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Post by Llama God on Nov 12, 2023 9:57:16 GMT
Yes, he'll just be wearing the kibble like a coat - which is a shame, because that could actually work nicely as a new and different form for Kup. I can see why with Soundwave and Megatron that their vehicle modes contributed very little to the robot modes, because Hasbro wanted the robot modes to keep their "classic" looks, but I wouldn't have thought that Kup's robot mode was quite as iconic, at least amongst the general toy-buying public. So they do have a licence to be a little more creative here, I think... although you're right, and they won't be.
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 12, 2023 10:07:33 GMT
I don't know. If you think bumblebee, his robot is made up of a lot of the vehicle and he looks nothing like G1 bee except for the head. His legs are the bonnet so there's no reason that nose can't be Kup's chest.
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 12, 2023 10:13:28 GMT
Right. What? How is this Kup? Actually I can see that one. Assorted greens and greys, wedge shaped vehicle mode. It makes more sense than the previous ones. As an added bonus it may work as whats his name, the version of Kup in the first version of the TFTM script.
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Post by Benn on Nov 12, 2023 11:36:53 GMT
Right. What? How is this Kup? It's almost like if Kup's alt mode was backwards with tank treads on the sides.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 2, 2023 9:53:05 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 2, 2023 10:05:44 GMT
I am SHOCKED.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 25, 2023 8:54:01 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 25, 2023 10:32:37 GMT
Transformers X GI Joe M.O.B.A.T Optimus Prime with General Hawk Hey hey, this is fab news. Op as a tank! Nicely done. That'll balance the sides a bit in the cross over battle. Lovely. I love this line. My favourite thing of the last year.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Dec 25, 2023 10:41:11 GMT
Transformers X GI Joe M.O.B.A.T Optimus Prime with General Hawk Hey hey, this is fab news. Op as a tank! Nicely done. That'll balance the sides a bit in the cross over battle. Lovely. I love this line. My favourite thing of the last year. And they’ve given him his true GI Joe counterpart as a partner. It is evidently the year of General Hawk. Martin
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Post by Llama God on Dec 26, 2023 9:48:52 GMT
That will please Andu.
Still, a good announcement. For when it's later massively reduced. I do wonder if this'll be the end of the line, though, now they've got the core characters of Prime, Megatron and 'Bee out. I mean, they *could* do a Skystriker Jetfire/Starscream - but I shudder to think how much that would cost. So hopefully that won't be coming at all.
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 26, 2023 11:58:37 GMT
I demand a Whirl with WILD BULL.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Dec 26, 2023 12:16:15 GMT
That will please Andu. Still, a good announcement. For when it's later massively reduced. I do wonder if this'll be the end of the line, though, now they've got the core characters of Prime, Megatron and 'Bee out. I mean, they *could* do a Skystriker Jetfire/Starscream - but I shudder to think how much that would cost. So hopefully that won't be coming at all. It does. A nice Tanktimus with Hawk sounds appealing. Eagerly awaiting a Springer/Flint combo at some point - come on Hasbro you cowards.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 13, 2024 21:09:39 GMT
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Post by Toph on Jan 14, 2024 18:09:27 GMT
Tails is a Sonic crossover, I guess? I think 'tails' is too on the nose. Everyone immediately goes to "Sonic the Hedgehog" when they hear Tails, so to use that as a codename to keep people from figuring it out seems to not be doing it. Aside from that, sonic basically only has two iconic vehicles... Robotnik's flying egg car, which is basically just a sphere, and Tails' biplane. I think if it was robotnik's, then the name would be egg related. And while I would love a new biplane mold, I still think the codename works against this. "Tails" is a misdirect and a red herring that's working.
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 14, 2024 19:04:08 GMT
And whilst it'd be nice for Knight to be a Knight Rider crossover, that's too obvious a name, so it's a Batman crossover instead. Transforming Batmobile? I don't know... Knight Rider hasn't done anything particularly relevant in years. There's no revival, there's no surge in fandom, nothing of note to promote, or just to make it attractive for someone to pursue the license. But Batman? A true Batmobile TF? That has been on so many want lists for decades. Just imagine if one of these really is a Knight Rider crossover but it's not classic KITT but the pick-up truck from KNIGHT RIDER 2000. -Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Jan 14, 2024 21:11:51 GMT
If it's a Batmobile does that mean Martin has to buy it?
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Post by Toph on Jan 19, 2024 5:44:46 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 19, 2024 8:44:23 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 19, 2024 8:47:41 GMT
Think we all saw that coming. Hope everyone Shockprowl bought the previous one like we told you to!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 19, 2024 8:52:11 GMT
Both interesting. Ramhorn as an Insecticon pack in? Op: I think we believed the trailer mould was toast. I wonder if the trailer here is the updated Missing Link version?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 19, 2024 8:55:09 GMT
YAY! Nice to get that confirmed
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Post by Toph on Jan 19, 2024 9:43:43 GMT
What are the odds pathfinder will be gray, and be from t30/cw scout cosmos or origin bumblebee, while smallfoot will red, and from warrior (or at least legacy) strongarm?
0%? Thought so. I like the concept behind the ehobby gobots. It was a nice afterthought (that takara actually wussed out on and didn't actually name them). But they're not actually gobot homages. They're just a random assortment of unproduced prototype colors, that someone had a genuinely wonderful thought to name them after similar altmode gobots.
What frustrates me is that this is now the default moldchoice/body types and color sets for this set of gobots. To be fair, while they're both flying saucers, original styled Cosmos looks as much like Pathfinder, as Bumblebee looks like Jazz.
At one time, there were no other choices. Who were you gonna pick for these six? We weren't exactly overflowing with pickups, flying saucers, VW beetles, warthogs, and non-optimus trucks. And we're still not. i mean, a yellow bumblebee repaint is just gonna be bumblebee. And if you painted gears read, it's just gonna be swerve.
But we're committed now to the ehobby set. It's something they don't have to be slavish to, to the point where they screwed up Puffer just to make Road Ranger out of Huffer. Puffer's whole deal was that he was Huffer in Pipe's deco. So now as an exclusive, we have Pipes in Pipes' deco. (My personal solution would be huffer in blue as Puffer, Pipes in Road Ranger's actual red and blue deco, and black ehobby huffer as a separate release as a new character. Or ehobby road ranger from huffer and gobot road ranger from pipes, while puffer from pipes was elsewere)
To be fair, I don't mind these molds in those colors, But I would rather the gobots get more appropriate homages like Fracture, Crasher, and even Deadlift, while the ehobby set gets new names/characters.
Except Treds. Warpath is the only appropriate mold for him and is absolutely an upgrade over the original gobot toy.
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 19, 2024 9:46:51 GMT
Think we all saw that coming. Hope everyone Shockprowl bought the previous one like we told you to! The first must-have Transformers of the year!!! -Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 19, 2024 9:48:48 GMT
Both interesting. Ramhorn as an Insecticon pack in? Op: I think we believed the trailer mould was toast. I wonder if the trailer here is the updated Missing Link version? Or they just pack in the ER trailer and hope no-one notices. -Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 19, 2024 10:12:23 GMT
Both interesting. Ramhorn as an Insecticon pack in? Op: I think we believed the trailer mould was toast. I wonder if the trailer here is the updated Missing Link version? Or they just pack in the ER trailer and hope no-one notices. -Ralph That thought had crossed my mind.... does it connect to original Op though? We may be safe
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Post by Llama God on Jan 19, 2024 13:54:25 GMT
Both interesting. Ramhorn as an Insecticon pack in? Op: I think we believed the trailer mould was toast. I wonder if the trailer here is the updated Missing Link version? Jo was quite excited about it being Ramhorn, until I pointed out it was unlikely to be the Autobot mini-cassette. As to Prime, my assumption is that the whole thing would be the Missing Link version, because it'd surprise me if it doesn't get a US release. Although the typical Hasbro thing to do would be just to put the original G1 reissue Prime in with it. Because of course. So I guess we'll see.
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Post by Benn on Jan 19, 2024 14:01:59 GMT
So you think Ramhorn might be a new name for a deluxe Insecticon or something?
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Post by Jim on Jan 19, 2024 14:54:52 GMT
Maybe a redeco of Bombshell in homage to BW Ram Horn?
EDIT: oh, but this is the retro line, I was thinking of something more Legacy related. Ignore that!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 19, 2024 16:35:06 GMT
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Post by Llama God on Jan 20, 2024 9:49:39 GMT
Aha. I must have missed the bit where it said "Retro". Or they updated it after I looked. That'll be it. Definitely not me failing to read properly.
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