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Denyer wrote:Ah, didn't realise they were remoulds. Wonder how much that'll kill US sales?
Yeah, I wasn't much interested in it before, but that's double-plus-crap on both companies' parts.
Denyer wrote:Ironhide proportions looks even odder in comparison... (c/o Cheem)
I think that I'll stick with my iGear Ratchet that I got from Knightdramon.

Tracks and Road Rage look preeety, though.
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Ok, bunch of interesting stuff out of the Hasbro Botcon panel. Incidently, a VP of Marketing at Hasbro shared a lot of panel pics via twitter, which is odd since supposedly no pictures were allowed. Here's a link

As expected, official confirmation of CW Bruticus (with all the original members, including a new mold Brawl, and a Legends Shockwave to go with it)
Leader Skywarp
As found in store listings: Wheeljack, Smokescreen, Trailbreaker, and Hound as deluxe limbs. Strangely, they go with a new Voyager torso...
Speaking of that new Voyager... Goddamn Sky Lynx.
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Clay wrote:I think that I'll stick with my iGear Ratchet that I got from Knightdramon.
Mmm. I think it works a bit better as Ratchet, and likewise am not so much interested in another van. Defence Specialist does have a Nick Roche chin going on, though.
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Sky Lynx does look great, and ironically so does the third/fourth repaint of Dead End as Prowl.

Combaticons all look great except for Blast Off.

The limbs that are paired with Sky Lynx are so forced it hurts.

If I ever get a CW figure, I think I'll just go crazy and mix n match whatever limbs I like the most, and call it a day :lol:
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Which is ultimately the point -- done right (which it has been this time) it's a team gimmick that works for kids whatever's on the shelves.

Combiner War Bruticus / Combaticons pics, plus more Sky Lynx in case, Legends Shockwave, and various other bits.

http://news.tfw2005.com/2015/06/20/botc ... ics-294031

Presumably the Takara Bruticus will look a lot better and might even do a more faithful Blast Off further on, based on what's happened with Groove.
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I'm digging the midget Shockwave, definitely snagging one of them even if I don't get Bruticus. Which I probably will, but as seems par for the course lately, I need to see Takara's version first.
I'm not betting on a new mold Blast Off from Takara yet, I think a more thorough retooling is a bit more likely, if they do anything. Repaint Blast Off isn't as 'egregious' as new members and Legends Groove, so I can see Takara just rolling with it.

Speaking of Shockwave... anyone else wanting a grey 'Shackwave' repaint?

I wonder if they'll go for the obvious G2 repaints for the Combaticons. Wonder how long till someone does a digibash.

Sky Lynx shall be mine. It's so out of nowhere that I need it. I'm a bit puzzled on the repaint/remold potential for him though. Then again I never expected Cyclonus out of Silverbolt so not even sure why I'd bother guessing at this point.

Disappointed by the lack of Technobot news, but they'll probably be later in 2016.
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Fortress Maximus could be interesting. Dunno where I'd keep another Titan Class figure though...

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Catching up... Bruticus, legends and that G1 RID Grimlock redeco. Most of these photos have been courtesy of Eric Peterson BTW.

edit: Also the inevitable Starscream redeco from CW Jetfire/Thundercracker -- https://www.facebook.com/daim.choc/post ... 3610433812 (apparently there's a Skywarp as well, plus a legends Wreck-Gar...)

https://www.facebook.com/daim.choc/post ... 3007101539
https://www.facebook.com/daim.choc/post ... 0110434162
https://www.facebook.com/daim.choc/post ... 6427101197

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edit: Pic that shows Buzsaw plus the Shrapnel repaint...

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Unicron wrote:Sky Lynx shall be mine. It's so out of nowhere that I need it. I'm a bit puzzled on the repaint/remold potential for him though. Then again I never expected Cyclonus out of Silverbolt so not even sure why I'd bother guessing at this point.
Maybe a griffin for Birdbrain for Monstructor. Slog as the Lengends class chest armor would recreate the G1 look. Granted, BB was beast to bot, not beast to vehicle. But, given the need for retools, and the uniqueness of the beast combiner torsos, they might have to reach for stuff like this.
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Bit disappointed by MP Ironhide. He was a G1 fave but I had doubts he'd lend himself to Masterpiece. Seems like a weird move to include the weapons sled too. Maybe would have been interested if he just transformed from van to robot with no spare parts, but frankly given the look.

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You know, I'm really digging the combiner gimmick this time. I'm a sucker for them anyways but usually there are only a few teams so it's limited. With 3 teams on the shelves now, at least 3 more full teams on the way, plus all the random potential combiner team members floating about and on the way, it's really taking on a life of it's own that it hasn't had since the original "Scramble City" style combiners.
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Surprise, it's Sky Lynx! HasTak's mixing it up, and I kind of like it.

The Combaticons are fab too. Onslaught's sporting a pretty smart retool. There's not much Hot Spot left, is there? I'm not fussed by Blast Off being a jet, either. All the better to match with his team, I'd say. And Bruticus looks suitably bulky and imposing.

Yep, the Combaticons are totally doing it for me.

Could care less about the numerous Stunticon repaints, or that Nova Prime-esque Optimus redeco. Nope, sorry.

Optimus Maximus? Nope.

Hound's kinda neat, though. So are the mini-Chop Shop and the mini-Shockwave.
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Well damn the Sky Lynx looks positively great.

The Combaticons look good too, though already having a couple Brutici I don't think I'll be purchasing them.

Man I really need to get to hunting down these Combiner Wars toys...
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I'm honestly surprised that they didn't retool Alpha Bravo into the space shuttle.

The white Optimus is pretty bland looking, but Sky Lynx is awfully cool. And here I thought I was drifting out of collecting. I try to get out, but they keep pulling me back in!
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Sky Lynx is insane, but brilliant. Unlike the combining Optimus Prime, which is insane but silly. Poor old IDW are going to have to have Starscream wave that combination McGuffin at a whole load of characters.
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I like the idea of the sled as a separate piece, but mainly because that will work with how the MARB was portrayed for Ratchet in the Marvel comics. I've no particular beef with Ironhide, he looks a bit rubbish, but that's fair to his character model which is the whole point of the exercise.

I may feel differently about Ratchet though.

I see the Japanese Constructicons have blown every theory about stability for the Hasbro one's arms out of the water.
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I'm entertained by the insane amount of retooling going on with these guys. Onslaught looks almost like an entirely new mold, Swindle/Hound are extensive retools of Rook it looks like given how the arms fold up and the chest wheels (although in all honesty they might of just made them with all new molds and kept the transformation).
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inflatable dalek wrote:I see the Japanese Constructicons have blown every theory about stability for the Hasbro one's arms out of the water.
I just thought it was typical Hasbro simplification to save costs as has been the long running trend. I am not surprised the Tamara version of Devastator has better paint applications but I am impressed they added elbows. I may now consider this as my Devastator option if it's significantly cheaper to import than it would be to collect a superior third party version (like at least half the price).

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