Lawl If you're not trolling, check this - http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/trans...con-2010-hasbro-designers-panel-coverage.html
They all look really sweet. I wasn't sure how the Drift-into-Blurr repaint was going to turn out, but I must say it looks awesome, definitely bought. Tomahawk and Terradive are both also bought on site. Is it me or doesn't Terradive's head look vaguely like Beast Wars Depth Charge. I think it looks really cool. Definitely can't wait for these to come out.
I'm in the category of thinking "they just ruined what would have otherwise been an awesome P-38 toy". It's like a steam-punk P-38. Breakaway is still a license-avoiding F-35, but looks 10x better. I'd have bought a leader-class P-38 with that transformation, but not this nightmarish P-38-wannabe.
One of the designers' father-in-law flew this plane in WWII and P+10 was his nickname. His real name was a ten-letter name nobody could pronounce, Polish or something, and started with P. Everyone just called him "P-plus-ten." That's what we were told it comes from.
Wow! They FINALLY remade Gobot Bolt. I still have him. I love that they actually balanced the propellers on him so that if you put him in a breeze they actually spin. Sure he's got all the posability of a 84 minbot. (ie none) But he's the only TF of a P-38 AFAIK that has ever been built. Sure Highbrow is a more of an "inspired by" than a "pure real world based alt mode" but a lot of that goes right back to Bolt. (just wish they had come up with some inspired way to make the cockpit canopy the chest.)
When i first saw the pictures i really thought they were Gobot tributes. I remember Bolt vividly coz i had him when i was growing up. Even the new helicopter looks like this one - STA: Gobots: MR-41 "Wrongway"
reminded me of Super Gobot Warpath. ... Gobots had terrific altmode variety. There's probably still a few that Hasbro hasn't done yet.
Hey Terradive also has the Trident as well which kind of ties him to the water theme. Slap some blue on this guy and he could be a reformatted Depthcharge. The P-38 looks fine to me, I will just pretend it is some kind of futuristic alternate WWII fighter. These bots we are getting that are new characters are certainly well designed and detailed. Tomahawk's missile launchers look as if his little hook is the same as the gray hooks on scouts weapons. That Blurr must be mine, I was thinking it was going to be a straight repaint, and he would come with the same exact weapons just blue. I am glad they showed him early so I will be able to wait.
Highbrow Does anyone know for sure now if they'll make a Springer redeco or remould of him? Btw, is he deluxe, scout or legends class? Answers anyone, please?
The comments about third party stuff makes me wonder if Hasbro DOES have a Springer in the works, and the comment was aimed toward Warbot...