The pics look great! On the downside, are Vangelus and I the only two that have figured out that the forearm panels rotate out of the way of the hands?

YouTube - Transformers Universe/Classics 2.0 Inferno

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  I succumb to your superior transformation skills  

 

Seconded   I liked the figure overall, but the sculpt on the head immediately grabbed me due to the detail and the apparent thought that went into it.

Galvatro

 

The first order of business that I am going to do when I get this guy is detail the windshield wipers, sideview mirrors, and lightbar.

 

Wow he looks great. Can't wait to get him.

 

[overthinking toy robots]

Think of it as miniaturization of technology. I'm not quite sure what Inferno's wings were ever supposed to do, but it sure wasn't to help him fly. So maybe it was some sort of antenna, or sensor array, or something? If that's the case, then maybe his more modern form found a way to make the technology smaller and more compact.

So G1 Inferno's wings are to Universe Inferno's wings as old brick-sized 80's cell phones are to tiny modern cell phones.   Why carry around cumbersome wings when you can have teeny ones attached right to your head?

[/overthinking toy robots]

As a further observation, with his squarish windshield-chest, large head and lack of wings or shoulder-mounted ladder assembly, Universe Inferno almost looks more like his Actionmaster counterpart than like his G1 counterpart.

 

I noticed that too.  

 

HA! he really does, i wonder if that was intentional?

 

yeah, he better be. If Takara come through with the fire truck chrome, it may be enough for me to forgive a multitude of sins.

 

thats one of the better universe updates weve had, it looks really neat and tidy and with great proportions, the head sculpt is excellent.

 

doubt it. takara isnt practical in chroming henkei figures at all aside from optimus, mirage, and sunstreaker.

looking at the majority of henkei releases that includes randomly chromed spoilers, boosters, and chairs. I expect the only chrome Inferno will have in the henkei release will be the windshield.

I'm serious. currently we have chrome chair, right arm, headlights... windshield just seems like it would come next. or maybe the tires.

 

Inferno looks great all around. I do miss those wings as that made it easier to diffentiate him from Grapple besides color but other than that he looks fantastic. A Must buy.

 

Awesome. Can also hear Grapple rising frome his grave

 

*drools* want!!!

 

Inferno looks hot! No pun intended.  

 

I like the energon version will snap this one up ASAP.

 

Really? Not worth the Voyager price point? I mean, that's not even expensive by TF standards...  

zmog

 

Full of win. I'm all over this one.

 

just curious, did you mean 'ebay' price?

IMO, he's worth the retail voyager price. so much so, that i'll be getting 2 (or maybe 1 Hasbro and 1 Henkei)

 

WOW! Thats amazing!