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Who is your favorite world destroying murdermachine edition
Old Thread: >>5578360
>>5580814
This nigga here
>>5580785
I agree without the gimmick it'd be even better.
>>5580814
>"Honestly, have any of you even got a vehicle mode?"
>>5580857
I'm from IDW so no, I don't.
DOTM or 2007 Deluxe Barricade? I don't care for accuracy towards the source material, I just want a Decepticon police car, preferably whichever has more human-like proportions.
>>5580903
Why not best Barricade?
>>5580906
Because that iteration of the mold is a floppy mess.
>>5580906
Didn't even know this was a thing.
>>5580898
IDW Transformers transform all the time though.
>>5580906
I can't find it around online really.
>>5580925
FunPub. Subscription service exclusive.
>>5580907
The mold itself is a floppy mess.
Have a shitty picture of this very nice looking little guy. I wish the transformation of the legs weren't an hassle and would keep themselves into place, but I cannot complain about the looks, that's for sure.
>>5580906
Because he's just a straight up Prowl repaint.
>>5580926
From characters into corpses, sometimes back again
![81I0W%2B5TS3L._SL1500_[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/lVu9SQM.jpg "81I0W%2B5TS3L._SL1500_[1].jpg")
All this time I thought they never actually made the other figures listed on the Titan Warriors tag that came with them, surprised to actually see the Shockwave pop up on Amazon.
Looks more Prime than G1, maybe that's why they covered the name up with stickers on the original Titan figures.
>>5580935
>squidward doing ab crunches.gif
>>5580996
Is this one of those vinyl rotocast toys? I think I remember that mold being used in the prime beast hunters line for those.
>>5580998
He's floppy by design. Future didn't help.
>>5580945
Is this guy actually good? I keep seeing people on /toy/ saying he's decent, but he's $20 CAD and I can't help but feel a Blot repaint would be so much better.
![16797858861_de721091ea_b[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/5ooM9XU.jpg "16797858861_de721091ea_b[1].jpg")
>>5581019
I guess. Fun little figures, I like the Soundwave and Optimus one and Starscream isn't bad either. Megatron has an old man face for some reason though.
and now I find out the Grimlock was actually made too. Man, why did all the stores here only have Op, Megs, Screamer, and Soundwave?
>>5581026
I really like the fact that he's Brown, actually. We don't get many figures in this type of colour, and quite frankly I do like the figure for what it is. The design may not be for everybody but it's still a fun figure and I'm actually pretty impressed about how much range the arms have despite not having a proprer wrist swivel. The legs aren't bad, but they're not fun to pose, that's for sure. Also, this guy has a waist swivel, if it can help you choose.
>>5580906
I still don't know why they got that lazy with him.
Couldn't they just give it a chest made from the front of the car like they did with Knockout?
>>5580903
Every movie Barricade is going to have a squashed, fat torso because it is like that by design. Pointless to look for the most human-like Barricade imo.
I picked DOTM though because it's the most normal figure; no gimmicks gimping its arms or making it even fatter than it normally is.
MechKech weapon is a waste as always and it can't hold it for shit. Legs are a little floppy on mine, but I don't think it's fixable.
>>5581052
*but I don't think it's not fixable
>>5581054
So you think it's fixable?
Anyone know when MP Ratchet and Ramjet are coming out?
>>5581078
End of April for Ratchet.
Anybody see that note on BBTS' Legends Fort Max. Must've had an influx of dumb eBayers who squealed about it not being the same price and release date as Hasbro.
>>5581071
Y-yeah.
Look, the legs are bad, but it's not something that destroys the figure. It's really up to you whether you can stand shitty arms and stronger legs, or prefer a more standard figure with somewhat shitty legs.
Anyone else hope they eventually make updated versions of Batimus and Gatortron? Scout class would have been fucking perfect, but I know that's never happening, but legends could be fun and potentially add more articulation.
>>5581104
I know a lot of people have been considering the idea of the two getting Headmaster retools from the upcoming Skullcruncher and Mindwipe.
>>5580996
>>5581029
Those nasty things have less articulation than the old Action Masters.
How the fuck?
>>5580898
You need a new bait mate, that's been disproven plenty of times now. All your samefagging ain't gonna change that.
>>5580926
here we go
>>5581126
stop feeding it then
>>5581104
Damn shame we don't get art like this in the comics. Then again even with this art there would still be horrid writing. For the best.
>>5581118
I want them too but that sounds like con exclusives
>>5579617 here
Decided to nab the Cosmos/Swerve and Hexatron. Gonna wait 'til May to nab an MP-10 probably. Dark Souls 3 comes out April so I needed to include that into muh budget for entertainment shit.
Is it bad I'm almost as excited about the $10 Legends as I am about the $100+ 3P guy? Loved my little G1 Cosmos figure as a kid.
>>5581119
Two different types of toylines, kid
>>5581136
Most con exclusives will soon be a thing of the past. SDCC exclusives will be reserved for Titan repaints for the foreseeable future.
>>5581137
Not at all. The Legends figures are excellent for their price point, especially Cosmos.
>>5581146
Gotta say I have been really impressed in general with the Legends 'bots I own.
I mean, I love my other figures that I've gotten so far, but the Legends are so much easier to just yank off the shelf and fool around with.
>>5580906
I really wanted to see him show up in TFP.
>>5581274
That's sexy.
>>5581274
what if, you bought >>5580906 and gave it pic related's head? that'd look nice
Decided to keep my PO and paid it off. Hope I don't get buyers remorse...
>>5581297
That looks awful.
>>5581299
Very excited to get mine. Quakewave did his part.
>>5580814
Oh boy, somebody saved my picture! Here's another.
>>5581426
Was Cherry Bomb originally called Strawberry Quake or am I imagining things?
>>5581437
He was, but I thought the name was a bit "lumpy". I was going to change Lavender McGahn too, but forgot what I was going to change it to.
>>5581426
No Clorox and Purple Drank?
>>5581426
Thanks! I laugh my ass off every time I see this one. But where is Strawberry Quake?
>>5581299
How's the plastic feel? He looks lightweight and fragile... more so than most MP's.
>>5581464
That's the same vibe I'm getting. Like the plastic looks thin as fuck.
>>5581464
Sorry not mine. Getting kinda worried again now..
>>5581495
It's just concerning to me seeing all the visible hollow areas. The back collar piece, the cracks between leg panels revealing a hollow center. It was okay with MP-28 Hot Rod because it was only one or two pieces forming the hollow shell of the lower leg, and the plastic could be as thin as it was because of his size and weight. Shockwave has a heavy torso clearly, and those legs are clearly hollow and made up of multiple panels on pin joints (which snap easily if too tight especially on thin plastic). Looking in his elbows that plastic is clearly thin, the waist bits can be seen as thin. I just see a ton of pin joints on him that are attached to thin plastic which isn't a good sign. The only joints that look safe are the shoulders, and those mid-thigh joints whatever they may do. His legs just scare the fuck out of me. They don't look durable enough to hold his weight, nor a fall from any height.
>>5581151
I'm not impressed with this Cuck Rod retool but it's a nice homage to the micromaster.
>>5581426
Whitenoise is actually a decent transformers name.
Was expecting to see this guy named WhiteCracker or something.
Anyone here own '07 Barricade?
>>5581636
Recolor of Blackjack, yeah, but he's still pretty poseable. He's not a very good Hotrod though, given he's missing the trademark spoiler and arm pipes.
>>5581654
Yep.
>>5581663
It's a retool. He said it right.
>>5581299
I was excited for him in the promo pics, but all the in-hand shit looks pretty weak. He looks even paler and cheaper. And is he unpainted? Lame. A little bit of buyer's remorse and I haven't even gotten him in yet.
This is the opposite of Roddy and Ironhide, who most people agree looked like crap in the official pictures, but really shine in-hand.
>>5581146
If I have no recent Transformers figures and was considering getting one (1) Legend, which should it be?
>>5581910
Cosmos, Shockwave, or Blackjack
>>5581910
Swerve if you can find him.
>>5581927
They got their last Cosmo/Swerve shipments after everyone got one, and since people mostly look under the new stuff (combiner wars) they still have some left.
>>5581937
Man, I want Cosmos, but I already have Swerve.
Just had to get that Swerve and Tailgate deal I found around Christmas..
>>5581910
the insecticons are pretty good too
especially skrapnel
>>5581940
I recommend it, since getting a new Cosmo for less than 20 will be pretty hard.
You could also be very frivolous with your money and get CW Computron, since Scrounge uses the Cosmo mold,and also includes the Targetmaster.
>>5581937
It's sad, actually. I remember it was super hard to find Swerve early on. I intentionally passed on the Gears repaint several times because I didn't want to "settle" for it instead of Swerve.
Now Swerve is still literally everywhere (this was on my pegs at walmart like a year ago) and since I decided I really want the Gears deco, he's like twenty bucks.
Actually, I think the sadder thing is that the Ratrap in my pic is still hanging at my Walmart.
>>5581946
Seeing that almost feels surreal. I only saw Swerve and Cosmos once in a TRU in late December, 2 of each.
>>5580898
Prowl, go to bed
>>5581104
> Batimus and Gatotron
> not Convobat and Megalligator
It's like you're not even trying
>>5581654
I used to and sold him when the DOTM came out
>>5581654
I still do. Kept nearly all of the Decepticons from the '07 film (except for Megs...ugh). I skipped DOTM Barricade since it didn't have the gimmick with the front grill turning into Frenzy. What's up?
>>5581977
> not Megator and Chiroptimus Prime
It's like no one is even trying.
>>5581274
My little favorite is always underrated. Even in the comics he was enjoyable up until his...final issue.
So I heard a new masterpiece Hotrod came out or was announced. How was he?
>>5581138
Psssh.
>bomber plane alt mode
>can't drop the bombs
For literally what purpose?
>>5582023
Because when his dumbass scanned the plane he didn't know they were bombs.
>>5582023
because those aren't bombs.
They're guns, protected by a sheath.
Sorta like the laser airplanes.
Universe Tankor (Octane) becomes a hell of a lot more fun when you use his stupid scissors weapon as a riot shield.
>>5582030
True, but he's still a very dopey figure.
>>5582031
The arms are what kill it, but that stupid accessory never helped.
Just got Shockwave in also.
His transformation is inspired - i'd almost call it sublime. His gun muzzle hinge is die cast, as are his feet, so he does have some heft. He feels chunky in hand and his ratchets are thick.
However the flat purple plastic makes him look cheap as fuck, and does not contrast well against his gloss purple hand/gun. His head sculpt has a giant-ass light pipe, which works against the figure in my opinion. They should have put a LED in there. In fact his head sculpt seems off. Too thick and clunky.
I'm very torn on him, and am close to buying Quakewave again.
>>5582034
what about the fan mode transformation?
>>5582045
To be honest I refer to that as the correct mode.
>>5582044
Fuck. Quake. Wave.
Buy Quakeblast. The sculpt, the heft, the paint, everything is 100 times better than that lazy reissue. We have better toys now and it's half as expensive to boot.
>>5581996
More solid than the old one (which isn't hard as he isn't trying to have 4 modes this time), but he's got some wonky proportions and a big backpack. I think he's fun enough as a toy, but just isn't *as* good as other recent MP.
>>5582044
I can't get past the colors. I'll just wait and hope for a US release to be colored more to my liking, or better yet, a Shackwave redeco.
>>5581078
This nigga is out now, the next batch (asia exclusive with coin) sometime next month
>>5582116
G2 MP Starscream and Ramjet please
>>5582118
Um maybe let them do thrust and dirge before any straight repaints.
I'm waiting for a hasbro skywarp of the mp11 mold so I can have my trio of seekers, fuck paying takara prices
>>5582057
I recently bought Quakeblast and while he IS pretty amazing, it still feels off somehow. I think it's all the greeble and the wrong shape for the chest. The perfect MP Shockwave figure would be Quakeblast with Quakewave levels of detailing, QW's head, and the MP's chest, I think.
Have Warrior Thunderhoof and Quillfire shown up in the states yet?
I'd like to try and get a full set of RiD 'cons and I'd rather not pay Takara prices.
>>5581922
No. He should be middle of the list at best.
>>5581994
That's some shit art right there. Looks like someone wearing a bad barricade costume.
>>5582146
Not yet. Keep an eye on HTS. they usually post the RID toys before stores get them.
>>5582044
Every time I see Star Saber I feel the urge to buy him. He is just so Brave.
>>5582150
There's not much to work with. His movie form's clunky while standing, his toy looks weird before he got his human alliance.
>>5582124
>Cop car that isn't Prowl in Bayformers
>Gets little screentime and an offscreen battle
>Appears in WFC video game
>One chapter, and he looks like a genericon
>Concept Art for the tv series and MOBA video game
>No appearance, and the game is short lived
>Is a police officer in the IDW series, corrupt with a spark of gold
>Dies in two issues while drawn by a mediocre artist despite a nice story in the second one
Being Barricade is suffering.
>>5582159
Yeah what you posted is not what the art captured. Hell look at that right arm alone. Barricade has apelike proportions.
>>5582165
I know and it sucks.
>>5582175
He needs more monstorous features. He just looks like symbiote prowl there.
>>5581426
>mfw that pic
>>5582157
That's literally the only reason to get him.
>>5581986
How do you like him? I don't care for movie accuracy- I prefer the proportions on the '07 one. Only beef I have with him right now is the hands since they kinda blend into the car kibble, but either cutting and moving the car kibble or painting the hands could fix that.
>>5582044
>His gun muzzle hinge is die cast, as are his feet
Wow really? I've read reports of him feeling light til batteries were installed.
New chest and guns for Scattershot.
>>5582219
>new chest
>new combiner head and chest
>new guns
new robot mode knee caps
i cnt cum ne moar
Well, got my UK shockwave, I was expecting to find Chop Shop since I believe somebody said him, buzzsaw and and pipes were out, but I didn't find any of those (has anyone else?) Seem's like there's more now past the defensor wave out too.
>>5582228
Also, a tenner is far too much for these guys.
>>5582219
FUCK
I really wanted the Hasbro hands/feet. Don't do this to me.
Speaking of recent buys, anybody else pick up Deadlock (the Pre-autobot version Drift redeco)?
Got the HLJ payment request yesterday, but he's gonna have to sit in the warehouse for a bit till I can ship all my stuff out.
>>5582240
What the devil are you on about there in the tf general?
>>5582242
I cancelled him, I have enough edgy sword variants, legends starscream took his slot.
>>5582238
I've already resigned myself to buying both.
I mean, I did it a little bit already... first it was buying the off-guys (Offroad and Alpha Bravo) to feel "complete" with the UW set... but I also bought the hasbro Dragstrip because I thought he looked better.
Then I had to buy not only Rook, but also Hasbro Hotspot because the Combined mode detailing on him was better, I thought, than Takara's to go with the UW Defensor. Plus CW Groove and TAV Override.
So yeah... I'm just gonna frankenstein the best looking version I can out of all the parts available.
>>5582219
I wanted him to have new shoulders, definite skip now
>>5582245
>What the devil are you on about there in the tf general?
I didn't know that British grandpas posted in TFG
>>5582249
I wanted a new nosecone in jet mode, because I want it FAT and THICK.
>>5582251
That looks like a hand fan.
>>5582245
See, I'm in a unique spot because I don't have either of the previous versions (Drift, SG Drift or Blurr) of the mold. I kept putting off and putting off picking him up and now, even loose versions of the hasbro ones are going for twenty or thirty bucks on Ebay. Sealed Takara ones still show up from time to time on mandarake, but they're 8000-10,000jpy a shot, so I figure, fuck it, here's a really nice looking deco of a mold I'd pay basicaly that much for anyway to go after the originals, I don't particularly have any attachment to the origional Drift character (or the GDO interpretation of Blurr), and since Deadlock comes with both Blurr's rifle combo AND Drift's big cybertron greatsword, it's basically the best of both molds in one.
>MP29 shipping notification
HYPED AS FUCK
>>5582255
It's an okay mold. Very fiddly and the kibble doesn't help
>>5582249
>new shoulders
I can't blame you, would make him the best use of the mold but the changes are now on par with cyclonus overall.
The new knee caps alone just nudge him up.
>>5582255
I'm much in the same case as you, I suppose the fact I got grand scourge is my reasoning, more to it than just one bot.
>sealed on mandarake
Just be sure to study the conditions, this is a warning for EVERYONE.
>watching for henkei thundercracker
>2 on mandarake
>one for 4000 yen
>one for 7000 yen
>both say they're in box
>the cheaper one's box is shown to be more dusty
>no descriptions on either
>get cheaper one
>the figure inside the sealed box is coated in dust
>joints loose as fuck
>chrome lightly scratched
I'm not upset about it, but I had a tiny little warning, and I thought the different stock pic was just random
>>5582252
No, it's definitely a lobster
>>5582258
HLJ shipped mine last night - WE ARE BROTHERS IN THE HYPE
>>5582238
Get the PE upgrade hands and feet.
>>5582258
>>5582264
Mine is waiting for the next bi monthly order, should be end of may.
Have fun guys...he just had to come at the worst possible time
>car needed servicing
>$300 because everything is leaking and tires needed a change
>family board this week-$150
>paid amiami order-$100
>hlj shipping -$100
>OH WAIT NOW I PAY FOR SHOCKWAVE
>More random statue shit-$150
>the deadline for the hlj shipment with shockwave was before his release
>send fuckhuge box without shockwave
L-Least I'll have my hot rodimus in the mean time
>>5582271
Be smarter with your money.
>>5582273
The car service was only meant to be $100, didn't expect that many problems, well the tires I knew but not the rest.
DID save $200 though, I somehow begged amiami to cancel the collectors edition of dead or alive despite the payment request.
Also this monday was a public holiday so its not all totally spent, STILL need to hold back this week.
But it's gotten me thinking of selling my hasbro bruticus so I can have the takara one, tell me despite what opinions you may have, when is a good time to sell it, now or after cw is gone?
And would it matter if I kept the swindle and takeoff?
>>5582264
Mine shipped too, but from amiami.
Even Takara can't save this
Crazybolt looks awesome though.
>>5582321
It was made as nothing more than a shooting gimmick toy. What did you want?
I'm surprised the launchers even transform.
>>5582327
Yup
>>5582327
seems like some random bit of some holder they forgot to edit out.
>>5582324
>>5582339
Goddammit the con designs are 95% awesome. I need to watch the show at some point.
>>5582339
I kinda wonder how the paint schemes for the Hasbro versions are derived. Crazybolt's look especially different from the show model.
>>5582057
Having owned both now, QW is the better figure. Only thing QB had over is were his lower legs and feet. Otherwise I much prefer QW but, opinions.
>>5582044
How's Starsaber? I've been thinking of getting him just because he looks fucking awesome. Does he have good articulation? Any issues?
>>5582379
Good articulation despite his size
>>5582321
I think it looks great. I would buy it in a flash if it wasn't a hollow piece of shit.
>>5582219
looks really awesome.
>>5582358
Hey, Crazybolt-anon, can you tell me exactly how you got him? I can't find any information about him at all except that he's coming out in japan eventually.
Did everyone just miss him because the rest of the deployers are total shit? Is Crazybolt even that much more articulated than a deployer?
>>5582420
I'm in Singapore. It's slowly popping up in stores here for the past month. America usually gets them a little while later.
It's articulated like a Warrior-class figure though you could argue that most of the joints are transformation joints
>>5582426
Lucky. I love the idea of vehicles turning into beasts, but there's basically just those two and Alternators Ravage. Hopefully RiD segways into a new series with more animal transformers.
Then again, it'll probably be even cheaper and less well-engineered than RiD, so fuck it.
>>5582439
>Hopefully RiD segways into a new series with more animal transformers
More like hopefully Hasbro does the fucking Predacons, Seacons, Monsterbots, etc. Transformers has tons of robo-animals in it's history, but we haven't seen any of them, which is bullshit because a lot of them are ALSO combiners, which meant they should've had CW releases.
>>5582439
Hasbro seems to be wary of making full-blown Warrior-class beast-vehicle Transformers. Beyond Legion sizes, they have gimmick toys at most. Even Crazybolt is a gimmick toy. We're just lucky that it has a really tight transformation, thus requiring all those joints to fit.
>>5582455
Or they prefer the deco. Or want Scrounge. Or...Etc.
I'm probably going to go the Takara route on this one, but I'm dreading what they're gonna do for the paint job on it. Show Compy just doesn't look good at all.
>>5582440
>Characters that burns stuff appears in RiD
>tfw it's Crazybolt and not BW Inferno
I'm really surprised that RiD hasn't brought back any of the popular Beast Wars characters.
It would seem like the perfect opportunity.
>>5582440
>>5582449
You'd think that now would be a great time to start cashing in on 90's nostalgia with the Power Rangers, Duck Tales, and other things coming back.
I'm sure there's plenty of value in a generations line consisting of Bestformers. Who woudln't want an updated version of this badass?
Painting a couple of CW guys because I'm bored.
Thoughts?
>>5582462
The name Inferno is reserved for a good guy Fire Truck dude that shows up later.
Not finished with Fireflight yet.
>>5582466
Sucks, the black on the shoulders, combiner port, and crotch look haphazard and out of place and clashes with the other colors.
What was the thought behind this?
>>5582466
He literally looks like he is crying emo bitch tears at what you've done to him.
>>5582469
Now this one looks pretty good, although the panel lining seems too thick
>>5582044
>diecast
Are you ready for your toys to shatter and give you cancer?
>>5582476
Ignore the eyes thing mis-read that post.
>>5582449
It's because Beast Wars was a mistake
>>5582465
>>5582440
You can see that Hasbro's been slowly testing the waters with RID decepticons. First we had Beastial-looking robots with some beast-to-vehicle cons mixed in. Coming this year, we'll have a pure beast-to-robot con just like the old times.
Perhaps if RID goes far enough we'll have a something like a 2nd coming of beast wars.
>>5582483
Thanks m8
>>5582487
I love it but it's going to be weird when they they'll have less articulation than a 20 year toy.
>>5582487
I like this robot mode, nice and lanky and looks like a sneaky fuck.
I'm sure Hasbro will screw it up.
>>5582461
colors are meaningless on the hasbro version if the base mold doesn't even look like the fucking character.
>>5582482
> Mistake.
> Literally the reason we have tfs today.
>>5582496
Doesn't even matter as long as they actually have torsos, hips, and legs longer than their arms.
>>5582487
I like this, but those legs are just not going to work out, especially with that huge backpack.
>>5582487
>a 2nd coming of beast wars.
I don't want Beast Wars though, I never liked the "real animal turns into robot" aesthetic. I want CHUG updates to the G1 beast robots. I want the Predacon's, Seacons, etc.
>>5582502
I won't care so long as they keep a more metallic appearance like transmetals. Really the realistic animal component is what causes the most contention between fans even though that was only a third of the line.
>>5582500
>colors are meaningless
Someone here doesn't know how much a good deco can improve a mold or a bad deco can ruin one.
>>5582500
Beast Machines logic.
>>5582503
/starwarsquotegoeshere/
>>5582487
Hasn't RiD been confirmed to get at least 4 seasons?
If that's the case then I'm looking forward to seeing what they will do with new characters.
Scorponok looks awesome, I really hope they up it with the quality.
Black repaint when?
>>5582515
He's getting a purple repaint
>>5582515
Needs an updated bee friend too. Something more akin to Prime Soundwave's partners.
>>5582515
BW/BM never bothered me except for the robots whose arms end up being the tails or heads of the beast mode. Annoys the fuck out of me.
I don't even care for BW Megatron because of that.
>>5582176
it's just a g1 version
honestly i prefer Guido Guidi's G1 barricade
MP Datsun Barricade when?
>>5582386
>I think it looks great. I would buy it in a flash if it wasn't a hollow piece of shit.
???
>>5582525
God no. That's the kind of shit that ruined binaltech.
>>5582533
I dont know, MPs of Tigertrack, Clampdown, and fuckign Blue Bluestreak exist, so MP is pretty much the second coming of binaltech
>>5582529
I didn't think they fixed that.
Gotta get me one of those right now.
>>5582543
What are you talking about?
>Hasbro's version is hollow af
>Assumed Takara's was as well
>Proved wrong
>Now want the Takara version
>>5582549
But it is hollow. The arms are just rotated to where you can't see the hollow spots in that promo shot.
>>5582549
wtf? They rotate the arms and stick a minicon in the deployer slot and suddenly it's not hollow?
>>5582535
True. I forget about those. I hope they dictate their mp choices by repaint potential though I think that's where binaltech fucked up.
>>5582564
that was me anon, i made a mistake and thought htey fixed it
>>5582501
Tell that to your head of TF development John Warden
>>5582567
I mean I hope they don't.
>>5582165
I fucking love the idea of Barricade being a foil to Prowl. Someone who sees the world as greys, a web of truths and half truths, and of well meant intentions gone awry. Someone who jumped head in to join the Decepticons and stuck with his beliefs. You know, a normal guy who doesn't get retarded asspained because it turns out you can't live through life based on calculations and absolute outcomes. Mostly, I just want to see Prowl get shit on super hard.
>>5582519
Its interesting to me how many designs since then have borrowed from that BW Megatron look, outside of Hasbro/Takara. Its such a non-traditional look for a Japanese robot yet I know at least 3 instances of Japanese stuff with the look. The Abaranger/Dinothunder Megazord, the Chogokin Rathalos, and the Metamor-force Dino Getter 2.
>>5582576
and still looks silly.
I guess I can give the head a pass as it can still clasp things, but what good does having a tail for another arm do? Whip? Drill? Dildo?
>>5582576
I always thought it was kind of inspired by gundam epyon suit.
>>5582580
Only the first mode was a double cripple. It and the transmetal modes used it as a claw. TM2 megs had the articulated dragon head arm which dual functioned as a flamethrower.
>>5582519
>I don't even care for BW Megatron because of that.
just get the Transmetal Megatron??
>>5582576
It's just easy to do
>Oh shit, how do we hide the tail and head in robot mode?
>FUCK, where do we get the arms from? These T-Rex arms are tiny!
>What we do everytime we make a dino-former, Pinky!
>We use the head and tail as arms!
>>5582581
BW and GW both came out around the same time, so it may just be a case of coincidence, and either one popularizing it enough for other designs to take inspiration.
I always thought Gigatron was sort of Epyon Inspired.
>>5582581
What does Epyon have to do with head and tail arms.
>>5582580
I do know in Dino Thunder, the tail arm was actually a regular arm holding the tail like a lance, it could be detached to reveal an actual fist, dame goes for the triceratops head. They did in the show a few times and maybe the japanese version of the toy, or was that before BoA started making their own zords?
>>5582580
Skyshadow did it brilliantly. He has a hand behind his beast head hand. Its so obscure not even his package art shows it. And I imagine his Dragonfly head mandibles on his right could grasp things too.
>>5582207
Yes - the hands have that dumb 'punching' gimmick that never really worked/sucked. Head articulation is limited due to how it gets secured in place for transformation. But overall it's a great fig that I doubt I'll ever get rid of. The police car mode is very accurate, has a cool feature where frenzy is integrated into the mold, and an overall heavy-weight that makes it feel like a solid toy. I recommend grabbing him (probably the premium one if you're going for full accuracy).
>>5582593
The "tail" of Epyon's alt-mode forms a weapon in mobile suit mode.
>>5582594
Before, I think the original BoA zords started with Operation Overdrive.
>>5582386
>>5582529
So what are the odds of Takara fixing the hollowness in PM Optimus for their God Ginrai?
>>5582617
None.
>>5582617
Next to none
>>5582617
Prime needs to lay off the Energon for a bit, getting kinda tubby there.
>>5582617
It's a heavy retool of CW Ultra Magnus and they did nothing about it then so they likely wn't do anything about it this time either.
>>5582574
Would he still be able to keep his whole theme of police brutality with a personality like that?
>>5582576
And it's even been carried over to non-mecha designs, too. Pic related is Tyrannoclaw from Kinnikuman/Ultimate Muscle. Fan art of him, anyway- couldn't find a good official picture of his hand as a t rex head (it morphs into it).
>>5582343
>being this salty
>>5582487
Why does he rook rike a Japanese pirate?
How do I do the knee mod to '07 Barricade to make him stand up straight?
>>5582661
Yeah, show Prowl how to properly do compromise. As a Decepticon his core creed should be that the powerful have a responsibilty to take charge by force if needed because they have the strength to guide those who are weaker towards prosperity and equality. That means you gotta whip the weak listless mass and break a few eggs to 'motivate' people every once in a while.
All this Barricade talk is making me want a black repaint of pic related to go with Nemesis Prime.
>>5582690
Neat.
>>5582725
I can't really get around a straight Prowl repaint for Barricade, I dunno why. If I made one I'd probably at least add a mouthplate or something to him to make him look a little more different from the other datsuns.
>>5582278
What if you got scammed into paying that much in service
>>5582044
This reassures me I didn't care about the color much but hearing that he is chunky and has good quality parts is nice. Mine was shipped yesterday and I'm ungodly excited now after seeing some images and watching that Chinese review this seems like the shockwave toy I always wanted.
>>5582734
Just how bad do you think an MP is going to be? This isn't the pre-MP10 days. Stuff usually is solid now.
>>5582736
If by pre-mp10 you mean Kobayashi era well I got news for you.
>>5582685
cut some stuff
>>5582736
I wasn't quite sure since the plastic itself looked slightly cheap and a little thin and they typically don't use die cast in mp figures any more. But my fears seem to have been assuaged and I'm pretty psyched to get my hands on him now
>>5582176
>more monstrous features
No. This isn't Bayformers.
>>5581988
>>5582833
Oh fuck off, Transformers can look like whatever. Especially Decepticons. Look at Cybertron Menasor, that guy's head isn't traditional TF at all but it works.
Look at Wyatt's Animated Barricade design, it works great
>>5582833
Still, he does need to keep some design elements from the original, either the split hood chest or the shoulder wheels.
>>5582850
>Transformers can look like whatever
>I justify my shit taste by accepting robots can look like whatever i.e. shitty!
>Animated
>looks great
Sorry, your opinion is now invalid.
>>5582863
Salty GEEWUNNER detected
>>5582863
Let me back up, apparently the Barricade design I was remembering was actually fan art. Hold on, lemme find what I thought it was
>>5582871
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDUN!
>>5582851
>Right one
NEED IT
>>5582877
Its so weird to me how that forced meme sprouted up and just when people started caring. I remember when Classics 1 first came out people were so excited and happy. People accepted most of the figures as great updates of the originals. Megatron was a bit iffy with some but overall not many minded the different changes like alt-modes or some different robot designs; that was just something to be expected of new toys of tF characters.
Then suddenly, no idea what triggered it, people started demanding things look EXACTLY like G1. Not updated vehicles or robots, but just articulated G1 designs; with very little room for artistic liberty or creativity. Maybe it was Universe Cyclonous and Hound; who where very close to the G1 designs; or the remolding of MP Starscream and shift in the G1 line to animation accuracy? At any rate, it seems like no one wants things like, say, classics Mirage, anymore.
>>5582851
Is that Hailstorm's head on both of those?
Mp-05 or Apollyon? Pic unrelated
>>5582891
I remember a lot of people complaining about Mirage, which sucks because he's a good toy and the most personality Mirage has ever had.
I think it has to do with some of the less accurate toys like Grimlock or Galvatron kind of sucking shit so there's an imaginary correlation between shit toy and inaccurate. Sad.
>>5582863
Apparently I was thinking of Animated Blackout. But that's what I mean, like, his head is clearly insectoid in appearance but a more "realistic" or standard TF interpretation of that head could work.
I'm not saying they need 40 spikes in every direction but Barricade having a face with some mandibles like some kind of TF Predator would be cool
