Preview for Transformers Collectors' Club Punch / Counterpunch Head

Posted by Mach Oct 24, 2009 at 9:32am CDT 24,400 views

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Seibertron member UltraPrimal informed us that The Official Transformers Collectors Club has updated their website with a preview of the new head sculpt for their upcoming club exclusive Punch/Counterpunch, a retool of the Universe Sunstreaker/Sideswipe mold.

Right now it's only a sketch of Punch's side on the head. However members of TFCC can log in to view exclusively on the design. If not, you'll have to wait till next week.

Transformers News: Preview for Transformers Collectors' Club Punch / Counterpunch Head

Transformers News: Preview for Transformers Collectors' Club Punch / Counterpunch Head

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Comment by Sabrblade Oct 24, 2009

Erm, I was hoping he'd have a mouthplate as Punch.

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Comment by emeraldbeacon Oct 24, 2009

I've seen the full version... it's cool, but honestly, it's nothing we haven't already seen - the sketches are remarkably similar to the artwork that came out months ago. The helmet part hinges much like the original figure's did, pivoting at the 'ears' to cover one face while revealing the other.

I'm more interested to see how they're going to make his weapon work (since they had depicted some kind of assembly of his engine and the muffler-gun in 2 different formats).

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Comment by prmlove1 Oct 24, 2009

My question is whether this is the free figure for 2011 or one they are gonna offer for sale.

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Comment by Mkall Oct 24, 2009

prmlove1 wrote:My question is whether this is the free figure for 2011 or one they are gonna offer for sale.

I don't think so, I think it's one that'll be for sale.

Sadly I'll be getting 2.

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Comment by Bouncy X Oct 24, 2009

instead of just coloring someone else different and calling him punch/counterpunch, why not just re-release the 80s toy or least make an updated "a la universe" version of him?

plus if they're just re-using someone else's mold, how are they gonna make him a different robot on each side?

anyway i still have the original toy in practically mint condition, i'll play with him instead.

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Comment by joevill Oct 24, 2009

After 5 months, an update to the exclusive news area!

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Comment by UltraPrimal Oct 24, 2009

emeraldbeacon wrote:I'm more interested to see how they're going to make his weapon work (since they had depicted some kind of assembly of his engine and the muffler-gun in 2 different formats).

You can already do that with the Sideswipe & Sunstreaker mold. The engine just folds right over the gun. They'll just paint the back of the gun(the tailpipes) yellow for when it's turned around for Punch and the front black for Counterpunch.

Mkall wrote:Sadly I'll be getting 2.

I wonder how many our own CP will be getting. :wink:

joevill wrote:After 5 months, an update to the exclusive news area!

I know 1 club member who is very happy right now. :lol:

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Comment by Firebird Oct 24, 2009

The sketches look great. Hopefully we will get some info about the release date and other exclusive soon.

Nice find UltraPrimal!

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Comment by Dead Metal Oct 24, 2009

Bouncy X wrote:plus if they're just re-using someone else's mold, how are they gonna make him a different robot on each side?

you're kidding right?

One mold, two different robot-modes.

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Comment by Rodimus_NZ Oct 24, 2009

They probably didnt give Punch a faceplate because they wanted to make each face as distinct from each other as possible so they used Punch's cartoon model from the Rebirth (where he does have a mouth) rather than his toy

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Comment by UltraPrimal Oct 24, 2009

Dead Metal wrote:
Bouncy X wrote:plus if they're just re-using someone else's mold, how are they gonna make him a different robot on each side?

you're kidding right?

One mold, two different robot-modes.

I think he means color-wise. Punch is the yellow robot and Counterpunch is the blue robot. Which is hard to do with the SS mold. See?:

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Comment by Sabrblade Oct 24, 2009

rabstanz wrote:They probably didnt give Punch a faceplate because they wanted to make each face as distinct from each other as possible so they used Punch's cartoon model from the Rebirth (where he does have a mouth) rather than his toy

Yes, but Counterpunch could remain mouthplate-less like he did in The Headmasters, where Punch did have a mouthplate.

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Comment by Ungie Oct 24, 2009

UltraPrimal wrote:
Dead Metal wrote:
Bouncy X wrote:plus if they're just re-using someone else's mold, how are they gonna make him a different robot on each side?

you're kidding right?

One mold, two different robot-modes.

I think he means color-wise. Punch is the yellow robot and Counterpunch is the blue robot. Which is hard to do with the SS mold. See?:

Well, FrenzyRumble did an amazing job using this mold and made it 2 colors.

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Comment by Dead Metal Oct 25, 2009

UltraPrimal wrote:
Dead Metal wrote:
Bouncy X wrote:plus if they're just re-using someone else's mold, how are they gonna make him a different robot on each side?

you're kidding right?

One mold, two different robot-modes.

I think he means color-wise. Punch is the yellow robot and Counterpunch is the blue robot. Which is hard to do with the SS mold. See?:

Oh now I understand. oh well there's just so much you can do deco wise. Anyway I think it looks cooler in blue then yellow.

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Comment by Trikeboy Oct 25, 2009

Just seen the full version. Nice solution to the two heads problem. Don't care about the mouthplate so I have nothing bad to say. The Counterpunch side has good head design too.

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Comment by rpetras Oct 25, 2009

Looking forward to this one.

Much like Nightbeat, it saves me some repaint work. :-)

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Comment by Down_Shift Oct 25, 2009

I'm more interested in what they will do for the hands.

Either way, it's going to look great.

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Comment by Razorclaw0000 Oct 25, 2009

Down_Shift wrote:I'm more interested in what they will do for the hands.

Either way, it's going to look great.

I bet thumbs at the midpoint, between the second and third fingers.

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Comment by Down_Shift Oct 25, 2009

Razorclaw0000 wrote:
Down_Shift wrote:I'm more interested in what they will do for the hands.

Either way, it's going to look great.

I bet thumbs at the midpoint, between the second and third fingers.

I'm hoping for slider thumbs like Energon Prime.

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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Oct 26, 2009

Down_Shift wrote:
Razorclaw0000 wrote:
Down_Shift wrote:I'm more interested in what they will do for the hands.

Either way, it's going to look great.

I bet thumbs at the midpoint, between the second and third fingers.

I'm hoping for slider thumbs like Energon Prime.

"Slider thumbs?" Energon Super Mode Prime had the thumbs midway as described by Razorclaw. For a figure his size that's the best solution, Bandai did the same with a certain form-changing Kamen Rider figure in Japan.

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