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[Dake]

I'm beginning to notice a lot of people misremembering something about the Bulkheads of Animated and Prime. I'm going to make it clear. The Bulkheads of Animated and Prime were never military vehicles.



Animated Bulkhead turned into a police SWAT van.

Most SWAT APCs started life as military vehicles first so it's not so much a misremembering as a potential misattribution. He's paramilitary at a minimum.

That being said I agree, this is far more movie Hound than anything else.

 

[Steevy Maximus]

Animated, for the time being, simply doesn't fit with their strategies going forward. They want multi-purpose toolings that can potentially find new life down the road. Animated reduxes proper can only be used for Animated.

I mean, ultimately, "G1-ification" of most Animated designs leaves you stuff not terribly far removed from the typical looks for most characters. I think the issue is more like, Hasbro made a Bulkhead with a LOT more in common to his Animated iteration than Prime, but opted to namecheck Prime because...it's newer?

I mean, really check out Animated Bulkhead, I see a Lot more hallmarks to this new toy than I do Prime's version.

 

[NovaSaber]

The head is Prime Bulkhead with a nose, and the weapon is from Prime, and those are the only thing besides colors that look much like either of them to me.

 

[DefaultOption]

Prime Bulkhead, meanwhile, was a 4-wheeled off-road SUV, the kind of truck an off-roading enthusiast would own.

That's pretty clearly a stylized (and 4-door-ized) version of the VAMP from GI Joe.

 

[Daith]

He's one of these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMMV_HX_range_of_tactical_trucks
Maybe closest to this one:

Man they've gotten more flat and angular even in real life! Definately not the same thing I drove 15 years ago. Of course the LMTV's I drove were probably as old as I was or not to far from it.

Ok looking them up the LMTV entered service in 96 so not that old, but at this point it makes sense that the services may have upgraded.

 

[unluckiness]

Wait, are the shoulder tires faux kibble? Why would they do that in f neither Animated nor Prime Bulkhead had them? Maybe it’s a hint towards the reuses of the mold? Common consensus is Optimus but i dunno if any of his designs had shoulder tires

 

[Sabrblade]

Wait, are the shoulder tires faux kibble? Why would they do that in f neither Animated nor Prime Bulkhead had them? Maybe it’s a hint towards the reuses of the mold? Common consensus is Optimus but i dunno if any of his designs had shoulder tires

The tires seen behind the cab in vehicle mode are placed where spare tires go on some real-world versions of that truck.

 

[mx-01 archon]

Wait, are the shoulder tires faux kibble? Why would they do that in f neither Animated nor Prime Bulkhead had them? Maybe it’s a hint towards the reuses of the mold? Common consensus is Optimus but i dunno if any of his designs had shoulder tires

I think the ones on his shoulders might be the real tires. You can see the arms wadded up inside the cab.

The ones on his back, then, would be the spares. Which is in fact the accurate mounting location for spares on these types of vehicles.

 

[unluckiness]

Oh yeah, I can see the spares peeking out the back of the cab in vehicle mode now that you mention it

 

[Blot]

On a related note, designer Mark Maher has weighed in on his intent behind this Bulkhead figure's design:
As if there was something wrong with Bulkhead's design fitting into a G1 world in the first place. What, are fat rounded TFs not allowed in G1?

Makes me almost wish we could see what a Floro Dery take on Bulkhead might look like, since he designed a number of big bulbous dudes like the Guardian Robots and the Sharkticons. If those guys can exist, then so can Bulkhead without putting him through such a weight loss regimen.

On the other hand, Floro Dery specifically being told to make a robot fat instead of just doing it himself may wind up revealing he was making chonky robots with his power limiter on.

 

[Steevy Maximus]

Well, at least I feel safe in saying that after seeing Skids and Bulkhead’s Energon weapons, we SHOULD be getting a dang cool accessory pack this time around.

 

[unluckiness]

Hasbro: Whassat? More rice-grain sized minifigures and that one thing from that one episode? You got it!

 

[CoffeeHorse]

Man they've gotten more flat and angular even in real life! Definately not the same thing I drove 15 years ago. Of course the LMTV's I drove were probably as old as I was or not to far from it.

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Ok looking them up the LMTV entered service in 96 so not that old, but at this point it makes sense that the services may have upgraded.

That might have worked. That cab is way more rounded than this Bulkhead we're getting.

 

[Kaon]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1451595405712666625

 

[Xellos]

I am definitely liking this line, and I do like the idea of reimagining them to fit a more G1 aesthetic. Aside from them being able to sit on the same shelves as the WFC figures, I also like how, while the effect parts have been taking a backburner, it looks like the guns are still compatible with them, something I hope they at least do going forward.

Also, very Energon-like with the weapons, which is another cool callback to the old series.

 

[Kaon]

 

[Telly]

Heres hoping ALL the stunticons come with guns this time

 

[Princess Viola]

I like Laser Prime.

I'm really not a fan of the packaging though. I get wanting to use less plastic but the current 'no plastic windows' thing is like...people are deffo gonna steal jive out of the packaging, yeah? And the shape is gonna be impossible to stack.

 

[NovaSaber]

They've said the story for this line is a multiversal crossover.

Does the plot device just give Prime characters noses?

 

[ChessPieceFace]

The black-and-purple pistols are my favorite part of Drag Strip. It's so rare we get weapons that aren't just single-color plastic.

I don't think there's anything here I need. I'll be all over the inevitable Scourge repaint of Optimus, though, it's a nice-looking mold.