New Images of TFSS 3.0 Carzap with Kreon Blackrock

What an economy we live in today, where in the 80's he was a CEO of a multi-billion dollar corporation, and now he's been reduced to pumping gas to make ends meet...

That little guy scales very well with that mold. I like his muscley little arms. Going rip that suit, guy.

Mkall wrote:What an economy we live in today, where in the 80's he was a CEO of a multi-billion dollar corporation, and now he's been reduced to pumping gas to make ends meet...

He pumped gas in the 80's too. For Goldbug, of all bots.

Sabrblade wrote:

Mkall wrote:What an economy we live in today, where in the 80's he was a CEO of a multi-billion dollar corporation, and now he's been reduced to pumping gas to make ends meet...

He pumped gas in the 80's too. For Goldbug, of all bots.

Who exactly is the lego guy supposed to be ? I was under the assumption it was just a random human...

Some marvel comics Blackrock guy.

Rated X wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Mkall wrote:What an economy we live in today, where in the 80's he was a CEO of a multi-billion dollar corporation, and now he's been reduced to pumping gas to make ends meet...

He pumped gas in the 80's too. For Goldbug, of all bots.

Who exactly is the lego guy supposed to be ? I was under the assumption it was just a random human...

G.B. Blackrock, a business man and Autobot ally from the Marvel comics and a semi-major player at that. The choice of him being represented by a Kreon refers to the canceled Block Town line, an attempt to mix Transformers with building blocks, and Carzap's parent line:



Expect the head to be reused for his predecessor, G1 EU Zap aka G2 Windbreaker:

G2 Windbreaker would be another bore...

MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:G2 Windbreaker would be another bore...

But the jokes that we could make about his name...

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Rated X wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Mkall wrote:What an economy we live in today, where in the 80's he was a CEO of a multi-billion dollar corporation, and now he's been reduced to pumping gas to make ends meet...

He pumped gas in the 80's too. For Goldbug, of all bots.

Who exactly is the lego guy supposed to be ? I was under the assumption it was just a random human...

G.B. Blackrock, a business man and Autobot ally from the Marvel comics and a semi-major player at that. The choice of him being represented by a Kreon refers to the canceled Block Town line, an attempt to mix Transformers with building blocks, and Carzap's parent line:



Expect the head to be reused for his predecessor, G1 EU Zap aka G2 Windbreaker:

That figure would be awesome - the orange and blue really pop.

So many great uses from that IDW Bumblebee mold...

megatronus wrote:
So many great uses from that IDW Bumblebee mold...

Except Bumblebee it seems

I'd buy an orange & blue version of that no worries.

Anyone know roughly how long it takes to ship an order direct from the club store? I've ordered Nova Prime and a few others, just wondering what their average handling time is before they'll be posted?

Rated X wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Mkall wrote:What an economy we live in today, where in the 80's he was a CEO of a multi-billion dollar corporation, and now he's been reduced to pumping gas to make ends meet...

He pumped gas in the 80's too. For Goldbug, of all bots.

Who exactly is the lego guy supposed to be ? I was under the assumption it was just a random human...

In addition to what JelZe said, he's pretty much the most important human ally of the Autobots in the G1 Marvel Comics (aside from Buster Witwicky, that is).

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/G.B._Blackrock

megatronus wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Rated X wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Mkall wrote:What an economy we live in today, where in the 80's he was a CEO of a multi-billion dollar corporation, and now he's been reduced to pumping gas to make ends meet...

He pumped gas in the 80's too. For Goldbug, of all bots.

Who exactly is the lego guy supposed to be ? I was under the assumption it was just a random human...

G.B. Blackrock, a business man and Autobot ally from the Marvel comics and a semi-major player at that. The choice of him being represented by a Kreon refers to the canceled Block Town line, an attempt to mix Transformers with building blocks, and Carzap's parent line:



Expect the head to be reused for his predecessor, G1 EU Zap aka G2 Windbreaker:

That figure would be awesome - the orange and blue really pop.

So many great uses from that IDW Bumblebee mold...

Looking at the back windshield makes me wonder why we haven't gotten a Windcharger out of deluxe Bee and on the other part of the spectrum, sure, we'll most likely get Windbreaker out of Carzap, but come on! That's a dead ringer for Legends Taligate! Wonder why we got Windcarger out of Tailgate with the RTS one being so recent, Windbreaker would've been nicer, we got G2 Dreadwing after all. That said. I love my lil' red CW guy, his granite effect is awesome!

Im think because the RTS Windcharger was so hard to find, and he's one of the core original characters - "easy money" repaint? He was also in the flashback parts of the MTMTE comics... Hopefully we see more bright and colourful redecos of that mould in the future.

Nova Prime is shipping really fast. Some people, like fellow user Powered Convoy, have already gotten him in hand.

Sabrblade wrote:Nova Prime is shipping really fast. Some people, like fellow user Powered Convoy, have already gotten him in hand.

Hmm my order that was placed about 5:30am Thursday their time is still marked as "Not Shipped." Hopefully that's just them not updating the system or that it'll go out sometime today

Good news folks for those waiting on their TCC exclusive Lio Convoy, we just got word from Seibertron.com member Zomatron that he just got his in today! That means everyone should be receiving theirs in soon if you haven't gotten it already! Lio Convoy is a repaint of Generations Orion Pax with a new head. Check out the picture that Zomatron was kind enough to provide and remember keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates!

Youtube reviewer "Peaugh" took a photo and posted it on twitter of his that arrived....yeah....

Randomhero wrote:Youtube reviewer "Peaugh" took a photo and posted it on twitter of his that arrived....yeah....

That looks HORRIBLE! There is NO excuse for such shoddy workmanship on such a high-priced figure! None!

Randomhero wrote:Youtube reviewer "Peaugh" took a photo and posted it on twitter of his that arrived....yeah....

Yeesh... that's really bad even by Club standards. Did something happen to the molds, or the materials that they were made from?

I remember saying when pictures first came out months ago "man that head sculpt looks horrible compared to the concept art". I also remember being told "it looks fine, you're over exaggerating they never look like the concept art". Who's laughing now! Still not me.

Randomhero wrote:Youtube reviewer "Peaugh" took a photo and posted it on twitter of his that arrived....yeah....

Peaugh didn't get his from the club, either. So. Pretty sure he got one that ended up in the "factory reject" pile.

Randomhero wrote:Youtube reviewer "Peaugh" took a photo and posted it on twitter of his that arrived....yeah....

Peaugh didn't get his from the club, either. So. Pretty sure he got one that ended up in the "factory reject" pile.

Here's a few up close shots of the head on mine for comparison.




EDIT: Fixed! Thanks again, shajaki!

Zomatron wrote:Here's a few up close shots of the head on mine for comparison.

Fix'd!
If you use the "img" tag you can show us the pics instead of just link them to us

Anyways it looks much better that other shot!

shajaki wrote:

Zomatron wrote:Here's a few up close shots of the head on mine for comparison.

Fix'd!
If you use the "img" tag you can show us the pics instead of just link them to us

Anyways it looks much better that other shot!

I did try that, but I couldn't get it to work for some reason. Now I know why. Thank you!

He's purty! Hope he arrives before the next Podcast recording!

I cant wait for Nova Prime to come in the mail

Okay, now I need to start readying my "No, honey... I didn't buy something else off of ebay" speech. "This is a free figure from the TF Club... honest! Really..."

looking forward to mine arriving. Probably sometime next month with international shipping, but I'll be picking up Nova Prime at the post office tomorrow (hopefully)

Can't wait for my TCC Lio Convoy to come so I can pose him next to my Legend Commander Collection Lio Convoy.

Sabrblade wrote:Can't wait for my TCC Lio Convoy to come so I can pose him next to my Legend Commander Collection Lio Convoy.

Make sure to post a picture!

shajaki wrote:

Zomatron wrote:Here's a few up close shots of the head on mine for comparison.

Fix'd!
If you use the "img" tag you can show us the pics instead of just link them to us

Anyways it looks much better that other shot!

Lio Prime has such a long face. It probably would've been better to give the Orion headsculpt a faceplate and taller antenna ears

Zomatron wrote:Here's a few up close shots of the head on mine for comparison.




EDIT: Fixed! Thanks again, shajaki!

Thanks for these. And that is a lot better head than before.

Popular Youtuber Peaugh has gotten his hands on the Transformers Collectors' Club Exclusive Lio Convoy, and as usual fired up his video camera for a review! The Beast Wars: Uprising character is a retool of the Generations Orion Pax mold, sports a new head sculpt, and shares all this in common with the other Club Exclusive Nova Prime. Keep scrolling to see the Peaugh's review, and stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your Transformers News!

Lol Peaugh you are funny! XD
Keep up the reviews! You and Optibotimus are my faves!

Looks like Peaugh got a headsculpt that isn't as sharp-looking as the one posted by Zomatron.

Sabrblade wrote:Looks like Peaugh got a headsculpt that isn't as sharp-looking as the one posted by Zomatron.

Maybe.

Sabrblade wrote:Can't wait for my TCC Lio Convoy to come so I can pose him next to my Legend Commander Collection Lio Convoy.

Post a pic *and* if the head fits, post a pic of this fig with LC lio convoy's head.

I always thought "Lio Convoy" was the Japanese version of Leo Prime, so isn't it pronounced Lee-Oh, not Lie-Oh?

I'm looking forward to mine arriving, whenever it does, be good to compare him in hand with Nova Prime

prjkt wrote:I always thought "Lio Convoy" was the Japanese version of Leo Prime, so isn't it pronounced Lee-Oh, not Lie-Oh?

The Japanese pronounce it like we would pronounce "Lion", so it's "Lie-Oh". In fact, "Lio" as part of a name is quite common there.

The paint on my Lio Convoy's head seems to bleed over where it is supposed to be on the eyes so that one eye looks bigger than the other. It's a small thing, but when the main thing advertised about a figure is that it has a new head... the head needs to be well painted, and not look like poo.

honestly I think they're a bit hindered in that regard because they have to make their heads single piece sculpts. Most (though admittedly not all) transformers have two piece head sculpts, where the eyes are part of the back piece of the head. That way even if the eyes are painted, they're done separately from the face, so there's no possibility of bleedover. If hasbro did all their heads single piece they'd probably have the same issue on a good portion of each run

Oh Snap! I was right about TFSS 3.0' first release.

SW's SilverHammer wrote:Oh Snap! I was right about TFSS 3.0' first release.

windbreaker, huzzah.

I got my Lio Convoy today and his headsculpt deco really pops! The vivid shade of blue is gorgeous, and the paint apps are near perfect with virtually no flaws to speak of. I must have been fortunate because this is definitely one of the better headsculpt decos we've seen for this figure.

Got me Lio Convoy yesterday as well. He looks tight with great paint apps and a kickass looking head sculpt. This is the first figure I have of this mould and I have to say I was a bit let down when I opened the box and saw how small he is in alt mode. After transforming Lio though he turns into a badass looking, buff, tough little bot hehe. I'm ok with Beast Wars type characters being a little smaller since they suppose to be in the fiction. So glad Lio Convoy was the free one this time cause Nova just dont feel right in this mold, but Lio is awesome.

Thanks to fellow Seibertronians Bounti76 and Megatronus for letting us know that the first figure from Transformers Collectors' Club subscription service 3.0 has started to arrive in mailboxes. Even better they sent us pics of the newly arrived figure. Bounti76 has Nova Prime unboxing the figure while Chromia looks on. The images that Megatronus sent us gives us another look at the figure as well as the Kre-O pieces that make up G.B. Blackrock and a laser blaster that converts to a gaspump. Check your mailboxes to see if Carzap with G.B. Blackrock is waiting for you too.

LOST Cybertronian wrote:Thanks to fellow Seibertronians Bounti76 and Megatronus for letting us know that the first figure from Transformers Collectors' Club subscription service 3.0 has started to arrive in mailboxes. Even better they sent us pics of the newly arrived figure. Bounti76 has Nova Prime unboxing the figure while Chromia looks on. The images that Megatronus sent us gives us another look at the figure as well as the Kre-O pieces that make up G.B. Blackrock and a laser blaster that converts to a gaspump. Check your mailboxes to see if Carzap with G.B. Blackrock is waiting for you too.

Lol I don't have a collectors club membership yet, but this guy looks awesome!

Honestly? He wasn't on my most anticipated list for the TFSS, let alone my list of figures that I'd want to rave about, but in hand, I feel like he's the best use of this mold so far, and a great figure. No tampos or paint running into the unpaintable plastic and suddenly stopping, no thin paint discolored by the black plastic of the forearms, reserved paint apps that bring out the details without overwhelming, and they fixed the forearm 5mm slots so the weapon halves can peg in under them again. Only thing wrong with mine is the ball joints for the feet seem to still have mold release fluid on them, making them too slick. I'll fix that tomorrow.

That's good to hear, the ports under the arms on Nightbeat and JP Gold Bumblebee are useless for posing without the use of blu-tac, so this guy should be a bit nicer to pose.

Perfect for my Neo G2 collection.