Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed
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Greetings Seibertronians! We saw a tease of it before but now, thanks to a tip off from fellow Seibertron users, Mindmaster, Bacem, Sabrblade, Bud Grimlock and TF-fan Kev777[/i], Hasbro have now revealed Maverick officially!
While debuting on the Official Transformers Instagram, IGN also revealed him in an article.
Maverick also comes with two guns a volleyball, two alternate hands so he can mess around with the latter and a mini motorcycle to he'll recreate one of the iconic scenes from the first movie.
Here's the official press release from Hasbro:
So far there's no word on any accompanying media like there was with the Ghostbusters and Back to the Future crossovers.
Will you be feeling the need to get this figure? Well get a Pre-Order in from Hasbro Pulse now!
Looking forward to this? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!
While debuting on the Official Transformers Instagram, IGN also revealed him in an article.
Maverick also comes with two guns a volleyball, two alternate hands so he can mess around with the latter and a mini motorcycle to he'll recreate one of the iconic scenes from the first movie.
Here's the official press release from Hasbro:
TRANSFORMERS-TOP GUN COLLABORATION INTRODUCES ALL-NEW ‘MAVERICK’ ROBOT CHARACTER – AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER TODAY!
‘More than Meets the Eye’ Takes Flight
in Celebration of the original TOP GUN Film
PAWTUCKET, RI – July 13, 2020 – Feel the need… the need for speed! Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) and Paramount Pictures today revealed the first-ever TRANSFORMERS-Top Gun collaboration, starring the all new character MAVERICK. Not to be confused with Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, this new TRANSFORMERS robot makes an ideal wingman, taking form as the iconic Northrop Grumman F-14 Tomcat® jet from the original Top Gun film. This nostalgic Top Gun mash-up MAVERICK robot marks a celebratory moment ahead of the highly anticipated sequel to the iconic original film, Top Gun: Maverick, releasing December 23, 2020.
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose.” Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it.
TRANSFORMERS Autobot MAVERICK stands at 7 inches in robot mode and can convert from robot to classic Northrop Grumman F-14 Tomcat® jet mode in 25 steps (The F-14 Tomcat is a registered trademark of Northrop Grumman, and is used under license). He includes a screen-inspired miniature motorcycle accessory and 2 alternate hands that can hold the included volleyball accessory. This bot is always ready to go vertical in jet mode or dominate a slow-mo volleyball montage in robot mode. This MAVERICK robot figure also features folding jet wings, movie-inspired details, including a helmet design inspired by the 2020 Top Gun: Maverick film, and includes 4 missile accessories that can be mounted on figure’s arms in robot mode and under wings in jet mode. Even the packaging is inspired by the aircraft carrier!
TRANSFORMERS robots have always been more than meets the eye, but now, through the TRANSFORMERS Collaborative, fans can experience these larger than life characters as they team-up, mash-up, and meet up with other characters, teams and people who share this same special quality. It is a world of constant change where things are not what they seem.
The MAVERICK figure is available now for pre-order at HasbroPulse.com, while supplies last.
So far there's no word on any accompanying media like there was with the Ghostbusters and Back to the Future crossovers.
Will you be feeling the need to get this figure? Well get a Pre-Order in from Hasbro Pulse now!
Looking forward to this? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!
Credit(s): Mindmaster, Bacem, Sabrblade, Bud Grimlock and TF-fan Kev777 from Seibertron, Hasbro
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Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071619)
Posted by Brokebot on July 13th, 2020 @ 1:00pm CDT
Posted by Brokebot on July 13th, 2020 @ 1:00pm CDT
Tango Foxtron.
heh.
heh.
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071626)
Posted by Mindmaster on July 13th, 2020 @ 1:12pm CDT
Posted by Mindmaster on July 13th, 2020 @ 1:12pm CDT
Already went and preordered one to avoid another Gigawatt fiasco (thank God it’s on Pulse and limited to one per customer), but yikes... $50 for what’s essentially somewhere between a Deluxe and a Voyager. I like the general look of it but it could be more refined I’d say. Hoping between now and the final product that the robot gets more color.
I can totally see this being retooled as a GI Joe Skystriker, but granted it’d probably look too much like the same as Maverick to even justify making one, unless they make it in the colors of laterday Skystrikers (the dark colored one from a few years ago for their 50th anniversary comes to mind). Still hoping for a Cobra HISS Decepticon!
I can totally see this being retooled as a GI Joe Skystriker, but granted it’d probably look too much like the same as Maverick to even justify making one, unless they make it in the colors of laterday Skystrikers (the dark colored one from a few years ago for their 50th anniversary comes to mind). Still hoping for a Cobra HISS Decepticon!
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071627)
Posted by -WonkoTheSane- on July 13th, 2020 @ 1:14pm CDT
Posted by -WonkoTheSane- on July 13th, 2020 @ 1:14pm CDT
Yeah, I'm gonna need that.
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071629)
Posted by Evil Eye on July 13th, 2020 @ 1:16pm CDT
Posted by Evil Eye on July 13th, 2020 @ 1:16pm CDT
That jet mode is stellar. I'm not too keen on the plastic they used but I do like the attention to detail with the weathering patterns; naval jets get absolutely filthy and beaten up to hell and back with the salty air after all. The robot mode looks good too, kinda giving me major Valkyrie vibes actually. Appropriate given the VF-1 Valkyrie is pretty obviously based on the F-14 (though Macross actually predates Top Gun by 5 years!).
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071632)
Posted by Ravage2031 on July 13th, 2020 @ 1:20pm CDT
Posted by Ravage2031 on July 13th, 2020 @ 1:20pm CDT
It comes with a volleyball!!! Sold!!!
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071633)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 13th, 2020 @ 1:21pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 13th, 2020 @ 1:21pm CDT
His robot mode looks rather plain.
...
Wait, did they do that on purpose so that we could make that pun?
...
Wait, did they do that on purpose so that we could make that pun?
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071634)
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 13th, 2020 @ 1:28pm CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 13th, 2020 @ 1:28pm CDT
I want to like this more then I do, the plane mode is fantastic but the robot mode isn't as fantastic... Though the head is, imagine though if the head was titan master compatible like Nitro Zeus was 
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071635)
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on July 13th, 2020 @ 1:34pm CDT
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on July 13th, 2020 @ 1:34pm CDT
So I pre-ordered right away, but I think I've over half way talked myself into cancelling already. Jet mode is stellar, bot mode is not, but the head is nice. Looks to be Voyager, so why the $20 markup instead of the $10 that Ectotron and Gigawatt received? The timing also isn't great in that I have a crap-ton of pre-orders due in October (sorry wallet).
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071637)
Posted by TrukMunky on July 13th, 2020 @ 1:40pm CDT
Posted by TrukMunky on July 13th, 2020 @ 1:40pm CDT
I really dig how Machine Wars this figure feels. Total Pre-order.
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071643)
Posted by zatara1701 on July 13th, 2020 @ 1:54pm CDT
Posted by zatara1701 on July 13th, 2020 @ 1:54pm CDT
Ok I ordered it... Why> Cuz as a Gen X'er I have become a sucker for nostalgia, especially when it comes to cross overs (I am looking at you Alien/Pokemons lol). I cannot help feel a bit duped though... $50?? Just from the pictures I can tell the plastic and design are very "Cybertron" -like... as in light plastic and hollow body parts. That's cool for a $10 figure intended for small children, but this really should be some Studio Series level stuff here... With the exception of the F-14 mode and the head sculpt....meh.
The fighter mode and head is what really sold me... If ONLY they could've gotten McDonald-Douglas to ok the F-4 Phantom for SS Blitzwing!!! Ugh....so disappointed with that Jet mode. Hasbro has been pumping out F-15's for years, you would think they could get the ok for the F-4... BUT I digress.
So I ordered it... not sure how I feel about it lol.
The fighter mode and head is what really sold me... If ONLY they could've gotten McDonald-Douglas to ok the F-4 Phantom for SS Blitzwing!!! Ugh....so disappointed with that Jet mode. Hasbro has been pumping out F-15's for years, you would think they could get the ok for the F-4... BUT I digress.
So I ordered it... not sure how I feel about it lol.
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071650)
Posted by Immortal Starscream on July 13th, 2020 @ 2:03pm CDT
Posted by Immortal Starscream on July 13th, 2020 @ 2:03pm CDT
not really feeling this one. Jet mode is fantastic, but robot mode, not so much.
However, I cant tell if this guy is retooled from anything else. maybe ss helicopter dropkick?
If this guy is a new mold, could he be retooled into somebody else? and if so, who?
However, I cant tell if this guy is retooled from anything else. maybe ss helicopter dropkick?
If this guy is a new mold, could he be retooled into somebody else? and if so, who?
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071652)
Posted by zatara1701 on July 13th, 2020 @ 2:05pm CDT
Scientology gets a cut??
Posted by zatara1701 on July 13th, 2020 @ 2:05pm CDT
TF-fan kev777 wrote:So I pre-ordered right away, but I think I've over half way talked myself into cancelling already. Jet mode is stellar, bot mode is not, but the head is nice. Looks to be Voyager, so why the $20 markup instead of the $10 that Ectotron and Gigawatt received? The timing also isn't great in that I have a crap-ton of pre-orders due in October (sorry wallet).
Scientology gets a cut??
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071658)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on July 13th, 2020 @ 2:21pm CDT
2. Looking at the photos, the only obvious hollows are in the forearms, where the hands fold away. Cover panels for that have long been a luxury design-wise.
3. News-flash for you, buddy: Everything these days, Studio Series included, uses lightweight plastic. If they didn't, regular deluxes would cost $40.
4. Funny you should bring up the F-14 mode. Given the source movie, the looks of the jet mode are obviously very important. So it seems very probable to me that the robot mode design was dictated by trying to have as clean a jet mode as possible.
5. A lot of the markup is probably licenseflation, with the movie rights owners wanting their cut.
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on July 13th, 2020 @ 2:21pm CDT
1. Did you mean Cyberverse? You have clearly never held a Cybertron toy in your life if you make that mistake.zatara1701 wrote:Ok I ordered it... Why> Cuz as a Gen X'er I have become a sucker for nostalgia, especially when it comes to cross overs (I am looking at you Alien/Pokemons lol). I cannot help feel a bit duped though... $50?? Just from the pictures I can tell the plastic and design are very "Cybertron" -like... as in light plastic and hollow body parts. That's cool for a $10 figure intended for small children, but this really should be some Studio Series level stuff here... With the exception of the F-14 mode and the head sculpt....meh.
2. Looking at the photos, the only obvious hollows are in the forearms, where the hands fold away. Cover panels for that have long been a luxury design-wise.
3. News-flash for you, buddy: Everything these days, Studio Series included, uses lightweight plastic. If they didn't, regular deluxes would cost $40.
4. Funny you should bring up the F-14 mode. Given the source movie, the looks of the jet mode are obviously very important. So it seems very probable to me that the robot mode design was dictated by trying to have as clean a jet mode as possible.
5. A lot of the markup is probably licenseflation, with the movie rights owners wanting their cut.
I thought Ectotron (who used a Voyager mold as his base) was $50 as well?TF-fan kev777 wrote:So I pre-ordered right away, but I think I've over half way talked myself into cancelling already. Jet mode is stellar, bot mode is not, but the head is nice. Looks to be Voyager, so why the $20 markup instead of the $10 that Ectotron and Gigawatt received? The timing also isn't great in that I have a crap-ton of pre-orders due in October (sorry wallet).
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071670)
Posted by TulioDude on July 13th, 2020 @ 2:57pm CDT
Posted by TulioDude on July 13th, 2020 @ 2:57pm CDT
Looks cool.
This makes me wonder if Hasbro can use this mold for something else,or if is just a one off.
This makes me wonder if Hasbro can use this mold for something else,or if is just a one off.
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071672)
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on July 13th, 2020 @ 3:07pm CDT
$40, at least from the original Pulse release and current restocking listing on entertainment earth.
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on July 13th, 2020 @ 3:07pm CDT
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:I thought Ectotron (who used a Voyager mold as his base) was $50 as well?TF-fan kev777 wrote:So I pre-ordered right away, but I think I've over half way talked myself into cancelling already. Jet mode is stellar, bot mode is not, but the head is nice. Looks to be Voyager, so why the $20 markup instead of the $10 that Ectotron and Gigawatt received? The timing also isn't great in that I have a crap-ton of pre-orders due in October (sorry wallet).
$40, at least from the original Pulse release and current restocking listing on entertainment earth.
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071673)
Posted by MeGrimlock78 on July 13th, 2020 @ 3:09pm CDT
Posted by MeGrimlock78 on July 13th, 2020 @ 3:09pm CDT
I REALLY wanted to like this, but aside from the head sculpt, I'm getting a strong dollar-store vibe off of this. The plastic looks thin, the robot mode looks more hollow than usual, the weathering looks ugh...
I don't know, I was probably just expecting more.
Also, is it just me, or are the red and white on the helmet misaligned with each other? I hope they fix that for final.
I don't know, I was probably just expecting more.
Also, is it just me, or are the red and white on the helmet misaligned with each other? I hope they fix that for final.
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071674)
Posted by Counterpunch on July 13th, 2020 @ 3:11pm CDT
Posted by Counterpunch on July 13th, 2020 @ 3:11pm CDT
Atrocious.
There is no way the current brand/design team made this...thing.
I can already feel how disappointing it will be in hand from that nearly translucent plastic, to the junky forearms, down to the 1980's engineering knee joint.
I'd ggpo this, but it wasn't a good game at all. This figure is Tom Cruise's personal politics if they were made from plastic and given the opportunity to sit on your shelf.
There is no way the current brand/design team made this...thing.
I can already feel how disappointing it will be in hand from that nearly translucent plastic, to the junky forearms, down to the 1980's engineering knee joint.
I'd ggpo this, but it wasn't a good game at all. This figure is Tom Cruise's personal politics if they were made from plastic and given the opportunity to sit on your shelf.
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071679)
Posted by Betenoire on July 13th, 2020 @ 3:36pm CDT
Posted by Betenoire on July 13th, 2020 @ 3:36pm CDT
I am old enough to remember the start of the transforming toy craze, and this toys robot mold reminds me of the Not-Hasbro or Tonka toy lines of transforming robots that we're licensed by any old company looking to cash in. And I don't recall any of those toys using anything resembling high-end plastic. This thing's robot mode reminds me of a Macross Valkyrie license he use to have.
I'll probably still get it, but that reminder just screams "CHEAP" in my subconscious when I look at this.
I'll probably still get it, but that reminder just screams "CHEAP" in my subconscious when I look at this.
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071684)
Posted by Emerje on July 13th, 2020 @ 4:06pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on July 13th, 2020 @ 4:06pm CDT
Not for me. I was never much of a Top Gun fan and I can't even buy this just for being a nice figure. If I didn't know this figure was 7" tall I would swear it was a Deluxe. cheap looking plastic, scant amount of paint in bot mode, and no attempt to hide the forearm gaps. It looks like an upscaled deluxe from Revenge of the Fallen or Dark of the moon, though that might be an insult to a stellar figure like 2010's Terradive who has a more complex transformation and hides the gaps in his arms. Just an all around disappointing figure that I really wanted to like.
Some are saying a Skystriker for the SDCC G.I.Joe crossover set, I'd like to see it used for Hooligan, but I wouldn't pay more than $40 for that.
Emerje
Immortal Starscream wrote:If this guy is a new mold, could he be retooled into somebody else? and if so, who?
Some are saying a Skystriker for the SDCC G.I.Joe crossover set, I'd like to see it used for Hooligan, but I wouldn't pay more than $40 for that.
Emerje
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071686)
Posted by Burn on July 13th, 2020 @ 4:17pm CDT
Posted by Burn on July 13th, 2020 @ 4:17pm CDT
He's a little bit ... meh.
Most likely will pass on him due to overpriced exclusiveness, plus the only good thing about the original Top Gun was the soundtrack.
Most likely will pass on him due to overpriced exclusiveness, plus the only good thing about the original Top Gun was the soundtrack.
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071688)
Posted by Grahf_ on July 13th, 2020 @ 4:19pm CDT
Posted by Grahf_ on July 13th, 2020 @ 4:19pm CDT
Looks almost like it was designed by the people who designed the Star Wars and/or Marvel Crossover figures.
Back when the boxed picture fist leaked, I read a comment by someone who thought they used Classics Jetfire as the base figure. They should have. Either that or T30 Jetfire.
I'm thinking that in order to obtain a licence to make this they had to leave the jet mode as clean as possible. I believe the Star Wars figures had a similar limitation for their vehicle modes. Using either of the aforementioned Jetfire figures as a base wouldn't leave a clean undercarriage no matter how much you retooled or reshelled them.
If this had come out about 15 or so years ago then it would've been great. However by today's standards, it's not much to look at. It's not really a bad looking toy all things considered, it's just not amazing and has some glaring issues.
Back when the boxed picture fist leaked, I read a comment by someone who thought they used Classics Jetfire as the base figure. They should have. Either that or T30 Jetfire.
I'm thinking that in order to obtain a licence to make this they had to leave the jet mode as clean as possible. I believe the Star Wars figures had a similar limitation for their vehicle modes. Using either of the aforementioned Jetfire figures as a base wouldn't leave a clean undercarriage no matter how much you retooled or reshelled them.
If this had come out about 15 or so years ago then it would've been great. However by today's standards, it's not much to look at. It's not really a bad looking toy all things considered, it's just not amazing and has some glaring issues.
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071689)
Posted by Nemesis Destron on July 13th, 2020 @ 4:19pm CDT
Posted by Nemesis Destron on July 13th, 2020 @ 4:19pm CDT
The paint apps are lame! So I'll pass and wait for a much better re-paint of this cool looking mold...'nuff said! 
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071692)
Posted by Tuned Agent on July 13th, 2020 @ 4:27pm CDT
Posted by Tuned Agent on July 13th, 2020 @ 4:27pm CDT
Jet mode looks sublime, but everything else... not so much. The shoulders look really awkward and that plastic is giving me strong FoC vibes (in all the wrong ways). Bot mode has a very cyberjet look to it.
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071695)
Posted by o.supreme on July 13th, 2020 @ 4:39pm CDT
I was thinking the exact same thing, robot mode looks pretty generic. Since the last 2 movie crossovers were retools of existing molds, what retool is this? I find it hard to believe Hasbro would create a whole new mold just for this.
Posted by o.supreme on July 13th, 2020 @ 4:39pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:His robot mode looks rather plain.
...
Wait, did they do that on purpose so that we could make that pun?
I was thinking the exact same thing, robot mode looks pretty generic. Since the last 2 movie crossovers were retools of existing molds, what retool is this? I find it hard to believe Hasbro would create a whole new mold just for this.
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071702)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 13th, 2020 @ 4:58pm CDT
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 13th, 2020 @ 4:58pm CDT
He'd be great if not for the low-set shoulders, alas we have another combiner wars megatron on our hands 
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071707)
Posted by Brokebot on July 13th, 2020 @ 5:06pm CDT
Posted by Brokebot on July 13th, 2020 @ 5:06pm CDT
Yeah, letting this one go as well. It looks more like a guy wearing jet parts than is does a robot that turns into a jet.
Hasbro needs to try a little harder. Following the Gigawatt debacle and the parade of crap Arcee's with this half-a$$ed effort does little to inspire me to part with hard earned cash.
Oh, look! Already available on eBay for $369!
Hasbro needs to try a little harder. Following the Gigawatt debacle and the parade of crap Arcee's with this half-a$$ed effort does little to inspire me to part with hard earned cash.
Oh, look! Already available on eBay for $369!
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071712)
Posted by Burn on July 13th, 2020 @ 5:35pm CDT
Unless they plan to use the mold for other characters. (Cyberjets! wheeeee)
Posted by Burn on July 13th, 2020 @ 5:35pm CDT
o.supreme wrote:Since the last 2 movie crossovers were retools of existing molds, what retool is this? I find it hard to believe Hasbro would create a whole new mold just for this.
Unless they plan to use the mold for other characters. (Cyberjets! wheeeee)
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071714)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on July 13th, 2020 @ 5:43pm CDT
2. What's junky about the forearms? The fact that they don't have cover panels for the arms even though that's always been a rare luxury and the gaps the hands fold into are on the underarm rather than the side?
3. What's so "1980s engineering" about the knee joint? The fact that the lower legs halves are held together over it by a screw? Or the fact that they're not visible as knee joints when the legs aren't bent? If the latter, there's reason. This guy obviously had to have as clean a jet mode as possible - and there are unavoidable prices for that in terms of robot aesthetic. Maybe if he was Leader-class or larger, more could have been done about hat.. But then he'd be driven to $70 or more by the licensing markup, so...
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on July 13th, 2020 @ 5:43pm CDT
Eh, T30 Jetfire, not so much. The way his legs end up in jet mode would kinda spoil it..Alpha Weltall wrote:Looks almost like it was designed by the people who designed the Star Wars and/or Marvel Crossover figures.
Back when the boxed picture fist leaked, I read a comment by someone who thought they used Classics Jetfire as the base figure. They should have. Either that or T30 Jetfire.
I'm pretty sure that's exactly what happened, that making the jet mode super-clean was a major stipulation. T30 Jetfire has his entire robot mode visible on the undercarriage, and even Classics just has the arms kinda hanging there. This is obviously a figure designed to have as clean of a fighter jet mode as possible while still being a transforming, articulated robot.Alpha Weltall wrote:I'm thinking that in order to obtain a licence to make this they had to leave the jet mode as clean as possible. I believe the Star Wars figures had a similar limitation for their vehicle modes. Using either of the aforementioned Jetfire figures as a base wouldn't leave a clean undercarriage no matter how much you retooled or reshelled them.
You sure?Counterpunch wrote:Atrocious.
There is no way the current brand/design team made this...thing.
1. What "nearly translucent plastic"? I'm pretty sure that's an optical illusion caused by the weathering. If the plastic was really nearly translucent, the wings wouldn't be reflecting as much light in this shot (and the shadows in some of the others would be tinted):Counterpunch wrote:I can already feel how disappointing it will be in hand from that nearly translucent plastic, to the junky forearms, down to the 1980's engineering knee joint.
2. What's junky about the forearms? The fact that they don't have cover panels for the arms even though that's always been a rare luxury and the gaps the hands fold into are on the underarm rather than the side?
3. What's so "1980s engineering" about the knee joint? The fact that the lower legs halves are held together over it by a screw? Or the fact that they're not visible as knee joints when the legs aren't bent? If the latter, there's reason. This guy obviously had to have as clean a jet mode as possible - and there are unavoidable prices for that in terms of robot aesthetic. Maybe if he was Leader-class or larger, more could have been done about hat.. But then he'd be driven to $70 or more by the licensing markup, so...
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071735)
Posted by Mindmaster on July 13th, 2020 @ 7:43pm CDT
Posted by Mindmaster on July 13th, 2020 @ 7:43pm CDT
Had a thought; what if this could be used as a new version of Generation 2 Smokescreen? Unlikely, I know, but with the right head (and maybe hopefully a Leader class partner ) it might could work.
) it might could work.
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071754)
Posted by Quantum Surge on July 13th, 2020 @ 8:39pm CDT
Posted by Quantum Surge on July 13th, 2020 @ 8:39pm CDT
Part of me wishes he was bigger and had lights and sounds. Also don't like how genericon it feels compared to Ectotron and even Gigawatt.
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Posted by Sabrblade on July 13th, 2020 @ 9:11pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 13th, 2020 @ 9:11pm CDT
Bigger? He already looks to be Voyager-sized.Quantum Surge wrote:Part of me wishes he was bigger and had lights and sounds. Also don't like how genericon it feels compared to Ectotron and even Gigawatt.
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071763)
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on July 13th, 2020 @ 9:48pm CDT
In fairness, he is based off a generic airplane as opposed to customized cars.
The helmet is heavily based off the movie.
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on July 13th, 2020 @ 9:48pm CDT
Quantum Surge wrote:Part of me wishes he was bigger and had lights and sounds. Also don't like how genericon it feels compared to Ectotron and even Gigawatt.
In fairness, he is based off a generic airplane as opposed to customized cars.
The helmet is heavily based off the movie.
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071766)
Posted by Zeedust on July 13th, 2020 @ 9:54pm CDT
Posted by Zeedust on July 13th, 2020 @ 9:54pm CDT
Not sure how I feel about this one... It's a decent jet transformer, but I've never actually seen Top Gun, and the jet mode, while well-executed, is kinda generic, unlike the more iconic vehicles used for Ectotron and Gigawatt.
I do like the box, though. Would have been nice if the other Collaborative figures had individualized packaging like that instead of generic retro-G1 boxes.
Gamestop marked him up to $50 because they're Gamestop.
I do like the box, though. Would have been nice if the other Collaborative figures had individualized packaging like that instead of generic retro-G1 boxes.
TF-fan kev777 wrote:ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:I thought Ectotron (who used a Voyager mold as his base) was $50 as well?
$40, at least from the original Pulse release and current restocking listing on entertainment earth.
Gamestop marked him up to $50 because they're Gamestop.
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071767)
Posted by Mindmaster on July 13th, 2020 @ 10:01pm CDT
And eBay prices are currently at about $60. Which sucks because now that the Collaborative line is becoming more of an expansive thing I wouldn’t mind having a shelf of pop culture Transformers, even though I have little interest in the Ghostbusters in general (the GB/TF crossover comic was gold tho, not gunna lie).
Posted by Mindmaster on July 13th, 2020 @ 10:01pm CDT
Zeedust wrote:TF-fan kev777 wrote:ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:I thought Ectotron (who used a Voyager mold as his base) was $50 as well?
$40, at least from the original Pulse release and current restocking listing on entertainment earth.
Gamestop marked him up to $50 because they're Gamestop.
And eBay prices are currently at about $60. Which sucks because now that the Collaborative line is becoming more of an expansive thing I wouldn’t mind having a shelf of pop culture Transformers, even though I have little interest in the Ghostbusters in general (the GB/TF crossover comic was gold tho, not gunna lie).
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071770)
Posted by ausbot on July 13th, 2020 @ 10:42pm CDT
Posted by ausbot on July 13th, 2020 @ 10:42pm CDT
Not feeling this one
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071775)
Posted by kirbenvost on July 13th, 2020 @ 11:35pm CDT
Posted by kirbenvost on July 13th, 2020 @ 11:35pm CDT
Based on all the comments it sounds like this guy will be easy to get on discount. Which is good, because this figure does not seem like good value/bang for your buck, unlike Ectotron. It looks cool, but agreed the engineering and design is a bit simplistic/outdated and the color scheme is kind of bland. I have also never seen Top Gun (and forgot Tom Cruise was a Scientologist until now 
), but I kind of like the idea of having a complete collection of pop culture transformers. So I'll probably still pick this up regardless, as long as I can get it in Canada from somewhere with cheaper shipping than Pulse.
Which is good, because this figure does not seem like good value/bang for your buck, unlike Ectotron. It looks cool, but agreed the engineering and design is a bit simplistic/outdated and the color scheme is kind of bland. I have also never seen Top Gun (and forgot Tom Cruise was a Scientologist until now ), but I kind of like the idea of having a complete collection of pop culture transformers. So I'll probably still pick this up regardless, as long as I can get it in Canada from somewhere with cheaper shipping than Pulse.
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071780)
Posted by Barricade.it on July 14th, 2020 @ 1:23am CDT
Posted by Barricade.it on July 14th, 2020 @ 1:23am CDT
This is the perfect (not Maverick but) Macross Transformers!
Looks like a perfect start for a custom version of Macross II Valkyrie.
I like it very much, except for the head but it has to be this way to hommage the movie.
Looks like a perfect start for a custom version of Macross II Valkyrie.
I like it very much, except for the head but it has to be this way to hommage the movie.
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071792)
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on July 14th, 2020 @ 4:47am CDT
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on July 14th, 2020 @ 4:47am CDT
I'm picking him up. I liked the movie, love the soundtrack. And Ectotron's a bit lonely. 
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071793)
Posted by primalxconvoy on July 14th, 2020 @ 5:02am CDT
Posted by primalxconvoy on July 14th, 2020 @ 5:02am CDT
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Posted by Burn on July 14th, 2020 @ 5:08am CDT
Posted by Burn on July 14th, 2020 @ 5:08am CDT
Not quite sure what message you're trying to convey there. Do you feel it's a pile of rubber dog shit?
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071795)
Posted by primalxconvoy on July 14th, 2020 @ 5:10am CDT
Posted by primalxconvoy on July 14th, 2020 @ 5:10am CDT
It's been said that the brown paint, splattered all over this figure, looks like excrement, plus (although it's actually made in Vietnam) one would assume that this toy plane "came out of Hong Kong" (factories).
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071796)
Posted by frogbat on July 14th, 2020 @ 5:14am CDT
Posted by frogbat on July 14th, 2020 @ 5:14am CDT
love f-15s and and f-14s... which this is a great representation of. However the plastic reminds me of the ape face off white that made it feel cheap. Also, would it have been too much to ask for a little paint on the tyres?
Not a fan of the movie, so this will be a pass. Looking forward to more of these crossovers tho...
Not a fan of the movie, so this will be a pass. Looking forward to more of these crossovers tho...
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071801)
Posted by Emerje on July 14th, 2020 @ 6:14am CDT
Posted by Emerje on July 14th, 2020 @ 6:14am CDT
Did the they get the accessory count wrong? Listing says 5, but I'm seeing two guns, two spare volleyball hands, a volleyball and a motorcycle for 6... And yet the picture with the accessories doesn't count the guns (technically part of the jet, but that's never stopped them from counting integrated weapons before) so it's 4?
Emerje
Emerje
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071851)
Posted by transformers_va on July 14th, 2020 @ 2:58pm CDT
Posted by transformers_va on July 14th, 2020 @ 2:58pm CDT
Why does he have that odd speckling? 
That doesn't match the F-14 from Top Gun
That doesn't match the F-14 from Top Gun
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071854)
Posted by primalxconvoy on July 14th, 2020 @ 3:10pm CDT
It's "rubber dog sh*t", from Hong Kong.
Posted by primalxconvoy on July 14th, 2020 @ 3:10pm CDT
transformers_va wrote:Why does he have that odd speckling?
It's "rubber dog sh*t", from Hong Kong.
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071857)
Posted by transformers_va on July 14th, 2020 @ 3:31pm CDT
Posted by transformers_va on July 14th, 2020 @ 3:31pm CDT
Completely disagree! Top Gun was a great mid 80s movie, that is still very enjoyable to watch.Burn wrote:...the only good thing about the original Top Gun was the soundtrack.
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071858)
Posted by palmcd on July 14th, 2020 @ 3:36pm CDT
Posted by palmcd on July 14th, 2020 @ 3:36pm CDT
I see possible leader 1 repaint out of it
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071859)
Posted by primalxconvoy on July 14th, 2020 @ 3:38pm CDT
The cinematography, such as the opening scene, is a classic. I'm sure it, and many other such scenes in the film, inspired other filmmakers. Compare Top Gun's use of the military to a Michael Bay film, and Brukheimer's vision wins every time, IMO.
Posted by primalxconvoy on July 14th, 2020 @ 3:38pm CDT
transformers_va wrote:Completely disagree! Top Gun was a great mid 80s movie, that is still very enjoyable to watch.Burn wrote:...the only good thing about the original Top Gun was the soundtrack.
The cinematography, such as the opening scene, is a classic. I'm sure it, and many other such scenes in the film, inspired other filmmakers. Compare Top Gun's use of the military to a Michael Bay film, and Brukheimer's vision wins every time, IMO.
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071860)
Posted by transformers_va on July 14th, 2020 @ 3:38pm CDT
Are you purposely antagonistic, or are you just a d**k? Over the past few days, I've read numerous posts from you that seem hostile towards other members.
I bet you're a real blast at parties lol
Posted by transformers_va on July 14th, 2020 @ 3:38pm CDT
Wow!ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:1. Did you mean Cyberverse? You have clearly never held a Cybertron toy in your life if you make that mistake.
2. Looking at the photos, the only obvious hollows are in the forearms, where the hands fold away. Cover panels for that have long been a luxury design-wise.
3. News-flash for you, buddy: Everything these days, Studio Series included, uses lightweight plastic. If they didn't, regular deluxes would cost $40.
4. Funny you should bring up the F-14 mode. Given the source movie, the looks of the jet mode are obviously very important. So it seems very probable to me that the robot mode design was dictated by trying to have as clean a jet mode as possible.
5. A lot of the markup is probably licenseflation, with the movie rights owners wanting their cut.
Are you purposely antagonistic, or are you just a d**k? Over the past few days, I've read numerous posts from you that seem hostile towards other members.I bet you're a real blast at parties lol
Re: Top Gun x Transformers Crossover Maverick Revealed (2071862)
Posted by transformers_va on July 14th, 2020 @ 3:43pm CDT
Posted by transformers_va on July 14th, 2020 @ 3:43pm CDT
Completely agree! My appreciation of Transformers and Top Gun make this figure a definite buy, even with the figure's shortcomingsprimalxconvoy wrote:transformers_va wrote:Completely disagree! Top Gun was a great mid 80s movie, that is still very enjoyable to watch.Burn wrote:...the only good thing about the original Top Gun was the soundtrack.
The cinematography, such as the opening scene, is a classic. I'm sure it, and many other such scenes in the film, inspired other filmmakers. Compare Top Gun's use of the military to a Michael Bay film, and Brukheimer's vision wins every time, IMO.
