First Look at Generations Skullgrin's Head
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 11:35PM CDT
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Posted by Hans on August 18th, 2010 @ 11:40pm CDT
In this case, putting sort of a skull head on it is not realy changing much... I hope the paint job does wonders...
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on August 18th, 2010 @ 11:59pm CDT
Posted by Dai_Ceefax on August 19th, 2010 @ 12:08am CDT
Posted by kirbenvost on August 19th, 2010 @ 12:41am CDT
Might pick this guy up based on this, but it'll depend on the deco. The head was the main thing holding me back from Darkmount, even though I know that's what he's supposed to look like.
Posted by Loki God Of Mischief on August 19th, 2010 @ 12:50am CDT
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on August 19th, 2010 @ 1:13am CDT
Posted by Stockade on August 19th, 2010 @ 5:20am CDT
Posted by dragons on August 19th, 2010 @ 7:27am CDT
Posted by gothsaurus on August 19th, 2010 @ 7:38am CDT
Posted by Rated X on August 19th, 2010 @ 7:39am CDT
Posted by rpetras on August 19th, 2010 @ 9:32am CDT
I just decided to do a custom of him from a completely different mold.
Posted by Dagon on August 19th, 2010 @ 10:17am CDT
Dai_Ceefax wrote:well, I was hoping for something more akin to the character model for Skullgrin's Japanese counterpart Dauros from Masterforce, however, beggars can't be choosers when it comes to Skullgrin toys...
But with the wide array of Skullgrin figures available, why would you. . . .Ooooohhhhh, I get it.
I'm looking forward to SKullgrin.
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on August 19th, 2010 @ 11:23am CDT
Posted by GuyIncognito on August 19th, 2010 @ 11:26am CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 19th, 2010 @ 11:34am CDT
GuyIncognito wrote:I like the mold, but I'm not crazy about the blue paint job, so maybe I'll pass on Darkmount and just wait for Skullgrin.
Odd, I find the tank mode unsuitable for Skullgrin and more befitting Straxus/Darkmount. I'm passing on either, as I haven't read the comics enough (I only have like 2 Dutch issues).
Posted by Cyber Bishop on August 19th, 2010 @ 11:40am CDT
Posted by Dagon on August 19th, 2010 @ 11:56am CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:GuyIncognito wrote:I like the mold, but I'm not crazy about the blue paint job, so maybe I'll pass on Darkmount and just wait for Skullgrin.
Odd, I find the tank mode unsuitable for Skullgrin and more befitting Straxus/Darkmount. I'm passing on either, as I haven't read the comics enough (I only have like 2 Dutch issues).
Like, this particular tank mode, or a tank mode in general? Cause Skullgrin was a tank. I haven't seen a Darkmount in real life yet, so I can't comment on how this particular tank actually looks, but a tank seems fitting for Skullgrin. Better than a movie-verse Skullgrin which would end up being a BB repaint or a Mindwipe repaint.....probably.
Speaking of which, where are the Mindwipe repaints? A good figure=no repaints.
Bumblebee= 11,000 crappy repaints.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 19th, 2010 @ 12:18pm CDT
Dagon wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:GuyIncognito wrote:I like the mold, but I'm not crazy about the blue paint job, so maybe I'll pass on Darkmount and just wait for Skullgrin.
Odd, I find the tank mode unsuitable for Skullgrin and more befitting Straxus/Darkmount. I'm passing on either, as I haven't read the comics enough (I only have like 2 Dutch issues).
Like, this particular tank mode, or a tank mode in general? Cause Skullgrin was a tank. I haven't seen a Darkmount in real life yet, so I can't comment on how this particular tank actually looks, but a tank seems fitting for Skullgrin. Better than a movie-verse Skullgrin which would end up being a BB repaint or a Mindwipe repaint.....probably.
Speaking of which, where are the Mindwipe repaints? A good figure=no repaints.
Bumblebee= 11,000 crappy repaints.
This tank mode. The robot mode is also a bit too bulky for Skullgrin if you ask me.
And Mindwipe did get a repaint: G2 Dreadwing.
Posted by Dagon on August 19th, 2010 @ 12:31pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Dagon wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:GuyIncognito wrote:I like the mold, but I'm not crazy about the blue paint job, so maybe I'll pass on Darkmount and just wait for Skullgrin.
Odd, I find the tank mode unsuitable for Skullgrin and more befitting Straxus/Darkmount. I'm passing on either, as I haven't read the comics enough (I only have like 2 Dutch issues).
Like, this particular tank mode, or a tank mode in general? Cause Skullgrin was a tank. I haven't seen a Darkmount in real life yet, so I can't comment on how this particular tank actually looks, but a tank seems fitting for Skullgrin. Better than a movie-verse Skullgrin which would end up being a BB repaint or a Mindwipe repaint.....probably.
Speaking of which, where are the Mindwipe repaints? A good figure=no repaints.
Bumblebee= 11,000 crappy repaints.
This tank mode. The robot mode is also a bit too bulky for Skullgrin if you ask me.
And Mindwipe did get a repaint: G2 Dreadwing.
Yeah, I meant like a widely available repaint. Like how every BB repaint plugs up shelves and such. I know about the G2 repaint.
Aside from that, like I said, I still haven't seen Darkmount in real life, so I can't dispute the tank choice. But any kind of robot mode is too bulky for Pretender updates. Those things were like skeletons back in the day.
Posted by Primacron's Little Helper on August 19th, 2010 @ 12:45pm CDT
Looks good though - suitably robotic head but still homaging the original pretender shell.
Posted by Mindmaster on August 19th, 2010 @ 12:51pm CDT
Posted by Sky-Quake on August 19th, 2010 @ 2:09pm CDT
Posted by No Death for Prowl on August 19th, 2010 @ 2:22pm CDT
Granted, most Pretender robots had poor alt modes that involved little more than folding up the legs and pulling in the arms to create a "tank" or "futuristic aircraft", so this is a definite improvement in that area.
But when I think Skullgrin, I think of his Pretender shell.
And the melding of Pretender shell/inner robot into 1 figure was done perfectly with Bludgeon.
Still, if the paint job is G1-accurate, I'll cave.....
Posted by Hairball178 on August 19th, 2010 @ 8:18pm CDT
...and his Dr. Wily skull belt.
Posted by ceratoformers3 on August 19th, 2010 @ 11:52pm CDT