WonderFest '08 Photos, incl. Trans-Scanning Toys & Classics
Sunday, February 24th, 2008 8:45AM CST
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Also on display were the Encore Jazz figure, Music Label Optimus Prime and the entire first wave of Japanese Classics figures (Transformers Henkei)
The convention exclusive is the G1-coloured Transformers Movie Arcee figure.
See all the photos from the event on Fan-to-Fan by clicking here.
UPDATE: More photos posted in the Allspark.com forums here
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Posted by Wheelimus Prime on February 24th, 2008 @ 8:58am CST
Posted by Agent 007 on February 24th, 2008 @ 9:21am CST
Posted by shadowsfm on February 24th, 2008 @ 9:47am CST
so, how would you display him? for you rich people i guess you'd buy 4 or 5 boxes.
me? i think ill have him in red with half his parts missing, like right arm and leg unarmored, and in a defensive stance
Posted by Electron on February 24th, 2008 @ 9:47am CST
Posted by Uniprimus on February 24th, 2008 @ 9:48am CST
Posted by REMINATOR on February 24th, 2008 @ 10:35am CST
Posted by Liege Evilmus on February 24th, 2008 @ 10:52am CST
Arcee is odd though, on one hand, they did a real good job on the redeco, but her midsection, between the pink and the mold, it looks like she's been mutilated.
Which makes me like it even more, the battle damage folks could learn from this!
Posted by God Magnus on February 24th, 2008 @ 11:57am CST
Posted by Orion_Prime48 on February 24th, 2008 @ 12:38pm CST
Posted by First-Aid on February 24th, 2008 @ 12:44pm CST
Posted by microclone on February 24th, 2008 @ 1:25pm CST
interesting that the trans scan prime is rather like many recent microman toys with 'armour' over a skinny skeletal frame.
a shame the encore minibot selection wast disclosed here.
Posted by Cascadia on February 24th, 2008 @ 1:52pm CST
Posted by chaoticon on February 24th, 2008 @ 2:51pm CST
Posted by dragons on February 24th, 2008 @ 2:53pm CST
transcanning figures im starting to not like everytime i see them they look like they where made to be in the legend class primes truck doors are on his arms, it proabaly be expensive but if they made the transscanning figures more realaistice to be comapred to the voyager, and deluxe class then i would like them they look to basic legend class to me. if i see them in store and look at the package more or see more images online about the set to pass judgement on them.
but for right now i dont like them never like legend class only legend class figure i own is freanzy legend class reminds me of something yoy would find in happy meal probably only reason why i dont like them to begin with.
Posted by First Gen on February 24th, 2008 @ 3:41pm CST
Those classics look amazing. I look at mine and say "What you could have been......"
Posted by Nekoman on February 24th, 2008 @ 4:03pm CST
Mr.Bond007 wrote:Are the transcaning ones gonna be released in the us?
I don’t think so, just repaints seems like all we’re getting.
Posted by Bumblethumper on February 24th, 2008 @ 5:04pm CST
Having said that, there's unnecessary use of chrome on some of those.
Posted by Terrorcon Blot on February 25th, 2008 @ 5:23am CST
First Gen wrote:I look at mine and say "What you could have been......"
Dull? Slavish? Covered in seemingly random chrome? Expensive?
Posted by Stormrider on February 25th, 2008 @ 5:31am CST
Does Jazz have a different head as mentioned previously?
Posted by Nekoman on February 25th, 2008 @ 6:38am CST
Terrorcon Blot wrote:First Gen wrote:I look at mine and say "What you could have been......"
Dull? Slavish? Covered in seemingly random chrome? Expensive?
To tell you the truth I think Takara’s classics look much better than the originals for the most part. Megatron is an major improvement, Bumblebee is all yellow and actually looks more like his G1 counterpart. As for the chrome, its something I’ve almost missed in TFs for a long time, it doesn’t look too random to me, but more like its replicating how some of the G1 toys looked.
Posted by Terrorcon Blot on February 25th, 2008 @ 8:09am CST
Heck, Bumblebee I can only agree on having one improvement: painted eyes.
Solid yellow suited Bumblebee's car mode just fine...when it was less than two inches long. I'm not saying that Bumblebee needs flames, but the white deco that Hasbro added certainly broke it up a little.
Here's how I seem 'em:
Megatron - Fair. Does a good job, considering the mold was never designed for those colors.
Starscream - Indifferent.
Grimlock - KO'splosion with his confusing layout for chrome.
Optimus Prime - Indifferent.
Bumblebee - Regression.
I just never got the fuss over chrome (which is funny, considering my favorite G1 guy has the most chrome-centric layout of all!). It's shiny, sure. But it flakes off and wears faster than the rest of the toy, is a huge nuisance to photograph, and captures fingerprints like you wouldn't believe.
Posted by Sunstar on February 25th, 2008 @ 8:09am CST
Edit: Looks at signature....
Pink on the toy....
Posted by olokin on February 25th, 2008 @ 8:20am CST
Posted by leakin' lubricant on February 25th, 2008 @ 12:49pm CST
Terrorcon Blot wrote:Fair enough, taste is variant for everyone. Personally, I think they just come off as trying to shoe horn in a deco that doesn't really belong.
Heck, Bumblebee I can only agree on having one improvement: painted eyes.
Solid yellow suited Bumblebee's car mode just fine...when it was less than two inches long. I'm not saying that Bumblebee needs flames, but the white deco that Hasbro added certainly broke it up a little.
Here's how I seem 'em:
Megatron - Fair. Does a good job, considering the mold was never designed for those colors.
Starscream - Indifferent.
Grimlock - KO'splosion with his confusing layout for chrome.
Optimus Prime - Indifferent.
Bumblebee - Regression.
I just never got the fuss over chrome (which is funny, considering my favorite G1 guy has the most chrome-centric layout of all!). It's shiny, sure. But it flakes off and wears faster than the rest of the toy, is a huge nuisance to photograph, and captures fingerprints like you wouldn't believe.
I agree here, the only one that appeals to me is Megatron, although I do feel that the G1 colours only suit Megs in bot form, and the gun mode just looks quite bland looking (somthing I feel all these Takara Classics suffer from)As for the Transcaning Prime again I'm sorry to say I'm not that impressed, a good idea, bit poorley concived I feel, at this stage the only one I would consider buying in the Encore Jazz re-issue, which is sweet.