In-Package Images of PCC Stakeout with Protectobots and Crankcase with Destrons
Friday, August 27th, 2010 8:35PM CDT
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Posted by adamassc on August 27th, 2010 @ 8:43pm CDT
Military vehicles as part of the Protectobots doesn't look right. A pair of Rallybot drones painted like a police car and an ambulance ala Minerva would have been better.
Posted by Valandar on August 27th, 2010 @ 8:51pm CDT
adamassc wrote:definate Scourge vibe from Crankcase, which I'm loving. Would've preferred purple windows, but hey.
Military vehicles as part of the Protectobots doesn't look right. A pair of Rallybot drones painted like a police car and an ambulance ala Minerva would have been better.
Forget Scourge, this is Motormaster!
Posted by adamassc on August 27th, 2010 @ 8:54pm CDT
Valandar wrote:adamassc wrote:definate Scourge vibe from Crankcase, which I'm loving. Would've preferred purple windows, but hey.
Military vehicles as part of the Protectobots doesn't look right. A pair of Rallybot drones painted like a police car and an ambulance ala Minerva would have been better.
Forget Scourge, this is Motormaster!
Closest we've gotten for a while, no question.
I'll get two and give one a purple window paintjob for my personal collection as motormaster, and the other I'll call Scourge until my hookup comes through.
Posted by Mindmaster on August 27th, 2010 @ 8:56pm CDT
Posted by noodles2go on August 27th, 2010 @ 9:06pm CDT
Posted by adamassc on August 27th, 2010 @ 9:18pm CDT
Mindmaster wrote:I still think putting tanks with rescue vehicles is a weird thing to do. The only ones that fit with their corresponding commanders is the Blades-colored helicopter and the Wildrider-colored jeep. I'll probably end up buying Double Clutch just for his drones, and him for a temporary Generations Jazz. Seriously though, does anyone think Double Clutch's combiner head look a LOT like Jazz?!
What's your Wildrider look like? mine's a dark chrome-grey. Also, the drones are the best part about Doubleclutch, and they aren't that great.
Posted by FracturedKoi on August 27th, 2010 @ 9:25pm CDT
Posted by Mindmaster on August 27th, 2010 @ 9:36pm CDT
adamassc wrote:Mindmaster wrote:I still think putting tanks with rescue vehicles is a weird thing to do. The only ones that fit with their corresponding commanders is the Blades-colored helicopter and the Wildrider-colored jeep. I'll probably end up buying Double Clutch just for his drones, and him for a temporary Generations Jazz. Seriously though, does anyone think Double Clutch's combiner head look a LOT like Jazz?!
What's your Wildrider look like? mine's a dark chrome-grey. Also, the drones are the best part about Doubleclutch, and they aren't that great.
I dunno, I don't own any original TF figures, and I was trying to base of that little post offof the Wildrider repaint of Hot Rod from the Classics. The closest thing I have to Wildrider is.... nothing. Only have TF figures that are as early as Robots in Disguise.
Posted by Noideaforaname on August 27th, 2010 @ 9:42pm CDT
Also, the one jet drone seems to be a Blue Angel.
Posted by Mindmaster on August 27th, 2010 @ 10:34pm CDT
Noideaforaname wrote:Also, the one jet drone seems to be a Blue Angel.
Never thought of that. I just thought they coincidentally looked like Treadbolt a bit.
Posted by First-Aid on August 28th, 2010 @ 12:00am CDT
Mindmaster wrote:I still think putting tanks with rescue vehicles is a weird thing to do.
National Guard. They use tanks and other military vehicles occassionally with rescue missions. Never rule it out.
By the way, anyone wanna guess on the over-under for the number of repaints this PCCs are going to get before we see new molds? My bet is 3...1 repaint for each drone group currently out.
Posted by NOBODY LOVES WHEELIE on August 28th, 2010 @ 1:08am CDT
I was so interested in these Power Core Combiners when I first heard of them.
Even more excited when I saw them.
GLADLY purchased them...and promptly came up sooooo disappointed.
Basics size combiners with the Energon Prime drone gimmick.
I have to admit its gonna be a hard sell to make me buy a round two that is repaints of a disappointing concept to begin with.
Posted by noodles2go on August 28th, 2010 @ 3:42am CDT
First-Aid wrote:Mindmaster wrote:I still think putting tanks with rescue vehicles is a weird thing to do.
National Guard. They use tanks and other military vehicles occassionally with rescue missions. Never rule it out.
By the way, anyone wanna guess on the over-under for the number of repaints this PCCs are going to get before we see new molds? My bet is 3...1 repaint for each drone group currently out.
as it stands, it looks like all of wave 1 got its own repaint... If the next wave is more repaints of wave 2 I will officially consider this line crap. I want to support this line, I REALLLLLLY do, because I love the concept at it's core. But there have been really crappy quality control issues, a ridiculous amount of repaints for the future waves already, and bad designs/matches in some cases.
At the very least, the repaints look fairly good in my opinion, except for Steelshot's Beacon (opaque red? REALLY?). It's just that they have repainted a whole freaking first wave. Reminds me of when I stopped collecting for 8 years! after Armada with their massive repainting... god I hate repaints.
Posted by craggy on August 28th, 2010 @ 7:35am CDT
Posted by Doctor McGrath on August 28th, 2010 @ 9:32am CDT
Posted by adamassc on August 28th, 2010 @ 11:06am CDT
I think this setup would have made better Protectobots, with the blue rallybot painted like either Red Alert or Minerva and the black car painted like a police car. Stakeout is a nogo for me, but so are the 2-packs from this wave so no suprise.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 28th, 2010 @ 11:07am CDT
noodles2go wrote:First-Aid wrote:Mindmaster wrote:I still think putting tanks with rescue vehicles is a weird thing to do.
National Guard. They use tanks and other military vehicles occassionally with rescue missions. Never rule it out.
By the way, anyone wanna guess on the over-under for the number of repaints this PCCs are going to get before we see new molds? My bet is 3...1 repaint for each drone group currently out.
as it stands, it looks like all of wave 1 got its own repaint... If the next wave is more repaints of wave 2 I will officially consider this line crap. I want to support this line, I REALLLLLLY do, because I love the concept at it's core. But there have been really crappy quality control issues, a ridiculous amount of repaints for the future waves already, and bad designs/matches in some cases.
Then you'll be happy to know that the wave after this repaint wave will have all new molds.
Posted by Cheetron on August 28th, 2010 @ 2:54pm CDT
Posted by Tigertrack on August 28th, 2010 @ 7:36pm CDT
They are not. They are an homage in name only. Not meant to be the originals, but they are a part of the Protectobot sub-team.
Both commanders are very good figures, so I will probably grab both of these.
Posted by First-Aid on August 28th, 2010 @ 10:51pm CDT
tigertracks 24 wrote:You guys have to get out of your head that this is a representation of the original Protectobots or Stunticons (Destrons).
They are not. They are an homage in name only. Not meant to be the originals, but they are a part of the Protectobot sub-team.
Both commanders are very good figures, so I will probably grab both of these.
Good point dude. They arent even meant as re-imaginings. They took the old idea and tried to do something interesting with it for the kids. Any homages really are in name only.
Posted by noodles2go on August 29th, 2010 @ 12:26pm CDT
First-Aid wrote:tigertracks 24 wrote:You guys have to get out of your head that this is a representation of the original Protectobots or Stunticons (Destrons).
They are not. They are an homage in name only. Not meant to be the originals, but they are a part of the Protectobot sub-team.
Both commanders are very good figures, so I will probably grab both of these.
Good point dude. They arent even meant as re-imaginings. They took the old idea and tried to do something interesting with it for the kids. Any homages really are in name only.
Posted by Bass X0 on August 30th, 2010 @ 7:41am CDT
Expect to see other strange combinations for repaints later on. The third wave of repaints will feature an Autobot tank, two Dinobot drones and two Constructicon drones while the Decepticons will have a jet for a Commander and the other four drones of the fourth wave.