More Botcon Bashes

I've been on a kick with turning old Botcon guys into vehicles, my next victim-Onyx Primal. I used the Cyclonus mold, partially because it's just a swell mold, but also to stick it to the people who swore it could never be used as a base for anyone else because of the "ears".
Anywho, because he's a Primal/Prime, I gave him a Prime head, it amuses me.

For pics of these digibashed on a card, feel free to check out my Deviantart account!
Credit for base images goes to Seibertron.com

Bar-Bearic

For absolutely no reason other than having a small stockpile of extra Classics Kups sitting around, I started looking for some characters that would fit these wonderful molds.

First up is Barbearian/Grizzly-1. I was torn on this guy because I think he’d work upgraded to both the Generaions Kup or Universe Dropshot mold. I like how massive Dropshot is-it suits a big burly bear and Barbearian is already packing a small arsenal even in his Beast mold, so it would make sense. But on the other hand, the generations Kup mold really gives that “bear” impression both in truck and robot mode. Tough call. In the end I decided to just digibash them both!

For pics of these digibashed on a card, feel free to check out my Deviantart account!
Credit for base images goes to Seibertron.com

Generations Skids and Screech

Jeezum, I've been gone long enough to have a baby!
In that time a ridiculous number of Generations figures have popped up and been begging for new paintjobs! I saw the new mold for Skids pop up and remembered how much I wanted a Generations version of the Million Publishers Skids/Screech two pack that came out a couple of years ago. At the time the best match was Classics Ironhide, but with a new Skids rearing its head, the time has never been better to revisit and update that old digibash with some newness.

The coolest news is that Generations Crosscut has been announced, complete with a new head to match the original. It makes want repaints of these figures into an exclusive two pack all the more.

For pics of these digibashed on a card, feel free to check out my Deviantart account!

Nocturnal bashin'

Even though Noctorro was never my favorite Fuzor, I always had a soft spot for the guy. When I started digibashing Fuzors into generations robot bodies, I couldn't think of anyone better suited than the Tracks mold. The overall build, the wings, too perfect!

Credit for base images goes to Seibertron.com

Classics Aquasting

Keeping the Fuzors updates rolling, next on the list was Aquasting/Injector. One of the bigger of the Fuzors, I thought the Seaspray mold with the proper colors would look really neat done up in the Aquasting colorscheme.
Bot mode! What I'm enjoying most about this is that it's a simple repaint, no remolding needed to make this mold scream Aquasting.

More to come, I have every intention of tackling every one of these beauties!

E-Hobby Shattered Glass Blaster

In light of the most recent teasers about E-Hobby tackling some Shattered Glass VS sets, another digibash! Fingers crossed it's still Music Label Soundwave vs Device Label Blaster-for the sake of some kind of scale correctness in our Classics displays. ML Soundwave was the base for FunPub's SG Soundwave's color scheme, so I'd be fine if he either remained as he is in the white deco or tweaked slightly. The main focus for me is SG Blaster, who I'd really like to see created from Device Label Blaster.

I think it works quite well, no?
(Credit for base image goes to seibertron.com)

*UPDATE* a poster on TFW2005.com pointed out that the E-Hobby promotion is just going to be a comic. Suck. Oh well, I had fun digibashing this anyway.

*UPDATE PART 2* Hydra, a poster on TF boards who actually works for eHobby, has stated that these will not only have toy releases, but will be using the G1 molds. I'm glad these will be seeing plastic form, but a little sad that they're not going with the Music and Device label versions. Hydra did hint that eHobby is looking to start branching out to different molds besides the G1 releases, so fingers crossed for some Classics/Generations goodies in the near future!

POW!

I got Generations Warpath today!
Quit happy with this guy, they managed to perfectly capture the essence of G1 and added that Generations flavor.



We've already seen the instruction scans showing the new head (presumably giving us Hardhead), but so help me there better be a little something like *this* in the works.


C'mon Hasbro, make me happier!

Generations Jazz, Tracks, and Lugnut

Tracks and Jazz from the TF:Reveal the Shield arrived tonight courtesy of Hasbrotoyshop!I also received an advanced copy (so to speak) of Lugnut.


They are awesome. Tracks I have to give some extra credit to because it's not often I need to refer to the instructions to get those last few steps when changing a TF back from robot to car.
Tracks-overall a solid toy I think. Would I like larger wings? Sure, but considering the 'flight mode' of the G1 toy looked like a silly afterthought anyway, I'm not going to complain. The web feet are only really noticeable if you stare at them, but they serve their purpose-keeping the figure upright. If I have any complaint about this figure, it would be that I wish the arms could shift down a little more at the shoulder. Right now his shoulder joints are almost above the neckline, which bugs me. Shaving off a little plastic should do the trick though.
Of course what really excites me about Tracks is my plan to repaint him into Road Rage-and the inevitable repaint/release from Takara, Hasbro, or FunPub. But until then, the next Tracks I get is slated to go on the slab for the the operation.

Jazz
The first thing I noticed about Jazz is that the boy's got the proportions of a body builder! He completely SHAMES the placeholder Jazz custom I made out of Prowl back in 2008... which by proxy means that he shames Prowl.


Great sculpt, a transformation that takes a little bit of thought, and great poseability. I'm really loving the new open hand design the designers have been implementing. Not everyone needs to be clench-fisted and ready for some fisticuffs.
I am looking forward to seeing this guy repainted into Stepper. Yes indeed.

If your nitpick senses are tingling, it's probably because of what I think is the only noticeable flaw on Jazz. The center strip of plastic that his head rests on rotates up as you move his chest piece down. Unfortunately, there's nothing that pegs into place on the torso or this strip which means the whole setup relies on friction. This could lead to some droopy noggin syndrome down the line as the plastic wears, something that could be avoided if there was a peg or notch that secured the parts into place.
But that's something easy to overlook when you have Jazz in all his robotic glory.


Lugnut.
An amazing leap from Animated to the more modernized Generations look. Though I do have a bit of an issue with his noggin looking like an egg on a stick, I've modified his robot mode a bit to leave more of the canopy leaning forward. It may look silly to some, but I wanted *some* semblance of a thick neck, which is what I always thought Lugnut should have.
I'm looking forward to the more purple-hued TF: United version that's coming out in Japan.

Generations Breakdown

I know Hasbro's giving us all kinds of awesome and amazing things, and I love it.... but...I'm just sayin'... is this too much to ask?


Give us Generations Breakdown dangit!

Drifting thoughts

I just completed both the Decepticon and Autobot campaigns in War for Cybertron, and the whole time I’m zooming around like a madman trying to narrowly escape Trypticon’s endless barrage of missiles and fireballs, I couldn’t halp but wonder…

Wouldn’t Drift’s toy make a neat Generations version of Zeta Prime?



(Credit for base toy photo goes to TFW2005.com.)