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Post by legios on Oct 16, 2008 20:29:48 GMT
You know, Inferno is actually growing on me. I wasn't that fussed about him originally but I am quite getting to like the look of him.
The Legends Brawn and Beachcomber are very nice indeed - the Universe Legends do seem to be a great set of little toys.
Karl
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Post by karla on Oct 16, 2008 21:15:24 GMT
ooo what transformer is that?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 16, 2008 21:54:16 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 20, 2008 21:15:42 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 20, 2008 21:18:32 GMT
Overload is a suprise, one of those already in Universe but decent paint job. Leo Prime = ugly. Dinobot looks better than Cheetor.
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 20, 2008 21:28:30 GMT
They all look pretty good other than Leo Prime. Ugly, ugly mould.
-Ralph
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Post by Nigel on Oct 22, 2008 16:57:08 GMT
They all look pretty good other than Leo Prime. Ugly, ugly mould. -Ralph And the colour scheme is doing it no favours whatsoever. An object lesson in how to take a poor mold and make it look worse. Karl For some reason, Leo Prime looks French to me. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 29, 2008 21:30:17 GMT
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Post by legios on Oct 29, 2008 22:15:21 GMT
A bit of a mixed bag I think. The Rodimus looks quite nice - much more rounded than the very angular 80's toy, but still quite true to the sense of the design. I'm not so fond of Warpath though - I think perhaps because they've gone from the original toy which transformed into a fairly good version of an actual thing to this one which turns into a bit of a collection of unlikely looking parts. Humanoid form is decent enough but the vehicle mode doesn't really do it for me (ironic, seeing as it is basically the same vehicle mode as Armada Megatron - I found it worked for him, but it doesn't do anything for me as Warpath for some reason). Karl |
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 29, 2008 22:43:01 GMT
NEW WHEELIE TOY!
-Ralph
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Post by Hero on Nov 2, 2008 15:01:49 GMT
Hate to say it but new Wheelie looks like he's grown up from his previous ugly ducking stage. Vast improvement. Did anyone see the Henkei Hotshot pic? A bit pointless I think, the older figure was articulate as he is. Henkei HotShot & Jam Copter |
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 2, 2008 17:19:52 GMT
I am delighted that there is a new Wheelie toy. I'd seen the name in a list of upcoming toys, but had assumed it would be a random name re-assignment or a repaint of something in orange. So pleased to see a new mould based on the original toy/character.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 2, 2008 17:48:19 GMT
The Shoulders and arms were v poor though. This fixes that and adds more detail to the mold. I'm interested by it |
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 2, 2008 19:09:05 GMT
Oh it looks pretty good, but my antithesis towards the character precludes me being unable to like the toy!
-Ralph
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Post by Hero on Nov 2, 2008 19:31:04 GMT
I can't stand Hotshot but more could'nt stand the way Takara seemed to over promote the character. It's probably just me. Yet more Armada salt in the Classics sugar bowl I'll have to scoop out from my mind  I owned the original toy, well... the cooler Japanese Laser-rod variant anyway. I moved it on but still have the box if anyone wants it for whatever reason |
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Post by legios on Nov 2, 2008 20:18:43 GMT
I'm not a huge fan of Wheelie as a toy (although certain TMUK stories and "Spotlight:Wheelie" have endeared him to me a lot as a character) but I have to say that the Universe Wheelie looks quite good, a nice reinvention there.
I have no feelings about the Hotshot whatsoever - didn't like the original toy, or the character so it is one of those ones that just skates past me. It is a little unnerving to think that Hotshot has now been around long enough to qualify as part of the "heritage" of Transformers. I'm used to thinking of him as a johnny-come-lately newcomer.
Karl
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Post by Hero on Nov 2, 2008 20:26:05 GMT
That's another thing too, Hotshot was more of a "Curtain Jerker" than a "Main Eventer" if you get what I mean  . Cheetor and Dinobot just about scrape in from "Midcard". In terms of look, I get the same visual vibe from this toy pic as I do with the upcoming MOTU Classics, where they are same looking toys but with more detail and articulation. Good thing about Hotshot is that he has furthered the Deluxe + Partner side of the sub-line and it makes me wonder which Transformer and buddy will be remediated for Classics/Henkei next. ===KEN |
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 2, 2008 21:41:41 GMT
I was proud to say that besides legends Hotshot I didnt own a single version of that character then earlier this year I got Armada Hotshot at a car boot sale. Only cost me 20p, even then I put it back 2 or 3 times and did another loop hoping it would be gone. When it wasn't I caved and bought it. 6 years of lowered expectation and a a price tag of one fifth of a pound and I found I didn't hate the thing near as much as I had expected. The transformation is different and it has character even if it is a retarded jam loving one.
The universe version seems to have done away with that character, the only thing that has ever tempted me to look at the toy was that it looked fun (I dread to think how much money I wasted on that line for that reason) and now its gone. Of course thanks to FP's love of hotshot moulds and that carboot find I now own a representative of each HOtshot mold so my completist nature is going to scream that if I have all of those rubbish ones I should give this one a chance.
Sigh.
As for Hotshots status as a main eventer I think hasbro always wanted him to be one. By default he did become one simply because he was the only consistant presence through the three series that wasn't a G1 character or have a massive reinvention in any of the lines.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 2, 2008 21:46:42 GMT
Hotshot is Rodimus crossed with Bumblebee though
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 7, 2008 19:11:17 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 7, 2008 19:12:58 GMT
Is Warpath mistransformed and has his gun turret facing the wrong way in tank mode ?
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 7, 2008 19:54:27 GMT
These may be the greatest toys ever made.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 7, 2008 20:00:16 GMT
Wow, yeah these look amazing!
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Post by Hero on Nov 9, 2008 20:31:38 GMT
I am really hoping the Henkei Cyclonus isn't that 'pinkish' in person. I just bought me one of those  . |
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Post by KnightBeat on Nov 16, 2008 10:28:20 GMT
TFClub have pictures of Classics Drag-Strip and Overkill. Drag-Strip as a repaint of Mirage looks fantastic, though I'm not convinced by the Grimlock repaint. Warning: the page is very, very, very, very, very slow to load. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 16, 2008 12:10:39 GMT
There's been pics of these around for a bit hasn't there ? Some naughty bandwidth nicking going on there too !
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Post by KnightBeat on Nov 16, 2008 13:01:25 GMT
Oops. Apologies, this is the first time that I've seen them.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 16, 2008 15:04:59 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 16, 2008 20:26:47 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 16, 2008 20:27:50 GMT
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. Cheetor and Dinobot just about scrape in from "Midcard". 
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