New TF Universe Darkwind and Countdown in box images!

Darkwind turned out pretty awesome-lookin'.
Though I admit that's a pretty versatile mold for repaints.

Countdown... eh... not so much. Looks like a bunch of building blocks somewhat.

all right toys rus exclusives whooo have nothing against target my only complaint i live far away from target toysrus is closer for me any news about the combiner energon series exclusives.?

I might have to grab Countdown, because the 'micromasters as normal TFs' Classics/Universe has going amuses me. And the recolor, much like Dropshot and Roadbuster, looks better than the original Cybertron figures to me.

thank f**k their not botcon exclusives, toys r us in england may not get them but some kind sellers on ebay will

the war goes on

i will get countdown i dont need a repaint of silverbolt

I think Darkwing is a must have for me, since I have Botcon Dreadwind.

I think I'll get the Silverbolt repaint. I passed on Silverbolt and this repaint is fairly nice. I'm trying to mostly stick to Decepticons these days in an attempt to cut back; I'm just totally running out of room and I prefer the look of the Decepticons anyway.

Afraid I don't like the colors on Darkwind...gotta get COuntdown though...awesome...

Myabe on the Countdown so that I can repiant him. Pass on Darkwind.

Darkwing will be mine.

I'll be getting both as soon as I see them!

And the name confusion is complete, now we have every combination possible:

Dreadwind & Dreadwing
Darkwing & Darkwind

Darkwing is good but I would have preffered they repainted red alert as DoubleDealer

still waiting for them to do Onslought as Hardhead, though he would need remoulding

Damn. Only Toys 'R' Us? Such awesome needs to be mainline, not exclusive.

Darkwind is nice in bot mode but I don't have Dreadwing so I may not get him.

Kinda hoping there's a Henkei Dreadwing.

Well, New Zealand usually gets some Toys 'R' Us exclusives into Toy World (both of whom are probably linked) so I might have a chance of getting these cheap but either way, they're mine. But Darkwind? What kind of retards work at Hasbro?

Darkwing and Dreadwind combine to form Dreadwing. Darkwind is nobody. Botcon Darkwing... This should have been Dreadwind. I could understand if it was copyright but... wtf........ At least call him Dreadwing and say for some weird reason that some random Dreadwind and the Botcon Darkwing have some how randomly been melted down into this mold. I don't know but Darkwind makes NO SENSE!

As this is clearly Darkwing, I'm not sure how calling it Dreadwing would have been an improvement on Darkwind. "Look, there's Dreadwing and Dreadwind!"

They look great.

I like repaints. They make my heart feel good.

Me likey! Now need a damn release date for these guys!!! anyone or anybody??

I will be buying both of these.

But is Countdown Voyager or Ultra class?

Firebird wrote:I will be buying both of these.

But is Countdown Voyager or Ultra class?

countdown has to be ultra scale since its a repaint of ultra cybertron red alert

TCJJ wrote:Well, New Zealand usually gets some Toys 'R' Us exclusives into Toy World (both of whom are probably linked) so I might have a chance of getting these cheap but either way, they're mine. But Darkwind? What kind of retards work at Hasbro?

Darkwing and Dreadwind combine to form Dreadwing. Darkwind is nobody. Botcon Darkwing... This should have been Dreadwind. I could understand if it was copyright but... wtf........ At least call him Dreadwing and say for some weird reason that some random Dreadwind and the Botcon Darkwing have some how randomly been melted down into this mold. I don't know but Darkwind makes NO SENSE!

I think there is some confusion with the names. The Botcon exclusive was Dreadwind. http://www.seibertron.com/news/view.php?id=10457&f_cat=7&f_keyword=dreadwind&f_year=



This new repainted figure should have been Darkwing. No melting or merging necessary. Now, I would like to see someone kitbash these two and form Dreadwing.

nemesis-prime wrote:

Firebird wrote:I will be buying both of these.

But is Countdown Voyager or Ultra class?

countdown has to be ultra scale since its a repaint of ultra cybertron red alert

Thanks, I never had Cybertron Red Alert.

i didnt either i like the colors of countdown beter

TCJJ wrote:But Darkwind? What kind of retards work at Hasbro?

Darkwing and Dreadwind combine to form Dreadwing. Darkwind is nobody. Botcon Darkwing... This should have been Dreadwind. I could understand if it was copyright but... wtf........ At least call him Dreadwing and say for some weird reason that some random Dreadwind and the Botcon Darkwing have some how randomly been melted down into this mold. I don't know but Darkwind makes NO SENSE!

Sounds kinda like a fart....

Darkwing/Darkwind looks great. Bought.

Countdown is a possibility.

I don't think Darkwind looks bad per se...But I really can't stand that mold...


Countdown, however, I think is an absolutely brilliant use of that mold...I'm sold...

Darkwind is a pass for me. Wasn't too impressed with this mold to begin with.

Happy to see the CD Red Alert getting this repaint though. It's actually better than the original. Disappointed that this is a TRU-exclusive, though. Wal-Mart or Target would have been preferable to me.

Rofl, Darkwind's bio is hilarious. He's EMO-CON.

I hate repaints so big pass for me.

i don't like repaints either especially when they're this size (i can put up with voyagers such as the seekers and some autobots...) especially when it purports to be a very expensive year what with 3 separate lines of tfs, reissues and MP grimlock coming out.

i must admit that the colour schemes are pretty good and countdown is an interesting choice (and the box art robot is excellent). Was wondering if they'd use that mould for a g1 doubledealer homage.

already auctions for countdown and darkwing on ebay

Is that Countdown mold any good???

Sowndwave76 wrote:Is that Countdown mold any good???

I think so. It's a repaint of Cybertron CD Red Alert. Not sorry I passed on it when that figure was out; this deco's much better IMO.

ShGarland_1383 wrote:

Sowndwave76 wrote:Is that Countdown mold any good???

I think so. It's a repaint of Cybertron CD Red Alert. Not sorry I passed on it when that figure was out; this deco's much better IMO.

Aye, the first CD Red Alert looked like the standard Red Alert with a big missile. I get a Russian Cosmonaut feel when I look at this guy.

nemesis-prime wrote:already auctions for countdown and darkwing on ebay

Surprisingly, Darkwind didn't sell for that much.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2FTransformers-Universe-Classic-Series-Darkwind-Misb_W0QQitemZ280296382585QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0%3Fhash%3Ditem280296382585%26_trksid%3Dp3286.c0.m14%26_trkparms%3D66%253A2%257C65%253A13%257C39%253A1%257C240%253A1318%26

As far as the naming goes it has formerly been theorised that there may be problems using 'Darkwing' due to the Disney character Darkwing Duck. Personally I'm not at all concerned with the name on the box. It's obviously Darkwing and for anyone who grew up on the latter half of the Marvel comics having Dreadwind and Darkwing on their Classics shelf is a must.

I, personally am happy they are not in the mainline. They would make good shelfwarmers (not as good as the movie voyager repaints, though...)

I have the original Darkwing and Dreadwind, these repaints are not even close to them in awesomeness. (those two could really use a reissue)

I can't wait to get my hands on Countdown. It's an awesome mold, and unfortunately I didn't start collecting until after the Cybertron line was gone.

I'll pass on Darkwind, though. Although his color scheme looks great in bot mode, I think it's ugly in jet mode, and I don't like the fact that it's basically a robot stuck to the bottom of a jet, rather than a jet that transforms into a robot. It was worth the $10 I paid for the original when he was on clearance, but it's not worth $26 for a repaint.

Any more word on when these will be release? It's funny that we saw packages a momth ago without a release date.

Stormrider wrote:Any more word on when these will be release? It's funny that we saw packages a momth ago without a release date.

BBTS has wave 6 scheduled for March, but since these are exclusives, I don't know if they'll follow that pattern. I'm guessing Feb or March sometime, they aren't listed on TRU's website yet.

These are a big fat pass for me personally. Altho, the silverbolt re~paint would be sweet with a head swap. Hmmmm......lol.