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Highbrow (TF 2010)

2010-11-22T00:05:53Z

Torgo: Undo revision 520513 by Khajidha (Talk) Look at the profile view - cockpit & fuselage shape are similar, plus the false "engine" on Highbrow's

{{faction|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Highbrow}}
:''Highbrow is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline.]]''
[[Image:TF2010-toy_Highbrow.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"[[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]] ain't got nothing on me!"]]

With age comes experience, and in '''Highbrow'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s case, that's a lot of combat experience. He has ended up fighting many seemingly unwinnable battles in his lifetime, but nobody has managed to take him out just yet. Highbrow may be old, but he's far from frail.

==Toys==
===''Transformers'' (2010)===
*'''Highbrow''' (Voyager Class, 2010/2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AA-11'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 gatling guns

:Highbrow transforms into a World War II-era fighter resembling a [[wikipedia:Lockheed P-38 Lightning|P-38 Lightning]], with some influence from the [http://www.luft46.com/bv/bvp170.html Blohm & Voss P.170] design study. In robot mode he features a flip-down battle mask and is armed with two removable non-firing gatling guns on [[5mm posts|5mm pegs]] and propellers on his forearms, which are geared to spin if you press down the engines. Strangely, he does not have a faction symbol in either mode, something of a rarity among modern Transformers.

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==Notes==
*Highbrow's battle mask resembles the goggles and headgear of a WWII American fighter pilot. The lens of the goggles are made of a clear plastic, allowing one to see Highbrow's eyes when the mask is down.

[[Category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Transformers 2010 toyline characters]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

Talk:Highbrow (TF 2010)

2010-11-22T00:03:53Z

Torgo:

I don't really see the resemblance to the XF5U (removed the reference - if you put it back, can you point out what's so similar?). I could've sworn I saw a German prototype or design study that looked like Highbrow's vehicle mode, but can't find anything on Luft 46 that matches. There might be some influence from the [http://www.luft46.com/bv/bvp170.html Blohm & Voss P.170], what with the general fuselage shape, the cockpit being set so far behind the wing and Highbrow's nose having an intake and propeller cone (but no prop). I think the connection's probably too tenuous to add, but maybe someone else can take a look and see.
--[[User:Torgo|Torgo]] 20:35, 10 November 2010 (EST)
:To me the cockpit set up being so far back is more reminiscent of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XF5F Grumman XF5F Skyrocket] than anything else. But even that is tenuous. Unless a designer comes forward with more information "modified P-38" is probably as good as we can get. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 15:12, 19 November 2010 (EST)
--Look at it in profile, the way the cockpit is at the very back and the general lines. That, and the fuselage front section (fake engine). There might be a bit of Skyrocket in there, too. I swear I've seen something closer than just a P-38, but I just can't place it. --[[User:Torgo|Torgo]] 19:03, 21 November 2010 (EST)

Highbrow (TF 2010)

2010-11-19T20:05:17Z

Torgo: Went ahead and added the P.170 reference. I think the influence is there...

Highbrow (TF 2010)

2010-11-11T01:38:32Z

Torgo:

{{faction|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Highbrow}}
:''Highbrow is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline.]]''
[[Image:TF2010-toy_Highbrow.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"[[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]] ain't got nothing on me!"]]

With age comes experience, and in '''Highbrow'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s case, that's a lot of combat experience. He has ended up fighting many seemingly unwinnable battles in his lifetime, but nobody has managed to take him out just yet. Highbrow may be old, but he's far from frail.

==Toys==
===''Transformers'' (2010)===
*'''Highbrow''' (Voyager Class, 2010/2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AA-11'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 gatling guns

:Highbrow transforms into a World War II-era fighter resembling a [[wikipedia:Lockheed P-38 Lightning|P-38 Lightning]]. In robot mode he features a flip-down battle mask and is armed with two removable non-firing gatling guns on [[5mm posts|5mm pegs]] and propellers on his forearms, which are geared to spin if you press down the engines. Strangely, he does not have a faction symbol in either mode, something of a rarity among modern Transformers.

{{-}}

==Notes==
*Highbrow's battle mask resembles the goggles and headgear of a WWII American fighter pilot. The lens of the goggles are made of a clear plastic, allowing one to see Highbrow's eyes when the mask is down.

[[Category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Transformers 2010 toyline characters]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

Talk:Highbrow (TF 2010)

2010-11-11T01:36:48Z

Torgo:

Talk:Highbrow (TF 2010)

2010-11-11T01:35:58Z

Torgo: Changed the signature, since I finally created an account.