Update: New Toy Images of ROTF Dirge (Robot & Alternate mode)

I can't wait to get my grubby paws on Dirge, he's awesome!!

Does anyone know if his missle launchers detach and can be used as weapons?

Pretty. It's good some sleek lines. The product photos we've seen before looked more royal blue, but this looks sort of teal.

Nice! I can't wait to see it on bot mode.

I am a bit leery of the huge missiles, they seem a bit oversized for the jet, more like bombs.

That's a weird lookin jet!

Actually, there's a plane quite similar to this mold, not exactly, but pretty close. In my opinion anyway..

http://media.photobucket.com/image/harr ... ierCad.jpg

the harrier, capable of doing vertical landing or take off

Harrier II in VSTOL vertical/short takeoff and landing in "Action"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BAE-M ... _edit5.jpg

I wonder if we will get a different head and a Slingshot repaint? Slingshot was a Harrier.

I am in two minds about this, this is an obvious G1 homage with the colour scheme, conehead, and you can see from these pics the guns attach on the elbows. But I also think it is rather too heavily movie-styled to fit into my Classics collection, and those guns are BIG. I am trying to visualise it with some blue paint on the fake-chest cockpit and around the sides of the head...

This looks spectacular. The best part is it's both an homage and its own character.

hopefully a universe sky-byte repaint comes along

now this is a mold i wouldn't mind sing a few repaints of

hopefully a universe sky-byte repaint comes along

really?

Sounds like I'm one of the only people who isn't feeling this mold. I think it's the head-looks too much like the 1970's BSG character Lucifer for my tastes...

Dread_Wing wrote:I wonder if we will get a different head and a Slingshot repaint? Slingshot was a Harrier.

I am in two minds about this, this is an obvious G1 homage with the colour scheme, conehead, and you can see from these pics the guns attach on the elbows. But I also think it is rather too heavily movie-styled to fit into my Classics collection, and those guns are BIG. I am trying to visualise it with some blue paint on the fake-chest cockpit and around the sides of the head...

I also think SlingShot when I see the jet mode, but after seeing it in Robot Mode, wondering if there'll be a repaint in the Universe (or successor line) for Armada Thrust. Robot mode is very similar (and improved). No matter, I'll pick up this mold as many times as they repaint it. Very nice

gingermoney wrote:hopefully a universe sky-byte repaint comes along

Seriously a shark? you see a shark in a harrier jet?

I think he'd make a decent Slingshot.

DevastaTTor wrote:Sounds like I'm one of the only people who isn't feeling this mold. I think it's the head-looks too much like the 1970's BSG character Lucifer for my tastes...

lol, he does.
but jeez i dont remember Lucifer have dem lip!

Very nice alternate mode. The detailing on the robot mode is a freaking mess. I'm also not fond of that shade of blue.

The only thing i dont like about dirge is the face. it just doesnt look like a Dirge face. But other than that it looks like an awesome figure.

I dislike this mold so much.....

Alt mode, Ok, just the missiles are too big and animatedy for my taste..... pretty much everything about it is beautiful.

Robot. - What a piece of junk!! its a lump of crap! On his legs, there is half of a plane JUST ON HIS LEGS. Seriously.. The missles and jet parts are too much but if you take them off his legs are TWIGS. look. His face is way to big, and his face is so unappealing in so many ways. It should have been at least blue instead of that random black... ok and.. its back AGAIN, a stubby arm. His one arm has a cockpit on one side while the other is a stubby ar., they should have made the cockpit split into two.

thats my 2 cents

Neat.

TFGnome wrote:now this is a mold i wouldn't mind sing a few repaints of

hopefully a universe sky-byte repaint comes along

really?

Overcracker wrote:

gingermoney wrote:hopefully a universe sky-byte repaint comes along

Seriously a shark? you see a shark in a harrier jet?

I think he'd make a decent Slingshot.

yep

oops double posted

Looks to be the best jet mold since Classic Starscream, lovin' it.

I hope the actual colour of the thing is blue not teal.

Imagine this mold getting a new head and Slingshot's colors!

We may get a color/character homage, but it's likely that like several others (Fracture, Skyfall, ect) it won't actually be -named- Slingshot. Another case of can't license the name, which is why they had to use Airazor for the Superion set.

I could see a homage appearance-wise and given one of their other jet names like Wind Sheer or Jetstorm. Just hopefully not Windbreaker.

Curse you Photoshop!

Really like the G1 throwback colors and cone head.

With that pale blue colouring and pinkish cockpit, it kinda reminds me of G1 Deftwing, just with the colours toned down. Please, no Deftwing repaint!

MoonStreaker wrote:Really like the G1 throwback colors and cone head.

Welcome to the site.

Actually, I think Dirge looks more like Marco:



From Pixar's Cars.

Looks nice...not the universe version that needs to be released retail already but still a must have !!! Now they have to give us a deluxe movie Ramjet to keep the group of 3 in scale. I would have liked to have seen a voyager movie Starscream repaint of Thrust and Dirge to go with the Ramjet from Wal-Mart but Im still happy with this release anyways.

This reminds me of a Go-Bot that was a harier jet too. I think we might see him before we see anyone else since Go-Bot homages were big during the first movie line. This might be my first and only movie figure I buy; unless they make a blue Sideswipe with a new head called Tracks and only then if it's a human alliance version.

Are those MONKEY ARMS I see?!
Please tell me I'm wrong.
What is it with these figures that have the palm of the hand lined up with the inside of the elbow joint (I'm looking at YOU, Cannon Bumblebee!) ? It looks ridiculous, and ruins an otherwise awesome looking figure. Does it really cost that much to at least allow the wrists to rotate?

Cobalt Prime wrote:Are those MONKEY ARMS I see?!
Please tell me I'm wrong.
What is it with these figures that have the palm of the hand lined up with the inside of the elbow joint (I'm looking at YOU, Cannon Bumblebee!) ? It looks ridiculous, and ruins an otherwise awesome looking figure. Does it really cost that much to at least allow the wrists to rotate?

I have been looking at this figure and thinking the same thing. I do not think there is enough plastic to work with to mod them to rotate, which is a pity, cos then you could have the 'null rays on top of arms' seeker pose.

WOW!!! I like that!!

Nice, really lookin forward to this figure but as i have henkei dirge, this new dirge will become Sonar
really lovin the jet mode too