Kabaya Transformers Block Wars Art

Can't imagine Starscream and Megatron being all that happy about being used for stomping by Autobots.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Can't imagine Starscream and Megatron being all that happy about being used for stomping by Autobots.

dont see why not. megatron's an autobot now, and starscream renounced his decepticonhood as part of the political ploy that got him leadership of cybertron. the only contention i'd have with the set is bumblebee being dead.

SG Roadbuster wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Can't imagine Starscream and Megatron being all that happy about being used for stomping by Autobots.

dont see why not. megatron's an autobot now, and starscream renounced his decepticonhood as part of the political ploy that got him leadership of cybertron. the only contention i'd have with the set is bumblebee being dead.

He's still in Starscream's head. Also, I really dont think Kabaya cares about referencing modern american comics.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Can't imagine Starscream and Megatron being all that happy about being used for stomping by Autobots.

Remember, it's the same company that brought us Gaia Scramble, a Combiner made of 6 Limb bots:

1.) Fireflight / Slingshot
2.) Air Raid / Skydive
3.) Dead End / Breakdown
4.) Wildrider / Drag Strip
5.) Vortex / Blast Off
6.) Swindle / Brawl

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:From Twitter:

Well, you can tell he's a boy robot...

Glarryg

Glarryg wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:From Twitter:

Well, you can tell he's a boy robot...

Glarryg

Oh those Seekers and their jet kibble.

I really do like this, it's so nonsensical, but Kabaya usually does combiners well. Can't wait to have it in hand.

william-james88 wrote:

SG Roadbuster wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Can't imagine Starscream and Megatron being all that happy about being used for stomping by Autobots.

dont see why not. megatron's an autobot now, and starscream renounced his decepticonhood as part of the political ploy that got him leadership of cybertron. the only contention i'd have with the set is bumblebee being dead.

He's still in Starscream's head. Also, I really dont think Kabaya cares about referencing modern american comics.

And, besides, Bumblebee's still dead in the comics, so his being here would be a poor reference even if it were one.

The resemblance doesn't seem as strong to me as it apparently does to everyone else. I'll grant that there is one, but I think it could be a coincidence.

Emerje wrote:

Nemesis Primal wrote:Even if the execution won't be great, the concept is amusing enough to me on its own.

If the stickers are that bad, I might just not bother, I've always found stickers annoying. Do Kabaya toys generally look okay stickerless?

You're going to want some stickers for it to look good. Flat stickers usually stay fine, but curving ones, especially over facial features are the tough ones. Paint would really be the best method since these are usually well sculpted. Looks like the faces are the only curved parts so it should be fine.

Paint's not an option for me, so I'm glad to hear that most of the stickers will be okay.

Nemesis Primal wrote:The resemblance doesn't seem as strong to me as it apparently does to everyone else. I'll grant that there is one, but I think it could be a coincidence.

Yeah, to me, it's just the yellow horns that look similar.

Glarryg wrote:Well, you can tell he's a boy robot...

Glarryg

Just confirms something about Starscream that we all already knew.

Sabrblade wrote:

Nemesis Primal wrote:The resemblance doesn't seem as strong to me as it apparently does to everyone else. I'll grant that there is one, but I think it could be a coincidence.

Yeah, to me, it's just the yellow horns that look similar.

For me it's not just the horns, but also the red and white jet chest, the cockpit leg, and mismatched feet. I doubt it was intentional, it just reminded me of it.

Emerje

SG Roadbuster wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Can't imagine Starscream and Megatron being all that happy about being used for stomping by Autobots.

dont see why not. megatron's an autobot now

Ugh, don't remind me. Still, he'd have to have had lost a hell of a lot of pride and dignity to accept being used as an Autobot boot...

This thread has mentioned "Universe" and "RotF" Superion and not the Energon design first? Someone hand me RAcast's sig pic and insert it here.

In other news, I tried taking the GDO Cyber Commander/Battalion figures these appear to be based off of and combining them in a similar way. It didn't work at all. I was hoping it was some insane easter egg that I just hadn't noticed with the figures, but hope faded quickly and I was left with a toppled mess of nonsensically transformed toys on the ground.

ScottyP wrote:This thread has mentioned "Universe" and "RotF" Superion and not the Energon design first? Someone hand me RAcast's sig pic and insert it here.

Energon wasnt mentioned because it doesnt have the yellow ears we are referencing.

ScottyP wrote:This thread has mentioned "Universe" and "RotF" Superion and not the Energon design first? Someone hand me RAcast's sig pic and insert it here.

In other news, I tried taking the GDO Cyber Commander/Battalion figures these appear to be based off of and combining them in a similar way. It didn't work at all. I was hoping it was some insane easter egg that I just hadn't noticed with the figures, but hope faded quickly and I was left with a toppled mess of nonsensically transformed toys on the ground.

haha, like some of those pics from the picture challenge when combining

The Block Wars Combiner is definitely going to go down as one of the biggest WTF's in Transformers history.

I dont know guys, I dont see the big deal, it's just a candy company having fun with the license.

You can already combine good guys with bad guys with both hero mashers and kinder surprize toys (the later actually let you do that ratchet/megatron mind melt)



You dont see it here but you can switch out the arms and legs with any other one of them.

william-james88 wrote:I dont know guys, I dont see the big deal, it's just a candy company having fun with the license.

You can already combine good guys with bad guys with both hero mashers and kinder surprize toys (the later actually let you do that ratchet/megatron mind melt)



You dont see it here but you can switch out the arms and legs with any other one of them.

that just looks bloody weird! & what the hell would it transform into?

Well at least the figures look good when they're combined

Fellow Seibertronians, Thanks to the Planet Iacon Facebook page we have new images of the Kabaya Block Wars figures. These images show off the individual modes and combined modes plus some box art. Looking cool? Let us know in the comments section and stay tuned for all your transformers news and galleries!

Stuartmaximus wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Faction sacrifice, Bots and Cons fusing together, mass hysteria!

yeah it confuses me as to why the Autobots would wanna combine with the Decepticons....especially Optimus combining with Megatron! but i guess this mixed faction combination is already present with the Combiner Wars! so whatever floats people's boats i guess?

You should read the IDW MTMTE comics
After that you won't be questioning things like this anymore

Seibertron wrote:The Cyber Battalion molds still elude me. Anyone know where you can currently get them at?

No freaking clue. Shouldn't they be released by now because we saw them about a year ago. And some reviewers on YouTube already got their hands on them.
I think I've read somewhere that they'll be Europe exclusives, but I live in Europe and they haven't appeared here anywhere.

Lunatic Prime wrote:

Seibertron wrote:The Cyber Battalion molds still elude me. Anyone know where you can currently get them at?

No freaking clue. Shouldn't they be released by now because we saw them about a year ago. And some reviewers on YouTube already got their hands on them.
I think I've read somewhere that they'll be Europe exclusives, but I live in Europe and they haven't appeared here anywhere.

They were South America exclusives.

william-james88 wrote:

Lunatic Prime wrote:

Seibertron wrote:The Cyber Battalion molds still elude me. Anyone know where you can currently get them at?

No freaking clue. Shouldn't they be released by now because we saw them about a year ago. And some reviewers on YouTube already got their hands on them.
I think I've read somewhere that they'll be Europe exclusives, but I live in Europe and they haven't appeared here anywhere.

They were South America exclusives.

And when have they been released? You can't even find them on Ebay.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:New images:
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I'm really digging these, especially with the clearer pictures! They're delightfully nonsensical.

Lunatic Prime wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Lunatic Prime wrote:

Seibertron wrote:The Cyber Battalion molds still elude me. Anyone know where you can currently get them at?

No freaking clue. Shouldn't they be released by now because we saw them about a year ago. And some reviewers on YouTube already got their hands on them.
I think I've read somewhere that they'll be Europe exclusives, but I live in Europe and they haven't appeared here anywhere.

They were South America exclusives.

And when have they been released? You can't even find them on Ebay.

They came out last year.

These new kits are awesome and I look forward to buying them. I do hope they make more and don't stop with just the "big four" TF characters.

Also, I long for the day when Bumblebee goes back to being a small car, in accordance with the original depiction of the character, rather than a muscle car. But, I dream...

Glarryg

Glarryg wrote:Also, I long for the day when Bumblebee goes back to being a small car, in accordance with the original depiction of the character, rather than a muscle car. But, I dream...

We got a small car toy of him in the Generations line.

Glarryg wrote:These new kits are awesome and I look forward to buying them. I do hope they make more and don't stop with just the "big four" TF characters.

Also, I long for the day when Bumblebee goes back to being a small car, in accordance with the original depiction of the character, rather than a muscle car. But, I dream...

Glarryg

What, were the classics, masterpiece and WFC bee's not good enough?

Are these Kabaya kits relatively east to obtain?

Cobotron wrote:Are these Kabaya kits relatively east to obtain?

HLJ has then at $26 for a box of 8.

Glarryg wrote:These new kits are awesome and I look forward to buying them. I do hope they make more and don't stop with just the "big four" TF characters.

Thats not how these kits work, each set has a theme. The two before were Pirhanacon and transformers RID 2015. The next one will something else unrelated.

william-james88 wrote:

Glarryg wrote:These new kits are awesome and I look forward to buying them. I do hope they make more and don't stop with just the "big four" TF characters.

Thats not how these kits work, each set has a theme. The two before were Pirhanacon and transformers RID 2015. The next one will something else unrelated.

The sets in the regular Transformers Gum line aren't themed by default, though certain waves are (Powered Masters/Big Powered, 3 of the 4 Special Team leaders, Fortress Maximus and Road Caesar in the DX line). Outside of that line, each series does have a theme:

- Gaiacross
- Gaia Guardian
- Gaia Scramble
- Transformer GO!

And now Block Wars. Do keep in mind that some of the kits in these series are smaller than those in the regular Transformers Gum line. Furthermore, I feel I should remind everyone they use partsforming between modes by default. That's how Kabaya pulled off that combined mode

:EDIT: And I just noticed an anomaly. If these are supposedly Japanese G1, why are they going by their US names and not "Convoy" or "Bumble"?

Cobotron wrote:Are these Kabaya kits relatively east to obtain?

Super easy! Although you are stuck with 8 toys with a guarantee of the 4 different ones at least once.

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail ... agecnt%3D1

And plus you get the gum!

mmmmmmmmmmm...gummmmmm.

Cobotron wrote:mmmmmmmmmmm...gummmmmm.

I wouldn't try it though, haven't heard any "flavorable" tales about it.

Cobotron wrote:mmmmmmmmmmm...gummmmmm.

Yeah apparently its not great. It only exists so that it can fit the food code in japan and be sold in particular grocery stores that would otherwise not sell toys.

Also, the falvour you would be getting would be banana.

Here is what you get:

8 Packs/Box
1 Assembly Pla Kit + 1 Sticker + 1 Gum (banana flavor)/Pack

Microraptor wrote:

Glarryg wrote:These new kits are awesome and I look forward to buying them. I do hope they make more and don't stop with just the "big four" TF characters.

Also, I long for the day when Bumblebee goes back to being a small car, in accordance with the original depiction of the character, rather than a muscle car. But, I dream...

Glarryg

What, were the classics, masterpiece and WFC bee's not good enough?

No, they're fine (although the WFC version was kind of lanky). I just get a little annoyed when mainstream depictions take more cues from the live-action movie version rather than the original cartoon version; the other three "big four" characters don't deviate in their characterization as much as Bumblebee.

EDIT: That said, I'm still getting these someday.

Glarryg

Glarryg wrote:the other three "big four" characters don't deviate in their characterization as much as Bumblebee.

EDIT: That said, I'm still getting these someday.

Glarryg

Call me old school but I find Megatron deviating from a gun to a tank a far greater deviation than bumblebee changing the brand of the yellow car he is.

I get your point, but I'm talking about more than just alternate mode when I say "characterization." Megatron's typically been a destructive, power-mad tyrant, whether he's a large ordnance (tank) or a smaller one (gun). "Small car" Bumblebee's schtick is that he's a small guy who wishes he was a larger, more battle-ready Autobot, so to make up for that he uses the talents he does have (surveillance, endurance, terrain adaptability) to help the Autobots secretly get the upper hand, as told by his motto, "the least likely can be the most dangerous." "Muscle car" Bumblebee tends to be more of a stock warrior character, most often characterized by a lack of a voice. They didn't make him interesting until RID2015, when he was put into a leadership role despite his inexperience.

A staple of most Transformers fiction is that the alternate mode fits the character; Soundwave, for example, is usually either a recording device, a satellite, or a spy drone, because his schtick is keeping tabs on everything and everyone, and using information as his weapon. I see the two basic types of Bumblebees as very distinct character types, and I prefer the first one.

Glarryg

Glarryg wrote:I get your point, but I'm talking about more than just alternate mode when I say "characterization." Megatron's typically been a destructive, power-mad tyrant, whether he's a large ordnance (tank) or a smaller one (gun). "Small car" Bumblebee's schtick is that he's a small guy who wishes he was a larger, more battle-ready Autobot, so to make up for that he uses the talents he does have (surveillance, endurance, terrain adaptability) to help the Autobots secretly get the upper hand, as told by his motto, "the least likely can be the most dangerous." "Muscle car" Bumblebee tends to be more of a stock warrior character, most often characterized by a lack of a voice. They didn't make him interesting until RID2015, when he was put into a leadership role despite his inexperience.

A staple of most Transformers fiction is that the alternate mode fits the character; Soundwave, for example, is usually either a recording device, a satellite, or a spy drone, because his schtick is keeping tabs on everything and everyone, and using information as his weapon. I see the two basic types of Bumblebees as very distinct character types, and I prefer the first one.

Glarryg

Well, when compared to a pickup, a Hummer, a semi, a tank, a jet, a helicopter, and an alien plane a Camaro is still fairly small.

You know what? You're right. I forgot that "small" is largely a relative designation. Turns out I actually like all version of Bumblebee equally, I just didn't realize it until now.

Don't mind me, folks.

Glarryg

Video of these.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9fME9wpVvk

Mr O wrote:Video of these.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9fME9wpVvk

Youtube user YouheiDX is becoming a celebrity on the boards it seems. And I don't blame him

I love that guys videos. They are just so perfect and fun to watch.

carytheone wrote:I love that guys videos. They are just so perfect and fun to watch.

they are incredibly awesome. They are flawless and make for great entertainment while reviewing!

Remember those kabaya kits we've mentioned a couple times? Well, they have finally made their way out and have reached some reviewers hands! Thanks to Seibertronian Mr. O we have a special review of the 4 pack of Autobot-Decepticon figures that just so happen to combine. The review comes courtesy of youheidx in his typical stop-motion form. Check out mirrored video below and let us know what you think. And as always stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your latest Transformers News and Galleries!

These videos are such a joy to watch!

Cool little figures, fun play value. I really find the stickers awkward and fiddly though! I painted most of my Kabaya God Ginrai

Prime's vehicle mode is sucking a dummy...

I love these videos.


...and GRAND GALVATRON IS NEXT!!

I will buy anything this guy tells me to.

Microraptor wrote:I will buy anything this guy tells me to.

Haha, he does make a compelling argument.

I've been looking for awhile but I haven't seen any good places to buy from. Captured Prey is usually my go-to on these Kabaya kits, but they don't seem to be stocking these ones.