Are you excited to restart your Transformers Animated and Transformers Prime collections after Hasbro scammed you into buying Legacy slop?Previous:>>11859240
OP, do you thrive on being negative?
>>11867052Yes
Please stop thriving
>>11867055Or breathing.
>>11867044I own and enjoy Legacy versions of 8 of those characters.How mad does that make you OP?
I only have animated optimus
>>11867052oh me so sorry for disrespect honorabru hasblo
I wish someone else could make the OP. Anyway I've been transforming my DC seekers since I'll be replacing them with SS86, and all of them had this issue where their shoulders (specifically the mushroom peg) became incredibly tight, almost like it stuck to the shoulder piece, to the point I'm pretty sure Starscream's is broken and his shoulder stays in place due to some pin. Was this some common issue with the earthrise seeker mold? If you have one please try moving their shoulders forward and back a bit and see if they're super tight.
>>11867098SS86 Coronation Starscream owner here. His shoulder mushroom pegs still glide softly on my copy.
As a former hardcore MP collector I was not aware the MPG boxes were changed
>>11867044>Are you excited to restart your Transformers Animated and Transformers Prime collections after Hasbro scammed you into buying Legacy slop?No because I still own all my original Animated and Prime toys in great condition and never gave a shit about the Legacy versions.
Jetfire review.https://youtu.be/-KK8aT3LMws?si=fXft-6vdDyM_04Ru
People rarely talk about Wild King here. Do these guys have CHUG engineering/articulation or are they their own thing?
>>11867134Worst design I've ever seen. I'd rather get raped for a 1099 years than own that slop
>>11867143They are their on thing, jap autism combiners with poor articulation.
>>11867145>Worst design I've ever seen.How did you manage to avoid the entirety of Bayformers until now? I'm impressed.
>>11867152Enjoy your kids slop
>>11867154Thanks
>tfw the only other Transformers guy I know IRL just collects Soundwave and Shockwave and nothing else
>>11867160dare I say based?
>>11867044Animated wasp, prowl, prime dreadwing/skyquake and chromia were all alright.
>>11867134Really looking forward to this. Looks like a fun toy. I just wish HasTak had paid closer attention to reference materials and gotten the chest right.
>>11867145? What's wrong with Armada Jetfire?
>>11867167At least the reviews confirm the nosecone can tilt back to make the torso look slightly better.
>>11867167Did they ever admit that it was a mistake because they looked at the wrong artwork? Seeing the video, it seems like they did it more for the transformation.
>>11867134It looks way worse and cheaper than the original toy in every way. Especially the arms.
>>11867134>"That'll be $100 + Tax + Tip + Made up Tariff"
>>11867174It absolutely was a mistake, otherwise they would have engineered at least the top part of the cheat to slide a bit up to mimic the proper chest, and have the crotch fold to reveal something similar to the OG toys crotch.
>>11867175You're welcome to your opinion but the head at least is clearly much better on the new one. The OG was weirdly squashed.>>11867192Here in the UK we just call that RRP :(
I grew up with Armada as my first Transformers and I literally do not care how accurate this new Jetfire is to the animation or toy or whatever the fuck.It looks like Armada Jetfire enough for me. I'm not going to start acting like one of those retarded G1 tooners faggots just because its now my turn or something.
>>11867210I can agree with thatThe old is fat with shrimpy arms and the new one is fat with shrimpy armsEither way you're getting your dad-bod shuttle
>>11867167>Looks like a fun toy. I just wish HasTak had paid closer attention to reference materials and gotten the chest right.Agree. I own the original and the chest thing bothers me to no end, but I also appreciate how they managed to rework the transformation to actually give articulation to the pants.
They had to fit the combined legs and waist the original toy didnt have somewhere, while still having room for the arms. That's not me saying saying you have to like the new chest but I also don’t believe it was some kind of mistake.
>>11867152Very funny but Bayformers was surpassed by the Aligned continuity, IDW and whatever the fuck this is
>39.99 plus tipPrices are getting out of hand.hHow is wave 1 of these? Scorcher feels kind of lazy
>>11867269This design doesn't exist outside of a lore book, sadly we can't say the same for bayformers
Never cared about Animated and only ever got the Predacons from Prime (and one Shockwave), so no.
>>11867044>Are you excited to restart your Transformers Animated and Transformers Prime collectionsNo, I liked the Legacy designs for characters like Bulkhead, Dreadwing and Knockout because they fit my G1 collection better, I've no interest in starting a separate Prime or Animated collection.I hope mainline still puts out more hybrid designs like this.
>>11867044>Are you excited to restart your Transformers Animated and Transformers Prime collectionsNever had one in the first place. Will grab the fembots though.
>>11867329So, all 2 of them?
>>11867052Shut the fuck up, hope you choke on legacy arcees shitty clear plastic
>>11867328The concept definitely works the best on characters who don’t have G1 counterparts like BulkheadLike why the fuck would I want a “G1” Animated Bumblebee when I can just use…G1 Bumblebee
>>118673324 if I recall. Although 2 of them are just versions of Arcee. And the other two are pretty much the same character with different names...
>>11867274All are good toys, but I didn't find them worth the money. Scorcher is also notable for having so many decals that it makes transformation a hassle, specially since they didn't add a clear coat.
>>11867346I guess ill pick up the other (3?) If I see them on sale, these are flying off the shelves around here though, so I won't hold my breath. Shame about the Scorcher problem.
>>11867344That's probably why they avoided doing most of the big names from the Prime cast.They only started going all in with Optimus and Bumblebee with Animated.
>>11867332Animated ArceeAnimated SlipstreamAnimated BlackarachniaAnimated Elita (maybe if they want to get a retool in)Prime ArceePrime Blackarachnia
>be at GameStop to buy a Transformer >its locked to the wall hangar>go wait at register to ask permission to overpay for my figure >be next in line >right then, fellow autist calls and asks about the new Skywarp>boomer woman who is inexplicably working at this store clicks on her keyboard for a few seconds and tells them they don’t have it >my turn, get walked like a dog over to my figure to get it unlocked >skywarp is right there >ask them if they have caller ID because they do have the figure he was calling about>suggest they call him back and that it will probably make his day >all three employees literally shrug their shoulders and do nothing Afterward I really felt some fomo to grab it for myself. However I am truly struggling to justify replacing my Earthrise with them. Their improvements are so incremental, especially for the price and then aim not even fully sold on their “tooner” aesthetic anyway. This is actually one of a few conundrums that pissed me off so bad I stopped buying these damn things for almost a year. Can the new one point its toes? Also, pretty sure Earthrise’s jet mode is far more realistic looking, no?
>>11867391>Also, pretty sure Earthrise’s jet mode is far more realistic looking, no?Who the fuck gives a shit
>>11867392He does, clearly.
>>11867044I have neither and just want a new Armada Blurr or G1 reimagining of Shatter and Dropkick. Anything else Hasblow offers me can fuck off.
>>11867396Yeah. Thanks. >>11867392Im probably one of the only Transformers fans who don’t actually give a shit about the seekers. Im way more an autobot guy. The fact they turn into jets is the the only cool part about them for me. I like jets.
I’m looking them both over and honestly the new one’s jet looks better in some ways. It has thrusters and landing gear for starters. I’m probably just coping. Even if I do decide to rebuy those motherfuckers again I can definitely get them cheaper than GameStop, and I see the KOs are coming. In fact I just found a listing for KO Skywarp.
>>11867398>Im way more an autobot guy.Same honestly, lambo brothers and the daibatzuns are way cooler
>>11867391>Also, pretty sure Earthrise’s jet mode is far more realistic looking, no?Not really, no. ER is like a mishmash of different jet designs with its vent thrusters and cockpit shape.The studio series even with the toon look is a much closer depiction of the classic F15.
>>11867406I do see this now. Amongst several other things to like about the new Studio Series. So even if I did want to grab them, Starscream is unobtanium. I think maybe I should just save those funds for Overgear
>>11867210I think you're wrong for this and should just keep your thoughts in your head next time but Jetfire will just be pants for me anyway since I have the old alt color one anyway which I like more design wise.I'm more annoyed about the minicons looking wrong, mainly the arm being a dumb little tube on one of them, makes both modes look so dumb
>>11867418Yeah i still don't know why they changed the minicon like that, it also changes how the requiem blaster looks now
>>11867418>and should just keep your thoughts in your head next timeYou and I both know there's no benefit to me doing that.
>>11867391I can't get this because the ER are like 4140+ still because there hasn't been a reissue and they were a god damn Target exclusive, So they can suck my ass clean
>>11867391Just go 3rd partyhttps://youtu.be/xExQAtsNbNs?is=ASiU9mWrL39HjIp7
im still fucked by the fact its fucking starscream thats the exclusive
>>11867398>Im probably one of the only Transformers fans who don’t actually give a shit about the seekers. Im way more an autobot guy. The fact they turn into jets is the the only cool part about them for me. I like jets.Anon that's the only reason anybody likes them . Except Starscream since he's the only one with a personality that anyone remembers. I know one of the two between Skywarp and Thundercracker hates war or something but can't remember which. The rest might as well be vehicons.
>>11867469Fuck Hasbro's greed
>>11867044Wait, are we actually getting Studio Series of those? Also I only bought Animated Bumblebee and customed him the way i like.
>looking at prices for complete G1 WheeljacksUgh I want a Missing Link so bad
>>11867398>>11867404Childhood is thinking the decepticons are cool and making your own seeker self insert OCAdulthood is realizing your morals align with the Autobots and that Sideswipe deserved better.
>>11867478I REALLY wish he was a bit better but I came around to really liking him and I hated like everything about TF One
>>11867391I think the #1 thing Earthrise has over the Studio Series is the fact that the cockpit isn’t his entire damn chest. Accurate or not I like the way Earthrise handled it
>>11867528>that Sideswipe deserved better.its alright he almost always is playable in most TF games worth a shit
My lot came here from ebay. My holy grail was Icebird, and to a lesser extent g2 Laser Prime mold and Universe Cheetor. Its crazy they were all in one lot. Blackarachnia is cool too but I already had Crystal Widow and had no idea they were even different characters till now. I'm kind if disappointed because the seller didnt have robot (or owl in Icebirds case) mode pics he was missing more parts and more warn out paint than I thought. Also Rail Racer guy has no robot mode head and Im wondering if I should message the seller but he was very honest about everything. if I ever get the other 2 for his combined mode it wont matter.
Nevermind I love him.The old kenner sculpts were amazing.
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Anyone notice that tfw 05 is gone?
They are here. Grimlock. Damn, it is beautiful with all the paints. No paint QCs on my copy so thanks to whoever I should pray to. Though, the hip lateral movements are somewhat loose. They are only like half pinned from the back so are not as strong as they can be. Another problem is that the symbol/heat sticker is on a curved surface and the corner does peel. I don't know if apply white glue help. >This guy can kneelI am shocked over this Green lio prime. I think I like this one better than the previous takara version. Almost no paint makes the figure a lot easier to play. As much TSpark charges for its premium stuff, the previous one still got some paint issues with the gold. Though I don't what they can do with the difference in color with the material like the thighs>Still no hands swivel How disappointing
>>11867044Why is Vector Prime there and not Nexus?
>>11867588Where did it go?I left it right here!What in the world is going on?
>>11867478Who's the teal and gold one with the red visor second from the right? He looks badass.
>>11867717i think it's Wingstun, who originated from Robot Masters but was made to be another seeker in IDW2019
>>11867717We don't know lolThe best guess we have right now is that it's Wingstun.
>>11867374>Prime BlackarachniaYou mean Airachnid?
>>11867269You aren't searching hard enough.
>>11867212All this talk of armada and shrimpy arms reminds me of another disappointment...
>>11867717The three on the right are females. Slipstream, Nova Storm and Redwing.
>>11867044I'm quite pleased actually about it actually, the only one I have out of those is Legacy Animated Optimus. Looking forward to updates of three or four characters.
>>11867588God I fucking wish this was real
>>11867863I want to slap retard that designed his shoulders this way. Same with Laser Prime and Blitzwing. Somehow worse than Triggerhappy/HotRod shoulders.
>>11867913I'm glad there's 3rd party parts to fix up the shoulders, wish Laser Prime got them too.
>>11867917Yes, still retards should reuse how old one worked.
So no one’s gonna post the new photo of Cybershark or is that a fake?
>>11867917I'd totally pick one up if I could find one, especially to replace the rubber shit.
New Prowl arrived from Pulse today, I gave him my Siege Prowl's head and I think he looks pretty good like this.
>>11867945nice
>>11867945Can you put it back? Cuz this ain’t it
>>11867945Can you put him next to ER Prowl?
>>11867945How much longer will I have to wait for a Prowl with his shoulder cannons?
>>11868007
>>11868007Pray that Mark does a Retro Prowl in mainline.
>>11867005>That picture of Cyclonus is from head-on and standing perfectly straight, as he should be for this type of comparison. Meanwhile Scourge is in a bow-legged A-stance, making him shorter than he should be, and Galvatron is viewed from a partly top-down perspective.>Autists need perspective explained to them and still won't get it, so they won't get why these charts are dumb. On top of being fan-made, at that.lol.lmao.
I got Big Convoy for $30. He’s pretty cool. Initially I felt a bit let down but once I modded his neck so he can look down a bit and also realized his shoulders can rotate backward I like him a lot better than straight out of the box. Helps him stand a bit more dynamically. Its a real shame he has all that unused real estate in his abdomen where an ab crunch should have been
>>11868070Same, I also got mine for free but it came with some minor paint scuffs and I've debated returning it because it flares up my ocd. Sort of related, since I know some people here probably touch up their figures with paint:-Anyone know if there's a specific paint that matches the blue used on Big Convoy's chest?-Anything to touch up the silver skirt on Bruticus or Onslaught's visor?-I also got a cheap 40th Lio, but it has scuffs on the head and I'd also rather touch it up.
>>11867869Nova Storm and Redwing are female?
>>11867986You prefer the stock 86 head?
>three-headed robot dragon that transforms into a bunch of robot knightsThis is clearly the coolest combiner idea in the history of the franchise and the only reason Hasbro didn't go harder on merching it was that its movie was a failure. Future MTO or Haslab fodder.>>11868070$30 would be an amazing price for that figure. He's got some minor bothers though, I can't see him as much more than a sidegrade from the original mold.
>>11868147>This is clearly the coolest combiner idea in the history of the franchiseIt's a dragon made of spikes, that's not even a real transformer fite me
>>11868156you incels really do hate fun, Kek
>>11868156>alien robot>transformsYour post is debunked.
>>11868157>>11868158Suck my dick, bayfag filth
>>11868164cope tooner.
>>11868147looks like shit honestly, gigatron did it better
>>11868098Nova Storm was in IDW2. Redwing never has been.
>>11868118Absolutely. If for no other reason than the fact that Siege head is way too small on the SS body
>>11868164It's always people with glasses who compare Bayformers to scrapes of metalI could follow those movies just fine, but I only saw them in theaters
>Hasbro is attempting to get a 50 Million dollar tariff refund So, is that going to translate into some type of redemption form where you need to upload your receipts for your refund or do you think they will be jews and try to pass the savings on to us on future figures via coupons / reduced msrp?
>>11867044I just got Animated Optimus and Prime Dreadwing, and I mean they were okay, like obviously they could’ve been done a lot better, but Thundertron doesn’t count because he’s a 1 to 1 of one his scrapped concepts from when he was supposed to be in Prime
>>11868176Gigatron did it better than anyone and everyone.
>>11867175Maybe if you are retarded
>>11868180What? The Siege head is bigger than the ER/SS head.
>>11868183they're going to pocket the money and offer nothing to consumers
>>11868181I can see them fine, they're just ugly. Always were.
>>11868202>offer nothingDon't be silly, they'll bump prices up by another $5 across all scales. Because fuck you, that's why.
New Legends Gigatron when?
>>11868180It's literally not bro. I'll post side by side pics with Bluestreak and Smokescreen tomorrow if you don't believe me.
>>11868210Legends?Why in legends?
>>11867394>Use cheaper materials.Takara uses uses the same plastics in their stuff though. And just because Toyrise is a largely better profuct doesn’t mean they also don't overcharge hard.
So what do you think the chances of Armada Blurr out of Pointblank are?>>11868210>>11868214Takara revealed a new mold BWII Galvatron for New Legends so people are assuming we’re going to get more. I don’t think we’re going to get another new mold anytime soon though. My best guess is Dirgegun and Thrustor are next
>>11868235Forgot image
Does anybody have this Megatron? How is he?
>>11868098They are in One.
>>11868178Nova Storm and Skywarp are female in Earthspark and there's a purple female Nova Storm in Cyberverse who I think the animators mixed up with Skywarp
>>11868156To be fair, he looked a hell of a lot better when he was still intended to be Megatron. No idea why they decided to make him look like he was made of shrapnel after adding the other two heads - maybe because the model was already mostly finished by the time they changed their plans for Megs, and it was easier to paste shrapnel onto the body to mask the visibly Megatron parts rather than make a whole new model?
>>11868236I hope not because pointblank sucked and had budget taken for a target master Blurr wouldnt use. Silhouette is also ruined without the cape.
>>11868250I read it falls apart. Doesn’t tab well.
>>11868250really hollow with a cumbersome transformation, he looks great only in the front
OMG IT'S HAPPENING
>>11868299What's up with the Condor? Is it Cybertron G1 accurate?
>>11868300Lol animation first scene accurate modeBravoThey probably sell the cassettes pack later without the animation or toy accuracy thing
>>11868299
>>11868305>>11868299Takara is going to generate infinite money from this.
>>11868310And the infinite money from that is why they can do super niche stuff like >>11868309
They have names now>Judge Bullet (Razorclaw redeco)>Vector Line (Rampage redeco)>Dark Scan (Divebomb redeco)>Blowgun (Tantrum redeco)>Trilock (Headstrong redeco)
Nothing for New Legends, yet?
>>11868314Oh and it looks like the big guy's full name is Magna Regulus
>>11868299>>11868305I knew the first real Missing Link Decepticon would be Soundwave (although I was still hoping for Megatron). Definitely getting the toy colors one, though I'm surprised that the Autoscout is the included casette and not Buzzsaw.>>11868310If they wanna generate even more money they should do ML Starscream so they can churn out endless Seeker repaints.
>>11868305I knew the first would be Soundwave, but I really hope we get Megatron just to spite people.
>>11868213Siege head is definitely not smaller, as you can see.
>>11868180>>11868213
>>11868180confirmed retard>>11868214Because Hasbro is incompetant. Magmatron was great, but Lio Convoy and Big Convoy were fumbles. Takara had to fix Lio Convoy.
>>11868314>i am the law
>>11868235>My best guess is Dirgegun and Thrustor are nextFuck that. Give me Hellscream.Okay I’ll take Dirgegun and Thrustor too.Now you’ve got me hoping for the possibility of getting a new G2 Smokescreen and Dreadwing through BWII Starscream and BB.
>>11868305Really happy that we're getting an Autoscout figure. I never really saw him as a drone but an actual cassette like the others.
>>11868216>Takara uses uses the same plastics in their stuff thoughTakara never used the same plastic. They never used the same factory either. That was another reason you purchased the Takara version over the Hasbro because you could see and feel the difference in quality and Takara always fixed hasbros lazy jobs like Power Master Ginrai etc.Since the forced unification Hasbro have raised 4 times now and switched to a cheaper factory twice (now using a bad one in Vietnam) and have used cheaper paints, plastics and materials to the point we now have figures that get discolouration after a few months or plastic that bends.
>Chadkara saved Cosmos from cancellation hellI kneel….
>>11868390>they'll still be cheaper than Soundwave's after marker pricesMan. I still feel like an idiot for passing on Soundwave, I never thought he'd be tget that rare.
>>11868390>>11868391Patience pays off once again
>tfw have a unopened ES Soundwave I couldn't decide if I wanted to keep or sellguess I'll open him up now
>>11868007???
Is anyone else's SS86 Starscream getting delayed by Target? Gonna be really pissed if they cancel my order since I got it right when it went up.
Starscream now pushed back again to the 18th for me.
>>11868379https://csr.hasbro.com/en-us/news/policy?id=hasbro_third_party_list
>>11868250I love him. Main flaw is that the leg proportions are a bit off, but you can see that from pics.
>>11868423>>11868424Yep, I had to approve new dates tonight too. Sucks, though I still haven't gotten around to opening Onslaught yet, so I'm okay with waiting another week or two while I focus on other toys.
>somehow, rubsign started to peelI just got this in the mail. Nice figure with the loose crotch and all but is there any way to get the rubsign flat on the slope surface? The corner is already lifting and I tried using white glue but the corner just go right back up.
>>11868390What line were these from originally? I only keep up with chug stuff.>>11868309Too bad they couldnt get away with doing toy only colorschemes
>>11868390Since these are New Legends that means Pulse should have preordersGood luck everyone
>>11868487Earthspark that pRoNoUnS cartoon
>>11868396LOL
>>11868510All cartoons have pronouns.
>>11868390I was hoping they'd use that Soundwave mold for a new Logos Prime.
Man I really hope they'll reissue SS86 Ratchet at some point because he's reaching absurd prices.
>>11868519They're reissuing SS86 Ironhide with a more movie accurate paint job before the end of this year, chances are they'll do the same with Ratchet not too long from now. Brawn too, probably.
>>11868423>>11868424And I just got a cancelation notice just after i approved the delay. I am actually fuming right now. I might call Target and bitch.
>>11867044Target apparently cancelled almost all the studio series mtmte orders, this sucks
target finally cancelled my starscreamtime to just buy the takara version I guess
>>11868526>>11868527>>11868528Just cancelled mine too. What a bunch of bullshit.
>>11868530I am actually fuming at this, I'm calling them and throwing a big baby temper tantrum. No fucks given.
>>11868531I might join you in all honesty. This is then most pissed off I've gotten about something toy related in a long time. I guess I don't have down money on the made to order seeker pack now though. Who gives a shit about getting the rest of the seekers if you can't have the one that matters most?
>>11868532Just spoke to someone at Target. Apparently Hasbro was unable to fufuill the orders they promised. Not sure if it's necessarily on Target this time. This is such bullshit, Hasbro better fucking address this. I'm tempted to call them too.
There's no Targets where I live so I just took the bullet and ordered Screamer through Ali. Arrived yesterday, he's really good. The face is just perfect.
>>11868533considering they kept the preorder window open for hours I think the blame is still firmly with target, could have told you this would happen on day 1, there was no way they were ever getting as many as the orders they took
Just spoke with Hasbro and they basically told me we're shit out of luck and that they would pass it along to the correct team. Sorry, but that's bullshit. I highly encourage every single person who has had their item cancelled to not only call and bother Target about it, but call Hasbro customer service directly to bitch to them. It won't accomplish anything, but if it pisses someone off, more power to it. I know this is toys and these things are not important in the slightest and how childish it comes off as getting mad at something like this, but holy fuck, this is fucking shameful. I usually defend Hasbro, not so much Target, I worked there as a teenager, the suck, but holy fuck this is inexcusable. So go and complain to Target and Hasbro, maybe if enough people bitch something will happen.
>>11868535Apparently they don't do a first come first serve basis because I ordered mine literally the minute it went up. Such bullshit. They kept the ML Onslaught solicit opened as long as the Starscream one, that one got fufilled. I still blame Hasbro.
>>11868537oh believe me I blame both companies; there’s no reason for one of the 5 most popular transformers to be an exclusive at all, hasbro knew demand would be huge
>>11868540Don't worry, they'll reissue him in a 3 pack of figures that everyone already has two copies of but it'll be a timed Pulse Exclusive that you have to suck John Hasbro's dick to be able to actually order.
>>11868536I'm going to bitch at Hasbro for sure, for no other reason than to make myself feel better. May roll the dice on checking both Targets in my area later this week if I'm motivated enough.
>>11868543I have to go out and run errands today, and even though I wasn't planning on stopping at Target, I guess I'll hit the one up by my house on my way home. Ugh this shit is so infuriating. Like the other guy said earlier, I haven't actually gotten mad at something toy related in years. Even with all the tariff bullshit I at most felt just apathetic towards it. This time I'm genuinely pissed. Also, Target's hold time bumped up from like two minutes to ten so I'm thinking people are calling and bitching about this now.
>Americans seething about Target exculsive including SS Starscream>I already got my Starscream like for a week already from regular mom and pop online sellerIt's not a Hasbro problemIt's a giant retailers problem There is no reason living in the none nation of Taiwan you can get all the exclusive you want (unless it is short supply) from normal sellers but Target and Walmart can't get stocked.
>>11868549Shut up faggot no one asked for your gay little opinion
I think Hasbro deserves most shit that's thrown at them but I don't like how Takara gets scot free with everything. They've got an history of getting people to buy expensive decos for figures that they perfectly know will have complete new molds releasing very soon (most of the Dramatic Cap series, a lot of MP figures including the very first Optimus), and their designers are often to blame too for a lot of baffling mold engineering choices. And a lot of their own premium figures also came with widespread QC issues.
>pay out the ass>order online >pre-order>"whoops canceled">"good luck on the aftermarket, sucker!"I don't much like this hobby anymore. Transformers are still cool, they're just not as fun to collect when it's like this.
>>11868554I feel this. The upset I'm feeling over this isn't even over Starscream or Prowl, it's 'what the fuck am I bothering with any of this garbage for?'. Like, why bother collecting anything if you have to put up with this shit like this on the regular.
>>11868559I'm not quite at that point, as usually, I don't have that many issues getting the figs I want. And even if I do miss out, it usually isn't a big deal. However, this time, and I don't know why it is, maybe it's the fact that everyone got fucked over, but the rage I feel towards this is unreal. I saw that if you complain to Target's customer service though they'll credit you $5-$15. So I'm gonna try that.
>>11868559>"if you jump through enough hoops and you're extremely lucky you'll have the privilege of paying $150 for the seekers!">t.John HasbroI always avoided looking at 3P stuff because I always considered it overpriced, but the way things are going it might not make much difference anymore.
>>11868554I hate pre-orders becoming so dominant in this industry in the first place cuz i hate preorders and would only use them for years only when absolutely necessary and i hate how it makes figures come out way later and i hate to wait literal months to get something that i should be able to pay for and have shipped immediately to me, but it feels like preorders are even worse now cuz the toy industry has been aggressively trying to make them the norm for practically everything for whatever reason and it feels like every figure is being delayed more because of this push for preorders to be normalized, also preorders get sold out way faster and now theyre getting cancelled more so any benefit from them is moot now. Shit like the preorder push and other things like targets street date nazi-ism where they demand everything be set for some superfluous reset date and they put their own store mandated/non-manufacturer street dates on a bunch of items which are pointless and unnecessary street dates and it has made me not even enjoy this hobby anymore and is a big part of why im trying to tone down my collecting because everyone involved has made toy buying way more infuriating and rage inducing then it has any right to he and it just plain isn't fun anymore since its such a hassle to even get half of these figures anymore
>>11868390>they saved swolemosUnfathomably based
Just had my Starscream canceled as well as the only gi joe line I like to collect, ninja force canceled as well. Sadly for me online is the only way to get these so I'm ool
>>11868586Bootleg gang. We are all getting the KOs brothers
Starscream is still available for pre-order on most of the usual Japanese places if you’re desperate and willing to wait 5 months
>>11868592Yeah and pay 40 bucks in shipping
>>11868554this is why I prefer chinesium TFs at this point you just place a preorder and you get the toy, none of this fomo inducing false scarcity shit that these companies love to do
>>11868534Can you post the link you used? I'm fed up with this bullshit.
The MTMTE megs and Optimus I just got I'm going to open box return them today.
Suggested prices and dates for Takara releases>ML Soundwave (toy deco) Feb 30,800¥>ML Soundwave (anime deco) Mar 25,300¥>NL Cosmos Jan 4950¥>NL Soundwave Jan 4950¥>Skybound Optimus Jan 9900¥
>>11868601>one cassette with each version to try to get you to double dip I’m so tired of this hobby bros
>>11868603In the future Hasbro will just rent you a picture of a toy you want for $39.99 a month.
>>11868374I was mostly saying Dirgegun and Thrustor because we already have the molds for them with Kingdom Dinobot and Waspinator >Now you’ve got me hoping for the possibility of getting a new G2 Smokescreen and Dreadwing through BWII Starscream and BBI could honestly see the opposite happening with Smokescreen and Dreadwing as mainline while Starscream and BB are either Gen Selects or New Legends redecos, similar to how we got Trypticon and G2 Megs before Gigastorm and Megastorm
If I had a penny for every time earth mode Prowl got released as a hard to find exclusive that explodes in price on the aftermarket…
>>11868601wasnt ML magnus like 20k yenthats insane
>>11868612¥27,500 for Magnus.
>>11868599Why
>>11868608They unironically already tested this out two decades ago when the first live action movie came out. The first “game” tie in to the movie was an app that wasn’t actually a game at all. It was just digital action figures. You could rotate them and make them do a few different actions by pressing a button and that was it. It was actually pretty clever at the time. Kind of like NFTs way before that was a thing. Also they were free. They will absolutely do something like this again in the future and charge for it. I can tell you exactly how they will do it too..start by giving a digital copy of your figure with purchase. Then eventually they will make a digital exclusive character. Then they will eventually axe physical figures and you will buy a .stl file that prints out off your government approved printer. Just like stores have offloaded the cashier’s job to us Hasbro will eventually offload the entire manufacturing process to us lmao. This idea will take decades but it will happen eventually
>>11868616Because they're clearly damaged.
>tfw you have the technology to print a 50 foot tall Unicron but you live in a pod
>>11868618>Then they will eventually axe physical figures and you will buy a .stl file that prints out off your government approved printer. Just like stores have offloaded the cashier’s job to us Hasbro will eventually offload the entire manufacturing process to us lmaI can't wait to pirate transformers off the internet to hold in my hand and play around with. I really need to get another 3D printer, I made some CW adapter pieces with my old one but the quality was shit and needed lots of sanding to work. I never did finish fixing up the CW centaur pieces.
>>11868618Lel theyd go out of business that way, never will happen
>>11868623Im about to print a new bumper for my Legacy Beachcomber because mySon sent the original to the netherrealm
>>11868616Because fuck target. Don't want to collect this new line if I can't get Starscream. Might as well get my 120 bucks back.
I can't think of much they could really add to a ML Soundwave, he was already pretty articulated.
>>11868640I'm holding my breath that Hasbro or Target will somehow rectify this since it seems to be affecting all the Hasbro Summer Geek Out pre-orders got mass cancelled except for the Marvel Legends Onslaught. This is too big of a fuck up to just let go I feel.
>>11868638Nice, where'd you find such a part? Or do you CAD that stuff yourself?
>hasbro>rectifying anything
>>11868651I can dream can't I?
>a nightmarer>dreaming anything
>hey 40+ year old losers, you want the new Optimus Prime that we made .001% more accurate than the last one?>just sign up for our exclusive website to get a coupon code to use on another site's unlockable preorder option!>you better do it 6 months in advance though, we only made 5000 of that guy and you NEED him!>that'll be $89.99 + shipping + preorder fee + tip>after 6 months you'll be informed whether or not your reservation code is accepted>no refunds!I'm beginning to think this company might just see us all as exploitable retards or something
>>11868658This is a Target problem, not Hasbro.
>last night>Takara reveals a cool missing link Soundwave and uncancels Cosmos>wake up>Hasbro fucked up with distribution again for the most anticipated release of the yearbusiness as usual, I see.
>>11868660Store exclusives are tyranny
>>11868668Yeah, especially Walmart.
>>11868651To rectify this, hasbro will eagerly sell the same figure again with a cape and crown for an extra $30, this time a Walmart exclusive
>>11868658>I'm beginning to think this company might just see us all as exploitable retards or somethingThat’s how a lot of companies tend to view their customers
Had scorcher for a while but didn't get the chance to open it. Nice little thing but really overpriced (same as the guy next to him) for how small the car mode is. Though I have give it to the design team on how neatly everything fit during transformation
>>11868601Yeah, nah. Takara can fuck off with that. The price gouging on Missing Link is worse than Hasbro at this point.
Big Convoy is the most underrated aotp figure. He’s probably the second best modern Beast Wars figure behind only Magmatron
>>11868656Nightmarer would make a cool Decepticon name.
These Target cancellations are exactly what happened last year when I tried to pre-order the Gamerverse shit. They should start popping up in stores later but it's so fucking stupid this keeps happening. With gas prices what they are too, making all these trips to targets is going to make less sense then just buying from a scalper on eBay.
First problem is caring about Starscream at all. Looks like my coronation Screamer has started yellowing? I know he wasn’t always this dirty tannish gray, was he?
Did I miss the upgraded version of MPG Ginrai? I heard it was happening and then never another peep about it. I bet it probably came and went already lol. Handling this guy for the first time in a long while and I really forgave a lot of flaws on this thing. The entire set is a bit of a a fucking mess.
>>11868700Before I sold mine he was a bright gray
>>11868390shit I might need these. wonder how much they're gonna cost stateside?
>>11868700that’s just how he looksER on left, DCS in middle, SS86 on right
>>11868601At the rate Missing Link prices are increasing, if we ever get Blaster he's going be significantly more expensive than the Masterpiece.
>>11868664Oh man, Hasbro vs Takara Computron discourseWhat a time
>>11868658None of what you said even happened.
>>11868710Kek what did you do with their heads anon?Also DCS clearly mogs (as usual).
>>11868716Did a swap because I don’t like the flat grey on DCS Starscream’s face
>>11868719Ah didn't catch that in the light, yeah I don't blame you. A small way the Hasbro ones were better, but it's there.I wish DCS Thundercracker and Skywarp kept the silver chests instead of the gray, but their colors are better otherwise. I've been tempted to paint them but I'm too afraid of screwing them up.
>>11868603I assume they’ll do the tapes separatelyNeither of these cassettes are super great
>>11868726Calling it: Three 2-packs, 90 bucks each.
>>11868727Too late, I already called that with my mate
>>11868713Betatron > both
>>11868603What's weird is that both of those cassettes are toon original designs, so neither really fits being packaged with the standard ML Soundwave.
>>11868715Retard
>>11868726I’m curious to see what they could even possibly add to ravage. I guess they could let his legs splay outwards so he is less 2D but he’s otherwise basically perfect.
>>11868664I prefer the Chinese bootleg version of at least two of those. What does that make me?
I preordered those two clear plastic weaponizers. $55 plus shipping brings it to $70. Yeah after this year im going to be very selective. I just want Allicon and an extra Snarl (i’ll probably go on sale during cyber ) at this point. I’ll also get an extra Sludge because I like the G1 colors.Glad I’m not collecting SS86 Starscream.
>>11868710Thanks bro >>11868701Pls respond
>>11868744The only things I've bought this year are>Razorclaw(?)>Liege Maximo>MonstructorOnly things I want are>Armada Sideways>Megazarak>the ENERGON figures (maybe)
OH NO NO NO NO NO
>>11868744Oh and I’m not bothering with the Energon Op and Meg’s.Also dying for a new fig of First Aid.
>>11868749I got my Coronation Starscream for $25 from burlington coat factory so I'm just loving every laugh
>>11868749>tfw you scoffed at scalpers asking $70lol oops
Just waiting to snag a takara one at this point
>>11868744>Glad I’m not collecting SS86 Starscream.I want a new seeker trio to finally replace my Classics ones, but I'm considering which is easier/cheaper:>hunt/shop/hope for officials>buy KOs from aliexpressI see a Thundercracker I can get right now for $26 shipped and I'm wondering why I shouldn't just go for it then track down the other two one at a time.
>>11868749I fucking hope this starscream mold gets KO'd and bootlegged to hell and back with better engineering. There is already a thundercracker done so it's a matter of time before they do it with starscream. Fuck hasbro.
What would be the most out there MISSING LINK announcement?
>>11868701Hasbro didn't do a second run. You needed to get it from import sites. Amazon still had a link to their japan branch, you could check if they still have stock.
>>11868778Missing Link Pretenders. The inner bot is fully articulated but so is the shell.
>>11868778Jumpstarters.
>>11868778TakaroTomy X Bandai Missing link Jetfire, based o. their new version of the Takatoku mold.
>>11868785That'd actually be pretty sick
>>11868778Missing Link Action Masters.The gimmick is that they transform.
>>11868802That would be too cool and therefore will never happen.
>>11868786That isn't out there, but its the one I want most.
>>11868390Close enoughWelcome back, Animated Blackout and Hydrodive Bumblebee
>>11868749
this whole starscream debacle is making me glad in my decision to stick with the siege seekers ss86 skywarp is tempting though
>>11868688He's not even better than the original Big Convoy.
>>11868749It's starscream. He'll show down the line again, even if we have to wait for a coronation version. Fucking stupid way of distributing such a popular chatacter though.
>>11868808I genuinely can't think of an idea more out there than Takara and Bandai working together to make Missing Link Jetfire happen.
>>11868749>still readily available on import sitesebay users are something else i swear
>>11868843I dunno, we got that Basara Prime or whatever its called.
>>11868834Watch the new coronation version be dying Starscream with the gear, so you have to double dip.
>>11868484>I tried using white glue but the corner just go right back upYou need something to actually hold it down since wood glue isn't the strongest of adhesives when you first apply it and it takes a couple of days to properly cure, I recommend something like tamiya masking tape since it's meant to be peeled off
kek
>>11868778Missing Link Grand Maximus
>>11868854Missing Link Grandus
Ohh no I hope that third party company that KO'd SS86 Thundercracker doesn't inevitably produce a Starscream repaint. They better not make a wide variety of seeker repaints that Hasbro won't bother touching. Please don't give us cheap alternatives to scalped and poorly distributed figures!
>>11868786>>11868843Takara would just as likely make Missing Link Skyfire, since their target audience has no nostalgia for the Valkyrie as a Transformer.
>>11868778Missing Link Devcon
>>11868439If your being retarded on purpose then congrats.The unification of the brand fucked Takara over. They cannot do shit now without Hadbros say so and it's them who decides Takaras budget on figures.They get told to use the same factory now which is why the products have declined in quality.You never had any of this shit with their galaxy force, super link, legends, United or mp line. All this decline in quality happened with the merger
>>11868778Missing link cybertronian bumblebee, wheeljack, tetra jets and jazz,
>>11868890Now that you brought this up I am surprised no 3rd party company decided to make masterpiece scale tooner figures of the cybertronian forms for those characters. With how many repeats and redoes of bumblebee and the seekers are out in that market you'd expect them to tackle those forms.
>>11868884Hasbro and Takara have been using the same factories and plastics for their figures since before the unification. Why would Takara lease out factories specifically to Hasbro and not use them themselves?
>>11868688He isn't even close to the glowing lio
>>11868884>Takara forced to use their own factories instead of other superior factories they don't ownYou'd look less retarded if you didn't reply, lil'bro
>>11868894Why lie like this?It's known they used to use different factories. You can tell when holding figures like legends kup vs generations kup that there is a huge difference in plastic/feel and quality. Takara gf galvatron is nothing like cybertron Galvatron. You'll claim all the packaging is done at the same place next
>people on tfw2005 saying they bitched to Target and got a $20 gift card for the cancellations>they're only offering me $10>mfw going postal on the jeet trying to screw me over for the second time on this ordeal
>>11868915>It's knownAccording to who, you? Kek
>>11868911Use own factory that's cheap and cuts corners. Uses plastic that's weak, bending and causing cracks, use cheap paint that discolors and gives earthrise cyclonus brown legs. Get a bad rep for being shitty.Vs using a factory that produces a quality product.Did you defend Sony when they released the ps2 and had the Christmas scandal because they rushed out defective products
>>11868915>It's known >source:dude trust meYou know the same factory can also just use different plastic mixes for runs, right? They're not gonna lug around giant fucking molds to different factories or duplicate them just to produce two different decos. At most they'll have different runs.
>>11868915>>11868921Whatever your mental gymnastics doesn't matter lel. It's in black and white that they use the same factories >>11868439If you've shifted your goal posts to saying they used to use different factories then back it up. There'll be a vendor list from back then too. Until then you're the fool.
>>11868916>got transferred to someone else>they offered me $15>mfw>bitched some more and eventually got the $20
>>11868515You know very well that what people are complaining about is "preferred pronoun" garbage, you disingenuous retard.
>>11868916Just bitch twice then
>>11868786I’ll wait for the inevitable Jetfire one
>>11868749why lolhe doesn't even look particularly good
>>11868701The later reissue has some minor changes to make the things smoother But I don't think they fixed the bigger flaw- the ridiculous wide legs/hip lateral gap. They pulled the same shit with MPG 17 prime when friction joints should be more than enough for figure that is not even that big. I rather sick of how they can't even prototyping MP figures right anymore and have to keep fixes what should have been worked out in the first place.
>>11868965I'll agree that the gap is too much, but the strong ratchets are necessary since SG had a cab with a ton of die cast, longer legs, and most of Godbomber on the torso.
>>11868832I thought I agreed but nope. The new one is perfectly stable and the old one is a floppy mess. >>11868896Maybe if the Lio Convoy mold was even decent to begin with nice b8 tho
>>11868916>>11868929The fuck, I only got $5, should I call back and ask for more?
>>11868969NahThe super mode isn't the problem It's the little guyThere is no reason the crotch /hip was designed like that It is not a rachet joint but just a normal friction with a gap stop in the middle of the turn pretending it's a rachet. It got all the problems of the friction and rachet joints without any of the benefit.
>>11868972>the old one is a floppy mesMan everyone alive has had a Big Convoy at some point who do yo think you're fooling?>Maybe if the Lio Convoy mold was even decent to begin with Oh man I'm sorry, I didn't know you were mentally challenged
>>11868916Wait, you dont get a full refund if it gets cancelled?
>>11869043u do
Did something happen? I don't watch shits like this but for seasons my yt front just flooded with butthurts about SS starscream
>>11869047read the thread retard
>>11869024Oh, yeah I agree, but they probably did it to offset the die cast backpack. A lot of Ginrai's issues would be solved had they just used regular plastic.
>>11869043Yeah. But they also were offering a credit or gift card for the trouble. I only got $5. Tempted to call back tomorrow and try to extort more from them.
>>11869047Pulsegods got all their orders fulfilled. Target and walmart have been unreliable for years.
>>11869061Please dont tell me you pay pulse premium
>>11869063>please don't tell me you get free shipping and easy accessKWAB, stay poor.
>>11868929>>11868916I only got $15, but I was calling them on my break and $15 free bucks didn't sound bad anyways, so who am I to complain
Earthspark figures on a GENERATIONS line is the last thing I expected.
>>11869063Not him, but shipping with Pulse is $8 at least. Pulse Premium is $53.50 a year, I get far more than 7 shipments from them per year. It pays off.>>11868972Old Big Convoy isn't floppy. I do like how they compact the kibble on this one and he feels nice, but they totally fucked the tusk kibble on him. A Takara remold would convince me to get him.
I'm a retard, i didn't see 'new thread'..... eight days and two threads ago. I was just sitting there like 'huh, slow board'
>>11867143>from the ankles up, you look pretty sweet>but down below there's just too much feet
>>11869134Well, you're not wrong. Board's so slow we have so many old threads not archived yet.
>>11867590man I wish I could have afforded that lio. Enjoy him for me.
>>11868270like the nanobot ones from the third (? I forget) movie, I'm pretty sure the shrapnel design was meant as metacommentary on criticism of bayformers. it was the fifth fucking movie, they already stopped caring and had no plans to even make it, they just did fuckin whatever and had a bunch of guys crash together into a dragon made of needles.
>>11868487i'd even buy the Kingdom mold in this color.
>>11868554this is just everything now
>>11869136yeah but that's more an issue of too few threads being made. there's still hundreds of transformers posts I had to get through.I mean, got to enjoy. man, I'm getting in a weird fucking headspace and I don't like it. I'm starting to regret entire toylines I've bought.
>>11869141>I'm starting to regret entire toylines I've bought.NTA, but I know what you mean. Completing Bruticus and the seeker trio were the two things I was looking forward to the most on the TF front for the rest of this year. Now it just feels like any enjoyment to be had from all these toys is tainted. I know they're going to put out another Starscream eventually (probably with coronation gear) and that I'll probably be over it in a day or two, but it still feels like a kick in the teeth tonight.
>>11869164Why's toy collecting of all things have to be so complicated?It should be as simple as>give money>receive toy and maybe dopamine
>>11869179Artificial scarcity is something they told us they would do about a year ago. And yes, fear mongering will absolutely drive up sales, so it's working as intended.Honestly, the way they're selling figures lately almost feels like hostile marketing. They know their fans want something, and will make it as hard or annoying to get just so they can make slightly more money, and with thr current environment, I'm not sure that's a good idea, since eventually, this might piss off your hard-core fans.
>>11869184Hasbro Pulse: Where fans get fucked over first!
>>11869184The new seekers set feels like a huge fuxk you. Yeah, it's been years since the Siege Rainmakers, but bundling Sunstorm with them was a dick move, and then making the set MTO despite reusing a regular voyager 4 times. They couldn't something out there, like Sky Garry or Grandus?
>>11869187Minicon set is ridiculous too, half of those shouldve been released when Core Class was still a thing.
>>11869191It's even worse because it's an exclusive set, yet not only did they force a voyager recolor into it (one that's apparently not that popular going by comments), thr minicons share molds and teo end up almost being entirely painted over.It's maddening. I really want to be happy they made the set, but it just pisses me off to the point I might skip it like I did Nemesis.
>>11869047>螢幕擷取畫面 2026-08-04 133844.pndon't need to worry about burgerland if you're in asia, their store-exclusives are regular mass releases here and tend to flood the shelves
>read New Legends new update>ES Optimus is Star Convoy>ES is a splinter of Geewun created by Alpha Trion writing stuff in the CovenantAlso ES Cosmos has a whole squadron. Yet none of them yellow or blue. Missed opportunity right there.
>>11869277>ES Optimus is Star ConvoyIt's also meant to explain why the Aotp version is called Star Optimus Prime, ES Optimus was never called Convoy.
Are they seriously redoing the entire Transformers 07 characters?
>>11869281It's been 19 years...>>11869279I've been noticing that. Usually I'd talk about the unneccesary loops but this was actually a neat decision.
>>11868664Takara UW Motormaster has fragile brittle plastic though.
>>11869281Next year is the 20th bayniversary so I assume it'll be focused on the first movie.
>Legacy Deluxe Optimus>very fun, many weapons>all of them feel extremely tight in his handsI am frightened
>>11869184>, this might piss off your hard-core fans.I've been buying transformers since 2005. I've stopped entirely this year. I didn't want to, but it's no longer fun if they're gonna milk me this fucking hard. I have to bow out, I know I'm not the only one either.
>>11869051No.
>>11869322Buy a 5mm drill bit. just a few twists manually and it'll loosen tight holes. Tight pegs tho need more work.
>>11869332>drill bitBut I don't like beast wars
>>11869335you do though, deep down inside
>>11869281you can bet they still won't do the twins though
>>11869344They never did a legends ice cream truck, did they? It seems like an easy thing to do a micromaster combiner style pair of twins, simplifying the deluxe.
>>11869341Fuck, you're right
>>11868664I literally own the UW Devastator with Kits and while there's improvements on them the SS86 unironically is the winner
>>11869344Evan Brooks basically said that the world has to stop being weird and stupid with the Twins, they are terrified about their reputation and its why they haven't yet.
>>11869386I feel like I dislike an equal number of things about bothI prefer the colors and non-partsforming Long Haul on Unite Warriors but the build quality and scale on SS86
>>11869395Just delete those ugly retards and never make toys of them again.
Devastation Bumblebee is not fun to transform, getting everything to squish together just right is more anxious relief than fun satisfaction. I can't believe they're charging near $30 for this shit, didn't they used to call these Scouts?
>>11869117>Not him, but shipping with Pulse is $8 at least. Pulse Premium is $53.50 a year, I get far more than 7 shipments from them per year. It pays off.Pulse is free shipping on any order over $75 and that includes combining instocks with preorders. I don't have premium and never paid shipping on anything I order (except haslabs) because hitting that target isn't hard.The only real benefit is the sometimes early access to exclusives that almost never actually matters and saving a couple shipping bucks on multi-hundred-dollar haslabs that happen once a year max.
>>11869179people who hate business have infiltrated and are in charge, and they're, instead, blaming the people who love business. And as usual, people just eat it up and don't question it>>11869164I was just having fun buying the TMNT lines, and didn't even mind if we had kind of a drought of products, I was even thinking of filling in some gaps myself with customs, but.. now that they're officially dead because it turns out Mattel is even worse than Playmates.. the collection feels so weird. I have nobody to share it with, no way for it to be finished..Gargoyles too, that really made me regret.
Studio Series RID when?
>>11869498I don't know but I want my Gigatron/Devil Gigatron and a Scourge with better shoulders
The soundwave/cassette tax on the ML releases is obscene, and to split two exclusive ones up to either or is just evil.
>>11869419hope you were careful with it, face paint can end up getting scratched off with transforming it
>>11869533>each release has two cassettesI fail to see the problem?
>>11869574No? Anime ver has Laserbeak (cybertronian form), Toy ver has the scout tape.
Do any of you have MTMTE SS86 Hound? I know he's just a Siege remold but I'm kinda tempted to bite the bullet.
What's your opinion on this guy?
>>11869603she's a lady!and sadly, trying to redo her doesn't work great.. the pegs and holes aren't all intercompatible, and too many parts have too few connectors or connectors that don't come apart..
I did the face/chest swap. I'm returning the MTMTE with the shit legs.
>>11869636The definitive Megs. Shame about the tank turret..
>>11869636stupid mobile photo
>>11869637Flipped the turret 180 degrees and plugged the cannon back into place. It does a lot to make it look and rotate less weirdly, but I dont really know what to do with the arms..
>>11869636you're returning it altered from how you bought it?
>>11869636What did you swap?
>>11869643Look into the 3rd party gun that has an extending barrel. I also remember seeing a kit that includes a rear turret extension like a blow out panel area or something.
>>11869636Scumbag.
>>11869651That's right, he's a piece of shit.>>11869652You swap the face and chest onto the battle damaged one to get a clean Megatron with grey legs and black crotch/hands.
>>11869668what does the donor Megs end up looking like?
>>11869657My issue is that there's not enough on the back end to balance it out. An extending barrel would make it look even more front heavy.
Missing link delta magnus worth it?
>>11869603She's a gal, actually. She's nice, and pretty much the only toy of the character to date (excluding the Build-A-Figure version). You can get her somewhat closer to her show appearance by swapping her bits around.
>>11869344>>11869395hasbro should just say they were supposed to be wiggers
>left shoulder rotation ratchet on armada prime only clicks softlyShould I be worried, and is it an easy fix?
>>11867454I just saw this on Ali for $22
>>11869704i always wanted to get a second one and try out the fanmode I saw that made her look WAY better, but... eh.. it's still not the character as I know her, and having an altmode of one teal and gold t-rex skeleton is already weird enough without making it two.>>11869706they did. one of them is literally Tom Kenny's wigger character from Mission Hill.
>>11867044>>11869281Lucky me, I've been wanting new molds of a few bots from all of these.
>>11869743shit, we can't even have wiggers anymore? damn shame
>>11869745it's not the pointsee they softened people up with "just be sensitive" and then it was "Follow the new rules" and eventually they settled on "you are always in trouble, no matter what you do" which is designed to make us afraid and bitter toward each other. And it works.It doesn't matter that the black guy voicing skids or mudflaps said he thought the voice he did was fine and not offensive. it wouldn't matter if literally every black stood up and said so. The people who decide right and wrong have full and complete anonymous control, with zero accountability.
>>11869749This is a totally self-inflicted problem on the part of Hasbro and any company struggling with the same issue. They can either finally learn the lesson that's been shoved in all of their faces time and time again or they can continue to lose money trying to satisfy people who will literally never buy their product.
>>11869757I find that much harder to believe than that they're being influenced from without, since they're so efficient at losing money, and for the entire rest of history (even during the last depression), businesses were all about MAKING money.Not saying necessarily some shadowy group (even if that's what I think), it's possibly just the hand of bureaucracy and there being too many levels of people in charge so that nobody is in charge, no correct decisions can be made since no individual holds the power to do anything but make mistakes.. but one way or another, it's an invisible, unfightable enemy. Nothing to do but simply ignore it and buy toys. Oh wait, that's being ruined.
>>11869419Wish they made sideswipe with the flame blades and rifle he uses in game instead of the same weapons from every release
>>11869759>it's possibly just the hand of bureaucracy and there being too many levels of people in charge so that nobody is in charge, no correct decisions can be made since no individual holds the power to do anything but make mistakes...Self-inflicted, yes.
>>11869786that's like saying schizophrenia is self-inflicted. i don't think these people had any choice in the matter. not individually.
>>11869788I see, so it's nobody's fault. I bet the board of directors loves hearing that.
>>11869793it is a sickness, and I don't think human hands can cure it
>>11869796I, too, prefer to blame nebulous forces instead of of holding corporations accountable for their failures.
>>11869386Can kits even fix 86 Devastator? Genuine question
>>11869574>he failed to use his eyes>>11869600
>>11869804okay, and who was responsible for their successes?
>>11869663>>11869668I did the same with Hot Rod too lol
>>11869877Following the same train of logic, nobody.
Some people really have no shame
>>11869879of all the retarded answers I expected, that was not among them. Congratulations.
>>11869881What were you expecting, dipshit? You're sitting here arguing that nobody is responsible for their failure.
>>11869886yes and you are saying it's muh corporashunsso my question to you (do we need to get the bear out here?) is: then who was responsible for their successes?
>>11869897>and you are saying it's muh corporashunsI'm saying that Hasbro is responsible for Hasbro's failures. Who's responsible for their successes? Gee, probably Hasbro!
DNA is cooking... something
>>11869903then what use is it to mention? Why not specify the-thing-they're-doing, the practice at fault. why did one hasbro do it right and another didn't?
>>11869909Because literally all I'm arguing is that ascribing failures to an invisible force such as "the sickness" is fucking stupid. A complete rundown on everyone who ever worked for Hasbro whenever they were successful or unsuccessful is not necessary to demonstrate why refusing to hold human beings accountable at any level is irresponsible when the enitrety of human history in business has already proven it, but if you'd like to know more about WHY two plus two equals four you can try watching a few video essays from my favorite youtuber, randy the dog felcher.
>>11869924if you want attention, just ask!
>>11869906still the wrong head...
>>11869681>what does the donor Megs end up looking like?This
>>11869906... They made him fat?
>>11869950Hard to tell from that cropped picture, but I THINK they made him his own frame.
Figure is still garbage no matter what the kit is
>>11869906Maybe they should release that Megatron kit first, they keep delaying it.
Looks like Nexus might just be jets
>Haslab leaks>Its not primus>Its Metroplex
>>11869988So, they're doing all the limbs, but not the frame itself?
>>11870001Either option is boring>>11869988If we're expected to use superions frame then at least both the legs have to be jets right? I don't even remember what the two limbs they showed already are.
>>11869941>Not waiting for takara's definitive new legends version of this mold in all silver INCLUDING the sword, gun and turret stand from the G1 toy.Couldn't be me.
>waited too long and Juggernaut sold outDamn. Oh well, at least I got the G2 Sludge and Swoop to make up for it.
>boxset>Almost the same price as the individual releases combined This kind of suck but then again >Legend Insecticons > SS Insecticons
>>11870032Taiwan?
>>11869941Honestly lowkey the battle damage one ends up looking better too. The blue legs goes well with the bluer face and scars. Looks like the VHS/DVD home video releases that had super saturated color grading.
>>11869906Holy shit I looked it up and it's absolutely nothing, the only worthwhile parts are the thigh fillers
>>11869950Pretty muchThey made him snazzier but I guess even DNA gave up on "saving" Nexus
>>11870086>DNA kit comes with shit nobody asked forMany such cases
>>11870086Shouldn't they be making a frame for him? Or are they self-aware that their QC sucks too much to make a combiner frame?
>>11870086
>>11870087It comes with less than I thought Certainly less than some were hoping for
>>11870098So no gap fillers for the enormous holes in the back of his legs?
>>11870086Gosh, Nexus is so disappointing, even his upgrade kits suck. No sense in polishing a turd I guess, but man...
>>11869924>so butt-blasted he had to pretend to be a neutral party to soothe himselfSo which retard was you?
CIA-lionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8SD7cQkZ4g
>>11870132You just run them over, that's what you do
>>11870070I think my biggest hangup with the SS86 release is the cannon and skirt pieces are more brown than black.
>>11869602I got one in the mail the other day. As far as Hound goes, he seems alright. No special articulation or other goodies to speak of. I did notice that the blue painted surface of the windshield is a sperate piece, which is kind of neat. If you already have one of his mold mates, I wouldn't bother though. It's not impressive enough to own more than one variation.
I wish this guy was bigger. Pretty scrawny for a voyager. Other than size, everything else is a 10/10 for me.
>>11870014No frame is confirmed but they said they will look into possibly making one after fan backlash >>11870015We've gotten Skyfall which is the left leg but considering he is a repaint of Blast Off, that won't be the case and Breakaway which is the left arm but again considering he is a repaint of Air Raid, he will have to be a leg. You can tell how unplanned a combined Nexus is and how Hasbro is taking the lazy route. There was never a frame originally planned, all the limbs will have inaccurate alt modes and have inaccurate placements in combined mode. Even funnier considering Mark posted pic related and Landquake won't even be a tank.
>>11870235was mark smoking fent the whole time while he was designing nexus?
>>11870244no his ideas are just shit 99% of the time hence the OP imageI can’t wait for combiners to move into studio series so retards can stop pretending frames are good
This is kinda neat. Anyone have it? Or is it not out yet?
>>11870254I'm skeptical about it since it seems to be 3D printed.
>>11870039>Taiwan?YepThank God we don't have deal with all the store exclusives nonsense here. But people are complaining about the price increases- though not as bad as in the US, as the starting price of deluxe transformers even back during the CW/ TR era was already like 20 USD equivalent when americans still get their deluxe for around 10 to 13. Having jump from 20 to 25 is very different from 15 to 25+.
>>11870246Frames ARE good and the Studio Series combiners will have frames too, assuming the move to SS in the first place.
>>11870273I don't mind frames, I'd say they've worked for Menasor and Superion, Bruticus I would prefer without but I don't see how they will do frames once they get to combiners like Abominus. Like, what would a Commander Class Hun-Gurrr even include to turn into a frame? Releasing a $100 (probably 110 by the time we get to the Terrorcons) Hun-Gurrr even sounds insane.
>>11870235>they said they will look into possibly making one after fan backlashhuh, I kinda figured they'd just kill two birds with one stone and release a G2 silverbolt
>>11870277>Like, what would a Commander Class Hun-Gurrr even include to turn into a frame?They've talked about doing frames for Abominus and Predaking that turn into separate beasts.
Cyberworld Scoponok is definitely not the worst toy I’ve ever owned. I expected absolutely nothing so I was pleasantly surprised. He’s damn near the size of a Titan, particularly in scorpion mode.
The biggest buzzkill here is obviously going to be the lack of any articulation in his legs. Even a waist swivel would have gone a long way to help some slashing poses. For the $20 I spent on this I definitely feel I got my moneys worth here. Even at the $60 msrp im looking at Titans much differently now.
If they dumbed down the titans and made them $60 I would be all in. They key here is the $60 price point which will never happen because Hasbro hates our guts
My final thoughts on Scorpinok that I left out; it really bugs that they didn’t give him two claw hands. It wouldn’t have killed them to throw an extra in there. The tradeoff is that the stinger / sword is pretty bitchin. I love how it looks like a railgun in scorpion mode
Not a fan of amazon doing the scalping themself now.
>>11870273>and the Studio Series combiners will have frames too,Studio Series is about accuracy. Why would they have frames?
>>11870343Can you find the source of your claim? With the release of the new evasion mode Optimus we can be confident that Studio Series isn’t about anything in particular, especially not accuracy, engineering, deco or anything else at all for that matter because it looks like an upscaled deluxe from 15 years ago
>>11870301If they go that route, I think they'll get even more backlash but that does sound like something Hasbro would do.>>11870314Interesting, I wonder if they'd be original or a reference to something.
>>11869812New Bee hands alone fixed a lot wrong with himThe DNA kits are mostly minor like gap fillers, or fixes for clunky areas. The redesigned Long Haul legs are vastly an improvement tho
>>11869643
>>11869637>>11869643I really like the one 3P Cannon with an LEDFeels good and can retract if you want it to be a bit shorter
>>11869906Abso-fucking-lutely not. The last thing Nexus needs is to look like one of those overdesigned Chinese model kits.
>>11870343Because frames allow them to look more accurate as well as stable.This isn't even my opinion, Evan has said it several times and he's the one in charge of SS.
>>11870387>Because frames allow them to look more accuratemaybe if you’re a blind retard>Evan has said it several times and he's the one in charge of SS.And yet both the combiners he designed don’t use frames.It’s almost like frames aren’t actually good and he’s just saying that to get you to buy the newest slop
Takara posted bios for the Magna Regulus crew if anyone is curious.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tsparkofficial/adamas/am_t02ex/The most interesting part is that the jaguar is the team leader.
They already did the combiners that matter
>>11870402>The lion is a they/themuh oh
>>11870343Same reason they would give Prime Cliffjumper a nose?
the only combiner I ever had was wild king megatron and the combined legs suuuuuuck.
>>11870419Is it actually or just google translate
>>11870465jesus, google.. don't.. please don't do that.
>>11870451Cliffjumper isn’t in Studio Series and was made by the same designer who keeps trying to shill frames.
>>11870419>>11870465>>11870476I checked it out, at least in MY translation, it randomly says either 'it' or 'him' for all of them, usually both within a single bio.What I really love though is the names. Feels like some Roll Fizzlebeef shit.
>>11870419>>11870476>>11870489I see "it" but it seems like it's meant to consider it more like a drone than specifically not identifying as a gender. It's just basically a computer.
>>11870348>Can you find the source of your claim?? That's literally the point of the line
Studio Series became what it swore to destroy.
>>11870480Oh.Why do they make the boxes look so similar?
>>11870495It what now?
>>11870254I really don't get it, why not just make a new figure at that point? The only thing visible from the base Nexus is the ugly ass combiner head, it would actually be an improvement if it was entirely original.
I wonder if they've thought even once a bout making a Quintessa figure for Studio Series
>>11870086Man, all they did was make him chubbier and give him Strike Freedom wings. This is so low effort its not even funny.
I preordered Clear Blue Slammer and Clear Purple Six GunNow I want a clear red Cog, clear green Fastrack and clear white Brunt.
>>11870594>chubbierbigger chest. he's got a fuckin liefeld chest nowand the wings make his altmode way less stupid. plus he has a combiner mode head now.. or did he before? I don't know this guy that well.what exactly did you expect them to do?
>>11870614NTA, but if they aren’t turning him into Heatwave they didnt fix him and theres no point
>>11870493So, no
>>11870387>Would look the fucking same even if he had no leg bots>Doesn't properly work part swapping (Menasor Legs and Superion Legs are not the same size)>Half assed copy paste recolor frame shit>$100+ Commander with a single accessory (Or none in Onslaught's case)Muh accuracy tho
>>11870677>Doesn't properly work part swapping (Menasor Legs and Superion Legs are not the same size)Bruticus' legs are level with Superion so that's mostly just a Menasor problem. I imagine they'll take that it into account for future frames.
Speaking of the Combiners, how do you think the other frames will look like? Maybe Turtler/Halfshell's will be some kind of pirate ship?
>>11870235>>11870254So if Hasbro does decide to make a frame for Nexus, how would they sell it (let's assume that it will be retail and not MTO)?- Rerelease Nexus with a repainted Superion frame and sell it as a Commander?- Pack it together with one of the deluxe Nexus limbs and sell it as a Leader?- Just sell the frame on its own? (I think this is the most unlikely).
>>11870746I could see them doing an accessory pack like the Centurion one with some deluxe and the frame and sell it for $60 ~ $70 bucks. Could be a way to get Onslaughts gun amidst other missing accessories.>Rerelease Nexus with a repainted Superion frame and sell it as a Commander?>Pack it together with one of the deluxe Nexus limbs and sell it as a Leader?All the limbs already have been leaked with their respective price points, so I highly doubt they'll change their releases and everyone who wants a combined Nexus already owns Nexus, would be incredibly stupid for Hasbro to do that. Worse they'll release it in a box set and say fuck you to everyone who already owns Nexus and the limbs.Such an insane botched release for a character.
>>11870677>all that and I'll still pose him so he's thrusting his crotch in my faceget a load of this faggot
It's more over than it's ever been.
>>11870766You just don't get it bro, its like his japanese animes.
>>11870766It was entirely done for the meme, It's ironic shitpostingThere's a running meme where for SOME REASON people LOVE that dick forward, Ab crunch retarded not Katoki ass leg stance and it never looks good
>>11870746100% going to be a G2 Superion repaint because they're doing limbs to fit that frameI don't see them doing any new molds for Nexus, at a real stretch we could get onslaught and brawl repaints as Heatwave and Landquake
So I got 86 Blaster and Eject and Ramhorn via Perceptor (plus Ratbat for my 86 Soundwave), when and how the fuck are we getting 86 Rewind, especially now that Core Class is dead (not that I want another Lockjaw situation)? And while I'm at it, will we ever EVER see re-releases of Rumble and Frenzy?
>>11870339I was considering it but then the KO G1 Scorponok/Black Zarak came out around the same time. It kinda addresses some of your complaints, but also lacks that Cyberworld's 5mm modularity.
>>11870953Black Zarak is such a bitching design, way cooler than the base Scorponok.
I'm still mad about Target cancelling my Starscream you guys...
>>11870976Toy maybeRebirth/toy commercial Scorp is cool
Target restocked a handful of Onslaughts this morning and I managed to snag one. Once I build Bruticus I'm done collecting Transformers, this shit is too expensive.
>>11870976I never liked the face myself
>>11870989>$100 combiner torsoI'm good with the CW guys, fuuuuuck that.
>>11870953Shit, Overlord is way too cool. I might actually get one.
Would you say you've noticed a significant difference in quality between generations and studio series as of late? Trying to figure out exactly how oblivious I've been.
>>11870982>>11871005Scorponok's face is cool, but in a standard way, he has typical Transformers features. Black Zarak's face is unique, he stands out. Kind of like Thundering, there's something uniquely oni-ish about it.
>>11870807Oh that's Tooner poser, named after the way the Tooner show Transformers Animated posed everyone like that.
>>11870419Japan has like two dozen pronouns, buddy.
>>11870419It seems more like it’s a sparkless construct that the others use to combine
>>11870930I think our next best chance is with a comic Blaster. Rewind didn’t appear in Marvel G1 so it would be an opportunity to just do him in cartoon colours.
>>11871046My brain can't comprehend this because heat/poor sleepI just think it was funny to mock the trope because it looks so retarded. I have barely touched AotP Superion because CW is still fun to me
>>11870989Onslaught is good for a single aspect and that's because he's the only Combiner Commander so far that can actually DO something with his trailerGiving him an Exo Walker or Arms to hang off his shoulders is a cool ass aspect
>>11871108Its a shame, I don't really want a 2nd Blaster but you are probably right.
>>11871117Yet he still has no gun to call his own
>>11870325>He’s damn near the size of a Titan, particularly in scorpion mode.You're really underestimating how big titans can be. Cyberverse Scorponok is barely taller than the G1 toy, and that one doesn't reach Titan Scorponok's waist. The titan's scorpion mode is an absolute beast too.
>>11871139
>>11871139The cry of a poorfag. "No really the cheap slop is just as good as the expensive stuff! I'm having a lot of fun!"
I just got Mixmaster to finish my Devastator and I don't think I've seen anyone talk about this, he has a hidden fake drum molded into his chest.I guess they really are going to retool him into Quickmix.
>>11871163Man, I'd probably buy Auto-Devy just for the memes.
>>11871153I avoid titans because they're too bigI have plenty of spending money but I guess I'm still a poorfag by virtue of living in an apartment with no space to put stuff
>>11871163Who would Scavenger, Hook and Bonecrusher be retooled into though?
>>11871171I mostly just collect G1 so the only Titan sized TF I have is the Encore Fort Max, I really want to pick up the upcoming Gigastorm but I've so many colossal toys at this point (from other toylines) that I have no idea where I'd put him if I did
>>11871171I wish I had more space too, my only titan is T30 Metroplex and he dominates any room he's in.
>>11871153This would work if Titans had something other than being big, I have never seen one that's more impressive or fun to handle than a Commander
>>11871175Probably the RID build team. Scavenger and Hook even have the same removable vehicle parts as Grimlock and Hightower.
>>11871153Im the anon your insult was directed at, and I guarantee my transformers collection is bigger than yours. I’d bet my entire collection on it. Mine takes up an entire room of my house, does yours?
Animated Prowl Prime.
>>11871247Pics or it doesn’t
>>11870989slaught on, man.>>11871005gold puss in bright red helmet doesn't quite work. it should be deeper red.
>>11871047those are different words for 'me' or 'you' that denote your status. Asians are basically eusocial insects.
I think it's kind of a missed opportunity that the Hot Wheels crossover didn't just do the lazy thing and jam popular characters into pre-existing vehicle molds. Like it was the one instance where there was a LOT of potential. Picrel would have gone hard as fuck as Prowl.
>>11871437that's really more of an oldsmobile crossover. and they're dead.
What other OCs do you think we'll get from Adamas Machina after the police combiner Magna Regulus from Predaking? Feels like all Roddy & Star/Victory Saber will get are Nemesis/Black decos.
Begging daily for a New Legends Splendid Yellow Convoy with remolded thighs.
>>11871491I just bought her so the odds are up
>>11871491Unironically speaking, would they unleash a HasLab mold onto the universe after the time has passed?
>>11871491>remolded thighshuh?
>>11871508I don't see why not. Its not like the molds disintegrate after the haslab campaign, after all. May as well come more use out of them if they can.
>>11871481I think OCs will be an exception rather than the rule. Predaking is one of the few G1 characters without any kind of redeco so they had to get creative.Maybe they'll make a Call of the Primitives Abominus to go with Predaking, then they could make an Autobot version since Abominus doesn't have any reuses either.
>>11871508>>11871516Maybe not with Unicron, but I could definitely see them doing slightly cheaper MTOs with the Star Saber and Deathsaurus molds, similar to how they did the Arctic HISS MTO out of the HISS HasLab mold
>>11871508>>11871516We at least know that Evan, and maybe by extension Hasbro, knows that there's demand for a Splendid Convoy releaseIt'd probably be prohibitively exclusive and expensive but it's a non-zero chance
>>11871536I remember joking once that HasTak could be really sly and just make a Core/Deluxe Yellow Splendid since she’s based on the Universe Optimus, whose original toy is the Spychanger mold, not the larger Supreme Class one
I could see Splendid happening. The only reason why it was a Haslab was because they didnt think Magnus would sell on its own, right? So they put them together? Maybe a pulse exclusive or something.
Its a shame such a fun toy was locked behind a group funded dealy.
>>11871550I wish they released just Optimus and his trailer as commander class
>>11871563I mean, takara has their own line right now, so they might release it themselves.
>>11871590Would cause too much controversy from Japanese fans who ordered it. It would be funny if they made their own Gigatron though.
Is the QC on Armada Sideways as terrible as the Amazon warning suggests?
>>11871601What QC issues? The joints are super tight on mine, except for the two 5mm ports on the back holding the bike wheels. It's more of a design issue since they interfere with the transformation somewhat and get dislodged.
Is Starscream going to be one of the rarest toys of all time?
>>11871517Abominus does technically have a built in repaint with Goradora thanks to Prime Beast Hunters/Go.
>>11871601? I just got my Sideways and he is nice and tight (no pun intended)
>>11871241Just the size already makes them really impressive, and the ones with base modes are way more fun than many commanders. Not everything is limited to "possable robot that transforms", sometimes just having a big ass toy that towers over the rest and can act as a base for other figures is that ns of fun.Also I guess I'm in the minority but I love transforming my titans. It's really not that much of a hassle to me.
>>11871667>that ns of fun.*Tons of fun
>>11871601Mine is pretty good. I think the only thing that bothers me is the arms getting undone from their peg to the chest when you move the arms, made me drop my dark star saber once, thankfully the fall didnt break the minicons or anything aside from a tiny scratch but like, aside from that and the ugly incorrect feet, he's pretty cool.I'd recommend getting those custom heads off of aliexpress if you get him by the way, while smaller than I'd have liked they look great
>>11871491>>11871516>>11871536Hasbro's already started reusing Haslab molds for other toylines, like the Arctic HISS tank. Evan's talked about doing Yellow Convoy and the Rescue Force, but it'll take until a few years after the originals released.
>>11871153>how DARE you not spend more moneyWell golly Hasbro, I didn't know you felt so strongly about it.
>>11871137Easily the worst aspect. So dogshit of Hasbro
>>11871637No. Just yesterday I saw a photo on Facebook of a Target that has like 20 of them on the shelf. They’re probably going to show up in droves.
>>11871845I can't wait to drive two hours over to the next state that actually has Target. Store exclusives are cancer.
>>11871852It isn't a national chain?
>>11871655Neat. If New Legends lasts for a few more years, I could see the inevitable Abominus getting this deco.
>>11871854The nearest one I know of is a two hour drive away, and in the next state over. This practice is anti-consumer and should be abolished.
>>11871857there's also TLK Infernocus as well if you want to. that Prime Beast Hunters mold really was the mold that kept on giving.
>>11871864So what is it like where you live? A small place with long deserts between towns, or a densely populated place that simply has different store brands? In any case, it seems very difficult to enforce a ban on retailer exclusives. Different stores already sell different products and are under no obligation to carry certain ones.
>>11871871>A small place with long deserts between townsReplace desert with forest and yeah pretty much.I don't see how the practice of making certain products exclusive to the retailer benefits anybody but that retailer, isn't the incentive to make people shop at one store over another?
>>11871873NTA but yes it is simply a ploy to get people to shop there. With exclusives they hope you will go in for the exclusive thing and then see other things you migbt want as well so you end up spending more at their store than you would elsewhere
studio series chinscream is going to be target exclusive
>>11871663>(no pun intended)How is that even a pun??
So we finally have a review of a pre production sample of the DNA 86 Megatron kit:-Only part that needs to come off for transformation is the new backskirt. It can still store in the vehicle mode but it's a bit dissapointing.-Apparently, they're now adding the purple gun to the kit. I don't remember them posting that anywhere until that sample dropped.-New sword can't store on the toy anymore, but can be split into parts, meaning you won't risk damaging the hand like with the original.-The helmet doesn't require you to take apart the head, just split the helmet, and tab it over the head.
>>11867641That image was made when AOTP Nexus Prime wasn't revealed, I think it was one or 2 waves before& Vector Prime deserve that spot>>11869322Use 90° alchool to remove the paint from both of his rifles handles
>>11871870And boy did Rippersnapper do his part. 8 times infact.
>>11871943He fucks robots or something? Idk
The whole 40th anniversary campaign for the movie is absolute lunacy>base the whole thing around Prime dying>do nothing for the actual anniversary date of the movie, no reveal of the upcoming Dead Prime figure>no Unicron figure the year of the movie>Target Starscream debacle
>>11872147>take down all Movie clips and uploads from Youtube>limited screening to like 40 theaters across the US>86 AstrotrainJust a fumble of a campaign all around
it's 2026. did you expect brain cells? that's practically illegal
>>11872147Starscream shouldve never been an exclusive period
>>11872235This, some ancillary character sure I guess, but fucking Starscream? That's like making Megatron a Meijer exclusive.
>>11871437I think the problem is hot wheels Mattel has all these licenses with real world car companies. If you want to see good vehicles, they have to make the trademark work. Trust me I would love an olds Transformers as much as the next guy, but that comes down to GM giving Hasbro the license
>>11871835Get away from her, you BITCH!
>>11872337isnt that what Altenators did?
I noticed star scream was one of the top bought things on amiami this week. I guess a lot of people are importing him because it's easier lol. I dont know if he's still in stock there
So is Swindle just not actually out and in stock fucking anywhere?
>>11872373In Asia it's out but PO-only
>>11872373i got mine last week.
>>11872147Well there's Unicron Acolyte coming but(t) he's ass. >>11872167I saw comment how Astro was made with new AI tool that hasbro is using and I can see how real it could be.>>11872373Some part of US, Canada, Asia
>>11872147You don't get it, in forty years they can do an apology tour about Starscream not being available. They need things to apologize for now so they can celebrate them later.
>>11872394Sasuga, Hasbro
>>11872392>Well there's Unicron Acolyte coming but(t) he's ass.I still can't get over that. They had the perfect mold with Liege Maximo; it was already 90% there. Instead they picked the boxiest, least-fitting mold they had on-hand to make it from. Who the hell thought that the square slab that is Megatronus would be a good match for the organic curves and beetle-like shape of the original toy?
>>11871437>Picrel would have gone hard as fuck as Prowl.Why do these "people" enjoy making things less creative and interesting
>>11872147If they do rerelease the movie can already see what's coming.>End credits will be: Somehow Optimus survived. Thus retroactively ruining the entire movie>This will lead to the promo of more shitty G1slop.>Retards will still consoom.Will just further cement the fact that nobody actually cares about this franchise anymore to the point they're perfectly happy to milk and rape the legacy of the franchise to no end.
>>11872408This anon is a time traveller from six weeks in the future
>>11872408We already know Optimus comes back though
>>11872408> Somehow Optimus survived.Do you even know G1?
>>11872422Optimus doesn't come back until like way later in the cartoon but in the movie, Optimus' death was supposed to lead to passing the torch to Rodimus even if he may not have been and bringing him back defeats the whole point of the movie and arguably season 3.(I'm aware he came back at the end of season 3 and it was stupid there too.)This cover basically exemplifies everything that's wrong with this entire anniversary
>>11872399>Who the hell thought that the square slab that is Megatronus would be a good match for the organic curves and beetle-like shape of the original toy?The design is based on the Marvel Acolytes, who were very boxy, at least around the torso. The Cybertron toy just loosely inspired the alt mode since the Acolytes had none.
Idk why they're acting like him dying is a big deal anymore, surely they arent this out of touch
>>11872408>>11872426There have been versions of the movie since the 80s with added narration at the very end saying that Optimus will return, so nothing new.
>>11872426We have no way of knowing when that scene is setTo me it looks like it’s in space, which could mean the zodiac will make an appearance
>>11872431i don't see that version used anymore on the newer releases of the film.
>>11872426Headmasters got it right at least by killing him off again.
>>11872426I wasn't around to see it happen, but growing up in the Marvel (US) comic I treated the changing roster of leaders as something completely normal so once I finally got around to watching the cartoon, I was pretty non-plussed by Optimus' death so I actually agree with you here, bringing him back wasted Rodimus' whole character arc.I am glad he got to see more action in the UK comics, but it was obviously a different continuity so not quite the same thing.
>>11871437>>11872337There's really no reason to do a Hot wheels collab of the licensed Hot Wheels, Hasbro could just deal with the manufacturer themselves. Maybe Mattel could help negotiate with harder to deal with companies, but even then it's sort of pointless. The appeal of the collab is making the Hot Wheels original designs transformable, and there's probably hundreds out there that have been in rotation for decades.
>>11872429Casual Xoomers, who have a surprising amount of buying power in this franchise, still are upset about it. It's very bizarre but you'll see 45-55 year olds who will drop hundreds a month on mainline stuff or 3P, haven't really watched anything past G1, sitll have the same level of anger over Optimus dying or Hot Rod as they did as 10 year olds way back then.
Interesting detail about Sentinel Prime, he has a trailer hitch.
>>11872526What's he supposed to be, a sharp cheddar wedge?
>>11872529>what the Hunkachewy is that little bimbambooey supposed to dooy???
>>11872529Robo-Snail
Imagine a Soundwave that chucks bunny girls
>>11872569I almost regret selling off Cybertron Blaster.
>>11872506And then Rodimus let Cybertron explode and fucked off. They got that right too, Rodimus sucked in both the American and Japanese continuities.
>>11872408>>11872426Judging by the look of the cover and hasbro's actions the past year, I guarantee they'll somehow have used AI slop in this and it's some retarded asspull to possibly push MORE G1 shit and tie it into some ass new project they're working on
>>11872392
>>11872633ehehehehe
>>11872569>>11872570Is this a real thing? Looks like a monsuno lol
>>11872664The picture's been around for years, some Jap made it and I think a handful of other designs to fit the same shape as Cybertron Blaster's not-Laserbeak bird pal. Blockrock, I think?
>>11872583g1 isn't even good and they somehow still managed to disappoint me>>11872526neato
>>11872563Dude looks like the foot of a big combinerG1 Gunrunner looks like the shin of one, too
>>11872736I guess it's time to jump onto 3P stuff since the official toys are now just as expensiveI have no idea where to start with that though and the 3P thread people frighten me.
>>11872736Good thing I only want Allicon in 2027.Hope Leaders remain $60.
>>11872736what's the excuse this time?
>>11872742Collectors will pay it. They will keep increasing prices until people stop buying in large enough numbers.
>>11872736Hope this doesn't affect euro prices.We've had 29,99€ deluxes for years now, I'll have to stop buying them altogether if they go over 30.The hell kind of toyline does Hasbro think they're selling where 30 bucks is your cheapest option?
>>11872737Well, broadly speaking, unless you wanna get a bit weird with it you're going to be collecting either legends or masterpiece from now on
>>11872736>now $10 more than it was in Siege and the quality has not increased
>>11872751I guess it's just time to let go of the time when you could get a new cool transformer for >$15 and be satisfied with the purchase. I don't like it but it's true, it'll never be like that again.
do you think Hasbro is trying to intentionally destroy their toy lines so they can transition to solely being an IP farm once they establish themselves in Massachusetts?
>>11872737It is intimidating to learn new companies, and what their specific niche in the market is. I'll give you some off the top of my head:>NewageMostly legend sale G1. Lots of deco varieties and they sometimes include new tooling for more obscure, non G1 characters.>Magic SquareAlso mostly legends scale, although they've been dabbling in MP scale the last few years. They definitely skew towards the toon accuracy side of design.>Fans HobbyVery stylized of mostly G1 designs at an MP scale, but they have started to get into the Unicron Trilogy stuff as well.>Mastermind Creations/Ocular MaxLongtime players in the space. The MMC part of the brand is skewed more towards a CHUG scale, although they can be pretty big. Huge emphasis on IDW comic designs. The OM side of the house is closer to MP scale, but they have some oddities in there like cassette bots the size of regular audio tapes rather than the micro ones like we're used to.>DX9Used to do their own takes on characters, but have transitioned into G1 toon accuracy. Mostly MP scale, but they have started putting out some legends stuff.>Keith's Fantasy Club/X-TransbotsAvoidIf you're genuinely interested in getting into 3P, start with something small like a Newage or Magic Square legends figure. They're small, don't break the bank, and I think are a good intro to what you can expect from 3P stuff in general.
>>11872768Bold of you to assume there's any kind of long-term plan.Cocks is just squeezing a little extra cash before he can open up the golden parachute.
>>11872736At almost $35-50 range depending on Character and release I'd honestly just go for 3P still at that pointThe ONLY shit I have REMOTE interest in is what this Nautica is like, The Skybound Shredhead and supposedly an IDW Fortress MaximusMAYBE Defensor but 3/3 on awful Combiners has me not excited at all and knowing Blades will be ANOTHER ass Vortex Repaint and First Aid will be a very poor Swindle repaint/remold i'm sure Streetwise will be a Stunticon repaintThat's how it'll be
>>11872765>be Takara>win>again
What toy is this? The newly released clear blue Optimus?
>>11872777Looks like the Clear Blue Siege Mirage from I think a two pack?
>>11872765wallet says noooo...also wtf is he holding one of his gun barrels as a shitty little billy club?
>>11872529>What's he supposed to be, a sharp cheddar wedge?Cybertronian street sweeper.>>11872583>And then Rodimus let Cybertron explode and fucked off. They got that right too, Rodimus sucked in both the American and Japanese continuities.Rodimus got humilated in the Headmasters opening so everyone week after week got to see what the writers thought of him.
>>11872785You might be a Prime or a little street sweeper, but sooner or later, you dance wit de reaper
>>11872781>gun barrelsHe has no such thing. He's armed with axes and a scissor.
>>11872785https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n79KigeG6Tg
>>11872791not him
>>11872791I think he meant the green one
Lord help me, bought a "like new-used" aotp onslaught off Amazon for 66 just now with the description saying minor damage to the package. Chances of someone doing the swap or parts missing? I'll find out later this week
>>11872768Hasbro's best IPs are B tier IPs that have been mismanaged into being C tier. I really wonder if this will work out for them...
Is it this bad in person?
>>11872817Yes.
>>11872817ultra mingus
>>11872817The ancient works of MS paint foretold this
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>>11872832>what is sloped armorGee I know where'd I'd aim my RPG
>>11872833.. the side?
>>11872835There's a reason they stopped making tanks like this
>>11872817Worse. You have no idea how WIDE he truly is
>>11872837well that's almost the opposite, isn't it? it slopes downward, so your explosive would hit the ground and probably maximize the tank's problems.a slope upward sounds like a perfect ricocheter.
>>11872844Did you miss the giant gaping targets on either side? They're big flat bullseyes just begging for a shaped charge to turn the crew into jam. They're basically metal coffins that deafened the occupants prior to being jellified.
>>11872847so when I said "the side?" what you meant to say was "yes"
>>11868309So they're doing this repaint but not one for that time Blackarachnia became silver and got glowing red eyes?
>>11872817This has to be shopped
>>11872856Predacon version is easier to market than "kinda powered up version"
I have a mighty need for a new RID Prowl and X-brawn. Sideburn i can take or leave, his recent release looks bad
>>11872856if anything, this strongly indicates they WILL do that
>>11872875also she doesn't have lightpiping, so
>>11872583Originally he founded a New Cybertron that ended up lasting for millennia after, but that's been since retconned and the planet was rebuilt after only 10 years. Now he founded the planet Micro
>>118727373P prices just get most expensive too, anon. Pretty soon deluxe size legends are gonna be $100 regularly.
>>11872848Actually I meant to call you a faggot but I was slacking, shit's on me man I'm sorry>>11872881Yeah you ain't wrong anon, shit's fucked.
>>11872736Good thing I only buy used and 3rd/4th party.
Didnt know dev optimus was that big. Still shouldve been voyager to fill in the gaps and give him wrists.
>>11868309>>11872856Shame they never made Terrorsaur so we could get his glowing red supercharged recolor, too.
>>11872924wasn't that more of a texture effect on his model? his actual colors stayed the same. to do a repaint would be to do like oldtimey toys and change it to neon or metallic or something so you can PRETEND it's that effect.
>>11872924>Shame they never made Terrorsaur so we could get his glowing red supercharged recolor, too.Hopefully they will make Terrorsaur after Ratrap. Though when he got powered up he got a bit bigger and had a continual energy flow/glow around so not sure how they'd do the latter.
>>11872930once again my knowledge of Terrorsaur's size is hella wrong. I didn't notice the increase.man I loved when he would make cannons out of his trapezius modules. and I never noticed before how his pauldrons randomly have scale detail that really has no reason to be there.
>>11872925>to do a repaint would be to do like oldtimey toys and change it to neon or metallic or something so you can PRETEND it's that effect.Technically, that's what the idea behind Packrat and Fractyl was - they were made with glittery plastic because they both had the same "Energeon Armor" that Terrorsaur did, except it was apparently permanent.
>>11872933ohhh I was wondering what that meant, but now that you show me the illustrations, yeah. that's clearly what they were going for.and considering they didn't have digital art tools back then, they did a serviceable job.This also makes me way more okay with weird color schemes.
>>11872935If I remember the little bios that came with that, Fractyl apparently figured out how to reverse-engineer what happened to Terrorsaur and created a substance called Furmanite (ha ha) that would do the same thing - but when he tested it on himself, the effects turned out to be permanent. Before he could bring it to Megatron, Packrat snuck in and stole the only other prototype, which he used on himself, resulting in both of them getting superpowers. Fractyl's data was destroyed in the struggle between the two, hence why no one else on either side geot superpowers.
>>11872844tanks that looked like that had to worry about artillery more than anything their armour was paper thing and really only stopped standard bullets, but not much elsethey also had a habit of gassing their crews due to poor ventilation because the engines were in the middle of the vehicle with everyone posted along the sides
>>11872817Ultra Chungus
>>11872933I thought "Fractyl" was "Fentanyl" for a moment
>>11872922I moreso that Big Convoy is very small.
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>>11873037>Chris CocksHas this guy actually done *anything* worthwhile since taking over? Like how the fuck has he not been booted out?
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>>11872792What the fuck
>>11868603Im, going to want toy Soundblaster (red chest) and Ratbat and I can already tell I won't be able to get this.
