More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon
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Repugnus is shipping out from Amazon with some fans told they will be getting him as early as tomorrow. We thank XRotorstomX and Carytheone for the info. For those who did not order him yet the toy is currently unavailable, but you can still sign up for a notification of when he will be back in stock by clicking here.
While you wait for yours to arrive, we have some nice in hand images to tide you over coming from the Hobbymizer facebook page and hatenablog. We get our best look yet at Dastard, the Titan Master, which is made to resemble the Battle Beast Prickly Porcupine / Hedgehog (image below for comparison).
We see the myriad of ways that the weapons integrate in both modes, like wings for Repugnus' monster mode, and how they interact with Dastard. Check out these images until the very end where you will see Repugnus with each of his three possible robot heads.
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Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975649)
Posted by Randomhero on July 31st, 2018 @ 3:27pm CDT
Posted by Randomhero on July 31st, 2018 @ 3:27pm CDT
Mine shipped yesterday so hopefully Saturday maybe Monday. Really looking forward to this guy.
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975650)
Posted by Skritz on July 31st, 2018 @ 3:32pm CDT
Posted by Skritz on July 31st, 2018 @ 3:32pm CDT
I know translucent plastic gets a lot of shit (and rightfully so) from a toy design standpoint but seeing that special Solus Prime and the red Megatronus make me wish ALL Prime Master had incorporated translucent plastic in their emblem part. It looks good, quite unique and gives it a very cosmic or ethereal look to it, which help sell the idea this could be the 'Spark of the Primes' rather than just an emblem-looking thing. Either that and/or metallic paint could have made these way cooler-looking.
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975652)
Posted by RiddlerJ on July 31st, 2018 @ 3:49pm CDT
Ooooh, Now we're talkin!
Posted by RiddlerJ on July 31st, 2018 @ 3:49pm CDT
Ooooh, Now we're talkin!
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975653)
Posted by Nemesis Primal on July 31st, 2018 @ 4:01pm CDT
Posted by Nemesis Primal on July 31st, 2018 @ 4:01pm CDT
Can confirm that apparently my Repugnus is also coming tomorrow, along with some RiD Cons I ordered after the RiD Top 5 list. Don't know how or why that occurred, but I certainly won't complain. I like this figure more every picture I see of him.
Now I just need to actually get Grotesque
Now I just need to actually get Grotesque
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975663)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 31st, 2018 @ 4:25pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 31st, 2018 @ 4:25pm CDT
Ah I cannot wait for Repugunus! One of my favorite looking teams is finally going to be complete!
My favorite of the crew though
In other news, this came yesterday!
I can't believe we live in a world where Blastoff, Repugnus, and Punch all get T-shirts, it's insane!!!
My favorite of the crew though
In other news, this came yesterday!
I can't believe we live in a world where Blastoff, Repugnus, and Punch all get T-shirts, it's insane!!!
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975699)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on July 31st, 2018 @ 5:43pm CDT
Posted by Wolfman Jake on July 31st, 2018 @ 5:43pm CDT
I still haven't gotten a shipping notice for Repugnus, but Amazon has charged my card. Here's hoping I get him by the end of the week! I'm liking this free 2-day shipping, but I'm not sure if it's worth $119.99 per year awesome. 
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975711)
Posted by Sarahthecutevixen on July 31st, 2018 @ 7:05pm CDT
Posted by Sarahthecutevixen on July 31st, 2018 @ 7:05pm CDT
Good news Throne of the primes and Predaking came, i now have all the prime masters that fit on the throne
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975724)
Posted by Emerje on July 31st, 2018 @ 8:16pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on July 31st, 2018 @ 8:16pm CDT
I've yet to see past wave 1 Prime Masters in stores. 
Emerje
Emerje
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975728)
Posted by william-james88 on July 31st, 2018 @ 8:24pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 31st, 2018 @ 8:24pm CDT
With Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar being a redeco of Combiner Wars Groove with a new head, a pictorial review felt most appropriate. In it you will get the best look yet at the deco choices and how the accessories can interact with his alt mode. You will also see how he compares with the previous deluxe Wreck-Gar figure and how well he can ride or be ridden on.
This figure is a Walgreens exclusive and is currently listed on the Walgreens website (but not in stock yet) and it is an EB-Games exclusive in Canada, as will now be the case for all Walgreens exclusives distributed in the country.
Here are some shots of the packaging, bot mode mode.
The main difference between this toy and the Combiner Wars Groove toy are the accessories and the head (along with the change in deco of course). So let's look at those now.
The weapon he comes with is the same circular blade weapon that came with Generations Wreck-Gar. It is darker grey and since it was meant for another toy, its integration is far from spectacular (but redeemable). As you will see in robot mode, the fact that this weapon was design for a bot whose hands had open fists, he can only hold it from the bottom this time around making it look ridiculous.
Speaking of ridiculous, this is how the instructions tell us to use both the prime armour and the blade weapon.
However, it'a all 5 mm pegs and holes so you can do with it as you wish.
Here is my favourite way (of what I have tested so far).
About the prime armour, it cannot fit on the robot mode chest, so it is basically a weapon, as advertised on the back of the box. I don't care though, I was never fooled into thinking it was more than a hand for the combiner mode. The hand is also not unique, it is the same mold (and colour) as the ones that came with the Dinobots. The Prime Master cover is grey plastic (instead of translucent.
The other big difference is the head. And yes, it looks small, especially compared to the previous Wreck-Gar toy. The reason it is so small is because the gap for the head when transforming the toy was designed for the traditionally square head of combiner components. So to accommodate his antennas, the head ends up being very small.
So a big question with the Junkions is always in regards to their capability to ride themselves (snicker). Well here you go (the red version of the mold you see is Takara's Afterburner).
Personally, I wont try this again but that's just me.
The instructions only show you how to turn him into an arm, so I will show you below what he looks like as a leg if ever you need this as reference.
And speaking of him as a leg, here he is being used as a combiner leg. To get an idea of him as an arm, you can check out Afterburner.
I hope this will be helpful to those who wondered if they should get him. He does come with a random 1/12 POTP cards. So for all those who do not care about the cards, don't be shy to mention it or put these up for sale either on e-bay or on our boards since there are people out there who will want all twelve.
This figure is a Walgreens exclusive and is currently listed on the Walgreens website (but not in stock yet) and it is an EB-Games exclusive in Canada, as will now be the case for all Walgreens exclusives distributed in the country.
Here are some shots of the packaging, bot mode mode.
The main difference between this toy and the Combiner Wars Groove toy are the accessories and the head (along with the change in deco of course). So let's look at those now.
The weapon he comes with is the same circular blade weapon that came with Generations Wreck-Gar. It is darker grey and since it was meant for another toy, its integration is far from spectacular (but redeemable). As you will see in robot mode, the fact that this weapon was design for a bot whose hands had open fists, he can only hold it from the bottom this time around making it look ridiculous.
Speaking of ridiculous, this is how the instructions tell us to use both the prime armour and the blade weapon.
However, it'a all 5 mm pegs and holes so you can do with it as you wish.
Here is my favourite way (of what I have tested so far).
About the prime armour, it cannot fit on the robot mode chest, so it is basically a weapon, as advertised on the back of the box. I don't care though, I was never fooled into thinking it was more than a hand for the combiner mode. The hand is also not unique, it is the same mold (and colour) as the ones that came with the Dinobots. The Prime Master cover is grey plastic (instead of translucent.
The other big difference is the head. And yes, it looks small, especially compared to the previous Wreck-Gar toy. The reason it is so small is because the gap for the head when transforming the toy was designed for the traditionally square head of combiner components. So to accommodate his antennas, the head ends up being very small.
So a big question with the Junkions is always in regards to their capability to ride themselves (snicker). Well here you go (the red version of the mold you see is Takara's Afterburner).
Personally, I wont try this again but that's just me.
The instructions only show you how to turn him into an arm, so I will show you below what he looks like as a leg if ever you need this as reference.
And speaking of him as a leg, here he is being used as a combiner leg. To get an idea of him as an arm, you can check out Afterburner.
I hope this will be helpful to those who wondered if they should get him. He does come with a random 1/12 POTP cards. So for all those who do not care about the cards, don't be shy to mention it or put these up for sale either on e-bay or on our boards since there are people out there who will want all twelve.
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975730)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 31st, 2018 @ 8:40pm CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 31st, 2018 @ 8:40pm CDT
You know what I'm gonna ask now, right? This is more for if he actually was originally part of of the main retail assortment like Brainstorm was, instead of a standalone exclusive.
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975738)
Posted by fenrir72 on July 31st, 2018 @ 10:19pm CDT
Posted by fenrir72 on July 31st, 2018 @ 10:19pm CDT
Why are there two Solus primes now? 
P.S. Mine's preparing to ship too
P.S. Mine's preparing to ship too
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975743)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 31st, 2018 @ 10:53pm CDT
According to that panel I reported on at RoboCon, the Wreck-Gar head was implied to have been the Takara UW Groove mold's original head pretool. And since the mold itself was a Takara initiative instead of a Hasbro one, that might suggest that the Wreck-Gar head was as well. As such, that would mean that the Wreck-Gar head, like the rest of the mold itself, was designed by Takara without Hasbro's input.
Previously, when this mold was released by Hasbro as Groove, it was as an exclusive. And now, it is seeing release as Wreck-Gar, but yet again as an exclusive for Hasbro, while Takara is putting it out at mass retail despite their first release of it as Groove also having been part of an exclusive boxed set.
What does all of this mean? Well, from how it looks to me, it seems as though Hasbro may be unwilling to put it out at mass retail because it was a design that they had no hand in making, and as such is a design that wasn't made with the budget concerns that usually go into Hasbro's designs for mass retail figures. Whereas Takara's retail budget is less rigid since they're gonna be putting out not only this Wreck-Gar but also Nemesis Prime and the Throne of the Primes (all exclusives on Hasbro's end that likewise don't conform to Hasbro's standards for mass retail figures) at Japanese mass retail.
Posted by Sabrblade on July 31st, 2018 @ 10:53pm CDT
Well, I can't provide that exact answer for you since I have none officially, but I can offer you some other bit of info regarding this toy's existence that might help us to speculate why this toy is an exclusive for Hasbro's release instead of a mass market figure like it is for Takara.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:You know what I'm gonna ask now, right? This is more for if he actually was originally part of of the main retail assortment like Brainstorm was, instead of a standalone exclusive.
According to that panel I reported on at RoboCon, the Wreck-Gar head was implied to have been the Takara UW Groove mold's original head pretool. And since the mold itself was a Takara initiative instead of a Hasbro one, that might suggest that the Wreck-Gar head was as well. As such, that would mean that the Wreck-Gar head, like the rest of the mold itself, was designed by Takara without Hasbro's input.
Previously, when this mold was released by Hasbro as Groove, it was as an exclusive. And now, it is seeing release as Wreck-Gar, but yet again as an exclusive for Hasbro, while Takara is putting it out at mass retail despite their first release of it as Groove also having been part of an exclusive boxed set.
What does all of this mean? Well, from how it looks to me, it seems as though Hasbro may be unwilling to put it out at mass retail because it was a design that they had no hand in making, and as such is a design that wasn't made with the budget concerns that usually go into Hasbro's designs for mass retail figures. Whereas Takara's retail budget is less rigid since they're gonna be putting out not only this Wreck-Gar but also Nemesis Prime and the Throne of the Primes (all exclusives on Hasbro's end that likewise don't conform to Hasbro's standards for mass retail figures) at Japanese mass retail.
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975745)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 31st, 2018 @ 11:16pm CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 31st, 2018 @ 11:16pm CDT
Uhm... just the product code on the packaging would have sufficed
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975747)
Posted by william-james88 on July 31st, 2018 @ 11:27pm CDT
E2471. One odd bit though, a sticker for a new bar code was placed on top of the plastic bubble directly over where the original bar code was on the packaging.
Posted by william-james88 on July 31st, 2018 @ 11:27pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:You know what I'm gonna ask now, right? This is more for if he actually was originally part of of the main retail assortment like Brainstorm was, instead of a standalone exclusive.
E2471. One odd bit though, a sticker for a new bar code was placed on top of the plastic bubble directly over where the original bar code was on the packaging.
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975750)
Posted by bodrock on July 31st, 2018 @ 11:33pm CDT
YESSS! Love this pic as well
Posted by bodrock on July 31st, 2018 @ 11:33pm CDT
RiddlerJ wrote:
Ooooh, Now we're talkin!
YESSS! Love this pic as well
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975751)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 31st, 2018 @ 11:35pm CDT
Odd about the bar code, but I've seen similar instances at other stores with repurposed stock.
So no Asst. code then? Then he was planned as an exclusive from the very beginning.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 31st, 2018 @ 11:35pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:You know what I'm gonna ask now, right? This is more for if he actually was originally part of of the main retail assortment like Brainstorm was, instead of a standalone exclusive.
E2471. One odd bit though, a sticker for a new bar code was placed on top of the plastic bubble directly over where the original bar code was on the packaging.
Odd about the bar code, but I've seen similar instances at other stores with repurposed stock.
So no Asst. code then? Then he was planned as an exclusive from the very beginning.
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975753)
Posted by william-james88 on July 31st, 2018 @ 11:46pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 31st, 2018 @ 11:46pm CDT
no asst code, just that one product number
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975760)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on August 1st, 2018 @ 1:23am CDT
Posted by Rodimus Prime on August 1st, 2018 @ 1:23am CDT
That Wreck-Gar is a surprisingly appealing figure. 1 question: where are his gunbarrel nipples?
Groove, Afterburner and Wreck-Gar are the only ones to use this mold? I'm thinking about buying all of them to make a CW biker gang. But who would be the 4th member and who would they combine with?
Groove, Afterburner and Wreck-Gar are the only ones to use this mold? I'm thinking about buying all of them to make a CW biker gang. But who would be the 4th member and who would they combine with?
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975762)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 1st, 2018 @ 1:36am CDT
Those are the three characters using the main mold, yeah. However, Aftrerburner has two decos to choose from, Hasbro's toy-accurate one (which resembles Wreck-Gar to a degree) and TakaraTomy's cartoon-accurate one, that comes with two new-mold guns.
As for the Torso, Inferno has a spot for a miniature bike...
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 1st, 2018 @ 1:36am CDT
Rodimus Prime wrote:Groove, Afterburner and Wreck-Gar are the only ones to use this mold? I'm thinking about buying all of them to make a CW biker gang. But who would be the 4th member and who would they combine with?
Those are the three characters using the main mold, yeah. However, Aftrerburner has two decos to choose from, Hasbro's toy-accurate one (which resembles Wreck-Gar to a degree) and TakaraTomy's cartoon-accurate one, that comes with two new-mold guns.
As for the Torso, Inferno has a spot for a miniature bike...
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975768)
Posted by ZeroWolf on August 1st, 2018 @ 2:46am CDT
But wouldn't a fire engine look out if place with a biker gang
Posted by ZeroWolf on August 1st, 2018 @ 2:46am CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:Groove, Afterburner and Wreck-Gar are the only ones to use this mold? I'm thinking about buying all of them to make a CW biker gang. But who would be the 4th member and who would they combine with?
Those are the three characters using the main mold, yeah. However, Aftrerburner has two decos to choose from, Hasbro's toy-accurate one (which resembles Wreck-Gar to a degree) and TakaraTomy's cartoon-accurate one, that comes with two new-mold guns.
As for the Torso, Inferno has a spot for a miniature bike...
But wouldn't a fire engine look out if place with a biker gang
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975770)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on August 1st, 2018 @ 3:12am CDT
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on August 1st, 2018 @ 3:12am CDT
With his boxy frame that PotP Wreck-Gar looks a lil more G1-authentic than the RTS figure but it just looks so bland and dull and pointless.
I was looking at 3P Wreck-Gar and his Junkion buddies the other day and they had a gimmick where you could swap the parts easily for different combinations and that seemed like a neat idea for a small Junkion sub-line Hasbro could do. Basically merging the gimmick of their Hero Smashers stuff with actual Transformers figures and totally fits the Junkions characters but then they'd probably get bored with actual Junkions and try forcing all sorts of other TF characters into the gimmick like they've done with combiners and titans... Still it could have been a fun way to have a lil Junkion team and buy duplicates just to swap the parts about. I dunno.
Repugnus still looks like the ugliest transformer i ever did see. Even the colours don't work right (a more orangey shade of yellow would have at least balanced it more than that plain yellow). Again there's a 3P one that actually looks kinda neat (about as good as the basic design could look at least) but not this Hasbro one with the big bug butt...
I was looking at 3P Wreck-Gar and his Junkion buddies the other day and they had a gimmick where you could swap the parts easily for different combinations and that seemed like a neat idea for a small Junkion sub-line Hasbro could do. Basically merging the gimmick of their Hero Smashers stuff with actual Transformers figures and totally fits the Junkions characters but then they'd probably get bored with actual Junkions and try forcing all sorts of other TF characters into the gimmick like they've done with combiners and titans... Still it could have been a fun way to have a lil Junkion team and buy duplicates just to swap the parts about. I dunno.
Repugnus still looks like the ugliest transformer i ever did see. Even the colours don't work right (a more orangey shade of yellow would have at least balanced it more than that plain yellow). Again there's a 3P one that actually looks kinda neat (about as good as the basic design could look at least) but not this Hasbro one with the big bug butt...
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975772)
Posted by bodrock on August 1st, 2018 @ 3:37am CDT
Posted by bodrock on August 1st, 2018 @ 3:37am CDT
Everyone is enjoying their Nemesis Primes....and I'm just sitting here happy Shattered Glass Rodi finally made it to my Target. I finally got a chance to reunite Bludgeon with an old pal....
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975774)
Posted by Coptur on August 1st, 2018 @ 4:05am CDT
Posted by Coptur on August 1st, 2018 @ 4:05am CDT
So side picture on Wreck Gar puts him in the Inferno Combiner.
A closer look would reveal that Jazz is an arm, Slag is a leg and Wreck Gar is another limb who's the forth!?!
A closer look would reveal that Jazz is an arm, Slag is a leg and Wreck Gar is another limb who's the forth!?!
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975777)
Posted by ZeroWolf on August 1st, 2018 @ 5:55am CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on August 1st, 2018 @ 5:55am CDT
Probably just another random bot, like moon racer or novastar
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975782)
Posted by Emerje on August 1st, 2018 @ 6:14am CDT
Just going to leave these here.
Now you've seen uglier Transformers.
Emerje
Posted by Emerje on August 1st, 2018 @ 6:14am CDT
Carnivius_Prime wrote:Repugnus still looks like the ugliest transformer i ever did see.
Just going to leave these here.
Now you've seen uglier Transformers.
Emerje
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975783)
Posted by Lunatic Prime on August 1st, 2018 @ 6:20am CDT
This reminds me of Thrilling 30 Megatron's fusion cannon
Posted by Lunatic Prime on August 1st, 2018 @ 6:20am CDT
This reminds me of Thrilling 30 Megatron's fusion cannon
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975784)
Posted by ZeroWolf on August 1st, 2018 @ 6:29am CDT
I actually like the sparkstalker repaint
With you on the others though and even then there is far worse out there
Posted by ZeroWolf on August 1st, 2018 @ 6:29am CDT
Emerje wrote:Carnivius_Prime wrote:Repugnus still looks like the ugliest transformer i ever did see.
Just going to leave these here.
Now you've seen uglier Transformers.
Emerje
I actually like the sparkstalker repaint
With you on the others though and even then there is far worse out there
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975785)
Posted by Lunatic Prime on August 1st, 2018 @ 6:30am CDT
Posted by Lunatic Prime on August 1st, 2018 @ 6:30am CDT
A picture of the back of the box would have been nice.william-james88 wrote:About the prime armour, it cannot fit on the robot mode chest, so it is basically a weapon, as advertised on the back of the box.
And the precious Wreck-Gar actually is Combiner Wars Wreck-Gar. A comparison with him would be nice, too.william-james88 wrote:The other big difference is the head. And yes, it looks small, especially compared to the previous Wreck-Gar toy.
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975786)
Posted by william-james88 on August 1st, 2018 @ 6:45am CDT
The back of the box has been seen for a while now:
and sorry, but those are all the pics I have available.
Posted by william-james88 on August 1st, 2018 @ 6:45am CDT
Lunatic Prime wrote:A picture of the back of the box would have been nice.william-james88 wrote:About the prime armour, it cannot fit on the robot mode chest, so it is basically a weapon, as advertised on the back of the box.And the precious Wreck-Gar actually is Combiner Wars Wreck-Gar. A comparison with him would be nice, too.william-james88 wrote:The other big difference is the head. And yes, it looks small, especially compared to the previous Wreck-Gar toy.
The back of the box has been seen for a while now:
and sorry, but those are all the pics I have available.
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975790)
Posted by RiddlerJ on August 1st, 2018 @ 7:05am CDT
Use lil' Wreck-Gar for total freakyness.
Posted by RiddlerJ on August 1st, 2018 @ 7:05am CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:Groove, Afterburner and Wreck-Gar are the only ones to use this mold? I'm thinking about buying all of them to make a CW biker gang. But who would be the 4th member and who would they combine with?
Those are the three characters using the main mold, yeah. However, Aftrerburner has two decos to choose from, Hasbro's toy-accurate one (which resembles Wreck-Gar to a degree) and TakaraTomy's cartoon-accurate one, that comes with two new-mold guns.
As for the Torso, Inferno has a spot for a miniature bike...
Use lil' Wreck-Gar for total freakyness.
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975791)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on August 1st, 2018 @ 7:40am CDT
Eh I dunno. That first one is pretty ugly yeah in robot mode though as a gross bug thing the alt-mode works.
That second one doesn't look too bad and has a good beast mode...if you can consider each form a seperate mode and not just mostly standing up on two legs or standing on four legs..either way it's got some interesting shape design and a nice beast head, wings and claws... and as four legged beast modes go it's a hell of a lot better than the crappy Titans Return Wolfwire I only bought to repaint into Carnivac and I still hate it even after that. If I come across the Skystalker version for cheap I may get it
And the third one is a decent enough toy (if you like G1 seekers which i ain't that fond of) just done in that bizarre G2 colour scheme.
I just find Repugnus to look super-ugly from a design standpoint in blocky boring robot to blocky weird bug thing and in a colour scheme that just doesn't work at all. I find absolutely nothing appealing about him whatsoever and it's like barely any progress was ever made in the 30 years between the G1 toy and this one. At least the G1 figure had a sparky gimmick i could worry my mum with (i didn't have that one but i did have a couple of Firecons and she was always worried I'd set fire to the carpet with the sparks... ah good times).
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on August 1st, 2018 @ 7:40am CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:Emerje wrote:Carnivius_Prime wrote:Repugnus still looks like the ugliest transformer i ever did see.
Just going to leave these here.
Now you've seen uglier Transformers.
Emerje
I actually like the sparkstalker repaint
With you on the others though and even then there is far worse out there
Eh I dunno. That first one is pretty ugly yeah in robot mode though as a gross bug thing the alt-mode works.
That second one doesn't look too bad and has a good beast mode...if you can consider each form a seperate mode and not just mostly standing up on two legs or standing on four legs..either way it's got some interesting shape design and a nice beast head, wings and claws... and as four legged beast modes go it's a hell of a lot better than the crappy Titans Return Wolfwire I only bought to repaint into Carnivac and I still hate it even after that. If I come across the Skystalker version for cheap I may get it
And the third one is a decent enough toy (if you like G1 seekers which i ain't that fond of) just done in that bizarre G2 colour scheme.
I just find Repugnus to look super-ugly from a design standpoint in blocky boring robot to blocky weird bug thing and in a colour scheme that just doesn't work at all. I find absolutely nothing appealing about him whatsoever and it's like barely any progress was ever made in the 30 years between the G1 toy and this one. At least the G1 figure had a sparky gimmick i could worry my mum with (i didn't have that one but i did have a couple of Firecons and she was always worried I'd set fire to the carpet with the sparks... ah good times).
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975792)
Posted by william-james88 on August 1st, 2018 @ 7:43am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on August 1st, 2018 @ 7:43am CDT
Not my image bu here s a junkion combiner option
but yeah, there are 4 different deluxe combining bike bots out there plus the extra small one for a 5th member.
but yeah, there are 4 different deluxe combining bike bots out there plus the extra small one for a 5th member.
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975794)
Posted by Lunatic Prime on August 1st, 2018 @ 7:57am CDT
Posted by Lunatic Prime on August 1st, 2018 @ 7:57am CDT
Carnivius_Prime wrote:"...crappy Titans Return Wolfwire..."
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975796)
Posted by Autobot N on August 1st, 2018 @ 8:19am CDT
Posted by Autobot N on August 1st, 2018 @ 8:19am CDT
Carnivius_Prime wrote:crappy Titans Return Wolfwire
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975801)
Posted by Autobot N on August 1st, 2018 @ 9:08am CDT
Posted by Autobot N on August 1st, 2018 @ 9:08am CDT
Also, The Takara version of Throne of the Primes is available to pre-order on BBTS!
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Posted by Agamemnon on August 1st, 2018 @ 9:20am CDT
I just posted that in the Pre-order thread too.
I'm going to be on vacation on Aug 13th. I'm willing to pay the extra $20 to preorder...
[Edit] Estimated to arrive n January, so I guess I could try to get him for cheaper at HTS...
Posted by Agamemnon on August 1st, 2018 @ 9:20am CDT
Autobot N wrote:Also, The Takara version of Throne of the Primes is available to pre-order on BBTS!
I just posted that in the Pre-order thread too.
I'm going to be on vacation on Aug 13th. I'm willing to pay the extra $20 to preorder...
[Edit] Estimated to arrive n January, so I guess I could try to get him for cheaper at HTS...
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975810)
Posted by Cobotron on August 1st, 2018 @ 9:35am CDT
Posted by Cobotron on August 1st, 2018 @ 9:35am CDT
Wow! 20 bucks more for Throne Primal than from HTS isn't SO bad. I bet he could be imported from JP online shops for a little better than that.
I got a shipping notice from teh 'Zon for Repugnus last night. He is arriving a day earlier than was originally projected
MAN! Amazon is killing it with these guys. With all of these Zon exclusives it's been like, "Your item will be delivered on the 15th". Order update, "Your item will arrive the 10th". On the 6th, DING DONG! Delivery for a Mr. Cobotron!
This has been a dramatization of real events.
I could really get use to this! So if P/CP has an estimated arrival of Sept 19th, that means he'll be here in like a week!
I got a shipping notice from teh 'Zon for Repugnus last night. He is arriving a day earlier than was originally projected
MAN! Amazon is killing it with these guys. With all of these Zon exclusives it's been like, "Your item will be delivered on the 15th". Order update, "Your item will arrive the 10th". On the 6th, DING DONG! Delivery for a Mr. Cobotron!
This has been a dramatization of real events.
I could really get use to this! So if P/CP has an estimated arrival of Sept 19th, that means he'll be here in like a week!
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975812)
Posted by Autobot N on August 1st, 2018 @ 9:46am CDT
Posted by Autobot N on August 1st, 2018 @ 9:46am CDT
I went ahead and pre-ordered him, so if I manage to snag him on HTS, then I can cancel the BBTS pre-order and save $20. But, if I don't manage to get him on HTS, then I can keep the BBTS pre-order and not have to pay scalper prices for him.Agamemnon wrote:[Edit] Estimated to arrive n January, so I guess I could try to get him for cheaper at HTS...
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Posted by o.supreme on August 1st, 2018 @ 9:52am CDT
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/V ... ails/77969
Well now we know what the scalping threshold will be
Posted by o.supreme on August 1st, 2018 @ 9:52am CDT
o.supreme wrote:Just changing gears for a moment. Does anyone happen to know how much "Throne of the Primes" sold for at SDCC? I'm just trying to consider purchasing options. The nice thing ismaking this a regular release will making scalping these hopefully less likely, if people are patient that is. TT PotP Leader Class are selling on 3P sites for $65 (as opposed to US $50 Retail). So even with the added Prime Masters, if people miss out on HTS on August 13th, where they will sell for $70, I cant imagine 3P pre-orders being more than $90 or $95 (which is what the last couple Legends Leaders were/are going for). It would be interesting to see if the pre-orders for the TT one are available prior to August 13th, if/how that will effect sales on HTS. I mean I know they will sell out in short order, but I know some people that are willing to be patient and wait 6 months to get them at a decent price rather than pay 2X retail scalper prices on eBay once HTS sells out.
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/V ... ails/77969
Well now we know what the scalping threshold will be
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975817)
Posted by Lunatic Prime on August 1st, 2018 @ 10:02am CDT
Posted by Lunatic Prime on August 1st, 2018 @ 10:02am CDT
Would be nice if HTS was available on other continents, too 
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Posted by bodrock on August 1st, 2018 @ 10:21am CDT
I'd love to see P/CP ASAP!
Posted by bodrock on August 1st, 2018 @ 10:21am CDT
Cobotron wrote:Wow! 20 bucks more for Throne Primal than from HTS isn't SO bad. I bet he could be imported from JP online shops for a little better than that.
I got a shipping notice from teh 'Zon for Repugnus last night. He is arriving a day earlier than was originally projected
MAN! Amazon is killing it with these guys. With all of these Zon exclusives it's been like, "Your item will be delivered on the 15th". Order update, "Your item will arrive the 10th". On the 6th, DING DONG! Delivery for a Mr. Cobotron!
This has been a dramatization of real events.
I could really get use to this! So if P/CP has an estimated arrival of Sept 19th, that means he'll be here in like a week!
I'd love to see P/CP ASAP!
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975829)
Posted by ebonyleopard on August 1st, 2018 @ 10:36am CDT
Posted by ebonyleopard on August 1st, 2018 @ 10:36am CDT
Gotta give it to the Hasbro Team on how they managed to work in the Battle Beast characters BACK into the Transformers line with the use of the Monsterbots. We now have 4 in canon Battle Beast characters, 3 originals and 1 new (thanks to Takara). (Or would that be 5?)
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975830)
Posted by ebonyleopard on August 1st, 2018 @ 10:39am CDT
Was Primal ever available on HTS for actual purchase?
Posted by ebonyleopard on August 1st, 2018 @ 10:39am CDT
Cobotron wrote:Wow! 20 bucks more for Throne Primal than from HTS isn't SO bad. I bet he could be imported from JP online shops for a little better than that.
I got a shipping notice from teh 'Zon for Repugnus last night. He is arriving a day earlier than was originally projected
MAN! Amazon is killing it with these guys. With all of these Zon exclusives it's been like, "Your item will be delivered on the 15th". Order update, "Your item will arrive the 10th". On the 6th, DING DONG! Delivery for a Mr. Cobotron!
This has been a dramatization of real events.
I could really get use to this! So if P/CP has an estimated arrival of Sept 19th, that means he'll be here in like a week!
Was Primal ever available on HTS for actual purchase?
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975831)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 1st, 2018 @ 10:47am CDT
Twinferno: Pirate Lion / White Leo
Grotusque: Saber Sword Tiger / Platinum Tiger
Repugnus: Prickly Porcupine / Hedgehog
Shuffler: Sledgehammer Elephant / Elephan
Ramhorn: Rocky Rhino / Greysharp? (Bit of a stretch)
If we're gonna count Legends repurposings, Sawback was used for Tigerburn, with a theoretical Trizer redeco as Scope Cougar.
As an aside, how does Sky Reign look with Dinobot limbs?
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 1st, 2018 @ 10:47am CDT
Ebonyleopard wrote:Gotta give it to the Hasbro Team on how they managed to work in the Battle Beast characters BACK into the Transformers line with the use of the Monsterbots. We now have 4 in canon Battle Beast characters, 3 originals and 1 new (thanks to Takara). (Or would that be 5?)
Twinferno: Pirate Lion / White Leo
Grotusque: Saber Sword Tiger / Platinum Tiger
Repugnus: Prickly Porcupine / Hedgehog
Shuffler: Sledgehammer Elephant / Elephan
Ramhorn: Rocky Rhino / Greysharp? (Bit of a stretch)
If we're gonna count Legends repurposings, Sawback was used for Tigerburn, with a theoretical Trizer redeco as Scope Cougar.
As an aside, how does Sky Reign look with Dinobot limbs?
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Posted by Nemesis Primal on August 1st, 2018 @ 12:07pm CDT
I only have half of the Dinobot limbs and don't intend on purchasing the other two, so this probably isn't exactly what you want, but this is my current Sky Reign configuration:
I'm actually intending to replace Snarl with Wreck-Gar and Swoop with Trailbreaker when I acquire them, but I don't know what I'll do about the foot situation when I do. Snarl is currently borrowing Groove's HFG, and Groove's going to need that back when I eventually get the other Protectobots I want...
Unpopular opinion: I like the HFGs better than these Prime Armors. I find they work better for action poses, the built-in weapon aspect appeals to me, some characters can actually use them for stuff in non-combined modes, and they actually work as hands AND feet, as opposed to the Prime Armors which are useless half the time because they can only be hands, have weird extra thumbs, and don't convincingly work as anything other than hands. Plus, the quality control on the Prime Armors I've gotten are way worse than the HFGs. Snarl's is super loose, while Swoop's is super tight, and the armor-gun bit on the back of Rippersnapper's keeps trying to fall off.
Posted by Nemesis Primal on August 1st, 2018 @ 12:07pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:As an aside, how does Sky Reign look with Dinobot limbs?
I only have half of the Dinobot limbs and don't intend on purchasing the other two, so this probably isn't exactly what you want, but this is my current Sky Reign configuration:
I'm actually intending to replace Snarl with Wreck-Gar and Swoop with Trailbreaker when I acquire them, but I don't know what I'll do about the foot situation when I do. Snarl is currently borrowing Groove's HFG, and Groove's going to need that back when I eventually get the other Protectobots I want...
Unpopular opinion: I like the HFGs better than these Prime Armors. I find they work better for action poses, the built-in weapon aspect appeals to me, some characters can actually use them for stuff in non-combined modes, and they actually work as hands AND feet, as opposed to the Prime Armors which are useless half the time because they can only be hands, have weird extra thumbs, and don't convincingly work as anything other than hands. Plus, the quality control on the Prime Armors I've gotten are way worse than the HFGs. Snarl's is super loose, while Swoop's is super tight, and the armor-gun bit on the back of Rippersnapper's keeps trying to fall off.
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Posted by o.supreme on August 1st, 2018 @ 12:16pm CDT
I actually do too, because, I like consistency. I'm actually sad that UW caved on the last one (Baldigus) and used the CW Computron fists and feet recolored, but at least it's only one.
Also what you have presents the problem of only having the feet with the voyagers in PotP. Unless you have all the voyagers, you are going to end up short of limb components, since the Prime Armor that comes with deluxes cannot be feet.
Posted by o.supreme on August 1st, 2018 @ 12:16pm CDT
Nemesis Primal wrote:Unpopular opinion: I like the HFGs better than these Prime Armors.
I actually do too, because, I like consistency. I'm actually sad that UW caved on the last one (Baldigus) and used the CW Computron fists and feet recolored, but at least it's only one.
Also what you have presents the problem of only having the feet with the voyagers in PotP. Unless you have all the voyagers, you are going to end up short of limb components, since the Prime Armor that comes with deluxes cannot be feet.
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975876)
Posted by Cobotron on August 1st, 2018 @ 2:57pm CDT
Posted by Cobotron on August 1st, 2018 @ 2:57pm CDT
Not yet! He is suposed to become available on August 13th.Ebonyleopard wrote:Was Primal ever available on HTS for actual purchase?
Yup! Me too. While the ankle tilt on the new feet is great, and the ability to beef up the feet by adding the hands is awesome. I still think the creativity in finding a reasonable solution with the CW HFGs trumps all that. I don't know if I like HFGs better, but I never had a problem with them, and am still able to get my Combiners into some great poses.o.supreme wrote:Nemesis Primal wrote:Unpopular opinion: I like the HFGs better than these Prime Armors.
I actually do too
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Posted by TF-fan kev777 on August 1st, 2018 @ 3:16pm CDT
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on August 1st, 2018 @ 3:16pm CDT
Count me as another that likes the HFG better than the prime armor. I have never used the armor as armor, it just looks dumb to me.
Re: More In Hand Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Repugnus who is also Shipping now from Amazon (1975883)
Posted by Lunatic Prime on August 1st, 2018 @ 3:24pm CDT
My Sky Reign has Snarl and Slag as arms and Nosecone and Strafe as legs (I bought Nosecone, Strafe, Afterbreaker, Scrounge and Cybaxx with Computron's feet on eBay). I think Computron's and the PotP combiner feet are great (as long as they are tight). The 5 mm pegs on my Elita-1's feet are super loose and the ratchets are not that tight, too. But !I! do have more trouble with the HFGs as feet to get the combiners into good poses. But as hands I think both, the HFGs and the Prime armors, are great as hands.
And I don't mind the two thumbs. Transformers don't need to have human anatomy. Why should they at all? And especially as combiners are such huge robots an extra thumb to grab heavy objects/weapons and a double elbow for more range of articulation might come in handy.
AND I put the PotP feet reversed onto the legs with the Prime armors being the front of the feet and their toes. Looks great especially on Abominus.
*And I use Swoop as a stand-alone figure. He looks too cool in robot mode to be a limb (to me at least).
*And I might give Sky Reign Moonracer and Novastar as legs with Elita-1's feet as soon as I got Novastar and tightned the feets 5 mm pegs. And think the Technobots suit Elita-1 better as I imagine her being the badass character she's in the IDW comics.
Posted by Lunatic Prime on August 1st, 2018 @ 3:24pm CDT
Nemesis Primal wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:As an aside, how does Sky Reign look with Dinobot limbs?
I only have half of the Dinobot limbs and don't intend on purchasing the other two, so this probably isn't exactly what you want, but this is my current Sky Reign configuration:
I'm actually intending to replace Snarl with Wreck-Gar and Swoop with Trailbreaker when I acquire them, but I don't know what I'll do about the foot situation when I do. Snarl is currently borrowing Groove's HFG, and Groove's going to need that back when I eventually get the other Protectobots I want...
Unpopular opinion: I like the HFGs better than these Prime Armors. I find they work better for action poses, the built-in weapon aspect appeals to me, some characters can actually use them for stuff in non-combined modes, and they actually work as hands AND feet, as opposed to the Prime Armors which are useless half the time because they can only be hands, have weird extra thumbs, and don't convincingly work as anything other than hands. Plus, the quality control on the Prime Armors I've gotten are way worse than the HFGs. Snarl's is super loose, while Swoop's is super tight, and the armor-gun bit on the back of Rippersnapper's keeps trying to fall off.
My Sky Reign has Snarl and Slag as arms and Nosecone and Strafe as legs (I bought Nosecone, Strafe, Afterbreaker, Scrounge and Cybaxx with Computron's feet on eBay). I think Computron's and the PotP combiner feet are great (as long as they are tight). The 5 mm pegs on my Elita-1's feet are super loose and the ratchets are not that tight, too. But !I! do have more trouble with the HFGs as feet to get the combiners into good poses. But as hands I think both, the HFGs and the Prime armors, are great as hands.
And I don't mind the two thumbs. Transformers don't need to have human anatomy. Why should they at all? And especially as combiners are such huge robots an extra thumb to grab heavy objects/weapons and a double elbow for more range of articulation might come in handy.
AND I put the PotP feet reversed onto the legs with the Prime armors being the front of the feet and their toes. Looks great especially on Abominus.
*And I use Swoop as a stand-alone figure. He looks too cool in robot mode to be a limb (to me at least).
*And I might give Sky Reign Moonracer and Novastar as legs with Elita-1's feet as soon as I got Novastar and tightned the feets 5 mm pegs. And think the Technobots suit Elita-1 better as I imagine her being the badass character she's in the IDW comics.
