New Images of Power Core Combiners Grimstone with Dinobots

Huh. Not bad. Will probably pick this set up.

Thanks for looking up the names Blurrz! Pachycephalosaurus is my all time favorite dinosaur EVER! This does look like the best one yet, his hands are looking much better now.

So cute <3

Definitely interesting, but if I manage to get this set, I'm probably going to have them in either Beast modes or in Combined mode. Grimstone's robot mode is a little lackluster to me.

Grimstone, transform!


Form of, UNIBOOB!

so ugly. and they all should have gotten robot modes.

griftimus prime wrote:so ugly. and they all should have gotten robot modes.

Exactly.

I guess I wouldn't mind seeing this lil guy repainted as Dinoking...although, he would look alot more fruitier

Ok, I want this. Let's do this thing. Make it happen. So forth and so forth.

Well, I guess I'll go against the grain and say this is a letdown. At first, when I saw just pics of the designs, I was somewhat impressed. But seeing the actual pieces just kind of deflates me. In beast modes, they look alright. Grimstone in robot mode looks much like Animated Snarl, which is still passable. But the gestalt mode is just...bad. To me it's just too lanky and out of proportion. Like I said, my opinion, so if you like it that's fine. But I won't spend money on it.

pass

The combined mode looks retarted. Big stupid alien head wearing a mardi gras coustume...

I'm not really into the combined mode either. Love the dino modes. Love that they are G1 dinobot colours - and the fact they are all robotic dinosaurs with inbuilt weaponry. But just not feeling that combined mode. I'll wait and see if any reviews change my mind, but I haven't bought any PCCs yet, so it is unlikely.

Cool seeing some of those modes, I had an original character idea for a Styracosaurus actually. If the robot mode was better for Grimstone, I'd be tempted to get it just to repaint.

If the PCC 5-packs stay at $15, I'll definitely snap this up. That said, I'd really be down for some more G1 Dinobots in the Generations line.

It's a set of dinosaurs that combine to form a giant robot. 'Nuff said. That's enough for me!

I like the dino modes and the combined mode, but then I seem to be enjoying the PCC line a lot more than most people around here.

I'll get him and Classics Grimlock will finally have a fellow Dinobot.

I haven't gotten any PCCs yet, they just don't look great to me in their combined forms. This however, the dinosaur theme makes the weird limbs look pretty cool, it just fits in my opinion. Hopefully I'll pick this guy up.

And Ankylosaurus is the greatest dinosaur of all time.

Grimstone's robot mode really suffers, but the combined mode is pretty good.

While I do think the combiner head looks ridiculous, I love how it's all one uniform color scheme throughout, and all the little individual dinosaurs look really good.

Who else will be using Grimstone as Slag?

I know it's not just me.

Now we've got Classics Grimlock, Energon Swoop, and GrimSlag...

Counterpunch wrote:Who else will be using Grimstone as Slag?

I know it's not just me.

Now we've got Classics Grimlock, Energon Swoop, and GrimSlag...

Wrong species of dinosaur, though the general family (Ceratopsia) is correct. I still say it's a Power Rangers Dino Thunder ripoff, colors aside.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Counterpunch wrote:Who else will be using Grimstone as Slag?

I know it's not just me.

Now we've got Classics Grimlock, Energon Swoop, and GrimSlag...

Wrong species of dinosaur, though the general family (Ceratopsia) is correct. I still say it's a Power Rangers Dino Thunder ripoff, colors aside.

Thanks Professor, but I know that Grimstone is not a Triceratops (or possibly Torosaurus if the new findings and research gain a foothold). We work in approximate levels of representation with these repurposings.

I like Grimstone as an individual bot. His robot mode is a little lacking, but a dab of paint on his torso could fix that. I also really like the alt-modes of his Dino-drones.

However, I don't enjoy the idea of transformer drones, and would really like to see what these guys would've looked like if they had their own individual transformations.

Counterpunch wrote:Who else will be using Grimstone as Slag?

I know it's not just me.

Now we've got Classics Grimlock, Energon Swoop, and GrimSlag...

Nope, too small.

MP Grimlock is the official Grimlock of my Classics shelf, but even if I went with Classics Grimmy, this would be way too little.

This is likely the only PCC I'll be purchasing. I'd very much like a dinosaur two pack to use as an alternate commander. The minicon could be an extra horn/spike that transformers into a small dinosaur for a robot mode instead of a standard robot.

MINDVVIPE wrote:

griftimus prime wrote:so ugly. and they all should have gotten robot modes.

Exactly.

Thirded. This might be the only PCC set I buy, but it's still iffy at best. This line does nothing for me.

Looks good but I feel that the limbs won't fit in with any other Figure in the line. I'll still get it though.

Anyone besides me get a Magnaboss vibe from the combined mode.

He's looking good. If Hasbro does decide to continue the PCC line though, they're going to have to step up on the drones. Giving them elbow (and maybe even knee) joints would be a huge step in the right direction and would definitely make them a lot better. I'm also surprised we haven't seen a Tidal Wave (or other name) with the Dark Fleet (as drones) or a Rail Racer (or other name) with (insert name of drones) yet.

I can't stand the fact he doesn't have hands but I'll be darned I won't be able to pass him up.

I've liked the look of this PCC set since it was first revealed and I still like it. I just hope that the combiner joints are consistently solid on the production units because I was let down by Bombshock and the Combaticons set due to the poor connections on my figures.

I like the aesthetics of the individual drones and combined figure. I don't mind the absence of hands as this design looks more suitable as a beastformer to me.

Counterpunch wrote:Who else will be using Grimstone as Slag?

I know it's not just me.

Now we've got Classics Grimlock, Energon Swoop, and GrimSlag...

Hell yes I will. Species be damned.

I'm really happy they went with more of a robotic-dinosaur look with this, versus Beast-look. It's a lot more G1-esque this way.

Counterpunch wrote:Who else will be using Grimstone as Slag?

I know it's not just me.

Now we've got Classics Grimlock, Energon Swoop, and GrimSlag...

Hell yes I will. Species be damned.

I'm really happy they went with more of a robotic-dinosaur look with this, versus Beast-look. It's a lot more G1-esque this way.

You can't go wrong with combining dinosaurs!

I like it more than enough to get it, and dislike parts of it enough to get 2. I would love it with 2 dimetrodon arms and 2 ankylosaurus legs.

I am fine with the drones not having a robot mode, but would think that since they only transform into limbs, the limbs should make better use of the dinosaur parts. Especially the hideous parasaurolophus arms. Especially especially because there are obvious ways to make it better that seem simple. Have the guns mounted differently so they can flip forward. Have the tail curve the other way, or move downward so it can act as a finger. Then it could grab and stab instead of just... grabbing poorly with misangled pincers.

But that's beside the point. The dinosaurs are adorable and make me hope that a Predacon sets is in the future.

Counterpunch wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Counterpunch wrote:Who else will be using Grimstone as Slag?

I know it's not just me.

Now we've got Classics Grimlock, Energon Swoop, and GrimSlag...

Wrong species of dinosaur, though the general family (Ceratopsia) is correct. I still say it's a Power Rangers Dino Thunder ripoff, colors aside.

Thanks Professor, but I know that Grimstone is not a Triceratops (or possibly Torosaurus if the new findings and research gain a foothold). We work in approximate levels of representation with these repurposings.

Triceratops is the official name because they were named before the Torosaurus, so it is the Torosaurus that won't exist do to technicality.

They managed to get just about every single dinosaur mode weapon pointed in a non useful direction in the combined mode...

Hmm, this may be the first five pack I pick up. But i do hate the red on Grimstone when he is in robot mode.

Supreme Convoy wrote:You can't go wrong with combining dinosaurs!

i beg to differ
when 5 pieces of turd are mercifully slapped together in an attempt to form a massive pile of junk....i think it's a waste of money.

very poor execution of an idea that had great potential.

amcgrath929 wrote:Hmm, this may be the first five pack I pick up. But i do hate the red on Grimstone when he is in robot mode.

this will be the first 5 pack i dont pick. all the sets so far can be interchanged somewhat, but a helicopter, racecar, dinosaur bot just makes no sense

Atomatron wrote:

amcgrath929 wrote:Hmm, this may be the first five pack I pick up. But i do hate the red on Grimstone when he is in robot mode.

this will be the first 5 pack i dont pick. all the sets so far can be interchanged somewhat, but a helicopter, racecar, dinosaur bot just makes no sense

That's almost as silly as a dragon in charge of a bunch of vehicle drones. Wait... >_>

Counterpunch wrote:Who else will be using Grimstone as Slag?

I know it's not just me.

Now we've got Classics Grimlock, Energon Swoop, and GrimSlag...

Not a bad idea, but for my personal canon, I'm thinking of viewing the PCCs as filling a gap I've wanted filled for a while -- the Cybertronian side of the Beast War era. The consequences of the law requiring Transformers to be smaller, resulting in Maxies and Predies. Something like... as an attempt to cheat the law, both sides tried making gestalts, but due to the spark/mass ratio, it didn't work. So instead they cloned/homaged gestalt leaders and put tiny pieces of their spark into drones. Also the dinobots because why not. So Bombshock is to Onslaught as Optimus Primal is to Optimus Prime, and Grimstone is to Grimlock as Megatron is to Megatron.

But I do tend to go overboard on this sort of thing.

Peaugh's done a review of these guys;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XFkfL6GHR0

They look great, another definite buy for me.

Jimmy Drift wrote:Peaugh's done a review of these guys;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XFkfL6GHR0

They look great, another definite buy for me.

That killed my hope that the pachy leg and para arm only looked bad in pictures. They are even worse than I thought. Still, love the dino modes, will get at least 2 of this guy. Maybe 3 so I can have him combined with double the good limbs, and a full set of dino modes.

Awesome! Definitely looking forward to these guys. Nice to see that the combiner head doesn't look as bad as I thought. Loving the classic dinobot color scheme too.