New Pictures of Universe Cyclonus

Cyclonus's mold is a winner.

I agree. This looks fantastic. Except for the paint job in those pics, of course. I wish we could properly see Nightstick's robot mode though. We still haven't seen a proper, clear picture of it.

No doubt about it. I must have this.


Epic win all around!

What do you mean "unpainted"?

That's how the toy is going to look out of the package. Hasbro obviously didn't learn anything from the Classics Starscream/Skywarp debacle, and it looks like we'll have to wait for a Henkei face repaint once again.

Nice one Hasbro.

*edit*

The previously released images have been heavily photoshopped (dodge/burn/dodge/burn), just like all recent publicity shots of Hasbro's products have been.

awesome... though i might hang fire until we start seeing more pictures of it.. or the henkei version... which is what im doing for Galvatron..

seems like hasbro just cant be arsed and takara are cleaning up after them with the classics 2.0/universe decos... :\

The mold is awesome.

This is one mold that has no real repaint applications whatsoever, so you never know, maybe they will make a 'Premium' version with more details, better paint, etc.

I suppose you could go with like Night attack in black, or from the KO version so many years back---white.

You could also do a very odd colored one from a Season 3 ep. where he Magnus and a Quint go through some kind of black hole and on their way through they have some very odd color schemes to say the lease.

I really hope Nightstick is mistransformed in that alt mode pic, because to always have his face staring up like that, I'll bet he's thinking, "Beige. We should paint the ceiling beige."

Awesome sauce. Eagerly awaiting this one.

tigertracks 24 wrote:The mold is awesome.

This is one mold that has no real repaint applications whatsoever, so you never know, maybe they will make a 'Premium' version with more details, better paint, etc.

I suppose you could go with like Night attack in black, or from the KO version so many years back---white.

You could also do a very odd colored one from a Season 3 ep. where he Magnus and a Quint go through some kind of black hole and on their way through they have some very odd color schemes to say the lease.

Shhh...stop giving them ideas.

I want a red and white shattered glass repaint of this.

This guy could use some paint. Especially on the face.

How come there's a dude lying face up on the jet? Is it like some kind of a coffin bearing airplane? Looks aweful.

Cyclonus himself looks great. Minus that sun-bathing little dude.

Pass.
*eagerly awaiting henkei version*

I cannot wait to get this this fig..

And yes, I do believe Nightstick is mistransformed.

His legs should be folded up to his chest, and semi hide his face.

I could take a few Nightstick repaints.

This guy is a definite must buy. I must have one for my collection.

As usual, it doesn't look as good in reality as it does in Hasbro's digitally-altered promotional shots, but it still looks like a cool figure, and I plan to get it as soon as I can.

Geekee1 wrote:I want a red and white shattered glass repaint of this.

Not to be picky, but wasn't he red and orange ala Hot Rod?

Well, if this is how the final product looks, Hasbro can kiss my money goodbye. I’ll have to see how Henkei does this guy.

Although, judging by the paint applications it would appear this is an mock-up.

Stormrider wrote:Cyclonus's mold is a winner.

I completely agree. Hasbro/Takara nailed this one. If Hasbro's paint scheme is anything like the "stock" photo, I wonder how it will be possible for Takara to improve upon it. Will be difficult, I think, unless Hasbro botches it, big-time.

Can't wait to get this Figure. The classics line has been coming along nicely! I bet the Henkei version has a better paint scheme. But here's to a Targetmaster partner with some actual range of movement in the limbs! And only in 2 months? Ohh, man.

Now that is Cyclonus!

That TF is absolute gold.

Like the mould, but promo shots were better.

No matter.

I will buy this and repaint this.

looking forward to this figure JUST not this version once again is there any proof that the pictures we looking at are the prototype and not the finished product if he looks like this in the package hes nothing but a vampire wannabe.?


somebody should say something to habsro with all these crappy looking paint jobs that they do im for one am tired seeing hasbro doing crappy job at painting these figures when we know they can do better but they decide not to.

This clearly isn't the finished version. Best guess I've seen is that whoever stole the damn thing took some finished parts and some unfinished parts. And people say that these stolen items are good for Hasbro.

Counterpunch wrote:

Geekee1 wrote:I want a red and white shattered glass repaint of this.

Not to be picky, but wasn't he red and orange ala Hot Rod?

Possibly, I haven't looked at the comic in awhile, but I remembered it as red and white. You may be correct though. Either way I want one.

Sledge wrote:This clearly isn't the finished version. Best guess I've seen is that whoever stole the damn thing took some finished parts and some unfinished parts. And people say that these stolen items are good for Hasbro.

I have to agree. I'm doubtful that this is a production piece.

I wonder if they can take the design for titanium Scourge and enlarge it into a classic version. Hmmmmmm.

In the Killing Jar, he was different shades of yellow with some green on him. I just looked at the transformers wiki to see.

The legs still seem scrawny to me, but that's a minor complaint.

What I really want to know...

... Is Nightstick attached via a Minicon jack?

Cyclonus looks irresistable.

I hope Nightstick can at least turn his head around the other way if that sunbathing position is the proper way to attach him to Cyclonus' jet mode.

Works better if that little dude can go under the jet.

There is this pivot thing on the foot of this little dude. I've ruled out wheels. I wonder what that is.

Definitely not the final version. From the other pictures we had seen, Nightstck. (that's the little dude's name) had black legs and barrel.

And some of the tan plastic in Cyclonus looked silverish or even dark gray. Granted it could be Hasbro's photoshopping the images but still Nightstick needs to be black, not tan.

As for the pivots, they just look like his feet. since he turns into a gun, his legs are cylinders, so I guess they are there so he can stand.

I can see no other purpose for them.

Overcracker wrote:Definitely not the final version. From the other pictures we had seen, Nightstck. (that's the little dude's name) had black legs and barrel.

And some of the tan plastic in Cyclonus looked silverish or even dark gray. Granted it could be Hasbro's photoshopping the images but still Nightstick needs to be black, not tan.

As for the pivots, they just look like his feet. since he turns into a gun, his legs are cylinders, so I guess they are there so he can stand.

I can see no other purpose for them.

In both the plane mode, and the gun mode, and i presume in the robot mode as well, the foot pivot didn't move. No change in position. Yes, they're the foot. But why make a pivot for them that won't be used anyway?

Will be picking up a few of these! Thanks for the pics.

Thats the best figure ive seen this year. cant wait to get him.

This looks to me like the paint job hasn't been finished yet.

I like the mold, although I'm likely going to wait and see what the Henkei version is like.

This is going to be THE must have figure of the year, IMO.
Cannot wait!

That's not unpainted. That's how it's gonna look. Hasbro just spiced up the first photos to make everyone excited.

Cyclonus=Win

Mirage22 wrote:That's not unpainted. That's how it's gonna look. Hasbro just spiced up the first photos to make everyone excited.

agreed.

They have Universe deluxe wave 4 up on Entertainment Earth now, and Cyclonus looks identical to the mismatched test-shot lookin' thing we see here.

Remember the first Classics Starscream. His ad photo was painted beautifully. But the actual toy features unpainted face, and pretty much the rest of the silver/white parts.

Cyclonus could go the same way too.

I'll wait for the Henkei version if this is going to be the paint job.

Fantastic mold, but I'm in agreement with most on the paint. I'll probalby end up picking it up out of impatience, but I'd like to see Henkei pics before I decide for definite.

Or maybe I'll get the US version, then the Henkei when it comes out and repaint the US ver. into Shattered Glass

I will wait and see what people have to say once he is released and I will also have bette idea of if he is worth getting when I see him in the store. But he looks like a great mold from pictures.