Pontiac Solstice Transformer Toys Leaked

TOY4TWO · 03-28-2007, 06:10 PM

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpo...92&postcount=3

akinmb · 03-28-2007, 06:40 PM

They REALLY should've made it a Sky... no appologies...the Sky is just so far superior as far as styling. To each there own I suppose..

Midnight Sky · 03-28-2007, 07:42 PM

Yeah, I saw that toy a couple of months ago on another site, but I wasn't too impressed with the quality of it.

What I would like is for someone to make us a functioning hardtop like the one they have for the movie. (By functioning I mean the being able to get into the trunk).

firstpinkever · 03-28-2007, 11:00 PM

yeah that hardtop is GREAT!

ParrotHeadNation · 04-02-2007, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by firstyellowintex

yeah that hardtop is GREAT!

yeah i'm really liking that hardtop

xmicro_Redline · 04-02-2007, 04:37 PM

That is what I wrote on a post 3 months ago to the hardtop people. Create one the same shape as the softop. NICE!!!

JRinKY · 04-02-2007, 06:54 PM

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Midnight Sky : Yeah, I saw that toy a couple of months ago on another site, but I wasn't too impressed with the quality of it.
What I would like is for someone to make us a functioning hardtop like the one they have for the movie. (By functioning I mean the being able to get into the trunk).

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xmicro_Redline : That is what I wrote on a post 3 months ago to the hardtop people. Create one the same shape as the softop. NICE!!!

Does anyone know how the movie version top functions ?

xmicro_Redline · 04-02-2007, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by JRinKY

Does anyone know how the movie version top functions ?

I would imagine it could be done like the soft top. Peg into the trunk and the handle into the windshield surround. Lift straight up to remove.

Midnight Sky · 04-02-2007, 07:16 PM

I considered fabricating a top like that myself (for all of about ten minutes before I remembered how inept I am at sheet metal fabrication).

About the only way I could tell to make a top that replicates the lines of the soft top and still have the trunk operate would be to make it like the top on the Noble.

xmicro_Redline · 04-02-2007, 07:22 PM

The two back pieces that peg into the trunk would be on sprng loaded hinges. NICE!!!

marklynn70 · 04-02-2007, 11:11 PM

Pretty cool, really should have gone with the SKY though. I guess they didn't want a Transformer that would steal the attention away from the rest of the robots.

dengel · 04-03-2007, 12:15 AM

hahaha

Saw this thread and had immediate visions of an "authentic" solstice toy, complete with leaking differential!

And sorry guys, but I think the Solstice follows in the footsteps of the Porsche 935 (the original Transformer Jazz) better than the Sky ever could. It is just more similar to the rounded curves that the Porsche has.

FYI, I saw a trailer for the Transformer Movie tonight during 24. Mostly footage of the Camaro though. Didn't catch any glimpes of the Solstice.

Spag · 04-03-2007, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by dengel

Saw this thread and had immediate visions of an "authentic" solstice toy, complete with leaking differential!

I did the same thing!

skl8260 · 04-03-2007, 10:40 PM

When they were making the movie, I bet the SKY wasn't available yet. I wish I still had my Transformers and Ninja Turtles...

Talz · 04-05-2007, 03:29 AM

I prefer the Sky to the Solstice, but the Solstice was the perfect fit for an updated Jazz and with the limited 'cast' of transformers a second kappa wouldn't make sense.

Sky Ninja · 04-11-2007, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by akinmb

They REALLY should've made it a Sky... no appologies...the Sky is just so far superior as far as styling. To each there own I suppose..

I agree, but it seems as though the Pontiac is more popular.

**reedred** · 04-11-2007, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Sky Ninja

I agree, but it seems as though the Pontiac is more popular.

About twice as popular. They really should've used a Miata- they're ten billion times more fun!

Midnight Sky · 04-11-2007, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Sky Ninja

I agree, but it seems as though the Pontiac is more popular.

I disagree. I haven't seen anything that shows that the Solstice is more popular. But Pontiac has spent a fortune pimping out their product. Tons of TV ads; the "Set Up" show on Speed Channel; and a spot in the Transformer movie. Just to name a few. It also hasn't worked. See the thread on the MSN most popular car list - Sky #3......Solstice #7.

IMO IMO IMO

dengel · 04-12-2007, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Midnight Sky

I disagree. I haven't seen anything that shows that the Solstice is more popular. But Pontiac has spent a fortune pimping out their product. Tons of TV ads; the "Set Up" show on Speed Channel; and a spot in the Transformer movie. Just to name a few. It also hasn't worked. See the thread on the MSN most popular car list - Sky #3......Solstice #7.

IMO IMO IMO

Other than the fact that GM decided that they need to make twice as many Solstices as they do Sky's, you mean?

FYI, I haven't seen "tons" of TV ads for the Solstice. In fact I haven't seen a single Solstice specific ad at all. I've seen GM ads or Pontiac ads where the Solstice is one of several vehicles featured, but as a halo vehicle for the brand I don't find that particularly excessive.

I don't know enough about the Speed Channel show to comment one way or the other.

And as far as the Transformer movie goes, they are featuring a fleet of GM vehicles, to include a Hummer, a Chevy Camaro and a GMC Truck. It seems like Saturn is one of the only GM brands not worthy of celebrity status...

Just my opinion, of course.

**reedred** · 04-12-2007, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by dengel

It seems like Saturn is one of the only GM brands not worthy of celebrity status...

Just my opinion, of course.

The Sky did get to hang with Lindsay Lohan at GM Ten, though:

The Solstice GXP got stuck with Carmen Electra:

And I think we all know what Carmen's taste is like!

Of course, Lindsay may have been drunk...

dengel · 04-12-2007, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by reedred

The Sky did get to hang with Lindsay Lohan at GM Ten, though:

The Solstice GXP got stuck with Carmen Electra:

And I think we all know what Carmen's taste is like!

Of course, Lindsay may have been drunk...

Well, not surprisingly, neither Lindsay nor Carmen do a thing for me.

Now if you put Hugh Jackman in a Solstice (or a Sky), that would be another story all together...

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03-28-2007, 07:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
Midnight Sky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Central North Carolina Posts: 208 My Photos: (0)	Yeah, I saw that toy a couple of months ago on another site, but I wasn't too impressed with the quality of it. What I would like is for someone to make us a functioning hardtop like the one they have for the movie. (By functioning I mean the being able to get into the trunk). __________________ PS -- That is what part of the alphabet would look like if Q and R were missing (Mitch Hedberg)

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firstpinkever Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mansfield,Texas Posts: 367 My Photos: (9)	yeah that hardtop is GREAT! __________________ John and Stacey Precour First Yellow in Texas VIN # 2158 Black interior all options except XM Red Calipers Painted to match Engine Cover with Pearl Red Underbody Neon Lights

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xmicro_Redline Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York Posts: 4,500 My Photos: (1)	That is what I wrote on a post 3 months ago to the hardtop people. Create one the same shape as the softop. NICE!!! Attached Thumbnails

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04-02-2007, 07:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
Midnight Sky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Central North Carolina Posts: 208 My Photos: (0)	I considered fabricating a top like that myself (for all of about ten minutes before I remembered how inept I am at sheet metal fabrication). About the only way I could tell to make a top that replicates the lines of the soft top and still have the trunk operate would be to make it like the top on the Noble. Attached Thumbnails __________________ PS -- That is what part of the alphabet would look like if Q and R were missing (Mitch Hedberg)

04-02-2007, 07:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
xmicro_Redline Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York Posts: 4,500 My Photos: (1)	The two back pieces that peg into the trunk would be on sprng loaded hinges. NICE!!!

04-02-2007, 11:11 PM	#11 (permalink)
marklynn70 First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Oldsmar, Florida Posts: 2,560 My Photos: (282)	Pretty cool, really should have gone with the SKY though. I guess they didn't want a Transformer that would steal the attention away from the rest of the robots. __________________ *Mark* Black Onyx B/R Interior 5-Speed XMMP36-Disk*Monsoon Stereo 18in Chrome Wheels _00565_ GM CAI Mud Flaps Stubby Antenna KS Little Chromies Chrome L/P Frame 1ST 1000 Badge Windscreen by http://www.windrestrictor.com

04-03-2007, 12:15 AM	#12 (permalink)
dengel Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: solsticeforum.com Posts: 1,030 My Photos: (0)	hahaha Saw this thread and had immediate visions of an "authentic" solstice toy, complete with leaking differential! And sorry guys, but I think the Solstice follows in the footsteps of the Porsche 935 (the original Transformer Jazz) better than the Sky ever could. It is just more similar to the rounded curves that the Porsche has. FYI, I saw a trailer for the Transformer Movie tonight during 24. Mostly footage of the Camaro though. Didn't catch any glimpes of the Solstice.

04-03-2007, 10:40 PM	#14 (permalink)
skl8260 First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 308 My Photos: (7)	When they were making the movie, I bet the SKY wasn't available yet. I wish I still had my Transformers and Ninja Turtles... __________________ "All this talk of sparks and chipmunk beheading got me excited...'' - CdnSkyGuy

04-05-2007, 03:29 AM	#15 (permalink)
Talz Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 187 My Photos: (0)	I prefer the Sky to the Solstice, but the Solstice was the perfect fit for an updated Jazz and with the limited 'cast' of transformers a second kappa wouldn't make sense.