Cloud Ironhide / Roadbuster In-Hand

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Tony_Bacala, Jan 28, 2015.

  1. Tony_Bacala

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    God that looks like crap!
     
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    I have no idea why (I never watched Energon and have no attachment to the character), but I find this repaint strangely compelling. I'd never pay eHobby prices, but I may buy one from Lena at some point.

    EDIT: The same seller now has Krok w/ Gatrader, that's something I'm getting!
     
  4. CyclonuS_ZerO

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    Indeed it does, no paint deco could ever make that mold look good. Gross!!!
     
  5. BuzzingNeon

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    Come for the black weapons that Roadbuster probably should have had in the first place, stay for the... uhhh... I've got nothing.
     
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    No connection to either the original character or this repaint, but I think it looks cool.
     
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    Ironhide + Roadbuster = Ironbuster.

    LOVE IT.
     
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    I need this figure.
     
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    Personally I think it looks nice. Ironhide/Roadbuster was an irritating charcter in Energon but I still like the clever update. That said it's still to high a price tag to me. I'll get a normal Roadbuster for now instead if I see one on the shelf again (probably won't).
     
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    Hello more badass looking Energon hide
     
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    Yeah, the original toy AND character were pretty deplorable. BUT I actually think this is a decent repaint. I think the gun-metal gray tones down the bright color scheme a bit. I might just get him!

    That said, I'd have loved a Dorvack orange/brown version. Maybe Botcon or TFCC will release a Junkion character in the original pre-TF color scheme.
     
  13. MightyMegs

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    It burns my eyes to look at it
     
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    Looks like a pound shop bootleg
     
  15. WhiteMocha

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    I'm surprised how much some people seem to hate this figure. It seems like a fairly inoffensive toy to me... decent-but-not-amazing mold (in my opinion just needed wrist swivels), pretty standard Transformers color scheme (red and blue is almost the default color scheme for the franchise), decent set of weapons. I can understand not liking it, but actively hating it strikes me as odd. That's the kind of hate you reserve for, say, Takara announcing that Masterpiece Jazz will an upscaled repaint of FOC Jazz, or something.

    Anyway, I think this guy looks fine. Not amazing, but fine. He looks no more like a knockoff than any other modern figure. He's not worth the price he'll sell for, certainly, but that's practically the gimmick of the Cloud line.

    I'll probably get him. Not sure where he'll fit in the collection, or who he'll be. I'll probably lump him in with Classics Hot Shot and the upcoming Armada Megatron as another continuity-jumper from the AEC universe.
     
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    I'm in your boat. I'm surprised so many people hate him. I like him... I just don't $90 like him. Hopefully all of the hatred will make the price on him go down. I'll be monitoring the auctions...
     
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    This mold would make a pretty cool targetmaster crosshairs with a new head. The color scheme looks similar
     
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    Is it wrong for me to think the mold looks better in red and blue instead of orange and green
     
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    I loathed the character of Energon Ironhide but I would honestly buy this.

    It's definitely one of my favorite out of the box thinking repaint as of late.
     
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