/TFG transformers general

>>6214199
Aww, that would have been way better.

>>6214199
Two guns seems nice, but the blocky arms in jet could have been done better

>>6214206
It's Titanium so eh 50/50.

>>6214199
How much comes from Trigger Happy, and how much comes from Brainstorm (aside from the obvious Titan Master and guns), if someone decides to make their own custom of him?

Reposting here, BBTS has the W3 voyagers, and leader, in case you haven't found them yet.

>>6214218
Triggerhappy 17, Brainstorm 30-ish, the guns are the same molded into Brainstorm nose, you'll have to cut them.

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>>6214211

What's the verdict on TR Megatron?

>>6214252
Shameless attempt to cash in on the mold as many times as possible before its intended use as Blitzwing. Awful stickers.

>>6214264
So a nay? I'm at target she there's one in the wild, but the deception sticker is shit.

>>6214222
Man you gotta be Loki levels of desperate to buy anything from those ridiculous scalping fucktards.

>but muh customer service
Yeah, I could afford to give away replacement pieces to figures left and right too if I were charging everyone 1/3 more than retail and exploiting the ever loving daylights out of every exclusive I could get my hands on.
>bonus: they later sell the broken/incomplete figures on ebay

>>6214267
Kind of? TRU is the only one selling the voyagers at 25, but their stock has been awful for months, and Leaders either take forever to arrive, or are horribly overpriced (currently sitting at $54). And that's before taxes.

The voyagers are at retail, and while I have to pay $15 shipping, and sixshot is 2-3 dollars over retail, it's still cheaper than locally.

I'd rather get it from Entertaiment Earth, but their shipment tends to run out very quickly, and they never have everything I want in stock to qualify for the free shipping. HTS either never gets stock, or it runs out too quickly.

It sucks, but they are my only alternative.

>>6214199
So more money to go towards sodas for Diabeetus Prime to have another stroke and bilk the American taxpayer for his medical treatments. What a deal!

It's been nearly 6 months and Thew hasn't reviewed a generations figure.

>>6214271
Man, that sucks
here in Texas, Leaders are 38

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DINOBOT MAXIMIZE

>>6214313
That looks so awful.

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Has there ever been a tf that you really wanted to like but couldn't stand because of one glaring issue you had with it? I really want to hear the most autistic nitpicks you have.

I think Universe Dinobot is a really great toy but I always hated the spinning panel on the dino head. It puts a bigass hole in his chest and it really should have just been a Maximal logo with no switching gimmick.

Man, getting Cheetors head to tab into the chest in robot form is fucking impossible.

>>6214313
yikes never realized how garbage his transformation was. toy folks are going to have a fun time trying to figure this one out

>>6214313
This should be a perfect example of how underage people are who complain the Bay movies have impossible transformations. This shit had been going on since day one, and only really died off in the Unicron Trilogy.

>>6214382
No, I think the crown jewel of that would be more like, G1 Megatron or Reflector.

>>6214303
I live in Puerto Rico, shit's expensive and it's getting more expensive. I can't wait to get out of here.

>>6214252
Bumping this. There has to be more than one guy that owns him.

>>6214303
Where in Texas? I'm at Wichita Falls and nobody ever has stuff in stock, and if they do its from 3 waves ago.

I'm moving to Japan soon, so maybe I'll just wait until I can go buy the Takara releases.

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>>6214404
I bet he's not owned by many people, on account of the fact he looks like terrible, miserable shit in pretty much every photograph.

Also, he's new and distribution is shit.

>>6214409
>3 waves ago
Texas JUST got wave 3 deluxes and voyagers
I'm in DFW
Walmart has Soundwave for 38, rollback

>>6214303
Where the fuck are you shopping, San Antonio here and they're nowhere near that price IF you can even find anything.

>>6214266
He's not bad I like him, he could definitely use a wash

>>6214437
Blaster and Soundwave are 38 dollars on walmart.com
just buy them and have them ship to your store
Hell, they still have leader skywarp for 27 bucks if you want him.
As long as you're buying from walmart, not the online stores they list, the prices are pretty good.

>>6214382

Not all of them are awful like this though. Dinobot has to be the one they took the biggest liberties with. They wanted a sleek skinny raptor and a big bulky robot. I think most of the other season one maximals look pretty good. Some of the preds look ok, some not.

Black Arachnia is pretty bad, season 1 and season 3 forms. She does a lot of morphing and squash and stretch. The perverted animators apparently had no issue putting in the extra work on here body though.

The transmetals were done beautifully.

>>6214433
Yeah, robot mode just doesn't work for me. He has like a bulky chest but lanky legs, plus all that kibble just hanging about all over.

I just want a goddamn Triggerhappu

>>6214448
Then order one?

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>tfw they didn't give TR megatron the same paint job they gave CW megatron

>>6214454
I've been looking for him as well. He's generally $30+ anywhere that actually has him in stock. Personally, I'd rather wait and let the scalpers choke.

>>6214441
I didnt know about the ship to your local store option, thats pretty cool. Thanks for the heads up.

>go online to see what the various retailer stores have in stock
>go to target
>Springer
>4 year old figure
>in stock
>23 bucks
wtf?
HOW
It looks like they have all the thrilling 30 AND combiner wars.
It's gotta be some weird error right?
Hell, it even says my local store has it. I haven't been in awhile, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't have it.

>>6214455
They probably couldn't justify it at the cost of a voyager. Takara will likely do it, if they get around to releasing more TR molds.

>>6214392
Neither of those are too bad. Besides the size changing they both just have parts fly in out of nowhere to attach and complete the altmodes. No worse than Optimus Prime's trailer.

>>6214487
if this is still up by Wednesday I'm going to have to buy a G2 Superion

>>6214443
More likely he was written as a big bulky robot and the writers weren't aware of how the toy looked or worked..

That apparently was the case with Quickstrike, they didn't know his tail/gun was his arm and had written him using a gun.

>>6214471
Yeah I meant I want a goddamn Triggerhappu (keeping the typo) but fuck giving in to scalper scum

>>6214487
That shit shows up in searches but last I checked you can't actually add it to your cart.

>>6214443
Terrorsaur was really fucking bad too, but people always forget him.

I still say a show accurate Dinobot and Blackarachnia isn't as hard as people would expect but I seriously think a show accurate Terrorsaur is fucking impossible.

>>6214516
seems to depend on the mold

>>6214218
probably only the headmaster and 1 set of wings came from brainstorm, the rest from triggerhappy.

Shitmatrix has a review for Cheetor up. I am surprised that he is the first to get one out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezO5grz50h0

>>6214543
stupid nigger has the legs backwards

>>6214573
to explain he needs to 90 degree the legs, rotate them 180. Rotate the secondary waist joint below the loin cloth thing and voila.

>>6214348
I don't mind it, but I DO hate the tail weapon.

I'd love a rerelease with a new, actually accurate tail weapon.

>>6214573
There's no reason for slurs buddy.

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>stop by walmart for fucks sake
>find 2 triggerhappy's
feels good man. What did you guys find recently?

>>6214587
First day on 4chan, buddy?

>>6214598
I've been here since 2006, I follow the site rules and like to be nice.

>>6214593
But why did you buy two?

>>6214602
Scalping.

>>6214605
>Scalping
>An opened toy

>>6214605
>scalping
>he opened the damn things

He won't be able to scalp a loose TF famalam.

>>6214199


man, that convinces me, someone should make a cyclonus retool, especially if the head can fold in so it doesn't need to be a detachable block.

maybe they will retool him for power of primes, like they retooled CW DEADEND for tumblrbot.

>>6214600
Oh, no wait, 2005.
>>6214593
Apostrophes are for contraction and possession, not pluralization.

>>6214487
In 2013 their website said they had WFC Prime in stock but all I found in stores were FOC. Shit's whack, don't trust them.

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>>6214605
>>6214602
I really like Triggerhappy

>>6214616
I wasn't sure how to say triggerhappy in plural, thanks

>>6214252
He's fucking great.

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ouch

>>6214660
For "master engineers" these guys sure push the limits of plastic tolerances, even I could see how that would be an issue.

>>6214660
>80 dollars down the drain
I'm glad I never bought into the masterpiece meme.

>>6214614
>like they retooled CW DEADEND for tumblrbot.
Why is this misconception persisting? He's been out for a year now and anyone with either figure should know that rumor was a can of bunk.

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>>6214675
>13 year-old toylines are a meme because I'm poor

>>6214679
>you can only be rich if you are bad with money

>>6214573
Yeah, baltmatrix has always been an idiot like that

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>>6214683
>I use the occasional quality control fart to make myself feel better about skipping a line I can't afford
>instead I put all my money into sub-$50 toys that also suffer from similar quality control farts

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>>6214660
Good lord man, keep that shit in a /b/ Rekt thread.

Though that reminds me, anyone have any instructions on how to do that "better" Universe 2 Cheetor involving putting U2 Cheetor's legs and head on classic Cheetor's body?

>>6214690
I'm 28 years old, free from school debt, and I live in my own paid-off house. I don't need a guy who irresponsibly spurgs on expensive shit to make me feel bad about my financial situation.

>>6214695
>irresponsibly spurgs on expensive shit
Are you one of those people who only collects legends class? Because I don't think you get to talk if you're buying $17 deluxes instead of investing it in stocks.

>>6214695
>I made all of this up
>Be upstairs for dinner in a minute mom

>>6214701
>he only has just enough money to use to make more money but not buy little frivolous things and enjoy life

when is this meme gonna die

>>6214708
>MPs are not frivolous little things

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>>6214712
>implying there's anything wrong with buying frivolous things

>>6214712
>life isn't frivolous
>things have meaning

>>6214660
but it's bound to happen
look at that tiny mushroom peg holding the arm

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>>6214718
I'm not. The point I'm making is that Hasbro and MPs are both frivolous, and Mr. 28yo just can't afford the next level of frivolous spending. That's why he clings to the occasional case of breakage to feel better about it.

>>6214718
What's /toy/'s consensus on those headmaster sculpts? Personally, I hate them. They look like fucking shit.

>>6214741
How do you know he can't afford to buy children's toys? Are you his mom?

>>6214742
Obviously 3rd party is the wave of the future.

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>>6214746
>>6214742

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Hasbro btfo

>>6214676


you mean, aside from how they share as much engineering design in common as ultra magnus and ginrai?


on a side note, ginrai's feet would be so much better if that damn hinge he stands on was instead a ball joint, allowin you to flip the blue shin around to become a foot, and you had a part to stow down there to fill the legs so it s less obvious.

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mp's never stood a chance

>>6214754
>you mean, aside from how they share as much engineering design in common as ultra magnus and ginrai?
Dead End and Chromedome share similar engineering and transformations, but the molds are completely different. Ginrai/PMOP uses a part runner or two directly from Ultra Magnus's mold.

If Chromedome counts as a "remold" of Dead End, then Energon Starscream is a remold of G2 Smokescreen and Cybertron Hardtop is a remold of Energon Sledge. But they aren't, because there's no molding is actually being reused between any of those toys.

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>>6214266
He's a BIG nay.
>Dull gray plastic
>Awful stickers
>There are better Megs
>There will be better uses of the mold

>>6214348
I stay away from anything with paint that bleeds through or may chip.
That's why I skipped TR Bumblebee, Sixshot and Topspin. I also regret picking up LG Scourge.

>>6214742
They're hilariously bad. The guy just takes a generic human head model and slaps amateur crap on top of it over and over again.

You know what would be great? If someone found where the head model came from and let the creator know that this guy is shamelessly profiting off his work.

>>6214266
He's clearly Blitzwing, but they didn't do anything to really Megatron him outside the face plate and chest. His long-ass unmoving torso also looks like crap and his stickers are peeling right out of the package, especially the wing ones.I also don't like how his arms look in motion, but that's again due to the torso making them look dinky. The chest does the same thing to the head.

This guy is a super nay. Wait for Blitwing.

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>>6214768
>let the creator know that this guy is shamelessly profiting off his work.

Word, the guy must be making a gazillion dollars with his work

I made TR megatron a body for Flywheels.

Different color but same alt modes. It doesn't look bad.

>>6214780
did they seriously take the default human head and stick a square through it and call it a nose and then shoved the head into a round pyramid and call it a robot head?

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>>6214785
probably, gotta cut corners some times when putting out so much amazing work

>>6214780
I know you're joking, but he's actually getting sales from some brainless retards on TFW. Shapeways is generally a moneypit for sellers, but if he isn't buying test prints(why would he?) then every sale is cash in his pocket.

>>6214785
"art"

>>6214787
that's highschool grade modeling. That's seriously the generic free head that you get and some simplistic cube shapes. OH MY BEVELED EDGES HOW FANCY. The fucking human nose is poking through the cube nose.

>>6214660
So Peaugh got a Cheetor too?

>>6214796
I think saying that's highschool-grade is insulting to highschoolers. This crap is elementary-grade.

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>>6214803
kek. I still have no idea why he uploads videos where he breaks the figure.

>>6214781
Blitzwing will work better? Being partly brown.

TR Megs may be a a good Apeface though, his proportions are gorilla-like in robot mode.

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So the speculation that mp movie optimus is based on a code name that hasn't been confirmed, right?

For the price they're supposedly charging I think he might be a tad smaller than the upcoming movie the best one, don't you think?

I'm worried, I still have my movie the best on pre-order out of fear, I can still sell it off if I keep him misb...right?

Otherwise who else could it be, they'll be bigger than bee that's for sure

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>>6214789
When I look at his work, all I can imagine is a guy logging into 30 different accounts shilling his own crap pretending it's good. How any one can like his work is beyond me, these people have no taste or aesthetic sense whatsoever. His weapons are fucking aweful too.

>>6214822
Those look like lego weapons.

>>6214796
>OH MY BEVELED EDGES HOW FANCY.
Beveled edges? Where?

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>Kapow got TR Blaster back in stock
>Got Soundwave and love the mold
>Don't like the gray plastic on Blaster
>Can't afford the Legends version
Should I pick one up or hope for a Twincast repaint?

>>6214851
I'd continue to save anon, while the molding works better for the TR version which I own (the helmet thing is too toy accurate for an anime accurate paint job) the grey is just far better.

Otherwise wait for a tr blaster to go on sale like I did, why pay full price

>>6214853
Yeah, the gray really kills it. At least it seems that they stopped using the sparkly plastic on later waves.

>>6214857
And went to stickers instead, not a wise move on their part.

The sparkles would of been fine if it was an actual grey not the uninjected bare plastic, or ditch the sparkles even, triggerhappy's guns are like that and they turned out better.

Also that gloss they used, why, why would they highlight the ugliest part of the figure?

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>there is a tru opening in my local shopping center that is 5 mins drive
>now I don't need to drive 40mins and fight for parking at the previous one

It better be a big store because I want to make it my personal store.

(I might inquire about getting a job there too, I'd actually have some product knowledge, only one day a week should be sufficient since I work 5 days in a supermarket nearby)

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Are there any mods for Armada Optimus Prime? Just found my old one and I forgot how shit the arms were in super mode.

>>6214864
Damn, you must have gotten the earlier version.

>>6214867
Oh, they released a version with fixed arms?

>>6214869
>The initial Hasbro release of Prime had tabs in its Super Mode shoulders that prevented them from rotating above the horizontal default position, so as not to break the wires that run through the toy's right arm. Coupled with the limited elbow joints, this left Optimus Prime able only to point his weapons towards the ground, and the tabs were removed on subsequent editions of the figure.
That light never worked well anyway.

>>6214880
Ah, yeah the light was pretty shit. Is it as simple as just cutting those tabs out then?

>>6214821
I'm just hoping for Barricade as the one of the three MPs

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>suspect render of mpm optimus prime

Is that a panel at the back of the head protruding out?

Which prime is this?

>>6214887
Same here

>>6214890
That's just the ROTF leader toy, and that panel is one of his back panels. You can see the other one above his shoulder.

>>6214890
>Which prime is this?
based on the feet, first-rotf movie prime.

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>>6214892
>>6214893
>the mpm prime is just an extensive redeco of the leader class

>>6214895
Bro like half the line is redecos from previous movies

>>6214898
Imagine if that is the mpm though, its a step back.

The first 2 mpm's may be leader class redeco's which is fine, the issue is the new mpm bee is in scale with current mp10-scaled cars.

I admit I like the leader but to sell it again after the movie the best seems strange

So how pissed are people going to be when they find out that Snap Dragon and Apeface are going to be box set exclusives?

I mean you get the remaining clones too But there is apparently not enough room to fit them into the mainline because people want their Optimus, Bumblebee, Seeker, and Megatron repaints really badly.

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>>6214902
I just wanted my legends coneheads, is that so much to ask?

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Website I buy my plastic off just listed LG43 Trypticon.
https://www.archonia.com/mangashop/en/article/280904/transformer+legends+action+figure+-+lg43+trypticon/

>>6214902
You sound like you know for certain that's even going to happen.

>>6214901
I thought we already went over proper apostrophe use in this thread.

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>>6214906

>>6214902
Nah, I bet they'll be the Voyagers of the last wave to end the line with a bang.

>>6214906
>End of September
Damn. At least hopefully we'll get to see pictures before the Hasbro one is sold out everywhere.

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>>6214918
Good news anon, no one gives, the slightest shit, enjoy your, autism?

>>6214922
It seems you care enough to get rustled about it. My intent was correction, but you're a bonus.

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>>6214923
Heh, you wish, have fun, anon

>>6214918

Apostrophes can be used to pluralized non-proper nouns you austist.

>>6214770
Blitzwing will address none of those complaints

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Oh god what if the box sets extend to 6 sets just like CW?

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We will probably still be buying 100 dollar TR boxsets when PoTPs is releasing waves.

Still amazed that hasbro released Liokaiser and Takara has not. Liokaiser turned out to be one of the best CW sets.

And I still like hasbro computron.

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>>6214941
We get bigger wallets

>>6214945
>We will probably still be buying 100 dollar TR boxsets when PoTPs is releasing waves
Yep
>Still amazed that hasbro released Liokaiser and Takara has not. Liokaiser turned out to be one of the best CW sets.
The obvious mold degradation hampers it, not to mention the whole death-zack abomination.

I'm just glad I got it on clearance, if takara does their and gives us a proper leozack torso I'll sell, qc matters on the other hand are a concern after uw bruticus

>And I still like hasbro computron
And I like the deluxe galvatron from generations

BTW who is the name of the bot in your pic?

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In a hypothetical situation where we get a complete set of 87 Targetmasters, who becomes Sureshot and Slugslinger?
>Crosshairs from Kup
>Pointblank from Hot Rod
>Misfire from Topspin
>Cyclonus from Triggerhappy

>>6214948
one of the triggerbot, override

>>6214926
bullshit

>>6214964
cheers, makes sense

>>6214926
*noun's

>>6214767

>>6214973
I'm sorry, why'd you give me an empty (You)? Legit question.

>ywn get naughty with Nautica

>>6214963
You do know that original molds is an option right?

>>6214974
it's like an upvote

>>6214974
>>6214992
Its more closer to an empty response, some people post as if they want attention, one way to combat them is to post (you) or empty replies like that.

Just ignore them, only when the reply is insightful is it worth acknowledging.

That image was though I'll give it that

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Was there other 3p mods for mp11 molds other than better fingers?

I feel pic related needs a smirk, I know the upscaled ones have it as an optional head but curious if other faces were made

Before anyone ask the cape shoulder pads and crown are from one of the bootleg mp11's, it was the skywarp one and until I get off my ass and paint its staying as is

>>6214593
I'd make a negative comment about you buying two of a figure that many people still haven't seen one of, but hey, it's your money and at least you aren't scalping.

However, your use of reprolabels has assured me that you are the most sickening of plebs, please kill yourself.

>>6215006
Not him, but the figures are gonna be available in mass retail eventually, and it's not like the figures he didn't buy are then sent to countries that haven't caught up.

>>6214963
I just realized we don't get much sedan-type for TR deluxe class. Just Hot Rod, Getaway, Chromedome and that's it?

>>6214695
>irresponsibly splurges on expensive shit
If you think $80 is an expensive, irresponsible splurge, this pretty much proves that you're a jobless NEET that has never actually seen real money.

>>6214898
No it isn't. The MB line and the MPM line are two different things. The only MPM figure we've seen is Bee, and he's all new.

>>6215008
>Not him, but the figures are gonna be available in mass retail eventually
Not really. In even in some parts of the US, distribution is shit. Usually when a new line comes out, I'll see most of the first wave, but not much after that. The few pegs at my local retail that have anything on them are still leftover Scourges and Blurrs. I never saw anything of Wave 2 except for a single Chromedome. I'm not obsessive, but I tend to stop by a couple of retail stores once a week on my way home from work. Either distribution is the absolute worst, or scalpers are more rampant than ever.

>>6215018
That really speaks to the alt mode variety we've had in TR. In the Deluxe class, we have had:
>5 cars and trucks
>5 beasts
>3 spaceships
>2 tanks
>2 earthly flying machines
>1 drilling machine
>and a microscope

>>6215029
I think the designers are enjoying stretching their legs after Combiner Wars was 50% planes and 50% cars.

>>6215037
Both TR and NuRID kind of seem to be hitting their stride, at least like within the confines of the lines' budgets and stuff.

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>>6215024
This probably isn't what anon meant, but two-thirds of the known MPM line is indeed made up of redecos from previous lines.

Sorry to hear about your distribution though.

>>6215018
We really need a normal car mode that works well with any figure. Kind of feels weird after CW kept reusing one so much.

>>6215042
I think TR hit its stride almost immediately. My favorite figure of the line is still Hardhead, although I don't have the fabled Triggerhappy yet. Brainstorm is pretty awesome, too, and he was first-wave engineering. It seems every wave has its hits and misses, though.

>>6215054
So wait... you people WANT lazy repaints? Is this some form of Stockholm syndrome?

>>6215044
Oh, damn. I forgot the MPM line existed before. To be fair, though, it seems to me they're "rebooting" it, so I've got my fingers crossed for Prime to be a new mold.

>>6215057
Are you blind? I said we need a NORMAL car, not a billion repaints of it.

We've gotten muscle cars, futuristic cars, a pick up, another futuristic car, but no normal car.

>>6215060
There is the movie deluxe...like jolt

>>6215060
You said "we need a normal car that works well with any figure". What else does that mean besides "I want to enable more repaints"?

Just because something has a "normal car" mode, doesn't mean it fits any character. Shit like Prowl and Wheeljack were pretty fucking shoehorned into the molds they used. Besides, the fact that they tried to make Getaway out of Chromedome is proof that they don't really care how much a toy resembles another. They're both cars, so fuck it. Repaint away.

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Did you know if you search hard enough on hlj you can find some older transformers?

Like pic related and saber, seems people found megatron though as I was eying him off.

Plus some older transformers adventure figures like knockout

Any Britbongs seen the wave 4 deluxes yet? I've still not found wave 3 leaders but it's been several months since I picked up Triggerhappy/Doublecross now.

>>6215071
it's basically the stuff shelf-warming.

>>6215057
Not that guy, but I wouldn't mind reshellable generic carbot that could be used as like the datsuns, a generations Barricade, etc. Kind of like the CW Prowl, but better. Something with a hood chest and door wings.

>>6215088
also ignore my email, I forgot it was there from posting in the bst.

>>6215088
That's basically the Deadend mold.

>>6214252
OK, terrible stickers, i wish his Titan Master gun was black like the cannon was. Good as tank and Jet, though. Its going to make a better Blitzwing but I'm still on the fence. I still think the Generations one is good.

>>6215044
>MPM3
is this going to be the best chevy camaro figure yet? don't have one but want one.

>>6215057
What really makes me happy is how the reviews always point to one figure per wave being the absolute best in the line, and every wave has had that one toy that at least equals the previous winner (if not beating it outright).

I'm not sure if the rest of the final waves could still hold better stuff, but I'm satisfied with the line as a whole as it is.

>>6214906
In Canada where I'm already fucked.
Do I shell out for Takara or try and swipe a Hasbro one when it's on sale?

>>6215118
No way would the takara one include anything else unless you want a better deco, wait for a sale.

Just watch stock levels, good chance he'll fly

>>6215118
Wait until they reveal it, who knows if they will change something or just release the same Trypt in a fancier box.

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>>6215121
>a better deco
Will they go for the iconic no eyes look or the red eyes he had only once?

>>6214675
>$80

Are you seriously buying imports from BBTS that they're not officially getting from distributors and therefore have to charge almost double the price to make a profit in 2017? Cheetor was $46 on AmiAmi with $15 shipping. Probably even cheaper if you went SAL but I never trust SAL.

>>6215131
what was hasbro's?

Red would be what he normally had so I'd assume that

>>6215131
Did the animators interpret him as being one-eyed?

>>6215110
>reviews always point to one figure per wave being the absolute best in the line
What was it in Wave 2? I remember everyone being pretty underwhelmed by those guys.

>>6215150
I recall seeing impressed remarks about Wolfwire's articulation and transformation.

>>6215154
Aside from the hinge on his back cover, I'd personally said WW is the best of wave 2. I especially like his hands to paws transformation.

>>6214199

It's a Good thing we just got a perfect Brainstorm just like 2 years ago.

>>6214593

I have not seen any new toys on any of the lines I care about online or in stores in like 2 months.

>>6215141
He normally had no eyes on the cartoon, hasbro uses the same translucent plastic from his forehead so the eyes came orange.

>>6215149
Didn't G1 Trypt had chrome stickers for eyes? maybe they never applied the stickers to the models they used.

>>6215155
His shoulder pods are a little annoying for articulation and he's a little bit short, but he's ok. His wolf mode is pretty good though, they should repaint him for a mechanized WolfFang for BW homage.

>>6215164
Ah, so hasbro's is toy accurate then.

As for his eyes only the reissue had chrome stickers for eyes, the original was translucent

>>6215162
Really? Damn. I fancy myself quite the elitist, but even I'm looking to get a hold of Triggerhappy or perhaps a better-looking repaint. And especially Seaspray when he comes out.

Although I might wait until Takara gets around to them. Their shit almost always looks better. I don't care what people say about "THE SAME FACTORY" meme.

>>6215174
Takara's tends to look better because of a few obvious factors
>anime accurate deco so we better associate with the character
>richer colors pop more visually
>silver accents help things like wheels pop
>occasional retooling to help the character in looks

Same factories, different results

>>6215169
Pretty sure the original didn't had traslucent eyes, they were silver, either painted or stickers over solid gray.

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>>6215178

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>>6215181
>>6215178
Opps, yeah they're chromed, i r retard.

>>6215176
>anime accurate deco so we better associate with the character
But I never saw Headmasters, and I definitely prefer LG Brainstorm and Hardhead to the Hasbro versions.
>richer colors
Definitely this. While the Hasbro version of Hardhead has more painted details, the richer green and beige on Takara makes all the sculpting pop out way more. Takara's plastic just seems nicer, too. Not nearly as swirly or bland-looking. Their transparent plastic for cockpits and windshields is always clearer, too.
>silver accents
This just boils down to them having more paint in general, usually. That can be good or bad on some figures. LG Wheelie, for example, looks awkward because the sculpt was clearly not designed with those colors in mind
>occasional retooling
I suppose this helps, but I've never owned a figure that got retooled by Takara

So ultimately, yeah. Same factory, but it doesn't matter because they're clearly using better materials.

>>6215174

I am not saying I am elitist and don't are about the toys, what I meant was, the lines I care about, are not being restocked, at all. I am like 2 waves down on TF and 4 behind on ML and I don't even know how many for Star Wars now.

>>6215149
Could be, the animators were retarded, remember how they interpreted Blast Off's face?

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>>6215118
>Hasbro one when it's on sale
Tryps isn't going on sale m8. On the contrary, you'll have to hurry if you want one.

>>6215121
>No way would the takara one include anything else
People have been rooting for a swapable Gigastorm horn and a sticker sheet for it.

>>6215265
>Tryps isn't going on sale m8. On the contrary, you'll have to hurry if you want one.
WHAT are you talking ABOUT they always do sales b/c they always overstock/price gauge

>>6215267
The demand for Trypticon is insanely high, they'd have to overstock by a LOT.

>>6215274
Worse comes to worst I'll kill myself

>>6215276
Well, online stores that are aware of the hype might overstock. I'd rather be safe than sorry though.

Regular retailers will probably go
>"Another fuckhuge Transformer that takes up room? The last one didn't sell, let's not stock as many this time."

>>6215265
>People have been rooting for a swapable Gigastorm horn and a sticker sheet for it.
I'd also think they could swap the Full-Tilt titanmaster for the megatron one ('cause Gegastorm)

>>6215293
I think they would have to include both or japs who wanted Full-Tilt would go full flip.

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What is the best 3rd party option to fix this guys bonce? Also would love a way to fix the canon to the side.

>>6215304
There's some decent shit on shapeways

>>6215181
is that a metalic sticker or is it actually vac metal on the G1 version?

I tried to find better pictures of it but pretty much any high detail image of G1 Tryp I can find is of the reissue.

>>6215316
Don't fucking lie. Unless you're okay with a toy having a face made out of sandpaper, nothing on shapeways is "decent".

Shapeways is best used for joint mods and brackets, but even the best finish options look too much like crap for anything that's going to be plainly visible.

>>6215274

I feel like this may be true.

I didn't care about or buy Devastator, Metroplex or Fort Max but I will buy Tripticon immediately.

>>6215351
There is actually a clip on there for putting his cannon on the side, but yeah for anything that needs to look good shapeways is not worth using.

It wouldn't be bad if people on there would design their models as such so that you could sand down and smooth out the outer surface, but people who are way into 3D printing seem to not care about that disgusting 3D printer finish.

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>>6215366
>>6215351
The new acrylic looks really good, but it can be expensive for some stuff. Here's FakeBuster's (sp?) new galvatron helmet printed in it.

>>6215371
This one looks class? Where can I grab it from?

>>6215375
Fakebusker83 / Ariel Lemon (I was close on the name) is probably one of the better shapeways artists for TF stuff.

https://www.shapeways.com/shops/arielscustoms

I remember someone else posting on TFW that in the acrylics the "steps" show up way more in photos than in hand (unpainted, that is). I don't have any first hand experience, but it definitely looks like a step up from Strong Flexible Polished and is much stronger than the Frosted Ultra Detail.

>>6215351
Depends on the material. Strong and Flexible is sandpapery yeah, but Frosted Ultra/Extreme Detail are fairly smooth and Black High-Def Acrylate is close to injection molding detail levels (though not strength sadly).

>>6215371
This still looks like shit. End of the day they should never have went the entire way with the TR gimmick for move characters.

>>6215371
People really need to give up on making that helmet work, it's always going to look too big and stupid. Just make a new goddamn head

>>6215460
Oh I agree, the giant helmet over his TR head looks super dumb. I just think the material looks better than other shapeways stuff. Not perfect, mind you, but an improvement.

>>6215460
It looks so weird, I can't believe so many people keep pushing it so hard, the other artist's stuff is good but that helmet makes him look like a He-man cartoon dungeon troll.

>>6215460
Honestly, You don't even need to make an entirely new head
Just a new face plate
if it wasn't for the fact that the face plate doesn't sit flush against the mask, it wouldn't look so fucking awkward.
Basically the faceplate's chin and wide jaw is making it not fit.

>>6215351
Why people aren't primarily using shapeways as step one in a mold making process is beyond me.
>3d print galvatron head via shapeways
>sand it down smooth
>use it to create a mold, selecting a mold making material designed to smooth out imperfections
>use that mold to make countless cheap, smooth pieces out of resin

It's not hard. Even easier if you have your own 3d printer.

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>>6215325
The G1 is vac metal.

>>6215262
That's not fair, the animators drawing him interpreted it pretty accurately. The only thing that made him a mono eye was coloring.
and when you consider the toy art had his entire head be one color, that mistake is pretty understandable.

>>6215371
Why is it so obnoxiously big?

I really want to like the new Trypticon, but being a collector of robot rex figures, I can't say he looks particularly good. Just kind of dumpy and blocky.

>>6215492

All that work... I have a better idea. Hear me out:

You do all that production work, start your own 3rd party company, set up a distribution network, and I'll buy one from you for... lets say $5-$10

I promise, I'll only bitch about the quality of your merchandise a little

>>6215492
Because most of the shapeways stuff looks like shit at worst or unfinished at best.

>>6215598
5-10 means a profit margin for me of 4-9 dollars.
Considering you could easily cast 5-10 in one go, with about an hour of labor once you have the mold, thats 20-90 bucks for an hour.
Not bad for a side job.

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>>6215460
>>6215431
>>6215461
>>6215475
>>6215550

>>Fans bitch about Galvatron's head and demand a solution
>>Someone makes a solution
>>MFW fans still bitch even when given what they ask for

>>6215651
Just because someone tries to fix something, doesn't mean they will succeed. In this instance, 3d printing leaves a texture that isn't uniform with the existing toy, and as such most people won't be satisfied with it.

>>6215584
He looks better when he's posed more dynamically, but I can honestly agree with the complaint of him being "too G1"

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>>6215651
>ANY solution is good as long as it replaces Hasbro shit

No thanks, you can take your "solution" and shove it up your ass.

>>6215641
You have to make multiple molds, they don't last forever and the process of fully curing takes at least 24 hours. But if you know of a resin that cast in 60 minutes flat I'd like to try it.

>>6215641
>>6215681
Ok, I read over your post too quick, yeah if you do 5~10 helmets in one mold, you got that down pretty easy, but you would need 10 helmets to make the mold to start. I do wonder why more people don't do this for money, I bet a lot of people would want things like AOE Prime with faceplate, FE Prime face without the face plate, and lots of other ideas.

>fucking Takara Trypticon is up for preorders before fucking Wave 4 TR

What the shit is going on.

>>6214851
Technically, Legends Blaster IS Twincast.

>>6215692
>>6215681
First, you make a one helmet mold so you can make the helmets you'll use in the mass production mold for cheap
Also, its an hour of labor. Dry time is not labor.
I've done casting like this a few times its pretty common in cosplay.
Also I live by a smooth on distributor.
Most people don't do it because most people don't learn how toys are actually made. Shapeways allowed people with non-manufacturing backgrounds to have designs built. So most won't pipeline it appropriately.

>>6215672
Invoking G1 is great, the problem is he just looks like a slightly more bloated version of the original toy. At least they updated his articulation.

>>6215700
Walmart made Hasbro kill online preorders with BBTS, TFSource, excedrin.

>>6215713
How durable is the stuff? Strong enough for repeatedly putting in/removing from 5mm ports?

>>6215723
Wal-Mart's a piece of shit, if anything online retailers should collude to put them out of business. Tired of driving around stores cross county to find out they haven't even re-ordered new stock in over a month(s).

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Well, color me surprised.

>>6215723

This is some straight up fucking bullshit if it's true. Source?

>>6215729
There's thousands of optionsm really,
Some are flexible, some not.
It does take a bit to get used to how the process works or you'll end up with oily almost rubbery pieces.
But it's basically a step away from injection molding.
Check out tutorials from smooth on themselves as well as volpin or possibly evil ted in youtube.

>>6215735
> fangry
Lucky sonofabitch
Also, onslaught, wtf

>>6215738
Cool, thanks.

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I'm playing with my UW Stunticons [spoiler]because my PE hands and feet still aren't here god damnit[/spoiler], and CW/UW Menasor is really cool.

I see why people recommend him (or the Prime versions) as a solo figure, he articulates well (although I find his elbows a little awkward), has a nice imposing form and the transformation is solid. Plus it's really easy to use the Menasor head in place of his regular head for extra fun.

>>6215735
>tfw my local store ordered a shitload of wave 2 in early December and still hasn't cleared it out
>tfw stuck staring at six brimming pegs of Scourge, Chromedome, Skullsmasher and Wolfwire
At least they replenished the TMs, snagged Shuffler and Repugnus the other day. Repugnus is okay, but the leg piece is super loose and barely stands. Shuffler is at least ten kinds of fun.

>>6214753
>>6214749
>>6214755

How can one man manage to be so consistently terrible?

>>6215756
Lots of practice.

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>>6215672

>>OH NOES. A toy based on a G1 character... LOOKS JUST LIKE THE G1 CHARACTER!!!

>>6215681

Those who can, do. Those who can't, shit on those who do. Fanfags like you really don't deserve happiness

>>6215756
I'd just about give the Mistress of Flame one a pass if it were cleaned up just a smidge, with sharp lines smoothed just a little and a tiny bit more care given to making the bits not look like someone glued rectangles to a face.
Even then, charging more than $15 for such a product is bad comedy.

>>6215756

Let's see your work, then.

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>>6215787
>OH NOES. A toy based on a G1 character... LOOKS JUST LIKE THE G1 CHARACTER!!!

I know it is a pretty silly complaint. Still, I think people may have wanted a more contemporary and sleek looking Dino, rather than the dopey and outdated upright Dino posture.

>>6215018
The standard four door sedan is a woefully underrepresented altmode in general. Every cop car is pretty much a two door.

>>6215700
Takara released their last Titan in September, guess they wanted to get him out of the way early, so they could focus on all the shit they're behind on.

>>6215749
Be weary of Motormaster's abs. The sparkly plastic has a tendency to break from regular use in a similar way to GPS.

Shame too, because his limbs bar Dragstrip are pretty great.

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>>6215359
Well he did win the vote for a reason. Also, let's not forget that a lot of non-transformer fans will get it because it's a huge robotic dinosaur.

>>6215710
>Twincast repaint
It works no matter how you interpret it.

>>6215735
That Rewind looked blue to me for second and it made my heart jump.
Eject fucking when?

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>>6215793

>>6215834
I can't tell any of these apart.

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>>6215834

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>>6215805
>I think people may have wanted a more contemporary and sleek looking Dino, rather than the dopey and outdated upright Dino posture.

Are you new to the TF fandom? the core collectors want their figures to look as close to the originals as possible, but if you want something different, theres a third party War for Cybertron Trypt.

>>6215833
I'm starting to think he'll be line filler when POTP starts.

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>>6215848
Nah, it'd most likely be in another of those exclusive sets.

>>6215842
Visual comprehension must not be your strong suit then.

>>6214890
Looks slimmer than Rotf Prime. Either way, I'm excited. Give me Rotf unhampered by electronics and I'm happy.

>>6215735
Wow you still have Onslaught on the shelf?

>>6215038
nice file name idiot

>>6214890
That looks like it could be the TLK OP leader

I doubt they'd put a toilet lid on a masterpiece.

>>6214512
None of the Transmetals had guns so they basically added lasrs to random things like Megs tail and and trex arms.

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>>6215857
>>6215894

>>6215787
hey now
Metroplex took a lot of fucking liberties to update him, especially in city and base mode when it comes to his arms.
Same with some of the constructicons for devestator, and of course fort max, but I suppose he gets a pass, being a remold.

>>6215825
What's wrong with Dragstrip? Even if you don't like him, he can't possibly be worse than Breakdown.

>>6215913
>None of the Transmetals had guns

>Had gun, in show:
Optimus Primal
Depth Charge
Rampage
Optimal Optimus

>No gun, in show:
Cheetor
Rattrap
Tarantulas
Megatron

>Had gun, not in show:
Waspinator

>No gun, not in show:
Airazor
Rhinox
Terrorsaur
Scavenger

>>6214521
terrorsaur wasn't as bad as he appears at first
you can tell the crest of the toy came from his beast mode crest sticking up
the only real issue is the wings, which wouldn't be too difficult if they collapsed in like cyclonus.
Almost impossible for a standard toy, but very doable for masterpiece.

>>6215735
>RID Warriors are 5 cents more expensive than TR Deluxes

That seems like a mistake.

>>6214348
In general, I can't get myself to own more than one version of a mold unless it's a really extensive remold. I got back into transformers because of the engineering on ROTF after all.
Also, I fucking hate it when knees are too high on the legs, AOE Galvatron was decent for the bullshit design the toy designers had to work with and only needed a paintwash to bring out the details in the scult but the knees where too high and nullified all knee articulation.

As for a TF in particular, it would be HFTD Tomahawk and TR Chromedome. The first for being a barely functionaly clusterfuck of a figure, the second because I just don't care for the character and the arms are too stumpy and blocky.

>>6214963
Best fig, one of my first TFs

>>6215939
They're always more expensive. I don't get it either.

>>6214521
>>6215937
Cheap as it is, my idea for a generation Terrorsaur thats more show accurate would've involved his arm wings being partsformed from the tips of his wings, which would fold into his back. The tips would double as daggers, to avoid breaking the "illusions" of it being partsforming, but there'd be a peg hold on the biceps to put them onto.

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>>6215964
>Also, I fucking hate it when knees are too high on the legs

Same, this almost ruined Devastator for me. His legs have really weird proportions and I find it awkward to pose him more dynamically because of it.

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>>6215996
Anything would be better than pic related.

>>6216002
that's not how you use the phrase "pic related". just say "this"

>>6214963
Well now, let's see
>body is basically a brick
>arms fold up in back, legs fold completely under
>wheels stick out
Honestly, your best bet would be a reverse blurr without his nosecone shield. So the "front" of the car mode is now his back, and vice versa.
Attach wheels to his legs and back.
Or just go nuts and go for twinferno with all his animal parts stripped out and replaced with car parts.

>>6215996
>>6215937
I think a potentially controversial solution to a hypotheical MP Terrosaur's wings would be to just make the wing membrane out of a cloth that could be rolled up and stuffed away for his robot mode. Making them out of hard plastic would just cripple the articulation and be too difficult to repurpose or hide for robot mode.

A very tough cloth. With like 20 spares. And well sealed edges to keep it from fraying.

Is it too late to talk about MP Cheeto?

Like godamn he retains almost every quirk of his original transformation without actually having his original transformation. I get the sense the mp design guys like not working on licensed vehicles for a change.

>>6216020
>Is it too late to talk about MP Cheeto?

Bitch fucking nobody has him except lucky japs and youtube shills who get sent early shipments

If anything it's too damn early

>>6215996
the idea of wingtips doubling as daggers is pretty nice, I like it.
Another option would be connecting his robot arms to the wings. In beast mode they'd lock together but in robot mode the wings would detach from the body, and collapse onto the arms.
It would cause some slightly awkward proportions though.

>>6215996
Also engineer him like Universe Sideswipe/Sunstreaker and make him reversible so they can do Swoop too.

>>6216023
>youtube shills
I fucking hate those guys. I'd say especially Peaugh for not only getting everything early but also breaking it but watching him destroy every figure he touches on camera is pretty endearing.

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>>6216020
>This isn't even my final form

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>>6214211
No...?

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>>6216020
Still waiting, if he comes in stock where I ordered him this week I'll be pleased.

>>6216023

My bad anon.

He's pretty fucking sweet the only gripe is his plastic whiskers bend up against the cat head in robot mode so I question the longevity on them.

>>6216018
Hm, you wouldn't go the cloth route, you would probably just go the plastic route.
The idea that his wings would roll up is one thing, and then you'd have to fold up the wings.

Honestly, the most difficult one would be Airrazor.
The toy relied on folding literally half the beast mode up onto the back, and the robot mode in the show just SHRUNK the wings so they'd be tiny.

>>6216045
Worst case scenario, find a toothbrush with clear bristles and use as replacement whiskers, should they fall out.

>>6216045

Oh also the back cat feet only rotate up and down and his robot thighs can't rotate outward due to his transformation but it's fairly nitpicky.

>>6216049

They look in there pretty good at least but the default face on mine already had them pointed upwards out of the box. Haven't tried using the hair dryer yet but they might be resettable.

Calling it now, the repaint is going to have a set of every eye color variant along with the mutant head.

>>6216063
>his robot thighs can't rotate outward

I mean they rotate to match the shin position, not in any kind of hindering way.

An MP Rattrap probably has me the most curious, just wondering how they could improve on the generations transformation.

Because the generations toy is seriously perfect, all they could do (aside from the usual more articulation) really would be to cover the beast mode's tummy and hide the tail somehow

>>6216020
>I get the sense the mp design guys like not working on licensed vehicles for a change.

Keep in mind a lot of those designers started in the Beast era(and I count as car robots as "Beast era, contradictory as that sounds. But its aesthetically similar), so going back to it and redoing earlier stuff might seem pretty nice.

>>6216075
>Because the generations toy is seriously perfect,

People thought that about Generations Wheeljack, too. Hell, even the announcement of MP Sideswipe drew suspicions.

>>6216075
>Because the generations toy is seriously perfect

As far as show accuracy goes, not really. The Generations figures are reimaginations, but the Masterpiece would be as close as possible to the show model. For starters, in the show Rattrap had the four beast legs on his backpack.

>>6216099

I have faith they could pull it off. To cover the belly it would only take another panel or two but it'd all have to fit into an MP Bumblebee sized package.

I just want a Tarantulas that can properly do a monty burns pose.

>>6216116
I'd want him, Blackarachnia, Megatron, but then it's kinda eh for S1 Preds. Waspinator would be ok but I don't really want to buy a $70-100 version of a joke.

>>6216124
What if they did a half build-a-figure half gag where other characters had bits and pieces of Waspinator?

>>6216124
>I don't really want to buy a $70-100 version of a joke.
Too late if you're buying BW MPs.

>>6216124

Needs to be able to be disassembled without tools.

>>6216133

Don't quit your day job.

>>6216133
I guess, though some it's nostalgia. I grew up watching BW in the morning so I'm drawn to them getting the best versions possible.

>>6216138
That said, are you buying this new MP Primal as well?

>>6216142
I've got the first MP Primal, never had the toy. Only had Transmetal and Optimal.

>>6214271
> not waiting months to ship all your stuff at once to save money
I don't need it right away; paying for it and having it guaranteed is enough for me

>>6216137
Wouldn't think of it.

So do we know if Mp Cheeto has any design flaws like Primal's paint destroying transformation?

>>6216147

Eh continuity preferences aside they haven't nailed an MP like this since Wheeljack.

>>6216163

Robot horns go through the cat chest but don't think they're painted.

>>6216163

Also see about whiskers above.

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>>6215366
>but people who are way into 3D printing seem to not care about that disgusting 3D printer finish.
...Because we don't buy faces in the cheapest, grainiest material available. Frosted Ultra Detail is almost as smooth as an Animated figure's matte texture, and a layer of paint smooths it out even further.

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>>6215460
https://www.shapeways.com/product/PNLPKMVA9/alternate-head-for-titans-return-galvatron?optionId=61722903

https://www.shapeways.com/product/QKCWFEG69/transforming-neck-unit-for-tr-galvatron?optionId=61816701

Already been done.

>>6216400
Too bad it looks like shit, and it's 3D printed.

>>6216163

So what are the pitfalls of MP Primal? Was thinking about getting one at some point.

>>6216400
I'd be happy if that looked good.

>>6216549
From what I've heard from others:
Paint chips super easily
Shoulder armor doesn't cover the white/red robot bicep completely without mods

My own opinions:
robot to monkey transformation in the head is clunky
pre-order metal mace is useless and should've been plastic like the new megatron's flail

>>6216630
>robot to monkey transformation in the head is clunky

This was very unfortunate to be honest, they really should have made the clearances a bit better. Fortunately for me I love mine in Gorilla mode since he is mostly in that form in the show anyways so I just keep him at that mode in my display.

>>6216647
Glad to see I'm not the onl one with that complaint. I wonder if that recolor with the mask has some new parts in the chest to fix the transformation.

>>6214514
Maybe bitching online actually accomplishes something. Actually found the son of a bitch today. Local Target must have restocked. He showed up as available on the website and was actually still on the peg when I got there, along with Dragon Hands and Little Red Driving Hood. No idea how only the white car was gone.

Not to add to your misery, but after a brief time fidgeting, he's pretty awesome. One of these days HTS should finally get him. I'll have to talk myself out of buying another.

>>6215834
Megatron, Frenzy, Starscream, Ironhide, Blackout.

Only retards wouldn't be able to tell them apart.

>>6216842
Says the person who's seen those designs over and over again for 10 years and probably owns more than a few toys. I can't stand the movie aesthetic, so to someone like me who has only seen them in passing that picture looks like a pile of scrap with 5 heads and some legs sticking out. I just spent a minute staring at it and I keep thinking part of Megatron is clipping through Ironhide's midsection, but it's probably Blackout's leg.

>>6216910
Then you really are a idiot.