I just saw the Transformers movie...any kits available?

Prince of Styrene II wrote:

Interesting.  The Bumblebee is the best one, IMO.   Some of those others look like he took multiple Alternator parts & kitbashed them into each other.

Agreed.

I think  he added the new VW body onto the "Classic" Bumblebee figure.  It looks like he did a similar thing with Ironhide.

What is the "Alternators" stuff that I keep reading about? Is that one of the offshoot toy lines?

EDIT:  I did a quick search and discovered that the"Alternators" is a line of relatively newly released Transformers still for sale. My last real involvement with transformers was when I was 10 to 12 or 13 years old in 1984-86 or so. I guess a lot has happened since then.

Regards,

Lufbery wrote:

In any event, the number and range of models available for the Transformers seems pretty limited. I'll bet that with a DVD of the film for reference, a kit of the car that makes the alternate mode, and a lot of time, one could scratch build a good representation of Bumblebee, Ironhide, or the other Autobots.

Ha! I don't often quote myself, but I found a web site where somebody had done just what I described, but for the original transformers: http://www.marksprojects.com/

Check out Bumblebee and Ironhide (part way down the page).

Hi all,

I saw the movie again this past Friday, this time with my wife. She really liked the flick too.

I can see a sequel set 10 years in the future where Sam and Mikela are married, have two kids, and Bumblebee is a minivan.  

In any event, the number and range of models available for the Transformers seems pretty limited. I'll bet that with a DVD of the film for reference, a kit of the car that makes the alternate mode, and a lot of time, one could scratch build a good representation of Bumblebee, Ironhide, or the other Autobots. 

Regards, 

AFAIK, the original designs are japanese but never got beyond the toy stage.

The americans decided to make it into a TV-series(under licence) and the rest is history. 

After that the Japanese kinda "re-imported" it and made it into a major series.

Yes, there were some japanese kits of the original designs but very crude and cheap. 

Lufbery wrote:

Oh well. Thanks for the answers, and the Optimus Prime clone looks pretty cool. The manufacturers even use the correct symbols for the Autobots and Decepticons. :D Regards,

 doubt they'd make that easy mistake, since...it's Takara.  If you look at the bottom of a 1982 G1 optimus toy trailer, yup you will read Takara.

I remember when I was younger, they had snapfit kits for the gen1 constructicons.  You can always just build some 1/24, 1/25 cars in the same paint scheme, especially now that AMT made the new Camaro concept this year.  Or a porshce 935 for the original jazz, F-15/F-22 for starscream, thundercracker, n skywarp, etc.  A lot of the gen1 transformer actually already have scale kits for their real life counterparts.

SprueOne wrote:

I'm sure there will be a lot of mechandise toys first.

You havn't walked down a toy asile lately, have you?

Lufbery wrote:

Oh well. Thanks for the answers, and the Optimus Prime clone looks pretty cool.

He's the same mold as Optimus, just a repaint.  The seperate vehicles come molded in their respective colors, but are literally halves that you glue together.  That's it.  Optimus/Scourge has a few more parts.  With a lot of care, it could turn into a neat little build.

Oh well. Thanks for the answers, and the Optimus Prime clone looks pretty cool. The manufacturers even use the correct symbols for the Autobots and Decepticons. :D

Regards,

Frankyto Jr. wrote:

I've been loking for any models on the movie, but no succes. I hope anyone knows and spread the news!! Meanwhile, lets keep on looking for them!!

There are no models from the new movie.  There have been models of Transformers previously (I have one from a Japanese series- Super Mode "Grand Convoy"/ Optimus from Takara, a very simplified kit) but I doubt that there will be any from the movie.  Even though there's a long & loved history of the 'bots, I don't think any company would "take the risk" producing them.  If they did, you know they'd be prepainted snaps, which is fine with me because I'd just glue & primer them anyway.

I just also googled & found out a Grand Scourge (evil Optimus clone) and Grand (Ultra) Magnus also was made.

You can buy Grand Scourge here, but he's on backorder.