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CW Brawl possibly confirmed as kinda of shitty edition
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>>5284910
CW Leader Starscream, or alternatively, buy a few cheaper Decepticon figures?
I don't have a Starscream yet at all, and the only cheap one is the Armada version with the non-traditional color scheme. The others are expensive as fuck to the point if I am gonna get one, I might as well get the CW Leader.
Or I could buy a team of mismatched Seekers for about the same price as CW Starscream.
This guy would make a pretty good Impactor with a few remolds.
>>5288572
I'm waiting for my TRU to have him. he looks awesome.
>>5288568
Cheaper Decepticons. The Leader Starscream mold is pretty meh.
>>5288593
He's pretty neat. The leg transformation is interesting and different and elegantly simple.
How big are Cybertron Prime's arms compared to Powermaster Prime's, in terms of both length and bulk?
>>5288603
Yeah I really like the legion class. My devastator just shipped too so they would look awesome together.
Yeah, shame about Brawl being shit. At least Swindle will be good.
>>5288613
It's hard to judge right now. Optimbaoshfnsimsmfjemus is known for his shit ways. He may be missing something.
>>5288572
This is the warrior class one right? It looks better than the 5 step. That'll prbably be my first 2015RID purchase then.
>>5288615
Well he did make an update showing that there's nothing to fix it, other than just turning around the waist
But I guess we'll just have to wait for other reviewers to get it
>>5288632
Right. I saw that too. But those tabs. They can't be there for no reason.
>>5288630
That is correct. That's the TRU exclusive one though.
I'm awaiting on devastator. I haven't been this excited about a toy in a long time. I've ordered the PE set for the elbows too so even more awesome.
I'm just excited to pose him with my deluxe classics prime.
He gets overlooked too much, and this may be an awesome chance to display him properly.
>>5288657
Is this that older OP that's about legends size with the trailer?
If not, what is that one? I can't remember.
>>5288669
The deluxe that came with deluxe tank Megatron, you may remember him by his shitty altmode, also known as "floppimus prime".
>>5288669
Hybrid Style, I think
>>5288678
Ah, yeah, that's it. Hybrid style convoy.
Thanks.
Alright, post your favorite Optimus Prime toy.
I'd like the black version better if it came with the mini-con.
>>5288708
FOC Deluxe Optimus.
>>5288712
Nah man, WfC is where it's at. Although I'll probably pick up the upscaled KO FoC one.
>>5288708
GOAT
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>>5288715
I'd probably prefer the WfC one too if I had it; but the Fall one is "my" Optimus that I got when I started really collecting instead of just casually picking things up now and then.
Either way, the High Moon character designs are so fucking good.
>>5288717
THIS
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>>5288722
That's fair, the FoC one is good, just a little too small for most of my collection. I really wish more of the game designs had made it to toys.
>>5288708
Probably this one for his combined mode.
I've always been a sucker for the megazord things. That and he looks awesome with omega supreme.
>>5288708
MP-10 I guess. It's big, but it is fun to push around in truck mode with the trailer.
>>5288731
I got the deluxe Fatimus Prime that came with the Voyager Megatron TRU years and years ago. Not a bad toy, I tend to use him as a gruff old version of Prime from another dimension.
Do you have the Energon Saberwing? He looks really good combined with Energon Prime.
I can't belive they got Peter Cullen for this
https://youtu.be/6Zd6Z2-fjik
>>5288708
Henkei Op
>>5288708
Armada Nemesis Prime did come with the minicon
>>5288787
He likely meant the cybertron repaint.
>>5288787
oh no, not that black repaint, this black repaint.
Now looking at Nemesis, I might like him better...
>>5288788
yep
>>5288776
I couldn't stop laughing the first time I saw it (like the autist I am)
>>5288791
Ah. I don't know that I ever grabbed that one. Nice colors though.
Nemesis is one of the few Armada figures I kept when I got rid of that line.
>>5288776
Actors love money. Who would've guessed?
>>5288717
The repaint is way cooler desu
>>5288812
>desu
God dammit autocorrect, I meant desu
>>5288776
Fuck, I lost it.
>>5288815
>a mod thinks he's being funny with the word filters
>>5288776
Come on. That's funny.
Also, despite being as prolific as he was in the 80's, he's not really doing that much now OTHER than being Prime, so...
Residuals are the right of all Sentient Actors.
>>5288815
Kek
>>5288708
Favourite Prime is still RiD2000 Prime/Fire Convoy.
His core robot mode is great (shiny chrome chest and fake windscreens aside), his power up armour mode is awesome. All his armour parts have something to do when they're not in use by making up a base mode, and the combination with RiD2000 Magnus for Ultra Prime is still one of the best super mode combinations.
>>5288832
baka
>>5288832
Yup, I was right.
s.mh is now baka.
Far more appropriate.
>>5288832
>more appropriate responses
It was cute for a little while, but now it kinda feels like censorship t.bh.
>>5288835
To be honest, just type the phrase out, it's not censored.
If you want to complain, blame the shitposters who were just writing nothing but those phrases as cheap bait.
>>5288845
this desu baka senpai
>>5288708
TRUKK AND MUNKY
>CW Brawl possibly confirmed as kinda of shitty edition
Seriously
How bad is it?
Cause from the video, I see nothing that can be use to plug the hip to the torso. And not to mention the 2 stumps beneath the torso that are blocking the hip hinge bars.
>>5288880
At this point people are hoping something was seriously wrong with the fig or the reviewer was too stupid to transform it properly even in the update video, but the outlook ain't so good unless he got a factory defect or theres something everyone is missing.
I'm kind of disappointed. Brawl isn't a favorite or anything, but honestly, the CW line has been pretty solid so far. The Deluxes have been good on the whole in my opinion. Theres been a few technical issues (Motormasters hips, Defensor's chest tabs), but otherwise the biggest complaints people tend to have is the repaints. Which, lets face it, Transformers as a toy line has always had shitloads of, so I barely even count repaint complaints as actual complaints anymore.
Brawl just seems kind of unacceptable as is (beyond his role as a leg piece anyway), unless something was terribly wrong with the figure that guy reviewed.
>>5288873
>not optimus prime
>>5288895
> had his soul
>>5288893
Those tabs have to have some point to them.
>>5288903
>and yet it still wasn't prime
>>5288893
It's Optibotimus. The guy who cries on camera and throws verbally abusive hissy fits anyone who says anything that's not the highest possible praise. Of course he's doing it wrong.
>>5288912
He's cried on camera before? That sounds hilarious.
>>5288917
I'm pretty sure he deleted the video. I never actually saw it, but I've heard it discussed before. He thought he had H1N1 or something like that, but didn't actually have it.
>>5288912
>cries on camera
link. now.
>>5288912
Was he the same guy that faked a coke sponsorship?
>>5288923
I think I read something about that too at one stage, but I don't know anymore other than the name Optibotimus and Coke Sponsorship. Would surprise me.
>>5288923
"Whether it's filling up my cup"
>>5288925
*wouldn't surprise me.
No body cares about some wannabe internet celebrity
We need to know just what is going on with Brawl.
Is there no one else have the figure out there at the moment?
>>5288929
Well we have to care about this guy right now since he's the only one who has him.
>>5288830
>Ultra Prime
>the correct name is literally RIGHT THERE IN THE FILENAME
Uhhhhhhhh
>>5288893
I'm usually pretty easy on figures others dislike. Brawl looks ready for some crotch-thrusting poses, so I'm still in at this point.
>>5288932
You okay?
>>5288933
Oh, I'll still be buying him. I gotta have my Bruticus. I've already got all the others waiting for him.
But I'm hoping we're all just missing something about the figure or it's just some factory defect.
>>5288835
Weaboo wouldn't even be a thing without the word filters here.
It's been far too long since they've used it, even if these phrases aren't exactly what I would have wanted to be first.
Except holdery, that got old real fast.
>>5288927
Enjoying lunch at my favorite deli.
>>5288932
Yes, yes. I saw it as soon as I posted. Ultra Prime, Omega Prime, Super Mega Death Jesus Prime, whatever.
Actually, that last one makes me really wish they'd done a retail release nemesis version...
>>5288942
I gotcha. I have the feeling if it is truly some horrible mold issue Takara will do something about it anyway.
>>5288960
I dunno about that. My Menasor is UW and has the fixed hips because of it, but they're still kind of just "alright". Menasor's main problem seems to be he's top heavy as a motherfucker. Plus Takara never fixed the voyager Blitzwing's problem either, or at least, if they did no one told me.
On another subject, what would be a good price for the FoC Seekers new or used? Looking at some shit on eBay, and I've found a few lots for both, and seeing a lot of high numbers here, which makes me wary.
I want more Classics Seekers. That mold is the best thing ever....
>>5288974
I wouldn't mind a reissue of them, so I could actually buy them for reasonable prices.
>>5288974
Yeah it's better than the g1 mold, but it's so far from the best mold ever.
>>5288977
You know there was a reissue, recently. Right?
They come in 3-packs.
>>5288983
Really? Whats the packs name?
>>5288987
ACE
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Takara-Transformers-Exclusive-G1-Seekers-ACE-Starscream-Skywarp-Thundercracker-/281325044712
>>5288989
>$160 for the same toy there times
>mold is almost 10 years old and shows
Yeah no.
>>5288989
>$158
Holy fuck. I was expecting something reasonable. Like...$60, tops. Too rich for my blood.
>>5288993
>three
>>5288974
You have shit taste desu senpai, that md is hot garbage
>>5288657
Animated Deluxe Earth Mode Optimus Prime.
Really it's mostly the transformation that gets me. It's just so clean. I'd love to see a G1 aesthetic on the same kind of proportions and transformation.
>>5288929
Well he's been sitting in my Pile of Loot at BBTS since the 13th so theoretically a bunch of folk should have him or should be on the cusp of having him any day now.
>>5288708
I admit, I do wish he was at least a Voyager-scale, but I still like this mold a lot.
His gun sucks though, I swapped it for Generations Orion Pax's rifle, much better.
>>5288708
It would be Ginrai/PMP, MP-10 or Convoy
Ginrai/PMP cause it's really something unique
MP-10 cause that thing is just beautiful
Convoy cause you can't go wrong with the original.
But this >>5288717 is also part of my faves since it's a really solid figure.
>>5289050
>trim off other handle
actually looks like a decent gun now
>>5289057
PM OP/Ginrai really deserves a modern figure, but those rumors imply it's going to be a disaster.
>>5289062
They should make him an MP next since we already got Starsaber.
>>5288974
Randy, pls.
>>5288791
>black repaint
The black was all in the plastic, actually
>Australian tru has mp10 on sale
>$349aud
You call that a fucking sale tru?
Also is the last movie leader class bumblebee any good?
Is he really as...round in robot mode as he looks?
>>5288630
Its neat. The transformation is interesting and has some fun alt modes since the turret uses the waist joint.
I have not been following RiD really either. Of the regular deluxes I only had Sideswipe and Steeljaw before Megatronus.
>>5289135
He's just awful. One year later and four times more expensive, but they still couldn't even replicate Battleblades or Human Alliance Bee. If you really want a big bee, get the battle ops. It's not much for posing, but at least it looks nice.
Amazingly, the AoE version is even worse looking since they dropped a lot of paint.
>>5288815
baka desu senpai
>>5289050
love him as Ultra Magnus, never got the prime version though. Just looks like a battering ram on wheels in vehicle mode
'Ya see son, Magnus don't wield the hammer... He IS the hammer.'
>>5289157
(add more guns for a more battleready hammer on wheels.)
>>5289168
ok, I recognise the combo sword and the pathblaster, but whats the green guns and grey thingy on top?
>>5288708
Can't choose between my top three, Evasion, FE Prime or the Sentinel Penimus. Penimus' altmode is a bust but he is incredibly detailed and poseable for something that's smaller than Legends.
>>5288708
Angel of Death Prime
>>5289050
>I admit, I do wish he was at least a Voyager-scale, but I still like this mold a lot.
There's a voyager 3P one coming out
>>5288966
Wait Let’s take Jesus off the dashboard.
Got enough on his mind.
So UW motormaster is only an improvement because of the paint?
How about the shoulder tabs?
>>5289241
There's also an upscaled KO.
http://sirtoys.com/toys.php?c=1&p=2071&t=FOC_Optimus_Prime.html
That 3rd party one looks pretty great, though.
>>5289259
Huh, there was also a listing just last night for this on ebay, but now I can't find it.
>>5288923
>Was he the same guy that faked a coke sponsorship?
Yes.
>>5288925
He made his own Coke commercial and put it in front of a couple of his videos, and even claimed the videos were "brought to you by Coca-Cola."
The reality was that Coke had nothing to do with him, and I think they may have even told him to quit.
Here's a vid with the "comercial":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3Rfe7FrZmE
>>5289309
Why the fuck would someone put up cola ads if they weren't told to to begin with?
Was he expecting cocacola to just give him free money for free ads?
Its like moderating 4chan.
>>5289311
>Was he expecting cocacola to just give him free money for free ads?
I think that's exactly what he was expecting. I think he thought that if Coke saw his ads, hey'd sign him to a sponsorship deal.
I think at the time Coke and some other companies were actually directly sponsoring some Youtubers. Dipshit Paul thought he was on that level and could get some of those big Cokebucks just by making his own commercial.
Sup transformers bros, any idea what my old toys are worth? Not for sale just curious, not much g1 stuff but I have a working Omega Supreme and a yellow devastator, the one dude made out of all the jets whose name I can't remember, stuff like that.
>>5289335
Prime- looks complete, probably unbroken(trailer hitch?) but the stickers are worn and the bumper has chrome wear, so about $50 at most.
Galvatron- no accessories, especially not the orange cannon. Not even the back piece. Sticker and chrome wear. $15 AT MOST if the electronics work, $10 if they don't.
Magnus- sticker wear and I don't see the shoulder launchers or missiles. Small fists included? Maybe $35. Thing is you can still get boxed reissue versions for around $60 so only die hard "it must be vintage" types will care, but it's missing pieces.
Megatron- has gun, but I don't see the green light. Sticker condition? Missiles included? Paint wear? Maybe $30.
That's all going based on observed eBay average values, don't pull a Pawn Stars and start demanding those prices. BST values will be lower and I can't see every detail from these pics.
>>5289361
>The prices you stated are pretty much what he should ask for.
on eBay, yes. On a BST, probably not. Forums, our own BST, reddit, filled with cheapasses.
Granted, even those prices are eBay average with free shipping, so I should've clarified that those are the prices you should ask with shipping included.
>>5288615
I agree, he's a fucking retard. I don't think Hasbro would have done something that bad. It doesn't look like it's a great figure, but I too think he's really missing something.
>>5289383
Yeah, it is called "Running Change"
>>5288708
I only own 1 Optimus Prime, the one from my childhood- RID 2001 Prime. And I fucking love him. Does partsforming right, great vehicle mode, awesome robot mode...if he weren't so beat-up I'd have no qualms about having him as my "main" CHUG scale OP.
Who would you choose? I would go for Trypticon, the other two already had their updated toys, Energon Scorponok may be small but still a better than universe legends Trypticon.
>>5289475
Omega Supreme. But thats because I just like him better.
>>5289335
>tfw can't find Galvatron's BIG ORANGE BARREL for less than $30 on evilbay
>>5289475
>Omega has an ok toy already that NA never got, just reissue it
>Scorponok's rival just got announced, probably gonna happen anyway
>Metroplex has been out for 2 years and still has no nemesis to fight
Trypticon is the clear answer.
>>5289481
They're releasing a new Galvatron soon anyway with the Titan stuff. The G1 Galvatron toy was pretty bad.
>>5289475
Trypticon
He's Godzilla as a city. How is that not comically appropriate?
>>5289503
>the old school charm of a G1 toy
It's just like the old school charm of a 30 year old can of SPAM.
>>5288559
http://strawpoll.me/6039317
Just for fun, what's your favorite optimus alt-mode?
>>5289391
>tfw all the green Brawl's everyone wants have completely fucked midsections
>tfw the shit brown ones no one wants get fixed midsections
>tfw people holding out for a Takara version get brown ones because Takara goes for cartoon accuracy and shit brown was the cartoon version
>>5289503
I'll grant that Scorponok's a triple-change headmaster, but on a purely toy-concept level, 'Godzilla destroys the city by becoming one himself' just seems better. Plus if they ditch the walking feature, they'd be able to make Trypticon do more stuff.
>>5288572
>>5288603
BROTHER
>>5289519
>bandaishit
This is a TF thread go back to the Toku generals.
Did the Doubledealer mold fix the Bilizwing arm tab problem, or is it fucked too?
>>5289563
Not really, but DD has a better head that isn't gimped by the multiple face gimmick.
>>5288708
Fire Convoy, hands down.
>>5289475
Scorponok. I love his colors, the claw-hands, and Headmaster gimmicks.
>>5289475
>Giant purple robot dinosaur that turns into a fortress
>Vs two big dudes with weird arms
This isn't even a competition.
>>5289581
dude scorpion lmao
>get kup in the mail
>transform him
Hot damn. This guy is straight up engineering porn. That torso/hood flip is amazing.
>>5289588
I eagerly anticipate the day we get a pure G1 cybertronian Kup
>>5289588
Yeah, other than his arms, which aren't even that bad, he's great. I managed to get a gatling for him and it goes perfectly with the Dr. Wu head.
>>5289475
An Omega Supreme retool of Sentinel Prime is pretty much guaranteed already.
I feel like Scorponok deserves a toy that does his G1 self justice, but Trypticon would probably appeal more to people.
Titan class Trypticon and then Leader Scorponok perhaps?
>>5288815
Tbh baka senpai
>>5289643
Reverse it. Trypticon is supposed to be, what, Omega sized? So shouldn't Scorponok be the Titan class then, since he's a big ass city like that other G1 guy who had that monstrously huge city toy?
>>5289643
>Titan class Trypticon and then Leader Scorponok perhaps?
Yes please.
I would happily accept a Titan class Omega Supreme to pose alongside Devastator though.
>>5289656
Scorponok is most known for his comics appearance, and he wasn't that big there.
Also, the Leader class toys got helmets, which would make perfect sense for him.
>>5289489
>>Omega has an ok toy already that NA never got, just reissue it
You're going to have to tell me, because the only one I can think of is Energon Omega, and he was pretty bad.
But yeah, Trypticon deserves it more, I just hope they don't stop doing Titan Figures before they get to Omega, and Scorponok
[spoiler][With any luck, Omega is a G1 version of Animated Omega Supreme./spoiler]
>>5289702
I wish we got more g1ified guys to go with RTS Lugnut and ROTF Lockdown. Gimmie an Oil Slick and Safeguard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogwuoIcelG0
>>5289702
What if it's both?
Tank head, railway, and Ark ship. The head and railway can be stored, or added on to the ship.
>>5289702
>>5289728
They alternate between Bot and Con each year and given their prominence within each line such as the Thrilling 30/Dark Cybertron for Metroplex or CW for Devastator, the likes of Omega, Trypticon and Scorponok and such are probably down the list.
If you look at the comments about Titans Returns between Part 2 of a 3 part trilogy with CW being Part 1. I think there is a pretty high likelihood the next one after Fortress Maximus will be Unicron.
>>5289736
What will part 3 be? Titan Wars seems to cover all -masters. I assume Pretender Wars is next, considering it's one of the main gimmick sublines of G1?
Or maybe we'll get Micro Wars, because of Micronauts returning and making a crossover with Transformers. Maybe it'll be a mix of Micromasters and modern Diaclone drivers (with all the deluxe figures and larger having cockpits integrated for pilots). I have a feeling that a Diaclone driver gimmick would be too similar to the Titanmaster pilots, though.
I want to give my Powermaster Prime bigger arms to improve his proportions in Super Mode. Would Cybertron Optimus Prime's arms work? Are they a bit bigger than PM Prime's?
While I wouldn't say it's my favourite, I haven't seen it mentioned yet and I definitely love this figure.
>>5288731
I picked up the YotS version and it's badass. Shame it looks kind of dumpy in modes other than super.
>>5289800
Optimus, what have we told you about not skipping leg day?
I just got my Combiner Wars Quickslinger and Break-Neck in the mail.
>>5289367
Not even Ebay, if you go to Toycons these prices are the fair prices to them, only scumbags from the BST will try to buy this from him and try to resell it for the same price.
>>5289816
How much did you pay for them? If you paid 60 for both of them then you were better off buying the Unite warriors last week when it was on sale for $60.
>>5289800
>fairy princess prime
I AM SOOOO PRETTY
LETS FLY TO CYBERTRON
>>5289800
I actually own that as well, he's a fun toy.
>>5289839
yeah i paid that much but i bought these figures a few weeks back before.
eh it doesn't bother me anyways.
>>5288559
>>Fanboys whine and cry about re-using Combiner Wars molds
>>Brawl is revealed
>>MFW fanboys whine and cry even when given a new mold
>>5289511
a 30 year old can of SPAM would still have better taste than you
>tfw Funpub may be going byebye
Happy days could be here again.
>>5289816
Now if only theyd release Takara's Groove and the Shuttle Blastoff in the States.
But Hasbro really doesnt give a shit about making collectors happy.
Fan poll will likely be rigged and what they'll claim has won they already had underway
>>5289511
I think that most of the people that usually shit on G1 figures are the poorfags who can't even afford a modern deluxe since they can't even afford a more expensive G1 figure.
>>5289898
Whatever do you mean?
>>5289903
>doesn't give a shit about making collectors happy
Yeah I hate that we now have a whole line full of giant well articulated combiners that even do scramble city. They hate us!
>>5289878
Its one non-reputable YouTube reviewer that we think screwed up anyways. Not exactly a whole fan base crying.
>>5289915
>Not exactly a whole fan base crying.
Yet.
>>5289917
If it actually is this bad then the consumer has a reason to complain over a bad figure. A new mold doesn't automatically mean it's perfect or we have to like it.
>>5289878
implying the fact that its a new mold and not if its any good is what matters.
yeah i took the bait.
>>5289912
While I'm not going to dispute the figures are pretty well done (except maybe Brawl, jury's out on him), they aren't completely perfect. Superion is far and away the best, Defensor is in the middle but has kind of funky hip joints and the crotch ladder messing with his posing, and Menasor has the weakest overall hips and is a bit top heavy.
They're still really good. They have a lot of articulation, they have the right looks, they're awesome as fuck. Are they perfect? Nah. Worth owning? Fuck yes.
However, Hasbro did some really fucking stupid moves. Making original gestalt members exclusives in the US? Fucking retarded beyond belief, and heavily encouraged scalpers being massive shitfaces. Not redoing every G1 gestalt? Annoying. I want muh Predaking, and I'm sure someone out there wants the rest we're not getting as they make way for Headmasters 2: Electric Boogaloo.
>>5289878
I suppose one redeeming factor is that fan boys don't know they have any children, and disregarding the truth about Transformers , perhaps the new films didn't do as well initially.
Guess we weren't supposed think Steven Spielberg was gonna let Magen Fox Stay in the films once she compared him to Hitler. I think that deeply hurt him in the end .
>>5289932
The exclusives were stupid, but as far as every combiner? They were more than likely going with the most well known ones. There are still those who, even though g1 and animals, refuse to accept beast formers.
>>5289908
As a very lucky kid who had damn near every Transformer ever made in the US (and subsequently had them destroyed by asshole parents who threw them in a fucking attic), and played with them extensively, G! toys were....Alright. They rightly earned the name "bricks", because most of them had little articulation beyond some arm movement and whatever was necessary to transform them. Later waves of figures were better, sure, but most of them are really shitty compared to the range of articulation modern figs have.
Much as I treasure my old stuff, I'm not going to let nostalgia blind me. It's pretty piss poor held to a modern standard.
>>5289941
While we could get into this shti Twitterfags I wont cause you're just going to fire back and get people all nice and frothy with anger so they fire at you harder. You do that anonymously, I don't think.
That's not to say that I doubt Superion at least seen it and replied somewhere.
>>5289937
what?
>>5289898
What?
>>5289941
There weren't that many G1 combiners. They could've easily have done the remaining ones with their time honored tradition of remolding.
>>5289962
It looks like it's more TF exhibits than a fullblown convention.
>>5289956
Tell me how you are going to remold Predacons or Terrorcons and Seacons from a bunch of vehicles.
>>5289893
REKT
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>>5289966
>mfw
Maybe this is the beginning of the end though.
>>5289946
>It's pretty piss poor held to a modern standard.
Well for the most of 2013~2015 releases might not hold a candle to the G1 toys cause of their shitty quality but to anything from 2005~2012 they are kinda better especially the CHUG/Cybertron stuff. Even the movie toys till DOTM were still quite solid.
I really think we can call the stuff from 2005~2012 as the Renaissance of Transformers before it became the dark ages again due to Hasjews going cheap again. Jews ruin everything.
>>5289969
The same way they made half of the vehicles. You make a set of Predacons for Predaking, and then remold/repaint them for the rest of the animal combiners.
>>5289908
>a more expensive G1 figure
>mfw pre-AOE movie stuff has risen in price
I mean, I could buy a couple of MPs, sure, but they look like children's toys.
>>5289981
Also with the bonus of making an animal themed set for Skylynx and his combiner form.
>>5289908
Some of it also stems from them not having nostalgia for it. Most G1 toys have aged like milk and have better alternatives out there.
I own PM Prime and Soundwave, and they're fun, but their lack of articulation kinda puts me off sometimes.
>>5289969
Extreme reshelling?
>>5289950
Wit?
>>5289988
idunno, I feel like G1 toys are not really to play with like how you would play with a normal action figure.
Closer to vintage toys, really.
>G1 transformers are vintage toys, it's a fact
No.
>>5289988
G1 toys have a certain aesthetic to them that really takes some effort to appreciate since modern toys do many things better. Plus it's different from other vintage toy lines where the new reboot is basically just the old toy done with modern tech- the new toy often looks radically different because it's sticking more to Dery's cartoon model or the Japanese animation than to the toy while also sticking in all that articulation that everyone expects PLUS the need to actually transform. In many aspects modern stuff gets it easier just for making the on-screen character better resemble the toy from the start.
There's nothing wrong for appreciating G1 toys for what they are, but a lot of people hate them for what they're not, or bash them because the animators made changes(the fact the Ironhide toy came first seems lost on so many of these idiots), while the die-hard "I never grew up" types hate anything new by default.
Anyone else who would much rather have had a CW Predaking consisting of voyagers than Devastator?
>>5290010
>No.
I think the fact they came out in the 80s DOES make them vintage toys.
>>5290010
I've seen some people put forth that G1 figures are more like puzzle toys than action figures. At anyrate, I do think its worth noting that there's still plenty of toys designed like G1 toys around, namely the Power rangers/Sentai megazords.
>>5290021
vote one for me
>>5290021
That wouldn't have happened. Devastator is now doubt the most well known combiner and Hasbro wanted something that would have a better chance at selling.
I mean it would be awesome to have both of them like that.
Though of course there will be complaints about that too.
>>5290021
I just want a regular CW/UW Predaking. I'm actually surprised Hasbro didn't do Predaking molds, and then repurpose them for Skyfire (or whatever the Skylynx combiner would be called).
>>5290021
Made by the same Hasbro that did CW Devastator?
Fuck no.
>>5290024
People treat things from the 90's and 00's as vintage.
The word means nothing at this point.
>>5290030
>I've seen some people put forth that G1 figures are more like puzzle toys than action figures.
And I agree.
The only reason transformers became an action figure line was because action figures tied to shows became the norm.
>>5290030
They tend to have little articulation that isn't intended for transformation, and much of the extra is just for basic posing. Most of the Autobot cars lack anything below the waist.
For the most part they were designed as either role play toys with a bonus robot form(Microman side) or they were meant to be piloted mecha that had little driver figures with bonus camouflage vehicle forms(Diaclone). Not counting other random toy series that got thrown in, anyway.
We've seen some odd 3P add-ons like the Ironhide heads, which don't look right even if you turn the arms up. There was another Ironhide head & arm combo that looks good, but it didn't mesh well with the rest of the toy, and they're hard as hell to find now. If you want a G1 toon Ironhide, wait for the MP, and if you're on a budget, wait for the MP KO.
But really, no one buys a G1 Ironhide because they want a stand-in for the toon version. You buy G1 Ironhide for what it is, not what it is not. What it is is..... interesting, I suppose.
>>5288832
kek desu baka senpai
>>5290066
>But really, no one buys a G1 Ironhide because they want a stand-in for the toon version. You buy G1 Ironhide for what it is, not what it is not. What it is is..... interesting, I suppose.
Speaking of which, as unlikely as it is, I'd love for the new Diaclone line to reimagine/update a lot of those designs as mecha, especially playing off the proportions of the old ones. i doubt it'll happen since the MP transformer line is covering the same ground, but I'd like to see the Ironhide diaclone as a mobile weapons platform, or the Lancia/Wheeljack Diaclone updated as a big, hulking mecha like a Starship Troopers powered suit. To avoid looking too much like the MPs, they could go the same route as the Diabattles update and give it a new transformation scheme and design, like its the newest model of that particular mecha.
>>5289536
>Plus if they ditch the walking feature, they'd be able to make Trypticon do more stuff.
Like what? Walking?
>>5289352
You are really anal about stickers and chrome, they look fine to me.
>>5290085
Are... you me?
I suspect if anyone has a good chance of that, Ironhide would be the first candidate just because the toy and toon are so divergent that it would be a totally different toy from the upcoming MP. The rest, maybe, if they can make them look different enough to warrant it and if the line does well, I suppose, though toys like Prowl and Sideswipe weren't that far different from the toon so they'd be less likely.
Ironhide/Vanette should have a seat in the back for a pilot, but the seat should be swappable with a flat face panel. Funny enough, MP Ironhide is getting the toy face panel as an extra bonus in the vehicle mode.
guessing no one gave a shit about optibotimus's vortex review right?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebOc5HyKnSI
Im just seeing if he fucks up anything
>>5289591
You know Kup wasn't a cybertronian truck in g1, he was a 1980s idea of what trucks in the future would look like. When I found this out it blew my mind, now I am sharing it with you.
>>5290104
It's the same copter mold we've seen over and over.
>>5290107
what's funny is that Kup looks like someone just took the back piece off Ironide/Ratchet and bulked up the cab area slightly.
Knowing the thought that went into this show, that's probably exactly what they did.
>>5290113
I always thought of Kup as new and improved Ironhide so it's possible.
e-Hobby Deadlock I'd like to get but god damn that's a lot for a Deluxe repaint.
>>5290122
E-Hobby eclusives are always expensive, even moreso than the normal Takara runs that tend to be ~25% more than the US retail releases. Plus, it's running with both the fullsize Sword AND the full rifle set of the blurr retool.
But I'm not completely blind, it's pretty clearly inflated because it's a super sought-after mold. I mean, even now used, complete Hasbro Drifts are running at around $40.
I would say, if you have a good version of the mold already, either Drift or Blurr, it might not be worth it, but for someone who missed out on the molds like I did the first time around, it's a no brainer to pick this one up.
>>5289522
Brawl isn't brown in the cartoon.
>>5290155
He is dark olive green, the CW deluxe is accurate.
>>5290221
>blast off is actually a science project rocket made by a third grade class
Let's see you fix that takara
>my Transfromers Devastation is probably irreparably corrupted
Just fuck my shit up Telefaam-Alpha
>>5290309
What did you do so I can avoid it?
>>5290314
I had to force a hard shutdown because my DVD drive, Firefox, and Devastation decided to collectively shit themselves all at the same time.
Also, Steam apparently doesn't do automatic back-ups so you should back up your saves.
>>5290324
Ah okay. I play mine on a console. I got worried.
>>5290317
Anyone else found it weird theres Generic Autobots/Decepticons? If only because it never seemed to mesh with everyone else being completely unique designs.
I mean, I get why they exist in the recent shows/games, so theres cannon fodder to catch a blaster to the face without giving all of the actual characters Worf Syndrome.
>>5290332
There's always background characters. I mean look at things like the cybertron era. Even in TFA there were no names. Just because we focus on one group doesnt mean that there can't be others.
>>5290332
I like Decepticon generics because it makes sense they'd have endless cannon fodder but Autobot ones don't sit right with me
>>5290332
it is, but i just love the tfp vehicons too much
Whats everyone's opinion of MP star saber? worth it?
>>5290362
He's pretty great. Love that he still has the brainmaster even if it doesn't do what the original toys did.
>>5288559
So... Japan will fix this right?
>>5290362
I've got him. He's great but I like the design and character. He's huge and chunky but ultimately only does the brainmaster gimmick and the powermaster prime thing. Of course, he's way more poseable than the original Star Saber and probably more affordable. The lack of paint apps is good too, it means he'll still look pretty for years to come. I like him but he's not going to be everyone's cup of tea.
Make sure to get him at a good price though, the time lords might have him used.
>>5290362
He's the best representation of Star Saber you can get. His weakest part are his hands though but you can get the KFC replacements for them so it's all good.
>>5290448
Why didn't they just make the fucking legs fold out on a solid piece like how CW Optimus works.
>>5290332
There has been generics from day one. The hordes of non-Thundercracker/Skywarp/Starscream Seekers in MTMTE for example.
>>5290500
Mezul as a cute Decepticon when?
>>5290478
New as in the character was created after Ironhide.
>>5290478
>Where's the cheapest place to get him? I wonder if this is one that's safe to wait to get on Mandarake or not.
I bought my copy off HLJ, but i think they put it on Order Stop now. Keep an eye on it. It's still 5700jpy(about $50usd, give or take), but that's cheaper than you'd get it trying to middleman it from e-hobby itself where it's still 5000jpy.
Short of that, US retailers will probably have it up for around $70usd (which if you assume hlj prices and about 2000jpy ems isn't that much more) if you can get it shipped cheap/free.
As for mandarake, I can pretty much guarentee it will hit there within a few weeks of release, but that it won't be for less than retail.
Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe Japan's supposed "bad guy bias" will keep him from getting too expensive, but I wouldn't count on it.
>>5290530
Honestly, I wouldn't by surprised if Riders 1 & 2 get crossover QTFs
>>5290541
They better not be fucking trucks.
>>5290567
If they wanted to save plastic, they could've just given him slightly shorter legs or something. That hinge thing looks terrible.
>>5290588
I just hope it can be fixed, or there's a proper way to transform it.
If Brawl's shit, I'm not even getting Bruticus, since I was already on the fence on getting that combiner.
>>5290610
I'm getting it anyway, but I'm going to be bummed out if it's really that shitty. The rest of the molds are going to be decent at least, since it's just remolds of previous good ones.
>>5289835
thank you, at least someone fucking knows what they are talking about.
>>5289172
Extra feet from construct bots, gives him a smidge more height.
>>5289574
That toy had some variety.
>Firetruck
>The cabin could roll by itself with the blaster/wheel under it
>Armor makes a base while he's in bot mode
>Some parts attach for light armor with missile pods
>All of it combines into a super mode
>Fucking ladder full of launchable missiles
man i love this triple barrel shotgun
what other cool 5mm weapons are there?
>>5290733
I really like AoE Hound's arsenal. Especially the dual shotgun things.
Someone pls do a shoop based off this, but in optimus colors. I'm curious to see if a croctimus could be something we could have in the future.
>>5288815
kek
desu
senpai
baka
please make one for bae.
>>5290757
Why not megatron from the first BW figure?
>>5290759
I'd want BW Gatortron too...
>>5290761
>>5290733
This sword is from Revoltech Getter Gou. The long hilt is exactly 5mm.
>>5290763
