According to some guy on facebook apparently. No one else has managed to confirm this yet so it's probably best to wait and see.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sutton
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According to some guy on facebook apparently. No one else has managed to confirm this yet so it's probably best to wait and see.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sutton
Certainly raises a number of questions doesn't it? ;) - I honestly can't picture a 6 component Not-Superion myself. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by kup
The Chinese characters for five and six are fairly different, I think it's hard for it to be an unintentional typo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hursticon
That said, even though the characters state "Six combine", I'd like to see more text before and after the description before I would be certain that's indeed what it means - the context can change the meaning quite easily.
I will openly admit that unless it's written in Anglophone, I cannot read/understand it; You seem to know what you're talking about Sam so I'll take your word for it dude. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Sam
The plot indeed thickens! ;):cool:Quote:
That said, even though the characters state "Six combine", I'd like to see more text before and after the description before I would be certain that's indeed what it means - the context can change the meaning quite easily.
Just to clarify, I can only read some of it, because I was brought up in Hong Kong, where the traditional form of Chinese was used. Those who grew up in China would understand the simplified / modern form of Chinese, which is the form of the text in the picture.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hursticon
I might post the link to my dad and ask him. :)
Interesting news, I was hopping Silverbolt would actually be an SST, though from the silhouette he looks like a Blackbird. I do quite like the first two they've shown though. jet modes look decent and not questionable like some of Hercules vehicle components.
So if there is a sixth team member are we to call him Barrel Roll? :D
I guess these will just be really really big Micromaster Aerialbots.. :)
It would be kind of cool if they do but I am not sure if Barrel Roll will be part of Superion because he is green!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord_Zed
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Barrel_Roll
Sixth member will likely be a drone plane made up of the hands/feet/thighs etc. Didn't TFC actually say something along those lines initially?
Ok, I was able to get the traditional Chinese form of the words in this picture:http://i607.photobucket.com/albums/t...92162583_n.jpg
and essentially it means "Small flying squadron six-member combination team Uranos".
(Literally translates as "Flying small team six combination Uranos")
Interesting. Thanks for confirming that, Sam. I imagine that the 6th guy is is composed of combiner kibble but that could be a bit of a cop out as the other 3rd party combiners have been able to handle excess combiner kibble remarkably well by making them into individual weapons and accessories.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam
I am looking forward to the reveal of how they plan to execute this.
They've confirmed on their FB page that it's 6 separate bots.
Puts this project on the back foot for me, personally. I could yet be blown away by the overall package, especially if the sixth member fits in nicely. But at the moment it feels a lot like I just saved $600...
Hmmmm. Not sure what to think. They may yet pull it off awesomesauce stylz, although FP Superion just got slightly more attractive...
Awesome! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam
Thank you very much for getting your Father to clarify that Sam, it's very appreciated and it certainly makes things curiouser huh? :cool:
I could see the kibble doing just that Kup & it'd make for a more interesting set IMO, it's a good opportunity for TFC to further experiment with 'Combiners' but I don't blame Trent or Sutton for feeling the way they do. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by kup
I must say that I'm a little more interested in the design/development/production of this set now, I'm certainly not committing to buy it (For reasons previously stated) but I'm definitely more intrigued by it. :cool:
The fact that TFC incorporated the combined kibble into Herc pretty well indicates to me that if they can't do it with Uranus, then as far as they're concerned, it can't be done in a way that they would be happy with. I mean where are you going to hide a foot and a hand on those jets? I just don't think it could be done in any reasonable manner. Could be wrong though.Quote:
Originally Posted by kup
And if there indeed is a 6th member, then the biggest problem I have is the price. That could potentially add another $80 plus shipping to the price. Which in all honesty would put the total out of range of what I'm willing to pay. It's already teetering on the edge.
Price is certainly a concern. Hercules was around $600 for all 6.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trent
Maybe the sixth figure transformers into the combined form's main weapon? Or it could be a small robot that acts as the "pilot" for the combined form (but that's essentially a "throwaway" figure, hahha).
@kup and Hursticon: No worries about the Chinese text info guys. In fact I also have my dad to thank for teaching me 3D solid concepts and continuing my interest for drawing.
I too am worried about the combined form of these 6 'bots. But after seeing some of the colour sampling they displayed I am happy to buy these guys as just individuals. Already preordered (the first 2) almost 2 weeks ago and unless they change the colours to something horrid I will keep the order.
A kibble combiner doesn't seem like to bad an idea, Superion like Bruticus has more large kibble mostly because of his feet. While yes FP Crossfire Bruticus hides his feet kibble well as an upgrade to Onslaught, and the FP Superion kit does a similar job, I don't know if that would work so well as TFC seem to be going for fairly real world alt modes, where as the the Energon based sets have more fictional modes. Therefore if the kibble jet or bot saves the combiner parts alt modes from being comprised I will be happy.
And if he is a whole new robot, then he better have a damn fine alt mode.
At nearly 100 a piece, id have to think about it. As much as i want it, i may have to wait. Too many other debts to pay off first. That and the missus just put an order on mpp soundwave and red alert for my xmas pressie lol
To charge $100 more for something as peripheral as the chest plate seems a bit much. They could of easily added it as an accessory or combination of accessories. There was no need to make it into a fully transforming individual toy.
I am still unsure if I want to get it. I will need to wait for the final set pics to make up my mind.
At least it comes with Silverbolt
Really? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by kup
Yeah but they did say Silverbolt would be at a higher price but I guess that is to be expected since he is larger. Hopefully the mark up won't be too much but having to add such engineering to the chest plate seems to add more cost than was necessary.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gutsman Heavy
We shall see.
I already have the FP Superion. This needs to be something really special for me to justify it. There is also the factor that I don't really like TFC's sculpting style so I need to see if the final figures are aesthetically appealing to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trent
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Originally Posted by kup
kup, I think you're alone on this one. Everyone else has already pre ordered it and paid for the entire set after just seeing only a couple of prototype photos. I mean, at $600-700 - who needs to see final set pics before making up their minds? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Trent
Actually I think I'm gonna give this one a miss. I don't think I can justify the price. At least not to my wife:o.Not compared to Menasor anyway. Gonna start looking for a FP upgraded Superion instead.Quote:
Originally Posted by canofwhoopass_87
I ain't making any decisions to preorder or avoid any figure I haven't seen yet. I don't see any big issue with this latest revelation either, it might be good or bad don't know yet. the first two figures are promising though.
I am also in 'Wait and see' mode. I won't jump in without being well informed on what I will be buying.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord_Zed
Ok I see no one picked up the sarcasm in my previous post. kup, I'm not really sure what drives you to keep posting your super generic "I need to see more before I make a decision" posts in virtually every thread that contains news/photos of a new prototype. Everyone that's keen on this set wants to see more before they commit money.Quote:
Originally Posted by kup
What drives me are my fans who always seem to be keeping taps on what I post ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by canofwhoopass_87
I did :p, mind you sometimes sarcasm can be easily missed with text on the internet (Hence why I make liberal use of emoticons :D) but I saw it. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by canofwhoopass_87
Have to agree with Kup though, I like to be well informed before I buy anything (As most do I'm sure); even though I don't intend on picking this set up, it's still a very cool looking set that I look forward to seeing Video/Written Reviews and photos shoots of however. :)
Coloured teasers of not-Fireflight are out. Looks like the combiner connector piece is just hidden underneath his head.
At least the wings are white now
I don't like the colour teasers pics :-( I'll keep my preorder for the time being but if the colours are all like this then maybe not
Change my mind, this looks great!
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-...hantom-176017/
While I'm still Umming and arring over the TFC herc, I'm more intrested in their Uranos simply because I used to Love Superion and I'm a bit of a transforming jet junky.
If these things were 50% of their asking price I'd snap them all up without much hesitation at all.
these new photos are great, my biggest concern going forward is that Silverbolt needs to be a concord and not an SR-71. that would close my wallet and put it back in my pocket.
Has it been said they will be using the SR-71?
I can see why you want the whole G1 thing but as long as it looks good it doesn't bother me what he is.Quote:
Originally Posted by UltraMarginal
No. One of the planes is going to be a SR-71, and it may be Silverbolt, but it could just as easily be the 6th member/droneQuote:
Originally Posted by theheretic
there is a silhouette of an SR-71 in their promotional material,Quote:
Originally Posted by theheretic
I've always thought the concord was a good alt mode representing the character of Silverbolt, Strong and quite powerful but not outwardly. silverbolt also suffers from a lot of self doiubt and fear of heights. The SR-71 is a much more aggressive vehicle and it's a high altitude spy plane, which doesn't really suit his character so much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trent
If the 6th character that makes up the chest plate is the SR-71, I'll be OK with that except for the massive scale disparity that will entail. but scales never been that important, I do tend to prefer larger things to be bigger, even if not actually an accurate scale.
And based on what we've seen so far of their material on this team it is surely going to look very good, so I am pretty confidant you'll be happy, your wallet might not be though:D