Yes, both were contenders, but the judges were getting sick of the other (3?) uses of this mold already.
It's not even the least changed use of that mold (Cyberverse Tarn) so I'm not sure what qualifiers your using to call it the laziest redeco.
I mean, it's pretty close to the Spotlight Thundercracker and Orion Pax comics, so maybe a Pre-War Bludgeon?. It's at least something a little different than a barely different redeco with a new head.
Yeah, that's pretty much IDW pre-Pretender Bludgeon's colors. I feel like the general mold design suits that better than the mass retail version trying to shoehorn in his shell look, but I don't feel any need to own either. Either they'll get around to an all new mold that actually looks like Bludgeon, or I'll just leave the HFTD version on the back of the shelf to quietly eat itself via rubber rot.
It's specifically Bludgeon from Stormbringer isn't it?
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Looks right to me.
-ZacWilliam, I mean it's not a version of the Character I need, but Pre-Pretender IDW
for the turbo nerds who care, at least one person on twitter is mad over ruckus's deco because the deco on his arms are based on the photo from the tfwiki where someone put the stickers that were meant to be on the g1 toy's waist on the arms instead
lmao
i sure do hope hasbro fired whoever was responsible for the deco out of a cannon, this transgression CANNOT stand.
lmao
i sure do hope hasbro fired whoever was responsible for the deco out of a cannon, this transgression CANNOT stand.
To be fair, but the new toy's waist is too small for that detail to begin with.
But double lol for Locoman's quick image replace on the wiki
But double lol for Locoman's quick image replace on the wiki
Whoa!
Reddit has this pic of the upcoming bludgeon and ruckus two pack.
I was not at all expecting them to go all out with making Bludgeon into the IDW1 pre-Pretender version from Stormbringer. That looks SICK!!!
Believe in yourself like Hasbro believes in TFWiki.
Another one for the Circular Reporting article, unfortunately.
Though, in the wiki's defense, the pics used were originally taken from Seibertron. We're all shaking our heads in frustration over the user who used those images.
I am neither here nor there with Bludgeon, but I like the look of Ruckus.
Also, thank you for the warning about the Windsweeper/Breakdown set. Mine is apparently on the way, but it'll be forever before I can give the toys a proper inspection.
Also, thank you for the warning about the Windsweeper/Breakdown set. Mine is apparently on the way, but it'll be forever before I can give the toys a proper inspection.
I don't think I'll ever cease to be amused over the Circular Reporting type mistakes. Though you really would think something like a toy deco would have enough time for more research (as opposed to say a comic book colorist rushing to figure out how to color Relatively Obscure Character #28).
I really like that Ruckus. Bludgeon, I'm glad they went for something different, but it's not something that interests me and unfortunately that seems to be the general consensus so might be difficult to sell him off. Really starting to get a bit exasperated with all of these 2-packs that have one character I'd love to pick up if released singly and one character I have no interest in. So far the only one I've pulled the trigger on was Leadfoot/Masterdominus.
I really like that Ruckus. Bludgeon, I'm glad they went for something different, but it's not something that interests me and unfortunately that seems to be the general consensus so might be difficult to sell him off. Really starting to get a bit exasperated with all of these 2-packs that have one character I'd love to pick up if released singly and one character I have no interest in. So far the only one I've pulled the trigger on was Leadfoot/Masterdominus.
I just feel that version of Bludgeon was a bit dialled-in and yet another "unwanted" (or "not really what most of us where asking for") to a more popular figure, which bumps up the price. I would have really liked a more Pretender-focused version myself.
Dunno where this Stormbringer love is coming from with SDCC Prime and this Bludgeon, but I'm all for it.
I'm not a huge Stormbringer Bludgeon fan or anything, but I do appreciate that they went so different from the baseline release. If I'm going to buy a same-character redeco of someone I already have, I would much rather have something like this than just a slightly improved paint job.
Hear me out:
Arctic Mission Bludgeon
Desert Camo Thundertron
Nightwatch Beachcomber
The retail version is the Pretender-focused version