That's the toy I was referring to and I like the colors quite well. Very knightly black and silver make up for the dark copper pants.

 

Yeah. Although now I have to hunt one down!

 

yeah I agree the face could have been less ugly, but thats a requirement of the movie verse.

 

if bludgeon is made into a repaint, he should be repainted into yoketron

 

Actually, Banzai-Tron would be a much better repaint. Just give him a new head and we have a new mass-market Banzai-Tron toy!

Now that I look at Bludgeon and then Banzai-Tron, I notice many similar details in the same places. I wouldn't be surprised if the designers had this in mind when creating the toy. That seems to be the trend with Classics/Universe 2.0 figures, they share similar details between 2 different characters to have repaints make more sense physically, and only require new colors and a new head(if needed) to further make a more convincing homage of the repainted character in question.

http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Banzai-Tron_(G1)

http://www.tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Banzai-Tron/banzai-tron.htm

 

Oh hell yes.

 

A neat idea, and I wouldn't be entirely surprised, but the Botcon fig will always be Banzaitron on my shelf.

 

Damn right it will be(that repaint is SICK!), but there needs to be a Banzai-Tron that can be on EVERYONE'S shelf, and a limited convention exclusive figure that goes for $80+ isn't gong to cut it.

A mass-market Banzai-Tron is needed.

If we can get such a repaint homage as Action Master Rad from a Cybertron Crosswise(yeah I know, it was also meant to be a Gen.1 Smokescreen homage), then Banzai-Tron shouldn't be a problem.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rad_(Transformers)

File:Smokescreen-cybertrontoy.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

its a nice concept and a more unusual looking robot mode but its all a bit fiddly and spindly looking for my taste. i keep thinking 'lego'

 

A little bit of paint can really bring out the Last Autobot in him, here's the one I did: http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/radicons-customs/227428-last-autobot-vector-prime.html

 

A quick comparison with the original.

 

So he should be right about the height of G1 Thunderwing!  

 

Yeah, actually, now that you mention it.

 

Good call, I could see them going in that direction for a repaint.

Bludgeon looks great.

 

All of a sudden I really like Bludgeon now!

Possible repaints:
Nightbird
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nightbird.jpg

Warpath
http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/File:Warpathg1.jpg (think animated)

Master Yokitron
http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/File:Yoketron_five_servo.jpg

Banzaitron
http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/transformers/images/a/ae/Banzai-tron.jpg

Skullgrin
http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/transformers/images/0/0a/G1Skullgrin_toy.jpg

Voyager repaints normally go opposite faction....but the Cyclonus argument could fly here...


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God that is an amazing figure.

 

Y'know, looking at how the offical transformation has the stubby tank barrel sticking upwards has made me think that when I get mine, I wanna try making something like one of these for Bludgeon (but with a Decepticon Symbol on it, obviously):

Simply make the pole be able to stick into the barrel like the sword would for Alt. mode, making Bludgeon even more like a true Samurai!

I also dug this image up, looks very similar to what we're getting with ROTF Bludgeon: Bludgeon stormbringer image by DonFig on Photobucket

 

 

  This is awesome sh*t!