Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Legends Wave 4 found at Retail
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Posted by albnok on July 8th, 2015 @ 11:34am CDT
Posted by mooncake623 on July 8th, 2015 @ 11:39am CDT
albnok wrote:Eh? Skywarp and Rodimus are Wave 4, while Groove, Warpath and Viper are Wave 3...
Fixed, thanks for pointing that out.
Posted by Dr. Caelus on July 8th, 2015 @ 11:46am CDT
Posted by no-one on July 8th, 2015 @ 11:55am CDT
Rodimus is a cool guy. I worked up a little hack and slash to get his spoiler to hang from his back.
Posted by peaces on July 8th, 2015 @ 1:15pm CDT
Posted by no-one on July 8th, 2015 @ 1:30pm CDT
peaces wrote:details on the hack
Its definitely a hack job and there is a link in my previous post, but:
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Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on July 8th, 2015 @ 1:33pm CDT
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 8th, 2015 @ 1:48pm CDT
SillySpringer wrote:I FINALLY got CW Dragstrip yesterday, for my b-day. I wanna get the rest of the deluxe Stunticons, but I DON'T want Motormaster. I don't really want Lonewolf either, so I am thinking of designing my own Motormaster, as a monster truck.
Get Cyclonus, Galvatronus looks awesome with the stunticons
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 8th, 2015 @ 1:52pm CDT
SillySpringer wrote:I FINALLY got CW Dragstrip yesterday, for my b-day. I wanna get the rest of the deluxe Stunticons, but I DON'T want Motormaster. I don't really want Lonewolf either, so I am thinking of designing my own Motormaster, as a monster truck.
Lonewolf?
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 8th, 2015 @ 2:21pm CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:SillySpringer wrote:I FINALLY got CW Dragstrip yesterday, for my b-day. I wanna get the rest of the deluxe Stunticons, but I DON'T want Motormaster. I don't really want Lonewolf either, so I am thinking of designing my own Motormaster, as a monster truck.
Lonewolf?
A third party MM modified to be usable as the centerpiece for hasbros stunticons, can find it at bbts and such.
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 8th, 2015 @ 2:43pm CDT
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 8th, 2015 @ 2:55pm CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:Ah thanks I'll have to look at then
No problem I thought all of its modes looked kinda weak, but to each their own, I admit wanting something to make the stunticons shine as menasor. Always thought that if has/tak made op/mm into a long nose truck, it might give them more room to work with, or maybe if they revisited the design and rebuilt it from the ground up with the knowledge they have now.
Posted by peaces on July 8th, 2015 @ 3:04pm CDT
Posted by Dr. Caelus on July 8th, 2015 @ 3:04pm CDT
Posted by Thadicon on July 8th, 2015 @ 4:18pm CDT
Caelus wrote:I used to hope for something inspired by RID Ultra Magnus's combination with Optimus Prime - Motormaster would have been a semi with a car carrier trailer or attachment. The car carrier trailer would have had room for all of the other Stunticons in truck mode, and would also have disassembled to become Menasor's extra combiner parts. In a way, it'd be like Menasor himself having an alternate mode, and I rather fancied the idea of a black 18-wheeler loaded with cars plowing through traffic and then transforming directly into Menasor without having to go through multiple stages.
That would have been awesome. I thought they would have at least made him a delivery truck at the least like in the IDW ongoing comic.
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 8th, 2015 @ 6:17pm CDT
Posted by Sowndwave76 on July 8th, 2015 @ 7:18pm CDT
I know they shouldn't be the same... I'd be more than okay with a company just making one for MM.
There are/have been plenty of trailers for Prime.
Not to mention, the trailer was literally part of the G1 MM...
Even though it would have to be pretty large, it would be a nice add-on.
Posted by Thadicon on July 8th, 2015 @ 8:01pm CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:Actually hasn't mototmaster been reformed since swindle used the enigma on him to better look like his toy?
Yeah he has, but it would be cool just to at least have him look less like a racing truck and more like a his G1 self. i think a trailer or a deliver truck canopy could fill out Menasor's back in combined mode.
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 8th, 2015 @ 8:06pm CDT
Thadicon wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:Actually hasn't mototmaster been reformed since swindle used the enigma on him to better look like his toy?
Yeah he has, but it would be cool just to at least have him look less like a racing truck and more like a his G1 self. i think a trailer or a deliver truck canopy could fill out Menasor's back in combined mode.
Menasor has too much weight, heavy limb-bots, and poorly designed legs, and you want to put more weight onto him
Posted by mooncake623 on July 8th, 2015 @ 9:09pm CDT
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Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 8th, 2015 @ 9:31pm CDT
Posted by mooncake623 on July 8th, 2015 @ 9:35pm CDT
Hellscream9999 wrote:They look nice, will probably only get hound if I like the swindle mold. I anticipate that I will, and hound does pull the mold off well; I'd go so far as to say that this is what a 'classics' re-imagining of hound should look like - i.e. one that isn't slavishly g1 accurate - I actually like the look of him better than any g1 styled version of him.
Better than this?
Posted by Forged Fics on July 8th, 2015 @ 9:42pm CDT
Posted by Bronzewolf on July 8th, 2015 @ 9:46pm CDT
(This is my first post here, even though I've been silently watching from afar for a long time now )
~~BW
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 8th, 2015 @ 9:47pm CDT
mooncake623 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:They look nice, will probably only get hound if I like the swindle mold. I anticipate that I will, and hound does pull the mold off well; I'd go so far as to say that this is what a 'classics' re-imagining of hound should look like - i.e. one that isn't slavishly g1 accurate - I actually like the look of him better than any g1 styled version of him.
Better than this?
I mean it's nice and all, what with the bland face and what not, I was 1000% more interested with the ravage figure he came with
I dunno, I don't like most of the G1 autobots, they were bland, or recolors, or bland recolors of bland characters with bland figures. Just the same design (hood chest, trunk for feet, etc.) pounded out over and over again. Say what you will, but at least beast wars had interesting designs that really stood out once it hit it's stride.
Posted by mooncake623 on July 8th, 2015 @ 9:51pm CDT
Hellscream9999 wrote:I mean it's nice and all, what with the bland face and what not, I was 1000% more interested with the ravage figure he came with
I dunno, I don't like most of the G1 autobots, they were bland, or recolors, or bland recolors of bland characters with bland figures. Just the same design (hood chest, trunk for feet, etc.) pounded out over and over again. Say what you will, but at least beast wars had interesting designs that really stood out once it hit it's stride.
Lol
so buy beast war figures!! I hope they unveil some new ones... cause you know beast wars 20th anniversary is around the corner.. so you know Beast Wars Dinobot please!!!
Posted by mooncake623 on July 8th, 2015 @ 9:52pm CDT
Bronzewolf wrote:I'm kinda bummed with that 'Jack. I'll take my MP-20, thanks. (Yeah, I know that's kind of a mean comparison ) Though, that smokescreen tempts me...
(This is my first post here, even though I've been silently watching from afar for a long time now )
~~BW
Welcome Bronzewolf! Glad you're finally joining us!
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 8th, 2015 @ 9:53pm CDT
mooncake623 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:I mean it's nice and all, what with the bland face and what not, I was 1000% more interested with the ravage figure he came with
I dunno, I don't like most of the G1 autobots, they were bland, or recolors, or bland recolors of bland characters with bland figures. Just the same design (hood chest, trunk for feet, etc.) pounded out over and over again. Say what you will, but at least beast wars had interesting designs that really stood out once it hit it's stride.
Lol
so buy beast war figures!! I hope they unveil some new ones... cause you know beast wars 20th anniversary is around the corner.. so you know Beast Wars Dinobot please!!!
Well that's why I never bought most of the classics/universe stuff
Dinobot would be pretty hard to get super screen accurate, he was pretty massive in bot mode and the beast mode was really lithe. It could be possible if they re-engineered the bw figure.
Posted by Sowndwave76 on July 8th, 2015 @ 10:07pm CDT
I'm not going to say these CW updates suck.
If you like them, cool.
But my personal opinion is that these are not as good as what's been offered before.
I'm not interested in talking about how short these fall from previous releases.
The headsculpts are spot-on... Imo really impressive.
But because they've been made with the ability to combine, other things were sacrificed.
Please believe this isn't me mindlessly defending my collection...
I just know it's a far stretch to say that this new Smokescreen is better than the Henkei "Classics" version.
Or even the Hound figures that have been compared already.
People can call the older versions bland...
I call them legitimately sound, updated G1 representations.
Posted by Bronzewolf on July 8th, 2015 @ 10:09pm CDT
mooncake623 wrote:Bronzewolf wrote:I'm kinda bummed with that 'Jack. I'll take my MP-20, thanks. (Yeah, I know that's kind of a mean comparison ) Though, that smokescreen tempts me...
(This is my first post here, even though I've been silently watching from afar for a long time now )
~~BW
Welcome Bronzewolf! Glad you're finally joining us!
Thanks, mooncake! Glad to finally be here.
Yeah, honestly? I agree about Hound. A non-g1 Hound spikes my interest. I'll skip Wheeljack and Trailbreaker. Unnecessary remolds/combiner limbs. And Primus knows I won't have enough of those by the time Bruticus and Victorion come out.
Posted by prjkt on July 8th, 2015 @ 10:18pm CDT
Wheeljack is probably the best of the bunch with his retooling, just needs a little black paint on those fake chest windows. Hound is a close second, but I'm not sure he'll replace my Generations version.
Posted by Cobotron on July 8th, 2015 @ 10:20pm CDT
I'm happy to have multiple versions of these classic characters. Especially if they combine.
Posted by Wolfman Jake on July 8th, 2015 @ 10:25pm CDT
Posted by misfire19d on July 8th, 2015 @ 10:25pm CDT
Posted by Cobotron on July 8th, 2015 @ 10:35pm CDT
Now I'm just shootin' the moon here, but I would love to see...
Voyager Blaster as torso, with his street smart, break dancing, city bot team of - Bluestreak, Hoist, Sideswipe, and Jazz.
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on July 8th, 2015 @ 10:44pm CDT
Posted by Flashwave on July 8th, 2015 @ 10:47pm CDT
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on July 8th, 2015 @ 10:47pm CDT
Cobotron wrote:So thinking about these four ark bots, got me to thinking about who's left.
Now I'm just shootin' the moon here, but I would love to see...
Voyager Blaster as torso, with his street smart, break dancing, city bot team of - Bluestreak, Hoist, Sideswipe, and Jazz.
Rumor mill has Blaster being a headmaster.
Posted by Sabrblade on July 8th, 2015 @ 11:25pm CDT
While I agree to an extent, I will say that the Marvel Comics (especially the UK ones) were vastly superior to the Sunbow cartoon. Those comics made great characters out of these guys, especially (of all bots) Ratchet!Hellscream9999 wrote:I mean it's nice and all, what with the bland face and what not, I was 1000% more interested with the ravage figure he came with
I dunno, I don't like most of the G1 autobots, they were bland, or recolors, or bland recolors of bland characters with bland figures. Just the same design (hood chest, trunk for feet, etc.) pounded out over and over again. Say what you will, but at least beast wars had interesting designs that really stood out once it hit it's stride.
Henkei! Henkei! Dinobot is a thing of show-accurate beauty!Hellscream9999 wrote:Dinobot would be pretty hard to get super screen accurate, he was pretty massive in bot mode and the beast mode was really lithe. It could be possible if they re-engineered the bw figure.
Posted by Optimizzy on July 8th, 2015 @ 11:29pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:While I agree to an extent, I will say that the Marvel Comics (especially the UK ones) were vastly superior to the Sunbow cartoon. Those comics made great characters out of these guys, especially (of all bots) Ratchet!Hellscream9999 wrote:I mean it's nice and all, what with the bland face and what not, I was 1000% more interested with the ravage figure he came with
I dunno, I don't like most of the G1 autobots, they were bland, or recolors, or bland recolors of bland characters with bland figures. Just the same design (hood chest, trunk for feet, etc.) pounded out over and over again. Say what you will, but at least beast wars had interesting designs that really stood out once it hit it's stride.
Blasphemy!
Honestly, though, I found the comics to be a weird confusing mess. The cartoon has its faults but I think I'm not the only one to say that the Movie was the pinnacle of G1 storytelling
Posted by Optimizzy on July 8th, 2015 @ 11:30pm CDT
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 8th, 2015 @ 11:34pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:While I agree to an extent, I will say that the Marvel Comics (especially the UK ones) were vastly superior to the Sunbow cartoon. Those comics made great characters out of these guys, especially (of all bots) Ratchet!Hellscream9999 wrote:I mean it's nice and all, what with the bland face and what not, I was 1000% more interested with the ravage figure he came with
I dunno, I don't like most of the G1 autobots, they were bland, or recolors, or bland recolors of bland characters with bland figures. Just the same design (hood chest, trunk for feet, etc.) pounded out over and over again. Say what you will, but at least beast wars had interesting designs that really stood out once it hit it's stride.Henkei! Henkei! Dinobot is a thing of show-accurate beauty!Hellscream9999 wrote:Dinobot would be pretty hard to get super screen accurate, he was pretty massive in bot mode and the beast mode was really lithe. It could be possible if they re-engineered the bw figure.
Alright, that's fair. I've never read them, just a synopsis of each comic awhile ago. But for being repaint city, the molds weren't terribly interesting.
While that does look nice, I still think the bw version would work better if it were re-engineered, that classics one has some scrawny limbs, the exact opposite of what characterized dinobots silhouette (he was massive)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 8th, 2015 @ 11:38pm CDT
Posted by Wolfman Jake on July 8th, 2015 @ 11:39pm CDT
Optimizzy wrote:Blasphemy!
Honestly, though, I found the comics to be a weird confusing mess.
#becauseSimonFurman
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 8th, 2015 @ 11:40pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Edited my post with much cooler pics.
It looks kinda nice, but it still has scrawny thighs, the arms look nice, but that waist looks terrible. If it were a voyager it could probably improve on the classics mold and make it really nice.
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 8th, 2015 @ 11:41pm CDT
Wolfman Jake wrote:Optimizzy wrote:Blasphemy!
Honestly, though, I found the comics to be a weird confusing mess.
#becauseSimonFurman
So, was it more confusing or less confusing than various scale errors in the G1 cartoon? (should be the new standard of measure)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on July 8th, 2015 @ 11:42pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:
I covet the Henkei Henkei version so much. The after market prices are ridiculous, though. *sighs* The Universe 2008 version will have to keep doing for now.
Posted by Thadicon on July 8th, 2015 @ 11:47pm CDT
Hellscream9999 wrote:Thadicon wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:Actually hasn't mototmaster been reformed since swindle used the enigma on him to better look like his toy?
Yeah he has, but it would be cool just to at least have him look less like a racing truck and more like a his G1 self. i think a trailer or a deliver truck canopy could fill out Menasor's back in combined mode.
Menasor has too much weight, heavy limb-bots, and poorly designed legs, and you want to put more weight onto him
He is heavy but what do you expect he's not going to be a feather when you chuck 4 deluxes and legends class on Motormaster. If you transform his legs to one of the many fan modes that others have done you can get a pretty sturdy Menasor. Either that or make some custom feet or something like that.
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 8th, 2015 @ 11:52pm CDT
Thadicon wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:Thadicon wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:Actually hasn't mototmaster been reformed since swindle used the enigma on him to better look like his toy?
Yeah he has, but it would be cool just to at least have him look less like a racing truck and more like a his G1 self. i think a trailer or a deliver truck canopy could fill out Menasor's back in combined mode.
Menasor has too much weight, heavy limb-bots, and poorly designed legs, and you want to put more weight onto him
He is heavy but what do you expect he's not going to be a feather when you chuck 4 deluxes and legends class on Motormaster. If you transform his legs to one of the many fan modes that others have done you can get a pretty sturdy Menasor. Either that or make some custom feet or something like that.
Never gotten mine to stand in any of the fan modes
But how do you think hotspot did it? because they hollowed him out, completely. everybody's bi#ching about hotspots hollowness, but thats how he supports the combined mode, I feel like I'm the only one who realizes that sometimes
Posted by Sabrblade on July 8th, 2015 @ 11:54pm CDT
Not sure how since, if one follows it from beginning to end, it's a straight story from start to finish, unlike the cartoon's many self-contained one-off stories that had little-to-no bearing on the greater narrative and could be viewed in almost any random order.Optimizzy wrote:Honestly, though, I found the comics to be a weird confusing mess.
That's a subject for another topic, but to which I'll only respond with this:Optimizzy wrote:The cartoon has its faults but I think I'm not the only one to say that the Movie was the pinnacle of G1 storytelling
Simon's the one who made the original comics cool (to say nothing of his much more questionable post-G1 fiction, that is).Wolfman Jake wrote:Optimizzy wrote:Blasphemy!
Honestly, though, I found the comics to be a weird confusing mess.
#becauseSimonFurman
I legitimately do not get these claims about the comics being confusing, much less the claims of their being more confusing that the cartoon. Unlike the show, virtually every issue continued the ongoing storyline of the series, adding something to it to keep it going even in the least important of issues. Stuff happened in those comics that mattered, and had lasting consequences as a result. It wasn't just trying to sell toys or tell silly little adventure-of-the-day stories, it instead was building a world full of intrigue and wonder, full of interesting characters (especially in the UK stories) and engaging events. A world where bad guys could win, where good guys could reflect on their losses, where characters could question their loyalties and purposes, where large-scale massacres of characters could come and go with lasting effects, where death itself was both commonplace and manipulable, where even the unlikeliest of persons could be the hero, or the villain, or the martyr.Hellscream9999 wrote:So, was it more confusing or less confusing than various scale errors in the G1 cartoon? (should be the new standard of measure)
For instance, by just the fifth issue do we get a point where all of the Autobots (minus two) "Are All Dead!":