More info from toy fair 2010 including mp grimlock, sdcc blaster and uni straxus!

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  1. Fort Max

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    Hasbro reps said it at the panel on sunday, the whole thing was videoed, you can find it on youtube with a bit of searching.
     
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    So the general consensus is that Straxus, Voyager Prime, and HA Jazz=Win, and those among us who care about the bike 'bots at all want a proper Elita-1 at some point, not a repaint of the the worst of the two existing molds. Take note, Hasbro!
     
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    I bloody love Straxus and shall never call him Darkmount.
     
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    Searching now, what parts are they made from? I've looked closely at the image from the presentation and can't really tell.
     
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    The gas tanks, they said pistols specifically so I presume each gas tank turns into one.
     
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    Hey that is pretty cool! The sculpt itself is EXCELLENT! Glad how this new voyager kills a few birds with 1 stone:
    • More affordable than the leader version, so more kids can get it
    • New mold altogether, so there is collector's appeal
    • 1st movie Prime with a matrix and opening chamber(pretty cool)
    • Swords AND guns! Only Buster Prime has this combo so far
    • Closer to scale with ROTF voyager Megatron and Bonecrusher from TF1
    Win/win situation all around! Now let's just hope Hasbro doesn't skip out on that silver paint.
     
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    I just want Elita to complete my Arcee triplets collection
     
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    Care to share? This is the only version I've seen so far:

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    This !

    Also, take a closer look at sidearm Sideswipe, and it becomes clear he's a new mold as well ; which imo, looks a lot better than the current deluxe.

    All across the board I see major improvements, even the new Ironhide nails it down correctly.
     
  10. Shin Densetsu

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    I did notice that the arms and torso might be different. Could barely make out the guns on his arms but I see guns near his torso.
     
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    Look at his legs and the things which connect his hips to the lower torso ; totally different from the current deluxe. Especially the thigh panels are a lot more accurate to his cgi art.

    His feet are very different now too ; and from the looks of it, I think Hasbro has solved the balancing problem.
     
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    I can't find the large photo of it, but you can see which one he probably means in this shot:

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    This is probably the model that's closest to the final concept. You can tell because one of the bikes is green; the switch to the final coloration was one of the very last alterations made to their design prior to production. It's also the model that has the most symmetrical and cohesive structure, with a centered head, defined torso, and two arms.
     
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    I have to say having a sea of Off Camera characters but not having that Ospray upsets me that would make a toy that would be so much more cool than Bumblebee # 907.

    [P.S.] Oh and those sizes are not correct - I think they represent someones best guess as to scale. and the've already listed Optimus as 44 foot tall for movie # 1 28 foot is stupidly short it's actually 4 foot shorter than G1 Optimus would be with no mass shifting (about 32 foot) and Movie Optimus has 50% more mass than him.

    Also Jazz (who is tiny) is 16 foot tall Bumblebee as best as I can remember is actually about 24 foot tall (as best as I can remember) some say as much as 28 foot tall.
    I can't recall how big his statue they carted about was but that was used for general effect and that was BIG!!!

    As to Arcee I think that Bike mode is more or less the same it's just it can change which one it rolls on and which one is the deminant weapon arm (bit like Build King does).
     
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    Yeah, Springer...
     
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    Kids like the Bee more than some random guy who Hasbro has already made as Springer. Hell, I want that new deluxe class Bumblebee they made. It looks like the best version yet.

    As I recall, that's actually an official chart, not somebody's best guess. Didn't you notice all of the production notes on where they used non-final art and placeholder images? Not to the mention the oft-seen ROTF concept art logo with concept artist credits.

    Besides, it's not like they decide on something and stick to it forever for the length of the production.

    Also, Movie Prime is 44 feet tall? What? Where did you get that figure? Because the oft-quoted height of Movie Prime is 28 feet tall. Look here.
     
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    I was going to say Springer - but as he's not Green so I thought I'd be non specific. and I'd not mind to much if they made that as a leader and called in Incinerator.

    ROTF might have made a little bit more sense if Springer was in the movie not only as his fight with Grindor would have been neat - but also as he was there to play pick up service for the humans when they kept getting kidnapped (all the time).

    Perhaps since they've already designed 'Springer' & Or 'Incinerator' they might use the character in the 3rd movie.
     
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    Oh i'm not going to argue to much about how tall Movie Optimus is supposed to be all I'll say is that the claimed height is not the same now as what they claimed last movie.

    http://www.truckpaper.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=2259918

    This site says a Peterbilt 279 is about 18 foot long so a robot height of 30 might not be unreasonable - but it does depend on how he transforms.

    All I'm saying is that they did say repeatedly in up to 2007 that he was 44 foot tall - and the thinking on this was to keep him a similar height to Megatron and Blackout - just look how big he looks in the Mission City fight - looks taller than 28 foot to me in the 1st movie. but I guess you could argue about the apparent difference between 3.5 stories and 5 stories tall.

    28 Feet tall might be acurate 44 might be and it's to hard really for me to tell - but they've definately downgraded the sizes on the characters - Grindor is the worst example of stated shrinking compared to Blackout I'd say.
     
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    I would still like to see the multiple sources you are citing. All you have provided is information on a truck, a truck that is actually shorter than the prop truck they used in the movie.

    Here's an old one, so old the original link no longer works: Michael Bay says Optimus Prime is 28 feet tall.
     
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    This years toyfair pissed me off so much. I've never actually wanted so many TFs in my life lol.
     
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    There might have been some cheating, but not on JetPrime. If you watch the movie, parts enter his body and bulk it up. He looks completely different even without the obvious add-ons.

    This is ESPECIALLY noticeable when he ditches the add-ons and his chest is still HUGE.