Transformers Generations: Fall of Cybertron Retail Combaticons Video Review
Friday, September 7th, 2012 10:08am CDT
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This review takes a look at the Onslaught, Brawl, Swindle, Blast Off and Vortex figures from the Fall of Cybertron TF Generations toy line. Please note that I did not include any of the fan modes or changes. That will be a separate video.
Credit(s): baltmatrix
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Posted by 5150 Cruiser on September 7th, 2012 @ 10:31am CDT
Posted by BeastProwl on September 7th, 2012 @ 10:33am CDT
5150 Cruiser wrote:The colors are just terrible. So are there two versions of FOC Bruticus? One with the game colors and this version? I could have sworn seeing one more like the game version.
Game Version was a convention exclusive.
This is the retail version.
Amazon has the G2 version on pre-order.
There is also a Wreckers Repaint/retool of this coming out.
Posted by NemesisMonkeySupreme on September 7th, 2012 @ 11:01am CDT

Does anyone know of a pictorial review of all the mods and fan modes. I just can't bear to watch toy reviews on video. no offense, but I haven't watched this one either and don't plan to, just basing my original commet about Swindle & Blast-Off on sample pic in post.
Posted by Ravage XK on September 7th, 2012 @ 11:03am CDT
Posted by baltmatrix on September 7th, 2012 @ 11:14am CDT
NemesisMonkeySupreme wrote:Wow. It actually looks better with Swindle and Blast-Off switched. Go figure…![]()
Does anyone know of a pictorial review of all the mods and fan modes. I just can't bear to watch toy reviews on video. no offense, but I haven't watched this one either and don't plan to, just basing my original commet about Swindle & Blast-Off on sample pic in post.
I have a bunch of pics of all the different modes but no fan modes yet. Give me a little bit to get then uploaded.
Posted by Trikeboy on September 7th, 2012 @ 11:21am CDT
Posted by NemesisMonkeySupreme on September 7th, 2012 @ 11:22am CDT
baltmatrix wrote:NemesisMonkeySupreme wrote:Wow. It actually looks better with Swindle and Blast-Off switched. Go figure…![]()
Does anyone know of a pictorial review of all the mods and fan modes. I just can't bear to watch toy reviews on video. no offense, but I haven't watched this one either and don't plan to, just basing my original commet about Swindle & Blast-Off on sample pic in post.
I have a bunch of pics of all the different modes but no fan modes yet. Give me a little bit to get then uploaded.
Coolio. Glad to hear. I'll look forward to them.

Posted by NemesisMonkeySupreme on September 7th, 2012 @ 11:24am CDT
Trikeboy wrote:terrible colors and a ugly combined mode. The mixed limbs does look better but it is still ugly. Sorry Hasbro but if you really want to give your customers a reason not to buy third party products, this is not how you make a combiner. The Energon combiner with Fansproject add on's will not be replaced by this.
Not only that, but could they pick a slaggin' standard for connexion ports?!

Posted by kirbenvost on September 7th, 2012 @ 12:21pm CDT
Swindle... not bad, but they really should have painted his face.
Vortex needs a 'Con symbol on his chest too, for that matter. And they all need more detail on the wheels. -_-
Brawl definitely looks great, too bad about the stability.
Onslaught... just kinda sad. He really needed to be a voyager. He's way too scrawny in bot mode, the vehicle mode is a joke, and the fact that he can't move his legs forward is unforgivable.
But overall, good enough for me. It looks pretty good combined and they all look decent or amazing in robot mode, so it's an overall win. The combiner joints look really stable, too, which is great. Looking forward to getting this case!
Posted by PrymeStriker on September 7th, 2012 @ 12:25pm CDT


Posted by NemesisMonkeySupreme on September 7th, 2012 @ 12:40pm CDT
kirbenvost wrote:Swindle... not bad, but they really should have painted his face.
I'm surprised there's no plan (or maybe there is) to retool Swindle as Hot Rod(imus). The arms pipes, the transformation; just add the V-fin a new head, some paint and you're good to go (tho I don't understand why the engine pipes face inward instead of outward). Bonus points: add Brawl's weapon to Swindle's to be very reminscient of Rodimus Prime's weapon and you've got the touch

Posted by Rhinox23 on September 7th, 2012 @ 1:01pm CDT

However, it looks like the figure suffers from the same problems overall. I still plan on getting Bruty, but only the cheapest version, i.e. G2. Some of these colors don't work for me, yet I do like Onslaught's color scheme more than the SDCC version.
Hopefully these sell well enough in retail for Hasbro to give the combiners another go with better sizing, better tabs and improved engineering.
Bottom line though, I really do feel that a lot of the problems/complaints could be solved if Onslaught was Voyager size.
Posted by gothsaurus on September 7th, 2012 @ 2:17pm CDT
Prime
Onslaught
Shockwave
Megatron
If they pulled out a Voyager Onslaught that combined with the set, that would fix the arm length issue, plus the individual figure size problems.

Posted by XDMan on September 7th, 2012 @ 4:39pm CDT

Posted by PrymeStriker on September 7th, 2012 @ 4:44pm CDT
XDMan wrote:What do they mean, "brighter deco"? It's much more different.




Posted by Flux Convoy on September 7th, 2012 @ 5:04pm CDT

Posted by cannonfodder4000 on September 7th, 2012 @ 5:12pm CDT
PrymeStriker wrote:Onslaught's the only accurate color.
Actually that's from the "Cyber Monday" preview pics, he's got a darker color scheme in the final game.
Posted by PrymeStriker on September 7th, 2012 @ 5:14pm CDT
Flux Convoy wrote:If you display the Combaticons in their separate robot modes, you need that Onslaught for accuracy. Oddly enough, you'd still use the SDCC Onslaught for combined mode. Apparently Onslaught has a color shift ability that we never knew about.
Really? Aside from the head, the torso looks pretty accurate to the retail Onslaught to me.

But of course, it looks a little different when it has his skittle-color buddies attached to him. All he needs a little bit of a darker deco. Nothing I can't fix. The head needs is a little purple on the sides where it's green here.

Posted by germismith on September 7th, 2012 @ 6:06pm CDT
Everyone's complaining about the colors. Hasbro can paint 'em any color they like, but at least give me a decent mold! The entire FOC line is pretty disappointing in that department, so far. Onslaught is clearly the worst of these, but Swindle doesn't even have a back. haha. They all look and feel like bad KOs, to be honest. Just horrible.
Best moment of the video: reviewer says he likes Brawl overall, but the robot mode is terrible. So what does that leave you? haha
Posted by KNM2012 on September 7th, 2012 @ 6:17pm CDT

However, those who have some level of fandom towards this combiner should overlook the colors. Chances are that the bigger fans will have purchased the SDCC variant and will obtain this one as well. And there is no evidence that Takara Tomy will reproduce the SDCC version at all (even though they are going to be working on the current Generations line).
So all I can say is that if you are collecting the line, and/or a fan of the character... Buy it. He may not be the most ideal version, but he is one that does deserve a chance to be part of a collection. That is, if not have a chance to prove its worth in the long run. Even if I, myself, am not buying it. I already have Predaking, and have a long list of other pieces that I hope to obtain. But in the end, I hope to see him in more than one collection shown by the members here.
