The new year is almost upon us. Which releases are you looking forward to? What new trends do you expect to see? Which companies might bite the dust before 2017?
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>>5366041
Missed the mark on this one OP. New threads already up.
Post those that did not make it.
I ordered a Transportation Captain today. I think it's the best looking of the 3P Astrotrain's.
Chigurh kinda went in it's own direction on the alt modes. Evila Star had great alts but issues with the robot.
>>5369080
I just ordered Scraper. It's my very first third party transformer so I'm pretty excited.
I guess this is the thread now that the other has reached bump limit?
>>5366471
rip in peace
Think that 3P guys ever draw up designs for hyper-niche guy remakes like MP-styled Beast Wars and Anime figures or something completely original based on a vehicle they though looked cool for fun?
>>5366471
That was a custom, wasnt it?
>>5377202
Maybe, but they aint makin those into toys, that's for sure.
They play it too safe I think
What's the best standalone figure I can buy for 100 dollars?
>>5377470
>What's the best standalone figure I can buy for 100 dollars?
Without knowing your taste, I would say anything by MMC, or Fantoys would do you right.
>>5377202
We may see MP Beast Wars once MP Primal comes out.
It only takes one company to make a Rattrap or a Rhinox before everyone wants to complete the set.
>>5377480
I don't have any allegiance to G1 characters but I like the simple masterpiece designs.
I like the Function X line from Fansproject.
I like Fansproject in general.
I purchased Generation Toy's Scraper because he looks amazing.
I was considering pic related.
>>5377202
Perfect Effect did a Leo Convoy that's pretty sexy. It's kinda a pile with QC issues but they're releasing a nemesis repaint/mild retool that allegedly fixes the issues.
>>5377506
It's very hard to do a beastformer with a shit ton of shell forming.
>>5377519
Yeah, I know. I'm just hoping somebody can give him justice. There's tons of engineering porn-level stuff 3P companies have made.
>>5377492
3rd party MP Transmetals would be a win-win. They're robotic enough for G1 fans(the robot modes had an organic look on the toys, but that wasn't really emphasized in the animation) , and the transmetals likely won't be touched by Takara as the Metals line wasn't as popular in Japan as season 1. A lot of people would love an MP Transmetals Megatron or Tarantulas, even over the Season 1 versions. And you can get some vague G1 reuse if you want(most notably Cheetor as Ravage); or more obtuse ones like Tarantulas in g1 insecticon colors or Rampage in G1 Pirahnacon colors.
>>5377494
>I like Fansproject in general.
All of the vehicons are above average and pretty cheap.
>>5377494
>I purchased Generation Toy's Scraper because he looks amazing.
You will not be dissapointed. I love mine.
Be advised, GT's mix master comes with several replacement parts for Scrapper that take him from being above average, to near perfect.
>>5377560
What's wrong with the original? I did some homework and found that the hip skirts can be a fucking pain but that seemed like the only issue with the release version.
Got Wrath yesterday and just finished transforming him for the first time. Tedious describes the whole ordeal. There's so many slots and tabs and everything has to be lined up perfectly for them to fit properly. Despite that I'm very satisfied with him. Now I hope the other two arrive with good QC....
>>5377588
Mine had a lot of play between each ratchet click in the hips. The new hips are rock solid.
>>5377554
Sweet jesus, those guys. I bought breakdown on his own because he's my favorite of the five and I didn't really like the looks of M3 or whatever, but he's got hands-down the most frustrating transformation I've experienced. The tolerances are so tight it's ridiculous, I felt like I was gonna cut myself on the spoiler I had to push so hard to get the rear end to tab together. Mechanically it's cool; enough stuff swings around to be satisfying and the way the wheels collapse into the shins is brilliant, but the entire thing is just so goddammed tight it's painful. I think he's the only transformer I've ever transformed back and forth once.
>>5378210
When are these guys out? I'm probably gonna try to buy one off someone if they don't want the whole set.
>>5378210
why would aliens use english numbers
>>5378799
He seems like a mildy bigger version of MP grimlock. That's a hard sell.
>>5378783
>>5378799
>>5378799
>>5378803
Pretty good, I'd love to see what Gigapower does first before I make a decision, though
I want the strongest looking Grimlock. like he can bench press a planet
>>5378804
look at this way. it's an MP Grimlock that isnt marred by a tail gimmick and a light up gimmick
still a hard sell, though
>>5378799
i feel like the dino head and teeth are too mean?
Cartoon Grimlock looked very dopey
>>5378816
MP GL is like 180 bucks. I don't know how much Not Grimlock is going for here but there might be a chance he's actually cheaper.
I don't have a masterpiece tier GL yet and I don't give a shit about the other dinobots. I was gonna wait until I saw what the best one was before I paid out the ass for one.
>>5378853
Fanstoys grimlock's actually 200 bucks...
>>5378872
>>5378783
Oh hey, FansToys finally managed to do a good face sculpt and all it took was a character to have no facial features.
>>5377494
>I was considering pic related.
But... that's an official Takara product.
Doesn't matter. It is excellent, easily one of the best MPs with his ridiculous head sculpt and awesome accessories. I suppose if you buy the Dr. Wu add-on kit, it becomes relevant to the topic at hand, and also makes him more over-the-top 90s than he already is.
>>5379284
Once you add the Dr.Wu kit and the KFC hands, this thing becomes that much more amazing. One of the only official figures I own.
>love GT Scraper
>trying to get the combiner port to move, ridiculously tight
> think wedging something in the hole will provide some torque
Call me Dr. Hamhands, because I have a PHD in breaking solid shit. Well, at least not entirely, but I can't use that little hole anymore for leverage.
>>5379284
>But... that's an official Takara product.
maybe he meant the $30 KO
>>5378816
Given their track record, this will probably get a G2 redeco. Definitely getting it if they do G2.
It's time.
https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=IF10013&mode=retail
>>5378799
I like how much more round and Bulbous he is. The legs look pretty solid too. No shots from the back so I assume they didn't tuck in the Dino head to the torso. I think the dino head might look a little too mean but it isn't bad. Really I'm not sold on Scoria considering how much better Giga's looks.
>>5378816
i agree with you. some parts of it look like a different sculpt but for the most part its a bigger mp grimlock.
Hey /3ptfg/ what's the last Hasbro toy you've been fully satisfied with?
Since I started getting into 3 party stuff, the vanilla Hasbro stuff just doesn't seem to cut it.
Personally, Legends Powerglide and Thundercracker are the only two I've kept around from Combiner Wars, IMO all the repaints and remolds to make some janky-ass looking combiners really didn't sit well with me, they just looked bad, some G1 combiners even looked better than stock Menasor.
>>5380129
I was pretty satisfied with defensor and magnus, but really, the standouts have been the legends. Shockwave is amazing and goes great with the recent 3p legends.
>>5380129
Superion with upgrade sets for something quick and dirty to scratch the itch. Works well with a lot of the legends scale I keep picking up.
>>5378783
Just noticing now that the rex chest kibble wings are curved outward into the shoulder and are thickened so they look more armored. That's really nice.
>>5379745
Nice, will wait and see what Robot Kingdom's price is for him
>>5380129
I like Bruticus well enough, and the PE set takes him to another level. He's not perfect, but solid B+, it also helps I don't care about G1 at all, so accuracy means nothing. Giant is still my Devastator stand in, so he shall be forever more.
Also is Hexatron worth 130$? He's something I've been looking for and I just saw him for a decent price.
>>5380129
Legion Fix-it. One of the most fun toys I've got in a while.
>>5379745
When are they finally unveiling their God Ginrai? I'm ready to buy it after Hasbro's PM Optimus turned out to be a disappointment.
>>5378813
>Pretty good, I'd love to see what Gigapower does first before I make a decision, though
I like the look of GP Dinos but I want a complete set of MP Dinos while I'm young.
>>5379284
The official transformers general is essentially /poorfag/ who get salty when more than 40 quid is spent on a figure. The MP line are 3rd party quality so it's all the same to me.
>>5377560
Strange that didn't come up in Skullface's video on Mixer Truck.
>>5380591
Some of the mixer trucks were pre production copies that didn't come with jack shit.
>>5380591
It wasn't his so that's probably why.
Guess it's time to update this again.
>>5380609
Mixing truck is great bruh. The head hat can be tilted back or folded away completely if you leave the drum open.
>>5380624
>folded away completely if you leave the drum open.
Then it's not Mixmaster.
>>5380629
I like the hat. Most people bitch about it though.
any chance make toys might give us a mtmte whirl?
>>5380639
that sounds terrifying, because MTMTE Whirl LOOKS awesome, but definitely not toy-friendly.
>>5380639
Speaking of maketoys will they reissue the battle tankers series
>>5380691
I hope not, such a subpar addon now. I hope they keep making original stuff. I heard something about Raiden.
>>5380722
>Raiden
The train guy? that's a hard sell i think...
i thought maketoys teased Dai Atlas? did they stop cause FP is also making a Dai Atlas?
>>5380646
They've done some interesting and successful joint design before. Pic related.
>>5380731
Yea, the train guy. If they do it well, with an interesting design, I think it will turn out well.
>>5377538
The only problem with that is that frankly, they're barely necessary. The Transmetal show models were very, very show-accurate; the only ones who really stick out as inaccurate are Rampage and maybe Blackarachnia.
Season 1 Beast Wars is a better place to look for remakes because the show models took major, major liberties.
>>5380646
i know but I want it so badly
>>5380788
True, they're not as necessary as say, Ironhide or something, but it still would be nice to have.
Their sculpts and articulation are pretty outdated, and there's alot of minor aesthetics you can improve.
Trans Tarantulas had a really shitty inaccurate head, and his arms suck cause his claws arent pronounced and he doesnt have wrist articulation
Trans Rattrap is a little off proportions wise, and his backpack doesnt twist like in the show
Not really necessary, but still not 100% accurate to the show, you know?
>>5378783
My dick is diamond
>>5378783
I hope they do a silver painted variant. My biggest problem with the Dinobots is gray plastic. It rarely looks good. It's one of the biggest reasons I never bought an MP Grimlock.
>>5380731
You think they'd do a Sixtrain painted set? I wouldn't mind that. Upgraded variants of micromaster combiners sounds awesome and abuse worthy
>>5378785
It's universal basic.
>>5381700
i think Raiden is Obsecure enough...
>>5380129
Classics Bumblebee, I'd love a ton of toys since, that's the last figure that fully satisfied me.
so do we have a release date for PC-09 yet?
>>5382526
Supposedly last month...
I can't get that set in soon enough. I like CW Bruticus a lot, but his tiny feet make posing him a nightmare.
>>5382533
PE's facebook page says 3 days from now.
>>5382526
I wonder if there'll be a second upgrade set for Bruticus, for Blast Off if anything.
>>5380691
They sort of are, but it will come with their core-figure replacement and won't have the pieces for the RtS Prime. Most of it will still attach to RtS prime, but thewaist may not be able to take the weight and can't attach the waist armor.
https://youtu.be/Suyles_9Df0?t=8m12s
...shit, this makes Shockwave useless.
>>5377500
Any chance they're going to release the first version with the fixes? I don't want Edgemaster Slashlion.
>>5377538
>MP Transmetals Megatron
>over the Season 1 version
Absocockinglutely. I will be buried with my Takara Metals Megs, but I'd happily take a way bigger version with me as well.
>>5377538
>I have no idea what I'm talking about : the post.
>>5379745
He really doesn't look that great.
>>5383403
I've gotten PE hands to hold him...And then took him out a few days later and now cannot get them to hold him again. It's probably going to take a very specific finger position to do right and I can't remember the specific positions.
>>5380731
>The train guy? that's a hard sell i think...
How is it more of a hardsell than Monstructor/Dinoking?
Raiden at least has cred for being a diaclone combiner. And people go gaga over trains.
>>5383878
I smell shapeways kit to add onto the pegs to make it wieldable by normal 5mm ports.
>>5383887
i thought of that too, but at least monstructor was released in the US and stuff
>>5382555
I'd imagine so.
I could see them doing a grey head, larger back cannons, a head for Blast Off and an adaptor so their hands can hold Shockwave.
>>5366302
>He's the same size cab as Prime
Doesn't mean shit
>can carry MP cars and transforms into a robot that's bigger than Prime
Doesn't mean shit.
>All the correct size requirements are there.
No.
>In what way is he not MP scaled?
He's supposed to be ONE head taller than Prime, not to tower him. There's no alt mode scale in the MP line.
>>5384205
>He's supposed to be ONE head taller than Prime
Scale has never been consistent in Transformers, whether in the toys, the cartoons, or the comics. Hating on a toy that can work with MP scale or CHUG scale or whatever the fuck you want to work with is stupid. You think it's too big, that's your subjective opinion. It doesn't invalidate that it's a good toy.
>>5384216
>I'm absolutely clueless about the MP line.
That's your post.
Also:
>You think it's too big, that's your subjective opinion
No, it's a fact. Go research the subject.
>It doesn't invalidate that it's a good toy.
THAT'S an opinion.
>>5384224
Implying I'm the MP poster
>Go research the subject.
"Sixshot changes sizes often in IDW's Devastation mini-series. Sometimes he is shown being the size of a normal Transformer, but other times he is depicted as being about the size of a gestalt."
>http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Sixshot_(G1)
Also, which Prime is Hex supposed to be just a head taller than? The Deluxe one? The Voyager one? The legends class one? The CW one?
Which UM should Hexatron be a head taller than? The Generations one? The MP one? The white repaint one?
That's why it's subjective. Your 'one head bigger' is based on an inconsistent reference.
Does Hexatron represent Sixshot well? He's got the colors, he's got the guns, he's got the transformations. He updates it with a modern look and with modern articulation. Objectivelly, it's a good toy. When you start nitpicking the size and the greebles, you're just acting like an asshole trying to justify why you don't like it.
>>5366041
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO_m6J3OtCg
oh man, Quakeblasts gun hand broke!
Peaugh sounds unenthused as fuck
>>5384264
>Quakeblast
Literally who?
>>5384264
When doesn't Peaugh sound unenthused as fuck, though?
>>5384273
My biggest gripe with him it's hard to tell how he feels about a figure. He always seems to reach a 8/10 it's okay IGN review with every toy.
>>5384249
I don't give a fuck about Sixshot. MP UM is not in scale with the rest of the line, that's all.
>>5384249
Oh and by the way, when you don't understand what you read and use word like asshole, you're just acting like an idiot.
>>5384278
>IGN
who?
>>5384316
some online gaming review site that's been posting obviously paid shill reviews since the 90s.
>inb4 gamergate runs in to claim "journalism was only screwed up when Zoe dumped her boyfriend, it wasn't that bad in the 90s, I'm a true gamer because I played Marvel vs Capcom once!"
>>5384335
>online game site
is this some /v/ meme?
>>5384273
Never. That's why I don't watch his shit. He's not hyping anyone, which has actually turned me off from a number of purchases.
>>5384336
www.ign.com
how fucking dumb are you?
>>5384466
oh I see, it is video game shit that belongs on /v/. how dumb are you?
I ordered IF Maiden, but now I'm kinda regretting it. That chest piece just look weirder the more I look at it. Would've preferred something more like the original's.
>>5384278
That's because he doesn't want to stop getting free shit. If you want honest and useful reviews, watch people who pay full price for their stuff.
>>5384205
>There's no alt mode scale in the MP line.
Well clearly you're wrong in this case.
MP Ultra Magnus is too big in bot mode precisely because he's scaled to Prime in alt mode.
Also, cry more faggot.
>>5384464
>hyping
>in a review
Reviews should be objective as fuck. It should clearly state all negatives and all positives. Hyping isn't the place for a review, unless you want someone shilling some shit to you.
I want a review so I can form an opinion of a things negatives and positives and judge whether it is worthwhile. Not many reviewers can do this. Not saying that guy does it either.
>>5384641
>watch people who pay full price for their stuff.
Who the fuck does that anymore? All the reviewers I know of get shit for free.
>>5384273
I actually like his calm demeanor, some reviewers are fucking spastic. When he does get excited, though, you can tell, and that's when you know the figure is worth it.
>>5384264
Peaugh is a fucking terrible reviewer, and doing it over the years has destroyed whatever enthusiasm he had for toys.
Also:
>LIKE I SAID
>IF YOU SO CHOOSE
>LIKE I SAID
>IF YOU SO CHOOSE
>LIKE I SAID
>IF YOU SO CHOOSE
>LIKE I SAID
>IF YOU SO CHOOSE
>LIKE I SAID
>IF YOU SO CHOOSE
>>5384669
Really though I think of it as toy accurate scale, so it's fine, Magnus was a bigger figure.
Finally got Planet X Vulcun and he looks and feels great, he's got a real heft to him, but fucking hell if that transformation for the first time wasn't the most infuriating thing. The instructions don't even help you in the slightest I sat for around twenty minutes not even knowing you had to flip his entire chest-piece down.
Great figure though!
>>5384669
>cry
The irony is delicious. Idiot.
>>5384728
>search for reviews on Youtube 1 week after release
>don't watch anything posted before the release date
>always some results from people nobody knows about
Works every time.
I like Vangelus. Send him free stuff to review for me.
GCreation Swoop and TFC Deacons are up for preorder.
Seems they dropped the Greek references for this group.
TFC Liokaizer guys look so good. Fortis looks like kind of a mess. Why was Feral Rex so popular?
>>5384669
Magnus too big in bot mode
wat? He's supposed to be bigger than Prime.
>>5384468
Anon was making a more commonplace comparison. Stop moaning about /v/ you autist.
What are some good toys that fit in with CHUG that still don't have official counterparts? I'm liking Assaulter and Apex/Geminus but their aftermarket prices are horrible.
working on an upgrade for computron, any help?
>>5385203
Because he's the best Predaking and well worth the price. Nothing looks wrong with Fortis/Bovis.
When do we get new third party reveals and news usually? I'm so bored with the combiner stuff from Hasbro right now.
>>5385978
Slow leaks year round but dumps from TFCon.
Have Hades and Poseidon redeemed TFC after Prometheus and Ares?
>>5386118
>>5386123
Manta mode is kind of a mess.
>>5386143
Shark with legs is on point though.
>>5386147
I had the gift set as a child, fucking loved it. Shark with legs was my favorite. I might actually buy this at initial release
Master Made Apollo is up for preorder for whoever's interested.
>>5386118
I've got the first two members of Hades and they're a massive step up from the previous releases.
I wonder if Prometheus and Ares sold poorly and they got a new team?
>>5386365
>or something
Honestly, do you have to ask? It's a shark with legs.
>>5384669
>I only have 2 MP figures but I know better than everyone
Kill yourself senpai.
>>5386147
Does this confirm squid with legs?
>>5386147
>>5386143
>>5386118
>>5386123
You ever get the feel when you know you're about to blow a lot of money on something?
>>5386665
Yes, every time I see a picture of this guy and realize I'm not going to be able to stop myself from buying him.
>>5386744
Word of advise, don't do the twin sword combinations. They look nice, and the way they pieces slip together is interesting, but the two smaller blades that slide together are incredibly tough to separate.
>>5386459
Isn't Rippersnapper also a shark with legs?
when?
>>5386217
Tell those fuckers to make versions of all these guys with smaller properly scaled heads and Ill buy them all.
Id love to have small versions of all the giant transformer dudes.
The SD heads make them look like crap.
>>5384278
About the only time he's flat out hated a toy was the deluxe airachnid... which, well, was deluxe airachnid.
>>5387012
Probably never
What the fuck that looks impossible to engineer
>>5387012
>when?
February. Hope you dont mind legends scale.
>>5387083
Look closer at the alt modes m8
>>5387012
Looks like something a skilled customiser could make with the skeleton of a Feral Rex arm bot
>>5387086
My bad bud, I didn't expand the picture.
>>5387028
I cant stress this enough. Smaller heads would look weird
They didnt design a Metroplex toy and then just made its head bigger, SD designs dont work like that.
The entire body is stubbier in order to show a cuter appearance. Do you want a "normal" metroplex with stubby proportions? it would be weird as fuck
>>5387028
I keep seeing this complaint get posted and it's starting to drive me up the wall. "Call me when they make some regular sized heads", they cry. People in this camp can't seem to wrap their heads around the concept that SD proportion apply to more than the head. Making the head smaller is not going to magically make the toy perfect.
tl;dr stop bitching that a company should go against its design philosophy. If you want tiny city-bots, then bitch that Iron factory or DX9 haven't made any yet.
>>5387012
Where is this from??? its cool!
>>5386118
I'll wait until the God Neptune recolor, because you know there will be one. The only question is will they remold the squid to be Scylla?
>>5387178
>The only question is will they remold the squid to be Scylla?
either that, or, they can design that mold with both genders in mind, make it adjustable. which sounds like a more economic choice than retooling
>>5380731
I'd be ok with trains.
>>5387130
Found it for you. I'll dump some pics, this should be the new 3p Beast Wars.
>>5387329
They mostly look like Zoids designs, which is absolutely ok.
>>5387340
And then there's... Jazz. Who is a horse...
>>5387370
I believe they are all by different designers actually. Have to say, Wheeljack is my favorite because wolves.
>>5387340
I need Owl Wave now.
>>5387456
https://otakurepublic.com/product/product_page_1201179.html
And then I fell into the dark world of Transformers Doujin. That's 3P right? Pic related
I think this artbook came from Comiket? that's where More than Just a Geek Spark artbook came out
>>5387456
>I'd think a bat would suit Soundwave more
That's a really good idea, it'd be perfect cause bats spy on shit and have sonars.
Also Prime Soundwave is kinda bat like with the ears and the wing arms and the stealth
>>5387347
It's so cute that his horse mode also has a visor, nice touch!
>>5387527
Yea, it just cane out this Comiket. Pic related, I posted the link further up.
>>5387570
Puffatron
It's very Dreamwave.
>>5380604
Added PX Vulcun and FT Grinder
>>5387656
>FP Grimlock has a big orange chest thingy
Wait, what? Why the shit?
>>5387697
It's clear orangish plastic on gold plastic. Unlike most who use clear or light blue.
Don't know if that's final all the same.
Although, it's not like FP has been going for strict G1 accuracy anyway.
>>5387712
Yeah, but that looks bad. Clear is alright, but that orange looks pretty bad. I really like their other Not-Dinobots, though, probably gonna end up snagging them at some point.
>>5387697
>>5387712
>>5387716
Pic related
Test shot vs Production shot
It looks a bit better in the test shot but it's still odd looking. Though, I won't be buying Severo either way, I jumped the Lost Exo Realm ship for Planet X's Vulcan, who is amazing.
Has anyone had an issue with their Cynicus of the chest piece just falling off straight out of the box?
His chest falls off, followed by his arms and head/neck falling out of their sockets. Even when I hold the chest on, the upper ball joints in his shoulders are incredibly loose and just swing around wherever gravity takes them. I can't get him to hold his arms up. Is this an issue with any other Cynicus (I haven't heard about it) or did I get a really bum QC issue? Was the piece originally supposed to be glued, or were the two little screw tips visible inside his chest supposed to hold the front chest piece on?
>>5387834
That sounds like something went very wrong. I'd probably try to get a replacement. Mine is more or less really stiff outside of the ball joints for the backpack/scope parts.
>>5387741
Ok, the production model looks so much better.
And the Planet X stuff isn't bad, it's really pretty damn good. I just don't want the FoC version of the Dinobots, I'm looking more for CHUG-ish stuff.
>>5387856
Now that I know that, I'm going to try and get a replacement. I looked closer at the front chest piece and there's a big (read: tiny but lumpy) piece of mold flash on one of the curved 'rail' bits inside it. Poked at it and it seems to be peeling off, but I doubt the chest will hold on anyway.
This is my first purchase from MMC and though I know this can't be a very common thing I'm still sad.
Should I be contacting MMC or the retailer I got it from though?
>>5387883
Which retailer did you use?
I have no idea if MMC is easy to contact directly, your store is probably easier.
>>5387897
TFsource.
I suspect they're a bit mad at me because of a small fiasco where Cynicus was ordered on Dec 8th for a Christmas present and he just came today. Well, even if they're mad at me, it's the last time I'm using them anyway.
>>5387894
Thanks for confirming, man.
God damn, this is just disappointing.
>>5387534
Same group did a series of Gundam Beast doujins as well, one of them even teased an anime. Shit was so cash.
http://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1035914723&ref=list
If anyone is interested.
Anyone know if there would ever be a Planet X take on FoC Optimus Prime?
I felt like the Deluxe did it no justice.
>>5388054
They are doing both Optimus and starscream they announced it on their Facebook the day after new years
>>5388057
>looks it up
Mid 2016?
My wallet will be ready by then.
>>5388057
Was it confirmed that the FoC style Perceptor was them as well?
>>5388057
I hope all this sweet dinobot money pools into the Trypticon fund.
>>5388091
The grey casted proto for it is on their Facebook page.
It's happening.
>>5387866
I'm genuinely curious as to why you don't think the Planet X Dinobots fit in with CHUG?
>>5388230
Because they're based on FoC designs, and not G1 ones.
Any third party groups working on a God Ginrai figure?
>>5388254
Closest you're getting is the Xovergen trailerforce set. I don't know the consensus is on that one.
I'm more interested in when we're getting an MP Victory Leo, Star Saber is lonely.
>>5388237
I don't follow your reasoning. The FoC designs were themselves based on the G1 characters.
CHUG is simply modernized updates of the G1 designs, how are the FoC Dinobots any different?
>>5388254
Iron Factory teased a God Ginrai figure along with other guys. God Ginrai is the only one they haven't revealed yet.
>>5388309
Yeah they sort of teased it and then pulled Black Shadow and Deadlock out of their ass first.
>>5388309
They have already revealed the core figure though, which is based on Stormbringer Optimus. Not confirmed, but the shape of the back-lower leg is identical in these silhouettes.
>>5387945
is it the one with Gundam Leon? that transformers into a lion? that thing is badass and deserves a toy
>>5388302
FoC had a different design aesthetic is all. Now, I like the FoC designs, a lot. The games were great, the designs were great. All I'm saying is, the Dinbots I want aren't the FoC ones. They're not the kind of CHUG I'm looking for.
And I also think CHUG is more based in the G1 stuff.
>>5388309
>>5388313
>>5388319
Assumedly this would be the core.
>>5377560
He looks nice, but $100 for ONE member of a team? A $600 combiner? No fucking thanks.
>>5389483
Babby's first 3P Combiner?
>>5389497
Are you somehow suggesting that that isn't overpriced as all fuck?
>>5380604
Vulcan? 100$? Where? I only find him for average 150$ at lowest.
FT Grimlock is looking good, but I'm still on the fence since no colors have been attempted, so I might opt for KO Grimlock with the comic colors.
>>5389501
>What is quality
>What is parts count
>What is die-cast
>What are paint applications
>What is RoM and poseability afforded by aforementioned parts count
If you can't appreciate the difference between a $20 Hasbro devastator limb and a $100 MMC Feral Rex limb you really shouldn't be in the third party toy hobby.
>>5389507
150 bucks isn't too bad considering I have no interest in a full team of dinobots. I still haven't decided what grimlock I even want.
>>5389520
Well, out of all the Dinobots I only ever get Grimlock, just don't know if 150$ is worth it or not.
>>5389528
Vulcan looks really good. Just a super quality FoC voyager figure that's leader sized. Vangelous does a pretty good review for it.
>>5389514
>trying to justify the exorbitant costs
I mean, it's a collector thing. Of course it's going to be overpriced. It's a hobby, it appeals to people in a hobby, it's a niche market. Same as shit like Warhammer mini's, which are also hilariously overpriced hunks of plastic.
But shit, theres far more complex things out there in the real world than a toy made of plastic, that go for less.
>>5389650
Of course it's a niche market. Third party companies know they can charge out the ass for this stuff.
I just can't stand sour grape poorfags who act like 100 dollars on a single, quality piece is something absurd when they blow the same money on a ramshackle hasblow CW combiner that looks, plays, and poses like hot garbage.
"Poorfag" isn't even accurate. There's people in the official TF thread that have +30 strong CW combiner displays that are worth more than my entire collection. That's fine with me. If people want to spend money on that shit then it's cool, your cash. But in the next breath they'll take halfhearted stabs at 3rd party companies charge 70 bucks for something like Commodus or Sigma.
Quantity>Quality is the prevailing attitude that I don't quite get with 3rd party haters. They'd rather have three shit toys than one really good one.
>>5389514
>What is quality
alot of these things break
>What is parts count
lots of toys out there have more parts but cost less
I can make similar arguments for your other points.
These things cost alot because their runs are limited. There are alot of great 3P toys, but quit pretending they're the best toys ever
>>5389703
>alot of these things break
Anything can break. Plenty of 'things' break. But on average a quality 3rd party figure will survive more drops than a hasbro figure of equitable size because of quality construction.
>lots of toys out there have more parts but cost less
Do they transform in an intricate way while also being good looking vehicles and robots?
Limited runs is a fact of life with these things, sure. But it's not the sole reason they're expensive. Quit equating MP/3rd party toys to Hasbro garbage please. You reek of plebian when you do so.
>>5389710
>Quit equating MP/3rd party toys to Hasbro garbage please
I didnt, though?
Apparently MM drum will be electronic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baZwf1OXfrc&feature=youtu.be
>>5389966
I still feel it's immensely lazy to just have combiner kibble with no other purpose. I'm fine with it being a separate piece from the figures, but it should turn into a weapon or a construction piece. I'd even be fine if it turned into some sort of porta potty, construction sites always have those.
>>5389980
Well I look at it like this. He's going to be Devestator 95% of the time on peoples shelves so it doesn't seem like a big deal to me.
>>5389991
I never really liked that logic. It feels like making excuses to me. If the only mode people cared about was the combined form, what's the point in even making the individual robots? Just make a Devastator action figure with high articulation.
If you're going to go through the trouble of engineering the robots and vehicles. You can afford to put a little extra time on being able to turn the forearms into a box with a port at the end for sticking things onto.
>>5386665
The only thing that is keeping me from preordering is that we haven't seen the colors.
>>5366041
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JyaV9gK3n4
>CW Silverbolt's robot mode folds up under his jet mode: people lose their shit
>TFC Hellbat does the same thing: OMG, such a masterpiece, Hasbro BTFO!
>>5390321
>trying to compare pic related
GTFO Hasfag
![1435_916400571779013_684248024030765661_n[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/VfsPJwW.jpg "1435_916400571779013_684248024030765661_n[1].jpg")
This is gonna be fun.
>>5390321
I think one or two things TFC Hellbat's got going for him is the level of complexity with the transformation, the level of detail, as well as the fact that the robot mode doesn't stick out too much while in vehicle mode.
I love the HasTak Silverbolt as much as the next guy, but I think it's fair to say his robot mode sticks out in vehicle mode like a sore thumb.
>just got Evil Lord
>Trying to follow directions for Base Mode
>accidentally clipped jet nosecone on backwards
>absolutely no way to remove it
I'm going to have to return this thing or something. It's not broken but there's no way to remove the nosecone without breaking that little clip unless you can get the kind of leverage the directions ask for.
Why didn't they just use a 3mm post or something? Why use a clip?
>>5389991
Why not just buy a statue then? Or a big nontransforming figure?
>>5390374
I'm truly very sorry for you but this is hilarious. Hope you can get it worked out or replaced.
>>5389710
>Do they transform in an intricate way
You know, thats not much of a plus. The more intricate it is, the better chance something is going to go horribly fucking wrong.
>>5390352
Yeah cool robot modes, now look at the underside of Hellbat in jet mode
>>5390360
>Toyworld will make the hugest, but will contend with previous reputations for fucking up combiners
>Generation Toy will swing out hard with really quality figures at the same pricepoint while only slightly smaller, but are new and people are skeptical.
My money is on GT personally.
>>5390385
It's really not. It's fucking awful. There's no reason for this part to be designed like this.
This is only my second 3P, too. And my Miko came broken out-of-the-box and had to be returned.
>>5390401
>only slightly smaller
You do realize that's completely wrong right?
>>5390386
As is the same with cars, guns, or any other piece of machinery. There's a balance between three-step CW Devy limb transformations and something like Evila Star levels of panel nightmare.
I love complex transformations. Complex doesn't necessarily equate fiddly or fragile in the same way simple doesn't equate reliability.
>>5390410
>This is only my second 3P, too.
I am sorry, I know it's really not funny, especially if this is only your 2nd time with a 3rd party figure. I would take pics and send an email to whoever you purchased it from.
I have Evil Lord and he is a great figure, don't give up on him yet.
>>5390412
15" vs 20", right? That's not too bad on the huge scale. Especially if TW's design is as lanky as I think he'll be. They could hang.
>>5390426
>15" vs 20"
Yeah, "only slightly smaller" is more like 15'' vs 16''.
>>5390434
I apologize for infringing upon your relative contextual understanding of "slightly".
>>5390437
>relative
Whatever float your boat. I'd remind you that people used to say Giant was a piece of shit for being so much smaller than Hercules though.
>>5390400
Doesn't matter since u said they're both shit. At least Hellbat looks presentable in bot mode.
>>5390374
I did the exact same thing with mine. You just have to fiddle with it and it will come off eventually.
>>5390470
I finally had to wedge it off with a screwdriver. It's loose as shit now but at least it isn't horrifying to pop off anymore, and it pegs in when its in jet mode so its fine.
On the bright side, I also got Mech Ideas Piston in the same order, and he's fine save for an obnoxious back panel and smelling like grease.
>>5390470
why is he such a cute little bastard
>>5390470
So how is the mini-Overlord?
..And why did they bother making a super tiny Overlord? Isn't he supposed to be pretty damn beefy?
>>5390547
He scales with the other Legends guys.
He's...okay, I guess. There's some really finnicky parts (see >>5390374) but once he's transformed he's a good figure.
Another big issue is the amount of partsforming. Overlord is always going to be a little bit partsformery by nature, but they didn't even try to limit it. There's a handful of loose parts in vehicle mode, and assembling the legs requires a bit of parts swapping. It's a very Sentai style transformation.
There's also the fact that there's several parts that just don't fit or peg in. There's a plate that technically should store on his back in robot mode, but the peg hole that holds it is split between two jointed plates so its super loose, and nothing pegs together at all in the base mode
But yeah, I could give all that a pass were it not for that dangerous c-clip. I'd probably give him a 6/10
>>5390443
I actually prefer the level of detail in Giant to Hercules. The super rich green is pretty ugly to me also.
>>5390634
>Opinions I don't like are trolling.
Any have a good pic of Evil Lord standing flat next to City Commander? I have EL but was thinking of picking up CC too for a fighting buddy.
>>5390634
Probably the same piss poor troll in the TFG that's trying to force "3P/MP are the same thing". I don't even know why they're trying. No ones mad, no one even cares. And it isn't even good trolling, because good trolls don't look like drooling lackwits.
The whole thing is just confusing as to why anyone would even waste the time on such poor trolling.
>>5390706
>This troll is piss poor
>I'm going to reply and give him exactly what he wants anyway
You had one job.
