Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://www.transformersmovie.com and if you want the high-res version of the graphics from there to make a desktop wallpaper or something, I ripped 'em: http://www.recognizer.net/temp/transformersmovie/ (title changed from "Transformers movie official site" 2006-12-05) http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,148584#msg-148584 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:17:49 -0400 Phorum 5.2.18 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,229449#msg-229449 Re: Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,229449#msg-229449 Ken-A Transmissives Transfan Forum Fri, 25 Mar 2011 22:54:57 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,229416#msg-229416 Re: Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,229416#msg-229416 fujikuro Transmissives Transfan Forum Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:28:40 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,229315#msg-229315 Re: Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,229315#msg-229315 fujikuro Transmissives Transfan Forum Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:33:27 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,229305#msg-229305 Re: Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,229305#msg-229305 -------------------------------------------------------
> This was one of those toys I didn't expect to
> like, but Ii you can manage to find one of these,
> it's a worthy pickup.

I grabbed one of these on-line last year. It's only been within the last week or so that I've actually seen them in-store. Same thing with the battle blades Prime (another excellent figure, by the way).

I think your assessment is spot-on. It's an odd duck in some ways, but that's part of the appeal. That sucks yours didn't have the face painted in. It's one of my favorite Transformers at the moment.

The recent Lugnut figure hits similar notes as Highbrow. Weird, psuedo-plane design with oddly proportioned robot mode. Tasty.]]> Gcrush Transmissives Transfan Forum Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:29:30 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,229302#msg-229302 Re: Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,229302#msg-229302


I guess he's Highbrow due to the dual props, as he was a dual-bladed helicopter in G1.

It's a unique transformation as well, but not too complex. Like most of the "Classics" toys it finds a nice balanced level of transformational complexity. The arms are a bit weird, but that's part of the charm.




Unfortunately, mine does not have the nice brass facial paint job this one does (not my photos here), and the fact that it is only a light spray over the bottom part of the face kind of makes it look worse. The flip-down mask is a neat feature. I leave the mask down on HA Bumblebee because his normal face looks like crap, and I'll be doing the same here.

This was one of those toys I didn't expect to like, but Ii you can manage to find one of these, it's a worthy pickup.
]]> fujikuro Transmissives Transfan Forum Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:54:26 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,228538#msg-228538 Re: Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,228538#msg-228538 Gcrush Transmissives Transfan Forum Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:09:39 -0500 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,228128#msg-228128 Re: Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,228128#msg-228128
I'll wait for DOTM version of Screamer, as I prefer smaller TFs anyway (rarely do I buy anything larger than deluxe class).]]> Vincent Z. Transmissives Transfan Forum Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:42:43 -0500 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,226907#msg-226907 Re: Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,226907#msg-226907 easnodddy3 Transmissives Transfan Forum Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:46:21 -0500 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,226868#msg-226868 Re: Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,226868#msg-226868 TBDX market]]> B00 Transmissives Transfan Forum Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:38:24 -0500 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,226857#msg-226857 Re: Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,226857#msg-226857
So I have some really cheap Ebay auctions, less than a day, and since there is like 2 ppl watching and noone bidding on them, you will likely get these figs really cheap.

[shop.ebay.com]]]> easnodddy3 Transmissives Transfan Forum Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:57:59 -0500 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,223646#msg-223646 Re: Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,223646#msg-223646
[www.tfw2005.com]]]> thomas Transmissives Transfan Forum Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:50:36 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,221027#msg-221027 Re: Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,221027#msg-221027 Vincent Z. Transmissives Transfan Forum Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:33:55 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,220614#msg-220614 Re: Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,220614#msg-220614
He comes with a motorcycle that turns into his weapon. I can't help but think that the arrangement of the wheels in weapon mode makes it look like the world's most deadly pitching machine...]]> Inverarity Transmissives Transfan Forum Sun, 08 Aug 2010 09:20:34 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219710#msg-219710 Re: Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219710#msg-219710 B00 Transmissives Transfan Forum Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:43:12 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219670#msg-219670 Re: Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219670#msg-219670 fujikuro Transmissives Transfan Forum Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:42:08 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219662#msg-219662 Re: Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219662#msg-219662 does feature super-accurate camo...

...Which could go a LONG way for jet nerds. Like people who helped design the F22...people...named Sanjeev... *sigh*]]> Sanjeev Transmissives Transfan Forum Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:28:02 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219658#msg-219658 Re: Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219658#msg-219658 -------------------------------------------------------
> Saw this pic of Masterpiece Bayscream. It looks
> so, so much better without the obnoxious tribal
> tattoos. That shit is so 90s, man. Glad they
> ditched it.
>
> [toyboxdx.com]

Agreed, however my wallet says Hasbro release plus acetone = the same toy at a bargain price.]]> fujikuro Transmissives Transfan Forum Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:55:07 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219646#msg-219646 Re: Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219646#msg-219646

]]> Gcrush Transmissives Transfan Forum Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:31:22 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219598#msg-219598 Re: Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219598#msg-219598 > Really? Why do you get that feeling?
>
> Have you transformed it yet? I've watched a couple
> vid reviews of it on Youtube, and it looks pretty
> simple and sturdy.

I've transformed it quite a few times now. The main area that worries me is the hinged plate that fits above the engines, between the tailfins. It doesn't want to sit flat, at least on my particular toy; it's always a few mm above the point where it would sit flush. Push down on it to get it in the right place, and it gradually moves back up again.

It's really a minor complaint, though. Between the panel lines and the visual noise from the camo up top, you'd have to be looking at a particular angle to see it clearly, and I doubt it means that the thing is poorly made or bound to fall apart.

Favorite gimmick: the gun and missile assemblies on the forearms. Push a small lever, and the armor plate splits apart and allows the weapons to lift out of the forearms into a firing position. It's the kind of nifty but fiddly thing that's tough to do on a toy unless it's at this sort of scale.]]> Inverarity Transmissives Transfan Forum Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:40:50 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219582#msg-219582 Re: Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219582#msg-219582 fujikuro Transmissives Transfan Forum Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:29:44 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219580#msg-219580 Re: Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219580#msg-219580 -------------------------------------------------------
> ...And I get the feeling it'll
> have the same problem as the similarly-sized
> Masterpiece Starscream (at least the US edition),
> where all the interlocking panels don't quite lie
> flat because of the tension from the surrounding
> hinges.

Really? Why do you get that feeling?

Have you transformed it yet? I've watched a couple vid reviews of it on Youtube, and it looks pretty simple and sturdy.


> Those gripes aside, though, it's a really nifty
> toy. If you haven't got a ROTF Leader Optimus
> Prime yet, go to TRU this week and get Prime and
> Starscream - they have a buy one/get one 50% off
> sale that will net you both for about $65.

You foul temptress! ;)]]> Sanjeev Transmissives Transfan Forum Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:37:38 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219573#msg-219573 Re: Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219573#msg-219573
The jet mode is a little distorted-looking - I can't decide whether it's just that the plane's belly looks too deep, or whether the whole thing looks a touch stubby. And I get the feeling it'll have the same problem as the similarly-sized Masterpiece Starscream (at least the US edition), where all the interlocking panels don't quite lie flat because of the tension from the surrounding hinges.

Those gripes aside, though, it's a really nifty toy. If you haven't got a ROTF Leader Optimus Prime yet, go to TRU this week and get Prime and Starscream - they have a buy one/get one 50% off sale that will net you both for about $65.]]> Inverarity Transmissives Transfan Forum Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:35:14 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219442#msg-219442 Re: Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219442#msg-219442 Sanjeev Transmissives Transfan Forum Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:42:25 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219440#msg-219440 Re: Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219440#msg-219440 B00 Transmissives Transfan Forum Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:51:40 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219418#msg-219418 Re: Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219418#msg-219418 -------------------------------------------------------
> Man you kids these days can't even accept the mere
> fact that it's a TRANSFORMING jet-robot toy as
> being enough.

Of course not. I think it's great that there're a decent number of options out there today. A lot of them suck, a lot of them kick ass. And the economy blows. So why not be choosy?


> And besides, safety regulations have totally
> nerfed shooting gimmicks for anything that isn't
> Nerf...

True. I don't foresee much play value added from the sole, toothless missile launcher, but hey...they tried. I guess you could leave the launcher in the box, and you'd be fine in both modes.

Hey, B00, a favor: when you get a chance, could you please measure the jet mode (nose to afterburner, and wingtip to wingtip)? I'm just curious as to what approximate scale it is.]]> Sanjeev Transmissives Transfan Forum Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:07:22 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219409#msg-219409 Re: Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219409#msg-219409 fujikuro Transmissives Transfan Forum Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:08:09 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219408#msg-219408 Re: Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219408#msg-219408 B00 Transmissives Transfan Forum Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:03:28 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219407#msg-219407 Re: Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219407#msg-219407 fujikuro Transmissives Transfan Forum Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:55:56 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219388#msg-219388 Re: Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219388#msg-219388 > I respect Kawamori (he designed the F15, right?)
> for making nearly ZERO compromises in jet
> mode--it's obviously gorgeous--but the overall
> result is a toy I wasn't terribly impressed with.
> And at the end of the day, a "transforming
> jet-robot TOY" is still what we're dealing with
> here.


Man you kids these days can't even accept the mere fact that it's a TRANSFORMING jet-robot toy as being enough.

And besides, safety regulations have totally nerfed shooting gimmicks for anything that isn't Nerf.

And if you really want to get technical, only one Valkyrie toy ever had a shooting gimmick. And even that was just the gun.]]> VF5SS Transmissives Transfan Forum Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:06:42 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219386#msg-219386 Re: Transformers movie gigantic superthread http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,148584,219386#msg-219386
I respect Kawamori (he designed the F15, right?) for making nearly ZERO compromises in jet mode--it's obviously gorgeous--but the overall result is a toy I wasn't terribly impressed with. And at the end of the day, a "transforming jet-robot TOY" is still what we're dealing with here. Obviously, individual opinions will vary, but like I said, it'd be cool seeing them together.]]> Sanjeev Transmissives Transfan Forum Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:57:45 -0400