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He looks like an upscale with the translucent parts removed
>>11598541Would we even want anything else?
>>11598534He looks fine.
>>11598541yeah its pretty underwhelmingi guess there isn't a lot of ways to improve on the original when it was that close to what was onscreen
The axe doesn't like to extend.
>>11598557I think there's a pill for that.
>>11598530Don't talk to me or my grandfather ever again
>>11598557What is the most super mode Nemesis prime?
>>11598577Obviously the new Armada Pr-ACKPower of the Primes it is
>>11598385All we know is it's Leader class; it could still be a Marvel Fort Max for all we know, depending on how closely they wanna stick to scale autism (vs making Marvel Fort Max and Scorponok Commanders).I don't mind either way, I love both versions of him. Just saying it can still go either way
Reposting. Is deluxe Gnaw worth it? I already have six of the titans return Gnaw. Should I get the deluxe to be their daddy?
>>11598604>I already have six of the titans return Gnaw.I don't know how you can be questioning getting the deluxe at that point
>>11598534whoa, a proper one>>11598541I mean, we are now at the point in the show where they copied the toys exactly, so.. naturally the new toys will be copies of the old toys.that said, I can tell in an instant the parts that are changed. The shrinking chest plate. the visible pinned shoulders. the much smaller and smoother pauldrons (which seem to fold around to the sides in beast mode, making the scorpion's abdomen wayyy too thick). he's different. I will get him when he's on sale.
>>11598628Interesting to hear these opinions coming from a BW fan. This's basically how I've felt about every modern Galaxy Force update (besides Nitro Convoy, he's great). Just slightly different proportions to make them look odd.
>>11598732yeahhh they're not exactly improving much beyond the articulation these days..
>>11598604You need Bombshell
>>11598534I already have this toy, how is this going to improve on it?
>>11598773u can put one in your mouth and the other up your butt, win-win.
>Tfw no Scavenger
>>11598534I need help because i cant remember the name. But I swear, back in the CHUG days, on /toy/, around the time people talked about lucky draw transformers, people started talking about... I think "Lunchtime Transformers" or Lunchbox" or "Workbreak" or something like that transformers. They were considered KO's but they were made in either clear or unique colors of the CHUG figures, in actual factories, using the actual molds, usually during a break like lunch. They'd show up on sites for sale and sell out quickly because they were usually low runs of figures.Am I losing my mind or is this a real thing. Ive searched and found nothing.
>>11598534Had him as a Kid and I think he looked better back than, more slick and the abd the other plastic was cooler but if his joints stay tight this might be a good compromise.
>>11598784>Didn't take the baypillSucks to suck
>>11598797First I've heard of it
>>11598800I actually have that one but I need the tooner onePatiently waiting on ROTF Scrapmetal and Long Haul reissues to complete the other Devy
>>11598797>>11598801"Lunchtime Specials" were made off-the-clock by Chinese factories, using the actual molds and even plastics intended for authorized product; as such you could argue they're a more complicated way of stealing.This is distinct from the wave of KOs created from copying the official molds, often in whacky colors.
>>11598802I had them all except Scrapmetal for the longest timeManaged to stumble onto a JP one at a con for normal MSRP
>>11598800>infinite bootleg budget>still can't get the fucking wheels right>when even hasbro could do it>twice
>>11598810>Wheel on a stick SS could not have gotten it more wrong. DS was at least based enough to remake the Legends transformation.
>>11598773slightly larger and slightly less goofy proportions ah reckon
>>11598810hasbro has never once gotten it rightthe most clever was the one where treads actually transform into wheels, but them wheels was HOLLOW, y'dig? that's not satisfying. they also had a flat edge.
>>11598813I only ever found the green set and wished I'd found the movie colors instead. Which is worth more these days? I never check these things.
>>11598534I can do a near-flawless impression of all the male Beast Wars characters.
>>11598557Where's my goddamn Wingblade set already?
>>11598824Good news
>>11598805Holy shit. Thank you so much. I was seriously questioning my mind for a minute.
>>11598828>KO>makes the face worseNobody likes bib mouthplate Optimus
>>11598835Then just leave the mouthplate up all the time like you were going to anyway
>>11598828I don't want turd party. I'd rather pay Hasbro's high inflation prices
>>11598534Finally getting REAL Evangelion TF's.
>>11598846>recreate both TV and Rebuild stances!
>>11598816Hasbro Green by a wide margin. Red and Takara Green have midfake bootlegs for $25 and are still being produced for sites like Aliexpress
>>11598839Then why even buy the KO?
>>11598828They should have just waited a few months and done a transforming KO of the model kit.
>>11598852Because only the KO has the face guard
>>11598860>what if we took g1 optimus and made him look like one of those hideous overdesigned chinese mecha
>>11598865It's a first party design. Japanese made.
>>11598800Is that the OS KO of the Studio Series? How did that set turn out? I have to replace my SS Devastator anyways.
>>11598860that is a pretty bitchin design but I think it needed one more pass. the hourglass tiny waist and wide hips thing is ... not okay.. and the thing on his back is sitting too high to be wings, but too vertical to be like, a spoiler. and those boosters are attached by visible ball joints, that's not going to work. there's no way the joint would be strong enough in-universe.
>>11598878Devil Savior Troublemaker is a from the ground up Masterpiece style Devastator. Its about the same size as the SS OSKO. Whole set goes for $360 shipped on ShowZ, which is a crazy deal for 8 triple changer MPMs and a pyramid base.DevilSavior: Left Mechanical Alliance: Middle (leg)Studio Series: Right
>>11598886>Whole set goes for $360 shipped on ShowZHoly shit, ultra clearance prices because nobody wants that shit
>>11598887Or maybe because its their third reissue and they're competing with Aoyi Mech and Mechanical Alliance for biggest Movie Devastator.
Has anyone had breakage with the clear plastic on Earthrise Trailbreaker? I was thinking of picking him up or looking for a loose copy from the 5-pack.
>>11598534Dear blog. I am currently watching Transformers Armada and Animated on youtube. Damn, Armada is bad. And damn, Animated is good. I am used to cartoons being so horrible, so barebones, that Animated having as much actual animation as it does caught me off guard. I wish I had toys of various characters, but pretty much only Prowl was screen-accurate enough for my tastes.
>>11598893Guess you'll just have to track down an original
>>11598893The Cybertronion Optimus toy is genuinely one of the best transformers figures of its era.
>>11598886man they are never gonna get him right, are they? I realize it's a tall order, he has to knucklewalk, said knuckles have to be made of small vehicles that somehow also have their own robot modes, his head has to be a cement mixer that is also somehow a robot whose body is not just Devastator's head parts in a different arrangement.. Ideally his mouth has to open, or at least we want to see the intake fan in the mouth, and then the output fan on his back... oh and he has to be massive. That helps with the whole 'individual robot modes' thing, but hurts everything else.
>>11598893you can tell someone at Animated sat down and said 'look, there's no fucking way a current day western animation studio can handle complex robots.. but we're also not drawing this wacky fucking stretchy graffiti-looking shit like the concept art they gave us. so we're gonna strip this down. Really simple shapes, simple lines, and then it'll be a LOT easier to animate them doing things so they don't just have to sit there and wobble their mouthplates for whole scenes"
>>11598893Armada's problems are mostly that the US received a rushed version, so there's a lot of rough spots both in the animation and in the quality of the dub, the Japanese version Micron Legend is overall an improvement in both animation and script, so might be worth switching versionsEnergon/Super Link is a trainwreck(like it's probably the second worst show in the franchise after Beast Machines), while Cybertron/Galaxy Force is overall considered pretty decent
>>11598899Prowl walks into Swerve's barBartender looks at him and says "why the long face?"
>>11598911He can knuckle walk and is perfect legends scale in combined mode. You'll never get a SS or MPM scale version unless it's $1K+ and you'll never get perfect scaling in all modes because the movie model has even more vehicles in the limbs and Mixmaster doubles in size when he becomes a head. The only way to solve it is to make it to make it a 10+ member combiner.
>>11598891None on my copy.Don't know about any reports.
>>11598924Weird dog
>>11598893The guy who made Animated WAS a fan at heart. Also, imo the only toys worth tracking down are Starscream, Ironhide, Swoop, Snarl, Waspinator, Leader Bulkhead, and Voyager Optimus (Wingblade if you're lucky). Animated was extremely experimental, what with designers struggling with DJW's wonky design accuracy and function
>>11598913>Energon/Super Link is a trainwreck(like it's probably the second worst show in the franchise after Beast Machines),Earth Spark has trannies so it can't be worse than pronoun scenes and gender roles
>>11598911>>11598924I'll always love Bay Devastator the most. I just wish some other series based their design on it so they can stop with the constant G1 ones.
Why is there so much fucking snobbery with collectors groups? It's already niche enough to be collecting bots, but now if you didn't get a conbiner wars era and settled for Studio Series your scoffed at.
>>11598893Okay: firstly, Armada dub sucks, like the other anon said - watch Micron Legend.That said, the first 20 eps of it regardless are of a lesser quality to the rest of the show - not bad, but very meh. It picks up almost immediately after that, so feel free to skim.What the other anon gets wrong is that Super Link is actually very good. Like ML, it also has padding issues though (this time in the middle-back end), and it leaves some plotthreads open for the third entry... but then for Galaxy Force, the new studio went and decided to make it another reboot.Galaxy Force is meh overall, if you ask me. There's padding too, but a more consistent padding this time in the form of lots of very very long stock animations. I find this form to be more boring than the first two's more uneven padding, personally. It's a more lighthearted super-robo anime, but I just couldn't appreciate it as much as I hoped to. Maybe I'll enjoy it more after I watch all of the Brave anime, but eh, I'm not holding my breath.Moral of the story is to try everything yourself, form your own opinions, and don't let others dictate yours - not even me!
>>11598913Also Beast Machines has great writing and OST too, your taste just sucks
>>11599016>snobbing over fucking CW toys of all thingsThe ONLY good toys to come out of CW were Ultra Magnus and any Aerialbot repaint/remold (of which there are many once they realized Silverbolt was the only torso that wasn't abject garbage). And even then Ultra Magnus doesn't even hold up that well. Everything else is garbage and if someone tells you shit like CW Ironhide is a good toy they're an idiot.
>>11598913Whached Micron Densetsu last year and it's pretty damn bland too. Only thing that stuck with me was the final battle between Convoy and Megatron, they actually cared about that one.
>>11599061Problem with BM is that as a sequel to BW it's pretty damn jarring and the overall theme feels off for a Transformers show. But I didn't dislike it.Disagree about the OST though, only remember the shitty chase music that was used a million times.
>>11598928I’d argue Legacy United Bee/Wasp do a pretty good job of translating the original DJW designs into toy form.As for the Animated line, I was always a fan of Oil Slick, Ratchet, and Jazz. I really liked Magnus too but the shoulders were wonky.
>>11599171I like oil slick's design and might consider hunting a figure down. It wouldn't look too out of place on a chug decepticon shelf right?
>>11599116>Everything else is garbage and if someone tells you shit like CW Ironhide is a good toy they're an idiot.Hey now, CW Offroad is a great toy, the mold just looks weird on every other character they used it for.
>>11599191It’s a little sleeker than most and the bike form is admittedly very big for a CHUG shelf. But the jar head is too cool to resist.
>>11599061too bad BM's story and designs were unbelievably retarded
>>11599171Animated Jazz is a great figure, simple but effective. I love his nunchucks tucked away on his arms. Sentinel Prime isn't a bad transformer either, I always liked him.
>>11599251the vehicons were cool and original thougheverbeit.
>>11598852For everything else. What an odd question.
>>11599152Same. Watched Micron Legends last year and it felt to me like the "gotta catch 'em all" Minicon stuff dragged on for way too long. The show doesn't really get interesting until it moves to Cybertron.Honestly, I preferred Super Link. It's not without serious flaws, the abrupt end to Demolishor and Starscream's character arcs or Inferno's tragic death being immediately undone to name a few, but the plot moves at a satisfying pace and it was refreshing to have a show where the Decepticons pretty much always win each episode.
>>11598848I'd forgotten that these guys were a TRU exclusive, I think I only paid $20 for the set back in the day.
>>11598819Lets hear it
>>11598899I wish I had this Prowl in particular. I love articulation and he even has a ball-jointed belly! I bet he could pull some great poses with a stand.
>>11598893>>11599016These posts are b8
>>11599385WHAT IF IT ISN'T BAIT. WHAT IF IT TRULY IS MY UNFILTERED, DOGSHIT OPINION, HUH?! WHAT THEN!
>>11599403Talking a lot of mad shit for someone within usurping distance
>>11599385>>11599403>>11599405How can it be bait to say that Animated is a better show than Armada? Most fans seem to think that.
>>11599435Animated is an objectively better show than Armada because it's a show first and a toyline advertisement second and i say this as someone who likes armada over animated. (although it's mostly because I prefer armada's gimmicks.)
>>11599435Animated is trash and ruined the entire franchise. It paved the way for all the faggotry that was IDW. It opened the gate for MLP faggots and bow we have gay, trans, and furries in the lore and fandom
Now THAT is b8.
Do you guys think Hasbro will release an Energon Ultra Magnus redeco of Armada Overload whenever they get around to the big red bastard?
>>11599445>It paved the way for all the faggotry that was IDW. It opened the gate for MLP faggots and bow we have gay, trans, and furries in the lore and fandomThat's complete bullshit. Don't try to blame Animated for all that crap. The show was very well regarded back then and people enjoyed it a lot, it's pretty much a love letter to the franchise as a whole.
>>11599445The that paved the way for all the faggotry in IDW was hiring millennial Britfags
>>11599468The panty stocking transformers episode did it better and even referenced bayformers, animated is forgotten and trash much like it's s4, also it's s1 sucks and has human villains that are retarded
Nobody pay attention to him, he craves (you)s
>>11599457Will Hasbro last long enough to even do an Overload?
>>11599445How the heck was it responsible for what happened to IDW? It wasn't animated's fault that IDW all a sudden decided to pander to tumblrinas and become a bad fanfic written by that brit hack james roberts. I think this post alone shows how self centered transformers fans can be since IDW not only shoe horned this crap in transformers but also the TMNT comics and to an extent in some places, Sonic. This is entirely IDW's and their writers own doing, not any pre existing shows.
Animated was the perfect modernization of G1 and is still in the top 2 TF shows from the last 25 years.
>>11599487It's based on bayformers, though.
>>11599487>Animated was the perfect modernization of G1No wonder it failed
>>11599489It has Bayverse and Beast Wars and G1 and comic book influences.
>>11599490BM, RiD 2001 and Armada were terrible attempts at a return to form.
>>11599480Probably >captcha MGS2 (A)
Animated was just a fusion of the 07 bayformers, teen titans and geewunn. It's TF prime that started all the yaoi slop with the twink starscream, knockout and soundwave slash art in the fandom. The culture from that eventually just bled into IDW.
>>11599497>IDW Inspired by Prime>Prime inspired by War For Cybertron >War For Cybertron inspired by DreamwaveClearly this was the source of the gay
>>11599493Armada had megatank and that's what megatron is, so it did rewrite G1 megs from gun to tank
>>11599497You have to be 18 to use this site.
>>11599508Anon, what age do you think Animated's demographic are today?
>>11599509No one, because no one watched it >>11599508oh look a fat nerd
>>1159951010 year olds in 2008 would be 27 today. Most Animated defenders are pushing 30.
>>11599509No idea but that anon has to be under 18 because he thinks Prime invented slash art in the fandom.
>>11599502>Dreamwave was the first Western TF mdeia to reference (gay)ZoneThe route of all evil
At least we can agree that nothing is good
>>11599525Some things are less not good than others
The thread schizophrenia all stemmed from a seething UT-oddler btw.
>>11599528Yeah, like the things that you like
>>11599445>we have gay, trans, and furries in the lore and fandomThat's literally all mainstream fanbases on the internet these days. You will find tons of these kinds of people for any kind of fandom on most platforms.
>>11599531Thank you
No idea why Pulse is shipping my orders one character/pack at a time instead of together like they were placed, but whatever - my G2 Snarl and Slag/Slug are here.I mentioned it when I reviewed G2 Grimlock, but these guys are special to me - Blue Grimlock was my first Transformer ever, and Green Slag and Red Snarl each belonged to my two brothers; we got them all that same Christmas day. I know there are people here who aren't fans of the G2 colorschemes, but I have some rather fond memories of my brothers and I going on adventures with our brightly colored Dinobots, even if they didn't match the show.
>>11599535Feels good to finally have all three of them together again. My only issue is that Snarl's beast head/robot legs don't want to stay together in Stegosaurus mode this time around - I had no such issue with his normal colored version.
>>11599535I don't think I've ever held a regular G1 Grimlock, the one I played with was a G2 blue one too.
>>11599513>thrilling 30
>>11599435NTA, but whilst Animated is 100% better than Armada, the Japanese version (Micron Legend), with the finished animation and coherent script is actually pretty good. Animated is still better but ML is fun.
>get an email from hasbro about my Omega Prime replacements.>Get a big box, but it turns out they only shipped Ultra MagnusAre they seriously sending them separately? Are you kidding me?
>>11599543I watched Micron Legends too and it's not all that great really. Some good ideas but too much time wasted on bland episodes. It lacks focus.
>>11599541And that was over 11 years ago, meaning a ten year old when that line dropped is old enough now to drink. >>11599557This, ML is still a very bad kids show, it's just had a New Coke/Classic Coke happening with how god awful Armada was rushed out.
>>11599557>>11599561I mean TBF that applies to G1, and most TF cartoons. The only ones that really stick out as being actually consistently good are Beast Wars, Animated and MAYBE Cybertron.
>>11599061>beast machinesI was there. Big letdown when we found out BW s3 was going to be short again. Even bigger letdown when it ended and BM premiered—we were all confused by it and thought it was a big step down from the whole BW story and concept.
>>11599570I was disappointed at the time, and only watched the first half of the first season. It wasn't until years later that I sat down, watched the whole thing, and ended up actually enjoying it. Guess it was just one of those "2Deep4U" things that didn't really resonate with most kids when it aired, but ended up being actually somewhat decent once you were able to see what it was they were going for. I'm just disappointed that we didn't get some of the more interesting designs on the show, like Battle Unicorn, Night Viper, or Buzzsaw (though for the latter, they would've needed to introduce him at the end of BW first so his story arc could be preserved).
>>11599538>My only issue is that Snarl's beast head/robot legsYou forgot the knee sliders
At approximately the same price which is the better getNew 4 pack or 86 Prime?
>>11599587I talked a ton of shit on 86 Prime when it was revealed and I held off for ages but I eventually caved and I absolutely love it. Its just a really fun toy and has some really dynamic proportions when posed properly. Also, that 4 pack will almost definitely end up on sale eventually.
>>1159958786 primemagnus and bumper are worthless redecosnemesis is cool but not worth 90 coolhorribull is nice but also not worth 90 cool unless you're trying to complete the headmaster jrs>>11599589also the four packs love to go on sale
>>11599587How annoyed will you be when a better Sunbow Prime is made in two years or less? That's all that really matters here
>>11599590Magnus and Nemesis are the draws for meI got Sqeezeplay already but not in any hurry to track down a Fangry
>>11599592i could see Hasbro making a better primeI couldn't see them making a better Megatron than 86 (unless somehow toy gun regulations are walked back)
>>11599596Fangry will get a standalone release pretty soon so I wouldn't worry about that for now.
>>11599596check eBay for Magnus and Nemesis I guess I would hold off on Magnus until a third party company makes a trailer (or hasbro does it themselves in a voyager release)
>>11599598By "better" I mean it in the most trivial ways, such as better paint apps, accessories, etc. I really wouldn't be shocked if Takara takes 86 Megs and tune him up better with more stuff. We could count on one hand the amount of both G1 Megs and G1 OP molds that were only used once and never again.
>>11599599That's a new mold. They have said as much.
>>11599605new headmaster mold?with armada sideways coming out in 2026 as well...there's no way they make a new headmaster connection after a decade.. right? Force us to buy everything all over again..
>>11599627What if its just '88 cast?
>>11599385Atleast CW doesn't snap apart
>>11599445TRVTH NVKE>>11599477Hstak needs to let Trigger make the SG universe anime that they obviously want to make.
>>11599590Anyone collecting the Decepticon Headmaster Juniors has my condolences. Complete bull-honky that their unique molds are packed in with three retools/repaints when you might only want the one.
>>11598924hmhead seems small, chest is a hollow hole.. yeah this is close but it doesn't quite seem right.
>>11598930yeah I bet a simpler style could do him right.
>>11599683>Chest is hollowThat's his crotch, its always been like that. His gorilla hump, serpentine neck and curved spine is supposed to give his silhouette a C shape, SS misinterpreted it as just a man with a big head
>>11599590>horribull is niceHis horns annoy me. They come on a runner, so you have to cut them out and trim/sand down the nubs before you can use them - which normally wouldn't be a huge issue, except they're molded in the same blue plastic as the rest of his body and are painted that matte purplish-pink. This means that, when you remove them from the runners, you're left with blue spots on the underside of his horns, and unless you have that exact shade of matte paint to cover them, you're stuck with them.
>>11599438I feel this goes for most of the franchise, tho. Like from this perspective, S1 Beast Wars is great, but S2-3 are definitely bogged down by all the Transmetals, and Fuzors, and TM 2's, whatever Optimal Optimus is, blehh...Then you have stuff like the comics, which I think are all fucking awesome, but despite their long ongoing older-targeted plots, they still had to have pretty blatant toy advertising within them. Marvel cycled out their supporting cast by whoever's new toys need advertising right then. Even IDW had to have those lousy Generations tie-ins by making the characters designs' change to resemble their new T30 or Prime Wars toys, and then the reboot was basically exactly all Siege designs.Really, I think the only TF media that didn't feel at all like they were written toy-first were TF Animated, the Bay films, WfC/FoC, TF Prime, and Earthspark.Being able to tolerate a bit of advertising just comes with the territory in this franchise, I think.
>>11599688uhhh this is how I view it.. black is head, green is neck, blue is arms, shit brown is legs, and pink is the only thing that even remotely seems like a chest, with a ton of space all around it.I'm having trouble finding good pics of how he looked in the movie, but they do generally show what appears to be pecs made of doors from the shoulder guys
>>11599691seasons 2 and 3 of beast wars have fantastic drama but they're WAY too rushed.season 1 has time to breathe, but once you know what happens, you're kinda just like 'get on with it' on rewatch.
>>11599587To everyone who answered; I went with Optimus
>>11599698>$126.99Canada or Australia, call it.
>>11599694Oh my post wasn't a quality judgement, just in response to that anon's point of "being written to sell toys".(Tho I do still think S1 is my fave, but I like the slower pace and atmosphere specifically).
>>11599691>>11599694And every time they try to do some terrible joke you just want to stop watching.
>>11599693His neck comes out between his chest and shoulders. Removing Overload will show you that those treads are supposed to be waist components.
>>11599721
>>11599722he cute
>>11599734
>>11599744Man if you think that's crazy, check out this >>11598534 he doesnt have normal human arms at all!
Well, 86 doesn't fit in the throne quite as well as ER did
>>11599759Thrones are for Decepticons. He'd rather roll.
I just bought an 86 grimlock and the right arm is very loose. Is there a way to tighten it?
>>11599722Looks like that crazy Jewish guy you see having a melty.
>>11599715yeahhhh humor was never their strong suit.. fucking canadians.
>>11599759
>>11598830Most famous eBay seller for these was tin-tin happy
>>11599721>>11599722Sorry I'm just not seeing it. I see a neck, a gap below it, and a small chunk that you are saying is the waist. do you consider the underside of the cement mixer a 'chest'?>>11599751I think Anon is trying to criticize the gorilla stance. what he's missing is that his shoulders are roughly level with his head.
>>11598805I would call that goldbricking and/or embezzlingI guess I couldn't support that if I knew it was happening. bootlegging is one thing, you're just making up for the company's shortcomings, but...
>>11599830ER Prime fits in the chair super well
>>11599839sg prime in the chair would look great
>>11599835The problem you're having is that you are expecting human anatomy when Bayverse designs (TF2 especially)try their hardest to be as alien and abstract as possible.
>>11599854not at all, I'm just saying that, structurally, there needs to be something connecting his shoulders, other than his back (the output fan), and because there isn't, it looks weirdly hollowthen there's treads, which you are calling the waist, but to me they're sitting significantly forward of the thighs. again, that should be BETWEEN the thighs. You're saying he's C-shaped, fine, but I see a G and that's confusing.
>>11599858also PRETTY SURE he's digitigrade, though I could be wrong. he's got real thick ankles.
>>11599698That's just prime.
86 prime is actually really good
>>11599538eww, they still didn't paint snarl gold like the rest of the team.
Do you like it?
>>11599843The yellow pecs help a lot but it mught just be too much purple
>>11599899Yes and I will buy a Nemesis KO within three months of its release
>>11599899Damn they sure love that axe design, huh?
>>11599899Not enough to pay 200 bucks.
Anyone have a list of what would have been the Cybertron capsule at Walmart this year?
>>11599899It's been more than 20 years since MP-1 and they still can't decide what the grill abs are supposed to look like.
>>11599908Beyond Sideway and Excellion it would have at least been Cybertron Red Alert, Skywarp and a Leader Vector PrimeI know I'm missing some
>>11599899He looks like they made a list of all the problems with MP-10’s proportions and ‘corrected’ them all in the opposite direction until they were all wrong again
>>11599926The proportions look pretty good to me. What's the issue?
>>11599899The more I see of it the less I like it.
>>11599899>the axe blade is like falling offyou dropped your dino damage
>>11599902yeahh that is kinda 'weathergirl wearing blue' going on.
>>11599899I'm split in that I simultaneously think it looks great and that it could be my favorite Optimus figure ever made but it's also lacking an identity and is kind of boring. I've got it preordered and I'm excited for it. It helps that I've stayed away from the 3P Masterpiece stuff.
>>11599898It's weird, isn't it? That's TWICE now that they only went halfway with him, painting just his tail and back fins. One would think that if it were just an oversight, they wouldn't have put any gold on him at all, or they would have fixed it with the second release.
>>11599824Who tha fuck ar yu?!I walked Starscream up on Stage
>>11599759He can if you mess around
>>11599627>there's no way they make a new headmaster connection after a decade.. right?Anon they rarely finish the minibots before they start them back up again, you think they give a shit about 88 "who?s
>>11599899Yeah, enough to buy the KO in a few months.
>>11598541So, he's perfect? Why would I want translucent crap. God, we get a perfect representation of a character, and people still find a way to complain about it. >B... But it's not like in my perfect dreams!
>>11600179NTA but the clear plastic looked cool on the vintage toy. This new one looks great though.
happy 20th anniversary to the IDW 2005 continuity hate it or love it, we got some fucking amazing toy designs out of it
>>11600236NGL Tarn is an awesome figure, and honestly even the character is pretty cool. Shame they completely fucked his ending up. I'd like to see him get another shot at being in something; I always liked the idea of an earth mode Tarn turning into a spoopy black helicopter (I like helicopter Megs for that matter).
>>11600236I'd still like an Anode toy, reboot her characterization to be less cringe and just have her be a regular fembot, a mechanic or something. I just want more biplanes, dammit. The last one was RotF Ransack iirc.
>>11600251They have a biplane mold sitting RIGHT THERE too. All it'd take is a little retooling.
>>11600236>>11600238>>11600251>>11600258Gross, the IDW troons are here. Nothing good has come from that degenerate company, Earthspark was a complete flop and their fault for even existing.
>>11600258I'd prefer a new, better mold for her. Make it curvy too, none of this fridge body fembot shit. Give Anode a midriff.
>>11598604Jesus fix that clusterfuck first before you buy anymore shit. Quality over quantity.
>>11599899I don't hate it but it does not spark excitement for me and I am a slob whi buys every G1 like optimus prime they make. It's like nothing on it directly screams masterpiece or it's like a slightly nicer retail figure. Maybe it's just seeing that seige axe shield reused which is a cool accessory but just feels cheep or odd. Idk I still kinda want it but I need to see some more pics or a review of it.
>>11600326
>>11600251>her
I found Deluxe ES Hashtag and Thrash for $5 on clearance. I'm planning on using them as bases for customs, and I've already decided on Vibes for Hashtag. Trying to think of who I could turn Thrash into.
>>11598604I find SS86 Gnaw meh, it does what it's meant to do but poorly in some areas, you can see his head underneath the jaw in alt mode, the ankles & feet are laughables (not in articulation, but how they're sculpted), his rifle is not tight to be held on my copy>>11599457I dont think they'll do the minicon Magnus/Rollout at all, considering how they dropped the minicons of all legacy armada/MD releases, I think they'll do an integrated minicon, like SS86 Ultra Magnus with the white cabSo i'm not looking forward to a redo of it>>11600236I like how their lore on UM, made it so someone from Takara went to apply it to create G1 Delta Magnus, who wears the mantle much better.
>>11600425Had the same issues with Gnaw. He sucks desu and I say that as someone who really isn't that hard on Transformers.
>>11600358Yes.
>>11598534It looks alright but it's boring in the way Transformers has been boring in general for the last several years. Some of the sculpting is a little sharper but I'm not convinced this is much better than a reissue would be. I had Quickstrike as a kid as one of my earliest Transformers so there's a good chance I'll buy it anyway, but I can acknowledge that would be my failing more than Hasbro's success.
>>11598092>"My public disgust for any social obligations was common knowledge, and as such I kept my love of a hearth fire to myself, but truly, I loved sitting next to the the thermal vents and listening to my father tell stories about the Old Bots when I was a girl. Perhaps, I told myself, they'll give me a night of peace...the spirits..."
>>11600500>"But of course it was not to be so....">"AHAHAHAHHAAHA, a 'night of peace'?! Dear Lady, surely by now, you know you will never know 'peace!' AHAHAHHAHA! Yours is a life of great debt..."
>>11600326>>11600328As neat as these may end up being I'd rather the mainline did stuff like this at a lower price point. Make altmodes great again.
I really like this headsculpt but I don't care about the Megatron arm. I hope we get a third deco that makes use of it.
>>11600236Great characters too.
>>11600601>White Ultra Magnus deco locked in a multipack I don't care aboutHasbro why.
>>11600607>Bumper is locked in a four-pack I also don't care aboutGreat. Now we gotta find someone who actually wants that Horribull and Nemesis and our group of reasonably disgruntled will be complete.
Do you think SS86 Bumblebee will get a Devastation version?
>>11600521I think there's a target release coming up, maybe that includes the new head.
>>11600619I only want Horribull
>>11600629I dunno why but God bless dude. Maybe if the three of us march to Hasbro HQ they'll split the four pack with us.
>>11599704Canada
>>11600622Seems kinda inevitable.
>>11600651>Zhuge Liang explaining his Three Kingdoms strategy to Liu Bei, circa 214 AD
Well I guess we know who'll be retooled into Animated Lockdown then! Not complaining though, it works and the mould is fun.
>>11600675They just did a Lockdown that can pass as the Animated one with the Star Seeker line.
>>11600686IIRC they said they weren't quite satisfied with it and wanted to do him again. Could be wrong though.
>>11600686lol no they didn't
>>11599899I like it conceptually and aesthetically, but I'll wait for a repaint. I'm half convinced it's going to be a pre-tool for an MPG Ultra/Delta Magnus—I've been wanting a proper armored Magnus since picrel. I wasn't enthused by the one based on the Kingdom mold, so the thought of getting a Missing Link AND MPG would be kinda cool. My poor wallet, tho.
>>11599899>masterpiece optimus #9999999
>>11600508such a christmasy story <3 i'm lovin it
>>11598534>not one ounce of clear plasticwhy must they ruin everything?
>>11600651anon you sillyone of you has to buy it and then sell the two to the other anons at price (split the shipping with them). then put the fourth one up for auction to make up your half of the shipping. it's easy :D
>>11600772it's kind of silly for him to be transparent at all. you'd just see the internals of the toy.. he's meant to be part organic scorpion. at most, you'd want a layer of clear over opaque (perhaps metallic) material beneath. and that's extra parts.
>>11600755>conceptually and aestheticallyIn my opinion Optimus came into his own, commercially and artistically.
>>11600755>I wasn't enthused by the one based on the Kingdom moldSG Magnus is my only version of that mold, unless you also count Nova Prime
>>11600776They got it right the first time, dingus
>>11600776There are scorpions that are just like that. Kind of orange like Quickstrike even.>>11600782Oh, he already brought it up.
>>11600782translucent would be okay, but not transparent. we know they can do translucent, used to all the time.
>Already hearing people's Micronus is getting cracks near the ball joints.
>>11600787Isn't transparent your word for the original? The other person just said clear.
>>11600794Translucency is what lets light through, transparency is something you can see through. Clear plastic can be either or both. Hope that helps.
>>11600803yeah like uhhh a lot of the old Beast Wars basic guys, like Drill Bit / Drill Nuts and Powerpinch (But not Vice Grip)Some light comes through, but not enough to show every part of the internal plastic. just enough that it looks like a real bug.
>>11598557Seriously, I can't extend the handle at all. How do I free it?
>>11600814got any pliers?i just got done putting a model kit together that required pliers at several points
>>11598534Hi guys I wanted to get the new leader Megatron and commander Magnus reissue his summer but due to sudden bereavements I had to redirect that money I'd set aside. Now that things are better is there any chance of me still getting these or should I wait for a repaint or somethingThanks guys
>>11600818You should still be able to find SS86 Megatron in stores with a bit of hunting. Or a lot of hunting. Sadly it's pretty much up to chance. SS86 Magnus can be found for ~$100 on eBay or Pulse, where he is in stock right now. I don't know if he is intended to appear in stores but commanders have been pretty well-stocked at Target recently. I wouldn't wait for that though.
>>11600782No they didn't, it's a robot not a scorpion. It shouldn't be made of Delicious Candy.
>>11600855>It shouldn't be made of Delicious Candy.>He wouldn't suck on Quickstrike as if he were the freakiest Jolly Rancher around
>>11600779yeah but isn't it still the kingdom mold?
>>11600879>>11600880They both look cool, but I especially like how villainous Bone Shaker looks despite being an Autobot. Dude seems like he'd be the antihero archetype.
>>11600686That Lockdown is hot shit
>>11600883he's looked up Earth culture and the part he liked best was Ghost Rider and the Punisher
>>11600877>>11600878>>11600879>>11600880Are these things ever coming to stores?
Prime and his boys.
>>11600893>"It's... a tad shy around new bots.">"What'd you say this drone's name was again?"
>>11600895>"Our comrade Roller has finally made a full recovery from what appeared to be terminal four stasis lock. Now that our team is at full fighting capacity -- we can begin our counter-assault on the Decepticon base!>AUTOBOTS...>TRANSFORM-
>>11600898>-AND ROLL OUT!"
>>11600887Probably everywhere you can buy collabs, around December/January
>>11600899you make-a me smile anon
Do you think Armada Cyclonus will get a new figure?The original Demolisher is still mostly fine and the T30 Starscream is okay, but Cyclonus really needs an update.
>>11600920Considering we know the releases for the next two years, probably not.
>>11600814Just give it a firm yank.>>11600814
>>11600920see, Depth Charge? that's how you have a trigger gimmick and still keep a sleek robot mode.
>>11600947Eh, it still is flawed. Fucking sounds like you're shearing plastic every time you use it as the rotor jerks with a CRUNCH CRUNCH CRUNCH. Took them until Bulkhead in the next line to figure out how to do a rotor gimmick.
>>11600948ah the horrid sound of durable crunching gears. i know it well.
>>11600791Yeah no idea why those retards keep using the same shitty clear plastic. And it can even form stressmarks right out of the box.>>11600920Maybe in 2030 at this rate.
>>11600893>>11600895>>11600898>>11600899What head is that you put on Earthrise Optimus?
>>11600251The character is forever poisoned. I'll never by an Anode figure.
>>11600966Volvo Prime. It even fits in the transformation if you're really careful.
>>11600949I remember reading a review of it at the time, thinking "how bad can it be" and then picking up the KB Toys urban camo redeco. I was still not prepared. Plus I remember the rotor actually goes backward a tiny bit at the end of every revolution. Not a smooth rotation at all. Really prefer the quieter and faster spin they worked out later. Bulkhead, Live Convoy, Blackout all do the rotor thing better... but I grant you, none can do the minicon turret gimmick so I get why they went with big chunky gears like they did.Do think it's neat how you could pull out the rotor gimmick on Bulkhead and make it a handheld weapon, and the mechanism still works as normal when you put it back in for vehicle mode later.
>>11600969Cool, thanks!
>>11600962this is also prombambly why they didn't do quickstrike in clearit'll be interesting to see if Japan takes the hint and does one in a cloudy translucent yellow plastic, that is durable
>>11598541>>11598543>>11598555>>11598547Transart already nailed this one.
>>11600993They also sure nail your wallet like a whore (your mom).
>>11600993so this is interesting, it seems to have both the pauldrons from the original toy and the new toy, one above the other.. i'd be curious to know just how that folds out.>>11600993and once they downscale it (might not be possible with the toes), yknow, it's gettin bought. if they can match CHUG prices. and ensure no money gets to Pooh
>>11600993Cool bootleg
>>11601000It sure is, anon.
>>11600995>less than 100 bucks for a perfect MP Transmetal Megatron>poorfags still bitch and moan you peasants are the reason I'm not get MP Depthcharge.
>>11600995It was 50 bucks recently
>>11600998I think Tarantulas and Megatron are the best Transmetal offerings but they were still the best 3rd party Beastwars toymaker. Its a real shame salty chinks and gay nerds ruined it for everyone.
>>11601079Don’t worry anon, Robot Toys Depth Charge and Rampage look better in every way
>>11601084looks worse than the original releases anon
>>11601123Uwotm8I can tell you’ve never even seen the original toy
>jetwing>jetpowered>wingblade>wingsaberWho did it best?
>>11600968>The character is forever poisonedPetty and lame, simply ignore the gender-larper junk and reboot the character as a regular fembot. She can be a flight mechanic, maybe she works around the Aerialbots to keep them in the air, bantering with Silverbolt over his phobia.I don't really care for Lug so just make her an action master partner pet/backpack or whatever, idk. So long as she's not sentient and can't talk. Maybe have her turn into a fuel drop tank or something.
>>11601157>just ignore everything about the character and make it completely different Just make a new character
>>11601172Okay I did, she's a green/brown/grey biplane fembot named Anode. Happy, anon?
>>11601189...that's supposed to be a fembot? I'm not familiar at all with the character and never read the IDW comics, so if you showed that image to me in a vacuum, I'd assume it was a dude. So what's the deal with the character that she(?) is "forever poisoned"? Is this another Arcee situation?
Biplanes are terrible. Like Dragonflies but worse.
>>11601189this bitch (male) UGLY af bruh
>>11601235trannybot
>>11601259>>11601246y'all niggas gay
>>11601139Aesthetically, Jetwing is kind of all over the place with the black accents, but I like that it integrates jet parts all over the body.I’m gonna have to go with Jet Powered, though. Very clean super mode that takes what’s cool about the original super mode and lets it fly.
>>11601189stop posting this stupid fucking tranny shit no one cares about that woke trash
>>11601268>stop posting thisNo way, FAG
>>11601265Bro, I got bad news for you. If you find a very masculine-looking, canonically trans character attractive, the people telling you the character is ugly aren't the ones who are gay...
>>11601278>canonically- Oh no, not the canon! We can't ever have Arcee again either by that logic, since she was written as a tranny that one time. Forever tainted, canceled!
>>11601189I'm glad the retard that drew this killed his career with earth spark and the tranny owl
>>11601285I never cared for Arcee anyway (spider-wife is superior in every way), so she was already dead to me before IDW got their hands on her.
>>11601267You have the names mixed. Jetpower is Rotf and Jetwing is Dotm. I always liked how bulky Jetpower was, feels a lot like the Apex armor.
>>11601285>PTSD blue knifegun type>Angry bitch who gets out angry bitched by Elita-1It is true. They never remade G1 cartoon Arcee. Just loose approximations of her appearance based on current trends.
>>11601290Nonbinary owl, it wasn't a tranny
>>11601388that doesn't help.
>>11601084unless you like a good paintjob and a nice alt mode
>>11601079the problem is the smaller ones are like almost the same price.also yeah i do kinda want this though, wish it was CHUG scale.>>11601082wait it was ruined?>>11601084shit, that does look good.
>>11601235>pointy chin>small nose>no sign of a beard>helmet that gets broader toward the bottom, with 'buns' at the sideyeahhh that's.. so masculine.
>>11601434bro you need to stop jerking off to robot crossdressersor get better taste and jerk off to jap airrazor
>>11601285I thought he meant Riley.
>>11601443seeing as we are unfamiliar with sarcasm, I shall close the register at this point and say that I do not think that fembot looks masculine in the slightest.
>>11600993This was one of transart's worst releases by farMaking the legs two fused parts is fucking inexcusable, and the arm articulation is outright worse than the original. It's also so small that hasbro's deluxe will probably be the same size, lmao
>>11601079Until 3p MP megatrons start adopting the kingdom megatron dino mode technology, I don't think I'll ever bother with themThere's no excuse to be giga mogged by a leader in playability when you have 2-4x the budget
>>11601388Pro noun shitTranny shit
>>11601434Pretty much everyone that person draws has a pointy chin and the only deviations for nose shape are intentional ones.
>>11601452your attempt at sarcasm was understood and found wantinghe's not a fembotfurthermore he won't fuck you since he's a lesbian
>>11598541It looks majorly better than the original in every way
>>11601457Rent free
>>11598534SOVLESS>>11601463SOVLFVL
>>11601465/v/ is that way.
>>11600818Get on Ultra Magnus ASAP, prioritise him. The big boys are produced in far more limited quantities.I think Megatron is getting a repaint late next year and he's still very available so I wouldn't rush too much.
>>11601463I'm inclined to agree but it's still an extremely boring take on Hasbro's part, as is par for the course these days.
>>11601463So glad I got the Japanese version back when BBTS had so much Beast Wars stock sitting in their warehourse at clearance prices.
>>11601473So the differences are different color grey, head paint, and darker color legs?
Gatekeeping your hobby is a good thing.Would you allow an imposing insufferable cunt in your circle?I don't think so.
>>11601486Head paint goes a long way.
>>11601464you know who else lives on your property rent-free? squatters. fucking heroin addicts that you can't evict and the police won't help.>>11601461Ohhh okay, so Anon was making a jokey joke joke saying this is a fembot. He was er, reassigning this character. based on how feminininily he looks. Hmph. well then I rescind my sarcasm.
>>11601473did they at least use clear red paint for the eyes, or is it opaque>>11601490sometimes I think I can fix him. once he realizes he's not being attacked and can let his guard down...
>>11601516>you know who else lives on your property rent-free? squatters. fucking heroin addicts that you can't evict and the police won't helpMaybe in your dirty-ass neighborhood
>>11601516You can't evict a squatter. They're not your tenant. You'd know that if you owned property.
>>11601521yes. which is that way due to these kinds of trannies. they're literally in our government now.now fuckin let's just talk about transformers instead okay? I liked how they portrayed the Predacon government. Senators sitting around talking to each other in eerie red light, making it clear Preds really ARE evil, but that MOST of them don't believe in such outward villainy and would rather bide their time.. that shit worked.
>>11601525are you sure that's the strictest definition?I mean, if you have a tenant who stops paying, so you put up an eviction notice.. is that still a tenant? or is it an ex-tenant.
>>11601465ЯETAЯD>>11601465ЯETAЯDED
>>11601490>Would you allow an imposing insufferable cunt in your circle?>I don't think so.But everyone in the transformers fandom online was always an insufferable cunt TRUKK NOT MUNKEY *slurps cock for overload*
Shout out to the anon who convinced me to get TM Waspinator a couple years ago.I’ve had him boxed away for a while but just felt the urge to dig him out. It’s like falling in love all over again.
>>11601564>>11601567>>11601569Wow this figure is sick
>>11601576Transmetals were awesome. I always wanted the yellow version of that mold to use as Transmetal Buzzsaw, but never managed to track him down as a kid. Might be time to try again, if I can get him for a reasonable price...
>>11601564>>11601567>>11601569Just watch the chrome paint, mine were shedding it like crazy when I got thek out- thhogh they were just stored in a sesled lastic tote outside for years, too.
>>11601564yeah that guy is great. i'm glad an anon here convinced me to get his alt color.>>11601567such a satisfying jet mode.. could only be better if the wasp eyes and jaws would fold back a little.>>11601569and somehow he seems less unbalanced than other transmetals despite being, objectively, just as unbalanced.
>>11601583yeahhh my alt-color one has flaking black-chrome paint but it's only on the inside where you can't see it, so.. i just hit it with some sealant spray and i'm prayin for the best.
>>11601490You're right, anon. The guy screeching about trans characters IS an insufferable cunt. He really should get banned already so we can talk about transformers characters civily.
>>11601517From what I remember, opaque.
>>11601596aw mando they not understand clear paint.. rules?
>>11601464>>11601461Retard
>sold WFC Skytreadike a couple years ago>want to rebuy him>60-70 for a new one, used not.much cheaperOof. Why is this guy so expensive now?
>>11601317Arcee is MY WIFE
>>11601635Skythread was rare
>>11601635aftermarket prices are retarded because aftermarket sellers are retards, very likely to be the same fags that see toys as an investment
>>11601651>wave 1 deluxe>rareLOLIt's only rare now because nobody is selling theirs. Aside from the Titanmaster, Siege is the only toy of the character since G1, and there hasn't been anything newer to replace it.
>>11601564>>11601567>>11601569>Shout out to the anon who convinced me to get TM Waspinator a couple years ago.Might have been me? Yeah, he's just a looker from all angles—one of those bots that doesn't really need an update. Thanks for coming back and sharing some damn fine pics, anon.
Whats the best actually transformable fembot (with very feminine features) official or 3rd-party wiseNicee? Missing Link Arcee?
>>11601635Scalpers suck. Hit me up, anon. We can work something out.
>>11601670Having only owned I think uhhh 86 arcee I can tell you it for sure isn't her
>>11601670MP nightbird
>>11601673Sent an email
>>11601659Honestly IU would make TINY changes to him if I was in charge of making a new one, presumably Voyager since all the transmetal guys get bigger.Have the wasp head parts fold away in jet mode (maybe just a tad further back), let the legs fold together more cohesively in vehicle mode (but without compromising their shape, no Kingdom Dinobot Hands Syndrome here), maybe looking more like under-wing-slung weapons pylons, increase the robot leg length, and let the abdomen fold up a bit (the robot legs can borrow meat from the abdomen if they want)
>>11601673bless you, dude. any time a fan sells to a fan, an angel gets a cool new toy.
>>11601677wait shes kinda cute
>>11601670Legacy Strongarm is decent, insane ass for an official figure and super cheap. Transformation is a bit rough though and the robot mode loves to tip over
>>11601659>Might have been me?It was. Thank you.
>>11601690honestly I dont care much for a fembot as long as the face looks cute and the proportions are good...but I cant see the supposed insane ass and the face looks really rough compared to the cartoon
>>11601542Tenant until evicted. Regardless, it's not a squatter.
>>11601670Nezha Windblade
>>11601725mkay, but it is someone who broke in and cannot be forcibly evicted without getting out a gun because, and I feel I need to really emphasize this part as it works solidly in the metaphor, the police will not do anything about it.
>>11601687make them kiss
>>11601687She also has a bigger ass than Arcee.
>>11601758are you sure? We need ass to ass comparison pics
>>11601768
>>11601824holy fuck Im buying now.
>>11601824wait is that just paint or is it actually sculpted differently
>>11601846looks like paint
>>11600814Get a figure with a tight 5mm grip to hold and pull
>>11601130I have a few. Im more into the old toyline designs, I dont really care about show accurate figures.
>>11601670MMC's Girl Tarn and its remolds are all really good. One of the very few girl transformers that actually looks like a girl and isn't just a shellformer.
>>11601894>That Mr. SatanHa, nice
>>11601670Thrilling 30's Arcee and Takara Legends Slipstream are solid official contenders, they've actually got feminine proportions.For 3P, Good Smile Company Cyclion Dark Tail, SciFigure Nebula and APC Toys Night Countess get my vote. Oh, and the Iron Factory Wing Guard are great little (if a bit simple) core class sized fembots.I also back >>11601900. MMC's Eris is also a very good feminine machine.
Hasbro China giving out a disgustingly GREEN suitcase to shove your SS86 Dev into
