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Clawjaw Digibash
>>11835926I'd definitely grab that.
>>11835926eh. I prefer him as like, Clawjaw's dad.also with the upgrade kit. I have written that down to consider someday, if it doesn't disappear
>>11835926You could charge like $50 for this digibash
Updated my checklistDoes this look complete? Walmart and Target look a bit empty, I feel like I'm forgetting stuff
Prowl the Owl
So, I was randomly browsing around, and noticed YoloPark is releasing a Megatron in these colors. I had no idea this deco existed, and had to look it up - looks like it was for an unreleased Commemorative Series toy. I kinda like it...has anyone ever made a Megs with this deco before? Doesn't seem like it's one of the more popular/well-known ones.
>>11835966They were trying desperately to get the toy released here with rhose colors and it still never worked out. Its insane Yolopark made a toy out of it lol i wish the RID Sideburn as Rodimus got released in retail that one was so much cooler
I am Transformed!
>>11835966How are Yolopark model kits like that? Does it just come in parts you snap together or is it as involved as gunpla with cutting from gates and stuff?
>>11835972You basically put the limbs and head on the torso, sometimes they will have stuff you put on the legs/arms
>>11835978Damn I should I get on that. Also Bluebeak
>>11835979I was actually about to ask if you were considering doing the other Datsuns as the owl lol>>11835960I like this but I think it would benefit from more gradients, like a lot of TM2 toys had. Mainly the black wings being gradated to it's more white with a black gradated wingtips. A black wash on the white and some black tips in spots would help too, but that's more than a straight digibash
>>11835979Blueshriek
>>11835960god that suits him so welli hope we get TM2 missing links, because most of them were ALMOST great toys.
Only got half of the 13. The rest didn't interest me at all.
>>11835987>Obsessively marking little boxesDamnit Hasbro. Where are the Throttlebots? You're fucking me up.
>>11835922>Not using the Ameribirb as OPWell, maybe we'll burn through this thread fast enough that the next thread will be in time for the 4th.
>>11835987I'm really debating on the combaticonsI might just like the look of them as individuals than I like the look of Bruticus>>11835992The did name drop Throttlebots in the last stream
>>11835987UM ACKSHUALLY anon you can't have half of 13..you know what? Star Eagle makes me want to see other patriotic robots from across the globe. Make it like G Gundam. Beast Wars Neo already had like, a dude in a poncho who was all arriba, right? Just keep that pattern up. I want a british lobster. a japanese cicada. a- look I just want Tripredacus back
SS86 Cliffjumper actually has a new black crotch piece like on the render, not the grey one initially shown.
>>11836005>japanese cicadaI'd think Ramhorn would be the better Japanese mascot there - they love rhinoceros beetles there for some reason.
>>11836012they do indeed. I just randomly thought of cicadas and every anime where they establish 'summer'and scarabs are in the rhino beetle family, so that one could be egyptian or something.
>>11836011>blackFor what purpose?
Recently got this guy minus effect parts for cheap, love the freak mode.
>>11836002>The did name drop Throttlebots in the last streamWell, they better hop to it!
>>11836075that was smart, the effects parts are interesting but are you ever really gonna use them?I really don't love the chimera mode and it annoys me how it sabotages the other modes / the budget, but.. dagnabbit, it's part of canon, so I get itJust maybe next time could you make landsaur's head and torso proportionate? I'm sure that wouldn't harm robot mode any.
>>11836002I was tempted on the Combaticons, but I have too many previous versions. I have to cut back on guys I already have
>>11835979Do TM2 Scourge in G1 Insecticon colors.
>>11835969Based beast Machines CHAD
>>11836075Wise move I think. I got the complete one with the effects for aftermarket prices and if it didn't have the effects parts I wouldn't even miss it.
>>11836152especially since he kinda begs for the aftermarket gap filler and sword extender kit
>>11836163lol
>>11835969Still annoyed that Hasbro haven't retooled the Legacy BW Leader Megatron into Beast Machines Megatron.
>>11836171He'd unironically be like 15-20 bucks more since his transformation is very weird in the show. We don't really get a good look at his robot mode, he wears that harness that gives him new arms and his wings form the drape around the hoop.
>>11836163goin right onto my can't-afford-it list, along with my meds.>>11836171the thing to do would be to sell the harness thingy on its own. Nobody's gonna buy 'literally the same guy except he's been fucking with his body a bit and has a new cape' when they barely bought him in the first place.
>>11835969Found that weird cheetah looking battle chariot from back when. Looks great with core class Cheetor driving it.
>>11836116Before too long my Beast Machines collection will be complete. Then I'm on to collecting the next sub group nobody but me has ever loved: Machine Wars
>>11836163Looks good, though I was kinda hoping they'd take this opportunity to make his little cleavers/missiles a bit longer.I still want to see the other two modes, the dragon in particular (I'd be fine if they ditched the drilldo mode entirely, but that's clearly not going to be the case).
>>11836188did that even come out properly
>>11836206well they cant get too long since they become a tail pincer, but yeah.I just want the modes rethought a bit. The only parts of him I truly like are the gun knees and the dragon neck.
Got Rexblade and ankylo guy. No thigh swivels but overall fun and semi complex drepite being kids line. Better than Cyberworld, but that's not saying much.Gonna make a full blue and different element team eventually.
>>11835973Pretty good and I didnt even have to pay $20 for it
Horny fembot combication named Onslut.
>>11836243kek
>>11836011Still one of the worst SS86 molds and looks horribleHoping for Devastation Cliff. That'll be complete peak
>>11836226
>>11836252hey it's zuul
>look up glup shitto>Ask Vector Prime made it a woman againIt keeps happening
>>11836226>>11836252>>11836253Horribull, close enough.I'm gonna try and do a complete blue and all element team eventually.Really hoping they do the wheel arms thing again for a future tf because it's really clever.The Energy Master guys are surprisingly fun for small guys even if they partsform. They're sorta whatever as limbs but they have some sort of play value.
>>11836256go watch ghostbusters newfag
>>11836226>>11836252>>11836256
>>11836254this one works as a girl, to me.
>>11836254Robot mode paint looks so rough
>>11836011neat. i love this mold. he's a good desk toy
>>11836254I own her - she's part of a three-pack of Autobots along with both Mirage GT and Scavenger; all of them are repaints of Vehicons. Also got Stormjet (Jetstorm repaint) and Universe Stockade (Tankor repaint, packed in with Magna Stampede) to round out the bunch; it seems the only Vehicons who never got Autobot repaints were Blast Charge, Thrust, Strika and Obsidian.
>cheetor was almist Wolverine
>>11836075>>11836092Wonder if that's the same ebay listing I saw that was also missing the effect part but was way cheaper than all the complete ones, cause that me wondering if the effect part alone is worth that much money, and if so, why?
>>11836376>Tries to steal the boyscout's girl>Fails and gets cucked every timeIt fits.
>>11836254So the toy was released in 2002, then some one says "actually it was a girl bot, for real!" 13 years later and tfwiki just runs with it as if its always been such. Thats so stupid but at least tfwiki notes thats how it happened I guess.
>>11835973i don't get this one?
>>11836254>It keeps happening>"It" = I look up something some random moron typed on the internet and get rustledShame. I recommend spending more time playing with toys.
>>11836396tfwiki is commie fanfiction and should be completely disregarded
>>11836163I will do overtime for this. I'm just happy to get rid of the original I own. Those fucking dilldozer shells have shattered to shit, and I don't have a 3D printer.Plus, he beeg.
>>11836399Canti from FLCL
>>11836421>I have to work overtime just to buy something so I can get rid of somethingIf this involved guns somehow, it would be the most American thing I've ever heard.
>>11836427ohhhhhh ok.
>>11836428IKR? Should've mentioned the knee guns. It was right there.
>>11836399Parodywrong Medic
>>11836223What do you mean, anon? Machine Wars was released at KB toys.
>>11836188Machine Wars was reused a lot for stuff like Robots in Disguise, Robot Masters and Beast Wars 2 so I'm sure more people love molds from it from those repaints. The Guy Fieri Towline in Robot Masters is a mini holy grail of mine
>>11836188>Machine Warsmy favorite thing about machine wars was the basics that came with those little two-part guns that stored away in alt mode. I wish modern toys focused more effort on weapon storage/integration than just ankle tilts and sunbow accuracy.
>>11836468>I wish modern toys focused more effort on weapon storage/integrationthe way things are going, you're lucky if modern toys even come with a weapon. Grim.
>>11836410I was looking up toy pictures and info not Ask Vectroon Prime posts.
>>11836470So you were looking up things on the internet like I said? Wouldn't recommend it.
>>11836468Normally I'd agree, but I remember they tried that in the early days of Generations and you had a lot of awkward guns because they had to fold up or fit underside the car or some strange thing. I was glad when they abandoned that.
>>11836419What is the opposite of a mirror? That should be this little dudes name
>>11836473Classic's weapon storage was cool though, Drift came with three swords that all tuck away neatly in both modes.
>It's amazing how much leftist discourse is just them pretending not to understand things, thus making discourse impossible
>>11836473Altenators had the worst weapons
>>11836480>the 3-pack of glup shittos didn't sell?>hmn make it a 4-pack
>>11836473>but I remember they tried that in the early days of GenerationsEngineering has gotten better since then. Crazy concept, I know.>>11836475>Classic's weapon storage was cool thoughThis. The only ones I can think of that were crap were the ones where the weapon was just a chunk of the alt mode, like Mirage. Most of them were pretty solid, with some of them being absolutely stellar, like Kup's rifle doubling as the truck's tailpipe, or Wheeljack's wrenches becoming side exhaust. And tooners might have been irked by the innacuracy, but classics Prime's transforming windvane/smokestack gun combo was rad as fuck. Little touches like that are what make those toys memorable almost 20 years later, as opposed to the immediately replaceable slop we get now.Sometimes I forget I'm talking to people on /toy/, where we care more about accurate characters than fun toys.
>>11836485>Engineering has gotten better since then. Crazy concept, I know.Hasbro has gotten lazier and cheaper since then. Crazy concept, I KNOW
Has hasbro done a MEGatron yet? They partner with Disney all the time so I figured this already happened. Just cant find anything online.
So I'm gathering my Blocked Defenders up into groups and need some help with placement.1. Should Astrotrain and Blitzwing go with Galvatron and Cyclonus and Scourge or go with Megatron's G1 season one gang?2. Should preceptor and Inferno and The Dinobots go with Rodimus and Ultra Magnus for a G1 season three crew or stay with the G1 season one gang?3. Should I make my main Autobot crew be the Animated gang (Optimus, Prowl, Ratchet, Bumblebee plus Jazz) and out of Wheeljack, Sunstreaker, Sideswipe, and Cliffjumper, who should get Bulkhead's spot?
>>11836476Who (you) talkin' to?
>>11836491Mega Empress is basically Meg at her most crazy
>>11836178>Nobody's gonna buy 'literally the same guy except he's been fucking with his body a bitThere's an decent amount of changes in the dragon mode, and the robot mode bits can likely all be changed to blues and greys.But you're right, the original not selling great has likely kept Cryotek from happening, let alone this.
>>11836477HARD disagree there, the engine/exhaust guns were a cool idea, I get a few could be clunky but it just looks really cool and and clean.
>>11836485>bitching about toonslop out of nowhereI always quickly remember I'm talking to people on /toy/, where they spaz about their autistic hangups, nonstop
>>11836474>What is the opposite of a mirrorA void? A mirror reflects things away from itself, while a void swallows anything it can to fill itself.
>>11836490Correct. I'm saying they should try harder to make the toys worth what they cost, instead of making excuses for them by saying shit like "well at least the weapons aren't weirdly shaped like some of those classics ones!"t. guy who does not buy modern transformers>>11836505>modern design philosophy unilaterally makes all transformers less fun and more forgettable>"Hurrrrr, what an autistic hang-up"That wasn't the flex you thought it was, slick.
>>11836480So I've gotta buy those three goons again if I want to finally get my boy Sunstorm? What a pain in the ass. I guess it helps a bit that the previous Rainmakers pack had them all as Tetra Jets, while this will at least give them their proper F-15 modes, but still...
>>11836480Oh, you motherfuckers.
>>11836507yes, it would be nice if they tried harder. It's be nice if they tried harder on a lot of things. That's a goes-without-saying statement.But since they have no intention of trying harder, I'd rather they not prioritize putting hinges on guns and compromising the weapons even more than they do now just so they can hide underneath the car mode.
>>11836507no, it was babbling about "tooners" and "about accurate characters than fun toys" in your post that nobody brought up before BUT YOU.we can see it in your post, you dumb shit. don't rewrite the conversation.
>>11836508Aren't the Rainmakers tetrajets in their episode? Also there's a solo Dreamwave Sunstorm listing next year. Totally possible theyve suddenly merged sunstorm into the pack, but I havent heard any confirmation of that.
I want a new Megatronia
>>11836508So it's going to be two yellow seekers, or are they doing Sunstorm as orange again?
>>11836513Sure, instead they can just put hinges on pointless places on the robot mode to make the alt mode ugly, all just to hide away a random wheel or headlight because tooners throw a shitfit whenever they're reminded their robot actually is made out of car parts.>>11836515>nobody brought up before BUT YOU.Pandering to tooners is objectively making modern toys worse by overengineering figures to prioritize the robot mode over the alt mode. Nobody had to bring it up. The problem is staring everyone in the face any time they look at a Transformer from the past 5 years.
>>11836513>But since they have no intention of trying harderStop right there. Just stop. The fact that you have anything to say after this to condone Hasbro's current output is very concerning.If I ever found myself saying "they have no intention of trying harder" while I continue to hand over increasing amounts of money for a sub-par product, I'd have to take a long, hard look at my life and wonder where it went wrong.
>>11836538and he's still babbling about the tooners.nobody gives a shit about your personal hangups. Stop pitching a fit because people disagree with you.
>>11836542anon is just being realistic that everything is a product of compromise based on time and budget. And has been for basically forever.If you enjoy a product well enough for what you paid for, then you inherently accept what it is. There were features on toys since G1 that they wanted to add but were unable to because they couldn't properly budget it or make it work. They could've tried harder, but ultimately it's still a product. It had to be released, had to meet margins, and so on.
>>11836542They're NOT going to try harder. It's reality. What the fuck are you babbling about?If you're so proud about how much you don't buy the shit, why are you even HERE. Just farming for (you)s
>>11836552I swear this jerkoff shows up every thread, and just CLINGS to the notion that its all the customers fault. If EVERYONE would just stop buying their current toys, Hasbro would just HAVE to pump more money into all the awesome toys that exist in his head.So he's here to berate everyone that disagrees with his perfect plan, let alone anyone who actually buys the toys and is ruining his plan.It's the only reason I can assume he pulls this shit.
>>11836520He's supposedly using his creamsicle colors, according to the rumors. Personally, that's how I prefer him looking, anyway.
>>11836563considering they also have Nova Storm, it makes sense. It's not like his 3 second cartoon appearance is that big a deal.I do wonder where the orange on his original toy came from.
>>11836396That "someone" being a person with a license from Hasbro to write official Transformers fiction, so yes, the wiki covered it. That's what a wiki does.
>>11836558>If EVERYONE would just stop buying their current toys, Hasbro would just HAVE to pump more money into all the awesome toys that exist in his head.I don't really care what Hasbro does. I just think it's funny you guys keep willingly buying toys while openly acknowledging they're bad and overpriced.>>11836553>They're NOT going to try harder. It's reality.Actually, you're right. And I'm not advocating for them to try harder. I simply want them to try SMARTER. Don't waste the pin/joint budget on stupid shit in the name of making a toy more toonerish. Instead, just design a good, fun toy. Simple as. I unironically think it would take LESS effort to make a better toy than most of the current offerings. Intead, they expend their effort in stupid places to justify inflating price points and appealing to tooners. Toonerism is ruining mainline the same way it ruined MP; overengineered, overpriced, yet underwhelming.>>11836547>Stop pitching a fit because people disagree with you.If people are trying to disagree with me, they're not doing a particularly good job. Mostly they're just making excuses for a multi-billion dollar corporation and screeching about why I'm wrong to expect Transformers to be fun, or good, or clever, or have actual alt modes.It's kind of like with movies, how a complete failure of a movie can still be fun to watch as long is it failed while trying to be unique, as opposed to a movie that fails because it was following trends and pandering to market focus/nostalgia. Some of the most fun I've had is with old, bad toys that flew too close to the sun. But everything we get now is just forgettable dreck with ankle tilts which only exists to be replaced.
>>11836590
>>11836590>I just think it's funny you guys keep willingly buying toys while openly acknowledging they're bad and overpriced.you're on /toy/. most people here are just mindlessly consooming to fill some void.
>>11836480>4 voyagers in one pack>when a single voyager costs $50 in canada
>>11836570You'll never be a woman, tranny.
>>11836593Bro, I am bored at work and just sharing my opinions on Transformers (and getting paid to do it, lol). If that's too much for your fragile constitution, maybe try reddit, where scary dissenting opinions get buried and hidden.
>>11836600
>>11836593>>11836604Anon, his bait weak. Attracting no fish!
I want that new Thundercracker to replace my Classics (skipped Siege, Earthrise etc.) one. I'd thought the current price for Voyagers was $35.99, why is he coming up everywhere for $44? They just did a price hike a couple years ago, don't tell me they did it again.
>>11836609>don't tell me they did it again.
>>11836593>>11836604>>11836606I find it funny that despite hating all of Hasbro's current output, I'm actually talking about toys and sharing opinions, while you're just shitposting. Sasuga.
>>11836613>I'm actually talking about toysEverythings already been talked about. All thats left is shitposting.
>>11836613Pay them no heed. Tooners have a tendency to seethe when you suggest that maybe, just maybe, slavish accuracy to a cartoon that couldn't even be accurate to itself is a bad idea and results in crappy toys.
>>11836610When is it gonna stop? $75 Voyagers? $190 Leaders? $39 Scouts? $900 Titans?I wanted a modern seeker trio, but $150 is ludicrous for 3 repaints.
>>11836623Simple. It will never stop. We live in a shareholder economy where we've decided that every company has an obligation to continue generating more profit than last year, every year, until the end of time.Ford v. Dodge Brothers. This shit was decided long before any of us were born. We're just at the point where it's accelerating exponentially to keep up with a demand for infinite growth in a finite world.
>>11836618Wow. With an attitude like that, no wonder you settle for shitty, overpriced toys.
>>11836623>When is it gonna stop?When people are finally unable to justify buying shit from them. Prices never go back down, so they'll just keep inflating until there's a crash and the company goes under. In the end, it's about maximizing profits and seeing how much they can get away with charging before the guys in charge have to bail on their golden parachutes. If people are still buying when Voyagers hit $200 or more, they'll keep hiking up the price. Rinse and repeat.
>>11836623Remember when you laughed about boomers talking about how they could buy a movie ticket, a roast beef dinner, and a new watch for a dime?Yeah, you're living through that now. Luckily we have a president who knows business and will fix things, as long as the next election doesn't get stolen and he puts the right parameters in place. You will pay more, but you will earn more(provided you deserve to.)
>>11836628>With an attitude like that, no wonder you settle for shitty, overpriced toys.Keep seething, retard.>inb4 IM NOT SEETHING, YOU'RE SEETHING!!
>>11836632>STILL not talking about toys>doesn't even have any toy or TF-related reaction images to useYou're cooking yourself so hard I don't even need to reply. But as I said, I'm just bored and running the clock out before the long weekend.>>11836619Honestly it's my fault. I should really stick to the old addage that if you can't say anything nice, you shouldn't say anything at all. Not buying current retail TFs has given me tons of extra money to collect older stuff, as well as buy the occasional Missing Link, which exemplifies the kind of design philosophy I'd like to see. Most things I've added to my collection over the past 5 years have been absolute bangers and grails, so I honestly have nothing to complain about. But this is 4chan, and as they say, "when in Rome..."
>>118364951. Galvatron's crew2. The season three Autobots3. Wheeljack
>>11836648>I don't even need to reply.But you did, retard. Keep replying.
Im gonna keep buying leaders and commanders as long as they keep making them this good, shame about what's become of deluxe class though
>>11836092>>11836152Only figure that i really use effects on is Fire Convoy, sadly this is the only one I have so I would like a few more. >>11836380It was a local pickup
>>11836474Sand, because no way in hell will an image be reflected from sandpaper with it's rough coarse gain. In addition, a mirror is made from glass and glass comes from sand
>>11836480fucking hell. anyone feel like splitting up a set?
>>11836734Sure, I'll take Sunstorm and you can have the other three
>>11836376boy that does work>>11836380well they're purple and numerous, but hardly unique.i believe they're supposed to help replicate a special move from the anime, but..
>>11836456oh okay.>>11836469so much more room to get worse
>>11836474Um... a curtain? Like a mirror is where you can see yourself well, a curtain prevents even the smallest reflection from the window, plus nobody ELSE can see you and you can't see them either
>>11836163Have they made any mention of releasing this in the West? Is it the same height as Magmatron?
>no artemis figure
>>11836761>Have they made any mention of releasing this in the West?It'll be Pulse exclusive like all Takara stuff.
>>11836648>Most things I've added to my collection over the past 5 years have been absolute bangers and grailsExamples? Especially the grails. I love it when guys can obtain their most sought-after figures. These were mine.
>>11836802Puke.
>>11836806I had no idea Deathsaurus' original toy was so small. Maybe the HasLab one just spoiled me.
>>11836806We need a Titan Overlord. Star Convoy sized will be fine.
>>11836815Yeah, it's about the same height as Sixshot and Ginrai. I like it though. It still would have been cool for him to be the same height as Scroponok and Overlord.
>>11836474That's a gun, you know. there's a handle for Mirror to hold.
>>11836818The closest thing we have to that is Fans Hobby Double Evil but I don't think it's the same height as official Titan Black Zarak.
>>11836806Just HOW did you get that Overlord?
>>11836834Bought it from eBay UK in early 2016. I bought Deathsaurus directly from Japan later that year. Considering what they both sell for these days, I'm glad I bought them a decade ago. Deathsaurus disappeared from eBay and his price skyrocketed right after his Haslab campaign.
>>11836843all right, anon. We'll accept that storyfor now......
>>11836519Hopefully include the sixth member motorcycle this time.The name, Wildcard, was right there Takara!
>>11836519May be one of the few times I'll accept the frame method. So they can make them all super sexbots
>>11836845I just realized what you were referencing and I don't appreciate it. No one should be subjected to such cursed knowledge.
>>11836912I take it your jaw's still a little sore.
>>11836912It's not a hobby for the weak of constitution
>>11836918Is there somewhere to read that entire story from beginning to end?
>>11836923It used to be just fine before the fags and troons hijacked it during the IDW days.
>>11836924I have this. I don't know if it's the whole thing or not
>>11836928kek
>>11836852Can we see the back?
>>11836937You might've if I hadn't stolen those pictures.
>>11836928>>11836929What a terrible day to be literate.
>>11836929>stephen colbert qoute in sig>sig full of links to other dumb shit>gay little avatar>have to see this shit every time he posts>quotes himselfI hate old forums so much its unreal.
>>11836739
>>11836959and now Overlord is ruined for another collector
>>11836964and out of character, too. that is.. >>11836972Yeahhh this expands dong. you are supposed to flip his thumb underneath btw..
>>11836964>I hate old forums so much its unreal.still better than gay fucking discord or whatever you zoomers like
>>11836976Its not mine its from an old 90s website full of stuff like this I posted the other day. I wish the guy had modern pictures. My othet favourite is a test shot that used Scourge's colors so he's basically Nemesis Towline.
>>11836980These are just test shots but Cheetor was meant to be his colors but they changed it last minute. This one really makes me want a axololt transformer.
I think this is infamous hit the scult for Torcs is so fucking good. But the sculptor didn't get paid lol
>>11836983*but the sculpt
>>11836982axolotlformer would be cute. Question is, would it play on the 'remaining a child even after growing up' idea?
>>11836983>Didn't get paidThat's even crazier because they used that design in the one anime as a villain.
>>11836983This was used for some lost speculative evolution mockumentary from the 90s, it's not that he wasn't paid it's that it was stolen
Gonna restart my TF collection, what's a good $30-$60 Optimus Prime to start with???
>>11836427
>>11837006Do you remember the name of it?
>>11837007What do you prefer? G1 or other? If G1, Deluxe G1 Optimus is a fun little toy, and Target has the "More Than Meets The Eye Collection" SS86 Optimus Prime, though it is a battle damage deco. But the mold is really something.
>>11837012G1 or his JP designs maybeMost of my collection is Bayverse stuff which I don't have displayed
>>11836988Japan gave zero fucks about copyright back then. they have sadly backslid the other way, hard.all we want is the guy to be credited and paid, is that so hard? You don't have to go nuts and police shit and take things down...I can't believe Sega STILL won't just pay Brad Buxer for his music.
>>11836929https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Greg_Sepelak
>>11837011https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Elphaorpha
>>11836988>>11837015Takara would likely not be aware, let alone the animation studio.In all likelihood Kenner just gave Takara the designs and asked them to engineer the toy from it, possibly design the robot mode. I am curious to where the fact that the sculptor didn't get paid came from, though. TFwiki says the designer wasn't aware it was used, but that doesn't mean he didn't get paid. Companies tend to commission artists for concepts, they often don't update them after their initial contract unless there's residuals involved. Kenner at this time was making a couple "hybrid beast" concepts, like Jurassic Park Chaos effect. Since I heard of this story, I always suspected they commissioned a bunch of hybrid beasts and then split them between the JP people and BW(especially since Torca infamously has non-elephant like feet)
>>11837020oh yeah good point>he might have just gotten paid without being notified what it was forthat's.... possible? But as an artist, I gotta say, if my art was used for a toy, I would be all OVER that knowledge, and beyond stoked. I'd buy up the whole stock.you might well have a point though, nothing about Torca looks like a fuzor of elephant and orca. The other fuzors are liminal beings, this guyu definitely looks more like Chaos Effect..
>>11837020>Jurassic Park Chaos effectSome of these things straight up look like they should be called dragons.
>>11836929>i wont respond>actually admits to it with the "two consenting adults" part
>>11837028>A whole dungeon filled with sex toys and transformers
>>11837031>>11837028>>11836929>I WILL NOT DIGNIFY THESE WILD ACCUSATIONS WITH A RESPONSE>but-
>>11837033
>>11836631Faggot
>>11837022>I gotta say, if my art was used for a toy, I would be all OVER that knowledge, and beyond stoked. I'd buy up the whole stock.I mean, I hate to be harsh anon, but when you say an artist, do you mean you make a living off it? Do you work for big companies?Because someone who gets regular work like this probably would be used to it and thus it's not really that special anymore. It's like if you ask animators what shows they worked on, or voice actors, they've done so much some things just blend together. Probably sentimental about a few things, but when you're constantly working in a commercial field you're less darling about individual things. Plus add in that a lot of concept work tends to be done under NDAs and kept vague. We'll likely never know more because the initial person who contacted the artist never bothered to inquire further. I can't even find a source or what the website was where the portfolio was hosted.
>>11837017Thanks but I meant what was the name of the speculative evolution mockumentary? Also fuck this guy is on Mandarake but he's 15000 yen.
>>11837024honestly it makes sense.. it's funny that it took til Jurassic World for the MOVIES to acknowledge 'these are not real dinosaurs, they are GMO chimeras' but the toyline leapt on that right away. dino+dino fusions, dino+regularanimal...>>11837028I would love to never hear the word 'consent' again, except in front of "of the governed."
>>11837024Holy shit these are cool. I never knew they existed until now. I might have to find this dino snake.
I wish Kenner went even further beyond and made transformers woth a fusion of 3+ animals. Fuzors of Fuzors. Transmetal 1 and 2 Fuzors. It I was an oil baron I would have given them so much money for my stupid ideas.
>>11837054That one's actually a recolor of their existing tanystropheus, so it doesn't necessarily have to be a fuzorbut then again, tanystropheus can't bend its neck like that, so .. it kinda is.god, the capture gear was always so lame. That tended to go in the parts bucket.>>11837052I too would like to know, since I only know of that one Dragons one, and The Future Is Wild. which did not feature Torca's design.>>11837055inorite.
>>11837055The best thing about three-way fusions is you can REALLY plan around the robot mode. No compromises. Just keep adding new animal parts til you have something that works
>>11836979They really aren't, grandpa.
>>11836886A Shockwave retool for a sixth member would be cool too, the boobs are already there.>>11836897It'd be a miracle if all the limbs got to be new molds. Honestly as long as they nail the head sculpts and give them lots of paint I'd be happy with retools. Either way I hope New Legends lets Takara do more stuff like Megatronia.
>>11836964this is.. dramatically uncharacteristic of old forago check some out sometime.
>>11836976>and out of character, too. that is.>>11837107this is.. dramatically uncharacteristic of old foraWhat the fuck.
>>11837111the plural of forum
>>11836609Last year.Voyagers have been underpriced for nearly a decade, and the inflation of 2022-2024 allowed a small price hike, but a major one was inevitable.Especially because tfone toy sales absolutely cratered. They have to make up for those losses while they pivot to a new strategy.Leaks keep indicating something big is planned. Good money is on haslab primus or an armada unicron redux.
>>11837117That's forumsFora is the latin plural. If you're not using it in an academic sense, like a fuckton of other words, it's not okay to use fora.It'd be like saying "I'm thirsty, i need a glass of aqua"
>>11837107>dramatically uncharacteristic of old forumsAre you being sarcastic? I cant tell. Older style forums were, and still are loaded with people who have obnoxious signatures on every post, full of links and pictures and qoutes and shit. Its nice if you can find one that limits that, because if you dont, posters go out of control with it.Even having qoutes in a sig is too much for me. I hate seeing that shit, and posters jerking eachother off over their post count, and how long they've been there for sucking dick. Its why I come here.
>>11837126Maybe if they stopped passing the cost of their failures onto us, they'd make more sales and fewer failures.>>11837130if you don't want to use latin, use a different word. Speak "Anglish."otherwise, pluralize your latin properly.>>11837132Not that part. the obnoxious and irritating and smug asshole part. People used to be cool on those.
>>11837053>it's funny that it took til Jurassic World for the MOVIES to acknowledge 'these are not real dinosaurs, they are GMO chimeras' but the toyline leapt on that right away.The toyline was more closely based on the original books than the movies (hence why most of the old toys came with cards depicting scenes and quotes that never happened in the movie). In the books, it was blatantly obvious the dinosaurs were mutant freaks, like having Carnotaurus camouflaging itself because it has chameleon DNA, or the notorious venom from the Dilophosaurus spliced with King Cobras.>>11837054>Holy shit these are cool.I loved mine as a kid - I had Ankyloranodon, Compstegnathus, Raptor Alpha (who I still have today), and Velocitapteryx.... I'm STILL waiting for my Ultimasaurus, Kenner. I don't care that you don't exist anymore, MAKE IT HAPPEN.
>>11837142>Carnotaurus camouflaging itselfThey even had this dude show up in the one arcade game as a boss. He was a huge cunt.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGI7ScpMtXo
>>11837007>>11837012Legacy G1 Optimus really is a great fucking release and desk buddy. I'm still aiming for the Magnus but part of me wishes DNA or somebody who make a 3P kit that is an entire Trailer for him so he can G1/Diet Missing Link
>>11837098Sure thing zoomer fag. Enjoy your troons.
>>11837009and this one is?
>>118368348O c==B
>>11837232Also Canti
>>11837103No way. Flowspade already is Shockwave’s counterpart.MegaEmpress = Megatron Luna Club = SoundwaveMoonheart = StarscreamTrick Diamond = Swindle
>>11836631Retard
>>11837136>if you don't want to use latin, use a different word. Speak "Anglish.">otherwise, pluralize your latin properly.Not that anon but as someone who actually studied Latin back in the day, that's retarded. Forum is a loanword and "forums" is the accepted plural in English. Even European romance countries don't use "fora" as the plural. Languages evolve, stop being so pedantic.
>>11837259I just want her to have a cool gun. Maybe a Gal-vatron then? That'd be a cool cannon.
>>11837259>>11837284Didn't they make Reflectors from Shockwave? Maybe just do that again. Mirrorjoker or something.
>>11837259I wonder, could Sakamoto in his wisdom of merging canons be crazy enough to make Optimus and MegaEmpress coming together lead to the creation of Big Convoy? Big Convoy has the Optimus looks and his big cannon and his silver/grey left arm seems like something that could be inherited from MegaEmpress.
>>11837346He's crazy but I don't think he's that crazy.
>>11837346I can kind of see it but it's sort of a stretch. I feel that a union between Optimus and Lyzack (provided they got the license to her of course) resulting in Lio Convoy makes way more sense and a shame Sakamoto can't capitalize on it.
>>11837346>Big Convoy has the Optimus looks and his big cannon and his silver/grey left arm seems like something that could be inherited from MegaEmpress.I kinda love the idea someone put forth that Big Convoy is basically Takara's homage to American comics. The asymmetrical "prosthetic" arm, all the guns, his gruff attitude and loner personality forced to be a leader, he's basically Cable.The TM2s were likely inspired by McFarlane toys so it makes sense they'd look at other American trends.
Just got SS86 Devastator for $130! Did some trades to lower it, but hotdamn I'm happy.
>>11837368How is he? I've never had a Devastator, just one or two of the orange G2 components.
>>11837376He's heavy and compact, and like a lot of people have said his shoulders are too loose. I'll mess with him later I need to sleep.
>Get 40th Lio Convoy from Amazon>Despite buying it from a seller, new, I still end up with a swapWhy do I even bother wirh Amazon?
>>11837411Because ur a retarded fagguette
>>11837411Nothing Amazon sells really comes from them these days - it's s basically eBay now, with all the "shops" run by scalpers unless you're buying something digitally, like books, music or movies. It's why I stopped using them ages ago.
>>11837368Now get the New Bee hand set
>>11837142Ahhh I knew the book had the "he can't see you if you don't move" thing coming from frog DNA but I didn't know the rest.>>11837145kek.. look at that.. not exactly terrifying anymore
>>11837278>languages evolveyou realize I can just use that same excuse, right? anything that can evolve can evolve back exactly how it was, gene pools don't change.
>>11837363oh wow you are definitely correct about that.
>>11837486>you realize I can just use that same excuse, right? anything that can evolve can evolve back exactly how it was, gene pools don't change.Oh no, hes being retarded on purpose. Its terminal.
>>11837486>anything that can evolve can evolve back exactly how it was, gene pools don't change.That's...not at all how evolution works. At least now we know you flunked highschool biology.
Oh huh, I didn't know Studio Series Shockwave had lightpiping. Every picture made it light up so well I thought it was paint.
>>11837640>Studio Series ShockwaveWhich one? There's four.
TAKO TANKTAKO TANKMOTHERFUCKING TAKO TANK
>>11837649The G1 one guy that just came out. Also forgot he came with another Shockwave gun. Since I have the one that came with the Dramatic Capture set, and the Centurion one, I can make him triple wield now.
>>11837363>The asymmetrical "prosthetic" arm,If you look at the original toys back you can see two watch size battery holes. It looks like he was going to have electronics that lit up that arm because it was mostly transparent red. He also had a hole behind the matrix and that's in red plastic so that could have lit up. He was pronabaly meant to hold his giant cannon in that arm. But it was all abandoned. Seriously the watch battery looking shapea is the most auspicious part
>>11837657Reminds me how people opened up Galaxy Force Starscream and found the remnants of a spot for batteries.
>>11837640He's just a de-greebled Siege Shockwave with less stuff. Everything that used that mold has light piping (that actually works, unlike some other modern characters that use it).
>>11837661He has a new head so I figured they'd have left the piping out since it worked so badly on the other versions of the mold.
>>11837569right. So the model they gave us with the white and black moths, or the one about the fish in a pond growing larger or smaller.. just made up examples, right?
>>11837650I want it I want it I want it>>11837657aw man that would have been tits.>>11837659My first exposure to this was Falconzord. I KNEW his chest looked like it should have AA batteries inside, but I was never able to get the screw behind the sticker (RIP sticker, but I had a second falconzord anyway) to unscrew. presumably it was glued. and sure enough, I looked it up.. it originally had lights in the wingtips in japan.
>>11836959They don't call them "Headmasters" for nothin'!What a terrible name for a toyline...
>>11837680Reminds me o' that tragedy
>>11837670>My first exposure to this was Falconzord. I KNEW his chest looked like it should have AA batteries inside, but I was never able to get the screw behind the sticker (RIP sticker, but I had a second falconzord anyway) to unscrew. presumably it was glued. and sure enough, I looked it up.. it originally had lights in the wingtips in japan.Wait, what? I swear mine had light-up wingtips back in the day, but I got it from Toys R' Us in the US, not Japan. The box was in English, had English instructions, and even showed how to replace the batteries...
>>11837656the new one is meant to combine with him in alt mode.
>>11837694It's possible there was a deluxe version at some point. It was spotty to follow back then. I know they did a rerelease of Titanus to be the carrier of the new zords.
>>11837722I just remember the wingtips would light up (with alternating flashes) when you pressed the circle with the sticker on it on the belly; I think it made shooting sounds, too, though I can be misremembering. I used to hold it by the tail with its wings forward and use it as a laser gun. But I know it was the original '95 release of the toy, not a "deluxe" version - I got it pretty much as soon as it aired on TV.
>>11837739well now that doesn't seem right, since that was where the screwhole goes. I'd have to look up where the original's power button is. There's definitely youtube videos.god this is gonna drive me nuts now. I mean I remember the dinozords were released in different scales with some not really combining or only the legs could transform, but I don't think they did a separate falconzord..
The "hunt down the last member before he's gone everywhere" has to be the worst part of combiners
>>11837751Who here is still missing a Breakdown?
>>11837753I need a Dragstrip now and now HE's hitting $40 despite I saw him sub $15 for years
>>11837346>>11837363Why not both then? Make Big Convoy a creation between the union of Optimus and MegaEmpress who then gets sent into the future in a freak accident into the Beast Wars era where he becomes the Big Convoy everyone remembers and love and his main goal is to try and go back in time.
I saw power ranger colors dino bots that can combine into volcanicus on aliexpress. Anyone own those?
>>11837770works for me
>>11837770I have a stupid idea for a Big Convoy where his cannon is shaped like Shockwave. But only because it looks cool I have no idea what the lore would be.
>>11837741This reminds me when Hasbro first bought Power Rangers and I thought at the very least we would get a cool crossover...
>>11837351Honestly that works really well. Lio Convoy taking his Convoy design after Optimus and his Lion cues after Lyzack. Not to mention Lio Convoy is melee focused, can fly in robot mode and turns green and white-ish in his super form.
>>11836491Shut up, Meg
>>11837841
>>11837823it's as if theyh knew they'd be selling it back later so they didnt wanna make it awkward for certain parts of it to be partially owned by hasbro forever. like i'm sure that TMNT crossover episode is a nightmare to license.
>>11837842
>>11837823I'd imagine it's a nightmare to handle between rightsholders. Even though Hasbro got the rights to Power Rangers they don't have 100% complete control of it, there's Saban and then there's Toei who the latter still has some say in it thanks to the footage and props and everything else belonging to them. It's probably a part of the reason why Hasbro completely abandoned Power Rangers, whatever Brian Goldner had plans for the franchise died with him leaving the people lower than him to deal with it instead and there's the other companies who are also involved at the same time. It's difficult to work with an IP when it is a joint-venture with others, especially ones that Hasbro wouldn't really want to work with.
>>11837848I thought they sold it back to Saban
>>11837751>the hunt down the last member, but just as you get it they announce a big special set with all the members and a nicer paintjob
>>11837661I fucking love light piping
>>11837927I loving light pipe fucking
>>11837927I pipe light love fucking.
>>11837411Well, after contacting amazon, they first told me to return it, then they told me to keep it and get a full refund. I was fine returning it, but I did hope they would price match that item with one currency toy on sale, but apparently they couldn't do it this time.Guess I'm not getting a 40th Selection Lio Convoy.
>>11837662The Siege Shockwave mold has some of the best light-piping. What are you talking about?
>>11837751>G2 yellowWhat did they mean by this?
>>11837751This is the image that finally sold me on the 86 Seekers.>>11837753You know they recently re-issued him finally right? Don't tell me the re-issues are all gone now too. I snatched mine up the day he was announced.
I'm on the fence about 86 Shockwave, I want him but only if I can make the backpack removable.I heard it's pinned, is it easy-ish to knock the pin out? If you do, does the backpack/gun barrel still stay on if you choose to attach it, or does it just fall off in either mode now?
>>11837927I have it pre-ordered but the lack of grey paint on the sides of the legs bothers me.
>>11836491Does she transform into a man? MegatRON?
I hope we get an evil version of Rexblade soon, he looks really fun but all my Wild King dudes are bad bastards
>>11838047I'm sure there will be a Dark Rexblade down the line. They did the Nemesis Prime and the black repaint of Megatron after all.
Today's the day! HER day! The big 250! I DEMAND anyone who owns Star Eagle to post her right this instant! Doesn't have to be anything fancy, JUST DO IT!!!
>>11838080
>>11837751Is Starscream out already? Being a filthy 3rd worlder I'll have to get it online somehow. Also I got Brawl yesterday and while yes, I do feel a little ripped off by him being a voyager, he does feel really nice in hand and is a neat lil tankformer on his own. Also maybe mine is a later batch but his chest hinge which I read everywhere was plastic-shearingly tight feels smooth so maybe they did some running fix.
>>11838066Never grabbed Black Megs, but I did get Nemesis Prime, he looks great combined with World Dragnus.
Why won’t they reissue ER Doubledealer?
>>11837848>>11837854Saban has no say anymore, idk what anon is on about. Even Toei is kept out of the dark considering Hasbro sold off the costumes , which Toei clearly had an issue with since they ended up buying some suits not even used in PR but sent to America just in case
>>11837796I picked up the OS pink Slash cause we were loving running a small crew of raptors, she was good
>>11837351>provided they got the license to her of courseI don't see why they wouldn't, the TF license basically has it so everything defaults back to Hasbro and thus shared by Takara unless it's first used outside the property. This is why Marvel sneaked in Circuit Breaker(and arguably lied about Death's Head) in comics before TF, so they could lock those characters down
>>11837739>>11837741>>11837823>>11837848>>11838153I am so glad power rangers is dead and will never get new content or toys
>>11838080>Present your bird-gument to the bird-cel
>>11838161Lyzack and Esmeral are both owned by the company that did the Victory manga, and while that did get a re-release and official translation, if Takara or Hasbro want to do anything new with them they've gotta go through them. Gilthor is in the same boat,and that had a Flame Kits kit that got cancelled because they either couldn't, or didn't want to, get the rights to make it.
>>11838169This seems bizarre, seems like it’s just a case for the early manga stuff since Takara owns the anime original characters like Death cobra outright
>>11838173Seems so, I know Takara wasn't releasing Flame Toys toys back when Gilthor got cancelled, so it might have been an issue with Flame Toy's licence from Hasbro at the time where Hasbro found out they didn't have the rights and didn't want to get them.I think now with Takara releasing and working with Flame Toys, you'd have Takara try and get the rights sorted. I'd really like a Esmeral toy to go with the Haslab Deathsaurus one day, they're a cute couple.
>>11838173We don't know how the rights for Anime characters work, but they don't seem to have problems securing them, the only time this was a problem was with Artemis, but they consistently used these characters in supplementary Manga.Meanwhile, the manga originals have stayed manga original, so whatever that magazine wants is way more than Takara or Hasbro are willing to give.
>>11838162Er, they're getting new toys right now.
>>11838192The same old same old, and people wonder why toys r us died when nothing new gets made
Is it me or this new Autentics Mirage better looking then...most Mirages we've got in the last few years?Hope he's sold at Target and Walmart like the rest.
>Laserbeak returns, Megatron.>Welcome, Laserbeak! Unlike some of my other warriors, you never fail me...>>11837927It looks so good when done right and it definitely was with this one.
>>11838209Shocky's too short
>>11838209>reeeee I can see Buzzsaw in Soundwave's chest and he wasn't in the movie not accurate REEEEEEEE
>>11838232How do you know he wasn't in Soundwave's chest the whole time and just never deployed? It's not like you can actually see inside the chest compartment in the movie.
>>11838148It's bizarre that they never used the mold for anything else. I saw people throwing around Machine Wars Soundwave and Stalker as ideas for it.
>>11838169>>11838180Gilthor is such an awesomely ridiculous and obvious print money idea that I can't imagine Hasbro and Takara will stay away from it forever.
>>11838243Maybe they want to do a different take that is straightforward combining so they can sell it as toys instead of mixed doppelganger.
>>11838200better looking? no.uncomfortably close to mainline? I'd say so.
>>11838243I'd love a toy of Gilthor but Takara and Kodansha don't seem interested in working out a license agreement, so it's unlikely to ever happen.
>>11838168seeing these birbs makes me wanna do something similar, since I also have Bluebolts and one extra airazor that Ima repaint into someone new (suggestions open. pink? dark red feathers and pink bot?)>>11838080I will try to get to this
>>11838200I don't necessarily agree with Mirage, that alt mode is a mess, but it wouldn't be the first time an Authentics toys looked better than mainline.
>>11838153kek, they sold them to someone else instead of selling back to toei?
>>11838284They sold them off to the public in an auction which is crazier.Toei apparently bought up a few and put them in their sentai museum, they were under a “no-photos” area so I imagine they didn’t want them winning those auctions to be public.
>>11838287ah, yeah that's kinda fair. kinda. not really though
>>11838273>I will try to get to thisGood luck - you missed the window, and she's not getting a reprint because she was made specifically for the USA 250 celebration; she was also a WalMart exclusive, and you know how those tend to work out.
>>11838311I meant I'll try to get to photographyI'm the guy that repainted her a bit
https://www.hasbropulse.com/product/transformers-generations-armada-nemesis-prime-air-defense-minicon-team/G11005L00Pulse restocked the Nemesis Prime and Star Saber so if you missed out on him, get him...or don't i'm not your mom.
>>11838311It's on pulse right now bozo.
>>11838241Didn't they say it was getting a MW Soundwave reuse next year?
>>11838319I fucking wish the takara stuff had more stock, once that's gone, it's never coming back.
I figured out what my most wanted crossover TF would be. The 1936 Cord taxi from The Shadow. But I don't want him to just transform into a robot version of The Shadow. I'd want him designed as his own pulp/noir robot hero that makes the most of the Cord's shapes and colors. He could be the Shadow's sidekick.But knowing how the Monkey's Paw works, if it ever happened for some retarded reason, It would just be a shitty shellformer that hides all the yellow away so it can turn into The Shadow.
>>11838344That kind of car is definitely cooler than the cars of today, even if I think cars from the 50s through the 80s were still better.cars are kinda like music that way
>>11838319>looking at pulse exclusives and pre-orders>Age of the Primes Voyager Class Powerlinx Red Alert and 8 Mini-Con PackFor what purpose.
>>11838345Cords were famously gorgeous cars for their time and are cherished by collectors. They're on of the US automakers that didn't survive past WWII, but they're considered iconic noir/art deco cars. The kind of car you'd see in the background of Batman The Animated Series.
>>11838344for me it's The General Lee from Dukes of Hazzard but that's never gonna happen.
>>11838333No one has ever said that. We're getting Machine Wars Starscream in the last wave of AotP from Skyquake and then Marvel Soundwave next year.
>>11838348Hot Wheels has a wonderful Cord casting with an opening hood and a removable convertible top. I wouldn't expect them to use something like this for the hot wheels crossover, but a man can dream.>>11838349I feel like General Lee has at least a non-zero chance of getting a 3P someday because of how equally iconic and controversial it is. Plus the 70-71 Challenger is an eternally popular car.
>>11838348yeah, and that's honestly the part I don't like, but what I do like is the aggressive hood shape, long hoods, fenders... nice sleek cab..
>>11838361So you don't like that it looks like a Batman animated car, but you do like all the things abou tit that make it look like a Batman animated car. M'okay.
Kiss Players, we're back.
>>11838363put it this wayi fuckin loved the BTAS batmobile. I prefer retrofuturistic to just retro. concept cars, y'know? looking forward to the space age that never came.
>>11838366Some of us never left>>11838313>>11838311>>11838273>>11838080Here you go. Bonus kinda-maybe-Israel-or-French-Polynesia bird. Bluebolts doesn't really fit anywhere in particular. Technically neither does Star Eagle with her two shades of blue, but we love her anyway.
>>11838239Anon...was it not abundantly clear that I was not only joking, but making fun of the very people you're accusing me of sounding like?>tfg autism strikes again
>>11838368its wild there's canonically 2 female bird transformers from the same exact mold.
>>11838379Technically three? Airazor, Bluebolts, and now Star Eagle.
>>11838379it would be kind of weirder if they tried to sell us one of them as a dudeoh wait
>>11838385I am surprised we aren't seeing more pics of Skywarp actually, since he is much more of a bald eagle
>>11838383>>11838385fuck i meant blue birds specifically.
>>11838346>For what purposeHe comes with all the missing Minicons from the previous characters, including Nemesis Prime's proper Vorpal Saber/Dark Saber. The only Minicon missing from that pack is Jolt, because he was already bundled with Powerlinx Hotshot a while back.
>>11838388yeah, that part is quite weird. Surprised they didnt just give us a smaller Bluebolts as an other walm'rt explusive. Given the colors. I just want more beast recolors.
>>11838389Cometor is still void.
>>11838416and Drill Bit and Ramjet
>>11838416Cannot dislike this fucker.
>>11838389>>11838416>>11838424and now we have some new molds, the next pack can do Clench, Zapmaster, Corona Sparkplug and powerlinx Longarm.
>>11838416They rollbacked DEI so he got canned
Prime colors look good on almost anything
>>11838478Man I really wish we'd get a new version of TM Primal and Megs. Hot take, I know. Still, odd they haven't done it. I mean Optimus and Megs sell so it seems like they'd be shoe-ins right?
>>11838478Put a silver wash on his pecs and pick out one of the forearm details in yellow and that's 10/10
GALVATRON
>>11838500What'd he say his name was?
>>11838500So good.
>>11838500He's going to be so expensive and I'm going to for over every dollar for it
>>11838487Transmetal 1s seem overlooked. I think we only got Transmetal Inferno alt head for Antagony, an exclusive Ravage who was a remold of Transmetal Cheetor back in the day but not technically Transmetal and so they made him a fluffy cat, and Optimal Optimus that turned out really badly years ago. We have more Beast Machines characters somehow. You'd think they'd have least done Rampage and Depthcharge.
>>11838507>He's going to be so expensiveDoubtful, he's going to be the same as Magnus I think
>>11838508>We have more Beast Machines characters somehowAs the local Beast Machines chad I'm ok woth that... but we neeeed more
>>11838500Hopefully the horns will be shown later, I'd be weird if he didn't come with them, since they molded his head to acomodate them.
>>11838516No horns here, they will be in a second release as Unicron.
>>11838507I'm assuming 200.
>>11838516What horns??
>>11838500the dragon mode looks... less stupid, but it still has big hollow drill halves as pauldrons and pretty fucking awkward legs, so I think I'm comfortable giving this one a miss. and I'm NOT just saying that because I'll never, ever be able to afford it.
>>11838520Unicron horns
>>11838500This single release bodies literally all of hasbro's slop this year kek
>>11838522These?
>>11838532Looks like them!
>>11838513Ape Linq is technically Beast Machines and Transmetal Hasbro pls. You cant just make me remember he existed because of a movie.
Kind of wish they did something with his crotch in alt mode
None of you have even watched Beast Wars II, you're just pretending to be excited for that pink faggot
>>11838544
>>11838546Well none of us have watched Beast Wars Neo either but Magmatron still fucks
>>11838546I did, but how is that fucking relevant to liking him?
>>11838547non-g1-guy here butdoes anyone at takasbro understand how eagerly I would buy a line of "the tape animals but less flat" transformers? Just let them transform into rectangular prisms. I dunno, make them look like shipping crates or something if you have to. could compete with Beastbox nicely.
>>11838546No, but Ive always known about the hilarious looking pink dragon with gattling gun knees that could also transform into a huge golden cock. I watched every other transformers that was on TV in canada growing up.
>>11838555Just collect beastbox/52toys then?
>>11838521>it still has big hollow drill halves as pauldrons and pretty fucking awkward legsThat was always going to be a thing, though - the idea is to stay true to the show appearance, just like how the SS86 line is supposed to be emulating characters' movie appearances. He had the weird legs and drill-half pauldrons on the cartoon, therefore any new version of him is going to have those. As stupid as they look, they're as important to his design as Optimus Prime's windshield pecs. or Megatron's flat chest and wrist cannon.
>>11838546It's actually one of the only JP Transformers media I DID watch, and I actually liked Galvatron quite a bit. I still have his original toy sitting on my shelf; I'm looking forward to getting the new one to go with him.
>>11838544>>11838547I'm a mark for MPs, so I'll be getting these>>11838546I've watched.. most of BWIIIt freakin' stinks
>>11838574It’s surprisingly goodI already have a 3P one that’s good already so I’ll pass, hoping they do a Twincast instead
>>11838546I didn't watch it and I have no interest in a pink dragon drill thing
>>11838558but they're too expensive, hard to transform, and usually have shitty articulationthese are perfect, just too thin>>11838567yes but I still -wanted- it not to be.
>>11838567They change shit all the time thoughAre you saying "New Legends" is essentially Studio Series? Because I thought this was CHUG. Like didn't we see it next to Lio? If it's not CHUG, maybe we could get a CHUG one later.>>11838574I hate how much I don't love BW2/Neo. I want to adore them. It's everything I like, put together. But not only do I not love the shows, I feel like only a few of the original designs they came up with are good, and zero of them are excellent.
>>11838583>but they're too expensiveThey're like 30 bucks each on average?
>>11838585yeah and they're pretty tiny, but they have a billion complex parts due to the overly complex transformationThese tapes would cost like, deluxe prices, and could be 50% bigger. All the parts contribute to the animal articulation, none are wasted on just the tape mode.
>>11838546Leaders of all decepticons and predicons are COOL by DEFAULT. It is not a hard concept to grasp
>>11838555Is that not what the studio series cassettes are?
>>11838595Sort of! I love those guys.Now imagine them with the kind of expert shaping and multiple-joints-per-limb of the MPG ones. The shapely ears and horns, the nice looking legs that aren't just little nubs. That's more satisfying, isn't it?
I sometimes wish I were an MP collector instead of a CHUG one
>>11838601Why?So you have to spend more money and wait for 3rd party to do the character you want
>>11838603Nta but what's the difference these days
>>11838603yeah especially how good some of the 1st and 3 rdparty beast wars figures look for season 1 looks and transmetals.
>>11838603honestly, if it weren't for the fragility, and the absolutely glacial release pace, I'd say MPs have a better value. And the availability of 3P is kind of great, again aside from the price.
>>11838604>>11838605>>11838606I say this as someone who collects MP and most recent purchase is MP scale Slugslinger
>>11838500This is why TF is so dangerous compared to everything else I collect. I normally only buy toys of characters I'm familiar with and have some sort of emotional connection to, but I've never seen BWII and I'm still going to drop what's sure to be an absurd amount of money on this asshole because of how fucking cool he looks.
Turns out siege-style Shockwave heads attach quite happily to 5mm joints and headmaster joints
>>11838616Really? No gripes? Not even the robot mode legs? The way his arms turn into a really fat tail just so they can carry tons of tail kibble on them? The weird toothy pincer wings?And, I'm just gonna say it, the clashy colors? You can't have sickly pink, blood red, AND bright indigo. Pick two of those three.
>>11838637Nope, no problems with any of the above. You're just too picky - he looks plenty cool as-is.
>>11838649pew pew pew
>>11838621>mm joints and headmaster jointsWait does Shockwave have a ball joint or hole for 5mm pegs? I am kinda tempted to do this...
>>11838616It's honestly funny. Even when I watched the show, his weird weapons always looked goofy, but fuck does he have presence. I'll pick him up, shame I didn't get the selection Lio.
>>11838616Watch it as an excuse to buy it. Fansubs are all up on youtube.
>>11838556>watched every other transformers that was on TV in canada growing up.Did you see Van-pires? I feel like I am the only one who ever saw that shit and it feels like a fever dream. https://youtu.be/nXd9x12zn5c
>>11838657Have fun
>>11838584Star Upper would have been excellent.Takara please make him.
>>11838389>He comes with all the missing Minicons from the previous characters, including Nemesis Prime's proper Vorpal Saber/Dark SaberWait, so they sold normal Armada Prime with no saber, sold Armada Nemesis Prime with normal Primes saber, and then sold a separate $90 pack that happens to come with Nemesis's saber? What a bunch of cunts.
>>11838663again I must gripe, as I have griped before. He does not work, he couldn't work as a real toy, and it's silly for the altmode to have the same boxing gloves. Like why does he even transform, what does he gain? And why do the gloves have three fingers?
>>11838673I do feel rather cunted with, after that whole "hey, remember beast wars? Here they are as pretty good toys.. oh you preordered them? awesome, now here's a new optimus in better colors, with a rattrap that is a lateral move. oh and a new cheetor in much better colors, but his shins aren't painted. Did you buy them? Haha just kidding now Japan's done them better. oh you bought those? You fool! We're going to sell them ourselves now, you paid extra for no reason."
>>11838679I see the big predacon pack on hasbro. Did they do a maximal one too?
>>11838683it's a-comin'come to think of it, why did only maximals get recolors in the 'netflix' line?
Also they still haven't done a CHUG primal with show-accurate gray fur.
>>11838676>what does he gain?Didn't beast formers cover themselves under organic like shells to protect themselves from the high energon radiation? they really don't transorm to disguise, also 3 fingers are easy to animate than 5.
>>11838683Soon
>>11838688>than 5Anon, the correct number of fingers in a boxing glove is TWO. One that contains all the fingers, and one for the thumb.And yes, technically that does excuse any beast mode, but my gripe is with putting robot mode weapons onto the beasts, something that the designers were, for whatever reason, fucking obsessed with during the entire line. Sorry, but B'boom already has little enough reason to transform (that is, stand up), if he can just flip a bunch of guns out in monkey mode, transformation is a complete wash. And all those parts could have gone to making a better transformation between two modes, instead of a weird half-assed third one.
>>11838500That wafflings not good oof
>>11838697Anon, have I got news for youThey done did it
>>11838676>again I must gripe, as I have griped beforeOt you could just shut your bitch ass autistic faggot pie hole up you miserable fucking cunt. Its a kangaroo with boxing gloves. I hope a kangaroo goes back in time and cunt punts your mother so hard you come out normal and don't feel the incessant autistic need to be like this.I bet youre the same cunt who said foma instead of forum too.
>>11838698Is anyone in this thread not an autistic cunt? Youre even worse because you knew what I meant because I posted it. And if by some chance you are actually retarded (and you are a trip fag so there is a very high chance) I meant in takara legends. I hope they make legions so I can rape everyone in this thread with cock tongues all day.
>>11838696could be a lot worse, but.. yeah what the hell. Just use 10% more plastic to make two shell pieces that plug together in the factory. Christ.
>>11838699Then at least the boxing gloves should move to the robot mode's shoulders or something, so it's a change. Let him hold guns or something.also, as a guy who was exactly as angry as you a few years back, I do suggest chilling both your left and right tits. It's just not good for your blood pressure. You THINK that's not gonna be a problem, then you end up in the hospital.
>>11838700>>11838699
>>11838703Shut the fuck up I didnt read past what I quoted you latin motherfucker.
>>11838704Criminy don't laugh at him, that always makes it worse.You gotta pity guys like that.
>>11838673>normal Primes saberDid Armada Prime ever use the Star Saber? It was mostly Hot Shot, Starscream, and Megatron who used it.
>>11838747you know i don't really recall him using the Star Saber, though the Prime Optimus Prime used his continuities version of the Star Saber sword.
>>11838747>>11838750Armada/Energon Optimus was never a Swordmaster, he was more of a Gunner and out of the 3 Mini-Con weapon combiners he used the Skyboom Shield and the Requiem Blaster the most.
>finally shipped stuff I bought from last year>the store forgot one of them in the shipment>its one of the leg combiners for devastatorshit sux
is cyberworld good yet
>>11838797There’s something interesting happening right now but I wouldn’t say it’s good yet
>>11838703>Let him hold guns or something.that's not the character though. He's a boxer. Let the gloves be removable sure, but they need to be there in both modes. You can maybe sacrifice it a bit in beast mode since that's implied to be more of a custom element to it, but for the charm of it he should at least have an ability to put the gloves on too. For the few of us who's be hyped up over it, it's because we want to see the boxer robot kangaroo in toy form.>>11838676>. He does not work, he couldn't work as a real toy, wow it's not like the two decades or so of TF engineering hasn't largely revolved around trying to make impossible media models work>and it's silly for the altmode to have the same boxing gloves. It's fun. The shoulderpad thing you're suggesting is clearly a riff you're going for on Gundam Maxter, which is funny because those don't actually resemble real boxing gloves either.
>>11838546I remember seeing Galvatron on Hasbro's Collector shop as a kid with a new family computer. that's been enough to make me hyped up and nostalgic for him.
>>11838692>but my gripe is with putting robot mode weapons onto the beasts, something that the designers were, for whatever reason, fucking obsessed with during the entire line.They were more obsessed with hiding weapons in the beast mode if anything. Having them pp out as part of the transformation> Sorry, but B'boom already has little enough reason to transform (that is, stand up), if he can just flip a bunch of guns out in monkey mode, transformation is a complete wash.Cause it's fun to play with for kids, at least ones with a decent imagination. Stick a basic BW guy on top of him and have them charge into battle. It's just Takara implementing dubious but playable third modes in things, like they've done since the Diaclone days. I always hear people cry about Transmetal third modes here too, but I didn't give a fuck as a kid, the rat has wheels now, vroom vroom.
Can anyone on /tfg/ do me a solid?Recently 4/5'd my aotp bruticus, just missing swindle, now I know about the ss shockwave combination but what about the older siege one, does it at least fit in the same place with minimal brute force, I'm ONLY aware of the peg on the chest of the SS but if I can friction it on that would be coolBut pic related, he's in one of many storage boxes somewhere to see for myself, so can anyone confirm for me how it would go and or even a pic of them combined, you have my thanks in advance
>>11838850No, only the SS Shockwave can peg on.
>>11838864But can it just friction on or does it just fall off without any resistance?Only need it to hold a pose not me shake it around like a rag doll
>>11838867It can't do anything.
>>11838870Well that sucks, but saved me trying to dig the older figure out, and out of spite, refuse to buy the newer one, thanks
I'm going to start randomly putting stuff in the swindle hole
>>11838850>>11838867I have no idea what you mean by "can you friction it on", but the SS86 has a tab on the underside of his boobs that attaches him to a slot on Bruticus' shoulder. The Siege mold goes not have this tab, so there's literally nothing to connect him to Bruticus in any way.
>>11838881As nature intended.
>>11838888By "friction it on" can it just "sit" there on his shoulder without it just sliding off without contest?So I can do a light pose that isn't just him in a static A stance, not asking for something dynamic because I know gravity would pull him off if he was say, tilted downwards >but the SS86 has a tab on the underside of his boobs that attaches him to a slot on Bruticus' shoulderIs that really all there is holding him in place?
>>11838547They couldn't throw Rewind in the set too? He's a straight repaint.
>>11838673just business as usual
>>11838874You must buy ALL the Shockwaves.He demands it
>>11838881>randomly putting stuff in Swindle's hole.Anon, No! He's a cheat, but he doesn't deserve that!
This came on the fourth and I forgot to post it.
>>11838921Any plans to add Galactic Man to this Shockwave collection?
>>11838934Not my collection. I just had it saved.Although I do have the Galactic Man version. I need to find a little gold chain so I can repurpose him as CHUG Nitro
>>11838860This guy looks so cool. I almost got him at a store the other day but looking a the box I noticed a pretty bad silver paint blotch covering his eye. We need more nice repaints like this.
>>11838935Based. Galactic Man ('85) was the first transformer I ever saw. Nitro Zeus is a cool guy too if only because he's just dudebro Shockwave
>>11838696Also, in his back shot, look how the drill was perfectly placed to cover how hollow his calves are.
>>11838696>Takara is based and not cheap like Has-
>>11838673In fairness I doubt they couldve shoved 3 minicons into armada primes budget without taking something away, but there's no reason to exclusive gate the fucking star saber, likely the most well known minicon team of all
>>11838583>>11838586Dawg, i Try not to be an ass to other anons on this board, but wtf. They're DEFINITELY not harder than any other modern deluxe to handle, and the articulation is BETTER than mainline tfs. You can routinely buy them at $20 or less (hell, I got the bull for $5 on prime day). Every single one of your points is incorrect, but I won't belittle you for it. Instead, I encourage you to try one out for yourself. I don't mind giving reccomendations, and I think you'll enjoy them a lot more than you previously anticipated. They're good. They pose well. The engineering on many of them surpasses mainline tfs. They aren't expensive.
>gigastorms gonna cost 300 america bucks
>>11838758just like Cartman that one time
>>11838842>They were more obsessed with hiding weapons in the beast mode if anything. Having them pp out as part of the transformationBring back Attack Modes
>>11838838>Maxteryeah, I think I've seen others do it too. It's just a good move>Those don't really resemble boxing gloves eitherfair.>>11838842well I was too smart I guess, it always bugged me. I still loved him, but I criticized him while doing so.transmetal modes are always either amazing or terrible. The rat was the best one by a wide margin. Next is tarantulas's kinda awkward but undeniably cool bike mode tied with cheetor's simple side jets.. then megatron's jet skates, which are cool as long as you don't flip the toes up, tied with rampage's tank mode. and then.. kinda all the rest.
>>11838923Gunbirrrrd! I love the decision to make him a dove rather than an eagle. That's just wonderfully silly.
>>11838999Everybody says that but I haven't seen one of those amazon sales yet.The mantis is just okay. the leg positioning just isn't quite right, the blades aren't sickle-y enough. They tried, it's appreciated, but he's my least favorite of the 5 or 6 I have.I did almost justify the gold dragon, but his body bends in such goofy ways that you can't really fix.
>>11839083>Bring back Attack ModesFor vehicles, sure. A vehicle can't do much but drive, so it's nice to give it something, and it doesn't disrupt the mechanical look having a mechanism with guns popping out.
>>11838921I wish I could find the MP for a good price
>>11839131I wish they would reissue the original, but we all know that will never happen.
>>11839085>well I was too smart I guess,no lmao you just had no sense of fun, I was ramming through imaginary Predacon barriers with B'boom with Armordillo on his back coming in hot, you were too busy thinking of the logic while me and the Kenner and Takara guys behind the toys were just finding ways for kids like me to have fun playing with the toy. Don't stroke your ego applauding yourself for being too smart for a monkey robot with guns mounted.
>>11838698Haslab JRX when?
>>11839152When are we getting our next HasLab anyway? SDCC?
>>11839088the pistol mode is kinda cool, would be great for a kids hand though
>>11839194isnt it like, scaled for a newborn baby's hand?
>>11839200it would be fine for a 10 year old? I'm not keen on the sizes of kids hands.
>>11838921You're missing Core Class Shockwave.
>>11839201I'm just envisioning the size these beastbox guys usually are, if I mentally rearrange that into the size of a pistol, it's like, 4 inches long?
>>11839203maybe 6? I dont have the gun on me.
>>11838949His calves HAVE to be hollow, though - the dragon feet collapse into them when he transforms, and there's no avoiding it. Do you own the original toy?
>>11838546Neither did (you).
Went to the store hunting SS Thundercracker.Instead I saw an assload of unbought Red Alerts.Hidden among them was a SS Bumblebee, which I bought because the last version of him I had was the T30 scout.
>>11839205collapsing into hollow spaces like that was already embarrassingly outdated when the original toy of this guy came out
>>11838909They need to include someone with Soundblaster.
>>11839213Twincast, I meant Twincast.
>>11839211Doesn't change that it was part of the original toy, and a required part of his transformation - the dragon leg goes there in robot mode, the robot foot goes there in dragon mode, and his entire thigh goes in there for tank mode. You can nitpick as much as you want, but his claves absolutely HAVE to be hollow or he can't transform into any of his modes - and you'd know that if you actually owned him instead of just bitching about something with no context.
>>11838319nice, grabbed one - don’t wanna miss it like last time
>>11838698Ah, man. I remember this wobbly mess of a nightmare.
>>11839208$27 and this faggot doesn't even have wrist swivels? He looks cool but damn do I feel ripped off, this is just a Scout at Voyager price.
>>11838923Please post this in a transformers hand somehow.
>>11838881>the swindle holeSounds dirty
>>11839240And not cheap either
>>11839215now how in the fuck would I have gotten the original toy? Do I look like one of the fitty men Cotton killed?>>11839234dem hollow forearms, too. How hard is it to just make a hinged flap?
Cracked open Airachnid tonightShe does a good amount of transforming and the alt mode really locks togetherShame she's shelfwarming so hard
>>11839238If I still had black zarak I would. It's the length of my pixel 10 pro xl so I think that's 6 inches.
>>11839247>Shame she's shelfwarming so hardThis is a good thing, it means she'll end up on clearance. I bought her when target was running a sale, good figure.
>>11839238by the way the sizethe barrel's about the size of a thumb,so if you think about what size hand would fit a gun literally made out of your hand doing 'finger guns', that's the size of transformer (or baby) who would look right with this guntell you what if you photograph your baby with a gun like this and like, a little cowboy hat on, I will yeehaw.
>>11839246>dem hollow forearms, too. How hard is it to just make a hinged flap?I wouldn't even think of it if he were just $12-$15 tops. I like how he looks but damn, feels like I've been mugged.
>>11839246>now how in the fuck would I have gotten the original toy?Gee, I dunno - the same way I did a decade ago? He got a Toys R' Us exclusive reissue years back that fixed his GPS issue, so he wasn't exactly hard to track down. If you actually cared at all about the character, there was nothing stopping you from tracking him down for all these years - and nothing stopping you from googling his transformation to see how it worked instead of whining about it the second the new one's pictures were posted.
>>11839280While I'm at it, I may as well show you exactly why his shins need to be hollow.: Here's his original leg assembly, completely unfolded. You can see that it's basically just a box with the dragon leg and robot foot hinged to the top and bottom.
>>11839281Dragon mode: the robot foot folds into the hollow space, the dragon shin swings down, the thigh folds slightly so he can lean back onto his tail in an upright posture similar to TM2 Megatron's, and the rest of the shin/tank tread just kinda sits there pointing backwards.
>>11839284Robot mode: Thigh straightens out to full length, robot foot folds down, dragon shin collapses into the tank tread shin and the dewclaw becomes the gold design on the top of Galvatron's robot toes.
>>11839286Tank mode: Similar configuration to the robot mode, where the dragon shin stays inside the tank shin, but the robot foot points down and the entire leg splays out to the side while the shin ALSO tucks into the hollow in the shin/tank tread, letting the whole thing connect to his torso. The panel with the wheels on it (lifted here for visibility) flips from the side of the shin and down, covering the dragon foot. This configuration in particular would be completely impossible if his shins weren't hollow boxes, since both his thigh and dragon calves have to tuck inside of them at the same time. Since the new Galvatron transforms in presumably a similar manner and still has all three modes, anyone who owned this toy would have fully expected his shins to be hollow the moment the new one was announced.
>>11839280Personally I got the Korean release at a Botcon some years ago
>>11839246>now how in the fuck would I have gotten the original toy? Do I look like one of the fitty men Cotton killed?lmao why is anybody even responding to this retard? Does he not know anything about buying things online like everyone else has done for the last 30 years?
>>11839288Yeah, that's the reissue - exclusive to Toys R'R Us in Japan, Korea, and I think some parts of China. The original was known to have GPS, particularly around the dragon toes, but the reissue has had no reported incidents of it to my knowledge.
>>11839250I've only checked Amazon, where she is standard price. Do you need to go into stores for sales?
>>11839280>He got a Toys R' Us exclusive reissue years back that fixed his GPS issueWell I didn't know that!!
>>11839281yeah I'm aware, anon. I'm still saying that's a retarded way to do a transformation.they probably could have fixed it. Added an extra flap. Meh.>>11839291Well if it had a US release then no, that wouldn't be hard. but that's kind of rare for this kind of toy, isn't it?
Do you think its worth buying your your holy grail even if it has a missing part? It might be the only chance for me to get it for a price that isnt fucking insane and its in a lot with a bunch of other kinda broken stuff.
>>11839311depends.a weapon that you can replace? yesone of his knee armor pieces or something? no.
>>11839315Its a bird transformer with the missing 1/4th of a wing
>>11839311That just makes it a project to complete it, no matter how long it takes. I had Action Master Gunrunner since I was 5, I only got his vehicle about 5 years ago, when I was 30. Collecting ain't a race.
>>11839311Depends entirely on how important the part is, I can pass on missles but I cant pass on a super mode parts or something
>>11839321oof, yeah I've gotta say I wouldn't get that unless I wanted to gamble I'd find that piece later.
>>11839324In fact that's a good reason to put that transformer on alerts on ebay, so someday you might see another incomplete one that HAS that piece. That's how I managed to put together original Razorclaw. Not a grail but I liked him. It's fuckin weird that I have both new and old tigerhawk and razorclaw, and they're different enough that I feel okay having them both on the shelf, as sure as I feel okay having Blackarachnia and Toy-Blackarachnia.
>>11839309>they probably could have fixed it. Added an extra flapAnd where would this "extra flap" go? Anything you put on the back is going to have issues with collapsing the thigh back there in tank mode, and you can't just make it another panel - it'll obstruct the bottoms of the tank treads in tank mode. While they probably could've changed the transformation entirely to avoid the issue, that would've meant redesigning him from the ground-up - which would result in all three of his modes looking radically different from how he originally looked, pissing off the entire fanbase who wants him to begin with.You're really not as smart as you seem to think you are - a lot of your "suggestions" just wouldn't work mechanically, and all you seem to do is nitpick over shit instead of just accepting it for what it is. You're so busy complaining that I doubt you've ever actually taken the time to enjoy your toys at all.
>>11839330I'd rather toys be the way I want them, not "the entire fanbase."But clearly I'm making you very upset, so I'm gonna just stfu and let you unclench.
>>11839379>I'd rather toys be the way I want themEven when what you're demanding is impossible? On a toy you have no intention of getting anyway? You sound like a spoiled child, honestly.>not "the entire fanbase."And who, exactly, do you think this toy is for? Not you, clearly.
he angy
Apparently 4-pack Magnus's gun is translucent and breakable. Maybe because it's hollow it should be easy to glue back together?
>>11839379>I'd rather toys be the way I want them, not "the entire fanbase."Lol, no one gives a fuck about what some lardass nobody like you wants - you're clearly not the target audience. This thing is being made for fans of the show who owned the original toy and want an updated version, not some asshole from nowhere who wants to "improve" it with no regard to how your "fixes" are gonna fuck up the transformation.This ain't for you, and no one asked for your thoughts, so move along - you weren't going to buy him anyway.
he real real angy
>>11839405Yeah you could just stick a pin/rod in there to brace it. Assuming the hollowness continues throughout, and doesn't start at the break (which is how breaks usually work)Wonder why they did that..
I'm still mad about the 86 Magnus scale
>>11838909Yeah, it'll probably come with Twincast
He getting the toy he wants because he have a decent job and 200 dollars isn’t astronomical to him.
>>11839325>>11839324>>11839323>>11839322Thanks I think Im going to go for it.Ironically this lot has a complete Transformer that used to be my other holy grail but I bought an incomplete one for cheaper years ago.
>>11839478If it’s armada airazor you can just get the part from another deco and repaint it.
>>11839081managed to lock a preorder in for less than 400 Canadian. Kinda tired of titans but Gigastorm was one of the few left i was still willing to buy. I'm BWIIpilled now. Don't know where i'll buy my Galvatron from yet, especially since i'm leaving for TFCon on Wednesday.
>>11838874oh cool, its that meme i made years ago on here.
>>11839306going to do the robot mode as well?
>>11839509See ya there anon
On what scale of bad is Titanium Optimal Optimus, anyway?
>>11839557Grading as a regular toy or for a Titanium?
>>11839311Might be. I got an encore fire convoy and a full encore god fire convoy set all below how much it normally would cost out of sheer luck a while back. I had bought a god fire convoy for cheap because it had some issues, then as if it was meant to be I saw two different fire convoy auctions within the next couple days. One junk I could use for parts and one in perfect condition with no magnus bloating how much it would all cost. And the convoy I got in the set had the wrong sounds but the one I got by itself had the correct ones. So in the end I now have a decent condition god fire convoy and fire convoy to enjoy
>>11839557Do you mean this toy?It's been a while since I fiddled with it. I don't remember anything bad as far as engineering goes, but he's very basic. He doesn't have the ape mode and basically lies down for a transformation.Also his name plate has him as an Autobot
>>11839584better pic.
>>11839585considering it excised the gorilla mode, this should've been BM Optimal Megatron instead
>>11839152>>11838698just get a shinkalion
>>11839306Man, I'd actually buy a triple-Toxitron Armada Optimus/Jetfire/Overload thing
>>11839623that's Star Convoy not Armada Optimus
>>11839595You're such a loser.
Where the heck is the feudal japan megatron and bumblebee 2-pack already hasbro? I have a mighty need for the oni warthog.
the mystery machine just got teased on instagram https://www.instagram.com/reel/DadYOiGyvJ_/
>>11839666So Ratchet, Cliffjumper, and Mirage can fill in for the guys, but who should be Daphne and Velma?
I ordered Rexblade and another little robot to go with him, wish Hasbro would bring some of these in via pulse
>>11839676Daphne can be Arcee since Arcee is a generic female mold and Velma can Strongarm or Roadrage with glasses
Maybe I'm missing it, but I can't find the Pulse cut off for takara pre orders. Did they remove it?
>>11839687Never post this again
>>11839687I was pretty excited for this, but I don't like it. What a bummer.
>>11839687Voiced by Frank Welker
>>11839694The image is literally on TFW2005https://news.tfw2005.com/2026/07/06/transformers-x-scooby-doo-collab-mysterious-prime-automutt-first-look-567727
>>11839699Yeah and I said don't post it ever again.
>>11839700why not
>>11839687>headmaster portsNeat
>>11839595>just get a shinkalionThe average transformers collector is terrified of non-transformers robot toys. Hell, they're scared of anything not made by Hasbro.
>>11839700no offense but how exactly are you going to stop someone from posting that image again?
>>11839246>dem hollow forearms, too. How hard is it to just make a hinged flap?They wanted the Hasui Masterpiece audience
>>11839687Speaking of which we need a new thread because image limit. Might as well use this one.
>>11839704I have ways
>>11839687That is some fag looking shit
>>11839687This fucking rules I have no idea why everyone else is hating on it
>>11839711Captain Caveman is better.
>>11839687I don't get why they need to make the robots the guys who drive the vehicles in these crossover toys. Ecto-1 wasn't Egon. Why not make a new head or one based on that one scrapped member or one of the monsters?
>>11839687Is this the first official genderfluid transformer?
>>11839717The different heads might be different guys
>>11839584>>11839585man the blast-off armor plates always get neglected when this guy gets adapted. they're important!>>11839687delightfully silly, though what is that gun?>>11839704he asked. if he had a way to stop people, he would have done that instead of asking. why do people always say that? "oh yeah, make me" he just did. He did everything within his power. The word you're looking for is "no">>11839706>Might as well use this onewhich one?
>>11839742>though what is that gun?A flashlight.
>>11839744cute. and in fairness I have seen ones like that. but if there was ever a time for clear plastic, that is it.
>>11839687Pretty dissapointing. After so many collab figures, this looks like they went back to daily collab stuff like Ectotron, the robot mode barely integrated the cars parts.
>>11839595That's a great color scheme
>>11839687it's competent but the girls' heads just look silly. especially Daphne, I didn't even recognize her at first
>>11839687do the wheels really need to fold back like that? I'd rather see wheels on inner calves than a hollow spot
>>11839748I do appreciate that they seem to have kept the number of panels to a minimumHaving a big seam or a hinge in the middle the the Mystery Inc logo would be a bummerThough yeah, the robot is undercooked
>>11839687there should've been a way to store Scooby is his chest, like Soundwave.
>>11839744a bong
>>11839758Scooby should have been a head on the chest like a brave lion chest
>>11839687Hey, its that little mini Reflector again.
>>11839758Are we sure you can't?
>>11839702Should have just made them actual titan masters. Make the heads the actual scooby gang.
>>11839754That's the best part: there's other stock photos where they DO fold in, but not all the way and instead only slide in at an akward angle.
>>11839687Pulled off the Mystery Machine pretty well, I might get it on sale
