TFCC Membership Figure - Depth Charge

[reillyd]

(Please post photos, comments or even a fully comprehensive review - these are just brief details to start you off)

Series - Timelines
Size/class - Deluxe
Year - 2013
New/remould/redeco - Redeco
Approximate Retail Price - $29 (club members) $39 (carded club members)
Allegiance - Maximal
Alt-mode - Jet
Main Colours - Blue, purple, grey, yellow
Main Accessories - Trident

[reillyd]

While I'm not a very heavy Beast Wars fan and might be missing out on the nostalgia-pull of a Depth Charge figure, I'm pleasantly surprised by the toy now that I've had a change to transform and play around with it. I loved the Generations Terradive figure when it first came out, and didn't think it would be possible to improve on it with a new deco. But the colour scheme is beautiful and there are some really nice touches to the toy, such as a trident for his weapon, and a flight/manta ray mode.

All in all, I think its one of the best membership figures they've released. There are a few minor flaws, such as the artwork on his bio card not matching the toy (and featuring an autobot logo rather than a maximal one), but he's going to be a pivotal figure in the ongoing club comic and I'm definitely glad to add this one to my collection.

Here's Depth Charge in flight mode from the front

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5321/9256022830_18d1507313_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41797763@N08/9256022830/sizes/z/in/photostream/)

and now, here's Depth Charge from the side.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3688/9253241943_48d18a6b12_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41797763@N08/9253241943/sizes/c/in/photostream/)

Note the clever deco of an actual "eye" near the cockpit, as an homage to the original manta ray toy.

[reillyd]

and here is Depth Charge in robot mode, with his yellow tipped trident


http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2854/9256023028_d6ed2a5d84_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41797763@N08/9256023028/sizes/z/in/photostream/)

[Sky Shadow]

It's the best Depth Charge toy ever released. (Yes, that's not an achievement.) It was a clever mould choice - looks like a sting ray, has a nautically-themed trident and the 'eyes' on the side of the altmode work well.

[1orion2many]

I don't like it but not sure why, I most probably would have gone with something that has a bit more substance as that looks to light on to be Depth Charge. I considered the original BW toy to be really good, Could be because I'm a beasties fan but this version is meh to me.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Yellow looks too much like cheese for my tastes:cool:

[Trent]

I really like the alt mode, not so much the bot mode.

[BigTransformerTrev]

I really like the alt mode, not so much the bot mode.

Yeah, got mine in the mail yesterday. Feel the same, very spindly in robot mode and the face isn't great - nice alt mode though

[Ravagecat]

Mine arrived last night...the posty literally through it at the door...not impressed :mad:
Toy is intact though thank goodness. As mentioned in another post it was sent from Sweden?? :confused: Must be cheaper for funpub to get it sent from China to Sweden then internationally as apposed to China to US to internationally??
Maybe they should of considered using Swedish back packers to do the deliveries to save costs even more :rolleyes:;) Maybe they would of been more considerate when delivering. :D

As for the toy... a very clever mold choice indeed, they didnt need to do much with this one. We all know and love Depthcharge as a big bulky Ultra class transformer so as mentioned he seems a little lacking in that department...but what can you do?? He is a deluxe size figure...

Overall...happy to have him my collection :)

[mharry]

The pin holding the right shoulder to the wing is missing on mine. Not impressed with my first incentive figure.

[UltraMarginal]

The pin holding the right shoulder to the wing is missing on mine. Not impressed with my first incentive figure.

You could try contacting the club to see what they can do about it. maybe

[Krayt]

Mattycollector appears to post via sweden too, but i've seen an explanation that swedish post has international offices, and they get sent at swedish prices from the USA.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

The pin holding the right shoulder to the wing is missing on mine. Not impressed with my first incentive figure.

I would email them and send a pic. They should do something for you. I had a funky faced Metalhawk and they sent out a new one in less time it took me to get the box set! :eek: The face, for those playing at home. (http://lh3.ggpht.com/-YXHKyvBLIqs/T8ZbCtT-U9I/AAAAAAAARv0/XiLZvpsPAuw/s1600-h/Metalface3.jpg)

[UltraMarginal]

The pin holding the right shoulder to the wing is missing on mine. Not impressed with my first incentive figure.

Any luck contacting the club?

I voted Maybe, simply because getting hold of this guy is an expensive process, you either pay club membership or you buy it from a third party seller making it 2-3 times the going price for a regular deluxe.

I really like this mold, having the original terradive, it's a complex and interesting transformation, a fairly good vehicle mode and the robot mode isvery dynamic. I think they did a great paint job the vehicle mode eyes and the paint on the head in particular are pretty nice touches.

I don't really have a place for it though, I guess it can go somewhere on my FOC shelf? I don't have any beastwars toys apart from a couple robot heroes.

If you just want to see what the mold is like get Terradive. If you love alternate forms of Beastwars characters, get this.

[STL]

Anyone taken pictures of it with the Botcon 2006 Beast Wars set? That'd be my main pull for it otherwise easy pass.

[Krayt]

Anyone taken pictures of it with the Botcon 2006 Beast Wars set? That'd be my main pull for it otherwise easy pass.

I'll take one for you.... if mine ever turns up!!!!!

Clubs respionded saying "They probably haven't reached australia yet"

[BigTransformerTrev]

I'll take one for you.... if mine ever turns up!!!!!

Clubs respionded saying "They probably haven't reached australia yet"

What crap! As Trent likes to point out, I live in the middle of butt#%ck nowhere and I recieved mine nearly a month ago!

Gee the club sucks!

[UltraMarginal]

I would mention that people in Australia, "remote" australia have had theirs for 3 weeks in some cases and the majority of people at least 2 weeks.
ask them how long they want to wait before declarign it lost in the post and then sending a replacement.

get some dates so you have a line marked in the sand.

[kup]

I think the original BW toy was excellent. I am not so sure about this one.

[griffin]

Anyone taken pictures of it with the Botcon 2006 Beast Wars set? That'd be my main pull for it otherwise easy pass.

This enough?

http://www.toycollectors.com.au/blog/a700.jpg