Why does Takara always have to come in to fix Hasbro’s slop?Previous:>>11735454
>>11742233Got mine too.Wish they used the animation model head though since the rest of the body is designed that way.
>>11742252What is this? Another Menasor pack or just the toy-deco one they did a few years ago?>>11742255New Arcee already? I wonder whats different
>>11742259She's life sized this time
>>11742252Holy shit I was literally just about to pull the trigger and buy G2 Shadowstrip and Dead End for aftermarket prices when I see this. Guess I'll just wait
>>11742259>What is this? Another Menasor pack or just the toy-deco one they did a few years ago?Looks like they're releasing the full G2 Menasor all at once. Y'know, to fuck over everyone who bought the other G2 Stunticons as they released and were just waiting on Wildrider and Motormaster to finish him off.
>>11742267It's part of New Legends, ergo, Generations Selects. They might add two options between individual releases or a box set with some bonuses. If this could mean the extra armor he got in Zone as exclusive to his box set, I'm all up for it.
>>11742267Yeah, kinda sucks for those people. Maybe they'll release Wildrider and Motormaster on their own or this will have different decos than the Toxitron capsule ones. I only ever got G2 Breakdown since I wasn't paying 150 for the original until the recent reissue. Was thinking of picking up Dead End and Dragstrip but I guess I'll hold off now and just get the set.I only got Breakdown since I wasnt paying 150
Note: Hasbro's "Shadowstrip" doesn't have the G2 symbol on the front.This isn't just Takara releasing the final g2 Stunticons ahead of Hasbro, they're making their own premium G2 decos.
>>11742252cause you people complain about Hasbro prices, let alone Takara ones. If Takara sold better they wouldn't give into brand synergy and let Hasbro take the wheel on most of the releases production.
>>11742275Maybe that's why they called him Shadowstrip rather than G2 Dragstrip since they didnt give him the G2 Decepticon logo like the others (for some reason)
>>11742255Arcee again?
>>11742267>Y'know, to fuck over everyone who bought the other G2 StunticonsTakara cares not for your feelings or your american buying habits
>>11742252Well, this explains the random Stunticon cameo in the legends manga. Gives us some idea of what the next few releases might be.Delta Magnus is almost a guarantee.>>11742282He's also called Shadowstrip in Japan. The next manga chapter is probably going to explain it better since it's going to revisit the Speedia 500.
>>11742259>New Arcee already? I wonder whats differentI'm guessing it's either prototype colours or maybe Lifeline
>>11742292>Gives us some idea of what the next few releases might be.Delta Magnus is almost a guarantee.Assuming it's not just Missing Link Delta Magnus, I guess a SS86 Recolor although really it should be the Kingdom one to match the original Power Convoy gimmick with the inner robot although Shattered Glass kinda already did that
Already sold out? I thought people said this was a mistake to make
>>11742308The people love America!
>>11742292Where can I read that full thing I'm so out of the loop
>>11742300>Assuming it's not just Missing Link Delta Magnus,It's a little hard to see since he doesn't get a full shot, but the manga has Delta Magnus based specifically on SS86 Magnus, along with red Legacy Beachcomber as his Powered Buggy.This is either the next Legends release or Sakamoto is trolling us.
>>11742292I also realized one thing: The Toxitron Collection and the final Deluxe wave of Legacy United were skipped in Japan (also costing them Armada Wheeljack as a result), meaning they planned on releasing the whole G2 Menasor from the start. They could release Wildrider and Motormaster solo as an option, but you might miss out on maybe some extras from the complete set.
>>11742308She's an all American girl
>>11740128>>11740399>>11740472Posting in this thread too, got off tracked from “Shockwave has to survive Fnaf on Cybertron” with Nowhere Fasts here, a readup for those interested, aka Wendigo Pretender who turns into a truck who’s based off a fair bit of Featherhead sterotypes
>>11742252Takara hasn't fixed shit, they literally have a hand in this shit. So many shit designs have been joint efforts by both hasbro and takara designers. Reminder thst you faggots choked down those horrible ER mold multipacks just because takara put them in boring tooner colors.All they're doing is putting sprinkles on a bunch of turds.Not even just that, but MPG, entirely their own line, has been back-to-back dogshit since its inception. So many awfully designed figures for absurd prices, then they shit out an upsized ER prime that looks just as bad and you pigs throw your faces back in the trough. Fuck, the overgear figures are LEADERS.100+ DOLLAR LEADERS. AND YOU FAGGOTS ARE STILL EATING IT UP
>>11742329Also the fnaf idea here, Five Cycles at Cybertron>>11739507>>11739441>>11739438>>11739419>>11739724
>>11742308The vocal minority always tend to scream the loudest. More people knew enough to like her for what she represents (a celebration of the 250th anniversary of the country) rather than attach their personal grudge against the person who currently holds the Presidential office (whom this has nothing to do with) and project their infinite seething onto her. As I understand it, even people from outside of the country want her, so it's definitely just one or two autists screaming into the void about her being "a mistake" rather than the universal sentiment.
>>11742341>even people from outside of the country want her, so it's definitely just one or two autists screaming into the void about her being "a mistake" rather than the universal sentiment.Im a brown third worlder, i want her because the color scheme looks great on that mold
>>11742332MPG-17 is pretty good. It's not juch more than a spruced up MP-10, but I'm okay with that.
>>11742308It's still a good mold (tiny head and short tail aside), in an objectively beautiful color scheme. Plus Bluebolts never got an official toy, so there's some inherent interest.>>11742327the kind I'd take home to mamawhich is easy because I live in her basement.
>>11742329main issue to me is there's no established look for wendigos. I'm a big monster buff and I tend to just aggressively exclude any that refuse to have a specific look.. even though I know I could make up my own, but if I'm gonna do that, I'm gonna give it an original name and premise.and not tryin to rag on tribal folks or anything, but it does seem like their monsters are the ones with the least visual descriptions.
>>11742332here i thought they'd be like, 2007 leaders.>>11742342plus like, I mean, the american flag is not red, white, light blue, and dark blue. so it's already a little bit 'walmart' so it can kinda be any country you want. you can focus on the light blue and white, make her a kosher bird. You could change the orders of the red white and blue and she can be a french bird. It's versatile, and just looks nice.
>>11742341>rather than attach their personal grudge against the person who currently holds the Presidential office (whom this has nothing to do with) and project their infinite seething onto her.TDS means you think about the bad orange man and seethe constantly, at any given moment, even while claiming you don't want to. We even saw it play out in the last thread.Star Eagle will be the second bot I pick up this year purely to spite a segment of crybaby fans online, the other being Nexus.
>>11742380in fairness to those people, when something is deliberately engineered to evoke a reaction in the audience, regardless of the means used, it's not shocking that it'd be effective. the dumb part is they haven't figured it out yet. They just really think the news is real, rather than a reality show with paid actors.
This is kinda funnyHe's got the old lump foot
>>11742348Gonna have to partially carry the pretender “shell” with making it part cybernetic, but the guy inside will have a single feather on his head that flips up, and yeah I think the monsters being rather less described is usually off of “We can’t agree” and “Bad luck to talk about them”. The main Wendigo look came from Wendigo 2001 while Until Dawn honors the more traditional description (aka feral man), Personally I’m going with the Wendigo 2001 version since its more in line with the beastman pretenders and it’s also harder to make a robot hiding in a shell of a feral nigga as scary as making it a cyborg man deer thing (skeleton). Hopefully you can see where I’m coming from here
>>11742400>I got that luuump foooot I got that luuump foooot
>>11742401>>11742348Also mainly chose the wendigo/heyahoya theming off of multiple levels of irony or inception of a transforming robot that disguises in a skin layer wearing something that in lore is a disguising thing that acts robot that wears your skin, and due to “autobot wants to wear your scrap” being spooky
>>11742401more or less!>>11742404oh yeah that is kinda rad. I could see something similar being done with a volkodlak or a selkie.
>>11742407Got the name “Nowhere Fast” from an actual heyahoya as well, other two suggested names was Blackblood and Quart’ Low kek
>>11742407Just making sure that the crumpled up vehicle/robot/in between whatever can fit inside the pretender hypothetically is an important step, along with it being funny that a deluxe or slightly smaller sized bot turns into a fucked up deer cyborg thingy
When's Armada Jetfire
>Forgot to order Lio Convoy from Pulse and it's a sold out.Man, I completely forgot after I got Nucleon Quest Convoy elsewhere.
>>11742434Thanks for reminding me I still need to unbox mine (unless you're talking about the green version).
>>11742436Nope, 40th version. I'll live, but I'm annoyed at myself. I also want to buy an extra Nucleon or Super Ginrai for the weapons, then sell the figures, but it feels like such a hassle, if only those weapons weren't so sick.
>>11742329A transformer that takes on the form of a cryptic sounds cool.
>>11742255That's just gonna be the orange and pink prototype colours I bet
>>11742455To be honest, I don't know how it hasn't happened yet.
>>11742347Who is Bluebolts? I only know the RID version
>>11742503Literally the same thing. Bluebolts got turned into a transformers (Haslab version) then got turned into a bird.
Yeah.
>>11742505Oh yeah, there she is
>>11742515but what allegiance is he?
>really want big convoy to go with my magmatron>and because I love all the hidden weapons on himBut I just don't know if he's worth leader class price tag.
>>11742515Noice.>>11742517lol
>>11742515You know, I'd probably be interested in this if it was an OC.I'm starting to get sick of seeing Optimus' face on everything.
>>11742400>Run Forrest, run!
>>11742534I don't even mind it being Optimus so much as the fact that toy is just one of the the worst looking shades of swirly grey plastic they could have picked.
>>11742515>Late stage transformers
>>11742516Gonna customize paint some red on the bottom wing feathers
>>11742282>>11742292Ngl, Shadowstrip is pretty much Mark Mayer's fanfic first; he did some stunts like this for Puffer, true Bluestreak & Tyrantulas (orange Tarantulas), just japan took that to the letter, as he's the only one out of them (+ the sole G2 Stunticon) that was released over there>>11742332-Current leader classes are a joke-WTH does people have a problem with MPG, they took a step back on sunbow sloppery for new molds & suddenly everyone tends to agree it's shit??-Through all of that, Overgear got better value, Chuggers are mad they arent priced like SS86 Megatron or Astrotraon
>>11742308>I thought people said this was a mistake to makePeople are hypocrites. I can guarantee you that they were saying that shit on TFW2005 or wherever while also ordering the patriot birb for their collection.
>>11742517He's very clearly a Vok, anon. Why else would he turn into a floating head?
>>11742308I AM A REAL AMERICAN
>>11742602prove it post diabetes feet
>>11742605He didn't say he was a ebt leech from Africa
>>11742515They will do anything except make a new Beast wars figure on the beast wars anniversary>$46 btw
>>11742252I'm just pissed that it took Takara this long to include the Diaclone drivers even if they're different. Original drivers are now worth north of $75 each for a 1" figure. They could have done this 25 years ago when they did a shitload of reissues.
>>11742515This is not worth 50 bucks.
>>11742636It isn't even worth $20 imo
>>11742637Not really, no. Its like one of those tiny little ten dollar gimmick toys.
>>11742639>>11742636>>11742637They know the Chinese aren't going to KO it because their trademark bots can detect Autobot/Decepticon faction emblems.
>>11742645They won't KO it because nobody wants a transforming autobot sigil.
>>11742347>>11742505>>11742516I completely forgot this happened, but I think this works perfectly. Given that Transformers characters change their names about as often as they change their bodies, there's really no reason why Blue Bolts couldn't have just started calling herself Star Eagle after turning into a bird, making them the same character.I think I might try to pick the Ameribirb up after all now...if I can still find her.
>>11742602FIGHT FOR THE RIGHTS OF FELLOW MAN
What a perfect analogy for Hasbro's infinite greed and consumers' infinite stupidity.You get what you tolerate and fucking deserve.
>>11742455His shell does that, meanwhile his vehicle mode is a cybertronian version of this, because its named Navaho
>>11742687That's like....so deep anon. Down with the machine!
>>11742436>green versiongod dammit, that's so hard to justify, but i want it. better be sales later.
>>11742651You know Takara will just make an actual blue BWII Skywarp anyway so you're wasting money anyway
>>11742434It looks like Pulse actually has him in stock right now.
>>11742767But this version represents FREEDOM
>>11742782THIS toy fights for YOUR freedom!Buy war bonds to do YOUR part!
>>11742515Serious question, why does his gun look nothing like his usual Ion Cannon?
>>11742560Lmfao
>>11742784SHE'S A HARBOR CHICK!
>>11742347>It's still a good gotta disagree. I've got Filch and she's profoundly mediocre
>>11742515if we get the deception badge it's gonna be megs but it should really be soundwave (or maybe shockwave because purple)
>>11742785Good question. Given literally nothing else about him looks even remotely like Optimus Prime other than the head, it's entirely possible he was planned to be his own thing up until the very last second, where they just did a headswap and called it a day.>>11742818It'll be Megatron and you know it.
>>11742515$46.99. Four dollars more than the current Voyager price tag.
>>11742828I don't even want to pay $35 for a fucking voyager, my mind still solidly screams "voyagers are $20, deluxes are $11"I hate time and inflation
>>11742515fucking retarded>>11742651well two things stand in your way there: the head and the size. but yeah.
>>11742785it looks like someone google searched how to draw the ion cannon>>11742816that's why I didn't say great, and I added the two things mainly holding it back.
>>11742833wouldnt be so bad if your job was paying you twice what it used to
>>11742343>>11742563MPG-17 is what I've wanted from MP for ages. I'm glad Takara is returning to making premium quality, toy-first designs that are actually fun to play with and don't spike your blood pressure to even pick up. MP being slave to shitty low-budget animation cels has led to so many hopelessly compromised figures over the last decade. Really felt like your only options were either shelf-queen tooner MPs or budget-choked CHUGs.The robot grille being chromed diecast was unexpectedly nice, and he's got some of the best light piping I've ever seen.Looking forward to more Style Gen releases, and hoping Overgear continues the trend.
>>11742857If it wasn't covered in the shitty siege pegholes I'd probably be all over it.
>>11742308You’ve got to stop listening to those peopleThey have no power and they couldn’t boycott shit
>>11742931Those people?
>>11742941Yes, the people on one side of gamergate
>>11742941The french
Wild king really is so great. The only real problems is the beasts not having head articulation and how limited the Optimus and Megatron are in the pose department.
>>11742785My guess is it stores somewhere in the "icon" mode, that seems to be what can make his gun look off in the past.
>>11742308What are you talking about? It's still up at Walmart. It's well known Pulse usually gets a 10th or less of what the main retailer gets. I swear you make this shit for the dumbest reasons anon.
>>11742455A Bigfoot-themed transformer would be cool. Give him huge feet and call him Breakpedal or something.
>>11742979>What are you talking about?He's talking about Pulse. We know she's still up on Walmart's site.
>>11742956i love super modes and combiners and new optimus designs that aren't just g1 or bayverseonly reason i haven't bought into wild king is that the plastic quality looks a bit iffy to me
big convoy price drop when?
Masterpiece Haslab.... think about it
>>11743072If it's it's like legacy leaders, he might end up at ross in late 2027 or early 2028. Keep an eye out for target deals
>>11742621i picked up cordon and love him, waiting for a spinout version. weirdly enough I'm only buying the diaclone releases of missing link.
If a genie gave you these four options, which two would you choose?1. Takara produces a Masterpiece Animated line. The main show cast is released over 6ish years, all with near magic wizardry level engineering to be perfectly screen accurate in both modes (minus the unavoidable panel lines, of course)2. Takara produces a Masterpiece Armada line. The first 10 bots/cons (everyone up to sideways and scavenger, pretty much) are produced mostly faithfully to their show designs, although they actually feature spring-loaded/light and sound minicon gimmicks.3. Hasbro announces a buzzworthy style 'exclusives' line, except entirely focusing on toy-only characters from the original bayverse trilogy toylines, updating them to modern studio series standards. 4. Hasbro revives the classic cyberverse 'micro play' play pattern with a cross-series multiverse story. Small, legion class figures interacting with larger voyager/leader size playsets and such, except with a legacy-style handful of characters from across different series. Like animated bulkhead showing up with AOE crosshairs. 5. Hasbro releases a new transformers movie that is promoted well, does well in theaters, and has a toyline that can rival the original movie toylines.6. Hasbro gets some Chinese developer to make a transformers hero shooter. The gameplay is fine and the game is popular enough to receive funding and support for like 7 years but the designs are basically impossible to make toys of, and they sell a g1 Optimus prime skin for 20$.
>>11743174>fourfuck I forgot to change that to six. (i had more ideas)eh this is just a train of thought post anyway
So for the longest time I was never able to find legacy evolution core Snarl in stores so had a 1 legged volcanicus. Ended up finally buying snarl for 26 off ebay while amazon has the damn thing for like 43. Why was Snarl so damn hard to find? Short packed at the time?
>>11743174Cyberverse and movie so they can get more capital and get better factories, the current ones suck.
>>11743174>the first twoUm sorry but you came to the wrong thread, we HATE show accurate things here. Take your tooner shit and leave.
>>117431745SO LONG as it's actually a good movie
>>11743174I guess 3 and 5, though none of these feels worth potentially getting yahweh mad for consulting with a genie.
>>11743027Plastic quality is the same as any other tf figure.And by any other I don't mean hasbro's random qc dartboard, I mean they all feel like decent post unicron trilogy figures. Some uneven peg tolerances here and there but everything works like it should and is made of tough plastic.
>>11742515So they just remade the Playstation Prime without the Playstation?
>>11742515waitaminitis the stand part of his body? that somehow makes this twice as lame.
>>11743239No, the bottom of the stand just has a similar shape to his feet but look closer: it's hollow but the feet are solid. Additionally, per the product description:>This display-worthy Icons Optimus Prime figure features a unique conversion between class robot mode and Autobot symbol.>In robot mode, Voyager Class Transformers action figure is 6.75 inches (17 cm) tall.>Transformers figure converts between bot and symbol modes in 25 steps.>Includes a display stand for use with the Autobot symbol. Also comes with a blaster for dynamic poses in robot mode.>Transformers figures feature articulation for display-worthy poses.>Display your faction allegiance with the Icons Optimus Prime collectible. In Transformers lore, the Autobot logo was originally known as the “First Face,” an ancient symbol adopted by modern-day Autobots to represent their faction.
>>11743241would it have killed them to have the stand transform into something?
*crackling time portal opens*>"HNNNGGGG I'm almost there...someone kick me in the ass.">"Gladly."
>>11743355>"Oh wait, nonononoo-"
>>11743356*Thoomp*
>>11743357>"Try to roll when you land.">"What?"
>>11743358*Thoomp*>"Hehehe"
>>11743359>"Alright we don't know where we are or when we are but-"
>>11743392>"Look out below!"
>>11742857It's funny how one of the best Optimus Prime toys of all time dropped, and it's probably the one the fandom spent the most time malding over just because it's not accurate to anything. I'm stoked his truck mode actually has dual wheels in the drives/tags for once.Looks sick as fuck in that pic. I'd have bought it, but I'm holding out hope that he's pre-tooled as the core bot for an MPG Ultra Magnus, and that we'll get a Delta Magnus repaint. The mold would go so hard in blue/black/silver, with delicious yellow eyes.
Is Quick Strike worth $30 CAD, prices are going up and I don't know what the quality is like for things anymore
>>11743534Shame the truck mode is ass.
>>11743566Nah, truck mode is tight. It actually saves itself by being stylized instead of cosplaying as a Freightliner COE. I don't care that it isn't "accurate" to anything. It looks like a cool toy/anime/sci-fi truck, and still manages to have more realistic truck proportions than 99% of Optimus Primes.MPG has ushered in the era of Toychads. Tooners and licensed vehicle shitters need not apply.
>>11743534I think people are more pissed about the hip ratchets.
>>11743593What about the hip ratchets?
>>11743593Ratchet was always hip.
>>11743572>Tight>With visible thighs and feet that look even worse because they are somehow more obviousI know they wanted the open wheel look but they could've saved it by making the feet into rear fenders.
>>11743572>It looks like a cool toy/anime/sci-fi truckThis is why I was a big fan of Prime's Siege truck mode. People made fun of the tacked on bits that were obviously just there to distinguish it from the inevitable Earth mode retool, but I thought it actually gave him some character and made him stand out from just about every G1-styled optimus since the Classics/Henkei mold.It looks like some truck you'd see in the background of an 80's anime OVA or something, and I definitely get similar vibes from the MPG, if a bit less overt.
>>11743605>making the feet into rear fenders.Nah. I'm glad they didn't. That would have just introduced uneccessary complexity. I'm tired of MPs where every limb explodes into a fractal of panels just so it can try to hide away robot parts in vehicle mode. The feet are stylized enough that I don't mind them being visible. This isn't a real truck. It's a fantasy truck, and they leaned into that enough that I'm not going to nitpick where it isn't accurate to real trucks.
>>11743607While I didn't care for it on Optimus, I loved it for Nemesis. Weird alien scifi space truck just works for him, and the holes on the top of his cab ended up[ being the perfect place to stick those big guns he came with.
>>11743572Any Optimus truck mode that has exposed thighs, something that even the G1 toy didn't have, is shit in my book.
>>11743614A shame that mold yellows like a motherfucker. I still own it, but I just get annoyed when I look at it.
>>11743174These are all terrible but 2 is probably the least terrible out of the bunch.>08 Animated Figures are for the most part near perfect>The rest are Hasbro who have been proven time and time again to be too incompetent to think beyond the short term and will fail to actually capitalize and maintain the popularity they may receive so even if you do get good figures it will only ever be at that point and never again.
>>11743559look at his proportions, then look at screencapsif that doesn't bug you, get him. the posability is excellent. the proportions bug me.
>>11743607I too enjoy scifi vehicles, though I think part of what makes 'robots in disguise' work is that it's a real vehicle.. but it's okay if this takes place in the future and he has other futurepals to fit in with.
>>11743174I don’t want a single one of these
>>11743622Having the thighs (partly) exposed is forgivable when the tradeoff is the trailer bed isn’t 3X too thick to hide said thighs in the lower leg, a sin nearly every other prime is guilty of.
>>11743682say, what do real versions of that truck look like bedwise?
>>11743609Buy a fucking flipchanger, you baby.
>>11743572MP-10 still the best
>>11743698I think the engineering, articulation and (most) of the aesthetics are better on mpg1 but 10’s head sculpt to me is THE definitive look for Prime. Absolutely iconic and they know it for how often it seems to return.
>>11743642For Nemesis? Mine's still looking perfectly fine. Or are you talking about the Optimus version?
>>11743703>and they know it for how often it seems to return.Considering how often Hasbro just uses the first result in Google they probably just searched "optims prime head" and it was the first match for a while.
>>11742498Hasbro hates beastformers that weren't grandfathered in before 2001.
lmao
>>11743719it's truethe RotB toys were pretty creative and neat at least. wish that movie hadn't gargled testicles.
>>11743703Certified CHONK boyI miss him. Only had him shortly>>11743724[wheeze]
>>11743707The Netflix version had a yellowing issue. Not sure how widespread it was, but mine was yellowing barely a year after I bought it. The gray areas yellowed.
>>11743698Not even close. It's a pretty fun toy but the articulation was pretty bad back then and laughable today. Those shoulders have always been shit. Also the proportions are a mess.>>11743682>Having the thighs (partly) exposed is forgivable when the tradeoff is the trailer bed isn’t 3X too thick to hide said thighs in the lower leg, a sin nearly every other prime is guilty of.Not really, the obvious thighs are more jarring to me and this new Prime only needed some panels to hide them well enough but they just didn't bother.
>>11743730I should mention that the worst part about it, is that those parts can't even be swapped with a Siege Optimus because for the Siege release, all of them were red to match the torso and arm colors. The newest release of the Siege mold will likely also match those parts to Optimus primary color (blue for those energon releases Walmart will put out).
>>11743572>licensed vehicle shittersI'm not sure what direction you're seeing that makes you say this when mimicking IRL vehicles is the entire original point of Diaclone.
Anyone here know the best options for an alternate 86 Optimus head? All the one's I've seen ao far are either comically expensive for what you get, or bundled with Megatron arms that I don't want.
>>11743751this is why I think Diaclone should have remained what transformers is. with Microchange on the side, for people who want sentient robots in disguise. Because the idea of a taskforce driving real vehicles that turn into WEAPONS PLATFORMS AND EQUIPMENT (not always proper mechs, many don't have legs or heads or anything) is badass, and the idea of sentient alien robots who happen to be tiny on our planet, hiding in plain sight as microscopes and cassette players and guns is fucking hilarious and fun for any kid.
>>11743724N-n-no it's a SCI FI SPACE TRUCK not a REAL Earth truck!!!
>>11743760New Bee head is sub $20 and has a cool Megatron Arm even if you don't care for itGood cannon too
>>11743798Where? Last I checked, you needed to import it from China, and with how weird tariffs are I'll be like 46 by the time it arrives.
>>11743819Showz?Aliexpress usuallySometimes BombusBee
>>11743821It does show up on Ali for those prices but I have zero clue how much it will cost by the time it arrives.
>>11743823This thing is a total joke. Look at that torso.
>>11743834i've seen worse
>>11743834>This thing is a total jokeSince the beginning, Nexus Maximus
>>11743835No you haven't. Look at the arms, they don't even pretend to look like a cohesive robot.
Walmart fucks me again.I preorded Outback way back when he was first up, but now they refunded me, saying he's out of stock. They only sent Wheelie. I didn't even want Wheelie. I just got him to avoid paying shipping on Outback.
>>11743834I briefly flirted with the idea of collecting all the Primes but I wanted to wait and see how they all looked first. Now I'm glad I didn't jump on that train.
>>11743823Someone's having fun with Vortex and Blastoff at least
>Preorder Retro Wheelie and Outback from Walmart months ago>Wheelie arrived yesterday, with a shipping notice for Outback saying he'll be here today >Get an email from Walmart today saying they cancelled him because they ran outHuh. Well, at least they issued me a refund, though this does not instill a lot of confidence in my preorder for Star Eagle from them.
>>11743864>Get an email from Walmart today saying they cancelled him because they ran outThen what the fuck is the point of preordering??
>>11743867just the usual chain jerkary that they love so much.
>>11743864I had 86 Soundwave on preorder with them and it was already showing up in stock on every other retailer while they still had a release date for months away. I just cancelled. Walmart's preorders are the stupidest.
>>11743735It’s just opinion but to me the cleaner silhouette wins out. Still not perfect Ofc. If they really wanted to maybe the hanging off ass feet could end up there and flatten out to cover.
>>11742252Have the idiots at Hasblow given a legitimate reason as to why it's taken 4 years to release 3 G2 Stunticons?
>>11742616Do anything but Transmetals, basically. For that, it's either run the risk of GPS due to metallic plastics being a common victim, or flaking chrome, which they no longer do nowadays.On a different note, Adamas Machina Predaking is coming out one by one, so hopefully the scale adjustment is worth twice the Power of the Primes version.
>>11743904Unironically slots and product priority.
>>11743904That's Japan's problem. They skipped out on the Toxitron Collection and the final wave of Legacy United, and that led to them making the full G2 Menasor as one full set. They could just sell Motormaster and Wildrider for the markets that got the final wave, but they have to find a way to release Armada Wheeljack (I have a feeling it's part of the package refresh lineup near the end of the year).
>>11743845>>11743864kek I went to walmart today, and they had 2 pegs full of just Outback. No wheelie tho
>>11743904These ones are different from those
>>11743867walmart doesn't care about pre-orders
>>11743906youd think they'd have cured one or both of those by now.but they've also probably done some research and realized that people A) don't really love the original transmetals as-is, B) aren't super cool with you making big changes, and C) won't be happy if you just skip to TM2s despite them being betterAdd in the fact that each one has to be a semi triple-changer, and they're a hard sell.
i pre-ordered on pulse and they notified me wheelie and outback shipped. I did get star eagle from walmart though so i hope they dont cancel that pre-order
>>11743904>>11743911Basically, shit like this is what the Selects line was meant for, but because so much of the line went to clearance, Hasbro cut back on the line and moved the obscure redecos to store exclusive lines so they could cover the costs.Only stores aren't ordering exclusives like they used to so now these redecos are being tossed around from toyline to toyline as wave filler.
>>11743952Yep, and I'd like to remind everyone that the last few selects releases are all dinosaurs.
>>11743946Well, given what we're seeing with Outback, you won't know if you actually got the blue bird until she starts shipping out. Y'know, when it's already too late to go looking elsewhere for her.Gotta love the fucking consistency (or lack thereof) with distribution - not that this is the first or even tenth time they've done this shit.
here's a spicy hot take that I've never seen anywhere before86 bumblebee is more accurate to cartoon bumblebee than kingdom wideswipe is to cartoon sideswipe
>>11743968I feel like that'd be tough to quantify
>>11743921That's it! MOCK MY PAIN, YOU BASTARD!
>>11743880Walmart are just a bunch of fuckups
>>11743975i think that from a dead on, front view (and even three quarters), bumblebee is proportionally more accurate than kingdom sideswipe. The siegeswipe is very wide.
>>11742252>Paying 25$ for deluxes at the local walmart>:(>Paying 40$ for the same deluxes plus shipping because nips put 15% more paint:D
>>11743991you can't spell "it's the principle of the thing" without 'nippon'In fact, you get "He sit light rice theft nippon"
>>11743978THIS HAND OF MINE GLOWS WITH AN AUSSIE POWER! ITS GRIP ON PETROL TELLS ME TO DEFEAT YOU! TAKE THIS! MY LOVE, MY ANGER, AND ALL OF MY SORROW! OUTBACK FIIIINNNGEEEERRRRRR
>>11742252when will the armada jetfire preorder go up?
>>11744059When he's actually revealed.
Why don't more Bayverse Megatrons have the hand-flail?
>>11744078probably because a flail is objectively a terrible weapon. Even if you can swing it around in a circle to build up speed (which this obviously can't), you can't even come close to the amount of kinetic energy you'd have behind it, were it simply a rigid pole e.g. a mace.Basically we never improved on the stick. Flails just LOOK coolnow you might be thinking "wait, I've seen effective weapons swinging over their heads" and that was David's sling. See with a sling, you HAVE to let go of the projectile at some point, you have no choice. So at that point, yeah. the 'swirl it around real fast' technique is the best you have. And with a little divine help, you too can slay acromegalic french dudes.
>>11744078Because he only used it once, for like two seconds after he defrosted. Most people forgot he even had it since he never uses it again after that scene.
Roller should be Optimus Prime's dog, and should have some sort of dog mode. They talk about him like one in the cartoon. His whole thing is being loyal to prime in the legends comics, and it would be an amusic counterbalance to Ravage.
>>117440941000% agreebut it has to be a chunky lil dog, like a yorkie
>>11744094>>11744097We kinda-sorta got that with Target Prime, if you headcanon Bullseye as a form of Roller.
I just realized Age of the Primes didnt have any subtitled like War for Cybertron or Legacy. I wonder what the next lines will be and the gimmick. I wouldn't mind seeing the Superlink gimmick brought back since Hasbro seems to love combiners now... although I cant imagine they'd put much effort into making sure each bot could be both a torso and a pair of pants (not that the original Energon line was super great at it either with all the kibble)
>>11744111In Hasbro fashion it'll be like "Age of the Primes : Legacy" or some retarded shit which will only further cause issues searching for shit online
>>11743864>preorder Wheelie and Outback>"Wheelie" arrived yesterday>package had Outback instead >but the info clearly states it was suppose to be Wheelie>Get an email the same day from Walmart informing me they cancelled Outback preorder due to lack of stock Ok...
>>11744111They stated Age of the Primes might go on until 2028 or even further. It's clear that it's just for figures that either won't fit for Studio Series and/or reissues I think we are in that late stage of the fandom where they are just selling the greatest hits as it were.
>just found out Sentinel Prime has all sorts of fucking hidden weapons that are integrated on himHoly shit. I cant tell you how much I love shit like this. Is he a good figure? And perhaps more importantly, have there been any other recent figures that have stuff like that? I know big convoy does too but honestly Sentinel looks cooler
>>11744134He's in no way recent, but RID2001 Bruticus has lots of hidden weapons. He's somewhat... experimental, but if you can get into it he's pretty cool.
I am excited for Basara Prime, hopefully we get some pictures and videos of him in hand over the next few days.
>>11744134GS Super Megatron, I love SS Sentinel because of this proximity in design philosophy.
So the head/neck peg connector on the old Rook and Crosswise minicons that came with the original Sideways toy are 5mm pegs which allows them to attach onto the new Sideways toy.
>>11744174
>>11744131what the hell is going on with Outback?
>>11744134Many of the Beast figures from 1996-2000 >>11744137He certainly still had the Kenner vibes most of the Beast War/Machine toys had. It's a shame how things went with Armada onwards because those last few Beast Machine figures were getting very impressive.
>>11743622Well, the G1 toy does this wonderful, sinful thing where it completely compromises the bot mode in the name of the alt mode. But fans are weak and can't handle that anymore. 99% of the time, modern Transformer toys do the complete opposite. MPG is at least a more sensible compromise.
>>11743724I work on diesel trucks for a living and I genuinely like this.
>>11742515They should just not do the decepticon symbol and instead do the Hasbro logo and then discontinue the Icons Series. Hire me, I'm evil
Is Star Convoy any good? I'm getting strong "what you see is what you get" vibes from it. I don't own it, yet I feel like I already understand what it's about and am already a bit bored with it
>>11744219Do you mean the Generations version?It's kind of a let down. There's things that could've worked better if not for some dumb engineering decisions. Like the fact the mini trailer can't fit in the main truck trailer or even roll on and off the base mode ramps even though it could on the original
>>11744219He should have been a commander. Overall if you can get him cheaper then get him.
>>11744219Depends on what you want from him. As a Micromaster playset it's lacking.
>>11743934Depends on the flavor, I guess, but Hasbro is just scared of selling metallic items that don't burn a hole in their pockets enough. This is just stupid.By the way, since Devastation Bumblebee is getting its first sale, it made me think of that Pipimeme (a Pop Team Epic meme with Pipimi) that has her put her attack pets on standby until the right time comes, and it could be that time since that is probably the best G1 Bumblebee I ever saw in my entire life. Again, if only they took their sweet time designing that thing so that they could make Bumper out of that mold instead of the SS86 version...
>>11744185Nothing specific about Outback, Walmart is pretty shit with preorders. It's a coin toss with them.
>>11744134Which Sentinel Prime are we talking about here?
>>11744219He's not bad, but he could've been better. I agree that he definitely should have been a Commander instead of a Titan, but whatever - it you can get him on sale, go for it.
EVERYONE, LISTEN TO MY SONG!
>>11744083>>11744085but it's fucking cooooooool
>>11744299>Basara PrimeDESHI DESHIBASARA BASARA
>>11744299I really want to get Basara Prime but that price tag hurts
>>11744219Base mode manages to kill everything that could have made it fun. Robot looks very cool if you like the super robot/Brave aesthetics and vehicle is a big plastic box with wheels. Also the hand transformation is designed to shred the small plastic tabs on each side of the rotating wrist panel because they tried to reinvent the wheel instead of just having a regular rotating mechanism and a door on each side of the forearm.All in all it's a somewhat disappointing release.
>>11744270Oh sad. That was the aspect I was interested in.
One of my local walmarts has really been on the ball about getting this new stuff out. They even had a case of Blokees Galaxy wave 7 out, which I hadn't seen at one before
>>11744367I like that little Megatron but I don't recognize where he's from.
This Megatron has been a real surprise.Well articulated, good accessories, somebody is really knocking these mainline Decepticons out of the park
I find it funny these two share a very similar transformation.Arms fold back and peg together, legs split up, then form the sides of the vehicle, and lay the whole thing down
It is kind of weird they made a new mold for this blast effect, when it is almost identical to the one they've been reprinting the crap out of for the past several years>>11744368Its the new "evergreen" one that walmarts starting to carry
>>11744373Sounds like the same basic transformation scheme as TR Kup and the IDW legends class Megatron from a while back.
Now I just need a good Shockwave to complete this trio
>>11744375Those are holes in the new one right? Here's the reason, to save money
>>11744174>>11744175The fact that those heads that I always wanted to be more accurate to the cooler ones from the cartoon are actually better than the new ones is mind-blowing.
>>11744408But they'd still have to make a new mold, wouldn't they?
>>11744272don't get me wrong, chrome is probably unwise until we figure out a durable coating (surely it could have the transparent overlay color built into it), but we have VERY shiny silver paint available. Super7 uses it a lot. There's no reason we couldn't have satisfying transmetals, aside from the inbuilt issues with the designs.>>11744322seriously.. if i had that kinda money, i'd get glowy green lio.
>>11744367how the fuck are bee's arms attached here
>>11744456yes, and current businesses are mentally retarded.they happily toss thousands of dollars away to save hundreds. every moment of every single day. after all, the people making the decisions don't stand to lose a cent if they make mistakes.
>>11744367I want to get Devastation Bee, but the head issues annoy the hell out of me.
Some people are getting Nexus in hand now, and word is the instructions don't mention a combined mode
>>11744524I'm honestly shocked people are buying, it looks so bad.
>>11744524This more or less confirms he can't use Onslaught's frame.
>>11744219He big truckI got mine for sub $80 and it's basically what I wrote off as a CommanderHe is definitely not a TitanHe feels fun to mess with tho I'm wanting to really get some cool add ons and Toyhax decals for him
>>11744383I want that Soundwave so fucking bad
Fucking FINALLY managed to place a pre-order for Liege Maximo. Sold out immediately afterwards too. Good luck to anyone trying to hunt him down in stores. It's going to be like the original release of Legacy Cosmos again.
>>11744529Bleh, guess I'm hunting for a Silverbolt.
>>11743842There is pretending And then there is this.
>>11744561Pretending to be good
>>11744383This guy?Might be a bit too thick though You can always go with the deluxe earthspark version
>>11744592Ahh forget itI forgot how big that thing isThe alpha shockwave is more like voyager size figureGo for the cyberverse/earthspark version
>>11744524not to play hasblow's advocate but none of the 'component' figures have had the instructions for combined mode listed so far in aotp. (and maybe in 86 devy too?)it's all packaged with the frame commander character, and nexus isn't the frame commander.
>>11744187Yeah, it's a shame. Masterpiece was the only line that never compromised anything, but that pissed off a bunch of fags who didn't even buy the toys in the first place... so now Takara is making Masterpiece identical to the overpriced mainline, shit peg holes and shittier vehicle modes and all.
should I buy boneshaker or origins wheeljack?
>>11744496By a peg, duh>>11744499I mean, it works for him, it's on a nice little armature, just gotta keep the front panel held down
Also, it's funny, hes got about the smallest alt mode of the modern Bees, but he ends up almost head and shoulders taller than any of them
>>11744756Yes
>>11744758I've heard that even if you position it correctly and you don't have the pin slightly off, the head can move out of place when transforming back to robot mode and cause the paint issue.
>>11744758oh it was so invisible, yellow-on-yellow.. but also, wait, what? isn't that right below his car windows? how can his shoulders be attached there?
>>11744767The first time I transformed him, I thought I messed something up and was about ready to pop a pin out because I couldn't reveal his head again.But, I've learned, as long as you sit his head in just so, everything will work correctly. Ive probably flipped him back and forth 10 times now, and there's no nose chippage yet.My biggest problem with him, actually, is that his backpack gets all in the way during transformation, and it's easier to just take it off and reattach at the end going both ways.>>11744768The bit they're attached to flips around and gets covered by the back half of the car in alt mode
>>11744779ohhhh very clever. and all it cost was some obvious hinges, which.. that's par the course for small guys now
He actually ends up very similar to Netflix Bee, just with the legs further compressed Even has a removable ass-end
>>11744783
MPG-23 "Secret Agent Acree"
>>11744784IT'S FOR SERIOUS G2?????I THOUGHT WE WERE JUST MAKING JOKES
>>11744784thank fuck I only got g2 breakdown
>>11744795i wish we'd gotten more MP beast wars repaintsfor one thing, it's annoying that they used the Cheetor mold for Shadow Panther instead of Tigatron
>>11744784Woah… they actually painted the frame
>>11744802There aren't a whole lot, are there?T-wrecksGrimlockMaybe a PackratAnd Predacon Rhinox and Trigger Blackarachnia at a push?
>>11744802Isn't MP Cheetor designed to actually look like a cheetah? Wouldn't that mold be wrong for Tigatron?
>>11744784fuck it my money is yours takara tomy
>>11744784and like usual, Takara absolutely fucking mogs Hasbro in the deco department.
>>11744797Did you just ignore the blatant G2 symbol?
>>11744811okay now that you mention it, I guess there's not a whole lot.>>11744823what part of 'panther' don't you gethell, they used Tigatron's beast mode face as the basis of Ravage's face in the show. yes 'shadow panther' and 'tripredacus agent' are not EXACTLY ravage, but they're broad strokes.
>>11744779Mind posting a step by step with pics?
>>11744823I just realized you think that I'm mad they didn't use cheetor's mold for tigatronI guess I phrased it wrong. I was talking about this guy
>>11744831
>>11744785I'm getting the 3dprint upgrade for my Netflix Bee and ER Cliff Jumper that undoes the partsforming.Got my pinhole puncher ready.
>>11744843i am definitely not a partsforming fan unless those parts form weapons or something
>>11744844I'd add that the weapon has to actually look cool, because sometimes it'll just be a chunk of vehicle with a blade or barrel sticking out of it
>>11744845yeah, I am totally with you there.This was also a huge issue in Zoids in the 2000s. "Hey cool, they can FUSE together!" meaning.. this robot cat can turn into a shitty block of parts that has a gun barrel, and load down another robot cat's back..
>>11744795I knew it was gonna be the Prototype colors but I still wanted it to be Lifeline
>>11744872is that a character based on that? that would make more sense than weirdly reverting to Kenner days
>>11744874Dont think she's been in anything she's just a Teal Arcee that looks nice imo
>>11744884oh I misunderstood, you meant you wish they did a different color schemeI thought Lifeline was like, a character they'd once made using Arcee's prototype colors. Because that's a thing that happens often. And you were hoping they'd use that name, instead of the goofy "secret agent arcee" idea.
>>11744884>Dont think she's been in anythingShe's a Paradron medic.
>>11744795I do wonder if the name implies this color schemes are for a mission only (like Combiner Hunter Arcee), instead of it being her original colors as in that 2025 Metrowars spy issue>>11744834Tripredacus Agent is Ravage (mainly bacuse they didn't have the name as a trademark at that time, see most subsequent toys called Battle Ravage)Shadow Panther is his own individual Predacon
>>11744784>>11744825Look how they've painted the arms of the frames to match the arm cars, there's no way Hasbro will do that.
>>11744762I'm happy with my ss86 bee. I wish that game wasnt removed from Steam - i might play it and buy it...but whatever
>>117431745.This is best long term for the franchise. If 5 happens, many of the others are more likely to happen too.If I have to pick a second one, 6, for the same reasons.
>>11743174>5. Hasbro releases a new transformers movie that is promoted well, does well in theaters, and has a toyline that can rival the original movie toylines.this 90000 times
>>11743394>"Oh Lawd! It's a big one!">"Just get out of the way, Skalor, you fuckin lunatic!"
>>11744971>"Do you FEEL 'in charge?'">"Skalor, if you don't flip me over, I WILL kill you in front of the other Seacons."
>>11744998>"It's good to see you man, I thought you got lost in the ryft! I can't hold this shit together! I'm not cut out for it!">" Good to see you too buddy; I thought I was dead or going to the Crusades or something..."
>>11745002>"Where are we? What do we have? How are the boys doing? We have to find our way home..."
>>11744834>what part of 'panther' don't you getThe part where you said you wished they used CHEETOR's mold for Tigatron.That's kind of why I asked about the mold, but I forgot nobody can just answer a question on this site.
>>11744825It’s fucking over for me if Dead End comes with his toy head
>>11745008>>11744837
>>11745066This reminds me that we still don't know what the alt heads are for most of the Stunticons. It was apparently toy head for Bteakdown and Thunder Clash head for Motormaster. Which begs the question, why aren't they using the toy heads as the alt to begin with?
>>11744955Did you find junkbots disappointing? I was let down by the pieces not holding together well.
wishlist for recolors/retools of recent molds?
https://news.tfw2005.com/2026/03/27/beast-wars-30th-predacon-multipack-first-look-560952Hmm, the box is the nicest looking part.
>>11745181CRYOTEKAnd G1 Skyquake from the Prime guy.
>>11745213Post a picture, ya dingus
>>11745216Hang on, isn't this just a repack of the Takara decos? I'd recognize that Terrorsaur anywhere.
>>11745217Yes, yes it is. Megatron looks nice, but not enough for the 200-some bucks this'll cost.
>>11745217It definitely might be, but I haven't done the leg work to compare the two
>>11745181SS86 - Soundblaster, toy Optimus and MegatronSS - Proper Nemesis TLK Prime (toy deco), AoP - Amalgamous Shockwave, IDW Onyx, Quintus -> TLK Quintessa.
>>11745217Yes, to make it even more blatant, Inferno has both blasters from his Takara release.
>>11745181G1 toy deco Superion/Aerialbots
>>11745181G1dinobot box set. Includes new toy accurate heads and 3 newly added swords
>>11745100My schizo theory is that the other Stunticons had turbomaster heads like Motormaster and they only gave Breakdown, the last one released, his toy head when they realized they weren't doing the turbomasters any time soon.
On the topic of Beast Wars, the indoor flea market I frequent has had an unopened Kingdom Waspinator sitting there unwanted for months at this point. I've seen stock come and go and he's still there. And he's only like $18. It's pretty pathetic honestly.Is he worth picking up at that price? I've got no attachment to the show or character, but if the toy's good I might pick him up for the hell of it. He can go with my other bugs I guess.
>>11745252It's not a particularly great mold. If you have no attachment for Waspinator, I'd say it's not really worth it.
>>11745252>frequent has had an unopened Kingdom Waspinator sitting there unwanted for months at this point. I've seen stock come and go and he's still there. And he's only like $18. It's pretty pathetic honestly.I never got him despite amazon discounts - he felt like the mold/waist/sculpt will make me mad and i will leave him in the toy box forever.But 18 bucks is a steal - just get him if you have money to spend around on questionable transformers.Even if it's bad - it's still Wazzzzzzpinator.
>>11745252I got T30 Waspinator and haven't transformed him in like 8 years, how different is the Kingdom one? I never even looked at it before now.
>>11745300It uses the same engineering and sculpting, just a few minor cosmetic tweaks.
>>11745252>I've got no attachment to the show or character,Change that
Has Swindle been shown/announced yet? When is he set to release?
>>11744825I like the gold rims and metallic blue on hasbro's shadowstrip more desu, but dead end looks way better
>>11745327He has been shown and announced, yes. He's supposed to be released in AotP voyager wave six, but voyager wave five (Nexus Prime and Sideways) has only just recently appeared in some Asian markets which tend to get toys early, and haven't widely shown up in the West yet (online stores estimate around early May, give or take, for Nexus and Sideways), so it'll probably be a little while longer after that before Swindle's wave is released.
>>11744933dumbalso you can't trademark Ravage
>>11745067thank you anon. I understood anon misunderstanding me once, but twice is just baffling.I wonder if he gets it now.also I want a black redeco of kingdom tigatron. yes I own a lot of him already, fuck you.>>11745216aw, so it is that. damn. I was really hoping.. They didn't even fix up the takara paint scheme for terrorsaur.
>>11745252the wasp legs are fat and indistinct. I got the purple version because I love that color scheme, but beyond that, T30 is better, decently cheap, and honestly its recolors aren't that hard to find either.
>>11745307seriously. who doesn't love wazzzpinator?
>>11745345Any one who had to watch him ruin Beast Wars
>>11745366
When we getting Scream version of thundercracker mold?i can't wait. it will be my "biggest" starscream figure.
please god can we get a new Torca that design is so fucking sick but I can't justify buying a gps hand grenade
>>11745417I still want him changed but YES
>>11745417When they get around to remaking Torca, they'll make him a deluxe just because the original was, but that design screams a larger, even leader size figure is needed.
Just read Skybound 1-30 over the course of two days. It's good stuff bros
>>11745451Robert Kirkman is a Hack writer.
>>11745455I liked the DWJ run more but that's definitely partially just me liking wrestling. I'm willing to let the Kirkman stuff play out, I still really like the tone
>>11745448100%
>>11745451Have you read any other TF comics? I find all of them to be more interesting and better written than Skybound's.
>>11745461I read all of IDW and I liked it, but I think it gets a little too in the weeds with the politics and I like the more simple good vs. bad setup in Skybound. I also really like the art (especially the DWJ/Corona run)I also really like that Skybound (so far anyway) seems tro respect character death. Reviving characters willy-nilly after serious death scenes is my biggest pet peeve.
>>11745458isn't he the dude who made optimus prime kill ice agents
>>11745468I genuinely could not give less of a fuck about an artist's politics if I enjoy their work :)
>>11745451No it's notIt started so strong to me and now I just don't even care
>>11745476I like it. I think the two major character changes in the past couple of issues have been pretty dumb (as I imagine most people have) but I'm not gonna write it off after one misstep
>>11745474but anon is talking about his work
>>11745481None of that happened in Skybound, i.e. I do not care
>>11745483>The new hire robbed a Wal-mart last week, but I don't care about his habits as long as it doesn't show up in his work. None of that happened at THIS store.
>>11745485This but unironically. I am enjoying a comic not running a business. I'm not gonna look for things to get mad at because I'm not miserable
>>11745487>>11745483>>11745480>>11745474>Mindless soigolem just consoomsYea I figured
>>11745502isnt this a separate the art from the artist situation
>>11745502I've said multiple times I like it. I haven't spent money on anything Transformers related that wasn't second hand in over half a decade. I'm reading Skybound because I like it, not because of buzzwords. Hope this helps!>>11745504No you see, if DWJ had been an alt right grifter on the side it would be "lol why aren't these sissies just ignoring it and reading the comic" but because his political views differ from theirs all of his shit should be immediately written off as woke trash
>>11745468No he drew Batman fucking up ICEHe drew Optimus defending people from ICE
>>11745487I see we're unfamiliar with the concept of metaphor. Or possibly too autistic to make the extremely short leap.You see, you're saying he won't put it in his workBut he just did. he JUST did, within the last like 3 months. Hell, it's amazing that's even OUT yet given how long this shit takes to happen.Ergo, you're a fool for thinking he won't do it again.
>11745507Oh so you're just a troll, got it.
>>11745511He's no longer writing for Skybound. He has not within the past three months. He has nothing to do with the comic anymore
>>11745513>has not within the past 3 monthsfirst of all, obviously not true. unless he was somehow looking into the future in a crystal ball.secondly, three months is not enough time to regain trust. three years isn't.
>>11745511DWJ's has last issue was six issues agoWhich means it was solicited nine months agoHe's been off the comic for a long time now
>>11745517 (me)He does still do some covers if you want to be technical
>>11745517I refuse to believe even the most extremist liberal would have had enough knowledge of what they're talking about to even mention ICE by name. They would have called them the INS or 'border patrol' 9 months ago.Additionally, even the bravest liberal is too cowardly to push that kinda thing until the public has been properly whipped into a frenzy by the news, so again, not 9 months ago.
>>11745520What does any of this have to do with DWJ no longer working on the comic as a writer
>>11745520Transformers Skybound #24 released in September 2025 which is more than three months ago. Since then DWJ is no longer writing the series. The anti-ICE drawing was something he did completely separately two months ago
Just so this debacle appears les schizo to anyone who doesn't knowDaniel Warren Johnson, former writer of the Skybound Transformers, threw this sketch up on his socials about three months ago
>>11745525Based
>>11745524>>11745525see, I told you.
>>11745525He's retarded and a redditor so it makes sense he defends criminals
>>11745525That's a pretty cool drawing too.
>>11745533What part are you not getting? This art was drawn after DWJ stopped writing Skybound. None of it happened within the actual comic. It does not impact my enjoyment of the comic. HOW is this hard to get
>>11745525Cringe at best.Gtfo, race traitor.
>>11745536how was I to know it was something done on the side and not in his work? you should have lead with that, instead of trying to gaslight me into thinking it was months back, as if my memory is that badyou say "he had optimus do X" that means he did it in a licensed transformers comic. Context, ma boy. Context.
>>11745537ywnbcybertronian
>>11745538I have never said that, I'm the guy who likes SkyboundIt's some other schizo crashing out because DWJ bothers him on a personal level
>>11745541mkayregardless, I made no unfair assumptions, and you didn't correct them in a timely fashion, instead continuing the discourse in a direction that took us here. Work on that.
Fuck Skywatch
>people discuss comics and it veers to off-topic political discussion>people discuss off-topic politics and it veers to off-topic political discussionI hope one day you retards learn what a toy is
>>11745547Post toys
>>11745545that looks prty cool
>>11745547toys are the things we used to distract ourselves from the shittiness of real lifeI hope one day you make the connection to how this is no longer working, and why
>>11745547I just wanted to talk about Skybound :(
>>11745550It is really cool. He came with a wacky little drone-shaped dude that can piggy-back on him in plane mode. He's what, voyager sized? He's unusually hefty compared to others his size.
>>11745547Toys, the thing the current economic collapse is raising the prices of constantly?
>>11745547Yur a toy lel got em
>>11745550It's this guy btwhttps://tfwiki.net/wiki/Mindwipe_(ROTF)
>>11745553If it's any consolation, I was reading it but then forgot to keep up, but was always meaning to catch up
>>11745562It's really snappy (almost to a fault at times, i m o)It's a ton of action frames and not a lot of talking
>>11745556>He came with a wacky little drone-shaped dude that can piggy-back on him in plane mode**Sold separately>>11745553I like Skybound too. But I'm also in the camp of people who believe it's taken a major downward turn since Kirkman took over.I'm reading more out of morbid curiosity than excitement now
>>11745566>But I'm also in the camp of people who believe it's taken a major downward turn since Kirkman took over.I definitely agree there, but I think Kirkman's run at least STARTED strong. I liked Megs' speech, the Thundercracker stuff and Trailblazer. Completely neutral on the Arcee stuff. Not too sure about Elita-1, though I did like everything that lead to it and I'm willing to let that settle.
>>11745564I guess it's better than walls of text, I recall the comics feeling very dynamic in a good way
>>11745569Yeah, especially the early stuff is super kinetic and very heavily stylized which I think works super well for the fights. The stories that're told use imagery as much as text and I think that rocks
>>11745566>*Sold separatelyHuh. Weird, mine came with it. I forget where I got it though, maybe it was some special edition or something. It wasn't the kind of box I'm looking at when I search it. But yeah, you're right, looks like it usually was separate. Still, drone dude is really cool but Mindwipe's neat on his own.
>>11745570Man, I really liked that whole sequence. It's really cool getting to see Beachcomber shine like that. His Legends figure is so good, simple but dynamic. God, there were some really good little guys from that line.
>>11745525Why the fuck do these people need fictional characters to agree with their politics? Half the time, the fictional characters are also morally evil. Why the fuck do you want to be on the same side as Eggman or Lucifer or whatever the hell? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.
>>11745556it's funny, I don't like partsforming, but I love little autonomous drone guys. I loved how Beast Wars continued to use those, but since a part of an animal can't just leap off and become its own thing, they just had a scorpion shooting bees at you,.. or, well, okay they also had a polar bear throwing one of its arms at you and it turns into a bat, that was LESS logical, but still
>>11745576>His Legends figure is so goodPinned rubberized wheels go so far in the modern era.
>>11745570>that pageI already fucking loved Beachcomber and he was very fun when he was introduced. I either saw this page already or this confirms to me that he's going to be great in the comics. Love it when the Skybound art evokes a wonder for nature or the world in the reader themselves or depicts a character's love and wonder for it
>>11745571Here's a boxed one, just we both know one of us isn't crazy
>>11745576Yep, same. Getting a throwback to the Golden Lagoon was great, it's one of my favorites in all of G1. Now if they REALLY want to win me over they'll do the Blitzwing autobot tease from season 3 and I'm all in.>His Legends figure is so goodDidn't his bird melt plastic? It's the only reason I've held off tbdesu>>11745582>I either saw this page alreadyIt's from #10, so you most likely saw it. But yeah, I've loved Beachcomber's character a ton
>>11745585>he JUST loves natureBeachcomber's great>Golden LagoonProbably one of the better if not the best among the spotlight episodes>we won.......Good taste, never upgraded to his recent toy but I'm pretty satisfied with his potp one
>>11745583No, no, I looked it up and I agree, you're right, I'm sure I got mine off ebay or something but I could have sworn it came in one of those fancy cardboard boxes. Like maybe a con special or something. It's kind of bugging me I can't even find anything on ebay now. I know with certainty I got them both together though. Sorry for the mix up either way.>>11745585>>11745581We're talking about the Power of the Primes version right? I said Legend class, not legacy.
>>11745590>I said Legend class, not legacy.That's me being retarded, sorry anonI would hunt that one down but I'd be missing the bird if I did. It's such a big part of his identity to me
>>11745590I recognize that swish blue version and I also can't recall which release it was
>>11745466I really like Marvel US/UK, and the later-Dreamwave stories (namely G1 Vol 2-3 and War Within). Highly recommend both, despite them also having their lower points. I still think State Games is the best origin story a "standard" Megatron ever had.My main problem with Skybound is it feels directionless. Marvel, Dreamwave, and IDW all were relatively more focused in what ideas they wanted to explore, what characters and what parts of the TF mythos they wanted to expand on, etc. It helps that Dw+IDW were written by fans who already were familiar with the basics and wanted to explore new angles, and Marvel was by people exploring what they wanted the franchise to be without any earlier legacy to influence them.Skybound feels to me like a bunch of action scenes and stock melodrama in a too-standard setting, that's too reliant on you being already attached to other versions of these characters, and so doesn't explore them neither to the degree I would like (before then killing them for shock). Void Rivals has a greater creative vision which I appreciate, but it has many of its own problems (ultimately still based on a common scifi trope, turning fffuckin Skuxxoid into a Sad Dad, glacial pacing, etc). Dreamwave started similarly, but I think picked up as Furman and more fans joined the crew, turning it into summin more interesting (before eventually all hopping to IDW). Skybound meanwhile, I feel has stagnated a bit under the direction of a crew who are admittedly mostly casual fans.
>>11745579Optimus would probably dislike ICE though. Freedom for all and all that. Including real-world politics in the comics is a whole other issue
>>11745593My issue with the Marvel stuff is that I'm admittedly pretty filtered by that early low-budget print style. I struggle with getting into anything pre-90s for that reason, I'm very art-driven. I've considered trying out G2 for that exact reason but I haven't heard much about it good or bad and I've never watched the show.>later-Dreamwave storiesAnother issue here is that I really do not want to bother with read order or jumping across issues, I want to read sometihng front to back. (the crossover/extended universe of Skybound is my least favorite part) Do you think Dreamwave still works as a complete package?
>>11745579remember, these are the people who think if you do a drawing where someone didn't consent to sex, you've just committed rape for real.
>>11745595did Megatron ever pose as Autobot high command and make everyone hate Autobots because of "their" decisions?
>>11745600There are fewer people that believe stuff like that than there are people who believe reading books with wizards in them will make children satanic.
>>11745598>DreamwaveOh, totally. G1 Vol 1 and 2 are just 6 issues each, and Vol 3 was only like, 13 or so before Dreamwave imploded. So either way it's a short read lol. War Within is also a series of minis, the third of which only got like 2-3 issues in before cancellation.Worth noting ig is that IDW's Megatron Origin was very much a Dreamwave story, just got published under IDW. That's why IDW didn't acknowledge it in other stories for years.>MarvelThe art definitely starts rough in the early days, eapecially the US ones. I think once it hits around US#20 the art gets pretty nice to look at though, and the UK stories were always very stylized, they're great.Main thing I'll say is to read from scans, NOT any of the official digital collections of the US issues. They are completely fucked. Muddier linework than the original issues, fucked up colors, and sometimes the art was just edited (for "consistency") or missing some elements entirely.G2 is great, but it's a great Finale to Marvel TF. I think it can be enjoyed fine on its own, but its definitely best if you've read the rest of Marvel - especially UK, as it's the UK team that took over the US series in its later years, and did G2.Ultimately I think Marvel and the 80s show compliment eachother, actually? The toon was great at absurdist humor, but also character spotlights. Marvel didn't do that bunch (but still included them in the cast), and was more concerned with the overarching story and a core cast of main characters. I love both. But, I think you could enjoy Marvel on its own perfectly fine!
*didn't do that much, my b lol.
>>11745606>Oh, totally. G1 Vol 1 and 2 are just 6 issues each, and Vol 3 was only like, 13 or so before Dreamwave imploded. So either way it's a short read lol. War Within is also a series of minis, the third of which only got like 2-3 issues in before cancellation.Does it have an ending? I'd like to read something that ties up nicely, ideally. Me reading Skybound as its ongoing is a huge exception for me.>MarvelWhat's the deal with US/UK, anyway? Are they companion pieces, different runs, or what? I know they were written by the same guy for a while.
>>11745337Thank you, kind anon.
>>11745525To be absolutely fair you cannot work in the Western entertainment industry and be openly opposed to Current Thing. The Media Industrial Complex is so completely and totally rotten to the core that even the slightest dissent will get you blacklisted forever.Also as far as anti-ICE art by bread and circus providers go, that's pretty mild, but that's neither here nor there. Point is, DWJ could be a rabid "NOOO LEAVE THE HECKIN' DOG EATING 68 IQ RAPISTS ALONE" imbecile or he could be secretly /ourguy/ but if he doesn't outwardly portray himself as part of #theresistance (backed by the media establishment) he's out of a job.In any event he kept that out of the actual comics so, eh.
>>11745610They're forever unfinished yeah, but i think it's still worth reading as there are several complete arcs and single issues that are great stories.So with Marvel, it started as a cheap 4-issue mini - but it got so popular that Marvel expanded it into an ongoing, now written by Bob Budiansky. UK at the time didnt really do US-style monthly issues, it did biweekly or weekly magazines. So since they had a faster publication schedule (and breaking up the US stories into parts only took ya so far), they quickly began doing their own stories, that took place between US stories. These were primarily written by Simon Furman.Bob had some really strong stories that I think are underlooked, like his Cybertron story with Blaster, or his popularizing of Shockwave as a villain. But the UK stories quickly got very ambitious, as Furman wanted to do bigger arcs and expand the TF's lore - and he basically singlehandedly formed a lot of the modern TF lore alongside The Movie. Notably the US stories didn't touch the future era and characters of The Movie at all actually, but Galvatron, Rodimus, and Magnus had a big focus in UK.But as the years went, Bob started getting burnt out and his stories began suffering for it, so after US#55 the UK team took over the US book, and immediately backported a bunch of the lore and characters they created. At this point the UK mag actually found it harder to maintain consistency with the US issues ironically, so its original stories spun off into smaller ones, more its own continuity called Earthforce, before just becoming a full US reprint-only mag. The wiki's a good resource for which UK issues had original stories, and also where they were reprinted in color (if they were B&W, which they very rarely were).
>>11745621I may very well end up reading Dreamwave, but it'll be a bit as I'm just getting off IDW for six months. I'll post about it here if I do!Would I be okay to just read the UK side in order? Needing a spreadsheet on-hand while reading always irked me.
>>11745595>>11745525Meanwhile, in the actual cartoon.https://youtu.be/-4O0At12xIo?t=122>Optimus Prime: THROW DOWN THAT GUN AND SURRENDER>Cop: Thanks to you our Crime Buster program is a success!
>>11745629>40 years ago
>>11745605i don't get it, what's the bit. just say 'nuh uh' to what we all witness every day, what's even rapidly becoming law all across europe
>>11745612it wouldn't be so infuriating except for the fact that said establishment keeps claiming one side is in favor of the other side's shit and vice versa.
>>11745627Well, I think it's still worth reading the US stuff, as the UK stories do reference a lotta things established in US. Yeah the US stuff can be occasionally corny, but I think the good stories make it worth it, and hey, it's comics; you can always just start skimming if you get bored with one issue.Unless you're asking "can I read the full UK mag beginning to end for the full experience"? Well, yes and no. It's mostly in order, but sometimes the story order got shuffled around, or a mag would have part 2 of a US story with part 3 of a UK story as a backup, etc; it makes sense mostly, but got a lil annoying.Also, in the early days, the UK mag did publish some US stories in B&W unfortunately, including US#5 which has actually really great art and coloring in the US version.If you want a cleaner reading order, then yeah try just rushin through US #1-55, then read the UK stories up to that period and continue with US#56 onwards (theres a couple more in-canon UK stories after US#56, but very few). After that, then yeah read G2, followed by TF: Alignment (a prose story by Furman released online, that wraps up the cliffhanger at the end of G2). He also did a modern mini called TF 84: Secrets and Lies, as a prequel to Marvel, which I think is a really good note to end the series on.
>>11745629So in the cartoon cops are cool with illegal aliens?
>>11745639huh just like today
>>11745637>If you want a cleaner reading order, then yeah try just rushin through US #1-55, then read the UK stories up to that period and continue with US#56 onwards (theres a couple more in-canon UK stories after US#56, but very few). After that, then yeah read G2, followed by TF: Alignment (a prose story by Furman released online, that wraps up the cliffhanger at the end of G2). He also did a modern mini called TF 84: Secrets and Lies, as a prequel to Marvel, which I think is a really good note to end the series on.Thanks a ton! I think it'll be a long while before I get there but I'll keep this in mind.
>>11745643I just hope ya have fun dude! And yeah, for all my griping, here's to hoping the Skybound series has a good future ahead of it too
>>11745216wtf, Inferno is that big? I thought he was small like an ant
>>11745647Beast mode alt modes scale to the cybertronian, a good chunk of the cast transform into animals that are either way bigger or too small.
>>11745639The Autobots (war refugees) left their home to escape the war, but by not ending it have involuntarily spread it out all through the known universe.What could have been kept to only Cybertron will now be what kills all life in the milky way galaxy.
>>11745647Nah his toy was a big size class so the cartoon made him a huge character.
>>11745647how is that possible>>11745651the main three maximals are roughly right, because they actually cared about disguise. the remaining fourth maximal did not, and then they got one turncoat.the preds never cared about disguise so they either used extinct animals ore tricked-out customized bugs
>>11745653Incorrect.The autobots were explorers, attempting to find new resources.They were then shipwrecked on earth because of an attack.They're closer to the pioneers than war refugees.And cybertrons ways had already spread to the rest of the galaxy. They had COLONIZED planets already.This is all in the g1 cartoon even.>What would optimus think of ____"Optimus' consistent character is following the rules, and trying to resolve things peacefully.If you have him breaking a rule because you think something would make him sad, you don't know Optimus.If you have him breaking the rules because they're exploitative, then now you're getting him.Also, remember, this is the guy that blew himself up because he lost at a rigged game.
>>11745621I've tried a couple time to read Marvel and I always lose steam around #15 or so
>>11745525
>>11745595He loved it when people broke into Autobot base
>>11745667>OptimusI feel like you can pretty safely start with the 4 part headmasters and then pick up with issue 38Most things that happened prior are explained as you go.
>>11745639I remember in the cartoon, the Autobots actually meeting with all the governments of the world to present their case. so I'm fairly sure they weren't illegal. They even had to surrender when the Mayor of Central City wanted to arrest themI do notice a lot of people have a problem with the Deceptions and all their INVASION shit..
>>11745676...huhDunno why it green texted Optimus.Ignore that
>>11745674Anon ICE has killed innocent people
>>11745679stop watching the news
>>11745679Anon commies aren't people
Saw a video showing off Basara Prime. I assumed this from the original pics, but the guitar strap uses rubbery material. Dissapointing since now you can't display him with it or risk damage from the strap.
>>11745679gr8b8m8
>>11745685eh.. rubber is ephemeral. use it now, replace it later
smol
>>11745703I think that's a good height for my 3P legends.
>>11745639/tfg/ used to be more fun
>>11745715This is wonderfully goofy..
>>11745715it's more fun to be pissed off at everything all the time
>>11745703>Predakuck
>>11745726>Preda short king
>>11745703That the Adamas Machina one? How's he look with Earthrise Sky Lynx?
>>11745571>>11745583Mindwipe was never sold together with Skystalker. If you got them both in the same box from eBay it's because the seller stuffed Skystalker in Mindwipes box. Congratulations! You got two of the best ROTF toys.The only time the molds were packed together was for a Tokyo Toy Show exclusive G2 Dreadwing & Smokescreen set >>11745590
>>11745703So what’s next for the Adamas line?I think super megs would be cool
>>11745595Then why don’t they leave decepticons alone?They’re good boys who dindu nuffin
>>11745811I'd personally want more transforming sentinel designs, especially either the Magnus or Tarn. But, if they want something completely different with each release, I would want a Transtech Starscream.
>>11745724
>>11745342At that time they couldn't, but by the time ROTF came around, they had secured the name ever since>>11745525Good
What's your favorite figure of 2026 so far? I'm going with Razorclaw, he's a big guy, cool alt mode, lots of play value. Second would be 86 Soundwave.
>>11745941So far this year I've only bought the Decepticon clones, used.
https://a.co/d/097rRIEdThis news to anyone else? Weird robot in the lineup of the ss wave, other pics show regular elita but i dont recognize this mold, got wheels on the legs but wings on the shoulders, cg fakery or accidental leak? Either way i want it now
>>11746067That's some AI crap.
>>11746067Ditch the wheels and paint her purple, I'd buy her as Slipstream or some other random fem seeker.
I hate to say it but I don't think there's a single release or leak I'm excited for this year.
>>11746117For me it is>Sideways>Megazarak>Monstructor
>>11746117Is AoE/TLK Hound still happening? That one I'm interested in and even then if it's ass, I'll settle for TLK version
>>11746130I'm interested in monstructor, but he's flawed enough I can't really get all that excited over him
>>11746117I'll 100% buy Grave Digger from the Monster Jam collab if that happens
>>11746117I'm not even sure what's coming this year, we used to keep a pastebin with that info in it and I resent the anon who put a stop to that.
>>11746117I just want Armada Jetfire and my Liokaiser.
>>11745598>Considering reading Marvel G2If you liked Jorge Corona's art from #6-24, I think you're gonna be a fan of G2 as well
>>11746176I like his art a ton, especially the simple backgrounds and exaggerated lines in the action scenes
>>11745862uhh no, sorry. ravage is a generic word, you can't trademark that. maybe they're claiming they have, just like the ninja turtles used to claim they had trademarks on words like 'splinter' 'shredder' and the names of renaissance painters, but they didn't
>>11746181"Decepticon Ravage"
>>11746184exactly.
>>11746181I THINK you can trademark generic words. It's why "bumblebee" was unavailable for the longest time, because another toy company had snatched it up for use of one of their toys. However, you have to keep the word in regular usage, that is, keep making new toys with the word or the trademark can lapse.however, unique words and terms are easily to trademark since they're less likely to be contested
>>11746160What's Grave Digger?
>>11746296nta but it's a classic monster truck. fuckin loved this thing when I was a kid
Couple pick-ups from my city's Comicon today. I got the Deluxe's for $20 and Aimless for $10. The Titan's Return guys are actually nostalgic buys for me. I had them whenever they originally came out and got rid of them awhile back, and always regretted it. I'm pretty happy to have them again and without having to pay scalper prices to boot.
>>11746294bumblebee continues to be unavailable to trademark.it doesn't mean you can't use it, it means anyone else can name a product that. now if it's the same KIND of product, you hit on a DIFFERENT issue. Additionally, old, weak ones can be grandfathered in as long as you keep them up, yeah.So you'd be in mild legal trouble if you had a robot named bumblebee, but could theoretically get away with it if you weren't in the same toy niche, same color, etc. that's a different kind of infringement..but if you wanted to have like 'optimus prime peanut butter' you'd be stopped immediately.
>>11746310yeah we've talked about this, a truck that is 50% tires and another 20% scaffolding would be really hard to make into a robot
>>11746310Oh THAT Grave Digger. I was thinking a toy based on the Constructicon
>>11746319Hear me out:>Fembot>MASSIVE tits>MASSSIVE assThoughts?
>>11746310It better incorporate those wheels into the transformation, I won't accept lazy shit like leaving them hanging from the limbs or back.
>>11746318Going by the wikihttps://tfwiki.net/wiki/TrademarkI'm not saying they're right, I'm just showing their take on it. They could be pulling all this out of their ass.>>As mentioned above, "Bumblebee" was unavailable to Hasbro for many years. The name was being used as a registered trademark by a company called Playcore for their "Buzz the Bumble Bee" swing as of 2003, and as Hasbro had not used the name for a toy since 1995, their case to contest was likely a weak one. The Heroes of Cybertron PVC two-pack with Spike Witwicky was officially named "Autobot Espionage Team" for that reason, although the bio on the back of the packaging identified the two characters as "Bumblebee" and "Spike" (but without claiming them as trademarks). Furthermore, as can be seen on the right, one of the main characters of the Armada franchise was initially intended to be named "Bumblebee" before the unavailability of the trademark resulted in the character being renamed into "Hot Shot". However, in March 2005, Hasbro tried to reclaim the trademark, due to its intended association with a principal character in the big-deal live-action movie and its associated merchandise planned across a great many categories. However, the registration attempt was contested in July 2005, both by a production company named "Bumble Bee Productions, Inc." and by an online toy retailer named "Bumblebee Toys", both of which argued that the mark, as it was filed under the "toys" field, was too close to their own registered marks. Ultimately, Hasbro abandoned the registration attempt for "Bumblebee" in 2006 and simply decided to use the name as a "normal", non-registered trademark instead. The movie's release date being pushed back a year meant that the first "Bumblebee"-branded Transformers toys in over a decade were a 3" Titanium Series figure and a toy from the Classics line. (Playcore, or more accurately, its subsidiary Swing-N-Slide no longer manufactures the "Buzz the Bumble Bee" swingset.[10])
>>11746319>>11746327I think Grindor is about the best you can do with a monster truck
I finally got an ArkIn box near new for under $200
>>11746324need
>>11746324...anon, it just might work. if the tires don't have to be anything important, and can kinda form central mass like that..>>11746328yeah exactly. there's a kinda not-stepping-on-toes thing baked into it.
>>11746130Can't wait to see Megazarak.
>>11746319
>>11746400pretty huge kibble.. and you couldn't do that with a realistic truck the way you can here for this scifi one, since the wheel linkages are completely different
>>11746130>>11746143I want Monstructor, but I don't want him for $90. I waited 2 years for a sale on Dinoking, but Hasbro finally put him at exactly the price I was hoping for. I don't have the same faith Monstructor will stick around for so long and doubt he'll ever hit $60 anyway.
>>11746134Me too. That and TLK Megs, though that might be next year.
>>11746319I've got it.The car is the body and each wheel is a limb. Toy-wise you might lose the ability to spin the wheels but you could have each wheel split in half. The arm ones fold back like massive gauntlets, the feet ones split into big feet. You can do whatever else you want with the body at that point.
>>11746446even if you pushed the other wheel half up onto the shoulders, that would still be ridiculous proportions.. and I mean, split wheels for feet.. you'd have to split them the wrong way, if I'm understanding you. might be better to just keep wheel-feet.. but again that's.. the wheels are half the mass. you can't have a quarter of the mass as the feet. maybe if you split them into foot and shin halves..
>>11745571Bro, I took that pic 16 years ago..
>>11746456And for the record, I bought the two figs separately. I think this was some fan mode some on /toy/ back in the day cooked up. I do remember there being peg holes for them to fit together in alt mode though.
>>11746420Monstructor is coming to your house.You can pay $90or pay in ways you could never imaginnnnnnne
>>11746463Maybe if it was a MISB Overlord we could have a conversation about that over drinksMany many drinks
>>11746458>I think this was some fan modeThere's this fan mode too
>>11746465
>>11746456And I thank you for doing so, I didn't feel like setting things up to take my own so I was just using what I had saved. Again, sorry for all the confusion.>>11746467Is that Lockdown?
>>11746486I dont mind that you used the pic , I just came the realization I've been in this board for over 17 years now..
>>11746505dude, legit. I've only been on even the 4chins... shit, that long? Wow. I thought it was like maybe 12 years.we're old.
>>11746181
>>11746505>>11746521Anons... 17 years ago was 25 years ago...
>>11746591I miss bios so much, now it's so soulless.
>>11746324>Fembot>MASSIVE tits>MASSSIVE assisn't this as much latina as they come?
>>11746631they gave her slippers too
>>11746633It's the midriff with the suspenders that does it for me
>>11745004>"Hey dudes, I think there's a way out, up these rocks."
>>11746603Lazy cunts, how much can they possibly be saving by not typing up a quick blurb and printing it on the backs of boxes?
>>11746712Multilingual text, please understand.
>>11746591again, you can -claim- it and nobody will sue you if you're a big company. doesn't make it legit.you can also patent anything you want, and it won't hold up if anyone challenges it. which they won't if your name is john nintendo and you do whatever you want.
>>11746633my least favorite partfits the persona but is not cool robot feet>>11746641i'm loving this saga>>11746858as always, lawyers are to blame
Maybe it was through was through some kind of pity, but I have one of these now
Turns out Nexus is in that genre of toy that does a surprising amount of transforming to turn into nothing>>11744524Can confirmThe big head isn't mentioned at all
im thinking of collecting transformers but before i get started i wanted to ask how many there are and how long it took you to completely your collections? how much did it cost?
>>11747015>how many there are and how long it took you to completely your collections
>>11747011It's like Soundwave if Soundwave transformed into nothing>>11747015>how long it took you to completely your collections?The ride never ends.
>>11747011so what do you think torso mode will look like?>>11747015There are exactly four transformers.
>>11747015>i wanted to ask how many there are28 characters in G1 season 1 alone.
>>11747023>There are exactly four transformers.Optimus, Bumblebee, Starscream and Megatronevery single fucking time
>>11747027>>11747025>>11747023>>11747021>>11747020you are all very unhelpful and i dont want to be a part of this fandom goodbe
>>11746981>>11747011Damn, that’s an actually really nice shade of blue in hand, I’m almost considering buying him nowAt a discount, wish they never to that tfone design into consideration
>>11747015>>11747029They probably don't sell them in your country anyway
>>11747021>It's like Soundwave if Soundwave transformed into nothingAnd yet still better than Siege
>>11747031wow, shitty comment
>>11747029just jokin' around, friend.
>>11747030The colours I can't complain about, they have a lot of popAgainst the rest of the Primes he's going to stick out>>11747021>>11747033I had Bumblebee Soundwave in mind when I said that
>>11747043There's something oddly appealing to how generic he is.
>>11747031Maybe he was thinking about stealing from the factory over there? I would.
>>11747056definitely fits as a distant ancestor
>>11747038fuck you
>>11747071I'm sorry I ruined your day. I was trying to help gently ease you into the realization of how silly your question was. Because that's what I would want in your place.
>>11747056shame the alt mode is inexcusable garbage and his whole gimmick is useless without $100+ of DLC and even then it only kind of works
>>11747075are you austistic? do you think everyone wants what you want? fuck off. you people are shit amd bad
>>11746981>>11747011>>11747043>>11747056The fan mode tho
>>11747015On the off chance this isn’t a shitpost: It’s basically impossible to answer this. Transformers started in the 1980s and has various incarnations and reboots and sequels and comics and live action movies and crossovers, etc. Everyone’s collections will vary depending on what they like. Here’s a random google pic
>>11747056yeah. No faction symbols is nice.I don't think he's worth 44$ BUT I do like being able to use him as a generic mech as well as Nexus Prime.
>>11747082looks like a sentai combiner jet, so that's appropriate.
>>11747083I'm sure anon didn't literally mean how many are thereI'm 80% sure he didn't think his question through at all, but he's also kind of unfamiliar with the franchise so he wouldn't realize how silly it was to ask.I imagine he meant like, how many are available right now at non-rape prices, how big do collections typically get, is 'completion' possible in this line, etc.
>>11747093Does he want G1 stuff? Modern day versions? Beast Wars stuff, old or new? Maybe he just wants little legends scale guys and would be better served by some 3P stuff? Does he want a full cast from a show or movie, or just random 'cool' bots? Autobots/Decepticons? Does he want a couple toys for a shelf or a whole bookshelf's worth? It's an impossibly broad question.
>>11747091honestly this, I hope he ends up at clearance stores so I can use him as a troop builder
>>11747097I think he was probably hoping we'd give him a quick rundown, and probably.. doesn't realize how impossible that is, how MUCH there isthere's a lot of franchises that have lasted as long as transformers, but VERY few who have this many CONSISTENT releases over such a long time, and those that have, usually aren't quite so variegated (e.g. super sentai. collecting that is kinda 'this, over and over'). So he can be forgiven for not anticipating what a ridiculous question that is.. I shouldn't have made fun, I just thought it was funny.
>>11747082The fan mode is... okayGood from afarIt's basically just the robot lyind down and nothing locks together at allSo it loses both points that I like about the official mode
>>11747104you gotta put the guns further forward so they hide the obvious shoulder stubs
>>11747056Are those circles on his chest and limbs supposed to be fake combiner ports?
>>11747078He should've been centerpiece of the line. A Titan class set like CW Devastator. Instead, they chose to waste the titan class on a SS Grimlock nobody likes anyway
Are there Transformers in store that cater more towards younger children? My nephew is 4 years old and every time he comes over, he's always enjoying my collection. I've gifted him a few but he gets frustrated when he gets home and he's unable to transform them on his own.
>>11747168Look into the Transformers: Cyberworld toyline that's currently in stores. Its exactly what you're looking for. There's also a cartoon on youtube with short episodes that he might enjoy.
The real Nexus Prime
>>11747171Thank so much, anon!
>>11747168You are lucky. They've been doing that for the last couple decades. always a baby version for the wee kids who can't transform complex stuff yet. And lately, they actuall ylook pretty good! I think kid-me would not have minded these at all.
>>11747168Best unclewish I could have been one of those, but my nephew's fucking 21 now and I've seen him all of three times. Where the shit does the time go?
>>11747184Yeah, I love him coming over. He saw me today and ran up to me to give me a big hug. His mom bought him Hailstorm at a flea market today but it was incredibly loose that it just would not hold together in tank mode. I gifted him one of my sharkticons and he got a big kick out of it.>Where the shit does the time go?For real, my kids are all grown now. My little girl just threw out all her toys a few weeks ago. Feels bad, man.
>>11747189y-you mean donated to charity, right?
>>11747101I guess we'll never know, seems he got all the answers he needed.
My collection of these dorks so farQuintus and Amalgamous are in the mail
>>11747266They do make a pretty decent lookin' group.It's kinda funny that all these thematic implements are starting to wake us up to the fact that, just as ankles REALLY needed pivots and it's good they all have em now, wrists need a lot more articulation than we usually get.. unless your weapon is a lollipop that you want to hold straight up, you kinda want to be able to tilt it forward, or get a good reverse grip on some things, or not have to separate the tool in the middle to plug it into the hand...
>>11747171Whoever that jet dude in the lower right is supposed to be, he actually looks pretty awesome for one of those simple kiddie toys. Sadly, it looks like he has no elbows - if he did, I'd track him down for myself.
>>11746591soul
>>11747286i am a tad confused why the altmode has those two big.. skyscraper looking things? They don't seem to go anywhere in robot mode.
>>11747300i consider myself very lucky to own all colors of this mold.I wish I had all of the mini ravages (and scorponoks) too, but... those are locked behind very spicy pricy purchases.
>>11747091As much as I like the look of him, if I hadn’t been able to get a preorder at deluxe price then I definitely would have been waiting for a heavy discount.>>11747112Pretty sure it’s just continuing the Enigma of Combination motif.
>>11747337discounted preorder? how'd you rig that?
>>11745525Weird how none of these guys are touching the war at all.
>>11747352anon please shut the actual fuck up
>>11747341Star Action Figures in the UK. They’ve had this issue where Hasbro are fucking them on preorders, only giving them a tiny allotment even though there’s loads of stock available after release day. SAF’s answer had been to offer £25-28% discounts on preorders and new in stock Transformers and amazingly it seems to be working for them.Deluxes should be £24.99, Voaygers £35.99 and Leaders £55.99, so it’s working great for me at least.
>>11747268It can be difficult to give wrists that kind of motion without it looking awkward like they just dislocated their hands.Even a lot of high end toys don't bother and simply give you an exchangeable set of hands molded in a sword holding pose.Exchangeable hands is perhaps something the TF team could look into, at least for certain releases.
Blokees Defender 07 is going full JP BW with this wave https://www.zonahobby.com/22025-blokees-transformers-power-of-the-beast-defender-version-07-model-kit-blind-box-display-12
>>11747530imagine if defender set 08 comes out with some seacons
>>11747530For anyone who doesn't want to click throughBig Convoy with Matrix Buster (Super chase)Lio Convoy with cape and weapons (Super chase)Black Lio Convoy (Chase)Nemesis Prime (Chase, Big Convoy Transformers Universe deco)Big ConvoyGalvatron (Beast Wars II)MagmatronGigastormShattered Glass GrimlockRatchetRatchet, alt modeCliffjumperReformatted Galvatron (G1 movie)Sludge, dino modeLio ConvoyLio Convoy, beast mode
Picked up Outback this weekend. Great little bot!
>>11747559>Outback is the crocodile hunterThis is joining the head canon now.
>>11747597CROIKEY OI'VE REALLY PEESED 'EM OFF NAO!
>>11746641>"Oh shit he's right! There's an opening!">"Haha Tentakill finally found something that wasn't an asian schoolgirl"
>>11747597>Crikey! Look at the size of that croc!
>>11747622>Let's have a go at this big fella!
>>11747612>"Hey! She was a Senior! Well, technically she skipped a grade cause she was class president">"It gets so much worse every time you try to defend it...">"She was cool and she was way-into suction cups.">"Yes case-in-point.">>11747559I saw that guy at the store and was tempted. They also had 1 Quickstrike which I already regret not buying.
>>11747438baffling, but glad to hear it. that's british ingenuity at work.>>11747516indeed. ideally the joint is IN the hand.>>11747530blokees are so cool but the lion mode is hilariously bad
>>11747559shit, keep him away from Depth Charge.
>>11747576My only gripe with the SS86 Brawn mold is that his head is on a permanent, pinned swivel. Great photos!
>>11747015>>11747023
>>11747702I feel like I almost get it
How easy would it be to swap the legs on SS Megatron with the MTMTE one? Are they just on mushroom legs? I don't have either but I'm wondering which to get. I don't mind a bit of battle damage compared to ugly ass blue legs
ANIMATED CHADS WON
>>11747720You don't need to swap the legs, you can just swap the chest and head.Someone on tfw already did it.
>>11747732>duck feet
>>11747736never seen a duck trip or fall over, just sayin
>>11747732are the cannons different colors too or is it just the lighting
>>11747739They are. MTMTE megs has darker black. That's why it's better to swap the head and chest instead of just the legs. The greys are the same.
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>>11747732lmao, there's no way you aren't going to convince me that they did this on purpose to get all you faggots to buy two megatrons.
>>11743607I like the design but it should have been a successor to his G1 truck, not a precursor. It's too obviously based on an Earth vehicle to be a Cybertronian alt mode.
>>11747742Hasbro sure does hate its customers, huh?
>>11749957>I like the design but it should have been a successor to his G1 truck, not a precursor.So.... just pretend that's what it is? It's a fucking toy.
>>11750087No. They love them. They do shit like this on purpose because market research has shown them it's more profitable to trick retarded tooners into buying the same mold of the same character multiple times due to slight upgrades than it is to actually expand their brand by offering an appealing, worthwhile product.
What's the weirdest transformers collab?
>>11751784The transforming shoes several years back were pretty weird.
>>11749228Of course they did these easily could’ve been extra pieces
