Originally Posted by Verno
...And I 3rd that; it looks atrocious and really doesn't tickle my fancy at all, but then neither did the Nemesis repaint really.
FoC Accurate Bruticus being an SDCC exclusive is a little disappointing but not without merit; It's great that it'll exist and apparently the reasoning is that (According to Hasbro) Kids want crazy colours, collector's want accurate colours and hence the mainline will always take precedence being the main focus.
Disappointing to hear that the Dinobots are likely only to see a Grimlock figure being released.
MP-10 getting a full US release is an absoulte win for collectors and it was quite curious to note the heavily reduced packaging for him; Hopefully TRU Australia will pick him up and have prices that reflect their recent approaches with MP Rodimus.
The new head mold on TF:Prime Dead-End looks rather G2 Cyber-skullish, very cool and I'm like the colour scheme too; TF:Prime Airachnid looks awesome for a current-era Deluxe (Mass-wise) and I very much cannot wait for her to be released.
The show accurate TF:Prime Zombie-Cliffjumper looks amazing too; 1st edition ,old but again another SDCC exclusive - Somehow I don't see this figure having the same issues as last years SDCC Deluxe Prime in terms of being relegated to the Hasbro Online store and still not moving particularly well.
The Insecticon being a triple changer is rather intriguing; I really like the Kickback homage and that it is part-way IDW-verse & TF:Prime but with a Classicsverse aesthetic, I'm looking forward to some proper shots of the 'Bug' Alt mode though as I couldn't quite make out what the vehicle mode was trying to be...
Still no mention of a Soundwave Botshot...; This has been heavily mitigated though by the complete win of the unveiling of a new Generations Soundwave figure!, whom is a Voyager no-less and comes with an updated approach to the cassettes in the guise of 'Data-Disk' like canisters which Soundwave is able to fit 3 in his chest!
What's also amazing is that this also shows the revelation that Generations (Classicsverse) will be including the Voyager size class, this is a very welcomed piece of news as it opens many possibilities!
I'm also pleased to see that they intend on releasing double packs of additional 'Data-Disk' minions for the new Soundwave in the guise of Ratbat, Ravage, Frenzy & Rumble!
Disappointingly, very little to show for fans of Beast Wars beyond TFCC's Pre-Beast Wars Depth Charge which does look rather amazing; beyond this Tundertron (Whom apparently is a Beast-former) is the only other thing apart from TFCC's other exclusive in Ultra-Mammoth, a missed series of opportunites IMO.
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