In-hand Gallery and Thoughts Of Transformers Earthrise Titan Class Scorponok
Saturday, July 4th, 2020 8:22AM CDT
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LeAwesome1 wrote:Okay, so my thoughts on ER Scorponok:
To sum it up, this is one of my favourite figures I own at the moment. He is hands down my favourite titan figure, which is tough to say considering I absolutely adore Omega Supreme. I just love the aesthetic of this figure, and its actually fun to transform and display (unlike Fort Max/Trypticon). He is incredibly articulated, including a neck joint to allow him to look down one click which I think is such a good feature. Makes him feel very imposing looking down on his enemies. He is also incredible hefty, it feels worth the price tag, and really doesn't feel hollow. Only minor hollow part is in his legs but thats just for where his feet go in the other modes. All space is used up by every mode, and its incredible.
For the alt modes, I definitely prefer scorpion mode, its just huge and imposing and I love how well it pulls it off. My only minor complaint is I feel it could have done with another joint in the arms more in the middle to make a more natural bend of the claw, but that is a VERY minor complaint, it still looks great as is. The base mode doesn't look like anything special, but I wasn't expecting it to be. It does the job well enough, and thats the most important part of it! I think its also good they included a spot to store the head in base mode, as well as an area for the titan master to ride the scorpion mode (even if you do have to untransform him a bit).
Zarak looks great, and feels great. Kind of sucky that you have to remove the orange ears to put them on the back, but honestly its another very minor complaint on an otherwise perfect figure. Even Zarak has ankle pivot! Miles better than Cerebros, even if he is smaller!
Overall I'm incredibly impressed with this figure, a good final pit stop before stopping my collecting days, go out with a bang as they say! Would recommend this to anyone who is even remotely interested!
Also, in response to a previous comment, the visor is detachable, however you need to remove a screw to do so. I thought I'd have to put the screw back in, but it actually holds in very well without, so leaving the screw loose gives you the option permanently!
Box:
Robot Mode (Toes not transformed correctly):
Scorpion Mode:
Base Mode:
Zarak:
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Posted by SGMLordMirage on July 4th, 2020 @ 8:40am CDT
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Posted by AutobotAlvaron on July 4th, 2020 @ 9:05am CDT
It seems like he's an all-new mold with no mold/ parts-sharing. Is that right? There were those who said he was a heavy re-mold of Omega Supreme.
I only wish he included his big orange rifle, his elevator, the other two double-cannons, & whatever city-mode bits Hasbro always leaves out due to budgetary restraints. Oh well, 3rd Party add-ons to the rescue, again!
I hope this mold gets a Black Zarak repaint/ remold.
Posted by JoeIsNotCool on July 4th, 2020 @ 9:08am CDT
AutobotAlvaron wrote:Wow! Titan Scorponok looks GREAT!
It seems like he's an all-new mold with no mold/ parts-sharing. Is that right? There were those who said he was a heavy re-mold of Omega Supreme.
I only wish he included his big orange rifle, his elevator, the other two double-cannons, & whatever city-mode bits Hasbro always leaves out due to budgetary restraints. Oh well, 3rd Party add-ons to the rescue, again!
I hope this mold gets a Black Zarak repaint/ remold.
Entirely his own mould, I see nothing that has been shared what so ever! I own both, so I just had a gloss over, and I thought the legs may have been shared but they are not!
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on July 4th, 2020 @ 9:13am CDT
I saw that his head was cross compatible with Fort Max's too. Not something I expected, but was glad to see.
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 4th, 2020 @ 9:14am CDT
AutobotAlvaron wrote:Wow! Titan Scorponok looks GREAT!
It seems like he's an all-new mold with no mold/ parts-sharing. Is that right? There were those who said he was a heavy re-mold of Omega Supreme.
I only wish he included his big orange rifle, his elevator, the other two double-cannons, & whatever city-mode bits Hasbro always leaves out due to budgetary restraints. Oh well, 3rd Party add-ons to the rescue, again!
I hope this mold gets a Black Zarak repaint/ remold.
Where did you hear that? I've never heard he was going to be a remold. The only titan to ever be a retool was Fortress Maximus.
Posted by JoeIsNotCool on July 4th, 2020 @ 9:21am CDT
I also noticed a gunshot coming from round the corner, and is that who I think it is firing?
Is that Megatron?
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 4th, 2020 @ 9:27am CDT
Posted by Skritz on July 4th, 2020 @ 9:45am CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:I noted that Megatron was firing on Scorponok back when we had the box reveal I wonder what the angle is with it. Afterall according to the Japanese G1 timeline, Megs and Optimus did ally together for a while (the truce broke down in the lead up to the Japanese G2 release), megs became a good guy in the IDW stories, Transformers Prime had him renouncing evil at its end. I can't remember what happened with megs in the prime wars trilogy though, other than he was snarky as hell but wasn't the bad guy. Are we about to see a twist in this tale?
It would be so weird if the mandatory Megatron of the next line was an Autobot.
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 4th, 2020 @ 10:11am CDT
Skritz wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:I noted that Megatron was firing on Scorponok back when we had the box reveal I wonder what the angle is with it. Afterall according to the Japanese G1 timeline, Megs and Optimus did ally together for a while (the truce broke down in the lead up to the Japanese G2 release), megs became a good guy in the IDW stories, Transformers Prime had him renouncing evil at its end. I can't remember what happened with megs in the prime wars trilogy though, other than he was snarky as hell but wasn't the bad guy. Are we about to see a twist in this tale?
It would be so weird if the mandatory Megatron of the next line was an Autobot.
Well there's plenty speculation that the next line will have a... Different sort of Megatron, of the purple dinosaur sort.
Posted by sol magnus on July 4th, 2020 @ 10:20am CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:Skritz wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:I noted that Megatron was firing on Scorponok back when we had the box reveal I wonder what the angle is with it. Afterall according to the Japanese G1 timeline, Megs and Optimus did ally together for a while (the truce broke down in the lead up to the Japanese G2 release), megs became a good guy in the IDW stories, Transformers Prime had him renouncing evil at its end. I can't remember what happened with megs in the prime wars trilogy though, other than he was snarky as hell but wasn't the bad guy. Are we about to see a twist in this tale?
It would be so weird if the mandatory Megatron of the next line was an Autobot.
Well there's plenty speculation that the next line will have a... Different sort of Megatron, of the purple dinosaur sort.
It could very well be that Skorponok poses a threat to the Autobots AND Decepticons. Megatron has no shortage of potential usurpers in his circle.
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 4th, 2020 @ 10:29am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 4th, 2020 @ 10:47am CDT
Instead, he'll possess Bumblebee.ZeroWolf wrote:As long as they don't have Starscream possessing Scorponok ala the Titan's Return cartoon
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 4th, 2020 @ 10:57am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Instead, he'll possess Bumblebee.ZeroWolf wrote:As long as they don't have Starscream possessing Scorponok ala the Titan's Return cartoon
Now that's a twist!
Posted by Dr. Caelus on July 4th, 2020 @ 11:03am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 4th, 2020 @ 11:05am CDT
Then he'll jump around and possess Optimus, Megatron, Arcee, Soundwave, Shockwave, Ultra Magnus, and more.ZeroWolf wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Instead, he'll possess Bumblebee.ZeroWolf wrote:As long as they don't have Starscream possessing Scorponok ala the Titan's Return cartoon
Now that's a twist!
And with Starscream being Starscream, he won't wisen up to realize that he could have just stayed inside Megatron and taken over the Decepticons that way.
Posted by o.supreme on July 4th, 2020 @ 11:16am CDT
Posted by Mindmaster on July 4th, 2020 @ 11:22am CDT
o.supreme wrote:Scorponok looks great! Nice to finally have a Decepticon Titan that scales well with his Autobot counterpart. ASo...whay are some areas getting this now, and U.S. has to wait until September (the fans in Japan have to wait until November...). I know regional packaging may have something to do with it, but I believed most countries that have multilingual packaging should theoretically all get it about the same time...Oh well....*patience*
BBTS’s preorders have Scorponok pegged for a mid-July release. Then again, they also said that SS Overload was supposed to be last month and still no word on him so.....
Posted by Lore Keeper on July 4th, 2020 @ 12:02pm CDT
Posted by Starseeker on July 4th, 2020 @ 12:11pm CDT
Lore Keeper wrote:
Couldn't have said it better myself. It's becoming extremely frustrating.
Posted by sol magnus on July 4th, 2020 @ 12:36pm CDT
Posted by TransformR on July 4th, 2020 @ 12:59pm CDT
sol magnus wrote:Yesterday I was talking trash about Maryland stores not getting any Battlemasters. Hit up Target last night to try and score another Seeker Elite pack for a good buddy of mine, and walk right into a display of Smashdown and Soundbarrier. I was unsuccessful on the Seekers, but I picked up Soundbarrier.
I picked up the both seekers from the shelf in Brandywine the other day. No sign of battle masters in MD for me tho
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 4th, 2020 @ 1:08pm CDT
Dr. Caelus wrote:I think he's gorgeous but I just don't like Scorponok as a Titan-sized character. I ended up using my ebay earnings to finally buy PE Warden and Botcon Scorponok - they'll be repping the characters in my collection now.
Ah so you prefer the comics interpretation of the character then instead of the toon
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 4th, 2020 @ 1:31pm CDT
The sighting was made at the Gepps Crossing Toyworld in South Australia. The photo was supplied to Ozformers by a member of their community.
If you want to see more of Slitherfang, check out this video review here.
While these are now making their way to the shelves in Australia, it remains to be seen when they'll reach other places given current global developments. Rest assured though that we here at Seibertron will try and bring you the latest sighting news as we get it.
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Posted by chuckdawg1999 on July 4th, 2020 @ 1:52pm CDT
Posted by -WonkoTheSane- on July 4th, 2020 @ 1:56pm CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:Skritz wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:I noted that Megatron was firing on Scorponok back when we had the box reveal I wonder what the angle is with it. Afterall according to the Japanese G1 timeline, Megs and Optimus did ally together for a while (the truce broke down in the lead up to the Japanese G2 release), megs became a good guy in the IDW stories, Transformers Prime had him renouncing evil at its end. I can't remember what happened with megs in the prime wars trilogy though, other than he was snarky as hell but wasn't the bad guy. Are we about to see a twist in this tale?
It would be so weird if the mandatory Megatron of the next line was an Autobot.
Well there's plenty speculation that the next line will have a... Different sort of Megatron, of the purple dinosaur sort.
Posted by Rodimus Prime on July 4th, 2020 @ 4:14pm CDT
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on July 4th, 2020 @ 4:24pm CDT
Posted by Jeddostotle7 on July 4th, 2020 @ 4:48pm CDT
a.k.a.
imagine if he's a badass purple feathered T-Rex
Posted by DMSL on July 4th, 2020 @ 5:40pm CDT
Posted by o.supreme on July 4th, 2020 @ 5:52pm CDT
Jeddostotle7 wrote:Imagine if he's a more scientifically-accurate Tyrannosaurus?
a.k.a.
imagine if he's a badass purple feathered T-Rex
Nah, these are toys. Besides in another 30 years when scientists think they have still "more accurate" data for the appearance of Dinosaurs, people will complain then how inaccurate they appear now.
On another note. Remember way back in February when Target had a crazy BOGO free sale on mane Earthrise wave 2 and 3 voyagers and deluxe's? So where does anyone think wave 2 will appear first.
Well logically it appears they will show up in other places long before the U.S. But for U.S fans who wants to guess.... Target, Walmart, Amazon, Hasbro Pulse, or some other online retailer?
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on July 4th, 2020 @ 5:55pm CDT
You know, WaywardInsecticon actually drew that.Jeddostotle7 wrote:Imagine if he's a more scientifically-accurate Tyrannosaurus?
a.k.a.
imagine if he's a badass purple feathered T-Rex
Aside from the visible snap pegs, these wheels look more like actual Datsun wheels They're not painted, but that's because other things have gobbled his paint allowance. The photos make the wheels look worse than they will in-hand, he's like 2-3 times his real size in the pics.DMSL wrote:Smokescreen looks cheap, those wheels...horrid, i think i will stick to my old CHUG Datsun brothers.
Consider also that ER Smokescreen will actually be properly distinct from Prowl and Bluestreak in altmode, unlike the Universe versions.
Posted by o.supreme on July 4th, 2020 @ 6:31pm CDT
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:o.supreme, the only thing stopping them from sculpting feathers onto a toy is show-accuracy.
I think you and I interpret things differently, which is fine. I never stated feathers couldn't be done. I'm just stating my opinion that I don't think it's necessary.
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on July 4th, 2020 @ 7:30pm CDT
Posted by AcademyofDrX on July 4th, 2020 @ 7:30pm CDT
DMSL wrote:Smokescreen looks cheap, those wheels...horrid, i think i will stick to my old CHUG Datsun brothers.
The Siege versions of the Datsuns and the Countachs are much better than the old Classics and Universe figures imho. I don't begrudge anybody for not wanting to buy everything over again, and I'm glad everyone likes different things, but I can't imagine preferring the earlier ones. WfC is everything I ever wanted from Generations.
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on July 4th, 2020 @ 7:58pm CDT
IMO it's a tradeoff with the Datsuns. The Universe versions have more paint, altmode weapon storage, Prowl has an actual transparent red lightbar instead of the SIEGE toy's cheater version, and all of them come with the shoulder cannons since they're integrated. But they all turn into a bland modern car mode, the only distinction with said car mode is lightbar/no lightbar, and they have Alternators-style legs instead of G1-accurate legs.AcademyofDrX wrote:DMSL wrote:Smokescreen looks cheap, those wheels...horrid, i think i will stick to my old CHUG Datsun brothers.
The Siege versions of the Datsuns and the Countachs are much better than the old Classics and Universe figures imho. I don't begrudge anybody for not wanting to buy everything over again, and I'm glad everyone likes different things, but I can't imagine preferring the earlier ones. WfC is everything I ever wanted from Generations.
Posted by AcademyofDrX on July 4th, 2020 @ 8:31pm CDT
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:IMO it's a tradeoff with the Datsuns. The Universe versions have more paint, altmode weapon storage, Prowl has an actual transparent red lightbar instead of the SIEGE toy's cheater version, and all of them come with the shoulder cannons since they're integrated. But they all turn into a bland modern car mode, the only distinction with said car mode is lightbar/no lightbar, and they have Alternators-style legs instead of G1-accurate legs.AcademyofDrX wrote:DMSL wrote:Smokescreen looks cheap, those wheels...horrid, i think i will stick to my old CHUG Datsun brothers.
The Siege versions of the Datsuns and the Countachs are much better than the old Classics and Universe figures imho. I don't begrudge anybody for not wanting to buy everything over again, and I'm glad everyone likes different things, but I can't imagine preferring the earlier ones. WfC is everything I ever wanted from Generations.
The paint deco is terrible, especially on Smokescreen, I could not care less about the lightbar, and the shoulder cannons are tiny and unlike their toy or cartoon counterparts.
I remember this was a big deal when Punch/Counterpunch came out, but I literally don't understand the appeal of weapons storage. I would much prefer weapons that can mount on the alt-mode, and I'm perfectly fine with baggies or bins to store weapons when they're not in bot mode. There's nothing wrong with people liking it, I literally can't imagine considering weapon storage as part of the overall value of a toy. I just can't understand it.
I'm G1 from youth, so obviously the toy and show accuracy is a big part of the appeal, but my favorite part of WfC, especially the '84/'85 group, if transforming. The Datsuns and Countachs have simple, intuitive, tactile, fun transformations that are head and shoulders above anything in the Classics era--except for the Seekers.
One of the reasons I'm not too upset double-dipping on Smokescreen is the engineering seems practically identical, so I know the new one will be fun. And at least with Prowl I'll be getting a new deco compared to Siege.
Posted by Burn on July 4th, 2020 @ 8:53pm CDT
Starseeker wrote:Lore Keeper wrote:
Couldn't have said it better myself. It's becoming extremely frustrating.
And now you know how the rest of the world feels.
Posted by DeathReviews on July 4th, 2020 @ 10:31pm CDT
Posted by AutobotAlvaron on July 4th, 2020 @ 11:03pm CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:AutobotAlvaron wrote:Wow! Titan Scorponok looks GREAT!
It seems like he's an all-new mold with no mold/ parts-sharing. Is that right? There were those who said he was a heavy re-mold of Omega Supreme.
I only wish he included his big orange rifle, his elevator, the other two double-cannons, & whatever city-mode bits Hasbro always leaves out due to budgetary restraints. Oh well, 3rd Party add-ons to the rescue, again!
I hope this mold gets a Black Zarak repaint/ remold.
Where did you hear that? I've never heard he was going to be a remold. The only titan to ever be a retool was Fortress Maximus.
I only meant that I hoped a Black Zarak got made from this mold. Since he has a different head & face, wouldn't that mean he NEEDS a re-mold or altogether new head-bot?
Posted by AutobotAlvaron on July 4th, 2020 @ 11:15pm CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:For what it's worth somebody on Facebook did a tear down of Scorponok and apparently the internals are the same as Omega Supreme.
With Titan Fort Max, the re-use of Metroplex parts is pretty obvious. I am curious, could you detail what "internals" Scorponok shares with Omega? Is it only stuff like ratchets, springs, & screws, or is any molded plastic carried over? Just looking at photos, it is hard to tell.
Posted by Sabrblade on July 4th, 2020 @ 11:20pm CDT
He was talking about your second paragraph, not your last sentence.AutobotAlvaron wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:AutobotAlvaron wrote:Wow! Titan Scorponok looks GREAT!
It seems like he's an all-new mold with no mold/ parts-sharing. Is that right? There were those who said he was a heavy re-mold of Omega Supreme.
I only wish he included his big orange rifle, his elevator, the other two double-cannons, & whatever city-mode bits Hasbro always leaves out due to budgetary restraints. Oh well, 3rd Party add-ons to the rescue, again!
I hope this mold gets a Black Zarak repaint/ remold.
Where did you hear that? I've never heard he was going to be a remold. The only titan to ever be a retool was Fortress Maximus.
I only meant that I hoped a Black Zarak got made from this mold. Since he has a different head & face, wouldn't that mean he NEEDS a re-mold or altogether new head-bot?
Posted by AutobotAlvaron on July 4th, 2020 @ 11:28pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 4th, 2020 @ 11:35pm CDT
Yeah, don't trust Facebook when it comes to things like that.AutobotAlvaron wrote:Oh, sorry about that. Guys on FaceBook speculated that since their sizes were similar that Scorponok would likely be a heavy re-tool of Omega Supreme, like Fort Max & Metroplex were. I passed on Fort Max, because he seemed too similar & cheated a bit much for my liking. I have a Carrobots Brave Max, complete with Master Sword & both large guns, so I am satisfied with that. I want both Omega & Scorpy, but I've been wondering about their molds, since I've read contradicting things about them.
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 5th, 2020 @ 2:48am CDT
AutobotAlvaron wrote:Oh, sorry about that. Guys on FaceBook speculated that since their sizes were similar that Scorponok would likely be a heavy re-tool of Omega Supreme, like Fort Max & Metroplex were. I passed on Fort Max, because he seemed too similar & cheated a bit much for my liking. I have a Carrobots Brave Max, complete with Master Sword & both large guns, so I am satisfied with that. I want both Omega & Scorpy, but I've been wondering about their molds, since I've read contradicting things about them.
No, I should have made my post clearer But, yeah I don't see how Scorp could be a remold given the extreme differences, like how Omega transforms for one thing.
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on July 5th, 2020 @ 3:05am CDT
Speaking of heavy ratchet joints, I wonder what would be a good source for them... I have designs on kitbashing Fort Max's legs, and it's either heavy ratchets or swivels that bolt and unbolt.
So you can. Of course, Bee's appearance doesn't necessarily mean he'll look like that if/when he gets a toy. I mean, one of the coneheads on Sky Lynx's box looked like the G1 toy.LeAwesome1 wrote:Got some more pictures of the box as requested, you can see Bumblebee and Doubledealer on there
Looks like. Of course, there are some things to consider.LeAwesome1 wrote:I also noticed a gunshot coming from round the corner, and is that who I think it is firing?
Is that Megatron?
1. Decepticon infighting
2. It's unclear what that is blowing up by Scorponok's arm
3. Maybe he was aiming for Optimus and his aim has improved even more than as of that boulder toss.
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 5th, 2020 @ 10:20am CDT
The sighting was made by smf2045, over at fellow Transformers fan site, TFW2005. The clones are a repackage of the Titan's Returns molds. The last time these were issued one half of the Decepticon Clones was exclusive to the Siege on Cybertron boxset, while the other was in a two pack with one of the Autobot clones. In Japan, Takara Tomy redeco'd the clones to a more cartoon accurate color scheme and released the clones in their proper pairs. This is the first time since G1 that the Decepticon Clones have been sold in a set together.
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£26.97 - Kapow
£26.99 - ID Toys
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