New Galleries: Beast Wars II X-4 Magnaboss with Lio Junior, Santon and Skywarp

Digging the facepaint

Why does it seem no one can pose Magnaboss' horns like they're supposed to be.

The way they are in this picture are incorrect. I'm not sure what the instructions say but you can very much pose them as they are in the show, sticking out of the side of the head like this:


EDIT: Looking at the full gallery there's even a picture of the box with it showing the right way to put them.

I can't wait to get to the episodes where these guys show up in the cartoon.

My Magnaboss met a terrible GPS fate (like so many).

Does Takara's version suffer from GPS/BPS like the Hasbro one does?

Man, do I wish Hasbro would do a BW reissue line. I went to pull my TM2 Cheetor out of storage last weekend. Grabbed him out of the box and all the vac-metal transferred from his body to my hand. I was so sad I just put him back in the box.

UltraPrimal wrote:Does Takara's version suffer from GPS/BPS like the Hasbro one does?

Yes. Skywarp is able to suffer the same tailfin GPS as Silverbolt.

UltraPrimal wrote:Does Takara's version suffer from GPS/BPS like the Hasbro one does?

What's BPS? I've heard of Gold Plastic Syndrome but not this other kind.

Decepticon Stryker wrote:

UltraPrimal wrote:Does Takara's version suffer from GPS/BPS like the Hasbro one does?

What's BPS? I've heard of Gold Plastic Syndrome but not this other kind.

It's a nickname for what Hasbro's Transmetal Megatron suffers from: "Brown Plastic Syndrome". It's essentially the the same thing as GPS, only that the fundamental plastic involved is brown instead of gold.

Sabrblade wrote:

Decepticon Stryker wrote:

UltraPrimal wrote:Does Takara's version suffer from GPS/BPS like the Hasbro one does?

What's BPS? I've heard of Gold Plastic Syndrome but not this other kind.

It's a nickname for what Hasbro's Transmetal Megatron suffers from: "Brown Plastic Syndrome". It's essentially the the same thing as GPS, only that the fundamental plastic involved is brown instead of gold.

Ah, thanks. I figured it was something like that.

Wow, just look at all the details! Not just the painted ones, either, there's all these wrinkles and cables and veins and spikes and stuff. Simply marvelous to behold!

UltraPrimal wrote:Man, do I wish Hasbro would do a BW reissue line.

Same here. They release so much every year, would be nice to throw us BW fans the occasional bone. I mean damn, surely there must be AT LEAST as many people that'd want a non-breaking Transmetal Megatron as there are that wanted a G2 Stunticons set.

Railbomb wrote:Why does it seem no one can pose Magnaboss' horns like they're supposed to be.

The way they are in this picture are incorrect. I'm not sure what the instructions say but you can very much pose them as they are in the show, sticking out of the side of the head like this:


EDIT: Looking at the full gallery there's even a picture of the box with it showing the right way to put them.

Apparently I used to back in the day! The Hasbro Magnaboss gallery has the horns more or less properly transformed, with a few creative liberties, so I must have been aware of something. It's just been a while since I had transformed these guys, though I swear Takara's Magnaboss instructions show the horns positioned like I had them in the gallery, but I haven't had a chance to confirm yet since your post. I know each version of Magnaboss had their own unique instructions with different "artwork" for the various steps. I'll check it out in a little bit. I'm about to head down to start working on galleries before I hit the sack.

Noideaforaname wrote:Same here. They release so much every year, would be nice to throw us BW fans the occasional bone. I mean damn, surely there must be AT LEAST as many people that'd want a non-breaking Transmetal Megatron as there are that wanted a G2 Stunticons set.

They do, we bought Armada Predacon

Just looked at Takara Magnaboss' instructions. I'll be damned. I have no idea why I've been transforming his horns the way I do other than it just seems more natural than having them stick straight up. All of the instructions and artwork I just looked over show it the "correct" way so I'm unsure where I ever got the idea to wrap them around his head like I usually do (and did in his gallery).

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Noideaforaname wrote:Same here. They release so much every year, would be nice to throw us BW fans the occasional bone. I mean damn, surely there must be AT LEAST as many people that'd want a non-breaking Transmetal Megatron as there are that wanted a G2 Stunticons set.

They do, we bought Armada Predacon

To be fair, Takara did a non-show accurate Transmetal Megatron that doesn't have the problem of the Hasbro version. Hopefully one day some of those figures will be reissued. I could really go for a non-GPS Grimlock!

Just so all of you know, Beast Wars Tuesdays is going to go strong for a while. I think I've photographed about 2 dozen Beast Wars toys that aren't up on the site yet. Here's a list of what I've photographed so far plus there will be a few additional surprises that will happen along the way.

• Beast Machines Tankor
• Beast Machines Jetstorm
• Beast Machines Thrust
• Beast Machines Sonic Attack Jet Drone (unfinished)
• Beast Machines Tank Drone
• Beast Machines Motorcycle Drone
• Beast Wars C-1 Special Convoy Gray Type
• Beast Wars C-5 Rattrap
• Beast Wars C-7 Rhinox
• Beast Wars D-3 Waspinator
• Beast Wars Drill Bit (unfinished)
• Beast Wars Powerpinch
• Beast Wars Transmetals 2 Optimus Minor (unfinished)
• Beast Wars Transmetals 2 Prowl II (Black)
• Beast Wars Transmetals 2 Prowl II (White)
• Beast Wars Transmetals 2 Scourge
• Beast Wars VS-7 Rhinox (different than regular retail version which is also different from Hasbro version)
• Beast Wars II X-3 Tripledacus (with DJ, Gimlet, and Motorarm)
• Beast Wars II Drillnuts
• Beast Wars II Scissor Boy
• Beast Wars Special Lio Junior (Black)
• Beast Wars Special Lio Junior (White)
• Beast Wars Metals Rattle Special Version
• Beast Wars Telemocha TM-12 Gimlet
• Beast Wars Telemocha TM-12 Motorarm

In addition, I'm also working on galleries of the following "Beast Wars" related toys that might be separate from the "Beast Wars Tuesdays" galleries (all are being finished currently):

• Transformers Legends LG-01 Rattrap
• Transformers Legends LG-02 Optimus Primal (who is currently featured in the header on the homepage)
• Transformers Legends LG-03 Tankor
• Transformers Legends LG-EX Rattrap
• Transformers Legends LG-EX Rhinox
• Transformers Legends LG-EX Waspinator

You will see these galleries as well in the upcoming days/weeks just to fill out the Transformers Legends series:

• Transformers Legends LG-04 Roadbuster
• Transformers Legends LG-05 Whirl
• Transformers Legends LG-19 Springer

I'm sure I've got a bunch of surprises up my sleeves but just wanted to give all of you an idea of what I've already photographed so that you know Beast Wars Tuesdays will continue for a while into the future. I hope all of you enjoy the love I've put into these galleries.

before anyone says anything ... I just caught the error where the spotlight image said "Santon, Lio Junior and Santon" instead of "Santon, Lio Junior and Skywarp". Image has been fixed but you might need to force a refresh in your browser to show the fix.

Magnaboss is a beauty and I love it. I want to congratulate whoever came up with the name. It is an awesome name

I much prefer the Takara face paint colorway over Hasbro. I should dig mine out and see which one i have.
I've been meaning to dig Magnaboss and Magmatron out for a while now.
Thanx for the reminder.

I just took a little looksie at Skywarp's gallery...


Transformers Beast Wars II Skywarp Gallery

Ouch...

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I just took a little looksie at Skywarp's gallery...


Transformers Beast Wars II Skywarp Gallery

Ouch...

Fortunately I had a spare Silverbolt hanging around with unbroken wings. I was able to swap the wing out, which appears to be identical in color, by simply (and carefully) knocking out a pin from the regular brown plastic (note: BROWN plastic, not the gold plastic), swapped the wings and was good to go ... until I was taking apart Magnaboss and the "peg" on the other side of the wing that connects to Lio Junior shattered a piece off. It is still functional but missing part of the peg. Ugh.

Even though I know my Beast Wars Silverbolt (from Magnaboss) is made of Gold Plastic, I've never had a problem with him. He transforms just fine, parts move just fine. I'm sure if I dropped him, he shatter, but as long as I'm careful with him he seems good to go.

I bought another $30 mini-collection of about a dozen figures off eBay that had a broken Silverbolt but with perfect wings. I'll do a wing swap again so that Skywarp is perfect once more (until next time I transform him) and I'll sell off the rest of the figures I got from that collection which had a few complete figures in it surprisingly for that price.

Seibertron wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I just took a little looksie at Skywarp's gallery...


Transformers Beast Wars II Skywarp Gallery

Ouch...

Fortunately I had a spare Silverbolt hanging around with unbroken wings. I was able to swap the wing out, which appears to be identical in color, by simply (and carefully) knocking out a pin from the regular brown plastic (note: BROWN plastic, not the gold plastic), swapped the wings and was good to go ... until I was taking apart Magnaboss and the "peg" on the other side of the wing that connects to Lio Junior shattered a piece off. It is still functional but missing part of the peg. Ugh.

Even though I know my Beast Wars Silverbolt (from Magnaboss) is made of Gold Plastic, I've never had a problem with him. He transforms just fine, parts move just fine. I'm sure if I dropped him, he shatter, but as long as I'm careful with him he seems good to go.

I bought another $30 mini-collection of about a dozen figures off eBay that had a broken Silverbolt but with perfect wings. I'll do a wing swap again so that Skywarp is perfect once more (until next time I transform him) and I'll sell off the rest of the figures I got from that collection which had a few complete figures in it surprisingly for that price.

Y'know, with all the cases of GPS in the early ages I'm surprised that it hasn't been added to any shows. I know some books have mentioned it, but never any shows.

Decepticon Stryker wrote:Y'know, with all the cases of GPS in the early ages I'm surprised that it hasn't been added to any shows. I know some books have mentioned it, but never any shows.

"Buy this toy now, even if he'll crumble to dust within a few years!"

Got to admit, that would be truthful advertising, a rarity nowadays.

A new week, another Beast Wars Tuesday! Every Tuesday, we'll be focusing our camera lens on a new set of galleries featuring vintage Transformers action figures from the Beast Wars era. Check back next Tuesday to see our next set of Beast Wars related galleries.

This week, we move swiftly into the Transmetal 2 concept and sub-line of figures, with two asymmetrically bio-cybernetic sort of animal kingdom creatures: Prowl and Scourge! Prowl, with his owl alt-mode, is shown in both the original white version as well as the later black redeco that were available in 1999. Scourge, the nightmarish locust with a paint scheme worthy of G2, and more spikes than a Bayformer is also available for your viewing pleasure.

Check out the galleries by clicking on any of the images below!

Beast Wars Scourge (128 images) - Transmetal 2










Beast Wars Prowl (144 images) - Transmetal 2










Beast Wars Prowl (136 images) - Transmetal 2

Beast Wars Tuesdays are back yet again! See Dr Va'al's post above for all the details!

Had Scourge and hated him, so I got rid of him...However, these pictures make me regret that I ever did that because he looks pretty awesome here.

jogunwarrior wrote:Had Scourge and hated him, so I got rid of him...However, these pictures make me regret that I ever did that because he looks pretty awesome here.

He was oddly one of my favorites that came out of the Beast Wars. I imagine the name had something to do with it and the fact that you can pose him with wings "ala G1 Scourge", so I just pretended that he was G1 Scourge in a new body. He's not, but that's how I rationalized the name re-use on an unrelated character (which was still a relatively new concept at the time). His odd legs were a new concept for Transformers at the time, which I really liked. It's a concept that has been revisited on other Transformers later down the line (in particular movie Transformers such as Starscream).

Couple things to note about his gallery ... his painted is cracked and there are a few missing chips of paint (which is a common problem with many Transmetals), but it was still in fairly good condition. I applied a layer or two of clear coat to the paint to preserve what remains. I haven't done that yet to Prowl but will probably do that later today before he gets put away back in storage for however long he needs to be there. While photographing him, I forgot that he could hold his missiles like a sword, so those pictures are at the tail end of the gallery.

My white version of Beast Wars Prowl (also known as Prowl II), appears to have suffered from some minor yellowing. I had a couple other ones in my store but there were in similar condition so I left mine as is. It doesn't look bad, but that's why he might appear darker than he should (though some of that was the lighting that I had trouble with on these guys because of the chrome reflecting the light).

Glad to add these guys to the galleries at long last. Can't wait to do the next set for the next Beast Wars Tuesday! It's a lot of fun pulling out these old figures that aren't relevant to anything else that's going on and that haven't been out of storage in at least 15 years.

PrOWL! Me likey Prowl. the owl look suits him

ALWAYS wanted that Scourge, I regret to this day that I chose other figures over him (*cough* Optimus Minor *cough*)

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:PrOWL! Me likey Prowl. the owl look suits him

It's an awesome figure, definitely worth tracking down on ebay

Hellscream9999 wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:PrOWL! Me likey Prowl. the owl look suits him

It's an awesome figure, definitely worth tracking down on ebay

I just started the clearcoat process on both of my Transmetal 2 Prowls. I did one wing (both sides) and the "tailpipes" or whatever you want to call them on the same side. I'll let that dry overnight, transform him, do the chest and the opposite wing and tailpipes tomorrow. It looks great and it's nice to know that I'm preserving the figure as it is.

That Prowl reminds me of the owl from Clash of the Titans.

Love seeing these two together like this, as I always played with Prowl (whom I called "Prowl the Owl") and Scourge as archenemies as a kid.

That is, until my Scourge broke at the wings.

As a kid, I always thought that Scourge's crazy leg design was some kind of foreshadowing to the designs that would come in Beast Machines, as I got Scourge (and Prowl) around the time that Fox Kids had started to advertise the Beast Machines cartoon with promos that showed Cheetor with similarly-angled legs.

Though, looking at the two Prowl galleries, how come there aren't any images of them in robot mode with their Spark Crystals hidden away?

I ask because, as a kid (and sorta to this day), I kinda thought that the Spark Crystals were meant to be hidden away from view like how the characters' Sparks in the cartoon were meant to stay inside their bodies like their hearts, and that exposing them would expose an obvious weak spot of vulnerability (you can imagine my confusion as a kid when it came to those toys whose Spark Crystals weren't either hidden away or at least obscured in some fashion, like how TM2 Cybershark's and Nightglider's were openly displayed in full view on each's robot mode chest).

Though, Prowl's box art showing the red part on his chest might've also influenced my transforming him with the Spark Crystal hidden away.

I could never get into the TMIIs. I'm usually all for 'ugly', but there's still just something unappealing about them. I think maybe it's the colors; they're all mismatched and weird and not highlighting any of the crazy cool sculpted details. Sky-Byte's got more order to his colors and looks so much better because of it.

Decepticon Stryker wrote:Y'know, with all the cases of GPS in the early ages I'm surprised that it hasn't been added to any shows. I know some books have mentioned it, but never any shows.

I could see an entertaining little side plot with Swindle. "Wanna stand out against the sea of red and purple? Upgrade your chassis to GOLD!*"
Disclaimer:goldplasticusedinupgrademaydegradeanddisintigrateunexpectedlyyearsorevendecadesafterapplicationByorderingfromSwindleyouareagreeingtonotholdhimresponsibleforanypossibledamagethatmayormaynotoccurduetoaformentionedupgrade

I remember when these came out. I was a kid, and very much a collector in spirit. I always opened my Transformers, but when I saw those two different Prowls I thought "ZOMG this changes EVERYTHING I'MA be RICH!!!". Pretty sure I have a pair of them still MOSC, but it's just funny what you think when you're young

I have Black Prowl and Scourge, and I loved the weirdness of the TMII line. Scourge was my favorite and I always acted like he was this dark, evil character plotting in the background behind Megatron. I was in sixth grade, cut me some slack.

That and I always imagined the TMII figures had some kind of super power due to their spark crystals, like Prowl would rotate his wings in front of him so they would spin and he's shoot a giant whirlwind, or Scourge had a flame sword.

Grimlock64 wrote:I have Black Prowl and Scourge, and I loved the weirdness of the TMII line. Scourge was my favorite and I always acted like he was this dark, evil character plotting in the background behind Megatron. I was in sixth grade, cut me some slack.

As a kid, I characterized him as kinda like a cross between Tarantulas and Inferno, being an uber insane killer psychopath who could fire an infectious liquid spray from his beast mode bug head in robot mode, which could either turn his enemies mad or make them mortally ill. I was either 9 or 10 at the time.

A new week, another Beast Wars Tuesday! Every Tuesday, we'll be focusing our camera lens on a new set of galleries featuring vintage Transformers action figures from the Beast Wars era. Check back next Tuesday to see our next set of Beast Wars related galleries.

This first week of summer, we take a look at two of the members of the Beast Wars II Tripledacus gestalt, as represented in the Telemocha series - the original Hasbro combiner of three can be found on Seibertron.com here - TM-12 Gimlet and TM-13 Motorarm!

The two 2007 reissue figures also came with DVDs of the Beast Wars show: lobster alt-moded Gimlet is was packaged with "Falcon Warrior Airrazor" ('The Spark' in US), while stag beetle Motorarm included "The Immortal Starscream" ('Possession' in US). Check out the full galleries by clicking on any of the images below, and keep an optic out for the Beast Wars II Tripledacus set, coming for an upcoming Beast Wars Tuesday!

Beast Wars Telemocha Series Motorarm (162 images) - Deluxe Beasts












Beast Wars Telemocha Series Gimlet (146 images) - Deluxe Beasts

That is an awesome looking lobster

That's exactly what I'm planning to do. Even let A non-box set fly slip through my fingers recently (which would be the hardest part to acquire).

I kinda wish Takara would revisit Tripledacus with a new toy, expanded into Quadrupledacus- the body and leg setup would be mostly the same, with Gimlet forming the legs and DJ forming the body, but Motorarm would just form one arm (hopefully making him less of a lump in robot mode), whilst the other arm would be formed by a fembot cricket (not sure on the name. Flamenco perhaps?).

I've never watched BWII but I love the concepts it created, especially the Jointrons. I mean, musical Mexican bug-formers! As soon as my home situation is sorted and I'm able to collect again I must get a set.

Amazing how different the heads manage to look just because of the actual placement of color. Gimlet's got a conventional bug mouth (complete with mandibles) while Sea Clamp's got a ANGRY MARINES Darth Vader-esque triangular grimace.


Also:

Regardless of color scheme, Ram Horn's face continues to be both incredibly goofy and creepy.

Delta Magnus wrote:I kinda wish Takara would revisit Tripledacus with a new toy, expanded into Quadrupledacus- the body and leg setup would be mostly the same, with Gimlet forming the legs and DJ forming the body, but Motorarm would just form one arm (hopefully making him less of a lump in robot mode), whilst the other arm would be formed by a fembot cricket (not sure on the name. Flamenco perhaps?).

How about Glowstrike?

I'm a few days late with this, but Motorarm/Ram Horn is a Rhinoceros Beetle (Kabutomushi or just Kabuto), not a Stag Beetle (Kuwagatamushi or Kuwagata). The main way of discerning between the two is the position of the mandibles:

- Rhinoceros Beetles have them vertically, like a Rhino's horn (hence their name)
- Stag Beetles have been horizontally, function like a pincer, and resemble a deer's antlers (again, hence their name)

Just letting you guys know, as many make that mistake.

A new week, another Beast Wars Tuesday! Every Tuesday, we'll be focusing our camera lens on a new set of galleries featuring vintage Transformers action figures from the Beast Wars era. Check back next Tuesday to see our next set of Beast Wars related galleries.

This week, we bring to you a trio of Maximals that were not released as individual toys, but rather as pack-ins for jigsaw puzzles, specifically the Beast Wars Metals puzzles. These 3 were redecos of their previous toys, with Rattrap being an orange and white redeco of his Transmetals body, while Lio Junior was redecoed in either black and red or white and yellow. All 3 were available between 1998 and 1999. Lio Junior is even shown here forming part of Magnaboss, and these gallery images may be the very first images of this version of Magnaboss (albeit the main difference is that he looks like he colored his hair).

Check out the gallery below, and stay tuned for more Beast Wars Tuesdays right here on Seibertron.com!

Beast Wars Metals Rattle Special Version (134 images) - Deluxe Beasts












Beast Wars II Lio Junior (White version) (150 images) - Basic Beasts, Combiners










Beast Wars II Lio Junior (Black version) (133 images) - Basic Beasts, Combiners

I do love that Rattrap redeco. In fact if it weren't for the chrome flaking problem I'd get a TM Rattrap, as I love the look of the mold and all the colour variants look great. Plus he has a literal "rat rod" mode!

I love Magnaboss' new hair do's

Delta Magnus wrote:I do love that Rattrap redeco. In fact if it weren't for the chrome flaking problem I'd get a TM Rattrap, as I love the look of the mold and all the colour variants look great. Plus he has a literal "rat rod" mode!

I have 3 versions of the rattrap mold, 2 i bought new in the 90s the other i got in a lot off ebay a few years ago and not one of them has any flaking. Most of my transmetal figures have absolutely no flaking at all, dont be afraid to buy them especially if they are mint in box.

"Gee, Brain, what do ya wanna do tonight?"


Who-- what the heck is that at the top of the box? Red and black robot with weird purple organic head?

Noideaforaname wrote:Who-- what the heck is that at the top of the box? Red and black robot with weird purple organic head?

That there is Majin Zarak, the main enemy of the Beast Wars II movie.

Altmode:


Robot Mode:


Close up: