In Box Images of Scout 2 Packs "Windy City Chase" and "Road Rival Showdown"

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We finally get to know the names behind the faces. The-Arker dishes out images of a couple of Scout 2-packs, the "Windy City Chase" and the "Road Rival Showdown". The Windy City Chase is composed of a Wheelie-like repaint of Dead End, called Slap Dash. He fights against the Decepticon Trenchmouth, a repaint of Knock Out. The Road Rival Showdown incorporates a battle between the Autobot Beachcomber, a repaint of Dune Runner and the Decepticon Deadlift, the Gobot Spoons like repaint of Dirt Boss. Check them out in the pictures below.

In Box Images of Scout 2 Packs "Windy City Chase" and "Road Rival Showdown"

In Box Images of Scout 2 Packs "Windy City Chase" and "Road Rival Showdown"

Everything SLAP DASH does, he does in a hurry. Not because he's fast, though he is, but more because he's lazy. Careful planning just isn't his thing. Unfortunately, TRENCHMOUTH is not the sort of DECEPTICON you want to fight without some foresight. He may be a filthy, poorly tuned road hog, but he's also a smart, canny fighter.

There was a time when neither BEACHCOMBER nor DEADLIFT were interested in warfare. BEACHCOMBER spent his time exploring the barren wilderness of remote planets, while DEADLIFT enjoyed the function of transporting deactivated Decepticons to the smelting pools for repurposing. Now, however, the war has drawn both of them into its grip, and the two find themselves in a close-quarters fight to the finish.

You can check out the original link here at The-Arker.

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Credit(s): The-Arker, emeraldbeacon

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Re: In Box Images of Scout 2 Packs "Windy City Chase" and "Road Rival Showdown" (1017839)
Posted by emeraldbeacon on November 7th, 2009 @ 1:49am CST

It's pretty obvious that Beachcomber is an update-slash-homage to the original minibot, and Slap Dash has long been identified as a Wheelie homage. And if Deadlift is an homage to Spoons (which, pretty clearly, it's meant to me - just like Fracture was an homage to Crasher)... I almost hate to say this...

...is it possible that Trechmouth is, in some way, an homage to Scooter?

Re: In Box Images of Scout 2 Packs "Windy City Chase" and "Road Rival Showdown" (1017840)
Posted by Sid Burn on November 7th, 2009 @ 1:54am CST

Wish they had saved the slapdash name for another classics mirage repaint.

G1 Slapdash was a favourite of mine as a child.

Re: In Box Images of Scout 2 Packs "Windy City Chase" and "Road Rival Showdown" (1017843)
Posted by Blurrz on November 7th, 2009 @ 2:02am CST

Man... when Hasbro gets the repaints right, they just can't connect the names properly. I know the names of figures is more of a personal connotation, but it's just so odd when the names aren't the same. Even if it's a copyright problem, they could just call it Autobot "" or Decepticon "". Other than that tiny problem, no complaints. Great stuff here. Just wish they'd make some nicer repaints for the bigger classes... (RotF Ravage as SG Ravage/Glit please..)

Re: In Box Images of Scout 2 Packs "Windy City Chase" and "Road Rival Showdown" (1017848)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on November 7th, 2009 @ 3:08am CST

Well ive been renaming every other figure out of this line so far guess i wont be stopping with these. Im a fan of all these molds and the paint used in these repaints. Defiantly getting the windy city one i might get the road rival one not sure yet. Wish hasbro would start naming their repaints correctly. We all know what they're going for with em so why not just name them that way?

Re: In Box Images of Scout 2 Packs "Windy City Chase" and "Road Rival Showdown" (1017852)
Posted by DMSL on November 7th, 2009 @ 3:41am CST

Sucks that we need to buy a 2-pack to get Beachcomber. The forklift is not at all interesting imo.

Re: In Box Images of Scout 2 Packs "Windy City Chase" and "Road Rival Showdown" (1017887)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 7th, 2009 @ 8:15am CST

Blurrz wrote:Man... when Hasbro gets the repaints right, they just can't connect the names properly. I know the names of figures is more of a personal connotation, but it's just so odd when the names aren't the same. Even if it's a copyright problem, they could just call it Autobot "" or Decepticon "". Other than that tiny problem, no complaints. Great stuff here. Just wish they'd make some nicer repaints for the bigger classes... (RotF Ravage as SG Ravage/Glit please..)

First of all, it's trademark! Not copyright.

Secondly, I disagree with the whole "adding "Autobot" or "Decepticon". Not only does it look kind of tacky, it's also possible not even then the name clears legal. Hey, that's a good question for the Q&A of next month: "If a certain name can't clear legal due to unavailability, why don't you just stick "Autobot" or "Decepticon" in front of it?"

And I thought we've established that Slap Dash was an homage to the Micromaster Greaser:

Having said that, nice new names for nice repaints

Re: In Box Images of Scout 2 Packs "Windy City Chase" and "Road Rival Showdown" (1017899)
Posted by turalyon on November 7th, 2009 @ 8:51am CST

i might get windy city but on the road rival one why did they name him dead lift when the same repaint sold sepretly is spoons? :???:

why didnt they just name spoons deadlift

Re: In Box Images of Scout 2 Packs "Windy City Chase" and "Road Rival Showdown" (1017902)
Posted by Stockade on November 7th, 2009 @ 9:16am CST

A BIG GIGANTOR pass on the windy city chase set. eh, cant stand the deadend/nightbeat mold, but the Road Rival showdown looks very good!! I'm liken Beachcomber and Deadlift alot!! So, about the price for these, i'm predicting between $14.00 and $18.00 each for the sets ?

Re: In Box Images of Scout 2 Packs "Windy City Chase" and "Road Rival Showdown" (1017903)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 7th, 2009 @ 9:21am CST

turalyon wrote:i might get windy city but on the road rival one why did they name him dead lift when the same repaint sold sepretly is spoons? why didnt they just name spoons deadlift

It's the same figure. The name "Spoons" came from the GoBot the colors are modeled after, and was by no means confirmed. Also, at the time it was not known that he was to be in a versus set.

Re: In Box Images of Scout 2 Packs "Windy City Chase" and "Road Rival Showdown" (1017912)
Posted by Razorclaw0000 on November 7th, 2009 @ 10:10am CST

These look great and I can't wait to get them.

Trenchmouth sounds like some nasty Cybertronian STD.

Re: In Box Images of Scout 2 Packs "Windy City Chase" and "Road Rival Showdown" (1017920)
Posted by Mechastrike on November 7th, 2009 @ 10:56am CST

at least Slap Dash is an Autobot. i need a G1 Wheelie in my collection.

Re: In Box Images of Scout 2 Packs "Windy City Chase" and "Road Rival Showdown" (1017929)
Posted by Swiftpaw on November 7th, 2009 @ 11:56am CST

Beachcomber - I feel better about using that name on this mold (I thought it was too well armed for a eco-beatnick) with it being characterized as a 'war changes people' sort of thing.
Deadlift - Good choice on an alternate name to go with a neat visual homage. Sounds much more Decepticony.
Slap Dash - G1 Wheelie in colors, Slapdash in name and persona. Cute. But I only really like the original Deadend/Detour version of this mold, who the creepy crawly look actually fitted.
Trenchmouth - .. fail on the name. Sounds like some weird mesh of Road Rocket and Road Pig for personality. Decent repaint, but I already have the first two versions of the mold.

Re: In Box Images of Scout 2 Packs "Windy City Chase" and "Road Rival Showdown" (1017980)
Posted by Rodimus_NZ on November 7th, 2009 @ 4:14pm CST

Yeah Slapdash was one of my fave transformers that I had when I was growing up. Its great that theyve got the bio right, shame about the colours and alt mode. Couldnt they of at least painted him mostly yellow and blue, in a way that wouldnt get people confused with ROTF Nightbeat or repaint him as classics mirage

Re: In Box Images of Scout 2 Packs "Windy City Chase" and "Road Rival Showdown" (1017984)
Posted by kirbenvost on November 7th, 2009 @ 4:47pm CST

I'm definitely getting Road Rival Showdown. I just hope it doesn't cost more than 2 separate scouts and isn't a store exclusive. I would get Windy City Chase for the Wheelie homage, but I really don't like the head molds on either of those figures.

Re: In Box Images of Scout 2 Packs "Windy City Chase" and "Road Rival Showdown" (1018036)
Posted by rpetras on November 7th, 2009 @ 9:04pm CST

I really like all these molds, and I'm getting a full set.

Re: In Box Images of Scout 2 Packs "Windy City Chase" and "Road Rival Showdown" (1018104)
Posted by Windsweeper on November 8th, 2009 @ 6:37am CST

I'll definitely end up with all of these. That said, I wish the Nightbeat/Slapdash mold had the head remolded. Love the Nightbeat version's car mode and colour scheme but the head is so unsuitable for Autobots.

Also I wish they gave Beachcomber a higher intelligence rating.

Have to say in common with a few others, looking at Slapdash, I'm not a fan of matching old names up with colour schemes of other old characters.

However, I do like the ROTF Basics, especially the fork lift and will definitely get them.Can't wait for Breakdown to come out, especially looking forward to his repaints.

Re: In Box Images of Scout 2 Packs "Windy City Chase" and "Road Rival Showdown" (1018164)
Posted by autobot-jolt on November 8th, 2009 @ 12:15pm CST

DMSL wrote:Sucks that we need to buy a 2-pack to get Beachcomber. The forklift is not at all interesting imo.

Seconded. Deadlift is cool, but I have Dirt Boss and I don't need another forklift.

Also, did anyone make the connection that Deadlift (besides the Spoons homage) looks like the 2007 game forklift drone?

Re: In Box Images of Scout 2 Packs "Windy City Chase" and "Road Rival Showdown" (1018591)
Posted by Dagon on November 9th, 2009 @ 5:05pm CST

Stupid ass names aside, these are pretty neat looking repaints. I may have to grab these if I ever see them, and really, the names aren't that bad. I was just going along with the herd. Deadlift is a great sounding name, but Trenchmouth, that's kinda lame. Eh. Still like these figures.

Re: In Box Images of Scout 2 Packs "Windy City Chase" and "Road Rival Showdown" (1018617)
Posted by Razorclaw0000 on November 9th, 2009 @ 5:39pm CST

By the way, Trench Mouth is a real disease.

Super creepy...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trench_mouth

Who is OKing these names at Hasbro?

Re: In Box Images of Scout 2 Packs "Windy City Chase" and "Road Rival Showdown" (1018810)
Posted by GuyIncognito on November 10th, 2009 @ 9:07am CST

I'll probably pass on Slap Dash and Trenchmouth, but the Beachcomber/Dead Lift set is a must-buy for me.