ALL THINGS TRANSFORMERS!!!!

[Spanbauer]

whoever posed the one on the left should be fired...unless thats all it has.

That's Hasbro's official photo, and it's a testament to how little care Hasbro has for their products once they get past the resin mold status; they can't be bothered to paint, color, or photograph them properly. They will however pay someone to photoshop the ____ out of it on the back of the box to make it look like it would if they had any shame.

 

[ArmoredFoe]

That's Hasbro's official photo, and it's a testament to how little care Hasbro has for their products once they get past the resin mold status; they can't be bothered to paint, color, or photograph them properly. They will however pay someone to photoshop the ____ out of it on the back of the box to make it look like it would if they had any shame.

yeah I mentione it in an earlier post, but as I said it boggles my mind that hasbro with all its money cant make an awesome figure, but then walking around BotCon you see all these awesome customs from small companies or just people in general and again I say...how the hell does hasbro not get it. I think as you noted, once past the initial mold stage they dont care anymore they know it will sell and they sleep well.

 

[Ra88]

Precisely. For anyone interested, I put this comparison together to show how they stack up:

He's going to look great next to Buster Prime.

Oh man, that really sells it for me. I am absolutely in love with that paintjob. The aircraft grey, all the additional paintapps....If it comes with new accessoires (which I doubt it will but you never know) I'll be in heaven!

 

[bcm77]

Oh man, that really sells it for me. I am absolutely in love with that paintjob. The aircraft grey, all the additional paintapps....If it comes with new accessoires (which I doubt it will but you never know) I'll be in heaven!

I had zero intention of buying that mold but once again Takara bring to life a mold that Hasbro couldn't be bothered to detail properly and I'll certainly be reconsidering.

I think that calling it a Masterpiece is pushing it a bit because it's still lacking a measure of detail that a true MP would have.........had they gutted the electronics and reworked some of it then maybe the alt mode would look even better and his rear jets in robot mode are just as absent as the Hasbro version. I think a set that clips into place would be a perfect accessory.

It was my birthday yesterday and I got the new Voyager Class Seaspray from a couple of friends which fits perfectly in my Classics lineup

I also got word that my Kapow Toys order has shipped so when I return from staying with my friends I should have a parcel containing,

PerfectEffect Rumble & Frenzy
Generations wave 1 Thrust,Drift & WFC Bumblebee

 

[Ra88]

It's a shame that it's not a real MP mold, yes, but it still is quite a good mold, and those who bought the US leader say that is nice and hefty, unlike Optimus who was a bit more delicate. But the paint alone pushes it into masterpiece territory, IMO.

Belated happy birthday dude! What do you think of Sea Spray?

No Optimus, btw?

 

[Deak Starkiller]

Wow, Takara does it again. SS was one of the best movie designs too.

 

[bcm77]

It's a shame that it's not a real MP mold, yes, but it still is quite a good mold, and those who bought the US leader say that is nice and hefty, unlike Optimus who was a bit more delicate. But the paint alone pushes it into masterpiece territory, IMO.

Belated happy birthday dude! What do you think of Sea Spray?

No Optimus, btw?

Thanks!

Seaspray is f'ing good, I reckon it was intended for the Generations line until plans were changed for that line to be Deluxe only as it doesn't really fit with the Movie aesthetic.

Regarding WFC Prime I think he's decent but I want to hang on and see if more WFC toys happen as a bigger version would be preferable and I might do the same with Megatron.

 

[lerath666]

I remember reading something about that over on TFW that Hasbro said they weren't doing any voyagers in the generations line at Botcon, it's supposedly only going to be deluxes and below. I could be wrong, as that's only hearsay, but if anyone knows more, feel free to contribute.

 

[bcm77]

I remember reading something about that over on TFW that Hasbro said they weren't doing any voyagers in the generations line at Botcon, it's supposedly only going to be deluxes and below. I could be wrong, as that's only hearsay, but if anyone knows more, feel free to contribute.

Deluxes only, that's why Grapple ( repaint/retool of Universe Voyager Inferno ) and Windcharger ( all new G1 style Scout Class mold ) are in the HFD line.

 

[lerath666]

Ah, so we might see aome voyager scale WFC toys in th HFD line then?

 

[HottoyzJoker]

Review I found of Leader Starscream dont know if its been posted. I might have to buy 2 of them now...

 

[bcm77]

Ah, so we might see aome voyager scale WFC toys in th HFD line then?

It's possible but beyond the Cliffjumper repaint of Bumblebee no other WFC toys have been confirmed after Soundwave & Megatron.

Hasbro did say at Botcon that subject to sales they would like to make more WFC toys and Starscream is already on the shortlist so fingers crossed.

They also mentioned that if they could find a way to market them to kids ( which probably means adding electronics and other gimmicks ) that Omega Supreme & Trypticon would also be considered.

My top 5 wants for each side are,

1.Voyager Class Optimus Prime
2.Supreme Class Omega Supreme
3.Deluxe Class Ironhide
4.Deluxe Class Ratchet
5.Deluxe Class Sideswipe

1.Voyager Class Megatron
2.Supreme Class Trypticon
3.Voyager Class Shockwave
4.Deluxe Class Starscream
5.Deluxe Class Brawl

 

[ArmoredFoe]

I seen that leader class Starscream at botcon, but now seeing him again he looks pretty awesome.

 

[Ra88]

This is a pretty cool project from the Allspark:

Just thought I'd plug this, since some of you might get a kick out of it:

https://allsparktoybox.com/

Basically, it lets you compare figures sizes, move them around, show alt modes, ect.

It's only just started, but we have all of Universe 2.0, the recent Botcon figures and a good selection others. More will get added as time goes on, but this could be a great TF resource.

 

[the angry orc]

ordered leader starscream from tru.com. can't wait to get him. picked up the war for cybetron bumblebee. he is all kinds of awesome.

 

[frenzy_rumble]

Man, I think I lost about 10 years of my life with this project, but I had a lot of fun with it. Please look around for threads of the individual dinobots. Also, there are 2 heads for this custom. the first is Wheelie (I posted him several weeks ago) which TRANSFORMS into Extinction's head. I've also thrown in another head with LED lights (self-containted, and on/off switch on back of head)

bio/story credits to the very talented (and helpful) David "Fabexmax" Walton

Extinction

Following the defeats at the hands of Unicron (TF Movie) and the the Predacons (Call of the primals) The dinobots start to show signs of mutiny in the ranks of the Dinobots. Slag and Sludge question if Grimlock is truly the strongest one there is. Before a battle for a shift of power can begin with their ranks, they are interupted by one of the few Autobots all the Dinobots trust, Wheelie. He informs Grimlock that Gnaw, Wheelie's pet Sharticon went haywire destroyed a small Cybertronian fair, and commendered a shuttle and left for the Quintesson planet! In an attempt to regain control Grimlock decrees that the Dinobots will go to the Quinteson planet and retrieve Gnaw. The other dinobots are leary, but Wheelie's excited cheers about not only returning to his home planet and saving his pet/friend sway them to follow Grimlocks plan. Not being known for their piloting skills, Grimlock, Wheelie, and the Dinobots find Scattershot in the Autobot hanger and convince him to deploy them on the Quintesson planet for a recon mission. Once on the planet, they find that things are amiss. A lone Quintesson looking to reclaim the power that was usurped from them via Hot Rod, Kup, and the Dinobots has initiated Protocol: Frenzy, a program designed to reboot all the Sharticons and send them on a seek and detroy mission throughout the cosmos. Millions of them! Once on the planet, the dinobots are immediately attacked and their ship is over run and literally devoured. The Dinobots and Scattershot fight valiantly, but the sheer numbers of the Sharticons is too great and they are over run. In the midst of the battle Wheelie is searching for the spark of Gnaw, and while doing so is mortally wounded by some Sharticons forcing the heroes to retreat and regroup in Wheelies former hideaway on the planet. Defeated and with no way off the planet or to call reenforcements, their fate seems doomed. Slag says the Dinobots would crush the Sharticons with stronger leader! The fight that started on Cybertron continues in Wheelie's bunker. But in their weakened state, the battle is over shortly as Scattershot states this is madness, you are a TEAM! Scattershot states that if the other Technobots were there, they'd have a fighting chance with Computron. Then the as Grimlock surveys the bunker he sees Swoop holding the dying Wheelie, but also notices that Wheelie has scavenged parts and pieces from the left of parts of the various "residenst" of the planet. "me Grimlock say we, Dinobots ARE a team, and Dinobots shall save the day!" He looks at Scattershot. "You Scattershot will make Dinobots combine" We will be the strongest. We Will crush all those who stand in our way." "But thats... thats... INSANE" Scattershot states, thinking about the sheer destruction all of their powers combined would unleash on this planet, let alone the universe "...but what other choice do we have."Slag and Sludge have enough of following BORING Grimlock" We rather die on Shark planet befor...."Enough!!!!" Swoop says while holding the almost lifeless Wheelie. "Grimlock is dinobot, we are dinobots, he is leader, WE follow Grimlock. Friend Wheelie need our help" All the while Scattershot has surveyed and scan the items into his databanks, and scans Wheelie's body and all of the dinobots..."And help him we will Swoop"

(yes, Wheelie IS the head)

Slag
https://www.flickr.com/pho...ets/72157624301931821/

Sludge
https://www.flickr.com/pho...ets/72157624427823450/

Swoop
https://www.flickr.com/pho...ets/72157624428630968/

Grimlock
https://www.flickr.com/pho...ets/72157624429215900/

Snarl
https://www.flickr.com/pho...ets/72157624428179158/

Wheelie
https://www.flickr.com/pho...ets/72157624002175053/

Moonbase 55
https://www.flickr.com/pho...ets/72157624430377716/

The Boneyard
https://www.flickr.com/pho...ets/72157624305630965/

Sabertooth and Mastodon
https://www.flickr.com/pho...ets/72157624429671064/

 

[ArmoredFoe]

Damn those dinobots look awesome!!!

 

[zerogouki]

Amazing Frenzy, simply amazing!

 

[the angry orc]

just...wow. amazing work, man. love the paint job and detailing. that thing would definitely wreck some stuff.

 

[bagelsncheesey]

score!