In-Hand Images: Transformers Generations Legends Class Skrapnel with Reflector and Tailgate with Groundbuster
Monday, April 7th, 2014 3:38PM CDT
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Posted by Convoy on April 7th, 2014 @ 3:49pm CDT
Cue somebody saying we got the other two in other lines.
Really though, after seeing Skrapnel next to Shrapnel it looks like a very nice update.
Here's also hoping Reflector gets to be 3 bots again someday.
Posted by Noideaforaname on April 7th, 2014 @ 4:09pm CDT
Posted by craggy on April 7th, 2014 @ 4:14pm CDT
Posted by Rated X on April 7th, 2014 @ 4:22pm CDT
Posted by craggy on April 7th, 2014 @ 4:24pm CDT
Posted by Bumblevivisector on April 7th, 2014 @ 4:28pm CDT
And new-Tailgate looks nice, compared to old-yeller next to him. Last time I had a Tailgate in that kind of shape, I boiled him in black dye to make a Wipe-Out.
Posted by Cyber Bishop on April 7th, 2014 @ 4:36pm CDT
Posted by megatronus on April 7th, 2014 @ 5:00pm CDT
Posted by megatronus on April 7th, 2014 @ 5:11pm CDT
Posted by Blurrz on April 7th, 2014 @ 6:15pm CDT
Posted by RiddlerJ on April 7th, 2014 @ 7:10pm CDT
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Wipe-Out
That Windcharger mold should've been repainted into Blackjack.
Posted by Madeus Prime on April 7th, 2014 @ 7:32pm CDT
Posted by Cobalt Prime on April 7th, 2014 @ 7:48pm CDT
Tailgate also has a great mold, but a lot of the detail is washed out by the color scheme, which is made more apparent when he's next to his G1 predecessor.
Maybe Takomy will fix this on their version.
Posted by Bumblevivisector on April 7th, 2014 @ 8:00pm CDT
Here I mentioned Wipe-Out, but hadn't really considered the consequences of repainting the new guy into him. This whole case might be a huge pain in the ass to find no matter how widely it gets distributed thanks to fans wanting 3 Skrapnels for clones and a proper Reflector triplicate, and a second Tailgate to repaint!RiddlerJ wrote:This is the Tailgate mold they should've used for Wipe-Out.
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Wipe-Out
That Windcharger mold should've been repainted into Blackjack.
(Well, dye in my case; I've always had better luck with it cuz' Rit don't chip)
No wonder those cancellation rumors had so many of us panicked.
And yeah, repainting the RTS Windcharger mold into Blackjack would be worth a shot...if every version of him wasn't so scarce and expensive. If it was done officially, he could be packed with the proper Detour repaint that ROTF scout Dead End deserves.
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on April 7th, 2014 @ 8:13pm CDT
Posted by Doubledealer93 on April 7th, 2014 @ 8:16pm CDT
Posted by T-Macksimus on April 7th, 2014 @ 9:47pm CDT
That is, of course, provided I can find the damn things. I'm not holding out much hope for that. All the stores in my area stock exactly two things: Jack and Sh**, both of which are Prime BH peg warmers and look remarkably like Bumblebee.
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on April 7th, 2014 @ 9:52pm CDT
T-Macksimus wrote:All the stores in my area stock exactly two things: Jack and Sh**, both of which are Prime BH peg warmers and look remarkably like Bumblebee.
That's how I feel sometimes!
Posted by shajaki on April 7th, 2014 @ 10:06pm CDT
i dont know why everyones calling for a new windcharger? rts/united was awesome! and blackjack? thats pretty much who the united windcharger was packed with. (wipeout i know, but colors match!)
Posted by Nerv103 on April 7th, 2014 @ 10:45pm CDT
Posted by Blurrz on April 7th, 2014 @ 10:53pm CDT
Nerv103 wrote:I am not really into the legend size figures(except the data discs for Soundwave/Blaster), but I might have to make an exception for that Skrapnel.
The bigger figures are not Legends size, they're between a Scout and a Legends class.
Posted by TimothyR on April 7th, 2014 @ 10:55pm CDT
i really want an official articulated bombshell.. his head/face is probably one of the coolest G1 decepticon heads/faces ever.
Posted by Megatron Wolf on April 7th, 2014 @ 11:01pm CDT
Posted by mtma on April 8th, 2014 @ 12:18am CDT
Posted by Windsweeper on April 8th, 2014 @ 4:55am CDT
Don't normally like legends but these two might tempt me. Don't like the unpainted face on Shrapnel though.
I remember in an issue of MTMTE that Tailgate was drawn kind of feminine. Am I the only one who thinks the toy looks feminine as well?
Posted by RiddlerJ on April 8th, 2014 @ 8:04am CDT
Windsweeper wrote:Definitely agree that Windcharger should be repainted as Blackjack and G2 Gobot Megatron.
Don't normally like legends but these two might tempt me. Don't like the unpainted face on Shrapnel though.
I remember in an issue of MTMTE that Tailgate was drawn kind of feminine. Am I the only one who thinks the toy looks feminine as well?
I think I read on Ace's Weblog that Skrapnel's face is silver. It just didn't photograph well.
Speaking of repaints, I wonder if Hasbro will redo Cosmos. Pathfinder seems like a good fit, though I remember someone suggesting Blaster's buddy Scrounge as a good idea for a Cosmos repaint.
Posted by craggy on April 8th, 2014 @ 8:43am CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 8th, 2014 @ 8:54am CDT
craggy wrote:got them all pre-ordered. I'd definitely take a Scrounge repaint of Cosmos (or a Pathfinder maybe) and I suppose we'll probably get a Gears out of Swerve.
Gears has been announced, actually. Along with Acid Storm with Venin/Bugly, and Brawn.
Posted by rpetras on April 8th, 2014 @ 12:10pm CDT
I like it better than the FP version!
Here's hoping for the other 2 insecticons done in this style.
Posted by MasterSoundBlaster on April 8th, 2014 @ 1:30pm CDT
Posted by G1COLLECTOR on April 8th, 2014 @ 1:32pm CDT
Posted by Stormrider on April 8th, 2014 @ 5:45pm CDT
Posted by craggy on April 8th, 2014 @ 5:49pm CDT
rpetras wrote:Shrapnel is awesome!
I like it better than the FP version!
Here's hoping for the other 2 insecticons done in this style.
yes! lets hope so. more micro/Targetmaster versions of the Deluxe Insecticons would be cool to round out the group. (although I would rather the Deluxe's got their own individual figures as well, maybe give it a few years)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 8th, 2014 @ 7:57pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:craggy wrote:got them all pre-ordered. I'd definitely take a Scrounge repaint of Cosmos (or a Pathfinder maybe) and I suppose we'll probably get a Gears out of Swerve.
Gears has been announced, actually. Along with Acid Storm with Venin/Bugly, and Brawn.
Here's hoping that Brawn means Outback somewhere down the line. Makes sense if we're already getting a Gears from Swerve, I should think. I'd not be opposed to an eventual Windcharger from Tailgate either, though the RtS/United Windcharger is already fantastic. It's nice to have options, all the same.
By the way, what's with all the Acid Storm love? Is that Hasbro's favorite little forgotten seeker now, like how Takara-Tomy will take any excuse to make a Sunstorm repaint?
Posted by RiddlerJ on April 9th, 2014 @ 7:14am CDT
Wolfman Jake wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:craggy wrote:got them all pre-ordered. I'd definitely take a Scrounge repaint of Cosmos (or a Pathfinder maybe) and I suppose we'll probably get a Gears out of Swerve.
Gears has been announced, actually. Along with Acid Storm with Venin/Bugly, and Brawn.
Here's hoping that Brawn means Outback somewhere down the line. Makes sense if we're already getting a Gears from Swerve, I should think. I'd not be opposed to an eventual Windcharger from Tailgate either, though the RtS/United Windcharger is already fantastic. It's nice to have options, all the same.
By the way, what's with all the Acid Storm love? Is that Hasbro's favorite little forgotten seeker now, like how Takara-Tomy will take any excuse to make a Sunstorm repaint?
I have a bad feeling that Brawn is just going to be a Gears recolor. There are pages up of the Gears retool and his new head is pretty much Brawn's.
As for Acid Storm, I thought I read somewhere that the recolor was originally going to be Thundercracker, but then Hasbro thought there was too much blue in the wave so they went with green. Why they didn't use Skywarp is beyond me.
Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 9th, 2014 @ 1:25pm CDT
Posted by RiddlerJ on April 10th, 2014 @ 9:35am CDT
Wolfman Jake wrote:Interesting. Can you link me to some of those Gear pics? Brawn from a retooled, Gears might actually work well, as would a possible Outback repaint.
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:Generations ... clipse.jpg
Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 10th, 2014 @ 11:44am CDT
RiddlerJ wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:Interesting. Can you link me to some of those Gear pics? Brawn from a retooled, Gears might actually work well, as would a possible Outback repaint.
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:Generations ... clipse.jpg
That actually works quite well. I'd even venture a guess that the retool was originally meant for Brawn, but they decided to release a repaint as Gears first.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 10th, 2014 @ 12:02pm CDT
Wolfman Jake wrote:RiddlerJ wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:Interesting. Can you link me to some of those Gear pics? Brawn from a retooled, Gears might actually work well, as would a possible Outback repaint.
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:Generations ... clipse.jpg
That actually works quite well. I'd even venture a guess that the retool was originally meant for Brawn, but they decided to release a repaint as Gears first.
Then you'd be guessing wrong. Brawn is upcoming, with a different mold and Micromaster partner AFAIK. Besides, using G1 retool logic it wouldn't add up, as Swerve was made from Gears.
Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 10th, 2014 @ 1:08pm CDT
I'm hoping for a new Beachcomber at this new legends scale. That would, I think, make all the original legends scale Classics molds obsolete, except for Universe 2008 Wheelie, whose figure is already the perfect size for scale with the rest of the Classics line, and an excellent representation of the G1 character too.