New pics and bios for Inferno, Vector Prime, Anim Blurr.

[griffin]

At the Hasbro online store:

Blurr
http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/ProductsByBrand.htm?BR=496&ST=SO&ID=23039&PG=8

Inferno
http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/ProductsByBrand.htm?BR=496&SBR=97&ST=SO&ID=23088&PG=2
Vector Prime
http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/ProductsByBrand.htm?BR=496&SBR=97&ST=SO&ID=23089&PG=2
I like Blurr's car mode, but looks a little too anorexic in robot mode. Inferno still looks like a brick with legs...

[i_amtrunks]

Also some nice galleries of Classics Inferno over at Seibertron.

Usually the galleries sway me to make purchases I would have otherwise skipped. All the gallery of Inferno did was make me want him more.

(need a swooning emoticon here!)

[loophole]

I wonder if you can change over his shield with G1 Blurr's that would be neat, i do like that Inferno i wonder how he sizes up with the rest of the classics/universe line?

[kup]

Why call the repaint Vector Prime? They would have gotten my money on that one if he had been named First Autobot and placed in the G1 side of Universe.

As Vector Prime? I already have two (Hasbro and Takara) and do not need a third.

[MV75]

Inferno is all shades of awesome. He'd kick your arse Griffin. :D

[Stompy]

Blurr is very lanky and skinny. Although I am really starting to love these very skinny Animated figures (Prowl, Swoop, Blackarachnia) as they are engineering marvels.

Inferno is just awesome if a tad bit boxy on the torso but it's a very solid looking figure in both modes.

As for Vector Prime... As much as I love the mould I can live with the original Hasbro version. Not keen on the brown.

[Lord_Zed]

I'm with Griffin on this one, Inferno looks like a box with Legs.

[GoktimusPrime]

"Hood'ja talkin' 'bout, Inferno?!" http://snakas.web.infoseek.co.jp/energon/img/e_optimus_r1.jpg :p ;)

[Lord_Zed]

"Hood'ja talkin' 'bout, Inferno?!" http://snakas.web.infoseek.co.jp/energon/img/e_optimus_r1.jpg :p ;)

Based on that pic, I still think Inferno is more boxy than Energon Prime, yes Energon Prime is a big guy, but he has better proprtions than Inferno. Energon Prime still has a defined thorax, abdomen, and pelvis. Based on the pics on the link above Inferno has a box on a tiny pelvis.

[STL]

"Hood'ja talkin' 'bout, Inferno?!" http://snakas.web.infoseek.co.jp/energon/img/e_optimus_r1.jpg :p ;)

:D

Fatimus beats anybody. He's gonna love Pinkimus. I actually don't think Inferno's too badly proportioned looking at the gallery on Seibertron.com. But then again, Ryan does such a brilliant job its hard to tell sometimes.

[Pulse]

Eh...

Inferno may be a little volvo-ish (ie. square-ish) in proportions :D, but he's still damn cool :)

[Robzy]

I actually don't think Inferno's too badly proportioned looking at the gallery on Seibertron.com. But then again, Ryan does such a brilliant job its hard to tell sometimes.Agreed!

Having said that, I think he looks great! I've watched a number of reviews too and he looks much better! He's quite tall too... taller (and bulkier) than Classics Optimus Prime!

[i_amtrunks]

I'd still have preferred a Ladder over a water cannon, but considering the majority of the newer fire engines these days do not have an external ladder it makes sense I suppose.

Does make it a little harder to see Inferno being retooled into Grapple and Artfire now.

[dirge]

Why call the repaint Vector Prime? They would have gotten my money on that one if he had been named First Autobot and placed in the G1 side of Universe.


Sadly, this is the way it is with the repaints in the Universe line. They're fairly generic. At least the colours we're seeing are better than the flood of purples and lime greens we saw when the first run of Universe toys came out back in 2004.

[i_amtrunks]

Sadly, this is the way it is with the repaints in the Universe line. They're fairly generic. At least the colours we're seeing are better than the flood of purples and lime greens we saw when the first run of Universe toys came out back in 2004.

Thank any of the gods you want that it seems Hasbro have run out of "allspark blue"...

Otherwise it's all the Universe series would be painted in. Allspark Blue Inferno anyone? :p

[liegeprime]

I wonder if you can change over his shield with G1 Blurr's that would be neat, i do like that Inferno i wonder how he sizes up with the rest of the classics/universe line?

Inferno is midway in size loophole - taller than prime but shorter than powerglide. There are some Vid reviews of him done at youtube ( cant find link now) where the reviewer stands him for comparison in sixe purposes to Classics Prime and TFU powerglide. hope this helps.

[Pulse]

Inferno is midway in size loophole - taller than prime but shorter than powerglide. There are some Vid reviews of him done at youtube ( cant find link now) where the reviewer stands him for comparison in sixe purposes to Classics Prime and TFU powerglide. hope this helps.

This one (http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=OwyxGR79yUg)? :)

[griffin]

The thing with 'Fatimus Prime' is that the odd proportions were intentional to accomodate the Super mode, to make sure Super Optimus/Grand Convoy didn't have a small abdomen with fat limbs. One mode had to be sacrificed for the other. But in Inferno's case, there isn't a need for the blockiness, as there isn't a third mode, and as it has been seen in toys like Robot Master Convoy/Optimus, panels can be shifted to prevent the main body section being a straight usage of the blocky cab of the vehicle mode. I just think it looks lazy for Inferno, with today's engineering, to use the cab as his entire abdoment (the front bumper folds down, but that's basically it). Even the Gen1 toy had the cab as just the chest and stomach of the robot mode, with a separate piece forming the waist, which made it look taller, not fat like this one.