Transformers General /tfg/ "What a lil beauty" edition

Have you noticed any problems with the connector for Full Tilt or what could be potential problems? Some anon in the last said Full Tilt doesn't stay on well or something.

>>6385173
Anyone have a comparison of him and Titans Devastator, Energon/Platinum Omega or Maketoys Utopioa?

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Seems he's out.

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>>6385187
I have UW devastator but I'll need some time, only fiddled with the lone bots never combined them.

...he's buried in my storage as well, thus why it may be awhile but he should compare to him

>>6385193
>can't even preorder him at most places it
>people are already finding him on the shelves

what the heck

>>6385193
the MPM? out in limited stocks in a fair at Singapore. There's some restock of MPM BB there too. Hasbro seems to be drip feeding the stocks.

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>>6385204
Singapore though.

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>>6385173
Who else /disappointed/? I fucking love Trypticon, but I really would have liked it to be darker.
Looks like we won't get a SDCC version neither so there's not much hope.

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Hhi /tfg/, this is the loot from my vacation in Canada. Being from Holland, this was Transformer paradise. I got most at TRU and Broadside at Walmart.

The little guys are from Dollarama.

How do you like my haul?

Saw TLK last night. Didn't really like it.

But I can't help but think that if this movie came out in 2009, we'd have so many more cool toys of non-sentient stuff that was in the movie. There's some real potential for some cool Transformers.

I've not seen the movie yet, but I've heard from at least three people that TLK has made them not want toys that they thought they wanted before seeing the movie.

Can anyone here confirm they feel the same way? I'm scared they're talking about Nitro or Megatron.

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>>6385227
I've seen it twice.
I want Cogman for sure, Megatron is ordered, Nitro is a hilarious asshole.

Really, if they have a toy shown, consider it.

>>6385227
Well, i could see people passing on dragonstorm and cogman after watching the movie, if they go for screen accurate.
Mostly for me, it made me not want toys we weren't yet getting, like onslaught.
The new spike toy is odd. As far as i could tell, he's not even IN the movie. Must have been a holdover from the previous line.

>>6383268
Did the second one even come out? Looks like a downgrade regardless.

>>6385246
its pretool never came out, was intended to be the thing

>>6385207
I was disappointed that they hardly updated his proportions like they did with Metroplex (his head in particular), and he's way too small to be displayed with him.

>>6385259
It's odd. This tells me there's not a lot of improvement to be made on a deluxe

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What are some of your favorite/most satisfying transformation steps?

I have to say that the way Artfire's ladder folds up and slides perfectly into his chest is one of the best. His whole transformation in general is satisfying, he's one of those figures I can't look at without wanting to pick up and transform.

Somewhat related, Artfire is amazing. He's become one of my absolute favorites. Highly recommend him, especially to anyone who skipped out on Inferno. I literally cannot think of a single flaw.

>>6385273
He looks really good, but fuck, 12000 yen is a lot for a character I've never even heard of before. I want him really bad now, but I guess I'm gonna have to wait for a sale or for him to get KO'd.

>>6385220
The only worthwhile thing I see is a tiny Nemesis prime. Good job.

>>6385269
I'd say a better backpack is pretty much the only big thing it needs.

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>>6385281
>12000 yen is a lot for a character I've never even heard of before.
If you only buy characters because you've seen them in cartoons/comics, you're missing out. Some of my favorite toys of all time are the outliers or Diaclone repaints. Artfire spanks the shit out of Inferno in almost every way, but he's gonna get the shaft because he was basically never in anything, which is an absolute tragedy.

He is pricey, but MPs in general are getting more expensive. Artfire is one of the few that I have zero regrets. Hell, I have negative amounts of regret. I love him so much, he's made me forget about the regret I've had for other figures. He's one of those toys that, in retrospect, is worth more than what I paid for him just because I'm enjoying him so much.

>>6385259
Fuck man....if they were gonna fix shit the one thing I really would have wanted is a longer abdomen. Barricade's torso looks so short and squashed.

>>6385293
Eh, not really an issue for me since I pull it off and use it as a riot shield anyway.

>>6385273
>>6385299
Is his red painted? That's a fucking beautiful red.

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>>6385299
This guy's photo review of him pretty much says it all. Hopefully it will convince some more anons to pick him up. I don't want Takara to stop indulging us with obscure repaints.

http://sixotransformers.blogspot.com/2017/06/review-takaratomy-masterpiece-mp-37.html

>>6385303
Pretty much every surface on him is paint. He's absolutely gorgeous, one of the best MP paint
jobs I've ever seen. I've transformed him dozens of times and have noticed no chipping at all.

>>6385309
Unless Takara announces Armada Prime, he's my next MP purchase for sure.

>>6385228
>>6385231
>>6385259
Where are you getting these images from?

>>6385228
>>6385231
They seem to have really fucked up the altmode. Why's it so gappy now? I don't like the ridiculous spoiler or the bigger hood scoops, and while I am usually a fan of that shuttered look in the rear, it just looks sloppy here. Really makes me appreciate the default Barricade, honestly.

>>6385319
they're floating around facebook via daimchoc reports

>>6385220
I'm also dutch, just came back from spain and managed to score tf5 voyager optimus prime and tr megatron below dutch retail, super happy!

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Man, I am really enjoying Brawn. He's got a super simple but very effective transformation, looks just like he should, and has accessory storage and integration. Plus he works really well with this little IF gating gun. Just a fun toy all around.

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>>6385309
Are the prints on his legs actual prints or stickers?

I've been really eyeing him, or at least some version of the mold. I def like him more than Inferno and have no connection to the G1 characters anyway, but I kind of hate the head "wings" on both of them. Plus I love construction colors which pushes me more towards Grapple. But the firetruck ladder transformation looks more satisfying.

>>6385340
Brawn is my favorite legends class TF.
Swerve has been dethroned.

>>6385347
>Are the prints on his legs actual prints or stickers?
They're actual prints.

Grapple is great, but I find him to be a lot less... elegant than the fire truck version. I skipped Inferno, but I was surprised by just how different Artfire was. It's pretty obvious the mold was designed with the firetruck in mind first. Artfire's arms stay locked in better in robot mode, which was a bit of an issue for me with Grapple, and the way the panels on his back and legs fold up makes him easier to pose. It is a tough call, but you can't go wrong with either.

>>6385340
That little gatling gun looks familiar. What's it from?

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>>6385209
Anyone know if his hand can fold away in robot mode so it's only the sword like how it was in the first two films?

>>6385301
In the movie, barricade is kinda squat

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And the fact this his card lists his strength at 9 is hilarious to me. So tiny, but so powerful. He'll end this fucking war himself.

>>6385367
One of the Iron Factory third party figures. I don't remember which exactly.

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>>6385187
So I got lazy, popped up UW devvy but cbf'd putting the finishing touches, but least I know how to set him up.

But yeah, PLEASANTLY surprised, he's bigger than devastator and he's rearing back too.

So much for both being 45cm, if any of devastator is wrong unless it adds/subtracts height don't bother this was a quick rush without the manual to help

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>>6385207
I'd like to see a darker version with no eyes accurte to the show, but i'm fine with the accuracy to the original toy.

>>6385251
Metro came in a line were everyone had new stylized designs, Trypt is part of titans g1 slavish returns.

>>6385400
I was actually considering if I could find a way to shorten Metroplex a) in a non-destructive way and b) while maintaining good proportions. That way he and Tryp would be about the same height and Fort Max would be taller.

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Fuck. This is making me want him. I just wish his head weren't so Sunbow.

Might try and hold out for one of the inevitable diaclone repaints, which might have a more detailed, toy-accurate head instead. I'll feel bad not having Sideswipe's douchebag brother, though.

>>6385399
also better than Dev by far. Properly G1 accurate and solid. No tiny head, no shitty shoulders, no reedun crap for no reason.

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>>6385406
I like devvy but the one knock on trps is my previous pic in >>6385195

If not for the titan master cavity perhaps his head would of been retractable for his alt modes

Now to work out how to convert him into a table to also hold up more boxes with my fort max and metro

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>>6385386

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I like it.

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>>6385416
>want mp primal
>pre-ordered it in september
>still hasn't arrived because seller is a fucking dick and STILL trying to recover my money
>literally holding my original ultra class primal to prevent me from buying this toy redeco

The sculpt is amazing but I want show accurate not toy accurate, its still good, its...still...good...

>>6385416
I actually love this a lot, but man if it just had sculpted fur...

>>6385416
Would look better if they had decided to have the sculpted hair texture on the black parts, but that would have required way to much remolding to be justifiable.

I wish they'd do more toy-accurate optional redecos of things, but that would probably just cannibalize their own sales too much.

>>6385405
Just buy it then get a third-party head which will definitely be made.

>>6385441
>third-party head which will definitely be made
Will it really? How many 3P heads exist for MP figures? Not too many, I don't think. Most Turds would rather sell you a whole figure. Besides, head sculpts are the one thing that 3Ps fucking fail at almost every time.

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Review tonight

>>6385461
I'm still holding out to see if Takara releases their own, higher-quality versions for the Japanese market like they do with the Legends line.

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>>6385416
>>6385424
>>6385426
It'd be better if Takara weren't so autistic about cartoon accuracy and just made the best toy possible.

>>6385467
Would have to be a new line, one where they can unleash their ultimate potential but charge $200+ for toys that are sculpted so well they rival statue shit

>>6385467
Fuck. I probably would have actually bought that.

>>6385466
Doubtful. Since the box has both companies logos on the box. Maybe a MPM-04+ with battle damage. No licensed vehicle means they don't have to keep it clean looking.

>>6385173
Do most deluxes fit into Trypticons tail compartment? I want to know if Hardhead fits for a custom.

>>6385474
>people who don't remember earlier MP releases still had plenty of original, sculpted detail at a reasonable price

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A review of mpm04 is up

>I will start by saying this - stunning. Simply stunning. He has that premium feel to him and he is much more articulated than the ROFT Leader class mold.

>First things first - I might have fudge up the transformation to truck mode as some parts are difficult to tab in. But I blame user error and also the instructions was very small.

>The robot mode is glorious and it replicates the CGI to the best of its ability. Everywhere is nice and tight. and he does not have the big backpack that plagued the ROFT mold and its subsequent retools.

>The mask changing gimmick carried itself from the AOE AD-31 Armored Knight Optimus Prime. It is executed well here. Paint apps are spot on EXCEPT for the blue arch on his feet. The box seem to show the arches painted blue on his feet but seemingly absent here in the actual product. The flames are pin striped and there are no bleeding and smudges. Great work there.

>Now here comes the part where everyone is wondering - where are the die-cast parts? The abs, the feet, the knees, headlights, inner parts of the legs. Yes, he has some heft to him.

>He comes with his 2 blades and blaster. There is no where to stash or keep these weapons in robot mode and in truck mode, it haphazardly plugs at the back of the truck. Other than that, it is well made and has tons of detail on it.

>As for the transformation, the upper body is totally different from the ROFT mold, but the waist down is familiar territory, mimicking the ROFT leader class transformation. And for those who are wondering, nope, you can't plug Jetfire or any of the 3rd party add ons. The design is evidently different to allow any integration of the older toys.

>Would I recommend it? Hell yeah. The parts count are definitely higher and he feels solid all round. Definitely a keeper if you are into the Movie Masterpiece series.

I love this dude's work, go give him a visit at least

Facebook page=GenmonTCracker

>>6385467
Best toy of Primal was made in 1997. So they did something different and made it show accurate.

>>6385492
The MP line still has plenty of original sculpted detail, but it's just not detail you like.

>>6385492
But shittier engineering, and depends which mp's we are talking about.

We need high engineering and sculpt but NOT afraid to stray from animation accuracy, got a feeling the sculpts we crave may be best done by american sculpters and somehow work japanese engineering into the abomination.

>>6385474
MP used to be about making the best toy version of a character possible before this recent nonsense.

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>>6385494
I need it now.

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Just came back from watching TLK

What a trainwreck

>Squeeks is literally a retarded child robot, was shot from the start and never repaired, the only thing it ever said is mumbling 'chihuahua'
>Suicide Squad-like sequence when Megatron striked a deal with the humans, he demanded his captured decepticons to be freed by drafting them one by one, pending approval from government agent man. The decepticons had a generic action shot, froze frame, then their name is printed in big red letters, just like in Suicide Squad. A few of them were killed quickly too, within the next 20 mins or so
>barely any fights, Megatron barely got any screen time. Megatron is someone else's (quintessa) lackey once again
>the tough little girl who needs no man was a pointless character, you could've removed all the scenes with her in it and the movie wouldn't be any different
>they tried to shove in too many plot points and end up zipping you through scene by scene as quickly as possible. Feels like I'm watching a shitty youtube video with tons of jump cuts
>too much suspension of disbelief. Before the final fight in the last 20 mins, Megatron and co acted surprised to be ambushed by the humans, even though they were in an open grass field with nothing blocking their view, and they could've seen the tanks and soldiers closing in on them in all directions from miles away
>Cogman was introduced as a headmaster, but they never did anything with it. He was in his humanoid form the whole movie
>the cerberus transformer is actually formed by the ancient 12 knight transformers combined together, cerberus never transform into robot mode
>earth is Unicron. They hinted at Unicron actually appearing in the next movie

tl;dr I got bamboozled by Michael Bay again. 2/10 would not recommend. The toys are godlike this time, though. Especially Voyager Megatron and Hound

>>6385499
>shittier engineering
Nigger, Hasui carbots have some of the best clean and simple transforming engineering to date.

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>>6385488
It's limited, its for roleplay at best.

Hardhead can't fit in, and barricade, slim enough to fit, can't go any further and I can't close the tail like this

>>6385520
I'm talking mp05 (rushed) and even mp01 (ball jointed toes holding up all that diecast!?), takara's getting better at what they do and it shows.

The old car bots move well but can't do what sunstreaker can in some cases like the datsuns

>>6385517
>bellyhood tucked in
Why did none of the promo shots do this

>>6385527
because hasbro took many of them

>>6385499
>But shittier engineering, and depends which mp's we are talking about.
Pretty much MP-10 through 21, and even a few after that. Engineering was great, and details combined the best parts of toy, cartoon and original ideas where necessary.

>>6385497
Hardly. See: MP Inferno. An earlier MP release of the character would have put the toy-accurate sculpting on his legs and elsewhere where the cartoon design is lacking. Instead, he's the most boring, red brick I've ever seen. Artfire blows him the fuck out because he takes so many cues from the toy instead.

We've had this argument on this board so many times, and there's no consensus. The fandom is split into two groups:
>people who want the MPs to look exactly like the cartoon
>people who want the MPs to look good

>>6385524
Apart from Grimlock, MP-01 through 09 may as well not exist anymore.
>The old car bots move well but can't do what sunstreaker can in some cases like the datsuns
True, but I'm going to wait until we have the final in hand. Most MP car bods didn't have extreme posability because their transformations were simpler. Sunstreaker looks like all of that articulation might come at the cost of having an absolute clusterfuck of a transformation, like MP 36 did. With the higher price, I wouldn't doubt it.

>>6385522
Thanks. Guess I won't be able to repaint a Hardhead into a stand in for Brunt. It's too bad there's no vehicle that works as a TM troop transport. The closest I have is Kup, but it looks more like a bunch of illegal immigrants hitchinga ride.

>>6385535
Should of stated where you began in the first place since the mp line is so vast, of course mp10 while he looks amazing could be better (compared to mp36 he's a brick in articulation) though he was the best mix of toy and cartoon aesthetics, which I do prefer.

If they come up with a new line where the designers were given free reign I would buy into that, new designs made up just because without any media tie in other than some homage to a character, yes fucking please!

>>6385542
Its a shame really, we're lucky to have the purple ninja to begin with

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>>6385542
Right? I want a figure with something like the seats from Tidalwave that TMs can sit securely in.

>>6385544
>Should of stated where you began in the first place since the mp line is so vast
For all intents and purposes, the MP line really begins at 10. The line was pretty directionless and incoherent before that.
>compared to mp36 he's a brick in articulation
Yeah, but compared to mp36 he's pretty much better in EVERY other regard besides articulation, and he has a transformation that I actually want to do without hanging myself.

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Well, I believe the mystery that is LG trypticon is solved.

The promoshots show him with ALL stickers applied, even the eyes, they're even on the hasbro sticker sheet.

Maybe its the lighting that's making the clear green bits seem so clear, otherwise only go for the lg for the comic, and I see no sexy tf shenanigans in here

>>6385555
That' be sweet, bonus if it's small enough to fit into Trypticon's tail.

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>>6385542
>illegal immigrants hitchinga ride.

>>6385400
I never liked the no-eyes look. I don't understand what they were going for with that design.

>>6385518
Fuck.
I was looking forward to this and I thought it would be better.

>>6385517
Goddamn, I wonder how decent they'll do Barricade next.

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>>6385564

>>6385570
So did every other fan of Bayformers and now even they're so disappointed by it that it would probably put a halt to Bumblebee movie.

>>6385568
I dig it. It's like he's a giant, ancient leviathan of destruction that doesn't need optical sensors to wreak havoc. There are blind snakes and reptiles that get by fine. It actually makes him a bit scarier. I just imagine he senses living sparks and has an internal radar that instinctually guides him to where he can cause the most destruction.

>>6385562
Yeah, not worth the import unless they are saving a Brunt reveal as they did with Maxs Sword, we won't know for sure until Hasbro reveals their exclusive Hascon version (just guessing since there won't be a SDCC Trypt).

>>6385573
Thank you for bringing back /tfg/'s worst meme.

>>6385576
It should.
This whole clusterfuck deserves a reboot.
TF is rich in lore and these stupid shitty bay flicks have no excuse for their lack of coherence.

The old shitty 80s cartoon that are literally toy commercials make better sense.

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>>6385518
It sounds fucking terrible

Perfect, I'm going to love it

>>6385494
>unpainted die cast in the chest
Ehhhhh. That shit tarnishes pretty quickly. That's unfortunate. There is literally nothing good about diecast besides being heavy.

>>6385584
My DICK

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>>6385585
No problem.

>>6385518
>>Cogman was introduced as a headmaster, but they never did anything with it. He was in his humanoid form the whole movie

apparently a last minute edition in the movie, Anthony Hopkins says it off camera.

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>>6385596
MY ANUS

>>6385584
This picture answers plenty of questions but I'd like to see its back too

>>6385576
>>6385589
Nah bruhs
Transformers movies will always make back money and more forever thanks to China.

Personally wish it would flop though, so we can get one AMAZING budget movie that no one watches in 5 years time like Dredd.

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>>6385605
Its been shown before

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Truck mode isn't the best to me, but I've got buster for my truck mode.

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>>6385599

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>>6385614

>>6385609
It made less than AoE in China. Domestic is expected to be TF1 tier.

>>6385613
Can't wait for the "trailer" edition for DOTM if they ever make one.

Got my God Bomber and it sucks.
Arms won't stay in place, awkward bot mode, literally useless altmode.
Combination is a painful process and combined mode can't stand or pose properly.
Fuck this fucking DLC.

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>>6385619

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>>6385634

Also noticing Primes truck mode is inaccurate. His sleeper is based on a smaller one, notice the passenger side doors isn't full sized.

The MPM have odd choices when it's their alt modes and we'll likely never get an explanation.

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>>6385638

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>>6385646

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Hmmm. I think I might just skip Triggerhappy for this guy. Looks like he won't have the issue with the arm wings getting in the way.

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>>6385652

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>>6385656
A little bummed the Takara versions don't also come with the regular guns, but whatevs. Much rather have Aimless there.

>>6385626
I'll buy it for 20.

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>>6385661

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>>6385656

>>6385607
I like angled pegs on the bed so that a TM can stand behind head gun. That's a fun detail.

>>6385644
Sleeper?

>>6385664
It's like it's compatible only with Ginrai.
Fucking piece of trash.
I'll probably kitbash something to make it fit powermaster optimus better.

>>6385609

I'm curious how Bumblebee movie will go if it's directed by Kubo's director.

will we get a critically well received movie?

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>>6385675
The deal behind the cab.

>>6385682
I think the reception will be notably better simply by Bay's name not being attached. Bay is Hollywood's whipping boy. People love to pretend they're above his shit because it makes them feel discerning and tasteful.

>>6385206
Is this a new mopd or another reissue of striker?

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I just found this guy at Target. Would I make more money flipping it now or waiting for a convention in the fall? I'd like my TR Getaway to be free so $15 profit is my floor.

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>>6385690
It's the masterpiece.

>>6385656
>>6385661
The generic mcrandom face doesn't work for me, neither the targetmaster port on clear plastic, I'll go for the Hasbro version with a generic PCC targetmaster, still far from perfect but cheaper.

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>>6385694
Don't understand why people get so triggered by clear plastic. I've not had a single issue with any on a figure in years.

>>6385691
>'flipping'
>bought TR Getaway

at first I just thought you were scum, but apparently you're retarded as well

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>>6385698

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>>6385467
>It'd be better if Takara weren't so autistic about cartoon accuracy

If they are it's because fans are pretty autistic about "show accuracy".

I have seen you people in previous Transformers threads bitch and moan about how certain toys aren't "show accurate". I've seen it here. Ive seen it on other message boards. I've seen it on the early days of Usenet. I've seen it in Youtube reviews.

Well, here you go. Takara listened. You have an Optimus Primal that's more show accurate. And yet fans still bitch and moan even after being given what they ask for.

>>6385518

>>Fanboy hates Michael Bay movie.

In other news, water is wet.

>>6385522

>>"S'up?"

>>6385699
So which is more likely to net me that cool $15 I need?

>>6385706
>And yet fans still bitch and moan even after being given what they ask for.
>implying the same people bitching and moaning about the accuracy now were the people clamoring for it years ago

The big issue is that the line is based on something people have nostalgia for. There are people who collect Transformers not because they like robots, or cool toys, but just because they grew up eating their lucky charms and watching Transformers on Saturday mornings and they want their robots to look exactly like they remember, because that's how they remember it, and to them it's objectively the "best" look.

>If they are it's because fans are pretty autistic about "show accuracy".
Are they, though? I mean, sure they want it, but I don't think the older, less-cartoon-accurate MPs sold any less because they didn't look exactly like the shitty animation models. I mean, let's face it, fans that are this far down the rabbit hole are going to buy these figures no matter what. I feel like it would be better to stray from cartoon accuracy, because then the toys might actually appeal to a larger market as opposed to just the manchildren who were going to buy two of each figure anyway.

>>6385672

The joke has gotten stale.

>>6385717
Or should I just flip both and see if I can get one of the ML 2 packs for a tolerable price?

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>>6385694
I kinda like it. I mean... Misfire has a pretty generic face.

>>6385720
Takara is making these figures primarily for the Japanese market. In Japan, the shows are the main thing that went on far longer then they went for us. So of course people will have a preference for stuff looking like the show.

Myself, I love the increased show accuracy.

>>6385713
Not surprising.

As someone who saw the first IMAX screening in my country yesterday, I actually really enjoyed TLK. Don't get me wrong, it's very flawed and the plot is held together with a macguffin object and macguffin character, but I still really enjoyed it.

On a technical level, the movie is fantastic. The directing was on-point, the art team should be given big bonuses for their work, and the general cinematography was very sharp with some gorgeous shots.

I'd say it's a good film for Michael Bay to go out on, and possibly one of his best works, actually.

It's obviously no masterpiece, but still, I had fun, and that's what matters.

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>>6385619
WHERE IS THE REVIEW THEW?
YOU SAID IT WAS ALMOST READY A MONTH AGO

>>6385733
This. For some reason, Americunt fans always think TAKARATOMY, A JAPANESE COMPANY, should be catering to them. You know, because that makes sense, apparently.

>>6385735
Up his ass, probably, along with his unfunny Bionicle bullshit that needs to fucking stop before I have off myself the next time I have the misfortune to stumble upon one of his garbage videos.

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>>6385735
Thew's new reviews make me cringe. He's trying too hard.

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>>6385739

>>6385656
>not buying all of them
But anon, you're not a true fan then.

>>6385684
Oh yeah, and the door is on the wrong end too.

>>6385661
I just wish the Targetmasters were a little more accurate to G1. The new Targetmasters seem a little sloppy.

>>6385691

You want a return on an investment? Buy a damn savings bond, scumbag.

>>6385405
Wow. Way better looking than I imagined from the side and rear. That's a pretty clean backpack

>>6385698
It breaks easier, put me right off them.

>>6385739
Thew is a faggot.

>>6385717

Getting a real job.

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>>6385746
Fuck off. Super-G1 accuracy is for MPs. At least let the retail lines have some semblance of originality. Also, why the fuck would you want it to look like pic-related? Fuck off nostalgiafag. Wait for MP Misfire. Oh wait, that's right, he'll never happen because it wasn't primarly featured in the Sacred Book of Sunbow.

>>6385738
Dont you mean emgo?

>>6385738

>unfunny Bionicle bullshit

That's Emgo, you mong.

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>>6385753
Try not hamhanding shit so hard. I've literally never broken a piece of transparent plastic since I was 10.

>>6385747
>>6385755
So much this. Fuck scalpers. The shops are empty around here because of them.

>>6385760
>>6385762
Whoops, my bad. I confused two reviewers, neither of which I like.

But still, fuck Thew (because I'm rolling with that now, so sue me).

>>6385767
Sure you haven't. There's no need for them to have clear plastic.

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>>6385759
>dat chest dick
>dat camel toe cunt

>>6385759
Why don't YOU fuck off? TakaraTomy always try for super-G1 accuracy with their paint jobs, so if they're making new moulds exclusive to their line, it seems rational to expect them to be G1-accurate, especially when they even go to the trouble of making new faces for accuracy to the Headmasters and Masterforce anime.

Also, why WOULDN'T I want it to look like that? Sure, they could improve it, but you posted a picture of the G1 TOY, not an animation model.

And for the record, when it comes to Targetmasters and Headmasters, I care more about their accuracy to the Headmasters anime than The Rebirth.

By the way: people are allowed to have preferences and opinions, faggot. You don't have to attack people just because you don't like their taste in figures. Faggot.

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>>6385698
It cracks easily, really bad choice for a port.

>>6385732
His cartoon face is generic AF, he and Vorat could be twins, I preffer his toy face.

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>>6385706
Takara listened to the autistic collector community in nipland is what it did.

>>6385767
Beat me to it. So much this. I've broken a couple of clear plastic things before I believe, but yeah, a few figures apart, you just have to not be a fat-fingered fuck (too bad I am one) and you'll be fine.

I don't like clear plastic on EVERYTHING, but when used sparingly, it can be really nice.

>>6385774
Shut up, butterfingers. Go break some more clear plastic already.

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>>6385721

>>6385767
The painted horns, teeth and tongue sold me on this guy. Also the Targetmaster.

>>6385774
>there is no need for cockpits to be transparent
It's like Hasbro is actually conditioning it's fans to be triggered by things that cost them more money to produce, so they have a perfect excuse to cheap out on everything.

>>6385780
Lol fatty.

>>6385783
>cockpits

>>6385783
>The painted horns, teeth and tongue sold me on this guy. Also the Targetmaster.
Me too. I still hate the fact that the beast waist doesn't properly tab into place - it really ruins an otherwise decent figure (that and the shoulders which paint scrapes off of with ease) - but overall, Takara's version looks nice enough.

>>6385784
And? You're probably the size of a fucking hippo.
What are you, fucking 10?

>>6385691
Hello toy friend,
I know this may came as a surpise to you because you do not know me. I am a very trusted Doctor working in Center Gete Department of bario hospital.
I am contacting you to becase I want to buy that Optimus from you ( what you paied plus $19 a finders fee and shipping and handings). It is fair price, I must say.

Simlply send me your home address, banking information, SS# and mothers madin name please, so I can wire you the money.
My identity must not be revlied to anyone.

>>6385790
Whoa, did he some how strike nerve through all that fat?
Impressive, anon.

>>6385776
>but you posted a picture of the G1 TOY, not an animation model.
I assumed that's what you meant when you said G1, because getting butthurt that it isn't exactly like the cartoon is also stupid. Fuck the animation model, it's a magical transformation that doesn't have to follow physical limitations like an actual toy. Not gonna happen on the budget they allotted for a little accessory like that.

The problem is with you accuracy fags. Accuracy to the show, accuracy to the toy, accuracy to whatever. FUCK IT. You just want things that tickle your nostalgiabone, regardless of whether it looks good or not. Fuck off and die.

>>6385788
I feel like someone posted a fix for the waist, or a step in the instructions that most people didn't notice... I could be wrong.

>>6385788
>>6385799
>beast waist doesn't properly tab into place

It's pretty obvious what you need to do.

>>6385776
>want MPs to go back to being more about good design and less about cartoon accuracy
>"fuck you, that's what generations is for"
>"wait, on second though, generations are supposed to be super cartoon accurate, too! I'm a fat manchild and everything must cater to me!"

Geewunners are scum.

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>>6385799

>>6385807
What do you expect? Most Transformers fans have the cognition of a 10-year-old.

>>6385228
man the car on the 3p one looks like shiiiiit

>>6385812
>I can't refute you so I'll just fling insults.

>>6385815
So true. See above.

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>>6385777

It hurts still we didn't get that head design.

>>6385796
Holy fuck, you're STILL around...?

>>6385807
It's not, but even when you KNOW what to do, it really doesn't tab in well. Maybe my one is a dud, but still. And I did see the instructions people posted about it.

>>6385830
REALLY weird Hasbro didn't do it. They seem to be favoring IDW for head sculpts.

>>6385809
I'm not a Geewunner, nor am I one of these people complaining about the Masterpiece line. I like both aesthetics (though there are arguably more than two) of the Masterpiece line and will continue buying them all.

What the fuck is with you massive cunts just wanting to hate on G1 all the time? If you want ACTUAL Geewunners, go to the official Transformers Facebook page. Now THAT is cancer. Like you.

>>6385835
Must be a dud, mine's really secure.

I do have a issue with the beast mode thighs, they're too loose.

>>6385799
Jesus fucking CHRIST anon, settle the fuck down, you raging autismo.

First of all, I'm a 90s kid so I don't even HAVE nostalgia for G1. Second of all, all I said was that I would like the Targetmasters to be more accurate to the anime designs rather than the redesigns they've done, but I'm still going to buy them - not that it'd matter, because what I want to spend my money on is my business.

You come across like a spoilt brat whose trash-tier opinion has to be fact and everyone must agree with your shit tastes else everyone is wrong and should kill themselves.

I can't fucking wait until summer is over so that you little faggots might fuck right off.

>>6385840
Hmm, no problems with the thighs on mine from what I remember, but I dunno, I could get the tab to lock together for the life of me.

Oh well, I bought it to kit bash anyway so it's okay. I'll get the Legends one and be happy with it even IF the waist can't tab in properly.

But I think we can all agree that the beast waist design really isn't that great in general.

There are aspects of the toy I really like though, but I do hate how easy it is to scratch the paint off of the shoulders.

>>6385797
Wow anon, where did you find all these amazing insults? Kindergarten? Or did daddy use them on you?

>>6385821
>I can't refute you so I'll just fling insults.
>>6385799
Anon, don't talk about yourself like that.

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>>6385809
>Geewunners are scum
We're starting to go through the same song and dance with the Beast Wars generation.

Can't wait until we hit the chill era when RiD and Trilogy fags are the dominant collectors.
Then we'll have unending hell when the cod babies become the new Gewunners except with movie nostalgia.

>>6385815
>cognition = intelligence
uw0tm8

>>6385850
>Then we'll have unending hell when the cod babies become the new Gewunners except with movie nostalgia.
Except that's literally all the G1 haters nowadays, so we're already there.

t. someone who grew up with RID first and foremost.

>>6385851
I meant cognition. Not intelligence. Very simple. You're proving my point.

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This has been an expensive year, and it's not ever over yet.

>>6385853
Well, the movies were THE big thing that brought Transformers back. Do you think the RiD and Trilogy audience is too small to cater to and will be skipped over?

Good god, the levels of screeching, manchild autism in this threat is off the charts. I can't wait until geewunners start dying off. Shouldn't be too long, given how many of them are likely to have heart conditions or diabetes.

>>6385857
Cognition implies that you have to figure it out yourself, but considering there are instructions included, intelligence seems more apt. Plus, as has previously been discussed, my cognition is perfectly fine - my particular copy of Twinferno is just shit.

But go on, continuing "proving your point". Your ego apparently needs the workout.

>>6385860
Sure, but the incredible amount of G1 hate is ridiculous and usually seems to come from movie fans.

The Unicron Trilogy will probably get some more love. RID will likely get very little, unfortunately. The first proper new RID toy we got in years was Generations Sky-Byte and... it's arguably worse than the original.

>>6385861
>I can't wait until geewunners start dying off. Shouldn't be too long, given how many of them are likely to have heart conditions or diabetes.
Oh do fuck off. The majority of the fanbase likes G1 - why do you think they keep pandering to G1 characters and designs? You're not going to get rid of people who like G1 (who, by the way, aren't one small group of people as your dumb ass seems to think).

But, you know, Michael Bay did nothing wrong, etc. etc.

And this is coming from someone who liked TLK, but this recent G1 hateboner bullshit is far worse than Geewunners have ever been. The only autism here, sir, is your own.

>>6385557

I like mp36's upper transformation a lot but I hate the legs and waist parts.

>>6385864
>RID will likely get very little, unfortunately.
This is probably true...
I mean, it still got some of the best toys from the late 90s and early 2000s, but I'd really like even better more perfect versions of the main cast.

At least the Trilogy will get some love. I NEED an MP Armada Optimus in my life.

>incredible amount of G1 hate is ridiculous and usually seems to come from movie fans
I have personally never interacted with a movie exclusive fan. I imagine most are normies that just stick to movie specific discussions or don't interact with the online community at all.

>>6385862
Cognition does not imply that. It implies you SHOULD be able to figure it out for yourself. Cognition is your ability to gain knowledge by doing things for yourself. Even if you transform the toy once and throw the fucking instructions away, you should be able to figure out how to tab the waist in just by looking at it.

>>6385864
I like G1, too. I just realize when it's shit. Which is most of the time. Very little of it is worth being faithful to. You can improve on pretty much every design or characterization with minimal effort, so when people start lamenting that everything isn't G1 accurate, it triggers the fuck out of me.

Look, I'll apologize. I'm salty that geewun accuracy is ruining the MP line for me, and now people keep demanding that Generations become more and more G1 accurate as time goes on. I really have nothing against G1, I just wish the fans weren't so rabid about things always being accurate to it.

And for the record, I'm not a movie fan, but I do like them. I mean I appreciate them as a twisted alternate universe where Optimus is a murderous vigilante and shit is crazy all the time just for the sake of it.

>>6385873
>I mean I appreciate them as a twisted alternate universe where Optimus is a murderous vigilante and shit is crazy all the time just for the sake of it.
I like the parts when Marky Mark says transfohmah

>>6385873
Okay, I should have used "should" instead of "have to". Close enough. My point is that I did figure it out but it wouldn't tab in no matter how hard I tried, and I showed a friend to prove I wasn't going crazy. The moulding looks a bit flakey around the grey shin pieces on mine anyway so that's probably not surprising.

>>6385884
I really like Marky Mark and I'm sad he's supposedly leaving. I really love the idea of having a blue-collar everyman at his wit's end being dragged around by all these giant robots. The Boston accent only makes it better.

>>6385873
Things can be improved on from G1, yes, but anon, PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED OPINIONS. I don't know why this is such a hard concept for people to grasp. Some people want their highly-accurate G1 toys. Me personally, I think the *scale* argument is typically stupid, but people get hung up on it anyway. I think that is more objectively stupid because outside of Floro Dery's bullshit, there really wasn't much of a scale in G1. But lamenting about the lack of G1 accuracy is fine.

And my point with Aimless was simply that TakaraTomy goes very hard on G1 accuracy but didn't do that here. I don't know about you but I'm personally not into the whole folded-up legs thing where they just stuck the legs on top instead of folding them underneath.
I wish they had gone for a style closer to Universe Nightstick (without reusing that mould for the hundredth time) but they didn't, and I'm okay with that.

I think it's also fair to say that a lot of people who express dissatisfaction with something not being super-accurate will often still buy the thing anyway. I know I fall into the camp.

>>6385895
Not even supposedly. He straight-up confirmed it.

I've never particularly like him in movies myself but I felt like he was playing someone other than Mark Wahlberg in AOE and TLK, so I enjoyed him quite a bit in those movies. He seems to work well with Michael Bay, so hopefully they make another film together in the future.

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Am I the only one who really wants one of pic related but has no actual desire for Fort Max himself? I've searched ebay loads but never had any luck.

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>>6385859
Black Apple Prime made me immune to wanting any more movie Primes, happily.

>>6385915
>alt mode is a giant head
You're not alone.

>>6385915
I want the whole thing, but I want the TakaraTomy one and I missed out. Since I already have the Encore Fort Max, I'd prefer this got a Brave Max repaint but it never happened, unfortunately.

I mainly just get tired of this idea that we G1 fans get pandered too too much when we hardly get a bone from Hasbro.

Having a G1 character with a new altmode or new robot design that barely looks like either either the toys or character models is not G1 for us. G1 Optimus Prime is iconic to the franchise second only to movie Bumblebee nowadays and yet how often do we get a toy representing him?

In the past 11 years how many G1 Starscreams have we got? Classics Deluxe, a Legends figure, MP re-releases. The rest of the time it is based on IDW or totally original designs. Takara doubling down and giving those of us who wanted the show characters practically off the screen is a nice change of pace from the past couple decades.

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>>6385915
There were a couple on ebay for 60-70 usd months ago, I got one for 50 shipping included, really wanted to have both designs.

>>6385921
Also can be a "command center"

>>6385772
what, how can you hate thew?

>>6385924
So much this. So. Much. This.

And also, I want to add that it has taken us just over a decade to even get as far as we have with Masterpieces, and we still don't have THAT many.

>>6385928
My point was that I confused him with that shitlord Emgo but instead of owning up to my mistake, I'm just going to continue hating Thew.

I was being satirical. Apparently I failed.

Then again, there's a reason I'm not a comedian.

Although I say that and yet Amy Schumer apparently is, so I guess I COULD be a successful comedian after all.

>>6385924
>we G1 fans get pandered too too much when we hardly get a bone from Hasbro.
>90% of MP releases are g1 characters
>current line right now is giving modern updates to g1 characters
try being a unicron trilogy, bw tm or tm2 or beast machines fan

>>6385933
lel, thew is my all time favorite reviewer

amy should stop with everything she does

>G1 fags bitch over not being pandered to enough and if they do bitch over cartoon vs toy accuracy
>IDW fags bitch about not being pandered enough to and if they do then they bitch over having only half design elements from it
>BW/Anime fags bitch about being ignored and when they get something bitch about not being accurate enough
>Movie fans are normalfags that assume everything is like them
>Animated fags bitch about not getting more when they have a blatant style clash with current releases
>Prime fans are fujoshi who complain about nu-RID existing
>Nu-Rid fans are literally small children and perverts who want to fuck the truck
>This doesn't even get into other media

Transformers was a mistake.

Saw the movie. The action and new characters were pretty solid.

My biggest complaint though is, and I know there would be retconning of the history because of the whole Cybertronians in Medieval times shit, but my biggest complaint is how the retcons just made more fucking plotholes than it filled. And what is Quintessa and what does she want? Is she a Prime? Is she a servant of Unicron, even though she was trying to kill him to rebuild Cybertron? Like what the fuck. I loved her character but what she is/who she serves is just not explained and a fucking mess.

I loved Squeaks surprisingly. Honestly though, 1st film is the only one I have no complaints with lore-wise. Each new installment just makes shit more and more scattered and convoluted without explaining how it all strings together. Hopefully there will be a tie-in comic or something that actually salvages it all. If you consider the first trilogy and the last two films as their own seperate continuities then they make total sense. Otherwise, you'll just give yourself a migrane.

>>6385941
The fan base waited 20 years for Masterpieces. Now that Beast Wars is 20 years old, it's getting Masterpieces too, and at least two of them look like they should have been held back for a few more years for the engineering to catch up. That's not going to stop me buying them, but still.

That all being said, as much as I'd like some newer characters made into Masterpieces too (where the fuck are my Dai Atlas and Armada Optimus?), I still love G1 despite not growing up with it and I'd prefer them to do as much of G1 as Masterpieces first before moving onto the next thing. If I have to wait a lifetime for RID masterpieces, so be it.

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>>6385948
>Nu-Rid fans

delet this

>>6385747
Savings bonds? Can you hear me all the way back in 1950? One, you can't get paper anymore. Two, the interest rate is like 0.1%. Scalping is like rocket fuel in comparison.

>>6385770
No, stores are empty because stores are bunglers and Hasbro, while controlling many formerly independent brands, protects them with an embargo.

>>6385950
Pretty sure she's just meant to be a Quintesson.

I won't give you my hours-long spiel but from what I can work out, it seems they wanted to make the Quintessons but didn't want to spend an entire movie establishing them so they just made one, Quintessa, and because of the way the rest of the film was written, Quintessa and the Stick of Truth (as I'm now calling it) were macguffins of necessary evil to tie the rest of the film together.

Which isn't to say the plot was rock-solid either way because it really wasn't, but hey, be lucky that we didn't get Batman & Robin with that retard Akiva Goldsman on the writing team.

>>6385955
To be fair, I like RID 2015, and most of the toys are pretty good (but don't buy Steeljaw, he can barely stand up and is an insult to the character).

Winblade can fuck right off though.

>>6385960
Yeah, I've liked most of the toys but distribution of them is as bad as TR. I swear they just keep recycling the same wave 1 Strongarms and Grimlocks into every wave.

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>>6385915
Iktf. Fort Max itself is disappointing, and I'm not sure if Toyhaxing it up would make it worth having.

>>6385956
Honestly, that is part of the reason they're empty (and I'm not in the US, so when I say empty, I mean that there are VERY few Transformers to be found, and they're usually from early waves), but over here, there are actually people scalping them (long story short, just trust me on this, people are buying at least some of them up then reselling them locally with stupid markup).

That and they just put the price up for all our Transformers with TLK (and some stores had already put them up for Generations starting with Combiner Wars or Titans Return anyway), so now it's literally not worth buying Transformers locally for me. Imports from Chinkland and Japan all the way. It's the only cost-effective way to do it.

And seriously, the fact that I can get a MOSC Titans Return figure that isn't even on the shelves over here for 3/4 the price with shipping included from China is fucking insane.

>>6385963
Really?

>>6385961
remember that Quillfire is all you need

>>6385961
Agreed, which is why I imported the Japanese ones (to keep it simple: it's cheaper for me to import the Adventure versions even after shipping than to buy RID toys here).

Still, at least the mould reuses aren't Combiner Wars levels yet (though at least they had a reason for that, even if it got out-of-hand eventually).

Also: am I the only one who REALLY doesn't like Getaway or any customs of that mould? Every time I see that vehicle mode, I cannot ever unsee Chromedome, and not just because that was what the toy originally was - it is very specifically designed to look like Chromedome.

>>6385959
Just so dumb. There is so much potential with these sequels if done right. For instance, the Bee and Hot Rod in WWII can easily be explained as them searching for the Allspark and arriving on Earth earlier in history. Allcit would take is one fucking sentence of exposition but no. And when they did all the fanservixe from the previous films, they couldn't even get that right. Like Starscream's head. His head was fuxking obliterated in Dotm. How the fuck did they manage to fuck up something as simple as whether or not his head was destroyed in a previous film?

>>6385924
The level of entitlement here is pretty high. You don't think you get pandered to, but it's actually heaps more than anyone else gets lately. So the fact that geewunners still stamp their feet when details aren't identical to their 30 year old cartoons is outright laughable.

>>6385964
Really. It fucking blows. Transformers is basically dead here. We haven't had Marvel Legends since the Toy Biz days (and even then, not many), and now there are more Marvel Legends than Transformers these days.

>>6385969
I dunno, I honestly liked TLK more than all the others though. It had good pacing, solid art and sound design (though I thought the dialogue was a bit hard to hear but it could have been the mixing for IMAX - I'm not sure, I'd have to see it again on a regular screen), some absolutely beautiful set pieces and well-done shots (props to the DOP and art team on that), and some really good action scenes.

I'll say this much (to try to avoid spoilers): I legitimately loved the moment(s) with Starscream's head and thought they were nice scenes that just added a little more character to the film.

It would have been nice if we had more screen time for the Decepticons but I still loved all we got of Megatron.

I totally called it though: not even a hint of Galvatron was seen nor heard. Amusing, really. So yeah, there are plotholes and stuff, but I just kind of expect it these days. Plus to be fair, MOST Transformers series seem to have potholes anyway.

>>6385964
Yes. I distinctly remember TR Brawn being on eBay for $7 shipped from China. Makes waiting another 2 months to pay $12.75 an insult. Also makes it stupidly hard to try to sell legitimately sourced (like not scalped) toys just about impossible.

>>6385921
>>6385926
i'm glad im not alone

and fuck paying that much for it but I can't see any other alternative ever coming along at this point haha.

>>6385968
Yeah. I feel like there was a better option for a repaint there. The fact that they didn't even remold the chest makes it pretty obvious they didn't give a shit and we're just looking to cash in a quickie.

>>6385965
Quillfire is great, though Thunderhoof and Fracture are also pretty cool.

I do actually really like Strongarm even though she's quite flawed. I'm not sure why they couldn't make her far more accurate to her cartoon design, but the figure has a nice size especially when she transforms into a vehicle.

>>6385981
Which is a shame, and I feel like the Powermasters have really been screwed in Titans Return (and the Voyagers and Leaders with their dumbass helmets).

I'm a bit miffed that they've done all these non-Headmaster characters as Headmasters but not done all of the Headmasters. They even made new triple-changer Headmasters but didn't make Snapdragon nor Apeface.

And now, some of the Legends aside, the Targetmasters won't be Targetmasters and God only knows what they'll do with Powermasters going forward. Kind of a shame, really.

Actually, I think Powermasters could be especially fun because if you lose them, you don't literally lose their head, they don't really get in the way, and they're just silly little add-ons like Minicons that aren't all that necessary but are a bit of fun. For as much as I like Headmasters, making the whole line Headmasters kinda sucks. I mean, at least the gimmick isn't too bad, but yeah.

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IS HE A JOJO REFERENCE?

>>6385979
Also, I'm the jerk asking about Prime. I just get so tired of playing by the rules and losing anyway. Can't find stuff, can't order it, can't sell it. Burns me that other people make money from scalping. Why can't I get ahead once in awhile, yknow? I'll probably just return it.

Keeping Getaway though. I liked the Streetwise mold he's semi-derived from and I don't have many TRs so reuse fatigue hasn't taken hold. Plus, he set up that whole mutiny against that smug Rodimus in the comics so there's that too.

>>6385499
>shittier engineering

>thinks a ladder shoved onto the back of Inferno's head is superior engineering to disappearing ladder magic.

>>6385985
I'd like modern Powermasters too, it's just a matter of making it fun, but I don't know how to go about that.

>>6385989
is this a shitpost?

>>6385979
>>6385990
I feel you, anon. I always try to play by the rules and always get burned.

Trying to sell anything when people are scalping and being general dickheads is just annoying. It's not even WORTH selling stuff these days. Hell, I'm practically giving away some of my stuff and I still can't sell it. People are cheap, scalpers suck; the whole market is fucked.

To get ahead in life, I think you just have to fuck over anyone and everyone. Fucking stupid.

>>6385991
The fuck are you talking about?

Britbong here... where the fuck can I get a hold of the new TLK voyager Megs for a decent price? Everywhere bar ebay seems to be sold the fuck out. God damn it.

>>6385992
Honestly, I think if they just made little Powermaster figures that attach to the bigger figures, that'd be enough. Like how Fansproject had their short-lived Heartmaster - or whatever it was - gimmick with Steelcore and Revolver. I suppose, yeah, you could make them more like Breastmasters than Powermasters but I don't know.

>>6386010
The movie has just come out. Wait a few weeks and it'll probably be available again.

>>6385991
That anon was referring to the older MPs having shittier engineering compared to the new ones. You misread what they wrote.

>>6386006
Clearly they mistook what the previous anon was talking about. See above.

>>6385989
No?

But I will say that Hot Rod should have been a Bumblebee repaint/remould. He has a very similar design in the movie, with the chest done in an almost identical manner, the door wings, etc. Why they went this route, I will never know.

Just saw Last Knight, really wish we could've seen Cogman use his head master mode and see the submarine transform.

Is there any explanation for Bumblebee's new Iron Giant shit?

>>6386010
Also from the UK here. Normal stores don't have Megs in yet, but given the price drops that have already occurred with TLK stuff in Argos and on websites like Very, it's worth waiting.

He'll probably show up at around 22-25 quid in a few weeks

>>6385997
is this someone who didn't see the movie?

>>6386024
It would have been cool, yeah. I'm surprised the toy refers to him as a Titanmaster but that they specifically called him a Headmaster in the movie (and he's still around at the end, so we might get some Headmaster action in TF6).

Also, did I hear them right? The submarine is a Transformer? That'd make the most sense but I got a bit lost there. They were told to go to the Naval Museum and then they went into the sub as soon as they got there and... I dunno.

A lot of the lore and explanations are implied but given that Cade knew Bumblebee could do that and given that the Transformers are still being hunted, I assume Bumblebee reengineered himself (possibly with the help of Cade) to be able to basically parts-form in case he got blown to bits, so that he didn't instead end up dead as shit when they blew him up.

That first scene looked really good but was completely pointless. But it was fun, I guess.

>>6386027
To be fair, it might be someone (like myself) who hasn't seen Jojo instead of not having seen TLK.

>>6385989
So, what are are you trying to accomplish here, anon?

>>6386038
if you saw the TLK you should know what the connection is if you aren't a complete newfag to the internet.

Why did getting twisted in half kill Jazz if they could just iron giant this whole time?

>>6386036
As pointed out by someone a few times, the dialogue saying he's a Headmaster was off screen so Hasbro might have told them to add the line so they could sell Cogman at deluxe price point. Not a bad idea since he's the most prominent transformer in this film, and they sure as hell had to sell him. The sub probably didn't transform since it was there since WW, and most of those bots shown off were senile.

>>6386056
yeah kinda weird, but i guess its like with humans, we can survive when an arm or leg is pulled off but when we get our spine ripped in half we die

>>6386056
Really, that could have been dropped from the movie.
Though it could be from scanning Stinger.

>>6386059
I know but my point is that he's specifically referred to as a Headmaster, NOT a Titanmaster.

Either way, Cogman was pretty awesome. Fuck the haters. But it would have been cool if he transformed.

To be honest, after the WW2 flashback, I think I'd prefer that to what we're actually getting with the Bumblebee movie, but oh well.

>>6386056
To me, the implication was that it was a recent addition to his arsenal.

As I said here: >>6386036

>>6386069
>I know but my point is that he's specifically referred to as a Headmaster, NOT a Titanmaster.

Probably because they wanted older fans to get the reference.

>>6385585
That's not "Springer is cancelled" though.

Seems like we could've used another 15 minutes in the movie for some exposition
>why can bumblebee reassemble
>why is Megatron no longer Galvatron with a normal body again
>where'd the baby dino bots come from
>Why was Prime shut off in space but immediately functional again upon crashing on Cybertron
>why was Cybertron is so many pieces
>WTF is going on with Unicron

The last one especially was next to unaddressed for having such huge implications

>>6386056
Because the writers of each new film would just rather retcon anything and everything for the sake of cheap gimmicks and fanservice. Like how Galvatron is written out, as are the Primes and Allspark for the staff and Unicron, and Staracreams head not being destroyed.

>>6386087
Don't forget,
>who is Quintessa actually?

Seriously. At one point she's trying to save Cybertron but the she's labelled the Great Deciever by the knights and they say Optimus betrayed his kind, even though she is literally trying to revive their homeworld. So is she a traiterous Prime like the Fallen? Who fucking knows because they don't explain shit. Literally all we're told she made was Optimus. Not the knights, not Cybertron, just Optimus. And we don't even know if she was lying when she states this.

Also, can we talk about how the film ends with what Sentinel essentially tried to accomplish in Dotm and the Autobots are just fine with it? Way to destroy your home in the 3rd film just to be happy with the same outcome you tried to prevent previously.

>>6386087
>>Why was Prime shut off in space but immediately functional again upon crashing on Cybertron
Frozen in space, entering the atmosphere thawed him out.
>>why was Cybertron is so many pieces
Pulled through a worm hole in TF3, cut by closed worm hole, then likely had some damage when the wormhole closed again at the end.

>>6386097
Honestly I enjoyed it just for being fun nonsense but stepping back it seems really nonsensical, like Bay just threw everything and the kitchen sink at it to try to go out with a bang.
>>6386100
I dunno, we're seen Transformers operating in the vacuum before without issue, like when they were on the moon in 3. Also Cybertron wouldn't have an atmosphere

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>>6385309
Goddammit, Artfire-anon. You did it. You and those pictures sold me on Artfire. I still really like Grapple, but the fun (almost bizarre deco) and added play value of Nightstick finally sold me. Maybe I'll pick up his yellow brother some other time. I guess I didn't really need that $140 for anything else.

>>6386134
I know it's G1 accurate but I would be so much happier without the stupid fucking box amd wings around their heads.

>>6385980
>fuck paying that much for it

It has the main gimmick and all the electronics in, not that you want to play the random beep bop sounds unless you get the sdcc or takara versions.

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>>6385830
Nothing can convince me otherwise that Topspin wasn't intended to be repainted into him

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>>6385562
Shame Brunt got sixguned, but I guess he never appeared in the cartoon.

>>6385962
The stickers are mostly redundant, just the windows on the legs, the jail and main door on the headmaster port are needed, their late designers kinda suck.

>>6386191
And everyone else will continue to think that's a shit idea.

Is Titans Return Blitzwing any good?

>>6386194
At leas in Sixguns case, there was no way to do him properly without going way over budget, and Trypticon seems to have incorporated Brunt directly into the Full-Tilt connector.

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>>6385915
>>6385962
Big Boy is like $40 at Ollies if you find one.
Go get him

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Hire me, Hasbro. I can make a new Beast Wars.

Ursa Major is the BW era Ultra Magnus
Komodotron is the BW era Galvatron.
Boom. It's perfect. Have some old veterans return, Primal and Megatron.

>>6386018
>The one time a Bee repaint/retool would have been acceptable and make sense
>They don't do it
Disappointed, but not surprised.

>>6386205
If Beast Wars came out today I could see Powerpinch getting retooled into a silverfish.

>>6386200
That works for Hasbro, but Takara should be able to add them.

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>>6386205
>Knuckle
>moose

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>>6385989
That monkey face.

>>6386210
If Takara released a Sixgun, he'd need to be released on his own on account of how massive he'd need to be.

>>6386205
Can Long Reach's function be librarian?

>>6386191

Eh, it would have been decent when we didn't know we were getting anything else, but it was never the most awesome redeco fit in the world or anything.

>>6385208
Does the truck grill actually end up as the undersides of his feet? That's painted way too nicely to just have paint wear after spending 5 minutes in robot mode

>>6386216
Researcher and Data gathering is like Librarian. Also Ice Breaker has a robot mustache.

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>>6386204
I would if I could, but I'm Scandinavian.

>>6386204
I fucking wish, I don't have an Ollie's near me.

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>>6386204
>Fort Max has literally never been in a store near me
>Pretty much my only option is getting him for 200$ on amazon
>There are people who can walk into a store right now and get him for cheaper than a leader class

I want to live in a place with good TF distribution some day

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Does Skulltron seriously not have a beast mode? Are they shitting me right now? Why would you even consider rereleasing a set of mediocre figures swapping out the only really good one for a non-transforming hunk of plastic? Goddamn, Hasbro, I thought you were smarter than that. Then again I should have realised they weren't since they refuse to stop recoloring Rippersnapper, arguably the shittest Legends/Legions to date.

Hey /tfg
Currently at tru
Hound or Megatron?

>>6386247
Wht are you even asking, voyager Megs is the best on the line so far.

>>6386241
Nope. His robot mode is a hulking brute with two massive cannons, one on each arm, and members look demonic genericons.
Though it was nice seeing a traditional looking combiner.

>>6386247
both.
Meg if you can get only one

>>6386247
They actually fucking have them? If you're in the states, grab them both and ask if they can hold for you until the 25 since there's a buy one, get on at 40% off for TLK toys.

>>6386249
Do the wrists swivel?

>>6386251
Canada
Currently %25 off
About $30 cad

>>6386258
They are cheap as fuck, grab them both, you idiot.

>>6385181
Tryticon anon, can you answer this? A few of the people who got Tryticon early complained about connection issues.

>>6386249
>>6386250
>>6386263
Grabbed megs
Onlyhad enough for 1
Besides, they only had 2 Megatrons and about 30 hounds

>>6385607
>Kup's guns could have worked like a troop transport seats
>Instead, they're shitty combining guns

>>6386027
>>6386052
I have not seen TLK yet

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>>6385173
Anybody live in Winnipeg, Manitoba?

Who wants a free Trypticon and some other gay transformers?

I'm just gonna wander into the woods and leave them there with GPS coordinates.

Who wants some?

>Didn't pick up Legends Blurr and Scourge when they were cheap
>Now they're ridiculouisly expensive and they didn't even bother to reissue Blurr with Hot Rod and Kup

Ugh.

>>6386354
TR Scourge's badness is way overblown in my opinion, but LG Blurr's scarcity is a tragedy. TR Scourge's blue is at least nice-looking and not even five minutes with a paint pen will have him looking perfect, but fixing up a TR Blurr is more trouble than it's worth.

>>6386350
>howtogetmurdered.jpg

>>6386350
I'll be watching for news of murder in the area.

It sure is nice not caring about the source material.

>>6386360
I have TR Scourges, but I wanted the LG as the squad leader. I didn't get LG Blurr and Scourge early because, up to that point, LG releases could be found cheap a while later.

>>6386205
Is Filthfilter a sanic fast aviator guy or something like that?

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>>6386354
>>6386360

Takara started a poll a few days ago asking what reissues the fans want, pretty sure Blurr will win it.

>>6386374
>Blurr
Fuck, no. I want the Takara Brainstorm with the Hasbro faceplate because it's fucking cheaper to order one from Mandy than to buy the Hasbro one on my country.

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Are photo requests a thing people do here?

I really want to see a picture of Trypticon eating a bunch of titan masters out of a doggy bowl

>>6386393
Given his size, a cat bowl is more likely
Also, I wanna see people's fan modes for a better spacejet.

>>6386399
>a better spacejet
he doesn't have one, unles you mean his mobile ground fortress, you could makeshift a "Nemesis ship" mode bending the side flaps down 45 degrees using the legs as the wings, but he can't keep the pose, too heavy and not enough ratchets.

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>>6386241
>Skulltron
??

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>>6386412
>skellytron

>>6385173
Can Trypticon do the Genosaurer firing pose?

>>6386241
>Rippersnapper, arguably the shittest Legends/Legions to date.
He's not RID15 Windblade.

>>6385960
Steeljaw's meant to use the tail as a third leg. RiD15 Windblade is still the best Windblade unless you're looking for robo-chest-eggs.