Mastershooter have updated their Facebook page with a new photo showcasing another one of their Shooter Masters which they will be offering at TFcon Chicago next weekend. They have unveiled “Hustler”, who is colored to match the recent Generations Armada Starscream, and is based on the original Armada Starscream’s Mini-Con partner, Swindle. Check out the image and see what you think.
sh002
These names are ridiculous. Ballgag and Bush Spreader.
Scaleface
Thanks to a friend who picked it up in Chicago, mine arrived in the mail today!
Check out the bio.
Scaleface
Bonus points for the bio on Hustler, seems he's being chased down by Detective Ballgag for stealing credit card information (from Fun Publications?) hehehe
Scaleface
This is from the same company who make Brown King, who was made from waste left by Unicron, Kup's partner called Shot-Piece, and a female gun named Firebox. Raunchy humor seems to be a trend.
WhiteMocha
Well, clearly they're going for a bit of a deliberately silly "racey" theme, with both Ballgag and Hustler. But if they hadn't been, a good name for Muzzle would have been "Silencer." Same function as a "muzzle" but with added gun reference since he's now a Targetmaster.
Names notwithstanding, I think I want these. Frankly, if you separate him from G1 preconceptions and just go with the "detective" thing, Nightbeat being a Targetmaster seems more fitting than him being a Headmaster. I wonder how much they'll be going for after the 'Con.
Scaleface
Well, it's based on Muzzle, so…
Dormamu
The shape of these weapons DO NOT help the names at all. Ballgag? Really? smh.
worldsgreatest
Lol
It conjures up that famous scene from Pulp Fiction, but I suppose that's my issue.
They look nice as always however.
Scaleface
I see your Ballgag and raise you Micromaster Discharge, an actual Takara toy!
worldsgreatest
Ballgag is hands down the worst name ever.
Ribieconvoy
With that name and color scheme along with the toy it's supposed to be paired with, it seems pretty obvious what they were going for.
Scaleface
I guess someone needs to merge the two threads..
Insane Galvatron
In package pics have been posted on the facebook page.
Mizzinno
Well this makes me sad.
triKlops
I am into this one as well; hopefully I can finagle my way into the 2 add ons.
Scaleface
Technically they did not say so, fans said so. All they said is they were making a little gun guy named Hustler.
Ribieconvoy
Are they serious? Not only is the red a much darker shade, but the color placement is all wrong. Even if they couldn't afford paint apps, the legs should have been black and the rest red, with some black painted on his head to bring out the red face. That way it at least kinda looks like Swindle, even if they don't have the budget for tooling an actual Swindle mold. But as it is, this completely misses the mark. Not a bad looking toy, but I wouldn't have known it was supposed to be anything even remotely close to Swindle if I weren't told so.
Raiyuki
I'm not big on third party figs but an Armada Swindle update is something I'd actually buy. This however doesn't cut it in the least. There's no real reason I'd want a targetmaster partner for Starscream and this doesn't even resemble swindle at all. Maybe it's just me but this thing's bad at least for the purpose it's being advertised for
Scaleface
It's just a short run recolor of their not-Pinpointer mold done as a con exclusive. MSC always makes "targetmaster" versions of partner characters… Ginrai, Buster and Hydra, etc.
protostar8
Not interested personally. If they were going with Armada Starscream's partner, they missed the mark. His minicon was a F1 race car, not a targetmaster. What would have been fantastic would be a triple changer minicon that had a gun form in addition to his F1 and robot modes.