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Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by 18th_Angel on Thursday, June 01, 2006 @ 11:12:50 PM
dude! I can't wait to see how this looks! (in focus) I think this'll be great and strange!
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by ricprime on Thursday, June 01, 2006 @ 11:27:14 PM
dude! these classic things kick ass!
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by lord_onixprime on Thursday, June 01, 2006 @ 11:27:42 PM
looks sweet. cant wait
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by pNin01(pNin01@hotmail.com) on Thursday, June 01, 2006 @ 11:27:49 PM
OMG, this will be awesome! You can see the hips and knee joints appear very similar to the Alternator/Binaltech version, meaning the legs will be highly poseable. I'm very excited if this is real. The Classics line is looking gooooood.
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by Darkdecepticon on Thursday, June 01, 2006 @ 11:27:56 PM
Interesting transformation. I really can't wait to see what the final product looks like.
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by SideshowSideswipe on Thursday, June 01, 2006 @ 11:28:06 PM
Damn it I need to have my eyes checked.
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by slugpitcher on Thursday, June 01, 2006 @ 11:35:12 PM
i thought the energon grimlock was really good if you didn't combine it with swoop, it just wasn't disburserd well
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by DVXPrime on Friday, June 02, 2006 @ 12:07:39 AM
I am taking this with a grain of salt because it's an UNCONFIRMED sketch, but this would be a fantastic addition to the Classics line. If they do bring back the Grimster, let's see what they can do about ressurecting the rest of his Dinobot homies.
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by DVXPrime on Friday, June 02, 2006 @ 12:11:23 AM
PS, not that I'm ungrateful or anything to everybody who contributes sketches and other tidbits like these, but...how do y'all get ahold of these things? Doesn't Hastak care about leaks like these? Or maybe they allow these leaks to get oot to spur interest in the line...hmmmm...
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by zedman on Friday, June 02, 2006 @ 12:42:43 AM
Man this is going to be a great line! I think I am going to cry....
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by Blitzwing on Friday, June 02, 2006 @ 12:55:02 AM
A different take, but all the same quite impressive. Leaks happen in any facet in business. Some people enjoy the rush of trying to be covert and not get caught... and we the fans reap the reward. I would think if the person 'leaking' this were to be caught by HasTak, there'd be dues to pay.
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by Roboto750 on Friday, June 02, 2006 @ 01:51:46 AM
I like it!
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by SMOG on Friday, June 02, 2006 @ 02:11:28 AM
I heard early on that Grimlock would be part of this line, so I've been eagerly awaiting any news on this figure.
Now, finally... I have to say I kind of hope that this isn't the final design.
I know, I know... but hear me out, I'm not griping just for griping's sake. This is a pretty good looking Grimlock, and if it's executed like the other Classics seem to be, it'll probably be a great figure.
However, it's missing something, isn't it?
I ran into this problem a while back when I tried to customize a Transmetal Megatron into a Grimlock and I realised that Grimlock has never been a sleek, low-slung realistic T-rex... he's always been a plodding, cartoonish, blocky, oddly cute T-Rex. Grimlock is a mighty warrior, but he's also kind of a loveable clod.
This sketch is missing some of that "classic" personality. Grimlock is possibly one of the most iconic Transformers, so I'm wondering why they didn't hew a little closer to that original design.
I think the designers of the Energon Grimlock understood what I'm talking about, but they pushed it too far in that design (which wasn't very nicely executed in the end, and too small anyway).
Maybe something a little more traditional in the actual transformation dynamics would have preserved that quality, that stompy, blocky Grimlock we remember?
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by Smeg on Friday, June 02, 2006 @ 02:30:59 AM
Grimlock and I realised that Grimlock has never been a sleek, low-slung realistic T-rex... he's always been a plodding, cartoonish, blocky, oddly cute T-Rex.
I get what you're saying, but I don't think it would fit with the design direction of this toy line. The original Grimlock was based on the common misperception of a Tyrranosaur's posture. It wasn't intended to add character, that's just how most people assumed the creatures moved. Today it's more commonly accepted that they stood like this interpretation.
You bring up an important point, though - by having an alt mode capable of animal expression, Grimlock became more recognizable in that form. It became increasingly odd that he would find it necessary to transform at all.
Personally, I'm just pleased to see that it doesn't transform like a Beast Wars toy. I think you could probably pose him more like what you're looking for. Depends on the range of motion in the head, I guess.
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by Jammybugga on Friday, June 02, 2006 @ 02:55:33 AM
I dont like to be overly negative on these posts. So much trash talk from the fans sometimes. But these sketches are pretty bad. I mean just the quality of them. Doesnt look like something that was done by a proffessional. Even if the picture was clear and not blurry I think it just looks like something I would have drawn and I suck at drawing. I really like the Classic Line so far and I hope they have a Grimlock but I am kinda hoping these sketches are fake or just real early tests.
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by SMOG on Friday, June 02, 2006 @ 03:07:04 AM
Exactly... he may be less realistic, but there's something very distinctive and cariacature-like about Grimmy's dino-mode... in the cartoon especially.
Much moreso than his robot mode even... which is where this design kind of misses the mark a bit. The robot mode looks like a pretty decent rendition of Grimlock, but the dino-mode is just too removed from that big dopey dinobot that we all have so much affection for.
However, I think it's a matter of stylization, rather than biological accuracy. It would have been possible to reconfigure the Grimlock into a realistic less-upright T-rex and still preserve that classic "stompy" feeling (I like that word). :)
A good example of this is the Gojulas Giga from Zoids, a more modern re-take on the original retro-looking Gojulas (aka Zoidzilla). Note the horizontal configuration, while retaining a blocky, stylized proportions.
a couple of links to images:
http://www.pheno.zoids.org.uk/protogojulasgiga.htm
http://www.toy-wave.com/php/detail.php?id=2633&table=07e
Also, while I agree that it's nice he's not a BW-style beastformer, for some reason, it bothers me that the head splits in half and becomes his feet.
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by SMOG on Friday, June 02, 2006 @ 03:10:22 AM
This design sheet looks a lot like the Megatron Abrahms tank design that circulated just recently... which casts some doubt.
We already know that Classics Megatron is a nerf gun, not that sweet tank design... so maybe this Grimlock is an abandoned or phony design?
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by Smeg on Friday, June 02, 2006 @ 03:22:11 AM
I have no doubt that this and the Megatron design are authentic. This sort of design artwork is nothing to take for granted, and is certainly the work of a professional. Shame on anyone who suggests otherwise.
Whether these designs make it to production or not is anyone's guess, but the fact that they've made it as far as a color proof suggests to me that there will at least be prototypes made.
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by SMOG on Friday, June 02, 2006 @ 03:23:58 AM
If that tank Megatron design gets made, I WANT IT! :)
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by Emerje on Friday, June 02, 2006 @ 05:37:50 AM
Well, he's different, that's for sure. Can't say I'm too thrilled with his transformation. Not that I think he looks bad, but I've never been thrilled with beast-bots that stand on their head it robot mode. Grimlock has such a unique and iconic transformation that says "classic" to me, no other figure has ever nailed it the same way (aside from some of the other G1 Dinobots), even WW Grimlock retained some of those features. It's not a bad transformation, it's just not a transformation fitting of Grimlock.
Emerje
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by amethysted on Friday, June 02, 2006 @ 07:29:12 AM
Awsome!
If this is true, fans this could be the best line so far...
I like the way the transform involves Grims dino head as his robot feet... Very interesting...
I cant wait to see more Classics!
Keep em coming TFans!
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by openwound on Friday, June 02, 2006 @ 08:36:18 AM
Why is it so out of focus?
Possibly intentional to hide the fact that its fake??
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by Smeg on Friday, June 02, 2006 @ 09:00:04 AM
It's out of focus because TFormers blew up the proportions. The original image is quite small. Jesus H Christ you people are quick to shout "fake, fake!"
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by Emerje on Friday, June 02, 2006 @ 10:13:52 AM
Maybe you're too eager to shout "real"? There's no proof one way or the other that this really came from Hasbro other than some anonymous person on the internet's word that it is. I'll believe it's real when a reputable Hasbro employee says so, and I'll believe it's fake when someone is capable of debunking it. For now I'm just going to stay neutral and hate the design on its own merits alone. ;)
Emerje
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by Smeg on Friday, June 02, 2006 @ 01:35:48 PM
You must be right. I forgot how often people engineer and draft bogus Transformers designs for fake color proofs just to trick toy collectors. Come to think of it, these must be fake too - look at that image quality! I'm calling BS.
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by LandRoacher on Friday, June 02, 2006 @ 03:25:20 PM
And who the hell said that this Grimlock can't do it like that Zoid?? We just have to wait 'till the prototype.
About the Tank Megs, maybe that's no Meg, but Galv! Remember that he was more of a tank than a gun....
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by SMOG on Friday, June 02, 2006 @ 05:03:31 PM
I'd love it if the final product comes out looking more like the Gojulas Giga zoid... but based on this sketch, he's gonna have to put on a LOT of weight in the legs.
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by SMOG on Friday, June 02, 2006 @ 05:07:17 PM
As for the tank being Classics Galvatron, I kind of doubt it. I'd believe an Alternator Megatron sooner.
It doesn't quite make sense for a line so focused on capturing the "look" of G1 cartoon Transformers. If they did make a Galvatron, he'd likely have more of an "anime" look, and he'd probably resemble Energon Megatron more
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by LandRoacher on Saturday, June 03, 2006 @ 07:57:18 PM
Well, it does looks like he can support the weight with his legs + tail.
About the tank, yeah, I doubt it too (especially 'cus the head is from Megatron, not Galvatron), but you never know.....
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by Emerje on Sunday, June 04, 2006 @ 10:17:18 PM
You must be right. I forgot how often people engineer and draft bogus Transformers designs for fake color proofs just to trick toy collectors. Come to think of it, these must be fake too - look at that image quality! I'm calling BS.
Um... right. I don't get it, why are you taking such offence to this? You've got no proof that they're real, no reliable source, no official announcement from Hasbro, and no artist taking credit for drawing this up, yet you still blindly believe it's real. You don't think that's a little, I don't know, gullible?
Do I think they're real? I don't know, I don't have any proof one way or the other and neither do you. Why can't you just accept the possibility that these are fake?
Emerje
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by Jammybugga on Monday, June 05, 2006 @ 01:29:35 AM
Emerje, I have to agree with you on this one. Why get so worked up or jump to accepting this as real. Better to take it for what it is, an unsubstantiated drawing of a Transformer, that is in rough form at best. I am really liking the Classic line so far and hope for a Grimlock but I will get more excited when I see a real prototype.
Re: TF Classics Grimlock? (Score: 1) by J_Man on Thursday, September 28, 2006 @ 04:30:33 AM
It's funny how so many things that turns out to be real has a long list of people saying it's fake. People claiming to know why it's fake and everything but then the official word comes out and those people never say "oops I made a mistake."
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