CHUG Appreciation Thread

Discussion in 'Transformers Toy Discussion' started by Scaleface, Feb 22, 2012.

  1. smf2045

    smf2045 Aficionado of Combiners

    Joined:
    Jun 6, 2004
    Posts:
    7,686
    News Credits:
    5
    Trophy Points:
    337
    Location:
    Sac o' Tomatoes, Calif.
    Likes:
    +54,896
    "Sky Lynx is missing! We have to find him! Blast Master! Fuzor! Ironclad! Hothouse! Get ready for launch!"

    [​IMG]

    "Um, excuse me, Ironworks, but I'm right here!":eek: 

    [​IMG]

    "Aahhh! Sky Lynx! Oh my Primus, I thought that we were gonna have to repaint ourselves to look like you and then travel on some wandering asteroid city to find you!" :p 

    [​IMG]

    "Oh, no! But I am flattered that you all would go to such trouble on my illustrious behalf!" :cool: 

    [​IMG]

    I have that exclusive from Amazon ordered for February but am wondering whether or not it's worth it. :rolleyes: 

    [​IMG]
     
    • Like Like x 11
  2. Scott_XIII

    Scott_XIII Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 27, 2011
    Posts:
    2,137
    News Credits:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    262
    Location:
    Derby, England, UK
    Likes:
    +4,661
    IMG_20160717_161245.JPG
    For me The CW figure takes it, the Jeep isn't that accurate but it works for the character.
    Also Mutitioner isn't too bad size wise for scaling with regular Deluxes, Siege tend to be a little short anyways.
    Either is a viable option.
     
    • Like Like x 10
  3. DocSeth81

    DocSeth81 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Feb 16, 2015
    Posts:
    25,322
    Trophy Points:
    327
    Location:
    Long Island
    Likes:
    +92,528
    Ebay:
    [​IMG]
     
    • Like Like x 9
  4. barry

    barry Well worn member

    Joined:
    Aug 22, 2006
    Posts:
    20,188
    News Credits:
    10
    Trophy Points:
    432
    Location:
    Leeds, UK
    Likes:
    +177,851
    Ebay:
    Facebook:
    Twitter:
    Instagram:
    Flickr:
    YouTube (Legacy):
    "Sparkplug Witwicky, your skills rival that of my friend Ratchet, the Autobots greatest physician!"
    From The Transformers #2 'Powerplay!'
    [​IMG]
     
    • Like Like x 9
  5. Fenrys

    Fenrys Formerly Tigatron2002

    Joined:
    Jul 2, 2002
    Posts:
    60,349
    News Credits:
    9
    Trophy Points:
    492
    Location:
    Virginia, United States
    Likes:
    +124,517
    Quick question for anyone that has these figures, would anyone be willing to post a pic of Earthrise Cliffjumper, RTS Windcharger or Netflix Bumblebee with iGear Hench (Brawn)? I'd like to see how they look together.
     
  6. Scorpibrunt

    Scorpibrunt Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 13, 2019
    Posts:
    1,252
    News Credits:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    192
    Likes:
    +5,445
    Don’t know where else to post this but I found this on the r/Transformers subreddit.
    New WFC Bumblebee. : transformers
    Could be a hoax for all I know, and sorry if it is.
     
  7. Fenrys

    Fenrys Formerly Tigatron2002

    Joined:
    Jul 2, 2002
    Posts:
    60,349
    News Credits:
    9
    Trophy Points:
    492
    Location:
    Virginia, United States
    Likes:
    +124,517
  8. Scorpibrunt

    Scorpibrunt Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 13, 2019
    Posts:
    1,252
    News Credits:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    192
    Likes:
    +5,445
    • Like Like x 1
  9. Fenrys

    Fenrys Formerly Tigatron2002

    Joined:
    Jul 2, 2002
    Posts:
    60,349
    News Credits:
    9
    Trophy Points:
    492
    Location:
    Virginia, United States
    Likes:
    +124,517
    Not a problem :) 
     
    • Like Like x 1
  10. Cool Hand Lube

    Cool Hand Lube Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 2, 2008
    Posts:
    9,034
    News Credits:
    4
    Trophy Points:
    337
    Likes:
    +29,643
    20201208_003338.jpg
    '86 Autobots

    20201208_003307.jpg
    '86 Decepticons
     
    • Like Like x 25
  11. barry

    barry Well worn member

    Joined:
    Aug 22, 2006
    Posts:
    20,188
    News Credits:
    10
    Trophy Points:
    432
    Location:
    Leeds, UK
    Likes:
    +177,851
    Ebay:
    Facebook:
    Twitter:
    Instagram:
    Flickr:
    YouTube (Legacy):
    Give me a day or two. I can post CJ and BB with Hench, if that satisfies?

    "...oops"
    From TF:UK#43 'Crisis of Command'
    [​IMG]
     
    • Like Like x 12
  12. Dachande

    Dachande MULTI-QUOTE- USE IT. Super Mod

    Joined:
    Sep 17, 2008
    Posts:
    52,181
    News Credits:
    21
    Trophy Points:
    467
    Location:
    South Central PA
    Likes:
    +144,024
    I was never overly fond of Springer in this mold due to disliking IDW designs, but Sandstorm wears it quite well.
    20201208_071849.jpg 20201208_071902.jpg 20201208_071913.jpg 20201208_071930.jpg 20201208_071943.jpg
     
    • Like Like x 22
  13. Not Blitzwing

    Not Blitzwing Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Feb 14, 2020
    Posts:
    3,469
    News Credits:
    4
    Trophy Points:
    222
    Location:
    Keystone
    Likes:
    +42,678
    I see you, Alligator! 20201205_120425.jpg 20201205_120534.jpg 20201205_120649.jpg 20201205_120659.jpg 20201205_113114.jpg 20201205_113130.jpg 20201205_113157.jpg 20201205_113640.jpg
     
    • Like Like x 12
  14. KraegorStark

    KraegorStark Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 24, 2017
    Posts:
    4,145
    Trophy Points:
    222
    Location:
    Oklahoma
    Likes:
    +20,330
    YouTube (Custom URL):
    New video up! The Headmasters, Headmaster Juniors, and the Horrorcons!
     
    • Like Like x 5
  15. roguesaint

    roguesaint Reconnaissance Expert

    Joined:
    Dec 6, 2011
    Posts:
    2,763
    News Credits:
    9
    Trophy Points:
    262
    Likes:
    +3,935
    • Like Like x 3
  16. StarMaverick

    StarMaverick Nemesis Command Upgrader

    Joined:
    Oct 2, 2019
    Posts:
    2,330
    News Credits:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    222
    Location:
    The Forbidden Planet
    Likes:
    +5,095
    With the addition of the recently acquired Quickslinger/Slingshot, my Superion is finally Complete!:rock 
    Bye Bye Alpha Bravo!:rip 
    20201208_200305.jpg 20201208_220214.jpg

    20201208_200305.jpg 20201208_220214.jpg
     
    • Like Like x 17
  17. DocSeth81

    DocSeth81 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Feb 16, 2015
    Posts:
    25,322
    Trophy Points:
    327
    Location:
    Long Island
    Likes:
    +92,528
    Ebay:
    [​IMG]
     
    • Like Like x 6
  18. barry

    barry Well worn member

    Joined:
    Aug 22, 2006
    Posts:
    20,188
    News Credits:
    10
    Trophy Points:
    432
    Location:
    Leeds, UK
    Likes:
    +177,851
    Ebay:
    Facebook:
    Twitter:
    Instagram:
    Flickr:
    YouTube (Legacy):
    An addendum to my old Bumblebee ramble, which can be found here.
    [​IMG]

    In a plot twist that is so 2020 that I can barely believe it, Bumblebee is a hard to get exclusive. Isn’t this guy meant to clog up shelves? How perverted!

    So, people had been expecting a WfC Bumblebee from almost before the WfC trilogy was announced. People were closely scrutinising art in the new IDW comics, or barely visible silhouettes on Siege boxart for some hint of what we could expect. Then Cliffjumper was revealed, confirming that we would be getting Deluxe class minibots. John Warden gave us the eyebrow raising statement that Bumblebee wouldn’t be made from Cliffjumper (or something), and we saw the available slots slowly tick down. What the fuck was going on?

    Well, I still don’t really know. Some frightfully legalistic phrasing on Warden’s part has allowed him to re-shell Cliffjumper as Bumblebee and shove him out as part of Walmart’s exclusive Netflix line. And, now that I’ve been able to get the only one that was actually part of my local toy shop’s stock, I am loving it.

    I’ve already written about how good this mold is. Twice. But it’s still worth reiterating. I’m still totally unbothered by the partsforming. The transformation is more fun everytime I do it, and the articulation remains delightful.

    What’s great about this is how much effort they’ve gone to make this a convincing and non-shonky Bumblebee. The first thing to tick of is a well designed head sculpt. And this is definitely that. I keep looking hard for flaws, but I still can’t see any. I think this might be the perfect Bumblebee headsculpt. It’s just…correct.

    Where they’ve really gone to tow in the VW Beetle mode. It’s had some money spent on it and it’s very nearly perfect. There’s a frigging silver painted VW logo. That’s really something. And there’s molded rear and front bumpers. That’s really rare. Even with the partsforming elements the vehicle looks very smooth, with the only really bothersome panel break being the one on the bonnet. I guess they could have given him a different weapon than Cliffjumper, but that feels both unrealistic and trivial.

    This isn’t the toy I was expecting I would wind up with way back when WfC started. Really it’s not even the toy I was expecting back when Cliffjumper was revealed. But it doesn’t really matter. What they’ve given us is an incredibly worthy Bumblebee that hits that sweet, platonic ideal, spot in both modes. If they want me to ever buy another Bumblebee they’re going to have to do something really amazing, but I can’t really imagine that happening. I think I’ve bought my last Bumblebee.

    [​IMG]
    [​IMG]
     
    • Like Like x 10
  19. Soundwave27

    Soundwave27 Decepticon

    Joined:
    Jun 8, 2016
    Posts:
    614
    News Credits:
    8
    Trophy Points:
    202
    Likes:
    +4,309
    IMG_3703.JPG

    Season 3 Decepticons.
     
    • Like Like x 17
  20. loof

    loof hungry AND thirsty for plastic

    Joined:
    Feb 17, 2020
    Posts:
    2,918
    Trophy Points:
    222
    Location:
    Mondas
    Likes:
    +11,262
    Barry, barry. You are the single member who convinces me to buy the most toys. I need nearly every toy after you write about them.
    I certainly can agree with the sentiment towards the IDW designs (it was all the spiky, pointy bits that did it for me), but there were certainly some nice ones.
     
    • Like Like x 3