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>>5697753
I am guessing this will be retool into a IDW Cyclonus
>>5697758
hmm that wouldnt be that bad
>>5697771
Looking for a picture of his alt mode
found this
>>5697758
Already been shown
why does he have the feral cons' heads as an accessory?
>>5697994
Especially since the Predacon's are supposed to be ridiculously strong in terms of lore.
Anyway, actual question: How are the Maketoys Tailgate & Swerve?
>>5698000
Swerve's amazing in both articulation and quality. If I had to pick one toy to sell someone on transformers, it'd be him. Tailgate's a definite drop in the quality department, but he's still a good toy if you like the character.
Whatever happened to crazydevy?
>>5697994
>why does he have the feral cons' heads as an accessory?
He comes with a bunch of new heads for the Feralcons like how Felisaber had faces for Bovis/Fortis.
>>5698183
Wait, he's being made by MMC, or he's just coming with heads for the MMC 'bots?
>>5698193
MMC stated they will also offer the Heads as a separate kit.
>>5698193
He is an MMC toy that comes with a set of heads for the Feralcons/Predacons. You can also get the heads separately. But the reason the picture has the heads is to show off the stuff he comes with.
are the mmc azalea molds worth picking up? looking for some deluxe fembots to round out my collection.
>>5698791
I don't have any, but from what I hear they are over priced for what they are. Take that as you will. I think they are over detailed and that is why I have no interest in them. The only one I like is the 2nd one in the picture there with the hammer.
What are the final thoughts on Mastermind Creations R-16 Anarchus? I'm thinking about picking him up because he's my favorite DJD member, also that Electric chair alt-mode is really unique.
>>5698813
>What are the final thoughts on Mastermind Creations R-16 Anarchus?
Personaly, I love him. I really dig the alt mode and the spider drone gimmick.
I think the reception overall was positive.
>>5698791
I wouldn't go crazy and pick up all of them but I'd say it's worth buying the one you like best.
Salvia Prominon is the most bang for your buck since she comes with the most accessories but she's sold out everywhere.
I got Evil Lord today, and he's awesome. He really reminds me of a Brave robot thanks to those shoulder pads and proportions. Though I do wish he partsformed a little less, I really can't complain since all his modes are great.
>>5698871
All the IF stuff partsforms from what I've seen.
>>5698898
I don't know if I've seen any that do it this much. I'm mostly referring to the ramps, since they do nothing for the jet and tank altmodes.
>>5698871
>Though I do wish he partsformed a little less
Thats just a side effect of the scale I think. You can either have hallow, unarticulated crap like hasbro makes, or you can go the way that IF has. Its a trade off either way.
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>>5698907
>MFW no Sword for mine.
Evil Lord is almost exactly the G1 toy transformation complete with ramps that don't go anywhere in alt modes.
Overlord is just one of those characters that has to partsform, like Omega Supreme.
>>5698813
Great actually. My only gripes have to do with hiding he hands better in alt mode and having fucking thigh swivels since the knee swivels make the thighs look unnatural in a more dynamic pose. The forearms could stand to be beefier like the art as well.
But thanks to the positives and being one of the most unique transforming things in recent memory these are nothing to lose your head over.
>>5698791
I'd agree with the other anon. Maybe pick up your favorite character or color, but be warned the toy is extremely fiddly, and not super solid in any way.
>>5698791
Holy shit that looks awful.
>>5698850
>I think the reception overall was positive.
Especially by his esteemed leader.
Brohug!
>>5698927
It's necessitated by the fact that one guy becomes multiple things at once. At some point you're going to have to detach shit.
>>5698791
I have the Elita mold, she's not bad, she's got a lot of articulation, but I'm not sure if it's just me and I'm stupid or it's the mold, but her neck never stays tabbed in so it pisses me off when I'm trying to pose her and have to constantly fix that.
I don't regret getting her because I really wanted an Elita, but I won't pay for her at full price if I was getting another one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSj4Yx97FWY
Skullface's review of TW Devastator.
How are the MMC Predacons as single kits?
I don't feel like buying all 5 of them in one go
>>5699265
Pretty cool all around. They're solid and weighty, have a lot of articulation. Just check your Leodux if you get him first, me and another Anon here had a QC issue where a bar on the inside of him was put in upside down from what we could tell, meaning two black filler pieces couldn't fit inside of him.
It's not that much of an issue, since all they do is fill in the chest in lion mode (and you can't even see the chest without turning him upside down), but it exists. Unfortunately I had my Leodux for too long to return it before I discovered the QC issue, but given those black filler parts are used for making the combiner sword, you can't really see the hole they fill unless you turn him upside down in lion mode, AND also go on Talon's wings for storage, it didn't really bother me.
>>5699265
I like them more individually than as Predaking.
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>>5697778
Pandinus comes in a big fucking box. Id love to know what it cost them to ship it.
>>5700051
He's a big guy.
>>5698791
No black repaint in the group shot?
>transformission notwildrider
I actually think it looks pretty good. I like how they hide the windshield and the backpack scrunching up to cover it. It looks its not a clusterfuck of tolerance bullshit like the FP stunticons.
>>5700298
A few people did some video reviews for the testshot. Despite the color fags sperging out over the IDW colors instead of Geewun I think these look great.
Gigapower hasn't thrown in the towel yet.
>>5700134
Not a fan of the headsculpt but it looks like the second nicest version after Salvia to me.
>>5700308
why would they, I must have missed something but their Gutrr looked awesome as shit,
>>5700308
>that leg kibble
>>5698871
I'm waiting for my Evil Lord to arrive, this is my first third party figure.
Where do you get the right size Decepticon logo stickers for the cutouts on his jet mode wings etc?
>>5700372
Guessing reprolabels. Also, good choice man, I have him too. He's very nice.
>>5700384
Thanks
>>5700438
>Why are people sperging out over it being IDW colours? I thought the transformission dudes were based on IDW stunticons anyway.
It's just David Hingten on TFW and he spergs out about colours in every thread ever created.
>>5699485
it's an easy fix for any Leo Dux that needs it. It is only 4 screws on his back holding the torso together and two holding that tab piece in. It only takes aboout ten minutes total. It's pretty easy, but take care when separating the torso the arms can just pop off and there are little tab thingys by the arm swivels that can fall out. The tab in my pic is how it should look when being fixed with the indent facing upward. I don't have Talon (yet) so having the sword hilt pieces stick bugged the crap out of me. For the record, when I was searching for others that have had this same problem; I would find the solution in a thread about Nero Rex not regular Rex.
>>5699265
Buy'em, they kick ass. You can get a few of them "loose" without the box for 45 or 55 on eBay and the seller (netclow) seems to have a large stock of them too. My guess is the seller knows someone at the factory where they are made, and these are being sold out the back door, so to speak.
Once I get talon, I'm moving on to TFC Hades or Poseidon.
>>5698850
What are those lightning effect parts from?
>>5700306
That alt mode is sexy as fuck man. I think it will look great next to generation toy jazz.
>>5701213
I'm definitely a major fan of the 'MP Reedun' thing that Transformission and Generation Toys got going. Wonder if others will also jump on it if it takes off.
Anyone have this Jinbao God Of War? He's damn big. My size 10 foot for scale.
Looks discouragingly plasticky.
>>5701338
I hear it's a decent bootleg for what it is (apparently the plastic quality is on-par with CW Devy?)
Just proportion issues of the heads and cheapened hand/wrist articulation. Jinbao plans on releasing an add-on soon to address this, though.
The Nero Rex has better quality control, but I've only heard one post about it
So has anyone gotten their X2 Ultra Magnus add-on kit, or is there a date when it'll be released?
I keep looking it up on TFsource and it keeps saying it's next month.
>>5701109
>check this netclow guy out
>only Tigris and Fortis
pic related
if only this guy sold the rest of the squad then I'll buy them all from him without hesitation
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>>5701109
Are the screws difficult to get out? I remember trying to take apart a Gen Blitzwing AND a CW Menasor's head to replace it, and on both of them, the screw heads went to shit before the screws budged at all.
>>5701338
I don't own it, but I've heard it has a lot of problems, shit tier plastic and it's huge size working against it pretty hard.
>>5700054
For you.
>>5699265
Tigris is absolutely the best of the bunch.
>>5701605
Is there any particular difference compared to Felisaber?
>>5701654
None so far as I can tell.
>>5701343
>The Nero Rex has better quality control, but I've only heard one post about it
That's the black and purple version right? If so, BensCollectibles did a review on it and his copy was fucked up pretty bad. Could have just been the luck of the draw, but even his normal colored KO version had fucked up QC. I think the combined mode's arm broke on camera or something.
>>5701654
Felisaber comes with some stuff for the other Predacon's IIRC, and has a sabertooth tiger helmet as a callback to some other beastbot whose name I can't remember. Something beginning with a C I think.
Also, whats the proper way to disengage the Feral Rex limbs from the body? Is there anything I have to press, or do they just pull off?
What the deal with this? Does anyone have one? I've seen these KO Warbotrons all over ebay lately, they are like $120usd for the full set. Worth or nah?
>>5701689
Each connector has a tab on the female port that you press to release. It doesn't so much push in as flex the plastic slightly from what I can tell.
>>5701722
Why the fuck did they randomly recolor the limbs?
>>5701746
not sure but I dig it.
>>5701759
Looks retarded to me.
Speaking of retarded color schemes, I really wish they had done this guy in G2 colors.
>>5697807
Slick.
>>5701746
It's a reference to the retail FOC Bruticus, which was a reference to Energon Bruticus Maximus.
>>5701409
no, I used a precision screwdriver for them and made damn sure it was seated fully before removing the screws. However the 2 screws on Leo's lower back would not fully drop out of their cavity but they did unwind from their posts.
>>5701403
bovis too. btw, there is an auction going for leo dux(loose), that at the moment is at $9.99.
>>5701833
>from China
Feels like a scam already.
Also yeah, guess I won't try to unscrew it then. I don't want to have blow another $120 funbux that I don't have to replace Leo if I fuck up.
How does fansproject menasor hold up? I have their breakdown because I liked the design, and I'm considering getting the rest after combiner wars menasor ended up being such a disappointment. I've heard it's fiddly to combine, but is he solid or at least fun once he gets there?
>>5701722
The consensus seems to be the good ones are on par with the official. Combiner joints seem to be better than the Weijiang(?) KO.
There are some issues apparently, the most common being a wrong shoulder on Blast Off preventing transformation. If you order from SirToys that won't be a problem because he always transforms to vehicle mode before shipping.
Mine will be here in a couple days, maybe tomorrow. I'll put some pictures up here once I get them.
>>5701848
>china
that's where the factory is though
>>5701933
if you get used to Motormaster then Menasor is hella fun
>>5701933
Its quite a mess. The way it tabs together makes it extremely scary to play with.
You used to be able to find it really cheap used, as a lot of people were disappointed. You just have to make sure that none of the tabs are broken, as they were pretty fragile.
>>5702132
the guy just needs a lot more time to get used to compared to other toys, that is all
plus he has the most DAKKA
>>5701933
Diesel/Motormaster is more a choir to transform than he is any fun. The combined mode itself is basically an articulated statue. Meaning you put him in a pose and leave him alone. I actually ended up enjoying UW menasor with upgrade kits installed much better.
>>5701777
Oh...
Well now it actually makes sense. It's REALLY random to homage a piece of shit like FoC Bruticus, but at least it's a reference to something.
Still wish they had used normal colors though.
>>5702166
This is pretty accurate. I ended up selling mine once I got CW Menasor w/ all the upgrades.
I like it.
>>5702193
Goddamn this is one of the ugliest things I've ever seen.
>>5702199
It's a cute little monster.
>>5702200
>cute
>4 eyed gap toothed horror machine
>>5702199
>>5702205
>thinking uglycute isn't awesome
Fucking plebs.
>>5698924
It was an early order incentive, if you got him once they gave out all their freebie swords, you just didn't get one.
>>5698966
Tarn's face is way too flat there.
>>5702378
Some places still have it, because I got an Evillord last month from BBTS and it came with a sword.
>>5702383
I got Evillord from them too and got the sword, yeah. I'm guessing BBTS orders their stuff in such large quantities they were given a sitton of them to give out. Most of the smaller places that still have Evillord don't have the swords now though.
>>5702098
>Doctor mortormaster octavius
Nope, fucking stupid and clunky as fuck transformation. Glad I got rid of it.
>>5701406
Thanks!
>>5702378
The sword's an exclusive? Neat, I had no idea. I got it from TFSource, for the record.
>>5702713
No problem. They also make fire, wind, I think DBZ-style aura backgrounds, etc.
that PE leonidas/xerxes, anyone have it, and is it worth 200€?
not seen much of it, mostly praise but also some complaints about joint tolerances and such.
kinda oversimple transformation but poseability out the wazoo.
>>5702919
Don't own either, but I did see a lot of people bitching about Leonidas basically falling the fuck apart or breaking.
Dunno if Xerxes fixed the issues but they did supposedly try to.
>>5702957
saw one thing with some japanese guy showing off Xerxes, seemed to have a loose hip joint, but because he spoke weird ass elfspeak i couldnt decipher what was up with it.
oh cool, i found xerxes for like, 140€ shipping included.
probably somehow defect version, but thats the cheapest im ever going to get that guy.
and it looks awesome, so unless its literal ass i got a decent deal.
>>5703015
>>140€ shipping included.
You lucky motherfucker. Where are you from and do they have more?
>>5702919
Not worth 200. 150/160 is a good price though. Xerxes had a lot of issues fixed but it still suffers from some problems, so just beware of that.
So a company called Neoart Toys is making a KO of MMC Feral Rex now, it's the standard size, not oversized like Jinbao's.
If you see MMC figures cheap on ebay be cautious. These KO's are too new and no one knows the quality yet.
>>5703172
I've pretty sure I've seen genuine stolen copies/factory rejects of these dudes before, so whatever.
More importantly, are they making the lion and birdie?
>>5703172
please please please let it be as good as MMC's
What's the opinion on the upcoming 3rd part Seacons?
I'm watching Super-God Masterforce and now I'm craving an updated Turtler + pals
>>5703317
so far so good but not enough info to determine whether it's worth buying or not
>>5703244
Most KO's have worse paint/plastic/joints/etc. There isn't much paint on the Predacon's though, so they can't fuck that up too much unless it's literal "rub off with your thumb" tier.
But plastic quality, joints, etc? That'll be tough. The MMC shit is top fucking notch and if anything is off in these KO's you'll probably know it.
>>5703317
The problem with 3P combiners is you usually can't tell if it'll be shit until the whole thing is out. I'd sit on the fence until several reviews of the full combiner are out.
>>5703472
It probably won't be as good as MMC, but it's more like if it's good enough as a substitute.
I'm sure many people would give up a bit of plastic quality and QC for a combiner set that will cost 40-50% of the original, assuming the lost quality isn't super bad or something.
>>5703472
I know Wukong makes decent KO's of 3P, their warbotron was pretty much exactly like the original and it even fixed some of the issues the original had.
I just wish these 3P KO companies would start knocking off things I actually want or don't already have.
>>5703317
Speaking of TFC's NotPiranacon, first good look at the combined form are out.
>>5703172
Supposedly the company is an offshoot of Metal Club who apparently are pretty well regarded in the KO world. They made a lot of high quality KOs of Saint Seiya, sometimes surpassing the original.
>>5703606
God, I hope that's so.
Looking at the (unfortunately Chinese-only) video reviews, they look pretty solid. Some guy on tfw (who supposedly understands some Chinese himself) mentioned that some Chinese owners said the quality was good, too.
>>5697778
Dammit this made me preorder the damn thing.
>>5703606
Ph fuck metal club makes good shit.
>>5702919
Xerxes fixes alot (all as far as I know) of Leonidas breakage issues. He's still fiddly as fuck though man. He has a billion moving parts that all knock Inot each other and his joint tolerances are crap. His tail is a floppy mess. His lion. Head in alt mode has next to no articulation.
That said, he DOES look really good sitting on a shelf.
I did a full review and photo gallery if you want more info.
http://www.collectiondx.com/toy_review/xerxes
>>5701380
i saw a dealer selling one at fanime so they're definitely out somewhere
>>5703870
Maybe its just me but the neon background in your photos is really distracting. Awesome looking figure, shame it sucks as a toy.
>>5703939
Yeah it's dark on dark, the subject gets lost in the background. I should have gone with a lighter color backdrop.
>>5703870
Good review. I much prefer these kinds of reviews with a bunch of good pictures and some brief explanations than watching some man child fumble with a figure on camera.
That being said, I still can't bring myself to get this guy. I'm a sucker for black repaints, but something about him looking like a zoid really puts me off. Plus I have no clue where I'd even put him in my display. He doesn't work with Classics, MP's or even Beast Wars figures. The $150 price tag doesn't help either. Maybe if I could find him under 100...but I doubt that'll ever happen.
>>5703593
Almost convinced to get it. I just need to see not-Turtler before deciding
heyho
I will never understand this unless these parts are changing.
>>5704439
Holy fuck they did it. That thing looks solid as a rock
The best part of this new Piranacon is that the limbs have a dedicated elbow joint in their torsos for arm mode, instead of using those shitty thigh elbows that everyone else uses out of laziness. Thigh elbows look like shit and need to go, and this combiner is finally throwing the idea away.
>>5704499
>Not wanting a baby blue and hot pink combiner
Look at this fag.
>>5704499
i'd jump on that shit, even better if they do space pirate wench not-scylla
>>5703870
so, if i got him at about $150 including shipping, thats like,a good deal?
>>5704715
I think that's about what I payed for him
>>5704740
noice.
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>>5704768
>car/tank/plane alt modes
Why would you do this, IF. All I wanted was good Legends Dinobots, and you give me this?
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>>5704876
>someone never read War Within
>>5704883
To be fair, why would they
>>5704876
>what is war within
>>5704876
Because IF has been going for largely Cybertronian designs, thus they picked the War Within iterations where they started off with Cybertronian modes instead of being dino modes.
>>5698924
why would overlord even have a sword
>>5702381
i feel like the mask gimmick might have impeded the sculpt... doesnt help that they didnt need to do it, since we dont know who Tarn is yet
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>>5704889
>what is no one gives a fuck, make the Dinobots fucking Dinobots, you wasted your time and effort on this, IF
>>5705005
These are Dynobots though.
>>5705086
They really fucked the front from the original render. I don't mind the changes to the back but the vehicle gun doesn't look right at all.
>>5704895
The War Within came out like 13.5 years ago fampai
It's known to be one of the very few things DW did right on.
Anyone here own MMC's Cynicus/Vos? Wondering how he is.
>>5705117
>The War Within came out like 13.5 years ago
Jesus fuck I feel old.
>>5704499
One can only dream, my friend.
>>5705350
Pretty awesome. I like him a lot although his alt mode is a little fiddly.
>>5705480
Was thinking of picking him up, is he worth the price you think?
>>5705111
He's right.
>>5705491
...And fuck, soon as I posted that, the place I was looking at ran out of stock.
Damn he's hard to find. Only thing I'm finding for him is the convention exclusive which has some edgelord colorscheme. Hrm.
>>5704885
It was good.
>>5704885
>To be fair, why would they
Yeah, why would any transformers fan want to read a transformers comic book? Thats just stupid......
>>5697758
>I am guessing this will be retool into a IDW Cyclonus
Good guess considering it was shown months ago.....
Anyone who was on the fence about the Machine Boy Bruticus I would definitely get them. Quality is fantastic on Brawl and Swindle, only issues are a couple sprue marks and a few 5mm posts/ports being to big/tight. Nothing loose.
You may want to wait on Blast Off, though. The green paint could use another coat and the knee joints on mine are fucky. The knee itself is great, but the sliding mechanism is kind of loose so when you try to bend the knee the slider-thing bends as well, making it very hard to bend the knee. I also think I got two left sided sliders, because his right knee doesn't fit right when fully extended. The arms were also on backwards but thatvwas an easy fix.
Supposedly they're tuning them some more at the factory for the next batch so I'll see if I can get another one. For 30 CAD shipped it's cheaper than a Voyager here.
If you can handle the bright colors absolotely get them.
>>5704499
They did shattered glass for security, hopefully they'll do it with these guys too
>>5706398
Wish Vortex was red like the FoC instead of Whirl blue.
>>5706225
retards like you would just buy a turd if it has a cybertron/destron logo slapped on it
truly the best goy
didn't realize this was shitpost general
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>>5706720
I can't believe how fucking good these TFC Seacons look considering that it's fucking TFC
I'm literally preordering I'm like not even exercising caution like a reasonable person
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>>5706716
Do the TFC combiners use all the same combiner joint?
I'm tempted to try doing a peg leg effect by swapping one of Neptune legs for something like their Scrapper
>>5706745
AFAIK they're all somewhat compatible
>>5706721
>I can't believe how fucking good these TFC Seacons look considering that it's fucking TFC
Im pretty sure they have some designers from MMC on loan. Check out the hands. Same design MMC uses.
>>5706759
Yeah it reminds me way more of Feral Rex than it does the previous TFC combiners. The look of both the individual bots and the combined mode really reminds me of Feral Rex.
>>5706739
What is this supposed to be?
Looks like it could be a cool flying base for the figure though, assuming it works without having it turned into...Whatever that clusterfuck is supposed to be.
>>5706785
All of the G1 seacons have a targetmaster mode and you can turn the combiner kibble into a base for them to stand on and be like a turret basically so they're just replicating that gimmick.
>>5706790
er I guess it's not the combiner kibble that forms the stands on the G1 version it's like extra guns or something but w/e
>>5706797
That seems less likely than borrowing designers only because it feels like all at once over night TFC became suddenly not shit, but either way I'm happy
>>5706804
To be fair, I'd wait until it's fully out and reviewed before calling it not shit. 3P combiners are a retardedly huge money sink and anything could go wrong with it once it's fully released that people might not know until the last piece is in their hands and then the defects start showing.
>>5706721
>I can't believe how fucking good these TFC Seacons look considering that it's fucking TFC
TFC's soft looking sculpts work in favor of the organic Seacons.
>>5706827
True, I guess I just mean that everything after Hercules but before Hades immediately LOOKED like ass, then Hades looked 100 times better, and now Poseidon looks 100 times better than Hades.
>>5706836
>I just mean that everything after Hercules but before Hades immediately LOOKED like ass
They just didnt realy keep up with the rest of the 3rd party companies. If you look back at Maketoy early offerings like the Mobine set and stuff like that, its about on par with TFC, but then right around the time that combiners became the new fad, all the 3rd party companies kind of jumped light years ahead in terms of design and engineering and left companies like KFC and TFC behind.
>>5706854
I mean that implies that KFC was ever NOT behind lol
>>5706836
Hades never really looked that good though, especially with the fucky-looking feet. Honestly, very few 3P combiners do look worth owning. Most have some oddball aesthetic that doesn't look like ANYTHING or is referencing "HEY REMEMBER THAT ONE ISSUE OF IDW FROM LIKE 5 YEARS AGO THAT MENASOR LOOKED LIKE THIS AND THEN WAS NEVER DRAWN THAT WAY AGAIN BECAUSE IT LOOKED LIKE SHIT? GUESS WHAT, WE WANT YOU TO SPEND $500 ON IT!" tier of fuckery of design that makes me wonder why they'd bother to waste time and money making.
>>5706864
Hades doesn't look good in combined mode but I can partially excuse that because some of what looks shit about it is just them trying to stay GEEWUN. But the individual bots look great, which is like the opposite of the case for all their previous combiners. Look at their individual predacons they look so fucking bad it's like a joke.
And now with Poseidon the individual modes are great, and the combined mode looks like the best design I've ever seen on a 3P combiner.
why do people like skullface?
I watched part of a couple of his videos recently since everyone seems to recommend him lately but like his humor shit is cringe as fuck, the video quality is mediocre, and I don't even remotely trust the opinions of a person who collects fucking Play Arts Kai of all things
>>5707024
Probably because he spends most of his time pointing out flaws. Other reviewers are usually "HOLY SHIT 10/10 BUY NOW CHECK MY BBTSLBGTBBW LINK BELOW TO ORDER YOURS TODAAAAYYYYY" through most reviews.
I tend to watch 4 or 5 reviews on something and then decide, and Skullface's are usually one of them since he usually gets right to "This part of the toy is shit".
>>5707024
He tends to be critical of transformers toys, so I watch him to recognize the worst aspects of a toy.
>>5707024
Because aside from fans toys who he dickrides super hard he does the most thorough and honest 3P reviews.
>>5707029
that makes sense.
like I do like Benscollectables because his video quality is really nice, he seems cool, and he reviews a bunch of shit that other people don't, but he's one of those people like Peaugh who has a completely positive reaction to like 99% of everything so you have to just like discern the fucked up things about the figure on your own because he'll kind of excuse them as he goes
out of curiosity, what are the issues with TFC Hercules?
I kind of like the whole 5mm peg swappable equipment
Also how they go as single figure?
>>5707069
He jingle jangles
>>5707304
In my experience the quality of their figures is generally fine, they've just pumped out a lot of shit designs over the last couple years. So if it LOOKS worth it, it probably will be.
>>5702193
I think I'll get one. Needs more weird monster type minions. And metal slug tank is perdy cool. Who knows, maybe they will make some sick ones in the future
Its a box with arms and legs....
>>5707537
Looks good.
Really dig the colours GT used.
>>5706731
>>5706736
>>5706739
>>5706742
He looks great in both modes but I can't help but feel his shark mode needs some more colors to break up all of that teal. I know they wanted to preserve the colors in bot mode though, and the body of the shark looks like it makes up the bulk of the legs so you're stuck having either/or. Still looks great but it's a bit of a shame.
Why do we have two transformers generals? I mean I like the sedateness of this one compared to the main general's battlefield but why don't you just post 3rd party stuff in the main thread.
>>5707565
The two generals don't mix anon.
>>5706882
That's weird I feel like the bot modes look kinda cheap. Leozack is pretty meh has no ratchets but has an amazing combined mode engineering.
>>5707565
Basically, there was just a lot of bitching
>>5705005
Now I'm gonna buy these to push IF to make more war within stuff just to piss you off.
>>5707565
The other Transformers general is already fast and full of shitposting.
Not to mention that a lot of people don't really buy official stuff anymore (or care as much to follow the other general).
>>5707565
Trolls came in and wouldn't stop shitting up both sides. It still happens, but less frequently now that they're both seperate.
>>5707565
You know the hasbro vs. takara bullshit in the official threads? Now imagine that but 100x worse.
>>5707565
That's actually how it used to be in the first few years of /toy/, back when third party stuff was mostly just Fans Project upgrades and a few other companies doing small projects. Once third party became a much bigger scene, a rift started forming and it just didn't end up working out to keep the two together in one General.
Several reasons
- TF General threads move too quickly to keep any viable information about third party figures around, especially when that information comes at such a trickle. Four TF General threads could live and die by the time we get the next new bits of info for ANY third party figures so that info would be quickly buried and lost before half the people who care find out about it.
- While there is some overlap between the groups, a number of people are split between official and third party figures. Some folks do nothing but bitch about third party prices and designs while others will shitpost about how Hasbro/Takara offerings looks like McDonald's toys for babies. There are enough dissidents within each of the two groups to ensure they can't get along together.
- It's just easier to focus on and discuss who's releasing what without having official stuff blended with third party.
>>5707565
Other generals can handle unofficial things but /tfg/ really can't, both because the shitposting would be impossible to contain and the fact that the sheer volume of unlicensed stuff eclipses Hasbro and Takara's yearly output. /tfg/ can barely keep it together with Hasbro versus Takara with the same shit but prettier, what would happen if you dumped in over 100 more companies?
>>5707670
And really it just makes sense given the volume. There's enough third party stuff to,warrant a thread and the main general moves too fast for there to be any third party discussion.
>>5707667
>Some folks do nothing but bitch about third party prices
Everyone always wishes prices were lower. I don't fucking like having to pay $80+ for a decent update to (obscure G1 figure) or (should've had an MP fucking AGES ago like Jazz), but when it's my only choice, I'll do it.
And I'll bitch about it to boot. Doesn't mean I don't like the product (when it's a GOOD product), but fuck, could they at least sodomize my wallet a little bit less? Maybe spit on the rod before cramming it up there?
>>5707670
>/tfg/ can barely keep it together with Hasbro versus Takara
That is just dedicated shitposting at this point, because retards can't resist gobbling the bait like a hooker gobbles cocks.
>>5707732
Blame stores like BBTS, TFsource, and what not for artificially raising the prices. Otherwise we'd get much cheaper products like Quakeblast.
That said, is Cloud9 planning on making anything else?
>>5707565
>why don't you just post 3rd party stuff in the main thread.
Give that a try sometimes.
Besides this is a thread for all 3rd party stuff, not just transformers.
The regular tf thread is filled with sour grape poorfags who throw a shitfit when a tigertracks sized masterpiece costs seventy bucks.
I'm not even baiting. Some cunt started bitching about Hasbro's galvatron being a PoS and I told him that Fantoys Sovereign looked top shelf and that he'd drop this fall.
He went absolutely ballistic. FT having a good track record for quality didn't matter, MP's being as expensive as third party toys didn't matter.
The one 'official tf' elitist is lost in the sea of poorfags who just hate other people affording nice things.
>>5707024
>He preferred the official Shockwave over Quakewave
Nigga how much more wrong can you get. Fucking lavender ass fuckboy shockwave. Who's the colorblind malnourished chinese slave who saw shockwaves dark purple and thought to himself "oh yeah this washed out milky dildo color will work".
>>5708156
>and that he'd drop this fall
I want to believe....
>>5708168
Color aside the MP is the definite version. This is coming from someone who owns both.
I'm sure takara will release it with a darker purple, as it seems they are really going nuts with pointless recolors.
>>5708183
>You want MP Jazz?
>Fuck you here Diaclone Magnus and 50 Tracks redecos and fucking anime color Red Alert we all know how much everyone wanted that one right?
So I know KFC is generally shit tier... but how is their Not-Blaster? It looks okay, and reviews seem pretty okay on it.
>>5706739
Can the gun mode be held by the combiner? Also no arm mode?
>>5708502
>Can the gun mode be held by the combiner?
It uses the combiner foot as part of that mode, so what do you think?
Thats not a gun mode, thats a target marster mode.
I'm glad it's not just me who noticed the unreasonable amount of shitposting in the transformers general.
>>5708582
>I'm glad it's not just me who noticed the unreasonable amount of shitposting in the transformers general.
Dude, the TF general is legendary for its shitposting. It probably one of the most toxic threads on this board.
What's up with every damn TF YouTube reviewer being cringy as fuck?
>>5708308
Wobbly head, few stress marks, shitty cassettes, flaking paint on the painted version
>>5707024
I think he's alright, maybe a bit too harsh when he doesn't need to be, but when he really rips into a toy he does it for a good reason.
The thing that always bothers me about him are his strange thoughts on articulation. Like, how he always says a hinged-swivel on the head is ideal for a MP-scaled transformer, and that he seems to prefer the shitty knuckle-hinge hands that most 3P toys do over articulated ones. I get that it's his opinion and all, but I don't get why anyone would be against extra poseability.
>>5707537
>Those stairs on his chest
Holy shit, he's like 70 feet tall.
>>5708666
He hates articulated hands because they don't look like proportionally. I.E they often look too small or skinny. With a hinge swivel you don't have to worry about the friction of a the ball joint wearing out over time. I believe you also get more motion out of it too.
>>5708685
>I believe you also get more motion out of it too
I personally like the side-to-side tilt that a ball joint affords. The real way to do it is a double-jointed system, with the base of the neck and the head on joints.
>>5708679
Guessing he might be more based on this.
>>5708592
>toxic
>>5709093
There's no difference between using the word "toxic" in place of "cancer". It's semantics.
>>5708502
they posted a few more pics since then. here's arm mode.
>>5700054
Who is this meant to be?
>>5709272
Scorponok.
>>5709272
scorponok
>>5709079
>duel 2
