Alt Mode Images of Studio Series 86 Voyager Ironhide

Sabrblade wrote:I do hope that's just an unfinished version since it's missing Ironhide's traditional yellow stripes.

SpaceEagle wrote:I know this is an unfinished model so I'm sure some things like the lack of stripe and colour matching are going to be fixed

william-james88 wrote:

SpaceEagle wrote:I know this is an unfinished model so I'm sure some things like the lack of stripe and colour matching are going to be fixed

They won't. Also, we should know by now that we can't see color matching from pictures since the camera lens will pick up different things than our own human eye. In hand it might match better.

Also, kudos to Hasbro for designing a hinge close to where the side mirrors would be so that it looks less out of place.

SpaceEagle wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

SpaceEagle wrote:I know this is an unfinished model so I'm sure some things like the lack of stripe and colour matching are going to be fixed

They won't. Also, we should know by now that we can't see color matching from pictures since the camera lens will pick up different things than our own human eye. In hand it might match better.

Also, kudos to Hasbro for designing a hinge close to where the side mirrors would be so that it looks less out of place.

Fair point, people said the Sunstreaker paint match was pretty bad but having the figure in hand it wasn't really that glaring.

william-james88 wrote:

SpaceEagle wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

SpaceEagle wrote:I know this is an unfinished model so I'm sure some things like the lack of stripe and colour matching are going to be fixed

They won't. Also, we should know by now that we can't see color matching from pictures since the camera lens will pick up different things than our own human eye. In hand it might match better.

Also, kudos to Hasbro for designing a hinge close to where the side mirrors would be so that it looks less out of place.

Fair point, people said the Sunstreaker paint match was pretty bad but having the figure in hand it wasn't really that glaring.

Yeah, great example. And that mismatched looked really bad in pictures.

primalxconvoy wrote:As long as this comes with a black and white cat, I'll be happy...

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SpaceEagle wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:As long as this comes with a black and white cat, I'll be happy...

Pat Feels Hes a Really Lucky Man.jpg

"Transformers Collaborative Postman Pat" would be funny. I remember when Thew Adams had a bootleg transforming figure that became Pat for his Knockoff Beatdown series.

Emerje wrote:Personally, I find the blue unpainted tab "lights" on the roof more annoying than the side hinges.

Emerje

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Emerje wrote:Personally, I find the blue unpainted tab "lights" on the roof more annoying than the side hinges.

Emerje

I'm gonna guess that's where the eventual Ratchet repaint's lights will go. So those might be vestigial.

Emerje wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Emerje wrote:Personally, I find the blue unpainted tab "lights" on the roof more annoying than the side hinges.

Emerje

I'm gonna guess that's where the eventual Ratchet repaint's lights will go. So those might be vestigial.

Pretty sure they're just the tabs used to fold the panels together. If they're only for the future lightbar then they should be painted over.

Emerje

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Emerje wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Emerje wrote:Personally, I find the blue unpainted tab "lights" on the roof more annoying than the side hinges.

Emerje

I'm gonna guess that's where the eventual Ratchet repaint's lights will go. So those might be vestigial.

Pretty sure they're just the tabs used to fold the panels together. If they're only for the future lightbar then they should be painted over.

Emerje

Agreed. But isn't this Ironhide supposed to be an unfinished copy? I mean, look how bad that whole paint job is.

Barricade.it wrote:Studio Series should be the high quality version line of figures for collectors, but the more it goes on, the more it reveals a delusion and Ironhide does not exceptions.

In the alt mode, those huge hinges on the sides of the van are ugly and - as many others have said - lack of yellow stripes is another issue.

I don't think these figurese are worthy their price.

Barricade.it wrote:Studio Series should be the high quality version line of figures for collectors

william-james88 wrote:

Barricade.it wrote:Studio Series should be the high quality version line of figures for collectors

No. It's sold at retail in the kids toy aisle. It's just a retail toyline like anything else and the bulk of sales will come from kids/parents. Anyone expecting more will be disappointed.

-Kanrabat- wrote:With these new pictures it's clear that the designers went the Kingdom Tigatron route. Take the original deluxe, increase the size a bit, and fix what was "broken".

Eh, it work!

o.supreme wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:With these new pictures it's clear that the designers went the Kingdom Tigatron route. Take the original deluxe, increase the size a bit, and fix what was "broken".

Eh, it work!

Although I do like to.see a comparison with Sure/ER Ironhide. I don't think it's any bigger per day. More detailed, more mass because of a greater parts count, but it still looks like a deluxe taken to the max to try to justify the voyager price. I'm not saying it's bad, just an observation.

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:So that's incoming updates for Ratchet, Crosshairs, DK-2 Guard and Deseeus Army Drone. The latter three in Selects, I imagine?

Overcracker wrote:Looking better and better.

Seems a tiny bit shorter that Earthrise based on pictures since I don't actually own Earthrise. But looks a but more intricate and with better engineering overall.

So basically a Voyager in the same vein as SS-86 Hot Rod.

william-james88 wrote:

Overcracker wrote:Looking better and better.

Seems a tiny bit shorter that Earthrise based on pictures since I don't actually own Earthrise. But looks a but more intricate and with better engineering overall.

So basically a Voyager in the same vein as SS-86 Hot Rod.

Yeah,he is a bit shorter



But the engineering is pretty great on this guy. There's two layers of panels under his feet. The Earthrise deluxe had partsforming and this toy removes that cheat completely. The only other time we've ever had that accomplished was with the MP.

First-Aid wrote:Finally got my SS 86 Sludge last night. Just a great fig with a surprisingly complicated transformation. His hip joints are loose though....that's the only complaint.

Tigerhawk7109 wrote:Thing is, I could never find Siege Ironhide or Ratchet. And considering how badly I disliked the ER versions, I think the SS86 is going to be my best bet.

Barricade.it wrote:Studio Series should be the high quality version line of figures for collectors, but the more it goes on, the more it reveals a delusion and Ironhide does not exceptions.

In the alt mode, those huge hinges on the sides of the van are ugly and - as many others have said - lack of yellow stripes is another issue.

I don't think these figures are worthy their price.

Till-all-R1 wrote:Where was it that a new Prowl release was rumored?

Barricade.it wrote:Studio Series should be the high quality version line of figures for collectors, but the more it goes on, the more it reveals a delusion and Ironhide does not exceptions.

In the alt mode, those huge hinges on the sides of the van are ugly and - as many others have said - lack of yellow stripes is another issue.

I don't think these figures are worthy their price.

This is starting to become more prevalent I think/feel, the construction of this new Ironhide closely resembles the cheaper product lines for the budget minded right down to the look of the plastic used. While the internal mechanics might be there in terms of quality/complexity, if the outside doesn't look on par then what's the point? I get that these will never be Masterpiece level quality but for the prices these are selling for these days I'd like a little more attention placed on the outer shells. The gaps and cut lines can really detract from alt modes which is why I very rarely display them that way, in contrast to how the G1 line appeared to look almost seamless when in alt modes. Granted the level of articulation wasn't present back then so there wasn't a compromise needed to fit that aspect into the modes.

While some kids may get these I don't Think it's to the extent everyone thinks, otherwise why bother with the other obvious kid lines? Such as Core Class, or for the Spark line etc. I also don't know that many kids getting $35 action figure type toys when most of them would rather get a smart device or video game. Maybe when a deluxe bot was $16. Heck even when I was a kid getting Transformers was a rare treat due to cost versus Joes or Star Wars figures.