Japan To Get USA Ed. Powerglide, Silverbolt, Onslaught

[MikePrime]

Look, it's just silly that people keep on busting on the Japanese version of Powerglide. I can't help but do what I can to defend it. Does it being red make it so horrible? I don't even remember anything about Powerglide having a heart or some such thing.

 

 

 

Oh, and kids can only get as many toys as their parents are willing to buy. If kids no longer like colored jets, then Animated Starscream is going to be quite the shelf-warmer. Still, at least the sales of the sand colored Blitzwing might offset that.

[Glue]

Hmm... I'm just gonna buy the most affordable one of the version I want -- the red one -- and let my purchase contribute whatever share into Hasbro's "marketing data" that it will.

[Hatermus Mucho]

For :awsum Powerglide should be Navy Blue.

You may get your Rattler Transformer after all, depending on how they colour Storm Cloud.

http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Storm_C...8G1%29#Universe

 

 

well it's obvious which one I'm getting now!

 

thanx AZ! :thumb

[Thad_theImpaler]

Yeah, the whole argument of Hasbro making more 'realistic' paint for Powerglide definitely is moot having seen the Storm Cloud repaint.... lol. Plus I'd hardly call Hasbro's Powerglide realistic anyway. Regardless of that, I myself will be getting the Japanese Powerglide, but the US versions of Onslaught & Silverbolt are fine w/me.

[Agent Zero]

For :awsum Powerglide should be Navy Blue.

You may get your Rattler Transformer after all, depending on how they colour Storm Cloud.

http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Storm_C...8G1%29#Universe

 

 

well it's obvious which one I'm getting now!

 

thanx AZ! :thumb

No problemo. I might even pick one up if I can score some Cobra sticker.

[Agent Zero]

Look, it's just silly that people keep on busting on the Japanese version of Powerglide. I can't help but do what I can to defend it. Does it being red make it so horrible?

No, Powerglide being red isn't horrible. Nor am I busting the TT version. If Hasbro's version were red I'd still get it.

For me though, Powerglide isn't that pivital a character for me to get upset at Hasbro's decision to paint him light grey. In this case I'm getting what's easier to get, the Hasbro version. It'll be in the brick 'n mortar stores in a few months, while I'll have to pay shipping and import costs to get TT's version.

 

TT's G1 accurate colour scheme does look nice, but I don't care enough about Powerglide to pay double (at least) to import it. Hasbro's version is good enough for me, in respect to this particular character.

 

I wasn't knocking TT's red version, I was simply explaining Hasbro's logic behind making their version grey.

 

Plus the Hasbro version of Powerglide (and Silverbolt) makes the Autobot flyers look uniformed. Which kinda makes sense seeing as flyers seem to be in short supply in the Autobot camp.

 

I don't even remember anything about Powerglide having a heart or some such thing.

http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/The_Gir...oved_Powerglide

 

The fact that Hasbro was willing to mould that into the figure's chest means that the choice to colour him grey wasn't to piss off the fans. It was a marketing decision.

[l2c]

Just for the record, I prefer boxy cool-colored G1/Universe/Classics TF's over the realistic "weird" looking alien Movie TFs.

And if they can make Acid something Seeker, Thundercracker movie repaints, they can make a red jet too :P

[Hatermus Mucho]

For :awsum Powerglide should be Navy Blue.

You may get your Rattler Transformer after all, depending on how they colour Storm Cloud.

http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Storm_C...8G1%29#Universe

 

 

well it's obvious which one I'm getting now!

 

thanx AZ! :thumb

No problemo. I might even pick one up if I can score some Cobra sticker.

 

 

count down to Reprolables helping us out.

[Agent Zero]

And if they can make Acid something Seeker....they can make a red jet too :P

They actually updated Acid Storm's colour scheme to make him more realistic. If they were sticking to G1 colour schemes he would have been lime green.

http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Acid_Storm

 

For :awsum Powerglide should be Navy Blue.

You may get your Rattler Transformer after all, depending on how they colour Storm Cloud.

http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Storm_C...8G1%29#Universe

 

 

well it's obvious which one I'm getting now!

 

thanx AZ! :thumb

No problemo. I might even pick one up if I can score some Cobra sticker.

 

 

count down to Reprolables helping us out.

That would PWN.

[Terrorcon Blot]

You're already getting a Rattler Transformer, he's just a minicon. Enjoy Skyhammer.