In-Package Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Bulkhead
Thursday, January 10th, 2013 7:58AM CST
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Posted by Homerjay14522 on January 10th, 2013 @ 8:19am CST
Posted by ebeforei on January 10th, 2013 @ 8:28am CST
Homerjay14522 wrote:Here's Hoping the paint the Blue Dots on his helmet. To me it looks like Those are his eyes and his Visor is a big Goofy Blue grin....
I did not notice that until you mentioned it. Now, I cannot unsee it! Oh man....
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 10th, 2013 @ 8:37am CST
ebeforei wrote:Homerjay14522 wrote:Here's Hoping the paint the Blue Dots on his helmet. To me it looks like Those are his eyes and his Visor is a big Goofy Blue grin....
I did not notice that until you mentioned it. Now, I cannot unsee it! Oh man....
Posted by _shaddow_ on January 10th, 2013 @ 8:39am CST
Out of package pictures of Smokescreen. Totally removeable armor.
Posted by PrymeStriker on January 10th, 2013 @ 8:43am CST
Homerjay14522 wrote:Here's Hoping the paint the Blue Dots on his helmet.
This is the official product. They're not going to paint over what they already released, unless there's a variant somewhere down the road.
Posted by El Duque on January 10th, 2013 @ 8:43am CST
Posted by kirbenvost on January 10th, 2013 @ 8:45am CST
Bulkhead is a pass because I have the FE one and Bulk's meant to be a voyager. He looks alright though, aside from the smiley face.
Edit: HOLY CRAP, THAT WAS BREAKING NEWS.
SO BOUGHT. He's got a lot of car kibble on his arms but he still looks good. And even the net is removable from the gun! YYYEEEEEESSSSS. This figure just went from 'looks potentially good' to 'MUST BUY'.
I'm also really glad I didn't buy the AM version when I had the chance.
Posted by PrymeStriker on January 10th, 2013 @ 8:45am CST
I told you guys the armor was obviously removable.
Now...give me that son of a bitch right now.
Posted by griftimus prime on January 10th, 2013 @ 8:52am CST
Posted by Gearslide on January 10th, 2013 @ 8:56am CST
Is Smokescreen's head on a Ball joint that's the same size as Knock Outs/AM Smokescreen?
Posted by GuyIncognito on January 10th, 2013 @ 9:03am CST
griftimus prime wrote:good lord that visor sucks. where the hell is the quality control hasbro?
That's a design issue, not QC.
Posted by Doubledealer93 on January 10th, 2013 @ 9:07am CST
Posted by PrymeStriker on January 10th, 2013 @ 9:09am CST
Doubledealer93 wrote:suck it takara.
Welcome to my tribe, sir.
Posted by griftimus prime on January 10th, 2013 @ 9:11am CST
Posted by Skywarp64 on January 10th, 2013 @ 9:11am CST
Posted by PaxCybertron82 on January 10th, 2013 @ 9:18am CST
I'd buy him, even thought I hate this series. I'd ditch the dumb Road Warrior armor and just leave him plain.
Posted by Fox Thiagarajan on January 10th, 2013 @ 9:30am CST
Posted by Janus Prime on January 10th, 2013 @ 9:32am CST
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 10th, 2013 @ 9:39am CST
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
*is swallowed by the desire to get this figure*
Posted by STngAR on January 10th, 2013 @ 9:41am CST
Posted by wilcosu35 on January 10th, 2013 @ 9:46am CST
Posted by PrymeStriker on January 10th, 2013 @ 9:48am CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Please no... no... I said just Wheeljack, I already have Arms Micron Smokescreen! But I love comparing old and new...
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
*is swallowed by the desire to get this figure*
Don't fight it. Let it happen.
Posted by deliciouspeter on January 10th, 2013 @ 9:50am CST
Posted by STngAR on January 10th, 2013 @ 9:52am CST
Posted by autobotOG on January 10th, 2013 @ 9:58am CST
Posted by PrymeStriker on January 10th, 2013 @ 9:59am CST
Posted by starwarrior1227 on January 10th, 2013 @ 10:01am CST
i feel bad that japan got left out on this one.
Posted by PaxCybertron82 on January 10th, 2013 @ 10:03am CST
PrymeStriker wrote:Something deep inside me hopes that we get a Prowl from this. And according to someone who's gotten my attention (ever since he told us about Deluxe Starscream days before it was news), we're getting one in legion scale. Smokescreen retool?
I could see it happening.
Posted by starwarrior1227 on January 10th, 2013 @ 10:04am CST
PrymeStriker wrote:Something deep inside me hopes that we get a Prowl from this. And according to someone who's gotten my attention (ever since he told us about Deluxe Starscream days before it was news), we're getting one in legion scale. Smokescreen retool?
I hope frenzyrumble jumps right onto this idea... well u know, for this smokescreen mold
or getrightrobot...
OR BOTH!
Posted by riceboi2005 on January 10th, 2013 @ 10:19am CST
Posted by Luscanun on January 10th, 2013 @ 10:25am CST
I like the AM Smokescreen, a lot actually, and he would be awesome with a set of Reprolabels but with this guy coming out, I think that's most likely a pipe dream (all but confirmed to me by Craig on another site). Clearly this is the superior Smokey... that said, the AM Smokey head is the better of the two AND the box is awesome. w00t!!
Posted by Trikeboy on January 10th, 2013 @ 10:31am CST
Posted by Va'al on January 10th, 2013 @ 10:32am CST
PrymeStriker wrote:Va'al wrote:EDIT: I checked! It's also on the figure itself!
Just so we're clear, you meant this symbol is on the figure, right?
If you meant the prototype, then where is it?
That's the one. Which is different from the one you showed further up, more unicorn-y.
Am I just adding to the confusion?
As for Smokescreen, still unsure, even though the armour-on-off feature is a plus!
Might just focus on Starseekers and Predacons.
EDIT: After another look at the pictures, he may have moved onto the want list.
Posted by Sabrblade on January 10th, 2013 @ 10:35am CST
The dragon-looking one is the final. The "unicorn-y" one is the prototype.Va'al wrote:That's the one. Which is different from the one you showed further up, more unicorn-y.
Am I just adding to the confusion?
Posted by Va'al on January 10th, 2013 @ 10:37am CST
Sabrblade wrote:The dragon-looking one is the final. The "unicorn-y" one is the prototype.Va'al wrote:That's the one. Which is different from the one you showed further up, more unicorn-y.
Am I just adding to the confusion?
OH! That makes a lot more sense now! Thanks!
(Sorry for being so slow, I thought you meant it the other way round... )
Posted by Solrac333 on January 10th, 2013 @ 10:38am CST
Posted by gothsaurus on January 10th, 2013 @ 10:43am CST
But I digress.
Bulkhead's new head sculpt isn't working for me. Too generic and not emotive enough after all we've seen in the cartoon. He's a vibrant, funny character — and you don't get anything out of the simple, generic goggle-facelump sculpt here.
If they wanted to deviate from the original head, they could have just gone with a spot on Roadbuster head to complete the homage.
Posted by Xephon0930 on January 10th, 2013 @ 10:45am CST
Posted by gothsaurus on January 10th, 2013 @ 11:01am CST
Posted by PrymeStriker on January 10th, 2013 @ 11:07am CST
Posted by Autobot032 on January 10th, 2013 @ 11:17am CST
omega666 wrote:What the hell? They were on the right track bu then look like they gave up on the arms and feet and said, "**** it. People will buy it anyway."
Exactly. I'm not all that impressed with him. There's an awful lot of kibble on him. He's one hell of a cheatformer and shellformer. You mean to tell me they couldn't find a way to collapse that hood into his chest? Really?
I admit that the AM Smokescreen isn't perfect, but with a few mods, I think he'd look better and more accurate than this one. And the paints on the US Smokey? Bland. Just...bland. The stickers (I do hate them) really pop on the Japanese version. (Their only saving grace.)
I don't know. I feel like people got screwed all around when it came to Smokescreen. TakaraTomy apparently didn't get this mold for their use, at least right now, and the US version has a LOT of kibble on it. A lot.
I don't know what to think or do here. I'll probably buy it and do some parts swapping, such as the heads, but once I have it in hand and can do a complete comparison, I'll make a final decision for sure.
As of right now, I'm less than impressed. I'm actually glad I paid for the import.
Posted by paul053 on January 10th, 2013 @ 11:19am CST
Posted by Doubledealer93 on January 10th, 2013 @ 11:22am CST
Posted by kirbenvost on January 10th, 2013 @ 11:36am CST
starwarrior1227 wrote:YES!!my only nitpicks with the fig. are relatively thin legs and arm kibble, but other than that, HE IS PERFECT!!!
i feel bad that japan got left out on this one.
General rule of thumb: Japan eventually gets almost everything the US does, usually as good as or better. Pretty sure Takara will release this later on with better paint apps or stickers if they stick with the Arms Micron gimmick.
Posted by Rhinox23 on January 10th, 2013 @ 11:41am CST
I am actually impressed with the engineering of this figure. They managed to make him have door wings without looking anything like Bumblebee! That is quite a feat. Although the fake chest is a little disappointing, I think Smokey will have a unique transformation that we haven't seen before...which deserves praise whether you want this guy or not. I also like how thin he is with a lack of back kibble. It looks like his arm kibble can be manipulated to each person's taste for optimum poseability. Needless to say...buy on sight!
Posted by RAcast on January 10th, 2013 @ 11:53am CST
Rhinox23 wrote:I am actually impressed with the engineering of this figure. They managed to make him have door wings without looking anything like Bumblebee! That is quite a feat. Although the fake chest is a little disappointing, I think Smokey will have a unique transformation that we haven't seen before...which deserves praise whether you want this guy or not. I also like how thin he is with a lack of back kibble. It looks like his arm kibble can be manipulated to each person's taste for optimum poseability. Needless to say...buy on sight!
Exactly, there's no reason to bitch and moan about a little forearm kibble, especially when there's room and hinges to move it about of the way. As for the bits on the feet...who cares? Nobody with a lick of sense, that's who! His transformation scheme looks brilliant!
Posted by Cyber Bishop on January 10th, 2013 @ 12:13pm CST
RAcast wrote:Exactly, there's no reason to bitch and moan about a little forearm kibble, especially when there's room and hinges to move it about of the way. As for the bits on the feet...who cares? Nobody with a lick of sense, that's who! His transformation scheme looks brilliant!
pm coming your way.
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on January 10th, 2013 @ 12:18pm CST
But, That's how I felt about the Vehicons. Saw one fig, bought him, and the next week - they're everywhere! So maybe I'll find Hot Shot somewhere.
Posted by Megatron Wolf on January 10th, 2013 @ 12:26pm CST
griftimus prime wrote:good lord that visor sucks. where the hell is the quality control hasbro?
They've been extinct for almost 3 years now, they took a vacation during animated then just left at DOTM. Theres no such thing as QC at hasbro anymore
Posted by T-Macksimus on January 10th, 2013 @ 12:31pm CST