Old thread >>5586035
MP shockwave is out now and Botcon is next weekend. Remember no 3d party figs there!
>>5588056
Is that your picture? If so is ratbat worth $10?
Asking here again.
Any ideas for a motorcycle Transformer that scales decently with 1/12 figures?
WreckGar and his retools are on the list.
>>5588061
KO ratbat isn't great, but you can get him for like 15$ on ebay from china, I say he's worth it just to not have to buy soundblaster
>>5588064
Maybe Chromia, if you did something to her to remove the plastic dome atop her cycle.
>>5588064
Not sure how they're going to scale but Animated Oil Slick and RID15 Fracture
>>5588064
people answered you extensively over there.
Movie Arcee, both the 2007 and the shitty rotf ones are about the same size, but not perfect.
Figma keep getting smaller so the scale is better with newer ones than older ones.
>>5588064
Ignore the shit posing on Tsubasa but Animated Prowl scales quite well I think.
>>5588068
Yeah I found him for $10 shipped. I have the Hasbro Soundwave so one more tape will make it a real party.
>>5588086
>Prowl being the ride of Tsubasa the bike destroyer
He's just destined to die again, isn't he?
What are some good figures from the first Movie line? I kinda want to branch a little outside of CHUG.
>>5588146
First movie? Not many. Voyager ratchet is a really solid figure. Leader megatron, while ugly, is a chunk of fun.
I'd say the best toy in the line was leader brawl. Holy shit he was awesome with all kinds of neat little features.
Sirtoys is selling (not pre-ordering) MP-11 Starscream figures now.
They are $120... which is pretty fucking pricey for a KO.
>>5588146
DESU the deluxe figures were probably the best from the first movie line. The Second movie toy line however is chock-full of really nice quality figures. I could recommend just about any of the RotF line figures.
Real mixed feelings with this one.
>>5588221
>>5588223
At least it's different enough from Blast Off
>>5588230
They flipped the torso, so he looks great. Blast-Off also looks nice if you do that.
>>5588221
>>5588223
>>5588228
This is Hasbro or Takara? Takara I assume.
It's not bad.... It's not great either. I don't like that he has those fucky pseudo-fists that rook has. Other than that the bot mode is really solid.
Vehicle mode looks.... it looks like Brainstorm. I don't like it. It is very G1 Toy accurate, but it it is kinda unsettling for some reason too.
>>5588239
It looks like a made up vehicle, or some weird ass drone... which is true to his G1 vehicle mode but yeah, I don't like it either.
>>5588221
Wait, he isn't a 2-cockpit plane?
>>5588221
He looks really fat now.
>>5588259
Liked the feet, but they took out my favorite feature from Blast-Off, being able to peg stuff in arm mode due to those peg hole legs.
>>5588257
He never was.
>>5588269
Technobot Strafe.
HASBRO BTFO
HASBROFAGS ON SUICIDE WATCH
>>5588056
>and Botcon is next weekend
I keep forgetting that.
It just seems so blah this year(more so than usually)
Im not digging the CW+BW hybrid shit
It's not appealing and they have already had a year that was BW cast as cars and planes. I'd much rather they just had a mix and the Combiner was either purely OC or at least some 5+ combiner that did exist in the toy history and just have the rest be generation retools and what not for the BW anniversary.
>>5588282
not to mention the paint apps are that of $1 knock-offs on the CWBW shit they have.
>>5588221
>>5588223
>>5588228
MAKETOYS WINS AGAIN
>>5588282
What's wrong, don't like flesh face here?
Remember,
>Near Final Sample
>>5588295
Huh. He looks like he's wearing mc hammer pants. Look how small his upper body is compared to the lower half.
>>5588296
I keep asking how they thought this was ok.
>>5588296
Jeeeesus. What the fuck.
>>5588228
Certainly looks lightyears better than Boob-off.
>>5588296
What program could they have modeled this in to make it end up like this? Or is it the mold, somehow?
>>5588309
They don't. They know that there are people who will still buy it because either 1. They will buy anything transformers 2. Will buy anything that's "rare" and/or exclusive 3. They're stupid.
Or all three.
>>5588296
Holy shit that looks like garbage.
>>5588324
I think they found it stuck to the bottom of a chair.
>>5588323
You can literally switch his from to his back to get the same effect. You can see this in the pictures.
>>5588329
That also means switching the limbs around every time you transform. Just live with the fact that takara blast off does not look good.
>>5588305
He does, and with his excellent balance and articulation you can make him do any MC Hammer pose as well
>>5588345
Poorfag. Just buy two UW sets, keep one blast off in shuttle mode, alter the body of the other one for bot mode. Duh.
>tfw my sarcasm is reality for some people
>>5588345
You just have to swap the arms and twist the waist. It will transform exactly the same way.
>>5588305
You can't criticize this one and not the official one without being a troll.
If only UW Computron didn't have the terrible cartoon colors. It's almost perfect.
>>5588056
I realized that I didn't update this for the Austrailia Toy Fair. Here it is now.
Have we gotten any new Hasbro TR news since Astrotrain and Ravage?
>>5588418
Nope, and I am so fucked this time. I can't order waves like I did last time, and I absolutely hate some of those molds.
>>5588418
>mfw I'm probably going buy almost everything on that list
>>5588418
>>5588461
>close to $1000 worth of toys
>>5588495
Hold up, what's the breakdown on that almost thousand dollars?
>>5588324
Honestly, I think it's just the complete lack of paint. There are still some pretty well defined lines in there but red plastic is notorious for just sucking up all of the sculpted details unless they are extremely sharp and defined angles. Because most of this guy is more rounded, those sculpted details aren't showing too well. Some actual paint on him would go a LOOOOOOOONG way. Maybe some darker and lighter reds just to pick out the crest and the parts around his eyes and mouth and make them pop.
>>5588501
All of that together is probably around $600-700. US. So yeah it is kind of close.
It's mostly the Leaders and Maximus jacking up the total though. $50 a pop and Maximus probably sitting at $150 is more together than all of the Deluxe's and Legends combined.
>>5588505
How much are each of the size classes for TR?
>Titan Master
>Legends
>Deluxe
>Voyager
>Leader
>Titan
>>5588508
>How much are each of the size classes for TR?
Here in Canada?
>Titan Master - unknown
>Legends - $12-$14
>Deluxe - $18
>Voyager - $30
>Leader - $60
>Titan - $150-$180
>>5588418
Honestly, the only one on there that I know I'm going to buy is Wheelie. I already have the Jazz retool but as much fun as that mold is, I would like to replace him with a more appropriately scaled Wheelie. Plus, he just plain looks really good.
I just don't know about anybody else. Maybe Astrotrain because he does look pretty fun and his bot mode is actually pretty alright but I'm still having a hard time getting past the EVERYBODY IS HEADMASTERS gimmick. It makes for fun toys but it bugs me in terms of the characters and I don't like that none of them can be transformed without removing the heads. Blurr is the same story. Galvatron is also a maybe but the hollow forearms on a voyager are a big turnoff. Powermaster Prime is also on the maybe list but he's Magnus all over again and also has the same problem of being extremely hollow. I might pick up some of the actual Headmaster characters but the only one that really looks decent to me is Chromedome.
I still see a lot of these being fun toys but I also collect to display and I just don't feel like many of these fit my display too well so it makes it harder to justify the purchase.
>>5588508
Puerto Rico:
>Titan Master - unknown
>Legends - $11 last I checked
>Deluxe - $21-$22
>Voyager - $30-$33
>Leader - Can't remember... maybe $56-$57?
>Titan - Metro never came, but Devastator was $200
>>5588525
>I know I'm going to buy is Wheelie
>I already have the Jazz retool
Lucky anon. You get to have the full Wheelie experience!
Do we know when AmiAmi and the like will open preorders for MP Primal?
>>5588056
That's my picture, and that Ratbat KO is totally worth it.
>>5588221
What is it with you and your "mixed feelings"? First Nosecone, now this? They both look fantastic, and a hell of a lot better than what Hasbro shat out. This is the first time Strafe has had a vehicle mode that didn't look like a headless robot in a dress.
>>5588553
I liked Nosecone, but Strafe just looks fat for a plane. His robot mode's ok.
Describes mixed feelings just fine.
>>5588508
>Titan Master - Probably legion prices, so $5-$6
>Legends - $9
>Deluxe - $15
>Voyager - $24
>Leader - $40
>Titan - $150
>>5588571
In the US(CA)
>>5588553
Have we even gotten a good look at Hasbro's strafe yet though?
>>5588576
No, it will probably be at botcon. But rules say no photography so got to wait until a proper con.
>>5588579
Seriously? I thought BotCon had gotten rid of the photography rule in the past few years.
>>5588586
They've gone full gestapo this year. Don't know why, it's their last one, should just continue the usual "don't give a shit/don't know what we're doing" act they've perfected through the years.
>>5588591
Maybe they thought going back to their old ways would be a nostalgic way to end their run.
Or something.
>>5588380
Thanks for that.
>>5588206
Could be the asia re-releases, few ebay shops had shitloads of them.
You sure its the ko?
>>5588221
>>5588223
>>5588228
>strafe's front is blastoff's back
>still has da boobs
What's stopping people from moving blastoff's legs around so the back is the front etc?
The legs are in balljoints, just pop them off and enjoy the backwards hands
>>5588647
>BAWWWWWWWWWWW PARTSFORMING!!!!
Or, just switch the hands. deosn't he have a waist? I don't think you need to take the legs off.
Definitely going with Takara, the only one that I'm 50/50 on is nosecone, the hasbro one is probably in the robot mode going to be more accurate, but the mold is inferior to the rook one, and the amount of retooling definetely puts takaras over the edge.
>>5588647
>The legs are in balljoints, just pop them off
You don't even need to do that, all limbs have waist swivels.
I'm with you, I don't see what people are disliking so much about Blast Off, when it's totally possible to configure him differently.
I guess we'll "officially" see Hasbro's this weekend, but new hands and feet plus Scrounge might not be enough to make me not want drill hand.
>>5588654
>>5588654
Here are all of the Technobot prototypes side by side for comparison.
Unless the mace is an online exclusive this is all you get out of the box.
Mp beast convoy looking good, but tell me, is there much a height different between the old ultra class and him?
>>5588674
The mace was just a fan-render thing.
>>5588676
A shame really.
I'd rather that back kibble be fan rendering, but mp's always have shit rears
>>5588674
The mace was just a fan design.
It's pleasing to see that most of his gimmicks are internal pieces. Some of them mess with the way the ape mode looks (ie. the forearm rockets), but I don't mind as much if it means all of that stuff is contained.
Is there a place for the swords to go?
>>5588679
Is kibble the right term if the piece is mostly integrated into the limb? It's certainly an unsightly piece of the other mode, but I thought 'kibble' just referred to parts that hung off from the figure.
>new optibotimus review
>dat intro
Yeah of course he's a creepy fuck, also its too fucking long for a damn intro.
1:30 wasted on a review of something I already know the ins and outs of already.
God I'm retarded
>>5588684
Yeah kibble is wrong, I apologize.
Thought I could get away with being lazy with terms
>>5588685
>"step back, relax, take a good long chug of COKE!"
>>5588685
WHETHER IT'S FILLING MY CUP....
I still can't believe that fucking mung didn't know how advertisements actually work.
>>5588685
What? Does he really have a minute and a half long intro??
>>5588690
Only this one, its wheeljack and optimus prime nagging on about him.
Then after that the usual short "TRAAAAAAAAAANS FORMERS" one after.
>>5588685
I just skip intros, make sure not to watch the whole video so they don't get clickthrough dollars, and then thumbs down every shitty reviewer who wants to waste a half hour of my time unable to write a script, focus a camera or edit a goddamn video.
>>5588685
>wasted on a review of something I already know the ins and outs of already
I don't think it's wrong to watch/read reviews for toys you own. It's always interesting to see other people's opinions; sometimes it can change the way you view that toy, other times you might learn about a not-so-obvious feature.
Also, there's something gratifying about seeing praise-giving reviews on a figure you particularly like.
>>5588703
I don't need some attention whoring manchild's confirmation (or disagreement) of my opinions, thanks.
>>5588683
>Is there a place for the swords to go?
They can store in robot mode but can't in beast. IIRC they specifically mentioned that they didn't so they could preserve the look of the beast mode.
>>5588706
Some people just want to listen, creates discussions, perhaps solve issues (sometimes I've found I mis-transformed second hand figures).
The point of a review is more than "should I buy", its possible to entertain viewers in review format (whether its their gimmicks like felzbug or just them fucking up transformations) , and perhaps learn something.
For me all I have for news is you guys and reviewers, I find more "common faults" from reviewers than here.
But hay it's just my take, nothing wrong with not watching them, they're just shills at the end of the day
>>5588056
pic request from the other thread
>>5588764
now do one with Brian Savage.
>>5588764
i cant say i'm not disappointed with the toy, though..
it's good, but it wouldnt have been difficult to make him better
I could go out right now and buy Legends Shockwave for a fraction of MP Shockwave's price, and Legends SHockwave is going to have more articulation. Doesn't that seem a a bit wrong?
only reason MP Shockwave can't bend his knees alot is because of a negligible piece of kibble that no one would have complained had it been left out
Again, good toy, could have easily been better
>>5588764
This picture makes me excited for Shockwave. After seeing release pictures, and hearing everyone point all of the flaws out, the only thing that really bothers me is the knees. I think he's expressive as hell, given the character.
I hope Hasbro releases Shockwave in the dark purple the toy had.
>>5588807
That and fix the fucking knees.
>>5588842
>expecting hasbro to fix anything
>>5588410
Its the better deco, just missing the sticker details.
>>5588780
>Legends SHockwave is going to have more articulation
Why do people always feel the need to exaggerate?
>>5588862
hasbro would put those on, not takara
>>5588866
>putting stickers on areas that require a lot of friction
>>5588866
Yes, thats what I meant, the UW set just needs some reprolabels, otherwise it looks like a g1 set without the stickers.
>>5588662
Can't unsee Wheeljack. Hasbro's more generic car works better.
>>5588674
So do you have to move the shoulder pads out of the way to bend the elbows in gorilla mode?
>>5588874
>That DEFINITELY sounds like something hasbro could do
How many times have they put stickers on parts like that?
>>5588780
>I could go out right now and buy Legends Shockwave for a fraction of MP Shockwave's price, and Legends SHockwave is going to have more articulation. Doesn't that seem a a bit wrong?
>no waist articulation
>no wrist articulation
>head can only turn side-to-side
>ankles can't tilt to the side
>more articulation than the Masterpiece
Nigga, your own photos are showing that notion to be complete and utter bullshit.
>>5588885
>head can only turn side-to-side
That's the one thing you got wrong
His head is on a balljoint that gives him a great range of motion. Not just side to side.
>>5588881
Titan returns bird mold, at least buzzaw stickers are coming off after a few transformations, but with that being said, if you were to put stickers or paint on the combiner nub like >>5588862
it doesn't have any fricction unles you turn it to one side, just let theside with the sticker/paint pointing outside of the combiner port, if won't afect articulation at all.
So apparently Takara's legebds Shockwave will come with a titan master named Cancer. So when you buy Shockwave, you'll also get Cancer.
>>5588892
But the Buzzsaw stickers aren't on anything essential.
>>5588895
SO GLAD NO ONE MADE THIS JOKE ALREADY WHEN IT WAS ANNOUNCED A WHILE AGO
>>5588895
this is what i instantly think of when hearing Shockwave comes with Cancer.
>>5588899
Well excuse me for not knowing it was already announced, no need to be a faggot about it.
>>5588902
Just do research before you try such an easy joke. It's old news.
>>5588906
What kind of research, I just saw it today on the other sites, and not seeing it in the thread I assumed it was news. A simple "Old news" would suffice instead of getting triggered by it.
>>5588912
>triggered
Sigh. It's okay that you aren't clever
>what kind of research
I don't know. Maybe googling it and seeing that it's been known for at least a week.
>>5588912
Just ignore the elitist that assumes everyone spends their entire lives in this thread/dwells in forums.
My question is...why is shockwave with cancer, having seen super god master force there isn't any relation between the 2 other than a throw in.
>>5588895
that's great
no one is making squeezeplay's body
>>5588896
They are the main face of the altmode.
>>5588899
>>5588900
funny guys.
>>5588915
>elitist
Because not everyone is slow on the world?
>>5588914
>googles "shockwave+cancer"
Dear god what did I just read
>>5588918
Again. They aren't anything essential like joints or points of friction so Buzzsaw is not a good example.
>>5588915
Oh, I didn't even know Cancer was a legitimate character in Japan. It was probably just to get the name out there, as Apeface for example is rumored to be a titan master, not a regular figure.
>>5588914
When you write a post in CAPS LOCK about how annoyed you are that someone posted something old, yeah, that constitutes being triggered.
>>5588918
Hahahahaha. Great job one upping me.,
>>5588923
>triggered
There goes that word again for the sake of trying to not make yourself look like an idiot.
>>5588919
Pretty sure seibertron or whatever mentioned a site having pre-orders for him going up right now or someshit.
You know what this implies?
>anon has a life
>he doesn't spend his time WAITING for fresh news
>he has other priorities
His mistake was responding to your response, your mistake was assuming he SHOULD know when many of us don't.
Which is why we still get the odd person asking how to tighten joints periodically, face it, you're being high and mighty.
>>5588923
Cancer was a karate decepticon kid, he's still squeeze play, that's just the japanese name for the same toy.
I'd perhaps also drop the argument with that guy, for your sake, none of you guys are gonna win, its the internet.
I just want the shit posting to stop, I'm here to talk about toys, not this
>>5588928
It's not like I spend my life on here either, but the news is old.
Again. If you're going to make a painfully obvious and easy joke you better make sure it's not old news.
>>5588929
You...do remember where we are and what we do best right?
>the joke isn't funny
Someone is laughing
>buy Buzzsaw
>try to take him out of the package
>the stickers hang over the edges of the wings
>they're fucked up just from the ties holding it into the shell
>taking them off fucks the stickers up more
GG Hasbro, you win this time.
>>5588890
It's still a terrible comparison, considering the main reason the Legends figure's legs have "more articulation" is because the back of his legs are completely hollow to allow them to fold over themselves for the transformation. Of course there's going to be more range of motion when there isn't even the back of a leg to get in the way. Good luck getting away with that on MP.
>>5588932
I have a solution based on my time with gundam models
>use a clear sheet of plastic over the top
If you can't tampo something least add something to prevent damage, yeah that clear plastic will scratch, ruined stickers are even worse
>>5588916
I got some beasthunter junkers to turn into the bodies of Horribull (grimmwing), Squeezeplay (vertebreak) and Fangry (ripclaw).
>>5588933
I don't get the argument between the legends and the mp.
This isn't like the cheap hasbro statueshit titans, smaller figures can have more articulation as an incentive to compete with bigger figures, the price of the mp is to get the look, paint apps, engineering to make something (mostly) cartoon accurate while being true to its transformed state.
The fact they can move as well as they do is impressive, we've come a long way from g1 bricks and if a cheaper toy can move better than a bigger one that's more involved transformation wise great.
>6 more months until glorious monkey butt
>>5588929
Then again, just say the news is old instead of acting like a colossal faggot about it. You really are acting like an obnoxious elitist over absolutely nothing.
>>5588941
are amiami pre orders up?
>>5588932
I had the same fucking problem. Guess I'll be dropping $20+ on reprolabels for the cassette guys.
>>5588944
>elitist
Calling out old news and an obvious joke that's already been done is elitist how?
>>5588780
Or you could buy a 3p Quakeblast for $80 shipped and it'll be bigger, shinier, with glorious purple, articulated fingers, alternate hands, multiple LEDs and diecast parts.
>>5588951
Should have been there for the coupon the other day. Try 65 shipped.
>>5588948
Because rather than just getting it over with, you'd much rather make a grand show of it. That's elitist. It wasn't pointing out old news, it was making a show of it.
>>5588955
That's not elitist. That's making it obvious how bad their post was.
Time for some Autobot crushing.
Is this a real issue or just some hevy hamhanding?
>>5588961
Why is it so fat?
>>5588969
Well, it's a coiled spring like a slinky, not a tube, so expect shit like this to happen
>>5588969
Could be weak plastic covering such a stronger tube inside.
Ouch
Is MP Shockwave just...too purple for anyone else? I was expecting more of a deep purple.
>>5588979
Its cartoon accurate, maybe they'll release a toy accurate later, they have to milk the mold.
>>5588969
Holy shit how?! Mine seems fairly sturdy, and I've never seen a fucking spring do this.
>>5588969
Not surprised. Rubber or rubbery plastic is a terrible idea to include on a toy.
>>5588923
Cancer is Squeezeplay in Japan, he's a little kid part of a gang that the bad guys in Masterforce let him become a Headmastee
>>5588939
For me at least, it's frustrating that after all this time and updates in engineering techniques, high end collectables still have awkward compromises.
How long has it been since a Masterpiece had double elbows and/or knees or unobtrusive hip armor or ball-jointed heads? Tracks had limited elbows, Primal has hinge elbows, Laserwave has blocked knees, Ironhide was Ironhide was Ironhide, and so forth.
For every Hot Rod, there's five or six MPs that suffer from compromises that have no reason to exist. If there's anything we've learned from third party companies, it's that people are willing to pay for perfection, so it's upsetting when the official companies skimp out.
>>5588973
Aw don't shame him, Mommawave still loves her chunky little boy.
>>5589009
They never go all the way with articulation either, even when it'd be very simple to.
MP-10's elbows and knees have 90 degree range when they could have easily had more
Me on the left
>>5589022
is that me on the right?
>>5589025
>>Still has Smokescreen's 38
dont worry it's a mock up
>>5589025
>>Still has Smokescreen's 38
Proof of concept model, not the final toy. Notice how that's just Cosmos attached to Strafe and how Afterburner is grey.
>>5589022
Right
>Proud son-of-a-bitch who doesn't take any crap because he knows he's the best. He's the smartest being the in the universe so he can't be wrong. That gives him a confident post with his head held high, and his unique chest thrust proudly forward as he goes to smash Victorion for the 3rd time that night.
Left
>Just stands around on the wall at parties because he's yet another repaint of an already tired mold. His makers couldn't even be bothered to give him a unique head meaning he has no personality. Tries to make up for it by having a comedic sidekick but in the end everyone only looks at him because they're more interested in the sidekick. If they made clothes for gestalts he'd be wearing the flame t-shirt and cargo shorts.
>>5589052
You got the left and right mixed up
>>5589052
Somehow Right and Left got switched up.
>>5588780
"We WILL control the Plasma Energy!"
>>5589052
r-l dyslexia?
>>5588936
>There is only Zuul
>>5589009
>How long has it been since a Masterpiece had double elbows and/or knees or unobtrusive hip armor or ball-jointed heads?
MP-28 has all of that, I think.
Seriously, the new Hotrod is fucking amazing.
I FINALLY found a Viper in a store, grabbing the only one here. It's my first time with the mold.
- Are the engines SUPPOSED TO not stop while sliding them and be able to come right off?
- Is the landing gear SUPPOSED TO have those front and rear-facing fin bits make the handle be way bigger than 5mm?
>>5588956
By determining whether or not a post is good or bad by your standards. Hence elitist. :^)
>>5589093
The engines aren't supposed to come off, no, you probably hamhanded it. The other part might just be tolerances being wonky on either the hand you're trying to put him into, or the landing gear handle itself.
I've got Powerglide, he's the same exact mold sans head, don't have either of those problems.
Is there anyway to tighten masterpice sound waves shoulder?
I had him in a gun point pose but now he can hold the pose and his arm droops.
>>5589108
Either return it citing the problem to the retailer, or try pic related.
>>5589101
I didn't hamhand it, they just slipped right off.
This handle is bullshit
>>5589095
That's not elitist.
>>5589115
Yeah, that doesn't look normal. My Powerglide fits easily right into fists, here he is in my Streetwise's hands.
>>5589115
You're not alone, the Powerglide mold started out kinda crap and kept getting worse with each successive use. I had to return two of them before I got one that didn't have cracked joints or broken tailfins. Viper was almost as bad, only had to return one due to issues.
The tailfins just keep stressing and falling off whenever they were turned, so in the end I just drilled holes through them and used long screws to bolt them down.
Bare plastic aside Shockwave beat all my expectations.
He's deceptively complex and just the right size. Takara pretty much thought of everything here.
>>5589143
I don't see a problem with bare plastic.
Paint scratches, chips, erodes. My MP-28 had a bit of a paint "blip" on the chest paint, guess what, it scratched. Now he has a (barely noticeable) chip on his chest. And that sucks ass. You can't even really see it, but I know it's there, and it sucks.
>>5589124
>>5589137
>>5589093
Welp, found the problem with one of the engines. I didn't do that myself. There was also mold flash along the inside of the engine that scraped up the cylinder it was mounted on. The other engine looks fine, I don't know why it wants to slide off. As for the handle, I ended up having to cut away HALF of the thickness of each of those fins to get it to fit in any peghole.
At least the legs hold together well.
>>5589143
>Takara pretty much thought of everything here.
except knees
>>5589149
It honestly sounds like you just got one that wasn't tossed into the QC reject pile. It happens. I had to return my original fucking Rook because he just flat out was missing a wheel (couldn't see it was missing from the package), and a Blades because his right leg just wouldn't hold on. Popped off with any movement at all.
I'm >>5589147 as well. I seem to have bad luck with figures at times.
>>5589153
Yeah it's just weird that they did that. That said I'd rather have limited knee articulation than limited elbow articulation like Tracks.
>>5589158
I seem to get a 50% chance of getting a hasbro tf with shitty qc, what's up with that?
>>5589158
I've got a Battle Blades Bumblebee with a smaller front wheel instead of the properly sized rear wheel.
>>5589158
>It happens.
Of course it had to happen to the only one I've ever seen ever.
>>5589158
>>5589165
With Transformers, even if they're Takara or Masterpiece, it doesn't matter. I have the worst possible luck in the QC lottery. The figures I get, literally 75% of the time, are irredeemable piles of shit. The other 25% are just slightly fucked up and I live with it because I know I'll never get better. I'm fucking cursed.
Pic related -- it's my MP-18b
>>5589171
Just buy'em online. I always see him around for 'bout $12-15. A little bit of a markup, sure, but better than never finding him or wasting gas looking for him.
>>5589178
Get a Tamiya Chrome Silver Marker. It matches Transformers silver very well and i used it to cover scratches on MP Soundwave
>>5589181
I live in Canada, the shipping always kills the deal.
It also means I'm already paying nearly $15 for a Legends toy.
>>5589182
Know what might match the yellow on MP-28's hood so I can stop being an OCD fuck about a paint chip I can barely even see?
>>5589184
Ah, sorry to hear that then. I just assume most people are from the US.
>>5589182
The entire half of the hood looks like someone hit it with a belt sander. And that's in addition to the other paint blips and nicks and other piss-poor assembly fuckups Takara's vietnamese sweatshops inflicted on the thing.
It's inexplicable, how preternaturally bad my luck is.
>>5589189
>nigga spergs out on some minor paint drops on his figure
>tries to sand it
>makes a huge mess
>makes a post here blaming takara to deflect his mistake rather than accepting it
sure is TFW in here
>>5589189
>and other piss-poor assembly fuckups Takara's vietnamese sweatshops inflicted on the thing.
Good news, they're moving their production to India soon. The country that has a problem pooing in the loo, and when they do they "wipe" with a hand dunked in a shared bucket of water.
>>5589191
I bought it from Amazon, could have been someone else fucked it up! Either way, it was fucked up before it got to ME. Believe what you want. No skin off my ass. I already returned it.
I also bought a legit MP takara tomy Bumblebee from amazon, shipped prime, fulfilled by amazon, and it arrived a takasa tony KO. So clearly there is some shenanigans going on somewhere.
>>5588916
>tfw all the "inside knowledge" people said "don't worry, Takara will make bodies for everyone"
So why do people keep believing these assholes?
>>5589214
We don't even know all of Wave 2 yet, let alone what the other waves are going to hold. Or what kind of retools we're going to see among all of it.
I mean, shit, we've seen people say theres gonna be a triple changer Megatron that might be Blitzwing or fucking Overlord of all things.
>>5588989
But that piece isn't rubber, it's a spring.
>>5589214
Were those the same people though? I don't follow the leaks closely myself, but I feel like people only speculated that bodies might happen for them, that was never part of the insider rumors.
>>5589189
Is that you, Bluestreak anon?
>>5589284
I think seeing how nice UW Strafe turned out has basically sold me on UW Computron.
But I still want a Scrounge...
>>5589289
Didn't mean to reply to that...
>>5588880
Looks like the shoulder pads don't interfere with elbow bend.
>>5589109
>MP soundwave
>return to retailer
Hahahaha
>>5589298
Sorry you don't buy off sites with return policies if anything is ever wrong, Anon. It must suck ass to constantly lose out on $100+ purchases.
>>5589295
But that's at the side. They look like they'll get in the way of you bend them forward.
>>5589307
Ah, I see what you mean. It does look like you'll need to keep them turned inwards.
>>5588928
oh shit somebody saves this one.
thanks anon.
anyways I got UW Devastator in the mail today.
I'm digging these constructicons though Bonecrusher is the most difficult thing ever to put together.
>Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner recieved a 30% pay cut last year
Get ready for more hollowness than ever before!
>>5589314
I want a UW Devy. Can't afford him though. Maybe next month.
>>5589314
Bonecrusher is the least cool Constructicon toy anyway.
For me, from best to worst its:
Long haul
Scrapper
Scavenger
Hook
Mixmaster
Bonecrusher
If Bonecrush had his drill he'd be higher
>>5589321
really get them, they're honestly quite fun
>>5588418
There's already a headmaster Brainstorm, they're release a new one? Is it just the same figure with a dumb noseface?
>>5589337
Nope, it's a Blurr retool!
>>5589109
Hmmmmm.
I think Might have to try to open his should to use plegde. I don't want to try that though.....
>>5588961
While it's cartoon accurate, the colors and plastic make him look really cheap. A metallic purple, and silver would've made him look more premium.
>>5589124
>Powerglide
>Fits right easily in
YOU DON'T SAY
>>5589364
His name is Powerglide, not Astroglide, Anon.
Does Movie Jazz have any good figures? I kinda like his design.
>>5589372
Human Alliance Jazz is good stuff.
>>5588945
Not yet. Anime Export is though.
>>5589368
Of course it does. Shitty copyright laws and all.
>>5589373
This. He truly is a pinnacle of movie design toy engineering.
>tiny car
>tall lanky robot
Magic.
>>5589022
>takara
>immediately recognizable as computron
>hasbro
>huh? Why does superion have weird limbs? Is...is that a drill? I had to squint to see it. Oh...uh...I guess it sorta looks like Computron...haha...
>>5589375
$75, decent price. Normally I don't like paying early on preorders, but I got to support my Beast Wars when I can.
>>5589389
>More turd party divide and conquer tactics
Kill yourself immediately.
>>5588146
Any non-movie character.
Wreckage, Dropkick, Longarm, Landmine, Camshift, Stockade, Ironhide if you can get the Recon version, Incinerator is a mixed bag, Scorponok is cool you can deal with avoiding its """"""""""robot"""""""""" mode; the entirety of the Real Gear subline is worth it.
Still, you'll find the best of Transformers in ROTF and HFTD.
>>5589025
I like that it confirms that it will use the Dead End/Streetwise mold.
>>5589022
Well, looks like its takara for me. I like what they did with the rook mold.
>>5589409
>turd party
what is this, 2014?
>>5588685
Why do people still watch optimusbot?
Why do anyone even watched him in the first place?
>>5588662
>lightspeed using breakdown's mold
Goddammit.
I'll just get the Hasbro version and sell the Takara for the fags that want it. Again.
Why does everyone hate generations Windblade? I'm seriously curious. I have one and I just don't see any real flaws with her mold. She seems just fine.
So what are some predictions this weekend?
>TR Hot Rod looks like crap
>Fort Max will have no accessories beyond the headmasters
>Scrounge is a straight Cosmos repaint
>Leokaizer is disappointing beyond our wildest nightmares
>Headmasters look like unpainted ass
>Groove and Blast-Off get domestic releases
>>5589451
I like that he shows how to turns transformers back into vehicle mode. Not a lot of them do that.
It's helpful on occasion.
>>5589477
>he didn't preorder the single Groove release
Point at him and laugh.
>>5589477
I just want that fucking Megatron, yesss. My favorite character in a remold of one of my favorite toys.Total win-win (except cost)
>>5589487
That thing is gonna be so god damn hard to get a hold of.
>>5589472
It's her ability to stand due to her heels. Thats pretty much the only complaint about her.
>>5589477
Hollow disappointment.
