IDW "Drift" as a Binaltech KO? |
07-27-2008, 06:11 PM
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#1 | | vectoring the hate plague Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,467 Location: Devilot's Bathtub, RWC CA Collection Count: Never enough! | IDW "Drift" as a Binaltech KO?
Being a Lazy Sunday, I just got around to checking out the news and haps from SDCC on the various boards. Checking out the pics of the IDW panel, I noticed the pictures of their new character, "Drift," who is supposed to be the first character to go from comic property to toy or somesuch.
In any case, he's a riced-out Japanese street racer that turns into a patlabor/gundam hybrid who is apparently very fond of vents.  mirrored from tformers.com
But what struck me about his alt mode was the fact that it resembles a certain KO Binaltech Dead End.  mirrored from tformers.com /003.jpg) mirrored from Genzhao
...sure, it's an American car, and the Dead End bot mode doesn't resemble him so much (not enough vents) but the red windows, spoilers, and red-on-white accents are there.
So it's similar, I guess, in roughly the same way Classics Bumblebee resembles G1 Bumblebee....
Okay, so maybe I'm crazy, but it was the first thing that popped into my mind when I saw the photos. Just thought I'd mention it.  | 
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07-27-2008, 06:15 PM
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#2 | | Animated tops it all! Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 19,366 Location: Somewhere beyond the sea... Collection Count: ...Somewhere waiting for me... News Credits: 1 | With all the colours of Tf cars and Alt/Binaltechs and whatnot, I doubt it's anything more than coincidence. Good eye, though. Even if the deco doesn't really match.
But Man, I wanna see this guy as a toy. I know they said he's getting one, but I'm just impatient.   XBL GT: SPLITTLIP
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Originally Posted by Valkysas  NO ONE CAN EVER, EVER say that hasbro doesnt care again. This fucking seals it. that's a LOT of product to release for a "dead" line. | | |
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07-27-2008, 07:39 PM
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#3 | | Transform your destiny Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,500 Location: Mexico Collection Count: 3... Until you find out where my collection is News Credits: 4 | It is only a really vague similarity | |
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07-27-2008, 09:01 PM
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#5 | | May be tripping balls Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,838 Location: Staring at the refrigerator Collection Count: Um... this is going to need a trip into the attic | What does he keep in his legs that needs so much cooling? 
The perfect haiku would have just two syllables: Airwolf.
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07-27-2008, 10:01 PM
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#6 | | Herald of Unicron Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,943 Location: Malaysia Collection Count: Shelves are empty again! Time to reboot! | I really digg him. The headsculpt is like a cross between the Braves and Gundam. My Facebook - Symon Yong | |
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07-27-2008, 10:36 PM
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#7 | | Animated tops it all! Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 19,366 Location: Somewhere beyond the sea... Collection Count: ...Somewhere waiting for me... News Credits: 1 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Optimus Sledge What does he keep in his legs that needs so much cooling? | Maybe he does lots of running?
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Originally Posted by Valkysas NO ONE CAN EVER, EVER say that hasbro doesnt care again. This fucking seals it. that's a LOT of product to release for a "dead" line. | | |
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08-02-2008, 03:05 PM
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#8 | | Consistency is victory. Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 13,000 Location: Wake Forest, NC News Credits: 3 | For that MT KO, I thought having a Decepticon would be cooler:
Killswitch:  http://www.tfw2005.com/radicons-cust...switch-162472/
Don't get me wrong, I really like Drift, but this is still what I want out of this particular toy. Now if we were to see a BT (or even an Alt down the road), I'd get it 
Did anyone notice the "Binaltech Inc." on the rocker panels? I'm not sure how Binaltech can afford to sponsor a racer when it barely sponsored its own line (i.e. BTs weren't a runaway success like some other TF lines, relatively speaking of course.)
Last edited by Superquad7; 08-02-2008 at 03:07 PM.
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08-02-2008, 09:30 PM
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#9 | | Diaclone Photographer Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,497 Location: Pittsburgh News Credits: 1 | Do any of you guys realize what he is supposed to be? with the name DRIFT. and the alt mode is clear as day. He is a silvia S15 
I would prefer him to be an Alternator or BT. | |
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08-02-2008, 09:46 PM
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#10 | | Consistency is victory. Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 13,000 Location: Wake Forest, NC News Credits: 3 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Solscud007 Do any of you guys realize what he is supposed to be? with the name DRIFT. and the alt mode is clear as day. He is a silvia S15
I would prefer him to be an Alternator or BT. | Well, I know I can tell the difference between a Viper and any other car. I think the point the most of us were trying to make were the deco similarities of the Metals Transform toy and the design. I thought that much was clear as day.
I agree with you on preferring Drift as an Alt or a BT. I'd also say that point is probably what got the most of us already thinking in that route.
Thanks for the photo though I always enjoy seeing the actual vehicles TFs are based on (particularly with Alts and BTs, since I typically design with those specifications in mind). | |
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