Combiner Wars Toyline: Rumors, Speculation, Ideas etc

[philby]

Ironhide: 'Your days are numbered now Decepta Chops!'

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[DELTAprime]

So G2 Protectobots and G2 Combaticons are pretty much a no-brainer next year right?

With all the repaints and retools already in play (nearly 80 already) could Guard City and Battle Gaia get a run, or any of the four versions of Ruination. It's getting cray-cray

Three of the speculated sets in the first post of this thread are released or will be, and Scattershot's coming and there's plenty of options to make the rest of the Technobots, but there's a noticeable absence with the rest, the beast modes.

I was thinking - and it's pretty sacrilegious but bear with - what if the remaining teams had vehicle modes. Proper new head sculpts for all, their classic colours, but they turned into vehicles instead?

Here's how it could break down, although I did cheat and create two new toys into the mix: a tank voyager body (teamed with the motorbike legend) and a deluxe speedboat (something like CYB Thunderblast's alt mode).

Predaking
Razorclaw - *new* mold Voyager Tank
Divebomb - Air Raid repaint
Razorclaw - Breakdown repaint
Tantrum - Offroad repaint
Headstrong - Rook repaint
+Carnivac - Legend Groove repaint

Abominus
Hun-Grrr - Onslaught remold
Cutthroat - Fireflight repaint
Rippersnapper - *New* mold deluxe speedboat
Blot - Rook repaint
Sinnertwin - Brawl repaint
+Sixshot - Shockwave repaint (thinking Energon Sixshot here)

Piranacon
Snap Trap - Razorclaw tank remould
Tentakil - Alpha Bravo repaint
Skalor - Swindle repaint
Overbite - Rippersnapper speedboat repaint
Seawing - Skydive repaint
+Nautilator - Legend Groove repaint

Monstructor
Slog - Optimus Prime remold
Icepick - Breakdown repaint
Wildfly - Alpha Bravo repaint
Scowl - Breakdown repaint
Birdbrain - Alpha Bravo repaint
+Bristleback - Legend Blackjack repaint

I was a bit bummed when I heard over the weekend that Hasbro said they are not working on beast combiners right now. Of my G1 Combiners Predaking is my favourite cause he's unique. Maybe we can get them in a CW2 line after Titan Wars.

[GoktimusPrime]

When they say "Beast" Combiners, I immediately thought of Magnaboss, Tripredacus etc. Sky Reign is going to be a bestial looking gestalt (at least for the core robot (Sky Lynx)), although I guess there's less risk with that since they're only investing in the core robot and filling the rest with redecos. They have released some BW characters in the Generations line (Rhinox, Rattrap, Waspinator), but again, they're just stand alone characters. Making an entire gestalt team is a higher investment. There's also the issue of redeco potential (or lack thereof) --- TakaraTOMY could repaint the Piranacons as God Neptune, but otherwise I guess they'd be limited.

CW Magnaboss & Tripredacus could be repainted as UW Magnaboss (II) & Tripledacus respectively. Arrrrriba muchachos!

[Zommael]

If I were Hasbro, I'd probably look at doing something like making a new Predaking, then releasing the same moulds as a "reimagined" Magnaboss with two new members, possibly remoulding Tantrum or Headstrong to be more elephantine. I'm not sure the same could be done for Tripredacus though.

On the other hand, it might also be good for Hasbro to do three member combiners such as Rail Racer and the Beast Wars two, perhaps after Combiner Wars has run its course. It would be nice to see them mix up the formula, perhaps by finding a way to have parts still be interchangeable between different combiners, allowing for weird and wonderful combinations.

[MayzaPrime]

If Rail Racer is done, I would want Ruination and The Build Team (Landfill)

Scourge (non-exclusive of course) can easily be done

[DELTAprime]

How close is CW wave 3 to wide distribution in Oz? I'm thinking of just pulling the trigger and buying a Rook off ebay for $36 shipped.

[Trent]

How close is CW wave 3 to wide distribution in Oz? I'm thinking of just pulling the trigger and buying a Rook off ebay for $36 shipped.

It's shown up in a lot of Myers, Big Ws, Kmarts and TRUs. I'd say it's as widespread now as it's probably gonna get.

[Handsprime]

How close is CW wave 3 to wide distribution in Oz? I'm thinking of just pulling the trigger and buying a Rook off ebay for $36 shipped.

Wave 3 deluxes are out but it depends on the store. Some are good, some are crap.

[Deonasis]

Hasbro says there are no plans for beast combiners but based on their considered reuse and repaint minset so far I would say there is potential for the G1 variety..

• The limbs are mostly made from 4 legged animals with the odd winged animal thrown in.
• The team leaders are all quadrupeds (although torso modes vary).
• Sky Lynx has already been designed. What else could Judy Dench be reused as? Maybe some more creative engineering is yet to be seen.

What ever happens, a hiatus from the rest of the G1 combiners will sadden me no matter how fancy a titan may appear.

[Zommael]

If you make a Combiner with four helicopter limbs, is it called Bronwynbishopus?