Transformers third party general: don't fall for bait edition

>>5915225
How's DX9 Carry compared to the Masterpiece?
Also, are there 3rd party cassettebots beside the KFC ones?

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Looks like Mastermind Creation's Carnifex got pushed back to November. Maybe now they can work on those godawful thighs.

>>5915259
Did I miss a video or something where the legs just dropped off? He seemed to deliberately pull on them to get them to detach.

>>5915251
DX9 is good but I wouldn't use him for an MP Rodimus. He's more C.H.U.G than MP. As for MP Rodimus, get the new Hot Rod. He's almost perfect and comes with a plethora of cool shit. His long chest that folks complained about in photos is hardly noticeable in person. Articulation is bonkers.

>>5915267
The thighs popped off every time he tried to lift the legs or bend the knee. There were also bits that connected to his thighs that were very loose and fell off when the thighs were rotated.

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So yeah, Master Made Apollo is amazing. I swear these guys are the best 3P out there. Fucking HYPE for Scorponok.

>>5915479
Too bad they've confined themselves to super deformed shit. Would have liked to see them take on other styles.

>>5915491
I too would love to see what they can do in other styles, but there's something to be said for carving out a niche and standing out in this crowded 3P market. Surely these city bots are all leading up to a Fort Max at some point. Maybe after that they'll tackle something different.

>>5915479
Could you show it's height next to some legends figures? Or anything Iron Factory?

>>5915497
I have IF's Turret (not-Slammer) and he comes up to Omega's knee. Too lazy to snap a pic right now. :(

>>5915504
Ah, that's a bit bigger than I expected. I'll probably pick him up then.

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>>5915497
Here's a pic that should help. Titan is about the same size as Apollo.

>>5915517
Nice masterpiece Jetfire
Which version of Optimus is that?

>>5915536
Not my pic, but those are actually just Macross toys, technically not "Jetfire". As for Optimus, that's the Takara Hybrid Style G1 Convoy.

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>>5915479
>>5915517

>Need hook to finish off Devastator
>Appollo looks fucking fantastic
>Sovereign is happening soon too
>Can only justify budgeting two in a month

H E L P

>>5915542
I can't help you. Apollo is a masterpiece and everyone who isn't turned off by the SD style needs to own him NOW.

>Durable as fuck plastic and solid construction.
>LED gimmicks.
>Diecast in places that makes sense (HE IS HEAVY AS FUCK)
>Every joint in the arms is GLORIOUS TIGHT RATCHETS so he's got no problem holding up those huge arm weapons.
>Oozing with style and detail. Not a single paint or marking flaw on him.
>His shit turns into a FUCKING HAMMER THAT HE CAN HOLD WITH HIDDEN HANDS!

Srsly just buy him fuck.

Repostin'

>>5914659
>>5914672

Just curious if this is going to mess with anything, or...What, really. Never seen this with a figure before.

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These (Whirl and Obsidian) just got listed at BBTS.

I kind of want to like them, but they're just not doing it for me.

>>5915550
I have the Generations Whirl and hes a pretty good update to the G1 (which I also have) and I was hoping someone would do a good mtmte Whirl since the others are covered now and then we got...this. I understand it's MMC's take on the character or possibly Stormbringer Whirl, but it just looks like shit. Those legs and the clusterfuck of a backpack he has going on are just so off-putting.
Is mtmte Whirl impossible to do? Seems like he would be very popular based on how many people like the character.

>>5915493
I'm predicting a primus and unicron

Would be super down for a super deformed devoured of worlds

>>5915540
I know, that was supposed to be a joke

>>5915566
Yeah, I can't help but look at this thing and wonder who it's for. It's obviously going for the comic design, but it doesn't look close to it, or even good on it's own. I'd sort of like to mess with it, but 85 is a little much for a crapshoot.

>Is mtmte Whirl impossible to do?
There was that custom someone tried to make into a mass produced addon kit. It actually looked dead on, but also fragile as hell. Someone might be able to pull off some wizard-tier engineering, but it's either going to look too bulky or be made out of toothpicks.

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>>5915593
>it's either going to look too bulky or be made out of toothpicks
I'd take slightly bulky toothpicks which be a middleground if they could get it to work.

I kind of dig how this MMC Whirl looks, feels like it's something out of Battletech in robot mode

>>5915630

I really like the claw hands and the general look of it myself. I'll probably be nabbing this one, unless something turns out dreadfully wrong with it.

>>5915259

Source?

How big is iGear's Ratchet/Ironhide compared to Classics Prime? Because now people are selling theirs off for like 60 and I need a Classics Ironhide that isn't hot garbage.

Is there a good 3rd party masterpiece Blaster/Twincast?

How's 3rd Ordin?

>>5915672
KFC's is good so long as you avoid the first metallic version.

I'm tempted to get Kultur aka Not-Tarn. But.. I'm still waiting for Jaegertron. This is gonna be the same kind of wait isn't it?

>>5915729

It's MMC. Tarn and Carnifex were announced in what, 2013? And it's almost 2017.

So yeah. Better get used to waiting.

>>5915720
Then I guess I'll get their SG Blaster, It also comes with 5 cassettebots
Shame there is no Scorpion cassette

>>5915737

Well it will wait along with those X2 background sets I also preordered.

>>5915729
Hes already sold out at BBTS, better hurry if you want him, Im betting the other places are gonna sell out of him soon too.

>>5915743
>that can't be true
>it is

Holy fuck, he was only put up a few hours ago. And it's the middle of the day. A work day.

Fucks sake, thats ridiculous.

>>5915773
We all knew Tarn was popular, he's got the comic people after him, the tumblr fujos after him and then the handful of people who just think he looks cool. Not too surprising but I am annoyed they didn't fix anything beyond the hands but with as popular as he is, it doesn't matter.

>>5915781
Why would people still be after him after that disappointing finale in MTMTE? That shit revelation cured my Tarn fascination.

>>5915785
I hated it too but I dropped the book after that and I'm choosing to ignore it. I still like pre 50's Tarn and his design is nice so I want the figure.

Is TFSource ok to preorder from? I've never dealt with them before.

>>5915781

What was wrong with him besides the hands having limp-dick syndrome?

>>5915790
No because they won't let you cancel your preorder unless you register your CC with them (and hackers stole CC numbers from them twice). If you wanna buy something from them, you should use Paypal only.

>>5915803
I was one of the faggots that was complaining about his proportions and face being way too flat looking, like he wasn't as polished and finished out as Cynicus and Anarchus. It's all opinion though, I know.

>>5915809
waitwhat. I just bought and preordered some stuff from them with a card, when was this hack?

>>5915790
I've had no issues, but as >>5915809 said, you can't always cancel preorders like with BBTS. Although, I have found TFSource orders less likely to get dinged for customs fees than BBTS, but if you're in the US, that's a moot point.

>>5915479
Thank's for sharing anon. I was on the fence on getting this guy but II'm convinced I need a good and fun Omega in my life.

Where did you order it from?

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>>5915593
>or be made out of toothpicks.
just make the toothpick parts diecast and it should be OK.

>>5915884
>thin, shit grade metal

This is how you get bent everything.

>>5915886
OK then, high carbon steel.

>>5915886
If they knew it was gonna be a high stress area they could use the right kind of metal for it, it would just come down to which company was doing it and their track record.

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>>5915886
grorious nippon steel folded 1000000 times

>>5915916
>a hanzao hattorai forged Whirl
>this Whirl could easily bisect a man or battle tank
>in Magic the Gathering and D&D battles, neckbeards who purchased Whirl are the first to be targeted, so feared was the toy's masterful craftsmanship and reputation

>>5915926
damn now I want to buy this

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>>5915926
I'll take 50.

>>5915865
I got mine through Lunar Toy Store because they were offering a special preorder discount (which is no longer applicable now of course).

Saw some stuff about the Cyclonus upgrade stuff that comes with Tailgate in the last thread. Particularly that it looks bad with the darker purple Cyclonus. Anyone got pictures? I'd like to see this for myself.

>>5915542
Hook is an obvious choice

>>5916125

Yeah. I'm gonna feel like a dumbass if I get Apollo and Sovereign drops out of nowhere but there has been nothing since the color pictures a few months ago.

Alternatively I'd hate to wait for sovereign and have Apollo sell out.

>>5916129

You gotta get Apollo man he's great.

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TFSource has a deal on this guy right now. Is he worth the $40 +$10 shipping? I'm really on the fence. I have no attachment to him whatsoever, but he's cool looking and cheap.

>>5916179
At that price you'll probably get a good time. Some of his modes are a bit weak, like the wolf, but its a nice package all together. I got Sixknight at full price and don't regret it.

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Steel bug team at it again.

>>5916179

If you actually like the look of him that's a great price for his size. Only modes that look slightly passable are the boat and drill modes. Bot mode has all sorts of oddities.

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This line is quickly approaching so fucking stupid its actually good territory.

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I mean the goddamn landing gear forms manboobs of the robot mode and the cockpit a beer gut.

>>5915743

Holy shit. He's sold out at TF Source too. CHosen Prime still has him. Fuck it. I'll preorder him. He'll look good along my future Decepticon grunts when he's released four years from now.

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>>5915259
>November
>worst month for bills
>Christmas is next month
>toy budget is non existent

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>>5916195
>>5916201
It looks like Red Letter Media and Waspinator's inbred deformed child. I love it!

Dumb question here for anyone thats ever ordered some reprolabels:

Would the "Symbols for Decepticons" set fit most 3P figures? Of course none of my 3P figures have any 'con symbols by default, and I want to rectify that. But I don't need a billion sticker sets, just the 'con symbols themselves, which is why I'm looking at the "Symbols for Decepticons" set.

The specific figures I'm looking to get stickered up are:
>All of the Feral Rex figures
>Cynicus
>Commotus
>Anarchus
>Despotron
>Quakeblast
>Hexatron

Anyone know what size stickers they'd take? Would the "Symbols for Decepticons" set cover my needs, or would I need to look at something else to get the right sizes?

>>5916390
If you're just going for logos you can also check out Eness and Ocean decals on ebay. They're dry transfer and look nicer than the sticker kind from ReproLabels imo ymmv. That being said, repro still does good work.

>>5916390
Just FYI if you're going for accuracy, Vos and Kaon (and the rest of the DJD) in the comics have gold logos. I see so many people put purple stickers on theirs and wonder what reference they were looking at.

>>5916516

Ah, really? Haven't gotten to them in the comics yet, I mostly picked up the figures because they looked cool.

But would the generic decepticon sets fit these guys, or would I need something more specialized?

>>5916523
I'm still looking for suitable labels. The Repro gold logos look like they would fit size-wise, but they're chrome gold with black backgrounds and that's not what I'm going for. If I can't find any good ones I'll just make little sticker stencils and use gold paint on my guys.

For your other guys I don't see why the clear-backed Decepticon sets wouldn't work, although I'd take a look at the spots where you're going to stick the labels on, for the millimeter measurements.

>>5916217
Fuck man, I was at work and couldn't get the page to load before my break ended and now it's sold out there, too.

>>5916599
You can still get him at Planet Steel Express, every other place is sold out.

>>5916179
I got his repaint for about that a while ago, I'd say he's worth it at that price.

>>5916600
Isn't their shipping pricey as shit though

>>5916660
It's free right now if you're in the states.

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>>5916600
Snagged. Thank you much anon.

>>5916755
No problem, thank you for the cute pic.

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aw ye

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>>5916765

>>5916179
Shit now this goes on sale? Fuck and I spent the same amount buying a G1 Quickswitch. Meh at least I got the G1 version I guess.

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>>5916767

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>>5916775

Love these

First time I've ever seen tfsource straight up remove a listing.

>>5916194
>>5916195
>>5916201
God damn that's ugly, but that's clearly the point. I kinda dig these guys honestly.

>>5916787
What listing?

>>5916807

For not-Tarn. Page isn't even up anymore on tfsource. Their cardboard servers must've been taking a beating.

>>5915845
Not sure. Maybe 2 and 3 years ago or something. People bitched to no end when it happened, I'm sure you can find traces of this on TF dedicated websites.

>>5916201
You forgot to mention his testicles.

>>5916194
>>5916195
>>5916201
>BIG METAL FLY

>>5915666
Anyone?

>>5916913
He's about a Voyager I think (don't own him). Be warned though, transformation is scary.

Speaking of old 3P stuff, is KFC Perceptor worth £20?

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MMC Trailbreaker review. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuPnKTeC9AQ

>>5916967
I hear you can do a mod to lower the stress on the bumper assembly.

>>5915479
What's the plastic like? I've never owned a 3rd party before.

>>5917006
Master Made's plastic is seriously the nicest plastic I've ever felt on a 3P product. We're talking quality Bandai chogokin plastic here. It's thick, it's durable, it's just damn good.

>>5917007
It's tempting even though with conversion,shipping and tip it will come to over $300 CAD.

I've still got some of my G1 Omega's pieces scattered around my house, but he's pretty dated.

>>5917009

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WHERE AT LEAST I KNOW SHIPPING'S FREE
AND I WON'T
FORGET
THE MEN WHO DIED
WHO LET ME SHIP INTERNATIONALLY
AND I'M PROUD TO STAND
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>>5916784

Glad you're happy with them, but seeing them this close up and next to Iron Factory makes me kinda glad I canceled my preorder. Not trying to shit on your parade, I'm curious what aspects of them are you particularly enjoying?

>>5916784
The lack of head articulation and Chromedome's awkward alt mode kill these for me. :(

>>5915666
A tiny bit taller than Classics Prime.
>>5916967
Unless you like your figures to crumble in your hands, no, it's not even word £1.
>>5917002
Not exactly. The mod allow some parts to fully fold on the back. You're not supposed to fold them without the mod so you're not stressing anything anyway.
>>5917009
Fuck. $300 for an SD figure? I thought it was $40 or something.

>>5917311
>Fuck. $300 for an SD figure? I thought it was $40 or something.

He's only SD in terms of proportions. He's actually 7 or 8 inches tall. Also Canada gets raped on cost for everything. USD he's around $130-150.

>>5916784

I'm worried that Iron Factory has out done them with articulation and sculpt at the scale and these will look out of place as they're trying to be G1.

So is Carnifex just delayed a week or two due to shipping complications or is he pushed back two months from now?

I have heard both.

Hey all, fairly new to third party general here, been lurking awhile but only recently began purchasing 3p's, just some legends-class guys.

I'm interested in Generation Toy Scraper but I wondered about a couple of points... I saw there might have been some problems with him that were fixed with Mixer (things like wobbly hip ratchets and clipping/stress mark issues in places), should we expect those to be fixed by now if I bought him or are we looking at all of the run having those issues?

Also I was wondering if we had any inkling if they would re-release them in yellow, as I'd consider buying him in yellow given the opportunity. Thanks!

>>5917009
>Canada
Are you going to the toyshow tomorrow at Hilton Mississauga?

>>5917517

It's possible you can get a first run. It's best to ask your retailer via email if they have some of the first run spare parts. IIRC some came with first run Mixer as well.

It's possible they'll do a repaint since Toyworld is doing it. No one knows yet. Their only special is a ghost scraper.

>>5917435
Not till November.

>>5917543

So whats the source on Carnifex being delayed?

>>5916976
that transformation is fuckin awesome

>>5916599
Didn't realize he would sell out this quickly, glad I came here and got the heads up so I could get my order in.

>>5917555
MMC's facebook, they said his package is so much larger than they're used to dealing with that they're having to send them all by slow freighter ship or whatever. Just check their facebook and skim through the answers they give people, it's there near the top.

>>5916976
The transformation is not as bad as the one from Bad Cube.

>>5917630

That sucks.

nb4 freighter raided by pirates, pirates have all of our toy robots.

>>5917651
You say that jokingly, but there was that shipment of Splatoon Amiibo that was raided and cleaned out over in the UK

>>5917651
We can always fall back on the Korean reissue of it like with that one Glacialbot member.

>>5917690
I thought the "loss" of the Glacialbot member was an April fool's day joke (combined with an excuse to print a "Korean reissue" version of the box)?

must be a china knock-off

>>5917699
Oh, it was all an intentional joke.

>>5917699
Naw it was just them referencing sonokong rereleases, which is part of the whole retro transformers/brave experience.

>>5916976
That leg transformation gave me a half chub

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My head hurts now...

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Fansproject Assaulter arrived today and he's just an amazing hunk of diecast. The alt mode is glorious and it really outshines the actual bot mode.

It makes me real sad Fansproject has pretty much gone downhill. Are there any fan modes that are fun with this figure?

>>5917699
I do believe it was.

>>5917932
I like assaulter, but I feel you should have waited for Hasbro to reveal their Broadside. You could have decided to pick the official one if you found it cooler, or gotten Assauler for cheap from someone on ebay.

>>5917833

>Muh Takara

Not an argument.

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>>5917943
I actually didn't pay for it as I was lucky enough for a trade.

I'll probably pick up the Hasbro edition as well if its decent or better than Assaulter.

>>5917943
We have already seen shots of the prototype though. It's not very Broadside-ish, is a remold of Alpha Trion and the fact that it's a headmaster has people favoring 3P.

>>5917943
TR Broadside looks like ass though.

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>>5917932

Just this one that I know of.

>>5917961
>>5917953
Springer ended up being great despite looking almost nothing like Springer. Yes, Broadside uses stuff from Alpha Trion, but aside from the ship mode, we don't know much about that mold (even the leaked pics were missing colors, and weapons).

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>>5917994
We know he doesn't look a thing like Broadside for one and two that he is a Headmaster.

>>5917998
What's wrong with him being a Headmaster? Some of the Third Party Transformers include gimmicks their original toys didn't have, like the Fansproject Roadbuster.

>>5917994Springer ended up being great despite looking almost nothing like Springer.

Springer is based off his IDW design who is the current design.

TR Broadside is who in gods name is what.

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>>5917963
Awesome.

>>5917517
Most third party products only have one run (most of the "second run" figures sold by etailers are first run figures from a second order) so no.

>>5917950
If he's talking about KO and not 3rd party products, he's actually 100% right.

>>5917833
If it had better mastering (because Sgt Peppers is not only a shit album, the original mono release had shitty mixing) I'd be down for it. That is, if I even liked that shitty poprock band

>>5918515

Using the same molds would make the KO moniker arbitrary.

Hound: Fanstoys or Maketoys?

>>5918530
Find me one KO that's 100% like the original product. You can't.

>>5918554
You already asked and already got your answer.

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At the toy show today and holy crap I want him now!

>>5918626
How were the joints? Ball joints are always what I worry about with KFC.

>>5918630
Ratchets.

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Huh, never really thought I'd ever see a 3P of Doublecross, and definitely not at this size.

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Same company is also doing Repugnus, not really feeling it

>>5918623

Fair enough. I don't own any I was waiting on a properly colored Wheeljack to be my first.

Thing is though I'm about as elitist as they come when it comes to toys and and I would still choose one of the KOs over a Hasbro MP release.

>>5918647
>>5918648
No really feeling it, but I'm always happy to see more obscure stuff get new toys. Hopefully this will inspire 4 other companies to make Monsterbots too and I can get one of those.

>>5916967
What makes the transformation scary?

>>5918648
>>5918647
Definitely aimed at the HM crowd.

Duocons and Clones can't be far away.

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>>5918647
>>5918648
Those look awesome, especially doublecross

Weird that its HasTak first followed by 3P this time, usually the other way.

I almost feel guilty, im really excited hastak is doing late g1 stuff and I want them to succeed but 3Ps keep blowing them out

Also does anyone know when this is actually comming out? TFsource says this month but the months halfway out and theres no test shot reviews or anything

Why did Kultur sell out like Hotcakes when preorders opened but carnifex didn't?

Is Ogrelord not as popular of a character as XxXD3cepticonXxX or is it just price?

>>5918714
Hasbro's teasing their own Leader Class Overlord, too.

But yeah, I think Tarn might be more popular. The fact that this is the only toy of Tarn rn probably helps too.

>>5918714

Original fresh characters trump remake of jap exclusive most people have no affinity for.

>>5918712
Well in this situation it looks like Hasbro and Takara are the ones driving the interest in old Headmaster stuff.

>>5918714
We don't know if stores got the same number of product for each one, to be fair. So it's possible more people preordered Overlord, but MMC simply didn't offer as many Tarns to retailers.

>>5918723
Well whoever builds up hype im down, those late g1 toys are my absolute faves

Predators, laser rods, monsterbots, pretenders, aquaspeeders

All that shit has such a great late 80s early 90s insanity charm to it

>>5918724
Tarn is a smaller, cheaper, figure with team mates that have already been released. Overlord is fuck-huge and much more pricey with no other guys he's supposed to go with.
I am sure MMC made a fucking huge number of Tarns just based on all that alone. He's just very popular.

>>5918729
>Predators, laser rods, monsterbots, pretenders, aquaspeeders

The euro inspired ones frankly are not going to see much attention or reinvention by anyone. Remember even Funpub rejected attempts to redo the Turbomasters and the Euros unlike the Japanese counterparts had no fiction to inspire any devotion like the post-season 3 Headmasters and Pretenders with Headmasters and Masterforce.

>>5918723

> Let's follow the same exact trends that originally killed the line dead.

>>5918737
Well with some of them im fine not getting new versions cuz i know they wouldnt include the gimmicks, light up swords and pipes is part of the whole reason the laser rods are amazing for instance, but others id be fine ditching gimicks for new updates, like Stalker or the Pretenders

>>5918750
I think the reason the line flopped was more to do with exhaustion and lack of new fiction. If euro/us got victory i think tfs would have held on better. Also today is a different climate, theres now a large audience of buyers who are looking for those old toys to be revisited.

>>5918669
Lots of thin armatures, some of which have to flex to a frightening degree.

>>5918015
The Argama? Nice.

>>5918647
In general I have no real interest in masterpiece-scale, but I might get him since at that scale he'll just be a giant-ass double dragon. And that's rad at any size.

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>>5918647
>>5918648

Chirst these niggas are dude McLargehuge. Aside from being chunky ans swole, they're also somewhat big being MP scale for some reason. I think that works with classic scale though. Having leader sized monsters towering over others works for me.

>>5918626
Go away KFC, everyone knows it's you.

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>>5918704

IIRC there is an Autobot Clone set by X2 toys but Before and After never released these protos from like 2 or 3 years ago of con side.

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I can't tell if it's just the lighting from the camera or if there was a change in color but it seems like the grayish color's on carnifex look a bit whiter now.

>>5918909
Hey that reminds me, is warden worth the money? I've always loved the way he looks, but the fact that I don't have a fort max and that his altmode is a joke scared me off when he first came out.

>>5918920

The transformation is a shitty experience and not worth doing for the shitty alt mode.

You'll have a big head for something you won't even use.

But he looks great in robot mode, so if you're willing to drop the dosh on an action figure then yeah he's fine.

>>5918925
>But he looks great in robot mode, so if you're willing to drop the dosh on an action figure then yeah he's fine.
I mean, that's the dilemma, right? I'd basically be buying it for something that's just a robot then, which I'd be ok with. For the price though, he'd damned well better be SRC quality.

Also, how important is the add-on set for him?

>>5918941
I had Warden prior to the add on set and enjoyed him as a robot toy just fine. I would say he's up there pretty close to a SRC, so you probably won't be disappointed.

I ended up selling mine because money was tight, but he's pretty alright as a robot. Head mode is kinda cool, but ascetically doesn't gel well with G1 Fort Max.

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OMEGA SPREEM TINY HEAD MODE

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What the fug. G1ish less chibi add on kit for Mastermade Spreem

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>>5919013
I guess it's a statue thing sold to make Apollo more G1 accurate

I've got no idea if the torso is usable, but it lights up!

>>5918949
>>5918941
I really like him. True is altmode isn't great, but even it's kind of fun once you fiddle with it. Bot mode is awesome. He feels super solid and his plastic is very high quality. I don't have the upgrade set though.

>>5919013
>>5919016
Wooooah what? This is amazing. Is officially by master made?

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Not sure if you can use the torso and transform him, but the new head piece still looks good on the old chest.

Honestly I like the chibi look so I'm really conflicted. Hopefully they go back and do Metroplex too.

>>5919024
I wonder if I should go ahead and get Apollo, or wait for October and see if they do a set with both together.

Luckily everything from MM seems to stay in stock for a bit.

>>5919016
That's awfully specific of an add-on.

>>5917535
Nah, I'm in Hamilton though, havent been to a show in couple years, stopped collecting TF's recently after Hasbro cheaping out left and right.

>>5918920
>warden worth the money

The answer is 'yes'.

>>5919013
Nice.

Any idea how much that statue will be? I really just want it for the different head.

>>5919013
This looks awesome. It'll definitely make him scale better with Legends stuff.

I read people elsewhere saying Iron Factory might be doing a Tarn to go with their other phase sixer guys, is there any truth to that or is it wishful thinking?

>>5919186
I've personally not seen anything. It's funny that that would pop up as a rumor when there's the similar rumor of a new Black Shadow in the official line to complete the trio.

>>5918623
Wukongs Warbotron limbs and all of metal clubs myth cloth ex.

>>5918737
Fansproject has teased the Axelarators, but who knows if and when they'll ever get around to them.

>>5919013
>>5919016
>>5919017

If this is a perfect transformation kit and transforms like regular MM just made this a must fucking buy.

>>5919202
Didn't they show his silhouette or something? I'd have to check my Evil Lord box again.

>>5919339
Oh, maybe they did do a hint like that. I generally only pay attention to things with prototypes as there's just so much vaporware when it comes to silhouettes and even CAD art.

>>5919036
Well it is a pretty niche figure.

>>5919352
That's kinda what I meant. An addon for a a niche item is a niche within a niche, meaning its market is pretty small. I'm happy it's happening for those who want it, I'm just surprised.

>>5918712
Man, those CW addon kits look like absolute trash

>>5919390

MM makes some really bad ass stuff it's just the proportions that turn people off.

This actually seems like a market widener. You now have a Ospreme that scales with your little IF legends dudes.

>>5919394

>polishing a turd
>ever

>>5917998
>he doesn't look a thing like Broadside
That may not look like any current Broadside designs (which has been the standard since CW started, with none of the toys following any specific designs) but that is still very clearly Broadside.

>>5919013
>>5919016
>>5919017
>>5919024

Welp, guess I better start saving up

>>5917998
He definitely does, but this looks like its a fairly early test shot.

I'm surprised he is getting his own mold, instead of being a retool of sentinel prime which I wouldn't have put past hasbro.

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>>5919468

>>5919463
He's a retool of Alpha Trion.

>>5919479
>>5919475
>>5919468
>another 3P Springer

Is there a reason he's so popular with the 3P's? It's not Dinobots or Devy tier, but...

>>5919522
The guess is usually that 3ps knew when Takara is going to do an MP (due to using the same factories or even working in the factories) so they usually try to beat them to the punch like with all the 3P Infernos and Ironhides/Ratchets that are out there.

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>That horrible feeling when MT will shit out a citybot Omega Supreme and you'll have to drop the 400$ on it

>>5919557
In all honesty I'm surprised someone hasn't tackled him other than planet x.

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I'm really fighting the urge to pick this guy up.
My only issue is that the Megatron to go with him is a skinny gun and not a bruiser of a tank.

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>>5919702

Can't decide if I want to pick it up now or wait until the black repaint that I just know is coming. The proportions and sculpt work better for a heroic character but the style would mesh well for a distorted and evil prime.

>>5919740
what is this from?

>>5919877

Porn.

>>5919877
Transformers.

>>5919877
Transformers porn.

>>5919877
Tranny pornography.

Still waiting for a 3P company to tackle TR add-on parts...

>>5919024

The chest isn't usable sadly,

>>5919877
Lewdformers

>>5919207
They're not identical at all.

>>5919702

I really really like it. Transformation into alt mode was a little finikity towards the end but great posability when in bot mode.

One of my favourites.

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>insert flashy finishing move name here

>>5919400
This implies that CW was trash though. It's just that these upgrades are fucking shite

>>5920096
>>5920094

It depends on what you're comparing it to. They're the best official combiners to date but they still require third party kits to look any decent.

But if you were to put a HatTak combiner next to Ordin, Gravity Builder, Quantron, etc it would look like cheap shit. It's still unfair comparing 150 dollar combiners to 300-600 dollar combiners but the visual difference is enough to keep me from getting one.

They're fine for the price though even though the repaints/remolds are fucking ridiculous.

>>5920086
>"Hyper-Devastating Constructi-cannon, fire!"

>>5920027
Yeah they are.

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>>5918909
>>5918920
>>5918925

He is good, a little under sized(the add-on kit helps) Transformation is a pain wish they skipped the turn into a head gimmick and went for the tank alt mode instead

>>5915225
Which 3rd party devastator is that?

>>5919557
>>5919565
Isn' t the PX guy who did Omega now working with MT now?

>>5920440
If you're blind.

>>5917833
The point is a good one.
If you are a collector, not just a fan, then you want authentic things.
If you're a fan, you want fun things.

>>5915225
fuck me as a kid i had that shark. they re-made him?! who is he and where do i get him???

not a transformers guy but i need this

>>5920660
"Cyber Jaw", aka Overbite from TFC Toys.

It's not a cheap figure by any means (third parties ain't cheap), but it's very high quality.

>>5919877
The internet

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>>5920501
Generation Toy Constructor.

>>5917517
^^This anon was me, I forgot to ask perhaps the most obvious question, do any of you own Scraper and if so how do you like him?

>>5920251
>ordin
>quantron
Gravity Builder is literally the only good combiner you mentioned.

>>5920889

You just trying to be contrarian?

Ordin has some mediocre robots but it's a mechanical masterpiece as a combiner. Zero tolerance issues or QC issues.

Quantron is small and stylized af but it's also basically perfect sans one scary transformation bit on one limb.

>>5920900
Ordin is fucking garbage. Looks bland as shit and is probably the most tasteless piece of plastic I've ever seen. The combined mode is somehow even blander than the robots. Even water has more flavor than that shitty combined mode.

Quantron is meh, but visually all the angles and sharp edges make it ugly and the giant cannon is just in poor taste

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>>5920908
Oh yeah, and here's the thing about 3P combiners: They can't scramble. If I wanted to make pic related with 3P combiners it wouldn't be possible, much less with good 3P combiners (in the first place a good 3P of any of them doesn't exist). With CW I can with ease

>>5920917
And this is why I stuck with the CW/UW that would trigger bobo to the point he might form bubbles on his mouth and faint afterwards.

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>>5920844

There's actually a fifth. There might be a sixth. I don't think Fansproject's counts since it not aimed at MP.

>UT
Would be great at classics scale for a chunky dreamwave style springer. Off for MP but the best up there.

>Fanstoys
Looks uncharacteristically uninspired.

>open play
ehhhh

>toyworld
How do you want your springer familam?

>Pic related

My favorite looking because of how clean it is next to UT. Toyworld and open play are JUST tier.

>>5920900
>ordin

If you excuse snapping hip ratchets, spring so tight in the connectors you feel like its breaking the toy to get them off, non ratcheted front and back hip fold out, terrible head articulation for a combiner, monster limbs that just hang off and don't secure while becoming floppy over time, and the combiner kibble that doesn't do anything.

Proportion wise he's fairly strong though does a good job being imposing and generally poseable, but he's a big mess to handle when doing anything but staying combined.

>>5920969
Ordin Troll is great though. And Blot is my favorite so that works out.

>>5920969
>but he's a big mess to handle when doing anything but staying combined.

Thats a lot of combiners, official or not. Their own size and weight works against them for posing.

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>>5920908
But those are all just your opinions, and no one gives a fuck what you think.

>>5920917
>With CW I can with ease
As long as your ok with buying cheap, hollow, unpainted crap.

Also, something about being poor.

>>5920917

I fucking hate scramble city. It forces the limbs to be compromised to make a shitty leg and arm.

CW also has the issue of remolding out of the ass because they can only engineer so many moulds that can scramble. The toys stop representing the character and become "the jet" or "the truck" no matter how hard you try to remold the same piece.

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>>5920986
The same applies to you funnily enough
>>5920995
I'd rather buy cheap, hollow, unpainted crap than expensive, greebly, poorly engineered trash. Compare CW Superion with PE addons with any other 3P Superion and the winner is clear.

Also pic very related
>>5921003
I'm sorry if you have poor taste, anon

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>>5921143
>>5921160

The only other 3p superion is TFC's trash and everyone hates that thing. Fansproject did an upgrade kit like a billion years ago but that doesn't really count. Even the official needs at least hands and feet.

I'd like to see a maketoys or Generation Toy Superion though.

>>5921164
Same thing applies to, like, every single other combiner in CW save Liokaiser and the Autobot filler waves. Menasor with PE blows the fuck out of Fansproject. Bruticus with PE blows the fuck out of Greebletron and Fansproject. etc etc

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>>5921160
>compare 3p to official with 3p upgrade
>the winner is obvious

Yea. 3P is the winner.

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>>5921227
>uranos is good
>uranos is better than CW/UW Superion
Oh well, (You) know what they say about fools and money

>>5921244
I don't know if you were thinking that I was saying Uranos was better or not, because it doesn't matter since both options presented had 3P involved, so 3P wins regardless.

>>5920969
What Springer is that? FT and the one you posted are the only decent looking ones.

>>5921366
>3p wins regardless

Different anon here but so much delusion. Tell me one good thing about the TFC Uranos.

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Happening status: ITS

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>>5917998
TFW I've seen some shit

>>5921170

CW devastator looks like trash compared to generation toy even considering design liberties.

FP menasaur is leaps and bounds compared to the fat-tit proportions that EVERY SINGLE CW COMBINER HAS because they're all the same fucking set of toys.

I understand that turd parties have some shit combiners but please keep your sour grapes away from the thread. You can only polish a turd so much.

>>5921160
>Compare CW Superion with PE addons

>Id rather buy cheap crap than expensive crap!
>Just look at my cheap crap that I bought expensive crap addons for!

I bet you're gonna vote for trump.

>>5921650
Shit, I forgot about CW Devastator. That one is admittedly crap too.

FP Menasor is ugly tiny shite that looks like a spindly skeleton with a bunch of cars strapped to it. Get that sunk cost nonsense outta here.

So everyone who dislikes what you like is sour grapes eh? No wonder this general is always so shit.

>>5921671
At least with cheap crap I waste less money. Then I have more to spend on other toys.

Also Trump's a delusional two-faced madman, not that I live in the US anyways

>>5921650
>>5921679
Also
>they're all the same set of toys
Show me 1 CW combiner pairing (excluding the Autobot repaint waves or the boxsets) that has only six unique molds or less. This is excluding the little Legends guys of course.

The biggest offender is Defensor and Bruticus, sharing a total of 7 unique molds. That's still not "they're all the same set of toys".

Try the fuck again

>>5915479
the fuck is this?
looks really cool

>>5921679

No, people are allowed to like different things. I just get awful secondhand embarrassment when hollow McDonalds toys are even suggested to sit on the same shelf as MP/Third Party level stuff. Even the mediocre Warbotron figures look leaps and bounds better than the tiny, feeble, hollow garbage you try to spruce up with better parts.

You just can't even compare children's toys to adult collectable figures no matter how hard you huff and repeat "just as good". Wait until Maketoys or MMC does a Bruticus and you will still nitpick it to death and grasp at straws because it's more great shit you can't afford.

>>5921685

>Show me thing except* except* except* except* exuding* excluding* don't count* haha you can't I win

Great way to disqualify yourself from participating in an adult conversation.

Also retooling a figure doesn't mean it's a unique toy. This is the reason they look the same, pose the same, and feel the same. They're all engineered the exact same fucking way.

There's nothing wrong with 150$ combiners for children, but please take your plebeian garbage back to /poorfag/.

>>5921722
>muh adult collectables
>muh poorfags
Please fuck off

>>5921722
Holy fuck you're pretentious.
>muh adult collectables haha so much better than you because they're illegal
Gureato fucking jobbo, faggoto.

>>Show me thing except* except* except* except* exuding* excluding* don't count* haha you can't I win
What the flying fuck does this even mean?

>>5921733

Not an argument. Some toys are made to a higher standard with nuances that children and the subhuman impoverished can't appreciate.

Have you seen an ankle title before? It's incredible technology. I could share some pictures of my collection. There's no missing surfaces, no hollow bits, paint everywhere. Maybe it will inspire you to get that job and finally own a quality product.

>>5921735
>ankle title
Is that where the toy's ankle has a title? Sorry, but just because your mom has one attached to her ankle bracelet doesn't mean that toys do.

>>5921737

Did you just seriously throw out a your mom joke. So you're freely admitting you're twelve and defending your birthday present.

What an embarrassment.

>>5921722
>retooling a figure doesn't mean it's a unique toy.
That's exactly what he meant, you tard. He was counting the number of non-retooled, non-reused molds per combiner. By that fucking logic Defensor and Bruticus only share 9 "unique" molds.

Is reading just not your strong suit or what?

>>5921742
They have the exact same level of intelligence and wit as all of your posts combined so I don't see how they're invalid.

>>5919877
That one guy who has a weird way of drawing head and neck proportions, and always draws hair as if it's translucent plastic.

Also he's a war vet, I think.

>>5921744

Subhuman poors aren't entitled to opinions. They are automatically invalid. Less than invalid. They occupy the same universe I exist in. Human trash.

>>5921768
Then why are you posting yours here, silly anon? And why are you stating obvious facts like "I occupy the same universe I exist in"?

>>5921769

Because my collection disqualifies me from subhuman status. Read the post again subhuman.

>>5921776
Your collection of overpriced and illegal overgreebled garbage makes you non-subhuman?

That doesn't make any sense. It's like saying you're have six legs therefore you aren't an insect

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Tell me about Striker Manus. Is this something worth the price?

>>5921780
He's a big guy

>>5921780
That articulation is an instantaneous fucking yes

It's like Classics Prime 100.0

>>5921780
>>5921787
I wonder if they'll release a corresponding trailer

Also, I've heard VT toys (which may be Warbotron under a new name) is working on a CHUG Piranacon, what do you guys think?

>>5921777

>Overpriced

It's no more expensive than official MP products and meets or exceeds such quality.

>Overgreebled

There you go disqualifying your own opinion again. Get out of that habit. The third party market is huge and has everything from blocky and plain G1 stylings to the complex IDW looks and everything in between.

>Illegal

Thank god for that. I like options and third party companies will do so many more designs that HasTak will never do, or if they do, it will be a shitty deluxe figure more hollow than your gaping asshole.

See, adult collector non subhumans such as myself appreciate competition and the utility of the free market so when Takara drops the ball on something we have alternatives rather than lapping up whatever HasTak lays into your greedy little mouth.

But you have no understanding of the issue. It doesn't matter how trash it is, or how hollow or light it feels, or how little paint is on it, your suck that fresh turd right from their asshole.

That is why you are subhuman. It's not like you don't have options, it's that you refuse to take advantage of the market in front of you.

You're like a poor white trash abuse victim. You clutch onto your shitty combiner with all your might trying to make it not look like hot garbage with every bit of floor polish and PE upgrades you can find, but it's all in vain. HasTak laid another turd and you just have to eat it up.

I have choices, I have options, I am loyal to no one. You're just a slave. A poor, subhuman slave. Now get on your knees, open wide, and do the only thing your good for. I'll get the Hasbro logo tattoo'd on my dick so you'll feel right at home.

>>5921780

I don't like the look but he's mechanically great and poses wonderfully.

>>5921798
They very likely will. When has MT ever let us down?

Also
>warbotron
>ever
Ugh

>>5921801
Anon, careful not to cut yourself on that edge. You wouldn't want your mother to see that scar after she's done fucking another BBC.

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So it's an official release of a third party fanfiction?

Oh for fuck's sake. Shattered Glass Masterpieces? (Glassterpieces?) Really? As long as we don't get an MP SG Ravage I'll be happy (or at least if we DO get one I hope it's released as the Ravage redeco SG Ravage's colours were cribbed from). Fuck Walky and his shitty sense of humour.

>>5922018

Had to do something with those unsold Eva Primes I guess.

>>5922038

>400+ american dollars for a gimmick novelty

WHAT WERE THEY THINKING

>>5922041

You'd figure they'd at least learn their lesson with those chinese horoscope releases.

>>5921801
tl;dr

Someone earlier mentioned that Cynicus was going for crazy prices now so I thought I'd mention that TFSource just put up a preorder for another batch of him. I assume other retailers might do so soon too.

>>5921780
Cross Dimension is gonna be that line people will be kicking themselves for not getting in on at the beginning.

>>5922048
YotH Red Wine Prime is the best colour scheme he's ever had.

>>5922357
BBTS put him up last night, got my preorder in then. It's crazy, this will be the third run of the regular issue color (not even counting the con special color), I can't remember any other single 3rd party release needing 3 runs because it kept selling out?

>>5922388
I'm curious if he's really that popular or if the production runs were relatively small.

>>5922388
>bought a used one months ago for new price

Well fuck. I hope they re-run Spartan at least. I want to pick one up.

>>5922416
Thats a good question, is there any way to find out what the numbers were?

>>5922428
I know people used to try to preorder 9000 items on BBTS and then the system would refuse and then show the max allowed, giving you an idea. Not sure if that reliable. Plus, it's only one store.

Either way, I doubt MMC is going to mention it, unless they do sometime like sell a million of them and have a little celebration.

I'm kinda curious in general to know the sales and production sizes of third party toys. We only ever really know about the limited-run ones where the run size is mentioned. And even with those, some sell out fast, others move slowly.

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Mightron vs Despotron?

>>5922428
>>5922433

The only time I've ever heard anything relating to 3P production numbers was a youtuber talking to a guy who worked in the toy making business that dealt with 3P stuff, stating that a lot of companies produce around 1000 units per run and most things get one run.

>>5922437
Wait for the infinitely superior takara version.

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Mover over MMC and Bad Cube

X-transbot entering the Trailbreaker Wars

>>5922443
Aw yeah, my nigga hoist.

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>>5922437

I own Despotron. My own thoughts on him are, lets see....

>His knee ratchets, the first 3 on both knees, are grinded a bit? Not sure if this will be an issue later on or not
>Right thigh swivel is super tight. It's loosened a bit with some working but still a lot tighter than the left
>Looks fucking gorgeous, or so I think. Love the proportions
>Joints are overall fairly tight on mine
>Kind of have to watch your hand when you pose him, I wouldn't want to put too much pressure on his skirt flaps, which, coupled with mine's really tight thigh swivel, makes it really hard to turn that one thigh
>I feel like his side ratchets for the legs could be a bit beefier, the forward/back ones feel super solid, but the side could've been as solid for me

>>5922438
1000 seems reasonable, which also makes a lot of the so-called "limited run" stuff a bit funny given that they announce them as "only" having 500 to 1500 made.

>>5922462

It sounds reasonable if you take it as a whole. Then you realize a bunch are shipped off to fuck who knows where in Dingleberry, China, and anything popular becomes very hard to find, very fast.

>>5922357
>>5922388
>$10 less than the con repaint
I mean, I understand why, but I'd just spring for the one in stock now.

>>5922041
I'm pretty sure the 400 dollar part is what did it.

>>5921798

When they do, it'd better also be a powermaster armor. Can you imagine what that shit would be like?

Also, armor set for Megatron that beefs him up similarly, and gives him a tank altmode.

>>5922433
Not the other anon but I tried that way back when he first came out and it would show the max as 250, no idea if thats accurate though or just something BBTS does.

>>5922533
Yeah, 250 might just be a hard limit per customer. People were using that technique more so in order to see how close something was to selling out (which would mean it was sub-250) more than to test to see how much BBTS had in total.

>>5922539
BBTS put that limit in a couple of years ago.

I suspect it was because so many people started using them as placeholder preorders and sticking them with alot of unsaleable stock.

>>5922462
As the price climbs linearly, demand seems to fall exponentially. You're talking a fandom that couldn't handle $12 deluxes. What do you think the market is for a $100+ 3rd party toy?

>>5922610
I'm not sure how much overlap there is, but I feel like a lot of the people complaining about prices of official stuff are also the people paying out the ass for third party stuff.

But, all the same, I also think 99% of the people complaining about prices still buy it all anyway.

What combiners do the best job integrating gestalt parts into the component robots? Is there anything like G1 Liokaiser where the hands and feet are built in?

What about ones with torso bots that have the combiner head/chestplate built in?

>>5922700
Speaking of Liokaiser, TFC's version of him does a pretty good job, with the only parts not fully integrated being the fists. The set comes with two pairs. One do not store, and the others can convert to guns that are storable.

>>5922700

There's usually some effort involved to hang or integrate parts into most modes. Most are a mixed bag. MMC's Razerclaw made a valiant attempt at keeping the crotch armor bits attached throughout all modes even if its finicky as fuck to get to combined mode. Usually you still need to partsform them on even if they store or hide somewhere. The only completely integrated gestalt is Hulkie. Fists still sort of hung off the back of the bots but not-hook's crane split in half and folded over to become the devastator chest shield.

UT's combiners and TFC typically don't give a shit about storage or integration and just throw you a lump of parts.

>>5922795
>TFC typically don't give a shit about storage

My only experience with them is Hercules and Hades and both store their parts really well. But I don't know about their other combiners.

>>5922443
>MMC
>BadCube
>FansToys
>Takara (will be revealed this weekend)
XTB on suicide watch.

>>5919877

Fred Perry, I think.

>>5922018

Shattered Glass wasn't fan fiction.

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Mmmmmmmmm

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>>5923409
He's really good.

New thread >>5915225

>>5923453
>>5923451