Ah, Realistic Altmodes...

Discussion in 'Transformers General Discussion' started by CyrDraconis, Sep 21, 2011.

  1. CyrDraconis

    CyrDraconis Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 21, 2010
    Posts:
    1,415
    Trophy Points:
    227
    Likes:
    +505
    Some G1, Alternators, the movies to an extent...thanks to this occasional trend, I say that in the last week I've spotted and/or been passed by:
    - Alt. Wheeljack
    - DOTM WheeljaQ
    - 07 Cliffjumper
    - a battered G1 Bluestreak
    - very nearly one of the black Movie Prime repaints
    - Alt. Shockwave, black rims and all

    Random sightings, go?
     
  2. Bass X0

    Bass X0 Captain Commando

    Joined:
    Dec 12, 2003
    Posts:
    16,456
    News Credits:
    44
    Trophy Points:
    387
    Location:
    England
    Likes:
    +17,315
    I saw a grey Alternators Windcharger recently.

    The car is pretty tiny. He wouldn't be that much bigger in robot mode than a tall human if there was no mass size shifting.
     
  3. Megatronwp38

    Megatronwp38 Nobody defeats the DEVASTATOR!

    Joined:
    Jan 25, 2006
    Posts:
    10,675
    Trophy Points:
    362
    Location:
    Eastern Shore of VA
    Likes:
    +6,672
    I own Alt Wheeljack in Movie Bumblebees Colors. Yellow with Black Stripes.
     
  4. Nevermore

    Nevermore It's self-perpetuating a parahumanoidarianised!

    Joined:
    May 14, 2004
    Posts:
    21,585
    News Credits:
    537
    Trophy Points:
    412
    Location:
    Germany
    Likes:
    +16,632
    Uhm.

    Alternators are in scale.

    Windcharger stands just as tall in robot mode as many other Alternators without any sort of mass shifting.

    Must be one of these humans the Autobot Pretenders were trying to pass as.
     
  5. DecepticonSpike

    DecepticonSpike Member of the Scrappy Doo Fan Club

    Joined:
    Dec 8, 2005
    Posts:
    8,969
    News Credits:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    287
    Location:
    Dayton, Ohio
    Likes:
    +1,426
    Twitter:
    Instagram:
    My friend and I play a game where the first one to spot 5 real life TFs wins.
     
  6. Bass X0

    Bass X0 Captain Commando

    Joined:
    Dec 12, 2003
    Posts:
    16,456
    News Credits:
    44
    Trophy Points:
    387
    Location:
    England
    Likes:
    +17,315
    I mean in robot mode without any mass shifting, he wouldn't be that tall because the car is already tiny.

    But then probably so would a lot of other "real life" Alternators in robot mode.
     
  7. Incepticon

    Incepticon |-+-|

    Joined:
    Aug 19, 2006
    Posts:
    17,153
    News Credits:
    13
    Trophy Points:
    387
    Likes:
    +12,310
    ^ If they transformed the same way the Alt toys do, they'd still manage to be pretty tall - at least 2.5 times the height of a average height human. But yeah, not stunningly huge the way TF car characters are usually portrayed in the fiction.
     
  8. rxlthunder

    rxlthunder Banned

    Joined:
    Mar 3, 2011
    Posts:
    7,444
    News Credits:
    5
    Trophy Points:
    176
    Likes:
    +23
    I've sen a:
    All blue or black Bumblebee
    Red Alternator Jazz's all the time
    A Bumblebee inspired alternators Grimlock at school
    Movie Jazz at school
    Crankcase
     
  9. Thenames9

    Thenames9 D-d-d-d-duel!

    Joined:
    Jun 18, 2009
    Posts:
    5,840
    News Credits:
    29
    Trophy Points:
    247
    Likes:
    +58
    Saw a DOTM Soundwave while on holiday. Noice.
    Though some of the Alternators are pretty common cars around here, less so with the Mustangs however.
     
  10. meirelle

    meirelle Sea of Shelfwarmers

    Joined:
    Jul 30, 2011
    Posts:
    496
    Trophy Points:
    76
    Likes:
    +7
    A couple years ago, I was driving back from a concert in Columbus late at night. An old red van passed me on the highway, and it had a giant Autobot decal on the back window. I screamed like a little girl.

    This would've been even more awesome if I owned my green Jeep Wrangler at the time.