3rd Party Transformers General

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an8xqE9VnO0

Oh, and Raging Bull aka Not-Laster has a review.

>>6403112
well, I'm hoping pretty damn well since I got RB so far. I'm curious as hell how their Road Caesar ends up. I think with only 3 bots It will be sturdy. But fuck if I know

>>6403112
>getting the Cyclonus upgrade kit
>this made me play more with my cyclonus
>realize his bum leg is because of stress marks that allow the ball joint to slide out of position and make one leg slightly longer than the other.

I don't really know how to fix this.

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Kimberle Weik <[email protected]>
1:09 PM (2 hours ago)

to Kimberle
This is a courtesy email to notify customers that

DNA Design DS-01 SUSANOO Is expected to arrive today (7/3/16)

We will process payments today, if you have already made payment, thank you.

>>6403202
>girl

Hi pls be my gf :)

>>6403202
LONDOOOOOOOOOOOON

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>>6403205
>>6403214

It's a mass email you spergs. It listed like she sent it to herself.

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>>6403205
Anon it may surprise you but many of us here are girls.

Who knew a franchise full of giant beefy fighting robots would bring women in, crazy right?

>>6403222
LOOOOOOONDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON

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>>6403223
Pics

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>>6403223

>Broad shoulder thin waist beef bots
>defined abs everywhere
>crotch plates with robo bulges
>mfw a virgin reviewer spergs out because he accidentally grazed a finger over a fem-bots bust

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>>6403230

>>6403236
But Im a girl too and need proof

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>>6403238
You first then.

>>6403230
why is daburu's head dirty?

when do we hear about the next djd member from mmc? tfcon maybe?

>>6403261
I want my cute little Nickle.

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>>6403261
Not gonna lie, I'd be surprised if the last two get made. They're nobodies even in their team, people are apathetic to the DJD in general now, and worst of all they're goddamned gigantic. If tarn was $120, helex and tesarus would easily be close to 200, and that's a hard sell.

I think the fact that they have super generic designs hurts too. A robot that turns into an an electric chair or a sniper rifle? That'll put butts in seats. A techno-washing machine? Probably not.

>>6403306
Exactly this, the minicon, at this point is I think the only other DJD character we're likely to get, and I doubt MMC will be making it.

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>>6403294
I want her but as part of an IF set

>>6403306
they did already have the render made up for helex but yeah these two are going to be a tough sell

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>>6403313
and another pic for scale

>>6403294
>>6403307
I'd be down for maketoys' doing her in their manga mech line, but that seems like it's kaput too.

>>6403112

Did they very wisely turn the torso bot upside down this time?

>>6403223

...Go on...

>>6403313

That's not 'generic', that's just bullshit. Fucker turns into a smelting oven, they couldn't do something with THAT?

>>6403306
>>6403317

Also does anyone even care anymore now that they went out like a bunch of bitches?

>>6403324
I would still like to complete the set, but yeah I choose to ignore Roberts fuckery (seriously what the fuck was he thinking killing them off) and just focus on the fact that they're a pretty cool little group.

>>6403313
>a tough sell
>tough sell
>to TF fans
>TF fans
>the guys who LITERALLY buy the SAME
>FUCKING
>MOLD
>6 times over but in a different color
>all because they have different names

>>6403317
i dont know what it is but tarn really looks like shit next to the other three

>>6403326
>what the fuck was he thinking killing them off

...That had to happen. The DJD was a dangerous remnant of another age and it would have to be Megatron to take them out.

It was just a little underwhelming.

>>6403327
Do you have $200 to spend on a literal who that takes up huge a large chunk of shelf space?

>>6403190

I have the same problem on mine.

>>6403327

If it's a nice mold, yes. Or an interesting character.

Neither of those apply to Helex. I think he has one speaking line in the comic and it's about Fly Wheels' feet.

>>6403324
Well, I mean, I want Kaon still, and will totally get him when his reissue comes up.

But the other guys? I mean, they more or less become various shaped boxes on treads.

>>6403331
It was retarded and despite everyone spewing that 'but they were a remnant of a past era' it's still retarded. We have so few cool decepticons still alive in IDW, and the DJD were mentioned since way back in the Bullets stand alone story more than 5 years ago and this is all we got of them. This shitty 4 panel ending. No Roberts just didnt know what to do with them so he killed them off like all characters he doesn't know what to do with.

>>6403332

Thats like 90% of 3P offerings though, especially with the move to "MP all the time fuck anything else" by the vast majority of the companies.

Which Third Party Jazz is the more preferred, or the better put to together and to scale with the other masterpieces?

>>6403346

Maketoys Downbeat.

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>>6403349
I was looking at Downbeat, just forgot his name, anything you, or anyone else, might now about Coolsville?

>>6403356

That made me wonder again about the 'real' names of Transformers.

Jazz stated outright he changed his name to its Earth equivalent.

So how are we to interpret a name like 'Bumblebee'?

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>>6403346
I've heard J4zz is good too, but I can say from personal experience that downbeat is really solid. The only thing I'm not thrilled with are his legs, they're a pain to transform and the end result is pretty fiddly. He's got the looks and articulation down, though.

Overall though, I think it depends on what style you want.

TFC Leozack and Hellbat?

How are they. I don't care about the combined mode, just alt and robot.

Anyone with Calidus, are his hotdog thighs that noticeable? I know that different cameras and shit can really change colors of figures, but in various review videos I've seen they look more like just slightly different red than the rest of the figure.

>>6403306

I just want the QT DJD medic.

>>6403396

MMC should change course and make an IDW Deathsaurus.

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While we're on the topic of shitty nondescript altmodes, kultur's is 100% better if you just leave the turret off. It'd look decent if it plugged in at the back of the tank instead of the front, but there's nowhere to even drill a hole.

Seems like that thing really is my number one beef with him in both modes.

>>6403398
Yes. YES.

>>6403367
Awesome as stand alone bots, also get guyhawk to finish out the jet dudes from that set.

>>6403394

The hotdog thighs got changed a while ago because people complained. They're how they appear in actual review videos now: red.

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>>6403394
final release isn't that weird pink.

>>6403441
august release date is the rumor now.

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hope this little fella comes out soon. Preorder was supposed to arrive in June, now BBTS just says July...

>>6403441
>>6403453
Cool for those that can finally complete it but come on God Neptune colours for TFCon.

>>6403466
White version when?

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>>6403468
already in the works

>>6403332

My entire collection is of literally whos and some Primes and Megatrons thrown in.

>>6403394
Came in today, it's red with a hint of pink. Hard to notice, no wonder cameras have a hard time to pick it up.

>>6403441
I think I'll solo get him

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Hnnng IF Shockwave looks so good

>>6403400
Fuck you for making me want Kultur, that makes the tank look less goofy and eliminates partsforming at the same time.

>>6403340
>>6403331
>>6403324

I would be VERY surprised if they stayed dead

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>>6403554
>left and right hands
>Other hand swaps
>$15 off
shit, there goes my money

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>>6403580

Christ why is this guy 15 burgers? Did Mech Planet or the KO guys put the fear of god into them with their more affordable line of legends stuff?

>>6403587

That is a realistic possibility.

How is TFC Liokaiser? Finally got around to watching Victory after rewatching Masterforce and I want the Breastforce now.
Also is anyone doing the Dinoforce?

>>6403589

Pretty garbage. Weak knees leads to bad stability problems in combined mode. With enough modding and patience he might be worth it at the fairly cheap prices he goes for now.

>>6403408

Thanks!

I broke down and ordered them off clearance at BBTS.

>>6403554
I want him, but I really like the FoC design for him, and love my little space gun guy.

>>6403591
That's a shame, are the individual members good at least?

>>6403441

This thing is gonna be a bitch to play with. he'll have to just look good or be a limb I think.

>>6403467
I almost hope not on God Neptune because I don't know if I could resist double dipping.

>>6403549

I have Cyber-jaw (overbite) and he's FANTASTIC. Have Nautilator and Snaptrap on the way.

>>6403593
>check it out
Holy shit, what's going on? I've never messed with tfc, are they trash or something? I'm tempted to get the whole set for 200 just because.

>>6403597

See: >>6403408

Reviews I've seen everyone but Cerberus (Jaigular) gets decent solo marks, and even he is personal taste apparently.

>>6403607

The combined mode is apparently fairly weak. It's before they switched to the combiner ports they are using on Poseidon.

Individual bots are supposedly pretty solid though.

>>6403611
Yeah, but why are they so damned cheap?

>>6403618
They didn't sell well. Also the mark up on 3p stuff is outrageous.

>>6403569
I hope you're right but the author swears they're dead.

>>6403587
wait where are you seeing him for $15?

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>>6403441

Any consensus from early reviews of Susanoo?

>>6403657
>>6403441
I want his tentaclely delight in my hands already.

Not a fan of his biceps though, they feel really plain.

>>6403684
Vangelus was impressed. He said it's kind of a floppy wiggly figure but not because joints or connections are loose or anything, just that he has so many bits of armor that hang freely, but not in a bad way. He also commented on that connecting hook in the crotch that everybody was worried about. It's apparently made out of a strong plastic with a bit of flex to it and doesn't show any signs of getting loose or breaking.

>>6403471
>>6403466
I do hope this is compatible with Godbomber, still. Pretty much all it needs are two tabs for the Godbomber chestpiece to sit on

>>6403657
>His alt mode is essentially him doing a handstand.

Still want him, though.

>>6403702

Hmmm. Ok. Preorder made. I hope I don't regret it.

>>6403441
Whens the Scylla remold?

>>6403469

Release date? It should be soon right, he's only just a slight remold of Not-Laster.

>>6403618

The guy just told you. He's a combiner. His combined mode sucks. What else is there to explain?

>>6403466
Fuck I really like this guy as a standalone. Is $60 too much for a deluxe sized toy?

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>>6403777
it absolutely is, and then combined with another $35 add on, the amount of money I've spent on this is absurd.

But I really really like the look of God Ginrai and we'll never know if he will get any love ever again, so my logic says buy it right now before it doesn't happen again.

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I don't normally post ever but just in case. TFC OS-01 Ironwill is going for 60% on BBTS right now.

>still no word on 3rd Party Knight Optimus Prime since December
>probably never getting it from Dreamfactory

Feels bad.

>>6403802
>spend $90-100 on Ginrai
>$60 on one addon
>$35 on another
>Godbomber is another ??? ($45-60?)

Ok, seriously. Why not just wait for a 3P God Ginrai at this point? You're paying an absurd price for a toy that isn't even worth half of all that.

>>6403821
So is their Hound. Its nice that the failed 3rd Party MPs like those guys and the UT stuff is going on sale. Here's hoping more toys become cheap enough to excuse the lack of effort put into them.

>>6403837
You certainly have a way with words anon

>>6403836
the only other Ginrai on the market just doesn't appeal to me the way PE and Takara's offering do.

I figure that the worst case scenario is another 3P does make a Ginrai that I like, and I'll sell off the old set for probably not much less than I paid.

I guess it's also worth mentioning that I rarely spend money on toys nowadays so to splurge on something I've wanted since I was a little kid doesn't seem terrible to my wallet

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So I love the way Susanoo looks but I wish so badly they didn't replace the purple/maroon with brown. I think I might have to paint mine when I get it. Here's a quick and dirty shoop of what I'm thinking.

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These guys are in-stock everywhere for anyone else interested. I couldn't resist a mini-MP10.

So I got dx9 cocomone and Aero Alpha preordered from bbts, should I wait and ship the POL after aero alpha is released or do it seperately?

>>6403888

Whats the name of these? Size?

>>6403934

Depends on your money situation man. Personally I usually buy stuff on release and get it shipped over waiting months before shipping some gigantic fuck-off box for the USPS to play dropkick with on the way to the post.

>>6403934
Aero Alpha is MMC so it means the release date could be anywhere from October to next July so I'd just ship cocomone separately.

>>6403936
Generation Toy Leaders. They're large legends class, as far as I know.

>>6403587
>>6403654
It's not $15, but it is $15 off at Chosen Prime. He just misread that other post.

>>6403777
The fact that it's a good looking, deluxe optimus is helping me get over the 60$ price tag.

Good deluxe optimuses pretty much never happen.

>>6403955

The pipes on his titwindows really hurts the figure for me.

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Now that the dust is settling on MPM Optimus, I think I'm more partial to M01 (based on pictures). Just wish they'd downsize the Wei Jiang one to voyager/leader scale.

>>6404025
Someone needs to mod this to attach the blades onto its forearms.

>>6404025
It helps a lot that the flatnose this guy used is much smaller than the Peterbilt.

>>6404025
>downsized Wei Jang
Would absolutely buy that and I hate the movie designs. That Wei Jang figure is fantastic.

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>Spend 120-160 USD on two leader figures
>Spend 50 USD to upgrade it so it actually does the little bot in power armor gimmick
>Spend another 30 on weapons and shit
>end up paying third party money for off the shelf wal mart crap covered in more shit than the original toy can literally stand

WHY

>>6404025
The main reason I'm interested in the MPM is due to it actually being the conventional cab rather than the cab over truck.

I still like the Wei Jiang optimus but I'm not really a fan of what it turns into.

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>>6403469

>>6404056

Something about real sexy sport cars turning into Brave bots really tickles me. Just worried about how the combiner will turn out.

>>6404045
Cab over is the conventional cab.

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>>6404025
I wish there was a line of "Humanformers" where it took characters and did cute girls and cute boys with clothing to evoke their transformer counterpart... call them holoforms.

>>6404025
>Just wish they'd downsize the Wei Jiang one to voyager/leader scale.

Not me. Man, I love that 'bot.

>>6404038

Ha. I bought the Xovergen Trailer Force AND Godbomber. So count yourself lucky...

>>6404103

It surprises me that that hasn't happened already.

>>6403836
>spend $90-100 on Ginrai
>Godbomber is another ??? ($45-60?)
Or buy the Legends EX set with both of them for £120

>>6404103
Why not a doll with armor bits that combine into a transformer. Like a reverse pretender

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Will a third party gives us a Brunt so he has a proper tower (+extras) and maybe some radar disher /missile launchers as well?

Also, do we know what's up with TR Trypsy's feet? Are those purple squares functional in any way?

>>6404133
that'd be fine too, I just want something not like shinkis+transformers, I want cute girls and cute boys with a transformers theme.

wheelie would work better as a little kid in orange with a slingshot.

>>6404165

Wheelie IS a little kid in orange with a slingshot.

>>6404166
you say that, but he is still metal, I meant like the humans, a kid human would be so much less "fucking, why, and the rhymes!?!?"

Maketoys is running a set of "Half-Decade Deals" from their own site. One of those is their Reflector for 80 burger bucks. Anyone with experience that wants to chime in on that set?

>>6404171

>Wanting Wheelie
>Hating the rhymes

You are unsalvageable.

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>>6404130

Same damn thing, man. This whole "Takara Ginrai+billion addons+Godbomber" thing is seriously overpriced to the hilt. You really should just wait for any of the like 2-4 full 3P figures coming out, it'll cost you around the same as this $45 toy with $200+ worth of addons, and be 10x as good because it'll actually be made of solid plastic and have good articulation.

>>6404389

Thicchobby's pmop is 14" tall and actually does the whole proper little prime in big prime shtick. It'll probably run around 200 bucks and will combine with a confirmed god bomber figure next year. Considering takaracucks are paying those prices to polish two turds I don't see how it'll be an issue.

>my order from last week is still "processing"
I'm scared.

>>6404509
from where?

>>6404523
BBTS. Not really my preferred guys but they were the only ones that didn't have what I wanted listed as sold out.

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Oh god please let their drift be good so we can maybe get a decent tarn.

>>6404535
I've never had an issue with BBTS, but it seems like no matter what shipping option I pick, it always takes like 5-7 days for a package to reach me.

>>6404588
Do we have an estimate on the size of their drift?

>>6404590

>order beast gorirra and OP EX from the same place on two different occasions.
>both qualified for free shipping
>gorirra took fourteen days to get here
>op ex took two days

Wonder how long susanoo will take.

>>6404611
>order stuff from Amazon, coming from my own state
>2 weeks to get here
>order stuff from BBTS, like 2 states away, 8 hour drive tops
>week
>order stuff from toydojo
>4 days tops with free shipping, despite it being further away from me, geographically, because I live on the east coast
>order shit from HLJ
>gets here from across the fucking world in 3 days

I will never understand the USPS. Shit is all ass backwards.

>>6404588
I want that Tarn so fucking bad I don't care what they're charging for it. I just hope it happens and he comes out as nice as the Drift.

>>6404609
MP scale.

>>6403657
>Not censoring his phallic head
Disgusting.

>>6404636
But are we talking more mp carbot or like Megatron/Optimus?

>>6404654
The colored prototype is on display right now at Anime Expo and people are saying he's not a huge MP so yeah I'm guessing more like a carbot like maybe Prowl. Maybe a bit bigger, no one's really given a good idea beyond "he's not gigantic".

>>6404588
are there larger pictures of the tarn outline anywhere

>>6404588

> implying the fully-transforming MMC one has enough problems that a non-transforming one would be the first "decent" Tarn

>>6404663
BUT THE MASK REEEEEEEEEEE

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No one knows what this is. But the consensus is that it is a Breakdown that can double as shitty Sideswipe who broke his ankles. Going by the hands I'd hazard guess this is Toyworld or Zeta's handiwork for their Menasor.

>>6404663

MMC's isn't bad but it dropped the ball where it needn't. The mask is the most obvious one, but the arm proportions and the cannons miss the mark. They could have done a lot of things with the very simplistic tank that barely resembles the actual alt mode.

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Maybe they're shooting for a Masquerade?

>>6404663
Not anon you're quoting but between the godawful cannon mount and yes >>6404667 the ugly head with black eyeholes that look stupid yeah this one will probably look better. I have the MMC for when I want to transform him into an ugly tank that doesn't look like much and I can get this new one for when I just want a good looking Tarn.

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Full transformation for Powertrain from Action Robo. The Robot ends up extremely clean. The combined mode makes do with some partsforming and the torso makes a skeleton like Fansproject's that can stand on its own, though unlike fansproject the legs do look just like framework and the cars to make the bigger bulk of the legs. There looks to be one leftover part from the trailer that he didn't put on, but it might cover the back of the combined mode given that the robot head was peeking out and there is a small gap. Unfortunately it looks like the combined arms won't have much outward range at all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6ycj4tKCIM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slUISeAjZTc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=562g3_E7nNs

>Despotron on sale for $99.99
>All three Manga Mech sets for 99.99

Maketoys has a small sale going on on their official site to celebrate five years of existence.

>>6404714
I posted at >>6404191 but it seems that was missed out. Still hoping someone has some input on their Reflector.

>>6404714
I just can't pull the trigger on Swerve and Gears.
I like the mold and everything well enough and everythings, and I like Swerve in the comic and all, but it's just a little too much.

>>6404714
I wish the rearend set was on that sale.

>>6404756
But it is?

>>6404760
The single set.

You need to buy all 3 and I could care less about swerve and gears.

>>6404691
I wish they'd included a more g1 accurate head for menasor. Would love to put him on my MP con shelf.

>>6404691
>that transformation
>that pile of truck kibble
>that combination
Disgusting. Why can't 3Ps into Motormaster?

>>6404777

It's literally the best motormaster toy made to date by enormous margins.

>>6404777
>that transformation
What about it? He cleans up really good and seems nowhere near as a pain that was FP MM.

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>>6404786
>>6404793
I don't know if Motormaster or combiners in general are held to a different standard but this is just ridiculous.

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>>6404814
Or this.
Like, fuck, I appreciate the effort to keep the team in scale and all that but how is this acceptable? That Menasor is two arm halves away from being a complete giant robot on its own.

>>6404814

Having an all-in-one Motormaster with the trailer means he has to be way undersized, or the trailer has to be a hollow, fold-able shell. Or the in the worst case he's absolutely massive and bulks out from the mass. Lone Wolf was shit, but it was an all-in-one MM and was pretty much the height of the actual combined mode. Now you could probably make it work with a completely original design from the ground up, compressing and folding effectively, but TFM are translating the IDW design and has to make it work somehow. It makes sense to ditch the rest of the trailer as the combiner kibble, as Fansproject did.

Though when Fansproject did it Motormaster could pass well as a serviceable standalone truck with a short trailer. TFM's cannot.

>>6404834

It works for stability and is a good way to use the trailer mass without impacting the car bots. It's obviously a skeleton and needs the bulk of the carbots to actually look the part. I don't get the hate for it.

>>6404691
Would absolutely buy them, as voyager scale. KBB, JB, WJ?

>>6404840
Those legs looks almost complete. The car "limbs" are basically shin-guards because of it, rather than actually being the legs.

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>>6404588
Drift looks great, saw him at AX. Talked to the lead there and he said they are trying for Q4 2017 but will probably end up with Q1 2018. He also hinted at tye third in the line.

>>6404858
I like what I've seen of him so far engineering-wise, but he's gonna live or die on articulation. I'm pulling for them though, I've always wanted more stuff like this, like high-end action masters. I'd kill for a MP scaled megatron that didn't have to fuck around with turning into a gun.

>bunch of 3p stuff ordered
>it's all supposed to arrive on the 7th or 8th.
>none of it has shipped yet.

I don't think my shit is arriving on time.

Im curious, how are all these toys made? i understand the CAD design software part but all these companies have their own plastic injection factories or they request factories to make the manufacturing?

>>6404884

Some Chinese factory owners really like TF's, and essentially are commissioning toy engineers to make this stuff, which they then sell. Thats the case for a few 3P's at the very least, from what I've seen said.

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shit this did it. If reviews are positive I'm biting.

>>6404858
>the third in the line

...so who is it?

will be visiting taiwan for a week or two, which shops have the best transformers/knockoffs prices and selections?

>>6404851
Isn't that largely due to the source material being that way? I seem to remember the Menasor it's based on basically having the cars as front leg armor.

>>6404946
You got it backwards. He always had car legs but sometimes dragstrip and deadend were nothing but glorified shoulder pads.

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>>6404946
yep, it's pretty accurate to the source

>>6404964
If it's a representation of that one Menasor then they did an amazing job. I just prefer all of my limbbots to be absolutely essential to my combiners.

>>6404858
>He also hinted at the third in the line.
For the love of all things holy anon I'm dying here, can you please tell us what he told you?

>>6404858
please tell me its cromedome

>>6404858
>>6405023
I'm hoping it's Rodimus so we can get at least one Rodimus that looks good.

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Why has there been no new third party Superions?

Uranos was so long ago...

>>6403837
I know TFC's Hound was shit but it didn't seem like their Ironhide/Ratchet mold was that bad.

>>6405052
The Aerialbots are dorks.

>>6405052
Because nobody likes the Arielbots.

>>6404615
amazon purposefully sends shit slow so they can convince people to get prime. BBTS TFsource and the like use Smartpost or a forwarding service to the USPS usually through fedex or UPS. Toydojo ia siewxt through USPS.

>>6405052
Because name the other 4 who aren't Silverbolt without looking it up.

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Just realized my tiny-gogg is about the same size as my smol transformers. He has friends now.

>>6404858
I am guessing more IDW original characters.

Not sure if they will go with the safe route of MTME Optimus and Megatron.

>>6404834
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErqneS1Bu5s

Here you go.

>>6405082
Oh, the Universal Unit one.

Yes, they equivalent to Legends.

>>6405052
You can at least take solace in the fact that CW/UW Superion is actually pretty good if you just want a Superion to fiddle around with.

>>6405123
The unfortunate thing is that he's greater than the sum of his parts. Like, Superion himself is actually pretty solid if you pick up some third party feet and hands, but the individual bots that he's comprised of are pretty mediocre by themselves. Fun toys but not really quality figures. It'd be nice to have an Aerialbots set that's good combined AND apart.

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>>6404957
This panel seems to indicate that he does have sort of a leg "skeleton" that the cars wrap around. Not sure if other pages contradict this.

>>6404864
>>6404927
>>6405022
>>6405023
>>6405025
>>6405084
Sorry, was out and about after the con and then had to take a friend to the airport.

The articulation is top notch, the lead there said it's on par with the Sentinel Re:Edit line for Iron Man. We got to talking and he really got into it, he was super excited. He said he wasn't supposed to say anything but the next project that was already in the design process was a character who we "knew had it in him."

It was really busy and he left it at that with a huge smile on his face. Needless to say, I'm stoked and backing them 100%.

>>6405172
>a character who we "knew had it in him."
So Rodimus right. Please be Rodimus.

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>>6405172
>The articulation is top notch, the lead there said it's on par with the Sentinel Re:Edit line for Iron Man.
Fuck.
Yes.

Thanks so much for reporting back too btw.

ok so I am interested in that flame toys drift but I know nothing about the company; anyone here know how good their stuff is and about how much he's gonna cost?

>>6405144

There is absolutely nothing wrong with the figures that compose CW/UW Superion for the price when it was released. Now, yeah, with late fees added on it's way too much, but if you got him when he came out he is perfectly reasonable for his price.

It's not like PMP, where they took an alright mold, then decided to double it's price for the JPN version just due to some remolds, and then add on about $150 worth of 3P and official shit on top of the already inflated price.

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XTRANSBOTS
X FUCKING TRANSBOTS
ARE DOING COMBINERS

>>6405250

I am not familiar with them at all. This is a bad thing I assume?

>>6405255

Xtransbots and KFC give the 'turd party' nickname validity.

>>6405257

Well, hey, TFC managed to turn it around for one combiner so far, and their new one is using the same ports, so they might have two decent figures. Maybe these guys will do it, too. But either way I wouldn't hold my breath.

>>6405270
Keith's Fantasy Club (KFC) not TFC the combiner guys (Hercules, Poseidon, etc.)

>>6405250
It'll probably be shit but I'll give it a shot since Keith says he'll be 40 bucks.

>>6405277

I know. I was just giving an example of a company that made a lot of garbage in the past that has managed to turn itself around.

>>6405240
>There is absolutely nothing wrong with the figures that compose CW/UW Superion for the price when it was released
For the $16 each of the limbs cost and the $25 Silverbolt cost? Oh yes there certainly was. Engineering was super simplistic and they basically feel like like upscaled Legends (the current Legends class, not the old Generations 5 points of articulation ones) and the plastic used was so cheap and shitty. I know Hasbro had to up costs thanks to rising oil prices but that was back in the hayday of Generations when we were still getting some pretty fantastic figures with higher parts counts, more interesting transformations and engineering, and better articulation. Oil prices then dropped back to a more comfortable level during PRiD but that's when Hasbro started on their big "kids are too stupid for our toys" kick so they simplified everything but at no point did they ever adjust the prices. Consisdering the complexity wasn't the only thing getting a downgrade, I think it was more of Hasbro cutting as many corners as they could to see just how much extra money they could get until people started to complain and thanks to the primary market for these things being parents just buying something to shut little Tommy up, they'll never see any ramifications from it. Oh yeah, and let's not forget CW was the same 3 Voyagers and 3 Deluxes repeated over and over and over again. Retool it all you want but doing the exact same shit for every figure gets pretty old when you're doing it for every single figure in the line.

>>6405278
>they really stepped up this time

So I just learned WeiJiang did an Oversized KO of TLK Voyager Megatron.

I have never bought anything from WeiJiang but what are the odds they will make one for TLK Voager Optimus Prime?

I would love to get both together and even custom paint them if I'm not too happy with the paint quality.

>>6405289
Highly likely they'll oversize TLK Voyager Prime like they did with AoE Voyager Prime. The question is whether they'll do an extended update of the mold or simply give it a wumbo with better weapon paint.

The real question is whether they'll touch LC Megatron.

>>6405181
>project that was already in the design process was a ch

After Tarn, it is hard to tell. Who else is super popular in IDW verse as an exclusive character?

>>6405345
Nova Prime perhaps?

Rodimus is likely too as he is pretty iconic. But I don't think that design is interesting enough to get a non-transforming figure.

>>6405172
How tall is Drift anyway?

Are they going with 18cm? If so, I don't think Tarn will be much taller.

so, if I understand BBTS preorders right... they don't need to be paid for until they ship, right?

>>6405086

Inexcusable.

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Not gonna lie, I dig the neo-G1 MP stuff we're getting lately. These may be knockoffs but they will fit right in with that.

>The full combiner's team will be on the market in 7 - 11 months (EDIT: or between july and november): Rover (Streetwise) will be the first and will be out later this month yet.

>- Prices of full team won't exceed the 1200 yuan range, so $177 circa as today.

>- The details wont' be simplified. They oversized the molds to be in scale with MP and other 3P products.

>- Better structure.

>- Better playability.

>- "More cost-effective"

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>>6405423

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>>6405425

>>6405423
How are they knockoffs? They look like completely new molds to me.

>>6405445
The original of that mold is MakeToys Rover

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>>6405250
Lel apparently someone stole the designs and went to go make this Sideswipe. Mystery solved. Though $40 KFC combiners sounds like bad news bears.

>>6404680

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Hound wars now.

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Oh shit those mad men. It actually transforms. Crazy tire transformation and all.

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Actually it looks like the feet tires are fake parts. You can see them here.

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>>6405250
>KFC
>combiners

>>6405423
It all hinges on how well these guy feel. Especially the ratchets.

Ratchets are important to me.

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>>6405465
>toes

PRAISES

>>6405250
The sad thing is, I bet this is gonna look excellent in combined mode, but knowing XTB the tolerances just won't be up to snuff.

>>6405470
Aww, not wei-jiang tires.

Still pretty fucking neat. Would keep an eye on this.

>>6405388
That's the point, champ.

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>>6405192
considering sentinel is working on it i figure its going to be 6-8 inches tall and be super fun to play with. If you want to experience some of their work i highly recemend their getter 1 figure (black or red) or their mega man x (witch like this figure was made by another company but was produced by sentinel).
as for price im going to say 100 bucks because of the license and that's a low ball estimate.

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>>6405461
>stealing from keith
Welp, I've seen it all now.

>>6405654
From what I understand, Keith is an absolute arsehole that every other 3P hates with a passion, but he owns so many factories that nobody can touch him.

>>6404858
How big though.

>>6405679
Is Xtransbots KFC? Did these guys do that ugly MP Huffer at the start of 3P MP wars?

>>6405689
XTB is an offshoot of KFC like Ocular Max is an off shoot of MMC. Yes, that huffer was one of their early works.

>>6405666

But who cares about him? KFC puts out dog shit every time. Not a single figure has been released by them without some glaring issue that makes the figure self-fucking-destruct. The ONLY reason they're in business is because the asshole apparently has money to burn. Any other 3P would've been long gone after churning out failure after failure like KFC has.

>>6405716
>Not a single figure has been released by them without some glaring issue that makes the figure self-fucking-destruct
Cool hyperbole.

Should I pull the trigger on Raging Bull, guys? Any Anon's here have him?

>>6405754
Ya, I got him. I do like him but his legs are crazy to transform and arm motion range is a bit restricted. Brain master gimmick not done as well as we hoped, (or maybe mine is just F'd) But I use the other head anyway.

Check Skullface's review if you want

Just pull the trigger anon, there's nothing to lose...

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How anime can we get

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>>6405086
>stunticons forming a power armor for motormaster
I don't want to like it.

>>6403440
>enter a thread about toys I don't collect or buy
>See something this cool

Fuuuuuck. I don't want to fall any deeper into the rabbit hole...

>>6405830
Welcome to unofficial transformers.

Prepare your wallet.

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>>6405830

Welcome aboard. Just don't forget, you're gonna have to find some way to pay for your new habit, man.

>>6405154
He got his ass beat after this so I doubt there's a contradiction

>>6405806
I'm kinda loving Tarns proportions.

>>6405806
>you just went full armored core

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>>6405830
Run you fool

>>6405875
>>>6405830
>Run you fool
He aint alone. I find myself looking in this and the official thread more and more lol. Used to be into g1 back in the days, and into the comics too. See some screenshots of newer comics getting posted every now and then. Are these avaliable online for uhm.. Cheap? Torrents/usenet maybe? Also, i see a lot of (online) stores that sell 3rd party.. Most are us based tho and rape poor eurofags with shipping and nice customs.
Any tips for poor eurofags to get 3rd party without having to sell a kindney or my ass? Lol

>>6405762

I bit the bullet and ordered it, and a few other things. Now it's just the waiting game, because I also snagged the new TR Deluxes so I've gotta wait for those to come in before I'm getting everything shipped.

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>>6405887
>Are these avaliable online for uhm.. Cheap?

Not really. Most China sellers off eBay and the like are usually thieves. The lower the price, the more likely you'll get a box of rocks or a factory reject a slave woker stole out of a dumpster in the back. Some are legit though, at least...For now. But the prices aren't even that much cheaper. And if you're not in Japan or the US, you're probably gonna get such a deep dicking on prices, so much so you can feel it trying to knock the teeth out of your mouth from behind. But thats normal for anyone in Euroland, honestly.

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G1 was a mistake.


>>6405887

/co/ is having a massive IDW storytime. Just hit up the OP and everything is archived. They have a Mega link with most of the stuff in it as well. As for Yuropoors I think there's Kapow toys in bongland.

>>6405819
While not the same thing, Someone needs to capitalize on a Soundwave that combines with his minions to make armor and weapons.

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>>6405905
>G1 was a mistake.

Without it you'd have nothing you enjoy. It is the definitive Transformers everything. Everything is based on it, any design is just a redesign of a G1 thing. Thats how it works for franchises. What, you think Mickey Mouse is going to one day turn into a panda? No, he's going to be a mouse forever, though with subtle redesigns throughout time. Just like how Optimus is almost always going to be some variation of a red truck, be it hauling truck, fire truck, or monkey truck.

Though I do think they should focus more on toy details than trying to nail shitty cartoon cels from the 80's.

>>6405905

I like it, like most KFC Xtransbuttsex guys. There's something very charming about the super 80's g1 design.

It's a damn shame it's going to be a floppy piece of shit though.

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>>6405887

Be warned the road be dangerous.

>>6405887
kapowtoys in UK, actionfiguren24 in DE. That's all I know. I live in EU and prefer to order from chinese, like chimungmung (robotoybase), actionrobo etc. They are not US cheap, but passable.

>>6405598
thanks for the info man, I asked in the regular tfg sometime back but no one knew anything.
this sounds like its going to be a really great figure

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>>6405806
He soundnt be that sexy.

>>6405898
this is a great picture

Wotafa review is out for wing, looks like MMC changed some shit, can't say I'm a fan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVvw3hQYFqI

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>>6405952

Thanks. I try.

>>6405975
Seems like he lacks some tabbing action from preview. Skipped for eventual Drift.

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I've been scouting around for a decent 3P Ratchet for a while, hoping to find something in Voyager-ish scale, does such a Ratchet exist, even in pre-production? Or should I just bide my time or look at the henkei Ratchet?

Almost bought Medical Specialist here, but he looks like he's in an...odd scale, smaller than MP but kinda tall next to any other class.

>>6405986
My lord...those little minis! I must have, especially that little dino, is it a mini...trypticon? Please tell me everything you know about them.

>>6406021
Those are Titans Return Titan master figures.

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>>6406021

No, they're just titan masters from the current official line. One is Overboard (the lil' t-rex), the other is Sawback. They're really cheap (like $5 apiece), and don't have much articulation or anything.

>>6406015
If nothing pleases you, you should really just settle for the MP. The hipskirts really aren't that bad.

>>6406027
>>6406029
Holy shit, I must've just totally overlooked them. Thanks lads, i'm gonna pick some up for sure.

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>>6406036

Theres quite a few of'em out there, and that little t-rex one has a few variations too, different colors/heads. I'd suggest taking a look at the Titans Return line itself too, it's got some good figures in it for the price.

This is the head that is in the little t-rex in my pic, on the body of TR Wolfwire (aka Weirdwolf).

>>6405465
How many alternatives are out there?

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>>6406034
I would, but i'm looking for something in a more CHUG-friendly scale, since I don't really collect MP. iGear Medical Specialist Ratchet seems to fall somewhere between the two in scale, so I was just wondering if anybody had noticed anything upcoming or that i've just missed that would fit.

Though I guess MMC will get there eventually with their current run of IDW characters.

Vid of Drift and some of the gimmicks he has, pretty cool stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fINeDC7zwsY&lc=z122xhta1kfzz3nq004cdb2pkof3fhqhths

Got Susanoo in today. Fucking christ it's a mess. Robot mode is decent but I don't know how the fuck people got him into tank mode with everything intact, panels popping off like crazy. Had to shave down the handle-tab on the sword to actually get it to fit into his palm.

>>6405916
>>6405912

How imminent is he? He and Koot seem almost ready to go.....

>>6406106

Fuuuuuuuuuuuck,

This thing is gonna be like $250 isn't it?

>>6404834
>>6405086
I'm personally not a fan of any Menasor (official or 3P) to have the Stunticons (particular those that make up the legs) being nothing more than shin guards for pre-existing legs.

>>6406106
>that paint
>that leg engineering
Yep, that's sen-ti-nel. Hype levels are rising.

>>6403466
>he's $45 at robotkingdom
Did you guys have any troubles with that site?

>>6406146

Just decent in robot mode? Please expand on that.

>>6406184
Their shipping tends to be fucking expensive, but I haven't heard anything bad about them. Just remember that you need their other Ginrai upgrade set for this to work.

>>6405313
That would be perfect. Should I hold out on getting their KO Megs and wait for Prime to come out, or get him now?

>>6406191
No no, I want to get him as a standalone

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Nice box art.

All in all, not TFC's best effort though, especially coming off the seacons.

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>>6406217
First off, you have to install a bunch of shit yourself, all of wich I had to denub.

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>>6406219
Car mode is very nice. Heavy. Nice glossy plastic. Excellent paint and decals. Front bumper could peg together a little better.

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>>6406222
Turns out mine is missing a light up front. Nowhere in the box. Again, the bumper could use some work.

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>>6406224
The windshield wiper works, but in doing so, scratches the windshield. This is right out of the box.

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>>6406226
Heres my real issue. Because of the how the shoulders are designed, the bicep swivel can only be used at right angles. IE straight down, straight out, ect.

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>>6406229
Gun combines.

>>6406217
That packaging is neat, but the ocd designer in me is bothered as fuck that the cutouts don't align to the grid whatsoever.

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>>6406226
>The windshield wiper works, but in doing so, scratches the windshield

>>6406229
Also, im going through and looking at reviews of this online and NO ONE is mentioning this issue with the shoulders????

How am I the only one that noticed? Am I doing something wrong?

>>6406188
Rickety piece of shit with panels falling off everywhere, whoever put this garbage together didn't give a fuck. Stress mark already existent on the ass-flap that pulls out to finalize tank mode. The panels that frequently pop off visibly have one of the tabs inside looking fine, and the other snapped off, without any bit lying around to show evidence that was ham-handing on my part. I can only assume a bunch of sweatshop children put this shit together and just jammed it in before throwing it in the boxes.

I have it posed in robot mode and am not touching it further. I also now realize why people hate KFC hands, balljoint knuckles are fucking awful and pop out way too easily. Carnifex has it right.

>>6406252

All the test shots reviewed seem waaaaay better than what you're reporting. That's weird. Hope it's a dud.

>>6406321
>All the test shots reviewed seem waaaaay better than what you're reporting.
>>6406242
>Also, im going through and looking at reviews of this online and NO ONE is mentioning this issue with the shoulders????
When are you people going to realize that all reviewers are shills?

>>6406321
Makes sense actually since there were only 2 reviewers who got their hands on it. "Hey, only send the ones that aren't shit to reviewers" and now we're here. I'm confident I'm not alone in this given one reviewer pointed out the stress marks on the ass-tab.

>>6405914
You completely missed the joke/point.
>Though I do think they should focus more on toy details than trying to nail shitty cartoon cels from the 80's.
Nevermind, you got the point but used the post as an excuse to attack a strawman instead.

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>>6405945
considering some of the videos of the engineering they have show on their face book drift if going to be absalutley stunning.
if i remember right the guy who is working on drift worked on the getter figure, i highly highly recamend you try to pick one up, it is by far one of the most stunning figures i own.

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>>6406217
I really hope these issues don't extend into thousand kills, that robo octopussy looks dank af

>>6406321
>All the test shots reviewed seem waaaaay better than what you're reporting. That's weird. Hope it's a dud.
>That's weird.
>falling hook line and sinker before actual reviews of the product comes out
>even when one of the earliest reviews was from Ben who pretty much no longer properly criticizes toys because of no longer being able to afford them
I thought it was a pretty common thing to wait for actual reviews? Especially for a company with questionable QC or made their first attempt at a figure
Maybe the anon did get a dud, but it's pretty bad to just believe reviews, let alone reviews of test shots that easily

Got TFC Ironshell in the mail today.

He's pretty fantastic all by himself. I agree the shoulder thing in bot mode is frustrating though. Makes posing a bit difficult.

I don't think I'm going to be able to resist getting the rest of Poseidon.

>>6406242
No, anon that was my gripe in the last thread. The articulation is shitty. I don't mind the transformation, I like it actually. Mine wasn't missing a thing nor has any floppy anything. However I have a scratched windshield too. We will have the same problem with Red Knight's windshield if I had to guess.

>>6406252
That's a shame. I was really looking forward to him.

Hopefully Bobo Skullman acquires one to do a review.

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>>6406348

>Wait for reviews
>But don't actually reviewers are shills

>>6406620

Reviews do help. However, not every issue a reviewer has you'll have, and not every issue you have will be in a review. Unless it's a line wide issue. Like KFC toys always being raw shit and having something that breaks.

>>6406620
He meant to wait for reviews made by people that aren't getting gibbesmedats from the sellers/manufacturers to review.

>>6406637

I don't think that tactic would pan out well for anyone though. If they sent a perfect copy to a reviewer, people would quickly discover a problem and bitch about it. The reviewer would then either realize something is up, or the people would.

>>6406620
>>Wait for reviews
>>But don't actually reviewers are shills

Wait for people like this guy >>6406217 to review something. Not some shit brick on youtube with a 30 second intro and "GET YOURS FROM BIG BAD TOY STORE DOT COM!" before very every video.

>>6406519
Since you're already on the precipice of the slope, allow me to give you a shove:
https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_odkw=&_ssn=bababobo00712&_armrs=1&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2046732.m570.l1313.TR12.TRC2.A0.H0.Xposeidon.TRS0&_nkw=poseidon&_sacat=0

>>6406647
I usually watch a review video mute because I'm only interested in the points of articulation and what it looks like from the side and back assuming no one has uploaded a gallery of the toy yet.

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>>6406211
KO Megs is scaled with MPP01 so I'm honestly not sure if they'll do TLK Megatron again with extra tweaks. They probably will touch the movie stuff within a year's time when they've stopped milking MPP10. Give or take, if you know a KO collector's shop who sells these, wait it out for 6 months and see if any news pops up here for a brand new Megs or Optimus.

Sidenote, there is tfdreamfactory doing their own TLK Prime, but they have yet to produce an actual prototype mold.

>>6406417

Really? He looks good but kind of basic.

>>6406662
I'm really interested in seeing this made

There's no way it won't look like a complete disaster

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>>6406831
Hell Lockdown was made by a 3P company and he looks amazingly kibbleless.

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>>6406828
see its hard to explain, the feel and finish on the toy is fantastic. the design is extremely basic and 70's styled lumpy, but due to the engineering on the joints and the placement of the diecast i have never had any problem putting him in any pose.

>>6406875
>>6405945 here, these guys do look really impressive. like you know how usually you can look at a figure and guess the size by how detailed they look or the by the paint on it but nah those look amazing cause they could be as big as carnifex or something but they're actually not which is whats so cool
I will probably wait till drift comes out before I buy any of their stuff though just because Ive been trying to cut back lately

>>6403400
Is Kultur any good? I'm just starting to dip my toes into the third party scene, and after getting Maketoys Rear End and whatever Swerve and Gears were called, I'm looking to start going bigger.

Same question for Planet X Jupiter or Vulcan if I can find one for sale. Also Perfect Effect Beast Gorrira. He looks cool.

>>6407020
>Is Kultur any good?
He's a great figure if you like his look and size. Only real problem he has is that his arm cannons really hinder movement on that side but you can just take them off (I usually leave mine off because the attachment that holds them together looks retarded anyway) but other than that he's good with a simple but fun transformation.

>>6407020
PX Vulcan is AMAZING. The transformation pulls some pretty genius tricks with the tail and the hands, articulation is great in both modes, proportions are pretty spot on, and the design is well sculpted. There's one particularly iffy feeling thing about the leg transformation in that you actually are required to flex a thin piece and that never feels good to do but the plastic is sturdy and was made to be able to handle it and has yet to even show stress marks on mine after dozens of transformations. It may very well be the most well made Grimlock figure every in that scale. If you're sticking to the WfC/FoC aesthetics, he fits in perfectly but if you're trying to go for a CHUG collection, he still works fairly well in a pinch. He's about large voyager/small leader class so he won't scale with MPs if that's your bag. Still, even if you've got nothing whatsoever to pair him with, if you're a fan of Grimlock, you owe it to yourself to pick him up. You won't be disappointed.

>>6407047
Sorry, "CHUG"? And what about Jupiter and the other Dynobots?

>>6407052
Classics
Henkei
Universe
Generations

It's pretty much a catch-all term for the neo-G1 style/IDW stuff.

>>6407080
Ah. I gotcha. Thank you.

Alright, so I'll definitely get Vulcan, and maybe the other Dinobots too. But now I just need to find where to find the damn guy.

>>6407094

It's going to be tough. The fireblast repaint is easy enough to find but not ideal.

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>>6405806
Higher res

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>>6407504
>First official figure of Tarn
>Doesn't transform

pottery

>>6407504
>mask is still off
Can no one fucking understand proportions.

>>6407525
You're like the 50th person to point this out. I read through the tfw thread just to see their opinion on it and I swear every other post was someone saying that. It was like "FIRST!" comments on youtube.

>>6407504
arms on tran are too long

>>6407020
>>6407047
I'd say that Vulcun is not perfect. He has some trouble with balance because of backpack, and hip joint on mine is not exactly as tight as I would hope.

But daaaaaaaaamn he is solid Grimlock, in both modes. It's glorious figure, I'm still wrestling with an urge to get Hephaestus redeco just to have another mold of this beauty.

>>6407052
Jupiter sounds solids from reviews, don't have him. As for dinobots, I have Quirinus (Slag), Neptune (Sludge) and Summanus (Snarl). Still no Swoop and maybe Hephaestus, Triton (Paddles) is a definite no because of Neptune.

Neptune mold is weakest one. It works, but stability is awful unless you mistransform his legs for robomode. Also, altmode articulation is weak.His toes for robomode just don't articulate, so he is stuck at the same A-stance forever. For some reason PX decided to have storage for one hammer, but not both.He works overall, but he is prime candidate for some mods. Since Triton is retool of this mold, With flippers instead of legs, I'm not mad about getting another one.

Summanus was next one, and he shows quite some improvements. Much more stable, very nice backpack, better articulation, better joints, and a pretty engaging transformation. Bit fragile, so careful with him.

Quirinus is perfect aside from weak ball joint in his shoulder, which is easily fixable. Also could be just my copy.

Overall, I'd rate them Neptune<Quirinus/Summanus/Vulcan, beside Sludge other three are solid figures.

>>6407553
tighten the screws in your joints then. i had to loosen mine actually

i have both regular and red... goddamn that guys amazing.

>>6407567
yea i went with gcreations for sludge as i wanted sludge to be taller and ill have to strip/remove the chrome and repaint to make him closer to the PX colors