Unboxing Video and Teaser Gallery of Combiner Wars Victorion and the Rust Renegades

Looks like a fun set!

If I could somehow get like a clone of Victorion's sword in Menasor colors, I think I could be content with Menasor as-is without any other upgrades. I just want that damn sword!

I'm still passing on this set, but I do like that foot storage on the Voyager. Is there similar storage for the hands?

Mr Skram wrote:I'm still passing on this set, but I do like that foot storage on the Voyager. Is there similar storage for the hands?

I wasn't quite sure where they should go. If someone wants to point me in the proper direction, please let me know ASAP before I work on the gallery in the morning.

Seibertron wrote:

Mr Skram wrote:I'm still passing on this set, but I do like that foot storage on the Voyager. Is there similar storage for the hands?

I wasn't quite sure where they should go. If someone wants to point me in the proper direction, please let me know ASAP before I work on the gallery in the morning.

Could always give one each to the two poor sword-less car bots for slappin' cons!

Mr Skram wrote:

Seibertron wrote:

Mr Skram wrote:I'm still passing on this set, but I do like that foot storage on the Voyager. Is there similar storage for the hands?

I wasn't quite sure where they should go. If someone wants to point me in the proper direction, please let me know ASAP before I work on the gallery in the morning.

Could always give one each to the two poor sword-less car bots for slappin' cons!

That's a great positioning!

I really like how the hands fit in the feet, and the latter fit on Pyra Magna's ladder. Nice feature.


They so purrrdy.

Dr Va'al wrote:

Mr Skram wrote:

Seibertron wrote:

Mr Skram wrote:I'm still passing on this set, but I do like that foot storage on the Voyager. Is there similar storage for the hands?

I wasn't quite sure where they should go. If someone wants to point me in the proper direction, please let me know ASAP before I work on the gallery in the morning.

Could always give one each to the two poor sword-less car bots for slappin' cons!

That's a great positioning!

I really like how the hands fit in the feet, and the latter fit on Pyra Magna's ladder. Nice feature.


They so purrrdy.

How do the hands fit in the feet? I couldn't figure it out (though I didn't spend a lot of time on it either).

Seibertron wrote:

Dr Va'al wrote:

Mr Skram wrote:

Seibertron wrote:

Mr Skram wrote:I'm still passing on this set, but I do like that foot storage on the Voyager. Is there similar storage for the hands?

I wasn't quite sure where they should go. If someone wants to point me in the proper direction, please let me know ASAP before I work on the gallery in the morning.

Could always give one each to the two poor sword-less car bots for slappin' cons!

That's a great positioning!

I really like how the hands fit in the feet, and the latter fit on Pyra Magna's ladder. Nice feature.


They so purrrdy.

How do the hands fit in the feet? I couldn't figure it out (though I didn't spend a lot of time on it either).

Sent you a message!

I do wonder why they changed Torchbearers to Rust Renegades though, that was not something I had been expecting.

Dr Va'al wrote:I do wonder why they changed Torchbearers to Rust Renegades though, that was not something I had been expecting.

If I recall correctly, Counterpunch or ScottyP mentioned on the podcast at some point that the term "torchbearers" wasn't an appropriate term, but I can't remember exactly why they said it was inappropriate.

Definitely using spare HFGs for her hands... her stock hands are extremely underwhelming. The feet are great though.

It's also nice to see that the final product toned down the bright teals of the prototypes revealed at NYCC/Toy Fair. A marked improvement.

Ryan, I'm not sure why you're not a fan of the Nightbird head in this set. I think it's nice they'd pull a Japanese head sculpt to this side of the Pacific (although it was almost certainly to save on costs). I get that you'd prefer all new everything, but I think that's a tad unrealistic. For a quasi-exclusive box set, they pulled out plenty of stops.

Seibertron wrote:

Dr Va'al wrote:I do wonder why they changed Torchbearers to Rust Renegades though, that was not something I had been expecting.

If I recall correctly, Counterpunch or ScottyP mentioned on the podcast at some point that the term "torchbearers" wasn't an appropriate term, but I can't remember exactly why they said it was inappropriate.

There is an international religious organisation, I suppose. Hm.
Oh well. I know their names, and IDW keeps it in the stories too, so I'm not bothered.

Seibertron wrote:

Dr Va'al wrote:I do wonder why they changed Torchbearers to Rust Renegades though, that was not something I had been expecting.

If I recall correctly, Counterpunch or ScottyP mentioned on the podcast at some point that the term "torchbearers" wasn't an appropriate term, but I can't remember exactly why they said it was inappropriate.

Torchbearer is essentially a position in the Caminus heirarchy, and they either quit or were cast out in the comics. I can't recall which. There's a group of Torchbearers who took their place.

Mr Skram wrote:

Seibertron wrote:

Dr Va'al wrote:I do wonder why they changed Torchbearers to Rust Renegades though, that was not something I had been expecting.

If I recall correctly, Counterpunch or ScottyP mentioned on the podcast at some point that the term "torchbearers" wasn't an appropriate term, but I can't remember exactly why they said it was inappropriate.

Torchbearer is essentially a position in the Caminus heirarchy, and they either quit or were cast out in the comics. I can't recall which. There's a group of Torchbearers who took their place.

Oh I'm aware of that part - though Pyra Magna still uses the term when we encounter them once or twice - it's the marketing of the set that puzzles me. I do think it's something about international brand, rather than IDW loyalty, given Hasbro's precedents.

Dr Va'al wrote:

Mr Skram wrote:

Seibertron wrote:

Dr Va'al wrote:I do wonder why they changed Torchbearers to Rust Renegades though, that was not something I had been expecting.

If I recall correctly, Counterpunch or ScottyP mentioned on the podcast at some point that the term "torchbearers" wasn't an appropriate term, but I can't remember exactly why they said it was inappropriate.

Torchbearer is essentially a position in the Caminus heirarchy, and they either quit or were cast out in the comics. I can't recall which. There's a group of Torchbearers who took their place.

Oh I'm aware of that part - though Pyra Magna still uses the term when we encounter them once or twice - it's the marketing of the set that puzzles me. I do think it's something about international brand, rather than IDW loyalty, given Hasbro's precedents.

I suppose that could be. The briefest of internet searches turns up a few games by the name, and indeed a religious group.

It fits well enough with the comic fiction that it wouldn't bother me much. Since there are technically only 6 torchbearers at any given time, and the head of Caminus has already chosen new ones.

Who are the rust renegades?

megatronus wrote:Ryan, I'm not sure why you're not a fan of the Nightbird head in this set. I think it's nice they'd pull a Japanese head sculpt to this side of the Pacific (although it was almost certainly to save on costs). I get that you'd prefer all new everything, but I think that's a tad unrealistic. For a quasi-exclusive box set, they pulled out plenty of stops.

It's not a Japanese head sculpt. It's an entirely new mold which is why the head choice is baffling to me.

[BW] Rainmaker wrote:Who are the rust renegades?

[BW] Rainmaker wrote:Who are the rust renegades?

As the news post says, it's the collective name of the members of the set: http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... des/35247/

I thought they were called the Torchbearers...

[BW] Rainmaker wrote:I thought they were called the Torchbearers...

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