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Post by Benn on Jun 8, 2020 21:50:56 GMT
Ecto-1 was an Autobot from Cybertron.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 8, 2020 21:51:57 GMT
Not in 'Ghostbusters', he wasn't. He was a car.
Maverick was a dude who drove a plane.
-Ralph
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Post by Toph on Jun 8, 2020 21:59:55 GMT
Days of Thundercracker
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Post by Pinwig on Jun 8, 2020 22:00:35 GMT
I feel we're teetering on the edge of another Doctor shaped rabbit hole here.
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Post by Pinwig on Jun 8, 2020 22:02:16 GMT
So... So...
Are we saying here that the transforming plane with a robot mode as seen, is actually Tom Cruise?
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jun 8, 2020 23:06:57 GMT
I'm more worried about how he thinks you drive rather than fly planes!!
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 9, 2020 9:04:45 GMT
Same thing.
-Ralph
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Post by Benn on Jun 9, 2020 9:11:24 GMT
I'm just going to fly my car to the shops then.
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Post by Llama God on Jun 9, 2020 9:57:00 GMT
Probably worth pointing out that "Maverick" is not actually the name of Tom Cruise's character - that's merely his call sign. It would therefore make sense that a disguised Cybertronian would adopt that call sign to use as his own identifier.
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Post by Benn on Jun 9, 2020 10:35:59 GMT
Oh man, I hope he has a Powermaster called Goose.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jun 9, 2020 10:54:27 GMT
The only Maverick to appear in a Transformers comic was the Maverick in G.I. Joe's 'Battleforce 2000' team. Larry Hama killed him off in the period between G1 and G2.
Martin
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 13, 2020 17:10:28 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 13, 2020 17:10:29 GMT
Better pics are circulating. Looks alright though the robot could use some paint.
-Ralph
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Post by Benn on Jul 13, 2020 17:24:50 GMT
For me it looks terrible.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 13, 2020 17:25:00 GMT
All that work I did Saturday pulling a section of the leaks and rumours thread apart so posts relating to each of the toys revealed with Maverick could be easily pulled into their own thread have just paid off handsomely :-)
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Post by Benn on Jul 13, 2020 17:36:51 GMT
It looks like a Cyberjet, to be fair.
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Post by Bogatan on Jul 13, 2020 17:54:30 GMT
If robot mode had some more colour to it I might like it more.
Reminds me of Machine Wars Skywarp. Which is almost a good thing. Great mould, terrible colours.
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 13, 2020 18:15:44 GMT
That robot is awful! Looks like a Bayverse reject.
I think a better paint job would improve that hugely. The jet itself is okay, but needs the kind of detail that made Ecto work. That's so plain it looks like a deluxe, but fifty dollars? Is this a leader? That's a lot of beige.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 13, 2020 18:27:12 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 13, 2020 18:30:34 GMT
It looks like a Cyberjet, to be fair. Yup. That is why it appeals to me. -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 13, 2020 18:31:21 GMT
If robot mode had some more colour to it I might like it more. Reminds me of Machine Wars Skywarp. Which is almost a good thing. Great mould, terrible colours. Yes! That's it! Machine Wars! -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 13, 2020 18:32:27 GMT
I like it due to the Cyberjet/Machine Wars vibe but at £50? Er. Um. Hmmm. Looks like a decent £25 toy.
-Ralph
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Post by Toph on Jul 13, 2020 18:35:46 GMT
It looks like a Cyberjet, to be fair. I was gonna say that's totally a cyberjet |
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Post by Dezzeh on Jul 13, 2020 18:46:27 GMT
Ordered it, purely for the weirdness
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Post by Toph on Jul 13, 2020 18:50:29 GMT
There is nothing about this that compels me to buy it.
The Tom Cruise connection is the first (and major) turn off.
The price is the second.
I'm gonna hold back and hope this is a pretool and not a weird one off, like potp P/CP
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Post by Jim on Jul 13, 2020 19:21:24 GMT
If they redeco it as Hooligan, they should redeco the volleyball as a football
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 13, 2020 19:30:30 GMT
If it had been £30 I would be in there but on reflection it looks too basic for £50.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 13, 2020 20:48:32 GMT
I like a weirdly proportioned robot, hell I've got all the Go! figures, but this just looks too simple for the price. I still haven't seen anything that says how big it is. What are we guessing? Voyager?
I predict I will feel indifferent toward this until it goes out of stock, then I'll suddenly realise I can't live without it.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 13, 2020 20:55:38 GMT
Well Ectotron hasn't been hard to get so you never know.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 13, 2020 20:57:38 GMT
I like a weirdly proportioned robot, hell I've got all the Go! figures, but this just looks too simple for the price. I still haven't seen anything that says how big it is. What are we guessing? Voyager? I predict I will feel indifferent toward this until it goes out of stock, then I'll suddenly realise I can't live without it. If I didn't know there were toys to be revealed at Wallmart's thing next Friday (and probably at SDCC@Home) not to mention that Hasbro now does these Fan Friday things this would be more of a draw. Would rather save pennies and see what comes through those avenues first. -Ralph |
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