Revenge of the Fallen toy discussion (leaks and official info)

praetorian · Post by **praetorian** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:00 pm

Video review of Jungle Attack Ironhide:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxjqsln7WLE

Found at twf2005.com

S_Windell · Post by **S_Windell** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:26 am

Blackjack wrote:BREAKDOWN IS AWESOME!!!

Agreed!

Slayer-Fan123 · Post by **Slayer-Fan123** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 2:30 am

Blugeon has given me a good impression so far...
All we need is a transformer that looks like a viking and a pirate and we're all set!

Post by **Blackjack** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 2:45 am

We do have a pirate. Cybertron Cannonball is a pirate.

No vikings yet, though.

Springer007 · Post by **Springer007** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 3:12 am

Blackjack wrote:We do have a pirate. Cybertron Cannonball is a pirate.

No vikings yet, though.

makes me wonder if the Wreckers themselves could be considered pirates in the TF storyline? Or maybe the dinobots? Or perhaps the predacons? such a tough call

HeavyArms · Post by **HeavyArms** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 6:51 am

Bludgeon and Breakdown both look good, I may consider getting them should I ever see them.

Post by **Blackjack** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 6:56 am

Springer007 wrote:makes me wonder if the Wreckers themselves could be considered pirates in the TF storyline? Or maybe the dinobots? Or perhaps the predacons? such a tough call

And then again (wonder how I forgot them) there are the Seacon Space Pirates (Halfshell's group) in BWII. Those are real pirates.

Nevermore · Post by **Nevermore** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 8:10 am

War of the Skies Legends four-pack is out at US Kmart stores now.
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-new ... il-168547/

Also, new magazine scans with pics of Buster Optimus Prime.
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-new ... ns-168548/

Summerhayes · Post by **Summerhayes** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 8:07 pm

Blackjack wrote:No vikings yet, though.

I always thought Unicron had a viking vibe to him. The horns and that.

Nevermore · Post by **Nevermore** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 8:12 am

Dirge, Tuner Mudflap and Armorhide in packaging:
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-new ... es-168549/

RID Scourge · Post by **RID Scourge** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 7:00 pm

Yeah. After seeing Dirge's jet mode, that solidifys his place on my wants list.

Not a fan of the bio, but I usually just give them whatever personality I want when I'm playing with them.

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 10:10 pm

Buster Prime is sooo hot (assuming the head can be swapped out... I don;t mind faceplateless Op on screen, but the figure works best with) - is he going to be a (conventional) Japanese release?

The Alternity figures look tiny there - I thought they were a fraction under Alternator size? Look more like smallish Deluxes there, unless that's Uma Thurman...

Nevermore · Post by **Nevermore** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:10 am

Cliffjumper wrote:Buster Prime is sooo hot (assuming the head can be swapped out... I don;t mind faceplateless Op on screen, but the figure works best with) - is he going to be a (conventional) Japanese release?

Yeah, he's a Japanese mass retail release, though more expensive than the regular one.

The Alternity figures look tiny there - I thought they were a fraction under Alternator size? Look more like smallish Deluxes there, unless that's Uma Thurman...

As far as I know, Alternity figures are about Deluxe-sized.

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:16 am

Weird - what's the big hook, then? Surely then it overlaps with Classics/Henkei figures then? Seems a bit redundant.

Almost certainly going to get Buster Prime now, I just need a screwdriver...

Post by **Blackjack** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 12:31 pm

I like that Dirge. Although... Tuner Mudflap is essentially a premium version for Mudflap, right? It's just as well I never bothered with the original version.

Armorhide is meh. They could've done a nice Beachcomber with that mold, but they go for the black repaint...

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:11 pm

Blackjack wrote:They could've done a nice Beachcomber

Right, because the hippy/pacifist army buggy with a gun on top would totally have been forgiven by fans.

Nevermore · Post by **Nevermore** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:53 pm

Because Universe Legends Beachcomber had no weapons whatsoever.

Meanwhile, Jungle Attack Ironhide has apparently been renamed "Recon Ironhide".
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-new ... es-168556/

Nevermore · Post by **Nevermore** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 5:10 pm

More pics of Dirge:
http://www.kotoys.com/forum/index.php?topic=345.0

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 5:15 pm

Nevermore wrote:Because Universe Legends Beachcomber had no weapons whatsoever.

Aye, he had weapons in the cartoon as well (albeit Gobot guns)... There's a difference between him being armed and actually being a military vehicle, though. That and his scheme would frankly look awful on that mould anyway - most of the Movie figures just don't translate to the "big blocks of several bright colours" aesthetic of more 'cartoony' incarnations (Hoist only works because of the original's relatively bland colour scheme - most of the non-green bits were either markings or robot limbs).

Springer145 · Post by **Springer145** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 1:16 am

Summerhayes wrote:I always thought Unicron had a viking vibe to him. The horns and that.

And let us not forget Pretender Starscream, whatever the hell that was...I always thought it was kinda cool.