New in package images of Combiner Wars Skydive, Silverbolt and Optimus Prime

william-james88 wrote:Amazon listings for Combiner Wars figures had been posted and have since been removed. However, we still have the new in package images that were found on those listings available and mirrored below.


Skydive



Silverbolt



Optimus

wow give the original 1984 G1 prime Combiner Wars Prime's Gun .... that would be almost the most epic thing that could happen

wow. skydive has a real megatron looking bucket on the noggin of his. anyone else want a machine wars repaint of that besides me?

Nemesis Maximo wrote:

Autobot tap out wrote:

Nemesis Maximo wrote:

shockblast2 wrote:Lets count.

1984-1991 G1 ONE
1992-1994 G2 TWO

Stick with me now. The next one is a biggie!

2013-present G3 THREE

There! You learned how to count to three today! Yay for you!

So...what do you call the years between 1994 and 2013? Because I'm pretty sure Transformers existed back then.

well i sense some distaste for anything thing Beast era , UT, RiD, Animated , Movie, and to some extent the Aligned related in what Shockblast2 posted above

Which would make this "G3" something he made up. Oops.

LOL....do you know how to count?

If so, G3 should not be too hard to understand. See my prior post if you need help with that.

shockblast2 wrote:

Nemesis Maximo wrote:

Autobot tap out wrote:

Nemesis Maximo wrote:

shockblast2 wrote:Lets count.

1984-1991 G1 ONE
1992-1994 G2 TWO

Stick with me now. The next one is a biggie!

2013-present G3 THREE

There! You learned how to count to three today! Yay for you!

So...what do you call the years between 1994 and 2013? Because I'm pretty sure Transformers existed back then.

well i sense some distaste for anything thing Beast era , UT, RiD, Animated , Movie, and to some extent the Aligned related in what Shockblast2 posted above

Which would make this "G3" something he made up. Oops.

LOL....do you know how to count?

If so, G3 should not be too hard to understand. See my prior post if you need help with that.

Official use, vs. non-official aka fan term. Look up my post on the previous page on the matter

MemphisR56 wrote:Can we get back to discussing Combiner Wars?

We were discussing the figures. If you go back a few pages, you will see that the post was derailed, yet again, by a few members that just cannot let anyone else have their opinion posted without trying to dissect it. I made my original post about this not being geewun and that FACT explains the lack of Slingshot and Windrider in this line. Sabre, just like always, has to run his mouth about some stupid nerdy detail about Slingshot being killed off in the comics and calling me ignorant, which is really irrelevant to my claim that this ain't geewun. Of course, that is the hallmark of fanboys who have G1 shoved up their crack. They get all bent out of shape when anyone tries to wake them up from their thirty year slumber in fantasyland. It went downhill from there, which is silly, because I do not care for arguments on blogs. It is a waste of time and proves NOTHING, save the fact that some people just like to argue for the sake of arguing.

Now, to try to salvage a decent conversation out of this post, the question that seems to be lost on this forum is the release timing. Sites are saying these combiner wars figures will be available this month. But, this is the issue. With the exception of Meijer, a regional big box store, I haven't even seen the wave with Jhaxis, Nightbeat, etc, let alone Arcee and Chromia. So, my question is this, Are the combiner wars figures going to be delayed until sometime in the first quarter of next year, OR are Arcee and Chromia getting the retail shaft?

william-james88 wrote:

shockblast2 wrote:

1996-2001 Beast Wars

2001-2006 Universe/Armada

Come on man, you forgot Robots in Disguise!

That I did, sorry about that!

Noted! Thanks!

shockblast2 wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

shockblast2 wrote:

Nemesis Maximo wrote:

Autobot tap out wrote:

Nemesis Maximo wrote:

shockblast2 wrote:Lets count.

1984-1991 G1 ONE
1992-1994 G2 TWO

Stick with me now. The next one is a biggie!

2013-present G3 THREE

There! You learned how to count to three today! Yay for you!

So...what do you call the years between 1994 and 2013? Because I'm pretty sure Transformers existed back then.

well i sense some distaste for anything thing Beast era , UT, RiD, Animated , Movie, and to some extent the Aligned related in what Shockblast2 posted above

Which would make this "G3" something he made up. Oops.

LOL....do you know how to count?

If so, G3 should not be too hard to understand. See my prior post if you need help with that.

Official use, vs. non-official aka fan term. Look up my post on the previous page on the matter

You know G1 and G2 were never called that until the fans started the terms, right?

Look at the comics and toy packaging: "Generation 2" started with Hasbro (even if the symbols originated in Europe), so that particular term was official from the very beginning in the US. "Generation 1" on the other hand, can be considered a derivative of that made by fans, but it was still made official by Hasbro years later. Your "Generation 3" does not exist when Hasbro's concerned, and probably never will. Not saying you shouldn't use the term, just understand we don't consider it official.

That's my stance on the matter. Now, I would advise moving that particular subject to a new thread altogether, and keep this thread focused on Combiner Wars.

Are these guys going to be out in December?

Wolfman Jake wrote:

shockblast2 wrote:You know G1 and G2 were never called that until the fans started the terms, right?

That's not correct. Hasbro created the term "Generation 2" for the rebranding of Transformers in the early 90's. It was emblazoned on the packaging for each toy, and the term "Generation 2" was also used for the tie-in media at the time, which consisted mostly reruns of the original Sunbow Cartoon with "Cybernetic Space Cube" scene transitions added and a new ugly 90's CGI opening, which even spoke the phrase "Generation 2." The term "Generation 1" was developed by fans to describe the original toys that came before, but the term became so pervasive and popular that Hasbro and Takara Tomy have officially adopted the term for the original line of Transformers and all associated media, including modern revisits of that continuity family. This can be evidence from "Generation 1" call outs on packaging for various reissues on G1 toys and the subline imprint "G1 Series" for the toys of the latter half of the Universe 2008 line that fit that motif.

I stand corrected on G2. I was correct on G1, however.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

shockblast2 wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

shockblast2 wrote:

Nemesis Maximo wrote:

Autobot tap out wrote:

Nemesis Maximo wrote:

shockblast2 wrote:Lets count.

1984-1991 G1 ONE
1992-1994 G2 TWO

Stick with me now. The next one is a biggie!

2013-present G3 THREE

There! You learned how to count to three today! Yay for you!

So...what do you call the years between 1994 and 2013? Because I'm pretty sure Transformers existed back then.

well i sense some distaste for anything thing Beast era , UT, RiD, Animated , Movie, and to some extent the Aligned related in what Shockblast2 posted above

Which would make this "G3" something he made up. Oops.

LOL....do you know how to count?

If so, G3 should not be too hard to understand. See my prior post if you need help with that.

Official use, vs. non-official aka fan term. Look up my post on the previous page on the matter

You know G1 and G2 were never called that until the fans started the terms, right?

Look at the comics and toy packaging: "Generation 2" started with Hasbro (even if the symbols originated in Europe), so that particular term was official from the very beginning in the US. "Generation 1" on the other hand, can be considered a derivative of that made by fans, but it was still made official by Hasbro years later. Your "Generation 3" does not exist when Hasbro's concerned, and probably never will. Not saying you shouldn't use the term, just understand we don't consider it official.

That's my stance on the matter. Now, I would advise moving that particular subject to a new thread altogether, and keep this thread focused on Combiner Wars.

That is actually a good idea as I see no discussion board on the matter. And just for the record, it is isn't "my" G3 title. That title has just as much validity as G1 did when fans started using it as well. And why not? It really has no other logical designation. But, I agree that this is about combiner wars, so lets move on that subject.

Who do you think the replacements will be for the other gestalt members down the line?