Transformers questions by newbies, and not-so-newbies

G1 its the black costume.
in the Avengers crossover it appears to be his regular PJs (ie; red&blue)

Gutsman Heavy is right.

To elaborate - Spiderman appears in G1 US#3 in his black symbiote costume. The events of Transformers #3 occurs shortly before Spiderman #258. At this stage the Transformers (primarily the Decepticons) activities have drawn the world's attention, although S.H.I.E.L.D. seemed surprisingly dismissive* of the Decepticon threat!!

http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/marvel/covers/us03.jpghttp://www.samruby.com/AmazingSpider...n258_small.jpg

In the Transformers-Avengers crossover Spiderman is a member of the Avengers, and yeah, sporting his traditional red & blue tights. ;)

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/ma...rs_Vol_1_4.jpg

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*Nick Fury's response to the Decepticon threat:
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/tr...x-Nicholas.jpg

IMO Nick Fury became way cooler in the Ultimate and movie universes.
L: Ultimate Fury, R: movie Fury (as seen in the Iron Man movie)
http://cache.io9.com/assets/resource...tenickfury.jpghttp://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n.../Nick-Fury.jpg
I doubt Sam Jackson Fury would've sat on his laurels with Decepticons rampaging about...

That Nick Fury quote makes me wonder why there was never a Transformers/Godzilla crossover? :D

(I think Godzilla's adventures in the Marvel Universe are still canon... but no one is ever going to mention them again.)

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Originally Posted by Paulbot

That Nick Fury quote makes me wonder why there was never a Transformers/Godzilla crossover? :D

(I think Godzilla's adventures in the Marvel Universe are still canon... but no one is ever going to mention them again.)

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GODZILLA is in the Marvelverse?
Hmm that's interesting. That's also something Im keen to see again. Think of all the destruction and death oooh blood soaked sneakers!

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Originally Posted by liegeprime

GODZILLA is in the Marvelverse?
Hmm that's interesting. That's also something Im keen to see again. Think of all the destruction and death oooh blood soaked sneakers!

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A summary of Godzilla's adventures. As you see SHIELD was all over the series which is why Fury is dismissive in that picture Goktimus showed: He's had enough of dealing with giant licensed properties from Japan ;)

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Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime

I doubt Sam Jackson Fury would've sat on his laurels with Decepticons rampaging about...

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"I'm sick and tired of these mother f**king decepticons rampaging about in mother f**king Oregon!":p

Sound right?

oooh nice link Paulbot, thanks! ...reads happily of the destruction Godzilla is wreaking.....

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Originally Posted by Bartrim

"I'm sick and tired of these mother f**king decepticons rampaging about in mother f**king Oregon!":p

Sound right?

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They'd have to work something about his wallet in there too... :D

Do the Diaclone toys have names? More specifically does the red Sunstreaker have a name?

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Originally Posted by Paulbot

That Nick Fury quote makes me wonder why there was never a Transformers/Godzilla crossover? :D

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There was. It's named Trypticon. :)

Har! :D

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Originally Posted by Paulbot

(I think Godzilla's adventures in the Marvel Universe are still canon... but no one is ever going to mention them again.)

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Godzilla @ Marvel Wikia :)

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Originally Posted by Gutsman Heavy

Do the Diaclone toys have names? More specifically does the red Sunstreaker have a name?

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They do... but remember that Diaclones are meant to be piloted mecha like in Macross, so they have names just like Macross mecha have name, but they're not sentient living robots by any means.

Sunstreaker was called Countach-LP500S/Super Tuning. No separate names for the yellow and red versions.

Thanks gok, I was hoping there was a good name for a Red Sunstreaker since if I do a head swap to make Universe Tigertrack I'll have a red Sunnie leftover.

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Originally Posted by Gutsman Heavy

Thanks gok, I was hoping there was a good name for a Red Sunstreaker since if I do a head swap to make Universe Tigertrack I'll have a red Sunnie leftover.

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I'm doing that head swap too. I'm calling Red Sunstreaker "Spin-Out" after the original name for "Sunstreaker".

ohh nice idea Paulbot!

Just noticed this discussion.

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Originally Posted by Golden Phoenix

Just some questions about the Cliffjumper upgrade kit.
- Do you guys think this one is legit?
- The seller says that this is from the second production of the kit. I was under the impression that there was only 1 run (hence the price you see nowadays)
- and finally, that's a good price right?

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No. There was never a "second production of the kit".

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Originally Posted by FFN

It's a bootleg, and apparently it's a crap bootleg.

Pricing: The REAL one isn't worth that much. I mean, you can spend that much money on better things, or hell, get yourself an extra City Commander set. From what I recall, Fan's Project themselves artificially created the ridiculous prices for the Cliffjumper set that we see now by jacking up the price every time somebody enquired about it. At least, that's what people on the major TF boards reported.

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Originally Posted by 1orion2many

Wouldn't saying that about Fans Project without solid evidence be classed as slanderous? This is more a question for our Legal Eagle on the board:o.

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Thanks 1orion2many.

I would take what "people on the major TF boards reported" with a grain of salt. Many of them still cannot tell the difference between FansProject and TFClub.

To set the record straight:

FansProject = kit designer/maker (Cliffjumper, City Commander, AT/BT Gas Tank)

TFClub = fan club in mainland China
TFC Toys = TFClub's own toy brand (Movie Optimus Prime sword, Allspark Cube, Starscream Coronation kit, Battle Rollar)

FansProject created the 300 Cliffjumper kits, but they weren't the one doing the selling. The 300 kits went to HK-TF, me, a Canadian friend, and TFClub.
Three of the four: HK-TF, me, and the Canadian friend sure as hell did not "jack up the price every time somebody enquired about it", unless you considered my price here on the board USD $24.10 (airmail registered included) to be ridiculous.

If I was to artificially create the ridiculous prices, I would have sold all mine on eBay, not here on the board for USD $24.10 for the fans. I am upset that FansProject's reputation has been dragged down.

Venksta from TFW2005 already summed it up very well.
(Post #18: http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transf...warning-2.html )

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Actually, you are wrong about them raising the price. FansProject always intended the CJ kits to be sold at $30. But they themselves did not sell the kits. They gave them all to the different clubs in china and hong kong to sell. They had suggested to the clubs to sell the kits at $30 each. However, they didn't have control over some people being charged $90 or more. Since some sellers noticed the demand, they decided to make money off of it, then do fans a favor.

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http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transf...warning-3.html

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Originally Posted by SCPrime

Not true, I emailed fansproject directly about getting their 2nd run CJ kit and they said it'll be $120. So yes, they increased it from $30, to $90, to $120. $120 is still better than $300 it goes on ebay but a far cry from the initial $30 price point.

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Originally Posted by Venksta

Did you email them from their official website, FansProject, or did you contact TFClub, a different group from FansProject, who sold the CJ kits. People get confused between TFClub and FansProject. FansProject never sold the Cliffjumper kits. They gave them to the different TF clubs in China and Hong Kong to sell. Like I stated early, FansProject wanted the CJ kits to be sold for $30 always. The sellers decided to jack the price up on their own, when they saw the demand.

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Originally Posted by SCPrime

I stand corrected, I emailed TFClub. I thought they are one in the same.

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Originally Posted by Venksta

No worries. Everyone actually thinks the same about them both.

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Yeah it sucks... these guys are making kits like this primarily as a service for fans by fans - like fansubbing. They charge money because it costs money to make this stuff, but afaik they're not out to make a profit. I hope that FansProject's image will recover from this. :(

I'm sure it will :). It's not like they're the ones flogging 'em off for $320 each.

By the way, Do you think this is genuine?

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Originally Posted by Pulse

I'm sure it will :). It's not like they're the ones flogging 'em off for $320 each.

By the way, Do you think this is genuine?

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I don't think so. :(

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transf...t-warning.html

Thanks for that Kyle :). I'm sure someone will confuse it with the real one some day... :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Kyle

Just noticed this discussion.



No. There was never a "second production of the kit".





Thanks 1orion2many.

I would take what "people on the major TF boards reported" with a grain of salt. Many of them still cannot tell the difference between FansProject and TFClub.

To set the record straight:

FansProject = kit designer/maker (Cliffjumper, City Commander, AT/BT Gas Tank)

TFClub = fan club in mainland China
TFC Toys = TFClub's own toy brand (Movie Optimus Prime sword, Allspark Cube, Starscream Coronation kit, Battle Rollar)

FansProject created the 300 Cliffjumper kits, but they weren't the one doing the selling. The 300 kits went to HK-TF, me, a Canadian friend, and TFClub.
Three of the four: HK-TF, me, and the Canadian friend sure as hell did not "jack up the price every time somebody enquired about it", unless you considered my price here on the board USD $24.10 (airmail registered included) to be ridiculous.

If I was to artificially create the ridiculous prices, I would have sold all mine on eBay, not here on the board for USD $24.10 for the fans. I am upset that FansProject's reputation has been dragged down.

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I'm sorry! :o

Has Revelation 4 (Sideswipe) been released yet?

I went to my local comic store on Monday and picked up the latest ish of All Hail Megatron - no sign of Spotlight: Sideswipe. :/

Thanks, Goktimus. I went to get that and Deadpool #2 as well this week. Thought I missed it.

That's what standing orders are for dude. I've had mine since G1. :)

I should probably start doing that.

I was looking at some of the movie toys (Ironhide and Blackout) today and thought they looked ok.

Does the automorph gimmick get in the way of fun with these guys?

I don't have any movie toys so I don't really know what it's like.

Nope. That's the awesomesauceness of the automorph gimmick - it doesn't impede with articulation or playability! :D

Here are my video reviews of movie Blackout and Ironhide:
Blackout (please note the video response)
Ironhide

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Very early releases of Blackout had problems with the Automorphing. The gears slipped so you could quite easily end up with one that couldn't transform back into vehicle mode properly.

yo, i have a few questions about
Optimus Prime Voice Changer Helmet

1. how much?
2. Versions that appeared at Australian retails
3. Were there any faults in the helmet realized after purchasing?

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Originally Posted by autobreadticon

yo, i have a few questions about
Optimus Prime Voice Changer Helmet

1. how much?
2. Versions that appeared at Australian retails
3. Were there any faults in the helmet realized after purchasing?

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If I recall correctly:

1. About $60
2. Two: one with Gary Chalk's voice, one with Peter Cullen's (and noted Real Movie Voice)
3. Not that I recall.

you know i was telling you i spotted one instore, the voice functions were not working proberly due to flat batteries , it was priced at $40 which i knew was a little strange, also how can i tell which voice actor version it is?

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you know i was telling you i spotted one instore, the voice functions were not working proberly due to flat batteries , it was priced at $40 which i knew was a little strange, also how can i tell which voice actor version it is?

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There is a tell in the packaging: one says "Featuring the REAL Movie Voice" that's the Peter Cullen one

See here

They also sound very different.
Click here to listen

Hi can we get someone to post the differences between:

1) Hasbro Universe Silverbolt / Takara Universe Silverbolt
2) Hasbro Universe Onslaught / Takara Universe Onslaught
3) Hasbro Universe Powerglide / Takara Universe Powerglide

Photos of packaging and figures will be greatly appreciated. Tks

my fox kids repaints of transmetal rhinox n airazor came with TWIST TIES!!!

when did BW start getting packaged with twist ties!!

I've got the TF:TM "special edition" madman 2 disc release and I noticed that when Optimus takes out the cons in autobot city I noticed there is no noise when he fires his weapon.

Anyone else notice this?

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Originally Posted by Autocon

when did BW start getting packaged with twist ties!!

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Since Generation 2. Took me forever to untie my G2 Laser Optimus Prime. (-_-)

Anyone tried or seen a mod for removing the missile launchers from Leader Bulkhead?

what are the button thingy's on the side of animated blitzwing' hands for?