Has a third party company not done it yet? That would be honestly shocking.
Transformers: Age of the Primes Thread: ll First Post All Listings II Update : April 12th, 2027 Bonus Wave: Repaint fun, Beast Wars, G2, Machine Wars
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Siege Magnus needs to be done in RiD '01 Magnus colours.Hasbro: "Got it! Siege Magnus in toy colors. We'll get right on it!"
Apparently Takara wants to give it a try...
Do tell?
Hasbro: "Got it! Siege Magnus in RiD '15 Magnus colors. We'll get right on it!"
I'm confused. From context it looks like you intend this to be understood as a bad thing?Hasbro: "Got it! Siege Magnus in RiD '15 Magnus colors. We'll get right on it!"
Nah, just having a little fun.
"I'm Helping!"
I have a Frankenthing that mixes Hasbro and Takara parts. I think it's mostly Hasbro but it has all the Takara parts that have extra paint.
Had to look that one up...Hasbro: "Got it! Siege Magnus in RiD '15 Magnus colors. We'll get right on it!"
I kinda like that Prime design. I wanted the big one that has a hollow trailer and a bunch of weapons (I don't remember the name and TFWiki is sloooooooooow lately) but I just didn't want it enough for the price at the time.
I'd probably still buy a Star Convoy retool of that.
Many of the SS86 molds HAVE been done in toy colours, though. I'm tempted to say most of the "movie" characters, especially if the toy deco was different enough. I admit that the lack of inner robot is a factor, though. Anyone willing to do a digi mockup of the Kingdom mold?
The problem is the inner robot's thighs are exposed, so you have to pick your poison. Do you want accurate thighs on the inner robot, or accurate thighs on the super mode?
I'm thinking dedicated SS '86 moulds. ER Wheeljack being in a toy deco getting repainted for SS '86 doesn't count.
SS '86 Optimus? Seekers? Soundwave? Megatron? Nada.
Right, but I mentioned the "movie" characters, moreso, which mostly were done.
Joyride/Hotwire are... Eh. I can see the logic of using Sureshot's mold, and it's not a bad idea. Close enough altmode, a little partner guy, makes perfect sense.
But in practice it clashes with a lot of the associations I'd formed with the Joyride design. Even before getting into the partsformeriness of the spoiler bits, which I don't like on either use of the mold. For some (like Abominus and a lot of G1) I'm more toy-oriented thanks to only experiencing them via catalogs and Transformers Generations, so in my mind Joyride is kind of a chonky boi. Here he's very lanky. This would be okay, but the color distribution is way off (needs solid color magenta upper/lower arms, and fully white lower legs). I'm sure it's a matter of sprue breakdowns, so... Shrug. Also, I thought this was just me seeing the color wrong in earlier photos -- but the magenta, one of the prominent and standout colors on Joyride (made MORE prominent by it largely replacing the white on the legs), is just... straight-up red here.
Hotwire is pretty much what you might expect, just replacing the gun bits with an engine block. BUT the engine block actually pops off, so you might think you could avoid the retooling compromise resulting in plugging in a ginormous chunk. Alas, it lacks any way to peg just that on as the tacked-on engine. So close.
But in practice it clashes with a lot of the associations I'd formed with the Joyride design. Even before getting into the partsformeriness of the spoiler bits, which I don't like on either use of the mold. For some (like Abominus and a lot of G1) I'm more toy-oriented thanks to only experiencing them via catalogs and Transformers Generations, so in my mind Joyride is kind of a chonky boi. Here he's very lanky. This would be okay, but the color distribution is way off (needs solid color magenta upper/lower arms, and fully white lower legs). I'm sure it's a matter of sprue breakdowns, so... Shrug. Also, I thought this was just me seeing the color wrong in earlier photos -- but the magenta, one of the prominent and standout colors on Joyride (made MORE prominent by it largely replacing the white on the legs), is just... straight-up red here.
Hotwire is pretty much what you might expect, just replacing the gun bits with an engine block. BUT the engine block actually pops off, so you might think you could avoid the retooling compromise resulting in plugging in a ginormous chunk. Alas, it lacks any way to peg just that on as the tacked-on engine. So close.
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Popped over in the Japanese TF thread, but Tomy has dropped a number of teases for upcoming releases, including our first looks (of sorts) for the final batch of Age of the Primes offerings.
Takara showed previews for:
Nexus limbs Alpha Bravo, Sky Guard and Breakaway. Takara will not be releasing G2 Wildrider as a standalone figure, he was available in an already released boxset.
Voyager Redecos/Retools Cybershark (TM2) and Guzzle (revealing a new headsculpt)
I’m presuming that Hasbro will reveal the final wave of Leaders (“Not-Shockwave” Prime and Machine Wars Starscream) during their NYCC panel on October 8.
Takara showed previews for:
Nexus limbs Alpha Bravo, Sky Guard and Breakaway. Takara will not be releasing G2 Wildrider as a standalone figure, he was available in an already released boxset.
Voyager Redecos/Retools Cybershark (TM2) and Guzzle (revealing a new headsculpt)
I’m presuming that Hasbro will reveal the final wave of Leaders (“Not-Shockwave” Prime and Machine Wars Starscream) during their NYCC panel on October 8.