Transformers general thread - Toy Robot men based on giant robots based on previously mentioned toys about said robots

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It’s amazing that we are at a point where these guys can casually put up a pic of four leaked figures and it isn’t a big deal.

Anyone interested in some of these guys? Or are you hiding out for Studio Series/Legacy?
I rather like each of them. I need to change the tail out on Nightprowler so he can be a proper snow leopard.

Fans Toy's released images of their Hoist and it's not as good as the other 3rd party ones .

Here we go...

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I'll wait for another reviewer. This guy tends to be negative on a lot of good figures.
 
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Oh god, I’ve got another five hours of work left.

How bad is it?
To me it looks mediocre, not great or terrible. The weird legs, head panel and stocky build seem to be his main issues, but the last one might be fixed a little by angling the shoulder joints up more.

He seems to be a good size though.
 
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Finally got to framing my limited edition soundwave print - felt it would be appreciated here.

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Current issues I have with Skids. All of the hollowness in the legs. Feet are hollow but you will never notice them Luckily when fillers get made for this figure this shade of red should be easily colour matched. Vehicle mode looks fine but this looks like it was ripped from a mobile game. Back doesn't want to tab in. May be a current run with issues. Colour detail doesn't line up. If I had OCD this would bother me. He does have door handles though. I don't understand this energy axe. His waist isn't as skinny as pictures lead you to believe, he just has a chunky chest. Inside the doors even have some detail. I'm not sure if I would give up these little touches for a better looking chest as it adds to his charm. There's some space on the roof for some black stickers or paint if you want him to look like the g1 toy. Hands should also be red but they're on mushroom pegs so you can replace those. Not a huge fan of the head sculpt but it'll grow on me. I think the square bit at the back of the head is supposed to mimic how his windshield would be more visible behind his head.
 
I saw a post speculating that Laser Prime’s shoulder pads are locked and aren’t connected to the arms at all, there is merely a flap that gives the illusion.

Meaning the arms are independent of the crazy 90s shoulders that made posing past Laser Primes awkward. Looking at photos I think they’re right on the money.
 
I saw a post speculating that Laser Prime’s shoulder pads are locked and aren’t connected to the arms at all, there is merely a flap that gives the illusion.

Meaning the arms are independent of the crazy 90s shoulders that made posing past Laser Primes awkward. Looking at photos I think they’re right on the money.
Looks separate to me, even has little flaps to help the arms move forward.
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And as usual, we get another Matrix.
Also has flaps for the missile rack.
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Doesn't look like he'll be able to T-Pose very well though.
 
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Looks separate to me, even has little flaps to help the arms move forward.
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And as usual, we get another Matrix.
I really wish they engineered in some of the characters with shoulder pylons to have the optionof the pylons tilting with the arms. Magnus is a glaring example of this as though whenever he's animated it shows the pylons moving with his arms but every figure of him save for the masterpiece does the arm flap thing. Sometimes it looks fine but sometimes it looks fucking weird and stiff. They do the same thing with characters who's arm pylons are supposed to be static which makes them look weird when they put their arms forward which makes shit look even weirder. If that flap IS a forward flap thing that's gonna be kinda funny but useful. I'm honestly still surprised bulkhead wasnt a pretool for laser prime with how similar his tooling is to the g2 figure. Maybe it was originally going to be but then they decided siege prime retool looked better?
 
Looks separate to me, even has little flaps to help the arms move forward.
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And as usual, we get another Matrix.
Also has flaps for the missile rack.
The arms are gonna take an articulation hit but not as bad as we all feared when we thought the arms were linked to the shoulders pads.

Wish his trailer had an ER connector.
I really wish they engineered in some of the characters with shoulder pylons to have the optionof the pylons tilting with the arms. Magnus is a glaring example of this as though whenever he's animated it shows the pylons moving with his arms but every figure of him save for the masterpiece does the arm flap thing. Sometimes it looks fine but sometimes it looks fucking weird and stiff. They do the same thing with characters who's arm pylons are supposed to be static which makes them look weird when they put their arms forward which makes shit look even weirder. If that flap IS a forward flap thing that's gonna be kinda funny but useful. I'm honestly still surprised bulkhead wasnt a pretool for laser prime with how similar his tooling is to the g2 figure. Maybe it was originally going to be but then they decided siege prime retool looked better?
It still chaps my ass that the entire lower half is ER Prime.
 
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The arms are gonna take an articulation hit but not as bad as we all feared when we thought the arms were linked to the shoulders pads.
IThere's hinges on the inner parts of the shoulderpads. It might end up being a case like siege starscream's wings where they can just kinda move out of the way really easily.
 
The arms are gonna take an articulation hit but not as bad as we all feared when we thought the arms were linked to the shoulders pads.

Wish his trailer had an ER connector.

It still chaps my ass that the entire lower half is ER Prime.
His arms are lower than the shoulders too. Not noticeable with the flap down but some poses will look a little weird.
 
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I really wish they engineered in some of the characters with shoulder pylons to have the optionof the pylons tilting with the arms. Magnus is a glaring example of this as though whenever he's animated it shows the pylons moving with his arms but every figure of him save for the masterpiece does the arm flap thing. Sometimes it looks fine but sometimes it looks fucking weird and stiff. They do the same thing with characters who's arm pylons are supposed to be static which makes them look weird when they put their arms forward which makes shit look even weirder. If that flap IS a forward flap thing that's gonna be kinda funny but useful. I'm honestly still surprised bulkhead wasnt a pretool for laser prime with how similar his tooling is to the g2 figure. Maybe it was originally going to be but then they decided siege prime retool looked better?
Bulkhead is going to be Cyclonus/ Snowcat. It's not that hard to change out the back tires and change out the top. I don't think we'll see much of a change to the cab.
 
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Bulkhead is going to be Cyclonus/ Snowcat. It's not that hard to change out the back tires and change out the top. I don't think we'll see much of a change to the cab.
He’s also probably going to be repainted into Pyro for the Amazon line, Wreckers themed. Which is inexorably based.

Last Stand of the Wreckers is still to this day the greatest TF comic to come out of IDW.
 
He’s also probably going to be repainted into Pyro for the Amazon line, Wreckers themed. Which is inexorably based.

Last Stand of the Wreckers is still to this day the greatest TF comic to come out of IDW.
I think I'd rather see an Ironfist repaint. He's chunky enough enough to make the mold work. Currently I have a repainted Hound for an Ironfist. Unless the new Crankcase looks good, I can see repainting that into Ironfist.
 
I think I'd rather see an Ironfist repaint. He's chunky enough enough to make the mold work. Currently I have a repainted Hound for an Ironfist. Unless the new Crankcase looks good, I can see repainting that into Ironfist.
That reminds me, we still need to see Hound repainted into Detritus, still very weird that they didn’t do that for Earthrise.

But I could see a Crankcase being repainted into Ironfist, personally I look at Slammer and I see Guzzle. There is a part specifically to mount that cannon on his back and he can do the infamous “ripped in half” scene.
 
That reminds me, we still need to see Hound repainted into Detritus, still very weird that they didn’t do that for Earthrise.

But I could see a Crankcase being repainted into Ironfist, personally I look at Slammer and I see Guzzle. There is a part specifically to mount that cannon on his back and he can do the infamous “ripped in half” scene.
Yeah, Detritus would have been an easy repaint because you can just use plastic. When I did mine I made sure to use some weathering powder on it to make it look a little better.

With a new Impactor possibly coming out I can see them using that as Demolisher.
 
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Yeah, Detritus would have been an easy repaint because you can just use plastic. When I did mine I made sure to use some weathering powder on it to make it look a little better.

With a new Impactor possibly coming out I can see them using that as Demolisher.
I hope the new Impactor is this colour scheme
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It’s probably going to be the IDW head on a “clean” body but this would be cooler.
 
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