Clearer Images of Trans-Scanning Bumblebee and Optimus Prime
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007 5:03PM CDT
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Alongside pictures for the Allspark Power line, Classics lines and Music Label figures, are clearer pictures of the Trans-Scanning Figures we first reported on Here.
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Posted by one wing angel on October 31st, 2007 @ 5:05pm CDT
OMG OPTIMUS IS UGLYi_amtrunks wrote:<a target="_blank" href="http://www.fantofan.jp/earlybirdsp.htm" target="_blank">Fan2Fan</a> have updated their <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fantofan.jp/earlybirdsp.htm" target="_blank">Earlybird preview</a> Page with new images of upcoming Hasbro and TakaraTomy toy images.
Alongside pictures for the Allspark Power line, Classics lines and Music Label figures, are clearer pictures of the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fantofan.jp/earlybirdsp/tfmovie-scanningop.jpg" target="_blank">Trans-Scanning Figures</a> we first reported on <a target="_blank" href="/news/view.php?id=11814">Here</a>.
<img src="/images/news/gfx/1193867926_tfmovie-scanningop.jpg">
Stay tuned to <a target="_blank" href="/">Seibertron.com</a> for more information as it comes.
Posted by Dark Ops on October 31st, 2007 @ 5:56pm CDT
Posted by Redimus on October 31st, 2007 @ 5:59pm CDT
What is it, something like a more advanced version of those 3d cards?
Posted by i_amtrunks on October 31st, 2007 @ 6:21pm CDT
Redimus wrote:That sure clears things up... as clear as mud it is.
What is it, something like a more advanced version of those 3d cards?
Closer to Bionicles, with "click on" armour.
You get a protoform type body that you can attach panels to to make into robot or alt mode.
Posted by dragons on October 31st, 2007 @ 6:43pm CDT
Posted by Pyroclasm on October 31st, 2007 @ 6:44pm CDT
http://www.playmatestoys.com/html/revs/index.html
Posted by tomensnaben on October 31st, 2007 @ 7:04pm CDT
It looks kind of like the armour can form the car when it's not on him. That would be nice, because then you could actually have him "scan" it, and sort of transform.
Posted by Redimus on October 31st, 2007 @ 7:09pm CDT
i_amtrunks wrote:Redimus wrote:That sure clears things up... as clear as mud it is.
What is it, something like a more advanced version of those 3d cards?
Closer to Bionicles, with "click on" armour.
You get a protoform type body that you can attach panels to to make into robot or alt mode.
Hmm, I like the sound of this. It has potential.
Not sure if that's the potential to be good or shit. But it has potential.
Posted by Hyre on October 31st, 2007 @ 7:10pm CDT
Posted by Bumblebee-otch on October 31st, 2007 @ 7:23pm CDT
Posted by skywarp-2 on October 31st, 2007 @ 8:25pm CDT
Open the big Pic on Fan2Fan and really read what it says, in Red it says to date we have had playability on Transformers with just Vehicle to Robot, the Expanded takes it one more step further by giving us the Protofrom underneath and then Altmode and final Robot mode!!
That is freaking Awesome!!!!!
not only does it have a protoform Body, but it will have the car parts that snap on, and you can turn it into the car, and bot as well.. nice..
in the inital photos and announcments, i was mistakenly thinking the Protoform transformed into the comet, and then you just snap on the parts to make the bot, not so it seems!!! that just made my very short must have list big time!!
Posted by DoubleOScorpio on October 31st, 2007 @ 8:53pm CDT
tomensnaben wrote:That's Optimus in the pool. You can tell because he's so huge.
Watch the movie again, the bot that crashes into the pool, gets out, hides behind a large evergreen tree, then takes the form of a GMC Topkick - behold, Ironhide!
Prime is the one that landed in the field (close to Sam and Mikaela).
Ratchet crashed into the city, outside of the diner.
That leaves one bot left - so Jazz must be the one who crashed into the stadium.
Posted by omegaprimussupermode on October 31st, 2007 @ 9:54pm CDT
Posted by Autobot032 on October 31st, 2007 @ 10:27pm CDT
2.) Ironhide crashed into the pool, the little girl asked him if he was the tooth fairy, he hid behind the trees on the side of the house, and then took the form of the Topkick before driving off.
3.) Ratchet crash landed near the diner where the kid's running with the camcorder, saying this is a 100 times better than Armageddon. Ratchet is also the one where the guy on TV says "That's my scooter under there, who's gonna pay for it?!" Ratchet then drives out of the garage for an EMS station, after trans-scanning an ambulance.
4.) Jazz crashes into the baseball field, the climbs down from the roof of the Cadillac dealership, just before trans-scanning the Pontiac Solstice hardtop.
Slo-mo the DVD people. It works.
Posted by ultra tron on October 31st, 2007 @ 10:34pm CDT
tomensnaben wrote:That's Optimus in the pool. You can tell because he's so huge.
It looks kind of like the armour can form the car when it's not on him. That would be nice, because then you could actually have him "scan" it, and sort of transform.
No, Ironhide was in the pool, the mag just picked that picture to show that its a protoform to try to pass it off as Optimus.
Posted by Swerve on October 31st, 2007 @ 11:12pm CDT
Posted by Cascadia on October 31st, 2007 @ 11:26pm CDT
Posted by Autobot_Leader on November 1st, 2007 @ 12:33am CDT
ultra tron wrote:tomensnaben wrote:That's Optimus in the pool. You can tell because he's so huge.
It looks kind of like the armour can form the car when it's not on him. That would be nice, because then you could actually have him "scan" it, and sort of transform.
No, Ironhide was in the pool, the mag just picked that picture to show that its a protoform to try to pass it off as Optimus.
The one in the pool is optimus. ironhide isn't that big and do you actually think they would put that "moody" part of the theme song on ironhide? ...No
Posted by Swerve on November 1st, 2007 @ 2:02am CDT
Autobot_Leader wrote:ultra tron wrote:tomensnaben wrote:That's Optimus in the pool. You can tell because he's so huge.
It looks kind of like the armour can form the car when it's not on him. That would be nice, because then you could actually have him "scan" it, and sort of transform.
No, Ironhide was in the pool, the mag just picked that picture to show that its a protoform to try to pass it off as Optimus.
The one in the pool is optimus. ironhide isn't that big and do you actually think they would put that "moody" part of the theme song on ironhide? ...No
No, that's Ironhide in the pool. If they meant for it to be Prime, the editors did a confusing job at trying to convey that because they immediately show Ironhide taking the Topkick form.
Whenever the protoform comes out of the pool and hides behind the tall trees, notice the smaller trees to the right. They look very similar to the trees surrounding Ironhide as he is Transforming into the truck. It also doesn't make sense why Prime, if that were him in the pool, would run out to the middle of nowhere and then scan the Peterbilt up on the embankment. Also notice there is nothing behind Prime or the embankment; no residential area, no trees, and even if that house was isolated in that area with nothing else around it, you would think it would be visible. That must be one tall embankment.
I think the music changes to a more subdued and mellow tone because of the little girl, not because that was supposed to be Prime. It happened roughly around the time she was asking if he was the tooth fairy. It's actually more funny when you think about the rough and tough Ironhide is having a tender moment with being confused for the tooth fairy, then the laid back, more tender hearted Prime.
Based on everything I was able to find about Protoforms, they all look similar except for heighth. Even when I tried to watch the movie frame by frame when a proto was on screen, it was tough to really make out a difference in the way they look. It kind of leads me to believe that protoform is more like a skeleton. All skeletons basically look the same. You only start to get an idea of how they vary after they scan a disguise. It's really tough to say the proto by the pool was taller than the one in the field since the only thing to go by for scale are those trees by the pool. Had they known it was going to help prevent an argument, the movie producers should have freeze framed the screen when you see a proto with like a crazy font that said "Jazz" and "Ironhide" and "Optimus Prime".
Here's a clip of the<a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgcFvhET7rg"> arrival</a> in case anyone wants to reference the scenes without looking it up on the DVD.
Posted by olokin on November 1st, 2007 @ 2:06am CDT
skywarp-2 wrote:Wow!!! Innovative!!!
Open the big Pic on Fan2Fan and really read what it says, in Red it says to date we have had playability on Transformers with just Vehicle to Robot, the Expanded takes it one more step further by giving us the Protofrom underneath and then Altmode and final Robot mode!!
That is freaking Awesome!!!!!
Indeed it is.
Posted by Bumblethumper on November 1st, 2007 @ 2:59am CDT
I'm really hoping this won't be Japan exclusive.
Posted by Swerve on November 1st, 2007 @ 3:15am CDT
Bumblethumper wrote:It has a lot of losable pieces, but I like it. It'll be even cooler if the protoform also transforms.
I'm really hoping this won't be Japan exclusive.
You had to go and remind me it has lots of losable pieces didn't you?
Seriously, I didn't even think about that until you said something.
Posted by Bumblethumper on November 1st, 2007 @ 3:39am CDT
I'll be interested to see if it's possible to take a regular car model kit and customize the pieces to attach to the robot. If that's easily doable, it would open up a lot of exiting possibilities.
Posted by Bonecrusher27 on November 1st, 2007 @ 8:02am CDT
Bumblethumper wrote:Seems to be inherent in the design. It's just another one of those things to be careful about. I'm already slightly paranoid that my regular concept camaro Bumblebee will lose one of those plastic yellow pieces on his upper arm.
Have been thinking about gluing them in. afterall, they don't serve any real purpose being removable do they? It's frustrating after I get him back to alt mode, one piece falls off, and I have to undo part of what I've done already. Not exactly the easiest vehicle to align!
Posted by Bonecrusher27 on November 1st, 2007 @ 8:03am CDT
And I'm not sure if you are seeing what I see... I can only make out BB. Where do you guys see the Optimus?
Posted by Ultra Magnus on November 1st, 2007 @ 9:20am CDT
Posted by Alex Kingdom on November 1st, 2007 @ 12:39pm CDT
Yours AK
Posted by magnusupreme on November 1st, 2007 @ 2:17pm CDT
Posted by Bumblethumper on November 1st, 2007 @ 5:42pm CDT
Bonecrusher27 wrote:And I'm not sure if you are seeing what I see... I can only make out BB. Where do you guys see the Optimus?
There's no image yet for Optimus, but it is listed. So far all we have is a not great image of Bumblebee.