Leaked 2022 figures: Nightprowler, Buzzsaw And Black Ironhide

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by JazzAlert13, Dec 29, 2021.

  1. Chadderbug

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    The circles I can get by, but yea. Black wings seem like a really odd choice, but the Gangmolding does exist so yea
     
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    Good to know. Thanks.
     
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  3. C16

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    What a blunder. The only colors they actually got right was the black and green.

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    Just felt a massive wave of 90’s nostalgia wash over me from those colours!

    I miss my original Super Soaker 50. :D 
     
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    I was so excited when this was leaked as I have a random affinity for Buzzsaw - picked him over Waspinator before seeing the show. Seeing the final product though leaves me with zero interest. The colors are off, but more than that, the head sculpt takes too many liberties. The basic elements are there but so stylized that I don’t see buzzsaw anymore. The visored head reminding me of G1/2 was the main reason I was drawn to that figure in the first place back in the day.
     
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    If this were a Masters of the Universe forum they’d be screaming it’s the end of the line because it’s a repaint. Looks pretty sweet to me. I haven’t bought a transformer in a few months but I like Waspinator and this one looks good.
     
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    I think that's really what kills it for me. The yellow is too highlighter. The colours overall just seem cheaper and more hued towards electric, which isn't a bad thing by itself but on this toy it feels really disjointed, especially compared to the more even toned and vibrant original.
     
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    So I'm thinking I'm going to call Guard/Diaclone Ironhide Vanguardian
     
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    Not sure if I am feeling Buzzsaw too much anymore. In anticipation of him, checked up on the BW guys I still have to go and it looks like I missed the boat on Terrorsaur, Airrazor, Dinobot and Tigatron due to my focusing on other things. I wanted to expand my BW collection but without the main guys it doesn't feel right and this guy's colors are way too Predacon-y for me to slap on a Star Seeker sticker. Also they seem... off on video?

    Nightprowler is still a go though I initially wanted him to be a Star Seeker and his colors turned out too heroic. The tab shouldn't be a problem and I sort of like the idea of him being an early example of them delving into technoorganic forms alongside Tyrannocon Rex. JP93 is going to need his backup to take her down.
     
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    Ok but who cares? The fact we're getting a buzzsaw puts a smile on ny face. :bay 
     
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    Yeah, while I can understand not liking the color choices on their own, I don't really see the need to be so ocd about the color scheme being a 1 to 1 match with the original toy, considering how much of a non-factor Buzzsaw is lol
    I'm just glad we getting more wasps for the collection
     
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    I suppose my fascination with non-show Predacons is overriding my better judgment--I'm really not thrilled with most of the decisions here--but part of me does like the sickly appearance he has due to the shitty yellow plastic. The relative lack of green is unfortunate too, but I do like his cape-like black wings. It's just too bad that this is more like Kingdom Grimlock than Worlds Collide Blackarachnia. Hopefully future BW redecos fair better.

    Gonna just hope I like him more in-hand.
     
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    Agree. Not living up to the legacy of these Legacy figures.
     
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    Meh. Not they so much as a small but loud and insistent bunch of hard-core fans of one loud and insistent Youtuber who lost it some time ago.

    Still, it was "refreshing" to find a buch of people so very determined to be endlessly, toxically negative about the thing they supposedly love outside TF fans...
     
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  15. G1Prowl

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    This is one of those things where as a Diaclone fan I'm just elated we're getting love that I don't have to customize or is an exclusive that I have to pay 3 figures to chase down in the aftermarket.


    At this rate anyone throwing their hands up at getting obscure BW remolds/repaints in the mainline because they aren't 1/1 matches for the originals I can't take seriously. Would you rather be back to 3 molds a year?
     
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    I\'m in the same boat as those that are just happy we\'re getting toyline only Beast Wars characters. Beast Wars is probably my second favorite Transformers thing in all of Transformers, and mainly because of the characters both in and out of the show. The Beast Wars toyline was filled with characters that, let\'s be honest, never really had true personalities, and that\'s what makes those characters so fun, at least for me. I\'m someone that\'s written my own stories and I\'ve used characters that most official stuff doesn\'t use, and many of those characters I\'ve never had figures of, so to finally be able to have a representation of some of those characters on my shelf is honestly a dream come true. Heres hoping we see a lot more of those toyline Beast Wars characters. 
     
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    I'm just out of touch with loud forum posters, it seems.

    People who want a Buzzsaw toy just like the original should already have that. Wanting another toy exactly like that is crazy; you'd be better off tracking down the original if that's what you really wanted. Everyone knew that the new figures aren't 1-to-1 remakes of old toys and if you expected as such you should only look at Shadow Panther and how faithful he is (hint: he's not, in any way, other than being a black cat, and on top of that doesn't even have his 'canon' head).

    And I'm saying this as a person who isn't interested in this toy (I have the original BW figure, I don't feel like I need another one). You don't have to make up excuses why you don't want it, just don't get it.
     
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    Never trusted them to begin with.
     
  19. AndreyOfDoom

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    It's not so much a complaint that it doesn't perfectly match the original, it's more that the originals colors were nice shades and it looked pretty. This one has more highlighter shades and comes off ugly with the changes like black wings which don't homage the original or a real wasp at all. So it's an odd choice.

    Gang molding means figures get the colors from the same parts? Well how come buzzsaw has clear green bee eyes, by that logic shouldn't the wings also be clear green due to gangmolding of the clear parts? It looks like they painted black over the clear green wings both wasting money and making it uglier and less of a homage that the clear green would have given.
    Changes are alright, but they made it uglier in every way looks like. The shade of yellow, green on the original worked well. Hopefully this one looks better in person. The black wings are terrible though.
     
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    Finaly something worthwile