 Huffer's hood., Orange or orangier... That is the question. |
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 Sep 10 2010, 01:37 PM
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 For Love of Mayonnaise Group: Citizen Posts: 2,691 Joined: 27-January 02 From: Burnaby, BC Member No.: 524 Faction: Autobot  |
I was recently reading Susp's well-crafted review of the recent Power Core Combiners Huffer & Caliburst two-pack and noticed that the pictures that he had posted showed a toy with a slight but very noticeable difference from mine. (Review here).
Those who have acquired PCC Huffer, this question: Does your Huffer sport a hood that is colored a brighter shade of orange than the orange used on the rest of the figure (like his) or does your Huffer's hood match the shade of orange used on the rest of the figure (like mine)? Pics of your Huffer figures are appreciated, but not necessary, and a mention of which country you acquired the figure in as well as when you might have bought it would be very helpful. I'm just trying to piece together whether this variance was a standard running change (I acquired my Huffer about 3 months after Susp got his), an international-market variant (I bought mine in Canada) or a simple error (either version). Thanks! This post has been edited by 4-LOM: Sep 10 2010, 01:38 PM --------------------  |
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Sep 10 2010, 01:49 PM
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 Group: Citizen Posts: 2,593 Joined: 29-June 08 Member No.: 11,764 Faction: Maximal |
My Huffer's orange is homogeneous, and I'm in the US.
It was probably from the first patch that showed up in my area sometime last month. This post has been edited by Silent_Magnus: Sep 10 2010, 01:49 PM -------------------- |
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Sep 10 2010, 02:00 PM
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 Suddenly, Batcure.  Group: Supporter Posts: 18,822 Joined: 25-February 03 From: YES TOWN Member No.: 2,375 Faction: Lesbian Ninja |
My orange has a very distinctive bright orange hood that doesn't even try to match the rest of him.
I got him from TRU.com. --------------------  QUOTE(orionpax44 @ Jun 24 2012, 01:03 AM)  Childrens toys? whaa the boxes seriously say ages 5+ I consider myself the plus. QUOTE(mx-01 archon @ Sep 9 2012, 01:53 PM) You're talking to ▲ndrusi. Assume everything that he posts is snark. |
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Sep 10 2010, 02:01 PM
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 Reluctant Specialist Group: Supporter Posts: 7,306 Joined: 21-December 01 Member No.: 41 |
Near as I can tell, all of the initial release of Huffers in the US have the mismatched orange hood. My observation suggests this was corrected relatively quickly, though. What Huffer's I've seen in stores recently almost all show the matching hood as best I can tell.
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Sep 10 2010, 02:05 PM
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 President of the Deflowering Club Group: News and Content Posts: 40,935 Joined: 26-April 02 Member No.: 905 Faction: RIRFIB |
Mine doesn't match the rest of him. I was among the first to find him (first reported on the Allspark IIRC) back on 6/29/2010.
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Sep 10 2010, 02:09 PM
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 Imminently Ignorable Group: Supporter Posts: 4,282 Joined: 25-July 08 From: The Screaming Moist (Vancouver, WA) Member No.: 11,844 |
I've got the bright orange hood version (purchased early July), and was unaware of the corrected(?) version until this thread.
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Sep 10 2010, 02:22 PM
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QUOTE(Silent_Magnus @ Sep 10 2010, 02:49 PM) My Huffer's orange is homogeneous, and I'm in the US. It was probably from the first patch that showed up in my area sometime last month. Here's a picture of mine for reference.
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Sep 10 2010, 02:28 PM
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Group: Protoform Posts: 43 Joined: 10-August 10 Member No.: 13,557 |
QUOTE(Nanite @ Sep 10 2010, 03:09 PM) I've got the bright orange hood version (purchased early July), and was unaware of the corrected(?) version until this thread. Same here. I just thought it was an odd deco quirk. I might start checking out the Huffers in stock locally a little more closely since I'm having an issue with the locking tab on the cab/shoulders. |
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Sep 10 2010, 02:30 PM
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 Yep. Group: Retired Staff Posts: 23,391 Joined: 23-December 01 From: Columbus, IN Member No.: 110 Faction: Free Agent |
Weird, I like the extra splash of bright color that the mismatched orange hood provides. It always seemed deliberate to me, since it wasn't even close to the plastic color, and the character was originally bright orange. Seems a little too dull with the mustard colored hood.
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Sep 10 2010, 05:25 PM
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 Purveyor of Ponies. And Physics. Group: Supporter Posts: 11,931 Joined: 22-December 01 From: Kearney, NE Member No.: 89 Faction: Autobot |
Thanks for the heads up, I've amended my review to reflect the running change.
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Sep 10 2010, 07:14 PM
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QUOTE(Jeremy Gargo @ Sep 10 2010, 12:30 PM) Weird, I like the extra splash of bright color that the mismatched orange hood provides. It always seemed deliberate to me, since it wasn't even close to the plastic color, and the character was originally bright orange. Seems a little too dull with the mustard colored hood. Yeah, same. The molds colorscheme is much more boring in the 'corrected' configuration. --------------------  |
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Sep 10 2010, 08:15 PM
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 Group: Citizen Posts: 306 Joined: 3-March 09 From: Lancaster, PA Member No.: 12,335 Faction: Free Agent |
I like the dark orange hood. It breaks up the color of the cab rather nicely.
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Sep 10 2010, 08:19 PM
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Reluctant Specialist Group: Supporter Posts: 7,306 Joined: 21-December 01 Member No.: 41 |
The matching hood makes this look even more Machine Wars.
When I got mine I was seriously looking all over for an auto-transform trigger... --------------------
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Sep 10 2010, 08:19 PM
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 Friend to all bugs! Group: Citizen Posts: 11,927 Joined: 8-September 08 Member No.: 11,979 Faction: Maximal |
Mine has a bright safety orange. I actually think that the contrast looks better (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-ironhide.gif)
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Sep 10 2010, 08:26 PM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 2,593 Joined: 29-June 08 Member No.: 11,764 Faction: Maximal |
Pfff...Whatever, I'll go play with my consistently colored Huffer in the corner.
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Sep 10 2010, 08:33 PM
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 Optimus Prime has no balls. We checked. Group: Citizen Posts: 1,324 Joined: 12-May 04 From: Neenah WI twitter.com/DefensisPrime Member No.: 4,527 Faction: Autobot |
Bright orange, looks better, blah blah blah, bought last week--not that that matters. The date code's probably more telling.
(Mine is 00901.) This post has been edited by Defensis Prime: Sep 10 2010, 08:33 PM -------------------- -- L A S E R AUTOBOT LEADER DEFENSIS PRIME : Psychotic Completist® . . . .
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Sep 10 2010, 08:33 PM
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 Myastur Mispellur Group: Citizen Posts: 12,123 Joined: 12-January 02 From: TF Count 900+ Member No.: 246 Faction: Free Agent |
Me to I injoyed the extra color as a homage to his oringanal G1 self
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Sep 10 2010, 08:42 PM
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QUOTE(Powered Convoy @ Sep 10 2010, 03:05 PM) Mine doesn't match the rest of him. I was among the first to find him (first reported on the Allspark IIRC) back on 6/29/2010. Randy Mine's the same. I got it from TRU like right after your sighting. -------------------- Fall of Cybertron will blow your mind. That is all.
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Sep 10 2010, 09:45 PM
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 Broom broom! Group: Citizen Posts: 2,616 Joined: 21-June 07 From: The center of the Earth Member No.: 10,345 Faction: Free Agent |
Got mine at a TRU fairly soon after they came out. He's got the dark orange hood. Like many others have said, I always figured it for a deliberate choice, and I still like it better.
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Sep 10 2010, 09:58 PM
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 for Princess Celestia!!! Group: Citizen Posts: 2,444 Joined: 7-March 07 From: Colombia Member No.: 10,024 Faction: Free Agent |
so possibly my country would get non-crappy Bombshock and Doubleclutch? this is awesome =)
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