Cyberverse News Roundup with lots of new Images of Ultra Ramjet and some of Warrior Snarl

M. Spector wrote:Man, think I'm going to go all in and get these Deluxe Dinobots, they all look so neat and cohesive

Windsweeper wrote:Snarl really reminds me of his Actionmaster toy.

M. Spector wrote:Man, think I'm going to go all in and get these Deluxe Dinobots, they all look so neat and cohesive

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

M. Spector wrote:Man, think I'm going to go all in and get these Deluxe Dinobots, they all look so neat and cohesive

Wait, hang on... Are they actually Deluxe, or disguised Warrior Class figures?

Speaking of Cheetor, I found him this week, and he has been a joy. Cheetah mode is not that good, Kingdom definitely wins that round, but the Robot mode to me pretty closely captures the aesthetic and the animated-esque proportions of him in the show. He's lots of fun

chuckdawg1999 wrote:One of the great things about the Cyberverse line is how it pulls from all generations of Transformers. Ramjet really embodies all of the Conehead Seekers with its colors and design. For an Ultra Class figure, Ramjet comes fairly loaded with accessories, two null rays, and a staff-like weapon made from its thrusters. One negative to the figure is the Energon armor doesn't like to sit in place, but that could just be on my figure. Ramjet is one of the better Ultra Class figures and would be a great addition to your Cyberverse collection.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Best Warrior Class figure from the Cyberverse line, period.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I'd love to say that Sludge is a good figure, but that wouldn't be true. The paint detail is really nice, I dig that metallic blue, the backplate for the Energon armor gimmick won't lock into place making it hard to handle the figure while most of the limb joints are very loose. I have to say wait for a sale or pass on Sludge entirely.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I got Sludge too, and he is pretty neat. Not sure why chuck didn't like him, but he is fun to me. Transformation is fun, and the weapon is cool. He's a good addition!

chuckdawg1999 wrote:My biggest issue was the back not locking when closed. I've been told by several viewers that I wasn't pushing hard enough so it's a possible case of having to use more force than I care to.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:My biggest issue was the back not locking when closed. I've been told by several viewers that I wasn't pushing hard enough so it's a possible case of having to use more force than I care to.

Sometime it's not easy to know what is the apropriate amount of force to use. Too often, I forced things too hard or the wrong way and it ended up with tears and sadness.

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:My biggest issue was the back not locking when closed. I've been told by several viewers that I wasn't pushing hard enough so it's a possible case of having to use more force than I care to.

Sometime it's not easy to know what is the apropriate amount of force to use. Too often, I forced things too hard or the wrong way and it ended up with tears and sadness.

Like when Lenny tries to tend the rabbits.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Uhm... Hasbro, you're supposed to deliver to big box retail first, not liquidators:

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Seriously, found them at my local Ross in the DFW area. Is this another case of retailers passing on current stock?

william-james88 wrote:

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Uhm... Hasbro, you're supposed to deliver to big box retail first, not liquidators:

RossCyberverse.jpg

Seriously, found them at my local Ross in the DFW area. Is this another case of retailers passing on current stock?

Yes, it is.

Guess who got the new Deluxe Slug already?

This guy!!

And boy oh boy, is he a dandy. He is a really good deluxe, super good. Right up there with Bee as the best deluxe of the line.

Look at this bot mode right here. This is G1 Slug, put through a color filter to crank up the color differentiation, with spikes, some stylization, and some mean sneering. He is so cool looking. And he can move too! Forward and backwards ankle movement, all kinds of leg movement, the only thing missing are bicep and wrist swivels, but the forearm swivels take care of most of that

Have a 360 turnaround

Transformation is pretty insane. You yank up part of the torso, tilt it around 180, crunch the abs and dino head, swivel the dino head and waist, and origami the tail out of the legs as the feet form the back. it's nuts

This dino mode is really sweet. It is chonky, but still mean looking

Finally, have some comparisons to the other Cyberverse Dinobots minus Grimlock, as he is still buried in moving totes. And have some to SS86 Slug

He is definitely a top level Cyberverse figure. He is really good. He is a lot of fun too.

gothsaurus wrote:How are the rest available. Individually?

Bot mode looks cool. He has no leg articulation, but has shoulders, elbows, and even some swivel that lets him get a little dynamic with his weapon.

They're finally figured out how to lock the armor in place. It sits on his back but is triggered by a lever that literally pins it down so it can't accidentally deploy.

Also, he has waist swivel if you disengage the lever on his lower body. When it's clicked in, it holds him steady.

Transformation is nothing to write home about. Flip out the beast legs/transform the arms, then bend him at the knees (it's not articulation, there's a gear system that makes it tough to push down) and lift up/extend his beast neck.

He locks in place like this without the tail/key. But it completes the look. Pull the key back out to trigger the quick transformation.

For $30 he's going to feel steep. But kids are going to love the beast mode and his bot mode is a great new take on Volcanicus I hope to see explored with combiner toys.

I got mine on sale for $25. That's not bad for the size. And he looks good with his buddies.

Something else I find interesting. His bot mode looks more like Predaking than the original Volcanicus. Including both the wings and Swoop's cannons coming off his back. Combine that with its beast mode, and it really reminds me of that proposed G1 combiner that formed a dragon instead of a robot.

-Kanrabat- wrote:If I ever find that Volcanicus on sale, he's mine!

Emerje wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:If I ever find that Volcanicus on sale, he's mine!

Same, and he'll always be in dragon mode. Shame the arms are symmetrical without heads on them.

Emerje

william-james88 wrote:

Emerje wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:If I ever find that Volcanicus on sale, he's mine!

Same, and he'll always be in dragon mode. Shame the arms are symmetrical without heads on them.

Emerje

I like that part since it shows that he combines differently in this fiction. The arms arm both made up by Sludge who spkits his whole body in half.

ThunderThruster wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Emerje wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:If I ever find that Volcanicus on sale, he's mine!

Same, and he'll always be in dragon mode. Shame the arms are symmetrical without heads on them.

Emerje

I like that part since it shows that he combines differently in this fiction. The arms arm both made up by Sludge who spkits his whole body in half.

Why does he have to split in half to form the arms? Why can't he fold himself out much like the mastadon does for the Dino-Megazord?

Emerje wrote:Knowing that I like him a little more now. I had just assumed Vulcanicus was pulling a Predaking with just the wings going on his back and the rest of Swoop forming an arm.

There were a few Brave figures that pulled the whole split in half to form the arms or legs thing and they were all very cool figures.



Emerje

william-james88 wrote:The Dino Megazord is a pretty good comparison to what is happening in Cyberverse, with the pterodactyl in the back instead of in the front.

Emerje wrote:Knowing that I like him a little more now. I had just assumed Vulcanicus was pulling a Predaking with just the wings going on his back and the rest of Swoop forming an arm.

There were a few Brave figures that pulled the whole split in half to form the arms or legs thing and they were all very cool figures.



Emerje

TulioDude wrote:Reminds me of Dragonstorm.

primalxconvoy wrote:

TulioDude wrote:Reminds me of Dragonstorm.

Who's that?

Emerje wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:

TulioDude wrote:Reminds me of Dragonstorm.

Who's that?

Emerje

chuckdawg1999 wrote:WheelGrim is another fun Dino Combiner to be released in the Dinobots Unite subline. Wheeljack makes a great pair of pants while Grimlock becomes the torso and they blend well. While it will never win awards for transformation and articulation, it is a fun figure that will make some people happy.

william-james88 wrote:Fellow Seibertronian chuckdawg1999 has a video review of WheelGrim, the latest roll and combine set pairing a Dinobot with a non Dinobot character. This one is Wheeljack and Grimlock. This toy came out in the US recently and is appearing at Walmarts throughout the country, first starting in Arizona.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:WheelGrim is another fun Dino Combiner to be released in the Dinobots Unite subline. Wheeljack makes a great pair of pants while Grimlock becomes the torso and they blend well. While it will never win awards for transformation and articulation, it is a fun figure that will make some people happy.