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>>11699418>G2anon...
>>11699418G2 Bruticus is super colourful with purple camo anonThat's Ruination from RID
Fuck yeahhttps://m.weibo.cn/detail/5261481698133326
>>11699460ManDream Star is so fucking ugly tho
>>11699472Their jets are pretty and this is mostly jet.
>>11699472huh?I think they're doing pretty goodI don't like the colours they use but the designs are coolAnd the Devastator was a marked improvement of their Superion engineering and plastic qualityAlso DST is probable (D)evil(S)aviour(T)oys
>>11699491That's a tank tho?>>11699494I still find it funny that DST is the only 3P that mangmotion bashed, might even been his first use of voiceover.
>>11699500Well the Superion was ass, everyone that got it was basically screwed over by them
>>11699500Keyword mostly >>11699503Yeah Silverbolt was really shit. Hoping they do a retooled Toy color, G2 or straight up 2.0 because the limbs are mostly fine.
>>11699500>That's a tank tho?It's not a MBT which is weird for Brawl
>>11699509It's killbison
>>11699510>>11699506Nah says in the weibo it's Bruticus
>>11699513That's a really shit brawl then
>>11699510Nah that's defintely Brawl
>>11699518How did you think it was Killbison with no Breastforce?
>>11699522>How did you think it was Killbison >two large cannons (modern Brawl depicted as just the main gun)>turret placed on back half of chassis instead of center >front half made of a large rectangular block formed from the legs
>>11699526>No breastforce>No horns>Big main gun instead of pure AA turret?????
>>11699526Yeah, that's how Brawl wasThough he's more SPG than MBT now
>>11699527Dreanstar's overdesigned V-chest looks closer to a breast plate less killbison than Brawls two block tits
>>11699460>Besides the familiar combination forms, a hidden surprise has been added! We will be releasing more product progress updates soon. Stay tunedWhat's this?
>>11699537Scramble?
>>11699537Starscream torso
>>11699538>>11699545Or Starscream build a figure with the extra parts
>>11699526I don't think the expectations for cartoon accuracy will be spot on ever.
>>11699418i wish to see it in big mode
>>11699548It's kind of weird to want that for TF anyway. You can only do so much.
>>11699814There's nothing weird about that at all.
>>11700170Unrealistic?
Little dudes came in. Very fun but the joints on some of them are squeaky tight
>>11700301The small guy made of smaller dudes. Holds together mostly well enough. Lasercat is on my radar now. This is coo shit
>>11699436I wish we got the US toyline part colors, the grey looks so much better than the gaudy gold. Obviously not a factor with the all-built in design unless they release a variant for a very limited audience.
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/10465856832Irontrans announcing an anime color repaint right when Tyrant revealed theirs.
>>11700716Shame it looks like ass compared to even the MP
>>11700312>>11700301Cute. Mine should arrive sometime today. I have their chibi Optimus and Nemesis, but Bruty will be the first combiner I got. If I like it I'll get Superion too. And yes, the joints on Optimus and Nemesis are tight and squeaky as fuck to the point where tranforming them is a total pain. Lasercat love them some tight joints, looks like.
>>11700716Also their Vic Leo is finally coming out after CNY https://tieba.baidu.com/p/10465742888
>>11700737I think I’ll go with the new legend scale oneIt looks better and scales better
>>11700301>>11700312these are nice! how much and where can i get one?
>>11700716kek sounds like something outta FT play book. Were there any known issues with IT Saber?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2d2-fhebpUXTB abaddon transformation vid
>>11700977Ankle tilt issues from what I rememberAlso the core jet looks kind of ass
>>11700973$120, Showzstore or TFsafari.
>>11701019Wow, expected it to be more! Thanks, anon.
>>11700977hip joints were made of diecast and started loosing their friction within months i think
>>11700977Own both the 1st rlease & black repaint. Ankle tilt is limited sue to design of lower legs. The joints go lose over time due to the diecast joints. Sword handle is hard to fit in hand & can snap easily if not careful. Saber head is slightly visible under Star Sabers head due to design if posed in certain ways. You can tell its engineering has early 3p jankIt looks great however & can pose good enough.
>>11701083> The joints go lose over time due to the diecast jointsWhy is that a thing?Metal should last longer than plastic
>>11701087to put it simply, friction on two pieces made of the same material wear them out quickly, and metal is particularly affected by that kind of thing. Check with any Metal Build figure owner and they will tell you that most of their figures went floppy after a time. Metal on metal should never be used for joint.
>>11701128Well that’s just falseDetents and ratchet joints with metal last a lot longerIt’s more likely that the metal they use is of poor quality
>>11701136Not what I've said though ? I talked about friction joints. A ratchet joint won't won't use the friction of the joint to keep tight, it's the tooth acting as a locking mechanism that does the work. And of course the quality of the metal used in action figures is generally poor, metal as a material costs a lot more than polymers, it's just less costly to machine.
>>11701128the problem is mostly just that toys use shitty zinc alloys because they're cheap and corrosion resistant, and zinc is a soft metal
>>11699418Oh you used my picture for the OPNeat>>11700322I'm not sure how but the Ruination that exists in my head has the gold of the animation but the blue Armorhide of the toyBut unfortunately I doubt they'll be releasing the tank in blue
>>11701151You didn’t say friction joints but yeah I can imagine those wearing downI thought they would’ve used ratchets
>>11700725What are you talking about? It looks super cool.
>>11700977They're not the same scales though. It's more like capitalizing on people being interested in Star saber.
>>11700987FT makes XTB look like Open and Play tier.
>>11700728nothing some silicon grease and a screwdriver can't fix. Also with swindle and brawl press down on the shoulders. It unlocks the full shoulder rotation since they're on a slide
>>11701222I hate the core jet and every limb looks like it's inflated
>>11701305Cope.This design is awesome, it's the materials and tolerances that are what will make this decade long dream be worth the wait or just an option.
>>11701666Maybe if they do alt colours
>Oversized Brawl >Oversized Bonecrusher>G creation metal Grimlock>Iron Factory Megatron>Iron Factory CheetorExpensive fucking month.
>>11700301>>11700312Got mine today. It's very cute. Joints are very stiff, transforming it is a pain. Doesn't help that it comes with the worst instructions I've ever seen.
So I'm considering buying Commander of Stars, but I just learned about the finger issue he apparently has and I'm a bit worried because I'd love to have him strike all sorts of different gestures all the time. Was it just a problem with the original release or something? Or is that a persistent issue with him? Any way to avoid it?
All three galvatrons.
>>11702766>>11701677
got the new legends divebomb and its a mixed feeling.i like it enough but it's not good enough to make me want the rest of the set
Cang Toys managed to sneak into WonFes
>>11702766Still can't believe I passed on both fanstoys versions thinking this would be as good as the original renders. Now I'll have no galvatron for my shelf.
>>11704072Nice, these should be good enough to stand on their own and not be considered 3rd party G1 remake dinobot toys right?
>>11704150honestly i stopped following CANG since they look more like chinese gundams than TFs
>>11699418How much would it cost for me to buy the entire Baldigus set? I'm trying to figure out what's gonna be my big purchase for this year.
>>11704456About 700USD, but unfortunately this was a limited set to TFCON, so you'll have to wait and hope they do a special reissue>>11704150Not really, they turn into volcanicus and they just released some insecticons with constructicons coming soon
>>11704136I passed on 2.0 thinking it wouldn't be much of an improvement over v1. I also didn't expect him to be sold out. FT must have kept production tight.
>>11705417Showz recently restocked and I was going to buy it last weekBut they doubled the price so I said fuck no
Boy does the Australian dollar fucking suck.Still, what's with these insane prices for metal cardbot toys on eBay?I get that the AUD price is basically getting double-fucked on the KRW->USD->AUD chain but some of these listings are nearly $100 USD which strikes me as way too high.
>>11705832>aussieWait for the Chinese versions? You guys have free shipping above 249RMB on Taobao, that's like 2 large cardbots
>>11705838>TaobaoOh sweet, thanks for the heads up anon.Is there any kind of guide or gotchas for ordering on Taobao? I've never looked into it.
>>11705850I dunno about the aussie side much but it's possible that the promos (free shipping, CC fee waivers, bank discounts) are locked to the mobile app, which has limited MTL so you have to figure out the chinese runes. You should search using images anyway.Also next week is CNY so everything has already started winding down.
>>11705832The Australian dollar doesn’t suck at all dumbassYou are just retarded for buying from there
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5264424590115024
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>>11706785Why does that jet look familiar?
>>11705832>eBayAnon Cardbots are scalped to hell and back on Ebay and Amazon, like the other anon said it's best to wait for the Chinese versions on Taobao/AliExpress, they're not always cheaper than equivalent Transformers but especially once a sale comes around they very much are.
>>11706826>eBayLooks like Amazon to me
>>11706830Might want an eye check anon
>>11704393i wish they looked more like chinese gundams to be honest. the concept art was great but the actual toys aren't as interesting
>>11706824Reminds me a lot of this thing. I wonder what design they're actually based off is.
>>11707183I was thinking some SHMUP ship but I’m not entirely sure
>>11706824It's the yf-19?
>>11707354That’s probably itFrom Macross Plus
>>11707354>>11707364YF-21, no? Isamu had YF-19?
>thinking about getting abaddonTalk me down fellas.
>>11708168you know how pearly plastic tends to break easily with model kits? xtb abaddon will likely see the same issue
Whenever I hear XTB I keep thinking of XTG mods. Kinda sad none of these Arcee types have tried proportions like that.
>>11708168It's XTBSave your money. Stop buying turds
>>11708168XTB figures have a tendency to break on spaghetti transformation joints
https://weibo.com/7881266182/QruNcaHuA>Predaking>Volcanicus>Bruticus>Superion>Abominus>RaidenI don't collect SDs but their output is impressive.
>>11708648Would be nice if they include a smaller head
>>11708648Their quality not so much.
>>11708648Devastator, Computron and Liokaiser were also leaked
>>11708648This one doesn’t look great, hopefully not as spindly looking as more pics come outNeeds his wings and foot guns too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ1AJpTUghYThis China mans copy can't hold up the cannon arm. Keith for some reason not only decided not to use ratchets, but also used metal joints possibly can't use shit like kiki to tighten the joint.
>>11708648Is that Raiden?
>>11708648>BW Megatron already shipped>Optimus Primal (I think from the movie)>BW Waspinator>BW Silverbolt
>>11700750Legends scale? You mean the idw one?
>>11709177No, I mean the Tyrant one that got announced last week
>>11708977Tigerhawk not Silverbolt (although I would love Silverbolt)
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/10482880481G1 Black Zarak upgrade kit by the KO maker
>>11709779>articulated scorpion legs that can be easily disconnected >dragon head pincers>beam effect parts>stand base
>>11709780And a LED orb as Devil Z
>>11709665I would be so happy if they did a Razorclaw repaint
>MAN
>>11700716These are both MP scale? one of them had a really janky looking Saber
>>11699418>>11699436RUINATION AWAKENSFinally put it together and what an *ordeal* that was.The actual transformations are mostly fine, but the instructions abbreviate things maybe a bit too much, like not telling you about the latches to open before the arms will connect.Or that Armorhide is molded slightly different Brawl. So that I had to get my screwdriver to disassemble the chest panel before I was able to slide the knee together, then reassemble it around the completed unit
I got Abaddon today
>>11711402How's the QC? Can he hold up his cannon arm?
>>11711445Not really. Mine is a bit too loose. It sometikes stays but not for long without blast effect.. But he can do this if you hold it straight up.
>>11711451>Mine is a bit too looseShit. Way to go Keith ya put diecast in the damn cannon for no reason and the arm can't support the weight. Anyway to possibly fix it?
>>11711470Its not just the cannon, the arm joint is diecast with no ratchet. You can't access the screw so you can't tighten it really. Its like FT' Ultra Magnus' helicopter arm.
>>11711476Kinda a deal breaker for me. I mean c'mon, a galvatron ya can't pose his arm firing straight forward?
>>11702170Are the first two oversized KOs of Hasbro figures?
>>11711503He can for a certain extent but it will drop after a while on mine. I find it funny that both there Scourge & Cyclonus have shoulder ratchets but not Galvatron who was originally meant to release with them.
>>11711402>>11711409>>11711451>>11711476>>11711562>KNOWS XTB is dog>Still buys product>QC IssuesCome on manYou guys can't resist itIt's like Stockholm. You could have just gotten the FT or another and been happier
>>11711848To be fair, I had him on preorder for 6+ years now. I just forgot about him really. Plus hes not a bad poser desu
>>11711541Yeah, Brawl has a new deco and Bonecrusher has reworked arms too.
>dude on TFW had his leg broken out of box and missing the LED light in the effect pieceOh Keith....
ehhhhhhhhhhhhttps://weibo.com/5996546577/Qs60cEiRF
>>11714194
huuuuuuuh https://weibo.com/7469333895/Qs4SkqKuZ
>>11714194>>11714195Who is this for besides whatever retard tooners are still buying Magic Slop?
>>11714198Jesus christ anon, just stop being retarded>>11714194I wonder why they made him look like that, I guess it's just easier than making the legs accurate>>11714195Individual bots look alright though
https://weibo.com/7989954532/Qs4osjgs1
>>11714195I really hate the default MS hands, they don't look good and the lack of fists ruins picture potential
I have been holding out for a magnus in this general size and style for so long, im fully ready to get hyped but is there any info on this company? Is there anything by them thats actually out or them by another name and if so was it good?
>>11714228It’s craftsman toys, they’ve been on a roll after doing their legend scale computron
>>11714228It's the same Craftsman Toys that put out this legends Computron, just that they changed from "Jiang" (craftsman) to "Jiang" (general) for some reason.
>>11714194the limbs are too detailed for the body
>>11714218Ohhh, love that they pulled from Legends, exo suit spike as cerebros head with the rebirtk lookI hope they take their sweet time to do a Brave Maximus (the one I will buy)
Any of y'all ever buy these?This was on-sale at WalMart and I needed one more thing under $9 to score free shipping. It arrived Thursday but I haven't had time to do anything but check that the box was undamged since they packed it in with my canned shaving lotion and another box with just those air bubble things. It's fucking pouring so I was going to build it but I remember I have two knock off brick compatible shits I need to check before I run out of time to dispute the Ali Express sale.
>>11715069I have the TFOne Shockwave kit and I enjoyed it. Instructions feels slightly wonky but that's the only real gripe I had with it.
>>11714194Man, they didn't even try with lightspeed here
>>11715161They did the same with swindle with Bruticus
Nice to have a Shattered Glass Optimus from MS but oh boy I can tell they’re not doing fuck to keep this mold in top shape.I pray that their Toxitron doesn’t come out worse than this.
>>11715126>Instructions feels slightly wonkyThey probably haven't gotten the Chinese to English translations cleaned up. I'm surprise they don't just have AI do it and then hire some poor college kids as "interns" to work remotely to clean up crap like that, since it would work for sales to Australia, NZ, and the EU. I noticed Macy's is selling them in the Toy's R Us which is great because I have gift cards from there I can never fucking use.
Oh shit, legends scale Shatter in development
>>11716556Nope, it’s MPM scale
>>11716556Ah ok, weird that it says “DX9-mini” on the image
>>11715914After handling it more, yeeesh it’s rather annoying.
>>11716556i want my blue boy
Man, awfully quiet in here recentlyI guess not much has been shown over CNY this yearAnyone waiting on anything holed up over their break?
>>11720025I’m debating on if I should get Bingo Toys Strafe, that’s about it really.
>>11720025Iron Factory Megatron just arrived. Pretty nice figure, but the legs have very limited articulation and there's no tail movement. Really hurts the posing but the transformation is still nice. Waiting on IF Cheetor currently but I have at least 2 dozen other TFs in pre-order deposit hell.
I find it odd non of the big reviewers have taken a look at abaddon.
>>11720614CNY delays probablyAlso a lot of them don’t do XTB anymore because all the problems they have with QC
>>11720614is ben gangstalking ushttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q59ptJ_hVV0
Chinese New Year will be over in 10 days, do we typically see a burst of reveals around this time each year?
>>11721186eh reveals happens before CNY, see first half of the thread. Post-CNY is when the stuff start coming out.
>>11721186There's a TFcon coming up but their reveals tend to be pretty lame.
>>11721225>>11721290Hope we see a full reveal of Newage’s legends scale Skyline (most likely Drift?)
>>11721348On second thought, the screw size almost suggests that it could be CHUG scale. Maybe this is their follow-up to Romulus, S02 not-Drift?
>>11720614>>11720980XTB is a hot QC mess and has beenAlmost every single release has had more than 1 QC errorI don't blame people for finally dropping them >>11721348>Still nothing on stunticonsMan
>>11721369I don't understand Keith. If he could get his shit together they'd probably topple FT. >>11720980So Ben liked the figure and didn't break anything. Honesty I just want to see if it survives bobby.
>>11721449>If he could get his shit together they'd probably topple FT.I figure XTB's whole angle is to pick up people who miss out on limited FT releases or want to save a few 20s per figure. A great deal of 3P MP collectors are simply putting robot modes on display without transforming them and that's who XTB expects to keep them afloat.
Iron factory posting slop
>>11721768Very cringe
Think I'm going to throw caution to the wind and buy abaddon. Seems like the majority of in hand reports are positive.
>>11724016LolLook forward to your posting in a week and a half or so
What's my best option for 3p Astrotrain mainline or mp scale?
Say what you want about the proportions and jank of the MMC's Constructicons, but this thing is the most fun I've ever had with a Mixmaster.>>11724129FT Thomas. There's a few repaints floating around at less than MSRP if you don't care for the G1 scheme. I only know of the Toyworld one that was Classics+. I think it was generally annoying to transform but notably managed to avoid having the foreskin space ship alt mode.
>>11724129You’re not going to find much in mainline scale with 3PI think there was one like 10 years ago that looks pretty goodAs for MP there’s Fanstoys Thomas which has options of both JP and US toy colours and toon colour
>>11724305Low res pic soz
>>11724129Fans Toys really is the peakI heard the MFT one is cheap and kinda nice actually since we don't have a Newage one yetI'm hoping for one tho
>>11724305Fancy Cell Transportation Captain, that’s the mainline size one I was thinking of
