In-Hand Images of Studio Series SS-47 Hightower

Hey.
What are the dimensiond for the claw bit.
I lost it a while back and I\'m thinking about 3D printing a new one.

He might be a little strange looking in robot mode but it's not all that bad when you think that one of this teammates is a giant pogo stick with arms and another has two large treaded wheels for a body. That being said, I've actually been intrigued with Hightower's robot mode ever since the ROTF Legends Class combiner set and I'm glad we are getting a larger version. I saw that they were out at US retail and so I'm going to grab Hightower just as soon as I see him.

It's funny, I swore when they announced a Studio Series Combiner Devastator that I was not going to get him. Yet as of Monday, I'll have 3 of the components and as soon as I find Hightower, that will make four. I might as well go ahead and get the other three since I'll be over halfway there.

Are there any pictures of Hightower combined with Scrapmetal?

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I actually don't think most of the designs of Bayverse transformers are particularly good. Interesting yes, but interesting doesn't mean GOOD. That being said, I like many Bayverse designs BECAUSE of how frankly terrible and oddball they look. Rampage is definitely one of them. He's disgustingly stupid and there is literally no world in which he has any advantage over anything with two or more legs. Legs is stability. It's a base. It's the ability to brace and stabilize yourself…everything that Rampage cannot actually do. But I will certainly say he's pretty cool in that crazy oddball way. Plus I don't watch these movies for realism anyways.

But yeah, can't wait for Hightower. I always liked him since the ROTF Legends because he's that guy who looks so fucking stupid that I love it.

Whats really crazy about him is that not only can his leg act like a pogo(and literally makes a boing noise in the movie), but that when he stands still/moves around he slithers like a snake.

Those are two complete opposite extremes there for one thing to do.

Ooh he's creepy amd weird

I actually don't think most of the designs of Bayverse transformers are particularly good. Interesting yes, but interesting doesn't mean GOOD. That being said, I like many Bayverse designs BECAUSE of how frankly terrible and oddball they look. Rampage is definitely one of them. He's disgustingly stupid and there is literally no world in which he has any advantage over anything with two or more legs. Legs is stability. It's a base. It's the ability to brace and stabilize yourself…everything that Rampage cannot actually do. But I will certainly say he's pretty cool in that crazy oddball way. Plus I don't watch these movies for realism anyways.

But yeah, can't wait for Hightower. I always liked him since the ROTF Legends because he's that guy who looks so fucking stupid that I love it.

This design is just so weirdly appealing that I just can't bring myself to dislike it. It's got an air of pragmatism to it, usually more befitting of a mech suit than a traditional Cybertronian. And yet, for a construction unit, that makes complete sense that he'd be more function driven. Hightower isn't the guy you send into combat, he's the guy who stays behind, fortifying the base and transporting materials. Every fiber of his being is dedicated to his job. He's a robot crane and he likes it! I like to imagine him as a construction foreman, waving his tiny vestigal arms in frustration as he bellows commands to his subordinates.

For such a simple looking toy, he is actually quite complex. I see the head is very detailed and even the little T-rex arms are moveable.
So wait, he also has another claw arm… attached to his head? Odd.
I do wish he had a proper hook too. And maybe some wrecking balls for Devastator…  

It can't be right that his head is supposed to be so exposed like that for combined mode can it?

all are dead

Amazon had Long Haul in stock for a few minutes about 10 minutes ago. I ordered one, said there were 3 in stock at the time I had it in my cart. ETA is Wednesday!

Link: Amazon.com: Buying Choices: Tra Gen Studio Series Voyager Long Haul

Ha, congrats you beat me to it, I got an Amazon in stock alert but Long Haul was long gone by the time I got there!