S250:
ok,got Arcee in hand today
since I don't like the sidecar idea so I didn't put it on vehicle mode
the triangular combine is true,but it's so hard to figure out what the final combined mode is.Since their connects are not on same height level so it's impossible back to back.I'm afraid even we get all 3 members we still can't figure out the combine mode without instruction
full gallery here
????2???/ROTF Deluxe Arcee | ??????
something wrong with my internet connection so I can't attach images now
TfAnimatedfan:
Awesome, too bad about the combined mode though.
bumblebot98:
can anyone mirror them?
Vangelus:
She has a slotflap too?!
*drool*
S250:
forgot to mention her Mech Alive gimmick
there are gears in her chest,when you swing her neck you will see gears rotating
Starscreamer95: Quote:
Originally Posted by S250 forgot to mention her Mech Alive gimmick
there are gears in her chest,when you swing her neck you will see gears rotating |
Gears in her chest?
Heh heh... Robo Tities...
Dom: Quote:
Originally Posted by Vangelus She has a slotflap too?!
*drool* |
Is it just the chickbots that use the slotflap all can all bot link to it?
Fort Max:
I doubt even the combined mode can save these now.
I do like the 3 way connector, good bit of design there but the rest is all very unappealing.
Scythe:
I love these, as and in-dee-vid-u-al I've grown on them.
Ace Convoy:
I'm definately buying Chromia this weekend^^
SKowl:
Love the bike bots - very interesting designs. Arcee is my favourite among the three, hope the FAB and Legends-class versions of her look good.
I still can't believe we haven't seen the purple one yet!
Dinobot Snarl:
Man I thought he had found the third one for a hot second!
realCliffjumper:
I can't wait for the third one!!! China, do you hear me?
kylash327:
ie got a feeling this combined mode will be some large kind of doom wheel or something, not a 2 armed, 2 legged robot we all think.
eyeballkid:
All of this bike news is just a teaser till we see the combined form, which is not to scale with anything. Just like the Constucticons. And Jetfire. And the Fallen.
Digilaut: Quote:
Originally Posted by eyeballkid All of this bike news is just a teaser till we see the combined form, which is not to scale with anything. Just like the Constucticons. And Jetfire. And the Fallen. |
And pretty much every Transformer since 1984.
eisen: Quote:
Originally Posted by kylash327 ie got a feeling this combined mode will be some large kind of doom wheel or something, not a 2 armed, 2 legged robot we all think. |
i vaguely remember the powerpuff girls had an attack like a circular wheel of doom..
rivalarod:
oh man...so close to seeing this combined Arcee!
Rodimus Primal:
My fiance has been eyeing these for quite some time and it looks like I'm going to have to make sure she gets one. I don't collect the movie line so no worries for me.
Lucs: Quote:
Originally Posted by eyeballkid All of this bike news is just a teaser till we see the combined form, which is not to scale with anything. Just like the Constucticons. And Jetfire. And the Fallen. |
The bikes are least closer to scale with the human alliance sized bots. That's what I've always disliked about bikebots, they are way too big in bike mode
Laughing Man:
I'm sorry, maybe I'm late to the party - but it was mentioned that we don't see the combined mode in the movie. How do we know this?
MisfitRobot:
What if the post with pegs, that is assumed to be what the bikes all use to combine, is actually just used to make mid air posses? Like in the last image. What if the bikes don't actually combine at all.
Dark Nova:
I'm actually really likin these motorcycle designs
SPLIT LIP:
I dunno, sometimes I hate 'em, some times I love 'em. Arcee to me looks better than Chromia, minus the absurd midsection. Is there a way to condense it so she just looks like a nromal robot with wheel feet and fused legs?
Also unfortunate that the head is just Chromia's. Weird 'cuz they look different everywhere else.
Rogzilla: Quote:
Originally Posted by MisfitRobot What if the post with pegs, that is assumed to be what the bikes all use to combine, is actually just used to make mid air posses? Like in the last image. What if the bikes don't actually combine at all. |
I think they DO combine but I also think you are right, I don't beleive that thing has anything to do with it. Maybe pose them in mid air, maybe a way to let them stand without the need for their little sidecars and weapon things.
Opticron Primal:
What the hell is Arcee doing to Chromia's slot-flap?!?
SpinalCord:
Love these girls. Will own plenty.
ORIO:
Aaaargh. So close to knowing the secret... yet so far away!
Thanks for the pics man. As someone asked before is there a way to condense her goofy looking spinal cord?
And I still can't see the back to back triangle thing. If that's so, then third bike can't be a redo of chromia cuz her wheel can't spin. They wouldn't be able to roll anywhere.
Not sure if I explained that right. Does that make sense?
Chaos Prime:
Is that last picture a combined mode or is one hold the other above her head? Seriously, what the hell am I looking at?
Vertea:
er... why is it labeled as repaint?
Looks to me like a completely different model of bike...
jadtdt: Quote:
Originally Posted by Lucs The bikes are least closer to scale with the human alliance sized bots. That's what I've always disliked about bikebots, they are way too big in bike mode |
Deluxe-sized bikes you mean? I just had a conversation that even a Scout-class bike is far too large to be in-scale with HA.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Laughing Man I'm sorry, maybe I'm late to the party - but it was mentioned that we don't see the combined mode in the movie. How do we know this? |
There was this event called Botcon...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Vertea er... why is it labeled as repaint?
Looks to me like a completely different model of bike... |
Where are you seeing Arcee labeled as a repaint?
videriant: Quote:
Originally Posted by Vertea er... why is it labeled as repaint?
Looks to me like a completely different model of bike... |
News is that the third bike will be a repaint of either chromia or arcee. Also, the ROTF arcee is a completely new model from the TFTM arcee but there is supposed to be a repainted TFTM arcee released under the ROTF line (black arcee? g1/wonderfest arcee?). Those two news/rumors may add to the confusion.
Bystander:
Thanx for sharing.
I think the one on last pic looked really artistic.
But to be frank I don't really believe these two deluxe figures are meant to be combinable from designing aspect. IMO I guess the port on their bottom and else where on the toy only is a sign of that their abolished or discontinued earlier on (maybe original) combine capable designing attempts, kindda like those triple changer's traits found on universe deluxe galvatron toy in the past.
Another thing leads to my conclusion is, all three would be more of likely packed into one whole set like supreme class devastator, or deluxe ice cream truck twins if they are supposed to be combine capable. But they are sold separately not to mention there is still no sign of purple Arcee.
I think Hasbro will release a combinable supreme class Arcee toy sometime later.
grimlock1972:
im getting closer to be sold onthe fembots and i figured all along itwas gonna take all 3 fembots in hand to work out the combined mode
Megatronwp38:
I don't like these and really don't see the appeal of them. Am I missing something?
shroobmaster:
Weird, I'm starting to warm up for the bikes, mostly arcee, she actualy looks cool with the stand and the snake-like frame.
Maybe I'll end up buying 'em if the combined mode is noice.
JKahn913:
She doesn't look like a girl to me. She's more of a bird.
kylash327:
i think its odd how chromia has a bike that looks nothing like the shots weve seen of the bikes, from the comic covers and on set, where arcee seems to be the right model, i thought they were all the same bike..
dedlock:
their faces are actually rather pretty, in a robot-y way..
GAUGE0001:
Gotta love how Chromia and Arcee have the same exact head but completely different Alt./Bot mode. *sigh*
I love my fembot bikes but why the same heads? that just cheapens it to me.
After studying those pegs/slots I'm betting it's for posing purposes only and that they combine in some other type of fashion.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bystander I think Hasbro will release a combinable supreme class Arcee toy sometime later. |
*loud buzz* Wrong answer. There is absolutely no reason for Hasbro to make a Supreme Arcee considering she isn't a popular main character, she's nothing more than background fodder.
Secondly Arcee gets killed off rather quickly in the movie and without explanation simply because "Bay hates her"
Bgrngod:
Mmmm yes.. Very nice. I'm sure Ironhide would dig these pics.
TIE Bomber:
Look what they did to one of my favorite characters. Bastards!!! I supported the 1st movie but now I'm siding with the haters.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Megatronwp38 I don't like these and really don't see the appeal of them. Am I missing something? |
No, you're not missing a thing. I think most people are getting caught up in the "
how do they combine?" hype/speculation. And they're totally ignoring how horrible they actually look. After the movie hype dies down nobody is going to want figures that look like that in their collection. Just watch ebay, these things are gonna be the 1st to be purged from everybody's collection.
Rhinox555: Quote:
Originally Posted by Vertea er... why is it labeled as repaint?
Looks to me like a completely different model of bike... |
I see what happened here.
The purple bike in the first pic is not the third biker chick. The purple bike in the first pic is the Arcee toy from the first movie, for comparison.
The third ROTF bike will be a Redeco or Retool of Chromia.
GAUGE0001: (IMO moment below)
I'll be quite honest at this point in terms of this version of Arcee.
It makes no sense, basically IDW is going to have to go back and completely change the movie-verse comics because they used the previous concept version of Arcee(which is actually a much better version I might add) then Bay had his designers(who probably never even referred to that version once) go back and completely redesign her and make her into 3 characters that for all intents and purposes in the actual movie are probably not even referred to by name.
And after reading all the feedback from the Tokyo Premiere my hopes for Arcee being a really purposeful and meaningful character have hugely plummeted.
It's sad to read that the majority of the folks who are TF fans don't like the idea of her or any other female TFs existence.
Cinemastique:
Why, as fembots, do they not look, you know, feminine?
They don't have to go all "sexyish and pink" like G1, but at least with the old scrapped Arcee model from TF1 we could tell it was a "she."
And no, this isn't an inviation to get into a robot gender discussion. TFs are, narratively speaking, human analogues.
Rhinox555: Quote:
Originally Posted by Megatronwp38 I don't like these and really don't see the appeal of them. Am I missing something? |
Since nobody has given a
decent answer yet.
You're not missing anything. You're just the target audience for Animated, Classics, stuff like that.
Whereas there's also people that like to break up the chain of generic humanoid designs with a good amount of freaks. Movie Bonecrusher, ROTF Bikerchicks, Demolishor, stuff like that.
Whiners (which i'm definitely not saying you are) are egomaniacal bags of slag that think Transformers exists for them, and only them. While the truth is, Hasbro can't focus on just one group, their stuff just wouldn't sell. So every now and then, you'll see a line of figures that doesn't appeal to you. That's just Hasbro picking a little variety in their style. Fans of the humanoid g1/animated-style designs will be able to save money during this period, until Hasbro releases their next series. Like they did with Animated and Universe after the movie.
Long story short:
You like humanoid robots.
I like having some freak-bots without having those invade the more humanoid-oriented toylines.
Hasbro keeps both in mind when producing toys.