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We recently reported that a yellow repaint of Revenge of the Fallen’s Long Haul was in the works, after a test shot surfaced on eBay. Well, thanks to yizhi521 and S250 of our 2005 Boards, we can now confirm that this will be a single packed release – not a part of a two pack or a store exclusive – as a part of the upcoming “rebranded” Revenge of the Fallen line, in a yellow box like Battle Ops Bumblebee and Sea Spray. The repaint will be named Payload, and will ship in robot mode. His cross sell shows Sea Spray, making it seem likely that Sea Spray and Payload will be in the same wave.
Check out the image by clicking on the thumbnail to the left of this story.
Dinobot Nuva
Oh hell yeah I count Demolishor. Just totally spaced him when I was trying NOT to forget Scavenger.
Fort Max
I would've liked him more had he not fallen apart, I've never bought a TF that was so poorly constructed, it wa slike they stuck him together with pva.
Wheeljack_Prime
^11 If you count Demolishor?
Dinobot Nuva
Nope.
1. Mixmaster
2. Hightower
3. Scrapper
4. Overload
5. Scavenger
6. Long Haul
7. Rampage
8. Scrapmetal
9. Payload
10. Demolishor
There's 11 if you count Red and Yellow Rampages as separate.
influence82
Payload is the 7th Contructicon named by Hasbro. Now we have to wait for Hightower's left hand mate to be named…
I like the idea calling the new line Transformers (2010). Though I like calling the line Universe 3.0.
In terms of classifying the next line of toys, I made a thread explaining a system to do that here:
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/trans…n/287406-ways-classify-transformers-toys.html
I would consider Power Core Combiners a Class of toys like Deluxe or Combiners Class, though it could be a series too.
Shelfwarmercon
Meh, TIE Bomber is still going to be giving money to Hasbro through Star Wars and GI Joe.
DarthMagnificus
I am definitely one of the largest TF haters of animated and most of the Bayverse…But there have been some epic TF's the last couple years…reissue perceptor and the insecticons….Universe hardhead and countdown…Universe red powerglide and universe skyfall….
Granted the abortion of the bayverse has one more installment to run…But like it or not this version of transformers has enabled the franchise to make LOTS OF FREAKING $$$ and thus we have more TF lines for sale than ever before….so if you feel the need to go….Go…don't let the door hit your ass on the way out…but you will be checking out at a hell of a bad time and will miss some upcoming epic reissues…PREDAKING…SIXSHOT…etc….
flywheels
Never bought Long Haul so this is a little more tempting. Why not go ahead and paint him orange & blue, make him an Autobot and call him Wideload next?
*Soundwave*
neh, no thanks
NCStarscream
Looks cool, but not single-packed Voyager price point cool.
Grimlock_13
Dear God….I used to love reading shotstorm threads like this but these days it just makes me facepalm. I hate [most of] this fandom. Seriously. Good thing I'm here for the cool toys and nothing more.
Beastbot X
TF1 Payload was AWESOME.
GRABBY GRABBY GRABBY. I freakin' never got tired of that.
VBBN
Awesome,I don't have normal long haul and this looks much better!
Mini-Bot
As much as I love Long Haul, I'll be passing on this repaint. The yellow doesn't do anything for me. =/
SpencimusPrime
I would've dug that.
B-Fox
Hopefully this is Movie 1 Payload in a new body because I loved his personality and hated his toy. Such a horrible, horrible little fragile piece of plastic and parts that fall off and a shotgun in the spine…
artiepants
Didn't ROTF Divebomb's bio give his TF1 self some lovin' and imply he just got a new body? I'd imagine they'll be something similar here, the ROTF offscreen guys have all had pretty cool bios.
Shockscream
You make an excellent point there. Maybe there'll be some in bot mode and some in alt mode. Just to irritate the collectors of package variants.
Don't worry, I see it too.
Optimus Prime
lol, that's the one original Movie toy that I didn't buy and never plan on buying; just never appealed to me.
Of course, this "Payload" will be "G2 Long Haul" as far as I'm concerned.
Maloknazh
That would make sense, because I think i can see a zero on there too. maybe im just seeing things