When was the last time we saw chrome??

[sideswipes brother]

When was the last time we saw normal everyday chrome on a Transformer?
(excludes reissues,exclusives and Japanese special things)
The last i can recall it was RID. How long ago was that?
How many of the modern Tf's we have had in the last few years would absolutely look amazing with some chrome on them. (Lugnuts anyone?)
I wonder why it isn't a standard thing to do anymore?:(

[MV75]

Generations thrust.

Did binaltech have it?

[SkyWarp91]

Yeah, MV75 is right. The last time we saw Chrome was like a fortnight ago when Generations Thrust came out, all with his chormed-up cockpit! :D

[Oldschool78]

Brimstone would have been a likely candidate

[liegeprime]

Brimstone would have been a likely candidate

Yeah those exhausts would be a killer looking bike with chrome on em. So would Bludgeon if his swords were chrome.:)

[5FDP]

There was also Recon Ravage just before Thrust came out. Looked 110% better with chrome.

[griffin]

According to a recent Hasbro Q&A, Recon Ravage was a test-subject for bringing chrome back to Hasbro TFs, so expect to see more with it in upcoming toys.

[Robzy]

Let's hope so! Long overdue IMO...

[MV75]

According to a recent Hasbro Q&A, Recon Ravage was a test-subject for bringing chrome back to Hasbro TFs, so expect to see more with it in upcoming toys.

I've figured out prime in tf3 movie.

ROTF toy with chrome smokestacks. :)

[langzixinxin]

I don't want chrome. I got MP-01B. The chrome wore after a month play. :mad:

[kup]

I don't want chrome. I got MP-01B. The chrome wore after a month play. :mad:

If they do it smart, it can be good. If they use it as small highlights rather than large moving pieces, it can work well.

[optimus1]

I miss chrome on my new transformers!

But not as much as I miss rub signs :) 'Cos we have Real Transformers and not Gobots people :p

[5FDP]

I miss chrome on my new transformers!

But not as much as I miss rub signs :) 'Cos we have Real Transformers and not Gobots people :p

+1 :D Loved it when Hasbro brought back the rub signs when Classics first came out.

I suppose we could order some from Reprolabels and put rub signs on all of our Transformers ;) Who's with me? :p

[Verno]

My TM2 Scourge and Ramulus are suffering terrible chrome cancer. It might be fine for a display thing, but as a toy, I don't think it really works.

[kup]

My TM2 Scourge and Ramulus are suffering terrible chrome cancer. It might be fine for a display thing, but as a toy, I don't think it really works.

It works in small doses but not for large surfaces like in those toys.

[Verno]

Yeh, as you said Kup, small highlights. Yet without it, we wouldn't have the majesty of figures like Depth Charge and Rampage.

[Seraphim Prime]

From memory Hasbro said they had devised a new method of chrome application, one that would hopefully not lead to the dreaded cosmic rust.

Recon Ravage was the test subject for this new method and whether it could withstand play/whether it looked good.

But, as others have said, chrome really only looks good when it's used to subtley highlight something (eg: RiD Ultra Magnus's grill/Omega Prime's chest) rather than as a major design feature of the toy (eg: TM2 Scourge) otherwise all our TFs will come out looking like 1960s/70s Cadillacs. :)

[SharkyMcShark]

It still makes me mighty nervous on Recon Ravage. I've not really played with that figure, just put it on display.