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What is the thing you were most interested that was announced but canceled?
>>10947902Weren't we gonna get a Dr Wu gun megatron like a year ago
>>10947902Trojan Horse Dinobot. Hasn't been outright canceled but it's been a year without updates so things aren't looking good.
I don't know this off hand and feel stupid for not knowing it, what thrid party has the most steps for transformation
>>10947913Dreamstar Silverbolt has 235 steps from Robot to Torso mode. Easily going to be 700 steps to combine the whole set.
>>10947916Is it at least a fun transformation
>>10947902without any doubt Cross Dimensions Rodimus from when Maketoys actually existed and wasn't just TFsource fucking their corpse with endless fucking MP adjacent Seeker repaints. That design looks so good and Thunder Erebus is still one of my favourite 3P figures ever.
>>10947939>Is it at least a fun transformation
>Official MP scale might be killIf MPG merger shrinks the general scale that Takara releases their "high end" stuff in then the 3P G1 character wars will probably get out of hand. Again.
>>10947909Starting with Waspinator was a bad idea, the character is a meme, I don't think anyone actually wants to spend big money on the character.
>>10948034At this point the 3P MP lines are self-sufficient, anyway. But holy shit does it make it seem like even Takara thinks MP scale combiners are a bad idea.
>>10948034Aren't the MPGs basically CHUG scale? I'm sure plenty of people would like to see chug scale MPs.
My best guess is because housing in Japan is smaller so they don't have the room for large scale combiners.
>>10948083If that were the case, I don't think we'd have Japanese collectors. These chunks of plastic regardless of how much space they take demand shelves and detolfs, which will take up a good state of a room.
>>10948089still, there's a huge amount of difference between the size of the chogokin lines, for example, and the size creep of the MP line. It's a tall order(literally) to devote space and money to a 12'' tall C-lister from Transformers when a main mecha from a mecha series may have a 9'' figure, tops. There's a reason why a lot of the surplus mecha designs in JP series are done with cheaper, smaller lines.
>>10947902>>10947908>Still up on ShowZ and othersIt's never happening is it?
>>10948089>If that were the case, I don't think we'd have Japanese collectorsThat's why lines like Figma, Nedo, Robot Damashii etc exist.
>>10948056He was a great toy so that's a huge shame. All of his best drawings are the less popular beasts while Primal and Megatron were his weakest designs. He didn't even bother to make a Blackarachnia.
For the anon who wanted pictures of toyhaxed jetfire. Man I cant wait for that new face from malaysia. The robot body I think fits him so well and I like the articulation. But the face is such a miss. Imo toyhax is essentially. Too toon without it.
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>>10948181Hey, that was me, thanks for sharing! Looks like a major upgrade indeed.
HuhOk I guess I'm just used to the original toys proportions
Arm swaps are one thing, but I wonder if any third party will tackle having him be able to transform with it like in the comic
>>10948665Dose that even transform?
>>10948789>covered in hinges and panels that don't do anything for the robotI do t know anon, does it?
>>10948814huh, didn't notice at first glance.
>>10948076They are a bad idea, is the thing. Too fucking big and weighty, the joints are going to be fucked over time.
>>109488343Ps attempting MP combiners will be taken as the highpoint of decadence in a few years. The fact that we got to a point where we could get people dedicating so much space to B-listers to make a giant, barely poseable robot -8 times over. We were in one hell of an era. You can tell FT/XTB were planning all these combiners when they could sell each limb for around $100.
>>10948865I'll buy FT Abominus but that'll be the only MP 3P combiner I'll do besides that one Computron
https://weibo.com/6694667657/O9fdUs0gaupdated with beetle mode pics
>>10948783Honestly just needs a Swappable Megatron Arm that can better fold up/Transform differentlyWould be great to see tho
>>10948783>>10948901So I take it the new comics are being better received than IDW2
>>10948943Very much so but more than likely your favorites are just going to be cameo slaughter to emphasize the war aspect, so it’s not some grand time if you care about the characters just simply being able for exist.
>>10948901That and I wanna see lambo Arcee
>>10948943Honestly yea, it absolutely shits on IDW slop but >>10948953is rightIt sucks to see specific favs show up just to get blasted into debris but it's made me give a shit about other characters so much more, some of the better writing and personalities so far
>>10948961>>10948953I assume this isn't gonna be like a decades long thing, Hasbro will just reboot it depending on if the movies bomb or not, so I'm not that hung up over seeing Brawn die again or whoever got killed for shock this time.
>>10948953Thank god my favorites are Blot and Saltman-Z
>>10948943Sure if you want another edgey G1 retellingI want new shit not just g1 regurgitated up over and over again
>>10949054Then you have to be able to buy 100,000 mainline toys of a non G1 figure
>>10948955She's even more bullshit than usual. Would work best to ignore the comic robot mode entirely in the design.
>>10949347That’s fine, give her some lambo bonnet titsThough she’s pretty much a shellformer already so I don’t see how it’s impossible
>>10948953Better than RiD/MTMTE pre-Dark Cyberton/Windblade?
>>10948665Unfortunately, yes, mangmotion shows why it's a terrible toy.
>>10948338Who dis Brave-lookin MF?
>>10949428>In this day and age? Who even buys toys.
>>10949612Parents getting things for their children
>>10949518>not posting a link to the reviewhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIApYV45u8YThe chinese viewers are accusing him of being biased towards TA with his handling of the toy. He really is the chinese bobby.
>>10949644Yeah, I was flabbergasted how he struggled so much with the FT scourgeThe thing is very easy to transformHowever I think if this thing is black mamba, I don’t think it’s out of the question that it’s a dud
>>10949665Scourge is peak unecessary complexity and unintuitivity tbf.
>>10949644Yeah mangmotion tend to be biased sometimes, but this Zhen guy is 100% shillmode always and even him finds the transformation frustrating.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTd2xwtKpek
>>10949644To be fair he ham hands Iron Factory. Made drilhorn parts form as he could be bothered to move the treads.
>>10948783what prime is that?!
spooky threadhttps://tieba.baidu.com/p/8978189960
>>10949837
>>10949787What?Do you even have him?How is it complex or unnecessary?Show me another Scourge with both modes being as clean as his
>>10949859
The doctor got me to buy 2 of the same toys again.
>>10949905This was the first time he got me to do it
Got my FH Double Evil in yesterday, and am still just absolutely floored by how big he is (G1 Prime for scale). Very fun figure as well, I like how much there is to do between both sections, as opposed to MMC's figure where the tank/leg parts do so little when compared to the torso/jet
>>10949999I keep putting off getting himWhich considering I missed the first release I don't know why other than I can't afford it
>>10949890Do you know what clean means?I have him and the ft figure btw
>>10949831A bit of a late response, but that's one of the NewAge Magnus inner robots, the one from Delta Magnus.I've got the Yellow inner robot from Shining Magnus and it's a solid Legends Scale Prime, although NA's actual Prime has slightly better articulation and design.
>>10949640You mean a phone or a tablet? Kids don't get toys. Adults buy them for themselves.
>>10950357Man, I love shining's inner bot but I'm not sure how sold I am on piss magnusIf NA made a LeBronvoy I'd buy it in a heartbeat
https://weibo.com/7877003538/O9y6H8DAG
>>10950582instructional video on installing his nose boogerhttps://weibo.com/7877003538/O9ox2wqVJ
>>10950587but why?
>>10950541I honestly bought it exclusively for the Yellow Prime, just so I didn't have to custom paint one myself... given what yellow paint is like.Was it stupid expensive and indulgent? Yes. But I enjoy it equally as a toy and as a piece in my collection, which is more than I can say for some of the things I've bought recently.I hear you on the LeBronvoy though, NA Prime in those Atmos colourways would be amazing.
Am I alone thinking this looks really good?? Been out a week and no reviews yet. I know it's xtransbots, but I hope they fixed the problems the first run had
>>10949999Did you buy him from FH's own website? I'm wondering if that's the best place to order him from.
>>10950792I've ordered from them before, but I don't think I'll do it again unless I can't get the figure elsewhere. I live in the states, and the shipping is very high.I got my copy from BBTS, which I know several regulars in both tfg and 3pg seem to take issue with, but I've been a customer of theirs for over a decade and have never had an issue.
>>10950762No you're valid, I have the white prime on preorder and I'm hoping it got cleaned up as well
>>10950762I think the design is fine but I've heard nothing but horrors about the transformation
>>10949859Yes I have it. It looks good but the transformation is retarded and you're too for defending it.
>>10950357>>10950541>>10950594ULTRAPISS
>>10950886What part did you take issue with?The backpack?
>>10950835Yeah it fucking sucks. People were complaining about one specific part that holds the back on, but it's fine if you don't hamhand it. The transformation really does fucking suck though, enough of a chore that I got it back to robot mode after taking this and haven't transformed it since.
>>10951115Anyone done a stop motion transformation?
>>10950588They’re just screw hole covers for one side of the t-Rex head
>>10951551No I get that, I thought it was a thing telling us to install them ourselvesI already bought him and just got the payment
>>10951004The whole thing. It's overengineered as fuck. Such a simple shellformer should transform like ten times faster. Just look at NewAge version when they'll do one, you'll realize how 90% of the transformation FT came up with is useless.
>>10951614What a weird complaintyou've not even said anything at allWhat is even "overengineered" about it
>>10951638Congrats, I can't tell if you're dense or trolling.
>>10951643dense ≠ fat
>>10951643Another non replyJust say something about what makes it complex
>>10951648NTA but https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhqnYaWH_OA>12 minutes for something that should be done in 2 max>not complexNext thing you're gonna defend the way they made their Blaster 3 billions steps to turn from a blocky robot to a freakin box.
>>10951581I could be wrong, but my understanding is: the screw covers were rushed out last minute after production/packaging was already finalized, and they’re sending them separately to retailers, who will then pack them in with the first batch of preorders
Iceberg is working with multiple third party manufacturers right now (not just Orange Cat) and might try 3D printing his own toys instead of relying on them.https://m.weibo.cn/u/2207101993?tabtype=feed&jumpfrom=weibocom
>>10951936
>>10951938Even with the massive kibble, the T-Rex doesn't look like she has enough mass to make an entire torso. Biggest problem with Magic Henshin was apparently lack of time so hopefully he could refine it if he goes full independent.
>>10951940
>>10951942Apparently, this one was designed independently from any 3P so it would be a pretty strong candidate for a 3D printed kit.
Did they do a oversized Sky Byte
>>10951938>>10951940I want that T Rex loli, don't care for the other sluts
>>10951836May I suggest mainline for you
I will never understand what complex means with you people. As long as the toy doesn’t fall apart, doesn’t degrade, and holds itself in place during transformation, then there’s nothing wrong with it.
>>10948034>>10948078I see no change to the general scale IMO, the only real stickled ones scale-wise were the trains solely because they had to be HO scale alt-modes
>>10952279Deformation Space seekers are probably the most complex transformations I’ve doneThey turn into spaghetti
>>10952167You won't get one unless they do a Legacy version first. Waiting for Magmatron myself.
>>10952420Did they fix the neck tail connection so his head doesn't pop out if you pick it up wrong
>>10952279Complexity is more of a subjective thing, you either like it or you don't. Mind you, there are brainlets out there that NEED instructions or they just can't figure out a transformer. What I think is worse is when something is unintuitive. A tf that explodes into spaghetti with confusing tabs and ports, unnecessary steps and/or extra parts that really don't need to exist, and terrible clearances will never be a fun one to play with
>>10952516>will never be a fun one to play withAs far as transformation goes
>>10952522Well, true, but ideally every part of the figure should be considered in the design.Transformations are what makes them... y'know, transformers. If you flub the transformation and the alt mode then that's a huge chunk of the toy immediately down the shitter, at which point you're better off just getting something from another line.
>>10952529If both alt and robot mode are great and the transformation is complex but still enjoyable then it is good, no?Complex doesn’t necessarily mean bad
>>10952545For instance, I actually enjoyed deformation spaces seekers even though tolerances are tight in some partsBut I guess I’m just not as easily frustrated as a lot of reviewers are
>>10952545That requires it to be enjoyable.
>>10952545Of course, I never said complexity is inherently bad. In fact I prefer it to something being simple. My point was that it just has to be well designed. Def space seekers are like 50% good and 50% mess of floppy bits and bad clearances, they're not really something I'd ever pick up and play with but it could be worse
>>10952272You're not in a position to suggest anything to anyone dumbdumb.>>10952279Complexity isn't an issue. Unnecessary complexity is. And if you can't see how Inquisitor's transformation is 90% useless steps that could have been replaced by like 3 parts moving differently, then thank God you're not an engineer.
>>10953231You keep saying the same thing without saying anythingAt this point, you’re clearly just a trollYou sound like one of those people that get angry when Optimus doesn’t transform like the G1 toy
>>10952167I want a oversized Sky Lynx
>>10953258What else are you going to do than the G1 scheme? Even when you fold out a different chest for robot mode, is still made from the area that is the front of the vehicle.
>>10953258>You keep saying the same thing without saying anythingThat's not how you write "I'm an idiot who doesn't understand anything".
>>10953294>>10953316Don't bother, it's the same idiot who argued the exact same thing without any arguments a thread or two ago. He's just a FansToys cumguzzler from tfw.
is the 3d Party Transmetal Tarantulas worth the cost?He looks cool, but I'm not sure how big he is. He's probably my favorite character from Beast Wars
>>10953448I heard that the base of the spider legs has a tendancy to crack at the mushroom peg so maybe check feedback before buying.
>>10953448I think so, no issues on mine and his cost is about the same buying the original figure would be second hand these days. Be warned he's huge if you're not used to the scale.
>>10953448All of those have a "if you move this wrong it breaks" in the instructions but I don't think I've seen a broken one posted here
>>10953324Grow up>>10953294There have been plenty of different was to transform him>>10953316Not an argument
>>10953448He's great! Transformed him multiple times without issue. I'll check for cracks when I'm home if you want.
>>10953448he's great - I think people are confusing breakages with the black arachnia mold and its repaint - the legs and parts on this guy feel robust af.
>>10953576sure, if you don't mind.
>>10953497actually, that's great. if he's large, that really would help justify his price. So what, is he Masterpiece scale or something? I don't really mind scale so much, since even Hasbro manages to fuck that up sometimes
>>10953676Size, scale would be some legends version.
>>10953725?>>10953676Yeah, all the Transart stuff is MP scale
>>10953676If you're curious, he's about 7 inches tall from head to toe. Not a small toy, but he does feel a little bit squat depending on what you have him next to.I had hoped to compare him to the original toy, but that appears to have been misplaced when I moved houses.
>>10953755The original would come up to eye-tit height.
>>10953733Mp scale means the beasts are barely bigger than humans, unless Beeverse Maximal/predators, size is not scale.
>>10953850What you say and what everyone else says is different I guessBut you do you
>>10953862There's two G1 MP scales and a BW MP scale.
>>10953908A line will always scale with the Optimus of their respective series anonThey are still mp scale
>>10953918Now you're just being retarded.
>>10953755I mean, that's still pretty sizable. Considering I can get him for 90-100 and considering Hasbro charges around 60 for a "Leader" class that is barely bigger than a Voyager
>>10953755Oh, can I ask a question. Why do you have his spider legs pointing forward? can they not bend upward?I ask because in the show, his legs are almost always pointed upward in robot mode
>>10953933On his own merits he's an solid toy. Weighty, the plastic feels solid and the joints are tight across the board. I just feel he could stand to be a tiny bit bigger since TM Tarantulas is one of the taller Predacons as far as I remember.>>10953934They can be posed pointing upward, there's an axial swivel at the base of each spider leg.I have them pointing forward simply because he was in storage in his original packaging (most of my TF are in crates right now) and that's how he's positioned when packaged.It's why all of those four have boring, straight-armed stances.
>>10953862Must mean this is a transformer then if other people using the term defines what it means.
>>10953672No sign of cracks or wear on mine. Just checked.
>>10953997I'm sorry that the term MP Scale triggers you so muchDoes it also upset you that MP-1 was the original scale?Or the fact that mainline is scaled to Earthrise Optimus
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8983026838Boxart and sticker sheet for upcoming Metrotitan KO
>>10953562Go back to school.
another onehttps://weibo.com/7877003538/Oa6HiwBVx
Any rumor or announcement or anything regarding an MP scale cartoon accurate Super Jinrai/Powermaster Prime that's not the official, FH or XTB? I really want one but I don't like any of the three I just named. A FansToys or MakeToys one maybe?
>>10954113Yes it's by TakaraTomy
>>10954113not yet anon, FT will probably announce it when XTB releases the core botThere is a decent looking legends scale one on the way from DX9>>10954108still yet to hear a single argument against it
>>10954113MT already had one
>>10954115>that's not the official>>10954120Not gonna happen +>MP scale>>10954124>cartoon accurate>>10954113The answer you're looking for is "no". Your best bet is to hope for someone to release a kit fixing the arms of the official if that's your problem with the figure or for some "new" company (TE/DS/etc. style) to announce one out of nowhere.
>>10954105Is there a ko of MT Metrotitan yet?
>>10954149>Not gonna happenWhy not?FT tends to release designs to spite XTBAlso Raijin is more cartoon accurate than the official one which looks like ass unfortunately
>>10947895I just want a cartoon accurate Unicron. Picrel is as close as it gets but he's too big and expensive and yellow instead of orange!!!FACT!!!
>>10954172anon, your hasbro lawsuit?
>>10954089I just wish that people kept the maximals as the economy car sort of upgrade to the old big gas guzzlers of before, not just "mechanical furries"
>>10954172>Haslab unicron is as close as it get>Cell exists in four different colours
>>10954183Just get the kingdom mainline then
>>10954194That's still oversized for scaling to the normal transformers, even in MP sizes.It might work for MP-01, but that's pushing it, most of the beast era characters should be the size of iron factory or Dr wu micro bots next to MP Autobots to be in scale.
>>10954217there was TE's smol BW line but TE died.
>>10954157Too many things announced.They never touched Choujin Masterforce.They wouldn't touch such a big character that has an official version so close to its release.Maybe in 5 years or something but right now, there's absolutely no way they'll join the war.
>>10954112I love my Lucky Cat BB, but I would happily buy this one too if it’s as good or better.This is from Robot Toys by the way, the same company that did the new BW Primal and Megatron. I guess it’s Metagate but they rebranded their legends line. And in addition to this Bumblebee, Cheetor is in the pipeline as well.
>>10954178That looks like shit.My ideal outcome would be a special edition based on the 86 movie where you have two versions of Unicron, one in robot mode and the other in planet mode, both non-transforming, just as long as they're cartoon accurate!!!FACT!!!
>>10954290>That looks like shit.Yeah, it's Unicron.
I wonder how autists get over here and then I remember this site is connected to /v/.
>>10954290Looks better than haslab, but somehow that's "as close as it gets"
How is the Cang toys mini-Predaking?
>>10954290It still bodies the absolute shit out of that dogshit turd Haslab lmaoThing is scalped for damn near $2k and looks like that????With those tumors hanging off the back and legs? And entirely wrong color? And barely standing on it's own?
>>10954632To be fair, the pic he quoted does look like crap(the Pumpkin version), where as your pic looks more like the movie. Maybe he'll like that better
>>10954290What do you mean?Looks toon accurate to me
>>10954775Perfection
>>10954613Cool but flawed. The combiner is easily the most weak part of the thing.
>>10954858Only because of the hips in my opinion It’s one of the reasons I prefer parts on the hip as opposed to a transformer, they always turn out shit
>>10954653Pumpkin IS more accurate to the movie though, and just general depictions of G1 unicron The grey could serve to be a little blue tinted but it's still more accurate than cell, which seems to be deliberately copying the haslab colors
>>10954909I thought Pumpkin is modeled after the planet mode and Cell is the robot modeI think it'd feel most right to me with Pumpkin's greys and Cell's yellow tinge. It might not be 1:1 accurate but I think of Unicron more yellow-orange and grey. I guess the animation color version comes closest to what I see as right.
>>10954915The pic before used isn’t completely accurate to most of the movieGo watch the 4K HDR recent releaseLooks exactly like the one you’ve got there
it outhttps://tieba.baidu.com/p/8984456524
>>10955311Mines in the mail
>>10955311
What are the chances of a 3rd party smaller magmatron or am I going to have to get the legacy ?
>>109558863Ps will likely prioritize the show characters first. The Legacy one might get KOed though since the Chinese are nostalgic for the old BW KOs including Magmatron.
>>10954858>>10954880What specifically is wrong with it?
>>10955976The monkey pants ruin the whole combiner and are a floppy mess
>>10955311what is this?
>>10956628Robot toys Megatron
https://weibo.com/2352651453/Oaq1YlVeW>G1 Wheeljack + SG InfernoGoddamn it, this means "g1" Bulkhead will be packed with SG Wheeljack.
Green looks kinda bright here.
https://weibo.com/2352651453/OaqcodaGTYup.
>>10956795
>>10956797PO bonus
oshit there's morehttps://weibo.com/2352651453/OaqeGx7do
>>10956795>>10956797>>10956799I really fucking hate this shitty meme character or "Inferno but with Bulkhead head"Why did this become a meme and who keeps buying this shit?
>>10956817Lol, stay mad>>10956788Unironically better than NewAges Wheeljack
>>10956817X-Transbots wanting to cash in on the Legacy Bulkhead I think.The Legacy Bulkhead does not share anything with the recent Inferno mold so it's really fucking strange that XTB's created a meme that everyone is on now.
>>10955886You don't need him to be smaller. The general is large and in charge.
>>10954274SOON
>>10956788>>10956795>>10956801I want reissues on his early stuffThe Soundwave one is near impossible to find
>>10956818Newage's Wheeljack is fine wtf are you on?>>10956820I remember one of them made it early and it didn't even do well but suddenly everybody is making this retarded design it seemsI think Newage did one too
>>10956788>>10956795>>10956801Where's Megatron?
How's iron factory stug in hand?
>>10956847probably end of the year
>>10956820https://www.deviantart.com/tf-the-lost-seasons/art/G1Bulkhead-animation-model-352548158The original story was this fanart. Legacy just accelerated the process by using the front of the vehicle like Grapple and Inferno.
>>10956847God we're nevergetting him at this pointPlaces like TFSafari and ShowZ are still using the rough prototype pic
>>10956872It was revealed around the same time as Perceptor and the table, during the China lockdowns.
>>10956845>Newage's Wheeljack is fineLol
>Toy not on same side as box artWHY EVEN HAVE A BOX WINDOW IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT RIGHT
>>10957054To piss you off anon, just you though
>>10956619It's not that bad but yeah the monkey kibble on his hips are a little fiddly. I'm a little tempted to try removing some of it to slim him down but they're on good.
>>10956788I only want Wheeljack... Curse this doctor
>>10956788>>10956795>>10956801This is probably the last time he does it but you already sold me the Inferno mold three times already fuck off
>>10957391Aren't there still liek 20 seeker repaints he hasn't touched? Plus there's a Megatron mold coming and Wheeljack can be modified into Sunstreaker(s) and Track(s)
I weirdly like these designs, especially Orion/Optimus and Elita. Hopefully we get 3P figures within the next 2-3 years at MP and/or Legends scale. If they’re as accurate and clever as the UT/Metagate movie bots, it will be exciting to see.
>>10956818Wu jackie looks like dogshitI don't understand why you'd copy that awful earthrise redesign
o shit i just remembered that China has another week off for May day
>>10957506Probably easier when its that small
>>10957506>I don't understand why you'd copy that awful earthrise redesignER Wheeljack was...fine though? Like, he's Wheeljack. That's what he looks like.
>>10956840Magnabased
>>10957506>that awful earthrise redesignBest Wheeljack we got in a long time, And I liked the Generation one with the XBAWKS HUEG torso
>>10957506Maybe it's because people liked it
>>10957500I like that Megatron, reminds me of how Toasters used to look like in the good old days
>>10957500I like how there's like three different designs for Megatron in the trailer, curious what we're gonna get cause Hasbro won't make them this shiny
https://weibo.com/2352651453/OazC1ggckyay more cassettes
Probably late 2024 or before CNY 2025
>>10958148>>10958149I just want the Megatron and reissues of early stuff that's insanely hard to find now
>>10957964I wonder if we’ll get some Yolo Park kits that can convert between all 3 robot modes with replaceable “shell” parts for the skeleton
>>10958176Galvatron reissue (with the testicle) is out next week, Soundwave vs Blaster is next month
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8987097623
First image of Metagate’s Mercedes Drift, I’m surprised they’re this far along already. It’s looking predictably great.
>>10958186Speaking of them, there's a new, 2nd KO of the triple-changing one J01. Rumor is that it's MG themselves undercutting and thus fucking with the CE05 KO. https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8987183339
>>10958186Meanwhile, Cyber Era’s undersized KO of Haiku looks almost ready for release. This one is 17cm tall in robot mode, versus the original’s 20cm.I already have Haiku, but the smaller size and improved hip articulation might persuade me to pick this up if the quality is good.
>>10958190As you can see here, they added some mechanism to allow the thigh armor to move much further down than the original design.
>>10958190>>10958188>>10958186Speaking of, what's with the white/gold version with Oni Mask face? Is it worth noticing?
>>10958193They also modified the head for swappable faces and made a new accurate one (Metagate’s was based on the TLK design for some reason, when Drift turned into a Mercedes)
>>10958193>>10958190It also looks like he can actually hold his swords. MG's originally release could barely do it.
>Girls having a chest gap :D>Optimus Prime having a chest gap >:(https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8986128925
>>10958426Mold degradation this early?
>>10958426Who made this, it looks awful
>>10958482Supergirl stepped on it too hard.
when.
>>10958748I think UT has enough of a pull to make this and have people buy it, but it’s just a matter of them knowing this thing exists.
>>10958577Magic Square, note the soap bottle plastic and unnecessarily metallic window paint
Are there any 3P Dinokings?
>>10958866Fansproject Saurus Ryu-oh
>>10958148>>10958149I love that dr wu is churning out cassette tapes unlike that one faggot whose renders always got shilled here
>>10958874Thanks, but that doesn't really look like him at all.
>>10958882Same, I hate that fag >>10958585I should pose my Optimus with Supergirl
>>10958882I don't get why he shows them off so much if he's not going to share a 3D print or fucking anything? His G1 Cybertron Wheeljack is super fucking cool and he's never going to do a fucking thing with it.
Any decent 3rd party Volcanicus molds out there?
>>10959103There is one currently being made but it is very stylisedAnd so far the individual bots look pretty sick
>>10959135That's gonna be waaaaaaay out of my budget
>>10959140Most likely about 150-180 a botThe last one they made was a Predaking and they also made a legend scale one to go with it, so maybe they'll do one for this guy
>>10958585What a classic webm
>>10959150also here's Snarl and a vid of the Swoophttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khdd_DHd2mg
>>10959164
>>10959135>hey, what should we do with these characters known for being big, bulky brutes?>i know, make them combine into a sleek gundam>we're artistic geniusesI will never understand why they took such perfect concept art that was ideal for the Dinobots and shat all over it for the actual figure. Whoever it is at Cang Toys that's obsessed with the gundam aesthetic needs to go.
>>10959252This isn't really sleek looking. Lots of jagged parts.
>>10959252What?Are you really complaining because they had to turn concept art into an actual transforming figure?
>>10959252There's so many design decisions that are just baffling. >Changing Grimlocks legs from the square reverse jointed ones to just ripping off GPO3's. No transformation so you still have human legs in dino mode.>Copying the concept dino head but neglecting to have the teeth properly interlock when closed. Also aesthetically clashes with all of the new parts>Having the sword form a stiff straight tail instead of having a flexible tail that the sword plugs into the tip of.>Hip skirts for no reason>completely missing the boosters and stored weapons>Having separate kibble Dino arms instead of having the robot ones transform>>10959271The concept art is actually way easier to engineer than the final versions. Grimlock's doesn't even transform from the waist down but still looks way better than what we got.
>>10959320>overly detailed dino head that clashes with both art styles>Spino crest on the robot head removed. Now taking cues from Vigna Ghina for some reason.>Gundam legs ruining the Dino mode again. Originals were bigger but alleviated this by having the Shin and thigh plates shift up to reveal the frame underneath>splayed triple toes technically more accurate to the dinosaur, but the square parallel toes match better and are the proper size. >completely removing the clever transformation of having the arms fold to make the back and the red sections of the chest opening up to form the dino sub-arms>Curved shoulder pads no longer match the chest>Spinosaurus sail turned into stegosaurus plates. Weapons no longer apart of transformation.
>>10959330This one is the most tragic, the artist explicitly put partsforming into the design and they still manged to fuck it up.
>>10959252SEA Designers most likely. The designs absolutely reek of Seed type shit
>>10959320>The concept art is actually way easier to engineer than the final versionsNot as a combiner it's not
>>10959362Not a single design decision in >>10959320>>10959330makes it easier to combine. Their designers just suck and would rather do Gundam shit instead of actually trying to adapt the style.
>>10959252You could also say>hey, what should we do with these characters known for not combining and being trash every time someone tries to make them combine>i know, make them combine
>>10959271>>10959362Dude, they didn't have to replicate the designs perfectly, they just needed to keep the same general aesthetic, which they could have done even with the engineering of the final product. Someone just wanted sleek smooth plating instead of the tough, bulky look.
>>10958882>>10958901>>10958904Jizai? He’s not obligated to make toys; some people just design things for fun.
>>10959320>>10959330>>10959335so glad i waited to see their prototypes before i bought snarl, saves me a lot of money and time with FOMO
>>10958148I’ll be taking this, along with any/all redecos.
>>10958148>>10958149 Unfathomable based
>If I take that head off, will you die?
>>10959575>He’s not obligated to make toysYes, he's not.But this isn't some sort of drawing, it's a cad that can be printed. Sell the damn cad for everyone, transformers are best enjoyed if you can actually hold them in your hands.
>>10959631Isn't Jizai Japanese and they're generally more paranoid about legal issues? Maybe not so much now, but Jizai is older. He's been doing what he does since the late 90's.
>>10959631Jizai can't monetize Transformers designs freely since he's in Japan and the fandom would narc on him. He did turn some into garage kits for sale at wonfes a long time ago but not anymore after he started doing contract work for FPJ/Action Toys and whoever. I do wonder if he "shares" the designs precisely so the Chinese can copy them, that's what some accuse NA's Ironhide v1 mold to be.
>>10959320>>10959252>>10959164>>10959168>>10959335>>10959330Gunpla enthusiast here. I see you guys aren't familiar with the concept of Chinesium yet, and how they chingchongs will ruin great designs with overdesigned crap. This is par for the course with the average chingchong designer.
>>10959649The whole pile of jagged shards/clusterfuck design thing Chinese designers love isnt anywhere near as prevailant in the 3rd party transformer scene. They couldnt get away with nearly as much of that shit & stiill have a design that transforms thankfully.
looks like a ball.https://weibo.com/1929023571/OaICCFrzc
DST Fireflight is being sent to reviewers.http://t.cn/A6THQqDR
>>10960526Finalized pics of combined mode.
>>10960527Now that Superion is done who should they do next? Dreamstar's specialty is realistic jets so I don't think Computron would work. Liokaiser is most of the way there, Drillhorn could be changed to a something like a T-90 with an optional attachable drill.
>>10960527>>10960534This has the same problem Dinobot combiners have. It's just a mass of grey and looks terrible due to it.
>>10960536Nah, its nowhere near as bad as the Dinobots. it just very clearly focuses on the vehicle modes first. The pseudo G1-Movie look kinda reminds me of the Bumblebee movie designs, especially Megatron.
>>10959135Do Cang Toys do reissues? I missed the PO for Stegasrow and I'm shitting my pants about it.
>>10959320This was the most tragic. I think the hardest part about making this an actual figure would be having the hips separate wider for the dino mode but that's about it. I fucking LOVED this design too why the FUCK did they remove the articulated tail?
>>10960536You're terribleThe issue with it is the build qualityI imagine you complain about cars being one colour too
>>10960541They do recolours but it's still in stock in most placesCheck Bombus
3P Bakugan is the new hotnesshttps://tieba.baidu.com/p/8989126000
>>10960534I'm a Bayverse and G1 fan but I find it incredibly ugly and dull.
hes right
https://weibo.com/tv/show/1034:5026064016015425ruf motormaster and his lil guy
woah it's a titan class Broadsidehttps://weibo.com/7299478526/OaVGgAeGn
>>10960692Damn, Blackjack is thick
>>10960696I kinda like it. It makes sense for the stunticons to have a doughy mechanic type on their team
>>10960695Looks more like a leader to me. Isn't that Core Prime?
>>10960745It’s Dr Wu Prime because it’s the same company apparently Not sure if I like this broadside unfortunately, I think only bot mode looks any good
>>10960749I see Broadside, I buy Broadside.>I think only bot mode looks any goodYep it's Broadside.
>>10960626he's a geewun nigger
>>10960745that's the joke
>>10960571ShowZ randomly cancelled my preorder for those guys without any warning when they updated their listing with photos. not cool.Ordered them from TFsafari instead.
>>10960695legends Broadside !! hell yes. >>10960754>I see Broadside, I buy Broadside.based fellow Broadside enjoyer.
>>10960554I would if Menasor was a Grey fucking blob.
>>10960626For fucks sake, is newage really going to start making that hideous garbage pile shit? What a fucking waste of time.>>10960777Your taste is shit.
>>10960876Stay salty legendsnegro
Constructor is still so good. But fuck the qc on it, a shit ton of JB Weld later & hes at least standing.
>>10960896Where the hell did you find a G2 Constructor at
>>10960896The same 2 but with Jinbao OS Devastator with upgrade kit.
How many companies have a complete set of the Protect, Aerial, Stunt, and Combat teams which are able to share limbs with each other?
>>10960897Got it years ago on sale. Don't bother at this point. These things are falling apart & will be very expensive statues soon. If anything get the G2 yellow Constructor that is still decent. Since they were before toyworlds qc went to shit.
>>10960900Zero.
>>10959271>Are you really complaining because they had to turn concept art into an actual transforming figure?This weak ass argument again? Considering some of the shit we've seen out of 3rd party in the past few years, please tell me what about the concept art was so impossible to translate into physical form that they needed to change THE ENTIRE FUCKING AESTHETIC? Or are you that fucking blind that you think there is any similarity between the concept and what we're actually getting?
>>10960922You're right man, let it go. Don't bother arguing with him
>>10960626Why not? Their DotM Soundwave was peakThat guy's prob a G1fag
>>10960626I wish they would make a figure of that one fanart of a DOTM inspired G1 megatron
>>10960875So every Toon Menasor then?
>>10960626>>10960777>>10960945I like G1 and the movies, but trying to dabble in multiple areas has rarely worked out for a company.
>>10961015Menasor wears cars of various colors to break up the grey.
>>10960692Yea he's looking great so far, But that Blackjack is hideous
>>10961042God I hope they make a box set at some point. I shouldn’t have skipped out on them.
>>10961031true, though let's not forget that this isn't Newage's first movie rodeo, they had that DOTM Soundwave
>>10947895Just so I can get something as cheap as possible, what is your guys' favorite toy yet very cost efficient as well?
>>10961077What do you mean?I’m pretty sure you can still buy them all>>10961119The KO Acoustic Wave is pretty nice
>>10960875>Menasor>Grey
>>10961125>KO Acoustic WaveWould you happen to have a link to it by chance? I tried searching it up and only ones I see are $90+ so far
>>10960876>said legends collectorlmao
>>10961031They literally made 2 movie figures in 4 years.
I got the V3 from TFSafari So like, I know it's a oversize so things pegging in during the engineering part of production would only be factored for the original smaller one, so I'm fine the back barely stays in place, I expected that. I saw reviews for the V1 where the arm broke off and I don't see how they could fix it without remolding it. Arm seems fine on V3, but like, is there really no way to peg the torso into the pelvis? It's just gonna flop backwards forever if I move it back slightly huh. I guess on the original it was small enough that friction could hold it in place. Oh well!
>>10961032<Grey truck torso>Grey trailer body>colorful cars>that are pointed backwards
>>10961246>greyDo people not know the difference between black and grey on here?Since when is menasor mainly grey
>>10961252Black is not a color. Toon Menasor is not colorful.
>>10961258>shade is not a colour therefore he is not colourfulJesus Christ, is this what anti G1 shit has come to?
>>10961333Black and grey is not colorful, you can stop moving goalposts now. >Anti G1This has never been about G1 vs Movie. Toon Menasor is being used as an example that set precedent for combiners being simply colored. I bet if DST Superion was G1 colored he would get shit for looking even more visually busy. Silver looks good on the jets, and unifies all the combined parts.
dropkick bros, how we doingprototype soon?
>>10961373Toon Menasor and Toy Menasor are almost Identical in colour
>>10961553Ok, and?
>>10961566It's like minimal colour difference between Israelis and Palestinians.
>>10961373Nah, that looks like shit. Sorry mate, your Superion's color scheme is fucked. Should've used regular Superion colors.
>>10961197v3 already? I didn't even know v2 was a thing. What are the differences between the 3?
>>10961586Looks lame and gay, glad they changed it.
https://weibo.com/7877003538/Ob3NlgbHh
You DID order all 3 balls didn't you, anon?https://weibo.com/2352651453/Ob3R2vXee
https://weibo.com/3468043824/Ob4GJiIik
>>10961677Alt mode is hmmmmmmmmm
costmetic frame/filler included
>>10961682Isn’t that an adapter for the old Magnus and Minimus do fit inside
>>10961593Better joints in the leg since reviews for V2 were floppy The torso is a huge problem so wait for V4 I guess?
>>10961677So is this a re-release of Magnus with a new core, or just a new core on it's own, or? I can't read chingchong and refuse to visit their spyware sites.
>>10961871It's just the new core. They're releasing a Shattered Glass variant of the full thing that comes with the new core robot, so they're also releasing an original-colored version of the core for those that already have the original color of the big guy.
>>10961880Oh, nice. I'll have to pick that up, then. For some random reason, the foot on the lil' dude in mine crack in half, down the middle. Have no idea how or why that happened, but he's been footless for a while. Having a new core dude without having to rebuy the whole thing will be good for me.
>>10961679Needs some smokestacks
>>10961679I hate cybertronian alt modes so much, this doesn't even look like anything It's just an excuse for designers to be lazy
>>10962009The original car carrier was questionable and designed more for being a robot than a realistic vehicle to begin with.
https://weibo.com/1794554412/Ob6vVnHztDamn, he looks great.
>>10962123>Stupid accesory pack of human characters no one likes>two pack of obscure characters from an extreme background shot that had much more interesting choices >Samurai redesign of good character either canceled or significantly delayed>Good toy of good character relegated to a two pack with a toy from an entirely different style/fanbaseAnimated is never going to catch on is it.
>>10962177Give it... five more years
>>10961679Alt mode looks so dumb. Think I'll just go toonfag and keep leaving the original cab empty. Maybe if the new core's altmode was shorter but taller so it more evoked a truck cab instead of looking like a minivan towing an oversized camper... 'cause it's fine on its own, but with the trailer it all goes to hell.Also I realize that I can't tell where those long panels that end up on the large robot's back go in the core's robot mode. Confusion ensues
>>10950762>>10950827>>10950835>>10951115 Out two weeks and not even pictures of it in the wild.
>>10962694The panels are apart of Magnus's back.
>>10962793they're not part of the original figure though. they're part of the new core. but I can't figure out where they go in it's robot mode. I see them in altmode and on the combined back, but not there.
>>10962809I'm assuming they attach to the filler core, then extend out of the trailer to "dock" with the cab. I wouldn't be surprised if its partsforming and not technically apart of the truck at all.
>>10958190>>10958193>>10958196Here’s a proper size comparison with Haiku. Crazy that they were able to shrink such a complex mold down this much, it’s not much bigger than a Deluxe now.
>>10962827
>>10962828
>>10954112Holly shit this looks good. BeetleBee has honestly gotten some of the most impressive 3P figures out of any character in history. UT’s MPM bots are black magic in their own right, but pulling this trick off at Legends scale seems to require another level of cleverness. Lucky Cat’s BB was already peak, and this one somehow surpasses that to a pretty large degree.
>>10962834They even managed to pull off a zero-kibble back, something that Lucky Cat and most of the MP-scale offerings didn’t do.I love not caring about cheating/faux parts, in fact I welcome it if both modes benefit visually.
>>10962837The final blow in the competition is that the vehicle mode is much cleaner than Lucky Cat’s, which is covered in protruding joints. At the time I was happy to excuse it because of how small/complex it is, but it’s hard to deny that Robot Toys has them beat hands down.
>>10962841What's the most surprising is that they already have a testshot despite only revealing it 3 weeks ago.
>>10962843I'm going to assume all four bots were designed around the same timejust waiting to see the Cheetor now
>>10962827>>10962828>>10962830but why?
Has anyone else had any problems logging in to TFSafari lately? The capcha is fucked for me, no matter how many times i correctly solve it & get the green tick i get a 'this answer is not correct' message when i click submit. Fucking annoying when i just made a huge order & cant log in to check on it at all.
>>10962857Probably more to do with your country IP and cloudflare having issues
>>10962868maybe not sure, just tried a few other sites with captcha & they all work fine. Just sent an email to TFsafari so will be interesting to see what they blame it on.
>>10962853It’s “HasTak” MPM scale now, versus Haiku which is scaled to 3A/DLX
>>10962837>>10962834If he's a lil bigger than the lucky cat, I may have to get him, or a white redeco.
>>10958195Nobody knows?
>>10962959Haiku (the base mold) is a nice figure if you don’t mind limited hip articulation and a rather complex transformation. So if you like the look of the white/gold one, go for it.
>>10962994How limited is the articulation.
>>10962857Despite ordering them for like two years now I think, I've always only done guest checkout
>>10962814actually, looking at it, it's absolutely partsforming. it's gotta be that "option frame" thing. looking closely at the altmode pic, those panels aren't attached to the trailer at all. looks like you attach the new robot by taking out the screw that holds the original cab in place - there's a hinge there that the base figure can only use to get clearance for stuff in transformation, since once transformed the original cab is flush and tabs up into the biceps.
>>10963010Oh the original the legs have a baked-in A stance, and you can't really get him to swing his legs directly forward. The articulation is fine otherwise though.
I remembered I pre ordered liokaoser and decided to check it out...
>>10963725Yeah, probably the only Liokaiser that will scale correctly and look good in all modes
>>10963725Is that a break or a slap on
>>10963828It had fucking better look good since over half of it is kibble. Newage Devastator lookin ass>>10963834Slap on. The "combination" entails attaching the robots onto a huge frame and then combining the pieces
>>10964643I get the issue a lot of people have with it but I would rather be able to pose a combiner and it not fall apartAlso the ability to take it apart with no problem is niceAs long as it stays together instead of fall apart like NA devy
>>10964650Honestly from the two I have the connection is super secure, and yeah I prefer all in one combiners and it feels a bit stinky, but hey, it's not like there's many other options for a legends scale Liokaiser.
>>10963828the combined mode already looks like shit if >>10964650 is anything to go byInaccurate details, the torso is far too tiny and the limbs are too fatGuess I'll wait for the next one
>>10964670I’ve yet to come across an all in one that looks good in all modes or can be posed well, especially when is comes to hips>>10964676I disagree, he does look pretty anime though
>>10964650>I get the issue a lot of people have with it but I would rather be able to pose a combiner and it not fall apartWhat's the best figure you can think of for that
https://youtu.be/tvaNFXmCLu8?si=YOChwRGsRGWaaB9fThis Motormaster is way more fucking nuts than I could ever imagine.
>>10965143Chonky...
>>10963725>>10963828>>10964650>>10964670>>10964676Just make the fucking leg and waist robots bigger. This shit is Legends, literally desk toys. It wouldn't be the end of the world if three members were 5 inches tall instead of 4.>But Toon accuracy Iron Factory will literally make their robots turn into a featureless block if it means making the robot better/transformation simpler. I don't know why all of a sudden we expect model sheet level height accuracy from IF of all companies.
>>10964650>I would rather companies not try at allYou are the cancer killing the transfag community.
>>10965384Come on now that's just twisting what he said into a negative
>>10964650Are there any size comparisons next to the Haslab Star Saber?>>10965143What size are these Rising Force Stunticons anyway? I thought they were MP but they seem smaller.
>>10965855?They’re legends scale, they’re the same size as magic squares stunticonsAlso no, there aren’t any more size comparisons but you can gauge it to that haslab deathsaurus and then to Starsaber
Has any company ever made a third party figure of Skullgrin? Scale or style doesn't really matter, just curious if its ever been done before.
https://weibo.com/2352651453/ObthDkvc9
Got tired of waiting and made my own herbie transformer.
>>10965915NoWould be cool in someone did pretenders and some firecons while they’re at it
>>10966142Looks like a not so loving bug.
Why haven't 3Ps tapped this market?
>>10963725They did so much better with war giant... but the "community" had yet to be gaslit into accepting this level of faking things at the time
>>10966611I'm pretty sure there was a toy-accurate Bumblebee toy once, but it kind of sucked.
>>10966611They didLike 12 years ago almost lolAND they made a Glyph
>>10966611Takara branding.
>>10965872Weird, I had no idea why I thought they were MP scale
>>10967012They were initially going to be MP scale, but FT and XTB have both of the reasonable scales someone could want the Stunticons in and made a pivot to legends instead.
>>10966840These turned to realistic hot wheels style beetles, and that's why they flopped.
Whatever happened tk that cute boar girl?
>>10967668It released and it sucked
Maketoys convention exclusive seekers (slipstream, hotlink, g2 ramjet) are $60 each on show.z.
>>10967863But is the Ramjet good?
>>10967863I paid full price for Slipstream. For $60 I can see it but that is NOT a good mold
can anyone rec for or against picrel? on heavy discount atm and he'd go well with my DNA Arashi
>>10968018I bought it at full price in both G1 & G2 colours. I like MT's Seekers but you can tell they are degrading fast. You may end up with no troubles to quite a few qc issues. At that price its worth the gamble personally.
>>10969006the play-doh detailless surfaces and gaps in the forearms always turned me off this moldthe aesthetic is too specific to really GO with anything else like FH gunfighter or FT G2 guys
>>10969009I think it’s more how cheap the plastic looks rather than clean surfacesAlso the proportions are weird as are the heads
>>10969006I bought the G2 one and it sucked hard but I still bought slipstream and she also sucked
There's also the fact that no one is making seekers anymore, other than takara rereleasing the main three over and over. These will probably be the only versions of these characters we'll have for years to come. That makes it easier for me to take the $60 gamble.
>>10966611Fansprojecg Retro Future was the peak of 3P toys
>>10968957Can't speak for the repaint, but I own the original Haiku and I think it's pretty solid if retardedly complex to transform. The Helicopter mode looks less dumb when you see what it's actually based on and realize it's actually accurate.
>>10968957It skimps out on a lot of paint operations, most notably the lining on the skirt and shoulder pads. Also keep in mind the not KO Drift is going for 50$ as well so it seems more like a universal price cut in response to Cyber Era than a limited sale.
>>10970107Move when ready.
>>10969006MT seekers are nothing but floppy dogshit.
