It's because Hasbro's budget did not quite extend to making a new head. Forest Lee, the bio writer, explained that it is to represent an offscreen scene where Wasp had switched heads with Bumblebee, but had not yet changed his colourscheme.
Yes, it is annoying that he is not the one that is seen on TV, I will grant you that. But considering that this is coming out for a line that is finished, the fact we are getting a version of the character at all is an achievement.
Rodimus Minor Blackout Wingblade OP – need an animated OP anyway – passed on all the current ones – just something about them Ratchet – prefer this one over the earth mode – glad I passed now
ROTF:
HA Mudflap HA Barricade
I guess I will be getting all of these
Brawn Lockdown Dirge Mindwipe JA Ironhide – based his attitude in ROTF, this looks like something he'd be into
Ahh, I do see your point. I'm hoping for a late November release, because I'd like to get him and Junglehide for my birthday.
That would actually work out for me too, as my birthday is in late November too, lol. Yet at the same time, there's so many other TF's I want to get this year, that I'm hoping Bludgeon doesn't come out till December, at the earliest.
On the subject of Jungle Attack Ironhide, I'm not sure I'll get him. If I do, he's being renamed Trailbreaker, and I may repaint my current Ironhide red to help differentiate the two a bit more. I'm already going to kitbash my current Ratchet as Suppresor, lol.
All the molded in plastic colors are correct, but it's the lack of any paint apps on the stolen Bludgeon that, imo, shows it's just a test shot. Most test shots we've seen in the pat have been done in odd colors, but there's usually at least a couple that have the correct plastic colors.
Ahh, I do see your point. I'm hoping for a late November release, because I'd like to get him and Junglehide for my birthday.
I don't know, the one we saw matches up with the pics Hasbro showed pretty well. You can kinda match up the weird tread wheel colors to the official tank images. Knowing that Hasbro's photoshops are usually more detailed than the final product, I'm gonna out on a limb and say that's a production Bludgeon.
All the molded in plastic colors are correct, but it's the lack of any paint apps on the stolen Bludgeon that, imo, shows it's just a test shot. Most test shots we've seen in the pat have been done in odd colors, but there's usually at least a couple that have the correct plastic colors.
I'd fully agree, if the stolen Bludgeon was the final product, which means, imo, that he probably isn't in full production yet. Test shots, like the stolen Bludgeon, have been seen many months before the release of a figure. We'll probably see him and Ironhide late November at the earliest, imo. Still, it's extremely hard to guess when anything is going to be released anymore, even with Hasbro's estimated times.
I don't know, the one we saw matches up with the pics Hasbro showed pretty well. You can kinda match up the weird tread wheel colors to the official tank images. Knowing that Hasbro's photoshops are usually more detailed than the final product, I'm gonna out on a limb and say that's a production Bludgeon.
The purple bike was never officially named Moonracer. That was just a claim somebody made without any evidence that people took on faith (and unfortunately has been widely repeated). There's been several characters named Flareup, but the name Moonracer has only ever been used once.
Indeed! Mindwipe has "Soundwave repaint" written all over him. Just look at the face!
Soundwave wasn't the first thing I thought of when I saw Mindwipe, but now that it's been mentioned, it fits nicely. It'd be really cool if they did, at some point, repaint him as Soundwave. Especially if they gave him a similar paint job to the Deluxe Soundwave figure. I think the gray would make a better main color than the traditional Soundwave blue, and they could still work it in as a secondary color on the robo-parts and stuff.
Toxicon
Being that Bludgeon has been stolen from a factory, that means he's being produced. Giving that the average time between seeing a stolen toy for the first time and then seeing it at retail for the first time is about 3-4 months, I'd put my guess for the release of at least him (and Jungle Ironhide, being Bludgeon's "wave rival" and such) at around October-November.
I'd fully agree, if the stolen Bludgeon was the final product, which means, imo, that he probably isn't in full production yet. Test shots, like the stolen Bludgeon, have been seen many months before the release of a figure. We'll probably see him and Ironhide late November at the earliest, imo. Still, it's extremely hard to guess when anything is going to be released anymore, even with Hasbro's estimated times.
Toxicon
Pretty sure he was. At BotCon.
Bgrngod
Wasn't Scattorshot announced as a scout before any pics were revealed?
DeceptiKreep
Still want a toy for Flareup! My collection will be left incomplete
fatesmagic
Really? I'M the only one who was pissed when they found out ScattorShot was a Scout?
tfan123
Would kill for:
Mindwipe
Barricade
Blackout
Mudflap
Rodimus
Arcee
NO:
the rest
$shockwave$
agreed, now this thread is gonna get more views wow
punisherprime55
man i need bludgeon
Sol Fury
It's because Hasbro's budget did not quite extend to making a new head. Forest Lee, the bio writer, explained that it is to represent an offscreen scene where Wasp had switched heads with Bumblebee, but had not yet changed his colourscheme.
Yes, it is annoying that he is not the one that is seen on TV, I will grant you that. But considering that this is coming out for a line that is finished, the fact we are getting a version of the character at all is an achievement.
SlyTF
What the ass!? Why is Wazp's face just like BB!? thats bull crap! Im gonna paint it to look like wazp in the show!
lollypop
these are all so AWESOME!im defiantly gonna get bludegon and mindwipe.
anabolik1
I am definitely feeling:
Animated:
Rodimus Minor
Blackout
Wingblade OP – need an animated OP anyway – passed on all the current ones – just something about them
Ratchet – prefer this one over the earth mode – glad I passed now
ROTF:
HA Mudflap
HA Barricade
I guess I will be getting all of these
Brawn
Lockdown
Dirge
Mindwipe
JA Ironhide – based his attitude in ROTF, this looks like something he'd be into
tfan123
ok vengchung2k5, Josh Duhamel is Lennox, and Simmons is TurturroWOW!
kwickstrike
ur right
Michael Dracon
Skystalker also resembles G1 Cybertronian mode Laserbeak quite well.
Ravenxl7
That would actually work out for me too, as my birthday is in late November too, lol. Yet at the same time, there's so many other TF's I want to get this year, that I'm hoping Bludgeon doesn't come out till December, at the earliest.
On the subject of Jungle Attack Ironhide, I'm not sure I'll get him. If I do, he's being renamed Trailbreaker, and I may repaint my current Ironhide red to help differentiate the two a bit more. I'm already going to kitbash my current Ratchet as Suppresor, lol.
Toxicon
Ahh, I do see your point. I'm hoping for a late November release, because I'd like to get him and Junglehide for my birthday.
Ravenxl7
All the molded in plastic colors are correct, but it's the lack of any paint apps on the stolen Bludgeon that, imo, shows it's just a test shot. Most test shots we've seen in the pat have been done in odd colors, but there's usually at least a couple that have the correct plastic colors.
Toxicon
I don't know, the one we saw matches up with the pics Hasbro showed pretty well. You can kinda match up the weird tread wheel colors to the official tank images. Knowing that Hasbro's photoshops are usually more detailed than the final product, I'm gonna out on a limb and say that's a production Bludgeon.
Fit For natalie
The purple bike was never officially named Moonracer. That was just a claim somebody made without any evidence that people took on faith (and unfortunately has been widely repeated). There's been several characters named Flareup, but the name Moonracer has only ever been used once.
Ravenxl7
Soundwave wasn't the first thing I thought of when I saw Mindwipe, but now that it's been mentioned, it fits nicely. It'd be really cool if they did, at some point, repaint him as Soundwave. Especially if they gave him a similar paint job to the Deluxe Soundwave figure. I think the gray would make a better main color than the traditional Soundwave blue, and they could still work it in as a secondary color on the robo-parts and stuff.
I'd fully agree, if the stolen Bludgeon was the final product, which means, imo, that he probably isn't in full production yet. Test shots, like the stolen Bludgeon, have been seen many months before the release of a figure. We'll probably see him and Ironhide late November at the earliest, imo. Still, it's extremely hard to guess when anything is going to be released anymore, even with Hasbro's estimated times.