Generations Nightbeat & Jhiaxus revealed

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Originally Posted by Gouki

The frequent cries of "oh they're not very good at all, but I'll still get them" are pretty much why Hasbro can, and will, keep doing half-arsed redecos. The fans eat it up, despite the bitching.

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That's the problem with plastic-crack.

I'm calling shenanigans...

I don't think these are what the figures are going to look like.

Just noticed in the pics from BotCon on Seibertron, that Nightbeat (as repaint of Bumblebee) is packaged with a comic that has him as a repaint of Jazz on the cover.

So maybe the mold choice swap was a late decision?

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Originally Posted by Paulbot

Just noticed in the pics from BotCon on Seibertron, that Nightbeat (as repaint of Bumblebee) is packaged with a comic that has him as a repaint of Jazz on the cover.

So maybe the mold choice swap was a late decision?

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They probably read all the bitching on TFW. In a rare case, it was for the better. :p The art is going to bug me constantly though when I get the toy.

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Originally Posted by Paulbot

Just noticed in the pics from BotCon on Seibertron, that Nightbeat (as repaint of Bumblebee) is packaged with a comic that has him as a repaint of Jazz on the cover.

So maybe the mold choice swap was a late decision?

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The whole wave is amazing. Happy to have Generations Brainstorm complement FP Smart Robin. Chromia's alt mode might work as a Generations Afterburner?

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Originally Posted by SuspectimusPrime

Chromia's alt mode might work as a Generations Afterburner?

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It's a very effeminately styled robot mode, which works for Chromia, but not for Afterburner. Even if you retooled the head and chest, it still has feminine looking thighs and hips. And the pointed toes would look downright weird on Afterburner. Eh... I'd rather see it redecoed as Moonracer and/or Flareup^Firestar. ;)

The Generations line has a bunch of Wreckers who basically combine into Emirate Xaaron. There's no reason why Generations Afterburner can't be from a 'Generation' where Afterburner is female.

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Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime

It's a very effeminately styled robot mode, which works for Chromia, but not for Afterburner. Even if you retooled the head and chest, it still has feminine looking thighs and hips. And the pointed toes would look downright weird on Afterburner.

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I'd have to disagree and say a remoulded head/chest just might work - it's a bit of a stretch and would have to depend on the chest design. However I do not think her arms/legs are uniquely feminine the same way Arcee's are (very thin biceps, and larger thigh to calf ratio).

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Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime

Eh... I'd rather see it redecoed as Moonracer and/or Flareup^Firestar. ;)

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Also good choices :) Yes, I do prefer keeping moulds to their original-purpose-genders. Movie Fracture and to some extent TFCC FSS Slipstream works, but Botcon Strika is a bit weird.

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Originally Posted by SuspectimusPrime

I'd have to disagree and say a remoulded head/chest just might work - it's a bit of a stretch and would have to depend on the chest design. However I do not think her arms/legs are uniquely feminine the same way Arcee's are (very thin biceps, and larger thigh to calf ratio).

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Yeah, new head, square off those feet, new chest piece & i'd be happy with that. They don't all have to conform to the stereotypical wide shoulders & small waist with the Schwarzenegger arms routine -just look at Bulkhead, he's a blob with limbs

The 'Not-Camaro' Bumblebee mold for Nightbeat works a lot better than Jazz. Too bad for the MISB collectors though as the mismatch cover/toy is a bit weird.