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New Images of HeadRobots Night Rider

Transformers News: New Images of HeadRobots Night Rider

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010 2:20PM CDT

Category: Toy News
Posted by: Blurrz   Views: 33,785

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An exclusive in Osaka, Japan, HeadRobots Night Rider is a black, gold, and red variation of their Headmaster Cobra. HeadRobots' intention was for Night Rider to act as Black Zarak's new headmaster. Sadly the figure has been sold out, so you'll have to go out of your way to acquire this figure. Fortunately for us all though, TFW2005 board member crasis was able to haul in the Black headmaster. Feel free to check out some of his pictures below, while the rest can be viewed here.

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Re: New Images of HeadRobots Night Rider (1077839)
Posted by Blurrz on May 23rd, 2010 @ 2:43pm CDT
Maybe...

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Re: New Images of HeadRobots Night Rider (1077886)
Posted by Mkall on May 23rd, 2010 @ 6:00pm CDT
wow, they're really working that mold aren't they?
Re: New Images of HeadRobots Night Rider (1077889)
Posted by Amelie on May 23rd, 2010 @ 6:10pm CDT
I don't think that three repaints is working the mold that much. If I had the funds right now, I'd gladly part with my money for these much more than any of Fansproject's stuff.

Besides, six of G1s better characters were all repaints -

- Three Seekers (Screamers, Crackers, Warpy)
- Three Datsuns (Silvo, Smokey, Police-guy)

:P
Re: New Images of HeadRobots Night Rider (1077909)
Posted by Diem on May 23rd, 2010 @ 7:13pm CDT
Mkall wrote:wow, they're really working that mold aren't they?

They say it's to make up for the high production costs of Hothead.
Re: New Images of HeadRobots Night Rider (1077917)
Posted by alexison on May 23rd, 2010 @ 7:28pm CDT
They should have started with this scheme. I say work the mold all they need to produce a high quality Hothead.
Re: New Images of HeadRobots Night Rider (1077940)
Posted by JRFitzpatrick7 on May 23rd, 2010 @ 9:23pm CDT
Bummer, this would go great with the black zarak I got off eBay. Though, it's trapped in a plexi case with an afa score:/ :hrumph:
Re: New Images of HeadRobots Night Rider (1077941)
Posted by Amelie on May 23rd, 2010 @ 9:27pm CDT
You don't wanna open that Black Zarak anyways - it'd be nasty to discover it had already suffered the effects of GPS before anyone had even touched it. ;)
Re: New Images of HeadRobots Night Rider (1077956)
Posted by ShGarland_1383 on May 23rd, 2010 @ 10:28pm CDT
Pretty cool. It's just...for the pic of Night Rider on Scorponok...I can't help but think that, having actually bought what I think is the "normal deco" Cobra figure, it's green and tan deco are better suited for the G1 Scorponok than the Night Rider deco.

Diem wrote:
Mkall wrote:wow, they're really working that mold aren't they?

They say it's to make up for the high production costs of Hothead.

If I had the money and repaints like this one were more widely available, I for one would gladly pick one up. Just as I feel the green/tan deco was better suited for G1 Scorponok, the Night Rider deco is better suited for Mindwipe.

Amelie wrote:I don't think that three repaints is working the mold that much. If I had the funds right now, I'd gladly part with my money for these much more than any of Fansproject's stuff.

Besides, six of G1s better characters were all repaints -

- Three Seekers (Screamers, Crackers, Warpy)
- Three Datsuns (Silvo, Smokey, Police-guy)

:P

This too is true.
Re: New Images of HeadRobots Night Rider (1077965)
Posted by Bumblevivisector on May 23rd, 2010 @ 10:56pm CDT
Night Rider: A shadowy journey into the world of an upgrade for a toy that may as well not exist...because his gold parts will turn to dust if you actually play with him.

I don't suppose this implies HeadRobots knows anything about an upcoming reissue of Scorpinok and Black Zarak, does it? BZ would be an ideal candidate for reissue, given the state of originals in the aftermarket. They made reissue God Ginrai's gray darker so it wouldn't yellow like PM Op's, so making some sturdy gold plastic can't be too hard, right?
Re: New Images of HeadRobots Night Rider (1077978)
Posted by Tirade on May 24th, 2010 @ 12:14am CDT
JRFitzpatrick7 wrote:Bummer, this would go great with the black zarak I got off eBay. Though, it's trapped in a plexi case with an afa score:/ :hrumph:


You're joking right? You certainly didn't buy that AFA graded Black Zarak only to open it. From a business perspective alone, you'd lose at least $1000 in value upon opening him. But hey? I should not be one to judge. It's your Black Zarak. Do with it what you like.

IMO, a carded Night Rider Cobra would look great next to a boxed Black Zarak. The artwork on Night Rider's card is fantastic.
Re: New Images of HeadRobots Night Rider (1078135)
Posted by The Legend on May 24th, 2010 @ 12:32pm CDT
Mkall wrote:wow, they're really working that mold aren't they?


I'd rather see them cover their costs by releasing limited runs of different colours than making thousands of one that they can't hope to get rid of.

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