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  • Опубликовано: 7 авг 2024
  • All aboard the many hype trains (and shuttles) (and robots).
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    Tracklist:
    [00:00] Intro
    [01:17] Mechanic Studio MS-20 Iron Sky
    [09:22] WFC Siege Astrotrain
    [19:00] Timelines Armada Astrotrain & Sabotage Team
    [26:41] WFC Earthrise Astro Squad - Fuzer & Blast Master
    [30:37] FansToys FT-44 Thomas
    [41:30] Legacy Velocitron Galaxy Shuttle
    #transformers

Комментарии • 416

  • @papersamurai00
    @papersamurai00 Год назад +237

    When I was talking with my wife about Siege Astrotrain and how his guns don't suit gum she pointed out how I describe him as more a weary logistics guy and suggested the guns are for other cons. He's doing his job.
    I find that figuring quite satisfying.

    • @RetroVzqz9313
      @RetroVzqz9313 Год назад +32

      Dude, that is seriously awesome
      You have a real keeper there

    • @dtaylorondabeat
      @dtaylorondabeat Год назад +25

      The fact that you have a wife that can talk transformers with you is amazing, I wish my fiancé would watch the movies with me, don’t fuck it up brother she a keeper

    • @AAX1975
      @AAX1975 Год назад +14

      I absolutely love the extra guns. They help flesh out some of the loose figures I have that don't have proper guns. Very helpful as well when you're outfitting your figures with loads of weapons for shots.

    • @SigmAnalog
      @SigmAnalog Год назад +8

      That's exactly what I've been sayin' about him since the figure first came out! Your wife's a clever one.

    • @transformerstuff7029
      @transformerstuff7029 Год назад +7

      "When I was talking with my wife about Siege Astrotrain"
      There's a joke there somewhere.

  • @AverageDrafter
    @AverageDrafter Год назад +253

    The transformation from shuttle to train might be my single most satisfying transformation of the original G1 line. It's like a reversible sweater.

    • @elijahjarman2837
      @elijahjarman2837 Год назад +14

      I always felt the same about Blitzwing

    • @AverageDrafter
      @AverageDrafter Год назад +14

      Rockets-On-Old-Timey-Train vs Artillery-Turret-On-MIG. We all win!

  • @brotquel1592
    @brotquel1592 Год назад +58

    "Very rare to see a submarine, I wonder how many are in the franchise!"
    * cries in Nautica *

    • @itsahostiletakeover
      @itsahostiletakeover Год назад +8

      I've been begging for a real dedicated figure for her from ANYONE that isn't a hard to get half-assed Blurr retool. Even none of the third parties have touched her, fingers crossed on Mastermind Creations eventually getting to her in their Reformatted line since IDW style is basically the point of that line.

    • @brotquel1592
      @brotquel1592 Год назад +5

      @@itsahostiletakeover I would also like a core/Iron Factory one... hell, Hasbro waited 'till IDW lost their licence to finally give us IDW Blurr and Tarn! Maybe it's about time!
      Actually, nevermind that... If hasbro was to do a Nautica, she'll probably be a half-assed retool...

    • @itsahostiletakeover
      @itsahostiletakeover Год назад +3

      @@brotquel1592 Oh I'd 100% be down with an Iron Factory Nautica as well, I got into the 3P Legends-scale game somewhat early on 😁

    • @Technodreamer
      @Technodreamer Год назад +4

      I lucked into a Nautica toy from someone selling her individually, and she has a permanent place on my shelf.

    • @NALTOHQ
      @NALTOHQ Год назад +3

      I only have one Nautica fig, that Blurr Repaint from the Chaos On Velocitron giftset, and that whole set is a QC issue. :(

  • @ZacOllila
    @ZacOllila Год назад +75

    To give even more credit to Thomas is the decal on it's side (see 36m50s) which is the door that Starscream used to boot Megatron out into space during the OG Transformers movie. Truly a beautiful action figure. Thanks Thew

  • @TheBloodGod8
    @TheBloodGod8 Год назад +44

    The hype for the 3p giant masterpiece with the music and then just Thomas. Made me crack a good laugh.

  • @benreilly9513
    @benreilly9513 Год назад +46

    Y’know, it’s funny, I recently (finally) picked up a Siege Astrotrain for myself, and it landed in my possession a little over a week ago, and as I cracked open the damaged box and started playing with it and doing the alt modes, sometimes I like watching videos tangentially related to the new toy I’m handling, so I put on the Astrotrain video from five years ago and found myself wondering if it would ever get a sequel.
    And here we are!

  • @camhedmr_5593
    @camhedmr_5593 Год назад +5

    When Thew finds a disappointing official figure, I just can HELP but feel the sadness, the emptiness and the unsatisfactory that we can't even beat them with a hammer like a knockoff.

  • @kylelangdon6724
    @kylelangdon6724 11 месяцев назад +5

    “We’re not here to find the perfect Astrotrain.”
    *pulls out Thomas*
    “Anyway here’s the perfect Astrotrian!”

  • @Stormfin
    @Stormfin Год назад +26

    Astrotrain was my first ever Transformers toy, got him at a garage sale in 1995 for three bucks.

    • @AfterAllWeAreHuman
      @AfterAllWeAreHuman 5 месяцев назад +1

      I've seen his G1 version in random places at times. But my first was the Classics 2007. That figure was great. It was like team bullet train. But I didn't really get much rid 2001 stuff.

  • @shadowscribe
    @shadowscribe Год назад +47

    Love the vid. Love they felt like four full reviews sharing the stage (with some filler acts) instead of lightly trimmed synopses.
    Thank Primus Hasbro remembered Galaxy Shuttle, since it's become law Astrotrain isn't allowed to be pretty anymore. I hope they keep bringing him back just because.

  • @tomjames9681
    @tomjames9681 Год назад +13

    I still respect Dropkick as the con with the greatest surface area to decepti-badge ratio. He doesn’t have as much space for one as Astrotrain, but he gives as much as he can.

  • @thebaker525
    @thebaker525 Год назад +25

    “How many subs are there in transformers?”
    Thew, Starscream is _right_ there.

    • @kR-qj7rw
      @kR-qj7rw Год назад +1

      lmfao

    • @Cdr2002
      @Cdr2002 9 месяцев назад

      Breakdown

    • @XplodingTurtle
      @XplodingTurtle 4 месяца назад +1

      @@Cdr2002Breakdown is a powerbottom

    • @Cdr2002
      @Cdr2002 4 месяца назад

      @@XplodingTurtle this is true

  • @cda133
    @cda133 Год назад +3

    I won’t be satisfied until an Astrotrain toy can hold all of the deceptions and a fully formed Devastator but is only as tall as siege megatron in robot mode…

  • @mpp8042
    @mpp8042 Год назад +24

    That third party MP is really slick looking

  • @Martin-xd4jl
    @Martin-xd4jl Год назад +6

    You dropped it in there so casually, but 'Poppin' like a ski-mask on a porpoise' might be one of my new favourite sentences.

  • @enderking5220
    @enderking5220 Год назад +2

    with Thomas, the hands getting flipped in for the shiny thrusters would seem to work decently well for "flamethrower hands" fan mode thingie.

  • @NutjobGTO
    @NutjobGTO Год назад +12

    ... You know, I suddenly want a Sodor Blue version of Thomas with a much more cheerful robot mode face.
    Same helmet, same everything.
    Just blue, and smiley.

    • @optimistprime3192
      @optimistprime3192 2 месяца назад +1

      Idk what Shattered Glass Astrotrain looks like, but in my head at this moment he wears this look. Big and blue and cheery just doing his best to be a Really Useful Decepticon.

  • @michaelsmith2791
    @michaelsmith2791 Год назад +12

    If he did a skywarp one like this it wound be an hour long

    • @kelmacett2456
      @kelmacett2456 Год назад +3

      Have you seen his skywarp cabinet ? More than an hour surely.

  • @grampappyhorstsdirtyanimal
    @grampappyhorstsdirtyanimal Год назад +2

    F-f-five years since the last Astrotrain assembly?
    Bloody hell, I just crumbled into dust

  • @anvak6621
    @anvak6621 Год назад +6

    I'd love to see a video about Thew's favorite toys, just like his top 10 of all time. He has so much fun quippy stuff to say about the one character I can only imagine what he could say about a whole lineup.

  • @sangheili4830
    @sangheili4830 Год назад +4

    My name is Thomas, and I was NOT expecting that! Hahaha.
    Great stuff as always Thew!!

  • @delaneymcdonell5774
    @delaneymcdonell5774 Год назад +15

    Literally every upload Thew makes makes my day better!!

  • @pramusetyakanca1552
    @pramusetyakanca1552 Год назад +4

    Also remember Armada Megs had massive shoulders too.
    He basically wore pillars for shoulder armor.

  • @Evaunit98
    @Evaunit98 Год назад +10

    The funny part of the armada toy was that I believe the colour scheme was originally destined for a figure known as “space warp” so the figure technically is a Skywarp however space warp has the original jetfire head

    • @twistedgaming9185
      @twistedgaming9185 Год назад +2

      There was already an Armada Skywarp, which predates Spacewarp. Spacewarp (along with repainted Space Mini-Con Team) was supposed to be a Universe store exclusive which didn't pan out (because no store wanted it). FunPub tried to revive it, but because Hasbro didn't have the trademark for Spacewarp at first, the toy became Astrotrain (the Space Mini-Con Team was replaced with a repaint of the Giant Planet Mini-Con Team because, according to Takara, all the Armada Mini-Con molds became worn out/unusable).

    • @benjaminjablon4631
      @benjaminjablon4631 Год назад +2

      ​@@twistedgaming9185 shockingly, I've heard that some people actually have it.

  • @elpizo1789
    @elpizo1789 Год назад +4

    Astrotrain, the guy guaranteed to get a participation award for every new entry in the franchise.

  • @curiouspeanut
    @curiouspeanut Год назад +16

    Finally, I know you've had issues with this video and I'm sure it'll be worth the wait!
    Keep up the good stuff 😁

  • @fen4554
    @fen4554 Год назад +8

    WFC Astrotrain takes to paint really, really well. I hit the exterior edges of the detail in trainmode with a metal-silver gundam marker and it looks incredible. You just have to have a light touch and not overdo it.

  • @matthewrobinson2442
    @matthewrobinson2442 Год назад +2

    I remember one of the first times I saw Astrotrain was when he was escaping from a volcano on an alien planet. When asked what the aliens were supposed to do without him, he just bellows "DIE, LIKE THE WORMS YOU ARE" and fucks off into space. He legit made going "aw no im getting the fuck outta here" sound badass.

  • @FantogemeStudios
    @FantogemeStudios Год назад +1

    Gimme some of them good Thew vibes. Need it today.

  • @violagreene4643
    @violagreene4643 Год назад +1

    The "exploded on ignition" line reminded me of something Dusty Rhodes said to Jim Cornette after a promo taping: "Don't joke about the Challenger, kid."

  • @danmccarthy4700
    @danmccarthy4700 Год назад +4

    Every time I start thinking about how we haven't heard from Thew in a while, he drops a new video.

  • @lowellmartens6135
    @lowellmartens6135 Год назад +4

    ' . . . all that flat earth money.' Had me in stitches.
    Sorry Thew, can't bully you to stop, I loved the episode way too much.

  • @DalekTheSupreme
    @DalekTheSupreme Год назад +1

    Great video! I got the Earthrise release of Siege Astrotrain, and his problems aren't lost on me, but something about a Transformer that's a full steam engine with a tender makes me very happy with him.

  • @SlimeBeast-xp7xf
    @SlimeBeast-xp7xf Год назад +2

    I love it when a triple changers vehicle color changes entirely

  • @ethanhughes3397
    @ethanhughes3397 Год назад +4

    We definitely need an update of the collection

  • @171QA
    @171QA Год назад +3

    I’ve grown to love that big purple doofus after I began to include him in my fanfic.

  • @ShinGallon
    @ShinGallon Год назад +10

    Armada Astrotrain is incredible. I love that giant-ass Decepticon badge, and it makes me realize how much I miss light and sound gimmicks in mainline figures. Bangin' video as always!

  • @lowellmartens6135
    @lowellmartens6135 Год назад +3

    Thomas is one of my favourite figures in my collection. It looks so good, in all modes.

  • @BWxEclipse
    @BWxEclipse Год назад +3

    Nothing better than a Thew Video first thing in the morning!

  • @duoconprime2057
    @duoconprime2057 Год назад +2

    Astrotrain: We’ll…. You coming?
    Me: Where?
    Astrotrain: why to Cybertron of course. THIS IS THE CYBERTRON EXPRESS!!!

  • @carsonbailey7090
    @carsonbailey7090 Год назад +1

    I think I speak for most of us when I say we’re here for you more than the transformers, Thew. More frequently released shorter episodes is just more of what we’re here for!

  • @hgc7000
    @hgc7000 Год назад +2

    Always appreciate the love for Astrotrain. He's the best train/shuttle ever.

  • @karimarvargas8603
    @karimarvargas8603 Год назад +1

    3:27 the face of disappointment when someone eats your last Dino nuggies if the fridge

  • @jeffmoeller4522
    @jeffmoeller4522 Год назад +1

    "But he brought the rest of the tunnel out with him."
    I choked on my morning OJ. Thank you , Thew 🤣

  • @80memes
    @80memes Год назад +1

    Birthday, snow day, and thew upload In the same day. Might be my best birthday in a while

  • @juanreyna3852
    @juanreyna3852 Год назад +2

    I guess you could say that those minocons really got you, Hook, Line, and Sinker.

  • @miscuser5534
    @miscuser5534 Год назад +1

    "jettison some weight or I'll never make it back to Cybertron" - the best G1 decepticon

  • @Levitz9
    @Levitz9 Год назад +3

    This was an amazing episode! I love Thew's energy and joy for his toys.

  • @TrueSavage555
    @TrueSavage555 Год назад

    I like how this gets uploaded right after I am finished rewatching the last one.

  • @gavin1837
    @gavin1837 Год назад +1

    I have always thought it would make more sense for Astrotrain to be just as big as Jetfire in g1 because they basically severed the same purpose for there respective sides of the war

  • @crimsonkaiju7085
    @crimsonkaiju7085 Год назад

    This is such a great video for so many reasons. Mainly, I love how excited you get talking about a character you love, which re-reminded my why I love Transformers so much. Superb job!

  • @leftygurl
    @leftygurl Год назад +1

    i think galaxy shuttle wears the mold much more successfully than siege astrotrain. the velocitron collection is primarily about just giving us neat new toys, compared to the very publicized intent of siege being “realistic” and serious in space. the very earthly train mode feels more at home when it’s not trying to pretend it’s extraterrestrial in origin.

  • @EclipseAtDusk
    @EclipseAtDusk Год назад +1

    Armada Powerlinx Jetfire was probs one of my most played with Transformers toys, as a kid - it’s just The Perfect Toy - I honestly rarely even ever combined it with Optimus, he was too good on his own

  • @woolyrhino640
    @woolyrhino640 Год назад +2

    Current pop culture references. Classic Thew.

  • @kingstarscream3807
    @kingstarscream3807 Год назад +3

    Didn't know Galaxy Shuttle coming back was a thing. As a part-timer TF fan, I can always rely on Thew to enlighten me on the pulse of the TF fandom and industry.

    • @LordArikado
      @LordArikado Год назад +2

      I'm not surprised, it barely made it to retail in the first place. It's right there with Cosmos and Hot Rod in terms of ridiculous scarcity outside of a handful of foreign markets, and if you're in the US, it has the Netflix Soundwave problem of "Sold out at preorder and then never made it to actual stores and never got restocked online".

  • @oliverrichardson4429
    @oliverrichardson4429 Год назад +3

    Mechanic Studios’ Iron Sky is still my favorite Astrotrain figure I own

  • @msol
    @msol Год назад

    FT Thomas is the figure I show off to normal people. What’s wild is that going from bot to shuttle reveals almost nothing about how he also turns into a train. That round up being such a neat reveal for whoever I’m showing it to.

  • @SpectrumAnalysis
    @SpectrumAnalysis 5 месяцев назад

    When I was a kid, I had that astro sinker sub minicon in different colours, presumably a repaint or a different character. It was dark gray and blue. Loved it to death! No clue where he came from

  • @TyphonMar
    @TyphonMar Год назад

    Always a good day seeing a Thew video on my feed! Cheers man

  • @serina3872
    @serina3872 Год назад +1

    If his po box was still a thing within a couple of months someone would have probably sent him an original galaxy shuttle

  • @lekanraposte6732
    @lekanraposte6732 Год назад +1

    Is it just me, or the best Astrotain ever remains the G1 original? Simple transformation, perfect train and shuttle mode, and the bot ain't so bad for the times.

  • @tanukijessica
    @tanukijessica Год назад

    "Don't know if I love the edging, first time I've said that" that got me to do a real spit take.

  • @Beedo_Sookcool
    @Beedo_Sookcool Год назад

    Hell, yeah! Excellent review! Thank you!
    Out of all of those, that Thomas looks amazingly good! And cripes, I miss Wispas -- and it's only been two months since I was last home in England . . . .

  • @ALiteralLamp
    @ALiteralLamp Год назад

    I loved watching your astrotrain video when I was bored dorming in college. Great video, and a great update

  • @ChikinPluker
    @ChikinPluker Год назад

    I love these videos where there’s a review of a bunch of the same bot, keep it up!

  • @miggypeso909
    @miggypeso909 Год назад

    Astro train and a Purple Rain reference on the t shirt….truly my favorite video today.

  • @gabrielchee8470
    @gabrielchee8470 Год назад

    Thew: lists the guys with big shoulders.
    *Forgets Minerva and Nightbeat's G1 toy*

  • @RileyZilla1001
    @RileyZilla1001 Год назад +2

    Wonderful stuff as always and i appreciate you deeply dude! Take a nap and keep on keeping on.

  • @Cdr2002
    @Cdr2002 9 месяцев назад

    42:04 as a character Galaxy Shuttle is literally if Astrotrain was an Autobot, you’d love him

  • @sidbeckett5655
    @sidbeckett5655 Год назад

    Man, I wish I had a quarter of your enthusiasm for Galaxy Shuttle, it just didn't click with me.
    You're also making me regret getting rid of the Armada Jetfire repaint, that's such a nice toy.

  • @ProptimusPrime777
    @ProptimusPrime777 Год назад +1

    Thanks to how Seige, ER. And legacy, I love mech fan toys (or whoever made it) Ironsky. Picked it up with their thunderbird and Posoin. Absolutely love the lads

  • @DennyLewis
    @DennyLewis Год назад

    This was a great surprise. Thanks for what you do Thew

  • @mattr75
    @mattr75 Год назад

    Excellent reviews of all the Astrotrains and others

  • @ArrowFyre
    @ArrowFyre Год назад

    Thus brings me full circle to the first video of yours I caught. Great stuff man and yeah Thomas is that damn good, ain't he!

  • @wendyhotchkiss7772
    @wendyhotchkiss7772 Год назад +1

    Aww~ Such a missed opportunity not using your “Choo Choo, Thomas! Woo Woo!” song during the FansToys review’s transformation sequences. Beyond that, I thoroughly enjoyed this video; it is structured beautifully.

  • @NightmareZerogbs
    @NightmareZerogbs Год назад

    Man, I love how all the Astrotrain toys are the same at heart, it is kind of comforting in a way

  • @McLongSausage
    @McLongSausage 5 месяцев назад

    Your Alliteration always brings a smile to my face

  • @windsweeper8002
    @windsweeper8002 Год назад +1

    Great video as always. The Timelines Astrotrain has been a grail of mine for years. Some day...

  • @maxaprettyboy6512
    @maxaprettyboy6512 Год назад

    Thank you for another fun and bright video in a stressful world, much-needed chortles!

  • @stillfirebellows
    @stillfirebellows 11 месяцев назад +1

    Just found this channel today and loving it!!!

  • @chrisbroadbent3138
    @chrisbroadbent3138 Год назад

    One of your best ever. Great job Thew

  • @matthewlist221
    @matthewlist221 11 месяцев назад

    I never picked up the WFC Astrotrain figure because he's just so dark...but I do love the redeco into Victory Shuttle. He looks so good in all three modes, a rarity for a triple changer.

  • @tubalubsplaysdestiny9612
    @tubalubsplaysdestiny9612 Год назад

    39:19 Those are actually smoke deflectors to increase visibility for the engineer. The more you know!

  • @ac6903
    @ac6903 Год назад

    My takeaway after 46 minutes, thew knows a lot about trains

  • @Frosted_Moontips
    @Frosted_Moontips Год назад +1

    37:33 Did a double take right there XDD

  • @aviv27a
    @aviv27a Год назад

    loved that beasties reference! well done, mate. keep fillin' your pockets with youtube dollar bills, sippin' pintes of ale on the window sill, and reviewin' transformers that's chilly-chill✊

  • @CharonsNightmare
    @CharonsNightmare Год назад

    I appreciate the fingernails fitting the vibes and colours of the video

  • @TheNynjspider
    @TheNynjspider Год назад

    Thew, your channel is a delight. Truly

  • @TristanAndersen
    @TristanAndersen Год назад

    Absolutely amazing alliteration as always!

  • @HashbrownMashup
    @HashbrownMashup Год назад

    My G1 and 3P Legends (I call them micro-scale) shelves are now one and the same. I bought the MFT Astrotrain and Octane to go with my G1 Blitzwing and you can't friggin' tell.

  • @G7M9W
    @G7M9W Год назад +1

    Oooh dat Astrotrain! The A-train is my favorite Transformer so this vid is the soothing light at the end of a tunnel of a day. Thanks, Thew!

  • @EricTheKartoonKing
    @EricTheKartoonKing Год назад

    At last, got my Thew fix! And what a fun and satisfying fix it was

  • @DADooWALKER
    @DADooWALKER Год назад

    5:20 Soft Sine Wave…I might have to use in my math class. Keep them coming.

  • @Gigas0101
    @Gigas0101 Год назад

    I kinda want to get Thomas and display him with the afterburners in place of the hands, like he's a cybertronian stylist giving another transformer a blow-dry.

  • @lowellmartens6135
    @lowellmartens6135 Год назад +2

    That Armada Astrotrain is awesome!!

  • @gavynmarrey2420
    @gavynmarrey2420 Год назад

    Thanks Thew - always get a smile & a laugh from your self

  • @TrueKoalaKnight
    @TrueKoalaKnight Год назад

    I'm genuinely surprised the Armada Jetfire mould was never re-deco-ed into Galaxy Shuttle.

  • @thatwaffleguy4958
    @thatwaffleguy4958 Год назад

    8:18 Honestly, I'm glad Thew's keeping it wheel about the lack of wheels.

  • @ELijAHN0EL
    @ELijAHN0EL Год назад +1

    We are all All Friends and over 40 and we are in this with Yew!!! Hell Yes Thew ❤️

  • @pokeprime94
    @pokeprime94 Год назад

    I really just want a commander class Astrotrain, massive train nerd and I love Astrotrain as a character.
    Like how he had bad eye sight in the comics and needed goggles to see far and possibly even glasses of some sort