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Author Topic: WIZKIDS TRANSFORMERS G1 Miniatures (NEW! WAVE 2)  (Read 4395 times)

Offline Andym

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Re: WIZKIDS TRANSFORMERS G1 Miniatures (NEW! Comparison Size)
« Reply #15 on: January 10, 2020, 04:25:11 PM »
So how many Starscreams are you buying to change into Thundercracker and the like? I suppose a slight change could see Bumblebee as Cliffjumper....

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Re: WIZKIDS TRANSFORMERS G1 Miniatures (NEW! Comparison Size)
« Reply #16 on: January 10, 2020, 04:41:52 PM »
Yeah these look great, but I'm especially looking forward to wave 2 which has soundwave, Laserbeak and Rumble (or Frenzy, depending on what side of the argument you are)

So how many Starscreams are you buying to change into Thundercracker and the like? I suppose a slight change could see Bumblebee as Cliffjumper....
If you're really ambitious you could convert Optimus into ultra Magnus, he is basicly optimus + extra armour.
I'm guessing we'll see skywarp and thundercracker soon enough though, but at $5 a piece I guess converting starscream is a an option if you can't wait

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Re: WIZKIDS TRANSFORMERS G1 Miniatures (NEW! Comparison Size)
« Reply #17 on: January 11, 2020, 01:35:25 AM »
Now....where to get them in the UK? ???

I've found US sites that charge $15 for p&p! :o
Yeah well, the USPS is upping shipping fees again on the 26th.

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Re: WIZKIDS TRANSFORMERS G1 Miniatures
« Reply #18 on: January 11, 2020, 08:42:01 AM »
Some news about the Wizkids Transformers G1:
a review video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69aLUbVjLtE&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3URB2ZVujqs0UaCTyOGB73NFx5bfqhuux1SQfuRsehDJ51Ti8FaVwCZG8
Thanks for sharing the video, despite wobbling camera and heavy breathing :D
I would like he said something more about quality of the models, as my experience with WizKids Deep Cuts isn't that great (heavy mold lines that are a pain to remove due to the bendy material they use, especially on thinner parts).

Anyway, I'n looking forward to get these. And the next wave! :D
Hopefully some european distributor will make these available. If not, the very low price (especially considering the size) could make these a worthy purchase even oversea.
« Last Edit: January 11, 2020, 08:43:57 AM by Gabbi »

Offline mithril

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Re: WIZKIDS TRANSFORMERS G1 Miniatures
« Reply #19 on: January 11, 2020, 09:02:13 AM »
Some news about the Wizkids Transformers G1:
a review video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69aLUbVjLtE&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3URB2ZVujqs0UaCTyOGB73NFx5bfqhuux1SQfuRsehDJ51Ti8FaVwCZG8

These miniature are really big, then they have almost the right scale to play with 28mm miniatures.
Then I think I could buy some of them when I want to play with transformers and 28mm gijoes ;)
and a picture with comparison size with a 28mm miniature:

holy crud, those are huge. i was expecting something comparable to a battletech mech or a reaper CAV.

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Re: WIZKIDS TRANSFORMERS G1 Miniatures (NEW! Comparison Size)
« Reply #20 on: January 11, 2020, 11:10:23 AM »
Large, certainly, but definitely not 28mm. Going by the pictures, Bumblebee might pass at that scale, but Prime and Megatron are more in the 15mm range  ;)
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Re: WIZKIDS TRANSFORMERS G1 Miniatures (NEW! Comparison Size)
« Reply #21 on: January 13, 2020, 04:09:44 PM »
I'm guessing we'll see skywarp and thundercracker soon enough though, but at $5 a piece I guess converting starscream is a an option if you can't wait
They're exactly the same, just different colors. Along with the no-name weird neon green one that shows up occasionally.
I wouldn't call different paint colors converting.
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Re: WIZKIDS TRANSFORMERS G1 Miniatures
« Reply #22 on: January 13, 2020, 05:11:38 PM »
Thanks for sharing the video, despite wobbling camera and heavy breathing :D
I would like he said something more about quality of the models, as my experience with WizKids Deep Cuts isn't that great (heavy mold lines that are a pain to remove due to the bendy material they use, especially on thinner parts).

Anyway, I'n looking forward to get these. And the next wave! :D
Hopefully some european distributor will make these available. If not, the very low price (especially considering the size) could make these a worthy purchase even oversea.

You are lucky Gabbi, you could use these cheap miniature to play with the bot war rules, considering that the G1 miniatures are no more available ;)
Initially I ignored the Wizkids miniatures, I've yet all the metal G1 bot war miniatures (and yet painted 18 of them), but now that I know their size, I wil surely buy them for my 28mm G.I. Joes :D
« Last Edit: January 13, 2020, 05:13:32 PM by Katsuhiko JiNNai »

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Re: WIZKIDS TRANSFORMERS G1 Miniatures (NEW! Comparison Size)
« Reply #23 on: January 15, 2020, 08:45:32 AM »
Probably need 11 of those Seeker body types to paint up Starscream, Skywarp, Thundercracker, Sunstorm, Nacelle, Hotlink, Bitstream, Ion Storm, Acid Storm, Nova Storm and Red Wing  ;D

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Re: WIZKIDS TRANSFORMERS G1 Miniatures (NEW! Comparison Size)
« Reply #24 on: January 15, 2020, 08:47:46 AM »
Probably need 11 of those Seeker body types to paint up Starscream, Skywarp, Thundercracker, Sunstorm, Nacelle, Hotlink, Bitstream, Ion Storm, Acid Storm, Nova Storm and Red Wing  ;D

And that's not counting the coneheads Dirge, Thrust and Ramjet...  ;D

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Re: WIZKIDS TRANSFORMERS G1 Miniatures (NEW! Comparison Size)
« Reply #25 on: March 08, 2020, 08:58:14 PM »
From June 2020 will be available the Wave 2:








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Re: WIZKIDS TRANSFORMERS G1 Miniatures (NEW! WAVE 2)
« Reply #26 on: March 09, 2020, 08:40:27 AM »
Soundwave was my all time fave! 8) 8) 8) Always used to try and do the voice......never managed it, but I tried!

Ps. ...as a kid BTW. I used to try and do the voice when I was a kid! ;)

We’re the Phase One Transformers not supposed to be released in the UK in February? The only ones I can find are on eBay. And it’s the same price for postage as the actual minis! >:(

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Re: WIZKIDS TRANSFORMERS G1 Miniatures (NEW! WAVE 2)
« Reply #27 on: March 09, 2020, 11:48:22 AM »
Odd that Arcee gets a release, I like the character but never figured her a mainstay over other Autobots like say Grimlock, Hound, Jazz etc.