The Transformers Collectors Club website has been updated with a preview of the upcoming Punch/Counterpunch exclusive figure. This rough sketch reveals the “Punch” head for the figure which is a retool of the Universe 2.0 Sideswipe/Sunstreaker mold.
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Cloudraker
All I've seen of this is just the concept art and already it is one of my favorite classics transformers. The alt mode is going to look fantastic I bet. If they don't come with both factions rub signs I'll have to get them from reprolabels to make him complete. I've never owned Punch so I'm very excited to finally have one. Well done hasbro.
artiepants
looks really good to me!!!
Gen. Magnus
P/CP may be the first club exclusive figure I pick up. I am really considering this one as it is really appealing.
Superquad7
Trick-Or-Treat Red Alert, perhaps?
Agreed!
ambushbug74
This sucks royally for me! Punch/Counterpunch is my all time favorite character and toy. He is the only G1 figure, besides Prime, that I have multiples of. But with my divorce and layoffs and lawyers and all that, I know I won't be able to afford this, nor am I in the club anymore to even get this. The head sculpt looks very good though and loving the flipping helmet. I may have to sell some stuff to save up the cash if some kind soul wants to order an extra one.
thygriever
Wow not bad at all. The design is very impressive
Lucs
beeecause Hasbro is in the market to make money not give toys away. This mold is perfect and as someone pointed out when this was originally announced a few months back, the Fiero was always trying to look like a Lambo in real life anyway so this is pretty fitting for P/CP. If Hasbro release this as a mainline new mold who would they repaint it as to make any money back on? I personally think they should start reusing G1 ideas like the clones that are close to the same mold but they turn into different vehicles, now that I would buy.
I'm more looking forward to new molds of Jazz (repaint as Ricochet/Stepper), Wheeljack (some d-con repaint) and Trailbreaker (Hoist re-tool repaint)
I just have to just say one more time how much of a total and complete win this figure will be for the fan club, who produced it. The last 4 exclusives were 1 out of 4 good, with the Seacons being the only worthwhile exclusive and Nightbeat, Airrazor and Astrotrain being sad excuses for exclusives. Not saying they were bad character ideas but they ARE bad mold choices
samtastic
This looks great – might make me joing this silly collector's club….
One quibble – the mouth of the decepticon face looks odd in drawn form – probably fine when sculpted.
LOVE the hat tilt that blocks the other face. WIN!
[Wing_Saber-X]
Awesome.
Skylock
Good, very good so far.
giga-galvatron
Plus these are easily available through the club store and I cant wait to get mine!
giga-galvatron
Plus these are easily available through the club store and I cant wait to get mine!
Optimus Prime
I can't wait to get this; I just got my G1 Punch/Counterpunch in the mail the other day, and I like that toy a lot so this one will be even better.
Angelwave
Well, personally, I would rather them just do characters that are not as prominent. I'm glad they decided not to go opportunistic this time by deciding on grabbing Red Alert instead.
Cast
Cos his charicter wouldn't sell, he has has zero other known charicters to repaint him as, hasbro need to make money so they can keep making transformers and that wouldn't which would hurt the transformers brand. We are probably never going to get a better tooling for punch, its damn near perfect any way, stop being so down on what is probably the best thing the TF club have ever done, its a thing of beauty man.
guard convoy
cause this is the only way we are going to get someone as obscure as Punch/Counterpunch…..hell this mold is PERFECT for Punch/Counterpunch the way it transforms….two different style bot modes and one alt mode WITH posability……it is going to be great
quit your complainin, be happy we are at least getting this…..sheesh and save the new molds for someone else like wheeljack, jazz, or trailbreaker
also, it ain't being cheap, it is being smart
Angelwave
It was a clever idea. I have my original P/CP, and that particular gimmick to this day still entertains me.
tony77tony77
why can't they just release him as a new mold next year and not make him a damn exclusive?
Cast
Weird cos my Sunstreaker stands just fine and I've never had to mod anything on him and always use that leg mode for him.
frenzyrumble
You kinda need to mod the feet if you want him to stand properly. I've cut out the tops of his feet making them flatter so that his legs can face forward properly.