New Images of Toys R Us Exclusives Jetstorm and Wingblade

Skowl wrote:

Liege Evilmus wrote:Just couldn't host the images could ya!

Sorry, it was more than my job was worth to go through all 50+ images, save them all, upload them and wrap the image tags around each one. Even with just the URLs, this story took me 20 minutes to post.

People need to remember I don't get paid to do this... and I don't mean that in a bad way, I enjoy what I do. But when you're as busy as I am, and you spend most of your board time posting news and telling users that "I'm sorry we didn't credit you but the board setup won't allow us to post news from an existing thread" - well, it kind of takes the fun out of the hobby. I don't even get to comment on the news anymore, I just post it and I don't have time to even express my opinion about it, and that's the reason I came to these boards in the first place.

Hell, I don't even think I can call Transformers a hobby anymore. It's starting to become a pain in the ass more than anything.

Hey, I was joking with that.

I say it whenever aplicable, I have alot of respect for the staff here, you all do a kick ass job!

Especialy after the upgrade knowing that most stories have to be rewriten to be posted as news, I realy give you all credit for the job you do.

I know it's probono, and that makes it even more respectable as there is no paycheck involved, hell I wish I could help just to lighten the load.

Well not to sound like a kiss a$$ cause I aint, I'm just gonna say, sorry if I offended, I have the utmost respect.

Believe Ol Liege payes attention, I may not be staff, but I take notes and look for ways of helping.

Aint gonna say anything more except it has to do with something you said a while ago, that I feel the populace should act upon...

Liege Evilmus wrote:

Skowl wrote:

Liege Evilmus wrote:Just couldn't host the images could ya!

Sorry, it was more than my job was worth to go through all 50+ images, save them all, upload them and wrap the image tags around each one. Even with just the URLs, this story took me 20 minutes to post.

People need to remember I don't get paid to do this... and I don't mean that in a bad way, I enjoy what I do. But when you're as busy as I am, and you spend most of your board time posting news and telling users that "I'm sorry we didn't credit you but the board setup won't allow us to post news from an existing thread" - well, it kind of takes the fun out of the hobby. I don't even get to comment on the news anymore, I just post it and I don't have time to even express my opinion about it, and that's the reason I came to these boards in the first place.

Hell, I don't even think I can call Transformers a hobby anymore. It's starting to become a pain in the ass more than anything.

Hey, I was joking with that.

I say it whenever aplicable, I have alot of respect for the staff here, you all do a kick ass job!

Especialy after the upgrade knowing that most stories have to be rewriten to be posted as news, I realy give you all credit for the job you do.

I know it's probono, and that makes it even more respectable as there is no paycheck involved, hell I wish I could help just to lighten the load.

Well not to sound like a kiss a$$ cause I aint, I'm just gonna say, sorry if I offended, I have the utmost respect.

Believe Ol Liege payes attention, I may not be staff, but I take notes and look for ways of helping.

Aint gonna say anything more except it has to do with something you said a while ago, that I feel the populace should act upon...

It's ok Liege, just letting some of my frustrations out. It was in no way directed at you. I know you were just joking.

The new forum setup is tough on alot of people and it is being worked on. It's just hard to have to repeat myself so much. Like I said, I'm either posting news, or telling people why there are two threads for everything.

Thank you and zemper for the kind words though. The staff really does appreciate every positive comment. Don't feel bad about not being able to lighten our load - it is a labour of love. We're trying to make this place the best, but we are up against some tough competition - but trust me, your loyalty is the greatest gift you could give to the staff.

Thanks, and again, I realy do respect the job the staff here does.

I know you said don't worry about lighten the load, but hell if there is a way to deligate to some familiar members, why not?

This mater is all above and beyond me though, but whatever Seiberton is my online home(take that dealer specialties with your getauto.com and your data distribution) and if I can chip in, I will.

Vent all you want though, and I'm sorry if I seemed abrasive before, it wasn't my intent.

As I said, I have the utmost respect for the staff here.

Thanks

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Its funny that so many people call Jetstorm bland. Its true, there's not much color, but sometimes that's a good thing. There are a lot of repainters and kitbashers in this hobby, so someone COULD look at Jetstorm and say, "Hmm, a blank slate. What can *I* do with that??" Jetstorm looks like an opportunity just waiting to happen.

As for Wingblade... You know, I always see figures with weapon hands/arms, and I just don't like what I see. I'd much rather see real hands HOLDING weapons, instead of a hand that IS a weapon. However, I think I can handle Wingblade's "hands". I think I'll get him, if I can find him.

To Skowl, thanks for all your hard work in general, and specifically on this story.

And to the news crew and Ryan and everyone involved in Seibertron.com, ya'll rock! Keep up the great work, because we all DO appreciate it.

If you're unfamiliar with the figure, the weapon hands are different from a figure like Armada Demolisher.

These barrel fingers actualy retract so the fingers line up incrementaly almost like a real hand.

It isn;t quite acurate, but it's still pretty cool.

As for the "Blank Slate" idea, I can't say your wrong, and after only taking into acount a hand full of the talent I've seen here...

..yeah, this is a good thing!

Bland? Nah. I'd rather have that than neon purple ang green swirlies with orange polka-dots any day.

I just can't decide which one I like more, and I'm having a hard time trying to figure out how big they are.

I'm leaning towards Jetstorm because I could use a big Deception for my Cybertron line (have too many Autobots). And Wingblade looks good too, but he looks awfully "busy" with all that stuff under his wings.

Sportimus Prime wrote:Bland? Nah. I'd rather have that than neon purple ang green swirlies with orange polka-dots any day.

I just can't decide which one I like more, and I'm having a hard time trying to figure out how big they are.

I'm leaning towards Jetstorm because I could use a big Deception for my Cybertron line (have too many Autobots). And Wingblade looks good too, but he looks awfully "busy" with all that stuff under his wings.

For some reason I never bothered with the Jetstorm mold when it was out during Cybertron, but I made a point of getting Wingblade as Wing Saber because he can combine with Optimus (though I've never taken the time to set that up). If I get either it'll be Jetstorm because I think this deco works alot better than the other two releases.

Before I go... Hmn. I think somebody mixed up who's who in the original post. Here's the mistake:

Skowl wrote:Wingblade (repaint of Cybertron Jetfire) and Jetfire (repaint of Cybertron Wing Saber).

Wingblade is really the repaint of Cybertron Wing Saber while the Cybertron Jetfire repaint is actually called Jetstorm. An honest mistake, I'm just calling you on it is all. Great work otherwise, keep it up!

I'll definately pick up the Wingblade, as I missed out on Wing Saber for my Cyb. Prime. The Jetstorm is a maybe. I'm typically iffy on repaints, but It'd be nice to have something to display in vehicle mode (I own the original mold of this character)

These repaints I can live with, as I missed out on the original Cybertron release. Its amazing how sometimes something as reviled as a repaint can turn out to be gold for some collectors. I'm definitely getting these two.

i think the new paint schemes look really good, jetfire more so. As for being bland, isnt that the point of a Robot in DISGUISE!!!!

I will be getting these

Further proof that all Transformers should only be black, with black detailing, and black highlights.

Also, they should have no features, be as large as humanly possible, cost $10 but go on clearance for $3.50, and have 31,000 points of articulation.

You see fans, we hate repaints that use any of the colors commonly associated with colors in general. A little known fact is that we also hate the lack of color.

We also hate shades of color and contrasts.

hatehatehate

I like Windblade. makes up for never seeing WingSaber in stores.

Now All I have to do is make the long drive to a TRU when it comes out.

ShGarland_1383 wrote:
Before I go... Hmn. I think somebody mixed up who's who in the original post. Here's the mistake:

Skowl wrote:Wingblade (repaint of Cybertron Jetfire) and Jetfire (repaint of Cybertron Wing Saber).

Wingblade is really the repaint of Cybertron Wing Saber while the Cybertron Jetfire repaint is actually called Jetstorm. An honest mistake, I'm just calling you on it is all. Great work otherwise, keep it up!

I knew I was going to get them confused. The two new figures and the names of the figures they're repainted from all sound the same. I have no more room in my head for any new Transformers info.

Thanks for letting me know, it's been fixed on the front page (but not on the first post of this thread - for some reason, when I edit a post, I lose all my URL links, which would suck because there are over 50 of them in the original post...)

BTW, does WingSaber attach to Cybertron Optimus Prime. If so, are there repaints of Optimus Prime, cause this colour scheme definetly won't go well with it.

Blurrz wrote:BTW, does WingSaber attach to Cybertron Optimus Prime. If so, are there repaints of Optimus Prime, cause this colour scheme definetly won't go well with it.

yes (assuming that this is a straight repaint and that no remolding/retooling was done to the toy). and there are only 2 variants of Cybertron OP (3 if you count the Sonic Convoy Japan TRU exclusive) all within the Cybertron lineup. the green won't definitely go well with it:

Well that just sucks. I guess i won't be venturing into the Cybertron Line-up.

Are these out now?

omega666 wrote:Are these out now?

I don't think so. Not that I've seen anyway. This was just new images.

Can't load the images. Are they still there? I hope they were not taken out yet.

Auto Bot wrote:Can't load the images. Are they still there? I hope they were not taken out yet.

You know you were complaining about getting warnings for bumping old threads? Yeah, this would be why.

Sledge wrote:

Auto Bot wrote:Can't load the images. Are they still there? I hope they were not taken out yet.

You know you were complaining about getting warnings for bumping old threads? Yeah, this would be why.

Isn't this a recently revived thread? All these rescued threads have their last several weeks of posts unrecovered. And they all look like months old threads. Everybody's checking them out. So why single me out again?

If the pics did load, i wouldn't even have to post here.

If there's a STAMP here that says "this is an old dead thread even before the site crash", then i'd surely keep off the thread.

But there isn't.

So pls try to quit digging up old cutie accusations against me.

You're making it look like, as if i'm digging up dead threads intentionally. Maybe you need some attention yourself?

I'm interested to see the pics. If anybody can help.

It's not a "hi" "hello" spam necro-digging.

And yeah, Judge Sledge? If you need justification, your honor. Here's the reason why I wanted to see the pics.

This recent issues about TFA Jetstorm-Jetfire twins had me interested in pics of what Jetstorm previously look like. I know Jetfire. But i'm not familiar with Jetstorm. I did a search. And it brought me to this picture-packed thread.

Only i can't load the pictures.

Your honor, i'd like to enter this as exhibit "A".

I think old pictures are not loading up. Probably because of what happened to the site a couple of weeks ago. Also, I noticed random threads being bumped up WITHOUT people posting on them.

Anyway, I still see these two figures at TRU.

Dude, it's a thread from January and you're complaining about a lack of images you could easily Google. And I really don't see how you can say this is a "recently revived" thread when yours is the first post in it since January.

But whatever. I'm trying to help you understand why people get annoyed with you. Shan't bother again. Hope you enjoy it the next time you get banned for this sort of crap.

omega666 wrote:I think old pictures are not loading up. Probably because of what happened to the site a couple of weeks ago. Also, I noticed random threads being bumped up WITHOUT people posting on them.

Anyway, I still see these two figures at TRU.

Thanks. It's nice to hear from sane people. Especially those that are not Judges.

If this was really a January 2008 old thread, i wouldn't even see it on page 1 of forum. Therefore, there should be no chance for me to ... uh... "bump it up"?

Clearly, it's NOT from January. But rather, it losts a number of its most recent posts. It must have been recently rescued.

Sledge wrote:Dude, it's a thread from January and you're complaining about a lack of images you could easily Google. And I really don't see how you can say this is a "recently revived" thread when yours is the first post in it since January.

But whatever. I'm trying to help you understand why people get annoyed with you. Shan't bother again. Hope you enjoy it the next time you get banned for this sort of crap.

"Recently revived" means the thread was fixed and made available by the admin or the mods. NOT revived by members/posters. SheesSH!

Your "why people get annoyed with you" generalisation is laughable. Although, i don't wanna laugh to retain the seriousness of this issue. Your "people" word basically means YOU, YOU and YOU, plus a few of your allies. I would term that as a "tiny vocal faction" rather than "people".

If you don't try to blow up and exaggerate cutie accusations, i think i'd be safe. Especially so that i'm not doing anything wrong. Sans your skewed interpretations, of course. And that i was erroneously banned before, due solely to your exaggerations. Ah.. "your" means YOU and a couple of your teammates.

A lot of images are missing. You could have asked the question without bumping an old and outdated thread.

Auto Bot wrote:
Thanks. It's nice to hear from sane people. Especially those that are not Judges.

If this was really a January 2008 old thread, i wouldn't even see it on page 1 of forum. Therefore, there should be no chance for me to ... uh... "bump it up"?

Clearly, it's NOT from January. But rather, it losts a number of its most recent posts. It must have been recently rescued.

Speaking as a sane person, this thread clearly IS from January, and you too can see that if you look at the forum index page. The thread was created on January 27th, 2008, and unless I am indeed not sane, the 27th of January does reside in the month of January. In fact, if you look at posts throughout this thread and not just from these last couple of days (for reasons unknown), you'll see posts from January and on.

Well, i wouldn't know where to ask. I can't just go about all the other "lively" threads and ask questions about this thread.

Not all missing pics are due to the crash. I understand that some were pulled out due to requests of some big shots. Some pics could have been changed. Some could due to a slight coding error.

There's lots of possible reasons.

I don't really know what's the reason for this thread. So i asked.

I don't have the habit of concluding or judging by myself.

The point is that you could have simply created a new thread asking "Why are the images missing?" instead of digging up an old thread and bumping it. It's not that big of a deal; it's just forum etiquette; don't bump old threads unless there's a good reason. [peace_sign]

Dagon wrote:

Auto Bot wrote:
Thanks. It's nice to hear from sane people. Especially those that are not Judges.

If this was really a January 2008 old thread, i wouldn't even see it on page 1 of forum. Therefore, there should be no chance for me to ... uh... "bump it up"?

Clearly, it's NOT from January. But rather, it losts a number of its most recent posts. It must have been recently rescued.

Speaking as a sane person, this thread clearly IS from January, and you too can see that if you look at the forum index page. The thread was created on January 27th, 2008, and unless I am indeed not sane, the 27th of January does reside in the month of January. In fact, if you look at posts throughout this thread and not just from these last couple of days (for reasons unknown), you'll see posts from January and on.

Ok. Nice that you pointed it out that it was created in January.

Then? What's the connection?

Are threads in January supposed to be receiving posts within January only?

There's several threads here that lasts much longer.

It was created in January. But it could have posts till September. Perfectly possible. Then the crash. After the thread's been rescued, the Feb to Sept posts could have been wiped out. Like most of the other rescued threads.

It's a possibility. There's no way for me to know if the original last post was from January, from May or from September before the crash.

Do you know? Can anybody confirm with certainty and tell me? So that i may know that i did something terribly terribly wrong this time?

Please?

As I said above:

GuyIncognito wrote:The point is that you could have simply created a new thread asking "Why are the images missing?" instead of digging up an old thread and bumping it. It's not that big of a deal; it's just forum etiquette; don't bump old threads unless there's a good reason. [peace_sign]

GuyIncognito wrote:The point is that you could have simply created a new thread asking "Why are the images missing?" instead of digging up an old thread and bumping it. It's not that big of a deal; it's just forum etiquette; don't bump old threads unless there's a good reason. [peace_sign]

Let's make one thing clear first. I'm NOT bumping threads. Don't get carried away by the wild goose chase of Honorable Judge Sledge. He's been tailing me and doing that all the time.

Now that that is cleared up, let's go to the issue.

I'm not really sure if it's ok to create what could sound like a worthless "Why are the images missing in a particular thread?" thread.

You know, it will give these Honoroble self-appointed Judges (NOT refering to mods) more ammo to push for their favorite tag-line "you're just doing that to increase your post count".

I hope you understand. (If you try to look at the other previous threads on how they tail me and constantly fire the "increase your post count" bullet.)

THERE! Pics of Jetstorm and Wingblade.

omega666 wrote:THERE! Pics of Jetstorm and Wingblade.

Thanks, man. You really know how to solve problems and issues.

If more people are like you, there'd be less problems in this world.

Again, thanks.

Hold on a sec.

I thought that figure is Jetfire? So Jetfire and Jetstorm are one and the same?

You know? After getting these figure, I don't think they are that great. I will repaint these and make them better.

Pls bear with me. My knowledge of TF characters isn't complete. Not even in the vicinity of half way complete.

I'm generally familiar with G1, then missed everything, and came back with the 2007 Movie.

I'm especially not familiar with the Armada-Cybertron-Energon series.

I thought that cargo plane TF, of Cybertron or Energon series, was Jetfire.

Is Jetfire and Jetstorm one and the same?

Auto Bot wrote:Pls bear with me. My knowledge of TF characters isn't complete. Not even in the vicinity of half way complete.

I'm generally familiar with G1, then missed everything, and came back with the 2007 Movie.

I'm especially not familiar with the Armada-Cybertron-Energon series.

I thought that cargo plane TF, of Cybertron or Energon series, was Jetfire.

Is Jetfire and Jetstorm one and the same?

No man. It's a repaint. The cargo plane was Jetfire in Cybertron, and is just repainted. They're two different characters.
If you want to get down to it, Jetstorm was a Vehicon general from Beast Machines, and was the altered version of Silverbolt. Since then they've just been reusing the name, just like every other TF character. But, in all honesty, if you don't know the difference between Jetfire and Jetstorm there's no hope you'll grasp the whole lineage of Sparks corrupted during Beast Machines. Not being a prick there, but serious nonetheless.

Ok. So they came out with a repaint of Jetfire mold into Jetstorm character.

Hmm.. Now i see the link on how they arrive at using the 2 names into a twin character in TFA.

Thanks for sharing the background of these characters.

I find it a bit creepy to see a combiner split up midway vertically. With each half the exact copy of the other, but of different color.

Yeah, It's kinda a coincidence that Jetstorm is a Cyb Repaint of Jetfire. They are both quite dull repaints, but they are still great molds.

I don't see a problem with bumping the thread.. bar the huge argument, this has lead into a healthy discussion, has it not?

Yeah.

If we just skip the arguments, a healthy discussion is where the fun is.

Plus i get to learn a few more things about the TF saga.