And here is a pic of the joints inside the leg:



I did try to take a pic with the treads down. I think this looks really, really awful. Plus it's out of balance tipping backwards (or towards the front of the truck.



I don't think any microscope mode will do as well as Soundwave's WFC boombox transformation. I hope these pics are serviceable. When my wife gets home with our nice camera (took these with my cell phone) I might try to do a few better of Perceptor.