TF: United Drift and Grapple

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Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime

Yeah, he had a black head in the episode "Auto Beserk", but most other times his head was amber.


Okay, I'll give you that. I still prefer the black head though as it breaks up the amber colour of the body. The amber head on the United toy makes the whole thing look too bland to me. But I will admit that it would probably offset better when displayed next to Inferno. So I think both versions have their merits, so it's a matter of personal preference really. :D Although it wouldn't surprise me if TOMY's version came with a chrome hook which would look pretty freaking sweet. :)

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I totally agree!

Unfortunately united doesnt seem to be getting any chrome at all.. Nice silver paint or metallic finishes is as far as they're going. Still great and doesn't actually stop me from making things chrome when I want it though... (:
I have my own grapple already, but at this rate, when the 'real' grapple is released, mine can just become Hauler, hey?
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17...2009050_S2.jpg

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Originally Posted by lcz128

Unfortunately united doesnt seem to be getting any chrome at all.. Nice silver paint or metallic finishes is as far as they're going. Still great and doesn't actually stop me from making things chrome when I want it though... (:

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Nice metallic silver would still look better than nothing (Hasbro's version just looks to be amber :/) - and better than the cheap gray that Hasbro used on their G1 reissue Autobot Grapple. <shudder>

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Originally Posted by lcz128

I have my own grapple already, but at this rate, when the 'real' grapple is released, mine can just become Hauler, hey?
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17...2009050_S2.jpg

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Perhaps you could repaint the head Constructicon-green as a nod to Road Hauler. After all, Hauler's head _could_ have been green in the cartoon since we never see him in robot mode (unless you believe that the Grapple-looking robot in Autobot City in TFTM is Hauler :p)

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Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime

Although it wouldn't surprise me if TOMY's version came with a chrome hook which would look pretty freaking sweet. :)

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http://www.seibertron.com/images/toy...rapple_bot.jpg

http://www.seibertron.com/images/toy...rapple_alt.png

Looks chrome to me, but I may just chrome mine up on Hasbros Grapple :D

From those pics I still think it's not chrome, there's no colour refelcting on the hook, I think it's just shiny cause of the flash. Still it looks fine as a decent metalic colour rather than grey.

We'll have to see better pictures. It may be chrome but the pictures aren't good enough to give a definite answer. Though IMO, they look chrome to me. Just have to wait and see new pictures which I guess will be soon.

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Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime

Yeah, he had a black head in the episode "Auto Beserk", but most other times his head was amber.

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I didn't realise it was only in one episode before I checked the wiki! One episode counts as "sometimes" though right? Right?

Hrmm.

At 24 frames per second -- YES! :D

video review of solar storm grapple which includes comparison to inferno.

http://www.seibertron.com/transforme...grapple/20160/

a pretty good review highlighting the differences.

Quite a few molding differences on it than I noticed before. Good to see that.