The best kind of G1. Old >>11764830
>>11801416Do they plan on doing any other victory bots after they're done with Leo?
>>11801905I hope they at least have a go at Deathsaurus
FoC kino is still on the menu
>>11802920But why.
>>11801416Is there really this much interest in just a 3PG for Transformers? Asking sincerely. I think we need something like a 3PG but personally could give two fucks about TFs. I appreciate that some people do, but prefer something like the KO Block Lego 3P Brick thread where it's not tied to say the Spy manga bricks or Simpson bricks or other 3P brick IPs (or generic IP looking brick crap).
>>11803258There was a /pbg/ plastic brick general or something for non-lego bricks including KOs but it died. Maybe u can try restarting it.Anyway what you need to understand first is that "3rd Party" refers to any maker that's not the IP rights holder. So technically Hasbro, Lego etc are also 3rd parties when making products for Star Wars, Marvel whatever they don't own. So if you just make an "Everything 3P" thread it's going to include every other toyline, which doesn't make sense for a thread.What makes TFs special is that Hasbro's 3rd Party license agreement very likely has some non-compete clause that doesn't allow them to make transformable action figures, which defeats the point of TF toys for many. This led to Transformers having a large market of *unlicensed* 3rd parties making TFs that can transform, hence a special thread to keep track of them.
>>11803258Transformers are the most popular toys outside of LEGOSo yes
>>11803258used to be a pretty active general. I don't know what killed it off.
>>11803258There fucking used to be but the autosage limit and dying userbase killed everything. How do we even get new users to ask stupid shit like this?
>>11803335Trolls unironically People just don’t post here as much any more
>>11803417Sucks because this used to be my main source for news. Trying to get in the habit of checking tfw regularly again, but that place sucks.
>>11803453/3pg/ is better than a lot of threads, I just think there's not a ton of news rn and the userbase of 4chan as a whole has drastically declined post-hack.Anything's better than /tfg/ though, last I checked that place is still overrun by trolls to the point where there were like seven threads on /toy/ a few days ago.
>>118033354chan hack from last year fucked this place and the numbers keep dwindling.
>>11802973You will take your shitty city mode and like it just as your father's farther did.
But otherwise he's an absolute unit.
50cm or almost 20in to the head.
>>11804635It's not a city mode without roads and ramps, it's barely a base mode.
>>11804639As much as I like SC unicron it really annoys me he isn't bigger
Aww yeah.
>>11805266
>>11805269Baiwei has done it again.
>>11805266Face Is kinda shitty
>>11805713It's fine.
>>11805266>>11805269>>11805277I'm getting it. It's hard to resist a Nemesis with that much blue on him
>>11805848For $30, why not?
>>11801416hmmm... THE GATTAI is around 24~25cm too, right?
>>11806374Yes, 25 cm.
New MPM scale Bumblebee is almost ready for a full reveal. DOTM version first, then presumably the 2007 version later.
>>11805741He looks like a glory hole specialist Oh wait it's animated
From TFW thread. He really is the best looking devy. Too bad the individual cons are a mixed bag.
>>11808303And also he can’t waist swivel which is a huge miss
>>11807819I dropped my original MPM years ago and the door hinge broke off. I've been waiting for this for a long time.
>>11808303the fans toys one looks lile shit
>>11808303The only thing that bothers me about it is that the faux treads lack detail.Everything else in comparison is. especially the legs, are brimmed with detail
Used to be hard-core UT shill, but these new MM renders are making me reconsider. The shoulders are a bit too low and the air filters too high which results in a weird gap, but other than that it looks a lot better than UT. Might get both just for UT Jetfire though.
>>11808303Which devastator is this? I'm havin a hard time keeping up with all of them.
>>11808625Fanstoys
>>11808303It's fucking insane they sacrificed so much to get here for the combined mode and didn't bother to get the waist swivel to work. I get that people are going to leave him in an A stance for all time, but this is a $1200+ 'premium' piece.
>>11809166I think it's caused by the wheels or something?like it has the capacity to swivel, it's just blocked
>>11809175I heard that the wheels could've shifted upward if they put a mechanism for it, but I wouldn't know for certain.
>>11809169I don't even know of any take on Devastator without a waist swivel. It just seems like a completely unnecessary error on FTs part. >>11809175>>11809185You can remove the tires to get a minor twist, but that really doesn't count. It seems intentional that they blocked the swivel.
>>11808303The thigh and knee joints being on different elevations for both legs is probably one of the craziest fucking things I've ever seen on a combiner.This is all FT can ever do: make bricks that articulate for nothing; and now there's six of them making a bigger fucking brick with some of wonkiest articulation ever done within the 3P space.
>>11810189Is this bait?
>>11810396No.
>>11813736Are they reissuing the Optus Pexus figure for that or just releasing the Apex armor?
>>11813853Seems like both, they are releasing it on its own and alongside the original version.
>>11813853Considering that's a new colour then yesIf you want the old colours then probably not
>>11813853This deco is new and comes with the armor.Then they are re-releasing the stormbringer version and its version of the armor as an add-on for it. Other versions TBD.
https://weibo.com/1794554412/R39zPwZIVstock pics
https://weibo.com/1794554412/R39zDB9yKi guess the entirety of the combiner parts are with Motormaster so you could probably just buy that +3D print fillers.
>>11814063Why?Just transform them and put them on Menasor?
>>11814251So you can get a complete Menasor at half the price? People have been doing that with the MP Menasors
>>11814254Speaking of menasor.If anyone has seen the new DX9 printed kit for the G2 version. They are fantastic
>>11814062>>11814063These are cool and all but the price will determine if I step with MS or not
>>11814450If you're worried about price MS have literally just reissued them on showz for 30 buck for a set of 2NA will probably be 30-40 per toy and a lot more for the frame
I never bothered with Magic Square legends for one very simple reason, hate the hands.The MP scale guys look great though.
>>11814458They seem about as complicated as Sideswipe and Sunstreaker from NA, and both retailed at $50.
>>11808504Nevermind, lower legs look better on MM but UT BTFOs it on everything else.
>>11815247they both hit that vision in my head of "bayverse optimus" so well that I don't think it really matters to me how much more accurate one is over the otherfeel like i have a phd in art to know how accurate either of them are in what spots or not
Im a giant newfag how are MS compared to newage? Newage is getting way to pricey for me
>>11815329If you don’t mind panels and complex transformations, then they’re goodAs far as design goes, MS is often way more heroic in proportions
>>11815329it all HINGES on whether you can get used to their use and abuse of nylon
Got my G-creation MTST-01B todayIt's true what they said, he can't stand without his stand (and even then it's tough because of no ratchets), because this is the discount version without the die cast in the legs, buuut on the other hand, it DID come with batteries for the lights, despite saying it wouldn't, and transformation was a lot easier than I expected. I'm glad I waited for TFsafari's sale, I've been wanting this guy for ages. and it's nice to finally get a movie grimlock that has t-rex legs, not 'just pretend they're not humanoid robot legs' legs.Granted the robot mode legs in this are sitting WAY too high, using the hip skirts to hide it, but if you put a leg forward or back, you'd immediately notice.
>>11804635I mean, at least they had the integrity to add ramps on his legs....
>>11815247Unless the left is mistransformed the rear wheels of the truck is placed better on the UT prime.
geetoo Dick doesn't have that giant rack of weapons on the car?https://weibo.com/1794554412/R3v57oW3A
>>11816614Didn’t this one already release?
>>11816226The angle is accurate on MM but the height is better on UT
>>11807819I really hope the quality of the final release matches the designer’s ego, he’s been borderline arrogant for someone releasing their first mass produced product. It’s easy to imagine this whole project going sideways once it hits the factory but I wish him the best.
>>11816898I just can’t help getting flashbacks to the non-DX9 DOTM Hot Rod (TFEVO Hot Fire), which turned out to be a disaster. I’m even more skeptical because the designer was delusional enough to think he could manufacture this Bumblebee figure in his garage, before changing course to an overseas factory.
>>11816898>>11816901I'm surprised he doesn't realize that a finished render is barely step zero for making a toy, and in 3P that means several years before release even for experienced brands with established factories and supply chains. Even a finished transforming 3D print still means jack shit when injection molds require tolerances and limitations that 3D prints don't have to take into account. Also balljoint sockets straight ontop of tampographed carbon fiber lmao.
>>11817116I do think he’s been testing his design with 3D prints along the way, but didn’t want to reveal it until its final. But yeah, there are so many things that can still go wrong. I remember several stories of companies allegedly being sabotaged by factories intentionally bugging up production (I think the XTB guy was said to be behind it?)
>>11816169Congrats. Big 3P Bay figs have a tendency to have weak legs sadly. Just got my T-10 Starscream and while he does have ratchets and can stand on his own, the balance isn't all that apt if he's on chicken legs mode.
>>11815247>>11816879Honestly more interested in how much they'll do the DOTM with jetwings if they ever decide to do it or if I'll have to count on third party add-ons
>>11817635AFAIK Jetwing, Jetpowered and the trailer are going to be partsform upgrade kits on MM while UT is going to have a transforming Jetfire and Trailer.
>>11817730Ahh, decisions decisions. Definitely gonna wait for MM but seeing the price on MM01 and then seeing them release add-ons afterwards makes my disposable savings quake. If only Black Apple OP had more decent abdomen kibble, I wouldn't be affected by these new releases.
Slow week ending with big (but not really?) Chinese drama between Mangmotion and XTB>Mangmotion released a review for XTB Slugslinger with a lot of criticism including how the weak ankles cause it to flop easilyhttps://www.bilibili.com/video/BV19oER6tEaj/>"Crab boss", XTB's boss who personally designed this Slugslinger released a retaliatory video, showing how his magic-touch can cause MP44 to flop but not this Slugslinger so his design is ackshually superior to Takara.https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1CbEr6uEyD/Cue Mangmotion posting their wechat conversationhttps://weibo.com/1735145277/R3KVczU7vIn it they throw accusations around including >Mangmotion is unprofessional by not consulting XTB when he encounters issues>Blades was fine and it was Mang's "skill issue">Mangmotion insists he transformed Blades correctly and the rotors were a design issue>Mangmotion throws out a line about XTB owing their designers money, which Crab deflects as projection. >Back and forth about whether Slugslinger's stability again, then circled back again to Blades' rotors >Crab does a bit of gaslighting, insisting the video wasn't aimed at Mang, though Mang isn't buying it.One thing Mangmotion was pissed about is that the video title originally implied that XTB didn't pay Mangmotion enough, when he didn't accept any payment from XTB in the first place. It seems Crab Boss relented on that point because he changed the title to only imply that Mang is bad his job.Overall nothing too spicy we didn't already know about (XTB sucks, Mang gets critical when he isn't paid)
Dragstrip and wildrider EX versionshttps://weibo.com/1794554412/R3Nen9Rc9https://weibo.com/1794554412/R3Ne1rIypGeetoo versionshttps://weibo.com/1794554412/R3NdLlv2ohttps://weibo.com/1794554412/R3NdmmfNCRare to see toy heads for stunticons
>>11818480Should have made the chest compatible with Lego, for shits and giggles.
>>11818480One of the ugliest things I’ve ever seen Who’s release is this?
>>11818480All the headsculpts are very weak for the NA sets.
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>>11818980
>>11818988The more I see of this the less I'm excited for a potential Menasor. Jets are really their only strongsuit.
>>11818442It's in the hands of more people and the ankles are definitely fucked. The foot armature consisting only of a single external strut connecting to dicast slab is possibly the most XTB thing I've ever seen. It's a completely unnecessary and batshit 'solution' for such a simple engineering problem. I don't understand how this sort of thing gets through any prototyping if anyone at any level of production gave a shit. >>11818886He totally looks like he shares the same DNA as Generation Toys Jazz or Streetwise, like the design was lost in the 2010s and only recently unearthed.
Who here getting Fifa Prime?
This may never amount to an actual product, but someone is modeling their own MPM Sideswipe. It at least gives me hope that some 3P brand will tackle this character eventually, since the official figure is a joke of a “Masterpiece.”
>>118209013rd world Prime can stay in the 3rd world where he belongs.
>>11822179Get help.
>>11820901>>11822378This looks like shit. Absolute trash taste.
they are back?https://weibo.com/2188496750/R4y1TnBkF
>>11822704I think The current TFC is Craftsman toys, they're currently reissuing their Abominus tooCurios to see how they'll do Screamer
>>11822586It's AI generated.
Iron Factory BW Cheetor and Megatron are on sale. Pretty nifty figures if you can deal with the limited hip articulation.
>>11823267On ShowZ
>>11822773Even imagining it as a MPG repaint its still a dogshit deco. Supermarket KO tier.
>>11823599Really?I kind of like itReminds me more of a soda color scheme though
>>11822704I'm glad to see more of this line, the Rolling Thunder Prime is one of the favorites in my collection. I would really like them to do a camo repaint of their Megatron though. I thought it would be a for sure thing given the insane amount of variants that the prime mold got
>>11825078Or at least a cobra repaint
https://weibo.com/2188496750/R4XTZvhqc
Machine Wars Starscream?
https://weibo.com/2188496750/R4XVc2FaLw/ coronation gear
>>11825557Attachable in vehicle mode too. looks even more like MW scream/Skyquake
>>11822704>>11825554>>11825555>>11825557>>11825559I never thought this would actually happen after so long. May have to get it.
Waffling if I want to complete FT devy. I'm three in on the set, but the final product while looks good is basically just a statue.
>>11826171Does anyone seem to care about the limbs as robots or vehicles at all?I know the end result for combiners is that they are stuck in the combined form for all eternity, but I really don't see anyone giving praises to anything but the combiner here despite the price of each unit. Like I had fun with Magic Square's limbs various modes for Bruticus before they met their ultimate fate, but I don't see anyone having fun with the limbs various modes with FT Devy.
>>11826180>Does anyone seem to care about the limbs as robots or vehicles at all?FT sure as hell didn't.
>>11825559>>11825555The vehicle is a cobra rattler, well, a heavily stylized one (the rear sole turbine is the biggest clue)
>>11825555>Machine Wars Starscream?It's the third of their series of very modular/playable TF/Joe figures (years) after their Optimus/Rolling Thunder and Megatron/Dominator. Unlike the first two, I don't think this Starscream is based on a Don Figueroa design.
>>11801416Next time I go to China I'm going to Fans Toys, ShowZ and other 3rd party sellers and manufacturers locations, unannounced. I'm not a neckbeard, manlet or onions guzzler like most of you. They'll be going out of business. Let them know.
>>11826879>And then anon was never heard from again
>>11826879As if you can enterhttps://www.foodagribusiness.world/pigs/china-bans-three-us-pork-plants
>>11827172kek
>>11815267I've never seen so much autismo accuracy sperging than I have in the discussion of these two figures. I get people want a definitive Bay Prime after all these years, but it's starting to make G1 tooner nitpicking look reasonable. The thing has to transform at the end of the day even if some detailing can be improved.>>11826180Not really. At most you get the guys that but 3 sets for all modes, but the cope has always been that it's totally fine that FT compromised their Devastator for no reason so long as combined mode was good. Combiner action masters would be a thing if people who only display in one mode didn't have this weird hang up about Transformers that don't transform.
>>11827283To be fair these designs are 100X more complicated than any piece of G1 art besides maybe OX and Floro Dery concepts. It only makes sense that there's way more that can go wrong and needs to be pointed out. Case in point, Prime's toes got more detailed in the 2009 renders, UT has the plain 2007 toes while MM properly copied the RotF detail.
>>11808303I can't agree here honestly. Those legs look absolutely awful. The forearm also looks extremely flimsy, the panels are so thin they look like construction paper
>>11814063Gotta love that NA is just getting lazier and lazier on the articulation front. First they stop giving us legs that go beyond 90, now we're getting normal-sized releases without a bare minimum ab crunch. That'll be 50 dollars for the paint alone, I guess
>>11827572But anon, TOON ACCURACY! At all cost!
>>11827612Cartoon accuracy hindering the articulation had never been a problem for NA.It’s just NA being lazy
>>11827668You know they will release a new version in a year or two so just wait. It's not like they do anything else.
>>11827572>without a bare minimum ab crunchDo we even know its full articulation yet?
>>11825557Fuck, TFC is making a godly looking Starscream
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/10818030870it's looks weird. The whole thing is baby smooth except for the greebly shins.
>>11829261He's always been like that, ever since the G1 toy that was relatively smooth and flat except the wild as fuck stickers on the shins.
