Stomski
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Post by Stomski on Jan 24, 2014 9:46:06 GMT
So TF Ex Optimus Prime just got dispatched... I ordered this as the Dragon mode looks utterly bonkers. So I got to thinking, what other bizarre TFs have there been?
To get you started...
TF Prime Unicron - Alt mode is a face with a mess around it.
The Capbots and Nike shoes are pretty out there, but I'm kinda thinking mainline figures.
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Post by Toph on Jan 24, 2014 17:10:55 GMT
Thank you for this topic. This will be my thing to think about for the day.
I think pretender shells semi count, as Stranglehold looks like either Sean Connery in Zardoz, or Burt Reynolds after becoming a pro wrestler.
Douldheader looks vaguely like a two-headed Mitt Romney.
But for actual alt modes, gonna have to think about it.
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 24, 2014 17:44:13 GMT
Megabolt Megatron. Utterly mad. A head with legs. Frightens me utterly. I can't even bear to look at pictures of it!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 24, 2014 17:52:44 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 24, 2014 17:54:03 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 24, 2014 17:54:53 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 24, 2014 18:01:15 GMT
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Post by Nigel on Jan 24, 2014 18:06:48 GMT
What's wrong with Strongarm? If this is a colour thing then much of Universe fits, really.
Meanwhile.... Beast Wars Mutants. Transforming from one animal to another isn't all that bad in itself, I suppose, but combined with the concealed robot head, that's bonkers.
And then there's Cybertron Unicron, just because Unicron is in no way supposed to be a tank. (Even though it is actually a nice toy.)
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 24, 2014 18:44:39 GMT
What's wrong with Strongarm?
The colour is b*****t mental for that toy
Of all of Universe only Silverbolt and the grape ape are really nutty
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 24, 2014 18:53:12 GMT
I mean who thought an energon blue jeep would have been a good idea? It's not like they had other options like say doing it in dark green and calling it Hound is it?
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 24, 2014 18:58:07 GMT
I've never thought Energon Strongarm was in any way crazy.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 24, 2014 19:08:14 GMT
have you ever been tested for colour blindness?
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 24, 2014 19:11:53 GMT
I have owned a Strongarm. Nowt wrong with it.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 24, 2014 19:18:36 GMT
Just to be clear, we're talking the Energon Blue repaint not the original!
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Post by Toph on Jan 24, 2014 19:24:37 GMT
The toaster from rotf should qualify. Not only is it a TOASTER, but the robot is bonkers fun
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 24, 2014 19:28:09 GMT
Just to be clear, we're talking the Energon Blue repaint not the original! Looks normal enough to me. It's a jeep. -Ralph |
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Post by blueshift on Jan 24, 2014 20:38:27 GMT
Yeah the colours look fine to me, especially compared to, you know, most other TFs
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Post by Jim on Jan 24, 2014 23:07:20 GMT
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Post by blueshift on Jan 24, 2014 23:09:59 GMT
How could we forget Injector. |
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Post by Toph on Jan 25, 2014 0:36:00 GMT
Likewise, i find nothing wrong or garish about strongarm. Actually find it better than his original deco.
I think colors should be ruled out, as half the franchise then becomes open game, reigned over by AMTC.
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Post by Toph on Jan 25, 2014 0:46:40 GMT
Don't forget Noctorro!
Also, Skybyte. While a cyborg white shark isnt that weird in the line, the way he was often used in fiction (swimming through pavement, swimming through the sky) combined with his character... It's just pure animated joy.
There's also RiD Megatron/CR Gigatron/Galvatron. A hand. A giant flying, disembodied hand. While it has mythological relevance to the japanese, mad props to hasbro figuring out a way to explain it to western audiences. A lot of his modes were nutty, too.
And any nebulon out of context. A human Transforming into a head, or an engine block, or even a gun is a really weird concept.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 25, 2014 10:11:07 GMT
BWII Galvatron is pretty crazy too
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Post by kayevcee on Jan 25, 2014 21:23:11 GMT
BWII Galvatron is glorious! It's a giant lavendar dragon of doom with cyclone cannons in it knees that turns into a very angry robot with hand-axes and a drill tank that looks a bit like a sex aid! What's weird about that?
Beast Machines Night Viper is pretty weird. Not the weirdest, but worth mentioning on a weird list.
-Nick
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Post by blueshift on Jan 25, 2014 21:32:01 GMT
I always found it strange he was never released in the West, it's a great mold, though I imagine it fell into a weird price point that didnt' fit what Hasbro were doing at the time.
Didn't Botcon try and get the mold, but found out it wasn't usable anymore or something?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 25, 2014 21:49:12 GMT
Galvatron did sort of get a western release: The Japanese version could be ordered through the Hasbro US online store.
I think the 3H Botcon wanted to repaint the CR Galvatron in Red as a BW Megatron thing but weren't able to.
Speaking of Beast Machines: BM Silverbolt's toy is all kinds of odd.
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Post by Toph on Jan 25, 2014 23:33:30 GMT
3H was gonna do Gig/Galv as BW Transmetal 3 Megatron, but went under before they could.
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Post by Bogatan on Jan 26, 2014 1:55:37 GMT
Heinlad.
Raccoon clock with balls.
And some how, to me, it looks even stranger in robot mode.
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Post by Toph on Jan 26, 2014 2:51:22 GMT
I was JUST thinking about him in regards to this list, too!
Was going through TFU.info, looking so see if any of my "homeless" figures are a reasonable match to pose as various pre-beast wars.
Add to this list, BH Knockout. Croc/sportscar fuzor. Pretty crazy in a fun way, and I almost never use the word "fun" in regards to TFP.
FYI to bw fans, the only way he could be more perfect as a prebeast Drancron, is if his translucents were orange. He is dead on, even down to color layout in robot mode.
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Stomski
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Post by Stomski on Jan 27, 2014 12:18:07 GMT
OMG, Injector's robot mode!! THAT FACE. I was avoiding Fuzors as just the concept is ridiculous, but that is something else.
Megabolt Megatron - if they retro fit the design into the show, then yes it's barmy. If the show came first - makes sense in context.
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Post by Toph on Jan 27, 2014 12:23:08 GMT
How is the concept of fuzors rediculous?
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