Last thread was swallowed by shitposting. I'm not even going to bother linking to it, it was a fucking mess. Continue here. Don't fall for "LOL TAKARAKEK" bait.
Post shitty customs here, while you're at it.
I do not get the point of those tiny die-cast figures takara keep putting in more recent MPs.
FortMax is $90 shipped on EE.
I hope it's not too expensive.
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/my-foc-blizt-wing.664200/
>>6036042
Jesus Fucking Christ
Anyone remember that guy who kept posting his horrendous "13 primes" customs on different Facebook pages?
That Platinum Unicron isn't really going to be 170 bucks, is it? They can't in good conscience charge that much, can they?
>>6036013
Where's the Matrix?
>>6036113
Inside the chest I presume.
>>6036113
>They can't in good conscience charge that much, can they?
>>6036115
Don't worry, at least more people are getting tired of his shit.
>>6036133
Only problem is, he's not the only one.
The endgame here is to get rid of all the Takaracucks, not just one of them.
>>6036113
I just can't justify it either way
Fort Max, Metro, even Devy towers over Unicron
It just makes him seem underwhelming
Should I get my CW Constructicons out to mess with again? Haven't in a while.
>>6036171
Do you have Long Haul's traitorous son?
>>6036171
Sure, might as well have fun with your toys Anon.
>>6036174
THICC
>>6035900
>THIN YOUR GODDAMN PAINTS
What is the worst mainline TF ever?
>>6036249
Probably either some 0 articulation Happy Meal toy, one of the 0 articulation little kids toys, or some near long forgotten brick that has (you guessed it) 0 articulation.
Or anything made from entirely/mostly gold plastic.
>>6036251
Keyword here is mainline, though. Happy Meal toys and such don't count and are generally low-hanging fruit.
>>6036252
Alright, that still leaves everything else listed though.
Just a quick one off the top of my head, G2 Slingshot. Poor guy is 100% gold plastic.
>>6035900
>Last thread was swallowed by shitposting. I'm not even going to bother linking to it, it was a fucking mess. Continue here. Don't fall for "LOL TAKARAKEK" bait.
All that salt
Man, I really want UW Computron, mainly for Nosecone. That 5mm peg and port play pattern looks so much fun. The only thing I'm not too sure about is the positioning of the peg on the drill, as it makes it look kinda weird mounted on Nosecone's fist ports- the I think with the aid of a 5mm plastic rod one could mount it more "centrally".
>>6036249
Armada scavenger comes to mind
>>6036174
I still have no idea why there are no upgrade kits that complete replace longhaul's arms already.
>>6036294
You could very easily glue a 5mm peg on the center of that drill. There's a 5mm circular ridge that serves no other purpose than the help line up the drill with a 5mm peg on his mole machine mode. All you'd need to do is find a 5mm peg you're willing to glue onto it and that ridge will line it up perfect for you.
>>6036294
UW Computron is the only UW set I own because at least it's OC over all rather than repaints of Hasbro releases
>>6036294
>I really want UW Computron
Me too. That fucking pricetag though. Superion and Menasor weren't this high priced, shit, I found them both for less than retail.
Why the fuck is this literal who so costly?
>>6036167
It's a platinum release
This is as "good" as they make it
>>6036311
There's that Perfect Effect kit that has arms that slip over Long Haul's original ones like gloves, that give him a functional elbow. Granted, you have to take them off for transformation so I guess they don't completely replace the arm.
>>6036332
Because it's crazy different from the Hasbro version. New tooling, different molds used, new weapons.
>>6036167
Just wait for a Plat re-release of Metro. He'll be over $200.
>>6036335
I've considered the perfect effect kit, but the beef of its improvements are meant for individual CW Constructicons (I own UW), and them aside I think the DNA kit does a better job at improving Devastator itself.
>>6036352
Yeah, I need to get a kit for combine mode, too. Mixmaster looks like shit.
We need a whole new replacement barrel for him honestly so he looks less like Waspinator from the back.
>>6036355
I wish 3Ps made replacement constructions. At the very least Mix Master, there's no sense in how they designed him whatsoever.
And I'm sure IDW fags would love a combining Prowl and leg version of Hook. IDW fags seem to love Prowlastator.
>>6036360
We really do need more figures that are directly CW compatible. But yeah, Mixmaster was an an abortion. At least Scrapper is two replacement parts away from being god-tier if you own the CW one.
I saw someone who was working on a CW Prowl out of Hook on TFW. Don't remember if he finished it or not.
>>6036361
at the very least Mixmaster does a fine job at being a leg. Even if the small foot bugs you, the big complaints only really come up when you're talking about the individual toy.
>>6036363
Yeah, true. All the others as individuals feel pretty solid imo.
>>6036365
I'm not a terribly big fan of Longhaul and Hook, but Scrapper, Bonecrusher and Scavenger are all amazing.
It does not feel wrong putting those guys next to MPs on a shelf.
Who here likes Barricade?
>>6036518
I dun do.
>>6036294
He's totally worth it.
Man, save for FM, I haven't seen a single good deal. Hell, the only decent deal on Amazon was the Legacy Thunder Zord at 66 dollars.
>>6036598
I've been checking FM like 6 times a day for the past month.
He's at 200.01 cad now.
>>6036604
Entertainment Earth has him for 90 dollars, the lowest he's been in the US, but customs would probably kill any savings for Canada.
>>6036545
I'm probably going to wind up buying both the CW and UW ones to build the perfect Computron.
>>6036622
The only reason to get a cw one is for orange afterburner.
>>6036609
I probably could get away with importing him but I like to purchase locally or in my own country unless absolutely necessary.
Customs deciding you need to pay 74 fucking canucks to get your mail isn't fun.
>>6036013
>not too expensive
>platinum edition
Pick one.
>>6036622
Owning both, it's not really all that great. While I like the colors of both, they don't mix well since the Hasbro colors are more washed out, while the Takara versions are more vibrant.
>>6036627
Strafe and Scrounge, too.
>>6036294
That's a lot money to spend on a 5mm drill accessory.
I'm trying to figure if I need Fort Max.
I never had him as a kid, so I don't have any nostalgia connection to him, and I don't have any other big transformers to pose him with. Also, I have a buch of transformers in storage that never get set up, and limited shelf space as it is.
But at the same time, I don't want to sit it out and not pick him up at like 90 bucks when next year this time he'll probably be 200.
Maybe the fact the only reason I want to buy him now is so I won't have spent too much on him if I ever do own him should be my answer.
>>6036622
I'm sure you can find parts. I got the CW set and only plan on keeping a few components. I personally will just put up the parts I don't want for a super low starting bid and just let people pay however much they're worth to them (I'm pretty sure even then I'd end up getting good value for how much I paid for the parts I'll keep).
>>6036645
Well, you can think about it like this. Do I want to spend 90 dollars on Fortress Maximus, or get Trypticon next year?
>>6036650
I'd need someone for Trypticon to square off against since I never got Metroplex either, so that's actually pushing me in the other direction.
>>6036659
Then buy both, then reenact that one time Fortress fought Trypticon and got his head ripped off.
Man if someone could just recast the new parts from UW Scattorshot I'd be 100% happy getting a CW Computron. Since I generally prefer the colors on it. The only one I straight out prefer the UW version of is Lightspeed and really, neither verion is actually good.
>>6036641
I have two of those little dudes. Throttler is the best. In any case, UW Computron looks great in general, it's just that Nosecone looks like the highlight of an already awesome set.
I kinda wish the CW Technobots were being released individually though, if only because he reminds me of Energon Skyblast.
>>6036692
*If only because CW Strafe reminds me of Energon Skyblast. God I'm a retard sometimes.
Platinum edition G1 generics/Meeker Seeker boxset when?
>>6036723
Rainmakers, sure.
A multipack of all the main seekers in legends scale, sure (starscream is hard to get now)
All those others, I'll pass.
>>6036723
This never fails to make me laugh.
>>6036723
They should do seeker blindbags.
>>6036645
Might as well, especially for only $90.
>reading FunPub's fanfics
>double Headmaster
>Powermaster + Headmaster + Targetmaster "Triple Threat" Galvatron and Prime
Damn you, FP. I want those toys.
All right friends, I'm back at my parents for the holidays and dug out a lot of my TFs that haven't made a journey to my house(I have moved a bit and use their place as a storage spot where they have more empty rooms/closets then used). I don't want to take all theses guys with me so it's time for some eliminations. Share who you think should come with me to a new home and who should go back to the box.
>>6036903
Lugnut is best desk toy
>>6036903
My picks would be Lugnut, Breakdown, and the third would depend on your other displays.
If you don't have Gen Springer around, representing the mold with Sandstorm would be cool. Otherwise, I'd say go with Highbrow.
>>6036903
Sandstorm should go with you. He's too good looking to pass up, and he's a remold of one of the best Voyager's ever made to boot.
>>6036903
I want that Sentinel Maximus.
>>6036518
Love that guy in comics and movie(s).
I'd post pics of our guy but not at desktop at the moment.
>>6036903
that sentinel maximus is a fucking botcon exclusive. Take darude sand storm too, same with lugnut\ and sharkbyte
So HLJ has Chromedome and Highbrow in stock finally. Just got the payment request this afternoon.
>>6036913
Yes.
Thanks for the input. It's been close to an hour and so I'm adding the next three. This is the last of the bots that are voyager like that I'm debating on taking home, so I won't be checking this for a few hours. Let me know who you think the final 3 should be.
>>6037045
Sandstorm definitely should be taken with you.
>>6036174
>Long Haul's traitorous son?
Long Haul is Arcee and Cuck Rod's bull. What do you expect?
>>6037061
>Arcee
>not everyone's bull
>>6036641
Might as well get Baro G if you want a drill minicon.
>>6036294
>5mm plastic rod
The screw hole in middle of the drill isn't exactly 5mm, it's slightly smaller. Stress marks started appearing when I tried to stick a peg in.
>>6037111
>double drill hands
I need to see this
>>6037136
>>6037147
Thanks
any idea when's RID bludgeon hitting?
need more RID decepticons
>>6035900
The fuck did they try to do on that Hot Shot.
Its Black Friday, does anyone have any deals on Combiner Sets or Combiner Wars Megatron?
>>6037394
Yeah.
>>6037395
Could I please have links?
>>6037406
Why?
>>6037410
Bro I dont come here much, I dont know where to look, I just want some lit BF swag
>toy is designed to resemble the Nemesis
>use it for the Axalon
>in a line that literally had an Ark toy
Goddammit Japan. When are we going to get this guy as the Nemesis?
MUNKY NOT TRUKK
>>6036878
>double headmaster
Doesn't Fort Max fall under this?
>>6037423
>>in a line that literally had an Ark toy
Which figure would that be?
>>6037434
Ark Unicron, a redeco of the Cybertron Deluxe intended to represent the Ark.
>>6037435
Wait, seriously? THAT is the idea behind it?
>>6036723
>Meeker Seekers
I don't get it...? But some of those names are pretty funny.
>>6037457
Mr. Meeseeks from rick and morty, essentially endless helpers.
Bit more to it but the "endless" part applies to the seekers
>>6037045
Lugnut and Sandstorm for sure. If you don't already have an Optimus watching out for your Autobots back home, bring Classics Prime. Otherwise, Sentinel Maximus is a fun choice, especially if you have other toys with Powerlinx ports.
>>6037479
Oh, Meeseeks. That wasn't really clear from "Meeker Seekers". Good try though anon.
>>6036723
>whitenoise
>silverside
>breathtaker
>shamrock
pretty rad names
>>6037488
Well thats what I interpreted it from, I honestly didn't see much of a connection until I remembered the name and the fact there was heaps of them.
Maybe that anon who made the post had another idea, so lets forget meeker seekers was a thing, I'm still recovering from autismo and aspergus
>>6037457
>>6037479
>>6037488
>>6037494
Actually, it -is- a reference, to one of those "Abridged Series" that are supposed to be """funny""".
https://youtu.be/7Mit4EpD0bc?t=11m15s
Don't know how he managed to get Thew involved.
>>6037505
It makes me laugh but I feel stupid considering what's being said.
Used to love one of the gundam ones for about 5 episodes before it felt stale, least it was just a rewrite of the dialogue not a pure adlib like this.
Also its clear the meeker seekers is a rick and morty reference
I bring the last transformers unite warriors comic!
SPOILER ALERT
>no new toy spoilers
>>6037512
Also ALOT happens here, including rid scourge showing up and taking on grand scourge
>>6037513
And everyone from the line is invited
>>6037513
>scourge riding skybyte
goddammit i guess i need skybyte now
>>6037515
Unlike other comics I can't even guess what is happening until the end
>>6037516
He ain't the best toy but he looks nifty
>>6037517
Seems unicron here is based on his cancelled g1 toy
>>6037525
opps, that was it, well enjoy!
>>6037524
>Breakdown has a happy end.
Good, he got treated so badly in prime.
Can't wait for the translation to this one.
>>6037520
Oh sweet, they just made the fan combined lynx mode canon.
>>6037525
>Optimus dies, again
>>6037453
Probably not when it was designed, but Takara saw the resemblance to the Ark's shape in the tank and decided to capitalise on it.
>>6037524
>>6037525
So did Wandering Roller turn out to actually be Japanese G1 Roller all along, instead of the IDW Roller that his toy is an homage to?
>>6037548
Still looks like idw roller to me but I can't read japanese.
You can't just make him a drone after so long, he was still resentful at being left alone during the start of the uw comics, only thing I can think of is they merged them together which would change very little
>>6037549
It's just strange that this Roller ended up staying in the Japanese G1 universe.
It's clear though that behind the resentment was the feeling of missing his commander and friend, and that this whole Unicron thing made him realize that he should let go of his grievances.
>>6037554
Seems like he thinks the same way they did in japanese g1, where they fiddle with the toy, find something nifty and roll with it.
Its how stuff like sixshot having a 7th mode came to be, fanmodes are good anon, to have them drawn officially means they're embracing people's imagination and creativity despite the assigned configurations of a toy
>>6037525
succ
>>6037555
No anon, I wasn't complaining [spoiler](I'm not really much of a Transformers fan anyway)[/spoiler]. I just found it weird considering how strong is Hasbro's control over the fiction.
>>6037557
Ah. I suppose you don't exactly realize that the TakaraTomy half of the TakaraTomy/Hasbro partnership usually does their own thing independent of Hasbro when they're selling the Japanese-specific versions of the toys.
>>6037557
>I just found it weird considering how strong is Hasbro's control over the fiction
But hasbro has 0 control here, in japan its all takara, even the toy designers get a good say, where's for outside ie hasbro territories its rare a toy designer can work together with animators (like in animated) let alone do anything without hasbro breathing down their necks.
And before you say, the bay movies do what they do because they bring big money and the designers have to fight hasbro, design limitations AND the character designs.
Well, the legends deluxes are out, but so far I see more in hand reports about mp inferno, the good news, he's great, poseability is high, he LOOKS who he's meant to be, and has plenty of play options.
The bad, no greebles, but that's subjective, I'm waiting on mine from amiami
>>6037562
No serious question, who here is buying him just for cum shots
>>6037562
it's so clean it makes me sick
come the fuck on, official product
>>6037565
I know least one of you is sick enough, as for me personally I'm buying for for the engineering and as a "test" for grapple.
I'm honestly considering quitting buying deluxes and all the other "toy tier" stuff and dedicating my money towards mp's, when an mp galvatron comes I'll quit the hobby as I'll have all I ever cared about
>>6037566
>so clean
>makes me sick
You ok anon, that's not a normal thing to feel sick over, jokes aside the details aren't for everyone and reflects the shift in mp focus
>>6037567
Well if you have actually stopped enjoying the mainline, or if they haven't been as satisfying as Masterpiece, then by all means focus your collecting.
It's definitely gonna be good for your shelf space and your wallet.
>>6037570
Its not that I haven't found joy in the main line, but right now my chug wish list is just about complete (still want a perceptor and kup and tr deluxes may have that covered), but mp's are what I really want.
The sooner BW megatron, dinobot, galvatron, jazz, maybe victory leo, the better.
But the primary reason why I want to quit is cost, after having all mp-11 redeco's and retools and the cost into getting mp megatron 2.0 , and cost of the toys are rising, long ago I wanted the dinobots as mp's but now I wouldn't even touch grimlock in anyform
>>6037522
Someone post toy version of Grand Convoy riding Lynxmaster Beast.
>>6036903
Freaking Sentinel Maximus.
Dude, you don't realize how rare that is do you?
>>6037548
>>6037549
>>6037552
It'd make more sense if he went back to IDW since well if you read MTMTE 55. it'd make so much sense.
>mp36 is on orderstop on hlj
Is BBTS still good for buying certain older figures?
>>6037643
He's not coming out until like june, right?
>>6037520
>The 4 legged Sky Lynx is cannon
I fucking love these comics.
>>6037648
April
>>6037510
But they're singing the Oompa Loompa song.
So Kapow has LG Fort Max on sale for about £150 shipped, I'll probably never see it for a price like this again and the regular US version is about the same price after shipping.
Could please run me through the differences between the two aside from the paint scheme and the master sword? I remember hearing something about his legs being different?
>>6037711
He has the master sword but his calves, everything knee below, cannot split, a d blocking fanmodes. They glued it shut.
His sounds are in japanese and he plays the headmaster theme but that's it. The us release is better minus the master sword.
>>6037711
The legs are glued shut for no reason, limiting the transformation options on an already shitty transformation.
Deco is slightly different.
Sounds a japanese instead of english for some reason.
That's pretty much it. Even if you really want a master sword, you're better off just getting TR Fortmax and getting a sword elsewhere.
There was some 3P company doing knockoff swords and guns for him but I haven't heard much about that.
>>6037646
Depends on the figure, much like any site.
tl;dr Always shop around. No one place will ever be "the best".
>>6037711
Damn, wish I had waited to get him now.
>>6037713
>>6037714
I'm torn, the novelty of japanese voice as well as having something for him to interact with right out of the box is a real winner for me.
The legs being glued is shit but on the other hand I think base modes are kinda shit by design and customs would have a field day if I imported one from the US.
>>6037738
>nothing but shit-tier comics
G.I.Joe is still good and I really enjoy their version of tmnt.
>>6037745
GI Joe isn't good, it's shit. Not just the comic, but the entire franchise. Its why Hasbro can barely sell it anymore.
>>6037754
I'm sorry but I don't agree with you.
Can I get an ID on this little jet fellow? He's like a cyber jet but I can't find this particular one. Purple/gray deception from 2000.
What is the most articulated transformer ever?
>>6037781
RID Skyfire, a redeco of Machine Wars Skywarp/Thundercracker. Basically a mold from the days between G2 and BW that's sort of a hybrid of cyberjet and flipchanger, which would've been part of g2 had it not been cancelled.
>>6037786
Probably the revoltechs.
>>6037786
Based on the number of joints or pure range?
Range-wise I'd say something from Animated. Some of those guys can even cross their arms and legs convincingly.
Are there any good combiner deals today?
>>6037800
Theres pretty piss poor deals all around currently. Maybe tomorrow, Sunday or Monday...
>>6037807
when was the last good black friday anyway?
sales events like this only ever seem to be excuses to put shitty unsold products on sale anymore
sasuga, transfags
>>6037813
That really sucks.
>>6037781
Tfu.info is a great site.
>>6037813
>Offer Black friday coupon
>Be amazed that people use it
>>6037813
Normally I'd be going "the TF fandom is fucking terrible" but then I realized this line's distribution is fucking dogshit and the most of their "entitled" tf collectors are people trying to figure out if they have fucking wave 1s or something.
>>6037790
>transformer
>>6037786
It's really hard to say since there are a ton of things to look for in articulation.
Like UW Scrapper has no waist articulation and mediocre legs, but his arms have some of the best articulation in that entire line.
>>6037781
That's the Robots in Disguise Skyfire, he came in a two pack
>>6037736
Me too anon.
So I believe this is all we have from Amazon this year. Hard to believe it's 2016.
A pass from me but I'm sure some people will get a kick out of the Sharkticon Megs playing with an army of the new legends guys.
>>6038008
Any idea where to find gnaw?
That's not charging like $20+ I mean.
>>6038015
Just about any of the specialty shops. Or just wait a few weeks when he becomes common.
>>6038016
That to but be warn he might stay high/sold out post Christmas when all the kids and NEETs have money from parents to blow on this shit.
CW wave one and two spike in prices last January becuase of that. I'm not sure how much this can effect new items, but it's still a risk.
>>6038037
Well, last year the Combaticon's came out around this time too. Onslaught was a cunt to find but the rest were easily available in Jan/Feb and beyond.
>nothing new comming out that interesting me
>pretty much all my preorders are done now that primal is here
>feel like committing more spontaneous wallet rape
>wallet still hasn't recovered
I'm thinking about getting Menasor lately though. Can anyone fill me in on the major CW/UW differences?
I'm already leaning toward UW a bit but I might as well use this as an excuse to create some form of discussion considering how slow we are today.
So I actually went full retard and bought this. What are some small guys I could buy that he could bully? I haven't owned official TF's since I was a kid so I don't know what the call legends class anymore.
>>6038056
G1 seekers
Show them who's the better design
>>6038056
Why'd you buy it?
>>6038073
I actually like the design. He's huge, gorgeously painted, well articulated, feels super high end, and I own nothing remotely like it.
It's actually the first official product I own since I started my collection.
>>6038044
UW has different paint jobs and the original G1 team. It also has the fixed ratchets on Motormaster by default.
The CW has two releases, a version with the original, shit ratchets, and a 2nd batch with the fixed ones. Pic related denotes the code on the back of the box of the fixed ratchets batches.
You're probably best off getting the UW version honestly. The only thing that really suffers for it is Dragstrip is basically solid fucking yellow and nothing else.
>>6038056
The Legends class is called Legends class still. Powerglide, Cosmos, Wheelie, Swerve, all the Insecticons, Shockwave are all pretty damn good.
>>6038084
Oh, and just a note, but it's the embossed code that matters, not that white one. I believe you're looking for boxes with 5 as the beginning number.
>>6038073
Becuase anon wanted it
>>6038073
I got him for super cheap lol.
Now that I'm actually looking for him with intent to buy, I see UW Menasor is no longer comparatively cheap anymore.
Fun.
>>6038116
G2 Menasor is 39.99 at Marshalls, so...
>>6038124
>G2
>>6038124
>g2 colors
that's quite alright thank you
>>6038129
>>6038130
Hey, feel free to spend more than quadruple the money for Takara's brick of piss over this. It's your money.
>>6038116
Well, it has been a long time that he's been out now.
Also you're probably going to need the PE addon for him to make him decent.
>>6038141
>Needing third party upgrade kits to make your combiner merely acceptable
What's the point? Isn't it just polishing a turd if you acknowledge it's not very good in the first place?
>>6038145
Because he goes from being kind of meh to actually pretty good with it.
Plus all of the 3P Menasor's are shit. 3P's don't have a very good track record with combiners at all. The only good ones I can name off the top of my head are Feral Rex and one of the 30 Devastator's, the rest are all some level of disappointing.
Where can I get a lg ginrai thats not a 100 dollars?
>>6038156
Preorder on Amiami, hlj, or Anime-export (too late for that one now).
Most have him at 60 before shipping, and the shipping costs will be between 10-15 (assuming you don't pick EMS).
>>6038141
do those 3P kits include hands and feet?
They aren't clear
>>6038167
Most have 2 kits, one with whatever upgrades they have, and another with hands and feet. The G2 sets for Superion, and Menasor have the upgrades with the hands and feet parts.
>>6036042
LOL AT ALL THE BUTTHURT
>>6038116
HLJ Still has Menasor and it's on sale.
You're welcome.
http://hlj.com/product/TKT83172
>Takara announces MP Devastator.
>Perfectly toon accurate and awesome quality
>Sold only as a 650 dollar box set
Would you?
>>6038254
I'd rather some other combiner first like Abominus or Predaking
I know they don't typically let the other lines influence MPs but those are the only two important combiners that CW didn't give us.
[spoiler]I might do it for like 600$, though they'd be MUCH wiser releasing the bots individually for slightly cheap. I think they could get away with selling 60$ bots considering people are almost guaranteed to buy buying them in sets.[/spoiler]
>>6038261
that was supposed to be a 500$
>>6038254
>Perfectly toon accurate
> 650 dollars
Only cucks would go for this
>>6038243
I always forget about HLJ, christ.
Bruticus is on sale for pretty cheap too.
I might just get them both and stick them in the warehouse for a bit
How do you think they should handle MP combiner or titan sizes in terms of scale?
>>6038303
They get a 3p company to produce it for them. Preferably Keith or TFC :^)
>>6038303
Partsform out of the ass.
>>6038303
make limb bots voyager size-ish, torso bots leader size-ish, and let the combiner's size come naturally off of those
scale titan figures about the size of titan figures.
>>6038309
make titan figures about as big as combiner figures, fuck.
I really hope they make Titan Master packs in the same way they made minicon packs for universe 2.0.
The repaint possibilities are far more varied since they can mix and match the figures and tiny vehicles.
As it stands we're only going to have 30 Titan Master class figures when the line ends so making a pack of 15 or so figures increases the size by 50%.
>>6038330
How many Hasbro Titan Masters will there be overall? That is, counting the heads that come with Deluxe class and higher.
>>6037738
Sucks for you, man. I actually enjoy reading them. Guess when you are so obsessed with your "taste" you stop seeing the forest for the trees.
>>6038330
It be cool but they want to pack a vehicle too so expect no bigger then 6
>>6038254
No but I'm not a big enough fan of the combiner
I blow that for a MP of the Combticons
How long until TR Megatron?
>>6038261
You ain't getting them ever
Both Beast Hunters and Go were stinkers for sales so I doubt they will be ever be brave enough to risk all beast combiners that molds would be difficult to reuse for other OCs
>>6038381
What the newest one? He's out in stores both in koala land and burger town so by start of next year he'll be somwhat common
>>6038386
A handful of basic molds could be done as terrorcons, predacons, seacons, the pretender monsters, and maybe even retools as the dinobots and beast mode characters.
Something like:
-predacons:
-razorclaw
-divebomb (mold 3)
-rampage (mold 1)
-tantrum (mold 4)
-headstrong (mold 4)
-terrorcons
-hun-grr
-blot (mold 2)
-sinnertwin (mold 1)
-rippersnapper (mold 5)
-cutthroat (mold 3)
-seacons
-snaptrap
-skalor (mold 5)
-overbite (mold 5)
-seawing (mold 3)
-nautilator
-tentakil
-dinobots
-grimlock
-sludge (mold 1 or 4)
-snarl (mold 1 or 4)
-swoop (mold 3)
-slag (mold 4)
-maximals
-optimus primal
-dinobot (uses tooling from dinobots)
-cheetor (repaint of rampage)
-rhinox (repaint of headstrong)
-rattrap (chest armor of some sort?)
-airazor (repaint of divebomb)
-predacons
-megatron
-waspinator
-scorponok (retool of nautilator)
-terrorsaur (retool of swoop)
-tarantulas
Then use the base mold for blot for those nose monsters for monstructor.
>>6038386
Yet there's Skullcruncher, Wolfwire, Mindwipe, Clobber, Overboard,Crashbash, Ptero, Fangry, Sawback, and Shuffler.
We also have Trypticon coming up and this isn't even counting all the beast bots released under the platinum label like Predaking.
Also there was Skylynx for combiner wars, the three insecticons, Gnaw, and Liokaiser.
>>6038422
Most of TR list isn't selling any stronger then the rest
Tryticon isn't out yet but his reissue is doing poor in sales
The platinum Predaking sold bad and is still in stock 3 years later under msrb (so this is even hurting your argument more)
Also my point was more series fouces and/or combiners.
>>6038463
Alright team, I need the same help with these guys. Who goes in storage who comes home with me?
>>6038465
whoops! didn't mean to link anon.
>>6038465
Who's the trainformer? One of the RID Rail Racer members?
>>6038418
>>6038422
I think he just likes making you twist in the wind, some one always trashes beast bots here becuase it gets (You) way easier than it should. It was like that one retard that got baited out forever because one poster just shared he didn't like Gnaw's robot mode. Killed a hundred post just egging the anon on about how bad the TR Gnaw was rather then hide and ignore.
Hell these two could be the same anon.
>>6038472
Correct. rapid run.
>>6038478
No I mean the anon egging you on.
A little too much green for my taste, but still pretty cool.
>You waited for the second set of Autobot cars to go for cheap
>Only got Wheejack for 5, and the rest are now more expensive
How did this happen? The first set shelwarmed hard and got clearance by many stores, yet the second one didn't?
>>6038485
On the note of Autobot cars, I still need Sunstreaker
>>6038465
Overkill, Circuit, and FOC bug need to be cared for, so you take them home and treat them nice. The rest can handle boxes.
>>6038485
Last wave crisis
It's why skyLynx goes for so much, they get push out for the new series and that under cut production.
To give context wave 3 of CW was produced April 2015- Feb 2016. Wave 6 was Feb 2016 - July 2016, much shorter window. Also most didn't buy it wanting the new stuff so guess what didn't get order much?
Most times the most expensive TFs are the late wave low produced ones.
>>6038254
>Perfectly toon accurate
Already not worth the money.
>>6038485
>Just wanted Hound
>Impossible to find under 15 (shipping included)
>>6038519
Armycars with green theme sells fast apparently.
>>6038254
As much as I LOVE combiners any mp combiners will be ignored.
Silverbolt would have to be at least mp10 sized and his limbs would be voyager, it'll destroy my wallet and space to store them all so no, hell no, not even a perfect devastator would work, I have the UW, and aside from his size I'm content.
>Upcoming KO of MP-32 Optimus Primal that would be in scale with Wei Jiang MPP10.
Well shit who ordered the Hugh Mungus Harambe?
>>6038578
>It's a Wei Jiang KO
Aww shit nigga. Can't wait to do a vietnam backdrop with harambe and john goodbot
>>6038578
I hope they improve Optimal Optimus shoulders in alt mode. Its hte main reason I haven't picked him up yet.
>>6038578
>>6038593
Why are KO's discussed here with civility when third party transformers cause gigantic shitstorms?
>>6038600
3rd parties that are "original" designs are one thing, but when they take on something that mirrors or IMPROVES the original it may be worth discussion.
That and I sense anons here are sick of takara's pricing and these ko's are becoming more appealing due to pricing and are thus more receptive (even though these deal a big blow to takara since they're just upsizing something that's engineering has already been fine tuned and then tweaking it a little).
People want takara products but can't justify their prices and or sizes really
>>6038600
Because people actively shitpost.
Pic very related.
>>6038600
KOs are just the Hasbro molds but either refined or made fun of.
It's the silver lining between 3P and Regular Release.
>>6038604
Are you suggesting that an original mold of a copyrighted design is in a morally inferior position to an appropriated/knocked off mold that may or may not improve the original design?
>>6038605
I believe the two threads should be merged. I don't think shitposters are people that need to be catered to.
>>6038613
Long ago, when the Earth was new and the primordial ooze first belched forth something resembling life, the threads were one.
Then non-stop shitposting happened and a sign was planted forevermore. Pic related.
>>6038613
I like, sometimes love the improved ko's, I do admit I have a hatred for outright ko's though (especially after my first mp ko's were not only falsely advertised but were everything I was dreading, loose as shit poor paint worse than hasbro counter parts which made me drop out of being a cuck of either side of hastak) but when we get stuff lik mpp10 and reximus prime it makes me think takara need to step up their game, but I'm aware they can be somewhat damaging in terms of profit as well as reputation, so I post what I find as "interesting" to warn/inform people to buy/avoid like the plague.
As for your idea of threads being merged I don't think that would be wise, 3p collectors has a different ideology, some like overly detailed transforming toys, some like them out of the cartoon, some anons have shitloads of money, others will just be worried about the IP in general, and many more valid reasons.
I say ko's of official products should be fine here, we can't stop people buying things, but the least we can do is educate people, but having outright 3p stuff can cause problems for official fags and those who just want their own idealized plastic crack
>>6038619
As someone who just buys toys he likes and isn't beholden to anyone because capitalism should've taught everyone long ago to go for the best deal for the best price, it completely mystifies me why anyone would be loyal to a company. Hasbro doesn't care about you, Takara doesn't care about you, they merely provide a product in hopes that it will sell. It's no different from any other company.
>>6038617
I hear this a lot, and I don't dispute it's factual basis. What did the shitposting look like? I see the Takara vs Hasbro shitposting here during the day, but what did the 3P vs official shitposting look like?
>>6038619
>>6038624
I am arguing from the position of an adult who can respect the beliefs and convictions of my fellow human beings.
I do not like the vast majority of mainline Transformers. They are, to me, incapable of delivering a level of satisfactory quality as a result of their price point. That's fine. That's why the MP (Unofficial or otherwise) market exists.
I can see someone post their collection of mainline transformers without shitposting at them or presenting genuine outrage because someone happens to like what I don't like.
No thread is immune to shitposting, but the unoffical thread seems virtually devoid of it when compared to the official one. I don't know why this is.
What is the cheapest Combiner Wars combiner set I can get? The cheapest I've seen in the G2 semi-hideous Bruticus
>>6038627
>but what did the 3P vs official shitposting look like?
Same thing. Just replace the current buzzwords with buzzwords from years ago.
>>6038628
Pretty much any of the G2 sets. Some are at certain stores for $40, but I haven't seen any online deals dip that low again yet, though they have hit $40 in the past.
>>6038624
For me its not so much loyalty, why buying second hand official transformers "technically" hurts the brand the same way used games hurts publishers and developers, its a combination of a slight paranoia that so many people will give 3p's so much interest that either LESS transformers will be made because 3p is doing everything people would ever want causing sales to drop thus a lesser interest in the brand, and the fact I know between hasbro and takara there is a "set standard", while there are a few outright 3p's that I like (dx9's mightron and anything FoC related) design wise and overall aesthetics to me belong to hastak
>>6038627
Fair points, I myself am trying to get off the mainline and into mp's more (there are characters I like say kup that I want, but not enough to wait for an mp for example) and with TR giving us what I want I can finally quit buying what are essential kids toys, they make good time waster toys but compared to the look of mp/mp-like products and transformational complexity often I feel they're over priced for what they are.
>No thread is immune to shitposting, but the unoffical thread seems virtually devoid of it when compared to the official one. I don't know why this is.
Strange considering all the devastator options, but I guess that comes down to product cost, most of us talk about the mainline products and wouldn't surprise me a few kids are here but 3p stuff requires a hefty wallet and perhaps a more level head to not send themselves broke.
>>6038628
g2 are the dead cheapest, if the colors don't suit you best find the UW sets, hlj still has bruticus devastator and menasor but you can guess why they still have them after all this time (on the flipside they're giving store credit with purchases of those, so decide for yourself)
>>6038635
Whats HLJ?
>>6038634
>3p stuff requires a hefty wallet
Not even a hefty wallet. Most 3P stuff costs about as much as buying a Wave of Deluxes. The worst of it usually clocks in at Titan level though in terms of pricing.
Anything beyond that is full retard.
>>6038638
hobby link japan, japanese online shopping site.
www.hlj.com
I forget some anons may not shop abroad
>>6038640
>Most 3P stuff costs about as much as buying a Wave of Deluxes
Some anons can't even afford that anon
>>6038643
Shit, even my poor ass sets aside $70-80 a month for fun.
>>6038578
But... Primal should be the size of hybrid style convoy to mp-01, not fucking king kong ape.
>>6038642
How much is shipping from them typically?
>>6038640
Do people do that? Buy whole waves of the little deluxes all at once? I see the unboxing posts here but they seem to be whatever they picked up at the local store.
>>6038482
Ok, what rewind is green? I know of red and black, but no greens, how did you find a green?
>>6038650
I do if I like the whole wave. Did it with most of CW (for the obvious reason), and for wave 1 and 2 of TR.
Wave 3 though, all I want of the Deluxes is Triggerhappy and Doublecross.
>>6038649
Depends on the item and shipping option (speed options essentially), they have a built in shipping calculator, so put something in (that's in stock...) and check out the cart, it'll show estimates for what there is in the cart.
The advantage of hlj is like bbts's loot crates known as "private warehouse", where you can buy shit and not ship it for 2 months allowing you to ship in bulk or spread it out depending on budget.
Give them a go, still cheaper shipping wise than amiami but they go spastic with protection
>>6038659
>$35 fucking dollarydoos to ship Bruticus here
nope
>>6038663
he's a big guy
>>6038678
for plane shipment
>>6038663
That's pretty standard considering the box for that is quite big. I actually got my UW Bruticus from AmiAmi for like 11k yen and I still ended up paying about 5k yen for a SAL shipping to Canada. $35 is still you getting off cheaper than me.
>Legends Chromedome, Highbrow and Mindwipe have been shipped
Soon~
>>6038715
>Wasting money on inferior shit
>>6038716
must suck being poor
>>6038719
Must suck being a takaracuck when superior 3rd party options exist.
You have more money than brains.
>>6038721
>3p
>cheaper than the official
>Fansproject Headmasters
>superior
>only good one is Smart Robin everything else are borderline bricks or just complete crap like Browning
Mfw I found a home for you.
guess which one is TAKARA WINS AGAIN
hint: it's the one that actually has paint
>>6038735
Funny thing is that the Chrome is just a recolor of the Blurr headmaster but the color alone makes him look totally different.
>>6038735
I'm just looking at all my Hasbro TR figs and wondering, how do they even get the paint that good at that size on the Takara ones? Don't judge cus I'm a poorfag.
>>6038735
>IT HAS PAINT SO IT IS SUPERIOR
Fucking lol
>>6038746
>I'm a poorfag
Here's a tip: use your money to buy food
This hobby is not for rednecks like you.
You gotta pay if you wanna play.
Poorfag collectors hold back what real collectors truly deserve. No wonder HasTak is jewing out on QC.
>>6038752
Did you just assume my neck-ship? And don't tell me how to spend my money, fucko.
>>6038747
>it has a more g1 accurate head so its superior* ftfy
>>6038735
So that's what effort looks like.
Is Ripclaw good? I'm always after more Decepticon fembots, and she looks cool, but if my Lazerback is anything to go by I'm concerned about QC.
(Seriously. His shoulder was stupidly loose so I tightened it up and the ball ground down because the layers of superglue were stronger than the plastic. I tried to replace the now-gimped ball joint with a Revoltech joint, and the chest plastic began to crack. He now has only one arm.)
>>6038775
Yikes. I never had QC that bad. But to answer your question, she is a great figure. Only problem I have with her are her loose knees.
>>6038778
You just assumed anon was me, who you were also arguing with. You really are a shit stirrer, aren't you?
>>6038775
The takaredeco is cool
>>6038782
You must be confused. I am not the anon. But stay mad. I like it.
>>6037813
What's the story behind this? Was it a glitched code or did Kapow just shit their pants when people actually used it?
>>6038775
My takara one was jammed into its packaging and part of his rubbery dragon head is badly warped due to that. Also no one knows what will happen to the tail's rubber shaft over time.
>>6038778
This is the shit we don't need, don't insult someone over their choice in import/mainland for collection, This type of elitism and stereotyping fucking triggers me.
Don't be a fucking dick, Simply remind the other person that you have different tastes.
Hoi doi report and move on. Don't take the bait.
I just woke up from a nap and I had a dream where /tfg/ was having civil discussion, I truly was dreaming.
Well anyway another pic from tf_pr of the legends deluxe decepticon crew being complete, it bothers me a little actually since there was only 3 decepticon lackee's to fight the autobot's main 4 outside of appearances from other one time only product placements-I mean "guest".
Oh well, completionist rejoice, for our wallets are ruined
>>6038806
>for our wallets are ruined
Yeah, I'm kind of glad now they didn't do all the original Headmasters, I wonder if there's still any surprises left.
http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/104611-the-official-unofficial-allspark-transgender-thread-everyone-is-welcome/
>>6038853
For what purpose?
>>6038853
>>6038856
Fuck off, don't bring those faggots here.
>>6038866
They're probably already here. Hur dur, report/ignore.
>>6038853
>>6038856
It looks like Chris Chan
>>6038775
It's decent
Like most the Hunter beasts it suffers more from poor clearances
>>6038854
To welcome you faggots
How does HLJ's warehouse option work exactly?
Is it literally just a layaway service?
>>6038907
Once the item is instock and you opt for the private warehouse, you
>pay immediately
Then when you wish within 2 months you choose your shipping option, so no not quite like a layaway service/laybuy because once its in stock they want your money for it before they begin holding it, its the shipping you pay later, no installments
>>6038911
And the titan masters themselves, not overly necessary, hell there are shots in this thread already, and the heads themselves are a worry due to friction.
Thankfully for those who been paying attention its the sides of the TM heads that hold friction, the head itself has as small gap of clearance, only rough play may rub it off which is what hasbro is counting on due to their market being more rough unlike the supposedly gentler japanese.
Its nice but not nessercary
>>6038917
>muh sides
The hasbro version has more obvious color variance upon first glance, though the paint rims on the takara version better homage the gen1 toy, not sure if the paint fools me but the wheels seem...darker, I bet I'm wrong
>>6038919
Surprisingly the cockpit/seat on the takara one is painted, not a fan of the silver headlights though
>>6038920
The canopy's differ as well, hasbro being clear to see the TM, hasbro goes for a shaded look, I presume to hide the little red dude inside, I also presume the canopy is on the same sprue as the wheels and yet takara molds the canopy differently, unless they have multi injection runners like bandai has
>>6038923
And a literal headswap.
If you're buying takara it ain't because budget, the exclusive redeco extra weapon, MAYBE its hard to find the tr versions in your own country (which is how I personally got dudded into getting the takara versions, until they shown up after my hardhead shipped, greeeaaaat), but it would be because of the heads, in my experience since I bought a bit of both the takara titan masters have a cleaner paint job which will help out the most autistic of collectors, but the real draw is their heads, the toy accurate demo in most cases is too similar to the anime deco and as we know anime accurate isn't always a good thing but the heads are what many would prefer the most.
I think no matter which you buy you're in for a treat, just one happens to be cheaper than the other
>>6038919
The painted rims probably block more light from entering the clear plastic, making it appear darker.
Now for some highbrow (was gonna post this sooner but a smoke alarm went off, thought I was gonna fucking die, maybe its a warning of the shitstorm that might come?)
Anyway, the toy accurate coloring makes him appear more involved than the takara but aside from more blue less yellow they seem about the same
>>6038929
Point taken, thank you
MP10 and MP31 on their way from Japan, can't wait~
>>6038911
The head is so much better on the Legends figure.
New >>6038945
>>6038465
Kickback to add to the Insecticon army you surely have at home, plus Ratbat and Overkill so they can whine about not being TR spy-tablets.
>>6038934
Holy shit, that delicious white. The head beats it dead, though.