Back to the Future x Transformers Crossover Figure Gigawatt To Be Sold In Australia and New Zealand

Nice looking robot and the vehicle is accurate. However, OOF on that windshield. This bot seriously need the Reprolabels treatment.

BTW, will this be a E.B Games exclusive like Ectotron in Canada?

How would an out-of-place cel-shaded windshield improve the situation? I think that'd be more of a lateral move

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:How would an out-of-place cel-shaded windshield improve the situation? I think that'd be more of a lateral move

I don't think Repros will make a cartoon cel-shaded sticker for a non-cartoon toy. Like, come on.
If the windshield part can be dismantled and reassembled easily, then a sticker that will give the car tinted windows will do the perfect trick.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:How would an out-of-place cel-shaded windshield improve the situation? I think that'd be more of a lateral move

I don't think Repros will make a cartoon cel-shaded sticker for a non-cartoon toy. Like, come on.

I dunno, they did them for a couple Studio Series toys... And for WFC toys even when they're out of place because of detail or basis... And it feels like they prioritize them over more useful things sometimes...

-Kanrabat- wrote:If the windshield part can be dismantled and reassembled easily, then a sticker that will give the car tinted windows will do the perfect trick.

Sadly, I think that's a pipe dream. Same for transparent stickers that tint the glazing from outside.... I think the best that can be hoped for is black stickers, slightly shaded to try and look like real tinted windows.

Dark transparent tinted stickers would do the trick even if applied over the windows. Because that "ice cube rack" behind that windshield is the most unsightly thing I ever saw on a transformers car.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Dark transparent tinted stickers would do the trick even if applied over the windows. Because that "ice cube rack" behind that windshield is the most unsightly thing I ever saw on a transformers car.

Oh, they totally would. I'm just saying that hoping for them from Reprolabels is a pipe dream. At best what they'll do is opaque stickers trying to look like tinted glass.

I fully admit that I haven't seen any of the movies straight through but wasn't the windshield reinforced on the DeLorean?

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I fully admit that I haven't seen any of the movies straight through but wasn't the windshield reinforced on the DeLorean?

Maybe but even in the MadMax world, they will not go that far.

I don't think the DeLorean had a reinforced windshield. Doc used a DeLorean because of it's stainless steel construction.

I agree that i wish they had tinted the windows. I don't know if I'd get a Reprolabel to do it, though. Maybe.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I fully admit that I haven't seen any of the movies straight through

da fuq?

Gauntlet101010 wrote:I don't think the DeLorean had a reinforced windshield. Doc used a DeLorean because of it's stainless steel construction.

I agree that i wish they had tinted the windows. I don't know if I'd get a Reprolabel to do it, though. Maybe.

I'm not sure if I was clear but I meant the windshield was reinforced after the modifications.

Burn wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I fully admit that I haven't seen any of the movies straight through

da fuq?

Should I mention that I got the complete boxset, a few months ago that also has the cartoon.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Burn wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I fully admit that I haven't seen any of the movies straight through

da fuq?

Should I mention that I got the complete boxset, a few months ago that also has the cartoon.

Did you happen to also get a shovel to help dig that whole you're digging there?

https://www.ign.com/articles/hasbro-rev ... e-maverick

Maverick details out

Maverick is up for pre-order on Hasbro Pulse too, due in October for $49.99.

https://hasbropulse.com/products/transf ... rick-robot

Well ... the plane mode is done really well. But I have to admit the robot seems kind of bland. Those shoulders bother me.

$50 for that....haha, no.

The robot mode is worse than some of the old star wars line. The dirt effect really clashes with the clean parts. Kind of crazy when a cyber battalion jetfire outshines this monstrosity. Hopefully this mold will never get reusues and repaints despite the detailed head and nice jet mode.

Oh....oh, no...

I mean, I had no interest/attachment towards this anyway, but that just looks bad. He looks like he's made out of 3d printer resin so he has no real color, he's mistransformed in half the shots which make his shoulders be too low, he comes with a tiny motorcycle that serves no purpose since he doesn't come with a minifigure or anything to ride it....that is not $50 dollars worth of effort.

The head sculpt is probably the best part of the figure.

blackeyedprime wrote:$50 for that....haha, no.

The robot mode is worse than some of the old star wars line. The dirt effect really clashes with the clean parts. Kind of crazy when a cyber battalion jetfire outshines this monstrosity. Hopefully this mold will never get reusues and repaints despite the detailed head and nice jet mode.

I pre-ordered, for now, but I've probably about 1/2 way talked myself into cancelling already. It seems to be a voyager figure, so I'm not sure why the $20 markup instead of the $10 markup Ectotron and Gigawatt got. October is already going to be expensive (SS Blitzwing, Overload and Skipjack, Earthrise Sky Lynx and Scorponok, 2x Centurion Drone and God Neptune, and this is just pre-orders due in October. Sorry wallet)

Just so you all know, you can discuss Maverick over here :
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... led/44999/

Look nice, but not preorder nice.
This may be an impulse purchase if I ever come across it in the wild.
Most likely as a E.B. Games exclusive.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

blackeyedprime wrote:$50 for that....haha, no.

The robot mode is worse than some of the old star wars line. The dirt effect really clashes with the clean parts. Kind of crazy when a cyber battalion jetfire outshines this monstrosity. Hopefully this mold will never get reusues and repaints despite the detailed head and nice jet mode.

I pre-ordered, for now, but I've probably about 1/2 way talked myself into cancelling already. It seems to be a voyager figure, so I'm not sure why the $20 markup instead of the $10 markup Ectotron and Gigawatt got. October is already going to be expensive (SS Blitzwing, Overload and Skipjack, Earthrise Sky Lynx and Scorponok, 2x Centurion Drone and God Neptune, and this is just pre-orders due in October. Sorry wallet)

Owch, expensive month. I've considered dropping my Scorponok preorder if there was something shiny as a sdcc exclusive/s. I'd be interested to see Mavericks transformation. For a premium priced figure they should at least give it underwing markings if it had any.

Burn wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Burn wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I fully admit that I haven't seen any of the movies straight through

da fuq?

Should I mention that I got the complete boxset, a few months ago that also has the cartoon.

Did you happen to also get a shovel to help dig that whole you're digging there?

I'll get around to watching them eventually. I really dug the cartoon back in the day. I take it you really liked the films?

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I'll get around to watching them eventually. I really dug the cartoon back in the day. I take it you really liked the films?

The movies are a childhood staple for many. Including myself.

When you have the time, watch the first movie. I bet you'll have to watch the complete trilogy in one go!

-Kanrabat- wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I'll get around to watching them eventually. I really dug the cartoon back in the day. I take it you really liked the films?

The movies are a childhood staple for many. Including myself.

What he said.

I have a further attachment to it in that we played "Power of Love" in the school band and for the briefest of moments, I, as the awesome Euphonium player that I was, had a small solo. That was about the only song we played where the Eupho got to shine.

But seriously, watch it. Unlike a lot of other movies from around that time, it really has aged well.

Burn wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I'll get around to watching them eventually. I really dug the cartoon back in the day. I take it you really liked the films?

The movies are a childhood staple for many. Including myself.

What he said.

I have a further attachment to it in that we played "Power of Love" in the school band and for the briefest of moments, I, as the awesome Euphonium player that I was, had a small solo. That was about the only song we played where the Eupho got to shine.

But seriously, watch it. Unlike a lot of other movies from around that time, it really has aged well.

In my case, I did not get the see the films until I was in college (they were before my time), so I have no childhood nostalgia for them, and yet I consider Back to the Future to be the greatest film trilogy ever produced of all time. Those movies are fantastic!

Even if the first movie didn't have 'Power of Love' and 'Back in Time' by my all-time favorite band, Huey Lewis and the News, I'd still consider it to be one of my favorite movies.

God, I hope I can score a preorder of this guy when it goes live on Hasbro Pulse.

TF Source has posted a preorder for the Back to the Future Gigawatt figure for $59.99:

https://tfsource.com/hasbro-transformer ... -gigawatt/

Hot dog, they changed his window colors!

https://twitter.com/TF_pr/status/1309039870430437376
https://twitter.com/TF_pr/status/1309402262549094402

VERY smart move.
Now he's worth getting.

Greetings Seibertronians! Fellow Seibertron user, Sabrblade has let us know that Takara Tomy have shared some new pictures of the forthcoming Transformers x Back To The Future collaboration figure, Gigawatt! Accompanying each image was a tweet of information. This is leading up to the moment preorders open for the figure in Japan.





Of course the biggest change that is most noticeably is that the windscreen has been tinted, while in the images seen before, it was clear.

What do you think of this change? Has this improved the figure for you? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!

Definitely an improvement! The windshield fixes what was probably the only issue with this guy. So where is this pre-order happening? Since we've yet to hear any information on the North American release.

Nice to see they fixed the only downside to the figure. Much better

Looking forward to Gigawatt! BTTF is one of my favorite movie series and like the overall design of him (even if I feel like he should have a hood chest like the Datsuns).

So no word on a release date yet?

Definitely looks better than the so called Walmart release...'nuff said!

Nemesis Destron wrote:So no word on a release date yet?

Definitely looks better than the so called Walmart release...'nuff said!

For all we know the Walmart limited edition could be the exact same as the standard edition. The only difference as far as I know is a different box and a sticker based on the California license plate it had that says “X of 1985”.

Not crazy about the way the painted on "brushed steel" effect looks, looks like someone hand painted it with clumpy silver paint (and maybe they did and the final figure will look better). Just a regular, good silver coating would be fine.

Emerje

That does look a bit better. As Emerje said, the attempt at a brushed steel paintjob doesn't look great, but it's better than grey plastic.

YEEEES! So glad that they fixed that windshield! I absolutely loved this concept when it was first revealed, but the initial photos really turned me off.

100% gonna ick this up when it hits canada!

Glad the windshield looks better. I am ready for that Pulse pre-order now

Greetings Seibertronians! I come with good news and bad news. Good news: fellow Seibertron users LOST Cybertronian and Sean Nolan, have sent us word that preorders for the Transformers x Back To The Future collaboration figure, Gigawatt, have gone live over at Hasbro Pulse! Accompanying the listing is new stock photos, again with the tinted windows.





















I said there would be bad news however, and that's the fact that at the time of writing, the preorders are sold out. It is unknown whether more stock will be made available to meet demand or if that was it. Other places also have preorders, such as RobotKingdom, TFSource and for UK fans, InDemandToys have preorders live.

Thanks to fellow Seibertron user, Sabrblade who identified these listings, and Walmart still has preorders available.

Walmart - https://www.walmart.com/ip/154588355?wmlspartner=FYAGeMjDX6c&=&affs=p&wid=5b6b4213e4b0bcb699adeb9f&u1=&oid=223073.10006940&sourceid=37141976172661509211&affillinktype=3&veh=aff

Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085JRK7T1/?tag=seibertron07-20&

GameStop - https://www.gamestop.com/11102590.html

Are you trying to track down a preorder for this figure? Have you managed to secure one? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!

Walmart - https://www.walmart.com/ip/154588355?wmlspartner=FYAGeMjDX6c&=&affs=p&wid=5b6b4213e4b0bcb699adeb9f&u1=&oid=223073.10006940&sourceid=37141976172661509211&affillinktype=3&veh=aff

Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085JRK7T1/?tag=seibertron07-20&

GameStop - https://www.gamestop.com/11102590.html

Target - https://goto.target.com/c/1137247/81938/2092?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.target.com%2Fp%2FA-80173148

The Pre-orders on Pulse were sold out hours before this post even went live. <.<

-Percepter

Unbelievable.

Well, not really. Whoever handles distribution at Hasbro needs to be beaten with a bat. Repeatedly.

Any clue as to why the hell Amazon is trying to charge $50 when everyone else is at $30?

Sabrblade wrote:Walmart - https://www.walmart.com/ip/154588355?wmlspartner=FYAGeMjDX6c&=&affs=p&wid=5b6b4213e4b0bcb699adeb9f&u1=&oid=223073.10006940&sourceid=37141976172661509211&affillinktype=3&veh=aff

Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085JRK7T1/?tag=seibertron07-20&

GameStop - https://www.gamestop.com/11102590.html

Thanks Sabrblade! I've edited the article to include these.

Sabrblade wrote:Walmart - https://www.walmart.com/ip/154588355?wmlspartner=FYAGeMjDX6c&=&affs=p&wid=5b6b4213e4b0bcb699adeb9f&u1=&oid=223073.10006940&sourceid=37141976172661509211&affillinktype=3&veh=aff

Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085JRK7T1/?tag=seibertron07-20&

GameStop - https://www.gamestop.com/11102590.html

Thank you, Sabrblade!!!

I missed out on the Pulse pre-order but was saved by one of the sites you mentioned

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Any clue as to why the hell Amazon is trying to charge $50 when everyone else is at $30?

They have been informed and are adjusting the price. Question, are there any differences between the toy in this release as opposed to the Walmart exclusive that sold out in 5 nano seconds?

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Any clue as to why the hell Amazon is trying to charge $50 when everyone else is at $30?

They have been informed and are adjusting the price. Question, are there any differences between the toy in this release as opposed to the Walmart exclusive that sold out in 5 nano seconds?

The windows are tinted darker instead of clear, better hiding all the windshield greeble.

Some have also said something about the silver paint on his robot mode chest too, but I can't see what's different about that.

ZeroWolf wrote:Walmart - https://www.walmart.com/ip/154588355?wmlspartner=FYAGeMjDX6c&=&affs=p&wid=5b6b4213e4b0bcb699adeb9f&u1=&oid=223073.10006940&sourceid=37141976172661509211&affillinktype=3&veh=aff

Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085JRK7T1/?tag=seibertron07-20&

GameStop - https://www.gamestop.com/11102590.html

And now Target too - https://goto.target.com/c/1137247/81938/2092?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.target.com%2Fp%2FA-80173148