I was playing with my POTP Moonracer. I'm not sure if this new Chromia just shares a similar design and engineering or is a heavy remould with some new engineering.
Either way they are very similar.
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I was playing with my POTP Moonracer. I'm not sure if this new Chromia just shares a similar design and engineering or is a heavy remould with some new engineering.
Either way they are very similar.
Added to the diorama display of WFC toys is the robot mode of Cog (at the breakfast preview it was only in its separate parts, as weapons for other toys).
I would have liked a shot from behind of Cog. I'm really curious about what he looks like from behind.
I am sure I saw something about not combining.Quote:
Originally Posted by DELTAprime
It's very interesting to hear this, as wasn't a fair bit of Moonracer's kibble and such attributed to having to accommodate a combiner limb mode?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jellico
What’s the bet the rumoured new Six Gun is a repaint?Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin
Pretty sure that's a given :DQuote:
Originally Posted by M-bot
That would have been Counterpunch. I would be surprised if Chromia wasn't a combiner limb, as I thought they would eventually give us a female combiner team for Elita 1 (so far with Moonracer and Firestar).Quote:
Originally Posted by Jellico
According to the panel write up you quoted here they said Chromia doesn't combine. It's in bold :pQuote:
Originally Posted by griffin
As if I read anything griffin writes.... :p
Well I just read something that Griffin guy wrote and now I guess I have to buy Hound if I want to get Lionizer.:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin
Just a thought, can we please fix the title from “Seige” to “Siege?” It’s a bit weird to look at.
I didn't realise I had siege spelled incorrectly... oops.
There is a poster showing the revealed Autobots that show three Tetrajets (so maybe we will see an official tetrajet toy?) and some cybertronian text hidden that you need to use image enhancements to see. Not only that, but seems to be a cypher as well. I am sure someone will eventually post, but anyone here good with cyphers?
No but I know a guy named Lu Cypher. Bad bad individual. :D
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Originally Posted by reillyd
From that Seibertron topic (this was another Poster being given way by Hasbro at SDCC - there were so many this year), the Cybertronian lettering at the bottom of the poster says "Light the Darkest Hour", so someone used a black light or bright light to reveal a second set of Cybertronian text over the top of Prowl, which gave a string of letters that was 13 letters shifted in the alphabet (so take the letter and move halfway along the alphabet to get the actual letter)... giving us the phrase - Activate Operation Counterstrike.
That was certainly some easter egg there, requiring a lot of creative thinking to find the hidden letters, and then work out the hidden phrase.
But what does it mean? Is that the theme of this series... or could it be the title of the second chapter, leaked early because Hasbro didn't think anyone would figure it out.
Thanks Griffin for solving that mystery, even if it opens new questions.
I am going to go out on a limb here but Sideswipe is definitely an earth mode. Could it be that the Autobots lost the war, fled the planet , but are now launching a counterstrike siege to retake the planet? Or a resistance that stayed in hiding
Did we know about Prowl and Red Alert before this poster? I mean, it's logical, but still...Quote:
Originally Posted by reillyd
Some of the Siege toys were on display at the latest Japanese Wonderfest Convention, and these ones appeared to be production figures, as they weren't painted prototypes.... showing us what the colours should be like on the released toys.
We also get to see some packaging examples as well.
And going back to the posting above about the SDCC poster with a hidden message - it looks like there were four posters given out by Hasbro at the event for WFC, and each one looks to have had a different hidden message, as a second poster has been found and it's hidden message decoded - Autobots the hour is upon us.
Hopefully the other posters show up (like on ebay), and someone is able to decode the entire message... to see if it does indeed give us info about the new series.
Maybe? Amazon has 3 different Prowls listed for 2019 release.Quote:
Originally Posted by SharkyMcShark
I think two are cyberverse and one Siege - same pricepoint and due out same day as Ironhide.
Just had a look at all nof this and it looks like there's more to like than the Ultra Magnus.Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin
1. This new Hound is an update of the highly popular Universe Hound with a Ravage included!
2. Sideswipe in an armed-to-the-teeth combiner mode means he's not so ho hum (Sideswipe has been done to death over the years).
This is of interest, if true.Quote:
Originally Posted by shockNwave
That era of CHUG was arguably the high watermark of mold design and detail and I'd love to see it revisted, even if it is previous engineering being tweaked.
The packaging for the deluxes look... expensive :(Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin
A definite sign I'm going to have to cherry pick my favorites and buy just those guys (and/or gals) than try to hunt down the whole line.
The RRP for the deluxes is $20 USD so yeah these'll be pricey here.Quote:
Originally Posted by FatalityPitt
Does anyone remember what they said about using the new Ultra Magnus for retools/repaints at SDCC? I seem to recall them saying it would be a very small number. I don't need a new Ultra Magnus but I think I'd love a Thunderclash or even Delta Magnus from the mould.
The one WFC figure which is a let down for me sadly, is Lionizer. It's great they're going with obscure characters like Action Master partners, but this largely feels like an "in name only" homage to the character. Not only is the colour scheme wrong, but going from changing into a mortar cannon to a regular sword, is a massive step-down in firepower. It's a shame, because with every single other character in the line so far, they've pretty much nailed it.
I find the cardboard on the boxes and trays to be quite thin and flimsy. The figures feel more solid but the boxes feel lighter. Possibly to offset the cost of using more plastic as the Siege toys are less reliant on hollow parts.Quote:
Originally Posted by FatalityPitt
A cost-cutting measure I'm totally fine with if it means better toys (and it certainly does)! The packaging does LOOK nice though.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
And under blacklight, reveal secret messages.
One thing which is disappointing is the cab for Ultra Magnus - in fact the entire figure falls short of what we're getting with VOY Prime. The cab for UM is not only a completely different cab mould to VOY Prime, but design-wise, it's like a stripped down version of the Classics Ultra Magnus mode and thanks to the massive arm kibble in cab mode, suffers from the same problem Robots in Disguise Ultra Magnus did with the cab - namely that it doesn't properly work in vehicle mode due to the kibble. Worse still, with the trailer serving as storage for armour parts, it cannot hold Autobot cars easily or instinctively.
I have to say, looking at video reviews, that the Leader Class Figures seem less engineered than Voyager class figures (the design gap reminds me of the difference between a MG kit and a 1/100 kit for those familiar with GUNPLA). While I love what they've done so far with most of the Weaponisers (Lioniser should have been Orange and turned into a gun dammit), Micromasters, Deluxes and Voyagers from what I've seen on video reviews, the Leader Class stuff really does seem like the ball was dropped on it in terms of engineering.
Sounds like business as usual for Leader Class toys, I can't even remember the last time I picked up a Leader Class and felt I was paying more for anything other than size.Quote:
Originally Posted by bowspearer
I think it's more noticeable this time because not only is the engineering so good on some of the Voyagers, but because we're essentially paying Leader class prices for figures that are somewhere between Voyager class and Ultra Class.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord_Zed
I felt this way looking at a lot of Prime Wars 'leader class' figures (I dislike the size class names incidentally). My expectation is that any one toy can fit in the same level of molded detail per square centimeter as any another. In a sense I assume they can all be at the same 'resolution'.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord_Zed
But leader class toys tend to look like smaller toys up-scaled. For some characters I think that would work - a leader class Skylynx with a somewhat clunky kiddy texture would have been fine. For a lot of others however it's a bit of a let-down.
Surprised there's no leaks from London Toy Fair :(
I just wanna get a good look at how the new Omega Supreme is developingQuote:
Originally Posted by KELPIE
Ditto. I've always loved Omega Supreme from the comics (TF US Issue #13), but never had one as a kid. It just looked SO cool in the shops. When I bought the Encore release I was ecstatic. But compared to say Combiner Wars Metroplex, he's looking pretty small. So I crave one that's larger, and hope that they include the movable tank feature. Probably not, to cut costs, but one can dreamQuote:
Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev
I’d kinda like him same height as Devastator, that’s make for some epic battle photosQuote:
Originally Posted by reillyd
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Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev
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Originally Posted by reillyd
I just did a video showcasing 150+ Generations Autobots. In it I discuss how much I like the scale of YOTS Omega Supreme. As in he is much bigger than the Combiner Wars gestalts but still only up to the hips of the Titans.Quote:
Originally Posted by prjkt
But yeah, CW Devestator would still tower over him.
Has there been any new info re Omega apart from these few images?
https://i.imgur.com/z6mySIN.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/c7HAaCY.jpg
I suspect we'll be getting a lot more info next month at the next Toyfair (or beforehand if anything gets leaked)