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More TF:Stormbringer characters announced...

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Check out this page for a new wallpaper featuring some --

http://www.idwpublishing.com/desktops/desktops.shtml

Love the way the robot modes are reminiscent of the old shells. :up:

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Extended 11-page preview for those who want spoilers:

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=99532
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Superb.

However a tad confusing...
While lurking on the IDW boards I saw a poster wondering the same thought as myself to whether the shells are simply more robotic here or if they are somehow merged with the TF. Also sharing that poster's sentiments I have to say as much as I love the new designs I thought the organic shells could have worked well with the Infiltration motif

Also prompted by my lurking, but isn't Bombburst's design far too similar to Monstructor, it has/will caused a bit of confusion.

Anyway its truly corking stuff.
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Originally posted by Aardvark
Also prompted by my lurking, but isn't Bombburst's design far too similar to Monstructor, it has/will caused a bit of confusion.
Nah, bass is saying he'd like to see Monstructor and Terrorcons.

What's disguise-like about the original Decepticon Pretender shells?

Bludgeon seems such an obvious design when you see it like that, but it really works. I'm also digging the way the colours aren't ludicrously bright.
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Originally posted by Denyer

What's disguise-like about the original Decepticon Pretender shells?

Oh I was thinking on the lines of Infiltrating other "Alien" planets but after some thought I don't think I'd want to see a giant bat/iguana/octopus/Tom Selleck on steroids/etc populated planets
Bludgeon seems such an obvious design when you see it like that, but it really works. I'm also digging the way the colours aren't ludicrously bright.

My sentiments exactly. Still imagine he didn't give Bludgeon a sword, the sheer outcry that would occur, odd considering his toy never had one.

I still say Bombburst looks far too much like Monstructor;)
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Is it me, or does Plucky Little IDW's site always take an age to load? No, wait, don't tell me, it's intentionally slow to reinvent the medium and it's nothing like Dreamwave's so ner. I really do like those Technobots, though. Let's hope they aren't just lumbered with Furduction line personalities, though.
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Can't get much worse than Marvel's interpretation, "Hi we're the Technobots perhaps you'd be interested in purchasing our toys before Starscream blows the living **** out of us"
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Originally posted by Cliffjumper
always take an age to load?
Yeah, they might as well use TIFFs rather than 100% JPEGs...
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Originally posted by Denyer
Yeah, they might as well use TIFFs rather than 100% JPEGs...


That's another one of those comutery comments you make that I never understand and am terrified to reply to, not knowing whether to go "Yeh, good point" or "LOL", thus avoiding looking like a plank, isn't it? ;)

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Basically they should increase the compression on the JPEGs when they export them for the site -- it's a needless drain on both their bandwidth and that of site users. JPEG works by throwing away parts of the image, and you can generally do that by at least 5% or 10% on non-photo images without any change perceptible to the vast majority of people.

It's also why it's a bad idea to use JPEG as a permanent archival format.
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¿Am I wrong or the others are Finback, Bugly and Carnivac? I am only beggining to recognize classic TFs (thanks to DW´s MTMTE guidebooks)
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Extended 11-page preview for those who want spoilers:

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=99532

(First I've heard of an ashcan book...)
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Originally posted by Repticon
¿Am I wrong or the others are Finback, Bugly and Carnivac? I am only beggining to recognize classic TFs (thanks to DW´s MTMTE guidebooks)
Not entirely sure about Bugly... both of the two to the left look like they could be Bomb-Burst.
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The one on the upper left has Bomb-Burst's weapons, the one below him has Bugly's.
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I'm not sure why Don's bothered coming up with new Cybertronian modes for Megs and Prime, especially when Devils Due seem able to use the old ones. I supose it might be to distance it from DW's work, but in that case he could have made more of an effort with Prime who isn't hugely different.
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I will not view the 11page preview. Why? Because I want to be surprised when I go to the comic book store and pick it up. I must be strong. Must not give in to the pressure to look. It sounds like a fun book..maybe just a little peak...NO! I have to be strong!!! :wall:
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Originally posted by inflatable dalek
I'm not sure why Don's bothered coming up with new Cybertronian modes for Megs and Prime, especially when Devils Due seem able to use the old ones. I supose it might be to distance it from DW's work, but in that case he could have made more of an effort with Prime who isn't hugely different.
Artistic development? Tweaks minus Pat-vision, is my best guess.
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Originally posted by Denyer
Artistic development? Tweaks minus Pat-vision, is my best guess.


i love what he did to megs' chest. although i don't know what to do with my kitbash anymore.
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Full Stormbringer cover

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i really like that cover. makes me wish i went to an art school to work with those guys *le sigh*
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