Save the New Legends, Delta Magnus!Previous >>11894524>Upcoming Transformershttps://pastebin.com/jCeBtRBm (updated)>Leaks and Rumorshttps://pastebin.com/drb7Taws(updated)>Online Stores for TFshttps://pastebin.com/3raSp3ZY>Where to watch TF shows:https://pastebin.com/sR4Y7xWi>Transformers General Archives:https://archive.palanq.win/toy/search/subject/%2Ftfg%2F%20-%20Transformers%20General/New thread at page 9 or 10 or at image limit
>>11898688i bet it's possible, if you had a flat-sided sander and ... hmm
I saw they were making a new one of these as Leader Class. I got this one since I got the Japanese TM Primal, and I was thinkimg prior to receiving it that this sculpt was fairly good, and wondering how they could even update it.Well while this toy is fantastic, he sure does have a LOT of backpack and his shoulders have some trouble due to the huge (but cool) shoulder pauldrons. I don't really remember if the animation model had all that on tje back, but it would be really nice if they could somehow make the pieces fold in or over eachother to clean up. Also didn't show megs have the tail for a hand?
>>11898811the animation model hides his t-rex head inside him, which made me think the chest was meant to be that for a long time.pretty sure the tail was always a handheld weapon, but in the show it fits better
>>11898813Hopefully an update can get at least the whole forearm in it. I'm hoping they can hide the robot arms better in alt mode too, but we'll see. I have this fear though that they will make some absolutely baffling decision somewhere. Like not including his ridiculously simple VTOL mode. Or worse, nust completely drop the ball on paint. I also just got Kingdom T-Wrecks, so I KNOW these guhs can do a metallic blue/purple that looks good.
The Powered Convoy colors always look so ugly to me. Blue cab Convoy is great, but the red arms always felt random on the PC mode.
>>11898776Like New Legends needs saving. It hardly has a figure out yet but it's the most promising Transformers line in years.
>>11898816yeah but then they fucked up his red.. it's truly a strange situation. my hopes are basically zero.
>>11898816I'm sure he'll include the VTOLs but I'm expecting some sort of compromise since he'll be a combiner member.
>>11898793>i bet it's possible, if you had a flat-sided sander and ... hmmlol it took me a while to understand what do you mean... but i getit>G1 aestheticsThat gorilla looks so out of style... just a "rock monster gorilla from Shleich" ...not a transformer.But yes the gun is AWESOME and fits all combaticons very well. And you don't even see this gun anywhere in sites or ads...it's always this stupid grey gorilla without any visible silver paint parts.If it wasn't on sale I wouldn't even buy it and my combaticons wouldn't get this great looking grenade launcher gun
>>11898842what in the ass, why would he be a combiner
>>11898879Next year TM1 Megatron, G2 tank Megatron, MW Megatron, and some other Megatron are combining in some way.
>>11898776We already have a new thread maggot face
>>11898899There's 3 and they're all at image limit.Long gone are the days where anons would wait out bump limit to not clutter the catalog. /tfg/ didn't fight hard enough and lost that war, unfortunately.
>>11898831>>11898893I’m curious how the manga is going to explain Gigastorm turning back into Megastorm for the inevitable New Legends G2 Megs redeco
>>11898776Powered Buggy looks like he's gonna chip so bad but I do want the Magnus
>>11898902I feel like image limit is valid
>>11898928How dare you say such a thing. He fought to the last man trying to preserve our rights to post in a thread past image limit.
>>11898702wait, why is there a "movie jetfire's parts supermode" add-on for a g1-style prime?
>>11898928The main issue is the image limit in /toy/ is way too low. The bump limit is the exact same as /co/ but their image limit is around 250 to 300 which would help us a lot because it means we wouldn’t have to restart threads so often since we would have double the amount of image space available.
>>11898942Cuz it looks cool. If Jetfire wasn't from another toyline, he'd do that in G1.
>>11898943It would be a positive change, for sure.
>>11898943>The main issueI think that is a serious issue, but to my mind, the main issue is that /toy/ threads both linger too long and autosage based on time. It needs to be one or the other, and whichever one it is, cranked up HARD.if /tfg/ threads are gonna autosage after 151 images, then the thread should also drop off the board within 12-18 hours. But if, like, /cg/, the customs general, is going to take weeks and weeks to get anywhere close to that, it should not be autosaged after 2 weeks, only for it to take another 2 weeks to slowly die and fall off the board. that's just retarded. >>11898944it does look pretty cool, it's just a bafflingly weird choice, kinda out of nowhere. Has there been any precedent for that?
>>11898910Because recent Legends material show characters giving angolmois energy away or having it sucked out. In any case, they probably won't do if it's a low effort Brawl retool.
>>11898915Takara's using very early painted samples. He should be fully red when released since he's not gangmolded with anything else in that set.
>>11898776I already have the Shattered Ass repaint, but goddamn does that look good. It's really tempting.
>>11898776Found a Mega-Octane for $10 that curiously enough came with Rollbar's gun and Universe Ruination's chestplate. Dude was fucking filthy though, had to wash his gross ass. Unfortunately some of his screws have a hint of rust starting to show, but I can live with it, I guess. My little RID gang grows in rank by one!
>>11898702Neat but I'm having a hard time imagining what this Jetfire would have looked like.
>>11898973Right? that's the other thing. it's not exactly g1-looking, and I don't mean it doesn't look like G1 Jetfire, I get that. it doesn't look like it fits that aesthetic at all. Nor does it look like movieverse. It's like..... UT if UT was good? it has japanese mecha feel, but more competent and less toy-y. A very very strange choice if this isn't based on something specific, like at least a very popular piece of fanart? And like, why this specific version of optimus?
>>11898971I wish R.I.D got more love, it'd make for such a killer addition to the MP line.
>>11898975Another thing - actually the first thing I thought of while looking at it - the Jetfire parts look like they would make a relatively small Jetfire. No bigger than Optimus for sure.
>>11898978now that you mention it, going by the size of the wings.. the entire Blackbird would be like, twice Optimus's height, max. That's quite small, for this being a cab-over Optimus.Of course it's important to keep in mind that movie Jetfire had the actual mass of a Blackbird, converted into a robot, while every toy of him has had almost twice that much parts-mass, resulting in its visible vehicle kibble being smaller in scale (the fake forehead cockpit doesn't help. or maybe it does. either way I'm sick of movie jetfires being compromised by having to become a supermode even though that isn't what happened in the movie)
Is the DNA set worth it for this guy?
>>11899006No? What gave you the impression that it was?
>>11899006Nah, its an easy skip. I might grab the Nemesis one that doesn't have all the pants parts tho
>>11898977It's such a good toyline with a mix of cool repaints from various lines before it (going all the way back to G1) with all-new stuff that was all very cool.
>>11898977crazy that they don't have at least fire convoy and gigatron
>>11898910The first chapter already showed Hellscream and Max-B changing back, Sakamoto's got that option covered.
>>11898977RiD's repaints were great but the new molds were the most ass ever crafted.
>>11899045>Omega Prime and Gigatron were assAbsolute lunacy
Just saw this on Ebay. What kind of gorilla do you have to be to break your toys like this?
>>11899054black and or 6 years old
>>11899054I've certainly snapped my share of figma joints but this is ridiculous and probably done in anger.
>>11899054How much is it? Probably fixable
>>11899054We're not allowed to post gore on a blue board anon.
>suddenly remembering a figure you wanted, but never got, looking it up and it goes for too much nowIs there a worse feeling?
>>11899070that's life
>>11899070No. But the best feeling is staying vigilant and eventually getting it for the price you are comfortable with.
>>11899068Don't be a narkticon>>11899070That has never happened to me.. Rather, every time I look those up, I realize how much they kinda suck in retrospect. well, okay, there are things I wanted that were too expensive at the time, and are more expensive now, sure. But I didn't have the money back then. Can't change that part. Should I have just held my money instead of buying guys like Snarl? sure.>>11899072Cybertron start with C
>>11899066$20 shipped
>>11899078Yeesh. Not worth it.
>>11899006Why do you think he needs one? Dude's pretty much perfect as-is; the only part of that kit I'd consider actually using are the covers to hide the Super Mode fists, but those alone aren't worth getting the whole thing for.
>>11898776https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvm5gvobL5whttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvm5gvobL5whttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvm5gvobL5w
Was trying to figure out some weapons for Onslaught the other day and couldn't think of anything, but I just remembered I had PotP Inferno's guns floating around and they work pretty well for him
>>11899089Pretty much, same goes for the Nemesis kit, but that does include a normal head so it has some merit (shame they can't sell what people want and had to add useless crap to drive up the costs).
>>11899078>>11899084I mean, it would really depend on whether you have a drill that can make a narrow hole down the middle of the broken peg, and a nice rod of metal that would fit in that selfsame hole (no, you can't just break off the drill bit. don't be a retard), because then it's fixable as fuck.I don't think a pin vice is capable of going through that hard nylon action figure plastic, the way it is on plamo.
>>11899006No, but the go better kit it
>>11899100>a drill that can make a narrow hole down the middle of the broken peg, and a nice rod of metal that would fit in that selfsame holeI did exactly this a couple years back using a dremel. I had a G2 Smokescreen that had broken at the hinge carrying the plane canopy, no way to glue it that wouldn't break again the instant you put weight on it. I drilled a couple holes using fine bits, cut a couple pieces off a paperclip, glued them in place and fixed Smokescreen up good. Now he transforms fine again. I had to do the same to MechIdeas Gauntlet (Ironfist) after the mushroom pegs in both knees twisted off, bad plastic I assume. He's in good shape now, it was a fun project bringing him back to life.
>>11899100Look I could do the repairs, but I'd probably rather pay the like 25ish or whatever to just vet one that hasn't been monster mashed, can ya dig it?
>>11899110>paper clipthat'd do. the rough part is having something to cut it to length without just bending it til it breaks (that fucks up your rod-itude). Sometimes pliers have a little wire-cutter thing partway down the blades, that 99% of the time only serves to pinch your hand-skingood job.>>11899113that's what i'm sayin. IF you have those materials already? fix it yourself, Tony. if not? It is not worth investing in new tools just for this.
>>11899117>pliers have a little wire-cutter thing partway down the bladesThat's specifically what I used lol, worked fine. The hard part was lining up the holes but it worked out with a marker and a micrometer.
>>11899007That is why I asked.>>11899014Fair enough>>11899089A few things, longer legs/supermode arms, bigger shoulder armor, and the fillers for the vehicle mode.>>11899109YesAlso been eyeing the DNA kit for Omega Prime
>>11899120>micrometersmart. I've been eyeballing it and if it's off, I just go fuckit, good enough. Lining shit up is very hard. I need a fucking worktable and some clamps and shit.
>>11899006I got it mostly for the corrected shoulders, although I wish they were the entire shoulders instead of just front panels. The stock shoulder pads are flat out the wrong shape and it loses its heroic silhouette.
Not sure if I posted this yet. Mysterion with a regular TF style head.
SUUPPAA MOOODOOOOs
This Ultra Magnus upgrade kit is fantastic.
>>11899094Impressive.
Fixed some colors on Bruticus. Painted the arm frames gunmetal, the thighs grey, including the smaller part of the thigh attaches to the leg frames which evens out his proportions better and added the missing brown on the chest.
>>11899148>01 BroadsideIs he good?I just got the new Windcharger from Fanstoys and his alt mode is fantastic
>>11899128I still can't believe they didn't make Optimus' water blaster not compatible with blast effects.
>>11899145It really helps with his profile. Also doesn't make his head look as small. How's the plastic quality?
>>11899050I know some think the car and train teams were kinda fiddly but 'most ass' when it's right between BM and Armada is wild
>>11899131>>micrometer>smartMeasure twice cut once, add one to your toolchest anon. You won't use it often but it'll be nice when you need to.
>>11899141>how you draw yourself vs how you actually look in the mirror
>>11899143That does help tremendously.>>11899161I've been eyeing digital calipers for a while, but.. money..
>>11899050It's so sad I know
>>11899094Fuck off with your AI Slop
>>11899153He looks great, which is good enough for me. The videos I've seen transforming him seem a bit fiddly and has sliding hinges which seem a bit loose but only during transformation.>>11899158It's ABS, no 3D printed nonsense. You have to remove 4 pins though.
Breakdown is piece 4 out of 5 for Menasor, he is a remold of Wildrider and very lazy remold at that. Its a shame all the stunticons got unique molds then just remolded Wildrider for Breakdown. The colors on him are nice but his weapons are pretty lackluster. The blaster by its self is okay although his spoiler and blaster can combine into a sword which is an awesome gimmick. They also advertise him holding the spoiler by its self as a blaster which looks just dumb. Overall Breakdown is pretty disappointing and mostly only purchased to complete Menasor. If you're looking for a single stunticon to buy then you're going to get the most out of Motormaster or Wildrider.
>>11899208Most egregious is that the wheels are on the outside of his legs
>>11899208>>11899231Whiny autismos.Breakdown is my favorite stunticon.I especially find it utterly retarded when people actually want his spoiler separated.fucking idiots it's not that big of a deal that you have to take it off. At least it won't look like it's cut in half.>remoldRetards buying remolds all the time but this 1 time with just two cars looking kind of similar (not really actually) it's somehow a problem.i hate this retarded tFcOmUmUnItY so much
>>11899249Damn bruh your pubes are longer than your dick
>>11899249where is steam deck
>>11899245>Breakdown is my favorite stunticonMine too, that’s why it’s disappointing
>>11899096but what will Inferno use?
>>11899287well you better start whining about starscream SS86 because he's a fucking REMOLD or another plane lmao
>>11899208>The blaster by its self is okay although his spoiler and blaster can combine into a swordLooks more like a boomerang to me, maybe a hatchet at best.>Overall Breakdown is pretty disappointing and mostly only purchased to complete Menasor.He's my favorite limb bot of the team, maybe tied with Dragstrip.>If you're looking for a single stunticon to buy then you're going to get the most out of Motormaster or Wildrider.Obviously he's not going to compete with the commander class torsobot as individual figure.But Wildrider? You said yourself Breakdown is just a remold of him in better colors, so why is Wildrider somehow good and Breakdown somehow bad?
>>11899294And?He looks like ScreamerBreakdown is half assed
>>11899249D'aaaaw, look at how little it is! It's like a cocktail weiner!
>>11899309Breakdown looks like Breakdown too, your point?
>>11899314No he doesn’t
>>11899208>his spoiler and blaster can combine into a sword which is an awesome gimmick.No it isn't
>>11899314His shoulders aren’t even wheels
>>11899070>Is there a worse feeling?Just one.Checking completed listings to find that the toy you wanted was sold for a reasonable price only days earlier.Worse because you've done it to yourself.
>>11899143Tell me this doesn't work.
>>11899329Too old.
>>11899144Another one for the list of Armada Primes with mistransformed headlights in super mode
>>11898811Hehe…his tail got hard and rigid whenever he shot it.
>>11899330eh, ol' shitpiece fits the theme partly because hes an old codger and his slower pace would fit with the meddling kids shtick
>>11899163>I've been eyeing digital calipers for a while, but.. money..https://www.amazon.com/Kynup-Electronic-Micrometer-Millimeter-Conversion/dp/B0CKVQWCTZ?th=1I got mine for $20, this one's on sale for >$10.>>11899249Micromasterbate
you guys need to buy more toys.
>>11899380In the near future having a large collection is going to make you like a celebrity to 3rd world fans of whatever you collect
>>11899380I would if they hadn't tripled in price over the last few years.
>>11899380Dude, I had like 200 dollars worth of shit ship at the beginning of the month. I'm toyed out, I need a break.
Selling up my a lot of collection, hate Ebay, they really need to make it so you can't cancel orders, tired of people buying stuff them backing out an hour later.
>>11899380Why the fuck would I buy more than I want?
>>11899381Like it doesn't now?
>>11899316Imagine actually wanting fidelity to his (horrible) Sunbow model.>>11899325Who fucking cares?
>>11899380Why? I have too many as it is. Every year for the last few years I've been trying to do a better job of curating the collection and selling off a few bots I can live without.
>>11899380Bro I just bought the clear light blue Optimus Prime made of brittle plastic, what more do you want from me? What else can I possibly buy?
>>11899380I grabbed AOTP powerglide at gamestop the other day. Paid too much for him, but it was the first time I'd seen him in person.
>>11899434>What else can I possibly buy?The clear purple Megatron made of brittle plastic?
>>11899437Ah fug...I didn't want him...
>>11899294Huh? What figure is SS86 Starscream of remold of?
>>11899417Imagine not wanting the character to look like the character.
>>11899443Imagine thinking the character, who has had multiple slightly different looks across different iterations over the last 40 years, doesn't look like the character if it doesn't look like one specific version of him, and one of the worst ones at that.He's a creamy-white and blue robot with a red face who turns into a Lambo(-adjacent) car, to most people that's plenty close enough. Broad strokes. It's not like he (or any Stunticon) was ever a super important main character to begin with, where the wheels being mounted to his back instead of his shoulders is tantamount to sacrilege or something.
>>11899441NTA but uh...Thundercracker and Skywarp do exist. Not even a remold, just a straight recolor mind you.
>>11899447When the focus of the line for the last 8 years or so has been cartoon accuracy, yes. He's SUPPOSED to look like one specific version of the character. Nobody wants new, reimagined designs. Nobody cares about your lowered "good enough" standards, go be retarded somewhere else slop consumer.
>>11899448He said he's a remold of another plane. WHAT plane?
>>11899436pew pew
>>11899453DRoT Air Defense Grimlock
>>11899452>When the focus of the line for the last 8 years or so has been cartoon accuracyWhen was that part of the LEGACY line the Stunticons come from anon? Not Studio Series, Legacy.>>11899453Thundercracker, retard.
>>11899452Why are we pretending like legacy or SS86 was based in exact accuracy when it never was? I dont give a shit about Breakdown but Starscream sure isnt perfect either.
>>11899388Man, thats like, a commander and voyager. Ain't shit
what would you guys say are the top 5 must have Transformer toys?
>>11899473The five bots you (and I mean YOU anon) like the most
>>11899473>what would you guys say are the top 5 must have Transformer toys?SS86 Megatron is one of the best transformers toys ever...He's basically PERFECTthen Trypticonthen SS86 Devastatorothers are optional
>>11899380I'm actually going back and buying old toys. Brake-neck and POTP Dreadwind are in the mail. As for current stuff, well, I only care about Armada Sideways and Runareissue, otherwise I'm content to buy blokees.
I think i still like the deluxe figure more, but this looks good, don't like the hip split tho
>>11899473Dropshot is such a cool fuckin toy, everybody should have one.
>>11899473My favorite Transformers ever made are 1. MPG Powermaster Optimus 2. MP Sideswipe 3. MP Sunstreaker4. 86 Hot Rod5. Legacy MagmatronHonorable Mention: AotP Superion
Fangry it’s pretty good though one of the knees is SLIGHTY loose still but it could still stand and hold a pose. While other parts are particularly tight like opening the wolf mouth..
>>11899473For me its>Armada/Energon tidal wave>Cybertron defence hot shot>potp battletrap>Legacy Armada prime>generations shouki
>>11899505>one of the knees is slightly loose I’ve got at least one loose knee or elbow on nearly every purchase released this year
>>11899512Ugh, tell me about. Maybe not everyone but it seems like every other figure has some sort of minor QC issue.. like my 86 Galavtron hip joint being slighty loose on the outward axis.
>>11899488>SS86 Megatron is one of the best transformers toys ever...He's basically PERFECTcan a toy that was intentionally made incorrect be considered perfect?
>>11899505what even is he? Not a beast war but also not a car.
>>11899534They/them are trans
>>11899473If we’re talking strictly must haves then lets be honest, it’s a very boring list of only the best available figures of the main/most popular characters. So, SS86 Optimus, SS86 Megatron, SS86 Starscream, SS86 Grimlock and Devastation Bumblebee, because it’s the best of a middling bunch of Bumblebee’s.
>>11899473WFC Prowl/Barricade/Smokescreen/BluestreakWFC Runabout/RunamuckMW Skywarp/Thundercracker (also BW2 Dirge + RID and RM redecos)Cybertron Crosswise (and recolors)TR Megatron/Blitzwing
>>11899473Of all time? That's a tough question to narrow down just five. G2 OptimusG1 MetroplexRotF EjectorTR TriggerhappySS86 Optimus
>>11899473TR TriggerhappyTR Metalhawk TR Triggerhappy TR Misfire TR Triggerhappy
>>11899550>TR TriggerhappyThat's an excellent pick.
Wish they put trigger happy in one of those two packs, but i got the slugslinger one and the quality was awful
>Siege Optimus re-issuewho the fuck was asking for this
>>11899578Me, I asked
>>11899473SS86 MegatronLegacy Armada OptimusHFTD TerradiveEnergon LandmineHaslab Deathsaurus
>>11899578It's a good figure, why not?
>>11899578They probably decided to go for it after they finished making that Energon version.
>>11899578That one anon last thread who thinks the Siege ax is the most important accessory ever made.
I'm strongly considering preordering this set, but near $150 after tax is a big asking price.
>>11899578I just ordered the Premium Finish myself for the same amount as a modern Voyager. It's a good mold but i saw mine yellowed so I wanted a new one
>>11899596This is real?! I thought you were trolling with a digibash. About time they made a Delta Magnus out of SS86.
>>11899578I'd rather the premium finish but it's still good mold. I'd take a dozen more siege primes if it meant I never had to see that megatron mold again
>>11899578Yea but he can Hover Truck and that's cool
>>11899603siege megatron is amazing, i dont get the hate. way better than earthrise.maybe a modern DCS pack of Siege Megatron, Optimus, and Starscream that puts their Premium Finish versions out again or better
>>11899584>It's a good figureno it isn't
>>11899612Yes it is. It's nearly as good as classics prime.
>>11899596I love the colors on that but yeah that price is steep.
>>11899596Based on "current" rates, this is the cost breakdown:-Delta: 100-Buggy: 14-Arcee and her guns: 4So the Takara unchanged is there, but not as bad as it seems.
>>11899612Yea he is
>>11899380These days I like to keep my collection relatively small.
>>11899578That's nice, but I'll just get the blue version>>11899583>>11899550Based
>>11899578why don't the reissue the fucking Starscream that Target decided not to carry.
>>11899578They've been reissuing various Optimi lately so this isn't entirely surprising.
>>11899380>Unnecessary price creeping >Shit QC lottery>Frameslop ruining combiners >Putting highly sought after characters in exclusive slots. This hobby isn't fun anymore.
>>11899329gotta say.. that works.Instead of a weird attempt at a cartoon character, it just looks like robot Frank Welker.
>>11899378Thanks you, anon. I'll save that for later. But seriously every dollar right now is another my daughter needs for gas.also the real difficulty with lining stuff up like that is getting the drill tip lined up, and then keeping it that way. Need clamps. Must have clamps.
>>11899473I don't think TF works that way. Though I gotta say Premium Finish Tigatron is a contender>>11899534the monsterformers never made a lot of sense. they had really kinda simple and pointless transformations.
I think I'm gonna grab a case of Blokees Defender and Wheels. Which waves are, in your objectively correct and based opinion, the best? I'm leaning toward Jetfire one and the one with Roadgrabber, respectively.
>>11899667yeah I'm just waiting and/or buying shit on clearance.need real income
>>11899675Personally I'm a fan of the Big Convoy wave, it's got decent variety and all the chases are goodThe only stinker being the almost entirely unpainted vehicle Ratchet
>>11899667I hate when combiners can pose and hold their guns up too.
this was fun :]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBZ529tNLk4
Studio Series Age Of Extinction "Nightmare Eyeball Robot Slug" when???But for real I'd like a new Lockdown, Stinger, and a Lockdown Henchman that turns into one of his monster dogs please and thank you.
>>11899667for every complaint about frame combiners, people should realize it could be much worse.
>>11899473ROTF Optimus PrimeG1 SoundwaveStudio Series HotrodUniverse Onslaught MP Sideswipe
>>11899724I don't think I'll really get why people don't like the Menasor trailer thing.I do think the cars should make up more of the limbs though.
Wait did they really reuse the UAV from Transformers 3 as a random search drone in Lockdown's ship?? I'm a big Bay glazer but damn he really phoned it in for this movie
>>11899613>cybertronian garbage alt mode>nearly as good as classics primeno
>>11899734>cool cyberpunk truck that doesn't transform into a scrunched up robotyes
>>11899737>earth truck with random lazy greebling>cyberpunk
>>11899742It's still a cool, solid cohesive altmode with little to no robot mode kibble and can even turn into a hover truck. It's better than most of the shitty altmodes we've been having since earthrise.
Classics Prime isn't that good either if we're being honest with ourselves.
Should I get Eva Prime?
>>11899759Do you like Eva?
>>11899762yes
>>11899766Then go for it.
>>11899473There's too many good ones to pick just 5, but I'd go with TM2 Spittor, TM2 Tigerhawk, Armada Demolisher, RotF Skullgrin, and RotF Bludgeon. The Rotf guys have a TON of accessories and pretty interesting transformations, while the beast wars figs have some nice chrome, gimmicks, and plenty of ball joints to play with. Every kid needs a cool toy with springloaded missiles, and armada Demolisher does that while also looking wicked cool.
>>11899724Well, if everynyan wasn't trying to make Sunbowslop, we could try alternate designs that aren't frameshit.
>>11899768Lmao
>>11899700>I hate whe-ACK!
>>11899780Post a combiner worth doing that isnt sunbow. No Rail Racer or any of the combinations involving Optimus or Megatron either.
>>11899756It was cool for its time but no way people would let all that kibble slide these days.
>>11899673>Need clamps. Must have clamps.Depending on the size of piece you're working on you might be able to get away with a couple strong bag-clips.
>>11899783Safeguard
>>11899782Yes, Abominus is floppy and can't hold a pose.The review you got that image from says exactly that.
the color blind designer at hasbro needs to be fired
>>11899791>it's floppy and can't hold a pose>please ignore the picture of it holding a poseframeshills try not to lie challenge: impossible
>>11899792It’s weird how no one talks about thisI assume they’ll rerelease it in the correct colours later
How are these molds? I don't own any of these three and was looking at the boxed set.
>>11899793You're the one trying to make a point from a review saying the exact opposite.Do you even own Selects Abominus?
>>11899797>You're the one trying to make a point from a review saying the exact oppositeYou're the one trying to lie and claim the exact opposite of what the picture is showing.>Do you even own Selects Abominus?Yes. You jealous, frameshill?
>>11899796I like them, Ironhide is great, Smokescreen is functional and I have that weird G2 repaint of Mirage who's pretty good.
>>11899798>Yes.Pose it then. Post a picture.
>>11899796Solid overall and the set seems to fix a few issues.
>>11899801Aside from Mirage's rocket placement and the clear plastic, did they fix anything else?
>>11899800
>>11899809https://twitter.com/Smokingray7775/status/1492471395158138881Why'd you mirror flip some Japanese guy's twitter post?
>>11899810>NOOOOOOOOOOOOO THAT DOESNT COUNT
>>11899811You know you’re the most repulsive person on this board, right? You can’t be this obtuse.
>>11899789say, I hadn't thought of that.
>>11899814I can't be more repulsive than a serial liar.
>>11899807Ironhide has his yellow stripe and isn't three tones of red.
Lmao I was just thinking "he'll google some random picture but like, mirror it thinking he won't be found out lying"
>>11899816Post your Abominus
>>11899822I'm starting to think the guy who keeps bitching about "frameslop" doesn't even own any toys.
>>11899818I really hope they fix the datsun canopy issue. None of them have enough clearance to properly transform that bit to vehicle mode, without stressing that hinge.
>>11899815Think outside the box my guy, when you're crunched for cash you find a way.>>11899673Also>the real difficulty with lining stuff up like that is getting the drill tip lined up, and then keeping it that wayA good tactic is to glue the piece together with some cheap superglue, then drill straight down through both pieces as you're holding them/clamping them together. When the holes are drilled simply snap the flimsy superglue and clean off the residue, you now have perfectly aligned pieces.
>>11899823
>>11899825I'm starting to the think the guy who keeps shilling frameslop doesn't actually own any non-frameslop combiners and is seething in jealousy that they're objectively better.
>>11899839https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeryA6P2sZgWhy'd you screencap some youtube video and adjust the contrast?
>>11899837sure, but most of these cases don't allow for that. we're talking snapped pegs, meaning both sides of the peg are probably trapped inside the figure.
>>11899854>meaning both sides of the peg are probably trapped inside the figureOof, yeah that's a more difficult egg to crack, not sure how I'd approach that. My Ironfist's (MechIdeas Gauntlet) knees broke that way but the mushroom pegs popped out of their joints without any effort so I had something to work with.Pic related was snapped in two, red lines are where I drilled and glued metal posts (paperclip bits). It could be prettier but it's functional.
My boy transforms fine to this day.
>>11899460Thundercracker isn't another plane, retard. It's the same plane. There's no remolding on this mold, they built in multiple faces into the mold.
>>11899858man I love colorful cockpits like thatprolly why i'm so into zoids. I remember for some reason they had several of the dinobots in my 1st grade class for.. ... free.. toy time? I don't really remember when we were ever allowed to, but sometimes, for sure. not never. and I was enamored with the visible cockpits.
>>11899461Nobody said EXACT accuracy, retard. There's a obvious cartoon focus that started in Earthrise, to varying degrees and it's only gotten stronger as the years have gone by, as evidenced by figures like 86 Soundwave and the Seeker mold.In any case, there is no version of Breakdown that is the same car as Dead End. And you're have to be a car blind retard to think a Lamborghini Countach looks like a Ferrari .
>>11899869I remember a blue pterodactyl and a green one, both models had orange cockpits iirc
>>11899783>Post a combiner worth doing that isnt sunbow.Seacons, Monster Pretenders (big). Landcross, OCs.
>>11899858>>11899864GEETOOchads . . . I kneel!
>>11899850>NOOOOOOOOOOOOO THAT DOESNT COUNT
Prime Wars was wasn't good. It felt like the nadir of Generations. But then came the endless slog of '84 remakes and it makes you wish we could back to the times of goofy shit like headmaster Megatron and combiner Starscream because at least it was different than endless sidegrades designed to milk the whales.
>>11899667I buy everything second hand now since there's STILL an ocean of Redditors and retards who buy shit retail and then sell it barely half price like 2-3 weeks laterSo feels goodLocking main cast characters releases behind Store exclusivity will forever be the most hebrew retarded shit Hasbro does with TF>>11899724He's like that NOW tho???
>>11899791>he was passing off images from TFW as his owngrim
>>11899871yep! got em both, classics. the originals of both were (different shades of) blue with more of a smoky brown cockpit. I used to think those were inferior to the candy colors, now I appreciate the variety.
I'm still thinking about the Deadeye Duel 2-Pack. But I know I shouldn't. I think it's really just the colors.
>>11899896You missed out. Just a couple of years ago Amazon couldn't get rid of the things and sold it for $30.
>>11899659Calm down, they will. Retailers have already put in orders for any wave we've seen revealed and it's not like Hasbro can force them to pay a bunch more money on short notice because they decided to add a new figure to a wave. Plus it isn't just a simple case of redistributing the existing units, those all have to be recalled and repackaged because Starscream has Target's MTMTE Collection branding. Also, if Hasbro are going to release Starscream at general retail and not just find a new exclusive deal, that's likely going to require production of a lot more units than just what Target ordered.
>>11899794The color is all anyone has talked about with Swindle since it was revealed. Where have you been?
>>11899724This is... exactly what the Hasbro frame combiners are like, though? Hell, magic square menasor lets you spin the legs around and use the cars as actual arms, along with swappable parts for toy/toon look. Hasbro can't even be bothered to retool the toy frame.
>>11899792bottom doesn’t look like toon swindle either
My Optimal Optimus shipped from Pulse today. Older figure or not, I'm looking forward to monkey pope.
>>11899727Based list
>>11899889I definitely wont miss the shitty stickers and the remold ad-nauseam that was combiner wars.
>Skywarp coming in todayFuck yeah. Gonna have all 3 SS86 main Seekers now.
>>11899999Enjoy them anon. I'm basically resigned to never getting SS86 Starscream until they do a rerelease with coronation gear or stick him in some kind of multi pack.
>>11899792That's going to get scratched after just a couple of transformations.
>>11899901see you 2032
>>11899870>figures like 86 Soundwave and the Seeker mold.Both of which look WORSE than their predecessors. So why would I want my Stunticons to look like that?Again, the Sunbow/Marvel character models for the Stunticons were HORRIBLE. They really actually were just the "box men" that all of G1 is often falsely accused of being. Motormaster should be one of the coolest looking/most imposing Decepticons on paper, and his cartoon self looks like a guy who lost a fight with his refrigerator. The cartoon limb bots look about as dynamic and cool as a gronk droid.
>>11899888>wasted tripsNo, it doesn't count retard.He said to post YOUR Abominus, not *an* Abominus.
>>11900061Those toys look better their predecessors though. And cartoon Motormaster looks cooler than the toy.
>>11899906>>11899890nah, with hasbro you need motormaster to make Menasor's head and at least 2 bots to close the leg panels. Magic Square can make Menasor from the frame alone
I just got back into collecting TFs, going the 3P Legends route. These never really appealed to me before for some reason but I just got NA Sixshot EX and welp, its over, cause this little guy is the coolest. The little mini late-80s G1 box bro. Got MS Megs coming too.
>>11900082doesnt 3p have their own general
>>11899742>earth truck with random lazy greebling>cyberpunkYes? "Old shit with new tech slapped on it" is a fairly big part of the cyberpunk aesthetic.
>>11900089Our board is dying faster than Optimus there isnt half the generals there used to be. 3P is now dead too.
>>11900093>faggotSays while Hasbro's dick in his mouth.Savor the taste, company shill.
Back in the day /tfg/ and /3pg/ were the same thread
Got Skywarp in, which completes the trio. I gotta say, whilst I do like these guys a lot, SS86 is definitely the better action figure but there are things about the ER I do like better; if they had the detailing and colours of the ER ones they'd be even better. I prefer the richer and more saturated colours over SS86's oddly washed-out tones.
>>11900107Also I feel like the ER one has a slightly more accurate F15 mode (excluding the square folded-feet engine nozzles and the extra rib on the canopy). SS86's engine nacelles are a bit bulbous and the wings feel a bit small.Very good figures though.
>>11900066Look by now I think the safest thing is to just ignore the fat retard. We have some loser who saw the funny trolls in other boards and decided to import that here, and isn't even smart enough to conceal himself very well: he only speaks in /v/ tier buzzwords and his faggot curated list of topics that rile people up that he'll recycle every few threads. And when confronted and asked to post pictures of his own toys he falls back on his buzzword list again. If it's someone over 30 that's doing this it's legitimately sad, but i think I've seen him do the exact same on other /toy/ threads. I bet the reason he seemed to disappear for some weeks was that he ate a ban for posting the dead Optimus joke thread.
>>11900108The bulbous engines are a bit too large on SS86 but its better than the flat nothing and S/MTD nozzles that was on the ER version. I think the cockpit looks better on ER tho.
Just rebought Onyx Prime, I did not notice when I had him before but what in the heck are these tabs on his shoulders for? The only tuing they seem to hpld effective is the arrowhead/mask, and even then its a really odd and awkward position.
>>11900082>going the 3P Legends route.Probably not a bad idea. Hasbro's mainline is increasingly abysmal and overpriced. I don't know quite how to describe it, but none of their shit feels like "toys" anymore. But they sure as hell aren't nice-looking enough to qualify as collector pieces. Instead, they're just straddling this fence of compromise that results in overpriced, ugly shades of never-ending geewunner vomit where people are terminally rebuying the same toys, and none of it ever feels like an objective upgrade or evolution of what came before (see >>11900108) while posessing neither the appeal of an actual toy, nor the refinement of an adult collectible.In other words, mainline transformers are slop. And not even cheap slop.
>>11899903The fucking alt mode and combined mode are all the complaints I’ve heardThe colour I assume is due to a bad batch considering the early promotional imageI expect it to be changed in the reissue, pissing everyone off
>>11900082I got the Great shot version of him to go with my victory guysAlso you getting the Drift?
>>11900089There’s someone that shits up every thread so no one posts anymore>>11900137
>>11900122They peg into slots on the underside of the hooves so you can give the 4-legged mode a more distinct appearance from 6-legged mode.
>>11900108>>11900107dont have SS Starscream yet but I enjoy the DCS versions of the ER mold with the better colors except for SS since it's a bit too light and I think the Coronation/Earthrise release has better colors
The more and more Toon figures I get the less I'm starting to enjoy them. There is something to be said of the more realistic details and clear windows when they're done well. It's just sometimes they're done like ass like the ER Ironhide but the SS Ironhide with the clear blue windows looks nice. I think I'm starting to get why people hate "tooners"
>>11899731The bay movies always reused models where they could since ROTF. Remember they just used Blackout for Grindor despite using a slightly different helicopter.
>>11900090nice cope retard
>>11900066>No, it doesn't count retardIt's an Abominus posing while holding its weapon, so yes, it does count, frameshill.
Patiently waiting for Takara to do a dramatic capture silver one
>>11899748>It's still a cool, solid cohesive altmodeno it isn'tcohesive would be if it was an actual cybertronian truck and not just an earth truck with shit arbitrarily tacked on
>>11899748You're thinking of WfC Optimus.Hell, even FoC Optimus.
>>11900142Huh, I did not know this. Guess thats what I get for not reading the instructions. Anything to make the Beast Mode a little better than "guy hunched down"- not that the toy isn't absolutely incredible.>>11900151I know that, it just odd seeing a human military drone used as an alien searching drone.
>>11900171Honestly I like the base one so much that this is the only way I'd replace mine. Or if a KO company does one thats the same size, turns into a gun, and doesn't cost twice as much. Problem is I bet a Dramatic Capture would come with Megatron and like 2 bots I don't want or need.
>>11898776
>>11900171Maybe in 5 years
>>11900178An enlarged Romulus would be really cool
>>11900165>shit from a crappy game that notoriously fucked up the cyberpunk aesthetic and literal chatGPT images>"nice cope retard"not as nice as yours, sadly. Well played.
>>11900176>Guess thats what I get for not reading the instructions.It's not in the instructions or any promotional shot. It's technically a fan mode for now.
>>11900185Bizarre. Sounds like someone in the design team didn't talk to the instructions team or something. Not the first time a transformer has had undocumented features though.Anyways I find this drastically enhances the Beast Mode by giving it a longer and less "dude laying down" frame, looks imposing! Better than that 6 legged mode.
I have money to burn. Monstructor or big monke?
Do you know that feeling>you're looking forward to get that toy you already planned on when to buy it but then the day arrives and you don't feel like getting it anymore? Do you buy it anyway?
>>11899898Funny that you say that, I could get them for that price but I'm worried because of all the QC issues you guys told me about. Which makes it feel like I'm gonna throw away the money.
>>11900231Monstructor. 6 little dudes and a combiner > one big dude whose transformations aren't much fun
>>11900261monstructor is fun but I really wish they'd put more thought into integrating the partsformer pieces into the other modes
>>11900231Momstructor. OP OP there is way over priced.
>>11899141>It not look exactly like a cartoon that came after the original toy which mean it SUCKthe MOTU movie failed because no one cares about cartoon accuracy, piss off
>>11900165I wish we got actual real cyberpunk designs and not seige greeble stuff. War for Cybetron had better aesthetic for Cybetron imo. Hell we could literally get this as a crossover now.
>>11899179I'll take AI high quality over untalented human garbage. Now go psyop some more to distract from real problems.
>>11899259>>11899313Did Mr Mallamas post his nudes again or something? No wonder he bangs kids.
>>11900286I liked Siege, but full on Cybertronian stuff would be nice but people tard out if the characters aren't G1 accurate even if its not supposed to be the G1 version of a character so we're unlikely to see any decent departures anytime soon.I like the timelines figures. All the Japanese samurai and ninja Optimus, Starscream, Megatron, and Bee are cool and wish we'd get more.
>>11900295People liked WfC/FoC back when that stuff was new. Maybe not so much Bruticus but Megatron, Soundwave, Optimus and the seekers were all good, Bumblebee too and also Jazz was there.
>>11900182As much as I like SS86 Megatron I would buy another Romulus scaled to SS86 Prime without hesitation.
>>11900295Guess we'll have to see how this new direction for Generations turns out.
>>11900283I might be in actual romantic love with the MOTU movie soundtrack
>>11900283The MUTO movie failed because executives still believe that Jared Leto isn’t box office poison>>11900295I’d personally like to see more Hearts of Steel figures. The obvious ones would be Cliffjumper, Magnus, and the other Seekers, but I wouldn’t mind them using a Generations slot for a Ironhide/Ratchet mold as well
>>11900320>The MUTO movie failed because executives still believe that Jared Leto isn’t box office poisonCan't really blame that on Leto for once since Amazon went to great lengths to hide his involvement prior to the movies release, and then afterwards, against all expectation, people were praising his performance as the highlight of the movie. No, the MOTU movie bombed because 1) nobody gives a shit about MOTU anymore and hasn't for over two decades and 2) anyone who might have gone to watch it out of nostalgia wrote the movie off as wokeslop when they put the pronouns joke in the trailer.
>>11900231don't listen to other guys. Monstructor's core class bots are fucking awful. those are terrible and unfun to play with.They are basically just bricks/cubes you use to build an awkwardly small combiner that NEEDS upgrades to look good.Monke is super fun because one of his modes is literally SURF MONKEY and the other one is Zoids-like monke.for some stupid-ass reason all these products photos showing is just this thing - 2 modes (bad plane + regular prime)
>his weapons have a better altmode than he doesIts just tragic
>>11900329>thewfanignore this fag
Alright, I'm buying the Delta Magnus set, but I think it's fucking stupid """Agent""" Arcee isn't a repaint of the full TR Arcee figure.
>>11900108>that yellowing on earthrise ThundercrackerOof
>>11900344If they wanted to do something a bit different they also could have made a Chromedome redeco to finally have a version of the unreleased Headmaster Arcee toy
>>11900349That's actually not a terrible idea and is the kind of thing that seems right up New Legends alley.
>>11900082I ALMOST went in on him but then I heard and saw talk of Dragstrip and Wild Rider so went for those instead>>11900137>>11900139Fuuuck he looks great
>>11900283MOTU couldn't decide whether it wanted to be a love letter to the original or a lampoon. there's clearly a lot of love and it's by no means a low-effort cashgrab but there's enough eye-rolling marvel humor to somewhat offset the fight scenes and setpieces. it feels like most of the team wanted to go all-in but a contingent of zoomers in the writers room held enough sway to make sure the rest of the team wasn't allowed to keep the script feeling wholly genuine.
>>11900231Primal for fucking sureEASY to mod the Backpack and bot and the Monstructor is horrendous
>>11900377I swear every generation has gotten blamed for things not being “genuine”. First it was the cynical Gen Xers in the 90s and 2000s, then it was the cringy Millennials in the 2010s, now it’s the Zoomers' fault. At some point I think that’s just how a certain contingency of writer write, regardless of their generation
>>11899811>>11899888You are mentally ill
>be excited for glowy lio convoy.>finally get it>transform it>has a chunk missing out of the top of the bot headCool....
>>11900344Are there any headmaster bots this would look good with color and body wise?
>>11900283? Did you reply to the wrong person?
>>11900409Sentinal Prime maybe?
>>11900407Why the fuck is this such a common issue for Lio Convoy. I've seen plenty of paint and plastic damage on every version of the mold.
>>11900409The only real female body was Windblade, not that they tried to make it work. So no.
Do we have a good shockwave?
>>11900425Since Siege and you have plenty of recolor options for that mold, plus the retooled voyager for cartoon accuracy.
>>11900425Between Siege, 86, and probably Studio Series TFO, yeah you'll probably find a good one. I got 86 and hes decent, if simple.
>>11900425Dramatic Capture if you like molded greebly detailStudio Series if you want smooth toon aesthetic
>>11900425Just wait for Shockwhale
>>11900451>>11900425for non g1 I like studio series bumblebee movie shockwave and DOTM shockwave. all his figures are pretty good
>>11900366From the thumbnail I thought Optimus Prime folded himself up into a gun like Megatron
>>11900344I think you're going to have to go with something that contrasts the color a lot but fits ( like Prime is mostly red with a blue head)because I can't think of anything in that color or even pink besides the exclusive Blurr Arcee.
>>11900489
>>11900295>so we're unlikely to see any decent departures anytime soon.We just got all those feudal Japanese Transformers, train Transformers and Shockwhale is coming out so I don't think it's that bad or unlikely.All this talk about Cyberpunk/Cybertron just made me wish they'd actually make a Transtech toy. I want trukk munkey
>>11900295I'm retarded and didn't read the second part of your post lol
>>11900176it still needs a dang torso>>11900151which is why I rolled my eyes at people saying it was nothing but a mess of metal shards and noise. if I can recognize the models well enough to be like "wait, I thought that guy died" because it's a recyc, then clearly the eyes can follow.>>11900176Maybe one of those got scanned?
>>11900205man you can't even swing the thighs forward at all, can you.. I'm not seeing clearance.
>>11900333the power of partsforming>>11900407oof.. as much as this guy costs...
>>11900494Timelines Transtech PLEASE
>>11900500this is so close to cool..was it so much to ask to have shins?
>>11900184>chatGPT can make better cyberpunk designs than hasbrothe absolute fucking state
86 Seeker light piping >Skywarp’s is God-tier, looks like he has an LED in his head >Starscream’s eyes aren’t painted properly >Thundercracker’s dosent even workThanks for trying Hasbro
Despite being handicapped, Cyberworld Ultra Magnus has found his place among some of his brothers
>>11900344Think she'll fit in the driver's seat of Missing Link Prototype Arcee?
>>11900584man, third from the left looks weirdly shriveled with all those greebles next to the blockier guys.
>>11900604I’m not 100% sure because I don’t own any Dianauts to check myself, but a size comparison shows that the Titan Masters are slightly larger than Dianauts, so probably not
>>11900605The Siege mold? Well, it's also not really a car carrier - that back half doesn't really open up or have a lot of room to store stuff, since it's his robot mode armor. The front is also shaped weird because it's a "Cybertronian" truck, which further blurs the silhouette from a normal Ultra Magnus.
>>11900610wasn't it a nod to RID Ultra Magnus?
>>11900610naw I just meant like, that style seems normal when it's around its peers, but when it's around a bunch of smoother guys for contrast, the effect is that this one has been dehydrated and become wrinkly. that just amuses me. a raisinbot.
>>11900557My thundercracker has near LED tier light piping. you must of had gotten unlucky QC with the other seekers. I still don't have starscream though.
>>11900557The light-piping seems very hit-or-miss across all three, probably just a matter of how little or much red paint is applied to the eyes. My Thundercracker and Skywarp were both dismal, so much so that I just painted the back of the head black and the eyes a brighter red. Starscream's however is quite good by comparison.Non nearly as good as the KO Thundercracker though, on account of the KO doing the smart thing and actually using clear red plastic instead of clear plastic painted red.
>>11900667How does the KO feel compared to the OG
>>11900672it's a real knockout
>>11900675Funny but seriously i wanna know
>>11900672>>11900677The KO has similar plastic quality and joint tolerance to SS86 but all the little improvements add up to make for a much better toy overall. The light-piping being clear red plastic, the shoulders shifting forward to line up better with the head, the side fillers, landing gear with pinned wheels and blast effect compatible thrusters make a hell of a difference. Not to mention the built in gap fillers in the thighs. The thing that absolutely sold me on the KO over SS86 though was the fact they bothered to paint the inside of the chest to match the front. That was such an eyesore.It’s not without a few negatives mind you, like the cockpit doesn’t peg in quite so well in bot mode, due to the extra plastic from the side fillers sharing some of that space, the faces are sculpted too thick and need a fair amount of material shaved off the back to fit correctly (or just buy the excellent Weekend Studio faces) and the wing tips took a lot more force to attach than the official. I also wish the new null rays were colour matched to the figure and no grey. They’re so much better than the stock weapons but being the wrong colour kills any chance of me using them. The stock weapons being molded in colour is another welcome improvement over SS86 though.
>>11900712>The KO has similar plastic quality and joint tolerance to SS86 but all the little improvements add up to make for a much better toy overall.Thank you anon, with this i wont bother with SS86 seekers
>>11900715I'll be selling mine once the other KOs are released.
>>11899473These aren't my top 5 but I'll explain why for different reasons. I'm not putting premium figures like MPs on the list because must have implies most people should be able to afford them>RTS JazzSelf explanatory. It's the best Jazz figure we will probably ever get. He's an almost perfect representation of everything good about Generations 1.0, a blend of all different styles and interpretations while also taking his character into consideration. United probably has the best car mode as well.>Cybertron Optimus PrimeProof of how gimmicks can elevate an already good figure. A lot of people here shit on gimmicks and generalize them as pointless and ruin figures by focusing too much of the design on them. Optimus' gimmicks and synergy with other contemporary figures of his line are part of what make him so good>HFTD SeasprayA unique, fresh take on a boatformer and seaspray in general. Cool design, fun transformation as well>Cyberjet (any)If you want to understand what makes small transformers so appealing get a cyberjet. Simple yet well engineered transformations that even come with gerwalk modes. Lots of playability from such small figures that are over 30 years old too. Goes to show just how much better things were back then. They also represent probably the biggest step forward in design philosophy>PCC HeavytreadDefinitely the rarest and hardest to obtain on this list because he came out around the end of the PCC line but he's such an all around good figure, Incredibly impressive articulation for his size, fun to flip back and forth and a good Tank figure that isn't either a H-tank or just another Megatron is a breath of fresh air. Also his minicon is cool.
>>11900231Monkey's fun to play with but idk if you want to do it with some premium repaint version that still uses stickers.
>>11900758Even though I do prefer SS86, I can't deny that RTS Jazz was a damn good toy. The only issue I ever had with it was that head sculpt felt much too grumpy for Jazz. Dude had some Judge Dredd level scowl going on.The Stepper redeco though was absolutely gorgeous.
>>11900758Maaaaaan, i wish i was into transformers when hftd seaspray was out. He looks like such a cool figure, and the design team put so much live into him. He even has foldout flippers! So cool. Maybe they'll re-release him at some point. I mean, we did get vintage beastwars figs, it's not entirely out of the question...
>>11899768
>>11900341>thewfan>ignore this fag>hating on based Thewcalm down Retroblasticfagyou will never be as popular as Thew
>>11900333What the fuck is up with modern transformers turning into literal flying bricks?>Siege soundwave>Bumblebee soundwave>Skullgrin>Nexus prime>legacy metalhawk >That thing Anyone else im missing?
>>11900842>Anyone else im missing?TF One SoundwaveAlso, I don't think Metalhawk belongs in that list. At the very least it's recognisable as a plane.
>>11900851Yeah, if Metalhawk counts then so does pretty much every version of Blitzwing
Never ask a Decepticon supremacist the faction of his girlfriend.
>>11900886>'If you were my husband I'd poison your energon'>"if you were my wife I'd drink it."
>>11900890
Why is this all over my Amazon searches now. What did I click on or do to get sponsor virused
>>11900886>>11900890I've always really liked this pairing, nice to see /tfg/ showing them some love.
So apparently Target is trying to rectify the issue with the Insecticon 3 pack. I am praying they do something similar for Starscream.
>>11900842Bumblebee movie Soundwave turns into a whole bunch of nothing
>>11900970Poor Soundwave has received so many nothing modes when they could at least make him either a surveillance truck, TFPs Drone Mode, the rrcent Stealth Bomber mode, or some kind of Command And Conquer Sonic Tank. So many options and they keep choosing "weird flat box that isn't a tape recorder, but flies I guess"
>>11900980I always thought either a news van or helicopter would work, given his whole thing is surveillance. You could even have his shoulder cannon double as the on-board camera
>>11900988I liked the satellite concept from the movies, even though the execution looked fucking terrible.
>>11900973Biblically accurate
>>11900988A helicoptor would also be a good way to store his cassettebots. Really though, ANYTHING but "flying square"
>>11900720i'd say wait for a while until selling them, they will go up dramatically due to whats happening in iran
Is Big Convoy as hype as I think he is? I do need input because whenever I look at him I hear the convoy song, so I do not know if it's him or the song that I like. I'm not a fan that you can see so much of the robot when he is in beast mode. They had an Elephant decades ago who didn't had that problem. But the no knee or ancle joints is an even bigger flaw. But on the other side his fur looks nice and so does robot mode.
Protectno matter the cost
>>11901020Bumblebee is overrated.
>>11901029By who
>>11901031by everyone but mostly Hasbro.
>>11901034BUT EVERYONE LOVES BUMBLEBEEHE DOES THE FUNNY RADIO VOICEYOU WANT TO BUY HIM AGAIN AND AGAIN
>>11900165The only remnant of Siege in the ER mold is in the legs.
>>11900952And just a few hours after posting this I end up finding it at my local store. They had the whole endcap set up with TF stuff. No Starscream on the endcap or in the aisle though. The endcap didn't even have a spot for him, they just had spots for Scourge and Hot Rod, which I thought came out months ago. That's when I got my Hot Rod anyway.
>>11900604Nah, she'll be too big.
>>11900827You forgot Thew's poorly painted black nails on his big clubbed fingers.
>>11901020>Protect>no matter the costAdopt...no matter the cost
>>11901046Why does he do it? Is it a metal thing or a ....you know. I don't want to say it.
>>11900820That Bludgeon mold is so cool. I wish I didn't miss out on the Megatron and repaints.
>>11901060Well he claims to just be straight up gay nowadays, so give it time.
>>11901060Idk but I wish he wouldn't, it looks dumb. I like the guy too, I'd hope my friends would tell me when I'm doing something retarded.
>>11900514Tricky thing about Transtech is figuring which aspects of the concept art to use. Some like Cheetor and Starscream were finalized, but Silverbolt's head never got a final approval. that said I prefer some of the Cheetor concepts to the final for sure.
>>11901071The visor Cheetor concept head might've inspired Hot Shot. The other heads look cooler than just using the BM head like the final seems to.
anyone know where i can get furai model Drift at a good price?
>>11901076nowhere
>>11901078
>>11901051>Optimus Dies>Megatron adopts Bumblebee and Bee becomes his stepson/pupilkinoino
Origins bumblebee is literally a perfect mold to retool into Glyph
whre do you guys (and those youtubers) get their effect parts from (blast effects and explosions)? Do I need to buy them extra? Not a single toy I ever bought had anything like that.
>>11901120They come with certain figures, like Siege Jetfire or Legacy United Magmatron. TFWiki has a whole page detailing what parts come with what figures, https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Fire_Blast_effect
>>11901051>my face before I figured out it was my image in the back>thought you time travelled to my house or recreated my backgroundYou fiend, weekend custody prime
Considering buying an MP Optimus. Probably the new Style-Gen one. Only MPs I've ever had were MPM Blackout (incredible toy, regret selling him a little) and a probably KO really sunburnt Wheeljack who hangs out in the shadows of.my shelf.
>>11901115if we get her anytime soon they'll do the more obvious SS86 retool
>>11901137Okay, let us know how it goes anon.
>>11901066Doesn't he have a girlfriend?
>>11900973How bad is the jaw articulation? Can it really only do open and gaping open?
>>11901181NTA, but yes, but I really do think hes great. Its nice to have a Titan thats somewhat complex. Also IMO the colors and laint look better in person
>>11901179A wife, even
>>11900992toy ruled at least.>>11901019old toy good. new toy ehhh
>>11901067that's what girl friends are for. they scrutinize appearances, we don't.
>>11901179>>11901191about that...
>>11901043and the head, and some of the panels that fold out for the cab.Basically nothing.
>>11901037>HE DOES THE FUNNY RADIO VOICEStill irks me that they did that. Honestly, the whole "talking through the radio" thing would've made a better gimmick for Wreck-Gar (had he been in the movies) than it did for Bee.
>>11901282It's weird, sometimes I feel like people treat Bumblebee as if he was this hyper-obnoxious sidekick character like a that wizard guy from He-man or that stupid cat mutant from Thundercats.But he was just a guy. Like, he was marginally more lighthearted than the rest of the Autobots - if anything, SPIKE was the goofy sidekick.
>>11901288The only thing I remember Bumblebee doing in the old cartoon was getting captured and brainwashed into leading the autobots to a cave that the 'cons thought would bury them forever. And that time he was on the moonbase with Spike when he said "shit".
>>11901282I thought it was interesting for one movie, but the insistence on keeping it shows why executives need to be mauled by bears, and normies need to experience all sadness.
>>11901288could it be because they conflated him with Cheetor? I remember a kid at school insisting bumblebee became cheetor after becoming goldbug, and i'm like who the fuck is bumblebee
Why hasn't Hasbro or Takara used the hood shrinking gimmick like so many 3rd parties have?
>>11901288>if anything, SPIKE was the goofy sidekick.wheelie and daniel were even more annoying
>>11901282They mostly did it as a compromise. Steven Spielberg, who was a producer on the movie, wanted all the Transformers to be silent to make them more alien and Hasbro pushed back on it because they didn’t want to alienate older fans or confuse new ones getting into the franchise so Bumblebee was basically made nonverbal but could speak through his radio as a sort of middle ground
>>11901310>Steven Spielberg, who was a producer on the movie, wanted all the Transformers to be silent to make them more aliennot that they've got glowing personalities or anything but that would've been absolutely retarded to make a bunch of non-characters audiences couldn't connect with at all
>>11901325even Jim Henson had to capitulate on The Dark Crystal. Which is too bad, because it ruins the bit where the one Skeksis is speaking in broken English to the Gelflings.. that was supposed to be the only time they spoke intelligibly.. though if the Gelflings were always speaking English, then a lot of the scenes where we're hit over the head with the plot, that were excused as "originally you had no intelligible dialogue here" don't make sense.but yeah, this story is crap. spielberg was never once mentioned as being connected to that movie, and that would have come up sometime in the last 18 years.
>>11901310>Steven Spielberg, who was a producer on the movie, wanted all the Transformers to be silent to make them more alienHoly shit bullrt dodged there.
>>11901343>"He wants to mate with the female"
>>11901115Glyph's never actually had Bumblebee's little saucer mode. Even in IDW she turned into a car despite never being on Earth.
The Big Four Decepticons are Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave, and Shockwave. Who are the Big Four for the Autobots? Prime, Bumblebee.... ??? ???
>>11901354For me it's Prime, Jazz, Ironhide, Bumblebee
>>11901282>>11901288>>11901300I think the hard thing is that Camaro(or at least sports car), radio voice Bumblebee is the Bee that became the breakout star thanks to the 07 movie. Hasbro keeps trying to synergize G1 Bumblebee with the movie one..and it just doesn't work. Normies think of Bumblebee as some sort of cute robot pet, giving him a normal voice ruins that appeal to people.
>>11901310>>11901325If you watch the 07 movie with that in mind, it's really clear how last minute adding the dialog probably was since the Decepticons mainly talk among themselves briefly and most Autobot dialog is between each other as well.The dialog with Sam meeting the Autobots feels like it was added or changed from the original plan and after that he only really talks a bit to Optimus after. There's a bunch of human subplots precisely because they probably didn't plan on giving the Autobots character moments or dialog.
>>11901195>old toy good. new toy ehhhhow come? I would have thought the new one is better.
>>11901369sadly that hasn't been the case for a while now.they replaced the weird ridgy rubber trunk with an even more weird single-hinge trunk. all the shapes are the wrong shape, all the proportions are the wrong proportions.
>>11901328>spielberg was never once mentioned as being connected to that movieHe’s literally listed in the credits of the first movie as an executive producer and his production company, Dreamworks, helped get the movie made>>11901354If you go solely on popularity and not rank, then it’s Prime and the Classic Pretenders, with Ratchet/Ironhide switching with Jazz depending on the adaptation
>>11901354Imo its prime, bumblebee, wheeljack and grimlock
>>11901354I'd argue Prime, Bumblebee, Grimlock and either Ironhide or Jazz. What normie child isn't gonna put the big dinosaur dude in their top rankings?
>>11901391I also managed to find a 2007 interview with Robert Orci and Alex Kurtzman where they talk about the studio heads, which would include Spielberg, wanting the Transformers to not have dialogue
>>11901354Prime, Bumblebee, Grimlock and Jazz.DESU though I think it's more accurate to say that the Autobots only have a Big Three. Jazz isn't close to the same level as the others but at one point Hasbro must have considered him to be more marketable than most other Autobots, enough to get a Classic Pretender toy alongside Bumblebee and Grimlock.
>>11901403Jazz transforms in a realistic porsche, the G1 toy was very popular at least
>Big Convoy turns out to be alright, regardless of his size or silhouette or widthTurns out he's just a good toy in-hand, I don't know what the fuck happenedMaybe I just idealized the older toy or maybe I'm settling for Hasbro getting worse, but I assume the answer's somewhere in between and that I got a very fun toy>The weapon now has a stand so Big Convoy can hold it up stably, and also now extends, revealing an extra peg that clips into his shoulder for greater security.I have no idea what clip this is talking about howeverAlso his leg missiles are a bit too tight for me to bother un-storing and attaching to his robot legs every time, and his gun is rather plain, but that's about it
>>11901179>>11901191LittleKuriboh has a wife too and he trooned out anyway
>>11901485>I have no idea what clip this is talking about however
>>11901354Prime, Bumblebee, Grimlock, Ultra Magnus
>>11901308Because it adds unnecessary complexity just to make the figure look worse. It's okay for an alien robot to have abnormal proportions or body shapes, actually.
>>11901354For me. It’s Optimus Prime and the 3 Autobots they brought back as classic Pretenders in 1989: Bumblebee, Jazz and Grimlock.
>>11901521Replace Ultra Magnus with Arcee and you're right.
>>11901521>MagnusNo, it’s a toss up between Ironhide and jazz
>>11901394This is the best answer from a composition standpoint. Hero, heart, brains, and brawn.
>>11901518I was excited for the inevitable black and blue repaints when he first came out but between the egregious kibble and partsforming it'd be hard to justify dropping (insert mid-2027 leader price) on them
>>11901354Limiting either side to 4 main characters has lead to over a decade of Stagnation of the brand.
>>11901549>egregious kibble and partsformingDude, it's Big Convoy. What did you expect?
>>11901328>spielberg was never once mentioned as being connected to that movieAnon did you even bother to research this or are you going by vibes?
>>11901553the toy made 27 years later to have better engineering
>>11901354The Japanese would tell you that third or fourth slot goes to Rodimus
>>11901553I was confused by that too, I couldn’t tell which toy he was complaining about because Big Convoy has always been like that>>11901560You know, I’ve never thought about it before, but now I’m genuinely curious who the Japanese's favorite non-Optimus Autobot Leader is. My assumption is Star Saber
>>11901562Lio Convoy would be my guess
>>11901558Unfortunately, shifting mass into pocket universes hasn't been invented yet.
>>11901562considering he won the MP fan vote in 2014, i would probably agree that Star Saber is probably the most popular, he, Lio Convoy and Rodimus definitely feel like Takara's favourites.
Superion and The Moon Basers.
>>11901582This plus Elita and Carly should have been the starting line up for Skybound
>>11901037Movies should've made him a bike. Could even be one of those E-bikes that cost $2000.
So, how was that post-movie animation?
>>11901593They're not showing the movie where I live. I really wanted to see it on the big screen too.:(
>>11901614Really?I live on a small island at the ass end of the world and they're airing it twice at the cinema on the weekend
>>11901615Yeah, they're showing Lego Batman, the Keaton Batman and Mask of the Phantasm for some fucking reason instead.
>>11901593animation wise it was very good storywise it was shite, wasted potential. also people are gonna beg hasbro for a toy of the "look prime im evil now!" combiner
>>11901593Its very strange. Poorly thought out as a companion piece for the movie. We'll just have to wait and see if it leads to a new series.
>>11901403Moreover, Jazz actually survived the Season 3 cutdown. Probably because the voice director was on friendly terms wit Scatman Crothers, and his voice was pretty iconic.
>>11901558But that's what the character looks like. We're increasingly into fiction accuracy with the toys and the animes tend to be stylized but fairly adherent to how the toys looked, especially after the 80's. If they redesign him too much, it now no longer looks like either the toy or animation.I don't get people(and it's like one anon here in particular) who keeps pushing for redesigns of BW era stuff to be "better"(suit their personal tastes more) when it has basically no grounds in the approach they've had for years no. It's like if I kept complaining about G1 Galvatron's side vent things because I personally don't like them. That's the character, take it or leave it.
>>11901593I saw the movie at the last anniversary. Was good.
New details for 2007 Anniversary. Jazz and Ironhide match their older figures step count. Some are speculating to be repacks. Bumblebee might also be a repack of ss49. Ratchet is new.
nice
>>11901593Another garbage deepfaux deconstruction of a legacy IPthis is why this IP is dying
Anyone have calipers and a 86 Seeker? If so could you please tell me how many mm the wrist ball joint is
The tanker trailer looks really good on Spoiler pack Nemesis.Kinda think he should've come with it instead of the boxy one
>>11901667I just ordered him for 29 bucks with a promo because I didn't feel like ordering anything else for free shipping. Makes me feel slightly better about this whole debacle, but I seriously hope they do the same with Starscream soon.
Are there alternative hands for Transformer toys?
>>11901691Ali Express has alternate hands for a few figures. Theyre overpriced for what they are and most of the hands posed I don’t even care for. I’m trying to make my own, hence this post >>11901674
Pic related is my bootlegs that need to be sized and printed. I really should have calipers by now
Target is doing 20% off Transformers on 9/20
MERGE TO FORM DESTRON!
This actual retard needs to be stopped from buying Transformers. It’s autistic behavior like this single handedly driving up the prices. Same dude bought 7 Armada Primes to piece a “perfect” one together.
>>11901560Good point. Fair chance Grimlock doesn't make that list either. Dinobots don't seem to be held in the same regard over there.
>>11901582No Prowl? No Dinobots?Also, Hound was never on Moonbase One, he met up with Optimus when the shuttle landed on Earth.
>>11901693>for a few figurescolor wise or do they all have different sized joints/holes?
>>11901560The Japanese don't give a shit about Rodimus.
>>11901593Animation was good, wouldn't mind seeing more done in that style. Choreography was decent too but the story was middling and leant into The Arisen lore that a lot of people don't like.Peter Cullen's last line as Optimus was just about perfect though.
>>11901391a credit isn't a mention. i meant nobody has ever talked about this, and that's weird.
>>11901557vibes. i dont care what the research says, i'm sure it agrees with you.
>>11901718I really wonder what flaws he even found. There's a bunch of these random guys with some do nothing email jobs with a ton of money that end up buying a ton of retail toys like this.
>>11901750Some copies had issues with the shoulders pins. Aside from paint, that's the only issue I can think of. I also bought two Armada Prime, but that was due to one of them having tons of issues with the paint. The second one was fine.
>>11901518Thank you!>turns out it's more cumbersome to do that than to have the Big Cannon at an angleStill pretty neat that they gave you that though, as well as his stand
>>1190171886 Hot Rod is a good toy and he has the money. I dont see a problem unless he's scalping the other ones
>>11901765You know damn well he's returning all the "faulty" copies back to the store.
>>11901761There is a huge issue with the connections between the exhaust pipes on his arms and legs for car mode snapping off. Also paint flaws and the legs that refuse to close up from the first release
>>11901768Yes, he returns them all
Why does SS86 Optimus have those notches within his windows when every release of the mold afterwards has proven that they can be easily covered up? Wait, don't tell me: Money?
>>11901782that used to be where clear plastic blue ones were and they stopped including them.
>>11901739I wouldn't call having read interviews and watched videos of Spielberg talking about Transformers across a couple years over 10 years ago research but ok. I forget that a lot of people here basically live in their own pocket realities and think anything they never noticed or forgot is a Mandela affect or something.Spielberg is even the reason Meagan Fox got fired off the third movie.
>>11901718TF fans are so cringe, jesus.
>>11901782It's where the window inserts peg into the chest. They've been "covered up" on every other version because every other version has had opaque windows.
>>11901718>NOOOOO STOP NOTICING HASBRO'S DOGSHIT QC
>>11901718does he not reassemble the parts donors and sell them off after he's got his perfect toy? because if not that just seems wasteful.
>really like how Runabout toy looks like>have no idea about it's actually a 5 years old toy (FIVE YEARS...FIIIVEEE)>...>it's over 90-100eur on Ebay>it's on preorder for 30eur on Amazoni never preordered a toy as fast as this one...holy crapthis is one of the best transformers and i'd hate to miss on it
>>11901804I know. I hate that this is the only place I can talk about Tra sformers that isn't completely infested with the mentally ill. Which is saying something.
>>11901398That's such a fucking bizarre decision.
>>11901831>.holy crap>this is one of the best transformers and i'd hate to missTry not to hype it up too much. I like Runabout/Runamuck but it's a distinctly average mold.
>>11901831Runabout rocks. The reason he's so pricy is because he was a Target exclusive for five years and was only just now reissued. I'm an eurocuck and I paid $80 for mine just to have the complete pair and I still think it's worth it.
>>11901924>but it's a distinctly average mold.yeah I don't get what anon is flpping his lid about. I like Runabout/Runamuck but the toy looks like something I'd wait a while to get in the Cybertron/Classics days.
>>11901632The new toy botches the pauldrons shape (and they look even worse when used as missile pods) and the lower legs changed the animal parts placement and now only the front panel is actually a robot leg instead of most of it other than the back like in the original. It's more accurate than the old one in some regards and way worse in others. All in all it's a sidegrade like most things nowadays.
>>11901924
>>11901924I'd say it's an above average carformer
Do you guys keep the cardboard backings with your flat transformer boxes?
>>11901963I'd say it's an average at best carformer.
Got Studio Series 49 Bumblebee. This guy SUCKS. Also the ball joints on his sboulders, and the mushroom peg for his waist, are so tight that they feel like they are gonna sheer the balljoint off. Damn shame too because I do like '07 Bee's design. Despite lacking the ankle tilt I think the new AoE beats him handily.What is a good, small, 07 Bumblebee to get? I don't care if its the modern camero or custom faded one. Damn shame I was hoping this one would be fun, but I'm not gonna be transforming him again.
>>11898776>>11898819I customized my Shattered Glass Ultra Magnus to be more like Powered Convoy using parts from other copies of Ultra Magnus and painting the eyes and removing the Shattered Glass symbol from the shoulder. I like that it has the Blue Convoy robot and armor gimmick. I will still get the New Legends version but I will also keep this one since it has the inner robot.
>>11901995I find all movie Bees are pretty disappointing. The best is ROTB one which is the camero but has a black rollcage on it if you dont mind that. Easily the best figure with a non-ass transformation and very solid and lack of annoying kibble
>>11901997I did have that one for awhile, it was pretty cool but still felt lacking to me.
Will the reissues be the 5-pack with better paint at least?
>>11901995Why did people hate the original studio series stinger mold again? it blows this bumblebee out of the water.
>>11901632dude he looks nothing like that in the new toy.they gave him goofy huge wide hips. he looks terrible and weirdly blocky in both modes. more of that G1ification.You can disagree with me wanting them redesigned, but you can't think this recent Big was a good adaptation of how the character looked in the anime
>>11901593link? did anyone pirate it?
>>11901679oooooh that does look nice.when I watched RiD, I was trying to just accept we were doing vehicles now, trying to make OCs, and the best I could think of was a cryogenic tanker truck
>>11901796huh. weird, man.dude, if you don't want to live in a little pocket world, or under a rock, what the fuck is wrong with you? it's 2026. Come in out of the acid rain, get under an umbrella. it's cozy.every so often you gotta check in because the outside world isn't how you remember it, but..
>>11901851ehhh.. i kinda get it. ET couldn't magically speak english. they were trying to make them ALIEN aliens.I appreciate that they had to learn english, they didn't have it by default, and they had their own language that we got to see subtitled.
>>11901997it's funny, movie Bee is the only one I care about. I like Camaros. and I like his overall design, and a lot of good toys were made of him (and a TON of shitty ones)the best ones, of course, are quite large.
>>11900137Does it scale well with CHUG?
>>11902094Not really, he’s about 10cm tallBut there is some variety
>>11901924>but it's a distinctly average mold.>>11901963>I'd say it's an above average carformer>>11901926that's what i want pretty much.Just a cool colors carformer that won't disappoint.
>>11902152Alt modes
>>11901705if i had a nickel for every time there was a bee combiner that had bee at the core that had "bee" in its name...... on an actual note I'm surprised he hasn't at least been made a limb or guncannon. Wonder if this'll be an actual toy. Wait, was it a 4-component bot or a 5-component one in the animation?>>11901733Is that why they were so eager to replace him with Fortmax & Chromedome in the days of old?
>>11902195>Wait, was it a 4-component bot or a 5-component one in the animation?According to the wiki, "King Bee" comprises of Soundwave, Kickback, Starscream, Shrapnel, and Bumblebee.
>>11901840>that isn't completely infested with the mentally ill.Yeah, only mostly infested.The best conversations I have on TFs are on Instagram, believe it or not. This place is mostly a cesspool and TFW2005 is usually better but also worse at the same time somehow.
As dead as we are it might still be better than TFW constant dick sucking for hasbro
>>11902231Not really. The constant use of buzzwords here like "frameslop" or being called a shill if you say "hey actually I like this figure" are tiresome and just as bad, just the opposite side of the coin.For any kind of sensible, nuanced conversation, with an actual halfway normal person being on the other end of it, both sites are pretty bad.
>wanted a second junker for years (Wreck Gar is one of my favorite figures)>don't want to buy a second figure of random guy that looks like Wreck gar>they have offers for "-10 for first order in App">get this guy for just 16 eurBros...it feels like 2016 again when almost all transformers were around 15-20eur...My Wreck Gar will finally ride another junkion!
>>11901928>yeah I don't get what anon is flpping his lid about.>GOD FORBID PEOPLE LIKING ANYTHING IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL BACK IN MY DAYdumb toxic faggot
>>11902281I'm not even saying it's bad, just agreeing it's average. I wouldn't consider that toxic, you're reading way too much into it. I'm fine with people liking it just don't think it's a must have.
>>11902219>kickbackDang. I watched a hand cam of the animation. I didn’t see Kickback. Now my pic >>11901705 is fucked up
>>11902219How has Soundwave never become a Combiner limb in toy form? His simple literal brick transformation is begging for it.Starscream's been both torso and limb. As for any Insecticons... it's anyone's guess.
>>11902355What if Soundwave became a torso and cassetticons all formed up around him as limbs and armor?>inb4 they're too tinyWell just make them be bigger this time, then."Operation: Combination."
>>11901963>above average carformer>doesn't roll properly in alt mode>off centered legs means they can only move in one direction>Runamuck's shitty, chalky paintThis fanbase used to have standards.>>11901995All the good movie bumblebees came out over 15 years ago
I got the SS AoE Bumblebee, which I don't even remember pre-ordering. While it has a crazy leg transformation, I have to say this might be one of the few Studio Series figures where the vehicle mode actually fits together nicely. None of the parts feel like they're about to pop off or snap.
>>11902262why would you even buy a fembot?
>>11902398Touch robot tiddy
>>11902400why not go third party instead?
>>11902407I've never really followed that stuff, the only 3P stuff I've ever bought are that tiny Legends scale Arcee and MechIdeas Gauntlet. What do they have that doesn't cost more than official stuff? Not that that's a high bar these days.
Prowl's back up on Target's website
>>11902262I don't get why people were so shocked by these. they're not meant to be animation accurate, but G1-ized versions of the Prime and Animated characters. 2010 Lugnut and RTS Lockdown were really popular and they lack a bunch of their Animated versions traits.
>>119024302010 Lugnut and Lockdown were way better toys and they had gotten properly accurate versions already
>>11902262I don’t hate the Prime Arcee mold, but I really wished they had made an Energon Arcee instead and made Prime Arcee an Animated Prowl retool
>>11902430>2010 Lugnut and RTS Lockdown were really popularthe difference is that those were obviously different designs instead of>dude what if we make it 90% accurate and then fuck up the last 10% so we can sell you more accurate versions later lmao!!!
>>11902442> but I really wished they had made an Energon Arcee instead and made Prime Arcee an Animated Prowl retoolThat idea is just as retarded. The Arcee mold was based off the Laser Cycle figure which was already done at that point but they hastily turned it into an Arcee figure to coincide with Prime's 10th anniversary. Making it an Energon Arcee wouldn't have made the figure any less shit and I shouldn't have to explain why retooling animated prowl into prime arcee is just as stupid
>>11902443I dont know if Arcee counts as 90% accurateto you but Bulkhead definitely shouldnt
>>11902152dagnab chinese and their tiny or huge toys with nothing in between.
>>11902229instagram is by far the least bad of its ilk. 90% of what makes it shitty-modern-social-media-garbage is just its layout. its terrible, terrible layout. you can't even title your posts. The 'who's been commenting / replying' thing doesn't work right, it's lousy in a very 'today' way. but the people on it are not kooks, and its algorithm is actually scarily good at figuring out what kinda shit you want to look at, even if I did not ASK it to show me those cool videos about realistic animatronic dinosaurs..
>>11902243that's just one or possibly two fuckheads. /toy/ has no moderation, so that's gonna happen.>>11902443and on top of that, it's one thing to make "what if G1 Bulkhead" since he was an OC, and you can even put Animated Prowl and Prime Arcee in there since they're unique enough that 'what if G1 Versions'But Animated Prime is obviously just the Animated version of Prime, there's no reason to change him at all to be 'more G1' so.. the concept falls apart rapidly, and they should have put more thought into it, and made it its own separate line. something about alternate universes..
>>11902442I hate it not because of its look but every mold I get of it seems to have similar loose joints and tabs in too softly to be stable. I have the flame shattered glass paint one and the G2 laser cycle and they have similar problems with the feet.
What does "frameslop" even mean?
>>11902440Arcee and Bulkhead got properly accurate versions already too.I honestly don't get why Hasbro makes CHUGs for figures beyond Armada. Anything beyond that already had good articulation. what could a new version possibly add? Are ankle tilts that important. Hasbro would be better off just reissuing the original figures
>>11902597Newer combiners that rely on a frame to hold together rather than the standard combiner technique >>11902601Mostly scale, a lot of the older lines have characters that aren’t really sized correctly based on the fiction. It’s probably also easier to design a new mold than have to dig through all the archives to find the old one, assuming it even still exists and didn’t degrade or get thrown out over the years
The Headmasters Autobots and Decepticons need proper Combiner teams. Even the Headmasters anime just used the S1-3 combiners + Raiden (the inferior train combiner).
>>11902597there's no answer to 'what does gen z slang mean'it's made up by the soviets, ignore it
>combinerswho controlls them? The one that adds the head? Do the others turn off for the time? Can they just disengage or can they be held hostage by the one who controlls the new body?
>>11902656It depends on the continuity I think. Most of the time they just become a semi-stupid hivemind
>>11902658it'd be funny to have a version where they come out of the fusion and each feels he was the one in charge, because they're just robots and their brains are kind of interchangeable and they don't realize it's five or six minds working together. not consciously noticing any loss of self.
>>11902656General rule, if it's english media, the combiner has its own emergent personality, if it's japanese media, the combiner is basically a super mode for the team leader.
Is it true that his effect parts will melt my toys?
>>11902616tf you mean inferior
>>11902685Everyone knows Rail Racer is the superior combiner.>>11902683Do you plan to leave them attached for an extended period of time?
>>11902658>>11902678The in-universe lore tends to be that natural combiners (the combiner teams) have the single personality, while artificial combiners (those created with the Enigma of Combination) are a super mode for the team leader>>11902683Only if you keep them attached to the effect ports for a long period of time. As long as you routinely separate them, you’ll be fine
>>11902689>>11902691Would a week be ok? For how long would I need to seperate it afterwards and does it add up over time?
>>11902697I don’t know the exact amount of time, but you don’t have to worry about necessarily keeping them apart for a specific period of time or it building up more overtime. The main issue is that the softer plastic of the blast effects tends to adhere to the paint on the ports on the figure itself or its weapons and will peel that paint off when you go to take it off if you leave it on for too long
>>11902440>they had gotten properly accurate versions alreadyReally the only one that hadn't had an accurate version was Knockout. FE Arcee and Bulkhead are amazing and Prime mainline/PRiD Arcee has a better scale to her. >>11902550Animated Optimus is technically a futuristic truck with the slanted windows.
>>11902709Not tryin to get on your case but I don't understand what part of what I said that you're replying to. Did I accidentally imply something? Like about his altmode?
>>11902278Joke's on you, Wreck-Gar only rides Wreck-Gar in the movie, not another Junkion.
>>11902715Basically, the implication that Animated Optimus is just a stylized G1 Optimus. Stuff like the slanted windows, while on a meta sense is due to the stylization, is also part of his vehicle mode. And of course he has the whole fire truck backhalf when they choose to acknowledge it. So it's not just an animated style G1 Optimus but a different design. Even if it's still very much inspired by it.
https://x.com/KapiushonPhoto/status/2100996527791423510?s=20Optimus Awakened short
>>11902797sorry no, my point was that, unlike Bulkhead, and to a lesser extent Prime Arcee / Animated Prowl, he's NOT meant to be a completely new idea. He's just Optimus Prime, but in a new show. Same as Animated Ratchet is just Ratchet, in a new show.so IF they're saying "what if we take a non-G1 show character, and G1-ize them", that on its own is KIND OF valid, but only for characters with completely original designs to begin with.
>>11902804who the fuck films something like this in vertical?twitter won't even let me fullscreen without having an accountanyway, thank you
>>11902820Pretty sure its on youtube
>>11902831i was expecting someone would link it once it was there, heh
>>11902243>Unironically trying to "it's both sides" when TFW will ban you on the spot for any negative criticism or use of specific words or showing a specific mindsetIf you don't like pro noun shit or tranny shit and you speak out that's it, you're done lmaoHere we barely even 3 day our own retards who spam and troll
>>11902853tolerance and freedom only for them, not for others.
>>11902733>in the movietooner pls goPretty Sure Wreck Gar can ride anyone switching bike-buddies and stuff.
I like Big Convoy, praise it for me
>>11902893The gun is very cool
>>11902893Do you hear the song too everytime you look at him?
>>11902889That's gay
Double Twin Mills Left-Right Fusion!
>>11901593Just got back from the cinema and I liked the actual animation, I would be fine with a show/movie using it, the plot was kinda eh but I did like the nod to all the different versions of prime over the years and Optimus final words as he walks into the light got me choked up but depending on if they do anything more with it the end bit with megatron felt unnecessary.
