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Feeling the Christmas pressure yet, Anon's? Edition.
Old Thread >>5349395
I hate you people
>>5351078
keep your faggoty forum drama to yourselves you faggot
>>5351078
Its a 2 year old post, why do you care?
>>5351037
Yes, still haven't found anything to gift to mom.
>>5351092
Money is the universal gift. Yeah it's not super personal, but she'd still get whatever she wants with it.
>>5351092
Because it's funny.
>>5351078
Fuck off to your shitty forum no one here gives a shit.
>>5351092
>Yes, still haven't found anything to gift to mom.
How about moving out of her basement?
>>5351108
Literally who
>>5351105
Moved in 2008, you don't visit you parents on the holidays? poor sad man, have a hug.
These custom Rumble and Frenzy are tempting me to get Legend Override.
>>5351135
On that note, how is the Legends Groove mold?
>>5351138
He is ok if you don't mind the weird proportions, mine got a bit loose from the hips, but have no problem standing.
>>5351173
they'd look good with the right head colors
>>5351138
Very leggy, no weapon (but a lot of Legends have the problem of no weapons), but otherwise pretty good. The chestplate as Defensor looks good too.
>>5351199
Groove sucks bruh
Worst of the CW Legends class
>>5351258
> my opinion is fact
>>5351138
good as override. shit as groove. groove needs to be a limb and the "chest mode" looks like an awful clusterfuck
How do you do the arcee back kibble as a shield again?
>>5351258
Boil your penis.
>>5351268
Does Hasbro pay their shills per post or per word?
>>5351268
Legends suck, bro. Deal with it.
>>5351302
>liking anything is shilling
>>5351302
> I legitimately believe corporation pay people to defend their products on Internet forums and image boards
>>5351339
Well it's not like they use the money to make good toys.
>>5351342
So then go to the 3rd party general and shit up their threads instead. If you're not interested in anything Hasbro makes, why are you even here?
>>5351425
They don't really care. Usually they don't have a side in tak vs has. They just want to stir up shit.
So I decided to swap the weapons of Off-Road and RID Fracture. I feel Fracture's weapon is perfect for Off-Road. OR has that sort of samurai vibe that I feel deserves something more samurai-esque than that ax he came with.
Sadly the ax isn't any shade of purple on Fracture, but it still works well. Much better than the stock weapon since they decided to give him stupid open hands for a weapon that has a handguard.
>>5351448
Forgot pic.
So am I wrong in thinking that if I just cut down the trapezoidal shapes and the other bit on the bottom of Brawl chest, that the waist section would fold flat? Like it seems like it should?
Because it looks like it would work.
>>5351425
>>5351428
>not sucking Hasbro's dick = wanting to stir up shit.
This entire argument started because your crowd couldn't accept some guys opinion that legends Groove sucked and then people takings sides based on that. Really having to white knight for a toy and then calling us for stirring up shit by supporting the OP is ridiculous.
>>5351606
That's all that occurs with this brand war. Usually the takara "supporters" don't even give a shit. It is literally done to make others angry. It's very childish on both sides.
For some reason my post got deleted off the other thread despite it being about Transformers toys? Well, whatever. This threads alive though.
Got my Combaticons today! I always forget how meaty Deluxes look on my shelf VS reviewer vids and shit. Still don't have an Onslaught though. Waiting for that price drop to his MSRP is like nails on a chalkboard for me.
Brawl's funky waist doesn't look as bad in person, and thankfully, mine isn't floppy. His right arm side...Peg...Thing. Whatever joint it is, is a bit loose though. And his legs are a little looser than I'd like. Same with Swindle. And Vortex. And Blastoff. In fact, all of their legs are a bit loose. Not sure is this is QC gone wrong or if they're supposed to be like this. Either way, they're all getting some futureshine.
Also got the PE PC04 for Menasor, and it looks good. And some Tamashii Act 5's, which are awesome.
>>5351641
I really dislike the paint apps Hasbro had for the Combaticons. The paint is way too faithful to the g1 toys. The worst offenders are probably Brawl and Vortex (and Swindle in the lack of paint in some areas). The only one that was alright 7/10 was Onslaught.
Rest of them had other problems. For example Swindle is now way too bulky and probably now the largest of the four. He probably would be better served instead using the First Aid/Offroad mold. And Blast-off's alt-mode isnt close to his original now.
>>5351661
G1 Swindle was a chunky motherfucker though. He was literally a squat brick with twiggy little arms and a pinhead.
>>5351661
>He probably would be better served instead using the First Aid/Offroad mold.
No. That mold has already been used 3 times before him and is about to get a fourth. Its boring and overused. The mold used is a good mold. Leave it.
>And Blast-off's alt-mode isnt close to his original now.
BREAKING NEWS
>>5351672
nearly every G1 toy is a squat brick. But in every piece of media associated with G1 he's the shortest and wimpiest looking one because he relies on jewing people and cunning rather than strength.
>>5351672
A redone FirstAid/Offroad would actually be closer to the G1 toy. The Rook-Swindle is trying to go for g1 cartoon/comic look with the chest deco going for the front of the jeep look that was in the cartoon-comic continuity.
>>5351679
So what? The helicopter has been done twice before and they used it for Vortex. The same for the Slingshot/Fireflight mold. And Onslaught himself was a dual use mold shared with Hotspot.
>>5351704
I would have been okay with a Swindle First Aid remold or something...
Is the slaught wave really showing up at retail?
I know a few stores near me that need to restock, but not sure if they will by the time the rush ends.
>>5351680
He should be available all over online. Great figure.
>>5351719
None near me, I had to order online.
And Onslaught is still rare enough at this point that people are still going balls deep on your asshole with their scalping.
>>5351704
See, that mold is good, but I definitely prefer the Rook retool on Swindle. The Offroad mold is good on Ironhide and First Aid though.
>>5351724
is the clear plastic brittle?
>>5351733
I don't know. I mean, how would I tell without trying to break it? And I don't want to break him.
>>5351736
good point
now to just wait patiently for my shitass country to get them
>>5351741
I guess thats the same as me sitting here in the US looking at the folks over in England having Onslaught's since way before we did.
>>5351086
Hey Diabeetimus, what's your next "absolute final custom" you're working on?
>>5351704
>So what? The helicopter has been done twice before and they used it for Vortex. The same for the Slingshot/Fireflight mold. And Onslaught himself was a dual use mold shared with Hotspot.
Yes. True. But I wasnt talking about them obviously.
>>5351727
>None near me, I had to order online.
You didn't have to do anything. You're just impatient as fuck. The wave is just barely hitting stores.
>>5351704
That illustrated image looks way more like what we got for CW than the digibashed image.
>>5351759
Yes, I am, I'll admit it. But Bruticus is totally one of my favorites and I had hoped to have him in time for Christmas. Lack of Onslaught appearing with the rest of his wave unfortunately stripped me of that, but hey, at least I got the other Combaticons for MSRP, and totaling the shipping, it came out to less than if I'd waited and looked for them in person due to gas costs and me living in nowheresville.
In fact, it's almost always cheaper for me to pay a few bux shipping than to actually toy hunt in person unless what I'm looking for is a ton of stuff.
>>5351752
>still samefag replying to a post thats hours old to a post thats years old
Well done bucko.
Generations when?
>>5351940
Never.
Beast wars toys are fine and don't need updates.
The only beast wars toys that NEED updates are the show characters indroduced in season 1. Their original toys are fine as toys, but they look nothing like the show models.
characters introduced from season 2 onward were mostly toy accurate. I'd like a new rampage though.
>>5351661
>The paint is way too faithful to the g1 toys
>hasbro versions
You knew they were going to do it and you still complain?
This is the 5th wave now, this SHOULD be expected, not good enough?
Just us with the superior UW g1 cartoon versions, or grab the g2 sets
>>5351991
>it's exactly what it should look like
>people complain anyway
I'm just confused how this could happen.
Singapore
>CW Devastator msrp = SGD 300, now discounted for SGD 240
>UW Devastator just hit shores, toy dealers selling for anywhere between SGD 240 ~ SGD 300
There's absolutely ZERO reason to buy CW Devastator over UW Devastator here.
>>5352070
CW one is closer to my Hasbro cartoons mate.
>>5351013
I went to sleep, it was a good sleep.
You're right, because I'm not! How about Father Ted? that show was great.
>>5352083
>black hands
>Can't swap to dual eyes for animation glitch accuracy
Your hasbro cartoons suck m8
>>5352087
To say nothing of
>no purple on Bonecrusher treads for Devastator mode
>no paint on Mixmaster's cab foot, defeating the whole point of sculpting in a secondary cab
>no cartoon accurate guns for the individual toys
>>5352083
actually UW is closer to tge show models. CW is closer to the G1 figures.
>>5351078
I kinda wish someone would
>>5351328
Hell, all you have to do to shill is simply not hate
It's always a zero sum game with these people. They cant conceive that someone can criticize one side without supporting the other
>>5351661
>The paint is way too faithful to the g1 toys.
Waitaminnit... You're complaining about them actually trying to be somewhat accurate?
>>5351984
>. Their original toys are fine as toys, but they look nothing like the show models.
That would be the fault of the show, not the toys
>>5352070
Why not get both?
CW to display as Devestator
Takara to display as individual robots
>>5352158
That's what I'm doing, now I just need to figure out how to pay my buddy who ordered a Takara for me. He bought a case and I asked him to keep one for me.
>>5352155
It's not anyone's fault. It's just how it works.
I'm saying the only reason for updated beast wars toys is to have ones that look like the show models, for people who want that.
Also, festive captcha
Takara will announce their Bruticus any day now.
Any day now...
>Watch as they announce White Prime with recolors of Ironhide, Mirage, Sunstreaker, and Prowl.
>>5352214
Their white prime redeco would most likely be a star convoy homage, so it'll be a...differently painted red prime using white's head using the autobot B team comprised of Smokescreen Hoist Wheeljack and Hound.
If not then another set of new bots who are repaints with new heads if Grand Galvatron has taught us anything.
Just a theory, remember, this isn't hasbro.
>>5352214
I wanna see what they do with Sky Lynx. That thing's got some of the best proportions of any of the Voyagers and I think they could do something really cool with him.
I know the rumor floating around right now is Liokaiser.
>>5351984
>Beast wars toys are fine and don't need updates.
Umm, excuse me?
>>5352249
Looks like a transvestite antkin robot.
>>5352242
There's no way it won't be Liokaiser, it's such an obvious choice.
>>5351727
You gotta know where to look, I lucked out with 120 for the 6. I probably would have spent the same in TRU, but stretched out over 6 months due to how small their TF stock is nowadays.
>>5352253
How would Leozack work? That mold doesn't have a robot mode.
>>5352257
...massive retool?
Maybe grabbing the gestalt head, modifying it and use it on a modified silverbolt mold?
Better than forcing skylynx to do it
>>5352242
I'm calling either Liokaiser or Ravage remold.
>>5352249
Maybe try reading the whole post idiot
>>5351759
To be fair where you live can make a huge difference.
I live in a 15 mile radius of 3 walmarts, 2 targets(one is a 10 minute walk from my apartment) and a Toys R us
Make it a 30 mile radius and you can add 4 more walmarts another Target, another Toys R Us and a Kmart
So yeah all I have to do is hurry up and wait. However some of these other anons don't have any of the stores an hour a away or more. Or they just have the one Walmart/Target in the area and that's it. So Im not going to be telling strangers on the internet they are impatient because my options must be their options.
>>5352343
I have 2 walmarts and 2 targets within 10 minutes of drive. There are also two Toys R Us in reach.
I don't really expect to find anything good in those places though. They haven't really stocked anything new at all, even though I know for sure at least one full combiner set has been sold recently.
And when it comes to Toys R Us... well, in most cases it's more expensive than buying online.
>>5352343
Some of these anons are asswipes, they only look at the immediate picture and judge others accordingly.
I'm in Australia, I got 3 stores 5mins drive from my house that sell tf's, all out of stock and are slow/showing inaccurate stock counts, further 15 and that store is downsizing their range, another 10 ontop of that store has older combiner wars waves, then 40mins to a toyrs R us where the staff don't even know they have a TF section (I found it, asked "got any more m8" and he kept walking past the damn section, bloody blind), there is a department store chain that has some but they're about to restock.
Then add about 2 hours into the city where within an hour's walk (public transport sucks so once in I huff it) 4 chains that my local mall had (the one thats 5 mins drive) have REMOVED their tf sections apart from the larger department store chain which...surprise surprise, awaiting a restock.
All I've found of the newer wave in all of these stores are 1 pipes, 2 chop shops, 2 buzzsaws, and a shockwave missing the peg so a combiner can hold it, reports of a chain in a really bad suburb has ONE OF EACH combaticon (can't even attempt to go, work hours prevent me from going) but this is it.
All other stores have are wave 2 legends, some minicons from RID and maybe 1 or 2 RID warrior class with some trickles of battlecore optimus prime with a total of 3 CW devastators.
TF hunting in Australia hurts, damn shitty distribution, when they do restock it'll be gone because CHRISTMAS
Someone want to try this pose but with a scrapper wrapped in a blanket?
Also those 3p hands look nifty
>>5352355
also i remember aussie has the worst pricing for transformers right?
>>5352355
That sounds exactly the same as it is in America.
>>5352366
There has been alot of timely specials I admit but when those happen scalpers get in, seen a few selling "complete" combiner sets.
Anyway a regular deluxe can be up to $39aud, or 28.23us, but that's from a comic book store that imported them from elsewhere (only place where I found the cobra redeco of powerglide too, $25aud, fucking hell).
But the usual price is 29aud, 20.99 which toys R us and myer chains sell for.
Kmart here is our best when a sale isn't on with 25aud or 18.10usd, leader classes no one gives a shit since most big chains only carry megatrons of both flavors (shelf warming) with the odd seeker repaint in specialty shops that gauge ($79aud-89aud for megatrons but anything else goes up to $120).
Legends are $19aud everywhere apart from sales.
>>5352372
Well good, looks like we've caught up to you in more ways than one.
But now that I think about it, maybe the star wars crap is what's holding up things, hasbro would want the more "in now" brand to win, right?
>>5352366
Anywhere not States has it bad
It's why you get so much Hasbro/Takara fights
Because to a US citizen it's usually 50% less to buy a Hasbro toy than get a Takara toy of the same mold. But just about everywhere else it's more like it 10%~20% cheaper at best. So to state side it's a huge difference while say the UK your paying extra for shipping and nothing else.
>>5352372
Where?
You must live in WV or a dead Midwest state
>>5352362
Agreed, i might be buying them.
I like the Mixmaster cab, looks like the ankle tilt it still intact.
What's the purpose of the purple kneepads though?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQY08PmGLb0
NEW YOUHEIDX DOES DEVASTATOR
>>5352381
>Has to carry all the extra bits
Being Long Haul is suffering.
>>5352384
The picture with UW devastator has him with a sad face carrying shit.
Its as if they're making fun of the fact he's to forever carry all their gear
>>5352381
Black Repaint when?
>>5352379
C-california desu
>>5352381
I love this guy's stuff, but doesn't he realize that shitty reflective covering that he shoots everything on ends up making his videos look overexposed? It washes out all the detail.
>>5352084
You're that ultra Magnus guy. I get it now. All you want to do is try and get people mad.
>>5352343
Okay. That's great. But they didn't even give it a chance. That anon even admitted they were being impatient.
>>5352402
Of Devastator? would that work?
>>5352427
Nah not really, just like to see how long this can go on for, you haven't beat the record, and hopefully nobody else tries to.
So with that over with, what's the funniest thing you've seen this year?
>>5352467
Not the guy you're arguing with, but you both reeeeeaaaaalllllyyyyy need to shut the fuck up. You're either both idiots or stubborn or just stubborn idiots.
>>5352381
>comprehensive review
>entertaining to watch
>less than 10 minutes
Why can't other reviewers be this cool.
>>5352469
I agree with this anon
>>5351138
I rather like him, weird proportions and all. No weapon but I just gave him Arcee's pistol and that works.
Can anybody hook me up with a picture of CW Optimus or Scattershot with Firefly and Blades as arms and Ironhide and Dead End(as a stand-in for smokescreen) as legs?
I got BC Ops and gave him all white limbs and he looks dope as shit and I was wondering if an all red bot would look just as good.
>>5352469
A little of column A, a little of column B, but if Anons find it so upsetting, I'll leave it, I just find it interesting.
>>5352472
BECAUSE THEY NEED TO BE HEARD AND SEEN AND TALK ABOUT BIG BAD TOY STORE AND GO ON 10 MINUTES ABOUT THE PACKAGING AND INSERT THEIR HUMOR.
Truthfully have you seen their editing? The best at it is thew, but even then that's not anywhere near the effort it would take for them to make a stop motion. They barely put in any effort anyways.
>>5352489
But none of it is interesting so shut the fuck up.
>>5352493
It is, actually, obviously not to you though.
>>5352467
>mfw I saw a Transquito in the box at a Zellers in 2004.
I kinda wish i bought it now just for the novelty.
I wish they'd retool the new Waspinator they did in 2013 as him.
>>5352495
Not to many here. Both of you just stop.
>>5352499
Okay.
>>5352498
>I wish they'd retool the new Waspinator they did in 2013 as him.
At least do Buzzsaw. the new waspinator hasnt been repainted yet..
>>5352529
I mean it has to the extreme with a con exclusive boxset, but we do need something at retail.
Hell even a thrust homage would be cool.
>>5352503
Was the TMNT turrtle face that popular in the late 90s? I recall several Predacons having that weird "angry smile".
>>5352431
I did, but I also admitted I live in the middle of nowhere. It's a long drive to get to either Walmart I know of. As I said, I'd waste more in gas money than I would in shipping.
>>5352499
How about no?
Freedom of speech is a right.
If Walky can draw his awful comics, I can also post what I want.
>>5352663
Man you try too hard.
>>5351037
"Boy it sure is nice not to be moving supplies for once"
>>5352691
"Long Haul, I require you to carry supplies!"
"God damn i-"
>>5352693
"Well, what is it this time?!"
"It's..."
>>5352694
"My love..."
>>5352698
"Scrapper-sama-sempai..."
>>5352699
#lovewins
[spoiler]#IDW[/spoiler]
>>5352684
Clearly Transformers is a serious topic of discussion.
>>5352703
Even Cirno thinks this is too stupid.
How much is the Botcon box set if I just want it? I've heard you can just order it and not go to the con and I kind of want it because of Tarantulas. If it's $500 just like the primus package I'll just not bother and get Grand Galvatron
>>5352723
Non attendee package is the same as the attending package.
I think its marginally cheaper to get a bagged set if you can find someone to buy it for you who is going to the con. You have to buy them at the con after buying the full package.
>>5352730
Well fug me. I kind of want the set for nostalgia but $500 is just too much for me right now.
>>5352703
>>5352699
>>5352698
>>5352694
>>5352693
>>5352691
Pls more Cirno anon
"TWO SUSPECTS ESCAPING AT HIGH SPEED, IN PURSUIT."
"Oh shi-Is that the cops? Man I got a case of stolen trivids in the trunk! Haul it bro!"
>>5352754
One crash later...
"SUSPECT IS ATTEMPTING TO ESCAPE ON FOOT."
"Ohshitohshitohshitohshit!"
ka-chick.
BOOM.
>>5352756
"Little buddy? Chopshop? Chopsho-"
"SUSPECT HAS A WEAPON, HE IS RESISTING ARREST."
"Wait, wha-"
>>5352757
Whack. Whack. Whack. Whack.
"SUSPECT IS DOWN, I REPEAT, SUSPECT IS DOWN. AND RESISTING."
Whack.
>>5352691
Goddamnit, now I want the UW Devastator. I don't even like CW Devastator!
>>5352764
Now to make an Ambulon!
>>5352791
Theres custom Ambulon heads on shapeways if you want those
>>5352274
A Liokaiser with Deathsaurus/Deszaras/Whatever as the torso (Basically Sky Lynx with the shuttle part in Deathsaurus colors and the torso mode colored like Liozack and Jaruguar united), plus two Brawl retools for Drillhorn and Killbison, Skydive as Hellbat, Air Raid as Guyhawk, and as an extra Prime Starscream's Arms Micron as Eaglebreast.
>>5352733
Theres nothing nostalgic about it except the heads and colors of ravage and tarantulas. The other 3 are just an ugly joke.
>>5352807
ooh, you could paint the shuttle part as Deathxaras' ship! the thunder arrow!
https://www.toyarama.com/store/transformers-club-memberships-c3.php?template_package=transformers
>All memberships will terminate with the December 2016 issue.
>>5352817
It's not like subscribing was a good idea in the first place.
>>5352698
You're just getting your mileage out of that ankle tilt.
>>5352791
I want a pharma so bad but I am shit at customs
maybe a 3rd party will do one eventually
>>5351719
My area is notoriously slow on new waves hitting pegs, and the Onslaught limbs are everywhere. Most of the stores still have Silverbolt, though, so I doubt I'll see the torso any time soon.
>>5352817
I'll never get those cheap 10 dollar deluxes...
>>5352379
Not him but I lived in Southwest VA for awhile and Northeast VA now and I just started seeing the Defensor/Masquerade stuff. I got lucky last week and managed to snag a Brawl but was one of 2 combaticons I saw within a wave of Autobot cars.
>>5352801
Shapeways sucks.
>>5352542
I think even good guys Rhinox had it!
It was the 90s, they just had to be extreme! I kinda miss it.
Get a load of this guy, it's beast wars scourge! barely looks like a transformer but he's cool
>>5352735
>>5352752
Thank you all!
>>5352764
They're both great toys, anon. If you like the individual robots, go for UW, if you just want Devastator, go CW
>>5352381
who is the orange and green combiner at the end?
>>5352873
Scourge is one of the coolest figures ever made. That deteriorating vacmetal though, mine looks the same way.
>>5352817
Is the long nightmare over?
>>5352935
It had an awesome beast mode, but everything about the robot mode I hated. The backwards bug legs, the asymmetrical body. Such autism, many triggered. Wow.
>>5352362
Would love to see a Scrapper in orange with a remolded Scoop head
>>5352402
Id rather have G2 Orange or yellow to be honest
>>5352955
>Which nightmare?
Funpub/Botcon
>>5352955
Well, yes.
Not a problem, I hope
>>5352966
It's not, but I wonder how they'd go about it considering it's one part of a bigger set, and the eyes Normally he has blue eyes, but doesn't he have red ones in his constructicon get up? one of them'd need to be sacrificed.
>>5352934
Car Robots Build King/RID Landfill with three Build Hurricane/Grimlocks forming the limbs.
>>5352985
I wish he displayed UW Devastator next to Universe Devastator
y'know what would be cool? a collection of every toy that has the constructicon color scheme
>>5352988
Can those extra parts make a weapon or something?
>>5352998
the black one is his crotch plate, the truck bed becomes a claw or a shield, and the crane becomes a gun. i think the power shovel just hangs there
Thoughts on Grand Galvatron?
>>5353035
Better than any Funpub idea.
>>5353035
Hoping it means a full set of CW Seekers and Elites is in our future. Then I could have my CW Cyclonus fighting my Superion, two jet combiners going at it.
Color-wise, he looks cool.
>>5353050
Oh, and the Starscream of the set is probably going to be in a billion pieces about a year from release. Clear plastic is not the best thing to try and make a sturdy thing thats supposed to turn on a very heay ratchet.
>>5353054
>Clear plastic is not the best thing to try and make a sturdy thing thats supposed to turn on a very heay ratchet.
I think it'll be fine given that the combiner peg isn't clear plastic.
>>5353054
I hate clear plastic, Just make the windows black or blue.
>>5353050
the coneheads are called the elites?
>>5353063
if you think about it... this is a better toy than Classics Starscream, despite being a combiner
Same deal with CW Mirage, he improves on his classics toy as well
>>5352817
So does this mean that Botcon 2016 and the Predacon Combiner are still happening or not?
I wouldn't put it past FunPub to say absolutely nothing about any of this and the site to just up and vanish one day.
>>5353071
All the more reason I hope we get a regular version (and all his recolors, plus the coneheads).
>>5353071
That's retarded
>>5353138
The classics seeker isn't that good by today's standards. It's aged quickly. The mirage mold was fine but has completely not mirage proportions like the cw version has.
>>5353143
That's why it's called redun
Also the cw barely looks like a seeker.
>>5353144
It's a jetformer. It looks more like a seeker than a lot of other versions of starscream out there.
>>5353070
There's no extreme fiction on any of those parts. You're see if you opened that figure.
>>5353070
>But everything around that peg is. I think it might crack and break honestly.
Considering there are still Ghost Starscreams from 2001 still around I don't think there's much to worry about as long as someone moves the arm carefully.
>>5353154
The classics still looks better. And more like the cartoon model.
>>5353162
It's also a brick that requires partsforming to transform completely.
>>5353073
They're continuing on for another full year. They have one more convention to shit out.
>>5353168
There's no partsforming on the Classics seeker mold. And has more than decent articulation. Not amazing, but acceptable.
>>5353168
Moving the weapons?
>>5353168
> the guns come off and then go back on
> partsforming
Wow
>>5353181
The 'tism is strong this time of year.
>>5353196
The cw has only marginally better articulation.
Also
> my opinion is a fact
It is a fact that the classics is closer to the cartoon model, which is what I want.
>>5353205
>marginally better
Yeah. Okay. Keep thinking that.
>>5353175
It's at best functional, at worst severely restricted. No waist, no thighs, no wrists, no biceps, no ankles. The shoulders and hips are pretty heavily restricted, as well. And that wasn't normal; bar maybe Rodimus, I can't think of any Classics figure that was as limited in articulation. Once you get into Universe 2.0, which featured double-joints on a semi-routine basis, it's not even funny.
>>5353209
Have you actually owned the skydive mold?
It isn't too much of an improvement.
>>5353235
It's a lot better than the classics seeker mold.
I caved and bought Hotspot since I managed to find one that was only $20 locally. Seemed like a decent deal compared to what he goes for online.
I like him so far, I really need to get 3 smaller robots so I can fully combine him. All I have is him and Ironhide.
Also... Man, they really really need to release a Fire Convoy repaint of this guy, I'm debating customizing him.
>>5353162
>defending classics seekers
Nigga
>>5353264
God i hope so.
>>5353287
> stop liking what I don't like
Ok
>>5353291
I'm glad that's settled then
>>5352355
I own a Shockwave missing an arm. HTS is shipping me a replacement Soundwave, and I have an extra one so I have 2 whole Shockwaves, and one gimp. Not sure what to do with gimpwave.
>>5353465
Use him exclusively in gun mode. The missing arm won't be that visible depending on how you pose him.
>>5353287
You let me know when they make a better mold and is spot on for the original design.
I know some autist is going to sperg out over me mentioning a video game on /toy/, but those of you who have Xbox Ones and Gold, Devastation is $25 right now for the holidays.
I really hope the other voyager coming with Sky-Lynx ends up being another new CW.
>It ends up being Onslaught V2, the one no one wants.
>>5353583
Im pretty sure they already said it was.
Bummer we never got this as a toy. I was holding out on buying the mold in hopes of it. Since its not going to happen I went for Battle Core. Not bad, but we haven't had a decent CHUG Soundwave that doesn't have those weird video game proportions.
>>5353143
CW molds aren't very good by today's standards, either. What's your point?
>>5353610
They lack wrist swivels and ankles while classics seekers went back to engineering before even the beast era.
>>5353609
Just wait for the inevitable Titan Wars Blaster remold/paint.
>>5353610
>CW molds not very good
Compared to what?
>>5353621
Transformers from '09-'11. What else is worth comparing to?
>>5353620
Isn't it leader class though? Plus the forced third mode makes blaster look weird.
>>5353625
This. It seems like people forgot the fucking awesome general quality we saw during the RoTF years. And even older CHUG figures, they only seem bad by comparison because their engineering is outdated. Modern CW toys seem bad because they're cheap and hollow, without ACTUALLY being cheap, unfortunately.
>>5353621
>>5353625
Yeah. We expect the same level of engineering of those with only 2 modes for these deluxes that need to have four modes with one of the modes being an articulated arm, another a vehicle, another a part of a leg, and another being an articulated robot! We need perfection. We need to have Springer level quality on all of them and not raise the prices at all. Its a very realistic goal.
>>5353071
>this is a better toy than Classics Starscream
not really. At least classics starscream doesn't have a shitty yellow block of plastic that's supposed to be a fake cockpit and his wing/nosecone kibble is actually in the right position
>>5353634
They don't feel cheap to me. Maybe I've got different standards though.
>>5353641
Yeah, it is kind of odd Leader CW Starscream doesn't have the standard fold down to reveal the head jet front, but I guess it's a result of him being a remold of Jetfire.
Personally I don't mind it, or care if it's fake, but it does seem an odd design choice. Honestly, if they just upscaled Legends Seekers, and gave them more articulation/detailing (thigh swivels, replace the solid plane nose area with an open clear canopy, upper arm swivels, a few missiles molded under the wings, etc) they'd probably be perfect Deluxe's.
>>5353648
How would you know the difference between shit and quality if you have been living in shit for your entire toy collecting career?
>>5353287
Could be worse
He could be defending the ANIMATED Seekers.
>>5353665
Whats quality to you?
Anyone else pretty much done with buying TFs for this year? I'm just missing the 'Slaught, but he hasn't had massive sightings or in-stocks yet.
>transformers that don't transform
>>5353741
Mostly yes. Just need Onslaught.
And maybe Feral Rex. Gotta get me a Predaking, one way or another.
>>5353741
Well I'm super broke even if I want to buy a crapload of stuff that's on sale from somebody I know who sells 3p and Takara stuff.
So yeah I'm practically done for a few months.
Scooty Puff Junior sucks!
>>5353793
I need a Feral Rex too but I don't know if I should get the Sir Toys KO that came out recently. The MMC is just too expensive but since I started collecting the FP Dinobots they will fit well with my CHUGs.
>>5353799
Is that the Jinbao KO? It looks almost too big. Like, almost Devastator big. Plus the faces look off, and some parts are differently colored or not quite the same. It's monstrously cheaper though, but it's also shit made in some chinese sweatshop so I'm thinking the quality is gonna be pure shit on something so huge and complicated.
>>5353811
Yeah the Jinbao I think.
>>5353830
They're all over eBay. Some of the closeup shots on them have me feeling wary. I'm hoping we see some reviews on them.
>>5353609
Honestly I wanted the Rook mold to be used, he shouldn't get the combiner torso treatment unless we're getting cassette limbs/legend accessories. Plus he'd make a good limb for Galvatronus.
>>5353741
Considering my shipments of UW Defensor and Devastator finally arrived, I'm good until MP Ironhide rolls out.
>Releases in January
Hooray, zero months of wallet rest.
>>5353835
I just checked a TFw thread about it and it seems that people are saying that the quality isn't too bad and they're huge.
>>5353858
Got a link?
>>5353863
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-3rd-party-discussion/1057124-jinbao-into-sky-upscaled-feral-rex-predaking-catilla-13.html
Just go through it.
>>5353741
Considering theres only a week left, yeah I guess I'm done for the year.
>>5353868
Interesting. It doesn't look that bad, but the individual figures look off. The heads are way too big, too. Still, $150 VS over $500, assuming the plastic and QC isn't complete shit.
Waiting for detailed reviews.
>>5353287
To be honest. The classics seekers are still good aesthetically. If you don't mess around with your toys you don't really give a shit about articulation.
>>5353634
The CW toys aren't blow away your face amazing but I think the limb bots are charming in their simplicity, and work for what they need to do. I think if they did this back in 2009 It'd be mostly the same thing but bigger in size. I want you to imagine designing several figures that are meant to be essentially quad changers that are compatible with one another, and are similar enough in limb mode to not make the resulting combiner not look like a total clusterfuck.
>>5353903
>I want you to imagine designing several figures that are meant to be essentially quad changers that are compatible with one another, and are similar enough in limb mode to not make the resulting combiner not look like a total clusterfuck.
Not to mention stable. They're good at their jobs as limbs or feet.
But to play devil's advocate, most foot modes are literally just "vehicle mode except flip the front end back".
>>5353909
Still better than energon combiners. Where you didn't even have that, you just plugged on the vehicle wholesale and gave it weird candy colored feet.
![windrazor060[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/ODftVUg.jpg "windrazor060[1].jpg")
>>5353913
Or in the case of the jet plane limb, where you OH GOD WHY WHAT HAS PRIMUS WROUGHT and attached candy colored glow sticks.
>>5353923
>StarscreamWantsToShowYouHisBotthole.jpg
>>5353901
Seems like they're releasing an "upgrade" kit for it since from what I read in the thread there was a big gripe about the heads being too big and the hands in combined being too hollow and simple. So it means that the quality of that thing is decent if that is the only thing they are really complaining about.
>>5353903
>I want you to imagine designing several figures that are meant to be essentially quad changers that are compatible with one another, and are similar enough in limb mode to not make the resulting combiner not look like a total clusterfuck.
This is a good point.
Another fact I'd like to mention is that Scramble City limbs usually had similar engineering to one another, so we shouldnt get too hung up on the fact that theirs so many retools
>>5353971
>what does Classics Seeker have?
a cockpit chest that actually turns into a cockpit
normal translucent plastic
looks more like the character its homaging because it's not a shitty redeco of an aerialbot
>>5353978
>>5353583
I don't know, i'd like a new Demolisher, better than if they'd done another Autobot (like inferno).
>>5353979
>>5353981
>>5353982
>explaining why not all of the toy is clear plastic
Neat.
