Revenge of the Fallen Voyager Grindor on Ebay

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Sol Fury, May 20, 2009.

  1. ORIO

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    I dig how they painted the mini scorponok like the recently shown deluxe scorp. Other than that, Pass.
     
  2. Ravenxl7

    Ravenxl7 W.A.F.F.L.E.O.

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    It's the same exact head. We saw a closer picture of it a while back. There is no remolding to this version, it's just a straight up repaint of the original Voyager Blackout mold.
     
  3. butz

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    Damn. Oh well, I might still get it just because this looks like the best paint scheme on that mold. But I'm not going to be calling him Grindor... I really hope thats not what he's called in the movie.
     
  4. Solrac333

    Solrac333 G1 got it right!

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    Looks nice but I think I am avoiding repaints/molds this time around.
     
  5. butz

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    Is it just me, or does he look little more bluish (or at least less sand colored) than the pics we saw before??
     
  6. Moy

    Moy Constructicons!

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    nice toy, wonder if Blackout has a brother like Barricade? (very unlikely)
     
  7. Bgrngod

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    I knew Blackout looked like he was the wrong color in the trailers we've seen.

    Blackout is dead. Long live Grindor?
     
  8. Eric

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    Interesting. I'm definitely getting him! :D 
     
  9. Beastbot X

    Beastbot X Old skool. In a lot of ways.

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    I think that's yet another redeco of Blackout, probably for a store exclusive. It looks a bit too different from this to be the same paint job under different lighting, methinks.

    Yeah, this is... really confusing.
     
  10. Nemesis_Dirge

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    he looks like a cheap sun faded version of the orignial....pass
     
  11. Emperor Zarak

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    so.....he's suffering from the seeker syndrome? not that there's anything wrong with it.....heck I might pick him up if I have the money
     
  12. Shin Densetsu

    Shin Densetsu I WILL DESTROY YOU Content Contributor Veteran

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    Grrarr............man....I was really, really hoping for a new figure, not a repaint! Ah man. Blackout was the best looking voyager from TF1 but the worst voyager figure overall.
     
  13. Smokescreen

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    Looks nice, but I planned on getting the Whirl repaint so I may pass on him.
     
  14. MeggyAnimated

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    the new "Blackout" is much better of the first voyager design.....or paint:D 
    the minion scorponok is equal to the deluxe repaint....coool, love scorponok in black:cool: 

    I want!!!!

    shit!!!!a one month more!!!!!!!!:banghead: 
     
  15. iceburn9

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    I'm inclined to believe Grindor will be in the movie.

    In the official novelization,
    Prime gets ganged up in the forest by Megatron, Starscream and an unnamed helicopter
    , exactly like the scene in the trailers.

    Thus, putting 2 and 2 together, it would seem logical that the Blackout-like bot we saw alongside Megatron and Starscream is Grindor. I doubt they would name their toys Grindor if that's not his real name in the movie (a repeat of the Brawl-Devastator faux pas notwhistanding).

    But sadly, in the novel, the helicopter bot meets a quick end. Prime's blades literally slice his head in half.
     
  16. Shin Densetsu

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    The comic adaptation has him as Blackout.
     
  17. Omegax80

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    Yay confusion.
     
  18. Bass X0

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    Well maybe Blackout and Grindor are around at the same time, Blackout in the movie and novel while Grindor is an off-screen character who gets a repaint of the Blackout toy instead of Blackout being repainted into himself.

    People are more likely to buy a repaint of a mold they already own if its characterised as someone else instead of being a new color scheme for the original character.
     
  19. Switchblade

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    My guess is that it really is Blackout, they just let Armada Optimus Prime do the packaging.
     
  20. saberconvoy

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    Does this mean the bot in the clips and trailer is not blackout?