Transformers Movie Toys - Robot Modes Revealed

Hound · Post by **Hound** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 9:38 pm

eBay seller Spx_toys has posted auctions for 3 new test shots of upcoming figures from the forthcoming Transformers Movie.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Transformers-mov ... dZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Transformers-mov ... dZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Transformers-mov ... dZViewItem

Best of the lot is Scorpornok ;-)

http://cgi.ebay.com.cn/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 3&tc=photo

Hound · Post by **Hound** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 9:40 pm

I just had to post this, there is supposedly a rumour that there is no robot mode in the movie, I can see why!

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 12:39 am

God, that's horrible.

No more so than Barricade, though. That is without a doubt the worst thing I've seen in a long while. What a ridiculous transformation. I feel like I've gone back in time with those arms. Is he supposed to be a Go Bot?

Aaron Hong · Post by **Aaron Hong** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 2:42 pm

For some reason I already hear Scott McNeil voicing that guy.

As Waspinator.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:02 pm

Scorponok's legs look mistransformed though - should the scorpion legs not fold back, and the robot shins rotate forwards? Looks like they slide down above the knee, too.

...

At least, I'd hope so.

Predabot · Post by **Predabot** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:29 pm

Ah dunno, there doesn't look as if there's anything particularly wrong with Barricade?

Looks like a pretty standard TF to me.

BTW: it would appear as if the images in the BB-auction are dead.

Does anyone have any alternative links for those?

BB Shockwave · Post by **BB Shockwave** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 6:09 pm

TFW2005 has them.

Ugh, they mostly look like crap...especially that Frenzy-thing. Or should I call him 9D9? :O

Throw a rock at me, but I like Barricade. He's still the most G1/Alternator like of them all, even though the arms are weird. The head, on the other hand, looks better then the CGI-one (that one looks like Waspinator) - reminds me of Banzai-Tron, actually.

SCorponok is officially WORST TF EVER. Heck, Wheelie looks better then that. I don't mind the legs, it's the way they left the tail hanging, and - especially - that they were lazy not to give him a robot head. So far, if I remember right, EVERY beast TF, even BM ones, or Injector, had a separate robot head. Never was the beast head used for the robot head... that is darn ugly AND lazy.

When asked to comment about his recent movie incarnation, G1 Scorponok had this to say:

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 1:58 am

Scraplet · Post by **Scraplet** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 3:24 am

BB Shockwave · Post by **BB Shockwave** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 10:40 am

Thanks, got Scorpy 2 days ago...

Still looking for a Lord Zarak. I have a TM Nighstick in return, should anyone have a spare one...

From what I heard (and read in the script), Scorpy will not transform in the movie... in retrospect, that's probably a good thing.

Osku · Post by **Osku** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 10:51 am

BB Shockwave wrote: -snip-

especially - that they were lazy not to give him a robot head. So far, if I remember right, EVERY beast TF, even BM ones, or Injector, had a separate robot head. Never was the beast head used for the robot head... that is darn ugly AND lazy.

Jaguar in Beast Wars Metals line used the same head for animal and humanoid robot mode. Pictures can be found for example from my site.
http://bwkuvat.bravehost.com/bwpictures2.html#bwmetals

BB Shockwave · Post by **BB Shockwave** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 11:27 am

Darn... yeah. I forgot about that one, Osku... That is a real cool toy, btw.

This Movie Scorp on the other hand... heck, he doesn't even has a head or a face, just 4 big eyes where his head should be. Even a kitbasher could put a robot head in there. (in fact, I might do that, since the scorpion mode does look good).

Osku · Post by **Osku** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:08 pm

BB Shockwave wrote:Darn... yeah. I forgot about that one, Osku... That is a real cool toy, btw.

Nice toy, but not worth the price it normally sells. While I appreciate Takara's effort to make a Jaguar/Ravage toy, it's easy to see that it's just a kitbash version from another toy.

This Movie Scorp on the other hand... heck, he doesn't even has a head or a face, just 4 big eyes where his head should be. Even a kitbasher could put a robot head in there. (in fact, I might do that, since the scorpion mode does look good).

Not arguing that. "Robot mode" seems like an afterthought. Pity, I really like the scorpion mode.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:40 am

Now THAT guy looks bad ass. Better than BT/Alt Prime fer sure.