The last thread was abandoned in disgrace >>11841032Not-Fanstoys not-Sideswipe is on the way, but I’m already looking forward to my shipping notice for Newage Blurr.
>>11864747I also preordered not-FlameToys not-Drift, but nothing holds a candle to the Spotlight Blurr design/colorway.
In other news, Lucky Cat’s not-FlameToys not-Arcee sorta showed up out of nowhere and looks nicer than a gooner shellformer has a right to. But way too tall for me to consider.
>>11864758Video review here: https://youtu.be/tGXu3Neexmo?is=5UDPR0pw3hRF6h7Q
>>11864747>>11864686>>11864751>>11863853>Sperging out because there's no Transformers news>Sperging out because you don't like the news that gets posted
>>11864758>>11864759Looking good. I hope it's the start of an entire series.
Isn't the last thread still on page 6? Kinda early don't you think?
>>11864810>I like that my robot transforms from a carIt still turns into a legally distinct Lambo regardless?I get not liking certain things but don't checklist spam things if they don't apply.
>>11864937I’m so glad this niche hobby is ultimately pushed forward by super-genius wizard engineers, and not the most staunchly conservative collectors who demand toys that have straight up already existed for decades.
New legends scale Starscream (same company that is making an ultra-toony Brawn)
>>11864971No vehicle mode yet.Super curious about the recent batch of prototypes we’ve seen for a variety of G1 legends (Starscream, Brawn, Jazz, Sideswipe, Datsuns, Optimus, maybe others?). Some of them seem suspiciously Newage-y, but I get the feeling a number of them are freelance designers looking for a manufacturer.
Yo what's the next Dr Wu release after the Devastator if you don't mind
>>11864971>>11864972I've been eying Studio Series Seekers and I was hoping they would get KOd to legends scale, akin to the Sharkticons from Hastak.This would be even better, especially if this time they give me an entire rainmaker set.
>>11845702Would including alternate faces be viable?
>>11865116Probably not. But its a model kit so you can paint the eyes white and use an aftermarket decal kit.
>>11864747>Not-Fanstoys>>11864754>not-FlameToys not-DriftIm not a usual in these threads but i like that skyline, whats this not mean, id this not how i should search for them? Ive heard of fan toys before or is this like 4th party knock off of a knock off stuff?
>>11865259>not-FanstoysFantastic Model FM-05 Rambo. It’s just Fanstoys under a different brand name.>not-FlameToys not-DriftNewage S-02. It’s a one-off release that doesn’t really scale with their typical G1 stuff, and the Drift variant seems heavily inspired by the design of the Flame Toys figure.
>>11864810>I like that my robot transforms from a car. I like that he brazenly wears and entire countach hood on his chest.It looks ridiculous, he looks like those walking billboards, and it's not even screen accurate. There's "brazen" and then there's "lazy". That's how we got the Bayverse taco Starscream.
>>11865527Not that anon, but MP Lambor looks infinitely better than the narrow shouldered FansToys. Also, "screen accuracy" to a shit cartoon that couldn't stay accurate to itself is such a funny argument. I want figures that look good and are fun to play with, not puzzles that take 15 minutes to transform because your stack of cardboard robot looks like a feeble old man and with paint that scratch itself because you looked at it funny.
>>11865530>I want figures that look goodThen why would you want a figure that looks like a sandwich with legs?
>>11865530>I want figures that look good and are fun to play withAnd MP Lambor is right there. You're just upset alternatives exist for others.
>>11864747imagine
>>11865532as opposed to scrawny pancake with giant legs ? yeah, I'm good.
Stop talking to the trollThere’s a reason he’s not calling him Sideswipe
>>11865543to be fair, I don't really care, I'm happy with my original Lambor. What I dislike is that everything is toonslop nowadays. I'm glad some 3rd party company still do some original takes like Craftsman Toys with their Computron and upcoming Volcanicus. I just wish we could have Maketoys' Cross Dimensions, instead of having 98% Sunbow stuff.
>>11865552>I don't really careThen why complain at all
>>11865553Because it's the current conversation and it's a symptom of a very widespread trend to get everything as G1 Cartoon as possible ? Sorry if people have different opinion than yours.
>>11865555I don’t care if your opinion is different from mine.You just lied trying to get around me. That’s my issue.Of course you had ten years to get over G1 accuracy, but you didn’t.
>>11865563How did I lie ? And why would I need to get over it ? I just want more non G1 cartoon stuff, I don't see how that's difficult to understand. If you want to enjoy your bad looking animation designs, great, be my guest, but saying that "alternatives exist" when it's the very wide majority of 3rd party is just disingenuous. For example; when are we getting G1 Toy MP Prowl or sunstreaker ? Now, how many of both exist as Sunbow version ? You get my point.
>>11865545Rid15 Drift.
>>11865571Because >you said ‘I don’t really careAnd continue to talk to me about it.
>>11865583yes, I don't really care about this sideswipe specifically, as I said, but it seems like you don't want to understand so we'll just have to agree to disagree since you're more interested in pointing fingers than anything else.
>>1186475920 years later and we're finally getting the Binaltech/Alternators Arcee we deserve. They even used a similar vehicle design.
>>11865589>since you're more interested in pointing fingers than anything else.No I’m not.
>>11865589Narcissistic behavior
>>11865527>here's "brazen" and then there's "lazy". That's how we got the Bayverse taco Starscream.Bayverse Starscream isn't lazy, if anything it's impressive how it's a completely different approach to how to transform a jet into a robot from basically anything done before. It's done that way so that it doesn't stand as tall next to the Autobots who are smaller thanks to their car modes being much smaller than the massive F-22. I hate the design for Starscream, but if he was some one off like Hooligan or some random Beast Machinese Vehicon, he would've been a fan favorite.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbWNZdWxDvoMagic Square's Computron is pretty much done now.I do like the Computron a lot more now that he is in colors, but I don't think I'd ever use the combined mode.
>>11866026The craftsman toys computron is much better in my opinion
>>11866084I own it, and it's currently standing as my Computron. I think I just want more Technobots in my life.
I have two of the old Generation Toy Devestator pieces but I never got around to getting the other ones because I dropped off of Transformers about ten years ago, but now I want to get the other four Gigapower Dinobots and a good Devestator for them to fight. Is Generation Toy a good Devestator or should I be collecting a different one?
>>11866190Nevermind, figured it out myself, just get the jinbao one
>that FansToys Sideswipe looks pretty decent, apart from the rampant toonerism (leg details aren’t even sculpted at this point, just printed)>I bet the transformation is some eldritch nightmare of tight clearances and awful tolerances that stands a 50% chance of destroying the figure and requires at least one act of brute force to get everything to squish together enough at the midway point>look up video reviews>proven correct once againCan we please get at least one consistent third-party MP company that makes things that are as pleasant to transform and high-quality as some of the legends offerings like Newage, just larger? I am so sick of FansToys and X-Transbians being the only games in town.
>>11866291>doesn't enjoy sober and simple designs>IQ too low to transform anything more complex than a Legends figureNobody will ever cater to you because you're the problem.
>>11866311Odds are I have been collecting mecha longer than you’ve been alive. At one point I owned every Takara MP going back to the original release of MP-01, purchased the month it released. I was one of the few people in my entire country to risk skirting local gun laws to import MP-05, piece of shit that it was. There is a difference between an enjoyably complex transformation (i.e. Yamato/Arcadia and DX Chogokin Macross toys) and the engineering nightmares FansToys regularly shits out.
>>11866291Doesn’t look complex at allhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeCdgsA7wm8
>>11866314You’ve been complaining for too long tooTldr the rest, hidden
Mystic Mecha finally got his 3D printer running again. No faux parts in the chest. Looking forward to seeing the ‘07 variant asap.
Are fanshobby ever gonna do a solid version of the saber team? especially considering they did the vorpal team in solid.
>>11866291I didnt even need to look at a video or instructions to transform him the first time.
>>11864758>>11864759I don't hate the kibble on this. Normally the wings and backpack on goonformers are obtrusive and partsform. Plus the alt mode doesn't suck. It might fit with T-Spark Rodimus, though the head might be too big.
Mecha Invasion are doing a smaller take on their Devastator and a Huge-i-cus going by how big the Brawl and Swindle looking guys are in comparison.
More Super Robots from Iron Romance. Still no Depthcharge.
>>11866437Looks good, but I'm still not confident about his production situation.
>>11866812That’s pretty sickI assume all their unlicensed stuff is not getting made any more
>>11866814I’m also following this with a healthy dose of skepticism, still feels like the designer’s overconfidence could be his undoing. But hopefully he proves us wrong.
Is AS-08 worth it, or I just get ss86 Optimus Prime?https://tformers.com/daily-prime-as-toys-as08-iron-general-no-trailer-86-optimus-prime-figure-images/55030/news.html
This XTB-produced Optimus is one of the strangest 3P reveals I’ve seen in a while. I thought for sure the 16cm height description was a typo.
>>11866973I would probably only get variants of the mold, but up to you if you feel theres value in the original vs a good ko.
Not Windbladehttps://x.com/figsoku_r/status/2081245440012607759?s=20
>>11867211Doesn't look like Windblade at all
>>11866973Are there any yellow/ML sentinel prime decos of this or any 86 optimus KOs?
>>11867257>Not
>>11867279Ironic Negation
>>11867275Unfortunately notI think only ML has that fantastic colour scheme, maybe one of those galaxy toys mini primes has it too?
>>11867211
>>11866812It looks amazing. How was their Getter and Getter Black?
>>11867381Why do non-earth alt modes have cockpits and driver compartments
>>11867472What do you mean non-earth?
>>11867480The alt modes that aren't scanned from Earth vehicles.
>>11867432If you like statues, they're OK. Otherwise they're terrible to transform, pose like shit and have Storm Collectibles-tier paint transfer issues everytime something painted barely touches something else on the figure.
Any opinions on a good 3rd G1 Shockwave with a laser pistol alt-mode? I see that there are MP KOs, and a couple of other G1 styled figures like magic square. I'm personally looking for one that is fun to handle, and isn't super expensive.
>>11867539That's a shame. I really liked their Rampage, even moreso than IF's Samurai Beasts.
>>11867741Fun to handle and not expensive?Ss86, flip the submarine upside down.Otherwise, they're all expensive and fiddly
>>11867820>>11867741Hmmm, I May have misrepresented my point. What I was more going for is something within the $60 To $150 range. I buy mp and 3rd party figures, but I am not looking for the $300 ultra deluxe shockwave. Something that turns into a raygun and sparks joy when handled. Something that isnt overly Prickly with detail to the point that touching it hurts because of spiky plastic.
>>11867741Newage if you can still find it and don’t mind legends scale. Great paint, great engineering, fun and very clever transformation, nice LED gimmick.There’s a bunch of different colour options too, so you can take your pick between toy, toon, comic, original pre-Transformers toy, etc.
>>11867878Get one of these for $120
>>11867472Who said that was a cockpit?
>>11867983What is it then and why does it look like a cockpit
>>11868010just make your own
>>11868011what?
>>11864968I know the secret behind most of movieverse black magic is folding everything inside the body, but damn if they still find ways to impress me.
>>11866437At this point, I'd treat it as a custom project. Don't have a lot of faith in getting a full production going.
>>11868010It's a sensor array so they can see where they are flying/driving. Not every TF is built like X-Brawn.
>>11866812This is awesome but it really feels they completely abandoned their not Transformers. Even that monster girl whose name I forgot who wasnt even based on a Transformer character which makes me sad. Im very slightly disappointed its not an oni/samurai Gunbuster too. I guess theyre even dropping japanese redesigned stuff
>>11864747is this real? where can i get it?
>>11869148Newage S02. Comes in multiple colors and he's for preorder at the moment at online TF stores.
I’ve wanted this exact figure since Takara released their Robot Masters Beast Convoy in 2004. Feels so surreal that it finally exists.
>>11869175
>>11869176
>>11869192
>>11869193My son
>>11869207My edgy brother
>>11869210
>>11869213I’ve been temped to get their MP Waspinator, but it’s hard to justify when the legends scale series is filling out so nicely.
>>11869218Bananas included
>>11869220But where's the ice
>>11869213Is this photoshopped? Wtf is with the large comical hands
>>11869213Yeah if Primal looked like that to begin with then I would have been collecting Beast Wars.
>>11869328Him monke. Monkes have huge hands.
>>11869333And Cheetor and tigertrons reasoning is?......
>>11869346Not monke
>>11869175Man, shame about the legs and gut
>>11869328Beast Wars has a sizeable yaoi fanbase
>>11867375A shame, and yeah one of the little dr wu-esque primes has the deco, which as a proof of concept looks amazing and needs a full size version. I'd happily pick up an 86 prime do-over/KO with the ml sentinel prime deco.
Opinions on Newage Romulus?
Incoming kino to fix the biggest piece of shit in AotP or another DNA fumble?
What other Transformers can fold in half like Rambo can?
>>11869996Hoping mine arrives tomorrow
>>11869731Clean back, great head sculpt, meh ab crunch tightness. Pretty decent premium figure for what visually looks close to the MP design.
The dr wu bayformer boomboxes are priced.
>>11870255Frenzy? He's a weird one. According to the specs he's 5 inches so he doesn't really work with the oversized MPM line and the original Human Alliance Frenzy stands only at around 2.5 inches. I'm guessing he's supposed to be for the people who liked the original Toaster minicon?
>>11867472>>11867503>>11868010It better has a cockpit, make your vehicle mode recognizable, evn if it's not from earth, otherwise if you can't feature a single trait, you'll get crap like BBM Soundwave's pancake of an altmode
>>11870383That does have a cockpit though, it looks like the Homeworld Cataclysm Acolyte.
>>11868010It's a part of the vehicle that merely resembles a cockpit, not an actual functional one.
>>11870396huge win for Homeworld fans but I'll just wait for Planet X's FoC Soundwave. It almost makes DOTM Shockwave's vehicle mode look halfway decent just for having tank treads.
>>11870263I used to have this guy. I probably still do but have no idea where he is. The transformation is fun.
>>11869996Most of Magic Square’s catalogue.
>>11870383It arguably has more of a cockpit than most transformers
>>11867472Why wouldnt it? Transformers have ayylmao pals of all sizes. What if one wants a ride?
>>11871772Clearly if one wants to ride, one becomes the ride, because all robots are solid metal bricks unless bay shreds them.
>>11869996Not quite as far but the old TT actually has a decent and functional abcrunch if you use the transformation joint.I'll be honest, I don't think either of the 3P Sideswipe offerings quite get it right. DX9 has a great robot mode but the vehicle mode has some annoying compromises, FT has a lovely car mode but the final squish of the transformation looks awful to do and the robot mode is way too flat for me. Also it doesn't even have much better range than the old MP.I'm pretty happy with my TT G2 Sideswipe anyway and I don't care for the toonerbait MP style but it is a shame both modern offerings miss the mark.That aside, friend sold me his DX9 Powerglide for cheap and I love this dude. Really fun toy, nice and simple to transform and one of the few 3PMPs to perfectly nail the Hasui-era "golden age" MP look.
>>11871782Somehow it manages to make the cartoon's obviously squished A-10 into a convincing looking aircraft too!
>>11869175Video review: https://youtu.be/bnZZkBwGsxI?is=C6gsFnrEVyZetdF0
Can I see the figure you own that you're the most happy to have
>>11871914In terms of 3rd Partyn probably Thunder Erebus, I love this thing's design to bits and it's fun to play with and transform.
>>11871914Master Made Omega Supreme, or basically anything Iron Factory, Magic Square Prime 1 or 2, and MMC Overlord, Sixshot, or Predaking,
>>11871914Fanstoys Chomp
>>11871914Hertz.
>>11871914These.
>>11871914He's kind of a piece of shit but I love him
>>11872149>He's kind of a piece of shitI refuse to believe anyone has this as their favourite
>>11872179Fuck you, he's my favorite. >>11872149He's also not a piece of shit. Very chunky, very solid, huge figure, also one of the few who have ever done die-cast anything right.
>>11872179Don't be mean to me
>>11872149I do regret missing these the first time they came out and went on clearance. The quality just doesnt seem worth the price with the latest rerun though.
>>11872149mf is built like them tf2 tick tock gay porn memes
>>11871914These two, but I found MMC Tarn for under 100 bucks by complete chance so I'm pretty happy with him the most by those circumstances. Granted he's got a pretty inaccurate vehicle mode and his arm cannons lack imagination unlike the newer official Tarns out there but I do love how fun he is as a toy and how flat he is as a tank without the cannons
>>11866291X-Troonslops is a horrendously bad company and you guys may be retarded and coping if you unironically think they're worth
>>11866576Wait that's Swindle and Brawl?Kinda looking goodIs the Devastator there the 1/1 they did before?
Dr Wu Devastator is all here and yea, He's pretty great
>>11864747One more try asking this about the FansHobby Cap/Hosehead/Pyro/Scorch mould, if anyone might be able to help me out:Can the "foreheads" peg into the spare seat on the Cap/Hosehead versions? I've only seen it done on the Pyro
>>11872346I would’ve got it if his head was better
Another winning Minibot from FT
>>11872400lol, forgot the linkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krkwV2FW-TI
>>11871914I'm still very fond of FP Steelcore. I added a bunch of shit to the Grimlock version to make OC.
You guys getting Powerplex? 'E's a right proper bloke, 'e is. Spiffin' lad, innit.
>>11872346Combined form is okay but his alt modes are ass. "Cybertronian" vehicles are just an excuse for lazy design. Okay for some but personally if I wanted a Devastator of that scale that I don't plan on ever disassembling, I would have gone with the Blokees one.
>>11873112Fair, though Dr. Wu didn't pull the design out of their asses, it's the actual War Within design, so being lazy isn't really part of it.
>>11872400Nice face but man he is dull to look at otherwise. His torso being a barren featureless block save for the magnetic field projector thing is just, bleh.
>>11873385So you mustn’t like cars then?
>>11873496There's nothing that resembles a car visible on his front.
>>11873647No, but cars are made of barren featureless blocks
>>11866921This figure will either be a miracle or the 3P blunder of the decade. Let’s just hope it turns out better than the designer’s music taste.
>>11873653Have the car he turns into. Point out how flat, barren, featureless and boring it is.
>>11873891The bonnetThe roofThe doorsI’m just saying you don’t need lots of Greebles or Kibble to be a cool design
>finally doing boxset>transparent version
>>11873959>>11873960I'll be keeping an eye. Loved the original toy.
>>11873959>>11873960Oh wow. No trunk gimmick for Skids but at least they're releasing them.
>>11874389*hood gimmick
>>11873959>>11873960Who’s making these? They look like they share a lot of engineering with the of rotf toy?
>>11874529Some random designer who allegedly sold them to Baiwei.
>>11873959>>11873960I'm getting them if they come with alternate heads. The tard faces are a major turnoff.
>>11874647That's the best part of their design.
>>11874672That's debatable.
>>11874647Hits too close to home, huh?
>>11874884Why would I pay to look at retarded faces when I already have a mirror?
>>11873959>>11873960Looks like they’re mpm scaled
>>11874960I swear to god those ice creams better be sticker decals because they look AI generated.
>>11874960>Masterpiece adult collectible>No Suck my PopsicleYou can't even argue its because of the Decepticon logo because its still makes sense without it and can easily be stickered back in.
>>11875011Popsicle and all those products are trademarked. They're probably more scared of Unilever and Good Humor.
>>11875163>this 3rd party unlicensed toy is afraid of trademarksAnon, I…
>>11875011The rest of the graphics look more detailed and accurate, the "refreshing and tasty" one is in Comic Sans. It might just be a placeholder and we'll get "suck my popsicle" on the finished toy. Or it might be like that on the final version too and we'll have to buy accurate stickers from Toyhax.
Newage Junkion combiner frame?
>>11875935Cool, I have one of the 3 packs on the way
>>11874158Robert has the coolest shit
>>11866921Leg
>>11876050Man I want to believe
>>11875935why can't they just make fucking abominus or something
>>11876081They’re making Menasor dude
>>11876111Yes I was aware of that combiner they've put on hold for years now when I made that post.
>>11876050>>11876052I see a bunch of shapes that will be very very fragile in injection molded plastic. Here's hoping.
>>11876114They literally showed dragstrip and wild rider last month
>>11876166Yes that doesn’t change the fact that NA teased Breakdown years ago and then nothing
>>11876178It does change the fact because these were actual physical toys and not a teaser
>>11876527All I'm saying is that they shouldn't tease things years in advance in an attempt to cockblock MS.Because it didn't work.
>>11876529>cockblock MS.MS Menasor had been out for years already though, you just sound mad that they hadnt done it already
>>11873899The bonnet, roof, doors, all don't make a single part of the robot.Also they have greebles.Honestly this windcharger has less visible vehicle parts for the robot than Dinoknight Bay Prime.
>>11874960Honestly I don't give a shit unless they switch out the derpy parts to more symmetrical, or, at least, less sloppily lopsided robot faces.
>>11876667You speak as if this Windcharger is somehow not his design
>>11876534Yes I am mad that NA released a teaser right when MS announced theirs and then did nothing for years.
>>11876698>right when MS announced theirsMate, againMS released theirs years before NA announced theirs, which even got a KO before NA announced itYou're inventing shit to be mad about
>>11876701I'm mad about NA's teaser from years ago, yes.
>>11874158>box modefor what purpose
>>11876885It was designed by 52Toys.
>>11874158I really don't think you're missing out. I have the first releases as well as a the Megazord they did, and I think they come off as amateurish. Nothing on their stuff is designed to be solid or locked in, which is already bad, but their build quality really doesn't lend itself to that. I'm avoiding Lucky Cat for now. I think they have potential, but they're just too sloppy at this point.
>>11877501That's a shame, I think they are the only ones doing a frameless legends Devastator right?
>>11876679His, and many other sunbow designs SUCK.I miss when anyone tried to take chances and homage the design with updates, imagine if his grey block torso was instead made of engine shapes and the legs had more car detailing, not the standard "fold car 90 degrees at windshield, cut at doors, spin car around, set down" detailing, but something interesting, like thighs made of the T-top, legs of the Trunk, feet of the brake lights.Done tastefully, cleverly, not "junkyard art" of bay, or "Can't have non animation accurate greebles!" Being the ONLY OPTIONS.Hell, rts windcharger was a nicer update, if they could improve that and make the car hood chest less of the boring hood chest standard it would work.
>>11877708>imagine if his grey block torso was instead made of engine shapes and the legs had more car detailingSounds horrible, to me he has always looked like he’s wearing chainmail so he looks greatHow about instead of complaining about G1, you collect something else?
>>11877708LMAOI’m glad you’re not in charge of making design decisions
>>11872403>ugly shoulder engineering>ugly "shin tilt"I'll probably just get the Studio Series when it clearances
>>11877854>ugly shoulder engineeringCan I ask what’s wrong with it?
>>11877862It's an insubstantial rod poking out from a void in the torso, and I don't like how low it's positioned
>>11877885I don’t mean to be that guy but that’s how most wind chargers areEven that one above there
>>11875935Very cool
>>11877912I love combiners where the frame is a whole ass robot by itself and every other robot is just an accessory.
>>11877917Considering you get the Junkion ship from the movieYes
>>11877917>>11877912>$350 minimum just to get the robots necessary to fill out the limbs before even purchasing the frame
>>11877945You could probably just get the frame and the inevitable filler kit with just the one guy you wantSometimes I swear the people here don't even like Transformers
>>11877973That's not completing the combiner the Newage® (indie company) way though.Besides, the actual price point is $250 minimum if you settle with two Wreck-Gars.Or $300 if you just buy the packs, but then you're still with one robot that isn't Wreck-Gar.
>>11877900Nah, that $10 RTS Windcharger has more aesthetic-looking shoulder attachment, and even if it didn't I'd be far more forgiving of a sub-$100 toy
>>11878028That’s great, having more options let’s everyone winI’ll get this guy and you get that one, everyone’s happy, that’s the beauty of capitalism
>>11877818You wouldn't get it, tooner bugman.
>>11877945Junkion collectors would have all these already so it's a non issue for them But combiner fans are fucked like you said
>>11878165Oh I get it, you grew up in the 2000’s
>>11878202No they’re not, liberation kits exist
>>11878221It was a better time.
>>11877812He looks like a brick, not chainmail.
>>11878685
Fuck yes it’s perfect
>>11878685That's a full stacked collection there
>>11878869They're using the same paint as FT Soundblaster
So, been wondering if there's any 3rd party Transformers that a 1/12 figure can ride. Usually motorcycles come to mind but what other figures are there that your average figma or Snail Shell can ride or play Kiss Players with?
>>11879394MMC’s Incertus maybeThis figure is 4” riding him so I’m not absolutely sure
>>11876052Uh oh I’m starting to get optimistic about this project…if the designer is to be trusted, the transformation is smooth even as a 3D printed prototype and described as a mix of ToyBoy Bumblebee and UT Stinger.
>>11879975This proto is slightly upscaled to around 18cm for ease of assembly, but the final product will be closer to 17cm.Still holding out for the 2007 variant, which is much more iconic in my opinion.
do any of you know about a silver motorcycle "transformer"? Well he was silver/gray and had a bright orange face. motorcycle mode was more like a super bike than anything else. but without any prints or such. should have been around late 90's to very early '00s
>>11879975Either way it'll be a long wait, with the QC and painted prototypes and whatnot.
>>11880344Do you remember if it's japanese (voltron aesthetics) or american?
>>11877812There is nothing else
>>11880386Sure mate
>>11880380Sadly I don't but I would say it did look more like Transformers than Voltron.
>>11880643Well I've found G1 Afterburner...
...or whoever this guy is
and potentially a junkion because why not?
Finally went and bought a Tachy, despite the AU $100 pricetag. Got sick of waiting for an Aliexpress release, since there’s absolutely no knowing when it’ll happen.And good LORD what an enormous backpack she’s got. It’s not so bad when the gauntlets aren’t attached to it, but when they are it’s basically mandatory to have a figure stand for support unless you want her doing a Jackson lean. There’s no good spot for a hardmount for a stand, but below the tail and above the hips is good enough with these claw type stands.It’s a shame the scale of these metal cardbot figures is not easy to judge, I wasn’t expecting her to be nearly as tall as Flash Vector, who’s a tall bastard as it is. I’m more of a core-class/legends scale collector for the most part so she towers over the majority of my collection.The only genuine complaint I have is that the ratchets in her hip joints aren’t granular enough. At the first real click on each side her legs are open as wide as one of those stupid European politicians doing a power stance.Other than that, she’s a fine toy though. The plastic feels good (some flashing needs cleanup though), joints are stiff and reliable, the transformation is basic fun with nothing requiring plastic flexing. The arms being visible on the vehicle mode isn’t a deal breaker but a little unrefined. The car mode itself is pretty nice though, nice enough that I’d make space in my collection to have one in car mode permanently.Definitely not a toy intended for anyone ther than kids though so the price tag right now isn’t great. Once the Chinese release happens her price will be far more appropriate for the toy you get.
>>11880665>>11880666>>11880667thank you for your help anon but non of them are the one I was looking for. But I did manage to find it by sheer luck, apparently it was an real licensed Transformer but the reason no one in the official thread knew about it was because it was only sold in europe. Also in my memory it looked so much cooler.
>>11881293Ah no wonder, it was the side car that was orange
>>11881165Hell of a back but I appreciate the originality of the vehicle design. Can't believe I'm saying this but those thighs are too thick for my tastes.
>>11875004>Fuck you, pay meThis why everyone uses AI now, because artists assholes
>>11881779Being able to make a toy is an art.This is artists telling other artists to fuck off, but I would assume being able to engineer a toy would also require them to have some knowledge of drawing too. So then it would be laziness.
>>11881779>he believes in the democratising art movement made by ai data scrappersKeep in mind data centers bleed cities dry so the slop generation movement can continue to make people unemployed, while the worst thing a human artist can do these days is give Adobe money.
>>11882219NTA but the internet "art" community is filled with some of the cattiest, most pathetic people you will ever meet. They deserve to suffer and if AI means they can't make money from drawing obese farting dragons or whatever the fuck they're claiming to be "real art" then all the better. And that's before we get into half of the claims about AI's impact being blatant lies (notably the water consumption).Also, if there was ever an appropriate place for AI art on a TF it would be decals on a crappy and beat-up ice cream van.
>>11882668Paypal and the banks have always been a bigger issue to an artist making a wage over pretty much anything else. Because they kowtow websites like Patreon into kneeling into their demands so that an artist is locked out before they can do anything.AI in general is overblown, yes, but so is what you are saying in hoping they all drown from AI.
Newage Breakdown
>>11882890Took 'em long enough. Looks good though, the toy version is especially nice.
>>11882668>half of the claims about AI's impact being blatant lies (notably the water consumption).Bullshit.
>>11883405>He doesn't know
>>11883494>he believes Sam AltmanSad.
>>11883557>he believes the CCP
I think I preferred the threads being in a necrostate than whatever this isIt’s been bad the last three weeks.
"You Can Pay Balance Now!" Something must be wrong with my brain, I don't really like the quality and feel of JGM/MC models but I keep buying them. I got their Optimus and didn't really like how it felt to hold and transform, then I got Nemesis and didn't really like it, then I got Bruticus and didn't really like it, and now I'm paying $120 for Superion.... why?
>>11882890Any reason Dragstrip and Wildrider are a 2-pack and this isn't?
>>11881167Metal Cardbot is never going to be on American brick and mortar shelves is it?
>>11885497Give it time and I bet they'll show us Deadend being his companion.
>>11879979Here it is (designer just uploaded a video to his instagram)
>>11885943
>>11885944I love a tight side profile
>>11885943>>11885944That tasteful thickness, that masterpiece of a back. I can excuse the seemingly small head because that shit's witchcraft. The real question though is how will the production go through with a seemingly one-man show.
>>11885947Production quality aside, this figure raises a question that becomes impossible to ignore every so often: Why is Takara not on this level yet? You could argue that car licensing dictates more compromised robot modes, but this level of ingenuity seems to elude them on a deeper level. They’re so steeped in tradition that they cling to archaic engineering methods while indie designers do somersaults around them.
>>11885998budget, solidness of the end product, fiddliness, there are plenty of reasons why they wouldn't do their figures that way. Their upcoming MPMN Sideswipe may not look perfect, but I can assure you that it will take a whole lot less time and be way less frustrating than this thing to transform. It may look great, but I'll reserve the judgement on how great it is to transform and pose until we have videos of the finished product, if that even happens one day.
3P Primes are going to be price gouged now
>>11886755Man
>>11886755FT Prime at the start of next year too
Is it over for unique toys? I genuinely can't see how what they've shown so far can ever be turned into something that competes with this
>>11885998Dogshit but nonetheless famous reviewers genuinely complain if the transformation has too many steps, even if the engineering is solid with very little fiddliness. I guess a lot of collectors value quantity over quality and only engage with a figure for so long before wanting the next one. A company as big as Hasbro has probably already ran the numbers and the people who care about new figures pushing the limits are the minority.
>>11886956I don't think UT can come back from this race.I'm a bastard for articulation but this looks so spot on that I will forsake it.
>>11886956What’s the price difference?
>>11886964>Dogshit but nonetheless famous reviewers genuinely complain if the transformation has too many steps, even if the engineering is solid with very little fiddliness.To be absolutely fair, the amount of figures for which that applies is pretty low. A lot of 3P stuff is ridiculously overengineered and suffers for it as a result (FansToys being a chief offender). It is absolutely possible to have an involved transformation be fun and intuitive (I have MMC Cliffjumper and he matches that description pretty well, lots of moving parts but pretty simple and straightforward and you never feel like you're gonna break anything) but those figures are in the minority.
>>11887528This is just Aliexpress sellers making wild guesses. But if it's true I think most would pay the extra $60 to get MM instead.
>>11887528MM's movie Primes have all been $250 on ShowZStore. UT's DOTM Megatron was about that much but their TLK Megatron was $150 and all of their AOE Primes were between $90-$140 depending on the paint job and accessories. All that to say I think UT's Movie 2007 Prime will be about $150 and MM's will likely be the same as all their BB movie Primes, $250, if not a little more.
>>11887774The leaker in the mm thread said it will cost the same/less than mm01, so worst case scenario it shouldn't cost that much more than mm01. The last price i remember him quoting was 1400 chinese yen
MMC's Vector is kino. This line is the most interesting thing in 3P for me at the moment since the official crossovers have been shitting the bed. Can't wait to see what they come up with the A-team van. >>11887587For every 3P with a slick and intuitive transformation there's at least 5 other releases that are convoluted nightmares. >>11886956It remains to be seen if this can be handled and transform without scraping itself to pieces or exploding. UT likely has articulation, transformation, price, and the ability to swap between Movie 1-2 or 3 in their favor. Alt mode is a tossup as both will be compromised in some way. There's just no getting around MM dumpstering everyone in the sheer aesthetics of the robot mode.
Newage Menasor test shot
>>11886964>A company as big as Hasbro has probably already ran the numbers and the people who care about new figures pushing the limits are the minority.The real shame is that they couldn't even do 2009-tier for the Masterpiece movie line consistently. Bumblebee being the huge offender of being way too simple while having a lazy chest and "wings" transformation alongside inaccurate feet heels that a knock-off eventually fixed.
>>11887774Remembering MM01 getting a 2.0, I think I'll stay my hand for now. At least until they release the add-on Jetpacks from 2 and 3. I'm still seething that I never got a chance to buy the articulated hands for a good price.
>>11887993>Can rotate waist for whichever you preferActually based
>>11888069They said MM02 won't be getting a 2.0 since people grilled them for it last time
