New Galleries: Combiner Wars Quickslinger and Brake-Neck

Nice, but I'm not such a purist that I want to buy them...

So are these guys out yet?

Even though I'm happy with Alpha Bravo and Offroad, I'll probably get these guys too.

RiddlerJ wrote:So are these guys out yet?

Even though I'm happy with Alpha Bravo and Offroad, I'll probably get these guys too.

According to Hasbro, these will be available around May 22nd.

May 22 – AERIALBOT QUICKSLINGER and STUNTICON BRAKE-NECK will be available exclusively through participating online retailers, such as Amazon.com, Walmart.com, Target.com, ToysRUs.com, Entertainment Earth, BigBadToyStore, Diamond Comics and Hasbro Toy Shop. With these two new figures, fans are finally able to complete their G1-accurate SUPERION and MENAOR figures! In addition to these all-new toys, several vendors will be running special promotions on TRANSFORMERS GENERATIONS: COMBINER WARS figures, providing fans with an ideal way to complete their collections.

Are those the Japan exclusive CW stickers on some of these figures (mostly noticable on combined Menasor)?

necr0blivion wrote:Are those the Japan exclusive CW stickers on some of these figures (mostly noticable on combined Menasor)?

Those are the Asian exclusive CW stickers (not Japan). Not sure what I think of them yet. They're OK but a lot of similar tech detail that uses a lot of unimaginative circles and rectangle shapes.

Seibertron wrote:Those are the Asian exclusive CW stickers (not Japan). Not sure what I think of them yet. They're OK but a lot of similar tech detail that uses a lot of unimaginative circles and rectangle shapes.

Thanks for the clarification. I think what I like most about the stickers is that they provider more "pop" to the figures, at least color-wise. The shapes don't really bother me.

Sling?



Wild rider?

Well played, Hasbro.

Also:



You're replacing the wrong guy there!

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Sling?



Wild rider?

Well played, Hasbro.

Quickslinger's tosses in the word "shot" in the same sentence with "sling".

Nice. And glad to hear they'll be getting a release through a number of different channels, rather than just through HTS or whatever. Hopefully everyone who wants them can get them.

Using the Dead End mold for Wild Rider was a smart move.

Just wish Wave 2 (or the comic pack-in Wave 1) would appear in any way, shape, or form in my area...

Seibertron wrote:Quickslinger's tosses in the word "shot" in the same sentence with "sling".

Just rubbing it in for us old-timers. I'm still picking him up, to complete the team, I just wish they sold him alone.

By the way Ryan, does having two of the exact mold (head aside) for the two teams feel a bit... jarring, or would you prefer having four totally unique molds, even if it means "sacrificing" an old character?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Also:



You're replacing the wrong guy there!

Yeah, and the Superion diagram is a mess. They've been swapping names in the diagram for Firefly and Skydive from the start so now he has two Skydives for legs, one named Quickslinger and one named Firefly.

If anyone is curious about the comics, Brake-Neck comes with Combiner Wars #8 just like Dead End. Quickslinger comes with CW #3, likely the comic that Firefly will come with when those wave 1 comic packs are released. I think it would have been smarter to include Alpha Bravo and Offroad's respective comics instead.

Emerje

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:By the way Ryan, does having two of the exact mold (head aside) for the two teams feel a bit... jarring, or would you prefer having four totally unique molds, even if it means "sacrificing" an old character?

I would prefer to have 4 unique limbs but will take Slingshot and Wildrider over Alpha Bravo and Offroad regardless of this. It doesn't seem as obvious on Menasor because Dead End should be an arm and Wildrider should be a leg. On Superion where Fireflight and Slingshot are both arms, it's a little more glaring that you've got two of the same vehicle mold. I think I'll make one of them a leg for Superion so that it doesn't seem so obvious in future galleries.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:By the way Ryan, does having two of the exact mold (head aside) for the two teams feel a bit... jarring, or would you prefer having four totally unique molds, even if it means "sacrificing" an old character?

For me personally I found that I didn't care since these molds were clearly made with Slingshot and Wildrider in mind no matter what they're called. Firefly's jet mode is much closer to Slingshot's than Fireflight's G1 figure and to be entirely honest I think Quickslinger turned to be better than Firefly because of it. The Dead End figure doesn't have a rear window molded in, a fake one is painted in while the original G1 Wildrider didn't have a rear window either so they definitely had that in mind even if it does look funny.

What I find jarring is that the Aerialbots are painstakingly G1 in all of their modes (except for being backwards as legs) while the Stunticons are all entirely unique designs we've never seen before. It's a strange design choice and I think the Aerialbots turned out better for sticking to their roots.

Emerje

Seibertron wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:By the way Ryan, does having two of the exact mold (head aside) for the two teams feel a bit... jarring, or would you prefer having four totally unique molds, even if it means "sacrificing" an old character?

I would prefer to have 4 unique limbs but will take Slingshot and Wildrider over Alpha Bravo and Offroad regardless of this. It doesn't seem as obvious on Menasor because Dead End should be an arm and Wildrider should be a leg. On Superion where Fireflight and Slingshot are both arms, it's a little more glaring that you've got two of the same vehicle mold. I think I'll make one of them a leg for Superion so that it doesn't seem so obvious in future galleries.

Character Attachment: 1
No Collecting of Double Molds: 0

Emerje wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Also:



You're replacing the wrong guy there!

Yeah, and the Superion diagram is a mess. They've been swapping names in the diagram for Firefly and Skydive from the start so now he has two Skydives for legs, one named Quickslinger and one named Firefly.

If anyone is curious about the comics, Brake-Neck comes with Combiner Wars #8 just like Dead End. Quickslinger comes with CW #3, likely the comic that Firefly will come with when those wave 1 comic packs are released. I think it would have been smarter to include Alpha Bravo and Offroad's respective comics instead.

Emerje

I've checked Air Raid's and Skydive's card backs and wouldn't you know it, the schematic has Firefly as an arm too. Odd.

Given that Firefly and Dead End were the "parent molds" so to speak, it would make sense for Quicksling and Brake-Neck to include their comics. I agree though that Alpha Bravo's and Offroad's comics would be better, as to avoid collecting double issues.

Emerje wrote:
What I find jarring is that the Aerialbots are painstakingly G1 in all of their modes (except for being backwards as legs) while the Stunticons are all entirely unique designs we've never seen before. It's a strange design choice and I think the Aerialbots turned out better for sticking to their roots.

Emerje

I feel like Aerialbots are "easier" engineering-wise, since the wings, nosecone and tail become kibble, so really they just need to turn a long box into a tall boxy robot. Also I'd argue that with jets it's easier to get away with trademark dodging. The Stunticons however suffer from having wildly edited G1 character models and actual proper car modes (albeit trademark-dodging ones) so choices had to be made.

nice combos

Our latest Seibertron.com figure gallery features an unexpected repurposing of a previous wave figure: feast your eyes below on Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Voyager Cyclonus! The figure is a fairly significant remold of the Silverbolt toy, featuring a new head, torso, paint job, wings - and an entirely new combiner head, ready to form an almost Decepticon leader - Galvatronus, nemesis to fan-built Victorion and possessor of mind-bending powers. Check all three modes out in the images below, and click on any of them for the full gallery.

Generations Combiner Wars Cyclonus
















Generations Combiner Wars Galvatronus

I don't care what anyone says. I love this Cyclonus, and I need one ASAP.

I can't help but wonder how TakaraTomy will repurpose this figure... No doubt they'll use the Galvatron II persona, but what of poor Cyclonus?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I can't help but wonder how TakaraTomy will repurpose this figure... No doubt they'll use the Galvatron II persona, but what of poor Cyclonus?

Take a cue from the Club and use Ferak?

Since Galvatron II uses the toy's pale deco, they could make Ferak the same pale color.

Nope. Don't like it. The only good thing is the jet mode, and only the top of it.

Just wanted to point out that I used a silver sharpie to color his "ears" silver like past Cyclonus figures. Looks much better in my opinion. Here's hoping Takara gives Cyclonus this extra paint app as well.

Seibertron wrote:Just wanted to point out that I used a silver sharpie to color his "ears" silver like past Cyclonus figures. Looks much better in my opinion. Here's hoping Takara gives Cyclonus this extra paint app as well.

No doubt any TakaraTomy release of this figure will be an exclusive redeco like Grand Scourge.

Victorion? LOL...........

LAME.

I am actually glad because I need a break from Hasbro sucking my wallet clean with the first three real combiners. Just two to go, Bruticus and Devastator, and they can put this line in the can for all I care. If I thought we would get Computron or Predaking, then I would be interested. But, instead we get two LAME combiners. Once of which was created for political purposes rather than to make the fans happy. And they claim the fans "created" it. The sad thing is some of you believe it.....

IF Takara releases him. These days it ain't guaranteed.

shockblast2 wrote:Victorion? LOL...........

LAME.

I am actually glad because I need a break from Hasbro sucking my wallet clean with the first three real combiners. Just two to go, Bruticus and Devastator, and they can put this line in the can for all I care. If I thought we would get Computron or Predaking, then I would be interested. But, instead we get two LAME combiners. Once of which was created for political purposes rather than to make the fans happy. And they claim the fans "created" it. The sad thing is some of you believe it.....

That's not Victorion this is Galvatronus.



Computron's components are kinda dead in the comics except for Scattorshot and Strafe so I think their waiting plus Rook looks to be a nosecone remold and Hasbro probably does not want to confuse kids with the Predacons right now since it hasn't been too long since Beast Hunters ended.




What is sad though is you actually believing that the voting was rigged that and insulting the rest of us.




Seriously all your posts seem to be about complaining or call bullcrap on something.

mirageandjazz1197 wrote:

shockblast2 wrote:Victorion? LOL...........

LAME.

I am actually glad because I need a break from Hasbro sucking my wallet clean with the first three real combiners. Just two to go, Bruticus and Devastator, and they can put this line in the can for all I care. If I thought we would get Computron or Predaking, then I would be interested. But, instead we get two LAME combiners. Once of which was created for political purposes rather than to make the fans happy. And they claim the fans "created" it. The sad thing is some of you believe it.....

That's not Victorion this is Galvatronus.

Victorion will be Galvatronus' rival.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Victorion will be Galvatronus' rival.

Yes I know that was the case.



I voted for that option

This looks great, can't wait to pick him up. Plus he can get his Targetmaster from my smaller Cyclonus

HOLY CRAP HE CAN USE TAILGATE AS A CHEST?!?!

MaverickPrime wrote:HOLY CRAP HE CAN USE TAILGATE AS A CHEST?!?!

Not naturally, though. Tailgate's just shoved in there.

MaverickPrime wrote:HOLY CRAP HE CAN USE TAILGATE AS A CHEST?!?!

Sort of ... I never thought to try the Legends Class figures in the chest on Silverbolt. There isn't a peg for them to attach to, but the chest panels on Silverbolt/Cyclonus hold the figures in pretty darn well. It stayed in position when I posed "Galvatronus" without any problems at all. In my twisted reality for "G1" Cyclonus, who I'm considering a separate incarnation from the honorable and watchful "Lost Light" Cyclonus, he enslave Tailgate as armor through his mind control abilities. Sorry Tailgate ... you have no friend with G1 Cyclonus.

There is an episode of G1 where Cyclonus' face is drawn in a very similar style to the Combiner Wars Cyclonus. I thought it was a brief scene in Starscream's Ghost, but I can't seem to find it. Can anyone else think of where his face was drawn like this? It certainly takes reference to some scene with Cyclonus where his face was drawn differently than normal. No, I'm not thinking of the "lips" version of Cyclonus either.

Another Seibertron.com gallery for the weekend, featuring some ambiguously placed Generations Legion figures of Ultra Magnus, Skywarp and Cliffjumper. Why ambiguous? Not only do these go almost hand in hand with the galleries we posted yesterday of Motorbreath and Thundercracker, they also sport the Generations Combiner Wars packaging and logo, though without the Combiner Wars banner.

At the same time, they are simple repaints, much like two figures in yesterday's galleries, of the Optimus Prime, Starscream and Bumblebee that were re-released with Age of Extinction. Just to make it clearer for everyone. In any case, click on any of the images below to view their full galleries (as Ultra Magnus' latest Leader update is just around the corner...)!

Generations Combiner Wars Cliffjumper








Generations Combiner Wars Ultra Magnus








Generations Combiner Wars Skywarp

Looking forward to getting this and RiD's legion Magnus.

Who do they think they're fooling with that white-coloured Magnus artwork on that Legion class 'Magnus' figure?

Also never liked that Bumblebee mold. Cliffjumper's original 1984 toy still looks better in a few ways (the head and face design in particularly, and I dislike the arms on that newer one)

Skywarp's colour scheme always looks cool.

Va'al, great find! Would you tell us where you found these? Aren't they supposed to be sold at discount chains like Dollar General?

That Magnus looks like he just saw a ghost

following on the theme for using the packaging art from previous releases

Except for Magnus. Don't know where that came from.

AutobotAlvaron wrote:Va'al, great find! Would you tell us where you found these? Aren't they supposed to be sold at discount chains like Dollar General?

You should ask Seibertron himself, these are his figures and photos.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:'Magnus' figure

Magnus is a white truck and has been for over 28 years. Get over it.

BlueBefore wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:'Magnus' figure

Magnus is a white truck and has been for over 28 years. Get over it.

"Magnus" is the nickname for the smaller cab robot which was hardly ever seen in-fiction. The official name for the figure is still "Ultra Magnus" however, no matter the form.

BlueBefore wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:'Magnus' figure

Magnus is a white truck and has been for over 28 years. Get over it.

Get over what? I was pointing out the misleading artwork that shows Ultra Magnus's proper robot form but in the cab's colours when that form should be red and blue and also not on this packaging at all since it doesn't resemble the toy inside in anything but colour. Good thing it's packaged in robot mode so you can see what you're getting as the character portrait fails there. A recoloured image of Prime would be seem cheap (like this repaint) but more fitting to the figure people are buying here. When has his main and most common robot form ever been white?

Va'al wrote:

AutobotAlvaron wrote:Va'al, great find! Would you tell us where you found these? Aren't they supposed to be sold at discount chains like Dollar General?

You should ask Seibertron himself, these are his figures and photos.

I saw that it was posted by you, so I thought you'd know. Nevermind.

It would have been funny if the Legends Ultra Magnus had worked out to be small enough to fit in the new Leader Class toy, so you could actually have a tiny white Optimus sit inside if you didn't particularly care for Minimus or Alpha Trion.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

BlueBefore wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:'Magnus' figure

Magnus is a white truck and has been for over 28 years. Get over it.

Get over what? I was pointing out the misleading artwork that shows Ultra Magnus's proper robot form but in the cab's colours when that form should be red and blue and also not on this packaging at all since it doesn't resemble the toy inside in anything but colour. Good thing it's packaged in robot mode so you can see what you're getting as the character portrait fails there. A recoloured image of Prime would be seem cheap (like this repaint) but more fitting to the figure people are buying here. When has his main and most common robot form ever been white?

Do you suffer from schizophrenia?

Gearslide wrote:It would have been funny if the Legends Ultra Magnus had worked out to be small enough to fit in the new Leader Class toy, so you could actually have a tiny white Optimus sit inside if you didn't particularly care for Minimus or Alpha Trion.

That would be pretty neat.

BlueBefore wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

BlueBefore wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:'Magnus' figure

Magnus is a white truck and has been for over 28 years. Get over it.

Get over what? I was pointing out the misleading artwork that shows Ultra Magnus's proper robot form but in the cab's colours when that form should be red and blue and also not on this packaging at all since it doesn't resemble the toy inside in anything but colour. Good thing it's packaged in robot mode so you can see what you're getting as the character portrait fails there. A recoloured image of Prime would be seem cheap (like this repaint) but more fitting to the figure people are buying here. When has his main and most common robot form ever been white?

Do you suffer from schizophrenia?

Unnecessary.

Please refrain from this kind of comment on the boards, thank you.

I wonder how well that Magnus scales with the Titanium Magnus?