Which drilling transformer do you dig the most?>Upcoming Transformershttps://pastebin.com/t0FRwdU7>Leaks and Rumorshttps://pastebin.com/eHPEv8j8>Online Stores for TFshttps://pastebin.com/3raSp3ZY >Where to watch TF shows:https://pastebin.com/xiX5Q7SE >Transformers General Archives:https://archive.palanq.win/toy/search/subject/%2Ftfg%2F%20-%20Transformers%20General/>New thread on page 9 or 10, or at image limitPrevious:>>11215727
Just why?
>>11220447Eat shit Gofag/Britbong/Hat
>>11220447I love Fixit's drill hands. Why aren't there more TF's with drill hands?
I looked at Transformers in the store for the first time today. They're generally a lot smaller than I expected. I thought they'd be around 20cm tall as a standard size.
>>11220545Why are you upset about a twenty-five year old toy that no one is forcing you to buy? Is it because brown woman? (I know that's very triggering for the rugged conservatives in the audience.) Anyway, the answer is simple: Animorphs were very popular and since nanobots are still beyond the scope of toymakers, designing and marketing the toys as Transformers was kind of a no-brainer.
>>11220545Animorphs was popular at the time and trying to expand beyond being just books, which is why they had the live action show for a little while there. I would like to know how someone at Hasbro decided to do this crossover though.>>11220708Your post is extremely gay kys>>11220603They were generally bigger 10-20 years ago, or at least there were more big ones relatively.
RE: Drill hands: More characters need hands that switch out for tools/weapons. Always a fun play feature, especially with 5mm ports.>>11220752Extremely triggered, lol, lmao
>>11220752Seriously there's no rational reason to post an old toy just to complain it exists, so it's obviously for extremely insecure reasons.
>and now people ARE talking in my threadi appreciate it but we gotta give up. I would have deleted this one if i'd gotten to it quickly enough>>11220545i think they were inspired by the mutatin' TMNT figures but didn't really know how to do it.
anyone got a picture of the Legacy animated crew with Legacy Bulkhead, I'm debating if I want to get him or not
>>11220555But Gofag hates the disclaimer>>11220998Be the change you want to see in the world
>>11220762>drill handsWhat about drill kneesCan't go wrong with more drills
If anyone still needs the Thundertron 3 pack, its on sale on Walmart's website for 45 bucks.
>>11221250>Be the change you want to see in the worldI'm trying..>>11220762I super agree. all those cool predacons with weird hands, it'd be nice if they had normal hands too. They kinda tried to with Sky Shadow.>>11221255drill knees are fucking amazing. I am also a fan of chainsaw knees ever since that one Batman Beyond episodewho has drill knees?there's lots of drill hand guys i know of.. Drill Bit, Transmetal Inferno, uhh one i'm forgetting.. Armordillo doesn't, but you KNOW he can still dig with those huge claws.
>>11221336I know, anon, I know.I don't remember chainsaw knees at all, but that sounds super cool>who has drill knees?GaoGaiGar, the final successor to Transformers>we peaked at drillposting with Beast WarsIt's over...
Is this fucker gonna be cheaper than $60 anytime soon. Kinda wanted to grab since I got stuck with soundwave.
>>11222636at least the ravage is good, ne?
What is even on the shelves nowadays, I haven't been to irl retail in so long, and amazon listings aren't exactly accurate, e.g. the deluxe Optimus doesn't even show up
>>11222654i went to Target for halloween candy at the end of september and again at the end of octoberI saw heavily marked down dragon megatron (cryotek is fucked) and some TF ONE stuff.and this store has FREQUENTLY had literally two transformers in it. and not just because that's all that was left, it was just copies of 2 of them. that was all they were selling at the time.
>>11222663>heavily marked down dragon megatronIt's full fucking price here on amazon.ca, and it was only slightly on sale before>literally twoWhat is even happening, I know TRUs had their TF aisles shrinking more and more every year
>>11222636He was $40 last year on sale. Expect that again come black friday time.
>>11222674this target is run pretty poorly. last time i went there, i finally let myself splurge on an icee even though 2 bucks is kind of a lot for a cup of carbonated slush. i just love em. There were no cups. I asked if I was supposed to get a cup from the counter, they said no, I can only buy it if i use the special cups with UPC barcodes on em. So while there's plenty of the stuff left, they can't sell any to me due to a lack of cups. Fucking baffling.
>>11222646yeah ravage is okay, but too big to fit in Legacy Soundwave. You can stick Dr. Wu Megatron in the passenger seat of the Thundermachine.
>>11222685Take your cups to >>>/c/, this is /t/, for Transformers
Growing up, the cool kids played with GI Joe and the gay kids played with TF. Interesting to see this has never changed.
>>11222700I feel like there's a very important point I was making that, possibly due to autism and an inability to abstract or connect seemingly unrelated concepts, you have missed.
>>11222701that's.. not what the stereotype was..transformers kids were perma-virgins, gi joe kids were fags. because the cast of GI Joe is approximately the Village People. Venture Bros riffed on that pretty hard.
>>11222706>taking ANYTHING the gay ass Venture Bros does as gospelWhats it like being a perma-virgin? Do you even desire to live?
>>11222710they were riffing on public opinion. that entire show is just 'the shit kids made up when we were kids and hung out together'
I'm excited for the release of Transformers One Starscream eventually. I really like the additional black on his body, and he doesn't look too top-heavy, so I hope the toy reflects that.
>>11222706I thought He-Man was the franchise for fags
>>11224022same thing
>>11224014Man... this design kind of sucks
Lol somebody posted the entirety of Transformers One and Rise of the Beasts to a social media site.
>>11220447Hello, I am go anon, the one who started it all here, wanted to say that if Big T wins Tomorrow, you will be free of me.
>>11224384it's weird that no version of grimlock since, to try to use this transformation scheme, has gotten the tail even a fraction as satisfying. and it's still not that good, just kind of okay for an oldtimey stompy dino.
>>11220545The animorph toys were based.
>>11224405I love his new leader, but yeah that tail is way too fat.
>>11224408we need to just accept that any tail-to-legs grimlock is gonna have.. pretty thin legs. That's fine. For one thing, move the tailtips to the INside surface of the legs, to fill them out so they aren't just flat.
Looking forward to Transformers: Cyberworld?
>>11224654i forgot, is that a new videogame?
>>11224654>TRA CYBERWORLD CC MIRAGE>TRA CYBERWORLD SCORPONOK STRIKE BATTLE>TRA CYBERWORLD ARMOR GALVATRON>TRA CYBERWORLD CC SKYBYTE>TRA CYBERWORLD CC MEG BULL>TRA CYBERWORLD CC SNARL>TRA CYBERWORLD CC OP OFFROAD>TRA CYBERWORLD CHOMP & BATTLE GRIMLOCK>TRA CYBERWORLD ARMORED CYBER CHANGERS AST>TRA CYBERWORLD CYBER CHANGERS ASTNot sure what to think of the cast so far
>>11224656>Scorponok>Meg bullbeasts are still on the menu, boyos.
>>11224654If it's another cheap CG show, I'm not even going to bother.
>>11224674FUK NO
>>11223762Yeah, I made up a bunch of Wreckers teams and enemies to fight against them. They're lightly themed but still randoms.
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>>11224733Who's head is that on the Hulk tank and who's it supposed to be?
>>11224738It's the helmet from a KO Micromaster set, I don't remember whose. I basically turned him into Immorticon from Transtech.
>>11224727fuckin works for me>>11224730who's the spearman on the right near the mini-minis?
>>11224738Picture.>>11224743Terradive from one of the off screen movie line bots.
>>11224744man we talk a lot about proportions in here, but they REALLY found a way to make this look like the hulk as a transformer. He is just perfectly massive. They did a great job. and that's a clever way of folding up the tank treads. Your new head is icing on the cake>Terradivewhoa, forward-swept wing jet, very nice. and the wings end up on his legs!!
>>11224751This was one of the only Marvel Crossovers Transformers that I thought looked actually like a Transformer, aside from the head. So I replaced it and boom. I envision him as a character they drop in on a battlefield to absolutely decimate everything and pick him up after they trigger a shutdown sequence.
>>11224755it's a shame he's only a deluxe.
>>11224762He's a pretty bid deluxe at least.
>>11224763He's a short Voyager, at best. Very bulky.
>>11224384When the fuck are they going to give us Bluelock already? Or a modern Hero Prime, given we at least got Hero Megs back in TR? What about Cryotek or Razorclaw? So many no-brainer, virtually zero-effort repaints Hasbro could make to literally print money, yet they seem to be outright refusing to do them. Why?
Post your finest MAGA Jazzes immediately
>>11224800i imagine tigerhawk is shelfwarming due to him sucking so hard, and i've SEEN dragon megatrons littering the stores, so that probably discourages them.
>>11224829It pisses me off that TM2 Megs glutting is cockblocking me from Cryotek when it's their own damn fault for repacking it one wave after it first shipped, in the first wave of the next toyline, one that stores always overorder literally right after everyone already bought it.
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>>11224830yeah that was dumb. dumb as a butt.refresh him? sure. in a year. two years. Give us Cryotek first, some kid will be like "i missed megatron, at least i can get -A- dargon"just like when I was a kid and I never managed to get Terrorsaur, but I had Lazorbeak. that was a 'close enough' situation.
>go to Ross with gf (first mistake)>find Battletrap >explain to her this is the only ROTB figure I don’t have, palms sweaty >shes hangry, gets shitty >I leave it behind>instantly flustered, feel like acting like a baby but quell it >go home, get mad, wait til she goes to bed and go back for it >they close earlier than I thought, they slam the gate closed in my face as I approach the door Not my finest moment. Now sitting here at home with no Battletrap and doing the math on if I wasted enough gas to completely negate the Ross savings which I probably did
>>11224835if your desire is great enough to defy her, then so should your will be.
>>11224837Is that a funny way of saying ‘shoulda just bought it even though she was pissed’? Yup. Shoulda just grabbed it. I know better but I did avoid a possible meltdown so whatever. I’ll probably end up wasting a bunch more gas going back to find it gone tomorrow lolThe day wasn’t a total bust. Earlier in the shopping trip I found another Earthspark Grimlock and I decided Iike the mold enough to try again after my first copy’s QC issue. 2nd copy is perfect! 1st copy really is defective. Even after trimming some plastic the backpack still springs out of place no matter what I do. Happy to have a perfect copy and the broken one is going back to the store
>>11224842well the other side of that is "if you really care more about her feelings than the toy, then don't go get it" but i'm not tryin to bust any chops, i feel for ya.>broken one going back to the storeexcellent. the wife's gotta like that.
>>11224844Returning it is another opportunity to look for Battletrap too. Honestly, I’m just a spaz, all my movie figures are sitting collecting dust, I don’t even need that damn thing
What will this mean for our toys?
>>11224850Less Chineese bootlegs and less DEI at the toy companies. Hopefully all the pedos that run these companies are apprehended. That’s probably why they are doing so poorly all the pedos know their time is up and they are rugging the companies one franchise at a time
>>11224847i also need to play with my shit more, but.. eh..
>>11224850Hasbro has to pay the new yuge very smart, very important import tax on their product made in asia, then they'll pass the bill to customers yo keep their profit, so every thing gets more expensive.
>>11224853I play with my stuff way too much lol. For me it’s specifically the movie stuff, I geek out on it for a week and then forget it exists for a year
>>11224862i've realized i need a workspace for customizing, and a play space where i can cycle things in and outright now going to the shelf involves carefully trying to get something without knocking six other things down (always fail), then bringing it over to my desk and occupy the space where I put food. right now half of that is taken up by PF Inferno whom I'm nearly done customizing
>>11224850Hopefully all the DEItards getting thrown in the incinerator
>>11224850Sentimental Trump rerelease.
>>11224889return of titan returns kino...
>>11224850POTP Jazz reissue
>>11224835It's a shit figure, not even worth getting mad about
>>11224850More G1 combiners instead of Beast Wars in 2026.
Continuing to seek funny TF art and photos>>11223049Keep on gerwalkin'>>11223678It's frustrating that there are KOs of several combiners but the bootleggers won't touch Computron. Please, he's the only combiner I want that I don't have. Also please make KOs of Unite Warriors Roller, I am not paying $100+ for a deluxe ever again, I'm already ashamed of how many extremely expensive deluxes I've shelled out for. Come on, China, you know Hasbro can't touch you.>>11224192It's been a few years and I forget all the time my memory is impaired because that's how long-term memory disorders work (lol lmao my meat computer's hard drive has bad drivers), definitely Rippersnapper had a broken port, though. Pretty sure my Blot had a stress mark on the port, maybe it was unrelated. I appreciate the factual correction.
>>11224850They'll cost a lot more along with everything else
>>11224966>Continuing to seek funny TF art and photos
>>11224983Talk about breast force
>be rewatching animated>tfw season 4 never ever>tfw DJ Wyatt is fucking dead>Hasbro doing reimaginings of various quality while third party just doesn't careFuggin sucks, it might be one of my favorite TF universes out there. So many fun reimaginings and twists on typical transformers media, and the only impact it left on the series is surface level shit.>>11224966God I wish they'd reissue early selects redecos
>>11224999DJW has a lot of artist friends both on the western and eastern sides but they were all people the woke trannies whined about including Hayato Sakamoto and the Gridman director at Trigger. Maybe with them gone...
>look up the TFwiki page about the Evergreen designs because I want to show someone them>"Power of the Primes Starscream is the Evergreen design"Fuck no wonder it was so ugly. People wondered back then how you could fuck up Starscream's proportions so badly.
>>11223307Is it really hard because the huge pack of stuff that needs to be redo? Because people want only the core robot in different colors although a powerlinx prime with his trailer would look sick af
>>11225019I'd only be interested in just the core bot for power link Optimus. Maybe they could add the minicon weapons with him. They could also do Nemesis Prime and give the super mode head a damaged Nemesis head.
Following on from >>11224990, here's vehicle mode. Again thanks to Mavs for making this kit.
>>11225019I hear this a lot put personally I'd be pissed if they gave us powerlinx without the trailerI know he never used it in the show but I don't care, it's cool
>>11225039And finally a (poorly shot) pic of President Sentinel Prime with VP Sentinel Minor.
Man, I forgot how awful Fedex is. Those fuckers are useless.
>>11224850possibly even shittier plastic if regulations are done away withhttps://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/01/health/flame-retardant-black-plastic-wellness/index.html
>>11220708>Literal Retard Posting>Heckerino! I triggered the chuddies!
>>11224990not bad dude
>>11225069Thanks! Pretty satisfied with him, he came out nice for such a simple job.
>>11225019I need this so bad, with trailer. And Sparkplug. My dream release right now, along with Jetfire and Overload.
>>11225017that's ugly to you? looks fucking cool. but yeah the thighs and upper arms are too short, and there's no fucking way this guy turns into a jet.
>>11224850https://x.com/toygrind/status/1854118272502780198
>>11225132All the best analysis of US politics comes from british guys who review toys on the internet as their job
>>11225141it is kind of sick how obsessed they are with our politics when we don't even follow theirs. i'm reminded of that Doctor Who when everybody in the UK was anxiously awaiting obama's magic recession cure. i genuinely cannot tell whether the writers were making fun of that or agreeing.man Dalekformers when?
>>11225145Daleks look fucking dumb tho
>>11225103It did not translate to 3D.
>>11225145It brings me a little bit of jingoistic pride but it definitely isnt healthy. like just chill out and play with your toys for a bit man, this isn't really your wheelhouse.>man Dalekformers when?I would like to see toys of the Decepticon Triumverate some day, only one that would really need to be a new mold is the Dalek guy. Six arms is a really cool design trait, wish we got more guys with stuff like that>>11225153they are but that's part of what makes them so iconic. they're the cheapest goofiest looking killer robots ever, and it's kind of awesome
>>11225153the plunger arm looks dumb, that is the most that I am willing to admit. Modify it into one of those oldtimey dish-and-antenna ray guns, and we're talking.
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>>11225159We all should agree to collectively forget this figure and never talk about it ever again.
>>11225172Yet without it we wouldn't have Big Elita
>>11225160How would you store away the 6 arms, and bring out the Dalek tools? I wanna see people try to plan him out, also the other two guys there would be funny to include but Legonis isn’t inspiring much in me
>>11225176Now we have Big Arcee
>>11224850since price of gas will come way down, the price of toys will do since a huge amount of the factored in cost is shipping.Also, hasbro might be able to move their factories from vietnam to something more productive, possibly even the US (which would be a MASSIVE price drop for us, but likely make it more expensive for China so I doubt)
>>11225034>>11225041With how the designers've been talking about SS86 Optimus and how his mold "could totally be sold at leader without the trailer", which's kinda telling me that's exactly what they plan to do some day, I really hope they do the same for both colors of Armada Optimus. Give him a standalone Voyager release as well as the full-cock Commander repaint.I haven't really seen before what the Super Mode would've looked like in art before, only as the old toy, but seeing it now... Yeah. That's fucking sick.
>>11225178I believe the idea of his transformation is that the central cylinder opens up into the six arms, and the rest of the body is inside it
Anyone waiting on the takara release for ss86 prime/plan on getting it? Hoping it has better QC.
>>11224014This is so hideousThey're like the IDW/Earthspark fusions. It's so soulless and ugly
>>11224384It's been up for 2160p download for like 2 weeks+ lmaoIt's not even worth piratingI've seen "WATCH FULL MOVIE FRIEND" posts on FB of all places posting the movie in like 720p at best and it has minimal engagements
>>11225273It's down now but it was up on Youtube at 720p for half a day with 166K viewers last I checked. Indian cunt too I suspect.
I finally found a SS86 Blaster after having to buy him off fucking HLJ of all placesZERO on shelves, Target delisted him and they have no idea when he'll show up Scalped for $80-90 even in Local groupsI paid $35 on him on HLJ He's great mostly cause I never got Kingdom or Legacy oneSS86 Prime still sucks but sometimes he can get some fun poses>>11225252There honestly wasn't any QC from what I saw besides the back light stuffWhat others issues did he have?
>>11225242Neat, always interesting trying to think how characters would transform
>>11225280i'm always trying to think up better transformations for some of the tougher beast modes, so it's not just a boring limb-swap.There are some that are probably impossible to do in a satisfying way. bird/bat/ptero wings are so damn big. dimetrodon sails... uhh giraffe legs and necks..
>>11225287How would you do a snake? Since theres already a snake guy
>>11225289yeah snakes are really fuckedi feel like for a snake you should just go deliberately full weird mode and/or accept more partsforming than usuala W-shape of the middle can combine into some awkward legs, and perhaps you can detach some parts and flip them back up to the new torso..but you're gonna have big wiggly long snake arms, there's little you can do. just lean into it, make it his thing. The snake head should absolutely be the torso, fuckit. partsform it. Makes me wanna see a less-cheaty version of Ryuseioh. Gimmy a nice long dagron where the legs form robot arms and the neck and tail turn into legs.. but do somethin new with it.
>>11225287Friend and I were discussing a BW styled dragonfly TF where the wings formed the limbs ala BM Buzzsaw, except with the arms as well. In the end we settled on this:>Wings form limbs, rear wings form legs, forewings form arms>Torso is formed from thorax and a bit of the base of the tail>Back of insect becomes front of robot, legs become kibble>Head flips up onto bug back, robot head formed from bug jaw whilst the eyes become chestplate (compound eye boobs if female lolololol)>Tail folds up behind robot head to form TM2 Megatron style head-spine/mega-ponytailMan, it's kinda shocking the only dragonfly TF I can think of is Tonbot/Jetstorm. A shame, dragonflies are cool.
>>11225289>Since theres already a snake guyThere's TWO snake guys, and interestingly, they're both Maximals. Colada is the better known, but I feel Night Viper pulls off the transformation better. Either way, using a cobra seems to be the way to go - taking advantage of the frill for the extra mass required is a must, even if it looks ugly.
>>11225301Damn, he does look pretty interesting
>>11225295hmmm not a bad idea, in theory.. with heavy stylization on the wings like that one Beast Machines guy with the wing legs.>thorax becomes torsological,>insect head becomes chest a la Jetstormwell now you got two torsos. That is so much of its meat taken.the tail becoming the back of the head is pretty smart, but at least part of it should pop off as a cannon. there is a LOT of tail.
>>11225303I'd need to draw up a diagram of how it works but like, the compound eyes just form the chestplate. Hard to explain. But yeah I definitely had that guy in mind, it wouldn't be the most biologically accurate dragonfly but it'd be cool, I hope.And yeah, maybe have the end of the tail detach and form either a gun or a melee weapon?
>>11225301While not a snake, the first Dropkick in Studio Series is such an emaciated helicopter you could probably use that as a jumping off point for a snake.
>>11225239>the designers've been talking about SS86 Optimus and how his mold "could totally be sold at leader without the trailer"Did they really say this? Because that sounds like how we'll get our Nemesis Prime.
>>11225276Scratches out of the box on his entire front. Dunno how common it was but it's happened more than a few times, even mine has it. And this could just be mine but when transformed it likes to push apart a bunch so I can only have him in bot mode. My trailer also had damage out of the box and the axe, the accessory I was most interested in using, was bent horribly and the matrix has gold over the blue. I'd like to get a new one but Im worried it'll be just as bad.
>>11225319I'd like that and a Sead Optimus redo too.This guy is so nice, I wish Laser Prime could get this treatment.
>>11225019I love this deco so much, one of the most unique color scheme. It does make me wonder how did Optimus revert back to his original colors at the end of the show. I think it would've been better had he kept it during his supposed self-exile since it would neatly transition into his Energon body that has similar colors.
>>11225324>one of the most unique color schemeIsn't it an Optimus Primal homage?
>>11225326And a Nemesis Prime homage considering Optimus went all out and even threw out his Matrix in the duration he had with that color scheme. It's really kind of a mixture of both color schemes.
>>11225307>>11225303>>11225295Only Dragonfly tf I have ever seen is this weirdo from 1985, a pretty interesting Triple Changer from Taiwan
>>11225315damn, the robot mode has some issues but I think it would indeed make a fine snake.. at least, a fish
>>11225019>Because people want only the core robot in different colors although a powerlinx prime with his trailer would look sick afThe issue is that the core bot and trailer likely aren't on entirely separate molds. If they made only the core bot, they'd have a bunch of trailer pieces being pointlessly made. There's a reason all trailer-less redecos from the original Armada line used the smaller, inherently trailer-less Armada mold and not the big one designed to come with a trailer.
>>11225276>I finally found a SS86 Blaster after having to buy him off fucking HLJ of all placesZERO on shelves, Target delisted him and they have no idea when he'll show upFucking pisses me off. I want him because of the better paintjob than Kingdom and he's a decent figure. It also helps that Eject is no longer clear.I reaaally don't want to reward the scalpers so here's hoping some local Targets finally get their shipment of him in.
>oh no, there isn't enough energy for everyone on Cybertron! I mean, there are several suns you can syphon solar energy from.
>>11225191Jeet's a prophet
>>11225351But that would kill the native lifeforms
>>11225172It makes a decent snusnu Novastorm.
Let's talk Action Masters, as I'm slowly working towards my goal of having a modern interpretation of them all. Which one should get a new figure next? As far as my own goals for filling in the gaps (because I'm not hunting down the Subscription service dudes like Treadshot and Circuit) here are my current plans>Currently got/ordered: Cybertron Smokescreen (Rad), Legacy Jackpot, Botcon Kick-off, Dramatic Capture Series Mainframe, Titans Returns Krok, SG Slicer>Rollout: Energon Landmine? Only similarities between the two really are being orange/blue "construction" autobots.>Skyfall: Honestly might just repaint a Gundam for the memes>Over-run: As much as I want to take the easy out and just use Energon Quickstrike, I'm not dropping $200+ on a literal who toy to represent another literal who>Sprocket & Rumbler: These two confound me since they're the same mold, and Sprocket "has" an altmode that's basically a Cybertronian hovercar thing. The closest thing I can think of is Animated Jetfire (Which definitely works for Sprocket) and Rumbler (Which is more of a stretch)>Treadshot: Repainted Cyberverse Deluxe Megatron w/ new 3d printed head/chest bit>Gutcruncher: Hulk tank with new head (No this totally wasn't inspired by the post earlier ITT)>Charger: The few vehicle details he has implies helicopter as an alt mode, but which fig to go with?>Take-Off: This guy I really don't know how to approach. Bro has wheels on his arms but turbines on his chest, so is he plane or is he car?>Circuit/Axer: Tracking down Axor shouldn't be too hard, just pricy. Circuit becomes tricky though, No idea what to do for him that doesn't involve paying a few hundred for his Subscription service fig.
>>11225323Sead...?
>>11225373You dont take all the energy from a sun, you only take sum from one sun and then do it again on another one if ya need more, dummy!
>>11225411Don't forget to grab the Netflix Siege Megatron for the original toy colors version of Lionizer to go with your Smokescreen 'Rad'. Also, RotB Skullcruncher is a perfect stand-in for Gatoraider to go with your TR Krok.
>>11225411You could try to track this guy down.
>>112254304 yor helth
>>11225411I was thinking of repainting legacy metalhawk into skyfall with a new head (pic rel). Similar deal with the mayhem bludgeon and gutcruncher but I do like the hulk tank idea (and that other anon's posts with it). I might have to get ahold of one of those for something.I imagine Take-Off has to have some kinda flying altmode given his name but idk if there's ever been a figure of a guy that turns into a plane with landing gear ending up on the shoulders.For Charger maybe TR Highbrow as a base?
>>11225437I have the Warpath version
>>11225437>that's such a dumb h-tank, you can see the robot mode feet right on the fron-oh, those are his shoulders. Huh.
>>11225445Its a nice design
>>11225437we were robbed
>>11225454>>11225439That whole set was full of cool ideas.
>>11225321>Scratches out of the box on his entire frontI heard of that one but never saw much image wise and what I did see looked like scuffs you could wipe away instantly>And this could just be mine but when transformed it likes to push apart a bunch so I can only have him in bot modeMine was ATROCIOUS head wise where I COULD NOT seem to flip the head without hard pushing itI had to file and smooth down each side till it would semi clean click flip>My trailer also had damage out of the boxHaven't seen that one>the axe, the accessory I was most interested in using, was bent horriblyI have seen that. Total killerI could not imagine spending fucking $90 + Shipping + Tax + Tip for this and having QC like thatUnacceptable>the matrix has gold over the blueGrossI paid $60 for my Prime off Target and got more off from a credit I had cause they once again as usual fucked up my last Target Order
>>11225350He is absurdly clean, Easily my favorite SS86 so far reallyHoping they somehow fix the god awful Bee and make a good Cliff out of it
>>11225295>Man, it's kinda shocking the only dragonfly TF I can think of is Tonbot/Jetstorm.Skyshadow is half-dragonfly and all badass.
>>11225475This would be so much better with the wings to the backI really dig the violator face
>>11225479He's also got a hidden, 3-fingered clawed hand hidden behind his beast head. Can't hold anything in it, but it's a cool detail. Also, he's basically Senator Armstrong from MGRR as a Transformer in terms of personality and profession.
>>11225479my feeling is, the wings as chest fins are cool (but deserved some slots to fit into)the wings becoming a claw is decently okay, good weapon, weird that it adds kind of another 'head' but whatever.doing BOTH and leaving zero wings on his back, just two lizard arms? no way. And the lizard head hand sucks.
>>11225497>And the lizard head hand sucks.The lizard head is not his hand.
>>11225501it's still the back of his hand. but yes that claw is a decent attempt at a compromise.for the record, i am completely in favor of head-forearms. let the jaw open up and a hand pops out. or have the head slide down onto what used to be its neck, revealing a fist. whatever.this guy got a japanese repaint too, right?
>>11225507>this guy got a japanese repaint too, right?Yup. Beast Wars Neo Drankon. They took the liberty of painting the claws on his finger so they'd stand out more, too.
>>11225159It could work. The problem is that the CW version was too big and Pot Pee had the unfortunate fate of having the combiner torso gimmick and stickers...because pot pee.
>>11225513and different tail spots, I love it.I also appreciate the beast and robot head not matching so closely. Like I get what they were doing, but... it makes the transformation less special. gotta go subtle with the robot head looking like the beast mode
>>11225513Any other good fusion repaints?
>>11225522Elephorca due to not using gold plastic.
Honestly, Armada Jetfire still holds up
>>11225301>Wiki summary of his role in the Wreckers comic:>"Shortly after Cybertron's Great Transformation, the Quintessons orchestrated a planet-wide invasion. While Judge Brinn led a team of Sharkticons through the lush, technorganic wilderness of Ankmor Park, Night Viper attacked, strangled, and killed the accompanying scientist Extempaxia with his deadly fangs. The Sharkticons retaliated by charbroiling Night Viper with their flamethrowers.">"The remaining Quintessons laughed at how easy it was to burn these reformatted Transformers in their semi-organic state, but their glee was short-lived. Night Viper shed his burnt outer layer like a skin and assassinated the remaining Quintesson judge, verbally mocking them for their hubris."Holy FUCK, this guy's a total badass!
>>11224744What is it about the Hulk mold that makes it so great as a body for anybody?
>>11225627it's a really solid looking brick shithouse and we haven't really had figures with proportions like that lately
>All these collabs including fucking Naruto.>Not one of the several that actually make sense.
>>11225655The BTTF one made enough sense.
>>11225664Or any that actually involve vehicles IE Ghostbusters.
>>11225668That was a MAJOR reshelling though.
>>11225655The new Knight Rider one makes sense. Giving KITT a robot mode is the logical next step for an AI as advanced as he was. The Back to the Future one made sense, too, considering it was specifically the futuristic version of the DeLorean - it was already a fusion-powered, flying time machine, so having it turn into a robot as well really wasn't all that weird at that point.
>>11225655>only the collabs I personally want actually make senseBro, just say what collabs you would like to see. Don't try to frame them as somehow the "objectively correct" ones. That's juvenile.
>>11225411Banzai-Tron also has a Botcon version, a Super 7 Ultimates version, and an upcoming Flame Toys version
>>11225655Seems like a hassle to clear licensing for Pokemon. Optimus Primal and Rillaboom have different looking gorillas.
>>11225655What transformer would turn into Pikachu or Charizard? Because nobody cares about the shit you posted.
>>11225603Yes
>>11225603>>11225847Honestly if he had actual leg articulation he'd be pure kino. As is he's still kino, but a new one would be nice.
>>11225333Imagine that getting a remake.
>>11225809>What transformer would turn into PikachuRattrap, obviously. He already looked a bit like one in the Metals manga.
>>11225603>>11225847Funny how both of you got the chest mistransformed in different ways.
>>11225895He is a baby, Do not bully him
>>11225301it still bugs me that they had very limited snake real estate and they still gave him huge fold-up arm weapons that have to bulk out the cobra hood even further
>>11225655the arm proportions don't work here but otherwise ehnobody cares about any post-gen-3- pokemon anyway
>>11225906I'm sure if there was a Transformers X Pokemon line, Lucario would be among the first 6 made.
>>11225912alright alright he gets to sneak in.also alolan forms get in, but that's -it-
>>11225903Kek (yours has the kneepads upside down for the combined mode, though).
>>11225603I just can't get over how fat and stumpy and goofy he looks, overload wasn't even that bad
>>11225928There's an up and down? WtfI swear they're identical on both sides. I did only have him out for some pics, Put him with the rest in a big tote and haven't sat and dug them all out again in awhileI'm still without a camera and was trying to get more Armada Gang
>>11225870I want it to get a proper remake its cool as fuck, also theres no copyright on it since its from Taiwan so its free game I’m pretty sure
>>11225947it just changes how much space is at the bottom under it. Less space for Jetfire to give him more visible thigh, and then slightly evens out the thigh proportions for Jet Optimus
Who wins the greedy race?
>>11225992Filch.
Leg articulation is overrated
>still playing with Chase, despite not having been that impressed with most Legacy figures or having seen Rescue Bots>it is still a very fun cop car and police robot>even the weird half-gimmick bullshit claw is fun as a grappling hook or some vague weapon>the arm guards, especially with the hands being able to move for no particular reason, make them seem like they can be riot shields or knuckle dusters if necessary>just a really fun figure that feels like it's its own toy and characterChase is very fun
Anyone know how much of the JP version of the shows have English subs?
>>11226036all
I don't like that I'm gonna have to wait like 10 years to get a good TFOne Airachnid.
>>11226037Oh for real? Awesome, been wanting to watch G1 in Japanese
>>11222685I wonder if thats why the only target in my area sucks. Im not looking for cups when i go but ill be sure to check next time im out that way.
>>11226040I never watched Prime so I didn't have an attachment to her character, but she was cool in TFOne. Here's hoping that the figure does the weird open-back-of-the-head thing she did
>https://news.tfw2005.com/2024/11/07/age-of-the-primes-voyager-prima-prototype-possible-first-look-526146Skelebros?
Come on, Hasbro.
>>11226091>"she turns into her own coffin.."
>>11226089Those are some proportions alright
>>11226089its interesting that his legs seem to be connected by arms to his abdomen, like they swing outward for transformation separate from the pelvis
>>11226108his thighs kinda...ran away on him
Does the old Lio Convoy hold up as a good figure today? Really love the flash versions look and thought about getting it
So another space pick up?>>11226121Not really, too kibbly
>>11226121proportions are lousy, lion face is goofy. gimmicks are fucking awesome but they kinda get in the way. and the leg transformation is the same as cheetor's old toy, but without even the novelty of the feet being different.
>>11226128The face looks fine to me, infinitely better than the current legacy release. Looking forward to the upcoming one for that new face. The legs are meh but I mostly would have it in bot mode anyway, just wonder if it can stand and pose okay mostly since a lot of old toys didnt always have that as a priority
>>11226139you know what, i take it back. that is an awesome lion face. it's more how it looks in the anime that I didn't like.I don't have this mold but I can guarantee he's pretty top-heavy. look at those proportions.
>>11226140Yeah kinda does seem like it would tip over easily, if anyone here does turn out to have it I hope to hear otherwise.
>>11226140He should have the chrome logo
>>11226147he does, doesn't he?oh no, he doesn't. i remembered wrong because I put silver paint on there for a custom. actually that one was dark leo.
>>11225992Filch, no contest.
>they said all the figures look stumpy, boss >ok check this out >brilliant
>>11226153
>>11226198>You forgot the picture, boss >my bad >hey where’s that little piano at >idk >whatever
>>11226201Why do leakers always take pictures like boomer ebay sellers?
>>11226139I really hope we get a Flash Lio - it just doesn't make sense to me that they went and made a Burning Primal without giving us this guy to go with him.
>>11226202>like boomer ebay sellers?>like
>>11226199I saw it toopareidolia is kinda insane
>>11226202You will never be an adult.
>>11226208If being an adult means I don't know how to stand a toy up, so be it
>>11226209that's not the problem
>>11226115I hope its not pull down thighsbroke my SoC gaogaigar's leg joint because of that
>>11226218you mean like switchblade thighs? those have definitely gone out of fashion, and in any case that wouldn't explain these turbo long thighs. the extension is from 'correct length' to 'short' not to long.
>>11226219>switchblade thighsthat's probably the proper term for it? I cant clearly explain it but here's a video of the transformation, it happens at 6:00 https://youtu.be/iUoXwPkHrqE?t=361
>>11226221oh no no, I see what you're saying now. pull-down thighs as in the opposite of what t-rex megatron has.I was talking about the old transformers where the leg slides into the shin for vehicle mode, then extends out for robot mode. Yes yes now that you say that, it does look like maybe the thighs are meant to pull up, and fit better in that groin.
>>11226223Yeah if it is the pull up/down type thing, its a bit worrying since it being too tight might cause stress on the plastic if you're not pulling it correctlyprobably will be nothing to be worry about though
>>11226226shit's so finnicky.. it's crazy being a fan of both action figure robots and model kit robots, you want such different shit.. if something is going to have a lot of friction joints, keeping it light helps a lot, and if it's motorized, all the moreso having decently flexible plastic so nothing destroys itself if it's slightly offcenter.
>>11226123Those look like train wheels in the legs, so alt mode may be a space train.
>>11226253Hopefully we get the alt. mode soon. Not enough trainformers. Raiden doesn't count since he sucked.
>>11226089this prototype is still at the funky colour stage of pre-production, right? Cos a gold Prima is just wrong...Tried to find pics of the Purple '86 swoop as an example but couldn't. I didn't imagine him... did I?
>>11226267He's on TFW prototype talk news. Also this color, was it made right after Xaron with that plastic?
>>11226213It's what I'm complaining about so yes it is
>>11226267>Cos a gold Prima is just wrong...Uh?
>>11226338Guess I'm more used to the modern/Aligned Prima which is silver. Never been a comic guy.
>>11226006U think they will crazy enough to release overload without his minicon/headmaster thing and just be part of the robot all together
>>11226383They are ao adverse to minicons they wont even do overload because of how integral one is to his design
>reminder that the live action figures are high test only I think we need our own thread
Don’t get me wrong for a second, I love all eras of Transfotmers, but the live action stuff has a certain special appeal that is lost on many. The entire aura of the live action stuff is so much more brutal and “mature” sometimes it makes the G1 stuff feel “soft” to me. Also another awesome factor of the movie stuff is you get an officially listened alt mode that’s basically a model car instead of characters that turn into a stack of blocks.
>>11224953Gonna have to disagree with you on that one >wonky backpack >arm kibble Imagine writing off this beautiful bastard over such trivialities
Mommy gf let me have my toy and I am so happy now. Pretty sure it was the last one left in my area.
>>11226423Big tiddy Battletrap
Got my Comic Straxus from a questionable ebay seller. I'm honestly shocked it arrived, though the seller seems to be trying to scam (used Fedex and wrote the wrong name on the package).Anyway, Straxus is a pretty good toy. Despite the Galvatron mold being released a few times, it's still nice and tight. My only real complaint is not including a more comic accurate pickaxe and not remolsing a bit more (redoing the thighs and remolding the torso a bit so I'd resemble his cannon mode more.
>>11226430Ironic he was the first ROTB figure I wanted and the last one I got my hands on. I now have every ROTB SS except Noah and Novakane, both I don’t feel like I need. I’ll grab em eventually
>>11226423Sure, except his singular accessory also sucks, his alt mode is a fucking mess, his transformation isn't fun and his proportions are so lanky and shitty and take away all the coolness from his movie model. It really sucks because I like his design but the toy is just so disappointing and there is no good alternativesWhy did rotb have to be such a fucking mess
>>11226438>Why did rotb have to be such a fucking messIt’s totally crazy how they rugpulled the toy designs at the last second. Most of cast got their looks updated at the last second. Well after they were able to make any changes to the toys.
Optimus & Galvatron
>>11226267Yes, remember green and pink Trashmaster? they just use whatever is left on the factory.
>>11226448How the fuck did this even happen? How could your production be such a mess that someone comes in at the last moment and says “you’re updating all these designs immediately and I don’t care if it’s too late to change the toys”. I bet there were so many arguments and fights it must’ve been nuts
>>11226456I really wish they had come up with a super mode for Armada Megs that made him feel like the equivalent to Armada Optimus. The Tidal Wave "strap a shitload of guns onto him" mode always felt like kind of an afterthought. Even in the cartoon they used it like once or twice and then Optimus just made sure to not use the Super Mode that often so every fight with Megs didn't just look like the equivalent of Arnold bullying a manlet or something.>>11226468nonsensical production stuff seems common with Transformers, like how Beast Wars had Tigerhawk where by the time they made up their minds whether or not he would get a toy they already animated the character joining and dying immediately.
>>11226486>Even in the cartoon they used it like once or twiceHe uses it way more than that. I watched Micron Densetsu recently.
>>11226352Seems to me they're referencing original Prima with that color so better get used to it, I doubt it's going to change.
>>11226456I love the powrlinx prime colors, it's a shame that they probably didn't make the mold with repaints in mind so I'll be very hard to get the colors right or I'll use too much paint.
>>11226515Sorry, a shame the Legacy wasn't made with repaints in mind.
>>11226510It's a prototype bozo, none of those colors are final.
>>11226486Agree, 100%. Nightbird sticks out like a sore thumb amongst the cast of ROTB. They should have (not killed) and brought back Shatter and Dropkick.
Much better. Way more cohesive aesthetics
>>11226515Which powerlinx? USA or the one in the show/Japan (the one pictured)?
>the best Prime in the past five years is a $10 toddler's toy
>>11226541Based
>>11226541I like the manner in which his aesthetics blend G1 and movie. I think his alt mode is pretty clearly Armada inspired as well. Definitely the designer having some fun here. >pic unrelated #100 Bee is one of the best live action *toys* ever made. >>11226438Movie figure’s Transformation is rarely fun, often an afterthought, and half the time a pain in the ass. #100 Bee is an exception to all that
>*fiddly transformation intensifies*Excellent figure otherwise, one of the best alt modes ever
>>11226541Looks fun but I love reactivate Prime
>>11226568You think the toy is fun, wait until you play the game!
>>11226611>EEEAAAUUUUUGGGHHHHH
>>11226541what's this from?
>>11226541That doesn't look like armada kino to me
Here is the optimus top 101. Armada2-10. everything else can go in whatever order you want
>>11226140Lio Convoy and Galvatron both feel like conceptual designs that had for another, nonBW line they had an idea for and reworked as BW style toys. Maybe not so much Lio, since he's all organic, but takara made up plans for gimmicks in the Beast era Hasbro said no to due to budget or space reasons.With galvatron he really feels like a Brave toy they slapped a BW era head on. Lio, while I doubt he would be this specifically, does seem a bit like the Gridman figures in proportion and feel.
>>11226140The original actually does balance decent enough & I would recommend it if you come across one
>>11226675Man, I actually saw these two for around $80 or $90 as a set but they got bought right as I was going to go for them. Feels bad. Hope I can find a deal like that again.That aside, just got this beast in the mail. As well as TFOne Prime, Armada Super Starscream, and a mini supermode prime that comes with a mini sparkplug figure. Havent taken it out of the box but opened up to take a look and he was bigger than I expected him to be. Really living up to the name.
>>11226630It's from the Cyber Series toyline.>>11226645The truck does.
Also got a complete set of these little figs, including the Ai one which is pretty based. Never knew Optimus was chill like that.
>>11226703busts?
>>11226712That and Optimus in his usual colors are busts, but the othere are these.
>>11226720so weird.. why not just have the toy?
>>11226722They looked neat and were cheap. The Devastator one is really nice with the tiny Arcee and Hot Rod. The prime bust is sorta neat to fidget with too, has a thing on the back you push and pull to pop out and pull in the matrix and it opens and closes on its own
>>11226720ah, my most trusted minion, Fremzy.
>Heroes of Cybertron being sold for $15 at a store in a local mall.This is bullshit, right?
>>11226352>China slop mecha designI'm so tired of this
>>11226679Great buy. A timeless mold that will never be replaced.
>>11226742It was drawn by a Gweilo
>>11226541>the best Prime in the past five years>ER>Volvo>RoTB Mainline>Legacy Armada>Even the Core Class is goodIdk this looks okay but maybe too cheap lookin
>>11226749volvo is the best
>>11226747It looks like total shit and the typical china mechaslop anyways>Spikey for no reason>Ugly jagged look>Armor design shit
>>11226751Have you considered that it isn't just a Chinese thing? Lots of awful things are designed all over the world.
>>11225867>but a new one would be niceThe strange feeling of wanting one, but knowing if it ever happened the feet would be a complete downgrade to those absolute units.
>>11226751dude that could not be more of a western mecha design. it's not even a mecha, there are no joints. it's just a bunch of random shapes.chinese mech designs are good, they're just japanese mech designs but more.
>>11226720It still bugs me that that's the only existing piece of merch for T-AI. Not only is it essentially a statue, and that it's unabashedly strictly coomer material (seriously, she's a hologram. Why would a hologram have anything rendered under its clothing, and why would it need to bathe?), but she's also been sculpted to look...questionably younger than she actually appears to be on the show, for reasons. Even if someone had the balls to get this thing, you could never display it openly where someone might see it.All I want is a little figure of her to put with my Omega Prime...
>>11226765and I love that Fire Convoy is peepin
>>11226765Even the recent Omega Prime didn't include her as a little buddy.
>>11226765You have no idea what it means to be a real nerd.
>>11226765>uses 4chan dot org>seriously uncomfortable with barely provocative nudityGo back
>>11226746Ultra Mammoth is a need too, but I'm happy to have blue at least. Ultra is far too pricey from the few Ive seen. Still hoping for a modern release of big convoy, I'd even buy an MP if it happened
>>11226765>you could never display it openly where someone might see it.I literally have had all five of these, including the T-AI one, on my shelf for years. And I don't even have coomer stuff. Just transformers on my shelves. The other four look cool, and the T-AI one is so ridiculous that it's too much goofy fun to hide it. One time my sister in law, who doesn't care about transformers, came over and when she eventually noticed it, she latched onto it, loving it, going on about how it's "so cute and so funny." Cringing at what's silly fun is the real cringe. There are a lot of things to be uptight and embarrassed about, but this ain't one of 'em. Every time I hear someone go off about how awful that T-AI mini-statue is, it reeks of insecurity. (And possible over-compensation with projection too.)
>>11226765My girlfriend thought this fig of her was cute, and laughed at the peeping Optimus when she noticed it, so I personally have no reason to feel uncomfortable owning it.
>>11226786>You have no idea what it means to be a real nerd.I'm not a hermit. I have company over quite often. the figure is depicted in a way that isn't necessarily suited for social gatherings. Just because I know she's a holographic avatar for a literally several million year old AI, that doesn't mean any normies I have over will be quite so understanding.>>11226806I'm fine with nudity. I'm not fine with nudity on what looks like (but isn't actually) a character of questionable age, and I'm definitely not fine with putting it with my Omega Prime, a display piece that's meant to be shown off.
Messing around with my TFOne Prime and I am now sad the movie may never get the sequel it deserves.
>>11226875Between the awful voice acting and the plot that disintegrates with an ounce of rational -- I genuinely do not understand the praise TFOne keeps getting. Is everyone so starved for a passable film that they'll drool over anything that's not Bayformers?
>>11226870your sister in law is cool.
>>11226873i feel like you confirmed the hell out of my assertion of your true nerditude.you do realize a few years ago it was like 'nudity ONLY for kids, otherwise it's sexual' right? Might shock you, but all those fountain sculptors did not mean anything molesty by it.
>>11226870>"so cute and so funny."Based cunnychad sister-in-law.
