New Galleries: Takara Tomy Transformers Prime Arms Micron AM-20 Ironhide with Iro

Basically, I guess what I'm trying to say about the Takara MP versions, why should what one of the Japanese versions do dictate what goes on in the many different English versions? Most English stuff doesn't even acknowledge a good chunk of the Japanese-only stuff anyway.

Since I passed on the Hasbro mold several years ago, this may actually make a pretty good Ironhide for my Classics... shelf. The grin is a little cheesy but other than that, looks good.

Of course, we all know that the truth is that Frenzy is silver and Rumble doesn't exist.

Another FIRRIB RIRFIB conversation. Awesome. Because preaching to the converted is really going to change their opinion after all this time.

Delta Magnus wrote:Of course, we all know that the truth is that Frenzy is silver and Rumble doesn't exist.

ROTF Rumble:

Sinnertwin wrote:Another FIRRIB RIRFIB conversation. Awesome. Because preaching to the converted is really going to change their opinion after all this time.

I think everyone's doing alright in this discussion. No hard feelings here!

Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Heck, I'm even a flip-flopper on the issue. I used to be on the FIRRIB boat long ago before I changed to FIBRIR way of thinking.

I'm on neither FIRRIB nor RIRFIB anyway. I'm on the side of FIRISCABIORIBISCARIO.

"Frenzy is red in some continuities and blue in others, Rumble is blue in some continuities and red in others"

Sabrblade wrote:I'm on neither FIRRIB nor RIRFIB anyway. I'm on the side of FIRISCABIORIBISCARIO.

"Frenzy is red in some continuities and blue in others, Rumble is blue in some continuities and red in others"

Too complicated. I'm of the FIBRIBEIR persuasion: Frenzy is Black/Blue, Rumble is Black/Blue, Enemy is Red

Cool mod! Will definitely be doing that to my set.

We're pleased to announce that Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Deluxe Wave 3 has been added the galleries! This wave features the latest dragon to join the Predacon ranks, Skystalker, Dreadwing's debut in the Deluxe Class complete with Beast Hunters armor, and last but not least the heavily retooled Beast Hunters Ratchet. Enjoy the full galleries by click any of the links or images found below.


Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Skystalker






Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Dreadwing






Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Ratchet

Dreadwing and Ratchet are a mess of weird concepts and weirder colors, while I'll never get over how all the mainline Predacons pretty much do the same exact thing as each other. There could at least be dragon head(s) that turn into robot hand(s) or legs that swap into the arms' position (or vice-versa) or something.

Skystalker just isn't worth the price. I'd rather commit to much better molds, like the Thrilling 30 line.

Might get Dreadwing, only for the sake of getting Dreadwing in toy form. Y'know, since he never even made one appearance at any of my local retailers.

Ratchet... that orange sherbert and weapon just doesn't work on him. Great, now I want orange sherbert.

I notice that Grimwing is on the site's banner. Does that mean we're getting galleries of him and Ultra Magnus too?

Mindmaster wrote:Ratchet... that orange sherbert and weapon just doesn't work on him. Great, now I want orange sherbert.

As much as I don't want to defend that AWFUL retool, look at the drill...now paint most of it gold. They missed a prime chance at another Gurren Lagann homage with that one.

RAcast wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:Ratchet... that orange sherbert and weapon just doesn't work on him. Great, now I want orange sherbert.

As much as I don't want to defend that AWFUL retool, look at the drill...now paint most of it gold. They missed a prime chance at another Gurren Lagann homage with that one.

Instead, we get two Beast Wars Dinobot homages in one (regular Dinobot and Transmetal 2 Dinobot).

Sabrblade wrote:

RAcast wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:Ratchet... that orange sherbert and weapon just doesn't work on him. Great, now I want orange sherbert.

As much as I don't want to defend that AWFUL retool, look at the drill...now paint most of it gold. They missed a prime chance at another Gurren Lagann homage with that one.

Instead, we get two Beast Wars Dinobot homages in one (regular Dinobot and Transmetal 2 Dinobot).

The weapon (regular Beast Wars Dinobot) and the head (Beast Wars Dinobot II), if there's no one who gets it.

I noticed, just didn't feel like pointing out.

As I look at Ratchet more and more, this thought comes to me: you know what he really looks like to me?



Not sure why the first Ratchet mold doesn't remind me of Team Fortress 2's the Medic, but Beast Hunters does.

Mindmaster wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

RAcast wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:Ratchet... that orange sherbert and weapon just doesn't work on him. Great, now I want orange sherbert.

As much as I don't want to defend that AWFUL retool, look at the drill...now paint most of it gold. They missed a prime chance at another Gurren Lagann homage with that one.

Instead, we get two Beast Wars Dinobot homages in one (regular Dinobot and Transmetal 2 Dinobot).

The weapon (regular Beast Wars Dinobot) and the head (Beast Wars Dinobot II), if there's no one who gets it.

I noticed, just didn't feel like pointing out.

As I look at Ratchet more and more, this thought comes to me: you know what he really looks like to me?



Not sure why the first Ratchet mold doesn't remind me of Team Fortress 2's the Medic, but Beast Hunters does.

The homage could have been done REALLY well, it truly could have. But instead of making the character Dinobot/II, they tried to make it...RatchetBot one-and-a-half.

Didn't I see Dreadwing in Galaxy Quest?

No side-by-side pics with Beast Wars Dinobot in the galleries ?

Sabrblade wrote:

RAcast wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:Ratchet... that orange sherbert and weapon just doesn't work on him. Great, now I want orange sherbert.

As much as I don't want to defend that AWFUL retool, look at the drill...now paint most of it gold. They missed a prime chance at another Gurren Lagann homage with that one.

Instead, we get two Beast Wars Dinobot homages in one (regular Dinobot and Transmetal 2 Dinobot).

Not to mention the Beast Machines Silverbolt nods with Dreadwing. Here's hoping to some fun repaints later down the road.

Seibertron wrote:Not to mention the Beast Machines Silverbolt nods with Dreadwing.

Didn't know that one.

xyl360 wrote:No side-by-side pics with Beast Wars Dinobot in the galleries ?

Unfortunately no. I'm unable to do all of the homages and comparison pics while I'm behind on galleries right now. Now that I've got the latest Beast Hunters galleries all set, I'll move onto the latest Beast Hunters Cyberverse galleries next (most notably Abominus!) as well as finishing up TFP RID Dreadwing, Skyquake, Ultra Magnus, AM Ultra Magnus, Thundertron, Leo Prime, Cyberverse Ultra Magnus and Cyberverse Skyquake.

Plus I've got the Beast Wars Dinobots in my storage unit at the moment.

Sabrblade wrote:

Seibertron wrote:Not to mention the Beast Machines Silverbolt nods with Dreadwing.

Didn't know that one.

His character model would show the feet and the "wings" nod better than the poorly executed toy will. Anyone have a good character model of Beast Machines Silverbolt handy?

Seibertron wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Seibertron wrote:Not to mention the Beast Machines Silverbolt nods with Dreadwing.

Didn't know that one.

His character model would show the feet and the "wings" nod better than the poorly executed toy will. Anyone have a good character model of Beast Machines Silverbolt handy?

W-why would you do this to us? Cannot be unseeeeeeen!

Still don't quite see it, since Silverbolt's feet are tiny and his "wings" are more like little feathers.

Here's some fan art of a better pose.

There's elements of Beast Machines Jetstorm in there too, obviously.







Which kind of makes me wish we'd gotten a Waspinator/Thrust and Rhinox/Tankor homage too. It would have made for an interesting trio.



My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'

Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'

Okay, that is totally getting sig'd.

Though the instructions don't show this, the obvious best places for the shoulder guards are like in this picture. Bravo, Seibertron!


One complaint, though. I dislike how simple the transformations have become in some of the Beast Hunters line. We don't need movie-verse/alternators. But, I'd like to have a cool looking F35 that doesn't have the feet and arms so visible. I can understand and accept such stuff in the Cyberverse molds. But, can we have some clever transformations that don't look like a robot hanging under a set of wings? Soundwave and the First Editions were some of the best recently, in my opinion.

Ratchet is by far the best of the bunch. The custom paint possibilities that could make this figure look amazing are almost limitless with all that awesome detail this mold has.
I said before and i'll say it again. I really do think for me that Ratchet has the best bot mode in the entire line.
However i did see the Takara Shockwave at my local nerd store today and he looks pretty rad too.....but i still feel ratchet is the classiest of em all. Even in the beast armour. Which oddly enough isn't at all beast themed (accept for the dinobot homage gun and colour scheme). His armour looks more tech than the rest and not as goofy.

Sabrblade wrote:Still don't quite see it, since Silverbolt's feet are tiny and his "wings" are more like little feathers.

Oh k ...

They both have clawed feet and a unique "wing" design that is very similar. It's as much a nod as any of the other stretches people are making to connect these to Beast Wars figures. I'm just saying that with a different head, that Dreadwing could make a decent Beast Machines Silverbolt for BotCon, or the Club or something.

I didn't expect to, but I like all three. The Dinobot-thing on Ratchet sorta works IMO.

Having gone over the thread, I'm actually seeing hints of BM Silverbolt and BM Jetstorm in Dreadwing. And is it just me, or does his weapon resemble that of Silverbolt's toy? You know, the wing axe?

Ratchet... Don't like the colors on him. And why the Dinobot homage on this guy? Any specific reason?

And I still like Skystalker's simplicity. Reminds me of Energon Cruellock.

I'm painting all of Skystalker's yellow bits white and turning him into my Prime Backbite.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Ratchet... Don't like the colors on him. And why the Dinobot homage on this guy? Any specific reason?

Because they probably wanted to throw us Beast Wars fans a bone.

It kind of worked...
NO! I do not want that thing!

Here's a pic demonstrating the 7 visual cues that say that Dreadwing would make a great Beast Machines Silverbolt homage repaint/remold at some point ...

Seibertron wrote:Here's a pic demonstrating the 7 visual cues that say that Dreadwing would make a great Beast Machines Silverbolt homage repaint/remold at some point ...

Wasn't one horrible figure of BM Silverbolt bad enough?

Strange way to homage the Beast Era.

RAcast wrote:

Seibertron wrote:Here's a pic demonstrating the 7 visual cues that say that Dreadwing would make a great Beast Machines Silverbolt homage repaint/remold at some point ...

Wasn't one horrible figure of BM Silverbolt bad enough?

That's the Japanese version, here's the original US one:

Noideaforaname wrote:Strange way to homage the Beast Era.

Quite strange, indeed.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

RAcast wrote:

Seibertron wrote:Here's a pic demonstrating the 7 visual cues that say that Dreadwing would make a great Beast Machines Silverbolt homage repaint/remold at some point ...

Wasn't one horrible figure of BM Silverbolt bad enough?

That's the Japanese version, here's the original US one:

It's the same mold. Takara's just has a slightly less jarring deco.

The Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Galleries roll on! Today we have the latest two figures from the Voyager Class, Ultra Magnus and Grimwing!

Ultra Magnus makes brilliant use of the Transformers Prime Robots in Disguise Voyager Optimus Prime mold with extensive retooling, new colors, and accessories, which include the Forge of Solus Prime. This retool works especially well since so many fans use the First Edition Voyager Optimus Prime in their displays.

Grimwing is the latest addition to the Predacon ranks. According to the Transformers panel at Toy Fair earlier this year Grimwing is an Ursagrpyh, rather than a generic dragon. He comes with Blackbeak, a semi sentient weapon/drone.

Enjoy the full galleries by clicking any of the images or links found below:

Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Ultra Magnus










Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Grimwing

wth is an Ursagryph anyway? Anybody know? He does have some resemblance to G1 Birdbrain.

Excellent galleries as always! Just FYI, there is a little piece that flips out to fill in the hole under Ultra Magnus' chest plate.

Nice Pics as always Seibs! To date Grimwing is my favourite Predacon.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:wth is an Ursagryph anyway? Anybody know? He does have some resemblance to G1 Birdbrain.

I've been trying to recall what they told us during the panel. I know they said it was a cross between a bear and some other animal, a falcon maybe?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:wth is an Ursagryph anyway? Anybody know? He does have some resemblance to G1 Birdbrain.

Never fear, mythical creature expert is here!

An ursagryph is the fusion of a bear and a falcon, similar to hair a gryphon is a fusion of a lion and an eagle.

El Duque wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:wth is an Ursagryph anyway? Anybody know? He does have some resemblance to G1 Birdbrain.

I've been trying to recall what they told us during the panel. I know they said it was a cross between a bear and some other animal, a falcon maybe?

Bear and a griffon, maybe?

Upon Google searching "ursagryph", "ursagriff", etc., articles relating to this toy are the most ubiquitous results.

Sounds like something Hasbro just made up.

El Duque wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:wth is an Ursagryph anyway? Anybody know? He does have some resemblance to G1 Birdbrain.

I've been trying to recall what they told us during the panel. I know they said it was a cross between a bear and some other animal, a falcon maybe?

Again, he's half bear, half eagle, half lion? Please tell me Hasbro wasn't cereal with that.

Best I can tell "ursagryph" is not an actual mythological creature. Seems like it's supposed to be essentially a griffon with a bear in place of the lion part.

Incidentally, the Hippogriff (which is similar to the "ursagryph") doesn't appear to be a true 'classical' mythological critter, either, rather it seems to have been created in the middle of the Renaissance (i.e. several centuries, if not millenia, after the griffon and other classic beasts were 'born').

How bout some pictures of magnus in truck mode without the wings?

This is the first time i've seen Grimwing. He's impressive. His crossbow gun thingy reminds me a lot of the gargoyle crossbows that the Evil Horde figures came with in the MOTU line.

monstergrotusque wrote:This is the first time i've seen Grimwing. He's impressive. His crossbow gun thingy reminds me a lot of the gargoyle crossbows that the Evil Horde figures came with in the MOTU line.

It may very well homage MOTU. It wouldn't be the first MOTU nod in the line (See: Bulkhead-at-arms)