Rumor - New Universe Galvatron and ROTF Ravage repaints coming?
Thursday, August 20th, 2009 11:19AM CDT
Categories: Toy News, RumorsPosted by: Mkall Views: 37,975
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This is a rumour only as there aren't any images available, so take this as a pinch (or several pinches) of salt.
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Posted by Narc on August 20th, 2009 @ 11:28am CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 20th, 2009 @ 11:47am CDT
Posted by Doubledealer93 on August 20th, 2009 @ 11:49am CDT
Posted by kirbenvost on August 20th, 2009 @ 12:00pm CDT
Posted by Mkall on August 20th, 2009 @ 12:04pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:How about waiting until we have real evidence? A "reliable friend" is not exactly evidence, by far
Hence why it's been classed as a rumour
Real Dev hasn't lead us wrong yet.
Posted by Mindmaster on August 20th, 2009 @ 12:11pm CDT
Posted by RiddlerJ on August 20th, 2009 @ 12:30pm CDT
At any rate, they should remold the Classic Blaster Megatron into someone. Shockwave, Sixshot, Treadshot. That mold is a little goofy but it holds together better than Galvatron.
Posted by Dead Metal on August 20th, 2009 @ 12:37pm CDT
Posted by Supreme Convoy on August 20th, 2009 @ 12:38pm CDT
Posted by Talous on August 20th, 2009 @ 12:43pm CDT
Posted by Forgotten on August 20th, 2009 @ 12:53pm CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 20th, 2009 @ 12:59pm CDT
Mkall wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:How about waiting until we have real evidence? A "reliable friend" is not exactly evidence, by far
Hence why it's been classed as a rumour
Real Dev hasn't lead us wrong yet.
I've seen enough people claiming they have news, only to be find out they were lying. I'm not doubting Real Dev, just his friend
Posted by dabattousai on August 20th, 2009 @ 1:09pm CDT
Posted by shonenfan4 on August 20th, 2009 @ 1:37pm CDT
Posted by Megatron Wolf on August 20th, 2009 @ 2:12pm CDT
Posted by skywarp-2 on August 20th, 2009 @ 2:21pm CDT
Posted by Swiftknife24 on August 20th, 2009 @ 2:25pm CDT
Might we have a second possible Premium on our hands?
Hope so! Hope his eye will be red, too, this time! He might come with Reedman, too!
Ah well, if he's just chrome, then it's a must; glad I haven't picked the first one up!
Posted by Powermaster Jazz on August 20th, 2009 @ 3:02pm CDT
Posted by ShGarland_1383 on August 20th, 2009 @ 3:06pm CDT
I'm not sorry I bought U-Galvatron, it's just not good enough a figure to justify a repaint IMO. I've seen Doubledealer25's transforming issue (where it falls apart when transforming him) with mine. I'd rather see the original Galvatron reissued...
As for Ravage...I'm gonna try to pick up the old deco, which I know is out but I've only seen once (mostly because I haven't done that much looking for transformers lately). Just wanna wait till I've actually got the money to buy it before I do...
Powermaster Jazz wrote:I'm convinced we'll never get a better version of G1 Galvatron than the purple reissue....which is fine by me, cause he's one of my favorite toys.
My train of thought for the Galvatron reissue earlier is a US release of this, actually.
Posted by Convotron on August 20th, 2009 @ 3:38pm CDT
My main criticism of the mold is the fact that it's a Deluxe class mold rather than the Voyager class mold it should be. It's Galvatron! If it was redesigned for as a Voyager class figure, many of the issues would be resolved. I don't mind the tank alt mode but it's awfully mundane for the character whose original alt mode was a space cannon. Galvatron should either be a space cannon again or a Cybertronian tank rather than an "Earth" tank.
Posted by rpetras on August 20th, 2009 @ 4:06pm CDT
Powermaster Jazz wrote:I'm convinced we'll never get a better version of G1 Galvatron than the purple reissue....which is fine by me, cause he's one of my favorite toys.
With just a little remolding Energon Galvatron would work great!
He's the "official" Galvatron on my shelf for the time being.
Posted by GetterDragun on August 20th, 2009 @ 5:18pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Mkall wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:How about waiting until we have real evidence? A "reliable friend" is not exactly evidence, by far
Hence why it's been classed as a rumour
Real Dev hasn't lead us wrong yet.
I've seen enough people claiming they have news, only to be find out they were lying. I'm not doubting Real Dev, just his friend
And your point is what? We posted it as a rumor and regardless of it coming true or not, it still is fun to guess who it might be. So if you don't care to join in the discussion at hand and only wnat to critique the staff for just telling the rest of the members what they know, then don't post in this thread.
Posted by Jetstorm92210 on August 20th, 2009 @ 5:24pm CDT
Posted by Cyber Bishop on August 20th, 2009 @ 5:29pm CDT
GetterDragun wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Mkall wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:How about waiting until we have real evidence? A "reliable friend" is not exactly evidence, by far
Hence why it's been classed as a rumour
Real Dev hasn't lead us wrong yet.
I've seen enough people claiming they have news, only to be find out they were lying. I'm not doubting Real Dev, just his friend
And your point is what? We posted it as a rumor and regardless of it coming true or not, it still is fun to guess who it might be. So if you don't care to join in the discussion at hand and only wnat to critique the staff for just telling the rest of the members what they know, then don't post in this thread.
Thank you, I could not agree more.
Posted by Kibble on August 20th, 2009 @ 5:35pm CDT
GetterDragun wrote:And your point is what? We posted it as a rumor and regardless of it coming true or not, it still is fun to guess who it might be. So if you don't care to join in the discussion at hand and only wnat to critique the staff for just telling the rest of the members what they know, then don't post in this thread.
RD is official news crew now? Didn't notice...long overdue, though! Dude's been breaking news left and right for months.
Posted by dragons on August 20th, 2009 @ 5:54pm CDT
Posted by Dr. Caelus on August 20th, 2009 @ 6:12pm CDT
But then, the Henkei line is a testament to the designers' propensity for chroming random parts.
The spikes would look cool chromed, but that would necessitate hard plastic, which I doubt would come to pass in a US release.
Posted by DMSL on August 20th, 2009 @ 6:16pm CDT
Posted by NuclearConvoy on August 20th, 2009 @ 6:36pm CDT
Posted by tom brokaw on August 20th, 2009 @ 6:56pm CDT
Posted by Convotron on August 20th, 2009 @ 7:33pm CDT
NuclearConvoy wrote:I've never had a single problem with my Universe Galvatron...is he known to be prone to falling apart?
The only problem I've had with Galvatron was the turret and cannon popped off the ball joint when I first transformed the toy. The reason was that the joint was super tight. Aside from that, I haven't had any issues with the parts popping off.
Posted by Kibble on August 20th, 2009 @ 8:40pm CDT
NuclearConvoy wrote:I've never had a single problem with my Universe Galvatron...is he known to be prone to falling apart?
Those with meat hands find him to be...
j/k
I know some people have had problems with him and even mine pops off once in a while, too. I personally think he's great, though.
Posted by NuclearConvoy on August 20th, 2009 @ 9:14pm CDT
Yeah, so, I have bought a lot of RotF toys lately so that theyre fresh in my mind when thinking of things like this.
Posted by skywarp-2 on August 20th, 2009 @ 10:10pm CDT
Convotron wrote:Hmm, I wouldn't pick Universe Galvatron for a repaint. Galvatron is a mediocre figure at best. The transformation process is poorly designed. It feels like the designers were trying to make it more jumbled than it needed to be. The proportions are odd with the figure being 70% arms and legs, and the rest being the torso and tiny head. That being said, I don't hate it but it's a toy where the character concept has great potential for toy design and the designers missed the mark.
My main criticism of the mold is the fact that it's a Deluxe class mold rather than the Voyager class mold it should be. It's Galvatron! If it was redesigned for as a Voyager class figure, many of the issues would be resolved. I don't mind the tank alt mode but it's awfully mundane for the character whose original alt mode was a space cannon. Galvatron should either be a space cannon again or a Cybertronian tank rather than an "Earth" tank.
as usual convotron you hit the nail on the head!!! seriously!!
I am all in favor now of a full on Hasbro made Voyager Galvatron as a space canon or cybertronian tank!!
that good ole Canuck fresh air must keep that gray matter in yer noggin running sharp...
Hook it up Hasbro, Hook it up!!
Posted by emeraldbeacon on August 21st, 2009 @ 1:13am CDT
Posted by Convotron on August 21st, 2009 @ 8:55am CDT
skywarp-2 wrote:as usual convotron you hit the nail on the head!!! seriously!!
I am all in favor now of a full on Hasbro made Voyager Galvatron as a space canon or cybertronian tank!!
that good ole Canuck fresh air must keep that gray matter in yer noggin running sharp...
Hook it up Hasbro, Hook it up!!
Now all we need is an insider at upper the echelon of Hasbro to put this Voyager Galvatron plan in motion!
Posted by rpetras on August 21st, 2009 @ 1:03pm CDT
I'd pick up a repaint if the color scheme was interesting.
I have several repainted Cybertron Unicrons (the tank) and Galvy on the shelf as heralds for the 2 planet sized Unicrons.
I'd be more than happy to add to this display.