New third party company Lemon Tree is sure working fast to catch the attention of collectors. Following their first two projects LT-01 Lemon Prime (Bumblebee Movie Optimus Prime) and LT-02 Neutronstar (Bumblebee Movie Starscream) they surprise us with images and renders of their next product: LT-03 Purple Potato (Transformers The Movie 1984 Decepticon Battleship).
Lemon Tree is bringing us what seems to be a non-transformable rendition of Galvatron’s battleship from the original G1 Transformers movie. The renders and gray prototype images reveal a very nice and detailed mold which we are sure will please your optics and nostalgia. The exact size of this ship is not so clear at the moment. According to a rough Google translation on Lemon Trees’ Weibo post, the height will be more than 22 cm/8 inches tall… so we just can just guess the length. To make things more complicated (or exciting), Lemon Tree comments on the Weibo thread indicate this ship would be Masterpiece scaled. Take this with a grain of salt until we get a proper confirmation.
Update: This is a transforming figure. It transforms into an original version of Shockwave. You can see the new color renders here.
Did this project get your attention? What scale would you prefer for it? Click on the bar to see the mirrored images and then sound off your impressions on the 2005 Boards!
Ichibaru
Makes a nice accessory for Haslab Uni…
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MacrossA
Mine's on its my way. I'm debating repainting the gray parts gunmetal/silver to make him look more premium…
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TransformerFanatic
He's a good shockwave. The plastic quality does make me worry about longevity just a little though. My quakeblast and quakewave both feel much more solid. As a display piece though, PP is just as good IMO since he's more articulated. PP looks more sleek and lithe than C9 or FT, and I think it's a good look.
Jim1981
I use him as my MP Shockwave. Who is gonna display him in his gun altmode anyways?
Evirdrevo
I decided that the included stand just wasn't doing the job for me. With a little bit of creativity and luck, I fashioned a new stand that provides more height, stability, and adjustability (as well as does away with the ugly grey feet). It also gives me the potential to display the impending Iron Factory Galvaton/Scourge/Cyclonus figures with it:
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Reichstein
I don't have a spare one, but I'm pretty sure there were a couple of folks that posted about getting 2 bags of accessories.
It may be worth going back through the thread to find them and then messaging one of them directly.
Edit: Found the post. It was Josh, on page 32.
schlagwerk
I got my Purple Potato from a random HK eBay seller over the weekend. While I overall love the figure, the accessories bag is missing one of the front greebles for spaceship mode. (the piece that the front antenna/spike runs through and that tucks under the hand in robot mode)
Does anyone here (preferably in the US) have a spare one, or can cast/3D print a new piece? I figured I'd try asking before I go through the uncertainty, shipping costs, and delays of trying to replace the piece through the seller
Reichstein
Well, if it helps, you can remove the "wings" from the backpack since they are held on by one screw each.
This would give him a bit more of a G1 look.
Moos Crew
thinking about picking this guy up as my MP shockwave.
Debating that or Takara since I can't find a Quakewave
CyberRat
Thanks!
ph4zed
You should ban them… unless it looks good, then I need to go change mine. Seriously tho, seems like it would make it even more limp looking.
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boomerdave
Well some people seem to pull the arms all the way out in ship mode and some have them partially collapsed on the white part. Just wasn't sure which was "correct".
ph4zed
His biceps are painted purple in the promo shots… they're not, in final copies.. it's transformed the same afaik *shrug* The engine blasts are pink instead of yellow, too… so maybe we will see an EX version coming soon lol
boomerdave
So which is "Movie correct"? The white arms extra extended in ship mode or just the first section showing?
ph4zed
Starboard… if you look at the first post, they're visible in the very last picture. If you were holding the ship like a gun, it would be where your trigger finger would sit.
Ashpolt
In ship mode, they go on one side of the underhanging piece that the backpack connects to. In bot mode, that piece is the center of his torso, but the screw holes aren't visible.