New third party company Lemon Tree has uploaded, via their Weibo account, images of the color renders of their next project: LT-03 Purple Potato (Transformers The Movie 1986 Decepticon Battleship/Shockwave).
While the name sounds kind of strange, Lemon Tree surprised us with an interesting and original idea. This is a movie accurate rendition of Galvatron’s battleship from the original G1 Transformers movie that transforms into Shockwave. The first renders and prototype images didn’t give a hint of the battleship to be transformable, but now we can see a very original Shockwave design as the robot mode. We can spot some battleship kibble by the shoulders and two hands (no laser cannon arm), but keep in mind that these are early renders and more changes may be done in the final product. According to the information on the Weibo post, this figure should be ready by the second quarter of 2020.
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!
Jim1981
Sadly no. I put in brand new batteries.
Furb
Isn't it just empty batteries?
Jim1981
Hi, The seller can't help me, but the LED in his head and one on the engines stopped working. Anyone perhaps knows where I can get replacement LED for this figure?
SSninja
Got mine in the mail last week and finally got him transformed into ship mode after a few days of fiddling with the legs for a couple of minutes at a time, just like everyone else.
Those videos are a godsend for all the small details that the instructions miss.
Looks awesome like this, which is exactly what I bought it for. Overall, worth it for the price (About $120 shipped, for anyone looking for a reference for what it goes for).
idkwdya
Yeah I’m still definitely enjoying the figure immensely! The seller is working to get some replacements and in the mean time I’m going to try the heat trick. Overall this figure is great though and still enjoyable minus those warped spikes!
DarkEyes
Did you ask for replacements? I think it is an amazing figure, and a vey original design. Glad to see you found a solution but it would be nice if your seller find replacements for you.
Furb
Maybe use some heat to get them straight, or just ask for replacement pieces…
idkwdya
Received my copy today! The tips of these spikes were sadly bent and looked to have been a factory error.
I just removed the spiked and put the bases back on and no issues! Overall I LOVE this figure.
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Furb
The trick is to line up the feet properly.
Once i had it, i put a dot with a marker on the center of the hole of tha ankle pivot.
Now i just line up the mark in the center and boom, the whole back of the ship is a breeze!
boomerdave
Honestly when this guy came out, there were VERY few reviews online for him. I did mine to a montage video of some fellow who spoke Chinese or Korean (which I don't).
Most of the big players who did the "This is how to transform it" videos didn't have him yet. It was very hard to figure out some parts and mine was even mistransformed for a while till I figured it out months later. That time Emgo and others had "how to" videos that get you over the really difficult parts. I recommend one of those for any new buyers but other than that, he's a great figure.
SSninja
Just ordered one after reading through this thread and I can't wait to get it! Pretty sure I'll be doing what the majority of people are doing and transforming him into ship mode and never changing him back haha
Bombusbee has a few left in stock, I ended up paying a few extra bucks to get it through their Aliexpress store since I trust that CC payment system more.
deathsheadII
I took mine apart so the back part of the ship tabbed together , I had a shiiiiiit time with this figure ( which I was very vocal about at the time
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Furb
The biggest problem people have with this is the stiff arm sliders.
If you take out the head first, the sliders are free to move up and down easily
Furb
I had a hinge piece for the backpack break, my fault. Turned it the wrong way which it couldn't so it snapped.
I got a full replacement piece shipped by Bombusbee.
arobichaud
Fuzz and purple potato are my two least transformed figures because of that. I feel any day a break is eminent. One of the backpack halves Connection broke. It still transforms but it’s a partial partsformer now.
Desertf0x9
I pretty much got it just for the ship mode. It's downfall was the leg transformation is a mess and doesn't stay tabbed in as well as you like. Some of the plastic feels soft. The ship mode does look fantastic and Shockwave looks pretty cool but I'm never transforming it again.
primetime77
this is a cool toy i almost bought more than once but did it do well/sell well? haven't hearda peep from lemontree since this came out have we?
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metalwar2010
Your all good and didn't' realize you were outside the US. I ended up buying one yesterday from them as well. I think that was the cheapest around from what I could find. Kind a surprise they didn't completely sell out by now. I'm looking forward to my copy, as I'm sure you are too