After over half a decade of pure Hasbro slop, we are now in a new era of TAKARAWONAGAINPrevious>>11784166
>Don't hit on me silly boys
I missed out on Trypticon, can I get Gigastorm and just pretend that he's Trypticon?
>>11786562It's too late anon, Gigastorm has Predacon insignias all over, you know you can't lie to yourself.
>>11786562Just buy the generations selects on Pulse.
>>11786566Predacons are Decepticon special forces
>>11786573I always forget that the G1 Predacons even exist, I just assume the name started in Beast Wars
>>11786552I assume all the overgear stuff is gonna specifically be desert military aesthetic? I think Optimus would look a lot better with an arctic camo color scheme.>>11786554It's cool but I have to agree that it lacks the unique appeal of the original.
>>11786583Camo Optimus would be so much better I dont know who picked that deco
>one reveal from Chadkara brutally mogs the shit out of Assblow's entire 2026 outputFucking based
https://news.tfw2005.com/2026/05/14/sentinel-artifact-pack-description-564081The hell's a conduit?
>>11786591One of the Hasbro guys had remarked prior that they planned to release something that would let you put all the 13 artifacts together.
>>11786599Speaking of, what are they gonna do about Vector Prime? He didn't have an artifact.
>>11786602His artifact was always his sword.
>>11786583No.
>>11786589Bazooka kneecaps are back!
>>11786606>But Prahm, I'm blacker than Blackout
>>11786619This may or may not be Energon Ironhide.
>>11786611There's only one Sentinel Prime. Accept no imitators.
>>11786620>Big goofy guns on top and helmet>Realistic altmde that is mostly blackFeels like an Ironhide made of Ironhides.
>>11786622He's friends with a human named "Jones". Be afraid.
Hm...think I need to call an exterminator. Looks like there might be some kind of infestation going on.
>>11786611Nice, I’ll finally have the full line up of Marvel Primes>>11786628I really need to track down a Shrapnel at some point, he’s literally the only G1 Insecticon I’m missing
when's my nigga Primon
>>11786559Is there a way to make limbs out of Junkions and fossilizers etc. For these guys?
>>11786629Shrapnel is the hardest to find and the priciest. I was holding out for the rumored Target SS86 Inspections three pack, but I have way more Autobots than Decepticons in my G1 collection and the Insecticons felt like a really glaring absence from Megatron's crew, so I decided to just say fuck it and get the DCS. Not that much more than getting the Legacy versions on the after market and I think they look a lot better.
>>11786602His artifact was always his Rhisling - he uses the thing to literally cut through the fabric of time and create portals.
>>11786621That Sentinel sucked and Leonard Nimoy deserved better.
>>11786589His head looks too small. Plus the face is a bit weird.
This is a long shot. Does anybody know in which of Thew's Transformers review he says something is "a bit Naked Lunch, isn't it?"? I just watched that movie and want to finally get the reference. I think it was one of the older reviews.
>>11786633He exists in superposition with Prima, sometimes he’s the first, but other times Prima takes that title>>11786671His design and proportions are more taken from the cartoon than the original toy
>>11786671Its fucked up you didn't think about this >>11786688 before you posted that
>>11786688The expression is not menacing enough. He looks scared more than angry. He needed to take more from the toys face>>11786688Who pissed in your cereal?
>>11786671I'm happy with the smaller head, makes the body more imposing by comparison. I always thought the toys larger head gave it somewhat childlike proportions.The face does look weird though. I think because the expression isn't as exaggerated as it sould be.
>>11786671>His head looks too smallThe head on the original toy always looked too big, you're just too used to it to notice I guess. New one actually has japanese robot proportions like in the anime.
>>11786583>>11786585I like the sand colour but I think keeping the blue and bits of red clashes with it too much. I'd have preferred a more green-tone deco, something akin to Rolling Thunder Optimus.Speaking of, I'm disappointed we didn't get that design out of the GI Joe collab line.
>>11786671You seem confused, Missing Link is the line where theyre made to be accurate to the toys
>>11786675I have no idea what a naked lunch is. Maybe you could work backwards from that to determine what it describes.
>>11786611>TankWhen has Sentinel ever been a tank?
>>11786737IDW 1
>>11786743That's a truck.
>>11786675At this point you could have just watched through his videos on your own to find it It's been days.
>>11786611$67.99 for a voyager? Are you fucking me?
>>11786750Yeah its a Star Convoy type truck thing
>>11786722It almost seems like they felt the need to keep the red and blue because those are the iconic colors
Bombshell has always been my favorite of the trio. I think I just like his mouth grill and horn and that they make him look like an evil bug knight. Also, maybe I'm stupid or it's just my copy, but his arms were a bitch to tab into the legs in bug mode.
>dug up Kingdom Rodimus>he's still goodNo idea what they could possibly modify or add to make the new one seem viable, other than the facesculpt that I warmed up toI'd imagine it'd just be Marvel vs Sunbow designs, but he'd lose his sword (from Regeneration One) and possibly his rifle (I don't remember what guns he used in the show, possibly his older pair), in exchange for ???
>>11786659>I was holding out for the rumored Target SS86 Inspections three packwell, now I feel retarded for getting Kickback alone while he was on sale, fuck
>>11786779Who knows, they could be battle damaged or dead variants too.
>>11786552It's been a long time, but we can once more say, Takara won again!
>>11786775The only reasonable thing you could do with another shot at a Commander Rodimus is to make him an all-on-one transformation, except there's no way to do that in scale with 86 Optimus, Megatron, Magnus. Either the robot is way too big or the vehicle will be laughably small.
>>11786554If they're just going to do shit like this for any "weird" g1 toy then my interest in missing link is a good as dead.
>>11786789I didn't mind what they did with Titanium Rodimus, I wanted that as a kid. But then you miss out on the trailer being a fun separate thing/waste of space.I'm sure whatever Hasbro does, it'll be disappointing for everyone
>>11786794Well the Ironhide is pretty much the weirdest g1 toy so it can't get any worse.
It's amazing how varied Sentinel Prime's depictions are. Most characters designs across series are very much in-line with one another, the most notable case besides is probably Megatron before Animated started bringing his designs back in line with G1 again.
>>11786559What is this?
>>11786671Man this toy aged a lot better than the Lio that played opposite to him.
>>11786815Wild King, Japan only toyline. His name is Rexblade.
>>11786813This is less >varied and more simply>not the same guy
>>11786810They can really lock in on that try to please everyone please no one lifestyle sometimes
>>11786261>>11786304I spent like $60-70 range on SS86 Optimus where he's fucking retail $130 range almost everywhere on drop and it took a long time to accept himYea he's great honestly, Really fun to mess with but he's so fucking not worth $100+I am entirely fine dropping $130 range on the Overgear because the diaclone stuff has been phenomenal and feels great. The detailing, engineering and stylization is unique, They'll be damn good articulation and range and nice enough I can merit the additional price.
>>11786759With the conduit, mister Squidward. With the conduit.
>>11786813I like Fanta Sentinel. Fanta-nel. ...Fentanyl? Fentanyl.
>>11786813I like it. I miss the days of variety in character designs from show to show.Soundwave's really the only iconic character who still has a markedly different alt mode every time.
>>11786610they're gatling guns, aint they?>>11786725it's an old movie. you should know it from a prominent and memorable Simpsons reference.
>>11786813Can't get over the toy Animated Sentinel's "we ran out of paper drawing the character"ass stubby legs.
>>11786834that's one way of looking at itto me it's just "the name was recycled for unrelated guys"which, I mean, I grew up on Beast Wars so I was used to that.
>>11786834I don’t necessarily mind characters using their “iconic” looks, I just wish we got more variety on the characters used. When was the last time characters like Hoist or Novastar got a substantial role>>11786861I’m trying to remember if he ever uses those in BWII. I love how over the top his design is, it’s a shame he isn’t used as much as Megatron or Magmatron
>>11786866I also like how over the top he is, I just think he really needed proportion help, especially in his other modes. I still don't like the drill just splitting and becoming pauldrons, storing the dragon head inside..
>>11786873I know this is a joke but for your sake I hope you never read Story of Binaltech, Cloud, or Alternity
>>11786754Sorry I otherwise have a life>>11786725Naked Lunch is a book from the 60's all about drugs and gay sex, which was turned into a movie directed by David Cronenberg that was half book adaption and half biopic about the author, which also featured lots of Cronenberg creatures that were bugs and/or anuses and/or penises. Starring RoboCop!
>>11786893You do not have a life youre posting here
>>11786894>otherwise
>>11786893Based on that description, I'd look through a review for a Beast Wars predacon first.
>>11786881Still better than Jim Sorenson's Trannyformers propaganda.
>>11786894>crabs in a bucket
>>11786946wtf is this shit
>>11786946They attached Vector Prime to this slop?
I can’t figure out how tall this guy is supposed to be. I’ve tried measuring based on other figures near it, but none of the comparisons are consistent
>>11786980insanitude>>11786984He's a fuck of a lot taller than 7 inches. Look at him compared to the MP rhinox down there. 7 inches isn't even as long as my hand, and voyagers are usually pushing that
>>11786991My best guess is that he’s around 9 inches based on some other pictures I used to compare, but it’s hard to tell due to the angle
>>11786991>7 inches isn't even as long as my hand>>11786992>around 9 inchesAlright so it's more like 5 inches. Or, as the ancients say, a bit under 6 inches.
>>11786980Not that anon, but to put it simply, this is garbage which the TFwiki treats like absolute canon. "Ask Vector Prime" was set up sort of similar to the letters pages of old TF comic books, where fans could write in and get responses from people acting in-character as various TFs, such as Grimlock, Blaster, Dreadwind, etc., except in this case, the replies would come from "Vector Prime," whose powers could allow him to look into any TF universe/continuity for answers. Jim Sorenson was the primary responder as Vector Prime in this account. The guy fancies himself a great TF writer, having penned a few mostly forgettable FunPub stories, but since he failed to have enough creative talent for a significant impact, he used opportunities like this (as well as other things his entries for The Allspark Almanac) to latch onto the franchise like a leech and dictate what he wants to be canon without having to pitch, write, and get approval for actual stories to justify it. To make matters worse, he seems incapable of leaving his absolutely retarded politics out of it, resulting in preachy, masturbatory left-wing fever dreams like what's in that screenshot. Imagine a failed writer (who failed for a reason) being given a soapbox to conjure up the stupidest bits of continuity you've ever heard, all out of thin air, without needing to write stories to justify the existence of any of it. Any sane fandom would mock this trash into obscurity, but instead, the people running the TFwiki lap this stuff up like dogs, putting references to it in countless pages, treating it as authoritative as the real fiction from shows, movies, comics, etc. It makes it so that the only thing more embarrassing than the TFwiki itself, is the fact that Hasbro treats it as a reliable source for info when designing toys.
>>11786611>TankHe's gonna be another Tarn repaint, isn't he?
>>11786984Seems similar to Magmatron
>>11786996 >the only thing more embarrassing than the TFwiki itself, is the fact that Hasbro treats it as a reliable source for info when designing toys.Yeah the writers a fag but if the wikis images were good it really wouldnt matter that hasbro used them. Problem is they aren't, meanwhile Seibertron has high quality images of the toys from all angles, and this isn’t used because...
>>11787002Tarn has 28 steps.
>>11787012I actually theorized that Hasbro has been using images from Seibertron because the first page of Armada Jetfire's toy has it mistransformed almost exactly like the new toy replicates, though the original toy's instructions also leave it mistransformed, so it could be coincidence
>>11786824>BUZZ? I'M MISSUS NEZBIT
>>11786995wise guy. my hand is 8 inches long, and the splay from thumbtip to middle finger tip when stretched is 8.5, if you get what I'm saying.it makes measuring toys kind of easy>>11786996it's sad how much like the most clueless kind of religious people it is. Like he believes in the thing, so he has to spread it, but he has no fucking idea how to do that palatably. Except at least we've got the bible to tell us how to do that (and then, largely, not doing it), these people are making it up as they go.
>>11787009I'd say his head might go up to magmatron's shoulder
>>11787009>>11787061Is the lion even scaled correctly in that image
>>11787037Ruckas has bad paint app placement replicating bad sticker placement from his TFWiki page.
>>11786946>Overlord is gender fluidYeah that's the representation they want. Overlord and Glenn/da from the Chucky franchise.
>>11787012Can't wait for them to reuse the deco on POTP Jazz again
>>11787067press X to doubt. but IF it is, then what I just said.though keep in mind, glowy lio there is standing about a cm further back than his unpainted prototype nemesis
>space robots have gender Yeah when the basic premise is that retarded you can't expect anything sane out of it. Everything else has to bend over backwards to make room for such a stupid concept.
>>11787072That is one of the funniest things about these folks, they always manage to make the most offensive 'inclusivity'I'm reminded of Young Justice, after Greg had gone full radical, and kinda redid what JL did with homaging the Superfriends, and they're all talking like fucking El Dorado did, peppering their speech with badly-pronounced Japanese, Spanish, whatever, not for the HIGH vocab words that they might not reasonably know in English, but for the LOW vocab words that the audience is more likely to know. Total hack move that his types would normally call offensive.
>>11787077eh... one type incubates the babies, one contributes some of the data. it's a pretty good system in organics, not massively out of the question for machines, at least bespoke machines engineered as a servant race.
>>11787069Actually it was found that the Ruckus’s didn’t match up, so it must have been from a different image
>>11787081Huh. My mistake.
>>11786946Absolute mental sickness and derangement
>>11786813I actually really like TFOne Sentinel and I wish they did a leader class of him.
>>11787079No.
My favourite "blindly looking at the wiki" mishap is when that mobile game thought this image was depicting a full vehicle guy that was half white, not a micromaster combiner pair with one whited out as the article was about the other one.BONUS: it wasn't even supposed to be either of these guys in the game in the first place, the devs made a typo and looked up the wrong character
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>>11787090>>11787091I kinda dig it
>>11787089who let the IDW writer in?
>>11787089you don't have to like it. but it's not out of the questionI'm okay with just kind of a 'don't think too hard about it' thing
>>11787095Your ma ma
>>11787090>>11787091>>11787093the other guy
>>11786996Didn't he slide a lot of his "canon" in the The Allspark Almanac as Cybertronian text written on the margins which is how it snuck by Hasbro, and the wiki decides that since it was actually published it counts as canon
>>11786996This is why, as much as people complained about the hack writers of the old media in the 80's, guys just punching a clock for a paycheck, it was still preferable to this kind of nonsense. IDW writers who climbed so far up their own asses, they managed to alienate everyone in the end
>>11787101The guy you're talking about wasn't an IDW writer.
>>11787103I know, But IDW did do that with their ever increasingly convoluted plot and weird ass lore. Just read a summary on any issue on the wiki and see on the continuity notes that are required to understand what the hell is going on.
>>11787100if hasbro didn't want to canonize it then they shouldn't have signed off on it
>>11787110
>>11787108My question was didn't he sneak it by them by writing it in a gibberish language on the margins that they wouldn't even think to look for.
>>11787112anon. come on now.putting shit in another font is for the purpose of FUN, not "sneaking". it's an activity for viewers/readers.
>>11787114a third time...didn't he sneak it by them by writing it in a gibberish language on the margins that they wouldn't even think to look for. so then the faggots at the wiki consider it "canon"
>>11786794My interest is dead until I see some actual Decepticons and not just some shitty repaint
>>11787118You would think they would've kicked out Soundwave by now. He HAS to be easy to do.
>>11787116do you have an actual example of this thing you're getting extremely butthurt about or are you just raging for the sake of rage
>The cheetah silhouette poster hanging over Cheetor's bed reads "RESTRICTED" in Cybertronix, a reference to the "Restricted Cougar" that appeared on R-rated films in British Columbia from 1960 to 1996.
>>11787122not raging. I just got two opposite responses, both trying to defend it.>hasbro didn't want to canonize it then they shouldn't have signed off on it>it's just fun, just for for viewers/readers.sorry I made fun of your slop
>>11787127those aren't incompatible responses
Transformers was a mistake.
>>11787119The original is already pretty sophisticated
>>11787125>Restricted CougarI just had a genius idea for a new maximal you guys
>>11787127you called someone a faggot out of no where, you're buttmad
>>11787118you'll get both when they inevitably drop ML starscream
>>11787135the people at the wiki are faggots, haven't you been reading the threads?
>>11787134Ha, took me a minute there.
>>11787119Yeah the original toy was already pretty poseable. All they'd need to add are proper knees.Also why no ML Seekers yet. They could milk those guys forever. Is it because they can't work out how to do the Seekers without partsforming?
>>11787130A mistake we can't afford. Literally.
>>11787129so I'll take it as a yes then.They DID sneak a whole bunch of fanon by Hasbro by writing it in a gibberish language on the margins that they wouldn't even think to look for. and then the faggots at the wiki can declare it canon.
>>11787143glad you got that figured out
>>11787143again, do you have an example? because it sounds like you're getting mad over literally nothing
Kingdom was 2021. Can they finish the BW show cast sometime this fucking decade? I'm not saying do every transmetal but all the characters should have at least one representation of themselves.
>>11787148Oh for fucks sake, go to the wiki. here. have fun.https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ask_Vector_PrimeI just asked a question.and I know you already know the answer. you're just one of the faggots I mentioned getting all pissy.
>>11787134We're long, LONG past due for a vivacious older-lady type transformer who gives guys like Rattrap a run for their money with the innuendo and shitand she'd HAVE to be voiced by Pamela Adlon.
>>11787149I think from the company's perspective, and honestly most fans, it's about total screentime per toy, not so much individual characters. I mean they did dragon megs but then he shelfwarmed due to incompetence. i solidly doubt anyone took responsibility for that incompetence.
>>11787150i'm not seeing anything bad here regarding the almanacs.
>>11787155Didn't a lot of the BW guys shelfwarm?
>>11787156You don't see this statement>>Ask Vector Prime made a comeback in The AllSpark Almanac II in the form of easter eggs scattered throughout the book written in Cybertronix lettering. While questions were solicited on Jim Sorenson's blog a few months before the book came out, the few responses to that request seem to indicate that most of the questions were written by the Almanac II's authors.>Later, more questions and answers appeared in The Complete AllSpark Almanac.
>>11787157i just imagine everything is now. retail hasnt made sense in a long, long time. Even before amazon, there was no reason not to just order what you want out of an online catalog and then yknow, the store takes it in, you pick it up, or they deliver it, or whatever.
>>11787158i see it. i don't see anything wrong with it.
>>11787157Just dragon megatron and scorponok, overall it was successful
>>11787160So, again, I answered my own question.They DID sneak a whole bunch of fanon by Hasbro by writing it in a gibberish language on the margins that they wouldn't even think to look for. and then the faggots at the wiki can declare it canon.That's it. the end. Go to bed Willis
>>11787163glad you got that figured outagain
If hasbro is too lazy to read the text in the margins for the book they're publishing, they deserve what they get
the best was when the same wiki faggots lost their mind when a designer snuck MAGA in cybertronian on the Jazz figure
>>11787163>>11787165gotta love how this anon is just ASSUMING that it was "snuck in" through malicious intent.
>>11787168kekI bet walky just about had a coronary over that
>>11787168holy kek forgot about that one
>>11787125Kek so it’s basically just an edgy poster like putting a Parental Advisory label or Rated M for Mature logo poster on his wall. The Mainframe guys were fun.
>>11787169that's why I asked originally. the only answers I got was a lot of defenses of it, so I assume it's true.
>>11787168>>11787170it wasn't the wiki that freaked out over it, you guys gotta stop letting it live in your head rent free
>>11787169Always gotta be one schizo.
>>11787173do you have, like, a learning disability or something
>>11787161surely rhinox shelfwarmed.I remember a ton of Toy Dinobot filling shelves. I was hoping I'd see it on clearance, but never did. Paid like, 93% of full price.>>11787172yeah that so fits Cheetor too. He's a fun character.
>>11787170I remember Willis talking about buying paint or something to paint over it on his figure because it was so triggering for him.Later on, they lost their shit again when a 14 wound up on another figure.
>>11787173"hey did they do this [objectively fun thing]?""yeah, it's a good thing.""WOW YOU JUST CONFIRMED IT, THEY;RE EVIL AND SNUCK IT IN"
>>11787174and here we go, bullshitter >>11787182
>>11787178go to bed Willis
>>11787183remember, the same people who say shit like this>>11787183>>11787169also say shit like this:
>>11787182guys you can't ascribe political meaning to fucking numbers. those are in use. Remember when you got duped into thinking the OK sign was now racist, purely to show that you'll believe anything you hear?and then you said "well even if it's not, we still shouldn't because now it IS that"
I don't want to come across sounding mean or dismissive but is someone paying you to post this way? Or does it bring you pleasure?
>>11787163>They DID sneak a whole bunch of fanon by HasbroYou may want to reread this part:>"the few responses to that request seem to indicate that most of the questions were written by the Almanac II's authors."In other words, the guys who were already writing the canon stuff were the ones asking Sorenson to come up with this shit - they were literally feeding him questions, meaning they knew what the responses were going to be before "hiding" them in the book. This was a coordinated effort, not some guy going rogue and hiding his own headcanon in the margins.
>>11787131Yeah but imagine if he had knees that could bend the right way.
>>11787194i'm pretty sure it's false flagging
>>11786554I must be the only faggot who had an Ironhide toy as a kid when he was new and hated how it looked nothing like how he did on the show and love this new Missing Link because it looks like how I imagined it should have been back then. Head > Slead
>>11787196I did. The Almanac deals with Animated. but they stuck a bunch of retcons for other continuities as Easter Eggs in the margins.so it wasn't the guys "already writing the canon" stuff because canon would've only corresponded to Animated. The wiki's whole stance is that it is published so it counts, and the wiki itself had a meltdown over people feeding Sorenson questions because they complained it was "gaming the system". Look at the Gobot's page. Some wiki authors got mad because by making AVP answer questions about Gobots, it made them officially Transformers lore and had to be covered by the wiki. so even some of them found the whole thing kinda dubious. there have been discussions on the whole thing.
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>>11787203Same. For me it was Ratchet. For the longest time kid me was wondering if there was some secret mode that would give him a head and make him look more like the cartoon. So count me in as one looking forward to Missing Link Ironhide and Ratchet.
>>11787210Already got my Ironhide order in. Ratchet is an instant buy as soon as he is available too.
>>11787204>I did. The Almanac deals with Animated. but they stuck a bunch of retcons for other continuities as Easter Eggs in the margins.So? They're still people who were trusted by Hasbro to handle Transformers lore - just because the Almanac was about Animated, that doesn't mean the questions the writers were asking Sorenson had to be about Animated, too. Again, in case this wasn't already clear for you: These are the people who were already in charge of the lore. They knew exactly what they were doing. Nothing made it into that Almanac that wasn't greenlit by Hasbro.
>>11787214Yep, I'm sure Hasbro knew the writers of the ANIMATED Almanac were going to throw out canon information about ALL the Transformers fiction, including tons of shit they were never in charge of to begin with,And that's why they hid it as Easter Eggs (wiki's term for it) as opposed to straightforward information. You're 100% sure of this because, uh, you just want it to be true. It's really burning your ass that someone else doesn't think so huh?
>>11787217>Yep, I'm sure Hasbro knew the writers of the ANIMATED Almanac were going to throw out canon information about ALL the Transformers fictionIt had to be approved before it could be printed. And again, it wasn't just one guy writing it, like you were suggesting.>It's really burning your ass that someone else doesn't think so huh?Well, for starters, I'm not the anon you were originally talking to. Honestly, I don't care about how canon any of it is either way - this is just what you'd call "stirring the pot". It's always fun to make autists reee.
>>11787203>>11787210The one half decent argument I've seen for the look of Missing Link Ironhide/Ratchet is that they are a tad too show accurate, and don't have enough "transitional" jank that would be less final model. Like how Great Car Rally Ratchet is *mostly* the cartoon model but also has some extra detail from the box art and somehow includes the treads from the sled as his own feet. That Takara focused too much on "here's a G1 toy Ratchet that looks like the show" instead of "here's a G1 toy Ratchet that would *inspire* the show".
>>11787222so I guess all those other mistakes people mentioned earlier in the thread, Ruckus, Roadburner, MAGA Jazz, none of those were actually mistakes because nothing slips by Hasbro.And as for stirring the pot, I said ONE thing and you have been arguing with me since
>>11787226>you have been arguing with me sinceKek, this is is my fourth post in this entire thread. Like I said, I'm not the person who was arguing with you. You really are having a fucking episode over this, aren't you? That's funny.
>>11787228yeah, I know. I always get sudden new people to an argument I've been having.and it really doesn't matter either way. I said one thing. You can't stop responding anytime and that pot of your stops getting stirred.but you won't. Even though you're supposedly a new guy, something I said way back just pisses you off to keep answering.
>>11787230do you have genuine autism
>>11787232and he's still responding.To one thing I said which he just can't stand...for some reasonbut I'm the one having an "episode" and suffering from "autism"
>>11787236i asked if you have autism because you seem to be misunderstanding why and how people are responding to you
Note that bro STILL hasn't posted any actual examples of the thing he's getting upset about
>>11787182>>11787186>"Fans lost their mind">Looks inside>Troons and faggots on Twitter
>>11787238one thing I said...hours ago. He just won't let it gothose wiki guys really are faggots
>>11787236>and he's still respondingNo, NOW I'm responding. You do realize there's more than just one person in this thread, right, autismo?
>>11787249and he's still going.he'll keep going because of the butthurt.forever
>>11787249>autismoWhat does a NEW ROBOT (ONLY 19.99$!) have to do with anything?
I asked aaron an unrelated question at a con once but I think his answer is relevant to this trainwreck of a threadHe basically said that Hasbro was more concerned that each toy was getting enough spotlight than the minutiae of whatever minor lore or plot continuity a particular media piece was putting out, so long as it hit the really broad strokes and was fine from a 10-mile viewThere is a reason that even attempts at larger continuities like Aligned, UT and the Bay films turned into clusterfucks and y'all'd probably have better mental health if you put that level of care into trying to analyze this shitI want to say the original question was how the hell did wheelie being a sexpest make it into the final cut of rotf but its been a long time, I remember the answer more than the question that led to it
>>11786552Any reason we arent talking about Rexblade? He looks like if Grimlock was part of a Korean toyline
>>11787110What the heck is this from? Wasn't part of the original concept for Cybertron that it's a rogue planet which no longer had a parent star to orbit?
>>11787223yeahh I'm kinda with you. like if they had made beast wars toys that looked more like the bitchin packaging art
>>11787259too busy thinking about how cool he looks to talk about it. He really looks like nothing that's been in TF before.
>>11787259we arebut as we were talking about it, anon represented it as something korean, not transformers. since that's what it looks like.man, Wild King really does not give two shits about animal body proportions or proper use of kibble in robot modes.
>>11787272>anon represented it as something korean, not transformersyou just have poor reading comprehension
>>11787274He was literally like "this shit is mogging transformers holy shit they're gonna have to work hard to compete with korea"
We get itYou're really fucking pissed someone started a thread when the last one was still on page 3Stop fucking taking it out on everyone with this ridiculous tfwiki argument
>>11787259I don't like itTakaras been doing some interesting stuff, but this goes too far into "generic" and lacks any real "transformer" nessMost likely because of its ridiculous proportions
>>11787271I love his dumbass dinosaur ATV mode or whatever it's meant to be. it rocks.
>>11787217>Yep, I'm sure Hasbro knew the writers of the ANIMATED Almanac were going to throw out canon information about ALL the Transformers fiction, including tons of shit they were never in charge of to begin withHow exactly do you think IP development for a Hasbro property works?
>>11787279Finally, a new Transmetal!
>>11787277would it have saved a whale if they just fucking made t-reges shaped like t-reges?>>11787279it's probably his best mode, how sad is that.
>>11787279Giving any robot a sword(or hammer) that's nearly as big as they are automatically makes them about 5x cooler, Hasbro has much to learn on this front
>>11787279It's strange that they're using a 3D printed prototype for the promotional photos, when it's out in a month. You can see the striations in every photo, but very clearly here.
>>11786621There's only one Sentinel Prime. Accept no imitators.
>>11787286when they're chonky like this, yes. no other option will do. and I HATE when they do chonkybots with tiny shitty guns, or like really LONG thin guns?but when they're not, gigantoweapons kinda suck and look weird.
>>11787288why wouldn't they be using resin? I mean if this is PLA then it's pretty fucking impressive, the striations are verrry subtle. I'd definitely use one of this quality to make my own custom shit.
>>11787293>why wouldn't they be using resinWeird right? But some of those surfaces even have that smoothed-over top layer thing. I haven't used resin myself so I don't really know the tolerances but my guess is because they need it to transform, clip together, etc
>>11787295oh good point, that shit can be brittle.
>>11787272>>11787275Rexblade is pretty nakedly a response to miniforce
>>11786621>>11787290Please, gentlemen, please, there's four Sentinels and there's room for all of them to be awesome.Animated, DotM, Megatron Origin, and technically War for Cybertron :)
I think Kickback is probably the most visually improved figure from this set just by virtue of his wings being silver. Never cared for the clear plastic on the Legacy release. I've also always loved that his weapon is just a laser tommy gun. TFA Insecticons should have had a 30s gangster theme.
>>11787317It especially works because that's how Kickback even gets his name.> Kickback is as charming a guy as you'll ever meet - but it is a charm rooted in an uncommonly cruel cleverness. The singular purpose of any friendship that this Insecticon begins is to dig up embarrassing facts about the other robot or person so that Kickback can influence his "friend" into doing his bidding. Humans are particularly susceptible to his seductive talents, but even Autobots have been known to succumb. The only thing Kickback enjoys more than recruiting these unwilling double agents is destroying them after he's exhausted their usefulness.
>>11787286I haven't been super interested in Wild King due to how samey and partsformery the energy beasts are and how kinda bland the larger figures look(although world dragnus is kinda cool), I hope they do more stuff like Rexblade in the future>>11787292I have to disagree, when i lend my little guys the swords from larger figures they immediately look way cooler.>>11787302Rex Kaiser looks so friggin cool but the miniforce guys are just way too big it's ridiculous. I'd have to go with Rexblade by virtue of him being reasonably sized
>>11787317Can't wait to get this set to complete the 3 DMC Seekers. The insecticons are just an awesome bonus. love the silver wings
>>11787322it's probably fine for a kids line and better than cyberworld but wild king figures still look too cheap/waffly for me. plus i'd have to import them which makes them even more expensive so I don't think its worth it even if I think some of them look kinda neat. Id rather just put that money towards takara imports if I'm going to be paying import costs.
I don't really have strong feelings on this Shrapnel or the character, but he looks as nice as the others and the way his weapons combine is badass (badass).>>11787318That's fucking hilarious, old TF comic and toy bios are such kino.>>11787323I've yet to take that Skywarp out of the box, but it's a nice looking version of the mold. Everything in the set is very worth the money, kind of thinking about picking up the Reflector and Thundercracker set now.
>>11787340Yeah, Budiansky clearly had fun with that. He doesn't just kick back, he kickbacks. Of course, Larry Hama still wins the award for having fun while writing toy bios. GI Joe bios are just full of him making jokes for himself as much as making a cool toy personality kids would want to buy.
>Delicious, eh, Shrapnel?>A little heavy on the electrons...electrons>>11787341Yeah, the Marvel TF comics are a really great balance of goofy fun while also taking the storytelling and characters seriously enough for you to keep buying into it. And Hama's a fucking legend. I'm not even a Joe guy and I still respect his stuff from a distance. In an age where long form storytelling in comics is basically dead, it's awesome that shit like Real American Hero gets to exist and continue after more than 300 issues. I know some of that is because there's no retirement plan for creators and Hama has bills to pay, but still.
>dude le heckin slop Go back to twitter
>>11787324That's how i feel generally abt Wild King as well, but Rexblade is something genuinely new, and he's juuuust Brave enough that I end up really wanting it, though the import fee does temper that.Cyberworld is just sad though, it does a lot of cool and fun new stuff as well, and I'd probably like the designs in a different toyline, but nobody having any friggin elbows is just pitiful. I can't imagine many kids are dying to play with them
>>11787322>miniforce guys are just way too big it's ridiculous""""""Mini""""""force
>>11787371Can't say you aren't getting your money's worth. But like, at a certain point it's less of a toy and more a piece of furniture
>>11787223I do kind of get how some people think ML Ironhide/Ratchet look TOO good for being authentic G1 toys and kind of stand out among the others now but it's also kind of funny to think that some other people don't like this Missing Link release because it 'isn't janky/shitty enough' kek
>>11787411I think it looks pretty cool (and I tend to prefer a number of older toys to their modern counterparts) but I understand. It almost looks like an alternate take on Masterpiece or something. I think it preserves enough of the G1 flavor to pass, though it makes me wish they had been similarly liberal with Sunstreaker and even Optimus just to see how they handled it.
>>11787371Goodness. What were they smoking with this one.
>>11787263The Allspark Almanacs for Transformers Animated. That's the Animated version of Cybertron.
>>11787416it's probably fucking awesome as a kid to have a toy robot nearly as big as you are
>IDW tranny shit
>>11787451who are you responding to? are you having a schizo moment?
>>11787424It was.I had Fort Max when he first came out.
>>11787456I'm curious, where you able to transform and have fun with it as a kid? As an adult, transforming the legs of the Encore release is already a bit of a chore due to the size and strong ratchets.I still would have loved to have it as a kid, though. Incredible toy, way better than the Titans Returns disaster.
>>11787186Is it easier for you to process the people you disagree with in your head if you group them all together as having the same opinion? I work with the intellectually disabled so I've seen a lot of that.
>>11787462pretty much. I don't remember having that much trouble transforming him. The parts were big but they moved around fairly easily. I don't know what the Encore is like.
Beetle bros
>>11787286I really dig this guy but the more I look at it the more its short arms bother me.
>>11787472EW! A BUG!
>>11787466Holy shit, let it go Elsa.
>>11787482>stop calling me a retard for acting like a retardNo.
>>11786554Now I'm wondering if ML Megatron will be gun or tank.
>>11787495Takara has the ability to do something really funny now
>>11787485>please let me stir inane shit up again because I need (you)snobody cares about your nonsense, you homo
>>11787502Nobody is forcing you to reply.
>>11787504nobody forced you to be a homo, but here we are
>>11787505Good talk, anon.
>>11787472BIGBADBEETLEBROS
It's happening!
>>11787511It’s weird how silent Hasbro has been about this Haslab. I wonder if something happened behind the scenes
>>11787513It gained sentience and killed them all.
god I'm so fucking ADHDI posted this >>11787517 with the intent to say "MP scale Hotshot when?"
>>11787517It’s always funny to remember that this guy was super close to being named Bumblebee>>11787532>MP scale Hotshot when?Probably in 2040, when all the Armada fans have money to burn
>>11787495Why?Ironhides alt mode is unchanged
>>11787536>It’s always funny to remember that this guy was super close to being named BumblebeeEarly Armada had a lot of funny almost-names
>>11787548Aw, I’m kind of mad Sideways wasn’t called Doublecross. That would have been a perfect name for him. I also love that Megatron, Starscream, Jetfire, and Optimus just don’t have alternate names. Like, yeah, we know who they’re supposed to be
>>11786606I need that Blackout like yesterday.Anyway- decided to paint a cheap Siege Prowl to look a bit more Earth-y. Basically just painted the tyres with rubber black and gave the window "bubble" a smoky metallic/anti-glare look. Kinda like cool cop sunglasses for car mode. Also added some extra decals. May remove and replace the Cybertronian text or may not, probably gonna leave it. He does work as a futuristic Earth police car though, nice figure too.
>>11787563>I also love that Megatron, Starscream, Jetfire, and Optimus just don’t have alternate names. Like, yeah, we know who they’re supposed to beI believe it was at that same panel Aaron Archer had a little anecdote that went like>hasbro beancounter asks "Is it really important to keep the trademark on Megatron?">"I will walk out of this company right now if you lose Megatron"
>>11787576Good on him, Megatron is a cool name.
>>11787510top kek i was about to post BEETLEBORGS reference
>>11787593I'm flabbergasted.
>>11787576More proof that the higher ups at Hasbro have never understood what it is their company does
>sentai rip-offs>OMG IT LOOKS SO KOREAN!You guys are retarded
>>11787495Gunk>>11787511Two more moths for me then, spam thread with pics anon.
The fallen literally looks like a block with legs to me and yet he still mogs the other primes. Idk how he does it.
>>11787693He's actually imposing
>never saw Beast Wars II>grab an episode at random>our heroes and villains team up to defeat Galvatron with the power of inflation...eh, still more dignified than that time Megatron got farted on
>>11787259>>11787271The most generic China/Korean mecha shitIt looks the exact same as like 4 other linesMini Dino Force already won and everybody is trying so hard to copy it but make theirs stand out
>>11787511Let us know and see the dogshit QC when it's there anonEmbrace your $360+ sccam
>>11787548>Supercon Offroad Truck (Pick-up, Avalanche Concept, Tracker/Ironhide)I recognize every other toy on this list but this one. Cancelled figure, or am I just dumb? Maybe replaced in favor of Bendy Prime?
>>11787371cooool. truckceratops.
>>11787619>Flabber>Flabbergast>Ghast. A ghost.I literally finally got this a YEAR ago. I guess part of it is that I didn't care, but...
>>11787393>>11787416>>11787865
>>11787868I didnt get it till I read your post...
>>11787853Yeah, it seems to be an early concept for Bendy Prime given every other original mold is accounted for
>>11787889it's weirdly stupidly smart for a show this retarded
>>11787853>>11787893MaybeIt might also have been kiboshed for Sideswipe, I'm not seeing him on the list
my liokaiser is coominghopefully it’s not a QC shitshow like omega prime
>>11787906I got that email tooHey how come theres no glow in the dark transformers recently
>>11787907Green Lion Lio Convoy does
>>11787907You're so stupidFirst off, there have hardly ever been glow in the dark Transformers. Second, most of the glow in the dark Transformers ever made are extremely recent! The upcoming New Legends Lio Convoy and most upcoming Cyberworld figures.
>>11787920And Earthspark Megatron. For some reason.
>>11787919Minty fresh
>>11787919and only thrice the normal price!
>>11787919>takara released the mog headsculpt again
>>11787894Beetleborgs was peak Saban
>>11787593it really does seem like someone wanted to parody jay leno here
>>11787920are any of the GID figures cool? I always love a glowin figger
>>11787973hey now, we don't use that kind of language here
>>11787946i'll take 'sentences that have never been spoken before' for 300, alex.>>11787964I mean, clowns have had big noses and chins since forever...
>>11787976figga please
https://x.com/TF_pr/status/2055440592813908451New Takara post and event photos amend Gigastorm and Galvatron's NL numbers as 4 and 5, not 6 and 7.
when's wild king ironhide
>>11787907Glow in the dark is a sign of a brand on its last leg. One last cashgrab on the way out.
>>11787997>*sweats in Super7*
>>11787997Sounds like something a beancounter who hates glow in the dark would say.
>>11787907We need one of those exclusive sub-lines that can focus just on the gimmicky construction toys, like glow in the dark, color changing, laser rods, stuff like that.
>>11787964He was a figure of easy parody back in the day. If you made a movie you'd put a scene of Jay Leno in talking about the events of the movie as recent news and making the main characters feel bad.
>>11787991That’s good, helps clear things up a bit. Now, can somebody please take some decently placed photos so we can figure out how big Galvatron is?>>11787997The only recent TF figure I wish came with GID parts is the Legacy Laser Prime mold's weapons, both to recreate the original toy’s light up mechanic and give Toxitron some truly radioactive weapons
>>11788013That's why I'm so sure. I definitely remember seeing charicatures of him in shows I watched as a kid.
>>11788005gotta admit, very charming.can you imagine if this is what transformers looked like back then? I wish modern ones were less afraid to be fun and chunky like this
>>11788009something blokees-esque but with transforming>>11788012seems silly to do toy homaging in MP, but... I'm sure someone will appreciate it.
>>11788015at the very least, UV-reactive plastic is appreciated. whether or not it holds that charge
>>11788026At very least it looks like a clip-on head piece so you can leave it off or even put it on your OG Rhinox. I wonder what the other side of the mask halves are interpreted as.
>>11788030yeah I'm sure it's detachable. They wouldn't do it otherwise.I'm just surprised they didnt do this with the Kingdom mold instead.>interpreted aswhat do you mean? It's the mask from the old toy, right?
>>11788026>seems silly to do toy homaging in MP, but... I'm sure someone will appreciate it.i for one welcome it for more accessories
>>11788032Well yeah, but will they increase the detail, make it a bit more cool, add more paint. Like the original just painted the teeth and eyes, but the Telemocha repaint gave it a some extra touches that it didn't have to.
He'd better have all his gear from the show
>>11788048the original release already got it, including a recreation of the scene where he revives optimus
>>11788008I want it.
>>11787997
>>11788042oh yeah without question, they will go with the japanese version
>>11788042>I'm in a bad mood...understand?
>>11788062If memory serves it's a comment Aaron Archer gave as to why Transformers never did it.
>>11788092I would kinda dig a hippie van transformer whose windows were glow in the dark so it looks like a rave's always going on inside
>>11788093I never liked Cannonball but I always thought it was missed opportunity not doing his funky oingo boingo skeletons in Glow in the Dark paint.
>>11788026>seems silly to do toy homaging in MP, but... I'm sure someone will appreciate it.You may be out of the loop, there's been lots of toy homages in MP stuff.
>>11787649>sentaiwhat's that, some dead franchise?
>>11787111Eternia, Rimmerworld, Nintenduu LXiV !!??Oh, you magnificent turbo-nerds.
>>11788102i thought that was a 3p thing.how do those look side by side, i'm curious now.
>>11788025Reminds me of the pre toon-based era of Masterpiece.
>>11788109Don’t forget Skaro, Thundera, and Hala. I’m pretty sure every single planet here is either a Transformers planet or a pop culture planet. At the very least, I believe all of them are a reference of some kind
>>11788122>>11788109https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers_Animated:_The_AllSpark_Almanac_II#Real-world_references_5
>>11788118No it doesn't.
>>11788118I can kinda see that
I saw this Soundwave is in stock at bbts. Are there any 3'rd party add ons to cover that stupid hole in the left corner? Figure looks great except for that eyesore.
>>11788170That is pretty fucking goofensauce. How did that go through?Cute cassettes though. Wouldnt kick them off the shelf.
>>11788170>>11788172Shock of all shocks, a transformer stock image is mistransformed
>>11788176but how could it be? You're not gonna tell me that entire uh, Shockwave-leg is backwards. It has the [R] right on it.
>>11788176>>11788181ah, not mistransformed, misassembled.
>>11788170My guyThat isn't real. It's some retard photo guy who did itIt's CLEARLY missing a pieceThe actual product isn't missing that and is finished and not missing anything
>>11788185it says a lot about Hasbrony that I actually believed they'd do something that obviously stupid
>>11788185Damn, Prime got served.
>>11788187The back of the box has a bad crop frame with the Youtube duration bar still visible lol
>>11788198>>11788184
>>11788184>>11788200Yea Misassembled for the gunWhich still bothers me and I REALLY don't wanna crack it open, Shave stuff and rotate it then reseal itI'm so tired of having to fix Hasbro's fuck upsI just swapped out the Waist/crotch for Bonecrusher for the DNA kit and that was annoying
>>11788109>Nintenduu LXiV !!??A system with that many planets is a fascinating premise
>>11788109that is pretty splendy, aint it.
>>11787991I am fucked, I thought, with how far they were. I could ease a bit because because of how many stuff Takara has to release at the end of the year; I could catch a bit>>11788030Watch thishttps://x.com/YUNOYUKI07153/status/2055459716839661709?s=20
>>11788206The gun isn't misassembled, it's designed wrong.
Snack time!>>11787510>>11787593Beetlebased, even if I have the theme stuck in my head now.>>11787619Well, I'm absolutely flabulous.>>11787868>>11787889Never realized this either, I just assumed he was named Flabber because he never shut the fuck up.
Ah, this is just like the good old days back on Cybertron!
I only just now noticed 86 Astrotrain's chest panels are asymmetric and now I can't not notice it.
>>11788284He'd still be a bad legacy toy but coming out in studio series is a serious blow to the line. What a joke.
>>11788279I need to get some cube gelatin molds and make my own energon cubes.
>>1178827986 megatron has so much more detailing than the seeker or soundwave it's kinda weird
>>11788308Do it, they're a fun accessory even if they're DIY. Bots gotta eat.>>11788310I remember hearing that this mold wasn't originally intended for the Studio Series, which is why it has more greeble than most of the recent SS86 stuff.
My turn to keep on gliding.
>>11788405hells yeahthere should be more flying fortress transformers
>>11788310And they will make another one that will be 5% better than this one few years from now.>>11788322Style change in SS, Optimus and Megatron were in the middle. So expect remakes in the future.So +/- how long till new-ish Galvatron?
>>11788409>So +/- how long till new-ish Galvatron?Soon as next year I'd bet, maybe to go with the new Rodimus.
>>11788412Next year is year of Megatron, maybe 2028. I hate IDW but some designs were neat.
I saw the new assholetrain in the wild today. He actually looks weirdly better in-person - still not particularly good, but not as bad as he initially comes off.
>>11788432I could see maybe getting him if they do a good toy deco, but as I understand it he has a lot of unpaintable plastic
>>11788435I think that "unpaintable plastic" is bullshit, just do tampos like TT did for G2 Menasor. And knowing hasbro toy deco will be white blob.
>>11788432I saw him at target last week and he looked as laughably bad as he did online.
>>11788459Factory paint needs to follow certain regs but I also think tampos are a better option.Hasbro on the other hand though is cheap.
>>11788405why is he so small? Even the other Minibots are larger.
>>11788484So he doesn't crush human women when hugging them.
>>11788279
>>11788486A little Astoria should've been included.
>>11788484Cartoon scale. How else is he going to ride the merry-go-round?
>>11788228>Take middle Silver Bit>Rotate itTa da
>>11788488What does energon taste like?
>>11788459Even an optional sticker sheet would have been better, instead of Evan straight up telling people to buy 3rd party.
>>11788495peppermint schnapps
>>11787174Retard.
Happening
Ordered MPG-09 Reissue, MPG-16, and MPG-14S today. From what I hear it looks like I will have to be careful combining Ginrai and Godbomber. Anyone have any warning aside from whatever is on TFWiki? Might try Nucleon Quest Super Convoy with it as well for the color variety.
>>11788288TBF, Studio Series is just an overflow line for Generations so remakes of older G1 figures don't flood the main Generations roster. The actual mission statement is pretty much the same, hence why a lot of SS86 figures are just redecos.
>>11788545From what I remember the only finicky part of combining are the suspender straps
>>11788517Allegedly mine will be here Monday. If it's another QC nightmare I suppose you will get some entertainment at the expense of me and others.
