New Galleries - Universe / RotF Aerialbots / Superion

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The more things change, the more they remain the same?

On the Seibertron.com march to 2,500 galleries in 2011, we present to you the Universe/Revenge of the Fallen Aerialbots and their combined form of Superion. This five pack was a Target exclusive in the US in Revenge of the Fallen packaging, as well as a Universe 2.0 general release in Asian countries such as Malaysia, similar to Universe/ROTF Bruticus.

Silverbolt

Air Raid

SlingshotAirazor

Fireflight

Skydive

Superion

Keep your optics locked for an upcoming gallery featuring the Fansproject Crossfire Upgraded Versions of this figures!

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Re: New Galleries - Universe / RotF Aerialbots / Superion (1165028)
Posted by icenemesis on January 3rd, 2011 @ 2:33pm CST

Is it just me or does Silverbolt looks like a Power core combiner with those blue connection tabs?

Re: New Galleries - Universe / RotF Aerialbots / Superion (1165055)
Posted by whacko on January 3rd, 2011 @ 3:24pm CST

I remember being very disappointed with my Arialbots once I realized that those 4 gun barrels were meant to be a hand. Also mine has problems with always falling apart at the connecting joints whenever I went to bend a leg, making posing a real problem. None of the robot forms were that inspiring either.

Re: New Galleries - Universe / RotF Aerialbots / Superion (1165061)
Posted by Overcracker on January 3rd, 2011 @ 3:26pm CST

Looks like Silverbolt got his knees fixed.

Re: New Galleries - Universe / RotF Aerialbots / Superion (1165091)
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on January 3rd, 2011 @ 4:43pm CST

It's incredible what fansproject really did with him...

Re: New Galleries - Universe / RotF Aerialbots / Superion (1165114)
Posted by Bumblevivisector on January 3rd, 2011 @ 5:34pm CST

IMHO, this repaint made a poor choice in switching which molds were supposed to be Slingshot and Fireflight. Not only does having Slingshot as a Warthog make more sense because he gets to be a VTOL again, but the rounded gold head looked more like his rounded orange G1 head. Did someone want Fireflight to be the Warthog because his original jet mode was more of a small bomber than a fighter? Skydive got a much better paint job the second time around, but that wasn't nearly enough to get me to double-dip on this set after how hard it was to finish up the Energon one back in the day, even if my Energon Fireflight (Wind-sheer?) came with 2 left forearms (anyone here get one with 2 right arms and wanna' trade?)

Re: New Galleries - Universe / RotF Aerialbots / Superion (1165148)
Posted by Agamemnon on January 3rd, 2011 @ 7:13pm CST

Bumblevivisector wrote:IMHO, this repaint made a poor choice in switching which molds were supposed to be Slingshot and Fireflight. Not only does having Slingshot as a Warthog make more sense because he gets to be a VTOL again, but the rounded gold head looked more like his rounded orange G1 head. Did someone want Fireflight to be the Warthog because his original jet mode was more of a small bomber than a fighter? Skydive got a much better paint job the second time around, but that wasn't nearly enough to get me to double-dip on this set after how hard it was to finish up the Energon one back in the day, even if my Energon Fireflight (Wind-sheer?) came with 2 left forearms (anyone here get one with 2 right arms and wanna' trade?)

First, let me say that I agree with you. I don't think Hasbro made the right choices on either this or Bruticus. (Blast Off should have been a helicopter and Swindle a tank. But that's for another discussion.) I have to wonder, though. The only Warthogs that I knew as VTOLs were the sort of Warthogs in G.I. Joe in the form of the Cobra Rattler. A-10s have never been VTOL, as far as I know. But I do think you are right that Slingshot would have been better served going from Harrier to Wharthog.

Fireflight was originally an F4 Phantom II, if memory serves. That's not really a bomber. More of a multipurpose fighter. Mach 2 plus, carrier capable; it could carry bombs, but could also act as a fighter/interceptor. Sort of like the F15 and F16 later.

Overcracker wrote:Looks like Silverbolt got his knees fixed.

I'm betting Seibertron fixed the legs. Mine was still backwards, and as much as I can tell through the packaging, the one I still have MISB is also backwards.

Re: New Galleries - Universe / RotF Aerialbots / Superion (1165324)
Posted by jaketheknight on January 4th, 2011 @ 8:54am CST

Why can't power core be this cool :sad:

Re: New Galleries - Universe / RotF Aerialbots / Superion (1165327)
Posted by OlivusPrime on January 4th, 2011 @ 9:11am CST

I remember being impressed when I picked these guys up, but as soon as I combined them, I was more than slightly disappointed. The joints between the robots are REALLY loose, and the hand on Slingshot keeps falling off. Luckily though, my Silverbolt doesn't have the leg problem that a lot of them seem to have.

BTW Seibertron, that shot of Superion at the end is awesome! I'm amazed you managed to make a crap toy look that good!

Re: New Galleries - Universe / RotF Aerialbots / Superion (1165335)
Posted by ArmadaPrime on January 4th, 2011 @ 9:38am CST

Agamemnon wrote:
Overcracker wrote:Looks like Silverbolt got his knees fixed.

I'm betting Seibertron fixed the legs. Mine was still backwards, and as much as I can tell through the packaging, the one I still have MISB is also backwards.

HOW!?????
can someone plaese help me to fix these...

also, not mentioned in first post but he was a general rotf-or-univrse-i-cant-remember releas in the uk.

i have found thatit works better to have the bombers as legs...more stable...

Re: New Galleries - Universe / RotF Aerialbots / Superion (1165344)
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on January 4th, 2011 @ 9:58am CST

ArmadaPrime wrote:
Agamemnon wrote:
Overcracker wrote:Looks like Silverbolt got his knees fixed.

I'm betting Seibertron fixed the legs. Mine was still backwards, and as much as I can tell through the packaging, the one I still have MISB is also backwards.

HOW!?????
can someone plaese help me to fix these...

also, not mentioned in first post but he was a general rotf-or-univrse-i-cant-remember releas in the uk.

i have found thatit works better to have the bombers as legs...more stable...

How to fix your RotF Superion in under 15 minutes

Re: New Galleries - Universe / RotF Aerialbots / Superion (1165357)
Posted by ArmadaPrime on January 4th, 2011 @ 10:55am CST

hanks, will use at some point=D

Re: New Galleries - Universe / RotF Aerialbots / Superion (1165387)
Posted by Stockade on January 4th, 2011 @ 12:26pm CST

Man! in combiner form, Superion is lanky and looks aweful, thank God for FP to turn this into a great combiner with cool weapons, but still doesn't come close to Bruticus set!

Re: New Galleries - Universe / RotF Aerialbots / Superion (1166680)
Posted by AshesOfPain on January 7th, 2011 @ 10:13pm CST

Agamemnon wrote:
Bumblevivisector wrote:IMHO, this repaint made a poor choice in switching which molds were supposed to be Slingshot and Fireflight. Not only does having Slingshot as a Warthog make more sense because he gets to be a VTOL again, but the rounded gold head looked more like his rounded orange G1 head. Did someone want Fireflight to be the Warthog because his original jet mode was more of a small bomber than a fighter? Skydive got a much better paint job the second time around, but that wasn't nearly enough to get me to double-dip on this set after how hard it was to finish up the Energon one back in the day, even if my Energon Fireflight (Wind-sheer?) came with 2 left forearms (anyone here get one with 2 right arms and wanna' trade?)

First, let me say that I agree with you. I don't think Hasbro made the right choices on either this or Bruticus. (Blast Off should have been a helicopter and Swindle a tank. But that's for another discussion.) I have to wonder, though. The only Warthogs that I knew as VTOLs were the sort of Warthogs in G.I. Joe in the form of the Cobra Rattler. A-10s have never been VTOL, as far as I know. But I do think you are right that Slingshot would have been better served going from Harrier to Wharthog.

Fireflight was originally an F4 Phantom II, if memory serves. That's not really a bomber. More of a multipurpose fighter. Mach 2 plus, carrier capable; it could carry bombs, but could also act as a fighter/interceptor. Sort of like the F15 and F16 later.

Overcracker wrote:Looks like Silverbolt got his knees fixed.

I'm betting Seibertron fixed the legs. Mine was still backwards, and as much as I can tell through the packaging, the one I still have MISB is also backwards.

Having spent most of my life with A-10 Warthogs flying over head, I can honestly assure you that they have never had VTOL capabilities. That aside I do love them, in all their ugly tank-killing toughness. Sadly I think I missed out on picking up this set. I'd like to see my G1 Air Raid next to this version.

Re: New Galleries - Universe / RotF Aerialbots / Superion (1166743)
Posted by Pretender Skywarp on January 8th, 2011 @ 5:43am CST

ArmadaPrime wrote:Also, not mentioned in first post but he was a general rotf-or-universe-i-cant-remember release in the uk.

You are quite correct sir, he was a mass release in the UK in ROTF packaging. He was also the first ROTF toy to be found in the UK and can still be found warming shleves to this very day :-B

Re: New Galleries - Universe / RotF Aerialbots / Superion (1166828)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 8th, 2011 @ 10:40am CST

Pretender Skywarp wrote:
ArmadaPrime wrote:Also, not mentioned in first post but he was a general rotf-or-universe-i-cant-remember release in the uk.

You are quite correct sir, he was a mass release in the UK in ROTF packaging. He was also the first ROTF toy to be found in the UK and can still be found warming shleves to this very day

If that's the case, what about Bruticus? Or did the *censored* upgrade made him sell out everywhere?

Re: New Galleries - Universe / RotF Aerialbots / Superion (1168902)
Posted by ArmadaPrime on January 13th, 2011 @ 11:40am CST

ar as im aware, and ill do something very bad to the next person i see if i missed out, bruticus was never released in the uk since energon. :-(

Re: New Galleries - Universe / RotF Aerialbots / Superion (1168914)
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on January 13th, 2011 @ 12:20pm CST

Stockade wrote:Man! in combiner form, Superion is lanky and looks aweful, thank God for FP to turn this into a great combiner with cool weapons, but still doesn't come close to Bruticus set!

Okay, I'm sorry but this is really starting to rankle me. Is he as good as bruticus? No. He was the first they did. And they did a damned good job with it, too.

Energon Superion didn't need as much of an upgrade as Bruticus. G1 Aerialbots were one big plane and four small ones, which the Energon version was. There's probably more variation in the two molds than in G1's. So less to change.

Re: New Galleries - Universe / RotF Aerialbots / Superion (1169110)
Posted by ShardFenix on January 13th, 2011 @ 9:18pm CST

i bought this set. I even tried the secondary set-up with Slingshot and air raid as arms and still hated it. So know I only bother with Slingshot and just display him as a soul scout. I actually think he looks pretty good. For some reason his headsculpt and robot form remind me of a white ninja like stormshadow only a good guy. I also have his weapons equipped as tonfas so that helps.