New DOTM Deluxe Figures Revealed
Friday, January 7th, 2011 7:46AM CST
Categories: Movie Related News, Toy News, RumorsPosted by: Down_Shift Views: 106,037
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While the Yahoo Japan auction only shows the vehicle mode it does show us the gimmick of the figure. A huge set of Shrapnel like pincers and one of those funky looking Mech Tech weapons. Earlier this week we even saw what we can assume to be the Legends Class of this figure.
Now to sweeten the pot DOTMtoys has posted a few robot mode pics of the deluxe class resin prototype. In the images we see that the figure does indeed have "Dreads" on the robot mode and retains the large pincer like objects over his head must like the decepticon telsa coil Shrapnel.
Our second resin prototype revealed shows the underbelly of the vehicle mode, a shadowy headshot and finally what may be a transformation gimmick. It doesn't quite match up with the Ferrari 458 Italia and it doesn't seem to be the Benz either.
So who are these figures? Care to discuss just who this "Rasta Carian" lookin' SUV is? Or maybe you'd like to chat about who the new car could be? Wanna see what I'm talking about?
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Posted by Tigertrack on January 7th, 2011 @ 7:50am CST
Cobalt Prime wrote:Interesting pics, Sir!
My money's on the pincer guy being Shrapnel. True, he's a car rather than an insect, but it wouldn't be the first time Bay took liberties with alt modes.
Chop Shop!
Posted by El Duque on January 7th, 2011 @ 7:55am CST
Posted by skywarp-2 on January 7th, 2011 @ 7:56am CST
but wait...aren't most of the movie bots based on insects already?? LOL
Posted by Down_Shift on January 7th, 2011 @ 7:58am CST
El Duque wrote:I posted a topic about the dotmtoys.com pics. You may want to merge or just my delete mine. I was far too green as a news crew member to attempt to news it.
Sorry man, I looked through the threads but didn't see any. I'm sure one of the guys will merge the threads sooner rather then later.
Heh, even transformers threads can merge. Sweet.
Posted by El Duque on January 7th, 2011 @ 8:01am CST
Down_Shift wrote:El Duque wrote:I posted a topic about the dotmtoys.com pics. You may want to merge or just my delete mine. I was far too green as a news crew member to attempt to news it.
Sorry man, I looked through the threads but didn't see any. I'm sure one of the guys will merge the threads sooner rather then later.
Heh, even transformers threads can merge. Sweet.
No worries, we were probably working on them at the same time.
So I was hoping they were calling these things Dreads, because of some sense of fear or dread they may instill when you see them coming, but it looks like they call them that because they actually have dreadlocks. Brutal.
Posted by #Sideways# on January 7th, 2011 @ 8:16am CST
SUVs: Insecticons //At least Shrapnel, but this would account for the fact that there were several SUVs at the set.
Other car we see the underbelly for: One of the The NASCARs that we have seen. //The mold fits, it doesn't, like previously said, fit any other car that we have seen. Plus, I would be tempted to say Wheeljack, but the head sculpt doesn't fit.
Posted by El Duque on January 7th, 2011 @ 8:19am CST
tigertracks 24 wrote:Cobalt Prime wrote:Interesting pics, Sir!
My money's on the pincer guy being Shrapnel. True, he's a car rather than an insect, but it wouldn't be the first time Bay took liberties with alt modes.
Chop Shop!
That's just what I pass thinking. Man I love those deluxe Insecticons.
This probably needs to be merged with Down shift's topic.
Posted by Ironhide516 on January 7th, 2011 @ 8:25am CST
Posted by Rated X on January 7th, 2011 @ 8:31am CST
And let me not get started on how silly the dreadlocks look. Alot of people from the hood got offended by the twins ebonics and Skids gold tooth in the 2nd film. (i thought it was funny as hell) But if this new "rasta" character is paired with a patwa accent or any Bob Marley or Ganja jokes are made, Michael Bay may take some serious heat...
Posted by Jesterhead on January 7th, 2011 @ 8:31am CST
#Sideways# wrote:Other car we see the underbelly for: One of the The NASCARs that we have seen. //The mold fits, it doesn't, like previously said, fit any other car that we have seen. Plus, I would be tempted to say Wheeljack, but the head sculpt doesn't fit.
I agree. The racing slicks, and profile screems NASCAR!
Posted by kirbenvost on January 7th, 2011 @ 9:15am CST
Posted by KIERANW on January 7th, 2011 @ 9:33am CST
Posted by Tigertrack on January 7th, 2011 @ 9:40am CST
El Duque wrote:tigertracks 24 wrote:Cobalt Prime wrote:Interesting pics, Sir!
My money's on the pincer guy being Shrapnel. True, he's a car rather than an insect, but it wouldn't be the first time Bay took liberties with alt modes.
Chop Shop!
That's just what I pass thinking. Man I love those deluxe Insecticons.
This probably needs to be merged with Down shift's topic.
Merged threads, removed pics due to previous rules for DOTM images on site.
Posted by Godzillabot Primal on January 7th, 2011 @ 9:45am CST
Transfomerdom besides they still could be a random tanker trucks bodyguards or new decepticon twins instead………. also oh please kill the autobot twins because if they do
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1:insecticons
2:sweeps
3:shockwaves drones
4:I shudder to say it but legion
5:fake dinobots from BW
Posted by OlivusPrime on January 7th, 2011 @ 9:55am CST
That other deluxe looks alright. The head reminds me of Wreck-Gar, specifically his Generations retool (Scrapheap was it?). Hoping its Smokescreen, I'm kind of set on the Mercedes being Wheeljack now.
Posted by T-Macksimus on January 7th, 2011 @ 10:12am CST
Posted by Doctor McGrath on January 7th, 2011 @ 10:28am CST
Posted by ProwlJazz on January 7th, 2011 @ 10:44am CST
Posted by mattyc1007 on January 7th, 2011 @ 10:56am CST
Posted by JRFitzpatrick7 on January 7th, 2011 @ 11:08am CST
Rated X wrote:Ok this is getting really retarded now. An SUV with bug fangs ??? (like if Dropick's tailgate gimmick in 2007 wasnt declared stupid a million times)
And let me not get started on how silly the dreadlocks look. Alot of people from the hood got offended by the twins ebonics and Skids gold tooth in the 2nd film. (i thought it was funny as hell) But if this new "rasta" character is paired with a patwa accent or any Bob Marley or Ganja jokes are made, Michael Bay may take some serious heat...
Man your post is all kinds of offensive...
On topic, these look pretty good. I'm always blown away by the engineering involved with the movie line. Of coarse, we have yet to see any concept art or screen images of these characters, whom ever they may be, so we shouldn't be to cryptical just yet. I'm never really able to judge a bot til I see a paint job so I'm going to wait and see. I'd so like to see peaugh review these guys as well as he always seems to get the transformation right and in a decent pose. These factory images always seem plopped down rather than posed
Posted by Dr. Caelus on January 7th, 2011 @ 12:07pm CST
Those pincers have to either be removable or fold away, because that guy won't fit in a blister pack otherwise.
I'm betting they'll be removable, because it sounds like they're going for an interchangeable/combining weapons gimmick a la TF: Energon.
Also, were the Jamaicans in Predator 2 broadly considered racially offensive? Because that's what these guys remind me of (besides G1 Chopshop), and IIRC they were scary, not funny.
Edit: I also think the pincers are supposed to be on the back in robot mode to form 'wings', rather than on top to form 'horns'.
Posted by Stockade on January 7th, 2011 @ 12:35pm CST
Posted by OptiMagnus on January 7th, 2011 @ 2:24pm CST
I, ironically, really like the "Dread" SUVs. I might get a few of them to make an army.
Posted by SlyTF1 on January 7th, 2011 @ 2:34pm CST
Rated X wrote:Ok this is getting really retarded now. An SUV with bug fangs ??? (like if Dropick's tailgate gimmick in 2007 wasnt declared stupid a million times)
And let me not get started on how silly the dreadlocks look. Alot of people from the hood got offended by the twins ebonics and Skids gold tooth in the 2nd film. (i thought it was funny as hell) But if this new "rasta" character is paired with a patwa accent or any Bob Marley or Ganja jokes are made, Michael Bay may take some serious heat...
LOL! This! Except the fangs, I think fangs are cool.
Posted by OptiMagnus on January 7th, 2011 @ 2:55pm CST
I personally like the pinchers, by the way.
Posted by MINDVVIPE on January 7th, 2011 @ 3:11pm CST
Posted by #Sideways# on January 7th, 2011 @ 3:34pm CST
Posted by OptiMagnus on January 7th, 2011 @ 4:03pm CST
#Sideways# wrote:Has anyone thought about Blurr for the NASCAR? The face, sort of fits, but the body, and mode definitely fits!
Yeah, I keep forgetting to bring this up. He would be the perfect character for a 200mph race car. But we don't even know which car this toy is yet. I'm guessing Blurr would be Jimmie Johnson's car, since it's blue and white.
Speculate speculate everyone!
Posted by Swiftknife24 on January 7th, 2011 @ 5:00pm CST
Whilst we mention the Wreckers; I think maybe the whole reason Hasbro have come up with the converting/combining BFGs gimmick is because of the weapons bolted to the Wrecker cars to make them look like Death Racers... But then again it may be vise versa...