Thread 11451536

12 hours until the Pulse stream
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We've probably seen everything already but does anyone have any predictions for tomorrow?

>>11451538
that is a fucking cool dual-nosecone jet.. damn.. what do those turn into, his shins?
>>11451525
I love this guy but I wish I'd gotten the t30 one. I'm lucky I found someone selling just him and the scorponok from that pack.
>>11451435
gotta agree. gun hands are maximum.. ideally optional.
>>11451480
absolutely regaljestic.

When are we gonna get a real toy of him

>>11451541
>what do those turn into, his shins?
His backpack of course

>>11451557
do want
>>11451558
wtf how do you squander a perfect "there's usually one of something but now there's two so it's perfect for a symmetrical robot" opportunity like that.
also i don't even see them in this pic and they look like they'd be visible

Congrats to whoever here bought my sixshot. Hope you enjoy him!

>>11451538
Honestly forgot I even owned Sandstorm

>>11451538
>>11451558
Slugslinger vs Sandstorm seems kind of random. I don't think Slugslinger was ever a member of the Mayhems in Marvel continuity.

>>11451557
It’s kind of funny that he basically only exists because the writer was only told “we have an Autobot train toy coming out” and just let his imagination run wild. (For those curious, Astrotrain and Blitzwing were originally being developed as Autobots before it was decided to switch them, similar to what happened with the Predacons as the Anibots)

>>11451557
Reminder: not a real design, just someone's fan art.

>>11451538
>>11451558
Love how Slugslinger looks, but I'm gonna have to pass - I don't need a second Sandstorm, especially since the only difference from the one I already have is his head.
I'll hold out for the inevitable Misfire repaint.
>>11451667
I don't care if he's real or just fan art; I want the adorable snake-train either way.

>>11451538
>heres your targetmaster reissues you begged for
>locked behind an expensive 2 pack
Damnit

>>11451647
I still want Train, or stuff like this guy

>>11451711
And Sandstorm's almost exactly the same. They should have just added both heads on the first release. Sort of related, why didn't Slugslinger get his Targetmaster included? This pack is the most expensive and it doesn't have anything new added.

Man, I really want to buy the aerialbots, ut I just know the shoulder joint on Superion will be just as bad as mensor.

>>11450765
>>11451046
Alright thanks bros, I bought him and the upgrade kit :)
Is it worth getting Kingdom Blackarachnia? I already own the og TFA Blackarachnia and that's my fave design, but I still see her as a different person.
It subtly bugs me that the spider legs on Kingdom aren't brown, but idk if swapping with the toycolors release is worth it?

>>11451789
She's a profoundly good toy, though obviously the Takara version is better, though.. only slightly, and actually some of its shades of gold aren't quite right to my eye, need a tweaking. but given whom she comes with... that was an easy choice even though I already have the original.

>>11451789
oh right, yes, the leg swap
yeah I did that and I was happy to, since that works great on toyrachnia. but on the other hand, takara release fixes that anyway. In fact I am now unsure if I should swap them back for when I attempt to paint kingdom BA into someone else (i'm thinking all red. call her Red Widow)

>>11451536 (OP)
There are two other threads already.
>>11451367
>>11442739
Stop spamming and use one of the existing threads.

>>11451857
My b, this is the one that was linked by the prev thread. I'll go there.

>>11451914
And the other threads I linked were made first, making this one spam.

>>11451915
>And the other threads I linked were made first, making this one spam.
No, yours are the spam ones - you made them before we hit bump and image limit, and intentionally left out the pastebins (including the Image Limit and Page 9 or 10 note).
We've been through this numerous times, Paul - please neck yourself.

>>11451919
I didn't make any threads, I'm not Paul and you don't get to dictate that others abide by your copypasta autism.

>>11451914
dude your b is going there. do not go there
why the fuck do people do whatever this idiot says, and never listen to me?

>Haslab Magnus is rife with yellowing.
>Several parts are too stiff.
>Can't compress Prime's torso, can't modify it either since I wouldn't be able to return it.
Fuck this, I hate Hasbro so much. I'll never buy a Haslab after this.

>>11451734
>didnt even throw in the Targetmaster
How did I not notice that. Freakin criminal

>>11452194
Watch Liokaiser be fantastic in comparison

>>11452199
And then next being even more shit than Omega Crap

>>11452312
Chungus.

>>11452312
UT >>>> Geewun.

Got in my preorders for Micronus, Alpha Trion, and Onyx

>>11452394
I need to see better pictures of onyx first. So far they're all very careful, flattering angles and I want to see how fucking stupid the ungulate body is from the side.

>>11452417
If you go through the stream you'll probably find what you're looking for, they gave plenty of 360 views
What I'd like to see is the torso articulation Alpha Trion supposedly has. Unsurprisingly they didn't have the book guy in any crazy action poses

>>11452426
stream link?

>>11452417
Don't forget, he might use rubbery plastic for the wings and spear tip. I won't touch that mold until I'm sure they didn't use that garbage.

This Alpha Trion looks like ass. How can anyone find this appealing

>>11452559
ah I found it.
Okay let's see..
oh.
uh... no. Will not be spending 60 bucks on that.

>>11452582
Damn yeah, I was only going to ever be looking at it from that direction so this is a no buy for me

>>11452577
Dumb phone poster

>>11452577
>>11452623
>Genuine retard
>Trolling
Wow what a surprise

>>11452394
>Got in my preorders for Micronus, Alpha Trion, and Onyx
For me it was the Aerialbots, Venom, and Onyx today.

I’m loving what I’m seeing in all the 13 Primes so far but damn couldn’t they make Nexus Prime a combiner.

>>11452585
I'm not sure what I was expecting. there's no way to do a satisfying centaurformer that also has a humanoid form.
Like the BEST you could hope for is the robot mode has wings, and the wings turn into the rear part to make a NON-winged centaur body.
I am happy to see he does have shins on those digi legs, even if they're still way too short, they're at least within reason and not that bad for a transformer.. i'd be okay with this guy in robot mode, but i'd be buying him JUST for that. and maybe seeing if I could fanmode an altmode I don't hate.

>>11452642
I wish I could say the same:

-pre order Star Convoy, already has an issue with the clip on the back of his legs, so I'll have to figure something out whenI get my copy.
-Fallen had his thigh issues. I fixed both issues as best as I could, but they could still break later. He also will suffer from Springer syndrome due to how his feet work.
-Want Solus, but not for 25
-Alchemist is kind of boring, would only get on sale.
-Micronus is neat, but thr minicon portion uses a ton of clear plastic, and I'll be a repeat of Blasters cassettes.
-Onyx might use rubbery bits and there's no reason to preorder an animal former when they tend to bin, specially leaders.
-Already have Trion so I don't know if I'll get the new one.
-Got Prima, but a few issues soured me on it.

>>11451538
Have they went with the solid plastic tires instead of the toy destroying rubber?

Need some advice /tfg/frens. Bought a cheap 1/32 Airfix Maserati Indy kit (the car in pic related) with the intent to cut it up and use various joints to make it into a shell for an ERcee I dyed black a while ago when I was trying plastic dye out. Not sure what character to make though; thinking of an R63 Loudpedal? I know it's not a Corvette Stingray but it has a similar coke-bottle shape, would require minimal repainting of the core robot and could allow for a cool robo punk-rock chick type look. Any other suggestions? I don't wanna do her blue though 'cuz I've done so many blue customs already.

>>11452721
that's a fucking amazing car. I love it.
btw let us know how the dye turned out, I have wanted to dye figures for a while. seems like the only way to avoid paint rub on the joints. even if I had to still do some other painting later, at least the dye would hide what remains of the original figure.

>>11452729
I did the dye ages ago and it turned out pretty great, though it did make her knees oddly loose? Fixed with dabs of superglue but anyway. She's basically completely black now, with the exception of her head which I didn't dye and saved for another custom, and her vehicle kibble which is in the parts bin.
A few things to note if you do dye toys:
>You can't dye plastic lighter, only darker. So you could turn yellow plastic red or green, or white plastic yellow, but you couldn't dye a blue toy a bright red.
>Some plastics dye faster than others.
>The process requires heating the parts in water with the dye (Rit-Dye for Synthetics is best) and a TINY amount of acetone in it. The more dye you use will make the colour stronger. More acetone will help speed the process up but don't use too much, for the sake of the plastic and your health. Also the temperature doesn't need to be very high at all.
>Use a fryer basket in the vat/pan you're using, direct contact with the hot pan could damage the toy parts.
>Obviously don't use a dyeing pan for food.
>Practice on junkers or scrap plastic first.
>The finish is of course incredibly durable but be aware it's only surface level so if you cut/scratch the plastic itself after dyeing, the original colour will be visible.
Having found the joys of Jumpwind multi-primer I've started to move away from dye, but it definitely has a place. Very good for plastics that don't like paint as well.

>>11452736
so it was pretty uniform? I have heard that's hard to do, with different kinds of plastic and all.
>Acetone
that is terrifying. but then I just ruined an expensive zoid with fucking alcohol and -wintergreen oil- so I'm probably more uptight than usual.
>fryer basket
oh that's good, I hadn't thought of that. I was imagining making a little 'derrick' and lowering it in with a string.
>don't use the pan for food
damn.. i'm not rich enough to have a designated dyeing pan.
but this is good, thank you. I absolutely might try this sometime, especially if I ever bite the bullet and get Detective Broadway from Gargoyles (for the folded wings, fuck them making you buy him twice) because then I could make the old one into a generic monster instead. maybe practice my putty sculpting. but that would definitely benefit from a dyejob...

>>11452721
>Not sure what character to make though
Give Loudpedal a bandmate.

>>11452721
R63 big booba Camshaft.

>>11452577
>How can anyone find this appealing
Copping anti headmasters that couldn't get the 2pack exclusive.

Shilling Aliexpress again as I managed to get a Scourge for >£30, £35 with delivery. Which I thought was not bad.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008005400336.html

>>11451646
>I don't think Slugslinger was ever a member of the Mayhems in Marvel continuity.
Not in Marvel, but he was in IDW2.

1: Holy fuck he can't stand for shit

2: Can't believe he is that old already, guess time flies when you are fucking retarded

3: Wouldn't be surprised if along with Cylconus and Galvatron there were SS86 2.0 figures on the horizon.

I would have preferred AM/SG colour Thundercracker to stand in place of Scourge (headcannon/sperg/collection reasons), but that isn't happening now I guess, I know Takara are still using it for the DC series but have Hasbro already retired the Earthrise Seeker? (inb4 you, your mother and her dog hate the mould, I like it). We got every version of fucking Ramjet but no aforementioned TC? No Earth mode Nacelle? (My Seeker Trio in service of Galvatron was going to be G2 Ramjet, AM TC and Nacelle, again sperg reasons, I was certain we were getting them hence why I am showing you a newly purchased 2020 figure).

So I went to a physical brick and mortar store (Target) for the first time.... Ever.... To buy a transformer toy for my 3-year-old son who really likes the movie.
Almost Every single one cost at least $25 and it look like absolute crap in terms of quality? He ended up getting the cheapest one I could find a $10 which looks like it's literally made with 50 cents worth of plastic.
is this a common phenomenon?

>>11452936
Lurk more nigga

>>11452930
>We got every version of fucking Ramjet but no aforementioned TC? No Earth mode Nacelle?
I could live without another Thundercracker (unless it's his SG version) or Nacelle. The one Seeker I absolutely NEED, however, is Sunstorm.
Seriously, Hasbro - where the hell is he!?

>>11452941
>I could live without another Thundercracker (unless it's his SG version)
Yeah that's the version I meant, AM/SG is same deco. Hasbro could accommodate collectors of SG and ppl who just like the late 80's/early 90's garishness with simple white outline/"clear" insignia. Everybody wins. The slap in the face that the Nacelle they released with the Siege mould still stings.

Absurd they didn't do Sunstorm desu

>>11452941
>The one Seeker I absolutely NEED, however, is Sunstorm.
Same honestly, it's fucking ridiculous with all the oddball repaints we've gotten like the unreleased G2 coneheads that we haven't got a Sunstorm.
>>11452930
>but have Hasbro already retired the Earthrise Seeker?
No there's still the Devastation twopack seeker. There were also leaks of Studio Series 86 Thundercracker and Skywarp I believe which is probably the Earthrise mold again but with the hand articulation from Starscream.

>>11452969
Speaking of Devastation and repaints, I would've rather got this guy over Overcharge.

>>11452941
I went "fuck it" and bought a cheap Siege Novastorm to slightly repaint into Sunstorm. I really like the Siege Seeker mold and he's cast almost entirely in yellow plastic so it should be a walk in the park. Just need to decide on colours and layout- I'm not an accuracy hound and I'm thinking of adding some gold to the palette, but I do want to add that nice orange somewhere.
Shame Cybertron Starscream is mostly held together with flathead pins or I'd use him as a base.

>>11452974
We're close to living in a world where one could own Legacy Blitzwing, DC Blitzwing, 86 Blitzwing, and Dev Blitzwing

>>11452577
I keep seeing his mustache as duck bill lips

Any news yet on Seaspray, Broadside and Octane in production?

>>11453055
We've had a listing for a Walmart Retro Seaspray for a while

>>11452194
Not that you're wrong but I am just gonna do a little fact checking here.

>Haslab Magnus is rife with yellowing.
Technically it's not yellowing. It's the fact they didn't add the whitening agent to ALL of the plastics which gives it an insane brightness. You can test this with a blacklight. Again, you're not wrong that it's fucked up, but it's a bit different than yellowing over time.

>Several parts are too stiff.
Can't really speak to this but aside from the torso, it seems like people are getting a little uppity about this and it's not a widespread issue. I can almost guarantee people having issues with the hips are either likely that Bubby Skullface guy who hamhands his shit constantly and almost breaks it on purpose, or very few cases.

>Can't compress Prime's torso, can't modify it either since I wouldn't be able to return it.
I don't recall anyone saying you can't return it if you modify it. Likely if you did, they wouldn't be able to tell unless you messed it up really bad. I shaved off like micrometers and you can't even tell I did it. You also shouldn't even HAVE to think about doing this. I just wanted to point out that I don't think any CS agent has said anything about doing the fix will void your return or exchange.

Whole thing sucks and I won't be buying another HasLab unless it's some figure I'm super attached to, but this is my first and last entry into buying HasLabs period. Fucked up that you spend close to 300USD on this shit and they don't check it. To some extent, I can understand varying QC like the off-color Magnus plastic, because you can only see it when any sort of UV light is hitting it. It looks fine with normal room lighting. The chest thing should have been found almost immediately off of a few test runs. It's just bullshit overall. Please don't take this as me saying you're completely wrong, because you're not.

I know people aren't super stoked about these, but I'm beyond thrilled to get a hold of them.

>>11451680
>I don't care if he's real or just fan art; I want the adorable snake-train either way.
he's supposed to be a bullet train, that also has a jet mode

Cuties.

Got me considering a custom Moonheart, but I'm not sure who' make a good body. Maybe Spinister?

>>11453134
I don't hate these at face value
Are they a very good Godzilla and Kiryu? No
Can I see the appeal in a black Grimlock and silver Optimus? Yes

>>11453134
Are those good molds? I kinda want, but it is so lazy they didn't do any remolding.

>>11453291
Grimlock is great, prime is ehhhhhhhh

Welp, didn't get my Omega Prime. Fedex pulled some weird crap with two other shipping services, and they apparently dropped it off today at 8 am. I never received it, but yeah. I haven't ordered from pulse in years, but after this, the last item I'll get from them is Liokaiser.

>>11453134
I'm looking forward to getting my Godzilla Megatron - I love the 86 Grimlock mold, and I know there's already an upgrade kit in the works that'll at least give him proper Godzilla spines. It's that lazy "Kiryu" Laser Prime that I've been dumping on, because aside for the paint (and only what's visible in robot mode, at that), there is absolutely nothing about his design that fits with Kiryu, or any other part of the Godzilla franchise; he would have been easier to stomach if they had at least tried to attach a Maser Cannon or something to his alt mode trailer, but nope - he's just a straight-up Laser Prime repaint.

>>11453291
That '86 mold is probably the best Grimlock mold we've had in decades. Laser Prime is shit, though - they fucked up his shoulder articulation and literally just recycled Earthrise Prime's legs for him.

>>11452925
>>11452930
They milked the mold for several releases but I quite like him honestly
A new one would be nice but I want a non yellowing Cyclonus first

>>11452936
None meme shit answer
But yea it's pretty bad. There's some releases that are great like the Age of the Primes wave currently
But for gimmick stuff or smaller guys you're pretty fucked
Quality has gone down and prices go up

>>11453299
Damn bruh sorry to hear that. Is FedEx investigating?

>Selling a rare transformer on ebay
>$100 cheaper than every other listing
>keep getting retarded offers from some chink, asking $500-600 off
>Accounting for ebays take I'd make no money
>made like 4 offers and I denied all of them
>block him
>got three offers today all from Chinese named accounts all going to the same address
>"Please accept my offer I am very interesting"

>>11453379
There's no point, they never do anything. Fedex will pass the buck to the company that did the final delivery, and that company won't admit shit either. I basically have to pray Hasbro sends another.

>>11453134
It’s paypigs like you buying zero effort slop that prevents decent Godzilla transformers

Thinking about this, how tidal wave has to partsform because he cant go from ship to robot and how the hasbro team prioritze look over anything, and the commander 2 packs from now including an extra part to use for the combination. What are the chances that armada jetfire will come with an extra part to plug into the pant mode to get a perfect jet prime look, i can see the the crotch and jetfire alone becomes some thick wide legs to plug that will tower the regular supermode prime

>>11451636
I kept passing on Sandstorm every time I saw him, he's always been my last favorite Autobot Triple Changer.

There's that part of me that was consistently concerned that I was missing out on something good, but I honestly just don't care about the character or design.

Oh yea well what if I like SLOP
What if I want to be a little piggy

>>11453431
There’s no fellow pigs. You are alone in the trough

>>11453266
Cute Nautica
Maybe it'll go good with the Amazon two pack of the Cybertron girls

>>11452936
welcome to the 2020s

>>11453266
$25 each huh

You really can charge anything

>>11452969
whoa, primal's swords?
>>11453290
exactly what I was thinking

>>11452936
that said
he's three? he shouldn't be playing with GOOD transformers. at his age, it should be the simplified stuff where you can't lose any pieces.. and I'm pretty sure those are cheaper per size due to lower parts count.

>>11453134
Not doing it for me. Frankly I'm tired of Godzilla whoring himself out to anyone who'll have him. And the fact that they used G1 Megs instead of Beast Wars is just insulting.

>>11452936
50 cents worth of plastic? I get that you don't have a son and aren't going to reply to anyone and are just shitposting but you wouldn't be able to say what you think $25 worth of plastic should look like

Bruh... how such a figure can farm so much aura?

>>11453481
Such a shame he doesn't include a Mini-Con

>>11453499
He will either come with the repaint or whatever Red Alert Minicon pack means. Could mean specifically minicons with Red Alert's minicon as well or Red Alert Powerlinx with Minicon.

>>11453435
:(

>>11453362
It's funny because i did a little googling today and found some article where a hasbro exec said something about trying not to pass on price increases to "kids models"
>>11453468
Good point. He's rough on other toys. I just was shocked to see almost every toy at Target (including wrestling action figures, monster trucks, etc) all at $25+ pic related is the one i got him.

After checking the prices for Timelines Treadshot, I'm brainstorming some alternatives.
Currently, I'm eyeing Generations Warpath and weirdly, Siege Starscream. Using the Warpath would be just a recreation of the Timelines Treadshot. Using the Starscream would have me copying what Hearts of Steel Megatron is doing, same pose, but adding a couple of wheels and maybe some shields.
I was considering Cyberverse Shockwave but then I wanted to fix the proportions and that would be much more involved than it's worth.

Also, what should I do with my TR Perceptor now that I have the, old, SS86 Perceptor?
No idea if I'll get the new one. I shouldn't.

FUCK

>>11453555
Btw I forgot to say earlier but you're a cool dad and I'm glad we have dads in here. I always wanted kids..

>>11453560
oh wow there's top access? so if you had a very long and thin file, you could do it without disassembling anything

If somebody tried to force this shit with it being this crammed in there like this I want to know what went through their head, this shit is FIRMLY stuck. Shit had so much tension on it the sides flung off once the screws were off, thank God the abs weren't cracked.

>>11453567
No, the fins are in direct contact with the slider the whole time, up or down. Disassembly is required. It isn't difficult in the slightest. My pics just show that you can see how badly affected your Prime is without taking anything apart.

>>11453578
so you're saying you can't give it one test upward ratch, then go in and access them. it breaks the FIRST time? shit.

Qc issues aside, Optimus is very good. He feels nice and chunky in hand and everything holds together just fine. There are some things I don't like here, like how the ankle rockers are visible on the missile pods when in shoulder mode, or how his pistol no longer mounts on the combine mode's shoulder the way it does in the show. The core Optimus is obviously to everyone, veeeery wiiiiide. I feel like this could have been easily designed around the need to do, and while it does definitely help in the super and Omega modes they 100% could have had a more narrow torso split to fill in the necessary space, especially with how chewed up they made his backpack look.

Magnus is fine. He feels like a side grade to the og, the extra torso length is nice. Shame he can't look down at all without cheating a transformation joint. He also could have been better with a little more care, but whatever. His wing qc was a problem for me, nothing a little dremel sanding can't fix though.

>>11453584
It COMES broken. The factory broke most copies during assembly.

>>11453610
i'm not sure this kind of design flaw even qualifies as 'QC'
QC is like, making sure everything at the factory happened as intended. this was a fault at the original motherfucking level.
>>11453615
ohhhhhhh.....

Omega Prime is definitely the most important aspect of this set, and he's practically rock solid. Some tighter joints and more rachets would have served him well, particularly the elbow, knee and thigh swivels are not particularly strong, though the joints surrounding are strong feeling enough to not make them a particular problem outside some poses with the matrix saber. The core Optimus's shoulders are not strong at all, one is flat out floppy, but again, it isn't a hard fix to make. The only real problem I have with Omega as a shelf piece is that I HATE how small the feet are now. I wonder how hard it would be to engineer some new more substantial feet.

Bluebolts is... just the og magnus cannons without the central pivot for easy transformation between the weapon modes. Not that big a deal with her.

>>11453625
Since mine isn't in its original condition to actually look now, I wonder if someone could take a look and see if there is some kind of mold deformation around the sides of the slider, this whole disaster reeks of a last second floor change made to the tooling because the torso was sliding too easily or something.

>>11453610
I also don't like that the super mode gauntlets are asymmetrical now thanks to the added inner cover, the cover doesn't even fully cover the arm inside, yet looks really bad in base mode, where most of the armor will be when Omega is on the shelf.

>>11453481
>>11453499
Love me Transformer Robo-cop

>get a shipping notice from Hasbro Pulse
>"ah cool my Star Convoy must be on the way now"
>click email
>It's the Hearts of Steel Optimus/Starscream pack
well that was a surprise

>Liokaiser's backer count is now below Deathcobra tier
Uh, bros?

>>11453749
Everyone pulled out after the Omega Prime QC bullshit

Bumper bros…….we finally won!

>>11453749
Hilarious if true but I don't care to check

>>11453749
>>11453756
>Went from 23,553 to 12,622
Almost half the people pulled out... Haslabs might need to go on a hiatus until after Liokaiser comes out to rebuild customer confidence

>>11453769
does that mean the tiers are dropped?

Wonder if Hasbro will get new factories after this.

>>11453769
Doesn't this happen with every Haslab where those that for some reason keep an eye on the backer count always report it going down before going back to the number it was when the thing ended
I remember it happened with Unicron

>>11453756
>>11453769
How could people have pulled out, the cancellation period is just 15 days after the campaign ends, that was months ago.

>>11453758
Hasbros
Takachads
Please

>>11453399
The fuck did you just say? Are you retarded or something?

>>11453793
Yes, anon is just retarded.

Decepticons have so much more interesting designs and color schemes than Autobots imo.

>>11453839
>BISEXUALICONS, TRANSFORM AND RISE UP

>>11453758
Where is Sedan

>>11453845
here's a tf perfect for you.

>>11453845
What a shame that picture is actually missing Spinister

>>11453839
>more interesting designs and color schemes

Didn't include Constructicons in the pic

>>11453867
>Didn't include Constructicons in the pic

Waiting for them to ship. Though I did have CW Devs back in the day.

>>11453812
Not sure what's eating you, but get fucked, asshole.

>>11453905
Can't be fucked as hard as you were out of Omega Prime LMAO. Enjoy your thin air, dipshit. Maybe you can get it back on eBay or your local pawn shop.

>>11453905
>gets package mishandled
>does nothing
>comes here to cry about it
>pray Hasbro sends you a second one with no action on your behalf
You fucken retarded m8?

>>11453932
Sounds like he is.

Killed the thread

>>11453990
doesn't help that there's two active threads (plus one inactive one, watch him start self-replying once it's the only one bumping)

Finally opened Nucleous
I think I own every version of this mold
I did not play with the others nearly enough to justify owning every version

>>11453839

So fucking true. I always find myself way more willing to shell out on Cons because of how cool they generally look.

>>11454006
i've always had more preds than maximals. it's a lot harder to fuck up a weird creepy bug or lizard than "Well shit me, that is not what a tasmanian devil looks like. at all."

>>11453798
Credit card charge back.

>>11454004
Combine them all into a bigger rock.

Is Siege Astrotrain short or are the Titans Return voyagers huge?

>>11454042
>TAKEN DOWN ON THE WORD GO!

A mini assault team

>>11454058
Needs Powerglide and Seaspray to feel like a complete team for me.

>>11454045
Yes. Everything shrunk with Siege, voyagers and leaders especially.

>>11453932
If the package shows delivered, the company won't ask about any action on the shipping partner, they typically ask for a police report for a stolen item, then they get their money back via any insurance policy agreement with the shipping partner. After a copy of the report is sent, they then ship the item once more or issue a refund. That's how I've handled stolen packages from Amazon and Walmart. The few times I requested an investigation from USPS, they didn't get any meaningful results, then ghosted me, but UPS did their jobs and got the package back.

>>11454067
Dang.
What now? I don't have an Astrotrain to replace my TR one now.

>>11454042

YEARS OF ACADEMY TRAINING!

WASTED!

>>11454042
I am confused why DWJ decided to make Skybound's comic run into Autobot misery porn. Almost every single issue has the Autobots lose something while the Decepticon barely get any casualties.

>>11454045
>>11454069
He's just a smidge shorter than Legacy Blitzwing at least. There was a SS86 Astrotrain listing or leak too I think but no idea if that will be a new mold, retool or just a repaint of the Siege one.

>>11454101
Probably a degreebled version of the Siege mold

>>11454085
So it is impactful when the good guys succeed despite seemingly impossible odds later on.

>>11454115

This. I think the sense of things being continually fucked for the Autobots is a big part of what keeps people reading issue to issue.

>toy accurate
>show accurate
>color accurate
>size accurate
Holy shit, either buy the toy or don't.You all sound so embarrassingly autistic and its giving me second hand.

>>11454115
>>11454119
gotta admit that's what I dug about Beast Wars, Animated, and Prime, aka the fully western transformers trilogy, aka my three favorites basically.

>>11454165
>>11454115
>>11454042
>>11454085
>Not gonna lie it's been one hell of a kick ass ride stacking the odds against each other, having those classic characters show down with each other

No one reads comic books in this day and age, everything you've explained sounds the same gay shit idw did

>>11454175

I'm reading Marvel G1 for the first time and within the first twenty something issues Shockwave shows up, kills almost all of the Autobots and assumes command of the Decepticons. I don't see how that's any different the Skybound Autobots being on a losing streak for most of their run so far.

>>11454165

I've never watched Prime (next on my list after my TFA rewatch), but I'm with you. I think part of why Beast Wars still resonates with modern audiences is that the stakes feel very real. When Megatron gets into the Ark at the end of BW S2, it really feels like the worst thing that could ever possibly happen. Not just for the Maximals or Cybertron, but for the whole or creation itself.

My generations Warpath is still fun to transform, but the plastic feels brittle.

>>11454179
NTA but, i think there's very different intent.
With Marvel Shockwave, he wipes everyone out in one go, and it's first to establish him as a serious antagonist, but secondly to establish a very different status quo (Optimus is a head, Megatron vying for his leadership position back, and Ratchet being the Autobots' only hope). All of this is established in 1-3 issues depending on who's asking, and it gives you a very different type of TF story and stakes (ironic, given that it's one of the first TF stories lol!). However, it doesn't take many issues at all for the status quo to change once again into something new.

With Skybound, the main issue is just that it doesn't feel like DWJ is building up to anything. Currently the plot is moving at a glacial pace, the status quo has barely changed since issue 6, and it seems like he's just stretching out and setting up things, for the next writer to maybe pick up and do something with, and filling the void in the meantime with melodramatic wrestling.

>>11454288

>With Skybound, the main issue is just that it doesn't feel like DWJ is building up to anything

Maybe the pacing could be better, but I don't think it's totally fair to say it isn't building up to anything. They've been teasing the return of Megatron since the book launched. Now that we're finally there, hopefully we get a little more momentum in terms of the overarching plot.

>>11454301
>DWJ is building up to anything
Have you READ any of his past garbage?
Marvel zombies?
Invincible?
TWD?
One note one hit writer.

>>11454306
Are you retarded? DWJ didn't write or draw for any of those books.

>>11454314
Clearly no one is reading any of this woke crap it's always the same shit with comics.

>>11454316

>Be misinformed retard saying blatantly untrue shit
>Get called out on talking out on your ass
>Responds by screaming 'WOOOOOOOKE' about a comic where the almost all of the main cast are fucking robots

No need to ask who you voted for...

>>11454317
You voted for this and Trump is winning.

>>11450226
>paint?
No, now dye

>>11454152
>people talking about toys on a toy board. FUCKING CRAZY!

So is the Creation Matrix just the Allspark with a less stupid name?

>>11454340
The Creation Matrix is basically a conduit of the Allspark that is able to channel its power to create life without having to access the Well of Allsparks directly

>>11454344

That makes sense. Thanks and sorry for the random lore question. I've always hated the Allspark for being what I thought was a stupid movie plot device, so it was kind of interesting to learn that something similar predates it by multiple decades.

Also, Megatron's Marvel colors are really growing on me as I go through these comics. It'd be cool to see a recolor of SS86 Megatron with them.

>>11453481
Mono-boob + gun-hand = aura?

>>11453845
can you not be a fag for one fucking minute?

>>11454353

wheredoyouthinkweare.jpeg

>>11454356
Troons?

>>11453516
I hate it because that one listing leak has made me put off Red Alert until we know for sure what the fuck we're getting.
Either I get redeco Red Alert to go with Hot Shot and have the minicon, or I hope to god I can still find a Red Alert and grab up the minicon pack.

>>11453749
I would bet on shit website, ordering him was a chore and most likely didn't got billed for it.

>>11454314
Woah, I just a whole Mandela moment.
I truly believed Robert Kirkman was Daniel Warren Johnson.

>>11454378
Hasbro sure wants you to think that, I’m sure.

He does write Void Rivals, but…well, it’s Void Rivals.

>>11454085
Barely anyone has died besides Bee and "MUH WIFE". Most "casualties" are being fixed by the magic, waving Energon wand that is Skywarp. I would like a pause in all this war bad slop to give the Autobots a chance to actually adjust to Earth life. Maybe a one-off adventure or two where they aren't directly dealing with the Decepticons. Sans Joe slop we haven't had human adversaries.

>>11453749
Someone has been tampering with the numbers to get rid of Deathcobra.

>>11454403

The most recent FCBD special apparently had Optimus and Jazz visiting a jazz club. I can't confirm that though, since I can't find any scans of it.

>>11451536 (OP)

>Stripes along the top of the head actually painted, along with all the head lights and the trimming around them

Why did they put so much more effort into TFA Nemesis than Prime?

>>11454479
its crazy how that comic hasn't gotten scanned yet, I keep checking my usual sources but no dice.

However, someone did upload a read through of it on YouTube and yeah jazz does visit a jazz club. its pretty cool but due to YouTube having shit quality I can barely read the words.

>>11454484
because they had 80 dollars to work with and sure didn't spend any of that on fucking bumper or magnus

(not that I'm complaining about how Magnus specifically looks.)

>>11454495

It's really weird. They also apparently started charging for it after FCBD.

>>11454497

And true enough. I'm only grabbing it for Horri-Bull, so getting one other decent looking figure at least makes me feel like I'm not getting completely ripped off.

>HoS Prime and Screamer shipped
Yay!
>via DHL
Argh.

I wish I knew Hasbro's logic in which carrier they use.

Flight stands are fun.

>>11454582
Goddamn that’s a handsome sumbitch right there

>>11454582
Why aren't you using the kinky buttplug ones?

>>11454175
well I haven't read the comics and I know IDW is shit, i'm just sayin

>>11454570
Yeah, got my notice for the HoS guys today, as well as for Star Convoy.
>I wish I knew Hasbro's logic in which carrier they use.
I'm assuming it's somehow cheaper on their end - maybe they get a break for shipping via DHL, or there's some way they're able to pass the buck to someone else.

>>11454186
Prime's definitely the worst of the three, but I still enjoyed the characterizations a lot.. except Optimus who seems to be overcorrecting from the face-taking movie version, and has become a plank of wood

>>11454306
arent those all held in great esteem?
>>11454378
I think that's a different thing, where your brain just saves two people over the same slot. i did that with barbara streisand and bette midler for years. jason priestly and luke perry, same.

>>11454101
The issue is that I want something to go with TR Octane and TR Blitzwing.
The altmodes on Legacy Blitzwing are offensively bad.

>>11454582
I love this figure

>>11454432
Hellbat's hatred truly transcends dimensions
>>11454788
I really wish these guys weren’t Headmasters, though, same with Carnivac and Slugslinger. We know Hasbro can retool a figure into a non-Headmaster like with Draculus, so it’s weird to me that they don’t do it more often

>>11453291
I really like the Laser Optimus Prime I already have, and I think the mold suits itself for the repaint as Kiryu. I don't have this Grimlock yet, so Godzilla will be my first experience with the mold. But I dig his colors. The only missteps are Megatron not having a Canon for his arm or Spines on Godzilla's back. But I'm confident a good third party kit will fix that

>>11454788
these are definitely fun lil scifi vehicles

>>11454820
i bet this version would look really good with the upgrade kit

>>11454798
The original gimmick can't be done, so they need something.

>>11454829
I’m going to be honest, unless it’s something like -master technology, I don’t really care if they have their original gimmick or not. I honestly prefer the mix up designs of the Legacy Pretenders and RotF Bludgeon than the robot in a shell design

>>11454836
Those dudes were auto-transform.

>>11454847
I know, I was just making a broad statement about the reused TR molds in general. I don’t mind the Jumpstarters not being Auto-Transforming just like with the Earthrise Battlechargers

>>11454104
Siege Astrotrain needs a hell of a lot more work than just de-greebling it. Would be better to just start-from scratch.

So aside from cel-shaded windows, is this Wheeljack the same figure as the one from the Gen Selects five pack?

I wish these Amazon packs put a little bit more effort on a few things. Like the Julpstarters including g1 accurate guns, or the sets adding the Japanese targetmaster molds to the jumpstarters and Slugslinger.

>>11454820
>think the mold suits itself for the repaint as Kiryu.
Do you even know what Kiryu is supposed to look like? Other than vaguely matching his back weapons, the mold was a horrible choice.

>>11454865
He has a slightly more complex deco and a new gun but that’s about it, I believe

>>11454865
Mold seems to split up the Grey area with some black plastic, aside from that, the deco and the new gun, it's the same.

>>11454866
It’s especially weird when you consider that they made a new Caliburst for Siege. Just repaint him and swap the weapon on his back and you can add him to the pack like what they did with the Insecticons.
>But Caliburst is Slugslinger's head in this mold
Then name his Headmaster literally anything else

>>11454872
I think what he meant is "The Kiryu repaint suits Laser Optimus Prime" not the other way around

>>11454866
Or Carnivac not getting a new wolf head. Hell, the only white parts on the WW mold are the heads and sword, and two of those got replaced in this version, meaning that the only white part used is the wolf head, while the rest is discarded.

>>11454582
>>11454595
>>11454788
It's such a good mold

>>11454890
The Legacy Laser Optimus mold sucks too though.

>>11454941
well you won't get any argument from me about that.
but as bad as it is, just at a glance, this looks pretty neat. the mostly-silver with the mostly dark blue altmode...

>>11454921
That hardhead mechsuit is something else

>>11454042
KWAB

>>11454004
I picked up the last rock last week. I like the novelty of them.

>>11454042
Alpha Bravo has his revenge.

>>11453558
bumping this

>>11454872
>>11454890
>>11454945

>>11455008
yeah see, they tried

>>11455008
Eh, I've seen better.

>>11454042
Slingshot can't catch a break.

>>11454983
oh my fucking God

they're going to have alpha bravo show up in skybound and then he's going to be announced as a generations selects redeco of vortex the same day as that comic's release aren't they

>>11455019
Im glad I wasn't the only one who saw the similarities.

>>11455008
>>11454872
>>11454820
I still think this was an awful crossover and a waste of kaiju

>>11454175
Chungus Creep.

>>11451538
>>11451558
For someone who doesn't have any versions of these molds, is this set worth it?

PARTY ROCKERS IN THE HOUSE TONIGHT

>>11455062
Hard to say if it's toy synergy. So far, the comics haven't tried to advertise anything in specific. It just worked out that way.

>>11455019
Is it normal for this mold’s knees to not lock up? I just picked up a vintage Laser Prime and his knees dont lock at all. You basically have to bend his knees to prevent his legs from collapsing. Also has a bit of wobbly waist.

>>11455087
i see what you did there

>>11455008
Imagine being enough of a corporate simp t make this image.

>>11454350
I preferred the allspark being a well on cybertron that can't be moved. The macgufinization of it has been annoying when there are like four other things that do the same general thing once it is mobile.

>>11455131
sadly scifi often moves that way, they overcentralize and make everything the same thing.
look at Doctor Who. he used to have a bunch of scifi gadgets for a variety of situations. some treated like an obvious tool that you're a caveman if you don't have, others that look like he macgyvered them together a few minutes ago with duct tape.. then they wanted to be 'arry pah'uh and just made the door-unlocker a magic wand that does everything, and he just scans people with it. fuuuck that.. dumb.

>>11455083
sandstorm is probably the best modern triple changer in terms of all three modes averaged

>>11455116
>Is it normal for this mold’s knees to not lock up?
It's an old toy, these parts get worn out after collapsing and extending the legs many times. Happens with my G1 Skydive.

>>11455147
I hope they fixed the chest that refuses to tab. I also seem to remember something about the rubber wheels fucking the plastic in helicopter mode.

>>11455150
there's a reason collapsing thighs stopped being a thing

>>11455150
>>11455156
My poor G1 Sandstorm, always so squat

>>11455019
>>11455071
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOSWy8Gwma8

>>11454963
Was my fav fan mode I saw
He's such a fucking great mold too, I wish I got those "retro" boxed ones way back cause they were close to the LG Takara painted. Or I think they were
I only have this bad old pic but he can hold Generations Windblades Sword on shoulders too. Tho the IDW Comic Panel is Waist spot for a Bludgeon Repaint we never got

>>11455147
In terms of cartoon accuracy maybe, but it looks like ass in al three modes.

Are there any ROTF Construction figures that can become their vehicle forms as well as their proper Devistator body parts

>>11455179
they're working on it, aren't they?

>>11455179
The only ones that have robot, vehicle, and Devastator modes are the RotF Legends class and the Studio Series set, but I don’t know how accurate they are to the movie

>>11455181
guess

>>11455181
They arent. studio series is an impressive piece, but I've been told it's shit to hold.

>>11455179
Yes but Mixmaster and Scavenger fail at their job and that ruins the entire combined mode.
At the moment, the best set is the Studio Series as individual robots and vehicles. Devil Saviour is marginally better at the combined mode but the arm bots are so bad it's not worth it as a set.

>>11455179
Devil Savior set is still half off on ShowZ

>>11455189
The arm bots are literally the best of the set, what the fuck are you talking about.

>>11455189
>>11455192
>they're about to argue over Studio Series RotF Dev
Please, wake up and realize what you're about to do. This is silly.

>>11455192
As arms.
Look at this shit.

>>11455193
I'm just sharing what I learned after looking up the options and settling on getting the Mecha Invasion Devastator as my Devastator.

>>11455194
They look great, you just don't like Bayformers.

>>11455200
I love bayformers. Those are just malformed.

>>11455189
Should’ve expected these designs to be hard to get done right all 3 ways. It is what it is I guess, unless a new one’s being working one like>>11455180 says

>>11455203
That's bayformer aesthetic, retard

>>11455203
That's the whole appeal.

>>11455206
naw if studio series is out then that's the one I thought they were still working on

>>11455208
>>11455210
Compare the Devil Savior arm bots to the Studio Series arm bots. The latter look much better.

>>11455227
If you're blind maybe

>>11455008
Yes, the paint somewhat lined up with Kiryu. Does that mean Laser Prime was the correct mold to use for the crossover? Not even remotely. They should have used the Grimlock mold for Kiryu and retooled Beast Megatron got Godzilla - either that, or repaint Trypticon into Kiryu (seriously, he's already supposed to be him anyway - he even has the dual rocket launchers) and not do a second figure as the crossover.

>>11455249
>Yes, this works with Kiryu...but it doesn't!

>>11455008
Could've added some beast parts.

>>11455263
Leave the poor guy alone. He's clearly going through a buyer's remorse cope. Not like we didn't say spending $65 a pop on those toys was a bad idea...

>>11455249
i know beast megatron's t-rex head is too small in both modes, but you can't think he's retoolable into godzilla

>>11455263
Just because they got the paint details right, doesn't mean he's a good Kiryu. The whole point to him is that he's a robotic copy of Godzilla, built over the skeleton of the original Godzilla; Laser Prime looks nothing like a copy of Godzilla and his alt mode has nothing to do with the franchise in general. This is like taking a cat, spraypainting it in Optimus Prime's colors, then claiming it's him.
>>11455273
>He's clearly going through a buyer's remorse cope
Who? I said he was a shitty mold to try to use for Kiryu...which is why I didn't bother getting him. How is it buyer's remorse if I'm not the idiot who bought him?

>>11455271
This is far more acceptable. At least he physically resembles the character he's supposed to be representing.

>>11455307
Sniff my balls dude. I'm so exhausted of you being the only motherfucker to bring up this lazy colloboration. Talk about a good mold for a change. Pine for a better, more unique release. Discuss this bitchass G2 Prime again and I will spend the rest of my life concentrating, trying to telekinetically unplug your computer from the power strip, until I am successful.

>>11455311
in the way that a kid in a halloween costume resembles a character, sure.. but good luck with the transformation

>>11455312
>I'm so exhausted of you being the only motherfucker to bring up this lazy colloboration.
Are you retarded or something? Read the fucking reply chain - I responded to whoever the fuck it was who posted the image. I am not the one who brought it up.
>Discuss this bitchass G2 Prime again and I will spend the rest of my life concentrating, trying to telekinetically unplug your computer from the power strip, until I am successful.
You stupid, bitch-ass motherfucker. Again, I'm not the one who brought it up - I responded to it, and I wasn't the only one who did. That being said, I'll talk about whatever the hell I want, and you'll sit there and take it like a good little bitch. You don't get to dictate who talks about what, so go fuck yourself, you arrogant prick.

>>11455307
I'm sure lots of people would buy an Optimus Prime deco cat

>Sky-Byte is good
How do the beastformers keep winning?

>>11455323
>Worse that original and Thrilling 30
>Fins are on Sprues cause they corner cut so bad
>"Lol he's good"
You guys should just stay in Redit holy shit

>>11455344
t30 was a shit toy

>>11455344
I still haven't watched a review but there's no way it's worse than T30.

>>11455323
he looks unimpressive to me. Idunno, the arm weapon.. I feel like if you're gonna change it, you should at least make it a better shark tail fin

>>11455344
>>11455345
T30's shark mode bends the wrong way.

>>11455354
yknow what i just watched a review, and I like him now. Not enough to pay the ludicrously overinflated modern voyager price, but i'll pay what voyagers used to cost for him, for sure
i hope they do an upgrade kit to make his tail suck a little less though. I guess they tried to minimize the kibble this time? that's why his arm weapon's cylinder is just exposed and obvious.

>>11455356
sharks can bend that way for leaping and stiff, that's just not how they propel themselves. it's at least laterally symmetrical, but it's still a one-pose wonder..

>>11455356
Bend you the wrong way in a fucking minute

>>11455376
I'd like to see you tr- oh god NO!

You guys don't mind a little Squeezeplay in the bedroom right?

>>11455444
Kids just being kids, I guess...

Also, I swear, if any of you have any good ideas repainting this guy into Roadbuster...
Yeah, any Transformer historian would know this thing from Dorvack, the Mugen Calibur, got redesigned into Roadbuster. And this is a MODEROID model kit, meaning someone out there will repaint him in Roadbuster's colors.

>>11455147
lol no

>>11454788

You inspired me to finally transform mine. Really is a great vehicle mode. Fuck, I'm totally going to cave on Twin Twist...

>>11454788
I keep hoping they repack these 2 in their original colors. Never found them during Titans Era.

>>11453040
And not one of them is worth owning. What a time to be alive.

>>11453121
Anyone who has been paying attention to hasbro or the goings on of western toy companies over the past decade should not be surprised by this. We're in the middle of a collapse of every industry. Won't someone think of the shareholders?

>>11454798
>I really wish these guys weren’t Headmasters
I'm actually really glad they are. It's such a fun gimmick, and it takes a good vehicle mode and makes it amazing. I unironically loved the "forced gimmick" era for making every Transformer extra fun.

>>11455652
Personally I'm hoping for new ones without the headmaster gimmick and added foot and wrist swivels

>>11455516
Buy it and give it about a month until a jap on Twitter repaints it with the perfect color scheme.

>>11455671

Agreed. These are my first head master figures and I actually really like the gimmick. Plus, Freezeout looks so comfy in the cockpit.

>>11455444
Fun fact; I had a cousin who INSISTED Squeeze play was a snake man in his beast mode and claimed that his beast mode head was that of a hooded cobra.

>>11455671
>It's such a fun gimmick
>I unironically loved the "forced gimmick" era for making every Transformer extra fun.
Go back to bed, Megatron

BBTS has him on sale for $20. Should I add him to my pile of loot?

>>11455753
Can't go wrong with Watermerage

>>11455753
Mirage is a fun mold sans the wheels on the legs. That miserable assembly needs another fold and tab for it to be properly secure.

>>11455803
It's a terrible Mirage but yeah it can be pretty enjoyable in unintended ways.

>>11455753
My opinion on this mold is that it isn't amazing, but whether or not you enjoy it is 1000% dependent on how much you enjoy the deco. It's also one of the only F1 car bots in recent memory, so that alone makes it worth consideration, on top of being a rare repaint concept.

So the question becomes, do you want an indy watermelon bot for 20 bucks, knowing full well you may never have the opportunity to buy such a thing again?

>>11455881
>whether or not you enjoy it is 1000% dependent on how much you enjoy the deco.
This. I thought it was meh as vanilla Mirage, but the shattered glass, Leadfoot, and G2 decos were all fire enough that they outweighed the flaws.

>>11455880
I like that you can cheat an ab crunch and butterfly joints out of it, the rest of joints aren't anything crazy but that makes it fun to mess with still

>>11455959
Macerick wears it well at least

>>11455959
Well when you put them all together like that, it almost looks good

>>11455985
He unironically looks better just because his original deco was blandsville.

>>11455959
Looks like someone follows the greatness that is Protoman

>>11455959
I like some of the yellowing ngl. Maverick, Tigatron, Cyclonus, and Sandstorm (the Seeker) are some good examples of "if the toy HAD to be prone to UV damage, at least they still look good."

>>11455959
.... okay i know it'd fuck up his beast mode, but given that it's ALREADY fucked up, Grimlock looks pretty cool here
>>11455988
right? I think the yellowing actually inspired me to custom up a yellow tigatron

>>11453414
the issue is in the anime Jetfire's like about the same height as Optimus, its not like Tidal Wave where there is a notable size difference between he and Megatron (i mean his size fluctuates like he's Ira Gamagori in the show but he's always the biggest guy thats not Unicron in the show)

>>11455959
Mustard flavored edition!

>>11451557
>cybertronian snake that turns into a train, no humanoid form
Surprising there isn't more of this honestly

are there any leaks on what the predacon 4-pack will be?

>>11456213
sadly, creativity is so far off from what hasbro's into that it might as well be offensive or something

>>11456213
>no humanoid form
>Surprising there isn't more of this honestly
That's a plus for me, and part of the reason why my favorite Transformers are weirdos like Sky Lynx and Trypticon - they're aliens, there's no reason they should be restricted to humanoid shapes as their main forms. A character that's nice and monstrous is a good change of pace - even better if they have a very non-monstrous personality.

>>11456238
RotF constructicons, my beloved

>>11456229
>Fractyl
>Dirge retool of wasp
>Silver Blackarachnia from The Trigger
>Spittor
this will be the last BW thing we get for a while and Packrat won't happen

>DNA upgrade kit for SS Bonecrusher removes his perfect silhouette
completely souless

>DNA upgrade kit for SS Bonecrusher removes his fetal alcohol syndrome proportions and gives him a waist swivel
Completely based.

>>11456238
>>11456240
yeah I have no beef with a lot of samey transformers, but I want the weirdos too. It's important to have both. Then yknow, collect the ones you like. not a fucking hard decision.
>>11456284
what are those parts anyway, i didn't look into it.
>>11456254
i'd still buy that.

>>11455959
Needs to become a in universe illness like cosmic rust.

>Bootleggers return to KOing movie toys after a long hiatus
>Just 07 Arcee
>Nobody else, that's it
Based?

>>11456254
>no Predacon Rhinox

>>11456346
only if she can combine to make the cool combined mode we got concept art of

>>11456358
That's Rotf arcee.

Stop making 4 an 5 packs, Hasbro.
Limit to 3 or 2.

>>11456361
as opposed to... ?

>>11456374
2007 arcee

>>11456325
>what are those parts anyway, i didn't look into it.
The hand upgrade and filler parts for Scrapper are nice, but this feels like a step too far. I like to dopey midget limbs.

>>11456146
Maverick never looked good

>>11456369
That's what Amazon is for

>>11454798
>same with Carnivac
My big issue is that Carnivac wasn't SUPPOSED to be a Headmaster. He's a Pretender Beast; he had a real head. There was never an instance of him being a Headmaster, even in the comics, and the only reason he is one now is due to Hasbro's insistence on lazy mold reuse instead of gibing him his own dedicated mold. Don't get me wrong - I love that my boy finally got a new toy after all these years - but he really deserved better.

>>11456411
Being a headmaster is an upgrade over being a pretender

>>11456375
I don't remember her in that

>>11456382
I foresee a rise in pin-knock-out-er sales..
i need a good desk and a good vise i can put on the desk
>>11456406
ehhhh more ebay and mercari. you can't usually buy partial packs on ammerzon.

>>11456415
How so? I like my guys having their own heads, rather than getting their noggins replaced by alien parasites las if they're in some old shlocky Scifi Horror flick from the 70's. Iguanus and Bomb-Burst got upgraded just fine without a Headmaster gimmick getting shoved onto them, and even Skullgrin (for all of his other flaws) escaped that fate. If they were insistent on recycling that Weirdwolf mold, the least they could've done was remove the stupid gimmick like they did on Draculus.

>>11455168
I actually have this guy coming in the mail tomorrow. Managed to get him for $25 new in box. I already have a Legacy Quake, but this might replace him.

>>11456418
Concept art character, same motorcycle in the blackout killing scene.

>>11456433
They look so good together but then I remember how bad Quake's tank mode is.

>>11456453
They weren't even trying with that tank mode.

>>11455959
fuck on a truck, Hasbro.

>>11456346
>Bugmen still haven't came up with the idea of making a scaled up KO of a rare and illusive figure that people actively wished was much larger in scale.
Never ever.

>>11456293
So based actually
Absurdly good improvements

>>11456433
I can't stand Legacy Quake
I know there's better fanmodes for the Tank but it's just such an awful mold to me

>>11456481
Too skinny, needs to be a proper fatass

>>11456481
DNA and Iron Factory acknowledged HFTD with their Banzaitron remakes but for the most part 2010s era transformers are just a lost era

>>11456508
They do it, just not for toy only characters.

>>11456446
ah I see, this represents that body. I'm on the trolley now
well given how tiny the other SSs were, this is impressive.
>>11456517
so close to being perfect toys.. if only they worked harder on the leg transformations and the neck and tail proportions and shapes.

>>11456481
He's so fucking good

Just ordered this two-pack. I really like this Leadfoot. The Fossilizer is pretty cool looking.

>>11456446
Nah, the motorcycle was going to be a regular motorcycle but when fans at a convention asked if Arcee was going to be it they were like "oh shit that WOULD be cooler huh"

>>11456591
definitely has potential, but the guy that thought he could get away with those legs and that ribcage... cmon..
also fossilizers in this kind of color scheme are neat-looking, but hard to make sense of.. they should really always be uniform

This beast mode is fucking stupid. But I kind of love it.

>>11456727
i'd love to see some more creative monsterformers

>>11456346
>mengbadi
It's new old-stock, that machine boy KO is as old as movie1.

>>11456469
They should have retooled Siege Impactor. It even has 90% the same transformation as G1 Quake.

I'll post the Quake I got today since he's being discussed. His vehicle mode is as terrible as everyone has said, but he looks decent enough with the other comics based Decepticons.

>>11456573
>>11456580
God I wish I had this guy. I've got the Atomic redeco of the Animated mold and he's actually a really fun toy but he's so short (albeit very bulky).

>>11456591
>>11456722
No Spinning weapon, but he looks faithful as heck to the original G2 figure.

G2 is underrated. Fun air blast missiles, disc and plastic missile gimmicks, vacmetal in figs, etc.. plus Hot Wheels sized cars compatible with the tracks. G2 was tight

>>11456421
>i need a good desk and a good vise i can put on the desk
Just get a watch link remover. ~$10 on Amazon.

>>11457072
Round nosed pliers work really well too. Just removed my Blitzwing's backpack by jamming the tip of this thing onto the pin and sliding the rest out.

>>11456404
The deco is nasty, but you can fix that with labels or paint. The mold itself is great.

>>11456722
>also fossilizers in this kind of color scheme are neat-looking
Pretty sure it's a reference to the Power Rangers Mastodon, the colors are the same.

>>11457025
I wish the new one had a G2 emblem instead of a Wreckers one. Have G2 Leadfoot since I was a kid, that's why I also bought the set.

Tolerances on Masterdominus fucking sucked and parts fell off easily, had to replace it two times.

Saw a little kid who was absolutely thrilled to get retro Gears and Legacy Quake at the store today, nature is healing

>>11457089
And that's when Mark came out of nowhere, got down on one knee and raised a fist in solidarity, "Ruthkanda Forever", and everyone clapped.

Did another custom, G2 Breakdown into Moonracer. Noggin is from the POTP figure, chest is Mavs' alternate Velocity chest. Was masking hell and I still ended up having to tidy up a bit but quite pleased.

>>11457202
The turquoise is mostly the base plastic, with the exception of the chest which was a mix of Mr. Color white, sky blue and bright green. White was Mr. Color GX Cool White followed by Hycote Mineral White for BMW (decanted and airbrushed).

>>11457205
Also stripped the stock paint off the torso and pelvis.
The paint isn't 100% cured yet, I just got impatient to take photos. Gonna leave her for a few days before further handling to avoid chipping.

>>11457209
Still need to paint some minor details (headlights and rear indicators mainly) and give her some decals- an Autobrand of course but also thinking of some minor made-up "car branding" decals.

There's been rumors of a ML Grimlock and Magnus and the recent Hero X book just showed teaser for a ML Arcee comic.

>>11456744
>Skullgrin mold.
I love when Hasbro takes a complete shit mold and says "fuck it, we're gonna use it again and again, no matter how much it sucks."

>>11456727
This could've worked if they made those top joints ball joints, and remolded the arms so instead of the feet being on the upper arm, they would've been at the end, and the robot elbow joints could be knees for the monster mode.

>>11457202
Seems good to me. Even if there are a few mistakes, hell of a lot better than I would have done.

>>11457262
Thanks anon! I'm very happy with how she turned out all things considered. I've got plans to make the Moonracer I stole the head from into fem-Dragstrip to go with my Animated Motormaster, incidentally.

Is the Studio Series Sentinel Prime any good? Was considering getting it.

>>11457284
Meh. If you really like the all guns mode, then yes, the alt mode and transformation just suck. It doesn't have that twin sword thing from the movie either.

>>11457244
I’ve never noticed before but is Magnus's chest plate meant to turn into a little vehicle for Dianauts?
>>11457249
I liked it for the G2 soldier, though I’m surprised they never used the Cyclonus mold for the Air Troopers

>>11457293
Well shit, you might be on to something. Anyone have og magnus and a dianaut?

>>11457293
I can only assume they're waiting for the right moment to release it. For all we know, the leader g2 release is this with another figure.

>>11457293
Apparently, the og release shows you could combine the head and chest to form a vehicle.

>>11457072
yeah but how do you secure the toy to the torture device? it looks like it doesn't have much clearance
that said, thank you, will save that for later.
>>11457087
yeah but that didn't have any gold. the gold does still feel like a reference, though

>>11457212
>>11457209
aw hell yeah that is a kind of car I like.
nice job on the custom
>>11457253
sliding a balljoint midway up the robot mode thigh is not smart unless you have a slider to trap it in robot mode and only free it in monster mode.

>>11457298
>>11457293
Yes, the chest has a small seat on it.

>>11457253
Would be easier to add a swivel near the knee area to reposition the claws, while adding a new splitting crotch ao the arms can get more range once the crotch is extended.

>>11457253
Turning those thighs into ball joints is an awful idea

When will they reissue this guy?

>>11457373
Never. They already abandoned the old combiner method so I don't see it happening.

>>11457373
It was import-only, so I doubt it. Now watch as have to eat my words and some multipack next year includes a Nautilator recolor.

>>11457386
>It was import-only
That's all the more reason to release it stateside

>>11457373
Doubtful, they've (correctly) come to the conclusion that TR deluxes are the only molds worth reusing from the prime wars era

>>11457373
I'm still annoyed I could only buy Lobclaw and Turtler. Splitting them up made importing them to Puerto Rico, comically expensive. It was actually cheaper to ship God Neptune (I also bought that).

>>11455312
I just came to this thread and Godzilla fans definitely hate this release. The mold is an extremely poor fit. Forcing a similarity by placing color details in a similar way in order to force a similarity instead of starting with a mold to base the similarity off of is piss poor. Takara just wanted to use an Optimus and Megatron, like they always do.

>>11455249
And they would never use a Titan figure for a Crossover release, that's too high of a pricetag to get someone who doesn't know about Transformers interested by using the hobby they are interested in. They should have just used Grimlock twice like they used the camera figure to make Reflector and Prime.

>>11457421
News we already knew
lmao

>>11457401
I bet if they pulled something like these guys where Godzilla and MechaGodzilla were essentially the same toy but with different parts reception would have been 10x better, even if they were sold for like $90 each.

>>11457421
TF ONE? MORE LIKE TF NONE

>>11457421
This is what happens when you pump out dogshit for 10+ years
Now can that fat retard Lorenzo finally be shot into the sun?

>>11457458
I know it’s not likely to happen, but I’d love to see a Generations style figure for Wolfang, especially since he was originally supposed to be in the cartoon. You could even use it to make Howlinger (Telemocha Wolfang) and K9.

>>11457421
it's a prequel, why would it get a sequel
>>11457458
it will never not be weird to me that they remolded this just to make it 95% identical.

>>11457373
Universe colors or bust

>>11457249
Remember that dark period of the early 2000s where they decided Armada Side Swipe was worth using THREE more times?

>>11457502
>it's a prequel, why would it get a sequel
Because the director literally said he had plans for sequels

>>11457477
i think that mold has a shot if only cause of Max-B his BWII retool is in animation of sorts.

Got my HoS set today.

Honestly? Not very good. Optimus is just okay, kinda reminds me of T30 Orion Pax for better of worse. Starscream just plain sucks though.

>>11457508
isn't that more of a screenwriter's domain?

>>11457515
Directors can also pitch ideas to a screenwriter for what they want in a sequel

>>11457517
oh cool

>>11457460
TF Gone, as it is. 'til all are gone.

I hope we get a Shattered Glass cartoon as stream-only. Not for kids and all that with how cold and grimdark that world is. But as for movies, they promised us Transformers × G.I. Joe, and I hope this works for once. Dirk Manus (Noah Díaz) will return.

>>11457530
>they promised us Transformers × G.I. Joe
Not happening, there's been zero updates, this franchise is dead as far as movies go

>>11457371
but it would give better articulation for the beast mode.

>>11457343
wouldn't a spitting crotch take out the waste swivel?

>>11457536
Again, Chris Cocks is planted by Trump to destroy Hasbro from the inside, again because of Trump's selfishness and racism he calls "America First". We might not see all the Thirteen Primes released at this rate before the brand goes bankrupt.

>>11457421
Good fuck that retarded by the numbers piece of shit.

>>11457606
lmao what
take your meds schizo

>>11457606
What's happening to the brand is entirely because of Hasbro's neglect of it throughout the last decade+. Trying to blame Trump for it is fucking retarded.

So, Mega Grimzilla showed up today. Not really a whole lot to say about him - he's exactly what he looks like, so if you already own the SS'86 Grimlock mold in at least one of its incarnations, you should already know what to expect. At least he came with some blast effects instead of another Wheelie - this is certainly a far better use of the plastic.

>>11457630
The paint details are...alright. I mean, nothing about this really screams 'Godzilla' to me, but at least they tried. Looks far closer to what it's supposed to be representing than that Laser Prime (yes, I already saw the post earlier about the paint details looking similar. No, that doesn't fix the fact that the entire silhouette is completely wrong - at least Grimzilla here gets the 'tail dragging theropod' look right). This guy as-is is nothing to really write home about, but I'm fine with that - Grimlock was always my favorite, and I like and own every other version of the '86 mold, so as far as I'm concerned, it wasn't a waste to pick him up. Looking forward to seeing what DNA does with their upgrade kit for him.

>>11457589
Legacy Tigerhawk would like a word with you

>>11457631
Moving on, I also happened to get this guy today - Ultra Class Beast Machines Jetstorm, to add to my still-growing Beast Machines collection. I already owned the regular Deluxe Class version of him, but found this version still technically NIB for surprisingly cheap due to box damage, so why not?
First thing's first, Vehicle mode. Unlike the Deluxe, they absolutely nailed the look here - he's the correct colors, he's far less boxy, his wings are now the proper size, and his 'neck' now stays extended and has better articulation to match the show. He also comes with two of those drone things he used that one time, both with moveable heads. He aged pretty gracefully, thanks to having never been opened - there's not a single chip or crack in his vac-metal, and there hasn't been any flaking during the multiple times I've transformed him (so far).

>>11457630
What was G2’s stupid obsession with writing the character’s name right on themself and why is it back?

>>11457633
The primary gimmick of this Ultra version is that his rear segment is springloaded and pops up to reveal a pair of missile launchers; the launchers are connected to the jet...head? cockpit?...by a series of gears, so rotating the turret makes him look in the direction it's aiming (or vice-versa - rotating his head from one side or the other will make the turret follow it). The missile launchers are both functional and can fire their missiles via a set of grey triggers in the back; there's also an electronic gimmick that makes them light up as they're fired. Once again, this one's in excellent condition, but I popped the battery door open and yanked the 20-something year old batteries from it anyway (and it was a good thing I did; they were indeed starting to show signs of corrosion, though thankfully not bad enough to do any damage).

>>11457636
While the vehicle mode is a fantastic representation of the show character, the robot mode...is not. He's basically just an upscaled version of his Deluxe toy, with only a few tweaks here and there that don't really do much to fix his appearance. His bigger wings now fold back against the backs of his arms to kinda-sorta-if-you-squint resemble his big shoulder pauldrons from the show, but the way his forearms open up into a mess of panels is just horrible; his hands are also WAY too small, smaller proportionally than even his Deluxe version's hands. He still has that big, blocky chest (though now it transforms slightly differently), and his twin missile launchers sit on each shoulder (where his intakes should have been on the show). He's still got the completely wrong head and face, too, though that was expected - this guy came out before we got the more show-accurate Tankor and Thrust, and was presumably made before the show aired, so they had no idea how much Mainframe would change his model from the toy. Still a little strange that his Deluxe wasn't rereleased with more accurate details later like the other two, but it is what it is.
>>11457635
I have no idea, but I liked it. I grew up with G2; besides, it always reminded me of how ships tend to have their names stamped on them. It certainly made it easier to memorize the names of new guys.

>>11457637
His "Flight Mode". He pulls it off a tiny bit better than his Deluxe toy, thanks to his new neck being able to add a little roundness to the 'cone', but it's still not the greatest. Jetstorm's design was fairly wasplike on the show, while both of his toys are just too bulky and not curvy enough; the fact that neither toy gives him a pair of wings on his back doesn't help, either.

>>11457638
One last pic - just him back in vehicle mode showing off more of that new neck articulation; it's funny how he looked buglike in robot mode, but birdlike in vehicle mode, despite being entirely robotic. Anyway, it's pretty clear that most of the love went into his vehicle mode this tome around (especially since the pop-up turret and moving head gimmick is only useable in this mode - his arms and chest lock it all in place in robot mode, so while the missiles can still fire and light up, the launchers can't rotate), so this is probably how I'll keep him displayed. He's WAY too big to actually keep with my other BM guys. Guess I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for a modern, show-accurate-in-both-modes version of this guy to come along, but the odds of that happening are slim - especially since Core BM Cheetor was apparently a flop, meaning it's unlikely there will be any further attempts at Beast Machines characters in general.

>>11456382
>trades undersized forearms for baby hands
Lol
>remove a pin
Pass
>here have some Crocs for his feet that were already fine
Lol

>>11457647
The pin replacement kills it for me, I considered still picking it up for the trumpets but $40 + shipping is a lot for a pair of plastic instruments I would probably never pose them with

>>11457632
so it would be a mid-chest swivel in monster mode then?
>>11457636
wow, for something that emphasizes what i hate about the character, that's pretty neat.
>>11457637
I mean anything's better than the show model's face, but... yeah that's not a great torso.
>>11457638
oh it's better when he straightens out.

>>11457647
>>11457668
>limp wrists are intimidated by the easiest work possible
Many such cases!

>>11457630
>>11457631
I already have SG, G2 and the Marvel one on the way
I guess I'm committing to numerous

>>11457647
You're coping hardcore

>>11457707
>It's actually based that I have to spend $50 to fix a $20 toy for children

>>11457712
where did you get "too expensive" from "i don't want to knock out pins" ?

>>11457712
I'm talking about your weak wrist strength. Though I encourage replying. It's good exercise for you.

>>11457707
>smooth brain risks the structural integrity of his toy for virtually no gain
>and it still has a dick hinge, dangling usless
Many such cases

>>11457730
More like weak hinges since multiple people already broke theirs fixing the misassembly

>>11457736
>>11457738
Skill issue. And where did you read this "issue"? Reddit? TFW2005? You should know the dwellers there are retards that don't thin their paints.

>>11453749
Sorry anon, they just look like dogshit

>>11457639
I'd like to see a new Jetstorm as well
I bought the core Cheetor, so I did my part, even if it isn't very good

>>11457709
I had forgotten they did a SG Grimlock

>>11457633
>>11457636
>>11457637
>>11457638
>>11457639
I won't lie I always liked BM Jetstorm's design, the "vane legs" are such a cool idea. A new one would be awesome.

>>11457421
kek what a dead franchise

>>11457743
He's great

>>11457781
That I am aware of

>reminded me I never grabbed Quake
>which reminds me Needlenose is unaffordable now
Fucking annoying

>>11457819
Give Comic Grimlock's crown to the G2 version. It would be more perfect and wild.

>>11457842
oh hey, that's true

>>11457825

I paid 65 bucks for Needlenose and just paid 44 for Twin Twist, so I feel your pain.

>>11458079
Ouch.

>>11458079
>>11457825
>release part of a sub-group or pair
>wait 2-4 years to drop the missing members, which causes the first release to double or triple in price
Bravo Hasbro

>>11451536 (OP)
I got these from japan. I really like them. Sturdy fun to transform

I hope the UK releases of Omega Prime get shipped out the door tomorrow

>>11458175
They are soo tempting to try and pick up, I like the dark Stego and Pteranodon

>>11458185
I hope the brits have a loisence to fix their toys...

>>11458208
I'm gonna have to smuggle a screwdriver, I'm not letting the coppers catch me.

>38 images to limit
Post a funny team to display. Any theme or gimmick you can imagine!

>>11458278
イエロー・ダンバス・チーム
小便カラーレンジャー!

>>11458278
>we MUST rush to kill the thread because...

>>11454865
is this figure even good? It's always looked kind of dogshit to me, so I've been holding out for a better Wheeljack mold

>>11458283
Wait - did Sandstorm fucking yellow too? What the shit hasbro

>>11458311
It's not great, the sunstreaker retool was much better

>>11458312
Hes one of the most consistent of anyone. From what I read he’s basically guaranteed to yellow. I think I even read he sometimes comes yellowed right out of the box

>>11458300
>I won't reply with an image
>but I will reply

>>11458312
I like it. He looks rather... plane.

>>11458330
It's the same part as on the G2 Ramjet, just not as extreme. It looks like it's cast from the same gold plastic as Xaaron.

>>11458333
Straight to joke jail

>>11458350
>same gold plastic
I have a theory: Hasbro was stuck with a ton of shit, yellowing plastic mix they couldn't get rid of soon enough, and they don't want to keep spending the money to whiten it further, so they pushed Mark to do Xaaron.

Waiting eternally for Megatron and the rest of the Constructicons...

>>11458359
protip: people don't stand with their feet straight forward, they rotate them out slightly. It not only looks better, but is more stable

>>11458377
Didn't ask.

I'll pose them however I want.

>>11458358
If that's what it took for me to get Emirate Xaaron then as far as I'm concerned "The Yellowing" was all worth it.

>>11458377

I appreciate the advice, relatively new to posing TF compared to everything else I collect.

>>11458381

Why are you pretending to be me?

>>11458377
It's rare but it does bum me out when I come across a toy with zero degrees of thigh swivelage

>>11457313
>that didn't have any gold.
It had yellow, pretty much the same.

>>11458400
>Why are you pretending to be me?
I dunno, he's done this a few times whenever someone comments on photos
He must be self conscious

>>11456199
Jetfire was slightly taller and wider than Prime but hotshot was close to prime and yet toy wise hes way shorter. Also legacy tidal wave size changed all the time and is clear that the team wanted to showcase his small sice combined with megs and the larger bot that he was on his own. Jetfire in pant mode gets significantly larger and wider that it towered primes supermode torso. So i could see them making a tall/wide bot like 86 dinobots and have aome extra junk to make the legs larger. Might be cope but i do really want the pant mode to be bigger than the supermode legs from legacy and maybe be as tall as menasor

>>11458387
>[Ignited intensifies]

>>11458476
okay i guess it did have the stripe, and the shoulder emblems were yellow and red

>>11458488
How do you know?

Recently seen in Vancouver
I'm being told the guy that does this is locally infamous

>>11458700
I've heard that Springer is good, so why do that? Because you can?

>>11458700
What am I looking at here? Someone taped bad art on a box?

>>11458705
That's the real baffling part
That Springer is way higher value than anything he could have swapped it with

>>11458707
Correct

>>11458710
What does it ring up as though at checkout? What benefit would someone have just "giving out" a Springer?

>>11458700
I'm in tears. Just some fuckin guy restocking shelves with rare finds. This is probably the lone Hasbro employee that was in-charge of G1 Breakdown's distribution.

>>11458725
Thank you for showing me, but you should keep that box intact. You've got a cryptid of a toy and a helluva story to go with it.

>>11458715
this is like those people who reverse-pickpocket to give people money

>>11458700
This is fucking hilarious

How do the new SS gamer figures scale with the old 2010 WFC ones? Can someone post comparisons from their collections?

Bros what figure are these guns from

>>11458784
Combiner Wars Optimus

>>11458784
Combiner Wars Optimus Prime

>>11458784
Bumbinder Whores Floptimus

>>11458786
>>11458787
Thanks for the tips boys. They’re actually from Battle Core Optimus, the white repaint

>>11458079
I wanted this guys and squeezeplay but the way Hasbro locked them into 40+ dollar combo packs with figures I didn’t want made me completely disinterestedz. Am I a fake fan?

>>11458756
>how do the deluxe-based figures scale with the voyager-based figures
I don't think you need side-by-sides to know.

Happy Father’s day btw! I know theres a few dads up in here

>>11458818

No, just means your completionism autism doesn't override your good financial judgment. I envy you. I only picked up Squeezeplay because I was able to eBay him for 30 bucks, which seemed reasonable for an out of circulation retail exclusive.

MY CAT THREW UP ON MY NEW SPINISTER
AIEEEEEE

>>11458828
Voyagers aren't necessarily bigger. Sometimes they're voyagers because of the parts count like like SS86 hot rod. Eitherway all figures these days are smaller. Modern "leader class" figures would have basically been voyagers 15 years ago

>>11458929
what was it doing under the cat

>>11458929
>The new deco is so inferior to the original it made his cat sick
I mean we all knew its bad but damn

>>11458929
Clean it up as best as you can and figure swap it

>>11458973
Sir, that's bait. That battle damage paint on all the Siege figures was downright horrendous.

>>11458977
The battle damage on Spinister just looks like he's had his jeans for a long time

>>11458977
>battle damage
I dont even notice that shit. Honestly, the new deco doesn’t actually bother me at all, despite the simple fact that the old one is accurate to the OG and the new one isnt. The only thing that actually bugs the faceplate color change. He looks quite a bit more boring as a result imo

Everyone posting their Spinisters makes me bummed the propeller on mine is still really loose.

>>11458700
>>11458725
>not even a Studio Series Springer box
>not even a Voyager class box

>>11459028
plz explain exactly what happened here and why it's so amazing
it sounds like he took an older and rarer toy and disguised a recent box... then put it in stores so it would ring up as something else and someone would get a good toy

>>11459044
Besides what you said, the effort he put into making the fake box is commendable.

About two weeks left until MPG Godbomber comes out. For those who actually did order this expensive Apex Armor, what version did you get and is the hype worth it?

>>11459018
Same on mine, it doesn't hold in place. Might just pose them down.

>>11458197
I just picked up megatron and optimus prime

>>11454042
>Kill the only Aerialbot with a personality
fuck Slingshot haters

Okay, ideas, ideas... Since Nexus Prime is a Voyager, I feel like his combination gimmick is most likely a Core combiner with components named after his Covenant of Primus version, but the Enigma of Combination can work with both the AOTP version and the BotCon version by acting like an Energon Star. How about it?

>>11457510
could have told you that just by looking at them. Megatron/Bumblebee is clearly going to be the superior two-pack.

>>11457373
Theres an anon on the /bst/ thread that's had this thing with its upgrade kit for sale for years. I'm sure you could talk them down from $280.

>Sentinel invents circumcision and gaslighting within fifty megacycles
>even though Primes were living legends and everyone knew Sentinel was their secretary
I think if TF One's writing wasn't awful it would've sold audiences.

Hasbro UK did in fact ship my God Fire Convoy today. hopefully Yodel will get it delivered within a reasonable amount of time, and safely, I'm sure they'll test the strength of the packaging like they always do.

>>11459078

Sorry you're having similar issues, even if it makes me feel better that I'm not the only one. I've read that others have had success with heating up the metal peg that holds the blades and pushing it in, but stuff like that rarely works for me.

>>11459324
Had the writting been the problem, every single live action transformers film would have bombed.

>>11459229
NTA, shit I forgot I was supposed to buy that off him ages ago. He still has it!? Wow

>>11459338
In Bayformers' case, the writing is very memorable, despite being dogwater. How many other films can you say you've seen a robot hump Megan Fox's leg, or have a fat NEET screaming at his grandmother to shut up, or Optimus committing many, many warcrimes? Bay has his personal Lambo do a circle around T. J. Miller's Kentucky Fried corpse. It's stand out in its own unique, shitty way.

TFOne is so dry, that all I can really conjure up are thoughts of its major plot holes and the one fight scene between Megatron and Starscream.

>>11459353
Yep. Still on the same Imgur link and everything.

Does anyone else think this look a little reggae?

>>11459073
got it, you're saying SS or voyager class box would have been lazy shortcuts.

>>11459360
Thank you. I'm glad someone understands this
I said it at the time and I still say it now, had they done straightforward, expected writing with middle of the road humor, nobody would have remembered it. It would have been "that movie where there's a bunch of human stuff but then eventually you get to see robots"

the humor made it memorable, and memorable is still something. I enjoyed it, I totally get why a lot of people wouldn't, and that makes me enjoy it more. Mostly. Not the 4th one. But like I also always say, every Bay movie does one thing better than the other four and one thing worst of the five, and the 4th was its humor and human moments.

>>11459402
i'm just seeing rainbow sherbet

>>11459402
Grimlock mon, mi tink mi gwaan clobba dem there bumbaclaat decepticons!

>>11459422
https://youtu.be/R-0fmm_swcQ?si=T8quvyREAGNtWnA9

>>11459402
Mi bredrin, yuh see how di ting set? From mi hear yuh talk, mi cyaan deny it—fi real, mi deh pon di same page wid yuh, straight up an down, no flicka mi tongue—mi seh yes, mi seh yuh right, mi seh forward ever, mi dey yah fi it whole heap, no joke inna di motion, mi lock in like zinc fence pon breeze! Bless up yuhself, cah mi nah back down, mi wid it one hundred percent, ya zeet?

I transformed my siege Ultra Magnus for the first time and noticed theres a pungent stench coming off the plastic, mund you, he's been on display since Siege started on my top shelf. Has anyone else noticed a smell like that too?
Note I keep no pets and don't smoke.

>>11459327
I hope he doesn't come already cracked like what I've heard reported for some buyers.

>>11459479
I have two versions of the mold and no smell. Speaking of mold, was he newra wall or a window? Maybe an outside factor? Have you checked any of the others next to him yet? Did you leave a chicken dino nuggie inside the cab for safe keeping?

>>11459338
2007, ROTF, and DOTM are at worst okay writing. AOE and TLK are bad and worse.

>>11459479
>Ultra Brappus

>>11459479
I have the Spoiler Pack version; he's been open, on my shelf, and transformed frequently for years now with no smell whatsoever.
You sure you didn't get a knockoff? If so, the cheaper plastic used may be deteriorating, leading to the (most likely toxic) odor.

>tfw non-repairable wobbly shoulders frim manchild hamhands previous owner
No brap smells tho

>>11459479
Take some close up pics. Is there a white film or anything "gunky" anywhere on or in the toy? It's extremely rare, but for figures like Nacelle there've been reports of mold actually getting into the plastic.

>>11459479
Sniffed my Magnus for ya. No musk. Maybe a bug died in it? Or like >>11459543 suggested there could be some foreign shit like mold.

>>11459486
>speaking of mold
I already asked him about mold he is not answering us

>>11459557
It was this thing hiding in anon's wall

>>11459489
>2007, ROTF, and DOTM are at worst okay writing.
I mean, they're action flicks so I don't expect much in that regard, but all the TF movies are pretty braindead. ROFT is so cheesy and dumb that it could be a G1 cartoon episode. If you turn off your brain you can find enjoyement in them, same as a saturday morning cartoon, but they could have been something much better.

>>11459360
>>11459408
Being memorable for all the wrong reasons doesn't make the movies any less bad, and this is coming from someone who watched every single one on cinemas. But I wasn't a kid when those started so I'm not going to fool myself thinking they were good. Something way better could have been done with this franchise. Having the robots be actual characters and the moviesfolowing a coherent storyline would have been a good start.

>>11459479
>I transformed my siege Ultra Magnus for the first time
>he's been on display since Siege started on my top shelf
This is something I never understood. What's the appeal of buying a Transformer and not trying to inmediately transform it to see how the engineering works?

>>11459582
>immediately
I like to wait a day to put them into (or back into) alt mode. It makes the first dopamine hit last longer. As for the 6 years thats passed since since Siege who fucking knows lol

However if they come packaged in alt mode they do end up in robot mode almost instantly

>>11459579
>ROFT is so cheesy and dumb that it could be a G1 cartoon episode.
See, this just outs you as a retard. The G1 toon is well-written with a few exceptions, but I bet you're the kind of fag who hates the kreemzeek episode because it isn't serious space robot drama.

I just looked at my Xaaron from a different angle and this motherfucker has the worst plastic swirl I've ever seen on his chest. God damn it.

>>11459596
Swirl these balls in your mouth

>>11459596
I mean hes already got funky paint apps. It neary looks like a part of his deco. Its not even bad looking at all, its quite an elegant line shape

>>11459582
>>11459546
>>11459543
>>11459509
>>11459489
>>11459542
He said he had it on display since Siege, it probably is just dust. Dust has a stink to it too.

>>11459596
Every Xaaron has some kind of swirl in the chest. Mine is about the same as yours and we should both consider ourselves fortunate it's only visible from a certain angle, things could have been much worse.

>>11459479
My man has been up here for so long I actually almost forgot entirely
I know the feel

>>11459463
it's amazing how easy it is to slip into this dialect and read it properly once it's written out that way.
there's a part of the human brain that naturally struggles with the frankenstein of a language that is English, and this taps into a tiny two year old part of your brain that still sucks at talking

>>11459579
the robots were actual characters, and the stories were coherent in ... the first, third, and fourth movies.
the trouble is that those two things did not overlap whatsoever. They were actual characters, but so what? Nothing about any one of them was important to any of the stories, except Spock. Other characters were memorable, or did cool things, but the story would have been identical without them

>>11459600
Yes daddy

>>11459603
>>11459607
Fair enough. I knew it was already the grey swirly plastics from Seige that UV'd easily, just didn't think it'd be on full display like that. You're right though, I guess its not as bad as it coulda been

>>11459603
I concur. it's weirdly kinda cool. the lines are even, they taper in one direction and flare in the other, just like the dots on the other side of his chest which get smaller as you go in.
>>11459607
let's just hope GPS has been well and truly stopped.

>>11459582
Ikr? The first thing I do when getting a new Transformer is transform it once using the instructions, then transform it back and forth a few times without them to memorize the process. After that, it's on weekly rotation with the rest of my collection - usually one week in robot mode, the next in vehicle mode, and so on. The whole point of owning a transforming toy is to... y'know, transform it once and a while at the very least.

>>11459648
I would do that, but modern transformers always feel flimsy and confusing and like i'm doing it wrong, so I have given up on memorization and just accepted that i'm lucky the manuals are easily looked up online these days (my pile of manuals is just taking up shelf space, with a riser shelf over it)

>>11459402
snarl hates everything and everyone except war AND bbws

>>11459684
So he's basically Thundercleese

>>11459648
Personally I always toss instructions and learn to transform figures without them, more fun that way. (not that CHUG figures are ever particularly difficult to figure out). I even do so for turd party, the more complex shit isn't so bad as long as they've actually been intuitively designed.

Only exception is for triple changers and such where the extra mode isn't exactly obvious, but that really depends on the figure

Mark dropped another hint that we might get violen jiger
He specifically gave a shout out to "insect transformers that have never been made into plastic"
Which rules out almost every insect from RID 2015 and leaves violen jiger and bob as the main contenders

>>11459742
Bob would have to be a core class to scale with sunstreaker though

>>11459742
Violen Jiger is not a Transformer, it is a ball of demons that turns (magically) from insect monsters into a giant flaming ghost. He is the archenemy of Dai Atlas, perhaps the most obscure of all the JP exclusive Cybertron (Autobot AND Maximal) leaders.

>>11459742
>Mark dropped another hint that we might get violen jiger
Dude it's Bob. We're never getting the jigger. Don't even consider it for a second -- because Hasbro didn't.

>>11459742
>>11459752
its probably going to be that unused ladybug transformer design (beet-papil)
https://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:Beet-Papil.jpg

>>11459742
>Couldnt even tell you how long I wanted to finish all 7 insecticons at a deluxe scale but Im absolutely thrilled its happening! The thing about the swarm is simple though, it never stops coming. There’s a plethora of glorious insecticons that deserve new toys, some made at a smaller scale then I wanted, Im looking at you Hardshell! Some have never been made in plastic for us to collect. But, as we all know, they exist in the vast cybertronian lands of the never ending Transformers universe and need to be placed in collectors and kids hands for all to enjoy.
Yeah that definitely sounds like he wants to make fucking Violin Jigsaw and not a non-midget Prime Insecticon.

I ordered Legacy Armada Megatron off amazon and ended up getting Dreadwing instead. Is that a win? I don't know if I should return it or just resell it to try to get back more than I paid for it.

>>11459742
>almost every insect from RID 2015
They never made Glowstrike, but she is disappointing for a supposed leader.

>>11459762
Doesn't Bandai own that design? Actually, doesn't Bandai own all the Deluxe insecticon designs, how did Hasbro make such a faithful update with Venin?

>>11459799
Get your money back or tell them they fucked up and get your order right.

Ya know, I gotta disagree with the people calling this set lousy, it's actually pretty nice.

My only complaint is the wings on the Tails figure aren't secured in and tend to come off too easily.

>>11459818
do you think bandai actually gives two shits about some unreleased design from a failed 80s toyline

>>11459826
tails definitely has the edge over sonic here

>>11459828
I think their lawyers give two shits over the opportunity for more money

>>11459402
I thought G2 has hippie colors?
Eh, whatever. Not all G2 has to take the hippie approach anyway.

Say, anyone wanna display the MPG Super Ginrai and AOTP Star Convoy together for the funsies? If anyone had that CM's Company figure of Ginrai, even better.

>>11459830
Not really, he's got no ankle front and back, his legs are completely hollow, and his wings really restrict his shoulder articulation.

>>11459830
>cooler alt mode
>cooler vehicle mode
>actual weapon
>blast effect
>actually shows up in mainline sonic games
>better biplane than hearts of steel starscream
>has actual sonic shoes

blue booster btfo'd

>>11459837
>CM Ginrai
Dude this thread, three fucken times now reminding me of some specific ass shit I wanted and never got around to. Stop.

>>11459842
:no forward-back ankles
that's pretty much universal now, isn't it? unless the feet form some important part of another mode
>wings restrict
they're not just attached to the shoulders? hm that would be a problem
>legs hollow
well that's a dealbreaker.. we dont get a lot of 3p filler kits anymore do we
>>11459845
it's a better representation of an inherently less cool altmode, in a way that makes you not even care.. i can't tell where his other wings go though, i only see two in robot mode

>>11459826
I mean, lorewise the set makes no sense. They're kinda supposed to be AGAINST animals getting turned into machines, yet here we have two robots that are intended to be Sonic and Tails; even if they're not supposed to be literally the same guys turned into robots, it still defeats the purpose here.
Also, the heads being so small compared to the rest of their bodies looks bizarre even if they're technically proportional, given Mobians always have that chibi 'bobblehead' aesthetic.

>>11459869
>lorewise
>on a collaborative set

now I wish K.I.T.T. (agent knight) got a show..

>>11459869
good robot usses vs evil robot usses. simple.
>heads being so small
indeed, it does not suit them.. and I don't just mean because of the characters they're based on, they need to be at least twice as big for those head sculpts and those bodies.