Official Image of Transformers / Star Wars 2011 Class III Series 01 Quadchanger
Monday, May 30th, 2011 1:24AM CDT
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Posted by vaporretarder on May 30th, 2011 @ 1:38am CDT
ah, i feel BETTER now!
Posted by BeastProwl on May 30th, 2011 @ 2:10am CDT
Sorry. Ive just always wanted just this, and here it is!
"Sees Price"
damn you hasbro....
Posted by CrimsonPrime on May 30th, 2011 @ 2:17am CDT
Posted by WarGraver on May 30th, 2011 @ 2:53am CDT
I might even have considered getting it if they had left out the Anakin form and its required kibble.
Posted by Burn on May 30th, 2011 @ 3:45am CDT
Posted by griftimus prime on May 30th, 2011 @ 5:22am CDT
Posted by Mykltron on May 30th, 2011 @ 5:25am CDT
It seems these are about as shellformer as you can get. Anakin's shield is basically the star destroyer!
Posted by craggy on May 30th, 2011 @ 5:42am CDT
maybe someone can make an ok custom out of it?
Posted by First-Aid on May 30th, 2011 @ 5:54am CDT
Posted by Dai_Ceefax on May 30th, 2011 @ 6:48am CDT
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on May 30th, 2011 @ 7:13am CDT
Posted by Swiftknife24 on May 30th, 2011 @ 7:29am CDT
Still, I'm really liking the quad-changer, especially the difference between the two Star Destroyers! The only drawback so far is that Anakin looks a bit too much like Pre Vizsla...Otehr than that..."Impressive; most impressive!"
Posted by Amelie on May 30th, 2011 @ 8:36am CDT
Something similar where Optimus Prime transformed into Rodimus Prime. Megatron into Galvatron or even Orion Pax into Optimus Prime would be pretty cool.
Posted by Lapse Of Reason on May 30th, 2011 @ 8:44am CDT
Easy pass for me on these. I admit the Marvel crossovers are a guilty pleasure but I have no desire for any Star Wars crossover.
Posted by dragons on May 30th, 2011 @ 9:04am CDT
Posted by Rated X on May 30th, 2011 @ 9:17am CDT
And for the record, I love star wars. I just dont like doll heads on robots.
Posted by El Duque on May 30th, 2011 @ 9:30am CDT
Posted by DevastaTTor on May 30th, 2011 @ 9:45am CDT
Posted by _I_Am_Megatron_ on May 30th, 2011 @ 10:22am CDT
Now if they made Jurassic Park transformers, I'd be all over them.
At least then they'd be Earth vehicles, and dinosaurs.
Posted by Swiftknife24 on May 30th, 2011 @ 10:28am CDT
_I_Am_Megatron_ wrote:Now if they made Jurassic Park transformers, I'd be all over them.
At least then they'd be Earth vehicles, and dinosaurs.
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANT!
*AHEM* I mean, uh, yeah nice idea! I'd buy! *Thumbs up*
Posted by Bumblevivisector on May 30th, 2011 @ 11:58am CDT
And like the Vader Death Star, I guess this is nice for Star Wars collectors who've always wanted an Imperial Star Destroyer that's not too huge and not too close to Micro Machines. Assuming this is $40.00 in regular retail, SW fans who splurged on the enormous Lego version will probably consider this thing fleet-builder priced by comparison.
Posted by whacko on May 30th, 2011 @ 7:55pm CDT
WarGraver wrote:The Vader form at least makes for an interesting robot mode.
I might even have considered getting it if they had left out the Anakin form and its required kibble.
The Anakin form doesn't add any kibble.
The Anakin form is the same as the Vader form, only with a head flip, small panel slide and a slight leg extension. The shield is the nose of the destroyer, and Vader can also hold the shield. The nose of the ship would be necessary whether or not the Anakin form was included and since Vader can hold the shield it is very likely that the toy would be nearly identical without the Anakin head.
They even use the same light saber. Only Vader's light saber blade fits into the other end of the handle than the "Anakin-mode" light saber, and you have to add that ill-advised fire shaped red plastic to cover the blue blade.
Posted by Ravage XK on May 31st, 2011 @ 10:42am CDT
Not been a fan of the crossover toys and these do nothing to change my mind. I do like how they got the two different ships so well represented but Im wondering if you simply turn the whole thing upside down and fill in the gaps in the side with something.
Posted by Stockade on May 31st, 2011 @ 10:53am CDT
Oh yeah, these suck like Hoover vaccum.
Posted by Screamfleet on May 31st, 2011 @ 1:12pm CDT
Posted by Blurrz on May 31st, 2011 @ 2:28pm CDT
Posted by craggy on May 31st, 2011 @ 3:14pm CDT
also:@ "It's a trap!
Posted by WarGraver on May 31st, 2011 @ 4:03pm CDT
whacko wrote:WarGraver wrote:The Vader form at least makes for an interesting robot mode.
I might even have considered getting it if they had left out the Anakin form and its required kibble.
The Anakin form doesn't add any kibble.
I was unclear, but I meant Anakin and his ship. I would prefer if this was just Vader <--> Star Destroyer.
Posted by Guyver04 on May 31st, 2011 @ 8:22pm CDT
Posted by First-Aid on June 1st, 2011 @ 5:58am CDT
Posted by Swiftknife24 on June 1st, 2011 @ 12:29pm CDT
First-Aid wrote:I find this interesting as I don't know if Hasbro has ever done a Star Destroyer toy before. The scale is so off that it would be impossible to pull off for the action figures. This may be a reason to just get it and leave it in Star Destroyer mode for SW fans.
They have done Lt. Thire as a Venator-Class Star Destroyer, but they haven't tackled the Imperial up until now.
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on June 1st, 2011 @ 12:32pm CDT
Stockade wrote:I wish Hasbro would pull their head out of their ass with these cross-over toys and just focus on whats important: Transformers, GI Joe and Starwars!!! There's no need inbreed these lines!!
Oh yeah, these suck like Hoover vaccum.
If done properly, as in a full-fledged crossover... I still maintain it'd be a license to print money.
Posted by Screamfleet on June 1st, 2011 @ 1:41pm CDT
Stockade wrote:Oh yeah, these suck like Hoover vaccum.
Oh man...that just gave me an idea,
Someone's gatta do a custom of the star destroyer into spaceball 1/mega maid.
Posted by First-Aid on June 1st, 2011 @ 5:41pm CDT
Screamfleet wrote:Stockade wrote:Oh yeah, these suck like Hoover vaccum.
Oh man...that just gave me an idea,
Someone's gatta do a custom of the star destroyer into spaceball 1/mega maid.
This. EPICLY THIS.
Posted by krenger99 on June 4th, 2011 @ 1:39am CDT
Posted by First-Aid on June 4th, 2011 @ 11:43am CDT
krenger99 wrote:Have they made ANY good Star Wars crossover's? I can't recall a single one that was good enough for even a kitbash. I agree with an earlier posted statement, either make these good or stop all together. Better to drop the series altogether and recreate the entire G1 catalog, Classics style.
Actually the first General Grievous mold was very good. I also am fond of the XWing fighter mold. I do have all of them (excluding repaints) and agree they aren't as good as normal TFs. however I also will always point out that- unlike Transformers- the designers do not have the luxury of tweaking the vehicle modes to fit in better bot modes. The vehicles are already designed and popular, so changing them could potentially rile the avid-and-much-moodier Star Wars fan base. The thing that makes these sell so well is the size: kids want the vehicles; parents see the full size vehicle price and go "Gak!" They see the smaller-yet-still-accurate SWTF and think, "Hmmm...same vehicle, plus there's a robot mode! And it's CHEAPER! I'll buy it!" And the kids are still happy because they still got the vehicle they wanted AND it transforms into a cool robot of a character they are familiar with.
That's my theory anyways. So I will give Hasbro kudos for trying and making due with what they have available.
Posted by Swiftknife24 on June 4th, 2011 @ 11:57am CDT
First-Aid wrote:krenger99 wrote:Have they made ANY good Star Wars crossover's? I can't recall a single one that was good enough for even a kitbash. I agree with an earlier posted statement, either make these good or stop all together. Better to drop the series altogether and recreate the entire G1 catalog, Classics style.
Actually the first General Grievous mold was very good. I also am fond of the XWing fighter mold. I do have all of them (excluding repaints) and agree they aren't as good as normal TFs. however I also will always point out that- unlike Transformers- the designers do not have the luxury of tweaking the vehicle modes to fit in better bot modes. The vehicles are already designed and popular, so changing them could potentially rile the avid-and-much-moodier Star Wars fan base. The thing that makes these sell so well is the size: kids want the vehicles; parents see the full size vehicle price and go "Gak!" They see the smaller-yet-still-accurate SWTF and think, "Hmmm...same vehicle, plus there's a robot mode! And it's CHEAPER! I'll buy it!" And the kids are still happy because they still got the vehicle they wanted AND it transforms into a cool robot of a character they are familiar with.
That's my theory anyways. So I will give Hasbro kudos for trying and making due with what they have available.
Very well thought-out theory! I have most of the Star Wars Transformers myself; I think my favourites are Darth Maul/Sith Infiltrator, Darth Vader/Death Star and Fett/Slave I!
Obviously since the advent of The Clone Wars, the recent ones have all come from the show, which did knock the original line geared towards the films...I think now they're starting to retry vehicles and mechs from the films again.
Maybe with the release of Episode I in 3D next year, there may be other new film-inspired ones (to be honest, I want a Naboo Starfighter TF! Haha)