ROTF Dead End & Ice Cream Twin in Package
Monday, June 15th, 2009 5:31AM CDT
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Posted by Heckfire on June 15th, 2009 @ 6:34am CDT
Posted by Zeds on June 15th, 2009 @ 7:24am CDT
Posted by rpetras on June 15th, 2009 @ 7:32am CDT
The individual bots are going to be pretty small.
Posted by Diem on June 15th, 2009 @ 7:47am CDT
rpetras wrote:I was hoping the ice cream truck would at least be a voyager.
The individual bots are going to be pretty small.
I prefer it this size. If it were a voyager it would be too expensive for the sheer novelty.
Posted by Duke of Luns on June 15th, 2009 @ 8:42am CDT
Diem wrote:rpetras wrote:I was hoping the ice cream truck would at least be a voyager.
The individual bots are going to be pretty small.
I prefer it this size. If it were a voyager it would be too expensive for the sheer novelty.
I agree. Until I see the movie I have no idea who I'll end up getting, but being a deluxe definitely puts these guys on my radar.
Of course, the Ice Cream truck is tasty enough in it's own right, and the deluxe price point/size is the little bits of oreo inside. Mmm, oreoes .
Posted by typh0id on June 15th, 2009 @ 9:37am CDT
Ice Cream Truck will soon be mine!
Posted by Superior Prime09 on June 15th, 2009 @ 10:43am CDT
Posted by Dagon on June 15th, 2009 @ 11:16am CDT
Zeds wrote:Pass.
Uh-huh. Me too.
Posted by Sabrblade on June 15th, 2009 @ 11:20am CDT
Posted by Bouncy X on June 15th, 2009 @ 11:57am CDT
Posted by Duke of Luns on June 15th, 2009 @ 12:01pm CDT
Superior Prime09 wrote: I don't go for the repaints, its a waste and a very bad ideal that Hasbro came up with.
Were that true, then we wouldn't have the datsuns, seekers, Rumble/Frenzy, Ironhide/Ratchet, Tigertron, Black Arachnia, etc. etc. etc. to the nth degree .
But anyway, repainting/reusing parts is a common practice. Most early He-Man figures had repainted arms/legs/chests/waists, a LOT of Toybiz marvel figures reused various molds to make new characters(including some Legends), G.I. Joe reused some parts, and I'm sure DC's done it too. However, I will concurr that it's more noticeable in modern Transformers because they usually are a straight repaint, with no new parts(usually).
Now then, back on topic, has there ever been a Transformer like Skids/Mudflap that required both bots to make one vehicle? The only ones I can think of are the Micromaster combiners, and there were a lot of them. Animorphs had a T-Rex like that too, it required three members. Any others?
Posted by T-Macksimus on June 15th, 2009 @ 12:09pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:The only problem I see with packaging the Twins split like that is that kids might see the ice cream truck split apart and think it's broken.
I'm pretty sure that's why Hasbro placed the "Two Autobots Combine" sticker where they did. I know that some folks are worried about the confusion factor but to me it looks like there is more than enough indication on the packaging to eliminate any chance that kids or parents will be scratching their heads and thinking "WTF?" If they miss the one yellow sticker and the fact that both names and the faces of both bots are right there on the front of the package, they probably shouldnt be messing with something as complicated as a deluxe class Transformer to begin with. Gravity bots or FAB's might be more their speed and any parents not paying attention to what they are getting for their own kids are piss-poor parents as far as I'm concerned.
That having been said, this particular parent is digging how Dead End looks. Sideways didn't excite me much but I'm a sucker for black cars. That Ice Cream truck...seeing those twins in that alt mode is one of the few things that would actually make me consider drinking before 10:00 a.m. And I don't normally drink at all anymore. I know my youngest son will pester me for it and I'll probably cave but I'm likely going to make him work his butt off and earn it. I'll play with it after he gets his but I doubt I'll seek it out for myself. Parental Perogative, I can get away with that.
Duke of Luns, I think you pretty much have it with the Micromasters as far as both bots for a vehicle but several went the other way for the 2 vehicle = 1 bot. (which I tink none of us really ever considered those falling into any kind of gestalt category)
In fact, after thinking about it, they started that way early on what with the Tape Combiners and the Duocons but I think the MM's were the only ones to go the other direction.
Posted by Megatron Wolf on June 15th, 2009 @ 1:02pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on June 15th, 2009 @ 3:09pm CDT
I don't think any of the Movie/ROTF figures are supposed to be any G1 characters.Megatron Wolf wrote:I like Dead End but im passing on the icecream truck. Now is Dead End the same bot as the scout figure or is this suppose to be the G1 character?
Posted by SonicWave on June 15th, 2009 @ 3:35pm CDT
Posted by Stress on June 15th, 2009 @ 3:43pm CDT
Posted by jaws on June 15th, 2009 @ 6:03pm CDT
Posted by Kibble on June 15th, 2009 @ 6:24pm CDT
Posted by Diem on June 15th, 2009 @ 8:45pm CDT
Bouncy X wrote:so i take it they get somehow damaged or something in the movie and have to take a new form?
If I know Michael Bay, bad comedy and bad filmaking generally, they will start seperate and be forced to merge later on for an infiltration scene where they're "amusingly" arguing with each other the whole time.
Think "pantomime horse" and just enlarge it a bit...
Posted by LiKwid on June 15th, 2009 @ 8:53pm CDT
Posted by T-Macksimus on June 17th, 2009 @ 2:38pm CDT
Diem wrote:Bouncy X wrote:so i take it they get somehow damaged or something in the movie and have to take a new form?
If I know Michael Bay, bad comedy and bad filmaking generally, they will start seperate and be forced to merge later on for an infiltration scene where they're "amusingly" arguing with each other the whole time.
Think "pantomime horse" and just enlarge it a bit...
What get's me is that they obviously have to trans-scan at some point for the different alt(s) but for all that advanced technology they still look like they got beat over their heads with the same ugly stick in either mode. Blows the theory that they must have scanned something "Picasso"ish when they came to Earth. I guess when their protoform split it was neither even nor kind. I'm not normally that superficial and certainly not with humans but I think the sibling rivalry and/or dimwitted gag would have sufficed for the audiences. I doubt we'll need the goofy appearance to be able to tell which ones are the comic relief. That pink and white should be a dead giveaway. If they play that damn obnoxious "Ice Cream Truck" music in their alt mode though, I will seriously have to consider walking out during the film!
Posted by Counterpunch on June 17th, 2009 @ 3:29pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on June 17th, 2009 @ 4:45pm CDT
His Deluxe toy is a black car.Counterpunch wrote:Dead End is red.
Posted by Dejavu on June 17th, 2009 @ 5:40pm CDT
Posted by Diem on June 17th, 2009 @ 8:05pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:His Deluxe toy is a black car.Counterpunch wrote:Dead End is red.
I think that's what he's complaining about.
Posted by Sabrblade on June 17th, 2009 @ 11:14pm CDT
Well, the Scout Class figure is red. Then again, Movie one Jolt (called "Dead End" in all fiction he's appeared in) was purple and silver.Diem wrote:Sabrblade wrote:His Deluxe toy is a black car.Counterpunch wrote:Dead End is red.
I think that's what he's complaining about.
Posted by Random on June 25th, 2009 @ 8:15am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on June 25th, 2009 @ 9:46am CDT
"September 2009"Random wrote:Has anyone found the Ice Cream truck yet, or has there been a release date? Odd that BBTS doesn't have a preorder and I cannot find them on Ebay.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on June 25th, 2009 @ 9:57am CDT
Diem wrote:Sabrblade wrote:His Deluxe toy is a black car.Counterpunch wrote:Dead End is red.
I think that's what he's complaining about.
This may help: they're separate characters, at least in Europe. The red Scout is called "Detour" here (may have to get one for confirmation), the black Deluxe will be called Dead End. Also, you shouldn't be so precise with names anyway, especially between lines I'm not, I just named the Purple Jolt "Road Hugger" and placed him with the G1 homages.
Posted by NuclearConvoy on June 25th, 2009 @ 1:35pm CDT
Posted by yongkykun on June 28th, 2009 @ 2:06am CDT
Posted by Diem on June 28th, 2009 @ 2:47am CDT
I mean, like, G1 Dead End was dark red/burgundy with yellow stripes, Alternator and ROTF Dead Ends, despite being homages/updates have a totally different colour scheme. Weird.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Diem wrote:Sabrblade wrote:His Deluxe toy is a black car.Counterpunch wrote:Dead End is red.
I think that's what he's complaining about.
This may help: they're separate characters, at least in Europe. The red Scout is called "Detour" here (may have to get one for confirmation), the black Deluxe will be called Dead End. Also, you shouldn't be so precise with names anyway, especially between lines I'm not, I just named the Purple Jolt "Road Hugger" and placed him with the G1 homages.