In-Hand Images - Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Motormaster / Menasor

Syn_13 wrote:Menasor still looks underwhelming. Bought Drag Strip because I liked his figure, but I'm just not sure whether I'm going to get this guy still. It's mostly the head sculpt really.

I like the Motormaster figure so I'll probably get the team but not sure if I'll display them combined unless a 3P come out with a better head sculpt. Or I might wait for Takara's Motormaster in case their head sculpt for Menasor is better.

ZeroWolf wrote:The fifth ariealbot is out with wave 2 along side the rest of the Stunticons. There's been a few theories as to why ranging from making the shelves look a little more diverse to forcing people to play with the scramble city aspect

Rodimus Prime wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:The fifth ariealbot is out with wave 2 along side the rest of the Stunticons. There's been a few theories as to why ranging from making the shelves look a little more diverse to forcing people to play with the scramble city aspect

Thanks. I am actually considering buying these. They look pretty good. Firefly especially.

Cyber Bishop wrote:How did he acquire them from EE? The site still shows them as pre order?

http://www.entertainmentearth.com/hitli ... p=&x=0&y=0

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:The fifth ariealbot is out with wave 2 along side the rest of the Stunticons. There's been a few theories as to why ranging from making the shelves look a little more diverse to forcing people to play with the scramble city aspect

Thanks. I am actually considering buying these. They look pretty good. Firefly especially.

Here's an idea: try suing Hasbro for false advertisement, especially if wave 2 never reaches your area

Rodimus Prime wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:The fifth ariealbot is out with wave 2 along side the rest of the Stunticons. There's been a few theories as to why ranging from making the shelves look a little more diverse to forcing people to play with the scramble city aspect

Thanks. I am actually considering buying these. They look pretty good. Firefly especially.

Here's an idea: try suing Hasbro for false advertisement, especially if wave 2 never reaches your area

I was serious, though. Is Dragstrip on the back of the Aerialbots' packaging simply because he also comes in wave 1?

MightyMagnus78 wrote:I like him a lot more now I've seen these in hand pictures. Can't wait to stuff Skywarp in that chest cavity to bulk it out.

Cyber Bishop wrote:How did he acquire them from EE? The site still shows them as pre order?

http://www.entertainmentearth.com/hitli ... p=&x=0&y=0

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:The fifth ariealbot is out with wave 2 along side the rest of the Stunticons. There's been a few theories as to why ranging from making the shelves look a little more diverse to forcing people to play with the scramble city aspect

Thanks. I am actually considering buying these. They look pretty good. Firefly especially.

Here's an idea: try suing Hasbro for false advertisement, especially if wave 2 never reaches your area

I was serious, though. Is Dragstrip on the back of the Aerialbots' packaging simply because he also comes in wave 1?

Yup. Notice how cross-sells never picture figures in later waves, only the ones in the current one or earlier? I'm surprised nobody sued Hasbro over the Movie Trilogy Deluxes not being available, despite evidence pointing in the direction they should be as they were featured in Movie Trilogy Optimus Prime's box. That's False Advertising.

Agamemnon wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:The fifth ariealbot is out with wave 2 along side the rest of the Stunticons. There's been a few theories as to why ranging from making the shelves look a little more diverse to forcing people to play with the scramble city aspect

Thanks. I am actually considering buying these. They look pretty good. Firefly especially.

Here's an idea: try suing Hasbro for false advertisement, especially if wave 2 never reaches your area

I was serious, though. Is Dragstrip on the back of the Aerialbots' packaging simply because he also comes in wave 1?

Yup. Notice how cross-sells never picture figures in later waves, only the ones in the current one or earlier? I'm surprised nobody sued Hasbro over the Movie Trilogy Deluxes not being available, despite evidence pointing in the direction they should be as they were featured in Movie Trilogy Optimus Prime's box. That's False Advertising.

Isn't that the fault of the retailers and not the manufacturer? [edit] Or did Hasbro never release the figures?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:The fifth ariealbot is out with wave 2 along side the rest of the Stunticons. There's been a few theories as to why ranging from making the shelves look a little more diverse to forcing people to play with the scramble city aspect

Thanks. I am actually considering buying these. They look pretty good. Firefly especially.

Here's an idea: try suing Hasbro for false advertisement, especially if wave 2 never reaches your area

I was serious, though. Is Dragstrip on the back of the Aerialbots' packaging simply because he also comes in wave 1?

Yup. Notice how cross-sells never picture figures in later waves, only the ones in the current one or earlier? I'm surprised nobody sued Hasbro over the Movie Trilogy Deluxes not being available, despite evidence pointing in the direction they should be as they were featured in Movie Trilogy Optimus Prime's box. That's False Advertising.

Isn't that the fault of the retailers and not the manufacturer? [edit] Or did Hasbro never release the figures?

They were never released period (though Movie Advanced series Soundwave, Ratchet and Wheeljack are based on those figures), and I don't think they were officially declared canceled either.

ThatOneMoose wrote:Don't get why everyone's having a fit over his head. Is it just that it's not G1 enough? To me, it looks freakin cool.

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chuckdawg1999 wrote:

MightyMagnus78 wrote:

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MightyMagnus78 wrote:Has anyone combined Legends Thundercracker to Ultra Primes chest yet? I've not been able to get him pegged in straight. Thanks.

Yeah don't do this. All you'll accomplish is breaking Thundercrackers hands. I've seen a few people who've done this to Starscream and Thundercracker.

Thanks. I definitely don't want to do that. Are the chest pegs the problem?

Yes. They're just a tad too big to fit into the hands on the Legend Seekers. Also I think Thundercracker's hands are made of a just thinner plastic than Starscream's

RiddlerJ wrote:Does anyone remember the display pics they had a while back that showed Thundercracker and Bombshell attached to Ultra Prime's chest? How'd they do it?

shajaki wrote:to those with concerns of being "not G1 enough", i subscribe to the notion that classics/generations is meant to be a modern updates of old timey characters. not direct updates of old characters with modern engineering, thats what the MP line is for.

so things like the slight change of menasors head thingies, im quite OK with

griftimus prime wrote:watch them run this mold into the ground. next up star scream then sky warp and so on

shajaki wrote:to those with concerns of being "not G1 enough", i subscribe to the notion that classics/generations is meant to be a modern updates of old timey characters. not direct updates of old characters with modern engineering, thats what the MP line is for.

so things like the slight change of menasors head thingies, im quite OK with

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

RiddlerJ wrote:Does anyone remember the display pics they had a while back that showed Thundercracker and Bombshell attached to Ultra Prime's chest? How'd they do it?

By cheating, using the pegs and windows merely as support: they just literally hang in there loosely more or less.

Again, the pegs in the Motormaster/Optimus Prime mold chest are only for the Blackjack mold. Trying to force other figures on those pegs can and will result in breakage, there have been instances of the Seeker hands breaking after attempts of pegging them in.

Rated X wrote:

shajaki wrote:to those with concerns of being "not G1 enough", i subscribe to the notion that classics/generations is meant to be a modern updates of old timey characters. not direct updates of old characters with modern engineering, thats what the MP line is for.

so things like the slight change of menasors head thingies, im quite OK with

Many of the CHUG molds were pretty much spot on in both modes with the exception of modern engineering. This includes the seeker mold, rodimus, bluestreak mold, tracks mold, cyclonus, the new arcee, blitzwing, etc. Also the beast wars CHUG figures are pretty much spot on homages to. Not all the CHUG figures are neo.

Caelus wrote:Looks like closing Menasor's chest cavity provides a faux-Blackjack look with the two silver 'windows' on the chest. Also has a vague skull on the chest, which is pretty awesome.

I feel closed definitely looks better than open and empty, but I also now find myself doubting Blackjack's merit. I think I might like the visible silver and purple truck components connecting to the arms.