Video Review of Titans Return Octone

I can't wait to see what Takara does with Blitzing.

Score up one more for the Megatron praising and some surprising Alpha Bravo representation

Nik Hero wrote:I can't wait to see what Takara does with Blitzing.

My first guess was taht they would give him purple forearms so he would be show accurate but then I realized that it would make for one weird looking tank.

Nik Hero wrote:I can't wait to see what Takara does with Blitzwing.

I hope its paint, but stickers for me is better as well
Also, can't wait for 's manga works with him playing at the stadium and scores 2 points on the game

william-james88 wrote:

Nik Hero wrote:I can't wait to see what Takara does with Blitzing.

My first guess was taht they would give him purple forearms so he would be show accurate but then I realized that it would make for one weird looking tank.

At the very least, they'll give him a silver face instead of purple. They'll probably get the gun barrel on the tank the right color too. Otherwise, there's not too much to be done, except for the forearms, as you mentioned. Oh, and lest we forget, NO STICKERS!

william-james88 wrote:

Nik Hero wrote:I can't wait to see what Takara does with Blitzing.

My first guess was taht they would give him purple forearms so he would be show accurate but then I realized that it would make for one weird looking tank.

They might just paint the "inner" surface (the top in robot mode) of his forearms... not that it'd look fantastic on the robot, but it wouldn't mess with the tank mode's color scheme that way. Though it might look a little strange in jet mode too (or maybe it'd fit better with the jet's colors that way ).

Kurona wrote:Score up one more for the Megatron praising and some surprising Alpha Bravo representation

I love Thew's Reviews! "Giant Distended Fusion-Phallus" is the new word of the day, lol!

my favourite part was "do do do doomshot". I just love the quick comedy

I found something on Blitzwing face why he was purple

Maybe because of this design?

Albatross250 wrote:I found something on Blitzwing face why he was purple

Maybe because of this design?

It's because the original G1 toy had a purple face, which that art (likely Dreamwave) seems to be going off of. Bar the occasional MTMTE or Cartoon reference here or there in the facesculpts (or of course, the cases of retools/repaints) you'll notice a lot of Titans Return and Combiner Wars are heavily modeled after the G1 toys over most other media, in terms of both mold and paint.

Kurona wrote:

Albatross250 wrote:I found something on Blitzwing face why he was purple

Maybe because of this design?

It's because the original G1 toy had a purple face, which that art (likely Dreamwave)

It's Guido Guidi's cover art for the RI-C cover of Infiltration #3, and which was later recycled for The Transformers Classics, Vol. 6.

pukewing review up
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Another day, another review! Youtuber Chefatron is at it once again, giving us a video review of the upcoming Titans Return voyager class Blitzwing with Hazard! Blitzwing is a slight retool of Megatron, triple changing from a tank to a jet and then to a robot! He also features a gun and a sword. You can check out the review below and let us know what you think of him in the comments section below!

He looks a LOT better than previous looks at him had led me to believe. Not entirely sure how much of a fan I am of a purple that deep, but nevertheless its a good look.

Kurona wrote:He looks a LOT better than previous looks at him had led me to believe. Not entirely sure how much of a fan I am of a purple that deep, but nevertheless its a good look.

I like the deep purple on the body, but it's a bit much for his face. It seems to wash out all of the sculpting detail. I know the purple face is G1 toy accurate, which is Hasbro's bag, but I think in this case, going for a gray or silver face would have worked a lot better. It would help the face stand out and compliment and contrast the purple elsewhere on the figure instead of kind of getting lost in it all. Here's hoping Takara can work their screen accurate magic on the presumed Legends release.

The purple matches Takara astrotrain

does anyone think kickback looks too small compared to the other insects

Bumblebee21 wrote:does anyone think kickback looks too small compared to the other insects

I think he fits in well personally.
Plus the "insect" he turns into is a skinnier bug then the other two so it fits plus Kickback is the agile one.

the reason for the tail fin splitting in half is so it goes flat against the robot modes back

Bumblebee21 wrote:does anyone think kickback looks too small compared to the other insects

He looks fine by me.

Kurona wrote:He looks a LOT better than previous looks at him had led me to believe. Not entirely sure how much of a fan I am of a purple that deep, but nevertheless its a good look.

It really is too deep, especially on his face. I like the tan shade better than Thrilling 30. It's weird seeing him next to T30, they have dramatically different aesthetics. TR is certainly more "g1" in terms of styling than other iterations of Generations. I happen to have one with the Dr. Wu head and gun upgrades and shoulder tabs (got a good deal on one from a cybertron.ca member), which helps...

It's weird. I actually think I like this mold better as Megatron. It really works for him, and I like it better with the grays and blacks. That said? I LOVE the Blitzwing jet mode. It's just absolutely bang-on and might be enough for me to pick-up on sale. Plus, he is one of my favorite TFs of all time.

Thing that's bugging me, though, is that I'll get OctOne to act as "Tall Tankor" on my IDW shelf (along with "Fat Tankor"), and I'll have two Blitzwings, but I have no desire for Astrotrain. I already bought and sold one. But it will feel weird to have all three Autobot triple-changers in voyager and NOT have all three Decepticons, even though for my personal displays I don't even have a fucking place for Astrotrain!*

*my IDW shelf isn't "EVERYBODY WHO EVER APPEARED IN IDW." It's more "Lost Light" and then some specific set-ups and pairings, like Windblade with Chromia, Ironhide, Wheeljack, or Arcee and Sideswipe. Astrotrain was Galvatron's bus.

**Also can we get a voyager chug Starscream YESTERDAY already?

just the robot mode head and arms are the biggest thing

Blitzwing's box art depicts the tank barrel coming off with his head

ramhorn review
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That head looks good on Blaster!

Chefatron is at it again, this time providing us with a review of the new Titan Master Ramhorn! Ramhorn is a retool of the wave 4 Shuffler Titan Master, with his little vehicle transforming from a Rhino to a tank to a missile launching gun. He will be available along with the rest of wave 5 some time this summer. Check out the review below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!

Could have done with a better closeup of the head to see if it's retooled from the elephant snout, but o well. Hope to see more of those unused HM designs in the future.

He will be renamed when I get him though. In case you're wondering, the Battle Beast counterpart is Rocky Rhino, aka Greysharp.

I am now really wondering why this is the only titan master we are seeing. How can this be the only new guy in the wave? And can we at least know who else is released in that wave? it looks like this is a solid case.

william-james88 wrote:I am now really wondering why this is the only titan master we are seeing. How can this be the only new guy in the wave? And can we at least know who else is released in that wave? it looks like this is a solid case.

If there was more than one new one in that wave, wouldn't it have been found with the Ramhorn? If Wave 5 has been released over there, they wouldn't just get Ramhorn.

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I am now really wondering why this is the only titan master we are seeing. How can this be the only new guy in the wave? And can we at least know who else is released in that wave? it looks like this is a solid case.

If there was more than one new one in that wave, wouldn't it have been found with the Ramhorn? If Wave 5 has been released over there, they wouldn't just get Ramhorn.

Unless its a solid case. We've had solid cases in the other classes. But yes, that would be odd. But even if this is the only new titan amster, I would at least want to know who is repacked. Clobber, for instance, is hard to track down since his wave was repalced by a repack wave that didnt include him.

Crazy theory: what if wave 4 had the extra deluxe so the figures were released before the movie, and wave 5 is short on figures because they are being released around the movie. The movie has taken priority so rather than release a full wave, they are releasing only a partial wave so they are still releasing the figures, but allowing more room for the movie guys. Might also be why we've not heard anything solid about wave 6 leader because that is when the movie leaders are meant to come

william-james88 wrote: I would at least want to know who is repacked. Clobber, for instance, is hard to track down since his wave was repalced by a repack wave that didnt include him.

Apeface can barely be seen in the initial pics on the store shelves. Unless that is old store stock.

Not all of wave 5 is out over there...the Deluxes & Leader Overlord have yet to be seen. There is little doubt that movie toys will make other lines scarce (not disappear completely, but very limited)...it happens every time unfoprtunately.

Per the video. How do you give something 9 out of 10, when you don't theres things wrong with it. Dude to me that score is almost a perfect figure.

President-prime wrote:Per the video. How do you give something 9 out of 10, when you don't theres things wrong with it. Dude to me that score is almost a perfect figure.

He hates the color.

I really like the colors and paint of Ramhorn as a titan master head. Does anyone else worry about GPS or am I just being paranoid? It kinda looks like a coppery color to me although I don't have the greatest sense of color at times.

WreckerJack wrote:I really like the colors and paint of Ramhorn as a titan master head. Does anyone else worry about GPS or am I just being paranoid? It kinda looks like a coppery color to me although I don't have the greatest sense of color at times.

No need to fear GPS, as Ramhorn has none of the stuff. His missile rack is all paint.

While hunting for wave4 of the TR deluxes, I picked up TLK's Barricade -- now that the war is over (*according to IDW, and in my head-canon), he almost could join the PROWL Patrol!

Titanmasters are really hard to get in the UK - short of collectable shops that get them they are pretty much an Amazon buy - they hardly make it to eBay either.

It's strange as I found a seller in America selling Rescue Minicons cheap, it would be great if there was a similar good sale on Legends and Titanmasters as for some strange reason major retailers don't seem to want to list either to buy online.

I think I'm going to end up importing the vast majority of wave 3 on wards on the smaller toys, unless they just show up out of no where like the RID & Rescue Bots Minicons did not so long ago.

I'm guessing Ramhorn's wave will include re-packs of Shuffler and Repugnus, since I finally caved and bought them for more than I should have...

Giant Purple Griffin wrote:I'm guessing Ramhorn's wave will include re-packs of Shuffler and Repugnus, since I finally caved and bought them for more than I should have...

I bought Shuffler on Amazon for $8.99 with free shipping. took about a week to get him. The day after I got him, I found him at TRU for $5.99.

Giant Purple Griffin wrote:I'm guessing Ramhorn's wave will include re-packs of Shuffler and Repugnus, since I finally caved and bought them for more than I should have...

That's usually how the world works.

^ Odd...the TRU's in my area don't even carry Titan Masters (thought the price point was too low or something...), always got them at Wal-Mart ($4.93) or Target ($4.99)

o.supreme wrote:^ Odd...the TRU's in my area don't even carry Titan Masters (thought the price point was too low or something...), always got them at Wal-Mart ($4.93) or Target ($4.99)

I remember finding Wave 2 at TRU. Never saw Wave 1 or 3 of the Titan Masters. Walked in last Thursday and they had Wave 4.

Ugh... Hasbro really needs to rethink the strategy of having 3 similar price points across 3 different lines. I've seen RiD Legions, Movie Legions and Titan Masters on the same single peg, and now my local Walmart has removed the Titan Master price cards. Because they're not selling? NO DUH, they're not putting them out and put the WRONG items on their pegs! Of course they weren't selling!

*takes a deep breath*

Sorry about that. I just want to find Shuffler, is that so much to ask?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Ugh... Hasbro really needs to rethink the strategy of having 3 similar price points across 3 different lines. I've seen RiD Legions, Movie Legions and Titan Masters on the same single peg, and now my local Walmart has removed the Titan Master price cards. Because they're not selling? NO DUH, they're not putting them out and put the WRONG items on their pegs! Of course they weren't selling!

*takes a deep breath*

Sorry about that. I just want to find Shuffler, is that so much to ask?

I want to find wave 4 save broadside, so I feel your pain

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Ugh... Hasbro really needs to rethink the strategy of having 3 similar price points across 3 different lines. I've seen RiD Legions, Movie Legions and Titan Masters on the same single peg, and now my local Walmart has removed the Titan Master price cards. Because they're not selling? NO DUH, they're not putting them out and put the WRONG items on their pegs! Of course they weren't selling!

*takes a deep breath*

Sorry about that. I just want to find Shuffler, is that so much to ask?

I want to find wave 4 save broadside, so I feel your pain

They still havent restocked in canada (except for broadside), but I am keeping an eye out!

Finally bit the bullet and (way!) overpaid for the Velocitron box set. (I missed the release from TrU in the chaos of moving.) Sweet set. Stickers are beautiful in hand on Laser Prime...but the application.... Fastclash is awesome, though I can see why someone who hasn't the nostalgia I have with growing up G1 would be disappointed. He holds very true to the original. I can also see why Hasbro maybe decided not to release him (though I think a Legends release would have been better than a red Bumblebee Cliffjumper Chase Roadburn). I don't particularly have an attachment to Nautica and may try to recoup the cost by eBaying her, but she is a very decent reuse of the Blurr mold, in my opinion. (It helps that I really like that mold. I think she is my 4th version of the mold...5th?)

Quickswitch.....yeah, I like the deco, don't like the mold reuse here, as many have stated. Perhaps I will come up with some form of fan made butt-ugly hovership and keep him like that...


(gotta find me a screen capture from the Japanese toon...)

Agamemnon wrote:Finally bit the bullet and (way!) overpaid for the Velocitron box set. (I missed the release from TrU in the chaos of moving.) Sweet set. Stickers are beautiful in hand on Laser Prime...but the application.... Fastclash is awesome, though I can see why someone who hasn't the nostalgia I have with growing up G1 would be disappointed. He holds very true to the original. I can also see why Hasbro maybe decided not to release him (though I think a Legends release would have been better than a red Bumblebee Cliffjumper Chase Roadburn). I don't particularly have an attachment to Nautica and may try to recoup the cost by eBaying her, but she is a very decent reuse of the Blurr mold, in my opinion. (It helps that I really like that mold. I think she is my 4th version of the mold...5th?)

Quickswitch.....yeah, I like the deco, don't like the mold reuse here, as many have stated. Perhaps I will come up with some form of fan made butt-ugly hovership and keep him like that...


(gotta find me a screen capture from the Japanese toon...)

With QS, I went for "batmobile" mode!

I wonder if Hastak can get a Gears out of the Brawn mold

I forgot all about Brawn -- I have yet to see him here in Oregon.

I'm glad the old toys can use the new ones as weapons.