/tfg/ - Transformers General: Motherfucking TRYPTICON Edition

Get ready for the butthurt from weebs and furries when Ultra Magnus wins the Prime poll.

>>6183010
I just want a Star Saber and Deathsaurus for Power of the Primes, man.

>>6183014
>ultra magnus winning

Not going to happen. It's Star Saber all the way.

>>6183014
I wonder what else he'll get though.
He already got both MP and CW Leader

>>6183031

Voyager-class white figure that gets repainted into Prime.

>>6183014
>>6183031
It all depends on what the Power of Primes line is
rumor has it that there's no real gimmick, just an app tie in like RID.

If that's the case, they could do whatever they want with him. I'd be very curious to see if they make a "True" ultra magnus, with a white optimus inside.
Otherwise I don't really know why they'd remake him. Hes not old. But then again, we got two Optimus' in TR, and two in CW.

>>6183030
Normies probably have way more voting power, and Magnus is way more recognizable.

>>6183046
That would be a waste, the only new white truck I want to see is Thunderclash.

>>6183052
Casual normies don't even know about the poll, from what i saw, most of fans on facebook were divided between Saber and Deathsaurus.

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>There is a Transformer DeLorean
>It's name is "Swindler"

WHY HAS NOBODY TOLD ME THIS?!
WHEN ARE WE GETTING A NEW SWINDLER?!

>>6183068
little known fact
Some guy in houston bought like ALL the unmade deloreans.
And now sells the parts, and can custom build them to your specifications.
They now have locations in every corner of the US

>>6183074

Yep, I live near one in New York, on Long Island.

I keep hearing about it, but never checked it out.

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>>6183068
Reminds me of the guy who grafted a DeLorean model kit onto a G1 Sideswipe back in 2000. It looks like crap,now, but considering how limited realistic vehicle Transformer molds there where back then and lower expectations in general, it was pretty cool. The guy even made a commercial for it.

>>6183052
way more recognizable and way too bland.

rather than get another Magnus, most people will be more tempted to choose a fresh characters that didn't been made in Toys for gazillion times.

Primal is also a pretty recognizable among normies, I believe that Primal have more votes than Magnus even though I can be sure that Star Saber will win this poll.

Why even vote for star Saber when he had the perfect MP figure? At least Deathsaurus has no real new figure yet. PRimal could use a new toy with a non-derpy alt-mode, and Ultra Magnus with an actual combining gimmick would be nice. Star saber needs this the least.

>>6183091

That does look bad by modern standards, but I'm digging the way the legs turned out.

>>6183108

We really should have gotten a Leader Star Saber in Titans. Titanmaster plus the Leader helmet gimmick basically adds up to a Brainmaster.

>>6183108
Star Saber, Primal and Deathsaurus could use new CHUG-style toys.
Ultra Magnus already got 2 different MPs and a decent Leader figure that wasn't an Optimus recolor.
It's Ultra Magnus who needs this the least. But we all know who's gonna win this.

>>6183115
The munky of 90s nostalgia?

>>6183108
I always found Magnus fans funy, they want the armor gimmick from the toy that never was cannon in the cartoon but whine if the legs are red like the armor.

>>6183115
>Ultra Magnus already got 2 different MPs and a decent Leader figure that wasn't an Optimus recolor.
>It's Ultra Magnus who needs this the least

And yet none of them recreate the single most iconic thing about the original Ultra Magnus toy; being a combining figure.

>>6183131
This thing about wanting extreme show accuracy is a modern issue. I'm still in the mindset of the early 2000's; I like my figures looking like a blend between the toy and the animation with good elements for both. That was the idea behind some of the best G1 updates.

>>6183132
That isn't canon.

>>6183108
Maybe to cover the IDW version nobody asked for and to have someone for GHUG Deathsaurus to fight rather than being bullied by the MP.
Still, kind of bummed out about how Hound didn't win, it makes me think these are rigged since only the ones that were Primes already or Prime-like in size had a chance at all.

>>6183136
lol like I give a fuck about canon. This is /toy/. Its the original Ultra Magnus toy I like.

>>6183115
>But we all know who's gonna win this.
of course
ultra magnus is the most popular of the four, easily recognized by normies and won't take so much hassle to make toys of compared to the other three
i mean, what else can you repaint munky, deathsaber and star saurus into?

Kek at all the people who threw away their votes on Star Saber. You're going to get a shittier version of the MP with no core robot or brainmaster. You should've just saved your GBPs and bought an MP one off Mandarake.

>>6183146
derp, meant deathsaurus and star saber, but you get my point

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New Tidalwave when

>>6183146
Munky's got like 5-10 possible redecoes taking into account all the uses of the original ape Optimus figure.
Deathsaber might be able to be redecoed into Gigatron/Devil gigatron(RiD Megatron/Galavtaron) or TM3 Megatron considering he shared a mold with those at one point.
Star Saber is a stretch, but I can see them remolding him into Dai atlas.

If anything, Ultra Magnus is hard to find redecoes for. It'll depend if he has a core robot or not. If he does, maybe they could do something interesting beyond the expected Powered Convoy/Delta Magnus. Like an armada Prime remold.

>>6183155
Probably never

I hope that after Prime Wars that they start expanding CHUG toys into other continuities. I'd lose my mind if they made a titan class Tidal Wave.

>>6183155
Probably this weekend

>>6183147
I kind of want it just so we can have a version that's easier to handle and impressive in a different sense, kind of like the Hero Optimus and Megatron figures.
Not everyone is obsessed with show accuracy, some just want a toy like that minimal-ambulance-is-not-enough-white-robot-inside-of-magnus guy over there.

>>6183155
Make the mod.

>>6183147
The MP is too big. It's about the size of a CW Combiner. I'm looking for a leader or voy class. And if they retool Black Shadow for him, the titanmaster will be an adequate substitute for the Brainmaster gimmick.

>>6183112
Who's to say they won't do it? We had noncombining figures in CW, we could have titanmasters in PotP.

>>6183159
if magnus wins, I could see this going a few ways
A) if the power of primes line is animal heavy, we'll get ultra mammoth or Ursa Magnus or something half assed like that
B) if PoP is a "figure within a figure" line (pretenders, brainmasters, etc) then we might see a legit "Ultra Magnus Armor" edition
C) they'll do a slight remold/repaint of the previous magnus, this time making it less IDWish. Missiles that stick out the front, not the sides, forarms that are encased in blue on all sides, not just 3, boxy shapes, proper weapons
or D) a combination of B an C where the entire white cab is replaced with a small white optimus.

>Titans Return Box Set Speed Pack Confirmed
>This is where Tidal Wave, Nautica, and the clones are supposed to show up

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That fancy website posted some leaks from the RID app.

Ultrabee is a thing.

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>>6183224
So is Menasor

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>>6183132
>And yet none of them recreate the single most iconic thing about the original Ultra Magnus toy; being a combining figure.

Yes, of those Magnus figures, not a single one did anything at all like the original Magnus toy's "combination" that basically entailed sticking a smaller white robot into the hollow cavity of the larger main robot.

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>>6183225
But then, there's "Dragbreak"

>>6183228
alright, just remake the menasor molds as autobots and add in different vehicle types so we can get landcross.

>>6183176
>The MP is too big. It's about the size of a CW Combiner.

That is the correct size though. He's as big as Liokaiser, who is a combiner, and sized similarly to other ones.

>>6183231
yup the only true problem is overlord being the same size as ginrai for titans return,

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>>6183225
Oh my god.
I was just thinking about how stupid the names Ultrabee and Dragbreak were and then I thought 'wait, what does Menasor even mean?' Then I thought
>Menasor
>Menacer

I feel like an idiot. All this time I never realized this. This is worse than the time I didn't connect the concept of cuckoo clocks and birdhouses.

>>6183068

What most baffles me is how there is NOT ONE update for him, official, OR third party.

>>6183246
I know that feel, it took me 15 years to notice Starwars finishes in ENDor.

>>6183250

I'd love a DeLorean modern 'bot. Shit, a 3P could even do a Back to the Future one.

>>6183224
>>6183225
Yeah, there's just no way these will be serviceable combiners. If we're lucky, we'd get PCC-style where each limb can turn into a small car. Otherwise, it might just be a big non-transforming brick with multicolored limbs.

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>>6183256
It's probably PCC style, looking at the current spring-loaded crash combiners.

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>>6183261
Galvatronus' arms look like TFP Vehicons

>>6183250
>there is NOT ONE update for him, official, OR third party.

Thats actually pretty crazy

>>6183262
Haha wow, they're actually going to make Galvatronus appear again.

Not looking forward to the toy but I'm hyped for his cartoon appearance.

>>6183217
Tidal Wave is the Voyager in the Strength set.

A Octane/Optimus recolor is the Voyager for Speed.

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>>6183261
I wonder if they'll eventually retool some CW molds into RID aesthetics and release a new set for the cartoon characters, like they did with FOC Grimlock.

It'll mean more reuses of the Offroad and Dead End molds, but hell, I'd buy it.

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>>6183010
look at those greebles, what are supposed to complain about 3P now?

the prices? but that would be silly

>>6183268
the actual octane or just a recolor of the prime? hope its scourge.

>>6183289
>octane is a speed boxset exclusive
>blitzwing is a strenght boxset exclusive
>"If you are a real fan you will have to prove it."
>>t. John "Uncle Thane" Warden

>>6183289
octane/optimus mold. some have said star convoy or maybe even thunderclash.

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Think of it, didn't G1 Menasor have a transformation scheme that was really similar to CW Hot Spot?

>>6183091
The number of people who kitbashed model kits onto Alternators while that line was running...

>>6183310
It's not that difficult to sell off the toys you don't want from a boxset.

Assuming you get the boxset at a discount from places like Amazon, you can easily break even or even make a little profit while keeping the toys from the boxset that you do want. I was able to do this with CW boxsets, and I imagine it can only be easier with TR boxsets because the individual toys don't need to be collected together.

You can usually list toys and expect people to bid it up to at least standard retail prices within a week.

>>6183250
There have been very, very few Micromaster homages in general.

Like there's Big Daddy, and that's almost it.

>>6183323
there is also the targetmasters for T30 Legends which were based on various Micromasters.

and also PCC Bombshock.

>>6183310
He meant that the voyager is a retool of Octane/Optimus. The voyager is said to be Star Convoy.

>>6183289
We might see a Scourge in the Legends line when they speed things up again.

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>all aboard the choocho train

Man, it is so boring without any new news and images

>>6183386
Well both the New York Toy Fair and WonFes are this weekend, I can't imagine things will be quiet for long.

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Someone remind me why stickers are bad again.

>>6183419
3p non foil stickers can be ok, but stock ones dont have longevity, questionable placement (like tr broadside's flight deck, if it was just flat it would be fine but OVER MOLDED DETAILS!?) and factory applied shit is a bane to those to those with ocd (i have sdcc fort max...if they aint crooked they outright missing).

3p sets especially your pic are amazing, personally id water slide decals or rub transfers but few exist for my needs, i just hate sticker residue

>>6183419
It's bad when it's not properly planned out. Hasbro's recent ones go over molded detail and surfaces too curved to stick, and come pre-applied.

>>6183320
Bullshit. By the time you're done giving away the toys you don't want, you'll have paid Club prices for the ones you do

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>>6183433
Broadside's stickers is the main reason why I'm skipping him. That shit is an abomination.

I really wish Hasbro would either up their sticker game or just drop it entirely.

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>>6183441
Hasbro should consult Takara if they want to use stickers, they are still using them for non-transformer toys.

>>6183456
So much shit in one photo

>>6183453
>still deciding which one to get, white hope, sonic intercept, the fire truck, or even the other 2

>>6183462
Yet you aren't in it.

>>6183419

It's a matter of taste.

I like Toyhax stickers, but I know for a fact my taste is awful.

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>>6183464
Wait till the anime is out... The anime versions have different car-heads, stickers and extra accessories like this giant handcuff

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>>6183010

This fucker is gonna be even bigger than I thought.

>>6183495
is it also motorized?

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>>6183495
I know greeble appears more pronounced on these renders, but seeing them side by side makes me think the right one was attacked by those little wood eating bugs or something

>>6183498

I don't think so. I mean, that would make him unaffordable.

I was hoping they'd do a little more with the tail.

>>6183498
no the pylons that stick out of his feet are for stability when you move his legs outwards.

>>6183517
Also neat guns in city mode

>>6183517
Then construct additional pylons... for y'know, motorization and stuff.

Bad news, Tokyo Toy show is releasing another Black Convoy, so it's possible we won't be getting Black Convoy using the TR Optimus mold as a standard release.

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>>6183014

some insider sources would have to disagree.

>>6183526
>believing insider sources
>on 4chan of all places
C'mon, anon.

>>6183010
I like what I see, the only thing I don't like are the arms, and the mouth not closing up all the way, it's just perpetually open like that.

>>6183510
It doesn't look motorized. I guess we will see at toy fair

>>6183456

let me guess, this pic was taken either in 09 or 10?

>>6183533
Nope, two days ago!

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>>6183529

i just save them for future reference, this weekend we'll see if they're true or not.

>>6183533
http://blog.livedoor.jp/myumyu1058/archives/809992.html Yeah 2009. Found it while browsing Wheeljack toys on image search.
>>6183535
Go walk into traffic.

>>6183539
Tried it once, didn't work.

>>6183536
Dude, TR isn't over yet, we won't see anything for this until Hasbro con or whatever they're calling it.

Does anyone here know what special abilities Titanmasters Repugnus, Shuffler and Flintlock have?

>>6183544
>Shuffler
https://youtu.be/KQ6zr6kCPj8

>>6183544
Flintlock is a tosser. Same fucking thing Kup's musket laser did without needing a TM to do it before.

>>6183543
Technically we might see one or two at toyfair, specially with power of the primes.

Just the winner of the PMOP vote, and I doubt they'll put a toy out, at best a banner that will not look anything like the toy they're suppose to release in the future.

If they release a toy, it does confirm something so I hope they do.

If they do go micromasters for the 3rd line, are we moving toward the possibility of zone modes? Diatlas sure could use a new figure. Star convoy and sky Garry too.

>>6183636
Micromasters as in the gimmick or the characters?

If it's the gimmick, Titanmasters are supposed to cover that as well, along with Headmasters, Powermasters, Targetmasters and even Actionmasters

>>6183317
Yeah, actually. A really heavily modified hotspot would have made a really good motormaster.

>>6183659
And a Manta Ray.

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>>6183666
i didn't even know there was another manta ray, only the happy meal one

>>6183582
I think we'll see concept art like with Windblade or even early TR.

>>6183551

..Thank you, but what is that?

>>6183672

What did that spinning thing really do? In mean it shot out, but did it have lift, like a rotor?

>>6183680
It shoots bursts of metal-corrosive hydrochloric acid.

And yes, it shoots a rotor. He's part of the creatively named, rotor force.

>>6183672
>AUT OBOT.

>>6183684
breastforce > rotorforce

>>6183289
>>6183268
>>6183310
>a leader class Quickswitch (from Sixshot), Star Convoy (from the Voyager Optimus Prime), Nautica (from Blurr / Brainstorm), Fastlane, and Titan Master Thunderclap

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>>6183659
Speaking of heavily modified Hotspots, I wish Onslaught had more remolded parts for his vehicle mode.

Getting rid of the emergency lights on his legs and remolding the fists to look like a proper truck cab would have been great. But as we all know, major remolds were WAY too much to ask for out of CW.

>>6183696
It's a bit sad we already know Quickswitch is just a repaint with a new head. Would have been nice if he was a heavy retool.

>>6183226
Well the original was the cab transforming (which is a pretty big detail I see you were deliberately vague on) which none of the modern attempts have tried.

>>6183317
>>6183659
>replace the fire engine windshields with a full sized cab that flips up to become feet
>replace the fire ladder with a big folding box to be the trailer
>combiner mode uses Onslaughts configuration to give him those shoulder speaker things out of his hands

Wanting something that doesn't exist is always worse than wanting something too expensive.

>>6183724
The only thing worse is wanting something that almost existed, like a cancelled figure. But that's definitely a close second.

I would have been a little miffed about another remold, but honestly that sounds like that would have worked great. I actually like CW Motormaster as a figure all by himself, but he definitely could have been better. Unfortunately he also had to become Optimus.

Maybe I can snag an extra Motor Master/Onslaught/Hotspot and give a new Motor Master a shot. A big folding trailer box out of styrene seems pretty straight forward.

>>6183702
How do we know that again? I don't think we have had any glimpse of them aside from maybe Tidal Wave's aircraft carrier mode in a comic.

>>6183684

Thank you again, but does Flintlock just give Kup the ability to shoot bursts of hydrochloric acid from, like, any gun?

>>6183102
I don't understand why people keep saying he's Laser Prime, he's obviously Hero Prime with those boob windows

So what rumor that some idiot will run to TFW with is going to be made up next?

>>6183236
Overlord is not all that big in the comics so it's fine

He's like Scorponok, you either want him to be city sized or like a kind of big guy sized

>>6183776
Hero Prime is aesthetically similar to Laser Prime, to the point RiD scourge also got a repaint from Hero Prime. He lacks all of Hero PRime's unique traits anyway; like the missile launcher and prominent legs that are the front end of the truck.

>>6183672
Probably my favorite G2 guy for nostalgia reasons, Generations update fucking when? I wouldn't ever expect to get one, but then they gave us Scoop a few years ago so now I hold out hope for all my childhood nobodies getting updates.

>>6183805
>I hold out hope for all my childhood nobodies getting updates.
>fan of Squeezeplay
>looks at 'update'
Monkey's paw, anon.

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>>6183805
?

>>6183124
So, Beast Wars is now old enough that it has reached the same status as G1 in term of whining about crusty old folk and their nostalgia? Man, imagine in 10-20 years when people whine about Bayformer nostalgia...

I hope that Hasbro will reveal the Kre-o TRANSFORMERS The Last Knight sets.
Oh,did you guys see?
Kre-o is back,they launched this month Trolls sets,they are very cute!

>>6183786

Well, he has a base mode... not a city mode, more like... then again, if it's for Giga and Mega, it doesn't have to be that big.

>>6183819

The toys, maybe. The movies? Do you know many people who are nostalgic for a franchise of B-movies with shitty plots, shitty character, shitty dialogue and shitty jokes from the 1970s?

>>6183837
No but it has gone full circle, from:
>This is new I don't like it
>Fine, okay, maybe it has a place in the franchise
>You know what? It was pretty good and an importance bit of Transformers history
>Fucking beast faggots and their nostalgia!

>>6183829
>Do you know many people who are nostalgic for a franchise of B-movies with shitty plots, shitty character, shitty dialogue and shitty jokes from the 1970s?

You just described a shitton of movies that people get nostalgic as fuck for, man.

>>6183874

Like what?
And are they really comparable to the Bayformers movies? What could possibly incite sentimentality in them?

>>6183878
That long opening tracking shot of the actress's ass in DotM?

>>6183837
>>6183874
Considering the franchise how has adult fans who grew up on the Beast Era and Unicron trilogy while it's true G1 will always form the basis of most, if not all Transformers series no matter how loosely, we can't deny that at this point there is or will be people nostalgic for later parts of the franchise.

>>6183829
>The toys, maybe. The movies? Do you know many people who are nostalgic for a franchise of B-movies with shitty plots, shitty character, shitty dialogue and shitty jokes from the 1970s?
>>6183878
>Like what?
>And are they really comparable to the Bayformers movies? What could possibly incite sentimentality in them?

It doesn't matter how BAD it actually was if it's what you look back as fond childhood memories. The G1 cartoon is, by all accounts, really fucking terrible and goofy and yet people still love it. I'm from the Beast Era batch and while I still love Beast Wars that show too is aged and goofy as fuck. Doesn't matter if it's good or not what matter is the nostalgic attachment.

>shaving off some plastic from Vortex's HFG because stress marks were showing on his connector port
>shaved too much off
>loose as dicks
>can't even stay penetrated
what do?

>>6183890
Purchase additional Vortex

>>6183890
Put something like hockey grip tape around it. It holds on well but is soft and less likely to fuck anything up.

>>6183890
Layer pledge or super glue or modelling putty until you're satisfied with the tightness. Need material, add material.

>>6183878
>What could possibly incite sentimentality in them?
The fact that some people on this board were probably 8 years old when they first saw them.

Personally, I like the Bayformer movies in away. The first is bland and the second is pretty miserable, but the third and especially the fourth are so crazy as fuck. They're the best dumb action movies I can think of. I know people get triggered by it, but I love that they've taken the Transformers characters and put them into this horrific elseworlds tale where Prime is lethal as fuck.

>>6183880
>I'm from the Beast Era batch and while I still love Beast Wars that show too is aged and goofy as fuck.
I disagree. I watched the show with some friends for the first time just a few years ago, and we all loved it. It was really fun, and while some of it was obviously just to sell toys, the show had a great sense of humor and a solid overarching plot. We all got really invested in our favorite characters and loved seeing them interact. We were all like 12 when the show first came out, but none of us watched it for whatever reason. Almost 20 years later, it held up pretty great, outside of the obviously dated visuals, but even those had their charm.

It was pretty clear that the creators of the show gave a shit. I think the only other TF show that had creators who really cared was probably Animated.

>>6183905
Oh don't get me wrong, I still love Beast Wars but I was just willing to admit it isn't perfect and a lot of my love for it, at least in my case, really IS nostalgia. Mostly I was being critical as a counterpoint to avoid incurring the wrath of the Geewunners when I dissed G1 and pointed out that, with the nostalgia goggles off, it's nowhere near as good as people think it is.

Of course, G1's goofyness IS arguably part of the fun of rewatching it today.

>>6183905
I think a lot of people watch the first couple episodes of BW and decide it's all shit from there. The show doesn't start to get good until the 97 characters like Inferno and Blackarachnia show up and REALLY comes into its own in Season 2

>>6183880
>The G1 cartoon is, by all accounts, really fucking terrible and goofy and yet people still love it.

Because it had heart. It had a lot of heart. And it had gravitas. The music alone.

Same with Beast Wars. Like I said, sentimentality.

But what like that is there in the Bayformers movies? Those movies are just ugly. Through and through.

>>6183905
>It was pretty clear that the creators of the show gave a shit.

Bingo.

>>6183859
What you are implying is that there is a universal transformer fan experience (or cycle) and from it that there is an agreed upon body of works that inform and shape our experience with the franchise. IMO that is not the case. BW to many is more like another thing like how some would perceived the foreign made tf cartoons or the idw comics or dreamwave comics or animated cartoon or the botcon fan material or bayformers. It's like one of many possible entries for people to gravitate around and inform our experience, but it was never something universal across the fandom.

>>6183914
>But what like that is there in the Bayformers movies? Those movies are just ugly. Through and through.
Well, the movies are still too recent for us to know if people will look back to them with nostalgia. That said, I do find the third and fourth to be quite enjoyable, if still messy and awful.

>>6183880
The dominance of the Beast era is certainly true for the North America/Australia/UK, but I don't think it's necessarily true for the international fans and definitely not true in the markets Hasbro is trying to make inroads into since as with China/Taiwan or various Southeast Asian countries/

>>6183918
Well yes, obviously, Beast Wars' popularity is mostly in the west from people who grew up in the late '90 to early 2000.

>>6183010
When is release date? I need this in my life.

>>6183924
Probably first you'll be able to get it is the inevitable SDCC edition. Then mass retail in the fall, and deep discounts for Black Friday/Christmas

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Reprolabels Galvatron helmet is the shit

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>>6183804
>He lacks all of Hero PRime's unique traits anyway; like the missile launcher and prominent legs that are the front end of the truck.
A WHITE truck, no less. The window chest is snazzy though,
Hero Prime is underrated, but I also love Laser Prime.

>>6183955
>Hero Prime is underrated

....Hmmm.

For its uniqueness, well, yes.

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>>6183955
Hero Prime? Don't ya mean Sureshot?

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>>6183814
>still no proper/TR "reimagining" of Hightide and his big fucking ship.

>>6183672
Holy shit, this guy was my absolute favorite as a kid. He still looks awesome even now...maybe I should rebuy him, since I have no idea where mine went.

>>6183680
If I'm remembering right, yeah, it actually had some lift. I think I remember lying on my back in my living room shooting the rotors upward.

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>>6183963
His show model is pretty much an Earth-mode re-imagining of Omega Supreme.

It's gunna be weird making a G1 re-imagining of a Non-G1 re-imagining of a G1 character.

>>6183991
Spinning rotor launchers like those can have crazy amounts of lift if they're made to spin fast enough.

Bionicle had a line using those as a gimmick and they'd fire like bullets.

>>6183074
They have a DMC in Illinois too. I should go there sometime.

>>6183997
Well, at least now if Omega Supreme ever get a new toy, he can be repainted into a character other than guardian.

>>6183672
>Finally get more boatformers
>Both are exclusives
Fucking reeee

>>6183743
Podcast leak. They've called a shitload of stuff in TR.

The Star Convoy coming with the speed set is supposed to be colored in such a way so that Thunderclap can be a proper alternate head.

This is how you will make Thunderclash.

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You know, in spite of myself and those hollow forearms, I actually like how this guy looks quite a bit.

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>>6183251

>>6184022
>speed set
So what's the 'speed set'?

>>6183010
Now that it's greebles on an official product instead of a knock-off, I love the look!

>>6183776
It has the obvious Laser Prime shoulder cannons. Other than that homage, I'm not sure it's really meant to evoke any specific Prime, other than the ubiquitous chest windows and abs grill.

>>6184027
I've come to accept hollow forearms (and sometimes legs) as part of modern engineering or rather cost-cutting in engineering Being someone who hadn't bought figures since the Beast Era, I'd rather take some hollow pieces over some of the bad parts of the BW-era figures, namely an over-abuse of ball joints and being way too heavy to stand, something which has not been an issue for me with TR figures in spite of people bitching about quality control. Worst I got is a Trigger Happy with two left guns and an Alpha Trion whose lion paws fall off.

>>6184072
Actually, the shins and toes are pretty similar to Laser Prime's as well.

>>6184074
>I've come to accept hollow forearms (and sometimes legs) as part of modern engineering or rather cost-cutting in engineering.
It's a little frustrating though when they release deluxe figures that hide the hollowness with panels. Hollow's fine so long as it's covered or doesn't stick out like a sore thumb.

>>6184027
>>6184072
You know, I do dig the idea of a triple-changing Optimus Prime as some 'what if' upgrade to a late G1 Optimus. Rather than go Powermaster or something which make him more powerful, he goes for flexibility and versatility, gaining the power of flight to battle Decepticons in the air.

Or at least, that's how I imagine how I'd have used him had this toy existed when I was a kid.

>>6184079
Yeah I do wish we'd get a bit more panels to hide the hollow limbs. Like TR Galvatron's legs.

>>6183680
>What did that spinning thing really do? In mean it shot out, but did it have lift, like a rotor?
They worked surprisingly well. I never took them outside, but they had enough power to hit the ceiling, or shoot across the room and hit the wall with force.

>>6184082
Oh yeah, I'd have loved that Prime as a kid. The Laser Prime like truck mode, and a jet? I'd have him single-handedly wreck my Decepticon forces.

>>6184103
Honestly, compared to the late G1, the G2 and Beast=Era toys I had I find that most TR figures are very solid as *toys*. Sure they got shit an adult collector might complain about but when it come to being fun and playable action figures many of them hit it right out of the ballpark. None of them I got had any truly wonky transformation which could get confusing or break easily, their articulation is often at the very least decent enough to play and the titan masters themselves are pretty fun as a gimmick. That and as I previously mentioned, their added stability is a major bonus because I recall so many BW figures being unable to stand in robot mode.

>>6184111
Adding to this: many TR figures, especially the Voyager triple changers have a bit of an accidental 'base mode', which is pretty cool because, for example, the Sentinel Prime/Astrotrain mold alone has at least 3-4 fan mode for a base. It's neat because it also adds up to the Leader Class figures having an actual base mode.

That and all those pegs to plug in weapons, titan masters vehicle and all that is surprisingly fun and can do some pretty neat, if visually wonky, things. But I think that's because TR has a 'play pattern' which is ahead of Combiner Wars despite how cool I find combiners and regret not getting back into collecting Transformers during CW.

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Get him while you can. http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS25255&mode=retail

>>6183261
>Shocknado

>>6184150
Not to be confused with Sharknado.

>>6183728
Couldn't they make an Optimus based on Fire Convoy so they can have an excuse to give it a longer body?
I wouldn't mind four of that same mold since it was the best out of the voyagers.

>>6184166
>CW Fire Convoy

And there's another remold I never knew I wanted.

Tabbing issue aside the Hotspot mold is probably my favorite CW Torso. It's really solid (aside from the tabbing issue) and has like no backpack.

>>6184171
It's a cool concept but what would have formed his limbs? Presumably it's combiner mode head would be the 'super mode' head. Now if you want to get ambitious with this mold, make an Ultra Magnus who split into limbs to create Omega Prime/God Fire Convoy. I know, pipedreams but it would be neat I suppose.

>>6184185
>It's a cool concept but what would have formed his limbs?
X-Brawn, Side Burn, Prowl and I guess Ultra Magnus from something.

>>6184185
The Car brothers are a given, and you have your choice to round out the 4. Skid-Z seems like a good one, since there's a racecar mold. Any of the Spychangers could work, too.

>>6184153
No difference in Boston /:^)

>>6183718
Plenty were made like that, but were usually given to Optimus, instead.

>>6184190
>>6184192
>X-Brawn as an Offroad retool
>Side-Burn as a Dead End retool
>Prowl as a Streetwise retool
>Ultra Magnus is a Rook retool?

>>6184053
Some guy already posted it.
>a leader class Quickswitch (from Sixshot), Star Convoy (from the Voyager Optimus Prime), Nautica (from Blurr / Brainstorm), Fastlane, and Titan Master Thunderclap

>>6184210
This seems pretty tempting for Quickswitch and Star Convoy but it's probably going to be just crappy repaint, not even remolds.

>>6184215
What I'd want out of a Star Convoy remold is pretty simple:
-New head
-New chest
-A more 'spaceship'-ey plane mode.

>>6184215
>but it's probably going to be just crappy repaint, not even remolds.
Duh. Never expect effort when it comes to box sets.

>>6184197
Could you please list them?

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>>6184220
I know it's just...I really badly want a Star Convoy in my collection despite having no attachment or ever having had the original toy. I just like it because it looks cool I suppose. Not sure WHAT in the design make it so neat for me it just....is.

>>6184224
I've always been fond of it for being the "true" return of Optimus Prime. Being a 90's kid I'm used to Optimus coming back from the dead with an upgrade, so this form seemed more appropriate than just him going back to his old body. For whatever reason the Powermaster never seemed as cool. Though nowadays I think the PM Optimus looks more appropriate as an upgrade.

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>>6184215
The weirdest part is that Magnus Prime (based on pic related) is reported to be a PMOP repaint and not Ultra Magnus.

>>6184245
Being a fan of 'super robot' stuff, I do dig the original Powermaster toy for having a regular Optimus mode and combining with it's trailer. Even if it did set quite the trend of 'super modes' for a decade.

That said, Star Convoy seems fitting for a post-season 3 Optimus, in an era where we'd see more space battles in Transformers. This is a 'space Optimus', you know? A super-Optimus that can go into space and fight all those weird late G1/Japanese continuity space monsters and villains.

>>6184250
>The weirdest part is that Magnus Prime (based on pic related) is reported to be a PMOP repaint and not Ultra Magnus.
Well that's weird. But, granted, a mass retail 'Powered Convoy' would be pretty damn unique and meta. If probably an epic shelf warmer.

>>6184222
Optimus Primes that combine with the trailer?

Some of them are a bit old, but:
RiD, Armada, Energon(Variation, he carried his combiner parts in the trailer), Dark of the Moon, etc.

>>6183155

Why is it blurred?

Guys what are the odds we get a Dai Atlas in PotP?

>>6184254
A bit off from the original point.

https://youtu.be/jO5Ioi16pII

Thinks Takara is literally Hasbro of Japan.

Man I don't get all this animosity between Hasbro and Takara buyers. Can't people just buy what they want? Oh who am I kidding, posturing on the internet about what brand of overpriced plastic toys you buy is SOOO important.

>>6184271
Incoming
>Takara/Hasbrocuck
reply

>>6184260
Probably as a repaint or remold of Star Saber.

>>6184269

Also moronically thinks Hasbro will release MP Megatron 2.0.

>>6184302
If they package it in submarine mode, all will be right.

>>6184111
>>6184119
It sucks to be an adult and become jaded, because I know as a child I would have absolutely loved both Combiner Wars and Titan Returns. I thought the re-release of some of the old G1 combiners in G2 was the greatest, but they were pretty crappy toys in reality. Of course, the bar was pretty low back then.

>>6184027
I've had him in hand for a while, and he is pretty great looking, his head antenna function well as a "pop out to use the radio" bit if you don't want to lose head articulation, and even the awkward, doesn't really do anything wing backpack isn't that annoying.

I do wish mine had less floppy hips, though.

>>6184124
Would love to, but no voyagers means I can't buy this now.

>>6184027

I really hate that they used red plastic for the jet nose. It looks terrible when inside the blue legs

>>6184254
cybertron.

>>6184124
This is where I tap-out on not mixing 3Ps and official and start leaning to 3Ps. In every way but price this seems so much worse than Hexatron.

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>Got Shuffler
>He's everything i've ever dreamed of

>>6184210

Wasn't that just speculation?

>>6184385
Really?
It seemed just like an elephant head thing.

>>6184433
When you have no standards, it takes little to impress.

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>>6184433
It's literally a Mammoth Tank.

>>6184433
When your standards aren't generalized to a singular standard of what is fun, you can find magic in all sorts of places.

>>6184440
>>6184436
Well, we are on 4chan. This place is an ouroboros of self-breeding negativity. People post here to be unhappy and make others unhappy and crush what little joy there is in their existence.

>>6184385

Pics? I'm on the fence.

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>>6184451
i'm about to go to bed so I can't be arsed getting the camera out, sorry.

Maybe tomorrow if I remember.

TLDR the tank mode is great

>>6184447
Ur ugly

>>6184455
Thanks but I already knew that.

>>6184437
Huge boobs robot when?

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>>6184462

>>6184465
>s
Shockwave has monoboob

>>6184224
Isn't Cybertron Optimus like two steps away from being Star Convoy, though?

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Man, forget about Star Convoy what we need is Super Megatron and Ultra Megatron!

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>>6184481
¿Porque no los dos?

What're the best Transformers on the shelves/available online right now that won't ass rape my wallet?

>>6184479
Not at all.

>>6184486
Of course, how could I forget Guiltaur! He's so iconic that we got three masterpiece of the guy already!

Oh wait, sorry guys. Wrong dimension of the Quadwal stream.

>>6184481
>robot mode
>revenge of the fallen mode
>armed mode
>submarine mode

>>6184492
We're talking about obscure gundam-esque redesigns of the g1 guys already, may as well go full throttle

>>6184492
>a character needs to be iconic to deserve a figure
Thanks a lot. It's because of retards like you that we get entire waves of repaints excused on a vague demand for different forms of the same fucking 3 characters instead of fun shit like Guiltaur.

>>6184506
>Doesn't understand my post was a joke about the transformers multiverse and the obscurity of Guiltaur

>>6184200
Why not Skid-Z as a Dragstrip retool?

>>6184481
animated megatron was supposed to have a form that homages him.

>>6184511
I thought jokes were supposed to be funny.

>>6184529
Yeah, animated Megatron. and Optimus drew inspiration from those designs. It was pretty neat.

On toys, CW Optimus had some battlestar influence, but it was done weirdly (they both have the chest, first version had the colors, while the second had the head). I'd love if they turned PMOP into Star Convoy, but he'd need too much retooling, might as well make a new mold.

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>>6184486
I tried building him from this pack, but Construct-Bot torsos are too simple for much creativity. They were doomed to fail.

I love optimus and all, but we need a break from all the figures he gets.

>1 in combiner wars
>2 in titans return plus the additional titan master head.
>God knows how many in the third line.

>>6184550
A buildable TF line where you could get aesthetics similar to Generations toys would be amazing. Like Mugenbine with Transformers.

>>6184590
Maybe it's not as jarring for me because I just got back into collecting Transformers but I do understand the frustration some people might see with this. The thing is, Hasbro is very protective of it's brand, not to mention that Optimus, Megatron and Bumblebee have been household names for toys more than ever thanks to the resurgent overall popularity of Transformers. To imagine a modern transformers toyline without at least Optimus would see impossible today. He is just that popular and Hasbro knows that he's the Transformers the kiddies will want or maybe, at least, the one their parents are likely to pick. Having him at different price points with different gimmicks also ensure he's everywhere. When it isn't Bumblebee who is everywhere, that is.

>>6184590
Reminder that G2 had 4 Optimus figures in two and a half years, and almost had a fifth!

>>6184453
Big Moth repaint when?

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>>6184590
Actually, there were two in Combiner Wars. I think Titans Return is handling it fairly well by spreading him across different sizes in the line.

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>>6184628

>>6184627
Am I the only one who think is actually a cool color scheme for Optimus in spite of how different it is...or is that just the kid who grew up on Beast Wars in me who is used to Optimus having been a grey and blue monkey bot, a blue and brown surfing metallic monkey both and an orange and blue quad changer?

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>>6183279
>FOC Grimlock remolded into RID Grimlock
didn't know that was a thing, kinda want it now

>>6183498
someone who works for Hasbro confirmed over on the Something Awful TF thread that TR Trypticon has no electronics, the feet things are probably purely for stability purposes

>>6183526
honestly I bet they were planning on doing figures for every candidate for the Prime election, especially since a lot of them wouldn't need much work(Thunderwing will probably be a TR Black Shadow retool for example)

>>6183963
>>6183997
>>6184003
ROTF Stratosphere would be another good candidate for an Omega Supreme recolor/retool

>>6184627
if I ever got that one I'd just treat it as a CHUG Nova Prime

>>6184632
White and grey is for nova or thunderclash though.

>>6184655
True but I kinda dig white and gold, even if it's quite unusual.

>>6184641
>the feet things are probably purely for stability purposes

And feet guns.

Btw, was I the only one to notice that while Brunt is probably no longer included with Trypticon, the panels that make the front of the tank are now a part of the base mode by default? You can make it out in one of the Cybertron-Con pics, but the really weird part is that it doesn't seem to include the base guns that would go there, since one of TR Megatron's guns is there.

>>6184627
Power core Optimus Prime's white color makes me think that a combiner Ultra Magnus would be pretty cool.

Like the deco would just be a white and teal Optimus Prime as usual, and the combined form would have a typical Ultra Magnus head, and the chest would open up and the crotchplace would flip down to show some remolded details resembling Ultra Magnus's torso.

Could have been something neat.

>>6184641
>someone who works for Hasbro confirmed over on the Something Awful TF thread that TR Trypticon has no electronics, the feet things are probably purely for stability purposes

Whoah, anymore info from this guy?

Trypticon's main gimmick is that he eats smaller transformers.

This is why he's hollow on the interior. He eats tiny robots and his belly is a prison.

>>6184686
That'd be amazing

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>>6184641
>>6184664
The purple spikes on his feet are also a part of his cartoon model (though like 99% of the time they never bother to draw them unless he's the focus of a shot)

So having them makes him accurate to both versions of him.

Also they're guns in base/battle mode.

>>6184686
>>6184690
Yeah, I noticed the part Full Tilt stays on is that hatch we saw in the Cybertron Con pics. Not sure if he can actually eat Transformers. We'll have to wait for Toy Fair.

>>6184690
That's the gimmick that Deceptive Think was mentioning. Trypticon's head doesn't transform into anything. The Smaller robot does but Trypt's head is just a passageway so all the tiny robots fall into the main hollow collum which also serves as the main ramp in base mode.

>>6184686
Well that explains why TR has shitall for paint apps

They don't want everyone getting scratched to hell when you shovel them into his maw

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>>6184695
The hatch I mentioned.

Anyway... I'm probably in the minority, but I'm a bit disappointed they stopped having Legends figures interact with the Titan class. Devastator I get, but FM could have easily worked with Legend figures had they kept FM's gun in the arm, and had that section on his boob on a flip panel so Legend figures could fit inside while in robot mode (at best, some fight in vehicle mode if you use the ramp you're only suppose to use in base mode, they barely fight otherwise). Even looking at Trypticon's chest hatch, and that space between the base parts, you can tell he's not suppose to work with Legend figures at all.

>>6184696
Please be true; that's amazing.

>>6184696
the G1 toy didn't do much with the head either, it just sat there in the rear of the base mode.

Will Japan do a Gigastorm version? There's the big question.

>>6184713
>you can tell he's not suppose to work with Legend figures at all.
he's got various deluxe sized ramps, and his helipads are legends size

>>6184719
>Will Japan do a Gigastorm version? There's the big question.

They haven't done Metrotitan yet, and he's a straight repaint, so I doubt it.

If only SDCC would have done what they were suppose to do, and released Metrotitan instead of shiny Metroplex.

>>6184713
I don't know, I bet Bee or Blackjack can go through there.

>>6184723
Metrotitan never got past the proposal stage according to Rik Alvarez who suggested the idea and was vetoed by Hasbro management.

>>6184722
Those are just ramps, there's no guns for them to main, or any spaces for you to store them. I'd count FM's spaces, but they're there as an after thought since they couldn't design new legs, Japan even glued them shut.

>>6184686
I hope that doesn't end up limiting his head movement

>>6184725
Fucking why

>People really like this toy let's release it again
>no lol sell a third version of his shelfwarming remold

>>6184751
No idea about his full movement, but he can at least move the snout straight up according to base mode pics. As for neck movement, he doesn't seem to have it in the traditional sense, neck movements at the white collar with the huge guns.

Just got the invoice for Mp Cheetor from ages 3 and up

Is it finally happening?

>>6184775
>Dorf reference

What is happening? I'm not mad at all, just surprised.

>>6184481
>>6184486
Why have there been no third party attempts at these?

>>6184682
no because that's a fake post, I was just in the thread and the last update was just a picture of trypticon.

>>6184783
Look at the legs.

>>6184798
No no, I get it and I laughed. I wore out my aunt's vhs of Dorf Goes Fishing as a kid.

>>6184796
Both show up for brief moments in their source material. They're way too obscure.

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>>6184481
>>6184486
>We want the MSV audience.

>Could have gotten PMOP for 25, then 15, then 10 in separate occasions
>Still didn't get it

I don't think I've ever been put off so hard by a toys colors in my life. I actually like the way it transforms, and how it looks, but the color are just fucking awful. Whoever decided that color scheme should be fired.

I hope the Delta Magnus version ends up better.

>>6184835
Yeah I'll definitely get Delta, the mold looks fine but that God awful brown ruined it for me.

>>6184835
Yeah I really wonder what hasbro's obsession with mopwater brown is.

It's such an unpleasant looking color.

>>6184843
That brown, the faded red, painted arms, the chest was lacking colors. I can only imagine the guy who picked the colors was blind.

So much for that G1 toy accuracy they've been pushing lately.

>>6184862
>G1 toy accuracy with arm panels and Bayformers chest

even the Tomy version isn't a total match despite the proper chest.

>>6184628
Is that Battle Blades mold or the DOTM one? Can't tell with the feet.

>>6184862
I'm pretty sure the colors were meant to match the G1 toy. Problem is, they color-sampled a 30 year-old toy which has been naturally discoloring over time, and no one was smart enough to realize this. It's actually not photodegradation in this case, since all the figures turned a similar color with or without sun exposure. More modern cases of this are Classics Jetfire and RiD Omega Prime, who were bone-white out of the factory.

Did Takara say anything about a japanese sixshot release yet?

>>6185094
They are waiting for more people to mail them the Hasbro stickers so they have enough for one shipment

>>6185094
Nope, no new info since Godbomber in December.

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>>6185107
kek
>>6185108
Ah, I was hoping for an improved articulation version. I'll probably end up getting both versions though.

>>6185094
It will have a different paint deco, nothing else will change I guarantee you.

>>6183250
>>6183068
>>6183264
I'd say it's probably a licensing issue like how VW doesn't want TF using their vehicles but does anybody even still own the DeLorean license or is it public domain to use the vehicle for toys or in media?

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So I got me a TR blackshadow despite my hatread for stickers, they ain't so bad on him apart from the tank ones.

But here I was thinking, what COULD they retool for overlord, obviously

>head helmet
>shoulders (could easily just repaint them depending on cost cutting)
>chest
>titan master
>jet nose cone (perhaps make it more reliant on the detachable shield and make it larger to match the g1 toy's oversized one)
>forarms

But then I thought...blackshadow has all this kibble, how would this work for overlord who doesn't have exposed wings or a jet cone behind his head?

While the jet cone can be shortened and the wings COULD be made smaller I think I found a solution with this alt configuration, rather than folding in the hinge I just flip it right over, the wings were a no brainer

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>>6185189
Which results in a more g1 black shadow.

>hatread

I do apologize for this error, my 2 hours of sleep over the course of 2 days and jetlag is showing, I'll leave quietly

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Thread-legs, baby

>POWER of the Primes
>Implying we won't have powered masters like Zone with figures that can walk/drive about
>New Star Convoy, Grandus and Sky Garry with one big motorized city mode

>>6185221
>Power of the PRIMES
>Implying it isn't just repaints of everyone into ____ Prime

>>6185221
>>6185228
>power of THE primes
>implying it isn't just adding the word "The" infront of everyone's names like "The Optimus Prime" or "The Shockwave".

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>>6185230
>>implying it isn't just adding the word "The" infront of everyone's names like "The Optimus Prime" or "The Shockwave".

I want a "The thrust" for reasons

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>>6185241
>The Prime Thrust

>>6185191
goddamn it anon, I want this fucker, but i'd rather wait for overlord.

Plus can't have blackshadow without a blue bacchus

>>6184271
link?

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>>6185254
I liked the look of him, but like all tr leaders he ain't worth full rrp (which is exactly what I paid unlike blaster and pmop), joints can be loosest in the strangest of places and the stickers can be a bother.

Plus this shit, god damn shield handle came off trying to pull it out, shit like this pisses me off more than crappy factory applied stickers.

I don't think takara could do much more for black shadow outside of painted thighs and mid arms, but for overly good chance he'll be drown in paint and (if my prediction is correct) new shoulders.

In short, only get this guy in any form if he's on sale, overlord will do you justice but if its the hasbro version consider waiting for a sale, toy is gonna be good between them both though.

(Maybe during power of the primes for blue baka but I don't know, despite watching all of JP transformers I can never remember much from him)

>>6183942
Isn't the head too big with it?

>>6184385

Does he have a bio, and if so, does it say what his powers are?

>>6183495
It kinda looks like those ankle rockers he has in the leg teaser shots are either pointless or have been removed because it doesn't look like those legs will be able to splay in the slightest.

I really hope I'm wrong though.

>>6185540
That's what i thought at first, but this is a render, not a real pic, so it'll be slightly off. It's possible the hip joint doesn't split, but rather the top comes off entirely, leaving a smaller joint to stay connected to the inner half of the leg.

>>6185540
Its possible there's a mechanism for having the legs slide out slightly so they can splay out on a hinge, similar to how MP10's shoulder articulation works. He certainly looks beefy enough to support a mechanism like that.

Worst comes to worse the ankle articulation is welcome no matter what. I fucking hate it when a toy can plant its feet flat on the ground.

>>6185556
When a toy can't plant his feet on the ground*

My bad.

>>6183495
do they really need to geewun this hard?? i mean, metroplex looks awesome with the updated design, and FortMax being an extensive retool of metroplex is just as great. but this looks boxy and meh to me so far.

>>6183155
is this IDW? haven't read past MTMTE/RID #21

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>>6185647

Sins of the Wreckers, the sequel to Last Stand of the Wreckers.

>>6185650
>Wreckers
>sequel to Last Stand
fucking fuck why did i miss this? when did this happen

>>6184966
Looks like the top is DotM while the bottom is AoE.

>>6185657
Just last year, dude.

>>6185657
It's not as good.

[spoiler]Guzzle and Roadbuster ;_;[/spoiler]

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Anyone owned this guy?
Saw it on sale for real cheap, looks cool but I don't know if it has any issue.

>>6185741
It's an awesome and small toy, go for it if it's cheap.

Only issue is that the head is just there, unhidden, on the bird's ass.

In all seriousness, does Hasbrouck even have a person that sends out solicitations anymore? This is getting ridiculous for Walmart to get stuff before anybody else can put up preorders.

Prepare for NYTF preview night!

>>6185796
Local WalMart put out 2 SkyShadows the other day, next to a lone SixShot

In other news, still impossible to find Wave 3 TMs & Legends

>>6185853
I'm ready to be disappointed!

>>6183228
is Breakdown getting ressed?

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>>6185873

Canuck too huh?

>>6185873
I haven't even seen wave 2 yet.

>>6186016
Yup

Man, TFCon cannot come soon enough

Do you guys think any vendors at Toronto ComicCon will have PE kits for sale?

>>6186043
I've not been the last few years, but when I use to go frequently the Transformer pickings were rather slim. If there's actually a 3P dealer there I don't think they're going to be cheap just because of that table price.

I'm surprised more people haven't completely given up on trying to buy hasbro TFs on release.

It's much nicer just waiting until like a month after a toy is supposed to come out and actually finding him in places.

>>6185275
To do what? The helmet is removable, you just put them in the chest and do what you want with the head

>>6186043
If you live in Toronto just buy it off Madhauz collectibles. He's Toronto based and he is pretty responsive on his Facebook page.

>>6186049
>Toronto Comic Con
>3p table

I know who you are talking about, they're like the only vendor that goes on practically every convention in the GTA.

>>6185741
the mold is 10/10 fun go ahead bro

>>6185741
>$50 for a basic
Welp

>>6186205
That particular repaint was like, Japanese con exclusive or some shit. The regular retail one is still like $5-10

>>6185741
the only issue is that the white and grey version looks slightly better.

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Hi, my name is TF:P Knockout, and I never got a decent show accurate figure!

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>>6186254
I don't know how they kept fucking up. Maybe he'll get a new figure based on his IDW design...never.

>>6186254
>>6186262
>It's another "really good design from a non-g1 continuity that will thus will never get a good toy" character

I hate these

If people are wondering what the main changes in terms of colors for Takara Trypticon, it's mostly darker or more vibrant colors. Dark grey for pitch black, darker purple and possibly turquoise. He also may, or not may have colored eyes depending if they go by the S3 model, or the Headmasters model (they'll probably use the Headmasters one since that's his last normal appearance).

I wonder how Takara's going to bullshit Trypticon into the Legends fiction. Just regular Trypticon getting an upgrade before he goes and gets himself killed, or a revived Trypticon?