Larger Images of Transformers Generations Deluxe Wave 4 - Nightbeat, Jhiaxus, and Windblade

if this is wave 4 then whats the deal with the rattrap wave?

Jhiaxus has no hands for which to throttle his enemies.

Why do I feel I don't like Nightbeat being a Jazz repaint?

Doubledealer93 wrote:if this is wave 4 then whats the deal with the rattrap wave?

That's 2014 Wave 3.

Doubledealer93 wrote:if this is wave 4 then whats the deal with the rattrap wave?

It'll still come out, before this wave. Yet again, the total list for those not wanting to view older pages. Remember, Wave number get reset in December/January:

Wave 1
Trailcutter
Orion Pax
Megatron
Bumblebee

Wave 2
Hoist
Thundercracker

Wave 3 / 2014 Wave 1
Goldfire
Autobot Skids
Waspinator
Dreadwing

Wave 4 / 2014 Wave 2
Armada Starscream
Autobot Scoop
Skywarp
Mini-Con Assault Team

Wave 5 / 2014 Wave 3
Rattrap
Crosscut
Tankor

Wave 6 / 2014 Wave 4
Jhiaxus
Nightbeat
Windblade

Wave 7 / 2014 Wave 5 (speculated to switch release dates with 2014 Wave 4)
Arcee?
Chromia?

Dear Primus, show us the picture of Wingblade already!

Why do they keep doing Jhiaxus in orange? I didn't understand that decision the first time, and I don't understand why they decided to reproduce it...

I MAY grab Windblade...

maybe.

But nightbeat... Jhiaxus...

nope

njb902 wrote:Jhiaxus has no hands for which to throttle his enemies.

Arcee probably hacked them off at some point.

Plan on getting Windblade, because we need more official fembots and femcons to round out the ranks. But for some reason, the static drawing of her reminds me of Classics Cyclonus alot. Maybe she's going to be re-tool or that mold, or inspired by it. Her leg and arm proportions and placements, as well as her wings looking like the were placed as an afterthought made me think of Cyclonus. Still gonna buy her, regardless. Remember guys and gals...If we let the upcoming fembots become peg warmers, Hasbro may not be compelled to offer us more than the standard handful of characters over and over...

noctorro wrote:Dear Primus, show us the picture of Wingblade already!

Feb 14/15 shall be her unveiling.

Windblade is the only figure I'll buy out of this wave. I swear, Hasbro has it in for Jhiaxus. I just don't understand why he can't have his own mold, and be G2 accurate for once.

It's stupid and this is why 3rd parties exist.

This wave will be all bought. I've never had any attachment to Jhiaxus, so this version of him should be fine.

It's too bad nightbeat's gun will look odd in combined mode.

njb902 wrote:It's too bad nightbeat's gun will look odd in combined mode.

Unless the spotlights combine with the gun to form a twin-cannon blaster or something.

Autobot032 wrote:Windblade is the only figure I'll buy out of this wave. I swear, Hasbro has it in for Jhiaxus. I just don't understand why he can't have his own mold, and be G2 accurate for once.

It's stupid and this is why 3rd parties exist.

Don't you wish we could back in time to G1, when every character got it's own unique mold and nothing was ever repainted? Boy, those were the days! Luckily we have 3rd parties, who NEVER repaint their figures to represent different characters.

GuyIncognito wrote:

Autobot032 wrote:Windblade is the only figure I'll buy out of this wave. I swear, Hasbro has it in for Jhiaxus. I just don't understand why he can't have his own mold, and be G2 accurate for once.

It's stupid and this is why 3rd parties exist.

Don't you wish we could back in time to G1, when every character got it's own unique mold and nothing was ever repainted? Boy, those were the days! Luckily we have 3rd parties, who NEVER repaint their figures to represent different characters.

...

Should I, or should I not? Nah, obvious sarcasm is obvious

Sabrblade wrote:

njb902 wrote:It's too bad nightbeat's gun will look odd in combined mode.

Unless the spotlights combine with the gun to form a twin-cannon blaster or something.

I myself don't see any way that those 3 pieces combine that doesn't look goofy.

Sabrblade wrote:

njb902 wrote:It's too bad nightbeat's gun will look odd in combined mode.

Unless the spotlights combine with the gun to form a twin-cannon blaster or something.

Or maybe they're just tactical dazzlers.

Caelus wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

njb902 wrote:It's too bad nightbeat's gun will look odd in combined mode.

Unless the spotlights combine with the gun to form a twin-cannon blaster or something.

Or maybe they're just tactical dazzlers.

I'm just imagining Alison Blaire in SWAT uniform.

Autobot032 wrote:Windblade is the only figure I'll buy out of this wave. I swear, Hasbro has it in for Jhiaxus. I just don't understand why he can't have his own mold, and be G2 accurate for once.

It's stupid and this is why 3rd parties exist.

2 3rd party items: Mebsuda and Mekbuda
You know what, 2 more: Mugen Scope and Mugen Vox
How about another 2: Continuously Variable and Divergence

3rd parties do the same damn thing.

Every 3rd party repaints their molds for the same reason Hasbro and TT do: it makes good economic sense.

I am actually looking forward to all of these, but especially that Nightbeat. i admit, I can't get enough of the RTS Jazz mold. I have several versions of it already as well as a couple planned customs from it and really like the colors on this Nightbeat retool.

Hopefully wingblade will pave the way for an official slipstream. I hope the mould doesn't tower over the g1/classic seeker mould

Yeah, Jhiaxus is a skip, in those colors, had they been g2 colors I would have bought it in a second

Sucks they insist on doing him in orange

Still not feeling Nightbeat. Give him his headmaster and then we can talk..

Cyber Bishop wrote:Still not feeling Nightbeat. Give him his headmaster and then we can talk..

In FansProject we trust. Until that day, the goofy TFCC one will have to do.

I love Nightbeat's head, but I hate his body. It just doesn't match his proportions. He would have been better served by having a - dare I say it? - "Flat-chested" robot mode.

njb902 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

njb902 wrote:It's too bad nightbeat's gun will look odd in combined mode.

Unless the spotlights combine with the gun to form a twin-cannon blaster or something.

I myself don't see any way that those 3 pieces combine that doesn't look goofy.

I half agree with this. While they could indeed make a fine dazzler, stereo-flashlight, etc., if the articulation of the C-clips is retained from the original speakers, anyone who fiddles with them enough will eventually configure them into a waffle-iron. And once you've seen that, there's no guarantee you'll ever be able to see it as anything else. Time will tell. Can anyone look at Shortround without seeing his third mode?

GuyIncognito wrote:

Autobot032 wrote:Windblade is the only figure I'll buy out of this wave. I swear, Hasbro has it in for Jhiaxus. I just don't understand why he can't have his own mold, and be G2 accurate for once.

It's stupid and this is why 3rd parties exist.

Don't you wish we could back in time to G1, when every character got it's own unique mold and nothing was ever repainted? Boy, those were the days! Luckily we have 3rd parties, who NEVER repaint their figures to represent different characters.

Manterax Prime wrote:

Autobot032 wrote:Windblade is the only figure I'll buy out of this wave. I swear, Hasbro has it in for Jhiaxus. I just don't understand why he can't have his own mold, and be G2 accurate for once.

It's stupid and this is why 3rd parties exist.

2 3rd party items: Mebsuda and Mekbuda
You know what, 2 more: Mugen Scope and Mugen Vox
How about another 2: Continuously Variable and Divergence

3rd parties do the same damn thing.

Congratulations to the two of you. Now everyone knows you aren't capable of reading a post correctly and then prone to having kneejerk reactions from it. Good job!

Both of your posts are absolutely incorrect in assuming what I said. I never said 3rd parties don't redeco or remold. We've had at least TWO Hasbro Jhiaxus toys that were redecos/remolds of existing figures when fans have wanted a G2 accurate figure since the comic. We've never received it.

While 3rd parties haven't created one (yet) this is the kind of thing they usually go for. Filling a spot that Hasbro hasn't or hasn't done so to tge fandom's liking.

In no way did my post say 3rd parties don't redeco or remold. Good job! Let me find you some more conclusions to jump to. Hopefully none are over a cliff. *crosses fingers*

This isn't news...judging by the pictures these are just upscaled. You can tell they blew them up as the detail is horrid. No offence but it's the same pictures form a few weeks ago.

they all look great!

Amelie wrote:Thats unlikely, given that modern figures seem to be getting smaller

Hey welcome back! You haven't posted in what, several years?

I was hoping these were fake.

I really don't mind Nightbeat using the Jazz mold, I'm just kind of sick of that figure.
When it comes to Jhiaxus, I actually prefer the orange deco over his G2. What bothers me immensely though is the size. I'll only get him if he shows up in Dark Cybertron looking like that. And he probably will.

Wow everyone is hating on Jhiaxus....

Oh well, easier access for me then. Guess it helps that I'm not familiar with the G2 version, only the IDW Dead Universe.

Plus I'm skipping that Armada Starscream mold so Jhiaxus will be a fresh mold to me standing right next to Nemesis Prime, Galvatron, Bludgeon, Cylonus and several Sweeps.

Jhiaxus is actually sculpted a lot more faithfully to his IDW design than we originally believed. The Armada Starscream mold as it is even has some small molding details that are based more on Jhiaxus than Starscream.

If it helps, the wings can be hidden and the mold can be hunched over to more closely resemble Jhiaxus.

Sabrblade wrote:Jhiaxus is actually sculpted a lot more faithfully to his IDW design than we originally believed. The Armada Starscream mold as it is even has some small molding details that are based more on Jhiaxus than Starscream.

If it helps, the wings can be hidden and the mold can be hunched over to more closely resemble Jhiaxus.

Jhiaxus is my favorite of the three revealed because his adaptation is significantly more faithful than Nightbeat, and Windblade is still a bit of an unknown.

And it certainly beats a straight redeco of a Beast Machines figure...

Banjo-Tron wrote:

Cyber Bishop wrote:Still not feeling Nightbeat. Give him his headmaster and then we can talk..

In FansProject we trust. Until that day, the goofy TFCC one will have to do.

Exactly.. I have Brainstorm (smart Robin) from them and he is exceptional.

Same lame pics that we seen last time.

Still not convinced until I see official pics. And even if so, saves me money on this wave as I will only pick up Jhiaxus. Not that this mold looks like him or anything.....

I would say if these are true and Hasbro is reaching to the RTS line for molds, Generations is going on hiatus again real soon......

Autobot032 wrote:Congratulations to the two of you. Now everyone knows you aren't capable of reading a post correctly and then prone to having kneejerk reactions from it. Good job!

Both of your posts are absolutely incorrect in assuming what I said. I never said 3rd parties don't redeco or remold. We've had at least TWO Hasbro Jhiaxus toys that were redecos/remolds of existing figures when fans have wanted a G2 accurate figure since the comic. We've never received it.

While 3rd parties haven't created one (yet) this is the kind of thing they usually go for. Filling a spot that Hasbro hasn't or hasn't done so to tge fandom's liking.

In no way did my post say 3rd parties don't redeco or remold. Good job! Let me find you some more conclusions to jump to. Hopefully none are over a cliff. *crosses fingers*

Yeah. Whatever.

We read your post. It was clear what you were implying.

I'll wait and see what Takara has up their sleeves, should they decide to pounce on Jhiaxus. Based on their previous track records, I sense a Generation 2-accurate redeco.

Nightbeat... yeah, they should've held off on that Goldfire and just make Nightbeat from it. That would've been the smart thing to do.

No comment on Windblade, since... y'know, you can't make anything out of a drawing.

Mindmaster wrote:No comment on Windblade, since... y'know, you can't make anything out of a drawing.

isn't that how most products begin?

craggy wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:No comment on Windblade, since... y'know, you can't make anything out of a drawing.

isn't that how most products begin?

Not what I meant.

You know, it would look terrible...

... but I still want it.

Caelus wrote:You know, it would look terrible...

G2 Jhiaxus.jpg

... but I still want it.

Pfft, terrible? I'd buy it in a split second.

Someone do the IDW color scheme since this mold contains sculpted detail based mostly on that version.

Sabrblade wrote:Someone do the IDW color scheme since this mold contains sculpted detail based mostly on that version.

Where's Madeus Prime when you need him?