Transformers 3rd Party General: flashy attack edtion

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>>5966761

Should've gone with an Overlord OP image, OP. He's probably gonna be available real soon.

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GCI are making swords. Anyone have any experience with their stuff? I kind of want some.

>>5966941
I have a ton of thier energon cubes, and the waist armor upgrade for rex. They rock. Plus the doc is great about providing customer service.

>>5966941
That's cool and all but am I the only one getting a little sick of those swords? I know the swords aren't exactly unique within the fiction but now it seems like third parties are passing the out to characters like fucking candy.

>>5966941
There's a shitload of different versions of that sword, do you know which one it's based on? I know of the original one that came with drift, the maketoys one that came with their tailgate, and the MMC ones that came with hexatron.

>>5966803
I dropped my preorder a month ago because I figured he'd be one of those things that couldn't live up to my expectations for the price. Think he'll be out in time for tfcon? If I saw him in person I'd probably cave.

>>5966957
>>5966954

I think its original molding. There's been:

>Hasbro Drift's sword
>A gift in the Maketoys Battle Tanker packs
>MMC Hexatron had 2
>A mini one for IF overlord
>Maketoys Hurricane upgrade
>MMC Nova Prime has two
>A fancy one with Fansproject Dai Z
>Maketoys Gentoo
>a mini one with Iron Factory Drift
>These swords

I want the green one for Steelcore

>>5966957

BBTS got their ten day notice yesterday. I preordered at that point.

I'm quite fond of this design and want one. Is it too MP-10ish to get carried by NA retailers? Where would I to buy one if a NA retailer didn't carry one? I've never directly imported a figure before.

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>>5966979

I'm retarded pic related.

>>5966968
I normally like neon colored swords (I have a couple skybreakers), but those are a little garish. From the thumbnail I straight up thought they were freeze-pops. Also, jesus, that's way more versions than I thought.

>>5966957
>I dropped my preorder a month ago because I figured he'd be one of those things that couldn't live up to my expectations for the price. Think he'll be out in time for tfcon? If I saw him in person I'd probably cave.


Go look at some of the reviews for him. That could help you decide.

>>5966974

Yeah I saw someone post about it in these threads last night, so this morning I put in a PO myself. Hopefully they have enough to cover the PO's. He'll be popular I'm sure, but his price is also going to keep people from buying.

>>5966968
Original molding or not, the design is still the same.

>>5966941

Did someone steal the mold for MMC's Hexatron swords or something? It even has the same japanese(?) writing on the blade.

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Come on down auto-brats.

>>5967091

Another Blitzwing?

>>5967149

KFC has one coming up soonish. FT has one coming out twenty years from now.

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>>5967200
>KFC

>>5967207
like it or not they have stepped up their game a lot with the last few releases.

>>5967207

If it's as good as simba and the junker twins I might consider it. If they can do three releases in a row right I think that

>KFC

might become antiquated, which is a good thing.

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i rike the ab crunch

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>>5967385
They got rid of the wrist launchers though...

>>5967385
What is this one? It looks great, and I'd love to have it as my Nemesis Prime/Scourge for display.

>>5966979
Chimungmung

>>5967208
Like it or not, this is bullshit.

>>5967453
ToyBase Master Series ArchEnemy

>>5967385
>chest does not become vehicle mode windows

>>5967539
It never did on the original toy, nor did it in RID2001

>>5967522

Are you suggesting that those last two releases are not a lot better or that the older toys were if higher quality? Cause unless there's some coordinated shilling going on it seems that reviewers are singing unusual praises for

>KFC

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For those that care GT J4ZZ is now in stock at TFS.

>>5967708
I'm saying that KFC is still complete shit. Reviewers and insiders told us "they really stepped up this time" with every new release since Transistor and every time it was nothing but shilling. Reviewers only tell us what the company wants them to say or they'll stop sending them free copy. Welcome to the real world.

>>5967715
Its been in stock at toy dojo for some time now. Why would if you EVER purchase from TFS? They are lowest tier retailer available to us.

>>5967805
Tin foil hat.

>>5967805

What if it's not a shilling conspiracy and they are actually improving? What evidence do you have that every single reviewer is simultaneously shilling for KFC?

I bought one of the KFC tape sets, the one with Eject. Paint came off on my fingers 5 minutes after opening it, like it was applied with a cheap marker. Fuck that company.

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>>5967829
Hi Keith.

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>>5967871

>Anyone who thinks KFC is improving is shilling for KFC
>Everyone who said the last two products produced by KFC are also all shilling
>By extension all the positive user reviews the Junkeons have gotten are also all shilling
>Keith is in this thread right now shilling
>People asking to back up my claims are also shilling

>>5967885
Keith, go to bed already. Mao needs you fresh and functional every day at 7.

>>5967863
KFC's tapes are notoriously terrible. Or at least the old ones are.

>>5967899
I remember people saying good things about the Steeljaw/Ramhorn releases? Was that just hype?

>>5967885
To be fair Bobo Skeleton shilling for them has convinced a few people. Frankly I am not convinced especially with how backheavy their Victory Saber is and Bobo blaming Takara for not engineering Star Saber to be sturdy enough.

>>5967932

Star Saber has some shit tolerances before you even strap on Simba. It seemed like a poor choice for an add on without making it a half kit and including new ratchets.

I never watched Victory so I don't know how accurate the thing is but Victory Saber looks super unproportinal.

>>5967932
>To be fair Bobo Skeleton shilling for them
He's shit on pretty much every KFC release minus their Blaster and Junkions. Just because a reviewer actually likes a figure, he's shilling?

Seriously, if you want to know what true shilling is, watch Bens Collectibles.

>>5967956
Imo he has really changed his tune about KFC/XTB in the recent months.

Though not comparable to Ben who remains the gold standard for a toy reviewer shilll.

Which Warbotron is the highest quality one, in your opinions? Thinking of pushing to get one.

Fansproject Sigma L is $45 this weekend on tfsource, is it worth it?

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>>5968085
Fuck yeah. Sigma L doesn't do much fancy, but he makes up for it by by really cool and fun. He's also bigger than most of the Function X Headmasters, so he feels way worth the money.

The wings don't bother Me, but people tend to don't like the way they stick off the shoulders, though.

>>5967965
>Imo he has really changed his tune about KFC
Maybe it's because the company has actually improved over time?

>>5968098

A better question is how did they survive long enough to even have a chance to get better? They've been churning out raw shit to begin with, most 3P's don't seem able to survive even one bad release, Hell, some of them fold up on a GOOD release because it didn't sell enough.

Is Keith loaded beyond belief or something?

And I will admit I've never thought of buying a single KFC anything because of their reputation of being raw shit, but even Bobbo seems to like that Victory Leo and robot lions are a weakness of mine.

>>5968123
>Is Keith loaded beyond belief or something
I think so, the word is he owns a bunch of the 3P companies. One would wonder why the one with is name in it doesn't make the best product of those, but whatever.

>>5967522
Please post pictures the recent KFC releases you own so we know you aren't just blowing smoke out your ass.

>>5968123
>Is Keith loaded beyond belief or something?
I've wondered this myself. I bought a few of the KFC Casettes and they were universally panned as garbage...yet he kept pumping them out despite shitty QC and shitty sales. I got the SG Squawkbox as gift from a friend who didn't collect Shattered Glass, and sure enough, it was utter shit.

How he's managed to be in business is beyond me. Especially when companies that produce really figures like Microblaze Creations went out of business after ONE (successful) release.

>>5967936
>I never watched Victory so I don't know how accurate the thing is but Victory Saber looks super unproportinal.

Those enormous platform shoes are half the reason I don't believe all the shit about them turning the corner. They look horrible. I'd rather believe Skull is lying his ass off for some reason.

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>>5968226
>Those enormous platform shoes are half the reason I don't believe all the shit about them turning the corner.

That is, unfortunately, how Victory Saber is supposed to look.

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>pelvic thrust level are reaching critical.

>>5968290
The shoes look much worse with the KFC MP Victory Saber in Bobo's video.

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the tiniest engine trouble.

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I really am enjoying these guys. I love tiny robots and I really love tiny robots driven by even tinier robots.

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Admittedly Chromedome is the weaker of the two in bot mode, but he's still pretty nice.

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And while the lack of head swivel is lame, I can forgive it for the gimmick.

>>5968379
Yeah, and the original Victory Leo looks much worse in the other modes. You gotta sacrifice some stuff.

>>5968098
>>5968136
Stop samefagging Keith.

>>5968556

>Anyone who likes the thing I don't like is shilling for the thing

Please stop embarrassing yourself.

>>5968421
How so? Weirdwolf has no shoulder range whatsoever and his legs are inferior to Chromedome's.

I bought them because I wanted to give something else a try and now I'm getting rid of them because I hate them. I keep picking them up, hoping to feel something, but just have to put them down because they are so disappointing...

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Got me a Mech Ideas Gauntlet (Ironfist) today and he's a fun little guy.

Here's hoping his thighs won't explode anytime soon.

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>>5968567
I don't know, he's more dynamic. Plus I like his sword and the fact that he can hold it out forward. I love them, but I recognize that they're not for everyone. Plus WW has better proportions.

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>>5968626
It's the definition of a ymmv thing, but I've had mine for a year and a half now and haven't had any problems. I threw some shock oil on the mushroom pegs the second I got him, though. He's a really great toy, in any case.

>>5968412
>>5968416
>>5968421
>>5968424
>>5968630

I am eagerly anticipating the Hardhead v Skullcruncher Palm series release. When the time comes.

>>5968657
Meeeee too. They look great.

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>>5968644
Yeah the previous owner has had it for awhile but I also took the precaution of dabbing some soap on it to make it a little bit loose.

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I don't even like the movie.

But I want a fat ballerina.

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honk honk

>>5968696
Yep. Wish he was just a smidge taller next to their Optimus though. Maybe there's some mistransformation to be done.

>>5968696
Is this the leader or the voyager?

>>5968626
>>5968644
Can I ask you guys where you bought yours? I've wanted him for awhile but haven't been able to find him for sale anywhere.

>>5968085
>>5968092
Just got one. This guy was on sale for $60 + shipping over the summer and I ALMOST ordered him but didn't because idfk. So glad because now I grabbed him for $55 shipped.

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If KFC are shit then what's my alternative for a good Blitzwing?

>>5968997

Waiting, unless you like the DX9.

>>5968698
Is this guy still for sale anywhere? I regret not getting him earlier.

>>5968677
I have one. What's this about breaking and how exactly do I prevent this?
>scared

>>5968997

I hope KFC does keep the recent trend of not putting out shit because I really like their Blitzwing so far,

>>5969055
The thigh swivel pegs are known to shear clean off and are pretty much unrepairable. Best bet is to just treat it gently and maybe put a tiny bit of shock oil on it like other anon mentioned.

>>5968298
That's some Joestar level of crotch thrust. Speaking of, if that's your Striker Manus, could you do some Jojo poses with him? I feel he's one of the few figures that have the articulation/proportions to pull them off well.

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>>5969125

>>5968561
You stop Keith.

Why is AOE Hound such a popular upgrade candidate for Weijiang and KBB?

Is the upcoming Weijiang one to scale with M-01 AOE Optimus?

>>5969015
I've got gerwalt he's a pretty solid effort. Tank mode doesn't looks terrible in person as pics make it out but, its def the weakest of the three.

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Really nice alt mode. Doors are magnetic.

>>5969549

Neat. I really appreciate it as a solid and detailed Jazz that fits with the gt/tm style bots. The paint and the little gimmicks like the magnets are nice. It's just a shame it's in MP scale, which means people will drop it like a rock when they get their g1 style jazz.

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>>5969549
Robert mode is cool.
Shoulders have 100 parts each wich makes them a little fiddly and im not in love with the way the shin armor covers the feet sometimes.

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>>5969579
>will drop it like a rock when they get their g1 style jazz.


I guess if you'really looking g1 accuracy. A growing number of us like the IDW designs.

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>>5969583

>>5969549
>>5969580
>>5969583

He looks wonderful, but I really wish he weren't $100 for something that may or may not be superior to the united jazz I already love.

>>5969583
>idw designs of already existings
>a few extra lines makes it a completely different thing

No thank you

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>>5969715
This has literally nothing to do with the thread, fucking stop.

On a side note does anyone know when Carnifex is /actually/ dropping? I know everything says Q4 or November, or October but nowhere can I find a solid release date.

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>>5969723

Dude, in three posts you've thrown a fit about people liking things you don't like and then proceed to project that other people are doing what you're doing, and then ramble about politics and music.

Are you stroking out or something?

>>5969732

I got a ten day notice for BBTS three days ago. I think Toy Dojo is getting theirs soon too, like, ten-fifteen days kinda of soon.

>>5969732
BBTS sent out emails to people who had preorder him that hes due to arrive in their warehousr within the next 10 days so pretty soon it sounds like.

>>5969733
Just report the posts and ignore him.

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>Jagertron is kind a mess
>backpack that doesn't really do anything and goes from kibblecity to kibblepalooza
>Arm tabs don't lock in place well
>alt mode tabs on the wings don't do the job

I guess Carnifex is ok but its starting to feel like their minor releases are slipping.

>>5969759

Do you actually have them in hand or did you see a review?

>>5969759
People have been saying that too with all the forced mold reuses and how Kultur doesn't look as polished as the other DJD guys.

>>5968696
I want him badly. Not $80 badly though.

>>5969732
>>5969737
>>5969741

Put in a preorder a few days ago. Heres hoping I get one. I never get notices from BBTS other than when something gets charged...

>>5969768

Peee yaw has a review.

>>5969787
You'll get one, Carnifex hasnt sold out anywhere yet.

>>5969787
He's still in stock everywhere dude.

>>5969795
>>5969798

BBTS totally takes more PO's than stock it gets. I've had it happen to me before with some stuff I've PO'd.

>>5969787

Carnifex ran me 192 USD after shipping and everything else was through. I doubt people are busting in the doors trying to throw that kind of cash at a comic design.

>>5969818

Yeah, thats what I'm hoping. Overlord is pretty damn popular, but this MMC one is also pretty damn expensive, so hopefully people aren't burning down the place trying to get ahold of him like they were with Not-Tarn, who went up for PO everywhere and sold out in like 10 fucking minutes.

>>5969824

IIRC this is because Tarn's initial stock was increidbly tiny going by what retailers were saying. Once preorders sold out at a few places a bunch of people went and panic preordered elsewhere.

>>5969787
There isn't any chance any dealers will have Carnifex at TF Con next weekend is there?

>>5969871
Probably not man. most of the dealers are already packed on and on the road there now, so they whould have had to have it instock already.

>>5969878

Sometimes they get stock early for cons. Sometimes reps from companies bring some stock with them as well.

Wanting a Liokaiser to go with MP Star Saber and Simba (whenever he gets released).

Hasbro's attempt looks meh since it reuses molds, but how is TFC hades? I feel like it has too much greeble.

Anyone know the release date for the MM's Omega head bust?

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>>5970039

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>>5970039
His combined mode is decent and millage may vary for you due to mixed opinions on it. I however have had a blast with the set and the only real problems I have are his knee's not locking up properly which can be easily solved by a fan mode or a mod.

I personally think the individual modes outshine the actual combined mode but that's because of the knee instance and the old combiner ports the set still uses.

Overall its probably a gamble but its sure better than the combiner wars counterpart.

>>5970072
>>Overall its probably a gamble but its sure better than the combiner wars counterpart.

I'd think most rational people would take the $100 certainty over the $600 gamble, man.

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>>5970077
I suppose but if you play your cards right most pieces are 60-80 bucks each.

Those individual bot modes of Guyhawk and Leozack are worth that admission price alone.

>>5966761
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ3Znr3tna4

Meh.

>>5970086
>I suppose but if you play your cards right most pieces are 60-80 bucks each.

Where?

nb4 "random chinese ebay sellers" because that shit is always a gamble.

>>5970098
I got most of my pieces from bababobo00712 and he usually has deals on the entire set or if you buy two a piece its -15.

Netclow is also a reliable seller and I've done business with those two just fine on other items.

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Anyone have those Dr. Wu Solus Prime Hammers? I never saw them go in stock and no one ever talked about them. Now they are nowhere to be found.They apparently they also come with a gun.

>>5969878

The only reason I think there might be stock of him there and ask is because Mastermind has an exclusive at the con. Which means they'll have some presence there. Which could mean some Carnifex hope.

Oh who am I kidding? If he's there he'll be sold out four hours into the convention on Saturday.

>>5970072

What's the issue with his knees?

>>5970177

Weak knee joints for his bulk IIRC.

Honestly hoping they do a V2 release for Liokaiser that fixes the problems.

It has more to do with the ports on Cerberus being overall too loose.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1_7n603tSg

You could fix it with this simple fan mode or mod the ports entirely.

yo I just won exactly $600 off a scratch off. I promised myself Id use any winnings on toys. Ive narrowed it down to feral rex or Hades. Which do you guys recommend?

>>5970189
Knee joints themselves are racheted hard enough that you can barely move them.
Actual problem is that thecombiner joints are terrible. They work on the arms with zero issue whatsoever, but for some reason the knees are so floppy that they can't support him in any way after a few minutes. Means he can look mighty nice in a display case but thirty seconds of play and he starts crumbling. I currently have mine displayed all in alt-modes since honestly the thing holds up as a team better than as a combiner.

>>5970209

I just saw someone selling all 7 Feral Rex bots for $350 on TFW. Then spend the rest on IF legends to go with it.

>>5970209
Rex has more a solid combiner mode but Hades has better individual bots.

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>>5970209

Feral Rex.

>>5970233
What wolverine is that?

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>>5970236

Marvel Legends Juggernaut wave.

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>>5970093

>All that kibble
>Awful swinging shoulder assemblies that don't tab in
>Voyager sized but not even a single pin hinge for the fingers

>>5970275
God how can this so shit.

At least we have a solid IDW overlord from them.

>>5970275
>>5970284

Hopefully it works better as it's intended mold, Cyclonus.

>>5970209
Get Rex for the combined mode.

I own Leozack though and he's fucking awesome.

>>5970189

Fuck that. Not paying $600 for a floppy mess.

I'll just wait for another 3p company to pick it up.

>>5966761
I want a 3P Devastator that is compatible with Takara/Hasbro combiners. That clusterfuckhuge one they put out was terrible.

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>>5970455

You referring to Constructor?

>>5970455
Oh, like a bunch of deluxe size constructicons that use the CW limb ports? I'd be down for that.

>>5970492

Why the fuck no KO/3P has put out a downsized UW Devy is a mystery. I want a properly scaled Devy to fit in with all my other CW/UW 'bots.

>>5970542
>>5970492

Devastator will never be scaled properly. All the bots are around MP height but Devastator in the cartoon held Optimus like a grown man would hold a deluxe figure.

Mass shifting is a bitch.

>>5970602

I just want one sized the same as the CW/UW combiners. Because it's really fucky that Hasbro decided Devy had to be goddamn retardedly huge, but every other combiner was the same height.

3P's aren't helping either what with their fetish for making him retardedly huge.

>>5970609

Everything third party is generally migrating to the fuckhueg wing of design philosophy.

Constructor, CityBots, Gigapower dinos, FT Jetfire, MMC Carnifex, etc.

We're gonna see 9-10 inches being the standard height with 3P figures eventually.

>>5970627

Carnifex should be about as tall as a combiner though, given he was as big (or bigger?) than PM Prime, and PM Prime was the size of Liokaiser.

Oddly enough, being a foot tall means he's about the same size as MMC's Predaking, Star Saber. and the CW/UW stuff, so he is in scale, of sorts.

>>5970609
>>5970627
Its easy to see why, people would rather have a $120 "MP" than a $80 "Voyager". at a higher price and size point, 3P becomes more competitive with what official companies put out.

>>5970692

I'd rather have the Voyager. Bigger toys are harder to pose due to their weight wanting to send them tumbling over in more action-ey poses.

>>5970144
I have the yellow version. It's a nice piece although the spikes are easy to break off (also easy to glue back together). The gun is cool, I guess.

>>5970197
doesn't that completely kill any knee articulation though?

>>5970950
Yeah its just for neutral poses.

There's a better way to fully fix it but that involves modding it which is in the channel.

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>>5970602
Ultra Magnus held Constructicons like a man would hold a deluxe figure too. Broadside turned into an aircraft carrier from a plane and fell on devastator crushing him. What's your point? Scale based off the show makes no god damn sense.

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>>5970960

>>5970609
Devy is not scramble city. He is made out of more bots then the others. Hasbro goes for toy accuracy rather than cartoon. I think in the end it was fine for him to be that size.

how are there no 3P drill hands for CW devy

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>>5970960
>like a manlet would hold a deluxe figure
ftfy

>>5970960

The broader point being is that there is no point in being too picky about scale because there's really no way to engineer literal magic like mass shifting.

The closest thing you're getting is something like Toyworld where you have MP scaled bots that combine with additional parts to make a much bigger combiner than the bots could alone.

>>5970960
>Scale based off the show makes no god damn sense.

Its never been about what was directly animated on the show, but how they where supposed to be depicted based on the scale chart.

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>>5971285

>The official scale isn't how they were depicted but rather how they were supposed to be depicted

For what purpose?

>>5971006

Doesn't matter, Prowl wasn't a combiner part and Blurr wasn't a headmaster. I don't care if UW Devy had unique engineering specifically to him, as long as he was the same size as the rest of the CW/UW 'combiners.

Or in other words, my problem isn't swapping, I don't care about limb/body swapping, I just wanted him the same size as the rest.

>>5971293

I really hate scramble city. Making a toy more complex because it has to be both an arm and a leg instead of just one thing almost always results in severe compromise.

My tin foil hat leads to believe why that's why CW/UW combiner limbs have so many retools/repaints. I really don't think they can/are too lazy to engineer more unique limbs.

>>5971295

I don't care if they're swappable. I'm only going to put them in their G1 configurations anyway. But it's pretty clear UW/CW were hindered only by budget, in the same way everything is. And even then, for the price, I think they turned out great. They were good, modern updates.

>>5971291
Because that's how it was meant to be, and how it was shown often in better animated episodes. You're not going to base figures off human error.

>>5971295
Most scramble city limb designs are probably simpler than a lot of post 80's non-SC combiner limbs. Something like BW Rmhorn or the rail racer team are more complex than a Scramble City limb.

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Hey I'm the guy a thread or two ago asking about hexatron and commotus. Well I bit the bullet and ordered both of them. Absolutely love them. Thank you for the recommendation!

Shit, that reminds me, does anyone have the clonedroid repaint/ko of hexatron? I like the colors more than hexatron and it's apparently got some fixes, but I'm still a little weary of spending so much on something with unknown QC.

>>5971425

So for someone who recommended Commotus how does Hexatron hold up?

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>>5970039

I'd be willing to sell you the full set for $300

I'm disappointed for many of the reasons listed with the combined form.

The individual figures are pretty cool desu and I love the breastformers, but they all arrived on the day my Grandma died so DESU the whole set reminds me of that day.

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>>5971425

Glad you like'em Anon.

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>>5971460

Sorry to hear that man.

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>>5971460

>got the the first scrapper release of TFC's Hercules and the first FP insecticon
>had to take dog to vet because she was acting funny
>all I wanted to do was get home an open them
>dog had to be put down that night
>sold the Scrapper and never touch the insecticon

I know this feel.

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>>5971460
>the whole set reminds me of that day.
>>5971480
>sold the Scrapper and never touch the insecticon
What a bunch of fucking faggots.

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Picked up this little cutie today.
Not bad, but it's definitely a very robot focused piece. The alt mode is just her laying down and folding her legs. Oh and the stand that she comes with is overkill.

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Neat I guess. How many exclusives are announced so far for TFcon?

2 Ocular Max releases (this and another clear sphinx)
1 MMC release with Deaths Head
1 FP release with Diaclone Grimlock

What else?

>>5971492
Yeah, she's more articulated than their windblade in a couple ways, but he alt is almost a complete wash. She's pretty fiddly in robot mode too, the backpack just sorta floats there. I basically just wanted a small arcee with above-average articulation to go with combiners though, and she nails that.

Also, watch out for her hips. At least on mine, the mushroom peg for the thigh swivel was so tight, the hip ball socket got a hairline crack in it. You might wanna oil the peg or something preemptively if yours is tight too.

>>5971503
Thx for the heads up, so far the hip joints are nice and smooth. I've got a wukong/machine boy warbotron on the way as well, so she should go hand in hand with that dude.

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Incoming BEEF

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>>5971495
>Deaths Head
>con exclusive

FUCK

>>5971529

Is that another Roadbuster? Why is he so popular?

>>5971567
Well for one, we almost know for sure Takara won't touch him because he's based on a toy from another anime they own the complete rights too. Also he works well as a basis for other tank/hueg characters, like strika.

>>5971567
Transfans are all barafags

>>5971489

At least im not fat neckbeard like you friend.

>>5971480

Sorry about your dog bro. Post a pic if you feel like it, no worry if not.

>>5971460
I can do $200

>>5971529

I'm so selling my Fansproject Revolver Core.

Damn MMC version looked nice but this IS beef, but who is doing it and when is it out?

>>5971573

Less than half price bro, you trying to turn me over and do me dry?

>>5971460
I'll pass. After seeing all the issues, it's hard to justify the price tag or the figures at all.

>>5971529

Is that Mega Steel? The same turds who churned out that miserable ass IDW megatron?

>>5971582
I'm actually just flat broke atm and that's all i can afford. If you got them on the 26th still I'll buy at $300 easy peasy

>>5971604

Okay, I'll try to remember and post around that time again. I might take some photos later too.

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>>5971448
Not that anon, but I do have both Commotus and Hexatron.

Hexatron is probably still My favorite 3P figure I own.

>>5971625
How is his balance? I've found that I tend to dislike really big toys because they have weird centers of balance more of then than not, and tend to be wobbly. Also, it looks like his ankles are ratcheted, is it like that for both the forwards/backwards and side to side?

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>>5971633

I've never had any issues with balancing the guy. Despite being big, he's solid enough to hold most poses I want him in. His ankles aren't ratchet, but friction, so they move smoothly but tight enough to not cause any issues.

>>5971633
>>5971667

The bottoms of his feet have a pretty huge surface area so he balances better than you'd think

>>5968997
I was having a shit day today. And seeing this made me forget that I was having a shit day.

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>>5971633
>>5971680

He's probably the best balanced "big" figure I own. He's not as big as you think though. He's actually smaller than the G1 Sixshot by a bit, if you don't count the wings. He's around Leader sized.

Usually the big figures with balance problems are combiners, as their weight distribution is usually weird and people think ratchets will somehow magically make gravity stop existing or are fixes for something being naturally off balance.

And yeah, Hex does have really big feet. Definitely a plus.

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>>5971495
>>5971565

MMC going to release a Non attendee version after the con.

I have no clue what the differences will be

>>5971448
That Anon. Well I love both for different reasons. Hexatron really scratched the itch for an interesting transformation pattern, looks great and imposing over my other figures. Commotus I really love for his squad metal slug tank mode and how well his design works so that neither mode suffers or feels weak.

>>5971474
Thanks again!

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Quick post underrated gems.

Unlike Grindrod, this nigga is still 25 burgers at BBTS from about a year ago when I bought him. I liked him for his nice vehicle mode. He's worth it for a solid car robot that fits with classics stuff, especially at that price.

>>5971567
He's cool looking.

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>Company releases CGI image of toy
>Not even a plastic proof of concept, just a 3D model
>Puts it up for preorder within the week
>Release date predicted a whole fucking year later
>Actually doesn't even release a year later, 20 months minimum before the thing actually drops

FUCK YOU FANS TOYS
FUCK YOU X SHITS BOTS
FUCK YOU RETAILERS WHO ALLOW THIS
F U C K Y O U
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Y
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>>5972779

Didn't MMC first announce Tarn and Overlord in like, 2013 or some shit?

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>>5972651
I've bought the oversized KO of each these guys they've made so far and I'm actually really impressed with the engineering, especially knowing they're supposed to be about half the size. If they release a box set of all of them I'd probably pick them up.

Goldbug's my favorite so far though.

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>>5973208
>all these oversized KO's
>still no undersized, foot tall KO of UW Devastator to fit in with all of the other combiners

Fuck.

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Oh shit son, guess who's in stock?

>>5973189
Yeah, MMC's just as bad.

>>5973218
I know that feel, Soundwave.

I still have hope though.

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>>5973231

>Watching those Jaeger reviews

How did they drop the ball this hard.

>>5973320

As long as it's fixed for Death's Head and Cyclonus, not a single fuck was given. Besides, the real meat here is Overlord.

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>>5973321
>Overlord
Why wouldn't you wait for the version made by this company >>5967385

>>5973321
Yeah m8 I just drug my wallet round back and put it down with that 200 burger OL purchase.

Ya know that shit reminds me. Where the FUCK is my MP Cyclonus?

XTransKFC or whatever had a drawing of it somewhere but I don't think it ever saw the light of day.

>>5973326

1.)I don't know if that company makes dogshit or not.

2.)That's a gewun version of overlord. Completely different aesthetic from the IDW one.

3.)That cockpit in his arm is too fucking big and it looks bad. Yeah it's accurate but they should have engineered some compression steps or something.

I mean it looks great otherwise.

>>5973326
>Why wouldn't you wait for the version made by this company

Because I like the IDW-ized version better, and if that Godmaster version proves to be any good I could always pick that up, too. That said, his proportions look a little fucked up with having barely any thighs, and his purple cones look a little small.

>>5973327
>Where the FUCK is my MP Cyclonus?

I'd rather someone put out a good MP Galvatron before they do anything else. All the currently released 3P versions are shit. Then again, Galvatron is a lot like Megatron, he suffers from a long history of getting exceptionally shitty toys.

>>5973321

I don't think there's any fixing that shit ass back kibble my dude.

>>5973333

>MP Galvatron

FT is releasing one in the next fifteen years or so.

>>5973336

Hence why I specified currently released. And hey, it may turn out shit even when it's released, we don't know.

I'd rather it be good though so Galvatron finally has a good figure in the way Megatron finally does though.

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>>5973231

>Preorder processing

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>>5973350

It's a good feeling, isn't it?

>>5973320
>Watching those Jaeger reviews
What reviews? All i see is lazy aza and hes a fucking retard.

>>5973387

Peaugh

>>5973388
>Peaugh
Ugh, I hate looking at his fat bloated arms and sausage fingers.

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>>5973231
>Carnifex AND hammer instock

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I have a bunch of questions:
>what's the best 3p ironhide for a CHUG shelf?
>has fansproject function x-1 code aged well? he's on sale a lot of places and the transformation looks hella from vangelus's review
>is bts sonicron worth $30 or so on bbts? I know it's a mess but if I used a ton of floor polish and trimmed mold flash, etc, could it be passable?
>what's the best devastator for a CHUG shelf? Mainly one that scales with the Combiner Wars gestalts.

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>>5973543
>There isn't one
>Yes, imo. He has no ankle tilt and limited shoulder articulation but I still love him. Arguably still one of my favorite figures
>No. He's a floppy mess and you'll still feel like you wasted your money. YMMV
>You'll get a hundred different answers for this.

>>5973388
>>5973398

Make it a rule not to watch reviews of toys that ain't even reviews but explaining what's on the screen.

If you don't learn anything, you are wasting your time.

I find Peaugh and Optibotimus are the most guilty of that.

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>>5973543

>Nothing at the moment
>It's not bad considering what the official offer is articulation wise
>Protoman did a review on it and said it was a loose mess of a toy, interesting design, bad execution
>Just go with the Combiner Wars one and save yourself the money.

>>5973558
Do you think some of the Function X stuff will get cheaper with Hasbro's Headmaster line being a thing now? I see Sigma L online for only like 50, etc

>>5973543
1. None so far. Igear had one but its kinda crap nowadays. Why no one has tried is a mystery. Planet X is forever on my shitlist until they shit out a WFC Ironhide/Ratchet combo.
2. He's fun, but its not so much the age but the design at the time. He's got an interesting transformation and it cleans up into a boxy bot, though with limited articulation and range for a premium piece.
3. No don't touch that shit with a 50 foot stick
4.Probably Giant or Hercules. Giant is about the same height. Both have aged. You could get away with Generation Toys but only barely. Nothing really goes well with CW but the Maketoys/Fansproject combiners.

>>5973630

You'll see them hit the $50s. People are selling them in the $40s in the after market now. It's a damn shame they couldn't keep the momentum going with Smart Robin.

>>5973649
>Both have aged

Terribly. Both have aged terribly.

At this point if you want a Devy thats not retardedly huge, you're stuck waiting and hoping someone makes a new, good one, that also isn't a clusterfuck thing that doesn't look like Devy.

>>5973653
i'm just hoping for an undersized KO of the CW one. I'll add my own arm joints, I don't even give a fuck.

>>5973674

I'm hoping for an undersized KO of the UW, but I'd take the CW in a pinch as long as they did the Devy hands in the right color.

And my MMC Overlord shipped, feels good man.

>>5973679

BBTS? My order says processing still and they haven't taken my money. I am going to throw a fit if another retailer waits for me to email and bitch before they ship the shit I bought.

>>5973715

BBTS, and I shouldn't have said "shipped", because it didn't ship. I should have said "It's going to ship, in like a day or two because I hit the ship my loot button".

Since I do the loot thing, even though the last 3 things I bought were singular items.

I figure it'll actually ship on Weds and be here by Fri.

>ko companies already making MP Ironhides
>with the shitty hip panels fixed so they stay on the chest the tires rotate to the back

Thanks Takara.

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I rike it. Glad I didn't sign on for the dinky deluxe trio.

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They're starting to get really good at making the colors pop. Their dinobots had a limitation of having to color match the official one for so long.

>>5973785
>>5973787
>>5973789
Wait what's this and where'd it come from?

>>5973793

Might be another Planet X release from the looks of it.

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>>5973793

Planet X Mars which is a WFC/FOC Starscream.

>>5973810
Hm. I'm not a big fan of theirs, but foc starscream is one of my favorite transformers designs ever and his generations toy had some pretty big problems.

>>5973761
Could it be possible for an MP Ironhide to be scaled down to deluxe size or is it too complex for that? Do that and give it a new head and pelvis and such a thing might work for Classics.

>>5968626
>>5968644
I want him. Or the Decepticon version. Where can I get him?

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Man how is it that I can find the oversized Hoist everywhere, but the Trailbreaker is nowhere to be found anymore?

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Related lyrics, I got oversized Breacher in the mail today. The only differences I can see are no c-clip on the gun or arm kibble and the wrists don't swivel so they're stuck in curling position. That and a few minor mold changes. But overall he's very nice and decent plastic quality.

I always wanted this mold in a bigger size so I couldn't not get him. The lack of thigh swivel is more apparent at this size though.

>>5973868
I got mine when he first came out, secondhand might be your best bet now if no one else has him. Have you checked the usual places?

>>5969583
I think it's funny to look back on how the fandom's definition of "G1 accuracy" has changed. For the greater part of the Generations line, as long as a toy hit upon the major design elements from G1, it was considered to be "G1". The MO of the Generations line was to basically re-imagine G1 bots to modern standards, but ever since the MP line rebooted and we've gotten a flood of toys that are very strictly based on the G1 animation models alt. modes, the autism levels have flown of the charts. Now there are fans who piss and moan when the Generations line embraces any sort of original design that wasn't part of the cartoon. Suddenly, Generations is now supposed to be "Masterpiece for 16 bucks". The criteria of what a geewunner will accept as accurate has become insanely strict.

Like that Jazz you posted. 4 or 5 years ago, that would have fit well within the definition of "G1". Although what's up with his fat face? Time to lay off the energon treats, there, Jazz.

>>5973911

Donno, some are too liberal with what they consider G1ness, like sticking Gravity Builder or Warbo Bruticus in a Takara Masterpiece display when the aesthetics couldn't be further apart.

I don't really give a fuck since I just buy whatever I like. Though the number of forum wars transfags will start with each other over what goes with which autism shelf is hilarious. This is especially when scalefags and sizefags get involved.

>>5973653
>Terribly. Both have aged terribly.
Owning both I say Giant as aged the better of the two.
>At this point if you want a Devy thats not retardedly huge
GT and TW Dev are aimed at MP shelves so their sized appropriately.
> that also isn't a clusterfuck thing that doesn't look like Devy.
Have one of those (you's) the kids around here love throwing around these days.

>>5973925
>I just buy whatever I like

This is pretty much how I feel. Nero Rex, Commotus, and soon I'll be snagging Striker Manus to cover various bases. I don't plan on buying/collecting a lot of them, just the ones that really, really appeal to me.

Hell I was looking at official Hasbro stuff and nearly balked on buying a Lugnut figure. Then I looked over at my childhood toys, made courtesy of Hasbro, and it took just a little bit of examination to realize why that's a really short-sighted idea.

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>>5971489
Careful not to cut yourself with all that edge.

Are there even 3Ps doing Classics stuff anymore? Everybody seems to either be doing MPs or some aesthetic wildly different from any official toys. Nothing wrong with that, I love the Fansproject/Maketoys style but it makes it hard to fill gaps in a collection when the stuff doesn't really look like it fits in there.

>>5974106

Theres so many people doing so much different stuff, and so many different official versions of so much stuff, at this point I'd simply say "Buy what you like".

>>5974106
3Ps figured there is no money to be made by directly competing with Hasbro.

>>5974106
I guess now that Hastak are actually filling the CHUG gaps themselves, 3P have moved on to MP, a line which still has plenty of holes to fill. Giggity.

>>5974118
Planet X is filling the only CHUG scale hole I care about. And they're doing it well.

>>5973810
>>5973821
>$100

There was a point where this needed to stop.rtf

>>5974134

I'm more concerned that MMC's prices are going up. $85's a lot for a Voyager-sized thing no matter how you slice it, thats more than most animu figures and Not-Lockdown was over $100.

>>5974140
I didn't get on the mmc bandwagon until apparently they changed factories and went to $85. It's not crazy, but yeah I'd be buying way more at $60, as it is they're very pick and choose.

>>5974149
>It's not crazy

I think it is. Even as someone who collects this stuff, the prices are high as fuck. It doesn't stop me, but that doesn't mean I have to like it either. It just means I get into either/or situations with my stuff.

>>5974162
OK, I worded that poorly, but the majority of third party stuff that actually interests me is at least that much or more. This entire subsection of toys is nuts, but they feel about average.

>>5973821
Have they announced anymore? Megatron would be pretty nice with more articulation.

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>>5974106
Just MMC, Fansproject, Planet X, and a few odd balls here and there that aren't combiners like TFC's. Almost every big hitter has moved into the MP game sans Fansproject if you can even count them anymore. I guess you can also add Maketoys' new CD line to the list. Everyone else is on the legends train, upgrade market, or fucked off and are doing their own thing.

>>5974216

Just FOC Prime and Trypticon. I really wish they would get moving on the Ironhide before Trypticon tanks them.

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>>5974205
>This entire subsection of toys is nuts

It's plastic crack. But hey, at least the waifu and anime figures are now starting to hit the same values, and they're starting to come with virtually no accessories to boot.

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>>5974248

Well, MMC's on the IDW niche and almost no one else seems to bothering for that angle, so I'm happy they're around at least, as I like a lot of the IDW designs and most of them don't see realization as toys. Given IDW is basically "G1 for todays world" it's probably the best TF fiction in ages far as I'm concerned.

Too bad about the season finale for MTMTE being shit.

>>5974264
>Well, MMC's on the IDW niche and almost no one else seems to bothering for that angle
I wish we had at least one other company making comic stuff to keep MMC on their toes; their Cyclonus, Whirl and Rodimus are all ugly as fuck and only look slightly like their comic versions.
>Too bad about the season finale for MTMTE being shit.
Fuck that was a depressing finale and a waste of a bunch of interesting characters. I STILL dont know what the hell the writer was thinking.

>>5974324
Oh God, how disappointed am I gonna be when I get to the end? I'm so far behind.

And maketoys does great comic stuff but they only have three releases atm. I'm hoping they do Rodimus and Whirl at the very very least.

>>5974335
>Oh God, how disappointed am I gonna be when I get to the end? I'm so far behind.
Ehh it's all over the place, some people are ok with how it ends but from a writing standpoint it's badly executed and you'll feel it even if you are ok with what happens.
I personally refuse to believe 55 exists and am trying to forget it.

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>>5974324

I actually like those designs, but I also keep wondering where the fuck Hotrod's spoiler is. And hopefully they do some work on the Cyclonus mold, apparently the Lockdown version isn't so hot.

>>5974335
>Oh God, how disappointed am I gonna be when I get to the end? I'm so far behind.

I'd see if you could get a storytime off /co/, but suffice to say, what should've been a bang, was more like a wet shart on a train ride home at 3AM. They really fumbled this seasons ending.

>>5974398
>I actually like those designs
I would be ok with Rodimus's design if they toned down all the lines on him and worked to make the thighs and feet more like he is in the book; and yeah that spoiler needs to make an appearance.
Cyclonus is a clusterfuck of lines and its like they couldn't quite decide what they wanted to do with him and Whirl...Whirl is just...it's not G1, it's not Strombringer and it's not mtmte. I personally think it's an ugly abomination but I can see the appeal why others might like him. Sorry I'm not shitting on you for liking them btw just trying to figure out MMC's thought process on those..

>got Sigma L during the TFS weekend sale
>hes sitting in my stack while I wait for Primal to get free shipping

god dammit hurry up, this wait is killing me even harder now

>>5974451
MMC just has this weird bulbous, curvy, yet sharp aesthetic that I can't really explain, but really don't care for. I *almost* like a lot of their releases, but I just...don't.

I never thought I'd get lost in a sea of third party tf info but what are the ones that stand in well with the masterpiece figures?

>>5974451

Yeah, the Whirl is a bit out there, but for whatever reason, I really like this design of his.

I don't really know MMC's thought process as of late though. Their previous DJD releases were pretty spot on, but their other Reformatted drops were closer to stylized IDW/CHUG-ish. Which these newer releases are also closer to stylized IDW. Which I'm alright with, given their designs in IDW also vary up quite a bit depending on artist.

>>5974510
Any regular release from FansToys and BadCube. Some MakeToys figures from their Re:Master line (they're all supposed to be MPs but some like Hound doesn't federally fit since he's so Classics-ish) and Mirage from MMC.

The rest is either shit or doesn't fit aesthetically/scale wise.

>>5974561
>Federally
Eat shit autocorrect

>>5974512
Seems like their thought process has become how many different uses can we get out of this design.

>>5974574
Sad.

>>5974574

Maybe they weren't making enough money to stay afloat for some reason?

Though more likely it's just greed and trying to save money via retools.

So aside from Fort Max/Warden, are there any 3rd party versions of the Headmasters-characters that don't require you to detach the head for transformation?

>>5974585

There's an interview during the middle of Feral Rex production that said Reformatted always was about getting multiple uses out of a design. Hexatron was always planned on being Sixshot, Greatshot, and Shadow Maru (so far we got Sixshot, black and yellow Sixshot, G1 slavish Sixshot, and Greatshot... still waiting on Shadow Maru). Three of the six Feral Cons are based off the same skeleton, and two of the others are also the same skeleton.

It was explained that mold making was so expensive that MMC had to plan ahead on multiple uses of a mold to be able to do the line.

The fuck are they going to remold/repaint carnifex into? You can do an obligatory black/red/teal nemesis repaint and maybe a more gewun take on the colors but he's about as distinctive as you can get in terms of shape.

>>5974796
>The fuck are they going to remold/repaint carnifex into?

Nothing. Thats why he costs $200.

You dont think your getting $200 worth of plastic do you?

>>5974798

Nah I assumed the price was importing costs overhead of making such a fuckhueg figure. I don't know much about manufacturing but I remember you having to up the costs on costly/big things to make up for them not moving off the shelfs faster.

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>Carnifex is in the warehouse

>>5974798

Well, he is a big, heavy fucker thats a foot tall. Plus engineering. And not having HasTak levels of cash to ensure costs are kept low.

Hell, an official combiner costs $100 at least. $130-150 for a Tak one. So Overlord being around $180 feels about right,

>>5975002
>>5975225
Personally, I'm just not feeling it for Carnifex. If he was either Hexatron sized at $150 or 100% IDW/G1 at $200+ I would have been all over it.

>>5975240

I think he definitely evokes enough of the IDW style myself. But to each their own.

>>5975240

He's pretty comic accurate.

>>5975240

I'm just excited for a big modern overlord.

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>TCP has Overlord in stock

Time to order!

>>5971851
I can't see them leaving any of the weapons out since the whole interchangeable-hand gimmick was a big part of DH's character.

>>5975240
Im with you senpai.

Hes just to big, hes bigger then some of my combiners

>>5975663
He's about the same size as the combiner wars.

would you recommend Hercules or UW devestator?

>>5975862

UW Devy over any of the 3P ones if you want the most accurate Devy.

Hercules is just plain old and wouldn't be recommended at all anymore anyway.

>>5975867
I know its old, but its cheap and I like the style.(mostly mixmasters gimmick). Is it quality?

>>5975867
Also forgot to mention I can get it from a friend for $200

>>5975867
>>5975871
>>5975875

UW devy is the most accurate but his proportions are garbage and he suffers from cheap hollowness and lack of detail. Some of this can be fixed with 3P upgrades.

Herc is a lot more comic inspired and is a lot more poseable with less shit proportions. All of the bots are fully realized with no hollow bits. If you do get him get the rage kit for added fun times.

I'd recommend you eat dogshit before you get UW devy.

>>5976195
Herc also has shit proportions and can't stand straight with his giant boots and tiny tiny thighs. He doesn't look like Devastator at all and the rage kit just gives him giant arms that make him waaay too wide.

That isn't to say UW is god's gift to man either, he has tiny tiny thin arms and his torso is like a brick wall in the worst way possible, so it's really a game of compromises here.

>>5975862
Throw both in the trash and get Green Giant

>>5975862
Gravity Builder.

>>5975862

>I want a really, really, really big devastator. Fuk g1 accuracy. Who cares about partsforming lmao bionical kit my shit up.

ToyWorld Constructor

>I want a big devastator that scales with my other 3P combiners. Fuk g1 accuracy. Who cares about greebles lmao detail my shit up.

Generation Toy Gravity Builder.

>I want a smaller classics devastator that scales with CW/UW figures. Fuk g1 accuracy. Who cares about outdated engineering lmao fossil my shit up.

TFC Hercules

>I want a compact stylized devastator that scales with CW/UW figures. Fuk g1 accuracy. Who cares about greebles lmao detail my shit up.

>I want the official product that does not scale (nor is compatible) with the other CW/UW line. It must not fuk G1 accuracy. Who cares about hollow robots lmao just HasTak my shit up.

UW Devastator.

Is the KO feral Rex worth it?

>>5976305

Is it too much to ask to want a cartoon accurate Devastator that comes in at around 12 inches?

Everything 3P comes out looking like shit or not like Devastator at all, usually because they fuck up the head pretty badly, and the UW is too goddamn big.

>>5976626
Yes.

>>5975663
Because he scales with MPs. He is around the size of MP Star Saber, which by the one is also bigger than most combines. He is not suppose to be CHUG size.

>>5976702

Well, the funny thing is, if you take the current combiners as a scale, and put them next to MP Starsaber and MMC Carnifex, they're about in scale with each other, since both of those guys are as big as combiners.

The problem then though, becomes that you'd basically need Legends figures for everyone else to make them in scale with the combiners.

>>5976702
Wait, I thought he was supposed to be scaled with their other IDW stuff, particularly impactor.

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>>5976712
>>5976712

>>5976626

No one has done it yet. Devastator is surprisingly hard to do accurately and I think a lot of it has to do with how much he mass shifts.

Even the ridiculously fuckhuge Constructor figure is not big enough to accurately portray how big devastator is "supposed" to be.

I personally went with GT because I think he's the most well made Dev yet ignoring the stylized nature of him. Constructor was a close second but the combined modes really terrible lank proportions and shit head style ruined it for me.

I don't think the official one is very accurate either sans headscuplt. This is mostly because only half of the arms move and the rest becomes part of the chest mass. This makes devastator's chest look like a big fuckoff brick and gives him noodle arms.

But there's no perfect g1 devastator. I don't think Takara will ever make one either.

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>Carnifex shipped

I'm going to shit up the thread with so many low res pictures like you wouldn't believe.

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>>5976780

Not if I do it first, mine shipped too.

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>>5976780
>>5976847
>we all shipped now

>>5976780
>>5976847
>>5976880
Please all of you do it, I can't afford Carnifex at this time but I'm hoping they'll still be some available next month and I'm dying to know how he is.

>>5976894

Theres already a few reviews for him up on youtube, you can get a good idea there.

>>5974451
Sorry I'm not shitting on you for liking them btw just trying to figure out MMC's thought process on those..

>>5974480
>MMC just has this weird bulbous, curvy, yet sharp aesthetic that I can't really explain, but really don't care for.

>>5974512

I don't really know MMC's thought process as of late though. Their previous DJD releases were pretty spot on, but their other Reformatted drops were closer to stylized IDW/CHUG-ish. Which these newer releases are also closer to stylized IDW.

Alright, speaking as someone who has actually worked with MMC on some occassions: For one, it's what this anon said: >>5974708 More than that though, the goal of Reformatted is to do updates of existing characters with a lot of artistic license. Any designer is basically free to do what they want, as long as they stay in the 'Cybertronian CHUG' style. Now where the clash in style comes from, is really the older designers versus the newer ones. It's true that Griffith fixed Predaking (and trust me, having seen the original renders, you would not believe how much of a shitshow it was at first), but he's not really that involved as a designer. For the most part, it's been Cassy Sark at the wheel. But lately new people have come in, like the designer who did the DJD figures and Drift/Wing and the Guzzle guy. With Sark looking to focus on more original projects like the upcoming crowdfund for Unrustable Bastards, I think Reformatted will undergo bigger changes as these new people continue to pump out new stuff that doesn't necessarily adhere to Sark's established aesthetics.

Don't count on more comic-only stuff, though. Not unless it's a big name established character. They don't really sell that well, unfortunately.

>>5976904
Yeah I watched the Peaugh one and some other I forgot but honestly I don't 100% trust the reviewers. Most of the time people here will outright say what's shit without dancing around it.

>>5976921
>and Drift/Wing
Are they still happening? I've wanted that set since they first teased it since we've never gotten Wing before and being able to get him with a Drift that matches is even better.

>Don't count on more comic-only stuff, though. Not unless it's a big name established character. They don't really sell that well, unfortunately.
Such a shame but not surprising, I was really hoping for a mtmte accurate Whirl.

>>5976921
>Alright, speaking as someone who has actually worked with MMC on some occassions

Really? Hasn't the DJD done pretty well in general?

Also if you work with'em, tell'em to review their designs a bit more as of late and polish them further. They're the 3P company I own far and away the most stuff from, and seeing Not-Lockdown doesn't really inspire much confidence. Hopefully they tidy shit up a bit for Not-Cyclonus and Not-Deathshead.

And tell'em to show fuckin' Hotrod with the goddamn spoiler on already. That, the pipes on his arms, and the flame deco are his iconic traits.

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>>5976921
>Alright, speaking as someone who has actually worked with MMC on some occassions

right...........

>>5976929
>Are they still happening?

They are, though I don't know what's going on with their schedule, but having seen the care MMC personally puts into their projects, I don't mind. It's a shame when stuff like Jaegertron's faulty tabs happen though.

>>5976931
>Really? Hasn't the DJD done pretty well in general?

Only because they were very, very careful with production runs.

>Also if you work with'em, tell'em to review their designs a bit more as of late and polish them further.

They're very aware and are already taking steps to make sure it doesn't happen in the future. Sadly, things like these can always happen with factory shenanigans. At least their customer service is generally on point.

>And tell'em to show fuckin' Hotrod with the goddamn spoiler on already. That, the pipes on his arms, and the flame deco are his iconic traits.

Chances are he will be revealed in full at TFcon this weekend, but he definitely has the spoiler as well as the arm pipes. Don't count on the flame deco though, it sounds like they're going for comic accuracy. I'm super excited for his remold though, that one is going to catch people by surprise.

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>>5976939

Yep.

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Hey, /toy/, I was browsing ebay the other day and came across this listing.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Maketoys-Battle-Tanker-Series-Transformers-MT-03-Hyper-Novae-Japan-Movie-NEW-/131975595222?hash=item1eba5bc4d6:g:gUYAAOSwARZXjW8i

That's just insane. Is this guy really worth that much? Has anyone here ever seen one actually sell for that kind of money? I got mine back in 2012 or 2013 when it first came out, spent $180 at tfsource, and STILL felt gypped. It's just tiny as hell. Would anyone here spend almost a grand on this guy?

>>5976969

Just a dumbass seller.

>>5976971
I thought of that too, but sometimes the seller will list an item at a ridiculous price because said item actually sold for the price at least once in the past.

>>5976780
>>5976847
I need to know how he scales