The images have begun to flow in from BotCon! Up in displays are some upcoming Universe Classics figures which feature:
– Repaint of Classics Starscream named Acid Storm.
– Repaint of Cybertron Evac named Blades.
– Repaint of Cybertron Defense Scattorshot named Drop Shot.
– Repaint of Cybertron Quickmix named Heavy Load.
– Repaint five pack of Legends figures from the Classics line. Appears to feature Hot Spot, Silverbolt, Razorclaw, Hun-Grrr, and Scattershot.
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REDLINE
google "rainmakers"
Thundershot
Well, a boy Transformer and girl Transformer got really drunk on Energon one night….
Kingplay
where did acid storm come from?
Abrogate
his weapons and robot mode look like Flak http://www.tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Flak/flak.htm
but his colors and vehicle mode look like Sidetrack http://www.tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Sidetrack/sidetrack.htm
both of which are in the Military Team. Of course, they're also Autobots, which is probably why Hasbro went with Dropshot
sunnyswipe
that dropshot repaint looks more like a homage to that micromaster from the autobot military patrol to me- i cant quite remember his name at the min….
omega ranger
They still have a bunch to do, but most of them could be repaints. All these are ones that need to be finished.
Ones left over:
Gears- Just repaint Energon Strongarm, really.
Windcharger- Needs new mold.
Huffer- Needs new mold, even cooler if with trailer. Could be sold at Deluxe point.
Trailbreaker- Needs new mold, then reused later for Hoist.
Wheeljack- Needs new mold.
Frenzy- A new mold. Like a small motorcycle that transforms into a more "warrior-like" robot. Frenzy and Rumble should be more armored.
Rumble- Repaint of Frenzy
Buzzsaw- Preferably, I'd love Titanium Soundblaster w/ Buzzsaw, but they can't do that, so repaint Soundwave into Soundblaster w/ Buzzsaw.
Cosmos- New mold.
Warpath- Repaint Cyb. Scattorshot
Seaspray- Repaint Cyb. Shortround
Tracks- Repaint Cyb. Hot Shot
Red Alert- Reuse Universe Sunstreaker/Sideswipe, give him a new weapon or something.
Smokescreen- Reuse Universe Prowl/Silverstreak
Hoist- Reuse Trailbreaker as I mentioned above.
Skids- New mold.
Inferno- New mold.
Grapple- Reuse Inferno's mold.
Sludge- Ultra, new mold.
Snarl- Ultra, new mold.
Kickback, Shrapnel, Bombshell- 3-pack for Animated, Deluxe/Scout class each.
Ramjet- Reuse Cybertron Starscream
Wheelie- New mold. Ultra class, even, cause' that would be funny.
Blaster's Cassettes- Reuse Cybertron Armorhide as Ramhorn, and Eject and Rewind could be reused from the eariler Universe Rumble/Frenzy mentioned above. Steeljaw from Cybertron Snarl.
Aerialbots- Aside from Silverbolt, the others should be deluxe class.
Protectobots- Ultra Hot Spot. Blades was already done, so Groove could come from Frenzy/Rumble, remolded, of course. Streetwise could be a repaint of the remold Silverstreak. First Aid would be an entirely new mold.
Broadside- Brand new Ultra, as a gigantic aircraft carrier.
Sandstorm- Sandstorm as a repainted Energon Cliffjumper.
Kup- New mold, with Targetmaster. Gives Cyclonus an opponent.
Metroplex- 25th anniversary, a huge Autobot base.
Stunticons- New Ultra Motormaster. Then continue with Menasor with repainting Energon Mirage or Classics Mirage into Drag Strip, Cyb. Downshift into Breakdown, Dead End from Rodimus, Wildrider from Energon Wheeljack.
Combaticons- Onslaught and Swindle have been done, so Brawl could be from Classics Tank Megatron, Blast Off from Classics Astrotrain (in a blackish dark deco to distingush from Henkei), Vortex could be from Cybertron Evac.
Predacons- Razorclaw a repaint of Cybertron Leobreaker, Divebomb from Energon Divebomb, Headstrong from Cybertron Armorhide, Rampage from Energon Battle Ravage, Tantrum from Cyb. Snarl.
Sixshot- Although I doubt Sixshot will be made, I'd be happy if it was just a triple-changer. Most likely Ultra.
So, only these would need new molds:
Trailbreaker
Wheeljack
Huffer
Windcharger
Skids
Inferno
Sludge
Snarl
Kickback
Bombshell
Shrapnel
Wheelie
Metroplex
Motormaster
Hot Spot
First Aid
Broadside
Kup
Sixshot
So, only 19 new molds would be needed.
AutobotMarine
YES! They've finally repainted Evac into a more decent paint job! But what's with the beige color for Scattorshot's new color scheme?
Ravenxl7
The best tip I can give you is to read some tuturials in the Radicons section. There are a lot of helpfull tips in there. Also, when doing a kitbash, do it the way you want it, and don't let others influence you into doing something you don't want to do. For example I'm not going to be moddifying the wings for either Dirge or Trhust (well, other than paint/dye that is). Also, don't soak parts too long to get rid of their paint apps. Specifically the grey parts of the Ramjet mold. One of mine literally fell apart. That's why I'm currently hoping for a repaint of him to be released in the universe line. Doesn't matter what color scheme, as I'll be dyeing the parts I need from him black. It would be much easier for me to just buy another copy of the mold at Target than it would be to track down one on the net for a decent price. I'm also saving any extra money for the Animated line when it finally hits stores near me, so I don't really have any extra cash to spend on an extra Ramjet at the moment. Looks like Thrust will be prolonged for a while, lol.
Gatewave
totally. Is there any other choice?
And Fi-Tor was one of the only Go-Bots I had too.
and on another note, seeing as I need to start repainting/dying my seeker fill-ins, anyone got any help for me on how to start? cuz I'm new at that. Ravenxl7, do you have any answers for me?
Ravenxl7
Personally I'm hoping for a Ramjet repaint to be put in this line at some point, as I'll need yet another one for my Thrust kitbash I'm working on. Unfortunetly I let the wings soak too long, and when I was cleaning them off to get the paint the rest of the way off, it sort of fell apart, lol. The other wing assemply seems to be fine, but since the one broke right where it connects to the leg, I'm not sure that glue would fix it. It's a good thing I've already painted Dirge's wings, as I still need to dye certain parts of Thrust black. I'm not sure what paint job they could use on Ramjet, though I think it would be kinda cool to see a desert camo scheme on him, with grey robot parts, and some orange details.
Laser_Optimus
Oh, good call Dragonclaw. Fi-Tor was actually one of my first GoBots (who, because of their less expensive nature, were my first Transforming toys aside from G1 Minibots and Cassettes) so that'd be really cool if they did one.
Well, we'd probably have to get a Classics Cosmos (which they've said they are working on) before we could get a Pathfinder repaint. I doubt they'd do all new molds for GoBot characters. Though, I'd be thrilled if they did…
Yeah, that Laser Cycle mold is definently one of the better motorcycles to come from any Transformers line and would fit Cy-Kill perfectly I think. Save for the mouthplate, but that's nitpicking.
Gatewave
yeah ransack for Cy-Kill would be good, or this guy, G2 Road Rocket (aka RID Sideways):
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y139/BB_Shockwave/Trades/G2RoadRocket1.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Sidewaysrid.jpg
SMOG
If we got Pathfinder, maybe we might actually be able to get a COSMOS… !
zmog
Dragonclaw
Ramjet would make a great Fi-Tor
Laser_Optimus
Yeah, found out about Crasher after posting that one. I'm happy… now if we could only get Small Foot, Leader One, Pathfinder, Turbo & Copter I'd be set.
Cy-Kill I think would be cool out of Cybertron Ransack and the Classics Seeker mold could easily do a Leader-One repaint. I've thought about the others, but I've never been too sure on them.
Abrogate
I've always thought of Cyb Ransack as a Cy-Kill inspired design, even if it might not be directly. I could potentially see them making one.
Although, I kinda find this cheapens the characters the molds were originally made for. While I didnt like the Cyb cartoon, I liked the ideas it had, like the concept of each planet having their own Convoy, and Evac being one of them. This made me feel like using Evac as a new character in my Classicsverse who's tasked with protecting Earth, and could potentially use the Matrix in an emergency. But now, I'm getting the mold as a real Classics character, and its Blades, a guy who means nothing to me.
Ratbat to Noisemaze is another one. I actually can use Ratbat as a good character, but I liked the mysterious look that Noisemaze had. And now I just have to shuffle him out.
On the other hand, taking Hot Shot and turning him into Springer, Roadbuster, and Getaway actually makes for 3 characters better than the original. That I can live with.
Gatewave
Well they actually are doing the Mirage to Crasher repaint so who knows what's to come.
Myself I'd actually like to see a Cy-kill for some reason.
And on the Thundercracker note, I'm one of those people who are still silently but royally pissed off about what Hasbro did. I loved Thundercracker as a kid, still love the character, and for god's sake all I want is to complete the basic seeker trio for my classics, and now I have to settle for a shitty self-repaint or suffer hundreds from my wallet?! Hasbro has too many mental defects to name. And that's my piece for now. I'll still buy that Acid Storm to paint, though by NO MEANS is it any kind of grounds for forgiveness.
Red leader
Wahey!!! the seeker mold is being abused just as it should be!!!! I will collect any seeker repaint they put out
RedAlert Rescue
He screams Rotorstorm, Whirl, or Crossblades to me ;By that I mean I wish we had got a blue one to match the Legends Whirl.
But the green one is I think much better decorated than the 'Blades' red on is, Which personally feel has a bit to little white on it to really look like Blades – to me it is more like Energon Quickstrike. I also couldn't help but notice that Movie Voyager Inferno is very red and so is Universe Ironhide, So I can't help but think a little more white would have been nice to see.
Isn't there red Coast Guard Helicopters that are like Hasbro's choice – I suppose as many people have mentioned lately, it is a case of to much realism harming the robot modes colors…. perhaps a little more white on the robot could have been sorted though.
So for that reason I much prefer the Springer version – not to mention that its nicely militaristic / It complements the Botcon toy & also it's cheaper to buy.
PoweredConvoy
I prefer the Botcon one. I don't like the gray and green on the new one as much, and I think he needs a little more yellow on the chest. Still cool though.