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Weird Frenzy/Rumble prototype

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http://www.hk-tf.com/discuz/upload/view ... a=page%3D1

Not sure if this is an official Hasbro/Takara toy or a third party product...
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It's obviously Universe Jazz - look at the join lines.
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Post by Halfshell »

TITS!

It's Universe Moonracer!

The pubic mound confirms it!
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Yeah right....
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It sorta looks cool...

although It kinda looks like it may not transform...
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Hmm... looks sort of nice, although I don't think it's actually legit.
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Post by glazios »

Catalyst Dragon wrote:It sorta looks cool...

although It kinda looks like it may not transform...
I agree; this doesn't look like it transforms. Certainly pose-able, but not transformable. Probably one of the Cassettacons, going off of the design on the chest. Instant repaint? MUCH.
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Surely the gaping cavities in the legs and the shoulder hinges are there for something? If it was non-transforming, surely it'd be closer to the animation model? Or are Takara just so invested in design fail theat they automatically put aspects of imperfect transformations into non-transforming toys now?

If it is a new Freble, it might not transform into anything like a cassette - look at the way Classics Mirage looked just like his G1 counterpart in robot mode, but turned into something from Lego Space.
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I like how it looks sturdy, however I'm not certain it can transform.
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I like it. If it's in Classics/TFU/Whatever they plan to call it, I'll pick it up.
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...In retrospect, after looking at it again... maybe it does transform. I can see the panels to which the shoulders are attached moving in a fashoin that's not limited to providing posability... I can kinda see it pulling off a Freble-style transformation, but I don't know. Guess we'll have to wait and see...
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It could be a Titanium/Robot Masters type thing, where the emphasis firmly on the robot mode, leading to a "folded up robot" alternate mode. As I say, if it doesn't transform it's astonishingly awful design work. But then we're talking about a company that regularly struggles with "car into robot", so it could go either way.
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Cliffjumper wrote:It could be a Titanium/Robot Masters type thing, where the emphasis firmly on the robot mode...
That's what I was thinking. I just couldn't remember what the line was called.
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Seems like this is an upcoming Fansproject (i.e. unlicensed) project.
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transform ... ost4339664
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Post by burnitall »

?! Okay, then. What a random attachment. I've been eyeing the recent set of Encore cassettes, though.
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Post by Catalyst Dragon »

Has anyone got the Shadow Warrior sets yet?

Does anyone know If they fit in the G1 Cassette bots?
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Those guys turn into guns, not tapes.
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Well That kinda ruins them for me then...
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