In-Hand Images - Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Voyager Cyclonus, Plus Galvatronus Mode
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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 6th, 2015 @ 1:45pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 6th, 2015 @ 1:46pm CDT
Can't say the same for the robot mode, but that jet mode is gorgeous!
Posted by Robogeek1973 on April 6th, 2015 @ 1:49pm CDT
Posted by BeatsBySoundwave on April 6th, 2015 @ 1:51pm CDT
Posted by ryanisawesome124 on April 6th, 2015 @ 1:52pm CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 6th, 2015 @ 1:56pm CDT
ryanisawesome124 wrote:why pick those particular limbs?....are be gonna be getting redeco/remolds of them in new characters to go with galvatronus?
No, so far Cyclonus and Optimus Prime are "extra torsos", meaning they have no particular members uniquely assigned to them unlike Superion and Menasor.
Posted by william-james88 on April 6th, 2015 @ 2:07pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:The most show-accurate vehicle mode Cyclonus toy ever made.
Can't say the same for the robot mode, but that jet mode is gorgeous!
Umm... The top of the jet, yes, but the bottom kibble is a tough sell. I know that all jets suffer from this but some are better at tucking in the bottom kibble than others. Silverbolt was always the biggest offender for me because the shape under the jet wasn't even in tune with the plane. Generations Jetfire has all the kibble there too but at least from the sides the legs work along the jet making the undercarriage add some volume to it and make it seem like it belongs there. But not with Silverbolt, tt was all boxy and angular under a standard plane. But it was an homage to G1 (aka an easy way out) which I can get behind (to help me sleep at night). But with this guy, not really. As far as updates to G1, I find the Universe one better. Now thats a toy that knows how to handle kibble.
Posted by Easy Tiger on April 6th, 2015 @ 2:14pm CDT
I'm interested to see whether TT release these, seeing as everything has been gift-sets so far.
Posted by RiddlerJ on April 6th, 2015 @ 2:18pm CDT
Posted by megatronus on April 6th, 2015 @ 2:29pm CDT
Posted by King Kuuga on April 6th, 2015 @ 2:31pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:ryanisawesome124 wrote:why pick those particular limbs?....are be gonna be getting redeco/remolds of them in new characters to go with galvatronus?
No, so far Cyclonus and Optimus Prime are "extra torsos", meaning they have no particular members uniquely assigned to them unlike Superion and Menasor.
Additionally, Cyclonus's bio on the box says that he mind-controls other Transformers into combining with him, so he probably just hijacks whoever is around. Y'know, in whatever micro-continuity the bio takes place in.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 6th, 2015 @ 2:33pm CDT
Easy Tiger wrote:Sexy!
I'm interested to see whether TT release these, seeing as everything has been gift-sets so far.
Don't count on it. TakaraTomy seems to focus on the classic Combiners and the classic lineup only, with Superion, Menasor, and likely Guardian/Defensor, plus whatever classic teams appear next year.
Posted by Tresob on April 6th, 2015 @ 2:42pm CDT
Posted by philswitch engage on April 6th, 2015 @ 2:47pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:The most show-accurate vehicle mode Cyclonus toy ever made.
Can't say the same for the robot mode, but that jet mode is gorgeous!
Umm... The top of the jet, yes, but the bottom kibble is a tough sell. I know that all jets suffer from this but some are better at tucking in the bottom kibble than others. Silverbolt was always the biggest offender for me because the shape under the jet wasn't even in tune with the plane. Generations Jetfire has all the kibble there too but at least from the sides the legs work along the jet making the undercarriage add some volume to it and make it seem like it belongs there. But not with Silverbolt, tt was all boxy and angular under a standard plane. But it was an homage to G1 (aka an easy way out) which I can get behind (to help me sleep at night). But with this guy, not really. As far as updates to G1, I find the Universe one better. Now thats a toy that knows how to handle kibble.
While the Universe Version has an outstanding robot mode, I was always disappointed by the jet mode. The jet mode in that version hid the kibble well, but in the process, it lost all of the sleek lines that the G! toy and cartoon had.
I almost want to buy this guy, chop off all the kibble showing for his robot mode and just keep him as a jet on my shelf.
Posted by Allenspurs on April 6th, 2015 @ 3:02pm CDT
Tresob wrote:Looking at the Galvatron face, I think maybe Cyclonus should have been an Overlord figure...
I'm glad it's not just me, I'm getting the feeling it's not a coincidence
In fact swap out cyclonus for hot spot, change blades for his white alternative alpha bravo and I'd say you got a close as possible idw overlord.
Can't wait to see it done, I think it would surprise a few people. Hopefully someone on here will flex their photshop skill on it soon
Posted by Ginrai Minor on April 6th, 2015 @ 3:23pm CDT
wonder what the 3rd party can do with this/who can this be?
Def could have made a more convincing overlord.
Posted by philswitch engage on April 6th, 2015 @ 3:28pm CDT
Posted by Editor on April 6th, 2015 @ 3:28pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on April 6th, 2015 @ 3:34pm CDT
philswitch engage wrote:If he was done as overlord, I wonder how many people would be posting that they would have rather seen him as galvatron.
Worse, if he was done as overlord, there would have been a myriad of complaints about being underwhelmed after waiting for soooooo long.
Posted by Sabrblade on April 6th, 2015 @ 3:37pm CDT
And people would complain that Cyclonus is too blue, or "Perpul, not bloo!"william-james88 wrote:philswitch engage wrote:If he was done as overlord, I wonder how many people would be posting that they would have rather seen him as galvatron.
Worse, if he was done as overlord, there would have been a myriad of complaints about being underwhelmed after waiting for soooooo long.
Posted by Mr_Autobot411 on April 6th, 2015 @ 4:16pm CDT
in combined mode, i dunno whos worse, prime, mensor or him.......
ah well........ill pick him up, but not to combine, CW as been a miss mostly for me.
to those that are feeling this line, i wish i could, but i cant..........
Posted by william-james88 on April 6th, 2015 @ 4:24pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:And people would complain that Cyclonus is too blue, or "Perpul, not bloo!"william-james88 wrote:philswitch engage wrote:If he was done as overlord, I wonder how many people would be posting that they would have rather seen him as galvatron.
Worse, if he was done as overlord, there would have been a myriad of complaints about being underwhelmed after waiting for soooooo long.
(is the joke that they are doing that now? I actually feel this community has been rather kind to this guy and I am the cranky old truck this time around)
Posted by Noideaforaname on April 6th, 2015 @ 4:35pm CDT
Also wish we had more limb variety. "Can combine with any bot" (using Unicronian sorcery? Galvy's insanity is that contagious?) implies more than just preexisting combiners...
There isn't a way to connect the upcoming Rodimus, is there?
Posted by Cobotron on April 6th, 2015 @ 4:40pm CDT
Everybody is right though, that combiner head DOES look like IDW Overlord. Cool! Just 'cause Hasbro named him Galvatronus doesn't mean he can't be somebody else.
I'm gonna have the awesome old Classics Cyclonus AND this one. Because I can.
I'm just digging the whole package.
I like that CW has delivered on the classics, and I like that they're scrambling it up with new and outa-left-field characters.
@WJ88 - It's OK man, you don't have to like everything.
Posted by Sabrblade on April 6th, 2015 @ 4:49pm CDT
Prime and Menasor are worse by this toy's virtue of being made from the Silverbolt mold, whose Superion torso mode's excellent proportions have carried over into this figure's Galvatronus torso mode.Mr_Autobot411 wrote:as a single bot, he looks decent
in combined mode, i dunno whos worse, prime, mensor or him.......
Nah, it's a play on the old "Trukk, not munky!" complaint. If this toy had been made into Overlord, then it would have to be colored blue, which could potentially upset those who favor a purple Cyclonus.william-james88 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:And people would complain that Cyclonus is too blue, or "Perpul, not bloo!"william-james88 wrote:philswitch engage wrote:If he was done as overlord, I wonder how many people would be posting that they would have rather seen him as galvatron.
Worse, if he was done as overlord, there would have been a myriad of complaints about being underwhelmed after waiting for soooooo long.
(is the joke that they are doing that now? I actually feel this community has been rather kind to this guy and I am the cranky old truck this time around)
Posted by rpetras on April 6th, 2015 @ 4:53pm CDT
I'm treating the CW stuff a lot like PCC figures.
They are fun, and I'm not taking them too seriously.
I'll prolly get it.
Posted by Syn_13 on April 6th, 2015 @ 5:00pm CDT
Posted by Alpha Dominus on April 6th, 2015 @ 5:00pm CDT
Posted by Cyber Bishop on April 6th, 2015 @ 5:15pm CDT
Syn_13 wrote:I still prefer my RTS Cyclonus. The jet mode looks great (apart from kibble underneath, but that's the same deal with Silverbolt), but the bot mode just looks a bit chunky for me. It's cool that he's Voyager height, but other than that I'm not really biting. Don't like the Galvatron torso at all.
Yeah I agree, Not feeling him like I wanted to..
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 6th, 2015 @ 5:24pm CDT
Posted by griftimus prime on April 6th, 2015 @ 5:31pm CDT
Posted by Flashwave on April 6th, 2015 @ 5:34pm CDT
But i like this cyclonus
Posted by Optimum Supreme on April 6th, 2015 @ 5:58pm CDT
Reminds me of that strange Skywarp that turns into Megatron proposal that never made it past the drawing board stage. That one makes Cyclonus into Galvatron(us) seem almost rational, but then you add in he's a combiner and there you are back in crazy town. But it's a fun crazy town.
Posted by Sabrblade on April 6th, 2015 @ 6:02pm CDT
For the record, I sincerely hope you got the joke/reference I was making.Rated X wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Over 9000.Rated X wrote:Burn wrote:Rated X wrote:Yay !!!
We can finally see what butt hole Alpha Bravo climbed out of when Superion needed a new arm !!!
Oh do grow up. Your dribble is older than you.
Since today is "lets take everything literally day" Ill be 39 in October. Slingshot will be turning 31. How old is the Alpha Bravo comic ?
I didnt know IDW was printing comics during the ice age...
Posted by padfoo on April 6th, 2015 @ 6:22pm CDT
Posted by fenrir72 on April 6th, 2015 @ 6:25pm CDT
Posted by Shuttershock on April 6th, 2015 @ 6:34pm CDT
Posted by Metroplexsmash on April 6th, 2015 @ 6:49pm CDT
Posted by Evil Eye on April 6th, 2015 @ 6:52pm CDT
Now we just need a 3P company to release aLegends Galvatron Targetmaster, 2 Sweep limb-bots and 2 "Cyclonus' Armada" limb-bots and with the addition of the purple PE hands and feet we will have a full Unicronian combiner team!
Posted by william-james88 on April 6th, 2015 @ 7:30pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Forgot to mention something earlier.For the record, I sincerely hope you got the joke/reference I was making.Rated X wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Over 9000.Rated X wrote:Burn wrote:Rated X wrote:Yay !!!
We can finally see what butt hole Alpha Bravo climbed out of when Superion needed a new arm !!!
Oh do grow up. Your dribble is older than you.
Since today is "lets take everything literally day" Ill be 39 in October. Slingshot will be turning 31. How old is the Alpha Bravo comic ?
I didnt know IDW was printing comics during the ice age...
Overquoting for the context to enjoy this video:
Posted by Cobotron on April 6th, 2015 @ 10:24pm CDT
This is neat.
Did anybody already know this?
Posted by william-james88 on April 6th, 2015 @ 10:28pm CDT
Posted by bvzxa on April 6th, 2015 @ 10:33pm CDT
Posted by prjkt on April 6th, 2015 @ 10:35pm CDT
Cobotron wrote:Check out Power Glide.
This is neat.
Did anybody already know this?
Ja, was doing that for a while, but the weight was too much
Posted by Prowlerglide on April 6th, 2015 @ 10:39pm CDT
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on April 6th, 2015 @ 10:47pm CDT
Prowlerglide wrote:Im working my way through IDW's comics, now. Are these just regular issues that I will eventually run into, anyway? Or did they actually cook up one-shots for all the combiner limbs?
Regular issues, none of them have been specific one shots beside's skids. That's only technically because James Roberts knew in advance that insert issue here was going to be packed in with the toy without much prior context for More than Meets the Eye.
Posted by joevill on April 6th, 2015 @ 10:50pm CDT
Posted by Zeedust on April 6th, 2015 @ 11:18pm CDT
megatronus wrote:I actually really like this. I kind of expected to, as oddball stuff falls squarely in my court, but it's nice to have that feeling confirmed.
I have a fondness for oddball stuff too, but I also really like the look of that torso mode. I'm in.
Posted by albnok on April 6th, 2015 @ 11:28pm CDT
Va'al wrote:Courtesy of usual suspect Genetic of the TFND.net boards, and notified by fellow Transformers fan Chris Wells, we have our first proper look at the Generations Combiner Wars retool of Voyager Silverbolt - into Cyclonus! And not only is the olden Decepticon repurpled for the cause, we also finally see the new torso mode for the Galvatronus combined mode, some comparison shots, and some combined mode pictures too. Check out a sample below, and head here for more!
Ooo, so his team is dark blue (Defensor is light blue-green). Below is Ultra Prime on the far left:
Posted by william-james88 on April 6th, 2015 @ 11:32pm CDT
Nemesis Primal wrote:So, if the wave 1 figures are showing up with comics, that would mean they have profiles like the ones we've seen for the wave 2 figures, right? (And possibly longer Tech Spec bios?) I'll be interested in seeing those if they're present.
Yes, but its in the comic and not in back of the box. Here is an example:
back of box:
Inside comic: