Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed
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It looks like we've got some more news on upcoming Titans Return figures, this time our first look at the collector's cards for Deluxe Class Slugslinger, Voyager Blitzwing, and Octone! Take a look at a scan of the cards below! (You can also see photos of the figures these cards will be accompanying at our Australia Toy Fair Coverage!)
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Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867459)
Posted by Bronzewolf on March 17th, 2017 @ 9:14pm CDT
Yep! My mistake. Was fixed in the article, now is fixed on the boards.
Posted by Bronzewolf on March 17th, 2017 @ 9:14pm CDT
Bumblebee21 wrote:Bronzewolf wrote:It looks like we've got some more news on upcoming Titans Return figures, this time our first look at the collector's cards for Deluxe Class Octone, Slugslinger, and Voyager Blitzwing! Take a look at a scan of the cards below! (You can also see photos of the figures these cards will be accompanying at our Australia Toy Fair Coverage!)
octone is a voyager
Yep! My mistake. Was fixed in the article, now is fixed on the boards.
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867460)
Posted by Overcracker on March 17th, 2017 @ 9:18pm CDT
Posted by Overcracker on March 17th, 2017 @ 9:18pm CDT
Octone???? 
Octone and his triple changing friends Blastwing... and... Startrain...
Anyway, I am looking forward to Blitzwing.
Octone and his triple changing friends Blastwing... and... Startrain...
Anyway, I am looking forward to Blitzwing.
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867461)
Posted by Terrsolpix on March 17th, 2017 @ 9:20pm CDT
How dare you forget the Autobots! Leaper, Sandnado, and Longside are timeless characters with flawless names!
Posted by Terrsolpix on March 17th, 2017 @ 9:20pm CDT
Overcracker wrote:Octone????
Octone and his triple changing friends Blastwing... and... Startrain...
Anyway, I am looking forward to Blitzwing.
How dare you forget the Autobots! Leaper, Sandnado, and Longside are timeless characters with flawless names!
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867463)
Posted by Overcracker on March 17th, 2017 @ 9:25pm CDT
Who could forget Sandnado.
That actually cracked me up for some reason.
Posted by Overcracker on March 17th, 2017 @ 9:25pm CDT
Terrsolpix wrote:Overcracker wrote:Octone????
Octone and his triple changing friends Blastwing... and... Startrain...
Anyway, I am looking forward to Blitzwing.
How dare you forget the Autobots! Leaper, Sandnado, and Longside are timeless characters with flawless names!
Who could forget Sandnado.
That actually cracked me up for some reason.
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867464)
Posted by ebo716 on March 17th, 2017 @ 9:28pm CDT
Can't wait for new versions of their mortal enemies, sunsquirm, sprinkler, and bradside
Posted by ebo716 on March 17th, 2017 @ 9:28pm CDT
Overcracker wrote:Octone????
Octone and his triple changing friends Blastwing... and... Startrain...
Anyway, I am looking forward to Blitzwing.
Can't wait for new versions of their mortal enemies, sunsquirm, sprinkler, and bradside
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867465)
Posted by Kurona on March 17th, 2017 @ 9:29pm CDT
There's also Megatron who has one sick scowl on both his Leader and Voyager toys.
Menasor's pretty angry, so is Blades; the Torchbearers all have some smile going on, and Offroad in particular stands out as suitably creepy. Not to mention some of the Titan Masters; Thunderwing's crazy, Rodimus is old and Nightbeat needs psychiatric help. There's some range of emotion if you look hard enough.
Posted by Kurona on March 17th, 2017 @ 9:29pm CDT
Deadput wrote:SureShot18 wrote:I agree with you Will. Nautica's headsculpt isn't that good. It's too stoic and chiseled. Her face is more round and usually smiling or some type of facial expression.
What did you not know the only emotion that exists is staring blankly at space?
No but seriously all of the Hasbro generations toys that have come out recently have no emotion at all the only one I can think of is Bumblebee's small smirk.
Say what you will about RID but at least their warrior figures have something on their faces most of the time.
There's also Megatron who has one sick scowl on both his Leader and Voyager toys.
Menasor's pretty angry, so is Blades; the Torchbearers all have some smile going on, and Offroad in particular stands out as suitably creepy. Not to mention some of the Titan Masters; Thunderwing's crazy, Rodimus is old and Nightbeat needs psychiatric help. There's some range of emotion if you look hard enough.
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867466)
Posted by ebo716 on March 17th, 2017 @ 9:31pm CDT
Rook is frowning, probably because of his ushanka/ football helmet hybrid
Posted by ebo716 on March 17th, 2017 @ 9:31pm CDT
Kurona wrote:Deadput wrote:SureShot18 wrote:I agree with you Will. Nautica's headsculpt isn't that good. It's too stoic and chiseled. Her face is more round and usually smiling or some type of facial expression.
What did you not know the only emotion that exists is staring blankly at space?
No but seriously all of the Hasbro generations toys that have come out recently have no emotion at all the only one I can think of is Bumblebee's small smirk.
Say what you will about RID but at least their warrior figures have something on their faces most of the time.
There's also Megatron who has one sick scowl on both his Leader and Voyager toys.
Menasor's pretty angry, so is Blades; the Torchbearers all have some smile going on, and Offroad in particular stands out as suitably creepy. Not to mention some of the Titan Masters; Thunderwing's crazy, Rodimus is old and Nightbeat needs psychiatric help. There's some range of emotion if you look hard enough.
Rook is frowning, probably because of his ushanka/ football helmet hybrid
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867467)
Posted by Terrsolpix on March 17th, 2017 @ 9:31pm CDT
Fangry has a.... well, angry scowl.
Posted by Terrsolpix on March 17th, 2017 @ 9:31pm CDT
Kurona wrote:Deadput wrote:SureShot18 wrote:I agree with you Will. Nautica's headsculpt isn't that good. It's too stoic and chiseled. Her face is more round and usually smiling or some type of facial expression.
What did you not know the only emotion that exists is staring blankly at space?
No but seriously all of the Hasbro generations toys that have come out recently have no emotion at all the only one I can think of is Bumblebee's small smirk.
Say what you will about RID but at least their warrior figures have something on their faces most of the time.
There's also Megatron who has one sick scowl on both his Leader and Voyager toys.
Menasor's pretty angry, so is Blades; the Torchbearers all have some smile going on, and Offroad in particular stands out as suitably creepy. Not to mention some of the Titan Masters; Thunderwing's crazy, Rodimus is old and Nightbeat needs psychiatric help. There's some range of emotion if you look hard enough.
Fangry has a.... well, angry scowl.
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867471)
Posted by Deadput on March 17th, 2017 @ 9:49pm CDT
I don't own Megatron (yet) so I wouldn't know but anyways now we have stare, angry, a couple of smirks and whatever expression Nightbeat is supposed to have.
I despise that expression on Nightbeat a lot it really should of been Siren/Loundmouth since that would actually make sense for him to be "yelling" in fact I think that's what was supposed to happen looking at the the two of them but the colors were switched for toy accuracy despite the fact that no other Nightbeat has had the toy face like ever.
Posted by Deadput on March 17th, 2017 @ 9:49pm CDT
Kurona wrote:There's also Megatron who has one sick scowl on both his Leader and Voyager toys.
Menasor's pretty angry, so is Blades; the Torchbearers all have some smile going on, and Offroad in particular stands out as suitably creepy. Not to mention some of the Titan Masters; Thunderwing's crazy, Rodimus is old and Nightbeat needs psychiatric help. There's some range of emotion if you look hard enough.
I don't own Megatron (yet) so I wouldn't know but anyways now we have stare, angry, a couple of smirks and whatever expression Nightbeat is supposed to have.
I despise that expression on Nightbeat a lot it really should of been Siren/Loundmouth since that would actually make sense for him to be "yelling" in fact I think that's what was supposed to happen looking at the the two of them but the colors were switched for toy accuracy despite the fact that no other Nightbeat has had the toy face like ever.
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867472)
Posted by Terrsolpix on March 17th, 2017 @ 9:51pm CDT
Further proof of a nightbeat deluxe incoming
Posted by Terrsolpix on March 17th, 2017 @ 9:51pm CDT
Deadput wrote:Kurona wrote:There's also Megatron who has one sick scowl on both his Leader and Voyager toys.
Menasor's pretty angry, so is Blades; the Torchbearers all have some smile going on, and Offroad in particular stands out as suitably creepy. Not to mention some of the Titan Masters; Thunderwing's crazy, Rodimus is old and Nightbeat needs psychiatric help. There's some range of emotion if you look hard enough.
I don't own Megatron (yet) so I wouldn't know but anyways now we have stare, angry, a couple of smirks and whatever expression Nightbeat is supposed to have.
I despise that expression on Nightbeat a lot it really should of been Siren/Loundmouth since that would actually make sense for him to be "yelling" in fact I think that's what was supposed to happen looking at the the two of them but the colors were switched for toy accuracy despite the fact that no other Nightbeat has had the toy face like ever.
Further proof of a nightbeat deluxe incoming
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867473)
Posted by Kurona on March 17th, 2017 @ 9:58pm CDT
Unfortunately, I think this is simply another symptom of the current design team's rampant toy-accuracy. Blurr's colour scheme, Hardhead not having a face... and Nightbeat not actually looking like how he looked in every fictional appearance he had ever. But it's fine because he looks like the toy a handful of people had as a kid and half of that handful were annoyed he didn't have his shades from Marvel.
Sorry if I seem bitter; it just seems like Barber and his team could use a bit of tact every now and then.
Posted by Kurona on March 17th, 2017 @ 9:58pm CDT
Terrsolpix wrote:Deadput wrote:Kurona wrote:There's also Megatron who has one sick scowl on both his Leader and Voyager toys.
Menasor's pretty angry, so is Blades; the Torchbearers all have some smile going on, and Offroad in particular stands out as suitably creepy. Not to mention some of the Titan Masters; Thunderwing's crazy, Rodimus is old and Nightbeat needs psychiatric help. There's some range of emotion if you look hard enough.
I don't own Megatron (yet) so I wouldn't know but anyways now we have stare, angry, a couple of smirks and whatever expression Nightbeat is supposed to have.
I despise that expression on Nightbeat a lot it really should of been Siren/Loundmouth since that would actually make sense for him to be "yelling" in fact I think that's what was supposed to happen looking at the the two of them but the colors were switched for toy accuracy despite the fact that no other Nightbeat has had the toy face like ever.
Further proof of a nightbeat deluxe incoming
Unfortunately, I think this is simply another symptom of the current design team's rampant toy-accuracy. Blurr's colour scheme, Hardhead not having a face... and Nightbeat not actually looking like how he looked in every fictional appearance he had ever. But it's fine because he looks like the toy a handful of people had as a kid and half of that handful were annoyed he didn't have his shades from Marvel.
Sorry if I seem bitter; it just seems like Barber and his team could use a bit of tact every now and then.
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867474)
Posted by WreckerJack on March 17th, 2017 @ 9:59pm CDT
Posted by WreckerJack on March 17th, 2017 @ 9:59pm CDT
I wonder if Octone and Octane are related.
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867475)
Posted by Qwan on March 17th, 2017 @ 10:00pm CDT
I've been hoping, since the very first point when the Nightbeat and Loudmouth TMs came out, that we'd be later seeing full Deluxes of each with the faces switched. At this point, knowing how part trees seem to work in this line and with just one Deluxe wave left to go, I'm optimistic for a mass retail release for either of those guys - but at the very least, I'm still super-hoping for a Nightbeat (with the Loudmouth TM face or a similar one) in one of the box-sets! Please please please
Posted by Qwan on March 17th, 2017 @ 10:00pm CDT
Terrsolpix wrote:Deadput wrote:Kurona wrote:There's also Megatron who has one sick scowl on both his Leader and Voyager toys.
Menasor's pretty angry, so is Blades; the Torchbearers all have some smile going on, and Offroad in particular stands out as suitably creepy. Not to mention some of the Titan Masters; Thunderwing's crazy, Rodimus is old and Nightbeat needs psychiatric help. There's some range of emotion if you look hard enough.
I don't own Megatron (yet) so I wouldn't know but anyways now we have stare, angry, a couple of smirks and whatever expression Nightbeat is supposed to have.
I despise that expression on Nightbeat a lot it really should of been Siren/Loundmouth since that would actually make sense for him to be "yelling" in fact I think that's what was supposed to happen looking at the the two of them but the colors were switched for toy accuracy despite the fact that no other Nightbeat has had the toy face like ever.
Further proof of a nightbeat deluxe incoming
I've been hoping, since the very first point when the Nightbeat and Loudmouth TMs came out, that we'd be later seeing full Deluxes of each with the faces switched. At this point, knowing how part trees seem to work in this line and with just one Deluxe wave left to go, I'm optimistic for a mass retail release for either of those guys - but at the very least, I'm still super-hoping for a Nightbeat (with the Loudmouth TM face or a similar one) in one of the box-sets! Please please please
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867476)
Posted by Terrsolpix on March 17th, 2017 @ 10:00pm CDT
Not in any way, shape, or form
Posted by Terrsolpix on March 17th, 2017 @ 10:00pm CDT
WreckerJack wrote:I wonder if Octone and Octane are related.
Not in any way, shape, or form
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867478)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 17th, 2017 @ 10:03pm CDT
Uhm, yeah? "Octane" can't be trademarked, hence all the Tankors. At least this time the name's more fitting (and easier to hold since it's a nonsensical word) as it's the original Japanese name. It even has "Decepticon", analogous to the current "Destron Octone" the Henkei toy holds.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 17th, 2017 @ 10:03pm CDT
Overcracker wrote:Octone????
Uhm, yeah? "Octane" can't be trademarked, hence all the Tankors. At least this time the name's more fitting (and easier to hold since it's a nonsensical word) as it's the original Japanese name. It even has "Decepticon", analogous to the current "Destron Octone" the Henkei toy holds.
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867480)
Posted by william-james88 on March 17th, 2017 @ 10:27pm CDT
Oh so this isnt even the first time they call him Octone? Thats cool.
Posted by william-james88 on March 17th, 2017 @ 10:27pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Overcracker wrote:Octone????
Uhm, yeah? "Octane" can't be trademarked, hence all the Tankors. At least this time the name's more fitting (and easier to hold since it's a nonsensical word) as it's the original Japanese name. It even has "Decepticon", analogous to the current "Destron Octone" the Henkei toy holds.
Oh so this isnt even the first time they call him Octone? Thats cool.
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867481)
Posted by Kurona on March 17th, 2017 @ 10:40pm CDT
Posted by Kurona on March 17th, 2017 @ 10:40pm CDT
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867482)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 17th, 2017 @ 10:43pm CDT
First time for the US, but not for Japan
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 17th, 2017 @ 10:43pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Overcracker wrote:Octone????
Uhm, yeah? "Octane" can't be trademarked, hence all the Tankors. At least this time the name's more fitting (and easier to hold since it's a nonsensical word) as it's the original Japanese name. It even has "Decepticon", analogous to the current "Destron Octone" the Henkei toy holds.
Oh so this isnt even the first time they call him Octone? Thats cool.
First time for the US, but not for Japan
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867483)
Posted by Randomhero on March 17th, 2017 @ 10:46pm CDT
Octone isn't just Hasbro changing the A for an O in his name to avoid trademark ya know. His name in Japan is actually Octone so Hasbro is using his name in Japan instead to just calling him Tankor because they can't use Octane.
Posted by Randomhero on March 17th, 2017 @ 10:46pm CDT
Overcracker wrote:Octone????
Octone and his triple changing friends Blastwing... and... Startrain...
Anyway, I am looking forward to Blitzwing.
Octone isn't just Hasbro changing the A for an O in his name to avoid trademark ya know. His name in Japan is actually Octone so Hasbro is using his name in Japan instead to just calling him Tankor because they can't use Octane.
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867486)
Posted by Overcracker on March 17th, 2017 @ 11:10pm CDT
Yes I know Octane is a general fuel term and can't be trademarked. But why not something like "Decepticon Octane", much like "Autobot Jazz" or "Decepticon Brawl" where the name is a compound trademarkable phrase. Or just Tankor again.
I was not aware Octone was his Japanese name however.
In any case, Octone sounds weird in english. Tankor would have been fine IMHO.
Still, I can say I got a good laugh out of the potential alternate names for other triple changers.
Posted by Overcracker on March 17th, 2017 @ 11:10pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Overcracker wrote:Octone????
Uhm, yeah? "Octane" can't be trademarked, hence all the Tankors. At least this time the name's more fitting (and easier to hold since it's a nonsensical word) as it's the original Japanese name. It even has "Decepticon", analogous to the current "Destron Octone" the Henkei toy holds.
Yes I know Octane is a general fuel term and can't be trademarked. But why not something like "Decepticon Octane", much like "Autobot Jazz" or "Decepticon Brawl" where the name is a compound trademarkable phrase. Or just Tankor again.
I was not aware Octone was his Japanese name however.
In any case, Octone sounds weird in english. Tankor would have been fine IMHO.
Still, I can say I got a good laugh out of the potential alternate names for other triple changers.
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867489)
Posted by Terrsolpix on March 17th, 2017 @ 11:28pm CDT
Potential? Those were leaked names for the final voyagers of TR!
Posted by Terrsolpix on March 17th, 2017 @ 11:28pm CDT
Overcracker wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Overcracker wrote:Octone????
Uhm, yeah? "Octane" can't be trademarked, hence all the Tankors. At least this time the name's more fitting (and easier to hold since it's a nonsensical word) as it's the original Japanese name. It even has "Decepticon", analogous to the current "Destron Octone" the Henkei toy holds.
Yes I know Octane is a general fuel term and can't be trademarked. But why not something like "Decepticon Octane", much like "Autobot Jazz" or "Decepticon Brawl" where the name is a compound trademarkable phrase. Or just Tankor again.
I was not aware Octone was his Japanese name however.
In any case, Octone sounds weird in english. Tankor would have been fine IMHO.
Still, I can say I got a good laugh out of the potential alternate names for other triple changers.
Potential? Those were leaked names for the final voyagers of TR!
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867490)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 17th, 2017 @ 11:28pm CDT
The "Autobot" and "Decepticon" prefixes are only for additional protection, not for reacquiring trademarks that have become generic. Plus, I believe The Lego Company holds a trademark for their fictional fuel brand "Octan".
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 17th, 2017 @ 11:28pm CDT
Overcracker wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Overcracker wrote:Octone????
Uhm, yeah? "Octane" can't be trademarked, hence all the Tankors. At least this time the name's more fitting (and easier to hold since it's a nonsensical word) as it's the original Japanese name. It even has "Decepticon", analogous to the current "Destron Octone" the Henkei toy holds.
Yes I know Octane is a general fuel term and can't be trademarked. But why not something like "Decepticon Octane", much like "Autobot Jazz" or "Decepticon Brawl" where the name is a compound trademarkable phrase. Or just Tankor again.
The "Autobot" and "Decepticon" prefixes are only for additional protection, not for reacquiring trademarks that have become generic. Plus, I believe The Lego Company holds a trademark for their fictional fuel brand "Octan".
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867492)
Posted by Deadput on March 17th, 2017 @ 11:38pm CDT
Because that method only works sometimes in fact there are plenty of times where using Autobot or Decepticon is not enough for example.
Solar Storm Grappel not only needed two words in front of the name but Hasbro also had to change the spelling from GrappLE to GrappEL just to be able to sell him with that name.
Posted by Deadput on March 17th, 2017 @ 11:38pm CDT
Overcracker wrote:
Yes I know Octane is a general fuel term and can't be trademarked. But why not something like "Decepticon Octane", much like "Autobot Jazz" or "Decepticon Brawl" where the name is a compound trademarkable phrase. Or just Tankor again.
Because that method only works sometimes in fact there are plenty of times where using Autobot or Decepticon is not enough for example.
Solar Storm Grappel not only needed two words in front of the name but Hasbro also had to change the spelling from GrappLE to GrappEL just to be able to sell him with that name.
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867494)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 18th, 2017 @ 12:16am CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 18th, 2017 @ 12:16am CDT
Back to the cards, I find it pretty odd Slugslinger and not Misfire is shown, since Sluggie's in a different wave.
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867500)
Posted by Emerje on March 18th, 2017 @ 3:55am CDT
Posted by Emerje on March 18th, 2017 @ 3:55am CDT
I'm curious if anyone actually plans on keeping the shoulder pylons up on Octone? I keep them down on Voyager Prime since I consider him more of a Star Convoy homage thanks to the deco. If you spin them so that the gray part faces out to the side when folded down there's enough clearance to not hinder articulation and looks perfectly fine on the back of the arm. I'll be doing this with Octone for sure, he just doesn't look right with those shoulders and it'll definitely improve his likeness (anything is better than those Classics shoulders...).
Emerje
Emerje
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867504)
Posted by Qwan on March 18th, 2017 @ 5:12am CDT
Actually since a lot of my fondness for the character comes from Universe Tankor (one of the Transformers I hold the most distinct memories of getting, and what must have been my first Triple Changer) I'll probably be keeping the pylons up. If I had any other introduction or attachment to the character, I'm sure I'd feel differently though. Of course I don't doubt that they've been intentionally designed with the ability to "disappear", and I'll probably be trying out each configuration once I have him in-hand, but at this point that's the way I'm planning to go.
Have we seen any pictures so far of Octone with the shoulder pylons down, actually? I don't recall any but I may have forgotten.
Posted by Qwan on March 18th, 2017 @ 5:12am CDT
Emerje wrote:I'm curious if anyone actually plans on keeping the shoulder pylons up on Octone? I keep them down on Voyager Prime since I consider him more of a Star Convoy homage thanks to the deco. If you spin them so that the gray part faces out to the side when folded down there's enough clearance to not hinder articulation and looks perfectly fine on the back of the arm. I'll be doing this with Octone for sure, he just doesn't look right with those shoulders and it'll definitely improve his likeness (anything is better than those Classics shoulders...).
Emerje
Actually since a lot of my fondness for the character comes from Universe Tankor (one of the Transformers I hold the most distinct memories of getting, and what must have been my first Triple Changer) I'll probably be keeping the pylons up. If I had any other introduction or attachment to the character, I'm sure I'd feel differently though. Of course I don't doubt that they've been intentionally designed with the ability to "disappear", and I'll probably be trying out each configuration once I have him in-hand, but at this point that's the way I'm planning to go.
Have we seen any pictures so far of Octone with the shoulder pylons down, actually? I don't recall any but I may have forgotten.
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867505)
Posted by Deadput on March 18th, 2017 @ 5:14am CDT
Posted by Deadput on March 18th, 2017 @ 5:14am CDT
I just remembered that a deluxe Nightbeat was rumored to be one of the later wave deluxe as in wave 6 or 7 (If were lucky) as well as Voyagers Apeface and Rippersnapper in a rumor list which more or less have had most of the products confirmed.
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... ore/36329/
Could either mean that there might be a Deluxe Nightbeat either as a standard single retail release or in one of the other two possible box sets this one I would think Hasbro would use the Loudmouth head in Nightbeat colors or they could unfortunately mean the re-release of the Titanmaster with Flywheels in the 4th Titanmaster wave.
One way or another I'll be fine if it's the first yay a new Nightbeat if the other then I have my Custom Nightbeat which is just simply Hasbro TR Blurr with Nightbeat's head which I plan to find reprolabels for.
Edit: Oh Primus I just read the list again and since the Cosmos was just a re-release this probably means that Huffer and Shockwave are as well!
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... ore/36329/
Could either mean that there might be a Deluxe Nightbeat either as a standard single retail release or in one of the other two possible box sets this one I would think Hasbro would use the Loudmouth head in Nightbeat colors or they could unfortunately mean the re-release of the Titanmaster with Flywheels in the 4th Titanmaster wave.
One way or another I'll be fine if it's the first yay a new Nightbeat if the other then I have my Custom Nightbeat which is just simply Hasbro TR Blurr with Nightbeat's head which I plan to find reprolabels for.
Edit: Oh Primus I just read the list again and since the Cosmos was just a re-release this probably means that Huffer and Shockwave are as well!
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867509)
Posted by Evil Eye on March 18th, 2017 @ 5:58am CDT
Posted by Evil Eye on March 18th, 2017 @ 5:58am CDT
Jesus, the more I see of it the more awful it looks. Even the Headmaster looks like a man. Oh well, maybe MMC will make a Nautica that doesn't suck.
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867514)
Posted by RAR on March 18th, 2017 @ 6:47am CDT
Posted by RAR on March 18th, 2017 @ 6:47am CDT
I notice Nonnef Productions has made some wrist swivelling hands for Mindwipe. I wasn't really aware that the lack of them was bothering people enough that there was a demand from them on him in particular.
Perhaps it is just because the toy has the space for them to work.
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Also Nautica does have lips on her head sculpt they are just unpainted.
At this point I think Hasbro is intent on making Blurr's gun in every colour of the rainbow ; The real joke is that the gun isn't even like his gun in shape anyway - so what were they basing it on I have to wonder.
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P.S go follow "Deaths Reviews" on Twitter.
Perhaps it is just because the toy has the space for them to work.
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Also Nautica does have lips on her head sculpt they are just unpainted.
At this point I think Hasbro is intent on making Blurr's gun in every colour of the rainbow ; The real joke is that the gun isn't even like his gun in shape anyway - so what were they basing it on I have to wonder.
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P.S go follow "Deaths Reviews" on Twitter.
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867518)
Posted by Kurona on March 18th, 2017 @ 7:59am CDT
That... is rather odd. A lack of wrist swivels in general is a complaint I have with most modern Generations figures so I love to see someone's taking a stab at fixing that, but Mindwipe's certainly not the one I would have started with. please do Megatron next please do Megatron next please do Megatron next
My attachment to Octane comes from IDW's Tall Tankor, so if I ever get him I'll leave the shoulder thingies up. ... and probably try a bit of customing with kitbashing Optimus' chestplate onto him.
Posted by Kurona on March 18th, 2017 @ 7:59am CDT
RAR wrote:I notice Nonnef Productions has made some wrist swivelling hands for Mindwipe. I wasn't really aware that the lack of them was bothering people enough that there was a demand from them on him in particular.
That... is rather odd. A lack of wrist swivels in general is a complaint I have with most modern Generations figures so I love to see someone's taking a stab at fixing that, but Mindwipe's certainly not the one I would have started with. please do Megatron next please do Megatron next please do Megatron next
My attachment to Octane comes from IDW's Tall Tankor, so if I ever get him I'll leave the shoulder thingies up. ... and probably try a bit of customing with kitbashing Optimus' chestplate onto him.
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867519)
Posted by wolverinetodd on March 18th, 2017 @ 8:20am CDT
Posted by wolverinetodd on March 18th, 2017 @ 8:20am CDT
Minor complaint... With that huge Autobot symbol in its current location, when Nautica is in her vehicle mode, it will be upside down. It would've made more sense to have had an Autobot symbol on each wing as opposed to the windshield.
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867520)
Posted by Kurona on March 18th, 2017 @ 8:27am CDT
It does look rather odd.
Posted by Kurona on March 18th, 2017 @ 8:27am CDT
wolverinetodd wrote:Minor complaint... With that huge Autobot symbol in its current location, when Nautica is in her vehicle mode, it will be upside down. It would've made more sense to have had an Autobot symbol on each wing as opposed to the windshield.
It does look rather odd.
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867531)
Posted by SureShot18 on March 18th, 2017 @ 10:22am CDT
Posted by SureShot18 on March 18th, 2017 @ 10:22am CDT
If I get Octone, I too will probably keep the pylons up. Like Qwan my introduction to Octane was the Universe toy so I'll probably end up calling him Tankor too. Granted that toy isn't necessarily good.
I've seen his G1 episodes but honestly I thought he had them in those too.
I've seen his G1 episodes but honestly I thought he had them in those too.
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867533)
Posted by RAR on March 18th, 2017 @ 11:30am CDT
Posted by RAR on March 18th, 2017 @ 11:30am CDT
That skid they put on that mould - does it actually serve a useful function ?
The only viable function I can see is to allow Brainstorm's guns to be stored on his back. but it's shaped like a landing skid for some reason.
The only viable function I can see is to allow Brainstorm's guns to be stored on his back. but it's shaped like a landing skid for some reason.
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867534)
Posted by Kurona on March 18th, 2017 @ 11:50am CDT
It's to allow the Titan Masters to sit in it and use it as a sled.
Posted by Kurona on March 18th, 2017 @ 11:50am CDT
RAR wrote:That skid they put on that mould - does it actually serve a useful function ?
The only viable function I can see is to allow Brainstorm's guns to be stored on his back. but it's shaped like a landing skid for some reason.
It's to allow the Titan Masters to sit in it and use it as a sled.
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867535)
Posted by Overcracker on March 18th, 2017 @ 11:53am CDT
The skid on the top of the shield/hood of Blurr/Brainstorm/Nautica is used for the titan master integration.
It keeps the gun emplacement level when you peg it into a base or other larger figure via the side pegs.
Flip over thr the hood/shield, and there's a small seat for the Titanmaster, and the skid helps the seat not tip forward.
Posted by Overcracker on March 18th, 2017 @ 11:53am CDT
RAR wrote:That skid they put on that mould - does it actually serve a useful function ?
The only viable function I can see is to allow Brainstorm's guns to be stored on his back. but it's shaped like a landing skid for some reason.
The skid on the top of the shield/hood of Blurr/Brainstorm/Nautica is used for the titan master integration.
It keeps the gun emplacement level when you peg it into a base or other larger figure via the side pegs.
Flip over thr the hood/shield, and there's a small seat for the Titanmaster, and the skid helps the seat not tip forward.
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867542)
Posted by william-james88 on March 18th, 2017 @ 12:42pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on March 18th, 2017 @ 12:42pm CDT
Ready for your daily Transformers leak? Well coming again from 变形金刚改造工厂的淘宝店, who leaked the Titans Return cards and Skullitron, is the instruction sheet for Nautica. Of course she has the same transformation as Blurr, so let us know if you still found this fun to see. This does at least hint that these toys are coming quite soon if they are this far in the production cycle and already hitting China in some strange manner (since they are made in Vietnam now).
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867543)
Posted by Sigma Magnus on March 18th, 2017 @ 12:43pm CDT
Posted by Sigma Magnus on March 18th, 2017 @ 12:43pm CDT
Huh. We don't get instruction leaks all that often, now do we...still, neat to see.
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867544)
Posted by Kurona on March 18th, 2017 @ 12:45pm CDT
Posted by Kurona on March 18th, 2017 @ 12:45pm CDT
That shield-less vehicle mode strangely looks like it could be a decent boat mode. Cybertronian boat mode, anyway.
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867548)
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on March 18th, 2017 @ 1:04pm CDT
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on March 18th, 2017 @ 1:04pm CDT
Do the bots in these boxsets come with collector cards? If not, I'm much disappointed. 
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867550)
Posted by william-james88 on March 18th, 2017 @ 1:11pm CDT
Its the same as the CW boxsets, which means that instead of cards or comics, you get a poster of the group.
Also, I really really love this photo:
They are in different scales and differet styles but they still all work so well together. Its a love letter to the brand showing how everything can co exist and look awesome!
Posted by william-james88 on March 18th, 2017 @ 1:11pm CDT
SillySpringer wrote:Do the bots in these boxsets come with collector cards? If not, I'm much disappointed.
Its the same as the CW boxsets, which means that instead of cards or comics, you get a poster of the group.
Also, I really really love this photo:
They are in different scales and differet styles but they still all work so well together. Its a love letter to the brand showing how everything can co exist and look awesome!
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867552)
Posted by Kurona on March 18th, 2017 @ 1:13pm CDT
Posted by Kurona on March 18th, 2017 @ 1:13pm CDT
Dunno about you guys, but I got a collector's card of Victorion as well as a poster when I got her.
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867557)
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on March 18th, 2017 @ 1:15pm CDT
And here I was trying to get enough cards to make my own card game to play.
Posters are alright.
In the short term though, I have my eyes on Krok and Windblade whenever she comes out. Obviously Triggs, Slugs, and Missy, but those three can wait a bit.
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on March 18th, 2017 @ 1:15pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:SillySpringer wrote:Do the bots in these boxsets come with collector cards? If not, I'm much disappointed.
Its the same as the CW boxsets, which means that instead of cards or comics, you get a poster of the group.
And here I was trying to get enough cards to make my own card game to play.
Posters are alright.
In the short term though, I have my eyes on Krok and Windblade whenever she comes out. Obviously Triggs, Slugs, and Missy, but those three can wait a bit.
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867558)
Posted by william-james88 on March 18th, 2017 @ 1:16pm CDT
In any case that is still just one card and not one per robot. Although I dont remember having a card for my G2 menasor
Posted by william-james88 on March 18th, 2017 @ 1:16pm CDT
Kurona wrote:Dunno about you guys, but I got a collector's card of Victorion as well as a poster when I got her.
In any case that is still just one card and not one per robot. Although I dont remember having a card for my G2 menasor
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867573)
Posted by Terrsolpix on March 18th, 2017 @ 1:29pm CDT
All my boxsets came with cards, but I had to only choose one g2 redeco and they didn't have bruticus
Posted by Terrsolpix on March 18th, 2017 @ 1:29pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Kurona wrote:Dunno about you guys, but I got a collector's card of Victorion as well as a poster when I got her.
In any case that is still just one card and not one per robot. Although I dont remember having a card for my G2 menasor
All my boxsets came with cards, but I had to only choose one g2 redeco and they didn't have bruticus
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867576)
Posted by bodrock on March 18th, 2017 @ 1:34pm CDT
A CCG with these cards could be sweet - would it play like Jyhad/Vampire?
Posted by bodrock on March 18th, 2017 @ 1:34pm CDT
SillySpringer wrote:william-james88 wrote:SillySpringer wrote:Do the bots in these boxsets come with collector cards? If not, I'm much disappointed.
Its the same as the CW boxsets, which means that instead of cards or comics, you get a poster of the group.
And here I was trying to get enough cards to make my own card game to play.
Posters are alright.
In the short term though, I have my eyes on Krok and Windblade whenever she comes out. Obviously Triggs, Slugs, and Missy, but those three can wait a bit.
A CCG with these cards could be sweet - would it play like Jyhad/Vampire?
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867577)
Posted by Kurona on March 18th, 2017 @ 1:36pm CDT
Hmm. Maybe it's based on country - I can't remember if I ordered mine from America or Canada. It was during that whole crazy period where she was down to around 40$ and just kept lowering by the minute. ... think we'll have that for any of these boxsets?
I wonder if they do have cards they'll characterise the included characters as some sort of team.
Posted by Kurona on March 18th, 2017 @ 1:36pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Kurona wrote:Dunno about you guys, but I got a collector's card of Victorion as well as a poster when I got her.
In any case that is still just one card and not one per robot. Although I dont remember having a card for my G2 menasor
Hmm. Maybe it's based on country - I can't remember if I ordered mine from America or Canada. It was during that whole crazy period where she was down to around 40$ and just kept lowering by the minute. ... think we'll have that for any of these boxsets?
I wonder if they do have cards they'll characterise the included characters as some sort of team.
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867578)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 18th, 2017 @ 1:36pm CDT
Dunno what you're talking about, that Metalhawk is gorgeous
Now I'd want THAT
Also agree. Nautica is a warmer character, with soft features and a face that says "hey I'm your friend." I'd wish for a slightly better head too
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 18th, 2017 @ 1:36pm CDT
SillySpringer wrote:Bounti76 wrote:While not a perfect rendition of Nautica, the fact that we got a toy of a comic-only fembot is pretty cool. I could have hoped for an all new mold, but as is, it's okay. I do wish that they'd used the Brainstorm retooling on the front piece (sans the guns), and that the purple on top of her shoulders was the shade of purple they'd used on the rest of the figure, though.
Oh yeah, I forgot that ugly thing is meant to be Metalhawk.
Dunno what you're talking about, that Metalhawk is gorgeous
Deadput wrote:His 3d render looks bad but the actual figure shown at Toyfair looks pretty good!
all one really needs to do is to cut the hand guns off here is an example of a custom that does that.
Now I'd want THAT
SureShot18 wrote:I agree with you Will. Nautica's headsculpt isn't that good. It's too stoic and chiseled. Her face is more round and usually smiling or some type of facial expression.
Also agree. Nautica is a warmer character, with soft features and a face that says "hey I'm your friend." I'd wish for a slightly better head too
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867582)
Posted by Deadput on March 18th, 2017 @ 1:47pm CDT
At this point Blurr's gun is just the standard Autobot pistol sidearm in fact if a character comes with an additional weapon I give the "pistol" to characters like Bumblebee who don't come with weapons the silver ones that come with Blurr goes well with any character that can hold the weapon.
I was annoyed at first on how much the gun mold was used but now I adore them and I would totally buy a pack of 10 guns and make a weapons rack for all of them but really why has Hasbro never made a weapons accessory kit like say AOE Hound but without the figure?
No but seriously if anyone got sick of theirs I would totally buy them or just buy a bunch of discount Hasbro Blurr's and just resell them without the weapon.
Posted by Deadput on March 18th, 2017 @ 1:47pm CDT
RAR wrote:
Also Nautica does have lips on her head sculpt they are just unpainted.
At this point I think Hasbro is intent on making Blurr's gun in every colour of the rainbow ; The real joke is that the gun isn't even like his gun in shape anyway - so what were they basing it on I have to wonder.
At this point Blurr's gun is just the standard Autobot pistol sidearm in fact if a character comes with an additional weapon I give the "pistol" to characters like Bumblebee who don't come with weapons the silver ones that come with Blurr goes well with any character that can hold the weapon.
I was annoyed at first on how much the gun mold was used but now I adore them and I would totally buy a pack of 10 guns and make a weapons rack for all of them but really why has Hasbro never made a weapons accessory kit like say AOE Hound but without the figure?
No but seriously if anyone got sick of theirs I would totally buy them or just buy a bunch of discount Hasbro Blurr's and just resell them without the weapon.
Re: Collector Cards for Transformers Titans Return Octone, Blitzwing, and Slugslinger revealed (1867586)
Posted by Kurona on March 18th, 2017 @ 1:54pm CDT
Posted by Kurona on March 18th, 2017 @ 1:54pm CDT
Sometimes I really do wish HasTak would sell little accessory packs; a bag of guns or swords or even proper Combiner hands and feet would go a long way.
