New Toy News

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 7:39 pm

Transformers: Cybertron Rail Racer and Robot Master Seekers
Universe Snow Cat too, if anyone's into that stuff.

Concerning Rail Racer, I don't know exactly who told the naming guy at Hasbro that "Tankor" is a smashing name and needs to be used as often as possible, but at this point, he should be fired.

Autobloke · Post by **Autobloke** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 8:40 pm

I got the original Japanese set of the trains a few weeks ago - all six for a fiver.
I assume those seekers transform? How big are they?

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 9:07 pm

You know, RM Starscream size.

Autobloke · Post by **Autobloke** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 9:10 pm

And how big is that? I really don't know the RM line.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 5:51 am

Well, truth be told, I've never actually seen a RM.

I've got a Starscream coming my way courtesy of BF, but it seems like they'd be a little taller than G1 Seeker size. Like an Energon Starscream.

Autobloke · Post by **Autobloke** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 9:40 am

Hmm... I thought they were tiny - the photo makes them look simplistic. Looking at the molding and joints on those, it made me think they were only a couple of inches tall.

KingMob · Post by **KingMob** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 9:45 am

I don't have a either a measuring device or my RM Strscream handy, but I recall him being maybe an inch or so taller than an Energon basic.
He's not tiny, but he's not taller than a G1 Seeker.

http://www.seibertron.com/toys/fullsize ... 1&image=50

edit:
And I don't know why his arm-rifles aren't you know, on his arms in that pic.

Autobloke · Post by **Autobloke** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 9:47 am

Ah, right. I guess the attempt to make him look like his toy/comic incarnation is what gave him his simplistic appearance. Ta - very nice - I might have to get one too.

shaxper · Post by **shaxper** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 3:36 pm

Takara's really getting into reissuing those minicon combiners. I wonder if we can expect a Sixwing anytime soon. None of the rest really interest me. RMs are too small for my taste, and I can't imagine why they would have chosen Snowcat of all the Energon items to recycle. He warmed shelves for nearly a year in my neck of the woods.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 5:28 pm

I thought the Universe line had been killed completly, at least here in the States.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 10:41 pm

UPDATE: The Railbot Micormasters will be released under Universe, NOT Cybertron. Apparently they're going to be Cybertron only in Japan.