Transformers general

So much for patience.

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>Got Megatron in Mail
>Open it
>Paint chipped on chin of the laughing face

Not sure how to feel about this.

I understand why they paint the thing, but I really wonder if there is no such thing as shiny injected grey plastic they can use?

It seems most of the problems this guy has is due to the paint. It thicken parts where they shouldn't and they scratches. Again, you will always get people complaining about bare plastic.

The transformation is really complex compared to the old modern MP, maybe too complex.

I wonder if Takara and Hasbro did a sit down talk on where to go with G1 Megatron- will he ever be a gun again after MP36? or just update him into a heavy vehicle?

>>6267204
I actually prefer bare plastic, am I the only person on the planet with this opinion? Not just for paint rub/tolerance reasons, but I just prefer the look. Not any plastic, mind you, I hate shit that's been poorly mixed, and most metallic plastics. After Shockwave I had fucking hoped this guy would be mostly bare plastic.

>>6267185
You know, I find Quickswitch kinda endearing even if his helmet is wrong. Maybe it's because I prefer big ol blocky, bad color scheme, g1 looking dudes, and Sixshot is such a solid mold that I didn't mind buying it twice.

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>>6267185
It would be if they had retooled the helmet and animal head. I'd rather wait for the inevitable Greatshot retool.

I would like the head though, since it's the only way to get a Marvel-looking TR Blaster.

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>>6267185
Ten minutes of TF5 Cinemacon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqxEUs2F84E

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Seriously, I wonder if ever going to see a test shot image of how the thing look without the paint.
The thing got too many edges and pointy parts to keep the paint straight.

>>6267204
>shiny injected grey plastic
It'll be that grey metallic plastic. You know, that swirly one.

>>6267240
Hah, nice Soundwave.

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>>6267185
Nope but she is.

>>6267261
That is one sad dancer.

>>6267204
>it thickens part where they shouldn't
God I really hate this.

>>6267261
The more I see her, the more the mold works. The head needs a brighter expression if it wants to be Nautica though.

>>6267279
I'd put it up on taobao for 2099 as an "import-safe" version of MP-36

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>>6267204
>wanting unpainted plastic on a face

That has literally never looked good.

>>6267240
Are those MPs really that big compared to TR Sixshot or is it a trick of perspective? I thought the newer MPs were a lot smaller than 'Leaders'.

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>>6267300

>>6267306
Wow. Can you compare the size of the gun mode to the size of the tank mode?

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>>6267204
The qc of newer mp's are always under scrutiny, especially since the backlash of mp shockwave has lead to figures getting drowned in paint.

It makes sense, you're paying how fucking much for shit, as a result I can't use mp mp ironhide or mp ratchet's full face plates.

We'll never be happy though, if its not too much paint its not enough and if its not either its own transformation destroys itself.

>>6267279
Just seen that, must of tried to pull the silencer off too fast on the barrel (But its a tight fit so its not entirely the case of ham hands), as for the leg jesus wtf happened there.

Also note the hand on my pic, saw some people upset about it

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>>6267279
The hell are these people doing?!

>>6267311
purposely breaks their toys to spite the others

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>>6267178
Looks good, was sad that my local imax wasn't doing it.

Cogman looks neat.

>>6267311
showing that QC is a mess with this toy. reports are poring in that the joints are very prone to breaking and most guess is because the grey plastic is cheaper type. Also some note temperature of either direction is bad for it. To hot it warps to cold it goes brittle.

That said this is the first MP made at the new factories built at Vietnam so this might work itself out in a second run.

>>6267325
>That said this is the first MP made at the new factories built at Vietnam

But mp hot rodimus wasone of the first mp's from Vietnam, or are you saying they have NEW new factories in Vietnam?

...wait wouldn't they just use existing staff or are they miles apart?

>Second run

Oh boy we'll be waiting awhile and it might be a redeco that see's anything.

But really, could you read the original post, I'm suspecting the owner of that one tried to remove the silencer from the gun barrel and (being a tight fit) may of broke it off in the process.

If I ever transform mine I'll hold down that gun barrel as I gently twist it off

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After a week of waiting on the seller, I finally have the last Insecticon I needed.

>>6267329
>are you saying they have NEW new factories in Vietnam?
Yes in Hai Phong
>wait wouldn't they just use existing staff or are they miles apart?
no idea, not a native however even with good overhead new staff is new staff, mistakes will be made
>could you read the original post
not the one in question no. However I think we need to reflect that a tight fit would make such a clean break, should be a lot more uneven and jagged if it was by force alone.

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>>6267332
Having already bought a Chop Shop, it was nice to see the mold with more color variety. He looks great.

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>>6267332
Congrats anon! It is nice to have a new set of them after 30 years.

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>>6267334
Reflector is fun too. His transformation I find to be one of the simplest among the T30 Targetmasters.

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>>6267279
I have not transform my MP yet.

At this point, should I?
(I know I won't be putting the silencer fully on)

>>6267336
>Mass Effect Andromeda chairs

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>>6267338
The camera mode is great, and will probably be my favorite TF accessory for a long time.

>>6267340
Your call. I have no idea how much it's going to effect you if he breaks.
I'm just going to wait till another run. could take years like Soundwave did but I rather do that and get the better toy for $200+ than have a broken toy/toy I can't play with.

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>>6267345

>>6267336
Thanks! It really is satisfying to have them all together. The colors ruin it a bit though.

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>>6267347

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>>6267348

>>6267340
Think like this, what will be your primary mode?

You don't have the luxury of just mangling him for the hell of that, I did that with my mp-05 because he has a case of the cosmic rust and ended up scratching the bejesus out of him, somehow nothing broke.

If you're scared now don't bother, but if you want the honor of saying "I did it" the be my guest, I will be trying mine, but no silencer.

Infact just debating tracking down the mp05 add on set because fuck all dem hinges

>>6267213
wow...
I think shockwave looks like a good toy, but I didn't order him, he's the first MP I haven't bought, solely because he looks so friggin lame in that unpainted lavender crap plastic. I am hoping for a re-release in darker plastic, or a painted version. I'd rather just not own him if I have to have the original release.

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Btw is it just my copy or does Skrapnel have tight hinge joints and loose ball joints across the board? Chop Shop has better fit (which I guess is to be expected, since he came out later).

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> Incoming news on Takara Transformers Legends series and Transformers Movie the Best series

>September 2017 Release:
LG-44 Sharkicon & Sweep
LG-45 Target Master Hot Rodimus
LG-46 Target Master Kup

>August 2017 Release:
MB-01 reissue - Classic Optimus Prime
MB-03 reissue - Megatron
MB-07 reissue - Soundwave

>Credit source: Loopaza Mega Store

Was this mentioned in the last thread?

It seems to be true as amiami has the MB figures mentioned up, thoughts and speculations?

>>6267364
Most commonly I find its the other way around...

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>>6267364

>>6267366
>Most commonly I find its the other way around
Tight balls and loose hinges?

>>6267366
>LG-44 Sharkicon & Sweep
Good to see an additional Sweep Titan Master alongside the ones that come with Scourge bodies. Perfect troop-building pair.

>LG-45 Target Master Hot Rodimus
>LG-46 Target Master Kup
Now this is interesting. Obviously they're keeping the Titan Master gimmick, but are they also giving them exclusive new Targetmaster partners?

>>6267369
Oh sorry, more like the revisional toy is more loose than the original, ie mold degradation symptoms.

But that's what I get for collecting the hasbro mp seekers, I swear they went from great to "I NEED TO USE THE FORCE OF 2 PEOPLE TO SEPARATE THE LEGS".

I've never been lucky to have a newer version of a toy, retool or reissue, that's been better than the former

>>6267372
I'm curious as to what this sweep is...scourge without a mustache again?

>Now this is interesting. Obviously they're keeping the Titan Master gimmick, but are they also giving them exclusive new Targetmaster partners?
Well the Original headmaster crew got titan master vehicle accessories, perhaps they'll get redeco's of those again.

I just need to see what the kup's deco is like, I'm eying off the generations to go with my classics hotrod but if it turns out to be that much better fuck it I'll have another deluxe hotrod

>>6267375
>Well the Original headmaster crew got titan master vehicle accessories, perhaps they'll get redeco's of those again.
I suppose that's possible. Scourge and Blurr didn't come with the TM vehicles, right?

I don't think there's ever been a clean-shaven sweep in Japanese G1. The six sweeps in Scourge's Legends comic were all identical, so it's probably just the regular head. But who knows!

>>6267383
>Scourge and Blurr didn't come with the TM vehicles, right?
Correct, though blurr was a target master, its possible that's just their names for this release, but giving them TM vehicles would add them to the same bracket as the HM crew as being "special".

There is no clean shaven sweep in g1, I was referring to the platinum edition's inclusion of "sweep", could also be a mis-translation or perhaps a different facial expression/paint could be used which would be lame as fuck...

But then again its coming with a sharkticon, a generic pertner would make for troop building for japanese owners

>>6267372
They are only 2600 yen, that's about the price of a plain deluxe. I doubt there's new accessories.

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>>6267389
I didn't even look at the prices when I posted that, cheers for the clarification anon, whelp that shuts that one down as straight redecos

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>tfw seibertron post news stories shortly after it shows up here

Anyone here work for the seibertron news team?

Seriously HK-TF, Daimchoc reports, planet iacon - singapore transformers fans unite (s.t.f.u ) on Facebook give out quick prompt news reports, you just need a little chink to help filter some of the info present sometimes.

Asian social media pages are so fucking fast, I mean shit I get my gundam news from a god damn thailand page over the english shit now, all I get out of them is a comment in a language I understand

But while I'm here were else is good for TF news, might as well follow them all

>>6267395
Still, I wonder why they point that out? They were never Targetmasters in Japan, and tons of Legends figures already come with guns so why make that distinction with them, who are probably not getting any extra figure?

>>6267415
Perhaps they acknowledge the spread in the west?

I mean optimus has only shifted to being optimus in japan rather than always being convoy, or hell maybe they got copyright issues over there too?

Or maybe they're doing something different, either way confirmation we're getting legends again is always good

>>6267325
According to a post on TFW it was a case of ham hands. The guy pushed down on the silencer too much resulting in it getting stuck.

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>paint chipping is NOT grounds for a store return

Are people fucking stupid to try this?

>>6267422
is there a link to the post?

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>>6267428

I want to get a Quickswitch, but I need to know one thing before I get him; can FM or Metropled hold him in gun mode? I don't have a Sixshot yet, so I can't test it.

>>6267434
that'd be a negative. you might be able to like prop it up on his shoulder or something, but no, sixshot and quickswitch are like almost the size of FM's arm

>>6267213
You have terrible taste. While I admit some bare plastic can look nice, Shockwave's plastic is not that plastic.

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>>6267434
Dunno about quick switch and gun mode but what about sixshot and upside down sub mode?

Eh its not the greatest idea, the baby hands can't grasp the wings properly and the fingers as they are are too weak to really support him safely, he's kinda just resting there with the fingers preventing him from falling out, tighten the ball joints...could work but you'll have to pose the arm and then attach him

While the ratchets are strong enough to support the weight he'll need to be level at all times just to be safe.

Did I help?

In short you can but not the best, plus he's comically big

>>6267426
I wonder if it's just that the paint hasn't cured enough yet.

I just know, Megs will be in bot mode for a long time before I attempt gun mode.

>>6267426
Happened frequently during the MP Sideswipe run. Made me glad that I could only ever manage to sell MPs at shows. I mean, I get being upset by paint chips, but it's not our (sellers) fault.

>>6267472
But 9 times out of ten that's users fault, what self entitled man child thinks its a good reason too in the first place, oh wait...

Sheesh and I willingly bought an mp smokescreen with a huge paint chip on the bonnet and I was fine with it, only cost me retail though years after release

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What is the point of the ankle tilt TR sixshot has?

All its good for is wide stance poses, was it an aborted function during transformation because that section flips while joined

>>6267479
>What is the point of the ankle tilt TR sixshot has?

Wide stance poses

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>>6267479
Frog-stance Beast mode.

>>6267372
>>6267375
Remember that that the UT Nemesis Prime was called Scourge in Japan and his mini-con was Sweep.

>>6267490
Oh shit...so what head will be redeco'd into that?

Because while what you say is the best approximation to who sweep is none of the heads would work unless its a new sculpt

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What did he mean by this?

>>6267492
I'm guessing it'll be TR OP's head.

Linking old thread just because I can

>>6264237
>>6264237
>>6264237

>>6267494
He mean paint went on the peg and the peg with the paint became too thick for the peg to turn properly and it snapped.

Bravo Takara

>>6267509
I wish they'd stop painting the insides of MPs where it doesn't even show. I've had to disassemble some parts of my Mp Ratchet, Ironhide, Inferno and Grapple just to sad paint off of pegs so they wouldn't be too tight.

>>6267279
Kind of glad I missed him now, I'll wait for the toy accurate revision.

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>>6267279

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>>6267479
>people still have that pic I made

Feels good, man.

>>6267204
>The transformation is really complex compared to the old modern MP, maybe too complex.
This is my biggest issue. I feel like the MP line from 10 and up hit a sweet spot where Transformations are complex, but not difficult. They're fun and clever. MP-36's just looked like a kick in the dick, all for the sake of a cartoon-accurate bot mode that still has some flaws, and now nobody will even bother transforming him because it's a pain and he scratches his own finish off.

I said I would buy MP-36 if they did a silver-painted version, but now I'm kind of hoping they don't so I'm forced to just buy Despotron, who looks much better alongside MP-10 anyway.

>>6267532
MP36's repaints will go one of three ways

>slight re-engineering to make him more durable like thicker plastic around pins and rivets, hopefully some clearance improvements less vulnerable to paint issues as well
(unlikely as fuck)
>everything is tighter because of mold tolerances and shit will break even worse
>everything is looser because of mold tolerances and shit will be more reliable

>>6267638
I feel as though I should just wait for another 3P attempt at megatron. It's not like a toy MP Megatron will be coming any soon anyway.

>>6267310
>drowned in paint
You people are so fucking indoctrinated by shit quality toys that if something uses paint, it's "DROWNED IN PAINT".

The key is that they need to use higher quality paint. It's weird, I think the paint they use on the Takara LG series is better than most MP paint. There's some paint in areas on LG Brainstorm that takes a lot of abuse during transformation, and I've done it multiple times, and there's nary a scratch. Takara just needs to get their shit together. The answer to scratched paint isn't to just not paint it at all.

Everyone seems to forget the earlier MPs. nobody complained about the paint on them because it was well-applied, durable, and looked great. Solid paint is what makes a good-looking figure into an amazing-looking figure.

>>6267648
Hey man strong, well sealed paint is too expensive for a 200$ toy

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>>6267641
Just wait for the Wei Jiang Ching Chang Chong MP36 V

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>tfw have barely any fembots, missed out in T30 Arcee and Chromia
>Nautica is a box exclusive and Windblade is in Wave 5, which the ever-so-wise UK retailers might skip completely

fuck's sake

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>>6267261
>>6267267
>>6267275
>tfw your waifu has no smile to protect

>>6267662
>missed out in T30 Arcee and Chromia
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS23637&mode=retail

They also had Windblade at 9 usd for months.

>>6267662
Get the one of the 4 versions of RID Windblade out there.

>>6267673
Stop, you are making this depressing...

>>6267662
>tfw you have 3 BAs and 2 Arcees

>>6267702
The waifuism must be strong with you to want 3 goddamn BAs

>>6267279
Bwhahahahaha I had a feeling this thing was going to be crumbling under pressure. Funny how people bash 3p for for any little qc issue and yet megs is paint chipping horribly and breaking in numerous places, but their is a full on force to defend this figure.

>>6267709
Honestly all the "he's excessively complex because it's literally impossible for gunmegs to look good!" posts have been a sign that the defense force has been out already.

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>>6267702
How many Strongarms you guys have? I got two.

>>6267716
None because all the facesculpts look dopey

I'd really like a good strongarm though

>>6267648
It just occurred to me that my MP10 has literally no paint issues aside from a pin that stuck out and scraped away some layers of paint.

The paint on the undersides of his metal feet are still perfectly intact as well

>>6267716
Is that the Mini-Con armored one?

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>>6267729
Yes, and it's the Japanese version.

>>6267721
indeed, too bad they probably won't make another mold for her beyond the gimmick toys.

>>6267709
See
>>6267433

>>6267479
>what is the point of articulation that doesn't involve the transformation

Hello time traveller. It is no longer the year 1987.

>>6267433
>tip got caught inside

So it's a design flaw and not a QC issue then?

>>6267494

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>>6267708
Why, she is the femcon with the most toys so it's kind of inevitable. I've got the TFA, BW, and LG versions.

>>6267716
0 although I kinda want one.

>>6267754
It's the issue Chosen Prime's email talked about. The attachment was probably designed with the bare plastic in mind for a snug fit. With the the added paint, it probably wedges the part on the barrel.

That Megs owner rammed the silencer on and used brute force to try and get it off.

>>6267774
Oh, in my head I imagined a harem of LG Blackarachnias, nevermind.

>>6267775
>The attachment was probably designed with the bare plastic in mind for a snug fit

Why is forgetting about paint when it comes to clearances suddenly becoming and an issue with MPs? We have a silencer that doesn't work without stripping paint and I'm having to do shit like >>6267510 because peg joints are being gummed up with paint

>>6267324
Is that Don Figureoa art?

>>6267662
>Windblade is in Wave 5, which the ever-so-wise UK retailers might skip completely
Don't feel alone. The ever reliable US retailers will probably skip it too.

>>6267213
I prefer it for the most part unless it's a color that always look better painted like any metallic color or white. I can't understand why people would want a painted MP Shockwave when the point of G1 Shockwave is that he looked like a toy gun in bland colors, though a darker purple would be better as Marvel was his best appearance. The other MP are just unfortunate to all have colors that look like shit unpainted; unpainted red and unpainted white do look cheap and drown the sculpt down, unpainted orange is kind of shit too, and HasTak's silver plastic is just disgusting. Dark metallic red is pretty but that just wouldn't look like Ironhide or Inferno or even Sideswipe.

In the end I prefer my transformers to be cheap, sturdy, and easy to play with so I really don't care for the MP line.
>inb4 a barrage of insults and claims of how a 30 dollars + shipping voyager is cheap and how barrel chests don't get in the way of anything

>>6267810
>Mark of the Cuck
Is that glued on?

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>>6267810

>>6267685
>guy mentions UK
>post BBTS

Why would he want to pay 9 dollars for a deluxe and then double for the shipping

>>6267820
Considering Arcee's prices elsewhere that'll probably still work out to be cheaper than his other options.

>>6267648
>You people are so fucking indoctrinated by shit quality toys that if something uses paint, it's "DROWNED IN PAINT".

But some of the best 3P toys use almost no paint, because everything is cast in appropriate colors, and then paint is used as it should be: For details, that also aren't going to get buttfucked by the transformation process.

No matter how you look at it, there is nothing that will ever be good about slathering an entire figure in paint. It's always best to just cast stuff in the appropriate color, and then fill in the details with paint instead. A $200 collectable/toy/whatever the fuck you want to call it, should not be suffering from these issues.

>>6267822
Unless it's red plastic... Has/Taks red plastic looks like fucking shit.

>>6267850

I still don't understand how they can fuck up red plastic so easily. Other companies (non-TF making ones, I mean) don't seem to have a problem with it. 3P companies can do red plastic easily.

>>6267775
He's not the only one, a few more people are reporting the samd issue. At this pont your better off not even putting the dam thing on.

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>>6267810
>tfw no orange cap

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>one IDW Tailgate vs 6 Decepticon combiners

WHO WINS

>>6267864
No one is giving attention to him, and Gravity Builder is too distracted worrying on how he's a manlet combiner
Is GB really that small?

>>6267867

Is that GB? Doesn't GB have a different head?

>>6267867
That's not Gravity Builder

>>6267871
That's MT Green Giant

>>6267862
Who is this laughing boobs?

>>6267366
>August 2017 Release
>MB-01 reissue - Classic Optimus Prime
>MB-03 reissue - Megatron
Only really got into Bayformers recently, so it's nice that I'll have a second chance to buy these without dealing with scalpers.
Who knows, a second wave might bring ebay prices down.

>>6267820
>check Mandarake for Arcee
>Legends at 4000 nankings
>T30 at 3000 whale coins
I really am glad I don't give a flying fuck about fembots right now. Call me when they make a Patlabor-esque Override.

>>6267741
That figure is such a vast improvment over the warrior version.

>>6267963
Are you wanting movie only characters or just good figures?

>>6267716

>>How many Strongarms you guys have? I got two.


I have 3, all legion class.

2 are from the Hasbro line, the other is the Japanese one from a 4 pack in show accurate colours.

Love that little mold.

>>6268010
Just good figures, really.

>>6267965
>Patlabor
Why?
That looks more like Prowl/Streetwise than an Override. Not even the right colors or pop out guns.

>>6267810
I'm really curious what each store's plug looks like and how its attached.

>>6267810
>>6267813
If I were a retailer I'd get some orange hotmelt glue and just fill the barrel up with molten orange and leave a little mound at the top

That'd be non-removable as fuck

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Transformers-Diorama-Custom-WarShip-/262918419497?hash=item3d3728b429:g:0IEAAOSwax5Yuzz~

>Starting bid: $400.00
>Buy It Now: $700.00

are you fucking serious

>>6268077
>being poor
Heh looks like you missed out on this great opportunity, kiddo. Why not run down to Walmart and buy yourself some more one-steps since that's all you can afford.

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>tfw no Landfill or Rail Racer updates
Also I wish I had that botcon sky-byte

>>6268077
I wondered what happened to my old pile of junk.

So, how was your day? I learned I had terminates in my house, and a Walmart employee accused me of moving figures across the toy aisle to get it cheaper.

>>6268077
I'd love to make a fake ebay account just to bid on nonsense like this and make the price astronomical and then in the communication after the auction ends be like "Lol I'll give you $1. It's shit."

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>>6268077
What a waste of a perfectly good PC case.

>>6268083
well anon, did you get the toys cheaper?

>>6267662
does the uk even have wave 4?

>>6268090
Nope, decided to just leave it. I had a bad experience about a decade ago (I was accused of stealing, but they mistook me for another kid) and it brought those memories back so I just decided to leave it. Not going through that crap for a toy.

>be Cheetor fan
>decades of bad toys
>finally, a Masterpiece is released
>it's season 1 Cheets, my least favourite (other than Beast Machines)
Has anyone else been constantly disappointed by toys of their favourite character?
[spoiler]Obviously Masterpiece Cheetor looks amazing and show-accurate, but I'd much rather a show-accurate Transmetal 2 if I'm being honest[/spoiler]

>>6268138
You'd seriously rate TMII Cheetor over season 1? Season 1 and Transmetal are about even, but I think S1 has the better robot mode.

>>6268138
You'll probably have to wait longer. I keep hearing they didn't like the last 2 Beast Wars seasons over there.

>>6268138
Tarantulas and how few toys he gets. The only good one was BWTM2. The few other figures have been pretty bad (A motorcycle? A fucking rook repaint?). I'm really holding out he will get a BW MP, but I seriously doubt it. With his big role in the IDW comics I am surprised he hasn't gotten a generations figure, and I'm surprised a 3rd party hasn't made him. The 10th Anniversary figure was nice looking, but the mold is still dated as fuck and has super THICC thighs. I really love spider-bots, and Tarantulas is more or less the Shockwave type character of the Predacons. Maybe some day he will see an updated spider mold....

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>>6268153
>With his big role in the IDW comics I am surprised he hasn't gotten a generations figure
Him and Impactor, man.

I actually like the bike one that comes with the two minicons and would definitely jump on it if I could find it at a decent price.

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>>6268163
don't get me wrong, the bike one is a good mold and a very cool paint job. The claws are awesome, but it really doesn't look or feel like Tarantulas at all.

>>6268138
MP Cheetor is perfection but I know what you mean.

There are some really good transmetal designs but they pretty much never get anything because they aren't as iconic as the S1 designs. The toy-only stuff is doubly fucked.

>>6268138
I understand your pain
I love the TMs as a kid and would love to have them in MP(especially Megatron), but I still couldn't past Cheets up senpai

>>6267858
I imagine that some light sanding (starting with 1200 then working up to 2000 grit) on the inside of the attachment would be enough to counter the paint on the barrel.

My Nautica has a couple tiny stress marks where her right shoulder connects to the joint.

Should I be worried?

So TFsource and CapturedPrey are shipping their MP megatrons without plugs. Any other stateside retailers?

>>6268214
Chosen Prime and Toy Dojo but their sold out ATM.

>>6268217
So is CapturedPrey but they've secured another shipment.

>>6268168
Yeah, same. I really hate how BW characters keep getting vehicle molds at cons.

Tarantulas could easily be made out of one of the Insecticons, for instance.

>>6267325
>and most guess is because the grey plastic is cheaper type.
So Takara didn't learn after the physical shitshow that was MP-05 and history repeats itself, this time with paint rub instead of tarnish. Fantastic.

>>6268232
Most of those con exclusives are meant to be pre-BW versions, before they scanned animal alt-modes.Though I agree it does get frustrating,I got into BW because they where beasts, so I'm not hugely interested in vehicle versions(unless is Transtech)

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>>6268138
>be Cheetor fan

I'm afraid it's terminal

You guys ever find that a figure has ended up completely co-opting another's accessories? I grabbed a thundertron on a whim to pad out an order and needless to say his included weapon was hot garbage. Ended up giving him Sky Lynx's weird fork things since he really has no use for them when uncombined and because they're so esoteric that they could only ever truly be used by some weird old guy. I just wish the extra pegs on them were positioned differently so thundertron could go full blade liger in beast mode.

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>>6267662
speaking of Windblade, shame that the Fanclub lost the license before they got to release this remold of her

>>6268264
>Sky Lynx's weird fork things since he really has no use for them when uncombined
they're supposed to be attached to his tail to give it some length when in Robot Mode

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>>6268280
>that thing
Yeah, such a shame.

>>6268264
My Classics Bumblebee uses FOC Optimus Prime's Ion Cannon.

Meanwhile I'm planning on grabbing me a Chopster Minicon so Prime can have his Energon Axe.

>>6268280
If anyone does make a Sari they need to use the Arcee or LG Blackarachnia mold.

>>6268295
OH, it's Sari!
I thought it was a fembot version of Rung.

>>6268295
honestly the best bet at this point would be them using a TR figure as the base, probably the upcoming TR Windblade figure, just need to give it a new head, new weapons, and change some details around and it'd work rather well

I got my MP-36. The transformation is complex (probably the most complex in my collection now) but it's doable once you go through it once. Didn't break or scuff anything. People just have ham hands.

>>6268027
I'm not asking for something that looks exactly like a Patlabor, just that uses similar shapes.

>>6268163
Impactor is probably going to get a toy. Warden has done all the Phase 6ers and Kup/Perceptor/TopSpin/TwinTwist (and he has commented the extra height on the last two was because of them being Wreckers). So Impactor looks very likely.

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>LG44 Sharkicon & Sweep
>LG45 Target Master Hot Rodimus
>LG46 Target Master Kup
Now you can shut the fuck up about Legends being on hiatus.

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>>6268414
>Targetmaster

Takara
Wins
Again.

>>6268414
What's a Target Master?

>>6268418
Your mom's face.

>>6268414
So Kup/Hot Rod without the HM gimmick?

But I'm not surprised. All the Japanese twitter folks really seemed to like getting all the cartoon HMs at once barring horrorcons and scorponok.

>>6268416
Just like MP-36? lmao

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>targetmaster Fastlane

He's easily a "must have" figure. While Gnaw has a lot of goofy meme potential, I really think Fastlane is a much better figure. Motherfucker's got balljoints all over the fuckign place.

>>6268428
MP-36 is good though. And compared to Hasbro releasing nothing it is a win.

>>6268441
Do you know the point to the open sideways joints at the crotch area?

>>6268414
>>LG44 Sharkicon & Sweep
What the heck would Sweep be? A repaint Scourge head?
Bumblebee and Spike when.

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>>6268443
Loving.

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>>6268443
Seriously though, it's for Cloudraker once they take out the wheels.

So what was with that bullshit about size classes anyway?

They could have just said the clones are boxset exclusive because they just want people to buy the boxset. That's a better reason than a lie.

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>>6268461
I'm thinking the rep didn't really know and made that shit up on the spot. Wheelie's engineering was a lot more than I expected so I thought he'd be over budget. Fastlane's size is slightly larger than modern legends, being slightly wider, but his engineering is nothing new at all.

Releasing the clones as a 2 pack would've been a lot smarter. I've been planning to hunt the box sets mainly for the clones, and so far I've got 1/4.

>>6268264
I accidentally bought a CW Streetwise with Alpha Bravo's weapons, this was around the time I got to buy DOTM Skyhammer so I just gave the gun to Skyhammer and it looks great as a helicopter gun.
A shame I didn't get Streetwise's shotgun or Skyhammer's rocket launchers, though.

>>6268352
>TR Windblade figure
>the head becomes a smaller Sari while the body is a transector

>>6268472
>rep

it was john warden himself.

>>6268442
Getting nothing is still better than wasting $200 on a piece of shit

>>6268077
>Being this delusional
Fucking shit.

>>6268153
>A motorcycle?
Well yeah, that's what his TM vehicle mode was supposed to be.
They would probably have used the Deluxe Groove mold instead of Rook if it was released earlier.

>I'm really holding out he will get a BW MP
Same here. I do think he's a valid option after Dinobot and BW Megs.

>>6268280
The figure looks good, but the mold is absolute shit.
It's a good thing it never happened since they can now use the RID or TR Windblade.

>>6268414
>"Now you can shut the fuck up about Legends being on hiatus"
>Due September
It's still on fucking hiatus.

>>6268488
Do want.
I'm really surprised they haven't done the Animated Headmaster as a Titan Master yet.

>>6268505
>Hasbrocucks are such brainlets that they can't figure out a transformation with more than 5 steps or handle a toy without scratching it

Pathetic.

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>>6268264
>Thundertron
If you disassemble the gimmick toy and extract the blade, you can do this without any modding.

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>>6268532
For beast mode

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>>6268534

>>6268514
Oh look, it's the reply to everything in one post faggot.

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Find a flaw.

>>6268553
Autovolt is dead though.

>>6268561
None, really. For a legends class set it's pretty neat.

I guess more paint would have been good.

Any one know a good and easy way to bring down MP Megatron's 2 crotch piece? The ones you have to pull down to combine the legs.
The right side on my is stuck and i am afraid of pulling it too hard,

>>6268077
Some dumbass kid will get his rich parents to buy it for him. But fuck me that is a pathetic pile of garbage.

>>6268561
>bayformer

I had one of these and was not impressed in the slightest. There's zero poses you can get the abomination in and it's just a general shit show.

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>>6268553
Would you rather have a bunch of posts all over the thread?

>>6268441
Broadside is way better than I thought he'd be!

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>everyone keeps saying Walmart is the reason why Wave 4 TR hasn't been readily available online
>check local Walmart
>shelves completely barren except for a few RID things
>and a single Leader Soundwave

>>6268627
I went to my shitty walmart recently. All they had were some pteros and laserbeaks. Like that was literally it. Pteros, laserbeaks and a shitton of empty space.

>>6268634
Oh and that Optimus/Strongarm happy meal toy.

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I know most of the perceived bulk is just that hollow-ass torso and backpack, but I like how much larger MP Tracks looks compared to the fairly small and compact vehicle mode.

I just think it's neat.

>>6267240
I think he's perfect as the first real "cartoon" Megatron. Every othe rMegatron has been toy silver or whatever, but this is the first toon grey I've ever seen, so awesome props for that

>>6268532
Well fuck, now I want a Thundertron.

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Legends figure when?

It fucking irritates me that Godbomber probably isn't gonna be compatible with Powermaster Optimus Prime.

Jet Prime super mode when, Hasbro?

>>6267864
Tailgate's too busy laughing at the ugly Takarashite and the shitty PE knockoffs to notice them

>>6268416
Like with Ginrai? Enjoying that dull grey plastic?

>got bored so checked ebay for CW Quicksling and Breakneck
>1 Quickslinger almost $100 CAD
>no Breakneck
>check for Alpha Bravo
>AB is about $100+ as well
>Check for Deluxe Groove
>still $30~50

Bottom line, they really need to reissue Breakneck and Quickslinger hopefully again since for some reason there is an over abundance of Groove when he's also a "special" release.

>>6268664
They need to release Takara Blast Off too, but give him the colors of the Combiner Wars Blast Off.

>>6268657
never. hasbro is going to release ginrai (and probably godbomber) anyways.

>>6268564
Wat?

>>6268665
Seriously

I thought that "May Mayhem" was going to be a thing

But I guess now this year it'll just be "Bayformers 5"

>>6267910

that my friend is Marjoly

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So I have a growing sharkticon army, all of which I've acquired on sale, the original plan was 2 hasbro one takara as a squad.

Today I just blinked my eyes and now I have a third, I know shit about organized groups, give me suggestions of a number to stop at that would make for a reasonable troop in terms of army/organized group numbers.

Only thing that won't deviate is one from takara, just one, ain't gonna get them on sale

>>6267332
Where did you buy that? I have one in the mail but I'm almost certain it's going to be a bag of rocks or something considering it's from a Chinese scalper.

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>>6268695
with 3 sharkticons you can do this.

>>6268695
3, 5 or more.

Don't stop at 2 or 4 for an army build character.

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>>6268695
Get a Sharkti-mom to round it out.

>>6268561
No enemy scrotum

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Actually transformed him and it took me 90 minutes. Thank god nothing bad happen.

Yeah, the whole thing is tight, very tight. It does not help the paint at all when when pieces are bumping into each other all the time when transforming.

The biggest problem I can see is from 3 places.

The crotch is way too tight, it wouldn't surprise me to hear people broken the hip joints while pulling the legs down. It would probably happen in the future too once the brown plastic holding the leg to body degrades.
The barrel is hard to move into position in gun mode fearing snapping the thing. The problem might avoided if they didn't give us the moving barrel and the whole shifting thing.
The mid panels on the side of the gun mode that contain both the grey and the black gun colors. Damn, I thought they were going to snap when they tell you to flat out the thing. What were they thinking? Did they use those perpendicular joint edge on a rotating side again?

Did put on the silencer and not even smidgen of pressure on the barrel, the silencer scrapped the paint on the barrel already when removed.

I going to switch him back tomorrow and leave at that.

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Finding TLK Deluxes at TRU was a pleasant surprise, but there's no way I'm paying that much for them (roughly 50 USD).

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>>6268627

>>6268723
Why exactly did they feel the need to make the barrel diecast and then fuck the tolerances on it so hard that the paint comes right off no matter what you do?

>>6268766
Because you can't get a refund for that so you'd have to be another one.

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>>6268764

this will never not be funny to me.

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(Not mine)

How does one feel about megs in tamiya silver?

>>6268778
That looks pretty damn good

>>6268778
That actually looks pretty decent. Also I salute the brave soul who disassembled him to do that.

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>>6267479

>>Still complaining about the submarine when they can simply call it a gun

>>6268414

I wonder if theyre using new sculpts for the Targetmaster guns. Probably just re-use Arms Microns, which might not be too bad

>>6268441
>>6268455

Get your minds out of the gutter

>>6268797
Note the 2600 yen price. Who knows how much the shop discount is, but that's about the price range of LG Blurr, Scourge and plain takara deluxes in general.

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>>6268798

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Apart from a *possible* movie optimus was there any leaks of a new leader class mold for movie optimus?

Tempted for pic related, yes its that asia exclusive repaint, just ripped it straight from site included

>>6268812
retard

Seriously, which one of you is Awesomepow?

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>>6268815
That's a compliment considering where we are

>>6268823
Cringe. Did you get this from Facebook or Reddit?

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Straight from toy tojo about mp-36, its about how tight the hip is

> A few folks have reported feeling uncomfortable with the amount of force required in extending the hips down for transformation to gun mode. This joint can be a bit tight from the factory but you can adjust it to release just a bit easier with a screwdriver.

>Just loosen the pictured screw every so slightly (try a quarter turn at a time until it feels right) and you should find the release much more comfortable if it is giving you trouble.

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>>6268825
Facebook of course, all we post here is memes and dick bots.

He's having an outright sook, first he ham hands it, then he makes one image saying its not his fault then he made that abomination

>>6268778
>silver
>actual Decepticon badge
Damn. That's the Megatron we deserve. I'm contemplating doing that myself. I have a few things I've painted in Tamiya, using a primer and a top coat. The shit is really fucking durable if you do it properly.

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Think there's any truth to the rumors of Takara doing an MP Devastator? I don't want to take a risk investing in Toyworlds V2 Constructor only for Takara to pop and say "here's ours!".

>>6268850
They did say they had plans to do mp dinobots and combiners, but they mentioned they'd do the combaticons specifically.

In saying that Hasui (the designer) did try to make gen devastator mp like (his words not mine), scale wise and some of the additional features the takara version had, so chances of an mp devastator might be a long, long time coming.

Flip a coin, if heads rush out and buy 3p and keep the boxes as a "just in case", if tails wait until one does come out in several years time and then track down each 3p bots you need

>>6268518
>m-muh hamhands!
Gotta love the delusion of takaracucks

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>>6268518
>>6268854
And this is why we won't have world peace in the next thousand years

>>6268850
If they do MP Devastator it WILL be a retool of the generations one with probably some better materials.

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>>6268696
It was from a local seller in a Facebook group. The guy apparently had a pile of mint Skrapnels ready when Kickback was released.

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>>6268645
It's a great mold. I've said before, the worst thing is the gimped articulation in the knees and elbows, for pretty much no reason.

I picked up Loud Pedal because I liked the mold so much and love "literally who?" characters. I loved him so much, I bought Nemesis Prime to go with him.

>>6268865
>mp being retools of generation toys

Nigga its repaint or new figure, never an imbetween

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>Thanks to Jarrod of TFW2005, here's the possible fix for the Silencer/Gun Barrel scuffing issue on Takara MP-36 Megatron. Check the details from the TFW link below. Pictures posted also have details.

*not posting link to cancer but will be posting a series of images about said link for convenience

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>>6268902
>Alright folks, to disassemble the silencer, remove these two screws:

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>>6268905
>Now, you're gonna have to pry and flex the stock of the silencer some...it'll flex, just be careful and slow. You want to free up and remove the whole part circled in green. This is the part that rotates for the different weapon set ups.

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>>6268907
>Now, THIS is the part that you'll want to shave/sand/trim/whatever for a smoother connection to the gun barrel. Specifically the ridges I've arrow-ed. Those ridges slide into the grooves (rifling?) on the inside of the barrel. You don't want to remove too much, so sand a little, test, and repeat until you've achieved your desired level of tightness. I took off about 1/2mm.

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>>6268907
>So that should take care of that issue...now for the paint wear on the gun barrel. I believe the offender is the very end piece of the silencer, the part that folds to the side for the two weapon modes.

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>>6268912
>First, lets take a look at the other end of the big chunk we removed...this is the end that is sandwiched into the rest of the silencer. There's plenty of room there, and it slides VERY freely over the barrel. You can see how much free space there is with the light shining through. There's also no paint on the insides of this half.

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>>6268914
>Now look at the other half, the folding half. No light shining through. It's also fully painted on the inside.

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>>6268915
>But...the real culprit I believe is this ridge I've arrowed below. It's enough that you can feel it with your finger...and I believe this is what is taking peoples paint off. Also, some of the paint "wear" could actually be paint transfer, from the paint inside this part.

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>>>6268917
>Some light sanding will get rid of that paint, and that ridge.

>Now, just reassemble, making sure you get the rotating back in correct orientation.

>Once you've got it all reassembled, still be careful with putting in on and off. Make sure it's 100% straight, including that folding part, which can easily be slightly off. Put it on slow, and take it off slow. I've yet to have any wear using that method even before the sanding I've just done.

*added a "D" in "reassembled" and removed the . after "making" just because
**yes I screwed up multiple times, say what you will
***personal thoughts:Who the fuck thought it was a good idea to paint inside the silencer?

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>>6268923
>Who the fuck thought it was a good idea to paint inside the silencer

>>6268425
>So Kup/Hot Rod without the HM gimmick?
How is this even possible? I don't own those molds specifically, but ever other Titanmaster toy I have would be impossible to just remove the headmaster gimmick from, since there's nowhere for the head to go in alt. mode. It would take some HEAVY re-engineering to make it work

>>6268414
>No Triggerhappy
Goddammit.

>>6268929
Next lot perhaps for trigger happy?

As for removing the headmaster gimmick no chance, blurr wasn't a headmaster but be became one anyway, good chance its just to skirt around legal technicalities or some bullshit that requires a suffix infront, like "autobot blaster"

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>>6268663
You seem to be confused.

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>>6268902
>*not posting link to cancer but will be posting a series of images about said link for convenience
Yeah, because that is so convenient and the thread here will still be around in a week.

>>6268933
I will never understand why Hasbro uses that awful "Sunbleached computer plastic" brownish-grey. It just looks so awful.

>>6268929
Anyone who thinks that this won't be Headmaster Hot Rod and Kup with two mini-vehicle "guns" is retarded.

Maybe, maybe Takara will include repaints of the two Targetmasters that Scoop came with or something, but that's as far as I'd expect them to go.

>>6268934
Oh I'm sure you can find it if it bothers you so much.

Feel free to post the link, I'll just keep what I have until the time comes.

>>6268935
Its not actually a brownish grey, its in truth undyed plastic, in its barest form, pure cost effective use rather than paying for plastic dyes.

You can grab a gundam model and it'll come in shades of grey that no hastak toy will ever use, I personally think even takara's grey can be darker or more solid at times, the swirly shit on mp starscream is one example

>>6268938
The cost of the 2 figures says otherwise, it would make sense but each is about the same price of blurr and scourge who didn't included the HM vehicles, despite being target masters themselves.

>Maybe, maybe Takara will include repaints of the two Targetmasters that Scoop came with or something, but that's as far as I'd expect them to go.

Why didn't they do this with blurr and scourge, I would be impressed, but I highly doubt its more than a repaint

>>6268912
>I believe the offender is the very end piece of the silencer, the part that folds to the side for the two weapon modes.

Unwanted toy accuracy fucks a toy over yet again!

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>>6268923
Nice fix.
But unfortunately the core of the issue is the paint.
While transforming him, i find out that if you hit the paint with the your nail just hard enough it will actually leave a mark. Same with rubbing.

Having MP Sounwave and Shockwave with me on the side, this was never a problem them (unless it is the very thin chromed Soundwave's silver parts, they get scratched but nail wouldn't do the job)

So I am not sure what went wrong with Megatron. I would still recommend not putting the silencer on if you want your barrel intact, it'll be rubbing against the hard plastic when you put/take it on and off even with the fix.

I think the paint problem is from the fact the grey is not "glossy". It is somewhat of matte coloring, the unevenness of matte just catches thing and give away the paint. It also does not help they did not go full thick coat like Shockwave's feet

>>6268764

Still one of my favorite comics to ever come out of these threads.

>>6268926

Not gonna lie, I love that guy as a reviewer who actually points out flaws in shit, but his obsession with paint is a little weird.

>>6268850
No, it's just one FT hater who made up that bullshit.
>>6268853
"They" never said that. Nobody ever talked about the Dinobots and one designer, aka someone who doesn't decide who's getting an MP, said he'd like to work on Bruticus. Also Hasui never said that either. What he did was taking the easy way by reusing some engineering he has imagined in the case he would have been asked to make an MP Dev.

>>6268902
Post the link please, I want to save it for later.

>>6269084
http://archive.nyafuu.org/toy/thread/6267185/#6268902

>>6269084

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/masterpiece-megatron-v2-0-is-happening-in-2017.1088513/page-427#post-14486858

Just to trigger the other guy who's so desperate not to post the tfw2005 link because of his autism.

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Got Megs today. Doesn't mess as well as I hoped with the other cons. We really need an updated seeker mold from someone.

>>6267239
What good is it when you can't see shit?

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>tfw generation dai atlas never
>not even a hint in potp
>dead in the comics
>not even funpub would make him and they're dead too

>>6269133
Dai Atlas is neat but it doesn't get more literal who than him.

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>>6269133
I'm on the same boat waiting for a Thunderclash remold from PM Prime, customs work for now but an oficial leader class figure would be nice.

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>>6269161
>Thunderclash

>>6269163
Nice homage but wrong line, way too stylized and crappy altmode.

>>6269151
Which is a shame. Big Convoy as well, dude has yet to get a new toy.
Star Saber was almost forgotten too, but Robotmasters happened, got an MP, turned to a madman in IDW, then everyone else (except australia) rectify that by making him heroic again in mobile games and recently Power of the Primes poll.
And most lionformer molds get repainted into Lio Convoy/Leo Prime anyway.

>>6269174
That's all we'd get now that funpub's dead. no hope.

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>>6269186
>no hope
I'm hoping "Power of the Primes" bring him alongside Rodimus and Dai Atlas, maybe even Sky Garry.

>>6268994
>but his obsession with paint is a little weird.

I can't take him seriously anymore.

>>6268895
Dont underestimate them.

>>6268870
I like to think the <90° elbows and knees are a character thing, like Tracks is so vain he wouldn't want to exert himself too much in fear of scraping his paint. Loud Pedal rules too, his paint job is god damn beautiful. Did you get Nemesis for a decent price?

>>6269113
Thanks

>>6268870
The knees never bothered me, but yeah 4 positions on a ratcheted elbow joint is pretty damn pathetic. The new style of elbow joint they used on Inferno and Megatron is pretty great and the next best thing after double joints, I hope they become an engineering mainstay for MPs (I'd like it if they didn't use one-sided rivets for them though because those are totally going to be breakage issues in the future)

I always found it annoying how many joints are in that mold's shoulders though. It's not exactly a complaint but I have a hard time just grabbing his arm and moving it around the way I want it too.

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Ok fuck megs stand. Tried for five min and and it will not go on. Never dealt with one this aggravating.

>>6269294
I managed to get him on but the little joint can have a hard time holding him up. It's a neat gimmick but it's too much work for something so scary. Even just getting it off was a rollercoaster of emotion. Battle-stand is where it's at.

>>6268514
>I'm really surprised they haven't done the Animated Headmaster as a Titan Master yet.

Probably because the character sucks

>>6268641

There are no Optimus /.Strongarm Happy Meal toys out.

Has anyone gotten their autismo from HLJ yet? I wanna see how bad their plug is

Just ordered my megs from TFSource.

I pray it ships soon.

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Needs moar upgrade

>>6269311
>autismo
Who?

>>6269356
newfag alert

>>6269355
I prefer the chunky Baldigus fists over the PE ones.

>>6269360
the PE hands really aren't that great, I wish some other company made hands as well.

>>6269360
>>6269362
Honestly, I just want the better feet and bigger guns for the back cannons.

>>6269362

I really like the PE hands. I think there are other companies that do the CW hands too though.

>>6269359
Or they don't pay attention to a forced meme?

>>6269365
Everyone sees forced memes.

>>6269368
not if they're a failed one.

>>6269371
That's how forced memes work, they're repeatedly spammed in order to become accepted. Forced meme are always failures.

>>6269301
Only takara would make attaching a stand difficult. Even video reviewers don't show how they get it on and just cut the process out.

BBTS has Skyshadow preorders available.

Just need them to have the deluxes now and wave 4 will be fully complete.

>>6269420
>still no deluxes

The cock of Walmart is felt still, firmly lodged in the asshole of the online seller world, it seems.

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I would like a toy now please.

>>6269434
You're in luck, Bumblebee ALWAYS gets toys.

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I finally figured out what the hell was keeping MP Cheetor's beast head from stuffing into his chest properly: They apparently didn't test for clearances with the whiskers on and they squish up against a hinge in his torso. Shaving off a tiny bit of plastic from them (the edges are originally square) gives them clearance for the chest to close up properly. If you don't want to cut plastic off around a pin you could just get some tweezers and try to guide the whiskers around the hinge instead, but that's a pain in the ass.

I wonder if this is a problem only I had though, because I never saw anyone else complain about the chest not closing right.

>>6269451
The new deluxe looks sweet too.

>>6269467
The real question is, should we skip the yellow-and-black original and wait for the black-and-yellow repaint?

>>6268138
Blitzwing. Every Blitzwing ever made looks like the designers spent all of their time designing the tank and robot mode, and didn't even bother with the jet. Then they're like "lol g1 accuracy."

>>6269355
I'm still fuming over the extra guns not going to the COMBATicons and instead going to BALDigus.
Fucking Takara.

>>6269469
I'm more concerned on whether or not I can swap its head with battle mask heads

>>6269491
Even TR Sixshot's tank and jet modes aren't that bad compared to the Blitzwing ones.

>>6269495
Baldigus had the combining guns, not Bruticus.

>>6269491
That was the T30, this one seems to put some thought into the tank, and jet, but they messed up the proportions for the robot mode (hillariousy enough, it's the jet mode's fault the torso isn't better)