BBTS has new repaints of Igear Minibots, Not-Pipes and a redeco of Seaspray:

iGear Set of MW-09 Tubes & MW-01B Manatee (LE 500 Each) - Third Party Transforming Toys & Accessories iGear

MW-01B Manatee (LE 500) - Third Party Transforming Toys & Accessories iGear

MW-09 Tubes (LE 500) - Third Party Transforming Toys & Accessories iGear

 

So that's it? That's Pipes? Our dreams of an upscaled Rager are crushed?

 

 

So Tubes is just a straight repaint of Rager... No new headsculpt?

On a related note, even though it is now undersized by the other iGear MWs (and often requested by the fandom to be upsized accordingly), this Rager mold is a pretty damn sweet money maker for them.

I mean how many repaints have there been so far? And, to me at least, all of them look pretty great too.

I was thinking the same...

 

The price makes it so much easier to pass on.

 

Not sure who that green/black Spray is supposed to be. As for blue Rager, I'm somewhat disappointed that's all we get for Pipes. And $40 for a near Legends class figure is pretty redonkulous. That's like Con exclusive pricing.

 

Yeah, $40 each of those is a big fat NO.

 

Easy Pass!

 

I so hope those are just mock up images. Definite pass on both until proven otherwise.

 

Cool repaint! New nice figure  

 

He's supposed to be RTS Deep Dive.

 

If Not-Pipes is indeed not getting a unique headsculpt, that may mean that they're saving it for the larger scale version 2. I could see them doing that to give people more incentive to buy another Not-Pipes. This could be their last attempt to get more return on investment for this small mold. Plus some people prefer the small size.

I'm thinking that Spray redeco might be a reference to the old GI Joe hovercraft, "the Whale".

 

I also assume they are gonna do another Pipes since they wouldn't really limit Pipes to just 500. I don't understand why his designation would be MW-09 as if it's a new mold and not a limited redeco name like MW-02T or something. Of course that's just BBTS' listing so it may not be official.

 

i want to see the finished product. the computer images are not always accurate with the paint/color... and $40?!? not due till feb, i put in a preorder for pipes... it is starting to bug me the rager mold is so small compared to all the other minibots though.

 

What a disappointment! Not even a new head sculpt for Pipes?  
Hopefully they'll do a proper one since this one is 'limited edition'.

 

When in doubt, throw in a preorder just I case. Which is exactly what I did.

 

According to Dillinger's Facebook page, Manatee is an homage to "The Whale" from GI Joe? I'm not a Joe guy so I have no idea what that is?

 

Agreed. Either way, these two are complete and total passes as far as I'm concerned. It's very odd for Pipes to just be a recolour; iGear has shown some willingness to treat the later minibots as separate characters, and Pipes was far from just a blue Huffer. If anything he was probably the most radically different looking of the redeco'd G1 minibots. I fully expect a new, upscaled mold to come along once this version has made enough money  

 

If they make a bigger Rager, I hope it inspires Perfect Effect to make a bigger Reflector.

 

I haven't even bough Rager or Spray yet based on their small size. They are pretty much a pass for me, so re-colors are the same. Having said that, I'm totally happy with the new scale for Brawn and Cosmos. They fit in perfectly with the classics line.

Dex

 

Like a lot of people are saying...pass because of the price.