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| New Official Images Of Universe/Classics 2.0 Galvatron and Acid Storm |
| Posted on 05-30-2008 at 05:34 PM by Joe Moore | We have received some new official in and out of package images of some Universe/Classics 2.0 figures.
Acid Storm
Galvatron
These are the second set of official images of the two figures. The last 3 images in each listing are the new images.
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Additional Images | | | | Incepticon: Quote:
Originally Posted by a person  Are we getting a Sunstorm figure? | Apparently it's been heavily implied, but not officially confirmed yet. So who knows.
a person: Quote:
Originally Posted by Incepticon Apparently it's been heavily implied, but not officially confirmed yet. So who knows. | Ok, thanks!
Kimmer: Quote:
Originally Posted by shifty02 Okay, I must have been living under a rock, but who are the Rainmaker seekers?? | didn't feel like putting in the dvd but from what i remember they were in an episode(can't remember the name) where the autobots went back to cybertron with chip to find some gadget they needed to save prime. there are 3 rainmakers-greenb,blue,and yellow i believe and they shoot into the clouds to produce acid rain which damaged the autobots. this is from memory so i might be wrong on some parts.
Zaraxion1021:
Wow!! I am so gonna get that Galvatron!!!  silentrob:
I love both of these figures. Galvatron is a fitting tribute to the original and Acid Storm just oozes cool. Hasbro is killing me with all this great stuff lately!
Ash from Carolina: Quote:
Originally Posted by WhiteMocha Oh, please, no..... with all due respect, there is already so much complaining with every line about getting the full "team" of primary Seekers. I hope people don't suddenly start asking for or expecting the full team of (the much more obscure) Rainmakers, too. It's a nice little G1 homage for Hasbro to toss out ONE Rainmaker, but I think folks would be setting themselves up for disappointment if they are waiting with bated breath for the other two.
I really do mean this respectfully, for I too would like as many Classic Seekers as I could get. I would love for more generics in different palettes to be released. Rainmakers, purple drones, brand new characters, etc. It would be great. I just don't think we should take them as a given. | Oh I don't take anything as given. Chances are we might not get a full Rainmakers team, but I do hope that at some point Hasbro picks up on the point that fans like their little teams and would like them either equally easy or equally hard to get.
A bit like with GI Joe when they gave us Buzzer, Ripper, and Torch fairly close together because Joe fans would want all 3 founding 'noks in the 25th line instead of spread out in the Joe vs Cobra line.
lookinglasself:
Both of them look AWESOME. Galvatron looks a hell of a lot better than I thought he did in previous pictures.. I just wish he was atleast a Voyager.
I will buy ANY Classics seeker that Hasbro or Takara makes.
I also can't wait to see pics of Cyclonus, he's one of my favorite Decepticons.
jtuarus:
i hate to be a downer but i dont think these will release retail till next year for one reason galvys tank number GALV-25 wonder what toys have a 25th anniversary coming up? hum but really wouldnt these be a nice way to ring in the new year? and i do think has is planning it like that they will hold em till 2009 for 25th toys. but on how they look im buying onsite no questions asked. these are plastic crack also and if i dont have the money well i wont qoute boys in da hood but you know  Fosterlager: Quote:
Originally Posted by jtuarus i hate to be a downer but i dont think these will release retail till next year for one reason galvys tank number GALV-25 wonder what toys have a 25th anniversary coming up? hum but really wouldnt these be a nice way to ring in the new year? and i do think has is planning it like that they will hold em till 2009 for 25th toys. but on how they look im buying onsite no questions asked. these are plastic crack also and if i dont have the money well i wont qoute boys in da hood but you know | Good eye dude, we did get the info at Botcon that GALV-25 was in reference to the 25th anniversary. But Galvatron will be released this fall, as will the 25th Anniversary preview G1 Prime reissue. Check out our botcon coverage for more info on the 2009 plans!
REDLINE:
I hope if we do get another rainmaker his name is not "rainstorm" cause that's just lame. Especially seeing how Acid Storm IS a type of rainstorm. Anyway. I hope we DON'T get a purple seeker from the Ramjet mold, I already did that  WhiteMocha: Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash from Carolina Oh I don't take anything as given. Chances are we might not get a full Rainmakers team, but I do hope that at some point Hasbro picks up on the point that fans like their little teams and would like them either equally easy or equally hard to get.
A bit like with GI Joe when they gave us Buzzer, Ripper, and Torch fairly close together because Joe fans would want all 3 founding 'noks in the 25th line instead of spread out in the Joe vs Cobra line. | That's a good point, collectors DO like little "sub groups," whether it's Seekers, Datsun brothers, Cassettes, whatever. And it's good for Hasbro because grouping characters like that encourages buyers to pick up more figures to complete the group.
I do hope you're right. I wouldn't mind seeing another half-dozen Classics Seekers or more, assuming the mold can hold up that long. I hope it at least holds up long enough to give us Sunstorm, one more generic, and either black or ghost Starscream.
BarBoBot:
Both of these are buys for me. 
Galvy looks sweet, and another seeker is like free candy Otispq:
Sold and Sold! the more seekers the better, and Galvy looks cool.
llamatron:
Galvatron does look pretty good, however I'm still confused and annoyed at the self imposed "realism" rule for Universe. Gah, a huge purple cannon would have been even more awesome. And so would Percepter. And Insecticons. Waaaaaaaaah, screw you Universe, Classics was ten times better.
Runamuck:
Now it's a particle cannon? What happened to the good 'ol Fusion Cannon? 
Also, the card art isn't that great. Especially on Galvatron. Just my opinion, though.
Trek: Quote:
Originally Posted by Runamuck Now it's a particle cannon? What happened to the good 'ol Fusion Cannon?
Also, the card art isn't that great. Especially on Galvatron. Just my opinion, though. | The Fusion Cannon is Megatron's weapon. Galavatron's always had the Particle Cannon.
I'm liking the versions in the new pics a lot more than the old ones (I think it might partly be because the old pics are of painted protos, while these are the actual figures).
Runamuck: Quote:
Originally Posted by Trek The Fusion Cannon is Megatron's weapon. Galavatron's always had the Particle Cannon.
I'm liking the versions in the new pics a lot more than the old ones (I think it might partly be because the old pics are of painted protos, while these are the actual figures). | Oh.
Well, damn....that just makes me look stupid then.
Learn something new everyday, I guess.
Rodr-Evil:
I love that Galvy!
Katamari Prime:
Yup, that's Galvatron.
Robogeek28:
Galvatron looks worse every time I see him.
*shrugs* different strokes for different folks I guess.
Acidstorm however is pure love! Urlacher5454:
Galvatron looks awesome. I can't believe i'm saying this but the more purple the better.
optimus major: Quote:
Originally Posted by fosterlager Good eye dude, we did get the info at Botcon that GALV-25 was in reference to the 25th anniversary. But Galvatron will be released this fall, as will the 25th Anniversary preview G1 Prime reissue. Check out our botcon coverage for more info on the 2009 plans! | yep.....i will be gettin my prime soon......OH YEA!!!!!!!!!!!
Abrogate: Quote:
Originally Posted by Trek The Fusion Cannon is Megatron's weapon. Galavatron's always had the Particle Cannon. | In G1 that was true, but in Classics, Megatron's cannon is called an "Anti-proton Pulse Cannon." Quote:
Originally Posted by Robogeek28 Galvatron looks worse every time I see him. | that's how I felt before, but this picture actually gives me a sliver of hope Quote:
Originally Posted by Urlacher5454 Galvatron looks awesome. I can't believe i'm saying this but the more purple the better. | you have Galvatron as an avatar, you know that Galvatron is a primarily purple character... so what cant you believe about it? Locustreign:
Every time I see the new classics figures, I fap a little.
Ash from Carolina: Quote:
Originally Posted by WhiteMocha That's a good point, collectors DO like little "sub groups," whether it's Seekers, Datsun brothers, Cassettes, whatever. And it's good for Hasbro because grouping characters like that encourages buyers to pick up more figures to complete the group.
I do hope you're right. I wouldn't mind seeing another half-dozen Classics Seekers or more, assuming the mold can hold up that long. I hope it at least holds up long enough to give us Sunstorm, one more generic, and either black or ghost Starscream. | Yep, not the end of the world if they can't pull off a sub group because in the end we want Hasbro to make money so they can keep releasing cool toys. But it would be cool they started giving us the sub groups again in an easier way to get them.
Looking at some of the things they have been doing with their other lines and how they seem to be getting a better pulse on the fan base all of the time I think we can see a bit of hope for cooler and cooler fan friendly things for the Transformers line as well.
warriorpriest:
Well i see them reusing the ramjet mold and maybe even the jetfire mold somehow. After all those are the few molds that have not been reused other then for Botcon toys. Oh wait, grims and megs as well. hehe
SMOG:
Finally a picture of Galvatron that not only appears to be properly transformed, but doesn't hide his funky right arm!
Not as bad as I feared. It looks like he might have an absence of rotation in the arms (unless there's a spot at the bicep, though it doesn't look like it), which is too bad. It's the essential articulation that is most often ignored in many of the new designs, sadly. C'mon Hasbro! You had it figured out by the second wave of GIJOE figures in the 80's! Make it standard in TFs!
Overall, I like it. I'd like it more if it were a Voyager though.
As for the alt-mode debate...
G1 Galvatron = giant vibrator on treads
Universe Galvatron = giant vibrator on treads
We have a match!
zmog
dinobotdude44:
must have galvatron kajobaldisimo:
must have acid storm!
GrimlockAutobot: Quote:
Originally Posted by Urlacher5454 Galvatron looks awesome. I can't believe i'm saying this but the more purple the better. | Just as long as it isn't Minnesota Vikings purple.....GO BEARS!!!
Chaos Muffin:
Galvatron is awesome, bout time!
All he needs is a little lava pool to crawl out of. Maybe they'll bring Cyclonus /Scourge/Sweeps back for him to smack around
Urlacher5454: Quote:
Originally Posted by GrimlockAutobot Just as long as it isn't Minnesota Vikings purple.....GO BEARS!!! | I'm right there with you bud. No Vikings purple. Go Bears!!!
Pembroke:
That new Galvatron is awesome. I'll definitely have to pick him up, he's a bargain for $10.
Fosterlager: Quote:
Originally Posted by Chaos Muffin Galvatron is awesome, bout time!
All he needs is a little lava pool to crawl out of. Maybe they'll bring Cyclonus /Scourge/Sweeps back for him to smack around | Cyclonus is coming back, but he'll have Nightstick. He might get uppity.
rodster6:
Is Thundercracker ever going to be widely released? Id much rather have him widely available than Acidstorm! Who is Acidstorm by the way?
smkspy:
I'm digging Acid Storm even though Sunstorm would've been better, but Galvatron cannon arm ruins the character IMO. Is it really that hard for hasbro to create tank characters with matching arms? Seriously, I can't imagine that it is that hard to incorporate the tank turret/cannon/arm to match their opposing arm.
Abrogate: Quote:
Originally Posted by rodster6 Is Thundercracker ever going to be widely released? | In Japan, yes. Anywhere else? Not a chance. Quote: |
Id much rather have him widely available than Acidstorm!
| You've somehow managed to completely miss the Botcon controversy. I dunno if that's a good thing or not. Quote: |
Who is Acidstorm by the way?
| http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Rainmaker Obvious Prime:
I must have Acidstorm. YAY FOR RAINMAKERS! Quote:
Originally Posted by Urlacher5454 I'm right there with you bud. No Vikings purple. Go Bears!!! | BEARS FTW.
airfox: Quote:
Originally Posted by Abrogate In Japan, yes. Anywhere else? Not a chance. | Only if you consider a Store Exclusive a wide release.
-airfox
SPLIT LIP:
Both are big passes for me.
Abrogate: Quote:
Originally Posted by airfox Only if you consider a Store Exclusive a wide release.
-airfox | I thought we were later told that Thundercracker and Skywarp werent the rumored "store exclusives."
In any event, a store exclusive is still less limited than a convention exclusive.
airfox: Quote:
Originally Posted by Abrogate I thought we were later told that Thundercracker and Skywarp werent the rumored "store exclusives." | Nope. Both are store exclusives: http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products...ent/event.html
Thundercracker is exclusive to Ganbo Store and Skywarp to ToyHobbyMarket.
It seems they'll produce as many are preordered, so that should help with availability.
-airfox
Obvious Prime: Quote:
Originally Posted by warriorpriest Well i see them reusing the ramjet mold and maybe even the jetfire mold somehow. After all those are the few molds that have not been reused other then for Botcon toys. Oh wait, grims and megs as well. hehe | I could see them using Ramjet as a Rainmaker and Jetfire as Darkwing. Grim, maybe Hun-Grr. As for Megatron, maybe Shockwave or Browning? Quote:
Originally Posted by REDLINE I hope if we do get another rainmaker his name is not "rainstorm" cause that's just lame. Especially seeing how Acid Storm IS a type of rainstorm. Anyway. I hope we DON'T get a purple seeker from the Ramjet mold, I already did that | Heh heh. Yeah. Maybe teal or yellow? If the DO do Sunstorm, he better be orange. I'm sick of him being yellow.
Fosterlager: Quote:
Originally Posted by Obvious Prime Jetfire as Darkwing. | ^^This thing, right here.
Obvious Prime: Quote:
Originally Posted by fosterlager ^^This thing, right here. | Botcon Dreadwind misses his buddy. 
Srsly, I'd SO buy that.
REDLINE:
but wouldn't it be a little on the silly side for both of them to be identical except for color???? I would think so. and YES, Sunstorm primarily orange please.
Abrogate: Quote:
Originally Posted by Obvious Prime I could see them using Ramjet as a Rainmaker and Jetfire as Darkwing. Grim, maybe Hun-Grr. As for Megatron, maybe Shockwave or Browning? | warriorpriest was mentioning molds that havent been redone (outside of Botcon or Japan) as if there's only a few... but really, more than half of the original Classics have yet to be redone
Classics that have been redone:
Prime - Magnus
Bumblebee - Cliffjumper
Starscream - Skywarp, Acid Storm
Mirage - Fracture
Classics that havent:
Megatron
Hot Rod
Astrotrain
Jetfire
Grimlock
Ramjet
And hell, you could also throw in the deluxe Megatron for good measure.
So, it's not like every mold HAS to have a repaint.
As REDLINE said, having Jetfire be used for both Dreadwind AND Darkwing would be kinda silly. However, someone in another thread mentioned using Silverbolt as Darkwing, and that would work for me.
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