New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer
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As the secret is not really a secret any longer, given our news reporting over here, Seibertron.com is proud to the present the latest addition to the TFCC Subscription Service 3.0 set - mystery figure Nightracer with Shakar!
Redecoed from the Generations Legend class Tailgate figure, Nightracer sports a black and blue paint scheme, as does tiny Shakar (with some added yellow). Also included in the gallery offerings below are comparison and full looks at BotCon 1995 Nightracer, and the Whiz-Bang variant homaging the Go-Bots of old. Take a look at a preview below, and click on any of the images to view the full galleries.
Convention & Club Exclusives Nightracer
Convention & Club Exclusives Shakar
BotCon Exclusives Nightracer
Convention & Club Exclusives Nightracer (Whiz-Bang variant)
Redecoed from the Generations Legend class Tailgate figure, Nightracer sports a black and blue paint scheme, as does tiny Shakar (with some added yellow). Also included in the gallery offerings below are comparison and full looks at BotCon 1995 Nightracer, and the Whiz-Bang variant homaging the Go-Bots of old. Take a look at a preview below, and click on any of the images to view the full galleries.
Convention & Club Exclusives Nightracer
Convention & Club Exclusives Shakar
BotCon Exclusives Nightracer
Convention & Club Exclusives Nightracer (Whiz-Bang variant)
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Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1739355)
Posted by durroth on November 5th, 2015 @ 3:59am CST
Posted by durroth on November 5th, 2015 @ 3:59am CST
What gun is that?
Also, on the Seeker mold subject: They need to come out with a suitable updated mold, yeah. This one got alot of use but it's time to let them cook up a worthy successor.
Also, on the Seeker mold subject: They need to come out with a suitable updated mold, yeah. This one got alot of use but it's time to let them cook up a worthy successor.
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1739363)
Posted by Rated X on November 5th, 2015 @ 6:35am CST
Posted by Rated X on November 5th, 2015 @ 6:35am CST
We should have gotten Redwing...
But instead we got this...
But instead we got this...
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1739365)
Posted by Evil Eye on November 5th, 2015 @ 6:40am CST
Yes, because a generic who existed for all of ONE PANEL in a comic with no lines, characterization or anything else, and only got a name because of the nagging of an overly obsessed fan TOTALLY deserves a new toy more than one of the first ever female Transformers toys, who also happened to be the creation of Raksha, one of the organizers of BotCon 1995. You'd get on just fine; she's a major GEEWUNer who hates Beast Wars and everything that followed it.
Posted by Evil Eye on November 5th, 2015 @ 6:40am CST
Rated X wrote:We should have gotten Redwing...
But instead we got this...
Yes, because a generic who existed for all of ONE PANEL in a comic with no lines, characterization or anything else, and only got a name because of the nagging of an overly obsessed fan TOTALLY deserves a new toy more than one of the first ever female Transformers toys, who also happened to be the creation of Raksha, one of the organizers of BotCon 1995. You'd get on just fine; she's a major GEEWUNer who hates Beast Wars and everything that followed it.
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1739366)
Posted by Rated X on November 5th, 2015 @ 6:49am CST
That would be nice. But I do give them a free pass on that because they did gang mold their sunstorm with the other 2. Maybe e hobby will pick up the mold and do its variants. Just because funpub made the incredibly poor decision to stop using the mold, doesnt mean hasbro or takara wont use it again. This mold is money in the bank. Personally, my proper Sunstorm itch was scratched by CHMS a long time ago. But I hope this mold makes a comeback. Funpub has gone against their word before like they did with "no more UT molds".
Posted by Rated X on November 5th, 2015 @ 6:49am CST
Seibertron wrote:Rated X wrote:This mold is G.O.A.T. !!!
(Greatest of all time for the non hop hop fans)
Such a shame to see this mold go because the Armada Starscream mold doesn't hold a candle to this one. Cmon, TFCC give us a god damn Redwing (the character you created) and I wouldnt mind a G2 Sandstorm from the Ramjet version of the mold either...
How about a proper Sunstorm with white instead of black?
That would be nice. But I do give them a free pass on that because they did gang mold their sunstorm with the other 2. Maybe e hobby will pick up the mold and do its variants. Just because funpub made the incredibly poor decision to stop using the mold, doesnt mean hasbro or takara wont use it again. This mold is money in the bank. Personally, my proper Sunstorm itch was scratched by CHMS a long time ago. But I hope this mold makes a comeback. Funpub has gone against their word before like they did with "no more UT molds".
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1739370)
Posted by TF_JW on November 5th, 2015 @ 7:02am CST
Don't forget that Red Wing was also shot in the back of the head and was not shown again after that.
Posted by TF_JW on November 5th, 2015 @ 7:02am CST
Delta Magnus wrote:Rated X wrote:We should have gotten Redwing...
But instead we got this...
Yes, because a generic who existed for all of ONE PANEL in a comic with no lines, characterization or anything else, and only got a name because of the nagging of an overly obsessed fan TOTALLY deserves a new toy more than one of the first ever female Transformers toys, who also happened to be the creation of Raksha, one of the organizers of BotCon 1995. You'd get on just fine; she's a major GEEWUNer who hates Beast Wars and everything that followed it.
Don't forget that Red Wing was also shot in the back of the head and was not shown again after that.
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1739373)
Posted by Deathsanras on November 5th, 2015 @ 8:16am CST
Posted by Deathsanras on November 5th, 2015 @ 8:16am CST
Nice. Wipe-Out looks good.
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1739374)
Posted by RiddlerJ on November 5th, 2015 @ 8:18am CST
Posted by RiddlerJ on November 5th, 2015 @ 8:18am CST
This mold for Nightracer is starting to grow on me. Too bad they couldn't remold the head. I like the round helmet she had in the comic as opposed to this pointy square one.
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1739375)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on November 5th, 2015 @ 8:22am CST
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on November 5th, 2015 @ 8:22am CST
That paint scheme is just so gorgeous! 
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1739379)
Posted by ScottyP on November 5th, 2015 @ 8:39am CST
Posted by ScottyP on November 5th, 2015 @ 8:39am CST
Botcon 1995 Nightracer: one of few toys I have no plans on ever opening because, I mean, why? Own so many Spychangers! Might grab that Whizbang version one day to have one out, and leave the real deal sealed up. Guy I bought it from had set it up like a bagged/boarded comic and that's been a great way to keep it nice!
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1739412)
Posted by Mkall on November 5th, 2015 @ 11:51am CST
Posted by Mkall on November 5th, 2015 @ 11:51am CST
What gun is she holding in these shots? I've had that gun for ages and have NEVER figured out where it came from?
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1739467)
Posted by Seibertron on November 5th, 2015 @ 6:00pm CST
Posted by Seibertron on November 5th, 2015 @ 6:00pm CST
The gun I gave Nightracer is an extra Action Master Jackpot gun I had in my gigantic tub of extra/miscellaneous Transformers parts from the Seibertron.com Store. The smaller peg is actually broken on it, but the larger 5mm peg is still in tact which worked out perfectly for ol' Nightracer here. It's a really close shade of blue to the blue plastic used on Nightracer. Not a 100% match, but it's really damn close.
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1739507)
Posted by megatronus on November 5th, 2015 @ 9:57pm CST
Posted by megatronus on November 5th, 2015 @ 9:57pm CST
It's interesting that the Club chose that Nightracer not match Krok's color scheme. I guess they wanted her deco to match the comic rather than the original toy?
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1739510)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 5th, 2015 @ 10:24pm CST
Why would Krok and Nightracer have to match, period?
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 5th, 2015 @ 10:24pm CST
megatronus wrote:It's interesting that the Club chose that Nightracer not match Krok's color scheme. I guess they wanted her deco to match the comic rather than the original toy?
Why would Krok and Nightracer have to match, period?
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1739511)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 5th, 2015 @ 10:30pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on November 5th, 2015 @ 10:30pm CST
Her colors are based on the deco that the original 1995 Nightracer toy was intended to have, as its yellow parts were instead supposed to have been blue.megatronus wrote:It's interesting that the Club chose that Nightracer not match Krok's color scheme. I guess they wanted her deco to match the comic rather than the original toy?
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1739512)
Posted by megatronus on November 5th, 2015 @ 10:32pm CST
Who said they have to match, period?
Posted by megatronus on November 5th, 2015 @ 10:32pm CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:megatronus wrote:It's interesting that the Club chose that Nightracer not match Krok's color scheme. I guess they wanted her deco to match the comic rather than the original toy?
Why would Krok and Nightracer have to match, period?
Who said they have to match, period?
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1739513)
Posted by megatronus on November 5th, 2015 @ 10:34pm CST
Good to know. I still think it would have been fun for the set to match... but not bummed at all. Delivery #6 turned out real nice either way.
Posted by megatronus on November 5th, 2015 @ 10:34pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:Her colors are based on the deco that the original 1995 Nightracer toy was intended to have, as its yellow parts were instead supposed to have been blue.megatronus wrote:It's interesting that the Club chose that Nightracer not match Krok's color scheme. I guess they wanted her deco to match the comic rather than the original toy?
Good to know. I still think it would have been fun for the set to match... but not bummed at all. Delivery #6 turned out real nice either way.
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1739514)
Posted by Seibertron on November 5th, 2015 @ 10:38pm CST
They should both have the yellowish green plastic, like Krok has. Instead, they went with the color scheme that Raksha apparently wanted originally for Nightracer, but Hasbro presented them with the yellowish green with black instead of blue and black like she had wanted.
With that said, I would have preferred to have the yellowish green myself because that's what the original toy was. I'm not sure I understand the point of doing it like Raksha originally wanted/intended for Nightracer to be because now the new toy doesn't really look like the original toy, which is all I care about and I'm assuming most of you would have preferred to have it look like the original toy as well. I also think it's odd to have made an anagram of Raksha's name for the Mini-Con/Micromaster figure. I'd get it more if Raksha was was still a prominent person in the Transformers community after the 90s or if Transformers names were commonly derived from prominent people involved with the Transformers brand.
Altogether, it strikes me as an homage that is a real big stretch with some very odd fandom ties to people who, to the best of my knowledge, aren't involved with Transformers much any more.
Though I will second someone's comment above that Raksha and Rated X have some similar views regarding their passion for G1, though Raksha's take on the Decepticons being the real good guys is definitely a different angle, one which I don't think Rated X would care much for.
If you aren't familiar with Raksha, check out this article she wrote for my Trans-Forum fanzine that I did pre-Seibertron.com during the late 90s. Her article from the June 13th, 1997 issue of Trans-Forum was titled "The Real Heroes of the Story".
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/the-real-heroes-of-the-story/18267/
Posted by Seibertron on November 5th, 2015 @ 10:38pm CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:megatronus wrote:It's interesting that the Club chose that Nightracer not match Krok's color scheme. I guess they wanted her deco to match the comic rather than the original toy?
Why would Krok and Nightracer have to match, period?
They should both have the yellowish green plastic, like Krok has. Instead, they went with the color scheme that Raksha apparently wanted originally for Nightracer, but Hasbro presented them with the yellowish green with black instead of blue and black like she had wanted.
With that said, I would have preferred to have the yellowish green myself because that's what the original toy was. I'm not sure I understand the point of doing it like Raksha originally wanted/intended for Nightracer to be because now the new toy doesn't really look like the original toy, which is all I care about and I'm assuming most of you would have preferred to have it look like the original toy as well. I also think it's odd to have made an anagram of Raksha's name for the Mini-Con/Micromaster figure. I'd get it more if Raksha was was still a prominent person in the Transformers community after the 90s or if Transformers names were commonly derived from prominent people involved with the Transformers brand.
Altogether, it strikes me as an homage that is a real big stretch with some very odd fandom ties to people who, to the best of my knowledge, aren't involved with Transformers much any more.
Though I will second someone's comment above that Raksha and Rated X have some similar views regarding their passion for G1, though Raksha's take on the Decepticons being the real good guys is definitely a different angle, one which I don't think Rated X would care much for.
If you aren't familiar with Raksha, check out this article she wrote for my Trans-Forum fanzine that I did pre-Seibertron.com during the late 90s. Her article from the June 13th, 1997 issue of Trans-Forum was titled "The Real Heroes of the Story".
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/the-real-heroes-of-the-story/18267/
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1739515)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 5th, 2015 @ 10:49pm CST
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 5th, 2015 @ 10:49pm CST
I figured the yellow would have been a prizing factor for the appeal of the toy, but in the defense of the all-blue group, the clone Nightracer made her debut in 2012, sporting no yellow at all:
That said, since she's the clone and therefore has not to match the template in color or form, maybe the original can be made after the colors of the original BotCon toy?
That said, since she's the clone and therefore has not to match the template in color or form, maybe the original can be made after the colors of the original BotCon toy?
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1739517)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 5th, 2015 @ 10:52pm CST
I liken this situation to the Tripredacus Council toys we're getting for BotCon next year. Sure, they aren't in the decos of their original toys, but they are in a deco based on something else that we never got before and doesn't take away from the original toys having the decos they had.
And, well, there is the 2012-2014 TCC comic fiction that had her in the original planned deco, both in the G2 GoBot body and in the Tailgate body, so there is some fictional precedence:
Plus, Shakar's deco does pay some homage to the 1995 Nightracer toy deco with its yellow paint apps.
Posted by Sabrblade on November 5th, 2015 @ 10:52pm CST
I think it's neat that we finally have a toy of Nightracer in the deco she was meant to have instead of the one she got. Sure, it means that this character now has two decos to her name, but her new toy having the original planned deco gives her a look that we never got in toy form before and doesn't take away from the 1995 toy still having its deco.Seibertron wrote:With that said, I would have preferred to have the yellowish green myself because that's what the original toy was. I'm not sure I understand the point of doing it like Raksha originally wanted/intended for Nightracer to be because now the new toy doesn't really look like the original toy, which is all I care about and I'm assuming most of you would have preferred to have it look like the original toy as well.
I liken this situation to the Tripredacus Council toys we're getting for BotCon next year. Sure, they aren't in the decos of their original toys, but they are in a deco based on something else that we never got before and doesn't take away from the original toys having the decos they had.
And, well, there is the 2012-2014 TCC comic fiction that had her in the original planned deco, both in the G2 GoBot body and in the Tailgate body, so there is some fictional precedence:
Plus, Shakar's deco does pay some homage to the 1995 Nightracer toy deco with its yellow paint apps.
I'm told she's still friends with some of the Fun Pub Club staff and has been a dealer at the BotCons of recent years.Seibertron wrote:I also think it's odd to have made an anagram of Raksha's name for the Mini-Con/Micromaster figure. I'd get it more if Raksha was was still a prominent person in the Transformers community after the 90s.
Altogether, it strikes me as an homage that is a real big stretch with some very odd fandom ties to people who, to the best of my knowledge, aren't involved with Transformers much any more.
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1739520)
Posted by durroth on November 5th, 2015 @ 11:24pm CST
Posted by durroth on November 5th, 2015 @ 11:24pm CST
Wasn't the original yellow instead of blue because instead of actually molding new parts, hasbro just made nightracer out of extra parts from a bunch of other bots? The new one, regardless of its head, looks *great*. You can give her a bit of a "skirt" by leaving the rear wheels in their vehicle mode rotation position and lowering her backpack too, if you want to make her look more "feminine" or differentiate her more from tailgate.
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1739521)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 5th, 2015 @ 11:36pm CST
Exactly. The Japanese release of Go-Bots Optimus Prime, Megatron and Soundwave specifically is to blame here. Because they're gangmolded in pairs, those releases left Hasbro with a lot of unused parts, from which Nightracer is made:
- car shell is from Bumblebee
- the yellow parts were gangmolded with Soundwave's shell
- the wheels came from the Double Clutch mold
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 5th, 2015 @ 11:36pm CST
durroth wrote:Wasn't the original yellow instead of blue because instead of actually molding new parts, hasbro just made nightracer out of extra parts from a bunch of other bots?
Exactly. The Japanese release of Go-Bots Optimus Prime, Megatron and Soundwave specifically is to blame here. Because they're gangmolded in pairs, those releases left Hasbro with a lot of unused parts, from which Nightracer is made:
- car shell is from Bumblebee
- the yellow parts were gangmolded with Soundwave's shell
- the wheels came from the Double Clutch mold
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1739559)
Posted by TF_JW on November 6th, 2015 @ 8:29am CST
Posted by TF_JW on November 6th, 2015 @ 8:29am CST
The freebie figure was never really "themed" with any of the rest of the subscription offering. Unlike the previous subscription where if you make a Rewind, it just makes sense to package him with Eject. Especially since they were two smaller scale figures and could fit into the same shipping box with ease.
Both color schemes were considered for this freebie, with the decision actually being rather painstaking. Ultimately since Matt Frank was insistent that she be blue back during A Flash Forward, it was agreed that it would be best to remain consistent.
Plus, despite being for yellow myself originally, the final blue deco that was mocked-up popped much better than any of the yellow decoes.
She's actually one of my favorites from this round (and there are A LOT of favorites in this one!). And now, thanks to the gallery here, I have to get an extra Jackpot gun to go with her! :p
Both color schemes were considered for this freebie, with the decision actually being rather painstaking. Ultimately since Matt Frank was insistent that she be blue back during A Flash Forward, it was agreed that it would be best to remain consistent.
Plus, despite being for yellow myself originally, the final blue deco that was mocked-up popped much better than any of the yellow decoes.
She's actually one of my favorites from this round (and there are A LOT of favorites in this one!). And now, thanks to the gallery here, I have to get an extra Jackpot gun to go with her! :p
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1739579)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on November 6th, 2015 @ 10:04am CST
Don't worry she's beautiful
Posted by Hellscream9999 on November 6th, 2015 @ 10:04am CST
TF_JW wrote:The freebie figure was never really "themed" with any of the rest of the subscription offering. Unlike the previous subscription where if you make a Rewind, it just makes sense to package him with Eject. Especially since they were two smaller scale figures and could fit into the same shipping box with ease.
Both color schemes were considered for this freebie, with the decision actually being rather painstaking. Ultimately since Matt Frank was insistent that she be blue back during A Flash Forward, it was agreed that it would be best to remain consistent.
Plus, despite being for yellow myself originally, the final blue deco that was mocked-up popped much better than any of the yellow decoes.
She's actually one of my favorites from this round (and there are A LOT of favorites in this one!). And now, thanks to the gallery here, I have to get an extra Jackpot gun to go with her! :p
Don't worry she's beautiful
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1739777)
Posted by Bumblevivisector on November 6th, 2015 @ 10:46pm CST
AH, so I'm NOT the only one! Totally thought that was him until I dug out her bio card.
I miss Raksha's old site. Hasn't come back up, has it? Great that she sorta' came out of retirement/semi-seclusion to contribute to this. Doesn't make sense to call her a geewunner though, since she was most active during G2, and her reasons for hating Beast Wars were at least substantive, whereas most BW haters I talk to in person dismiss it with, "They shouldn't have computer-animated Transformers" after only having watched about 30 seconds of it...or any TF show after 1986.
Jackpot's gun really works; did any of the Euro-exclusive Action-Mastes have yellow tommy-guns? Er, then again, moot point. We'll surely see a Shapways or 3rd party solution before long.
Posted by Bumblevivisector on November 6th, 2015 @ 10:46pm CST
Deathsanras wrote:Nice. Wipe-Out looks good.
AH, so I'm NOT the only one! Totally thought that was him until I dug out her bio card.
I miss Raksha's old site. Hasn't come back up, has it? Great that she sorta' came out of retirement/semi-seclusion to contribute to this. Doesn't make sense to call her a geewunner though, since she was most active during G2, and her reasons for hating Beast Wars were at least substantive, whereas most BW haters I talk to in person dismiss it with, "They shouldn't have computer-animated Transformers" after only having watched about 30 seconds of it...or any TF show after 1986.
Jackpot's gun really works; did any of the Euro-exclusive Action-Mastes have yellow tommy-guns? Er, then again, moot point. We'll surely see a Shapways or 3rd party solution before long.
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1740625)
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on November 11th, 2015 @ 7:08am CST
Thanks for the link, but god... I'd forgotten how nuts and reaching her view point was.
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on November 11th, 2015 @ 7:08am CST
Seibertron wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:megatronus wrote:It's interesting that the Club chose that Nightracer not match Krok's color scheme. I guess they wanted her deco to match the comic rather than the original toy?
Why would Krok and Nightracer have to match, period?
They should both have the yellowish green plastic, like Krok has. Instead, they went with the color scheme that Raksha apparently wanted originally for Nightracer, but Hasbro presented them with the yellowish green with black instead of blue and black like she had wanted.
With that said, I would have preferred to have the yellowish green myself because that's what the original toy was. I'm not sure I understand the point of doing it like Raksha originally wanted/intended for Nightracer to be because now the new toy doesn't really look like the original toy, which is all I care about and I'm assuming most of you would have preferred to have it look like the original toy as well. I also think it's odd to have made an anagram of Raksha's name for the Mini-Con/Micromaster figure. I'd get it more if Raksha was was still a prominent person in the Transformers community after the 90s or if Transformers names were commonly derived from prominent people involved with the Transformers brand.
Altogether, it strikes me as an homage that is a real big stretch with some very odd fandom ties to people who, to the best of my knowledge, aren't involved with Transformers much any more.
Though I will second someone's comment above that Raksha and Rated X have some similar views regarding their passion for G1, though Raksha's take on the Decepticons being the real good guys is definitely a different angle, one which I don't think Rated X would care much for.
If you aren't familiar with Raksha, check out this article she wrote for my Trans-Forum fanzine that I did pre-Seibertron.com during the late 90s. Her article from the June 13th, 1997 issue of Trans-Forum was titled "The Real Heroes of the Story".
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/the-real-heroes-of-the-story/18267/
Thanks for the link, but god... I'd forgotten how nuts and reaching her view point was.
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1742192)
Posted by Va'al on November 17th, 2015 @ 4:50pm CST
Posted by Va'al on November 17th, 2015 @ 4:50pm CST
The other addition to the ever-expanding Seibertron.com figure galleries brings us under the Transformers Collectors' Club banner, and their latest Subscription Service 3.0 - in the shape of Krok and Gatoraider! The former is based on pre-existing mold of Generations Deluxe Megatron - whose gallery you can find here - with the addition of a new head, new deco and alligator-tastic Micron. Check them out below.
Convention & Club Exclusives Krok
Convention & Club Exclusives Gatoraider
Convention & Club Exclusives Krok
Convention & Club Exclusives Gatoraider
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1742196)
Posted by Counterpunch on November 17th, 2015 @ 4:54pm CST
Posted by Counterpunch on November 17th, 2015 @ 4:54pm CST
That thumbnail for the Krok story threw me off.
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1742211)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 17th, 2015 @ 6:12pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on November 17th, 2015 @ 6:12pm CST
Gatoraider's tail is misassembled (but it's an easy fix):
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1742286)
Posted by welcometothedarksyde on November 17th, 2015 @ 11:34pm CST
Posted by welcometothedarksyde on November 17th, 2015 @ 11:34pm CST
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1742304)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on November 18th, 2015 @ 12:06am CST
Posted by Hellscream9999 on November 18th, 2015 @ 12:06am CST
Would have loved to get this guy as a normal release, wish hasbro would get back to the normal 'generations' line of releasing random characters from a bunch of different fiction
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1742406)
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on November 18th, 2015 @ 3:07pm CST
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on November 18th, 2015 @ 3:07pm CST
Okay, great galleires, but I am stumped as to how you combined Gatoraider and Krok's regular weapon like that. Seibertron, how did you do it? 
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Posted by TF_JW on November 18th, 2015 @ 3:13pm CST
Posted by TF_JW on November 18th, 2015 @ 3:13pm CST
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Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on November 18th, 2015 @ 3:34pm CST
Thank you very much. I got it, now!
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on November 18th, 2015 @ 3:34pm CST
Thank you very much. I got it, now!
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Posted by Hellscream9999 on November 18th, 2015 @ 8:14pm CST
Still awesome, was that intentional, a different piece specially made for it, or something someone discovered along the way?
Posted by Hellscream9999 on November 18th, 2015 @ 8:14pm CST
Still awesome, was that intentional, a different piece specially made for it, or something someone discovered along the way?
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1742560)
Posted by primalxconvoy on November 19th, 2015 @ 5:29am CST
Links don't work. Could you post them again somewhere else, please?
Posted by primalxconvoy on November 19th, 2015 @ 5:29am CST
Links don't work. Could you post them again somewhere else, please?
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1742568)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 19th, 2015 @ 8:01am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on November 19th, 2015 @ 8:01am CST
primalxconvoy wrote:
Links don't work. Could you post them again somewhere else, please?
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Posted by primalxconvoy on November 19th, 2015 @ 8:06am CST
Posted by primalxconvoy on November 19th, 2015 @ 8:06am CST
Cheers! That's one "karma sutra gun bot combo"!
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 23rd, 2016 @ 4:13pm CST
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 23rd, 2016 @ 4:13pm CST
Our next gallery update for Seibertron.com is a special one: it is none other than the Transformers Collectors' Club Free Membership Incentive Ramjet! This figure uses the Generations Armada Starscream mold along with all its accessories, but with a brand new head. You can click on any of the images below to view the full gallery.
We'd like to extend a Special thanks to the Transformers Collectors' Club and Pete Sinclair for the opportunity to photograph this exclusive figure in advance of its release!
Convention & Club Exclusives Ramjet
We'd like to extend a Special thanks to the Transformers Collectors' Club and Pete Sinclair for the opportunity to photograph this exclusive figure in advance of its release!
Convention & Club Exclusives Ramjet
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Posted by Sabrblade on February 23rd, 2016 @ 4:20pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on February 23rd, 2016 @ 4:20pm CST
Looks so gorgeous. The colors, the details, the head, everything looks so right and accurate to what it's supposed to be. More updates to non-G1 characters with non-G1 looks are always welcome.
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Posted by Deadput on February 23rd, 2016 @ 5:49pm CST
Posted by Deadput on February 23rd, 2016 @ 5:49pm CST
I weep for that which I will never own this gorgeous figure.
Just absolutely stunning Ramjet is.
Just absolutely stunning Ramjet is.
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1769117)
Posted by Emerje on February 23rd, 2016 @ 6:05pm CST
Posted by Emerje on February 23rd, 2016 @ 6:05pm CST
Good job, Fun Pub, good job! 
Emerje
Emerje
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Posted by Autobot N on February 23rd, 2016 @ 8:20pm CST
I'm a Club member, so I'll be getting him. If I don't really like him, I might be able to hook you up.
Posted by Autobot N on February 23rd, 2016 @ 8:20pm CST
Deadput wrote:I weep for that which I will never own this gorgeous figure.
Just absolutely stunning Ramjet is.
I'm a Club member, so I'll be getting him. If I don't really like him, I might be able to hook you up.
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Posted by Mindmaster on February 23rd, 2016 @ 9:32pm CST
Posted by Mindmaster on February 23rd, 2016 @ 9:32pm CST
Glad I plan on renewing this year as usual. Looking forward to this one; more Armada homages, please! I beg of you!
I'm curious as to how the head works for jet mode. I assume there's more empty space on the back of his head that would allow him to look all the way up as you fold the head down? That's the only way I can see him being able to transform, really.
I'm curious as to how the head works for jet mode. I assume there's more empty space on the back of his head that would allow him to look all the way up as you fold the head down? That's the only way I can see him being able to transform, really.
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1769179)
Posted by Deadput on February 23rd, 2016 @ 11:29pm CST
If I ever learn how to use paypal or get a real credit card soon I'll be interested.
My bet options currently is to either mail money or purchase a prepaid credit and put some money in it although I doubt it works outside Canada.
Posted by Deadput on February 23rd, 2016 @ 11:29pm CST
Decepticon Sunstorm wrote:I'm a Club member, so I'll be getting him. If I don't really like him, I might be able to hook you up.
If I ever learn how to use paypal or get a real credit card soon I'll be interested.
My bet options currently is to either mail money or purchase a prepaid credit and put some money in it although I doubt it works outside Canada.
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1769184)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 24th, 2016 @ 12:01am CST
If you have a current bank account, PayPal is quite easy to set up, even for international transactions. What you really need to worry about are shipping costs which can get quite high when crossing borders, and exchange rates.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 24th, 2016 @ 12:01am CST
Deadput wrote:Decepticon Sunstorm wrote:I'm a Club member, so I'll be getting him. If I don't really like him, I might be able to hook you up.
If I ever learn how to use paypal or get a real credit card soon I'll be interested.
My bet options currently is to either mail money or purchase a prepaid credit and put some money in it although I doubt it works outside Canada.
If you have a current bank account, PayPal is quite easy to set up, even for international transactions. What you really need to worry about are shipping costs which can get quite high when crossing borders, and exchange rates.
Re: New Galleries: Club Subscription Service 3.0 Nightracer with Shakar and BotCon 1995 Nightracer (1769220)
Posted by Microraptor on February 24th, 2016 @ 6:51am CST
Posted by Microraptor on February 24th, 2016 @ 6:51am CST
While this is a GORGEOUS figure, I don't understand why the swords are just clear plastic. Why not a fiery red translucence to make them more interesting?
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Posted by Evil Eye on February 24th, 2016 @ 6:53am CST
Posted by Evil Eye on February 24th, 2016 @ 6:53am CST
Damn, that looks gooooood. Hopefully this and Skywarp end up on the aftermarket- I kinda want to make an Armada Seeker Trio with Legends Armada Starscream and Thundercracker (yes I know he's technically "super mode" Starscream but that ain't stopping me) and Club Skywarp. I'll take Skywarp over Ramjet, if only for the sake of the trio.
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Posted by TF_JW on February 24th, 2016 @ 8:17am CST
Do you have an Armada Starscream from Generations handy? That might be the easiest way to explain it, if you're looking at him.
The head was always designed on a ball joint, but the Starscream head was designed with a horizontal bar across the back of the socket. This little tiny bar is all that prevents Starscream from doing the same thing that Ramjet does.
So when designing the Ramjet head, Fun Pub made sure to keep that back of the socket with plenty of clearance, as well as angling the bottom of the helmet so that it wouldn't hit the neck or "collar bone".
This allowed for pretty much a full back-of-the-head to be sculpted without any really obtrusively ugly gaps or anything.
Posted by TF_JW on February 24th, 2016 @ 8:17am CST
Mindmaster wrote:I'm curious as to how the head works for jet mode. I assume there's more empty space on the back of his head that would allow him to look all the way up as you fold the head down? That's the only way I can see him being able to transform, really.
Do you have an Armada Starscream from Generations handy? That might be the easiest way to explain it, if you're looking at him.
The head was always designed on a ball joint, but the Starscream head was designed with a horizontal bar across the back of the socket. This little tiny bar is all that prevents Starscream from doing the same thing that Ramjet does.
So when designing the Ramjet head, Fun Pub made sure to keep that back of the socket with plenty of clearance, as well as angling the bottom of the helmet so that it wouldn't hit the neck or "collar bone".
This allowed for pretty much a full back-of-the-head to be sculpted without any really obtrusively ugly gaps or anything.
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Posted by TF_JW on February 24th, 2016 @ 8:24am CST
Most of the clear plastic is all on the same tree/part of the same tool. Gray was chosen for a couple of reasons, but chiefly to make the translucent parts of the missile launchers match the look of the original figure's jet mode. (The launchers on the original were gray, white, and blue.) The original sword was also mostly white and silver (with a blue tip), so gray did seem to make some sense for the swords as well.
Posted by TF_JW on February 24th, 2016 @ 8:24am CST
Microraptor wrote:While this is a GORGEOUS figure, I don't understand why the swords are just clear plastic. Why not a fiery red translucence to make them more interesting?
Most of the clear plastic is all on the same tree/part of the same tool. Gray was chosen for a couple of reasons, but chiefly to make the translucent parts of the missile launchers match the look of the original figure's jet mode. (The launchers on the original were gray, white, and blue.) The original sword was also mostly white and silver (with a blue tip), so gray did seem to make some sense for the swords as well.
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Posted by Microraptor on February 24th, 2016 @ 8:44am CST
I guess that makes sense. Though on the topic of weapons, I must ask: Have you ever thought about making a character a new weapon instead of a new head? Because I need more bots with chainsaw-swords.
Posted by Microraptor on February 24th, 2016 @ 8:44am CST
TF_JW wrote:Microraptor wrote:While this is a GORGEOUS figure, I don't understand why the swords are just clear plastic. Why not a fiery red translucence to make them more interesting?
Most of the clear plastic is all on the same tree/part of the same tool. Gray was chosen for a couple of reasons, but chiefly to make the translucent parts of the missile launchers match the look of the original figure's jet mode. (The launchers on the original were gray, white, and blue.) The original sword was also mostly white and silver (with a blue tip), so gray did seem to make some sense for the swords as well.
I guess that makes sense. Though on the topic of weapons, I must ask: Have you ever thought about making a character a new weapon instead of a new head? Because I need more bots with chainsaw-swords.
