Transformers questions by newbies, and not-so-newbies

[Sinnertwin]

Looking over the MP SW instructions, how long have Laserbeak & Buzzsaw been vultures, and Ravage a panther?

[DELTAprime]

Looking over the MP SW instructions, how long have Laserbeak & Buzzsaw been vultures, and Ravage a panther?

I've seen the Condors called Vultures before and Ravage refereed to as a panther. Can't remember where I saw it, sorry.

[jazzcomp]

The SCF usually come with holes in the feet so that they can be stood on their clear little display stands. Most HOC don't come with stands and hence dont have them. That's the method I use Otherwise just look them up on TFWiki

Oops, wrong. HOC also have holes.... as griffin said - same molds used.

[Paulbot]

Looking over the MP SW instructions, how long have Laserbeak & Buzzsaw been vultures, and Ravage a panther?

A panther is a black jaguar. I tend to think of Ravage as a panther foremost - despite the Japanese name but not sure where I picked that up from. (At least the instructions didn't call him a dog!)

Vultures and Condors seem to be pretty closely related birds too, and I think the words vulture and buzzard have been used for those two tapes occasionally in prose fiction and maybe the cartoon. (I know Optimus Prime called Laserbeak a tin-foiled turkey once!)

[GoktimusPrime]

Ravage is described as a jaguar and Buzzsaw/Laserbeak as condors on their original Microman packaging.


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http://microforever.com/1983microchange.htm

[M-bot]

Are there any deluxe size toys with the Animated (or TFPrime at a pinch) aesthetic that are helicopters? It's for a repaint to Blades. Can anyone suggest something that may suit?

[Hursticon]

Are there any deluxe size toys with the Animated (or TFPrime at a pinch) aesthetic that are helicopters? It's for a repaint to Blades. Can anyone suggest something that may suit?

Only 1 that comes to mind that fits that bill is TFP's DLX Airachnid - But I wouldn't recommend this toy to a Gobots fan!

[Golden Phoenix]

Are there any deluxe size toys with the Animated (or TFPrime at a pinch) aesthetic that are helicopters? It's for a repaint to Blades. Can anyone suggest something that may suit?

The only Helicopter from Animated I could think of is Blackout, but I don't think it would fit Blades very well.....
Although it is a Voyager, it suffers from Bulkhead syndrome so could still fit in, in terms of height anyway.

[DELTAprime]

IDW question. Spoilers Ahead!

I'm reading Autocracy in an effort to get 100% caught up on IDW. The personality of Zeta Prime leaves me with a big question.

If the Matrix is a repository for the wisdom of the Primes why is it that Zeta Prime is a Hitler style dictator, shouldn't he be granted the wisdom of the Primes and therefor be a good guy?

[Paulbot]

IDW question. Spoilers Ahead!

I'm reading Autocracy in an effort to get 100% caught up on IDW. The personality of Zeta Prime leaves me with a big question.

The MTMTE, RID and Autocracy too I think have recently reveal the real Matrix was stolen and missing for a time until Optimus found it. So unless my chronology is wrong (and it could be) Zeta Prime never had the matrix.