this is a pretty nice classics astrotrain

 

The colors work for me big time, but looks a bit too busy for an MP. It needs to be smoothed out some for it to look like a faithful MP interpretation. Perfect for a classics update thought.

Also what's up with both astrotrains having space shuttle feet. Is that something in the comics? I want little stubs like the g1.

I'll wait until these are released to buy. Maybe one of them, due to transformation, can have the feet taper off G1 style...

 

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DX9 D05 - Chigurgh

 

If the Astrotrain wars are beginning I hope there is a Classics styled, voyager scaled one up some 3parties sleeves...

 

That is gorgeous!!! May have to replace my Henkei Space Choo Choo with this!

 

That sounds about right price wise at MP size.

 

I hope the alt modes will have more paint than that. I mean the robot mode has plenty of paint including the wings and suddenly you lose that after transformation. What happened there?

 

"Fully Transformation Without Detaching Parts" *


* Landing Gear Does Folding Into Shoot Shoot Gun

 

 

Looks beautiful! Might make a good MP stand in.

 

This looks really nice. I prefer Toyworlds (particularly the alt modes), but this has the colours I prefer and looks to be just as good.

Great to have two great looking Astrotrains to choose from.

 

If I knew these where the only two that where going to come out id get this one


But I bet there is another option out there somewhere not announced yet

 

That was my first thought as well - the shuttle mode looks too busy.

Who am I kidding though, I'll probably get both Astrotrains.

 

It actually is not too surprising. With so many 3P companies its fairly easy for at least 2 companies to be working on the same character. And when 1 company decides to reveal, it kind of forces the other to reveal as well.

Anyways, both versions look more classics than MP so I will pass. Both look good though with this a bit better in my book.

 

Since Astrotrain was always used as a transport I have no problem with him being big in my Chug display

 

Looks good

 

Ok..DX9 may have an even cooler version of Astrotrain then even Toyworld. Looks great!

 

Just give the locomotive a short stumpy funnel and this'll be the perfect Classics Astrotrain!

 

still waiting for the next reveal to drop in the astrotrain wars...

 

In the words of George Takei.... "Oh my!"

Looks great! The Space Choo-Choo Wars are really ramping is!

 

the more i look at it the more i dislike this one. the shuttle is a bit busy, which i don't have a problem with, but the train mode look awful to me. Toyworld improved the shuttle from g1 by removing the blocky bits, and got the train mode perfect. DX9 has a good head and the color going for it. All things considered TW won this one for me even if he remains white, he still looks better in my eyes.

DX9 is a company to keep an eye on though. they seem to be pumping out some good stuff. this ones a miss for me but they are hitting the mark for me on other projects of theirs.