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Post by The Doctor on Jun 22, 2010 7:06:37 GMT
Fantastic.
It's a deluxe? I had thought it was a voyager? No matter, it's a toy I've waited 25 years for! I'll take it in any size.
-Ralph
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Dezzeh
Thunderjet
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Post by Dezzeh on Jun 22, 2010 7:31:18 GMT
I havent seen one toy in the Generations line yet that I dont want.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 22, 2010 7:31:59 GMT
All Generations toys are dlx - WFC & Universe 3
The Voyagers are in the former Movie line. But even they - as you'll know from seeing Seaspray - are looking more like the traditional TF style.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 22, 2010 8:16:03 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 22, 2010 8:17:35 GMT
Look at the numbering on the front bumper - M17 for Marvel 17, his first appearance.
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Post by legios on Jun 22, 2010 12:03:59 GMT
I think I have seen that mode on it when the early pictures came out. I quite like it, has a bit of a Spartas/Gunhed/Guntank kind of vibe to it. I hadn't noticed the hull code though, that is a rather nice nod. Karl
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Post by blueshift on Jun 22, 2010 16:38:24 GMT
That looks really cool.
I want a Cosmos painted yellow as Scrounge now!!
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 22, 2010 18:01:24 GMT
That must happen.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 25, 2010 17:48:31 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 25, 2010 19:10:39 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 26, 2010 16:50:31 GMT
He's got a repaint coming
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 26, 2010 19:50:12 GMT
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Post by Jaymz on Jun 26, 2010 21:02:16 GMT
I like the new headsculpt on Blurr, was expecting a straight recolour of Drift.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 27, 2010 17:27:23 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 27, 2010 18:28:25 GMT
Ok here's the toy news, distilled from 2005 boards report on the designers panel and organised by category:
G1 Legends
Optimus Prime
Starscream
Prowl
Gun Megatron (can be held by Masterpiece Starscream)
Scout
Windcharger
Generations
Skullgrin (Darmount repaint with ram skull head)
Scourge (gun is based on his original rilfe and the Targetmaster)
Thunderwing (front dertaches as a drone, does not transform)
Tracks (can do winged car mode)
Jazz (has speakers which can deploy in vehicle mode or robot mode)
Perceptor (truck,similar to animated designHis alternate head looks like Trailbreaker! Shoulder mounted sniper rifle, chest opens so he can scan stuff, Remold planned to probably be Reflector)
Kup
WFC
Cliffjumpwer (WFC BB repaint new head with horns as seen on instructions)
HFTD
Mindset (Autobot remould of Hailstorm)
Fallback ("Outback" repaint of Brawn, as I predicted in my Brawn review)
Voyager Fallen
Grapple (Universe Inferno with new head & crane mounted on back)
Highbrow
Lugnut (WWII Bomber)
PCC
Heavytread with Groundspike (who mounts on front like a train cowcatcher, Looks a bit like G1 Brawl)
Skyhammer with Airlift (Gray jet orange mini-con, For him, when he combines he has a helmet goes over his regular head, is very much like Triggerhappy or Misfire from 87)
Steamhammer with Constructicons 5 pack
Grimstone (Slag coloured styrachosaurus [Killerpunch]) with Dinobots
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Post by blueshift on Jun 27, 2010 18:42:33 GMT
Aaaaaaaaaaand the value of Botcon Scourge goes tumbling down :V
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 27, 2010 19:42:32 GMT
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Post by legios on Jun 27, 2010 21:07:01 GMT
I quite like the Blurr. The new headsculpt is quite nice and, with the replacement weapons, estabish an identity very much of its own.
The Highbrow is interesting. We don't get many early twentieth Century-inspired alt-modes in Transformers. So it is a bit of nice change of pace. (Not terribly effective as a disguise mode mind you but then is can join folk like Movie Thrust and Sonar in the "not quite getting this _ common - vehicle" thing... .).
Karl
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Post by grahamthomson on Jun 28, 2010 8:45:46 GMT
Blurr = sold.
I'm glad they've announced this before Drift came out. Blurr is the one for me.
And if there's a Generations Kup as well, the trio of him, Blurr and Hot Rod can be reunited on my Henkei Henkei shelf!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 29, 2010 6:26:08 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 29, 2010 17:15:58 GMT
Aaaaaaaaaaand the value of Botcon Scourge goes tumbling down :V Doesn't bother me. I bought it because I liked it, not for it's value. If the new Scourge is good then he will have a brother! -Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Jun 29, 2010 17:24:11 GMT
YEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CLASSICS JAZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, Legends Prowl! YIIIPPPPEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tracks and Windcharger also sound interesting! And maybe a Trailbreaker!!! '84 in Classics collection looking better and better, baby!!!!
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Dezzeh
Thunderjet
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Post by Dezzeh on Jul 1, 2010 13:53:33 GMT
Generations have aparantly been spotted in some TRU's, gonna check out Southamton at the weekend
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 1, 2010 14:17:06 GMT
I was going to visit TRU Swindon today andf thought better of it.
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Dezzeh
Thunderjet
Wait, what?
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Post by Dezzeh on Jul 1, 2010 14:38:19 GMT
STOP PRESS!!!
Generation Deluxes found and bought. They came from Edinburgh Forbidden Planet at £14.99 each.
The guy said they came in with their normal delivery from Diamond UK, so expect them to start showing up soon.
Normal 12-language backings on them.
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Leeched from tfw205
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 1, 2010 15:33:19 GMT
FP don't really count, but it's a good indication.
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Dezzeh
Thunderjet
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Post by Dezzeh on Jul 1, 2010 15:38:10 GMT
Bearing in mind last I heard TRU UK gets at least some of its supplies from the australian distribution system, it's a pretty safe bet they will show up sooner than later
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 1, 2010 15:52:14 GMT
Oh yeah, all good signs. But over the years FP has got so much import stuff you can't trust what you see in there anymore as being definitively UK in origin.
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Post by Jaymz on Jul 1, 2010 23:22:39 GMT
I got a case of Generations in my Diamond delivery too. They're UK carded, no bios on the back. They should start showing up throughout the UK anytime now.
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kayevcee
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Post by kayevcee on Jul 2, 2010 23:41:09 GMT
I shall confirm Toys'r'us next time I am in for a shift! I know I saw them on the computer a week or two ago but there was no receipt date.
-Nick
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