The Transformers Collectors Club have updated their Facebook page with new images of their online store exclusive Transmutate figure. Transmutate is a redeco of Transformers Prime First Edition Arcee, based on the tragic character from Beast Wars. She comes in a collector’s edition foam box which also has a space to fit in this year’s Collectors Club membership renewal figure, Rampage.
The TCC Transmutate figure is now available for preorder for TCC members – click here to purchase yours from the TCC store!
Ikkstakk
It's completely random. I ordered mine within twenty-four hours of it going up, late Friday night/early Saturday morning May 23/24, and I just got my shipping notice yesterday. Tracking says it'll be delivered tomorrow.
Jacer
I ordered mine on Thursday and still says it hasn't shipped when I checked on the club's site. How long does it usually take to process the order?
Autovolt 127
That too could work, but I'd rather they do everyone else from Beast Wars Uprising first.
LegendAntihero
My sub expired so I'm not going to get mine but I'll probably buy it at BotCon
robwhit1
Transmutate arrived today. Just waiting on Rampage. Who knows when that will be?
Thundershot
While that looks nice, I'd much rather have BH Dreadwing as Silverbolt as that would make him not tower over Rampage AND he'd have a vehicle mode like the others as well.
Autovolt 127
Perhaps the Million Publishing exclusive Silverbolt from Grimwing?
Did not see it coming that Transmutate would be the one FunPub would ship first.
Red Snarl
Mine was scheduled to show up today and never did.
wtrz
And yet mine hasn't shipped, but I ordered Friday… Looks like I'll have to be vigilant…
Heh. Vigilant. XD
Ceric Neesh
I just got my email from FunPub saying that…. my Transmutate has shipped. My Transmutate. That I have in hand. And posted a picture of.
*cough* I'm so glad FunPub's email system is so speedy and accurate!
Thundershot
Rampage should be here soon… Now we just need a Silverbolt to complete the set.
Ceric Neesh
Mine just arrived as well.
I'll have pics up in a bit, but here's my quick review: It's very okay. Her biggest problem is the silver paint they used for a lot of her detailing is too transparent for going over gold plastic. If that were fixed, it'd look much better. With that said, it's a very nice color combination that looks good on this mold. The teal and gold paint are matched VERY well to plastic colors, and on the teal and black parts, the silver paint looks absolutely fantastic. Combined with the box and Rampage, I'd say that on her own, she's not worth her price, but if you've got a club membership and are a fan at all of Beast Wars/Beast Machines, then she's worth getting as a companion piece, since they're nearly as much a pair as Runamuck and Runabout.
TL;DR – Not worth getting on her own, but worth getting to go with Rampage. Even with silver paint that doesn't work well on gold parts, she still looks good in the gold/teal color combination.
Thundershot
Mine came this morning!
Primal Sabbath
While I pretty much agree with you, I can't help but point at Thrustinator's head sculpt and then do what I can to prevent brain-sploding. That's a DAMN good head sculpt. Chromedome & Rewind don't have terrible heads either, although they're arguably easier designs, and all of the heads were likely worked on by the same designer… I demand a drug test!
Overall based on these pictures of Rampage's head, I can say that I can live with it… Makes it seem like this deluxe has a massive body type (which is good), and I'm not too familiar with the mold, but if the head/neck can be collapsed further into the chest cavity (without being all floppy), I don't think it would look too terribly bad. But as I said earlier, I would no doubt buy a better head were it offered. Also I don't really want to get into what I think about Brian Savage and how I think he runs his company, but we're not too far from the same thoughts, however I'd do no good bitching about it, as I'll buy it anyways, and it's really only type of stuff I collect.
Except for FSS2.0… It was all just so terrible; except Thrustinator, but even then he's not a big winner either.
DarkPrinceofKaon
Thanks for reposting these pics, Primal Sabbath. Seeing them does help Rampages' case as being a passable figure but…
…an exclusive subscription figure with it's high dollar point should NOT be just "passable", the figure should be damn good.
How can something like this be allowed to be made??? Somebody had to finalize it. Did it look good in all the test shots and the club give it the green light only to have it arrive as we see now? Doesn't seem plausible…
I don't understand how in this day and age where we have so many talented third party groups out there that you can't walk down a street in Asia without tripping over one of them that both Brian and Pete still can't find and hire a better and far more professional team of Transformer designers to work with. The guys that they have working for them right now must completely work for peanuts because what they have been churning out here is hardly worth paying for.
It is a very sad day in this hobby when we all as fans have to pay premium prices for subpar efforts and yet pay top dollar yet again to a third party for a superior replacement part to fix such said mistakes. Very sad, indeed.
Beastwarsfan95
for now, we are at a cease fire.
Primal Sabbath
Yeah. To each their own
I'm happy as long as "something new" & "Beast Wars" are happening all at once. I like all the re-do aspect while still keeping the original story preserved in its own universe.
Beastwarsfan95
meh, maybe its because I don't like love stories. or the prime series, or people messing with my beast wars cast.
Primal Sabbath
As far as the toys go, paint apps go a LONG way to differentiate "cheap" from "cost-cutting."
There's nothing "cheap" as far as quality goes in any of few Prime figures I own. Once FunPub gives them the special treatment, they likely won't appear so cheap. Perfect example being RTS Optimus Prime.. RTS Prime – looks cheap. Shattered Glass G2 Prime (and even Ultra Magnus) – look far from cheap. Difference being in the paint apps.
Have you read the first two parts yet? If it gets gushy, it'll likely be the last issue anyways, as we only get six issues a year..
So far its been Transmutate, Rattrap, Geckobot, Botanica, and Clawjaw breaking "Dynobot" out of prison, Rampage spouting off some Edgar Allen Poe stuff about how tormented Transmutate's spark is (true to his character), and him crash-landing on a mysterious planet, talking to himself about going crazy. Rampage is still a pretty deep, dark character as far as these first two issues are concerned…
If it does indeed turn out to be a typical love story (which I don't think it will), it'll wind up having some dark, twisted, very unhappy stuff happening in the end (which is what I'm counting on, regardless).
That being said, this IS a different universe. Some things are likely to deviate from the story that we all know and love, which happens to be set in a different universe.
Beastwarsfan95
the prime line looks like some cheap child's toy. a Rampage love story! really? the homicidal cannibal and the jumbled together bot? in love?