First Look at Classics Combaticon Repaints?

Definitely picking it up. Though Swindle is not going to be a choper. Swindle needs to be a land based vehicle.

I'm definately picking up a set as well - I never got to complete my original Energon Bruticus because of the rarity of the final limbs (especially in Canada). I absolutely loved the Energon Combaticons figures, and the head sculpt for Bruticus Maximus is one of my all-time favourites - the new colours look sharp as well, a definite buy for me!

So this combined with the already-released E-Constructicon set and the rumoured E-Aerialbot repaint set - I guess that covers all three combiner teams released during Energon. For once I don't mind the repaints, they were all solid toys to begin with.

(Please don't be a Target-exclusive!)

Skowl wrote:I'm definately picking up a set as well - I never got to complete my original Energon Bruticus because of the rarity of the final limbs (especially in Canada). I absolutely loved the Energon Combaticons figures, and the head sculpt for Bruticus Maximus is one of my all-time favourites - the new colours look sharp as well, a definite buy for me!

So this combined with the already-released E-Constructicon set and the rumoured E-Aerialbot repaint set - I guess that covers all three combiner teams released during Energon. For once I don't mind the repaints, they were all solid toys to begin with.

(Please don't be a Target-exclusive!)

If it is, then one ofus can mail ya one.

I like the colors on it, But I don't get Combaticons. Onslaught is pretty dang good, but otherweise I like the Es closer. I'll await a full picture though, and to see them in person

Lets see the audience reaction shall we?





Seems to be a positive response. 9/10 (only because the limbs don't entirely coordinate.)

Mega-PASS on this.

for once im going to take a stand, no one ABSOULTELY NO ONE SHOULD MAKE SWINDLE A HELICOPTER!!! sorry i may sound like a noob, but in all serious swindle is one of my favourite characters and i will not sit down while this happens, but theres nothing to do so i cant exactly make my stand, someone else do it for me lol

Overcracker wrote:Definitely picking it up. Though Swindle is not going to be a choper. Swindle needs to be a land based vehicle.

And Blast Off should not be a tank.

kuzzy wrote:for once im going to take a stand, no one ABSOULTELY NO ONE SHOULD MAKE SWINDLE A HELICOPTER!!! sorry i may sound like a noob, but in all serious swindle is one of my favourite characters and i will not sit down while this happens, but theres nothing to do so i cant exactly make my stand, someone else do it for me lol

What I want to know is were you standing when you typed this?

Geekee1 wrote:

kuzzy wrote:for once im going to take a stand, no one ABSOULTELY NO ONE SHOULD MAKE SWINDLE A HELICOPTER!!! sorry i may sound like a noob, but in all serious swindle is one of my favourite characters and i will not sit down while this happens, but theres nothing to do so i cant exactly make my stand, someone else do it for me lol

What I want to know is were you standing when you typed this?

no

The name on the packaging is IRRELEVANT!

This would look better if not for the blue helicopter which is out of place with the rest.

oooohhhh, that's nice!

i'll get them, and i'll name them what i want

decepticonjon wrote:i'll get them, and i'll name them what i want

Q. F. T.

Just because THEY say a copter is Swindle and a tank is Blast-Off, doesn't mean you can't swap the names for your personal reference.

This just became a high priority figure for me to get.

I can live with Swindle as a Heli, and Blast Off as a tank... Swindle was always more about his personality than his alt-mode. I have no problem with a subtle switch of forms. Blast-Off does imply a spacecraft of sorts, but I can see the idea of "blast" tying in to a tank's cannon.

What I don't care for, personally, is their continued usage of transparent plastic for the 'extremities' of the combiner. Why not use gray or silver? Why do we continually need glowing red-orange weapons attached to our military vehicles? Bruticus would look a lot more menacing with black or steel gray hands and feet, than transparent red-orange.

We have more crappy energon combiner repaints and judges give nine crying happy face out of ten because we will never see a true classics combaticon team.

Sweetness! I missed out on the Energon line completely, so this will be a nice find. When can we expect it?

shortround wrote:We have more crappy energon combiner repaints and judges give nine crying happy face out of ten because we will never see a true classics combaticon team.

rid bruticus tfw.
actually i can't wait to see how many "omg wtf baww, my brute doesn't even stay together with superglue!" threads pop up

pass

With the torso not being fully transformed in the pic, Bruticus kinda looks like Shockwave on roids.

BlackMagnus wrote:With the torso not being fully transformed in the pic, Bruticus kinda looks like Shockwave on roids with retard strength.

fix'd good sir

2 universe onslaughts... what the hell?

moonie wrote:2 universe onslaughts... what the hell?

It's all part of Hasbro's secret plan to create a time paradox in your collection which will then form a black hole that will wipe you and your collection off the planet.

moonie wrote:2 universe onslaughts... what the hell?

It would be 3 counting the Legends figure.

not interested in it at all, its very ugly.

WOW that is ugly as hell lol .. making that out of 24K gold wouldnt help that craptastic thing. That should be locked in the attic and never mentioned of again lol

moonie wrote:2 universe onslaughts... what the hell?

Two Classics Megatrons...
Two Classics Primes...

Is it possible to give him elbows like the Devastator mold?

I don't get the hype, why couldn't they have used the little A-10 from Energon Superion for an arm or something, just to mix it up alittle?

The fact that Energon combiners reuse the limb molds like this really irks me, it's just cheap.

Then there's the fact he has no hands or feet(which the G1 had).

I'll pass, easily.

So close to what I wanted to see but falling short. Onslaught fine, Brawl fine, Vortex fine.

Blast off should have been the jet from the Aerialbot set and for Swindle a retooling of the dune buggy from Cybertron (Hardtop?) would have worked well (transformation is the same as one of the Constructicon limbs).

waaaaghlord wrote:So close to what I wanted to see but falling short...

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you - Hasbro... in a nutshell!

I can get over the fact that Swindle is a helicoptor. In fact, looking back, 3 out of 6 Swindles were not a jeep. That's more than half. The idea of Swindle NOT being a jeep is not something new.

But I'll pick this up. I'm a sucker for Energon moulds. If only the show was as good as the toys. (Huh?)

i really like the usage of the energon combiners, but honestly im going to pass too. i just need to draw the line at some point at what classics i would consider worth it and im just not into the molds. looks good though!

moonie wrote:repaint... what the hell?

fix'd

im not getting it. i got the originol and it looks REAL awkward just standing there, unable to close its legs (among other things in my house)

emeraldbeacon wrote:I can live with Swindle as a Heli, and Blast Off as a tank... Swindle was always more about his personality than his alt-mode. I have no problem with a subtle switch of forms. Blast-Off does imply a spacecraft of sorts, but I can see the idea of "blast" tying in to a tank's cannon.

Not to be argumentative, being it does all bome back to what the individual fan can live with , however I would say a phrase like "Blast off!", something associated instantly with rockets & space shuttles for decades, is indeed a stretch to nameslap onto a tank figure just because of the word 'blast'. As for Swindle, has he ever been anything other than a jeep/military jeep/jeep-like vehicle until now? Just asking/saying. As others pointed out, renaming is always an option.

emeraldbeacon wrote:What I don't care for, personally, is their continued usage of transparent plastic for the 'extremities' of the combiner. Why not use gray or silver? Why do we continually need glowing red-orange weapons attached to our military vehicles? Bruticus would look a lot more menacing with black or steel gray hands and feet, than transparent red-orange.

This. I'm not a fan of the Energon combiners at all, but even when I try to find winning qualities, this always comes back to me.

astrobard wrote:

moonie wrote:repaint... what the hell?

fix'd

mm, no not really..

i don't mind repaints, i just find it weird that there are 2 onslaughts in Universe/classics. yeah there are two primes and megs as well. but i'm desensitized to those guys getting multiple figures. guess this comes from me liking the new mold onslaught better. maybe if it was designed as a combiner in that mold instead of repainting the energon mold then i wouldn't mind it so much.

Looks O.K. but I never cared for energon so a pass for me.If this were a G1 re-issue Bruticus I would be on this like stink on .....

I'll buy this, especially if that's really the colors it's going to be. Looks sweet to me. I thought about getting the Energon version, but didn't like the colors.

it could be a print out mistake on the insructions because the helicopter it says he is is blast offs colour kinda and the tank it says blast off is in colors close to swindle brownish.

edit nope sorry just took another look im wrong

Nothing special except is a combiner but the G1 Bruticus is better i believe.

I don't care if they call one fo the helicopers Twinkletoes, the names they give these toys are unimportant to me. This won't even appear in any fiction!

I'll keep an eye out for availability and price, I might purchase this if I can. Though I do wish the red bits were solid. Clear looks goofy.

cool I'll prolly pick em up. I like thet they used their G1 names this time around.

Rename one tank Quake, rename Onslaught Barricade and they'll fit into my collection fine enough. Anyone else catch the dollar sign on Swindle?

can soembody PLEASE tell me why he can't have real hands and feat?!

Lame!
Where is an original version of Bruticus?
Does that make too much sense? Or am I missing something?

Don't see why they just did not use the G1 moulds like they did in RID for this release. Why use the Energon moulds when you have the original so readily available and which was clearly a winner!

I have absolutely no interest in this.

But I'm out of the loop with the Energon line... Is this that great of a figure?
Cause from what I can see, it's weak.

Zeds wrote:Don't see why they just did not use the G1 moulds like they did in RID for this release. Why use the Energon moulds when you have the original so readily available and which was clearly a winner!

'Cos there just haven't been enough reissues of that.

Sledge wrote:

Zeds wrote:Don't see why they just did not use the G1 moulds like they did in RID for this release. Why use the Energon moulds when you have the original so readily available and which was clearly a winner!

'Cos there just haven't been enough reissues of that.

Can't have enough of a recognized winner. Can't say the same for the Energon version IMHO and based on some of the posts on this thread.