Transformers Collectors' Club Subscription Service 3.0 - Tarantulas (Updated Image)

Posted by Va'al Sep 12, 2014 at 7:25am CDT 32,876 views

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The third reveal-with-artwork from the Transformers Collectors' Club Subscription Service 3.0 is spider shaped, if spiders looked like motorbikes. Check out below the Club's take on Tarantulas' pre-Earth form, as a remolded redeco of Reveal the Shield Wreck-Gar, in both mock-up and artwork!

Nearly one week into the Transformers Collectors' Club Figure Subscription Service (TFSS) for version 3.0, and things keep rolling on! Next up on the reveal list, the PRE-BEAST WARS version of the creepy Predacon Tarantulas! As a reminder, the order period will be open through October 2nd, 2014.

The service is available to anyone who is a member of the Transformers Collectors’ Club. The cost of this additional service is $297 (plus shipping). You can pay all at once or in 3 installments. The 6 toys that make up the TFSS 3.0 are: KROK, NACELLE, TARANTULAS, CARZAP, SERPENT O.R. and G2 STARSCREAM. In addition to that you will receive a BONUS 7th figure to be mailed out with your final shipment.

Keep it locked in here and on our official Facebook and Twitter pages for additional details. You can order now or wait until you have seen all six final mock up figures. The choice is yours as again, anyone who orders by Oct 2nd (11:59 PM cst is the cut off) is guaranteed the complete set of toys upon completion of full payment.

Log in now to order TFSS 3.0. (For your first look at TARANTULAS be sure to click the story thumbnail)!

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Comment by Sabrblade Sep 12, 2014

It still amazes me how the Club decided to do a pre-beast Tarantulas over a non-beast Tarantulas at a time when they want to focus more on the latter concept instead of the former.

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Comment by megatronus Sep 12, 2014

Sabrblade wrote:It still amazes me how the Club decided to do a pre-beast Tarantulas over a non-beast Tarantulas at a time when they want to focus more on the latter concept instead of the former.

It amazes me more that they chose a Junkion mold (transmetal 2 bike mode notwithstanding), and didn't even give him a new head!

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Comment by Gallifreyan Autobot Sep 12, 2014

i noticed that there was a predacon logo on the figure but a decepticon logo on the same leg on the package art or whatever you want to call it

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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Sep 12, 2014

megatronus wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:It still amazes me how the Club decided to do a pre-beast Tarantulas over a non-beast Tarantulas at a time when they want to focus more on the latter concept instead of the former.

It amazes me more that they chose a Junkion mold (transmetal 2 bike mode notwithstanding), and didn't even give him a new head!

For the people who claim it is a retool, look no further than United Scrapyard and BotCon 2012 Scrap Iron. :-B

I can understand why they choose that particular bike, but I'm curious now what the proposals were. :-?

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Comment by fenrir72 Sep 12, 2014

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:The trouble with the Hasbro mold of Thrust, the wing mount are so wonky that they tend to break off. The Japan mold is more tightly mounted.

Hope this mold doesn't have the same issues.

Surprise! Nacelle uses the BotCon 2007 Thrust wings, not the Gentei/Generations one. You can tell by the two prominent circles on each side:

Left: Generations, Right: BotCon 2007

Ms JGR........clarification please. Do the vtOL propellers detach like the new mold or are they permanent. TFwiki isn't clear with that.

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Comment by griftimus prime Sep 12, 2014

lol

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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Sep 12, 2014

fenrir72 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:The trouble with the Hasbro mold of Thrust, the wing mount are so wonky that they tend to break off. The Japan mold is more tightly mounted.

Hope this mold doesn't have the same issues.

Surprise! Nacelle uses the BotCon 2007 Thrust wings, not the Gentei/Generations one. You can tell by the two prominent circles on each side:

Left: Generations, Right: BotCon 2007

Ms JGR........clarification please. Do the vtOL propellers detach like the new mold or are they permanent. TFwiki isn't clear with that.

The wings of the BotCon one are a solid piece, which means they can't be detached.

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Comment by fenrir72 Sep 12, 2014

Thanks for the clarification

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Comment by mooncake623 Sep 12, 2014

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:The trouble with the Hasbro mold of Thrust, the wing mount are so wonky that they tend to break off. The Japan mold is more tightly mounted.

Hope this mold doesn't have the same issues.

Surprise! Nacelle uses the BotCon 2007 Thrust wings, not the Gentei/Generations one. You can tell by the two prominent circles on each side:

Left: Generations, Right: BotCon 2007

Ms JGR........clarification please. Do the vtOL propellers detach like the new mold or are they permanent. TFwiki isn't clear with that.

The wings of the BotCon one are a solid piece, which means they can't be detached.

I like the wings on generations thrust more.

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Comment by shajaki Sep 12, 2014

im extremely satisfied. the mold is great. and sure i would like a remolded head, but its pretty close and i know they can only do so many in each run of figures.

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Comment by fenrir72 Sep 12, 2014

griftimus prime wrote:lol

What funny about my inquiry? :???:

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Comment by ScottyP Sep 12, 2014

megatronus wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:It still amazes me how the Club decided to do a pre-beast Tarantulas over a non-beast Tarantulas at a time when they want to focus more on the latter concept instead of the former.

It amazes me more that they chose a Junkion mold (transmetal 2 bike mode notwithstanding), and didn't even give him a new head!

If the face's paint comes out crisp like it is in the mockup, I'm ok with no new head.

I really only want this for the micron spiders though. Those dudes are too cool.

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Comment by gothsaurus Sep 12, 2014

Since the club can only do SO many new heads, I think this was a good "close enough" head sculpt...

And actually, a number in the Botcon set were fudging it a bit, like Rattrap, etc. For that reason, I think it will display fine with that crew... even if with the "back row" crew. Ha.

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Comment by megatronus Sep 12, 2014

ScottyP wrote:
megatronus wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:It still amazes me how the Club decided to do a pre-beast Tarantulas over a non-beast Tarantulas at a time when they want to focus more on the latter concept instead of the former.

It amazes me more that they chose a Junkion mold (transmetal 2 bike mode notwithstanding), and didn't even give him a new head!

If the face's paint comes out crisp like it is in the mockup, I'm ok with no new head.

I really only want this for the micron spiders though. Those dudes are too cool.

Ditto on the microns - the addition of those guys is a real value added. Definitely have to give the Club props for that idea.

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Comment by Sabrblade Sep 12, 2014

If I had my druthers, DoFP Tarantulas would have been made years ago out of the Cybertron Scrapmetal mold.

Wouldn't have even needed a new head:

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Comment by mooncake623 Sep 12, 2014

For Tarantulas this mold would work so much better for me if you can put both wheels on his shoulders...

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Comment by welcometothedarksyde Sep 12, 2014

Maybe this is totally obvious, but I think those microns are supposed to be his flashlight minions from the show.

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Comment by TK415 Sep 12, 2014

Sabrblade wrote:It still amazes me how the Club decided to do a pre-beast Tarantulas over a non-beast Tarantulas at a time when they want to focus more on the latter concept instead of the former.

Who/what would have been a non-beast Tarantulas. I can't see a difference between pre-beast and non-beast. I'm not arguing with you Sabrblade, I'm just curious.

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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Sep 12, 2014

TK415 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:It still amazes me how the Club decided to do a pre-beast Tarantulas over a non-beast Tarantulas at a time when they want to focus more on the latter concept instead of the former.

Who/what would have been a non-beast Tarantulas. I can't see a difference between pre-beast and non-beast. I'm not arguing with you Sabrblade, I'm just curious.

I think we should take the "pre-Beast Wars" at face value. Didn't his bio mention Sky-Byte, Jhiaxus and clones, therefore placing it in the Wings Universe? Last I remember, Dawn of Future's Past was canon to Beast Wars proper, not to an alternate timeline.

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Comment by Midnight_Fox Sep 12, 2014

TK415 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:It still amazes me how the Club decided to do a pre-beast Tarantulas over a non-beast Tarantulas at a time when they want to focus more on the latter concept instead of the former.

Who/what would have been a non-beast Tarantulas. I can't see a difference between pre-beast and non-beast. I'm not arguing with you Sabrblade, I'm just curious.

I think what Sabrblade means is that he's confused as to why they did a toy for DoFP(where they're eventually going to become beasts/part organic) while the club is currently running Uprising(where there's no indication that they'll ever become something other than vehicles). Basically, why is this Tarantulas a BW prequel figure rather than an Uprising figure?

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