New Images of Transformers Legacy United Versus Pack Tarantulas

Might as well be labelled "G2 Tarantulas"...

angtre wrote:Why didn't they simply give it a new name, making it a different character? Even as a prime character, repainted as an unused prototype it doesn't hold that much "must-buy potential", IMHO...

That was the original plan. The figure was originally going to be sold in Legacy Evolution proper, with the new name of Chimeracon. But then it was decided to simply do a package refresh of the normal Tarantulas figure instead, with this one getting relegated to the 4-pack and being re-characterized as the original version of Tarantulas from the toyline before the cartoon came along, in which he was a ninja character.

Sabrblade wrote:That was the original plan. The figure was originally going to be sold in Legacy Evolution proper, with the new name of Chimeracon. But then it was decided to simply do a package refresh of the normal Tarantulas figure instead, with this one getting relegated to the 4-pack and being re-characterized as the original version of Tarantulas from the toyline before the cartoon came along, in which he was a ninja character.

Re-characterised as the original Tarantulas.. and they get the colour palette wrong

Considering the recent Commander UM, the rumored Commander OP, Springer being Commander I think I might just wait for a Commander Megs with a solid deco. Which is why I'm not torn up about missing out on that 3-pk.

I also hope that one day Soundwave is given a proper G1 specific mold and looks great. I already have Siege Shockwave but I've yet to open it up because I'm not quite sold on the deco. I would definitely take one that's closer to G1 colors.

Hence none of the two 3-pks really appeal to me overall. So ultimately I'm still waiting for solid versions of Astortrain, Megatron, Octane, Shockwave and Soundwave.
As well as Powerglide, Seaspray and Windcharger.

If EE ever ships Beachcomber and after Pulse ships Gears then I think I'll pretty much be done if all the above can happen within the next 2-4 years.

Till-all-R1 wrote:Considering the recent Commander UM, the rumored Commander OP, Springer being Commander I think I might just wait for a Commander Megs with a solid deco. Which is why I'm not torn up about missing out on that 3-pk.

I also hope that one day Soundwave is given a proper G1 specific mold and looks great. I already have Siege Shockwave but I've yet to open it up because I'm not quite sold on the deco. I would definitely take one that's closer to G1 colors.

Hence none of the two 3-pks really appeal to me overall. So ultimately I'm still waiting for solid versions of Astortrain, Megatron, Octane, Shockwave and Soundwave.
As well as Powerglide, Seaspray and Windcharger.

If EE ever ships Beachcomber and after Pulse ships Gears then I think I'll pretty much be done if all the above can happen within the next 2-4 years.

Springer is s leader thats based on the siege voyager version

Razorbeast88 wrote:https://www.instagram.com/p/C6TodbUuVLy/?igsh=MXdkdTB3NGtjbmdscA==

Designer post for vector prime is up
In hand images looking nicer

Oddly enough I think the best picture is not on this post itself but on his instagram story

Still very unhappy with the unused small wing clips on the sides of Vector Prime's legs.

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Re-characterised as the original Tarantulas.. and they get the colour palette wrong

Looks orange in that bio card art to me.

The orange is the only part that's right (aside from the absence on the Spider head). The Bio card shows orange, pale green and chrome. No purple. Also the opposite face is all chrome with a red visor.

There's only so much they can do with the mold and how the parts are laid out. Unlike the original toy but like the cartoon his crotch doesn't make the spider head so it's a different color and would have required a lot of paint. There is no chrome in the art and we do have a prototype figure to prove it.



Outside of that the only thing that's truly been changed is the head (sculpt and all). It's painted like the 10th Anniversary figure and probably done so you can swap it onto the Kingdom figure.

Emerje

Ah, I was trying to find that image before leaving for work (yes, I'm posting from work...) and it wasn't where I could see it on TFwiki so I went with the commercial screen cap.

I still wish the new figure was clear orange, but there must have been some tolerance issues.

Emerje

Received Legacy Animated Optimus Prime this weekend, and while I have no real attachment to this version of Prime, I gotta say, that's a fun figure!

Magmatron arrived this morning. Looking forward to getting home and having a look.

~ Grim

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Emerje wrote:Ah, I was trying to find that image before leaving for work (yes, I'm posting from work...) and it wasn't where I could see it on TFwiki so I went with the commercial screen cap.

Yeah, I had trouble tracking down a viable copy of that pic. Had to dig through Reddit to find it.

The bio artwork is reflective, so I say "chrome" although it is silver. Naturally I knew the figure this Legacy figure is referencing. Beast Wars being both my formative Transformers series and the toyline I took the most interest in.

I assume the Kingdom Spider Bot head doesn't vertically swivel to use both faces ala the OG figure?

The actual figure that Sabr linked to used sparkly silver plastic which is basically what the new figure uses.





And no, the Kingdom figure doesn't have a changing head, hence the new head sculpt on the orange figure.

Emerje