New Galleries: Beast Wars Telemocha TM-12 Gimlet and TM-13 Motorarm

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:

Sabrblade wrote:

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:

Titan-class toy when?

That thing is frightening...

My god, he is as ridiculous as he is ugly as he is BEAUTIFUL!

So who's up for tonight?

Probably going to skip it this week ... Titans Return came out in full force all at once and had family in town over the weekend and had my in-laws over for the 4th yesterday. Will do my best to have something up for next week. Sorry for not having photos cropped in time!

Delta Magnus wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

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:

Titan-class toy when?

F&%K YEAH, I'd get it (I think, not entirely sold on it being a tf, but it's certainly glorious regardless)

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Delta Magnus wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

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:

Titan-class toy when?

F&%K YEAH, I'd get it (I think, not entirely sold on it being a tf, but it's certainly glorious irregardless)

>Irregardless
REGARDLESS. IT'S JUST REGARDLESS. IRREGARDLESS IS NOT A WORD.

Ahem.

But yeah it is one hell of a design. Looks like a monster from Getter Robo made glorious love to the Zeong from Gundam and then did a cosplay as an aircraft carrier...on treads.

Whatever it is, I love it.

Delta Magnus wrote:But yeah it is one hell of a design. Looks like a monster from Getter Robo made glorious love to the Zeong from Gundam and then did a cosplay as an aircraft carrier...on treads.

Whatever it is, I love it.

It reminds me of the devil gundam a little - which is never a bad thing

The sheer novelty of the design would make it worth it on merit alone, it's just so out there

Seibertron wrote:Probably going to skip it this week ... Titans Return came out in full force all at once and had family in town over the weekend and had my in-laws over for the 4th yesterday. Will do my best to have something up for next week. Sorry for not having photos cropped in time!

A week later responding, but yeah, that's understandable.

If you're taking suggestions I'd personally like to see the rest of the Beast Era McDonald's toys.

(Also, I'm guessing you still haven't had time to get to them yet?)

Beast Wars Tuesdays continues! Did you think we had forgotten about you? As we recover from San Diego Comic Con news, we return to our regularly scheduled appointment with Beast Wars Tuesdays, and we delve into the latter end of the Western canon: Beast Machines! Check back next Tuesday to see our next set of Beast Wars related galleries.

This week, Seibertron.com brings you a look back at two of the drones in the fairly divisive animated series that followed the Maximals and Predacons' (more or less) return to their homeplanet of Cybertron. Vehicons, Basic class, and the springboard for two of the main Generals, the tank drone and motorcycle drone are smaller versions of the ones used for Tankor and Thrust (and the template for the Generations Tankor figure), and true troop builders. Also part of the Battle for the Spark monicker, you can check them out in their galleries by clicking on any of the images below!

Beast Machines Tank Drone (91 images) - Basic Vehicles












Beast Machines Motorcycle Drone (129 images) - Basic Vehicles

The motorcycle drone looks great! I think troop building figures should be cheaper or come in packs, that way it's easier to build up an army.

Also is it me, or does the tank drone look like it's legends class size? It looks really small, even in comparison to the other basic class figures.

Wait a minute.. Who's that lighter blue Jetstorm? I can't seem to find him in any of the galleries.

Decepticon Stryker wrote:Wait a minute.. Who's that lighter blue Jetstorm? I can't seem to find him in any of the galleries.

Some of the figures are from upcoming galleries.

Aww man, I wish I had some of the BM Vehicons. Actually I'll go out on a limb and say Beast Machines was one of the most underrated toylines in general. There were quite a few stinkers but plenty of awesome toys too. IIRC HasTak actually collaborated with some fairly famous Japanese mecha artists for the design of some of the toys.

It always bothered me as a kid how two of the three Vehicon Drone toys didn't share the same name as they were called in the TV show, with the Tank Drone being the only one that did have a matching name between the show and the toys.

The Cycle Drone toy was named "Motorcycle Drone" and the Aero Drone toy was named "Sonic Attack Jet". As a kid, these names registered to me as the "wrong" names as they weren't what they were called in the show, which named the drones a full year before the toyline got did.

Ahhh Beast Machines. My beloved but terribly to scale series

Dr Va'al wrote:

Decepticon Stryker wrote:Wait a minute.. Who's that lighter blue Jetstorm? I can't seem to find him in any of the galleries.

Some of the figures are from upcoming galleries.

Aaahhh...

HOORAY MORE BEAST MACHINE GALLERIES! My wish has been granted.

Delta Magnus wrote:Actually I'll go out on a limb and say Beast Machines was one of the most underrated toylines in general.

Well delta, I'm throwing you a rope so you don't fall. I couldn't agree more. This line has always been one of my favs for it's pure toyeticness, and has been poopooed over the years, 'cause people just don't understand.

Can't wait for more of these galleries. Thanks Seibs!

@ Decepticon Stryker - they are indeed Legends size. they were Basic class, which is the same scale and price point as Scouts and now Legends.

Decepticon Stryker wrote:Also is it me, or does the tank drone look like it's legends class size? It looks really small, even in comparison to the other basic class figures.

Yup, he's about as big as today's Legends Class toys.

Decepticon Stryker wrote:Wait a minute.. Who's that lighter blue Jetstorm? I can't seem to find him in any of the galleries.

He is an aero drone, the mindless army that makes up Jetstorm's ait team. I am looking forward to the gallery sice I am currently writing a "top 5 best troop builders" list and he is on there.

And yeah Shajaki, the scale in that line is a nightmare. What I find really sucks is that Hasbro seems to homage how messed up it is by giving us a deluxe Tankor recently who is as big as rattrap. WTF?!

Decepticon Stryker wrote:Wait a minute.. Who's that lighter blue Jetstorm? I can't seem to find him in any of the galleries.

Aero Drone or Sonic Attack Jet, whatever Hasbro feels like calling him.

Emerje

Cobotron wrote::KREMZEEK: HOORAY MORE BEAST MACHINE GALLERIES! My wish has been granted.

Can't wait for more of these galleries. Thanks Seibs!

No problem, Cobotron. I actually photographed these guys 2 years ago in June 2014, along with some other Beast Machines galleries. When I went to add them to the site's database, I noticed that I hadn't added a Beast Machines gallery since May 2007 (over 9 years 2 months ... before the first live action Transformers movie). Kind of crazy!

Beast Machines Tank Drone 417 2016-07-26 00:41
Beast Machines Motorcycle Drone 895 2016-07-26 00:40
Beast Machines Snarl 51315 2007-05-12 17:42
Beast Machines Airraptor 88061 2007-04-24 09:31
Beast Machines Night Viper 109883 2006-08-16 22:01
Beast Machines Striker 42925 2006-07-04 22:04
Beast Machines Triceradon 51183 2006-07-04 13:14
Beast Machines Rapticon 75131 2006-06-20 21:48
Beast Machines Dinotron 54279 2006-06-18 20:42
Beast Machines Terranotron 57747 2005-12-29 21:28
Beast Machines Hammerstrike 90697 2005-11-30 21:20
Beast Machines Rattrap 148370 2005-11-20 16:30
Beast Machines Cheetas 147945 2005-11-20 16:30
Beast Machines Supreme Cheetor 65912 2005-11-20 16:29
Beast Machines Jetstorm 112761 2005-09-18 02:21
Beast Machines Jetstorm 94268 2005-09-18 02:20
Beast Machines Black Widow 49543 2005-08-30 22:08
Beast Machines Black Widow 69939 2005-08-30 22:06
Beast Machines Silverbolt 69416 2005-08-29 20:51
Beast Machines Silverbolt 60919 2005-08-29 20:51
Beast Machines Strika 67576 2005-04-20 21:39
Beast Machines Blastcharge 65710 2005-04-19 23:17
Beast Machines Primal Prime 132922 2005-04-09 19:44
Beast Machines Air Attack Optimus Primal 265386 2005-04-09 19:43
Beast Machines Savage Noble (Beast Changer) 134526 2005-04-09 19:39
Beast Machines Nightscream 109322 2005-04-09 19:38
Beast Machines Megatron 108208 2005-04-09 19:36
Beast Machines Optimus Primal 89748 2005-04-09 19:35
Beast Machines Night Slash Cheetor 65736 2005-02-22 00:19
Beast Machines Megatron Megabolt 104839 2004-04-28 23:11
Beast Machines Blast Punch Optimus Primal 88129 2004-04-28 23:11

Seibertron wrote:

Cobotron wrote::KREMZEEK: HOORAY MORE BEAST MACHINE GALLERIES! My wish has been granted.

Can't wait for more of these galleries. Thanks Seibs!

No problem, Cobotron. I actually photographed these guys 2 years ago in June 2014, along with some other Beast Machines galleries. When I went to add them to the site's database, I noticed that I hadn't added a Beast Machines gallery since May 2007 (over 9 years 2 months ... before the first live action Transformers movie). Kind of crazy!

Beast Machines Tank Drone 417 2016-07-26 00:41
Beast Machines Motorcycle Drone 895 2016-07-26 00:40

Will you be doing the sonic attack jet (jet drone) too? I didnt see him on the list.

Really wish i picked these 2 up back in the day, they look pretty damn good. Beast machines was such a great toyline, it reintroduced the classic transformer look with the vehicons and made beastformers interesting again. I miss having variety like that, now all hasbro cares about is how many repaints they can do. They really need to do something like beast machines again cause im getting sick of nothing but vehicle and object alt modes.

Just an FYI ... I finished two more Beast Machines galleries for today on my flight back from California on Saturday, but my laptop quit recognizing that it was plugged in so it wouldn't charge my batteries. It's currently at the repair shop. Hopefully I will have it back in the next few days, fingers crossed. Depending on when I get it back, those galleries might just be delayed for this week or I'll use them for next Tuesday's Beast Wars related galleries.

Bummer.

Is it a dead/dying battery not holding or able to charge or is a charging plug/pack issue? Hopefully it'll get fixed soon! You have my sympathies.

Tyrannacon wrote:Bummer.

Is it a dead/dying battery not holding or able to charge or is a charging plug/pack issue? Hopefully it'll get fixed soon! You have my sympathies.

Unfortunately, no. I have 3 batteries and two chargers (mostly for my business related travel trips) which enables me to test multiple configurations. You can test whether or not it's a battery issue by plugging in the laptop and removing the battery. If the laptop remains powered, then it's not a battery issue. The laptop isn't recognizing that the charger is connected. No errors or anything **, which leads me to believe that the issue is with either the DC Port or the motherboard itself. I'm pretty adept at disassembling computers (especially the extremely easy to disassemble MSI laptops that are extremely modular) but soldering is currently above my skill level, which is what's required for the DC port. Hopefully the DC port is what needs to be fixed and the motherboard is not what needs to be replaced. Fingers crossed!

** For the past 4 to 6 months, the laptop has been randomly turning itself off. Another symptom of a power related issue. Once I go get back into windows, there's usually a "critical thermal error" in the Windows error logs. I've extensively cleaned out the inside of the laptop, verified that the fan is working appropriately, removed the old thermal paste in two locations and replaced with fresh thermal paste, updated drivers, disabled the Nvidia GeForce drivers, and many other changes to no avail over the past few months. At some point, it's just a hardware issue and something needs to be replaced on a 4.5 year old power house gaming machine (MSI GT70 OND) that I use extensively every day and which gets a lot of abuse.

Seibertron wrote:

Tyrannacon wrote:Bummer.

Is it a dead/dying battery not holding or able to charge or is a charging plug/pack issue? Hopefully it'll get fixed soon! You have my sympathies.

Unfortunately, no. I have 3 batteries and two chargers (mostly for my business related travel trips) which enables me to test multiple configurations. You can test whether or not it's a battery issue by plugging in the laptop and removing the battery. If the laptop remains powered, then it's not a battery issue. The laptop isn't recognizing that the charger is connected. No errors or anything **, which leads me to believe that the issue is with either the DC Port or the motherboard itself. I'm pretty adept at disassembling computers (especially the extremely easy to disassemble MSI laptops that are extremely modular) but soldering is currently above my skill level, which is what's required for the DC port. Hopefully the DC port is what needs to be fixed and the motherboard is not what needs to be replaced. Fingers crossed!

** For the past 4 to 6 months, the laptop has been randomly turning itself off. Another symptom of a power related issue. Once I go get back into windows, there's usually a "critical thermal error" in the Windows error logs. I've extensively cleaned out the inside of the laptop, verified that the fan is working appropriately, removed the old thermal paste in two locations and replaced with fresh thermal paste, updated drivers, disabled the Nvidia GeForce drivers, and many other changes to no avail over the past few months. At some point, it's just a hardware issue and something needs to be replaced on a 4.5 year old power house gaming machine (MSI GT70 OND) that I use extensively every day and which gets a lot of abuse.

As are my own hopes in this scenario that it's something that can be fixed and something like the DC port. I do have some familiarity here with what you're saying. Before getting sick I used to do computer repair before my health issues hit me really hard and I had to back off of things. When I got my settlement I switched from a laptop back to a desktop. I actually walked my dad through how to build a PC (and he did phenomenal) with it. I couldn't myself because of the side effects of my medication at the time. I still have my laptop, although I don't use it much now for things as often. I'm on my desktop more commonly now, which is good I guess.

Beast Machines had some interesting designs and choices, and I like some of them. That bike drone catches my eye pretty nicely!

Seibertronians, it's time again for Beast Wars Tuesdays! The feature where the main man himself, Seibertron, gives us a brand new gallery of one or two classic Beast Wars or Beast Machines toys. This time, we're taking a look at Beast Machines Tankor (this time around in his Red and black color scheme) and Thrust! Indulge in some 90s cheese below, and click on the respective links to see the full galleries!

Beast Machines Tankor (148 images) - Mega Vehicles












Beast Machines Thrust (191 images) - Deluxe Vehicles











And, as always, Keep it tuned to Seibertron.com as we continue to pay homage to Beast Wars!

Those are both pretty sweet toys. Not bad at all

Bronzewolf wrote: some 90s cheese

Heeeeey! I resemble that remark!

Great toys for the sake of toys. That Tankor is among one of my most favorite TFs of all time. Gallery looks great!

Cobotron wrote:

Bronzewolf wrote: some 90s cheese

Heeeeey! I resemble that remark!

And I stand by it.

Now i have some lists to update now that we have a nice Tankor Gallery! Also I am thinking of adding this Mega Tankor to my list of top 5 TFs who's original toys are better than their updates. I mean all the gen tankor has over this one is a likeness to the TV show (not in scale though) while this Mega Tankor is such a superior toy in every way.

They're so delightfully retro-futuristic! I'm not usually for Cybertronian modes, but I think I'll have to eventually track these Vehicons down.


Thrust is also a lot more... wasp-like than on the show. I wonder why.

I've alwaysed liked the look of the old Tankor mold but for some reason I'm not a fan of either of the decos it's gotten. Would've been nice to see it in that dark blue he is in the show, I feel like it would've looked really nice on it. There probably is a customizer that's done that...

Beast Wars Tuesdays continues! We return to the Seibertron.com series of galleries showcasing the products of the 90s that had to do with Beast Wars, Beast Wars II, Beast Wars Neo - given the anniversary of the first series this year - with the three amigos from Beast Wars II: DJ, Gimlet and Motorarm, and their combined form, Tripledacus.

The Jointron brothers are the Japanese counterparts to the Hasbro Tripredacus set (Ram Horn, Sea Clamp and Cicadacon), and feature cicada/torso DJ, legs/lobster Gimlet, and arms/beetle Motorarm, each with a new deco and available as both a gift set and as single figures - probably for the best, given their obnoxious characterisation in the animated series. Check out the full galleries by clicking on any of the images below!

Beast Wars II Tripledacus (124 images) - Combiners, Jointrons














Beast Wars II DJ (123 images) - Combiners, Jointrons








Beast Wars II Motorarm (108 images) - Combiners, Jointrons








Beast Wars II Gimlet (118 images) - Combiners, Jointrons