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The latter is an homage to the Triggerbot of old, and a blue/red deco on Generations Legends Groove. The other figure is of course calling back to the Battlecharger from 1986, using its red and black scheme of the Blackjack mold. Click on any of the images below to view the full galleries!
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Posted by Autobot N on September 28th, 2015 @ 7:02am CDT
Posted by RAR on September 28th, 2015 @ 7:33am CDT
Posted by Noideaforaname on September 28th, 2015 @ 7:41am CDT
Gee I wonder which side he belongs to.
Really though, Runabout looks good, but I'd have to wipe off most of those badges if I ever got him. Either a big one on the hood -OR- the two on the doors, not both (much less another three on top of that).
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 28th, 2015 @ 7:56am CDT
Posted by RhA on September 28th, 2015 @ 8:08am CDT
Decepticon Sunstorm wrote:No pictures of them as chest minions?
I second this question. Were's the pics with Override as Defensors bra?
Posted by RAcast on September 28th, 2015 @ 8:11am CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 28th, 2015 @ 8:57am CDT
RAcast wrote:Aww, no gunes for Override? I'm not too surprised since the original version lacks any weapons at ALL, but it feels like a really poor homage without some nice chromey pistols.
Well the original Groove design had no weapons, so not too big of a surprise
Posted by jogunwarrior on September 28th, 2015 @ 9:00am CDT
Posted by Seibertron on September 28th, 2015 @ 9:46am CDT
RhA wrote:Decepticon Sunstorm wrote:No pictures of them as chest minions?
I second this question. Were's the pics with Override as Defensors bra?
No plans to do them with the Combiners ... maybe when I do the Unite Warriors combiners, but not at this time.
Posted by Stuartmaximus on September 28th, 2015 @ 10:24am CDT
+ Why are they porting two molds(Groove, Blackjack/Rodimus) over to RID? I can't see them running out of ideas for figures already? especially when there's still a ton of Decepticons that still could be released in toy form.
& those two molds other feature to become a chestpiece would be a non plus! as they wouldn't be able to work that way with existing &/or current RID figures
Posted by Sabrblade on September 28th, 2015 @ 11:43am CDT
He looks much better when attached to Menasor since his colors are more closely based on Menasor's roller car than Blackjack's colors are.RAR wrote:I look forward to seeing Runabout merged with Grand Scourge sometime.
Takara put every CW Legends class toy in their Adventure line because they're selling the Combiners as five-packs in Unite Warriors to be as show-accurate as possible. Menasor and Defensor only had five members, not six, and none of them were chestplates. So Takara threw all of the Legends class molds (Powerglide, Shrapnel, Bombshell, Cosmos, and these two) into the Adventure line where they are officially ignoring any and all playability between them and the Combiners.Stuartmaximus wrote:+ Why are they porting two molds(Groove, Blackjack/Rodimus) over to RID? I can't see them running out of ideas for figures already? especially when there's still a ton of Decepticons that still could be released in toy form.
& those two molds other feature to become a chestpiece would be a non plus! as they wouldn't be able to work that way with existing &/or current RID figures
Posted by Stuartmaximus on September 28th, 2015 @ 1:23pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:He looks much better when attached to Menasor since his colors are more closely based on Menasor's roller car than Blackjack's colors are.RAR wrote:I look forward to seeing Runabout merged with Grand Scourge sometime.Takara put every CW Legends class toy in their Adventure line because they're selling the Combiners as five-packs in Unite Warriors to be as show-accurate as possible. Menasor and Defensor only had five members, not six, and none of them were chestplates. So Takara threw all of the Legends class molds (Powerglide, Shrapnel, Bombshell, Cosmos, and these two) into the Adventure line where they are officially ignoring any and all playability between them and the Combiners.Stuartmaximus wrote:+ Why are they porting two molds(Groove, Blackjack/Rodimus) over to RID? I can't see them running out of ideas for figures already? especially when there's still a ton of Decepticons that still could be released in toy form.
& those two molds other feature to become a chestpiece would be a non plus! as they wouldn't be able to work that way with existing &/or current RID figures
Oh right, thanks
We still need Runamuck though
Posted by Seibertron on September 28th, 2015 @ 1:25pm CDT
Stuartmaximus wrote:We still need Runamuck though
Definitely! I'm surprised when they do one but not the other. I'd still be game for a white Runamuck from the Cybertron Runabout figure (screwed-up names aside). Kudos again to the Club for doing them both from the Wheeljack/Tracks mold a few years back. Two excellent figures!
Posted by Stuartmaximus on September 28th, 2015 @ 1:31pm CDT
Seibertron wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:We still need Runamuck though
Definitely! I'm surprised when they do one but not the other. I'd still be game for a white Runamuck from the Cybertron Runabout figure (screwed-up names aside). Kudos again to the Club for doing them both from the Wheeljack/Tracks mold a few years back. Two excellent figures!
Aye either repaint the Blackjack/Rodimus figure, I was gonna suggest the Windcharger figure! but Runabout & Runamuck are twins, so obviously they'd need to go with the same mold
Posted by Unicron Magnus on September 28th, 2015 @ 6:30pm CDT
Posted by Seibertron on September 28th, 2015 @ 6:46pm CDT
Unicron Magnus wrote:The Legends Groove redeco I want is G2 Bulletbike.
It's a shame that they didn't give Override a pair of chromed guns to go along with his G1 counterpart ... these would have worked well for Bulletbike.
I'd like to see Backstreet and Dogfight done now as Legends.
Posted by RhA on September 29th, 2015 @ 1:39am CDT
Seibertron wrote:Unicron Magnus wrote:The Legends Groove redeco I want is G2 Bulletbike.
It's a shame that they didn't give Override a pair of chromed guns to go along with his G1 counterpart ... these would have worked well for Bulletbike.
I'd like to see Backstreet and Dogfight done now as Legends.
Bulletbike is terrible!
Posted by Hellscream9999 on September 29th, 2015 @ 2:02am CDT
RhA wrote:Seibertron wrote:Unicron Magnus wrote:The Legends Groove redeco I want is G2 Bulletbike.
It's a shame that they didn't give Override a pair of chromed guns to go along with his G1 counterpart ... these would have worked well for Bulletbike.
I'd like to see Backstreet and Dogfight done now as Legends.
Bulletbike is terrible!
Yeah, he is; but oddly enough, smallgroove already has a port on each leg for, something ( ), maybe a sidecar and paint job isn't out of the question?
Posted by Rated X on September 29th, 2015 @ 8:34am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:He looks much better when attached to Menasor since his colors are more closely based on Menasor's roller car than Blackjack's colors are.RAR wrote:I look forward to seeing Runabout merged with Grand Scourge sometime.Takara put every CW Legends class toy in their Adventure line because they're selling the Combiners as five-packs in Unite Warriors to be as show-accurate as possible. Menasor and Defensor only had five members, not six, and none of them were chestplates. So Takara threw all of the Legends class molds (Powerglide, Shrapnel, Bombshell, Cosmos, and these two) into the Adventure line where they are officially ignoring any and all playability between them and the Combiners.Stuartmaximus wrote:+ Why are they porting two molds(Groove, Blackjack/Rodimus) over to RID? I can't see them running out of ideas for figures already? especially when there's still a ton of Decepticons that still could be released in toy form.
& those two molds other feature to become a chestpiece would be a non plus! as they wouldn't be able to work that way with existing &/or current RID figures
Smart move by takara. Powerglide made one stupid looking gun and the whole chest plate idea was dumb to begin with. Everybody talked crap about it on TFC Uranus with phantom ray but when Hasbro does the same thing now everybody loves it. It looked horrible on menasor with his chest doors opened up creating a hollow shell surrounding the car which wasnt even symmetrical. And groove was stupid as a chest plate too like Hasbro said "if we dont make him a leg WTF should we do with him ?" As far as im concerned its the Override mold and Groove is the lazy repaint lol. Now to find him some guns...
Posted by Stuartmaximus on September 29th, 2015 @ 8:45am CDT
Rated X wrote:Sabrblade wrote:He looks much better when attached to Menasor since his colors are more closely based on Menasor's roller car than Blackjack's colors are.RAR wrote:I look forward to seeing Runabout merged with Grand Scourge sometime.Takara put every CW Legends class toy in their Adventure line because they're selling the Combiners as five-packs in Unite Warriors to be as show-accurate as possible. Menasor and Defensor only had five members, not six, and none of them were chestplates. So Takara threw all of the Legends class molds (Powerglide, Shrapnel, Bombshell, Cosmos, and these two) into the Adventure line where they are officially ignoring any and all playability between them and the Combiners.Stuartmaximus wrote:+ Why are they porting two molds(Groove, Blackjack/Rodimus) over to RID? I can't see them running out of ideas for figures already? especially when there's still a ton of Decepticons that still could be released in toy form.
& those two molds other feature to become a chestpiece would be a non plus! as they wouldn't be able to work that way with existing &/or current RID figures
Smart move by takara. Powerglide made one stupid looking gun and the whole chest plate idea was dumb to begin with. Everybody talked crap about it on TFC Uranus with phantom ray but when Hasbro does the same thing now everybody loves it. It looked horrible on menasor with his chest doors opened up creating a hollow shell surrounding the car which wasnt even symmetrical. And groove was stupid as a chest plate too like Hasbro said "if we dont make him a leg WTF should we do with him ?" As far as im concerned its the Override mold and Groove is the lazy repaint lol. Now to find him some guns...
yeah but it'll prob still have that chest piece transform(obviously) well.....Groove will! Blackjack/Rodimus/Runabout mold just had them in vehicle mode anyway(even though they've got the holes for the pegs underneath).
the only saving grace....is that you could possibly use these on your existing combiner figures! or on the new up n coming combiner repaints
Posted by RAR on September 29th, 2015 @ 2:03pm CDT
But otherwise yes Bulletbike is a very good idea the mould is very well shaped to him. It would be nice to have one of the worst Transformers toys get a toy representation with some usable joints in it.
Also yes I'd like to see some guns sold for the Bikes too (by 3rd parties) to give them side guns both originals had as well as perhaps the hand gun Groove had too.
I'm super keen to get Runabout & Override sometime I think both would be pretty useful long term. Runabout suits both Menasor and Scourge and Override looks good on his own but likely has additional functionality with Sky Lynx and suits him colour wise way better than WreckGar does. Perhaps there is some functionality to be used with Victorion too.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 29th, 2015 @ 3:53pm CDT
Rated X wrote:Sabrblade wrote:He looks much better when attached to Menasor since his colors are more closely based on Menasor's roller car than Blackjack's colors are.RAR wrote:I look forward to seeing Runabout merged with Grand Scourge sometime.Takara put every CW Legends class toy in their Adventure line because they're selling the Combiners as five-packs in Unite Warriors to be as show-accurate as possible. Menasor and Defensor only had five members, not six, and none of them were chestplates. So Takara threw all of the Legends class molds (Powerglide, Shrapnel, Bombshell, Cosmos, and these two) into the Adventure line where they are officially ignoring any and all playability between them and the Combiners.Stuartmaximus wrote:+ Why are they porting two molds(Groove, Blackjack/Rodimus) over to RID? I can't see them running out of ideas for figures already? especially when there's still a ton of Decepticons that still could be released in toy form.
& those two molds other feature to become a chestpiece would be a non plus! as they wouldn't be able to work that way with existing &/or current RID figures
Smart move by takara. Powerglide made one stupid looking gun and the whole chest plate idea was dumb to begin with. Everybody talked crap about it on TFC Uranus with phantom ray but when Hasbro does the same thing now everybody loves it. It looked horrible on menasor with his chest doors opened up creating a hollow shell surrounding the car which wasnt even symmetrical. And groove was stupid as a chest plate too like Hasbro said "if we dont make him a leg WTF should we do with him ?" As far as im concerned its the Override mold and Groove is the lazy repaint lol. Now to find him some guns...
I personally really like Blackjack and Groove as chest minions. They add a little extra look, in Menasor's case I prefer the chest piece than the open or closed doors alone, and while Defensor's chest is amazing, Groove looks good attached on there. He adds a little bit more bulk to the guy, and I like that Defensor is so bulky. Superion should be lanky and the other big 3 combiners should be a bit more bulky to me
Posted by Stuartmaximus on October 5th, 2015 @ 8:18am CDT
Va'al wrote:Another week, another addition to our ever-growing galleries here on Seibertron.com - and we move to Japan again, and the Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure line (counterpart to Hasbro's Robots in Disguise) for a look at two slightly different decos on Generations Combiner Wars figures: TAV25 Runabout and TAV26 Override!
The latter is an homage to the Triggerbot of old, and a blue/red deco on Generations Legends Groove. The other figure is of course calling back to the Battlecharger from 1986, using its red and black scheme of the Blackjack mold. Click on any of the images below to view the full galleries!
Transformers Adventures Override
if they're gonna cross into other product lines then why not go the whole hog & do one of this
Posted by Sabrblade on October 5th, 2015 @ 10:09am CDT
What do you mean "cross into other product lines"? This Override toy is a homage to G1 Override, a Transformers toy.Stuartmaximus wrote:if they're gonna cross into other product lines then why not go the whole hog & do one of this
And they can't legally do full on GoBot homages. The last time they tried doing that (Movie Fracture) it ended up with all parties being uncomfortable and unsure if Hasbro really should have done what they did by making it.
Posted by Seibertron on October 5th, 2015 @ 10:12am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:And they can't legally do full on GoBot homages. The last time they tried doing that (Movie Fracture) it ended up with all parties being uncomfortable and unsure if Hasbro really should have done what they did by making it.
Out of curiosity, where does this come from? It sounds like conjecture, much like the supposed "VW won't allow a licensed Transformers toy to be made" rumor that so many fans believe is true, yet there is no official statement of this anywhere to be found to the best of my knowledge.
Posted by Sabrblade on October 5th, 2015 @ 10:41am CDT
The best person I know to ask about this subject directly would be TF_JW, since I'm going by things that he has said about this elsewhere.Seibertron wrote:Sabrblade wrote:And they can't legally do full on GoBot homages. The last time they tried doing that (Movie Fracture) it ended up with all parties being uncomfortable and unsure if Hasbro really should have done what they did by making it.
Out of curiosity, where does this come from? It sounds like conjecture, much like the supposed "VW won't allow a licensed Transformers toy to be made" rumor that so many fans believe is true, yet there is no official statement of this anywhere to be found to the best of my knowledge.
Posted by Seibertron on October 5th, 2015 @ 11:12am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:The best person I know to ask about this subject directly would be TF_JW, since I'm going by things that he has said about this elsewhere.Seibertron wrote:Sabrblade wrote:And they can't legally do full on GoBot homages. The last time they tried doing that (Movie Fracture) it ended up with all parties being uncomfortable and unsure if Hasbro really should have done what they did by making it.
Out of curiosity, where does this come from? It sounds like conjecture, much like the supposed "VW won't allow a licensed Transformers toy to be made" rumor that so many fans believe is true, yet there is no official statement of this anywhere to be found to the best of my knowledge.
Where or when did someone from Hasbro ever say this in public though? It seems like a really out of the norm statement for Hasbro to make. If a question about Fracture/Crasher was asked at a BotCon or other convention panel, this seems like the type of question that would get the usual "that's a question for our legal department" generic answer.
Posted by TF_JW on October 5th, 2015 @ 12:39pm CDT
But with IP split between Tonka, Bandai, and Hanna Barbera and Hasbro only buying Tonka's share of it, it's a messy gray area to try to wade into.
Posted by Seibertron on October 5th, 2015 @ 12:52pm CDT
TF_JW wrote:Nothing public has been stated nor will be stated.
But with IP split between Tonka, Bandai, and Hanna Barbera and Hasbro only buying Tonka's share of it, it's a messy gray area to try to wade into.
I assumed as much. Just want to point out to Sabreblade how different that reads than "The last time they tried doing that (Movie Fracture) it ended up with all parties being uncomfortable and unsure if Hasbro really should have done what they did by making it." That's a blanket statement saying that Bandai, Hanna Barbera, and anyone else involved was uncomfortable and unsure, whereas we have no idea and it's just a gray area for Hasbro to go into, as TF_JW stated. It's a big difference between the meanings of both of those statements.
I assume something similar was also made about VW back in the day, most likely pertaining to the Binaltech/Alternators line, and then fan conjecture turned it into the very odd rumor that many fans take as fact at this point about VW not wanting their brand to be associated with war products like Transformers.
Posted by william-james88 on January 14th, 2016 @ 10:14am CST
With Quillfire, a bunch of quills can be flipped out of his back to give him a show accurate look. He even comes with an extra quill (along with a gun) that can be held as a knife and stored onto his back among his other quills.
These two figures are from Wave 6 of the Robots in Disguise Warrior Class and are due for retail release between Q1 and Q2 2016. Feel free to click on any picture to be brought to their extended gallery.
Transformers: Robots In Disguise (2015) Thunderhoof
Transformers: Robots In Disguise (2015) Quillfire
Posted by Evil Eye on January 14th, 2016 @ 12:22pm CST
Rated X wrote:Sabrblade wrote:He looks much better when attached to Menasor since his colors are more closely based on Menasor's roller car than Blackjack's colors are.RAR wrote:I look forward to seeing Runabout merged with Grand Scourge sometime.Takara put every CW Legends class toy in their Adventure line because they're selling the Combiners as five-packs in Unite Warriors to be as show-accurate as possible. Menasor and Defensor only had five members, not six, and none of them were chestplates. So Takara threw all of the Legends class molds (Powerglide, Shrapnel, Bombshell, Cosmos, and these two) into the Adventure line where they are officially ignoring any and all playability between them and the Combiners.Stuartmaximus wrote:+ Why are they porting two molds(Groove, Blackjack/Rodimus) over to RID? I can't see them running out of ideas for figures already? especially when there's still a ton of Decepticons that still could be released in toy form.
& those two molds other feature to become a chestpiece would be a non plus! as they wouldn't be able to work that way with existing &/or current RID figures
Smart move by takara. Powerglide made one stupid looking gun and the whole chest plate idea was dumb to begin with. Everybody talked crap about it on TFC Uranus with phantom ray but when Hasbro does the same thing now everybody loves it.
Well the problem with Phantom Ray is that he's pretty floppy and doesn't work well as a chest plate. Personally I think he was a great idea and I'd buy him if they ever made him separately available.
It looked horrible on menasor with his chest doors opened up creating a hollow shell surrounding the car which wasnt even symmetrical.
Asymmetry is an underrated thing. Plus it was a neat homage to the original toy's car drone. The problem with him was that he doesn't hold on very well.
And groove was stupid as a chest plate too like Hasbro said "if we dont make him a leg WTF should we do with him ?"
Nah man. He looks pretty good as a chest plate, and it makes a lot more sense than him being a limb. Plus, it was only a matter of time before that dirty hippy Groove made way for the REAL hero- Protectobot "Cook the Crook" Rook and his fist of justice.
As far as im concerned its the Override mold and Groove is the lazy repaint lol. Now to find him some guns...
First our lord and saviour Alpha Bravo, and now poor Groove? I don't think you quite understand how repaints work.
(I agree that Override needs some big ol' chromed up guns though.)
Posted by Stuartmaximus on January 14th, 2016 @ 12:30pm CST
Posted by william-james88 on January 14th, 2016 @ 12:37pm CST
Stuartmaximus wrote:in vehicle mode.....paint Quillfire green....& wouldn't you almost get Bulkhead?
Paint him white and blue and you get strongarm.
Posted by Evil Eye on January 14th, 2016 @ 12:46pm CST
Quillfire though...I like him. I like him a lot actually. That said, ironically enough, I don't like his weapon. I mean, it's cool and all, and I like the fact it stores in vehicle mode, but it's kinda small. I might get on ze Shapeways and make him a new weapon styled on an oversized version of the Needler from Halo. It would be appropriate.
Posted by Stuartmaximus on January 14th, 2016 @ 1:07pm CST
william-james88 wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:in vehicle mode.....paint Quillfire green....& wouldn't you almost get Bulkhead?
Paint him white and blue and you get strongarm.
paint him orange, brown & green & you get Roadbuster! the combinations are endless
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 14th, 2016 @ 1:47pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on January 14th, 2016 @ 1:48pm CST
How?william-james88 wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:in vehicle mode.....paint Quillfire green....& wouldn't you almost get Bulkhead?
Paint him white and blue and you get strongarm.
Quillfire's an offroad truck, Strongarm's an SUV.
Meanwhile...
That's a much closer match.
Posted by Va'al on January 14th, 2016 @ 1:59pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:How?william-james88 wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:in vehicle mode.....paint Quillfire green....& wouldn't you almost get Bulkhead?
Paint him white and blue and you get strongarm.
Through the power of imagination.
Posted by Sabrblade on January 14th, 2016 @ 2:01pm CST
Shattered Glass Quillfire?Va'al wrote:Sabrblade wrote:How?william-james88 wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:in vehicle mode.....paint Quillfire green....& wouldn't you almost get Bulkhead?
Paint him white and blue and you get strongarm.
Through the power of imagination.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 14th, 2016 @ 3:34pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on January 14th, 2016 @ 3:36pm CST
Mud is white and blue?D-Maximus_Prime wrote:More like mud bogger Bulkhead
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 14th, 2016 @ 3:40pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:Mud is white and blue?D-Maximus_Prime wrote:More like mud bogger Bulkhead
i was referring to Quillfire as mud bogger bulkhead, but since you bring it up: Strongarm is the Bulkhead from a universe where everything is backwards except for good and bad. smart to not so smart, male to female, lithe yet beefy to outright bulky, rule breaker to rule enthusiast....
Posted by Sabrblade on January 14th, 2016 @ 3:43pm CST
Don't forget offroad truck to SUV.D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Mud is white and blue?D-Maximus_Prime wrote:More like mud bogger Bulkhead
i was referring to Quillfire as mud bogger bulkhead, but since you bring it up: Strongarm is the Bulkhead from a universe where everything is backwards except for good and bad. smart to not so smart, male to female, lithe yet beefy to outright bulky, rule breaker to rule enthusiast....
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 14th, 2016 @ 3:44pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:Don't forget offroad truck to SUV.D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Mud is white and blue?D-Maximus_Prime wrote:More like mud bogger Bulkhead
i was referring to Quillfire as mud bogger bulkhead, but since you bring it up: Strongarm is the Bulkhead from a universe where everything is backwards except for good and bad. smart to not so smart, male to female, lithe yet beefy to outright bulky, rule breaker to rule enthusiast....
Damn you
Posted by Shuttershock on January 14th, 2016 @ 4:47pm CST
Stuartmaximus wrote:william-james88 wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:in vehicle mode.....paint Quillfire green....& wouldn't you almost get Bulkhead?
Paint him white and blue and you get strongarm.
paint him orange, brown & green & you get Roadbuster! the combinations are endless
Paint him dark blue and purple and you get Blot!
Posted by skidflap on January 14th, 2016 @ 10:02pm CST
Posted by Seibertron on January 15th, 2016 @ 10:27am CST
Posted by Shuttershock on January 15th, 2016 @ 10:35am CST
Short of some catastrophic design flaw, Quillfire looks like the stand out figure of this wave!
(Now I must have two for a Blot custom!)
Posted by Stuartmaximus on January 15th, 2016 @ 11:36am CST
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 15th, 2016 @ 11:46am CST
and I think the 1-step Springload is pretty awesome! definitely a good figure