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But that likely IS the problem. Not that they can't use the name Battersea because it's trademarked, but rather that they want to be able to trademark the name of the pretend robot, but they can't if it's just named after the public-domain-type name of the thing it turns into.

Bat-Tersea.

Yeah, I'm sure that it needs a new name for trademark / copyright reasons, but honestly I love the name Battersea.

I would buy the hell out of a Titan-class Transformer that actually turned into the Battersea station. If it didn't come with a little pig Minicon, though, it would be a wasted opportunity.

I actually love it. I like robot beasts, and a whale is something we've never had in non-organic flavor. I love the cannon mouth, the Shockwave mono-eye, the scuba-esque details on the robot head. I'm a big fan.

I had to look. I wish I hadn't. Some things man was just not meant to see.

Yes, but I fell into the trap of thinking he was pretty mediocre until I learned how to use him properly. I can see how a lot of people got that same bad first impression.

I think a big part of that is the posing. There are a lot of joints, and if you don't pose them well, you end up with this: Instead of this:

I have a KO Device Label, and it's my main Ravage. It's a joy to transform and to pose. But yeah, Masterpiece is the only version that transforms from good-looking tape to good-looking jaguar. I understand that it'd be too fiddley and delicate if shrunk down, but it would be a good starting...

Similar ideas, but different execution, it looks like. Ravage here has additional leg articulation, which is nice.

I noticed that! Bet it's driving someone at Hasbro nuts.

Like a lot of SS 86 figures, it's better than my current Soundwave, but not THAT much better. Ravage is a mixed bag. 90% of him is a HUGE improvement over the existing recent molds, but the little hump on his butt with with the missiles is a bit of a letdown. Curious if that's built into him...

Nune over at TFW2005 has posted the first pictures of Studio Series 86 Soundwave along with Buzzsaw, Laserbeak, and Ravage mini-cassettes. All are brand-new molds as opposed to remolds/repaints of the existing figures. See the gallery below for images of all four figures in both modes...

From the Front Page, SS 86 Soundwave / Laserbeak / Ravage / Buzzsaw

You're right! I guess he just wanted to both honor his hero AND imply that he was both "rockin' through the night" and "a beautiful sight."

He wanted something that would honor his hero, but also be less kinky.

Like when people call Grandus "Slim."

I'm not a big Beast Wars type collector, preferring vehicles / robo-animal alt-modes, but I do have a weak point in my defenses:

As an engineer that works in pneumatic machinery, I can confirm. And, if I do say so myself, it is a huge upgrade over his previous clockwork-style actuators.

Sadly, in my household, they were all "ataris." Not that Atari didn't have some bangers, but it was no Nintendo.