Oooh, good one. I hadn't thought of that.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev
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Oooh, good one. I hadn't thought of that.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev
^This! :D
...or as a 30th Anniversary compromise for Beast Wars next year, I'd be willing to accept a modern take on Tripredacus/Tripledacus &/or Magnaboss/II! :D
http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/...5.jpg~original
An image has surfaced for a figure that they figure will either be a Combiner Wars Ratchet or Prowl:
http://www.seibertron.com/transforme...-reveal/32717/
Personally I'm hoping for a Ratchet as I dont have a decent CHUG figure of him, though he would be a bit small in scale compared to many of the others from the Generations and Classics lines
I just discovered that Unite Warriors UW-02 - Menasor is going for $100US from HLJ as opposed to $135US from BBTS so just ordered myself one :D I don't usually buy doubles of figures but I'm loving this series so much I'm getting the CW as well as the UW figures so I can have the gestalts and the individual bots on display :)
What do people think the odds are that we will get a Unite Warriors Defensor? One the one had if they've done it with the last two Combiner Wars teams it seems likely they will do it here. However part of the appeal is that UW Superion and Defensor come with Slingshot and Wildrider respectively, replacing the new characters with classics - whereas Defensor already has all 5 original Protectobots (plus the new Rook) so it might not have as much selling appeal for those that don't like the roster changes.
100% for a UNite warriors Defensor IMOQuote:
Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev
Yeah 100% I don't think they will make a new Groove though unless there is an Afterburner mold we have not seen yet.
Regardless given the cost of the Japanese one is the same as the local one now, If I get one I will be waiting for the Japanese one because the paint aps will be nicer, and I'm hopping they paint the vehicles hubcaps to make them look less cheap.
I think if TakaraTomy does Defensor, they will rename and recolour Rook into Groove... or hold off until there is a motorcycle Deluxe mould for them to use in place of Rook (if the Technobot rumour is true, that would be an option).
Even though we have Groove as a Legends toy from Hasbro, the TakaraTomy combiner sets don't include the Legends member of each team (Powerglide, Blackjack), so their Defensor set won't have Legends Groove to remain at the same size/price-point as Menasor and Suprion.
The futuristic design of Streetwise makes me think *someone* planned to re-purpose a potential Afterburner as Groove sometime in the future. I think Takara will wait until Hasbro have announced the Technobots before announcing their version of Defensor. Remember Hasbro announced Superion/Menasor at least half a year or so before showing off the Protectobots...
Maybe at Botcon we'll see what Hasbro have planned for the next phase of the line.
Not sure if this is the right place to post this question, but whatever happened to profile/bio and tech spec info?
The CW figures only seem to have a very brief one liner about the figure's "specialty" and that's it.
There's very long bios in the comics that come with the US released CW deluxes. Wave 1 toys are 'international versions' and so have a very short bio so they can fit in the translations.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam
second last page of the comics with the deluxes have pretty decent bios, sadly the other size classes have nothing
Does hasbro intend to design/release any animal combiner wars figures like abominus or the seacons? Or even figures that split into two animals or two vehicles similar to duocons but with cool transformation, nothing spring loaded and decent articulation?
What two animals would you split into?
If we can think of enough minor mold retooling than hopefully Hasbro has too. Piranacon/Abominus/Monstructor/Predaking would all rely on this (unless they do something like a Titan Predaking next year).Quote:
Originally Posted by morg176
So I found my original G1 Thunderclash and he has a transformation scheme that's very similar to CW Prime, apart from the roof of the cab becoming his chest.
Add that to the White CW Prime image we saw in torso mode from the UK Toyfair makes me think there's a chance we might get a Thunderclash out of the OP Mould. We've already seen how the chest piece can be remoulded to make OP and Motormaster look completely different, it's not too hard a stretch to think we might get something reminiscent of the old G1 figure...
Rumour was the Optimus redeco due to go along with deluce Wave 4 was going to be called Optimus Maximus, but that would make a better combiner name, so you could be right. Unfortunately the colour of the head isn't quite right for Thunderclash.Quote:
Originally Posted by prjkt
It occurred to me today that Liokaiser might be doable out of the Aerialbots. It'd make a good Botcon exclusive if nothing else - I'd imagine we're almost guaranteed to get a combiner from them next year.
That sounds like an excellent idea, plus you have the Arms Microns that can double as the Breast Animals, smart thinking there Zommael.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zommael
Edit:
Leozack = Silverbolt
Guyhawk = Air Raid
Hellbat = Skydive
Jallguar = Off Road
Killbison = Rook
Thoughts?
You'd need to have six in the boxset, to match the six toys in the Gen1 set... with the Attendee toy being Deathcobra (the character that didn't get a toy), so that if you get a non-attendee boxset, you aren't missing a member of the main team.
The only head we saw was the combiner head... We haven't seen the robot head yet...Quote:
Originally Posted by Zommael
Deathcobra = Alphabravo/Blades/VortexQuote:
Originally Posted by griffin
Drillhorn = Rook
:D
I'm really hopin' for the Technobots. never had em as a kid, but i had a friend who did, and i always loved 'em Plus he's the last of the original G1 Autobot Combiners.
I thought I'd see what the new Groove would look like in Afterburner's colours and it works perfectly.
https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7725/1...efc12950_o.jpg
CW Afterburner by Paul, on Flickr
In fact I think the robot mode looks more like Afterburner than Groove. I've seen about 50/50 reactions to the image of CW Groove about if it could be retooled into Afterburner. The bike mode is different, but look at what they did to turn TF:Prime Arcee to GEN Chromia.
Well they do like to get multiple uses out of the mould. It wouldn't surprise me if they have an alternate tooling already lined up, much like they did with the Offroad mouldQuote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
I'm really hoping we get a new Wreck-Gar out of this too.
Rumour has it we're getting Wreck-Gar out of Legends Groove.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crimson Prime
How cool would it be if in alt mode TFCC Marissa Faireborn would fit on him :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
I'm starting to wonder who could be the new sixth, and possibly seventh, members of the Combaticons when they they finally make them.
I mean, we got two new ones with the Stunticons with Offroad being a spare appendage and Blackjack as a chest piece. With the Aerielbots we got Alpha Bravo as a spare appendage and Powerglide as a gun.
Maybe they could redo two classic Decepticon Micromasters. Nightflight as a chestpiece (since there is a gray enlongated piece with wings there on the original Bruticus) and maybe Bombshock for a gun? Or do you think they would do an extra limb character like the others?
There's rumours of a Legends Shockwave coming iirc, which if true, would be a pretty sweet throwback to that G1 episode of which name escapes me where Bruticus goes mental and uses Shockwave's gun mode
That's a damn fine idea :). Or maybe Starscream as a chest piece since he created Bruticus in the episode before that. They have done a little Thunder and Warp so sure that Screamer toy is on it's way anywayQuote:
Originally Posted by prjkt
I think the episode you were referring to was 'The Revenge of Bruticus' :)
Yep, that's the one
CW Thundercracker and Skywarp are repaintts of the Thrilling 30 Starscream from 2013/14 (can't remember when)
Oh yeh - I have him already :p:oQuote:
Originally Posted by prjkt
TC makes a pretty reasonable chest piece for the Prime/Menasor mould so it's not out of the question that they could re-release Starscream to serve the same purpose. A red (Armada-style) repaint is a possibility.Quote:
Originally Posted by prjkt
So, with Groove announced for the Unite Warriors Defensor, we are only one limb away from a full set of four extras, who presumably would look lovely combined with Galvatronus.
So which of the rumoured/expected Combaticons will be replaced by a new member? Not Vortex for sure, not Swindle as he'd be easier to make out of Offroad, so either Brawl or Blastoff. It seems almost certain the replacement will be a retooled Aerialbot since plane is just about the only military vehicle not represented (unless Hasbro want to do a complete new tooling for a boat). And it's already been noted that Blastoff could easily be retooled from Alpha Bravo.
Or could Takara go all out and give us a true Maskerade Combiner? Somehow I can see Jazz coming out of Dead End and Sideswipe is obvious, but they'd still have to pull of a Windcharger somehow. But it does seem more likely gifen Takara's devotion to the G1 cartoon in recent years. Hmmm.
I say Blast off would not be included with the Combaticons. If you look carefully at both the Combiner Wars and Kre-o, there is a bit of a pattern.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zommael
I agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by Handsprime
Hasbro could easily remould Rook (a.k.a his new name Quarterback) as Brawl.
Given that there are 4 Autobot combiner limb deluxes already announced, with only Mirage represented from the "Masquerade" Autobots, I think it's unlikely.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zommael
Further, I think Windcharger would be the easiest retool, as G1 Sideswipe and Jazz both have "bonnet chests", while none of the toys already announced/released do.
Not sure if you can count the Kre-Os as a pattern, as each Kre-O combiner only had 4 of the 5 characters, rather than a replacement character like Alpha Bravo, Rook, and Offroad.Quote:
Originally Posted by Handsprime
I hadn't noticed the same members were missing from the Kreon sets. It may just be a coincidence but that's kind of interesting. That could mean that yes Blast Off would be dropped for a new member. I personally hope for another new mould be character. But an aerialbot remould seems most likely.Quote:
Originally Posted by Handsprime
Then again I believe there were rumours that all 5 combaticons were getting made so, who knows.
If the kre-o sets are any indication that also hints at the potential dropped members for future combiners
computron: Nosecone
Abominus: Blot
Etc
Well the conidence is also with which figures are missing.Quote:
Originally Posted by M-bot
Slingshot - Left Arm
Wildrider - Left Leg
Groove - Right Leg
Blast Off - Right Arm
Sure Alpha Bravo was advertised as the Right Leg, but I wouldn't be surprised if we get a new Combaticon.
I agree it's likely there will be an alternative Combaticon, but like Slingshot, Groove and Wildrider, they will likely also release the missing character in time. Sell more toys that way!:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Handsprime
This feels oddly a Games Workshop move...Quote:
Originally Posted by M-bot