Third party Transformers general: CNY Drought edition

>>6132451
>IF Shadow Tengu might be a casualty of CYN

Sorry but what is CYN?

>>6132451
>IF Shadow Tengu might be a casualty of CYN
>Same with Master Made Destruction Scorpion.

What?

>>6132467
>>6132469
Chinese New Year. Shipping and sales stop for about a week or so and nothing moves.

What are the best boots for megatron? Dx9, ariel lemon and another option esist, i just want some good boots to make him more stable, hands would be awesome too.

>>6132575
Thanks anon. I feel a bit better now

>>6132239
>GCI got into some shit a while back with MMC for selling below MSRP and had to find a new distributor.

Man fuck MMC.

>>6132644

Fuck people trying to control a market. Competition is supposed to be a good thing, not a fucking racket.

>>6132705
this is capitalism, you don't want competitors, you want profits!

>>6132451
>IF Shadow Tengu might be a casualty of CYN
GCI Toys has Shadow Tengu in stock.
I assume the regular retailers will have it today or tomorrow.

>>6132948
Chosen prime has shadow tengu in stock as well.

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TF5 Legion Two-Pack Optimus Prime & Megatron
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TF5 Legion Hound
TT5 Legion Drift
TF5 Legion Two-Pack Hot Rod & Cogman
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TF5 Legion Grimlock
TF5 Legion Strafe
TF5 Legion Battle Ship
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>>6133004
Wrong thread?

>>6132644
Might not be MMC but the case of its distributors.

MMC wouldn't care because in the end they're still getting that money in their pockets, but competitors won't like that.

Just a headsup, there's a second rerun of Kultur up. TCP has it up. it's set for march.

>>6133140
Still waiting for the first run from TCP to ship

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I just got Kultur in the mail and set him against Tarn's concept art. He's actually a lot better than I expected. The shoulders have a good range with one big soft detent joint and one massive ball joint - you can snug them up to make them look like one coherent piece or just fling them out any which way. His shoulders are a pain in the ass to draw as anything other than straight down or forward, so I was really surprised at how well they bend and look decent doing it.

The cannons can rotate, which I didn't expect. I don't actually mind the tread pieces at the back of the calves, though I wish they had a more solid lock. (Are the lower knee joints supposed to lock into the shin piece? I can't get them to do it.) The crotch is a bit odd in how it doesn't taper from front to back, and I notice his feety flaps pull themselves off the hinges. I don't see myself opening them often, but still. The only major disappointment is his mask, but I expect the Shapeways people to be breaking out their calipers right about now.

The comic was hilarious.
>Tarn disguises himself as Tarn, but red
>HOW DID YOU KNOW IT WAS I, TARN

So, FansToys' Sovereign is great and all but
I just saved my house from what would have been a successful home invasion with him.

I absolutely cannot praise this figure enough
Some jackass snuck into my home through my unlocked door when I took my dog out to the bathroom.
Lo and behold I find the fuck making his way back towards the entrance after I cleaned my pup up in the kitchen.

I wasn't sure if this guy was armed or anything but the fact that he was in my house uninvited really blew a fuse
The first thing I did was tell him to get the fuck out of my house and I grabbed the first thing I could reach
Sovereign, sitting right there on a table at the end of the hallway that leads to my front door
Grabbed Sovereign and immediately chucked it right at that fuck's head.
This figure is heavy as fuck and must have dazed him because he made a mad almost belligerent dash towards the door and ran out.

Sovereign may have saved my life
I'll have to get a new one because most of the plastic bits on the back broke off but man
This is one lovely figure.

And no, the idiot didn't take anything, he must have just gotten there a little before I got back.

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>>6133547
>The comic was hilarious.
I love the little comics all the Reformatted toys come with. I wish they were all digitally uploaded.

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I know this figure is somewhat divisive since it's an undersized ko and its competition (PE) is a huge new mold, but I love the size/improvements so I'm hype af

>>6133605
I am also excited for it. It's not out is it?

>>6133605
Oh I didn't realize it was so small, but I still have no interest in the PE.

The bot mode looks ok, but why the fuck did they make the ape face look so retarded. At this point I think PE is actively trying to make shitty alt-modes.

>>6133579

Pics of the heroic Not-Galvatron or your story is fake.

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>>6133547

Also, fuck you for actually getting a preorder in.

I want this fucker so badly. And my birthday is coming up.

I'm gonna be Decepticon gestapo leaderless for my b-day. Feels bad, man.

>>6133579
Was he black?
I bet he was black.

>>6133668
I was hoping to have Kultur by my birthday which was yesterday but because of MMC's delays I am also leaderless for my b-day. I did at least get a preorder in though.

>someone listed a $350 Kultur on eBay last night
>it's gone now

Fuck people are retarded.

>>6133605
It's perfect for an Autobots/Maximal leader display, and that's all I ask of it. I'd have loved articulated fingers and better articulation overall, but it'll do.

>>6133675
Desperation is a helluva drug.

>>6133075
>Might not be MMC but the case of its distributors.
>MMC wouldn't care because in the end they're still getting that money in their pockets,

No, MMC is different, they set the MSRP for their product. Even in ching chong land where 3rd party stuff is normally 30-40% cheaper, MMC stuff is still $100 plus and apparently, they are very adamant about retailers maintaining the price point they set.

Apparently, another retailer (who will remain nameless) wasn't happy with the competition and turned GCI in.

>>6133679
>Apparently, another retailer (who will remain nameless)
It was BBTS wasn't it.

>>6133579
This story is fun, but not as fun as if you had saved yourself with a not-Megatron in gun mode.

Still. Fun.

>>6133579
Oh, also, I'd be tempted to email FansToys with the story to see if they'd hook you up with a replacement/parts, for use of the story as ad copy.

FANSTOYS SOVEREIGN! G1 ACCURATE LEONARD NIMOY AND HEROIC DEFENDER OF YOUR HOUSE!

>>6133579
That's fucking amazing. I always wondered if someone ever managed to defend themselves with a TF and now I know.

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>>6133677

Yeah in my opinion the only thing standing between this figure and "perfection" are fully articulated fingers and a show accurate beast face.

>>6133682
>It was BBTS wasn't it.
Nope, not this time.

What are the Must Have 3P to get? Assume you have a budget of $500 USD

>>6133771
>What are the Must Have 3P to get?
Thats very subjective man, and there is a ton to choose from.

If you prefer G1 stuff, go with Fans Toys. If you prefer IDW stuff, go with MMC. IF you want the most bang for your $500 and dont care about scale or aesthetic, go with Iron Factory, they wont disappoint.

>>6133771

What are you looking for? What size figures do you like? Do you like G1 only? IDW? CHUG? Do you like anything as long as it's a TF?

Depending on your answers, that $500 probably won't buy you a full figure (lol 3P combiners), or could buy you 4-8+ figures.

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>>6133547
Can you twist the guns around so the barrel faces the ceiling or will the tread on the shoulder block it? I saw you can mount the entire piece on his back in pic related like the comic. I don't know what it is about the spacing of the guns but it looks extremely awkward compared to the art. That is my biggest beef with him.

>>6133579
Post proofs. Send to Fanstoys.

>>6133771

There is no "must have" since there is so much stuff all over the place. Nothing is perfect, and one person's grail is a pile of shit to another. It's all down to what you're interested and what you would like. There are plenty well made figures to choose from though.

>>6133547
Who did you buy from? I pre-ordered one but haven't heard anything about it being shipped yet.

>>6133771
FT Sovereign, it'll protect your home

>>6133787
>>6133822

I like both but prefer CHUG or Iron Factory's scale. G1 is cool, MP I feel very neutral about. I guess what >>6133853
said im just looking for the best made and most bang for your buck TF to play abd do dioramas with.

>>6133866
PlanetSteelExpress. I was late to realize he went up for preorder and that was the only place that still had him. Free shipping too. Got there on a tip by another anon here, so much thanks to that guy.

>>6133853
You can mount the entire piece 'upside-down' so the guns are facing up, or else you can take the guns out of the piece and mount the piece the 'right' way down, and mount the guns facing up. Either way, you need to tilt them outwards a bit to avoid hitting the treads. You need to tilt the guns out a little more with the second option as opposed to the first. The hole on the forearm is actually a rectangular shape so you have to unpeg the mount, then put it back in the other way, no twisting.

I think it looks better in person than in stock photos, but that's all opinion.

>>6133905

MMC's Hexatron is a very good place to start. One of the best 3P figures out there.

>>6133905
For CHUG, MMC Hexatron is a winner. If you are ok with IDW MMC Carnifex.

>>6133965

Not too many companies doing a more traditional look anymore since almost everyone grabbed their shit and bum-rushed the MP train at the same time.

The closest a company that I think got the closest to CHUG "style" was early Toyworld with their Throttlebot combiner. You can find component guys there for really cheap, like Searchlight and they aren't even bad.


We have a lot of stylized remakes from the likes of Maketoys and Fansproject. I would recommend the Cross Dimension line since they're fun and playable, while being distinctly different takes. Maketoys Manga Mech trio fit the bill pretty nicely too but they are mostly comic accurate. Retailers always have the Deluxe insecticon trio on sale and they're pretty fun to mess with.

Planet X has the Fall of Cybertron games covered fairly well if that extends into CHUG. Most of their releases are fairly strong. Grimlock is excellent and their two recent releases are great too.

MMC has some strong releases if you like their style. Their Impactor mold, The DJD trio, and Strika are great. Carnifex is huge and expensive but he's technically in scale and extremely well made.

Perfect Effect is hit and miss. Warden is a great robot, maybe one of the best, and not much else. Their upcoming Primal might be a return to form after the build quality problems of their recent figure releases.

As far as combiners go I would throw TFC's Seacons, MMC Feral Rex, UT Ordin, and both Generation Toy and Toyworld Devastators in there for different reasons. I couldn't recommend Ordin though. The individual bots save for Troll don't hold up. Everyone else has fairly solid stand alone members. Maketoys and Fansproject Combiners might be too out there to be "chug" but their teams go great with Cross Dimension stuff.

At Legends scale IF can't be beat. Most of their recent stuff has been fantastic and you really can't go wrong if you like the look of something. DX9 might catch your eye with recent things though.

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>>6134004

fug I meant

>>6133905

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>>6132451
Post characters you love who will never get a kick ass 3p update

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>>6134034

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>>6134034
So cool, but I doubt we'll see much love for non-show BW characters

>>6134041
I could never find Polar Claw in shops, and then of all things I found one of his parts in a Goodwill as a kid. Got curious, started digging around in the bin I found the part... and literally every part was there other than his missile. I put it all together, and they gave it to me for a dollar. Literally best day as a kid.

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>>6134041
He's still a surprisingly solid figure even today. Although I've considered trying to add some extra articulation, but I don't want to butcher him if things go wrong.

I'd love to see some figures of the beast formers from Sins of the Wreckers though.

>>6133675
Now I'm thinking about selling mine.

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>>6134063
Haha, while looking up see if anyone had made a custom Polar Claw I found pic related. Marvelous.

>>6134009
Which one is that?

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>>6134041
I'd settle for Powerhug

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ITT: We post official toys that are better than all their 3rd party alternatives. I'll start.

>>6134126
Ugly back due to an obsessive need to have the g1 limb layout

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>>6134126

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>>6134126

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>>6134126
warbotron is trash.

>>6134140
Doesn't count homo it still uses third party feet and hands.

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>>6134126
Better and more accurate than FP/TW yet 1/3 the price.

>>6133579
Pics or it didn't happen

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>>6134126
>>6134171
I can post a Hasbro one.

>>6134140
>>6134162
These aren't wrong but only the Hasbro version. The Takara ones are garbage.

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>>6134182
pfffffffffffffffftthahahahahaha

Are there any TF relatdd cons worth going to? I git the dosh and im looking to spend a week out of town, use up so e if that vacation time.

>>6134171
>>6134179
>>6134182
>>6134185
boys boys let's not bring /tfg/'s retardation here too

>>6134185
>cherrypicking something that most people won't even pay attention to
Enjoy your QC-ticus garbage!

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>>6134191
>QC-ticus
>when Takara literally remolded Vortex's port just so it wouldn't break like Hasbro's

>>6134203
And they also made Blast Off a Headmaster, made sure Vortex got helicopter blade swords, turned Onslaught into a swirly blue plastic mess that can't function in combiner mode without flopping over, and in general gave the entire thing some of the worst colorschemes ever known to man.

But hey, it's certified weebnese so it must be good!

>>6134205
>And they also made Blast Off a Headmaster, made sure Vortex got helicopter blade swords,
both of these are easily avoided as long as you don't have ham hands. Still beats poop Slingshot and breaking grey Alpha Bravo any day of the week.

>turned Onslaught into a swirly blue plastic mess that can't function in combiner mode without flopping over
Not true. Try again hasbrocuck.

>some of the worst colorschemes ever known to man
How? By actually giving them paint? LOL

>>6134212
>muh hamhands
>n-n-not true b-by the w-w-way!
>m-m-muh paint!
Is that all you have to say? Pathetic. I was expecting more from such a daring shitposter.

>>6134189
Seriously. Don't be retards and get baited by one annoying faggot like in every one of those threads.

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that fucking head flap. Who sat down and thought that was ok? Is that even Ox style?

>>6134250

Which one is this?

>>6134253
toyworld

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>>6134250

I have no idea who Toyworld's audience is

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So I found this on weibo

>>6134250
That doesn't look good.

>>6134286
does he turn into a radio?

>>6134358
Not sure, but looking at the shoulders, it reminds me of his WFC v2 design that shows up in the comics (it ends up adding cannons in his shoulders similar to the one's in that pic)

>>6134286
That is over six years old. It dates back to when PE was just rolling out their Reflector team, hence why he shares their rifles.

>>6134286
this is ancient

so IF not sixshot is out in singapore, it'll probably be a few more weeks for it to hit everywhere else i guess

>>6132451
nice

>>6134542
>so IF not sixshot is out in singapore, it'll probably be a few more weeks for it to hit everywhere else i guess
>>6132948
>GCI Toys has Shadow Tengu in stock.
>>6132971
>Chosen prime has shadow tengu in stock as well.

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Need hands for this guy, do the UFO prime ones work? because I'm not finding any other options.

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Anybody know where i can get these from? Apparently they are out in various places.

>>6135088
Not third party but TF Source and BBTS have had them up for pre-order for a while.

Thinking about picking up the red one to pair with my Diabattles V2

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>>6135090

Looks like Big Bad Toy Store have got em in apparently. Amazon Japan are getting them in soon (28th) and it looks fairly cheap. They have discounts on the V2 Space Type aswell for preordering.

Also check this

>>6135088
>>6135120
I really like these, especially that APC, but they seem pretty pricey for what they are. Eh.

>>6135123

Yeah that being the issue. But I've wanted some powered armours in suits for ages.

Plus I'm looking to see how people do it so i can make my own...

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>feet and gun are swirly gray plastic

Why MT?! WHY?!

>>6135182
why does it have that reissue Rocky Horror smile?

>>6135182
They must have hit 'stroke' while aiming for 'smirk'.

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>>6135202

Because it's an extra face plate, and smirks are popular.

>>6134250
He's more visually interesting than MT's offering and I like how his feet look more solid (MT's look kinda thin and just look like they have panels loosely hanging off of them) but I really don't like the overdone decals in alt mode or the Megatron abs. Also, looks like a his forearms have noticable gaps in bot mode where the fists flip out (how do we have TFs at MP scale, in this day and age, that can't utilize the tried and true panel cover method for flip out fists?) and while the feet look more like solid chunks, the upper calves now look skinny with window panels trying to fill in the space.

Still gonna pass on this guy.

Let's see, so far we have
- GT offering an interesting CHUG design in MP scale, thus resulting in an identity crisis
- MT offering up a nice intuitive transformation but a design that is so slavishly G1 animation model that it has even less detail than your standard MP
- TW offering MP scale with too many sponsoship decals, questionable aesthetic, shitty forearms, and Megatron abs

How do we have 3 third party Jazz figures that have all missed the mark?

I guess I'm just gonna stick to Takara Jazz for CHUG since 3rd party seem to have no interest in CHUG Jazz and wait on FT to eventually do an MP since they're so far the only 3rd party that knows how to strike that balance of animation accuracy and toyetic detail that makes a good MP figure and we know Takara ain't moving on Jazz anytime soon...

>>6135182
they should stop using that face in all the promo shots because it sucks and the neutral face is really good.

>>6135373
>- MT offering up a nice intuitive transformation but a design that is so slavishly G1 animation model that it has even less detail than your standard MP

The MP line is going towards super heavy cartoon accuracy now though, so it fits with the newer stuff.

>>6135373
>and we know Takara ain't moving on Jazz anytime soon...

Just like we suddenly saw a bunch of 3P Megs and Inferno's and then MP's of both of those dropped?

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The guy that runs GCI toys is a fuckin cock waffle.

>>6135539
>Scalping KO's

Jesus.

>>6135539
what ever floats his boat but I ain't paying 350 for a knockoff when he brags about scalping

>>6135539

I can't even tell what that is.

>>6135539
>>6135571
>>6135590
>I don't know what sarcasm is.

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>>6135539
>The guy that runs GCI toys is a fuckin cock waffle.
He's jokeing. The stock in that picture is already sold. He's got nothing to scalp even if he wanted to.

>>6135611
well then, 145 is a bit better

>>6134130
>being triggered by a figure's back

>>6134250
As someone who prefers real world car accuracy and 80's toy aesthetics, I do like this, but I admit I'm hardpressed to actually buy it.On the bright side, it'll probably get decently cheap so I might buy it then.

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I wish we could get some news on MMC Beta.
I want another good Drift toy.

>>6134126
What Megs is this?

>>6135673
it's a fair complaint. i don't care for messy areas of kibble either.
i say that because the only thing that validates his complaint is the fact that i have the same one. so don't you dare tell me that my opinion does not matter.

nigger.

>>6135725

Isn't Gcreations making an IDW Drift too?

>>6135740
Prowl. No drift that I know of.

>>6135725
That's the MP. I think.

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>>6135756

I found it.

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Here's hoping TFC is actually making a Magmatron.

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Don't be shit don't be shit don't be shit

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pls don't be shit

>>6135799
Ugh, unless it looks like that. I dont usually care for bio-organic. I'd rather realistic dinos or completely robotic ones.

>>6135813
I'd love more 3P Beast Wars, but a lot of the ones I want are updates of toy only characters from the first two years, and I don't think any 3P beast has attempted actual fur/scale stylings. Like Polar Cla, dammit. That said, I think the official BW MPs have opened up the option of doing those organic textures as paint rather than sculpting.

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>>6135799
I'd rather the IDW pre-organic version, but after Leonidas and Xerxes, I doubt any 3P is in any hurry to jump back into them.

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>>6135801
>>6135803
I actually kinda prefer the look of this Optimal Optimus than the other 3rd Party version also in the making.

This does raise the question: Is it better to get as accurate to the source material as possible, or to try and make it look good and functional as possible (even though these two points aren't mutually exclusive)?

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>>6135801
>>6135803
>don't be shit
>Perfect Effect
>not an upgrade, but a figure

Anon, I...I'm sorry. But you've got no hope, judging by their past figures.

>>6135799
A Magmatron with wrists and ankles would be amazing.

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>>6135825
>Polar Claw
Man. I wish. I would kill for a SotW style Polar Claw.

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>>6135844

But this guy is big enough and chunky enough not to be completely fucked. He doesn't parts form into a billion bits and just needs to clip his gun into his hand.

On the other hand I've owned Aranea. How do you take a GOAT design and fuck it up so bad?

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handsome af

>>6135725
I want news on that too but for the Wing figure that goes with him, really looking forward to having more sword-wielding characters.

>>6135725
>>6135782
Why is everyone doing the early IDW Drift, I want the mtmte thigh-master version.

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>>6135891
Empire of Stone Drift please and thank you.

>>6135801
Looks less retarded than Leonidas, but his monkey face looks really really bad.

>>6135895
And if we're talking comic version, would someone make a fucking modern Ratchet?? Jfc.

>>6135895
Yeah that one, I would kill (or pay great amounts of money) for that version.

>>6135904
And we desperately need this too.

>liking IDW

It's literally the Transfan equivalent of gamers who think Undertale is any good.

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>>6135891
Mtmte Drift is a good ass design.

>>6135914
That's nice anon.

>>6135916
I'm starting to doubt we'll ever get a figure of this version though, delicious as those thighs are.

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Anybody else have high hopes for this thing?
I don't know shit about Overwatch but I like the look of this guy.
(Not technically a Transformer but I think it fits the thread.)

>>6135914
Oh hey it's the Kmart thread shitposter.

>>6135935
>Anybody else have high hopes for this thing?
pretty interested in it but I have no idea what the quality will be

>>6135935
yeah will know more about this guy? or is this literally all we got so far?

Also have any 3PayPal guys done anything from armada?

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>>6135088

>>6135782
Very inconsistent IDW, I like it, but I don't

Do you guys think we will see MT Contact Shot before the drought starts? I thought I was supposed to be released back in November. :'(

>>6135844
Warden was really well made. They did it once so hopefully they can do it again.

>>6135801
This looks like some anime-fied version. Not sure if I like it.

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>>6135839

That's kind of the question between GT and Gcreaitons Prime too. Different strokes different folks. If you don't make it accurate you better make it stand on its own and good looking.

>>6135902
I actually really like it with paint. Its not accurate at all but it is a well sculpted gorilla mug.

>>6136225
After dropping $200 on what was supposed to be the "fixed" xerxes, they are going to have a hard time convinceing me to buy another figure.

>>6135935
>saying things I don't want to hear is shitposting

The easily offended gamer, mad I slammed some poorly-written game with Commodore 64 graphics, made to appeal to fans of that piece of shit Earthbound.

I dread to think of how bad your heart attack will be if I said Milo sucks 5 dicks a day and that Zoe did nothing wrong.

>comparing some nobody dumping a crying beta male to Nixon's illegal activities

>>6135914

How could you even use the term 'literally' in a simile?
You retard.

>>6136541
Which one was that?

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>>6136589
Black Leonidas repaint.

Supposedly they fixed all the issues with Leonidas with the Xerxes repaint, but its still a floppy POS.

>>6136562

I love how hard this person is trying but they don't even realize that gators and people who like a Undertale are two completely opposite groups

>>6136541

I'm obviously waiting for reviews, but I liked all of the figures I've bought from them, just seems like they botched specifically the Leonidas mold really hard. This one seems like it could go either way, cause it's also big, but it's not shaped anything like Leonidas so it will have bigger joints, etc.

But yeah I have their Reflector, Arcee, and Fort Max and they're all good figures in my opinion so if they can replicate that level of quality and I'll be happy

I just hope I can find a review that isn't made by someone in the middle of trying to convince themselves that they like it lol. I remember all the Leonidas reviews at first were people like saying all of these sort of halfhearted sounding positive things while handling what was clearly a floppy mess lol

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>>6135839
But the other one is so smol though. Like it literally looks like they took the original figure, scaled it down and add a few new features, like ankle tilts, toe joints, thigh swivels, and retracting cannons. They couldn't even be bothered to make the hands better.

>>6135803
I feel like the head sizes are mismatched, but otherwise looks great.

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

Not Thunderwing

>>6136611
I hope the KO would end up being on-par.

I don't mind the non-QC issues because I love how it looks (and there's no good alternative for Leo whatsoever), but fuck paying more than $80.

>>6136944
I like the two bot modes but that is an ugly ass space jet

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Just got my shipping notice for this guy. Master Made's shit is the fucking best.

>>6136992
Notice from where?

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Today was a good day.

>>6136947
The KO is being made by Neoart, they make good shit

>>6137115

Get some pics up of Titanika! So i can dream about Roadbuster actually coming out one day ;'(

>>6137121
I haven't bought anything yet, but I've heard good things yeah.

I gotta get their Talon eventually, don't feel like forking $100 Canadian for the last Feral Rex component + add-on head set.

>>6135782

Are those all going to be MP scale or bigger?

>>6135826

I liked Leonidas, mine was solid, why does it get so much hate?

>>6137185

Because most of them were floppy shit and easily breakable, going by most reviews.

>>6137189

Guess I got lucky...

>>6137190

Pretty much, yeah.

Alright, so, at least 5 parts of the Not-Seacon's from TFC are in at BBTS from the looks of things. Which means someone here probably has at least 5 of these dudes.

Anyone got a full Not-Piranacon to report on how good/bad it is? Any faults? Issues? Etc?

Here is me rambling about titanika a little bit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIhgtuAH30A

>>6137209
No actual physical or common qc issues, its probably one of the most stable combiners. The scramble city and target master gimmick is done perfectly, none of the forms have suffered with them tackling both aspects.

The only thing is its pretty hard to get it to hold a member in gun mode with one arm, its possible but just a tad difficult. Though Not-Tentakill is coming with a add on kit to make the arm and elbow lock into place.

Would recommend.

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IF Six Shot scale.

I wish I had Overlord....

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>>6137323

>>6137323
chimungmung has Evillord in stock. It's less than American retailers, but you'll pay for the shipping from China.

>>6137325
>>6137323

Post a pic of all your IF stuff

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"gun" mode.

>>6137341
>chimungmung has Evillord in stock
Ill wait for a US retailer to get some. I'm sure they will run him again.

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>>6137345
>Post a pic of all your IF stuff


Ok, gimme a sec.

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>>6137345
Six gun and slammer the weakest with slammer being slight better of the two. Blaster is good, but nothing special. The rest are varying shades of great to fantastic. My favorites are the Datsun brothers, followed by Scoponok who is one of my all time favorite 3p figures.

>>6137111
Lunar Toy Store. They always have nice early bird preorder discounts for Master Made stuff.

>>6137380
nice collection man
whats your opinion on the drift/deadlock set compared to the others from IF?

>>6137380

I'm stealing what you did with Blizzard and never giving credit.

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>>6137419
>whats your opinion on the drift/deadlock set compared to the others from IF?
I like them a lot. They look fantastic in bot mode, but their alt modes are straight up space wedges. I only have 2 real complaints, 1, the shoulders are a little limited by the armor, and 2. I wish they had more 5mm ports.


>>6137526
>I'm stealing what you did with Blizzard and never giving credit.
Go for it.
Ok so this is "wolf mode".

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>>6137535
Tank mode.

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>>6137540
Car mode. The directions for the shoulders in this mode are wrong, although its easy to figure out how they are supposed to go.

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>>6137541
The front end is too bulky for the front wheels to touch the ground.

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>>6137546

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>>6137535

To be fair early drift was just a space wedge.

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>>6137548
Space ship mode.

>>6137551
I wish their Drift was closer to that, I really like the shape of that thing.

>>6137552
The first review on youtube, TCP one, said there was some issues in the gun pegging onto the wedge of the wing in spaceship mode. Any issues with yours?

>>6137380
What are the cannons you've got on Smokescreen?

>>6137380
btw are the hip sliders too tight?
i've read some complaints bout that and needing to sand down the peg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiYaEyzmAy4
skip to 11:50

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>>6137552
Pretty all the alt modes minus space ship are pretty mediocre, buts always been that way with six shot. Buy it for the robot mode, not the alt modes.

>>6137564
damn, it's still not in malaysia
hopefully i can get it before the CNY holidays
the bot mode looks fantastic

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>>6137556
>there was some issues in the gun pegging onto the wedge of the wing in spaceship mode. Any issues with yours?

Yes, I forgot to mention that, one likes to pop off. Im betting after the male parts gets a coat of future it will be fine.

>>6137557
>What are the cannons you've got on Smokescreen?
They came with Master Made Trypticon.

>>6137560
>btw are the hip sliders too tight?
Not on mine, but the shoulders are real bitch to transform. This part doesn't like to stay in place when you rotate the shoulders for transformation.

>>6137557
>What are the cannons you've got on Smokescreen?
The little black ones came with MMC Talon I think.

>>6137380
>shields on blitzwings front as cattle catchers

Holy shit that looks so much better

>>6135801
> Megatron alternate head when?

>>6137564

Do the feet/cockpit tab together or is it another IF Blitzwing

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>>6138721
>Do the feet/cockpit tab together
The feet peg together, and thats about the only thing that does.

Is DX9 Hanzo worth it or should I wait 10 years for Fanstoys/GCreations?

>>6138676
Preorder bonus for you.

CW MEGATRON ARTICULATED HANDS, ARE THERE ANY?!?

>>6139216
DX9 kit has them.

>>6137380
>>6137535
>>6137540
>>6137541
>>6137546
>>6137548
>>6137552
>>6137564
>>6138728


What is the best 3P Sixshot? Everyone says Terminus Hexatron but he looks kind of overdetailed and chunky to me in an unfun way. Plus I'm not sure I can find one at a reasonable price point anymore?

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>>6139627
>unfun
Hexatron is pretty much the definition of fun, though.

Anyway, if you want less detailed, the DX9 is probably alright. Personally, he looks underdetailed and chunky in an unfun way. But to each their own.

I'm banking that the IF one is going to be pretty great. I had gotten their Windsaber a while ago and I just got their Arcee today, and those are great. Depends on if you like Legends scale, though.

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>>6139627

If you want a CHUG one, MMC's Hexatron.

If you want a Legends-sized one, IF's.

If you want a MP style one, one of the MP ones.

Best overall is probably up to individual taste seeing that there is a developing range of 3P Sixshot's to choose from. Personally though, I think Hexatron is the best. But again, all up to taste.

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>>6139645

Just a little word of warning about the IF Arcee, the pink backpack is held on to the lil' white part by glue. I found this out the hard way, when it just popped off my Arcee's back.

I still need to get some superglue or something to fix it, since it doesn't hold on without glue apparently. Though just keeping it slotted into the white part holds it well enough for messing around.

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>>6139701
I appreciate the warning. I'm planning on getting their Nightbird and probably Elita 1 as well.

>>6139578
dx9 kit had feet and cannon bits, no hands that I've seen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-JSw5vYWLM

Have a Maketoy's Downbeat review.

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One set of weapons confirmed for Striker Noir

>>6140223
Eesh. The video and audio quality on that review is just awful.

>>6140377

Looks like someone just reposted the video from the ching chong equivalent of youtube but did so with a potato tier cam corder.

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>>6134126
>No Neck
>Shit tons of gaps in sides and top of torso you can't see from dead on picture
> incredibly hollow legs
>rounded little baby fingers/hands

No thanks.

>>6135182
Other than not looking terribly great, what exactly is wrong with that plastic?

>>6140398
Not this meme again.

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So I know I'm going to have to pay a hell of a late tax on this guy, but before I go through with it, does anyone have any comments on Hyper Novae?

I really liked the RtS Optimus Mold, so having an improved version of that mold that's a character with no toys that also has giant angel wings is something that really appeals to me. Are there any issues anyone had with him? Any articulation weaknesses or other problems that would ruin him?

>>6140422
Articulation is incredibly limited.
Hes deluxe scale, so keep that in mind.

Is WeiJiang working on a Megatron the size of MPP-10 Prime and what is word on the Soundwave KO

>>6140422
At this point I don't think he would be worth the late comers tax. Novae was fairly expensive even by 3P standards at the time, especially for his size. If you can get him for less than retail, then sure go for it but he isn't worth $200+ for a 4 year old figure.

His articulation is severely lacking, so don't expect to have him in any crazy poses. He also had issues with parts being to tight so people were having issues with breakage.

I'm hoping MT will revisit the character and release another version of him under the cross dimension line, as apart from his unique design Novae doesn't hold a candle to the newer MT stuff.

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He's really not that big next to voyagers tho. Also the guaranteed repaints were finally announced. Shame they don't come with new weapons.

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I'm digging the jet mode though.

>>6140602
>bitey mandible jet
I like it.

>>6140602
>>6140600
>>6140594
Why the hell did they use a black back ground? I cant tell what the hell is what in these photos.

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Have some six shot pics.

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>>6140662

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>>6140669

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>>6140674

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>>6140677

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>>6140600
His size is really disappointing.

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>>6140683

just got my Shadow Tengu. any tips on sliding the waist forward or back? I don't want to force it or apply to much pressure and snap a wing off

>>6140697
>sliding the waist forward or back
Um, im 99% sure the waist doesn't slide man....

It rotates left and right if thats what your talking about.

>>6140719

It slides Forward and back above the crotchplate

>>6140719
it does slide forward and back, I just unscrewed it Xacto'ed a little plastic and works like a charm.

>>6140594
What is this? Sauce?

>>6140398
>he says, while posting maketoys shit

>>6140918
>I like fiddly overcomplicated shit that looks nothing like the character it's homaging with shit """""cybertronian""""" alt modes

lol nah

>>6140756

Planet X's two part WFC Not-Trypticon.

Just got my IF sixshot, the first one had a hairline crack on the knee joint, had to exchange for a new one

Why have there been no attempts at updating Galaxy Force Starscream, downscaled Galaxy Force master galvatron or anyone else from galaxy force?

I would love a weijiang galaxy force line, starscream, galvatron and optimus at least deserve updates, if not the lion arm bots too.

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>>6141346
Maketoys has teased that they are working on a new GF Starscream. Although a bit chunky, I think the original voyager is still a pretty good Screamer. Definitely My favorite toy of Screamer.

>downscaled Master Galvatron
Why? The original was awesome and being a big guy really works for his final boss feeling. The only improvement that can really be done for Master Galvatron would be better hands, but those are fine for their time and age.

Now, Armada/Energon Megatron/Galvatrons could use updates. Armada is a decent figure, but needs more articulation badly. Energon is still one of the best G1-esque Galvatrons we got, but there is definite room for improvement.

Although I think the CR/RID Mega/Galvatron figures are pure sex, I secretly hope IF does a Legends scale version of him.

GF Optimus is pretty great too. I can't think much to upgrade him. Leobreaker sorely needs some 3P love, though.

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Uh, okay, wow.

Not loving this.

Is Motormaster just one of those characters who's impossible to make a decent design-accurate toy for?

>>6141399
Looks pretty rad. Who's that from?

>>6141399
What a clusterfuck of a photo. If I squint even a little bit it dissolves into a jumbled mishmash of angles and lines.

>>6141399

Is this the Transformission one?

Noice

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>>6141399
Pretty much. As far as good toys go Diesel's the only good one, and he's still a stretch on top of being "design accurate" to nothing. Then you have Lone Wolf which is... yeah, no.

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>>6141434

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>>6141363
I want him swooshable, not chuckable, and having him around ultra/voyager size would make him less clunky overall and less likely to "ow my back!" in dynamic poses.

but mainly I want him to scale with MP cars, not RC cars in car mode.

add the idea of dual wielding handguns of DOOM and battle claw fenders, and all you'd need would be a smaller, better, liobreaker design (bonus if using a combiner wars compatible joint slot so we could have him force combiner limbs to work for him)

and oh yes, we need better, bigger hands for him.

>>6141363
galaxy force optimus is best when given better articulation, same as cybertron starscream DESU, the hybrid style option makes is of interest, but for the price, I'd rather get a combiner team.

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>>6141449
To be honest turns into DESU!? wtf.

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Here is a better pick of TFM's Motor Master


>>6141399
>Is Motormaster just one of those characters who's impossible to make a decent design-accurate toy for?
What are you talking about? This is pretty accurate to the OX design.

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>>6141527
reference.

>>6141573
Yeah, toyworld can eat a fat dick. They fucked over people so hard with constructor.

>>6141604
Explain? I find all these third and 4th party options hard to keep track of.

>>6141621
>Explain?
A: They had a shit load of QC issues with the first release of the figures and didnt really offer any fixes.
B: They release a box set of the figures, for $150 less, WITH FIXES and still dont address with issues with the first run.

Long story short, they fucked over the people that supported them in the initial release.

>>6141649
>They had a shit load of QC issues with the first release of the figures and didnt really offer any fixes

Well they did send out replacement parts to retailers and if you contacted them on FB they'd send them directly to you. The thing that gets me though is them selling the upgrade parts. Esp for Longhaul who can't even stand up. Those parts should be free.

>>6141662
>if you contacted them on FB they'd send them directly to you
No fixes were ever made for Long Hauls wheels.

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Ive seen a lot of people complaining about Titanikas shoulders being limited, and while they are super obnoxious, its not impossible to get some dynamic poses, it just takes a little extra fiddling.

>>6141527

Dat face sculpt!!

>>6141399

That looks dead on to the IDW source material though. I don't see anything wrong with it. It looks fucking awesome.

>>6141573
That already looks like they're pulling the same exact bullshit with the gestalt crotch and thighs being a separate piece. Why do they keep thinking this is a good idea?

>>6141955
>Why do they keep thinking this is a good idea?
Why do you think its a bad idea? Despite all the QC issues, that set sold incredibly well.

You dont like it, thats fine, but the majority of other people dont care.

>>6141883

The only thing wrong with it is that that iteration of Menasor was pretty fucking ugly, and we still don't have a GOOD G1-ish Menasor.

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>>6141961
>we still don't have a GOOD G1-ish Menasor.

MUH GEH WON
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>6141961
G1 Menasor looks fucking stupid, move on. This design minimizes the worst part of his features, that box around his dome.

>>6141527
I really dig how those legs turned out, using the grill to form feet instead of just leaving them as blocks.

>>6141995

G1 Menasor was the only one that looked good though. The Ox and IDW designs have been pretty shit.

Yet no one has managed to capture that perfect berserker samurai with cars for armor thing the G1 does.

>>6141961
>>6142044

That's not Transformission's problem though.

>>6142044
>The Ox and IDW designs have been pretty shit.
Those hot opinions.

Everyone ive seen has been super excited for this set. Sorry your not getting your robot based on a 30 year old cartoon with shitty animation.

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Survey time:

>Companies you've never bought from but don't entirely hate the look of what they make

>Badcube


I like the stumpy look of their dudes even if I sense something off visually, but their over complicated transformations and relatively high price points have kept me away.

>>6142409

Iron Factory. I collect MP pretty exclusively. I like big things.

>>6141785
Ugh, that kind of sucks. I loved commotus, but his shoulders were hot garbage too, it's weird how MMC keeps having trouble with them.

>>6142409

FT. I just don't have the wallet to be tossing out $150 or so per figure.

>>6141961
I personally love this menasaur, just what ive been wanting for, but youre totally right.

Im honestly surpeised too, the blocky asthetic of G1 Menasaur seems like it would lend itself super easily to the design challenges of making qn MP combiner.

I mean we all knew devestator was always gonna get top billing in the 3P combiner market but menasaur seems like the easiest second choice, especially once the MP style got super consistent after MP10 and they started cranking out car bros

>>6142464
Same here, though not necessarily MP exclusive. Its just that the value on bigger 3P seems so much better compared to $20+ legends. At a slightly larger scale, like Scouts, or robot Damashii, I might be more interested.

>>6142506

Now the MP has shifted focus again though. Now it's trying to be more cartoon accurate than ever. Dunno why it keeps changing like this, now peoples collections are going to be all weird.

Not that it matters much to myself, I only own 2 MP style figures, and I don't really collect anything in particular, just whatever appeals to me. I do wish we had one really good, CHUG or G1-esque Menasor though. The IDW versions of Menasor never really looked that good.

>>6141573
I like it. Hope they do a boxset for him too, fuck buying the individual figures.

>>6142513

This is why I mostly dropped the MP business and just pick up the odds and ends. Prime and the Seekers look really fucking weird next to Inferno and Shockwave because of all the proper vehicle detailing on the former. The Car Bots are fairing better but its still slightly jarring. Optimus will definitely get a V.3 but Takara is too knee deep in finally getting around to the Seeker remolds to churn out a new cartoon mold of them anytime soon.

>>6142614

Honestly, they can't really improve much on MP-10 besides adding a bit more articulation. Ball jointed flaps for the crotch so the legs can get more upward motion, maybe a double joint in the knees for better knee bends.

>>6142468
At least with Commotus you can still achieve any angle with the arm, you just have to angle the shoulder appropriately. It is a bitch and a half though having to adjust the pauldron + bicep assembly every time though.

anyone own IF asura knights?
how do they stack up to the standard IF stuff?

>>6142664

They are the bulkiest next to Lord Scorpion. They got the play pattern and the sculpting of any IF release but I will say they feel a little dated given IF's new stuff and rapid release schedule. With their delay they sort of ended up in a situation where they were designed in a previous generation. It's mostly the joint design that makes it feel like that, though the detailing of their new stuff feel a smidge ahead. The sculpt work and the paint are still great and they are accurate to their source material.

Their original price of $180 is a fucking rip. When they realized that was retarded and reduced it...$150 isn't much better. You can get them for $130 if you look hard enough which is more reasonable. Action Robo has them in stock for $110 and around $15 shipping to get it to the states.

>>6142709
>Action Robo has them in stock for $110 and around $15 shipping to get it to the states.

That's fairly tempting. I loved the old DW War Within stuff.

>>6142714
Inorite, that's half the reason I got Ultimate Commander.

>>6142829
The other half is for the fembot, isn't it?

>>6142877

Wouldn't you?

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>>6142878
Absolutely.

>>6134137
why are you posting an oversized legends ko?

>>6142999
you haven't seen legends for a while, have you?

sure, it looks unpainted mostly, and not as good as they used to do, but legends are pretty much stick figures inside the vehicle bits.

>>6141573
Are those parts-formed elbows

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shadow tengu is pretty ace man

>>6144382

Wow, that looks really bad.

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Dad-a-chick?
Dum-a-chum?
Did-a-check?

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>>6144437
Seriously, coolest fucking alt mode ever.

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>>6144440
I had to tighten all of his little lobster feet to get him to stand up on them, wich was a pain in the ass, but worth it.

>>6144395
Do you dislike MP Bumblebee as well? They look pretty similar in robot mode.

>>6144382

That looks like someone upsized a Legends figure from 5 years ago and threw on extra paint.

>>6144443
Jfc, that's awesome. I just want him and tentakill.

>>6144443

That looks like a missed opportunity for them to include some kind of fucking huge cannon accessory to pop out of his mouth or something.

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Time to get my daily dose of dissapointment

>>6144500
TCP STILL hasn't shipped mine yet.

Also after watching video reviews I think he's a lot better than you guys give him credit for.

>>6144500
>disappointment

Well, toss him on eBay still sealed.

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Huh he's bigger than I thought he'd be. I haven't bought a figure the size of an ultra class in a long time

>>6144529
I just wish he had been bulkier, he looks way too skinny for my tastes.

>>6144437
>>6144440
>>6144443

I bought into this set entirely because of the alt modes. TFC pulling off a non shit combined mode out of their ass for the first time is just the cherry on top.

>>6144466

tripdubs don't lie but it is where they cleverly hid the combiner port.

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finished TFC poseidon

I'll pick up 1k kills next month but so far

so good
Spent 3 hours cobbling this fucker together

>>6144577
>I bought into this set entirely because of the alt modes.

Same.

I love the "animal" modes on this set so much.

>>6144581
That's pretty fucking awesome.

Do you have Ordin?

I'm curious to see how Poseidon scales to him.

>>6144581

Alright, give us the full up and down sides of his combiner mode.

>>6144646


He can mostly hold his weight and just about the majority of the poses he's capable of given his range of motion. The ports on his body hold all of his limbs tightly and given how they designed each limb, it all fits together really well. His feet can expand and that alone gives him more stability. It's mostly solid.

The sword combines well and everything snaps together solid.

I do have a few complaints with his combined mode.

His weapons weigh a fuck ton and you can pose them, but be wary because it can be tricky to pose.

Another complaint is that his skir is a single piece and it'll all bend together when you bend his legs forward.

I do not like the fix they gave us for the head. Removing the pin is gonna be a pain in the ass but I'm sure it'd make his head position look better. I bought a watch pin punch so I'm hoping i can do it soon.

>>6144689

Whats wrong with the head?

>>6144693

They give you an extra neck-joint with Deathclaw so that it positions his head more towards the front of his torso.

The issue is - you have to use a pin-punch to remove the current pin to replace the head joint.

TFC released a video on how to do this and holy fuck does it look convoluted and tough to do.

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>>6144702

What the fuck its just a simple pin punch what the hell is he doing that he needs to cut the pin and drill the insides of the hole??

>>6144718

he does it because you get another pin and neck joint

I guess that's the destructive way

I'm hoping a pin punch will be enough

>>6141785
Too bad that trick only works once. Titanika is neato.

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>>6144437

Watch your fingers.

>>6144902
>Too bad that trick only works once.
wat