New images of Takara Tomy Transformers MP-26 Road Rage

What the hell is that silver thing... o_0

MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:What the hell is that silver thing... o_0

If you can tell me what it is I'll update the news post.

A hand cannon perhaps? (Like Shockwave, Hoist, Inferno, etc.)

you fold the hand in and the blaster takes its place on the arm, i think.

Despite the attempts to make it look female-ish, they kinda failed. Looks like a super anime younger then tracks badass dude.

Cyberpath wrote:A hand cannon perhaps? (Like Shockwave, Hoist, Inferno, etc.)

hmm... in BBTS's picture it looks like a glass cup.

It may also plug into the license plate spot to make a front cannon for car / jet mode.

mooncake623 wrote:If you can tell me what it is I'll update the news post.

I think it's her vibrator

Poyguimogul wrote:Despite the attempts to make it look female-ish, they kinda failed. Looks like a super anime younger then tracks badass dude.

Yup

Poyguimogul wrote:It may also plug into the license plate spot to make a front cannon for car / jet mode.

Oh, yeah! I think you got it.



It's like how Wheeljack's Immobilizer was packed with Exhaust.

I posted quite a bit before

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=104187

It's Tracks' missing butt-plug.

Primeultimus wrote:I posted quite a bit before

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=104187

Quite a few people and Retailers emailed us these pictures a bit before your post.

Thanks,
Mooncake

MegaDump wrote:It's Tracks' missing butt-plug.

Yup. Sharing is caring!

Poyguimogul wrote:Despite the attempts to make it look female-ish, they kinda failed. Looks like a super anime younger then tracks badass dude.

Yup[/quote]

I said it before. Her waist is too small. Her hips should be as wide, if not wider, than her chest for a traditionally feminine appearance.

RiddlerJ wrote:

MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:

Poyguimogul wrote:Despite the attempts to make it look female-ish, they kinda failed. Looks like a super anime younger then tracks badass dude.

Yup

I said it before. Her waist is too small. Her hips should be as wide, if not wider, than her chest for a traditionally feminine appearance.

I bet that's the problem

MegaDump wrote:It's Tracks' missing butt-plug.

I was going to say "exhaust-plug".

Yup I'll definitely pass on this.

She looks lovely! Can't wait to put her with Tigertrack. Would be nice to have the mouth plate in there though, maybe could have been a swappable face? (like BB)

As for the silver thing, I go with the person who said it's a beam gun for the front of the flying car mode. Tracks used one in the show at least once I think. It will probably be compatible with his MP too.

Looks great, although I thought she was a Decepticon.

For anyone who says she doesn't look female enough, you guys must have a total conniption with Strika's build. Hate to break it to ya, but the female body is just as diverse as the male body. Most bots who mimic males demonstrate this characteristic, so there's really no reason a fembot should be different.

Not trying to be PC here; that's just how it is.

Wolfguard wrote:Looks great, although I thought she was a Decepticon.

For anyone who says she doesn't look female enough, you guys must have a total conniption with Strika's build. Hate to break it to ya, but the female body is just as diverse as the male body. Most bots who mimic males demonstrate this characteristic, so there's really no reason a fembot should be different.

Not trying to be PC here; that's just how it is.

Well, I think it's mostly the face. They tried to give her fuller lips and a different eye shape, but it somehow ended up looking like a child making a duck face while crossing their eyes; that is, goofy regardless of gender. Unprofessional for either a bodyguard or alien diplomat.

Toys' lips can be really tricky to sculpt right, even if we're not talking robots. I recall the first Marvel Legends Scarlet Witch had a similar problem and had to be redone. As for this new Leiji...that's the official face, so (sigh) 3rd Parties, it's been headballed into your court. Knock it out of the park.

Wolfguard wrote:Looks great, although I thought she was a Decepticon.

For anyone who says she doesn't look female enough, you guys must have a total conniption with Strika's build. Hate to break it to ya, but the female body is just as diverse as the male body. Most bots who mimic males demonstrate this characteristic, so there's really no reason a fembot should be different.

Not trying to be PC here; that's just how it is.

Ya don't say...

Fembots are scarce. It would be nice when we get one that it'd be recognizable, whether it's Strika's build or Blackarachnia's. Strika still looks feminine with her deco and babushka, and Strongarm does as well with her lips and sculpted chest plate. This looks like a guy, point blank. I already have 100's of male figures... don't need my fembots looking like males as well

It looks as feminine as Cybertron Override.

Huh, I guess I'm the only one who's really liking the look of this. I thought they did a good job making her look like a fembot.

But seriously, that silver thingy looks like a dildo. I suppose even giant robots need winding-down time...

Double post. Whoops!

It's a decent enough stab at making it a femmebot. Definitely more than I was expecting. Without being a completely unique mould I don't think there's more they could have done. WAY better than G1 Road Rage.

Sabrblade wrote:It looks as feminine as Cybertron Override.

Who's cartoon appearance and figure were designed as male until Cartoon Network decided to dub the character as female. Tracks could have been designed from inception to have a more feminine retool counterpart

...At the expense of making him look extremely girly and not at all cartoon accurate, yes.

Delta Magnus wrote:...At the expense of making him look extremely girly and not at all cartoon accurate, yes.

Retools come afterwards (or sometimes before)... I didn't say repaint. A retool has no impact on the initial release. This seems like an afterthought and could have been engineered way better if done from the get go. And if this was the plan from the beginning, I think they failed at having those slight retools translating into being a female character.

Delta Magnus wrote:Seriously, that silver thingy looks like a dildo. I suppose even giant robots need winding-down time...

I'm dying! This is only going to give those who insist Tracks is gay more ammo

"Oh mai god, road rage is a retool of tracks, yet she still looks like tracks, how could this happen?"
You people seem to overreacting to this, you knew when you went in this would be a retool of tracks, and you seem to have expected getting a new mold from this. Gee I wonder if roadrages past toys are known for their femininity?

Oh, look at that, even the club's roadrage/sg tracks proxy, looks like tracks. I wonder why. It even goes back to g1, there must be some sort of conspiracy here. That's sarcasm.

Double post please delete.

Delta Magnus wrote:Huh, I guess I'm the only one who's really liking the look of this. I thought they did a good job making her look like a fembot.

Nope, I think she looks great as well.


Just waiting for HLJ to open preorders so I can order two of her.

There's an awful lot of rage in here. you might even call it... road rage.

I thought Tracks already was a female version of Tracks

I don't even mind that it looks like a sleek young anime robot guy character, it's still badass, don't get me wrong. It's just when I saw it (in color) my first impression was "oh, road rage is a young dude in the MP universe. Ok. That's cool."

Of course it's a lady bot. Maybe if it had more color on the arms like the botcon toy (representing the arm stickers) it would look more feminine. (^_-)b

I could tell they changed some shapes, but I wanted to be sure.

thighs
pelvis
biceps
Did they give her daintier hands too?

I don't know, I think they femmed up the mold pretty nicely.

Smaller hands.... mayyybee?
I really hope theres an optional faceplate.

Cobotron wrote:Did they give her daintier hands too?

The white makes the already thin hands look more delicate.

You know, if they somehow made the shoulders narrower, it would do wonders in making her look more feminine.

is that a lava lamp?

mooncake623 wrote:

MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:What the hell is that silver thing... o_0

If you can tell me what it is I'll update the news post.

A drinking cylinder perhaps?

So ends my desperate hope this would really be Chromia.

Kind of glad it doesn't look like a barbie like most of you guys seem to want. The red paint job looks terrific, and I love the G1-esque gun, I wish Tracks came with that as well. As far as I'm concerned, TT just got more of my money. Preordered.

Road Rage is so well done. It amazes me how much difference those minor remolds make.

Desslok2201 wrote:Kind of glad it doesn't look like a barbie like most of you guys seem to want. The red paint job looks terrific, and I love the G1-esque gun, I wish Tracks came with that as well. As far as I'm concerned, TT just got more of my money. Preordered.

The car structure around her won't allow the Barbie-esque proportions. But the mere fact Tomy did a bit of re-molding on her?

mooncake623 wrote:

Cyberpath wrote:A hand cannon perhaps? (Like Shockwave, Hoist, Inferno, etc.)

hmm... in BBTS's picture it looks like a glass cup.

It's the car gun that goes into the front license plate of the Corvette Tracks once used in the cartoon.

fenrir72 wrote:

Desslok2201 wrote:Kind of glad it doesn't look like a barbie like most of you guys seem to want. The red paint job looks terrific, and I love the G1-esque gun, I wish Tracks came with that as well. As far as I'm concerned, TT just got more of my money. Preordered.

The car structure around her won't allow the Barbie-esque proportions. But the mere fact Tomy did a bit of re-molding on her?

Gotta give TT points for going the extra mile with the remolded biceps and thighs. They could have just stuck a new head on her and called it a day. Frankly, given that Tracks already has a reasonably lithe silhouette, I guess Road Rage looks pretty convincing as a "macho chick" working as a senator's bodyguard(?). Kind of like Ronda Rousey in The Expendables 3.

You want Road Rage? I'll show you Road RAGE!
Where the double expletive is the triple expletive faceplate!?
*fist shake*

What's up with the Genie shaped bottle?

SW's SilverHammer wrote:"Oh mai god, road rage is a retool of tracks, yet she still looks like tracks, how could this happen?"
You people seem to overreacting to this, you knew when you went in this would be a retool of tracks, and you seem to have expected getting a new mold from this. Gee I wonder if roadrages past toys are known for their femininity?

Oh, look at that, even the club's roadrage/sg tracks proxy, looks like tracks. I wonder why. It even goes back to g1, there must be some sort of conspiracy here. That's sarcasm.

BINGO!

Tsutsukakushi wrote:What's up with the Genie shaped bottle?

It might be her license plate mounted black beam projector?