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>>11201638>Wu releasing tons of Micromaster scale figures>their titan chibis are too small to be actual base modes for them>best option are still the WFC modulators that have been out of production for years with 2 molds and a few compatible leader classes>ramp system discontinued, almost as short lived at the Titans Return connecting bases which are also incompatible with the modulators>3rd party baseformers few and far between besides downsize KOs of the usual titans. grandus and garry never.Gebuinely makes me sad how underloved MM scale is as a concept. At least Wu was able to get people on board with it at all
>$160No, holy shit no.
>>11202328so that's what they mean by SS-matched
>>11202328stop using the chosen prime for pricing
Post your crazy 3P Pipedreams. For me I want redos of the Micromaster combiners where the individual components are IF/NewAge scale in bot mode. Basically IF's Bruticus/Liokaiser or Newage's Devastator but with Sixliner and the like.
>>11202580>Post your crazy 3P PipedreamsFanstoys to go out of business as people realize they produce garbage.Also for Iron Romance to finally release that fucking Rampage.
>>11202580That would be a lot of fun, those micromaster combiners had a lot of charm. I know Evan on the Hasbro team's white whale is doing a generations Landcross, and I think that'd be really cool too. Maybe one day.For me, I'd love for Perfect Effect to come back and make more of their Beast Wars figures. Their Optimal Optimus is definitely clunky, but it works well enough. Meanwhile their TM2 Megatron is still something to behold to this day. If we got a Rampage or a Ravage in that style, I would ejaculate to the point where my body resembles a used tube of toothpaste.
>>11202745Well your second one is true, they just sent out shipping noticesBut your first point is just wrong and dumb and only a thing because you are contrarian
>>11202328>>11202403https://www.tfsafari.com/products/pre-order-na-newage-s01-s-01-romulus-megatron-new-age-17cm-6-7?variant=50017917567277>Full price should be < USD130 (including shipping cost, not finalized yet).LMAOOOOOOOOO
>>11203447I would assume it’d be a little more expensive than the dinobots
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>>11203607Always knew it was supposed to be a hammer. should've waited.
>>11201638What am I looking at?
>>11202580Browning, or a much crazier one, a re-invention of Tri-Fly and Tri-Spy from FourStar
>>11203108>every FT figure for ages has some kind of issue>paint scraping, chrome flaking, legs breaking, arms breaking, torso breaking, diecast rusting, etc>combiner is on permanent hiatus because the retards thought sticking 5lbs of diecast on the end of a limb was a good ideaTake FT's dick out of your mouth when you speak to me, subhuman.
>>11203858>combiner is on permanent hiatus because the retards thought sticking 5lbs of diecast on the end of a limb was a good ideaAnon they've cleared that issue up like two months ago. Not that I congratulate it at all because it's just an average combiner at the end of the day.Also I've never heard of diecast rusting on any figure ever.
>>11202580>Post your crazy 3P Pipedreams.This is gonna sound dumb, but I'd love for someone to do another attempt at seekers that turn into raptor jets. Just give me what igear attempted years ago but with better faces, better tolerances, better everything.
>>11202580Magic square making a baldigus repaint.But a more serious answer, remakes of all those bayverse toy/mixed media originals that were never in the movie. There's an endless trove of cool shit buried in those toylines
>>11202580I'd like a Megaempress. Weird how no one's tried her despite the growing amount of girly robots we've had as of late.
>>11203901I remember taking Wreckage's head and slapping it on a Deluxe Brawl figure and calling it my movie Megatron.
>>11203901A lot of them were in the tie-in comics and games. They're still niche but it beats being just toy-exclusive grunts.
>>11203901So many toy exclusive characters from the RotF, DotM, Hunt for the Decepticons, PCC. So many that I would kill for updates of (not by Hasblow, they'll fuck it up like they did Vector Prime)
>>11203980That's why I mentioned mixed media, the games in particular had a lot of designs that never got anything like warpath, the create-a-bots, and faction filler (aerialbots, combaticons, omnibots, etc)
>>11202580Armada Blurr deserves a 3P update. He was cool in the cartoon but his toy is kind of shit due to lack of leg articulation.
>>11205186Armada Blurr has NO articulation outside of his arms. He's basically a brick.
>>11202580It's not exactly CRAZY, but I feel like my favourite subteam just aren't popular enough to get unofficial moulds
>>11203801Based tri-fly anon
Whu...where are they...
>>11205765Tri-Spy is also pretty cool
>>11202580Wu Legends size Star SaberLeader size GrandusWu actual Micromasters (so we can at least get the full teams)>>11205743These fuckers too. POTP cindersaur is fine but its not a proper update
>>11205743Make them spit fire
>>11205186I also like how this mold did the trench coat better than the green corvette, and like two decades earlier. I think this design just needs a slight update with just some tweaking for articulation, but not totally remaking it into a rubik's cube of panels and pins like so many 3P remakes.
>>11205811In the trash hopefully
How long until TakaraTomy makes their own transformable one?
https://weibo.com/7877003538/OCzlHlUUsRT's
>>11206825Looks decent, but does it really have that MP vibe?
>>11206856I would argue that the robot mode does mostly achieve the “BWMP” vibe, but they need to adjust the eyes/eyebrows on the scorpion head.If Robot Toys = Metagate, then I assume this is by the same designer who did Metagate Terrorsaur.
Are there any third party figures that are animal type beasts but not based on show characters?
>>11206945>animal type beastsyou mean like furry and scaly organic beast modes?
What's the second best option to use besides showZ? Their delivery service seems to hate dropping off mail at PO boxes.
>>11207970That's because of the last mile courier on your side, right? It'll be hard to tell because other Chinese couriers maybe be partnering with the same local courier you're having issues with.
Siyang Culture'shttps://weibo.com/7720052687/OCJvBELbV
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>>11208064>>11208066>>11208068Nice, will buy to go with metroplex Wonder if the batteries are just for LED’s on those blue translucent bits
>>11202580I'd like to see Hero G2 Optimus Prime. Would be interesting to see a modern take on it.
>mecha transforming into jetok>mecha transforming into floating canonpretty neat>transformers transforming into cars and shitgay as fuckexplain to me why I feel this way. Is it just how lame cars are? I recently watched the fist episode of transformers and thought it was really nicely made but it's just so fucking gay that they transform into cars and I don't know why I hate it.
>>11209049They're supposed to be robots in disguise anon, cars and shit are everywhere. If you don't care for normal earth vehicles then most (but not all) of the series just won't appeal to you
What am I in for?
>>11209413Decent figures with at least 1 issue. Probably on Fury
Tfcon Baltimore FHxTCP exclusive MB-18A Obsidian Commander. Grand Scourge was an inevitability
>>11209514Price estimates?
>>11209538>Limited to just 600 individually serial numbered pieces worldwide, Obsidian Commander will be exclusively available at TFcon Baltimore from November 1-3 for $270 each.It'll go up on TCP & FH's website afterwards but $270 is really pushing it imo
>>11209543How much was the regular color version again?
>>11209549I think 250But I don’t think you can gold chrome with some spray paint
Has anyone used Bombusbee lately? I've been noticing the pricing on their site is closer to ShowZ's lately.
>>11209514Is this where the Shattered Glass and Toxitron colors come from, or is it the other way around
>>11209455>1 issueThat's the hinge on the leg right? I'm willing to take the risk. Man they look so good, why didnt these guys get more of a chance in G1. They should be here by Monday, I am excited.
>>11209514>Sort of want>$270
>>11206964Didn't these fuckers make a T-Rex?
Are NA joints supposed to be scary tight? I'm transforming one I just got and everything feels like I need to put in so much force it might break. I still can't even flip out one of the hands, it's too tight.It does feel very high quality though.
>>11202580A better version of this thing. Maybe make the surfboard transform into a jet pack or a turret, or have some sort of other built in weapon. Those black parts on the shoulders look like they should flip up.
>>11210622>Are NA joints supposed to be scary tight?No, never had that problem with them, are you moving something out of order?
Are there any 3p Magna Convoys that look decent next to Earthrise/SS86 stuff? He's my new glupshitto hyperfixation after seeing "him" "appear" twice in SOS Dinobots just now
>>11210747While I'm at it are there any decent Toxitrons that look fine with WFC/SS86 stuff? I own the Legacy G2 one and it fucking sucks cock
>>112107473P doesn't scale with mainline
>>11210622usually it's the opposite issue.
>>11210753Not generally, no, but sometimes it can.
>>11210747Dr Wu's scales great next to Seige/Earthrise bases and Micromasters :3
>>11210740No, I even watched some videos to make sure I wasn't misinterpreting the instructions. A lot of hinges were just really tight. I still haven't been able to flip out the hand-hole, even with a tool.>>11210756Is NA known for this? Must be a real lottery type thing then, I can shake mine pretty hard and nothing moves. It's perfect for holding poses, just doesn't feel good to transform.
>>11210818Which toy is it?
>>11210873Gorgo EX (Slag in G1 toy colors)
>>11210968I think his forearm hinges were a bit tight initially but after the transforming it a few times it's good
>>11202580Monstructor
>>11211060A Dr Wu Monstructor would be right up my street; he could tower over my other Wu stuff whilst also being kinda perfect G1 toy scale
>>11209413This has to be the fastest I have ever got a package from the states... It just shipped yesterday.
BFB Nacha reviews are out. My disappointment is immense, and my day is ruined.She's not a transformer, she's a fuckin Saint Seiya character with parts forming armor.Also what the fuck is this timer??
>>11211237not surprising after the beetle girl was partsformer with parts that dont even lock in
This unknown MPM ROTB Bumblebee is pretty accurate, aside from some minor mass shifting
>>11211265I’m gonna guess the yellow thigh armor is meant to swing up higher on that little double hinge
>>11211235Neat, These got here in less then 24 hours
>>11211364The firebird one looks really slick.
>>11211265>>11211269I want more info.
>>11202935I swear this Optimus killed PerfectEffect.No idea what the market was meant to be
Transformation was easy enough, although I need to take apart Furys right foot. The fender thing won't go past this point.>>11211373Very much so
>>11202580>Post your crazy 3P PipedreamsLegends scale versions of Optimus (and other bots) that isn't G1 or Bumblebee Movie. There are so many continuities why the hell do I need 30 versions of G1 and Bumblebee. What about Armada, or Prime or Energon or FoC, etc.Bayverse is finally getting that one made by Bailan, (although the way it is going I might be on my deathbed of old age and they are still presenting a new prototype) Galaxy has that hybrid style that had QC issues and costs a fortune nowadays, Bayverse knight has the non transformable from Gcreations, IDW had that super limited version and there was the IF one that now cost a fortune, but if you want other versions at legends, well, good luck. Some Deluxes might fit the size but you get the Hasbro hollowness.
>>11211423It's just them milking the Ginrai core robot mold one last time before they moved onto original IPs.
https://weibo.com/6007469271/ODceU2tt4new company "De-Fence"14cm FOC Grimlock which makes it Legends scale
>>11212001Crazy clean back for a Grimlock.
>>11212002
>>11212001Fuck yeah. I have Dinobot fatigue and WFC/FOC isn’t my favorite aesthetic, but I’m always happy to see non-G1 designs and beastformers in legends scale.
>>11212001While it looks neatAre his feet enormous, or am I misinterpreting how big his heel is?
>>11212001>>11212002>>11212005>more WfC/FoCGod please let this be good so that it will be more than just a one off
Yo the DNA kit for legacy Animated Optimus is legit. Sometimes DNA makes a pile of shit but they put their A game into this one. >>11212001>Legends FoC Based. I know this was tried before but it was at a time where legends were unproven ground. Trex arms are on the legs which flip out forward so we are also dealing with a unique transformation to get to the game accurate back.
>>11211237Are there any review videos up for her yet?
>>11212001>>11212002>>11212005Holy fuck that looks great. I think i regret buying NA grimlock
>>11212001>>11212002>>11212005Holy Shit! Yes please, that and other FoC figures at legends scale, and don't be like those other retarded companies that halfway decide to start to do MP where there's no lack of options.
Dear 3P studios, just make this but with hip swivels and ankle tilts and maybe mold the missle rack on the backpack and it will be the perfect toy.
>>11211242No she isn't, it's literally just her horn, which is pretty standard for BW.
Honestly I don't want smaller WFC toys at all. I'd want way bigger, like OSMPM minimum. The coolest parts of those designs were the light up sections and underglow. I'll wait for definitive versions that can house all of the LEDs required.
>>11202580 at some point I had mentally combined the east and west version of Ruination.In my head he's always had both the gold armor and had the blue ArmorhideNow I get to be sad that no company will ever make a non-animation accurate, non-original release accurate blue tank guy
>>11212454yes she is, the shoulder armor, fists and one of the knives have to be dettached too
>>11212434Instructions unclear. Made the fingers explode instead.
>>11212382https://youtu.be/pgo-MADVO5g?si=hOYi_7lF_iF0IJF8Golden Zhen on YT
How are the XTB Omnibots? Thinking about getting them
>>11212044FOC Grimlocks usually have massive lower legs/feet.>>11212400So sell it? It's completely different, not like they're competing, but if you feel like you cannot own more than 1 Grimlock for some reason, NA seems to hold value pretty well
>>11213086I get that all dinobots have big feet, I'm just looking at the kibble on the back of the right leg they're trying to hide
>>11213084Got the diaclone version & they're good. Side of the legs are a bit uncovered & the wrists don't like to stay in there correct place in robot mode since they don't lock.Other than those 2 issues I think there great car bots
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>>11213128Would you say it's on par with Fury and Fast? I'm loving these two, pancake robot mode and all.
Just got IR Rampage. First impressions are very good. Matte paint and diecast remind me of Insect Princess alot. Will give more detailed thoughts later.
>>11212911It is a shame she doesn't really transform for the combination, but she does look like a fun toy regardless.
boober
>>11214112He'll probably be packaged with Swerve right?
>>11214112Who
>>11213130man I know XTB/KFC gets a lot of hate here but those are exactly what I want out of a TF- nicely done, almost model kit vehicle modes with articulated robot modes that aren't just the toon models but have some detail.. I know quality can be mixed,but this is what I want
>>11213151I honestly put the in the same breath. Both are great with a few niggling issues. Where fast & Fury suffer from qc issues, I think these are more design issues baked in.I say get him personally
>>11213130I love putting dragstrip in the actual goodyear racing livery, I wonder if that's what he would've been like if he were made in diaclone times
>It's a little version of me, anon. I want you to have it.
>>11212434Legit if this had at least 2006 hasbro qc and forethought about Savage Claw mode it would be one my favorite figures ever. Even now with the problems customized out I really love this figure...Do wish the planet key weapons in the Ion rifle's boom were a little bit more like the og toys though.
>>11214632I have this general philosophy that the more a robot wears its alt, the better it is.Of course the rules vary between bot to bot and how the transformation is done, but something like Jazz, Mirage, and Wheeljack with the sponsor decals are the peak of the carbots.
guess i don't need to replace my undersized CW KOs yet...
i am pretty amazed interceptor, he folds up in to the car mode pretty well, and his transformation isn't the normal fiddly 3rd party fair
>>11215151the car mode is pretty cool
>>11212434This is the epitome of the coolest shit ever robot if I ever saw this in a toy store in my childhood
>Pretender shell as saint seiya armorI guess that's one way to do them. The Chinese have nostalgia for Saint Seiya toys too. https://weibo.com/6066076441/ODFhpkq3J
>>11214667Thanks for the input Anon. I think I will go for the X-T Omnibots. Personally looking forward to Downshift the most.
Newage Gears/Swerve 2-pack likely being revealed at TFCon this weekend.Personally I’m not interested at all, but once these guys are out of the way I feel like the pipeline is finally clear for more exciting things in the future (Lambros and ‘86 movie Autobots in particular). What I DON’T want next is another combiner, mostly because I hate Newage’s “skeleton frame” philosophy. Just give us a nice run of individual characters for a bit.
>>11215658Obviously an original mold would be ideal, but I would be curious to see an Elita-1 retool from Hot Rod. It could work if they fake the chest transformation and redistribute the mass from his boots to her hips.
>>11201638Just bought these two. I was waiting to see how the SS86 Constructicons look before committing to Mecha Invasion, but they're just too simplistic and small for my taste.I also preordered Hook and Bonecrusher, but do we know if they will stay as singles or will they also become two-packs?
Dunno if I'll have better luck here, anyone own this? Kinda wanna get one for my prime.
>>11216155I'm still deciding if I want to buy it and the Overload. Those are by the same maker as this 3D printed Tidalwave armor so they should be tough enough, but unlike Tidalwave they have what seem like plain friction hinges.
UT ranting about being KOed and disrespected by Buddhists https://weibo.com/2048749371/ODLQCCr2l>I really can’t bear it anymore, it’s the first time I’ve ever posted something like this on Weibo.>In the past, every time we were KO'ed, we always felt that we could tolerate it and there was no need to be angry, but more and more we found that forbearing would only get worse, and the Buddhist style did not respect the designer.>Our products are really popular, and many parties come to KO. From 01 to 06, none of them are spared. Even the products of UT and dx9 are not spared, and they keep catching us. Thank you for your consideration, but besides knowing how to take What else can I do if I go to scan? Stealing the sweat and hard work of our designers so openly is no different from stealing or robbing.>We have endured it for so many years, but today we solemnly declare: If the new products in the future are KOed again, UT will not be a soft persimmon again, even if we fight to the death with you. To continue to tolerate this is disrespectful to the designer, blasphemous to the originality, and irresponsible to buyers who order our new products!>Thank you to all the players for your continued support and encouragement to UT. From design to development to production, the effort involved in a product is arduous. It should not and cannot become a profit-making tool for thieves. Stop your stealing immediately. , otherwise we will accompany you to the end at any time!
>>11216224Do they realise that they are stealing character designs?
>>11216322Who gives a fuck? This shit is still scummy. And it's pretty fucking dumb of you to pull the morality card when we're the ones funding them to continue with 3P releases.
>>11216332What?
>>11216224>blasphemous to the originalityI know we’re talking about hardware design and not IP, but 3Ps complaining about getting knocked off are throwing stones in glass houses.UT continues to stubbornly release figures in a scale that’s too large for most people, sprinkled with elements of cheapness. They leave themselves wide open to get KO’d because they’re not listening to what customers want: MPM-scale, articulated hands, premium sculpting and finish. Do this and you will find MUCH less people saying “I’ll wait for the KO” just to save a few bucks.
>>11216341Now they know how hasbro feels. Fuck both of them.
>>11216341Saying "most people" and then basically saying what you want is pretty funny
>>11216224brutal
>>11216363You’re right, how could I ignore the silent majority that thinks these hands are peak design
>>11216509>how could IYou’re doing it again
>>11216193Do you feel the tidal wave parts were worth getting? I kinda want them too
>>11216517Yeah sure, it does the job for 25usd instead of 200, and has a vehicle mode as a bonus. The things against it are usual 3D printing flaws, you need to adjust the fit of most 5mm pegs/holes and print lines may be obvious from some lighting angles.
>>11216443and it's gone
>>11216544Play stupid games, win stupid prizes
>>11216341There's now some drama that their Prime is not going to come with any of his iconic weapons and you'll have to buy their add on trailer to get his basic bitch accessories like the blades and arm blasters lmao.
>>11216546Exactly, this is like calling your local news station to complain that a competing drug dealer is selling on your turf.Don’t get me wrong I love 3P Transformers, but it’s a morally gray underworld and you kind of need to take it on the chin when you get stung by secondhand thievery. At the end of the day customers want the objectively best end product, and they don’t care who they get it from.
>>11216527May go for it then, would be nice to have something for my Galvatron. Did it take forever to get delivered?
>>11216677>Did it take forever to get delivered?I'm in SE Asia so it's no issue.
>>11216510Nobody can truly think from other people's perspectives entirely, especially not for every single person who might have an opinion about it. Any and all observations about how others perceive things are ultimately derived from the observer's own perspective after all.So he is right to critique it based upon his own preferences. He's the only person he can be, so why does he need to assume that everybody else has a different opinion than him?Wanting to believe that your own thoughts and opinions are shared by others is natural.
been wanting to get a figure but I dont want to hold a funeral for my wallet. does anyone have any reasonable suggestions for a figure that wont destroy me
>>11216820You could definitely get into the legends scale stuff, we're kind of in a golden age of that. Dr. Wu does itty bitty tiny figures that are pretty neat, Magic Square and Newage both trade blows on character selection, engineering, and poseability, and there's seemingly always a new company coming out every few months with more niche offerings. Most of these won't break the bank, and the don't take up a ton of space either. I've kind of gone all in on Newage's toy inspired decos, I love em to death. Buying them on eBay from Chinese sellers is considerably cheaper than getting them from established online retailers like BBTS or TFSource.
>>11216849You touch little boys Athena
>>11216820What is the upper limit prior to burial? The average price point for u3p hits somewhere around $100 a figure for something bigger than legends scale.
>>11216867on the more hopeful side is 50 but realistic is like 100
>>11216859ive been hearing a lot about dr.wu are they as good as everyone is saying?
>>11216874Personally I dislike dr wu offerings because they're still like 20-30 burgers for something so small, simple and limited. Unless you're really into the scale I wouldn't recommend it when you can pay 10-15 bucks more for a legends figure that's far better in every way
>>11216879thats what i was thinking, if it was 10-15 i'd get one but i really dont see why they are 20-30
>>11216879Yeah but his shit is the only stuff that scales with titans well, core doesn’t scale well enough only Wu and micromaster and WST
>>11216879>>11216880Their standard packs (2 characters, Op+Trailer, UM, Megs) are all around 15usd for me buying directly from Taobao. Are they that marked up even at the overseas Chinese sellers?
>>11214800I don't really want this...
>>11217021You know, fuck MMC for announcing their Rollbar like 2 weeks after I caved and bought Assaultus. I waited years for them to get off their asses and do Ruination. Now I have to settle for HasTak eventually repainting the new Bruticus into Ruination, and fuck HasTak for making the new Devastator absolutely horrific and forcing me to crawl back to MMC for Devastator. Fucks all around to the tranny community from me.
>>11217021What is that?
>>11217051?It’s Ro-tor
>>11217051>>11217054Specifically the newest TFCon Baltimore exclusive
I might get this to replace the IF Fallen that came out this year.It might be too big, but it’s not that I care about its scale in this situation since the IF just feels too small for what he’s supposed to be.
>>11216954everywhere i look even on ebay and aliexpress its above 20
>Try my hardest to apply faction symbols>Still end up askew>Were my last 2 symbols>Either live with it or buy moreWhy
>>11217372I'm bad at this too. I have found that using needle nose tweezers to hold the very edge of the sticker helps a bit, allows me to line up the sticker more accurately by being able to see more of the figure.
>>11217372>>11217377Just buy water decals, they look better and allows you to adjust alignment after you've put it on
>>11217116Part of me really likes him but part of me also wishes he weren't so... flat. Like, the molded detail is really nice but there really needed to be more texture
>>11216124I was tempted since those guys look pretty cool and they at least tried something slightly different, but we just have so many options for Devastator at this point, including that dirt-cheap Jinbao one being shockingly good for the price. I'm all-in on their teased Volcanicus though, the ones that exist either are more CHUG-scaled or that CangToys safety hazard, which does look cool but way too stylized for my taste.
>>11201638i need more robot girls in my collection
>>11217548Wheres the plane nose
>>11217575https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAbou2Hp-K8
>>11217377I should probably invest in a pair of model tweezers.>>11217485Got a link for some? I'm down for some good water decals
>>11217616I just use the Ocean ones from unclebillystore
>>11217616If you have a printer, you could always just buy your own waterslide decal paper and you can have all kinds of fun customizing your figures with more than just the faction symbols if you felt like it. Though most home printers don't print white ink so usually you go to a USPS or whatever to get that.
So is Angel Engine really the best Prime Arcee?
>>11216124I just logged back into ShowZStore and saw that they were sold out now, so I definitely got in just in time. I'm guessing that a bunch of other people were also waiting on the SS86 only to be disappointed, the timing is too coincidental for anything else.
>>11217844It's the only good one that's reasonably accessible, is what really matters I think. The other option you have is the Legacy which is...an acquired taste, to be diplomatic. To be fair that one is actually a decent mold, it's just that I can't stand looking at it.
>>11217844Is this just a KO of Prime FE Arcee? Cause I already own that figure. Were there improvements made or anything? Upscaling maybe?
>>11218145Same size as far as I know, but I believe the newest APC changed the face a little bit and she has a couple random extra bits like smaller blades which I think are more animation accurate? Otherwise it's just a straight KO pretty much, yeah.
>>11217116He was a head taller and generally bigger than Grimlock in the comics if I remember correctly, so leader is definitely a bit on the shrimpy side for him with today's figure size. Now, if he was cybertron Era leader sized we'd be talkin'.>>11217494His chest could definitely use some more forward bulk, and his legs taper down the wrong direction.
Anyone know about this 3P Prime? Looks like an upgraded ss102 with a trailer and jet mode, but I can’t find it anywhere. I heard it’s selling for like 30 bucks for prime + trailer in Belarus and Mongolia(?).
>>11215200Is this the Fans Hobby one?
>>11218444Baiwei prime with UFO trailer KO.
Would it be worth it?
>>11218526Jazz, Bee, and Ratchet are great. Ironhide's chunky on four wheels because of his design and Optimus feels like a lot of missed opportunities, but it's still good enough to succeed the ROTF mold.
>>11218549Damn. My autism wants the whole team. But I did read some reviews saying those two kinda sucked. And that overall the transformations being so complex makes most people keep them in one mode only, which is a huge bummer.They do look nice though.
>>11218549Just replace Optimus with Wei Jiang. Does the same thing, but isn't nearly as shit.
>>11217116I want someone to do the TFONE Thirteen, Megatronus there looked cool and seeing someone make a "deployable flames" gimmick would be cool to see.
>>11218674We are probably going to get Yolopark model kits of the 13.Unless we get a sequel where it makes a billion fucking dollars while still using the lore of the 13 in a significant way, model kits are probably the best we are going to get.
>>11218169
>>11218758Some of the hastak upcoming releases have gotta resemble the one versions of the thirteen since we have not HAD the thirteen ALL have designs before
>>11219122Wait seriously?I didn't actually know that.
>>11219147Vector, Megatronus, nexus and one of the interchangable ones have had toys and designs, but most of the rest didn't get a design until the TFP book, and those all never got toys, now with TFONE they're more toyetic, so it could net us some toys of the others.Solus, alchemist, optimus and Micronus have arguable toys as well afaik.
KO flame toyshttps://tieba.baidu.com/p/9247840667
Strange
>>11219508better pics. >88RMB>comes with accessory packhttps://weibo.com/1846840915/OEfjdfRVn
>>11219521But does it transform?
>>11219512Is it?They have done a few of them now
>>11219527yes from female to male
>>11219508>that face
>>11219512I just don't get why this is $70 when the last two tape exclusives were like 100 dollars each
>>11219508Is this preassembled? The KO Windblade was assembled and removed a lot of detail.
When are we gonna get an actually good figure of pure kino that doesnt explode out of the box
Need a fembot that transforms into an actual car and not some pink cartoon shit
>>11219776sorry all you get is coomer porn slop
>>11219784That'd be fine as long as she just actually transformed into a car instead of it being a shellformer of some alien shit
is this TFcon the one with 3P news or the one with diaper furry persons?
>>11219866There have maybe been three TFCons with news in the last 6 years.So it’s a furry one
>>11219928The Furry Con :(
>>11216124
>>11220142They're very Tonka
>>11220140This thing is going to be fucking legendary when it's done.
>>11220140Kinda disappointed Hook and Long Haul aren't flipped aroundBut I see Long Haul is upside down, so that's something
>>11220168It's gonna be alright, it won't really fit in scale with anythingI don't like the claw toes though
>>112197732006
>>11201638Im gonna pull the trigger and buy myself some mft figs like blue blaster, rodimus, soundwave, ultra magnus and galvatron. prime and megatron will have to wait. I have no transformer toys from my youth and I just want a few cheap, cartoon accurate figs that arent giant
>>11220411>prime and megatron will have to waitcould just get the Jinbao versions of those two. >Ultra MagnusMFT is one of three OSKOs of Magic Square's. The other two is by Papa Toys and some "Cost Performance", all oversized to different heights. I forgot which one scales better with MFT Rodimus and Jinbao OP. >GalvatronMFT is a KO of DX9's which is quite dated. May want to check out KD or GYH's OSKO of NA's
>>11220140>>11220142>TMReviews somehow got a hold of Hook and Long Haul early>only posts about it on fucking FacebookFucking boomers.
https://weibo.com/5173942252/OEn9ZmSMdMMC's
>>11220574Missing some leg panel(??) and the gold should be metallic.
>great robot mode>super poseable>attractive>can transform>great car mode>actual car model>shellformerThere's always gotta be one issue, isn't there
>>11220140I need to see the arms on the torso on the production model before I bite. The prototype arms looked way too short proportionally.
>>11220592It didn't have to be a shellformer, but they're so obsessed with preserving the generic 3p fembot body that they had to shit it up and not actually bother trying anywayOutside of the bust amd arms it legit does not look like it's intended to turn into the vehicle
cool
cool?
cool.
cool!
>>11220744>>11220745>>11220746>>11220748>cool>maketoys seekers
...cool
The plastics on those seekers are probably the most horrendous I've seen on a 3P in years
Some company called Hengokin Forever is KOing Newage Optimus in CHUG scale (this version has a Megatron arm)
>>11220823At least they fixed the double chest issueI wonder if Newage will make their own CHUG Optimus, then release Legends scale 2.0s of him and Megatron based on the larger designs.
>>11220823This doesn’t really look like NA outside of the skirt pieces
>>11220744>>11220745>>11220746>>11220748they look so defeated
>still just a prototype after almost a decade
>>11220744>>11220745>>11220746>>11220748damn these look like shit. literal dollar store tier
>>11220860It might not be an OSKO in the traditional sense, but it’s definitely borrowing a heavy amount of engineering at the least.
MMC proto
>>11220574Resin proto
How they all stack up.>>11220928Also of note: the bottom of the legs look like they're actually segmented treads that will work. The thighs are static and appear to fold into cavity space of the legs.
>no mmc megatronit's over....
>>11220592>>11220604Really fucking sad how this turned out. AmazingSpino's designs can work as proved by Trojan Horse Waspinator. Kamizono144 also got screwed over with those Toy Notch versions that removed the cool Cybertron gimmicks and generally redesigned everything to look worse. Probably won't get more of either because they decided to do the pink ones first.Also Kamizono144 deleted all of his Transformers/Adventure Cloud art and Spino's mimic toys are in development hell which is very sad.
>>11220928Is the only thing that connects the shin to the thigh a thin piece of plastic with a transformation hinge on it?
>>11221033same old problem of TF designers that CAD vs those that can't.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RssNL7kLoSUhot
JESUS FUCK
>>11221078I think it's more of a budget thing than anything else. TH stuff works because it's MP level complexity, all of these fanart designs should be adapted with the same level of effort as a Toon G1 MP.
another dogshit tfcon panel
>>11221106absolutely based madlads
Oh goddammit
>>11221085Gorgeous back and cloak
>>11221155I am cum
>>11221085Wait is this just newly released?
Keith is hitting himself for not finishing Abaddon.FT 2.0 Sovereign
>>11221170I hate Sovereign 1.0 so fucking much that I'm actually willing to give Keith some faith here.
I've been dying for this one.The Season 2 minibots are one of my favorite groups in G1, and this will allow me to wrap up that collection.
>>11221155>Fortress>Metroplex??? Also is this WFC or Ox?
>>11221187Fall of Cybertron
01 Studio is also doing a Broadside
>>1122113701 is doing some wacky shit. This isn't Cyberverse swoot, but it certainly LOOKS Cyberverse inspired.
>>11221193Soooo what scale is it gonna be?
>>11221204Fuckoff sized
>>11221201I'm just wondering where the fucking market is going to beThey must know something about dinobot combiners that we aren't seeing
Man I'm just glad someone decided to do cool anime mecha Armada stuff. Idk what to call Fanshobby's efforts but they shit the bed pretty hard.
He can obviously do the thing.
>>11221216No idea. I'm interested in the novelty but their releases are like throwing shit at a wall to see what sticks. Like, this Devastator isn't even remotely close to a similar style.
>>11221170>2.0 sovereign Who asked for this?
>>11221244XTB apparently.
>>11221193>>11221106Computron and Legends Scale Armada?! We eatin good lads
>>11220928Do the treads move? MMC dabbling into some black magic if they do.
>>11221271Yep. MMC is flexing the hell out of their engineering.I was convinced that this thing would stumble and trip behind the competition, but I think this thing will do very well at the end.
>>11221271The treads move and the interior panel between them flips around for your color preference of green or purple. Also the entire combiner forearm is tucked into the torso somehow. Long Haul's truck bed does the same green/purple flip thing too.
Big foot.
>>11221208Ok cool, glad they didn't go for the titan broadside meme
>>11221271>>11221290I know people throw "black magic" around a lot when it comes to 3p stuff but MMC just keeps doing really impressive shit, I think they're of the few companies that really deserve it
>>11221271I’m pretty sure they made that part just the shins
>>11221417He’s Jetfire sized
>>11221424MP or CHUG Jetfire
>>11221426MP, why would it be CHUG?
>>11221201Yeah, it's based on his early concept art https://www.instagram.com/p/CabWIz-LukQwhich was made into his only toy
>>11221445>his
>>11221424I know lel, I'm just glad it's a more reasonable size>>11221429CHUG skyfire is only like an inch shorter than MP to be fair
>>11221216>I'm just wondering where the fucking market is going to beRight here
>>11221347I try to be nice to what people like, and this doesn't look bad at all. I actually think it's sorta nice.It's just that out of like a 13 Devastators, this is the Hook that the majority wants out of the combiner?
FT loves to spite XTB at every corner it seems, but why are they filled with so much spite that they want to remake their Galvatron?I don't even know how to wrap my mind around it. They just finished the fucking Unicron trio this year and now they're starting it over? It could have been any other fucking character and they did the one that hardly anyone had complaints about?
>>11221643I mean a lot of people like toon accuracy to a fault>>11221647He definitely is better for articulation from what can seethough if they were going to revise any figures they've done, Hot Rod and Arcee come to mind
>>11221647I was disappointed in sovreign.
>>11221193Do they really need the flying box mode for a big Broadside?
>>11221155Did they say if it transforms?
>>11221743nvm they released more pics on weibo including the base mode. not sure if there's a carrier mode. says there's some kind of hidden interiorhttps://weibo.com/7329256619/OExcFaJyJ
https://weibo.com/7329256619/OExiZesz5also a pic of Cyberverse Volcanicus, but they say it's an early pic and far from final.
>>11221751Sick, hopefully it also does >>11221628now I just want wild wheel tooNever thought we’d get cyberverse designs
>Heavy weapons guy
Infinite Finity Drift is growing on me. Kind of neat that there are two options for the chest configuration, although neither is quite as clean as I would like.
>>11221860I think I prefer the alternate head
>>11221865Forgot pic
>>11221860>>11221868Torso looks a little too wide and/or the limbs a little too thin.
>>11221843>Hercules and Giant return for one last battleWe're so back
>>11221738First broadside in a million years and they just had to fuck it up somehow, god DAMN it
>>11221912By making it accurate?
>>11221913accurate to the toy?
Studio01's big Broadside will likely be 150+usd, right? Probably not replacing my $40 one yet
>>11221956Correct
>>11221996In the era of G1 cartoon that's objectively bad.
>>11222027That's not how it works.
>>11222070Yea, it actually is
>>11222073NTA but Broadside is just a shitty design and really doesn't need a Masterpiece. What did he ever even do of note in the cartoon? He didn't even show up until S3, which made the already-cheap first two seasons look like fine art, and his main claim to fame is being the most farcically out of scale Transformer ever.As for toon vs toy accuracy, given there is no way anyone can make a toy that can turn from a toon-accurate robot into an aircraft carrier AND an F-16, the shitty oblong jet is the best we can hope for of we really must have an MP of every single G1 Scrimblobot.
>>11222093>What did he ever even do of note in the cartoon?Stopped reading there.
>>11222106Well? What did he do that was so cool and iconic?
>>11222119I don’t need a cool or iconic reason to buy a toy.In fact I’m buying a Moist Hollywood Team because it’s fucking stupid and I find it amusing.
>>11222145Then why does it matter if he's accurate to the cartoon then?
>>11222148Because it’s a reverse scenario where the plane is a more realistic looking machine in the cartoon vs the toy.
>>11222073No it isn't. A product isn't objectively bad just because it doesn't follow the major market trend. There are these things called "niches" that are occupied by customers with different desires from the main market, which products can decide to appeal to instead, and still be successful. Just because G1 cartoon is the main trend right now doesn't make every product that ignored it objectively bad.
>>11222154...You know what, fair enough, that's actually reasonable.
>>11222161A product not following a market trend makes it objectively bad within that trend.
>>11222169Sure, but the market isn't only made of one trend.
>>11222173True.Though the market is heavily skewed to one trend being the largest.
>>11221193I mean I'm getting it and it'll be better than that old 3P one but I'd really prefer something that isn't as slavishly G1
Broadside's just the worst triple changer, turning from aircraft carrier to aircraft is just so dumb. To fix em, I say we keep the aquatic motif and have his third mode be a giant robo sea tortoise. Gives him more agency in the water by being able to carry troops in his shell like Tor for Power Rangers, and he can do it underwater and on land. Also makes him memorable for having an animal mode vs two vehicles.
>>11222244I love how this kind of post pops up every time some design gets half-assed"u-um actually it's the DESIGN's fault for being bad!!" and in this case it's ignoring just how much real estate a commander-sized broadside would have for a second competent alt mode when his aircraft carrier is just him LAYING DOWN. WITH SOME PANELS ON TOP.just lol, lmao
Fanstoys Astrotrain is flirting.Studio Cell Broadside is sexual harassment.
>>11222318You misunderstand. I don't give a shit if his jet mode is MP seeker levels of sleek. My objection is that turning from a thing that carries air craft into an air craft is dumb. My issue is not with any design, it's with the concept.
>>11222359>My objection is that turning from a thing that carries air craft into an air craft is dumbBut that's silly fun.
>>11222360And that's fine, I'm just very autistic and need to find practical narrative justifications for alt modes. I have actually always really liked this old FP figure despite these objections. I like how sleek his alt modes but his bot mode is blocky and brutish
>>11222396I always thought that guy looked cool, like he's just a fuckhuge guy with a spaceship mode and an atmospheric flight mode, both of which are huge. Helps his ship mode is just the Macross.
IMO this is the best Broadside. If you want a realistic triple changer they should just have it go from a military plane like the Super Galaxy to a much smaller ship class.
>>11222553Nah, Broadside has a way better bot mode
>>11222558Combined mode is cooler though and is probably the largest scale transformer that isn't a planet.
>>11222568I dunno, looks a a bit crappy to me, but if that's what you like, go for it
>>11222396This fucker is still awesome and this post just made me go dig him out of the storage bin. His hip rachets are still to this day a bitch-and-a-half to move.
>>11221860>>11221868He just went up for preorder and was gone in just under a few hours.
>>11220140>>11220142>>11220515Mangmotion just posted the video for Mecha Invasion Hook and Long Haul.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v5slHtj5Xxg
>>11222959they're pretty good, just need some hand upgrades
>>11222959Alright, I'm biting. Hope they can actually make the landing with the whole set before chink new years.
>>11222354>lust provoking image
because im a retard I asked in the main thread so I'l ask again here in the proper threadhas anyone picked up NOT!shatter? (metagate G05 red fantasy)reviews say its good but I wanna know firsthand here in case anyone picked it up
>>11221647I'd rather a re-do of Hot-Rod or a proper Rodimus Prime than this.
>>11223093Yeah, she's great. Can't wait for Dropkick.
>>11223093She's good. Nice range of motion and for a triple changer I don't really mind transforming her once in a while but I prefer her in robot mode
>>11223093>>11223580>>11223668Funny how she's indirectly a Gobot reference
>>11223981>>11223981new thread for new stuff
>>11211423Me.
