This is a thread to post about Transformers. Brace yourselves for terrible memes.
Here's the old one >>6438979
>>6439991 we already have one
OP for this one actually knows how to use the subject line. This one is better.
Just in case anyone was wonder who is getting fired over these leaks:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafaelafrodriguez/
So the leaks seem to be legitimate. I can't believe we are getting Elita, Moonracer and Firestar. Hopefully Greenlight and Lancer will be coming too. Having the female Autobots group finally available in toy form is something I've hoped so long for.
>>6440889
>Greenlight and Lancer
Somebody has to form the other two limbs.
hi guys
PotP looks like a lot of people will be pleased.
But where is my higher budget RiD Strongarm toy?
>>6440006
Hahahaha man, ya blew it.
>>6439997
>Rodimus Prime that has a little Hot Rod
>Matrixes that double as Titan Master heads
>Abominus
>Predaking
>Dinobot Combiner
I was just happy we got decent combiners last time, now I'm hyped beyond rational thought.
but where is voyager apeface and snapdragon
I still cant say that I'm too hyped for anything except for maybe dinobots
That Scream and Rod look kinda shitty
>>6442804
So far, I'm getting Abominus, Dinobots, Pretenders that show up in Masterforce, Beachcomber (maybe), Rodimus, Windcharger, that weird duocon mishmash, and Wipe-Out if they make it.
Is the Unite Warriors Computron sold out everywhere? Now that Abominus is coming I regret not buying it.
>>6442816
He sold out everywhere the month he was released.
>>6442816
You could probably check ebay, he pops up at decent prices every now and then.
Seems he got a adjustment.
>>6442822
Well, it's better in some ways...
I predict these are going to fuel gotta catch em all autism and be impossible to find.
>>6442853
>Octopunch
YES more weird shit please.
Just bought this set, what should I expect?
>Power of The Primes promises to take fans across the vast regions of cyber torn. To the main hubs of activity like Iacon, to the forgotten tombs of the thirteen primes, and even under the sea.
What did Warden mean by this?
>>6439997
Rest in peace in peace?
>>6442862
Disappointment with their articulation.
>>6442859
God Neptune remake with cute girly mold for Scylla?
>>6442862
Crushing disappointment.
>>6442870
I doubt it, they'd have to make a ton of new molds, and/or retool a bunch of them to make the seacons, specially when the team involving Jazz is incomplete, and so is the one with the female Autobots.
I forgot to download the leaked images before they got taken down by hasbro. Does anyone have a gallery of them?
>>6442874
Deluxe/Legends combiner as opposed to Voyager/Deluxe?
>>6442877
I've been looking for the wave 4 slides too that show the Seacons it seems nobody even saved those because they were up for mere minutes before the takedown
>>6442862
A decent backhoe and a piss poor crane truck
>>6442880
This is what the POTP slides had, Seacons weren't on it:
Prime Master:
W1: Cloudburts/Micronus, Skullgrin/Liege Maximo, Metalhawk/Vector Prime
W2: Submarauder/Alchemist Prime, Landmine/Alpha Trion
W3:Bludgeon/Quintus Prime, Bomb Burst/Megatronus, Octopunch/Solus Prime
Legends
W1: Slash, Windcharger, Beachcomber, Skrapnel/Shrapnel (R, lacks Reflector)
W2: Battleclash, Roadtrap (Not sure who these guys are, they may combine into Battletrap), Tailgate?
W3: Cindersaur, Outback
Deluxe
W1: Slug, Swoop, Dreadwind, Jazz
W2: Snarl, Sludge, Blackwing, Rippersnapper, Moonracer
W3: Cutthroat, Blot, Sinnertwin, Jazz (R)
W4: Novastar, Blacking(R), Slug(R), Rippersnapper(R)
Voyager
W1: Grimlock, Starscream
W2: Hun-gurr, Elita-1 (Starscream retool)
W3: Inferno (uses CW Hot Spot mold), Grimlock (R)
Leader:
W1: Optimus Prime, Rodimus Prime
W2: Optimus Prime, Rodimus Prime LL colors
W3 Optimus Primal, Rodimus Prime
>>6442880
Yeah no, I posted all of them on fb groups and there were no seacons.
>>6442891
So we get mah boi Abominus with a female combiner using Elita-1 as a Torso.
I wonder if Grimlock also combines with the Dinobot deluxes?
And what the fuck could Inferno be a torso of?
>>6442895
I call Bearstain effect our dimensions clearly split because of the leak.
>>6442896
Jazz needs to go somewhere. Maybe there's three other autobot limbs that still need to be revealed.
>>6442853
how big are the shells gonna be? like twice the size of a Titan master?
>>6442896
>what the fuck could Inferno be a torso of?
G2 Defensor/Kofensor/Battle Gaia, I may use him as Pyro.
>>6442898
Mandela Effect.
The Berenstain Bears (and yes, that's how you spell Berenstain) are just one example of it, but they are not the name of the alleged a phenomenon.
Please be better than these
>>6442896
Yeah, Grimlock is a combiner since everything in the deluxe and voyager wave seems to be CW compatible so far.
>And what the fuck could Inferno be a torso of?
A club story dropped some hints of possible CW toys that didn't get made, and implied to be using the alternate heads of released toys:
-Inferno (Unknown, possibly alternate head for Hot Spot, but we never learned what it was)
-Sideswipe (unknown)
-Hoist (alternate head for Trailbraker)
-Ratchet (alternate head for First Aid)
-Ironclad (alternate head for Rook)
Since combiners are back I hope this means a second chance at Uw blast off. This could also mean UW Nosecone too.
>>6442913
They should have done the UW Nosecone and Strafe as CW Twintwist and Topspin
>>6442898
Maybe Ripper Snapper or Submarauder made you think of Seacons.
>>6442914
Bah the TR versions are the definitive ones. They should be either be their original intended characters or characters we have not had yet.
>>6442918
Incase anyone wanted it, the artwork for the Terrorcon placeholders
>>6442920
I'd give up on Hasbro releasing them normally, since they'd have to alter the molds so they'd work with the new gimmick, and replace their HFG with armor.
>>6442924
Ha, that's a load off my shoulders, this means there's still a chance that Rippersnapper and Overbite could share a mold.
>>6442928
If they do all the beast combiners at once, they could get pretty creative.
>>6442929
>only realize now after all this time only Predaking never got some kind of recolor version
Truly the king.
>>6442804
I'm more than likely gonna get all of Abominus and the dinobots. All of the pretenders. Most of the legends. Predaking if he's decent (and I know 3P will fix any hands or feet issues).
>>6439997
Titan Predaking is going to dwarf cw Skylynx even more, whens the wei jiang upsclaed improved ko? just remove the cw ports and make him able to split.
>>6442942
At that point they might as well make a new toy. But hey, at least this makes Sky Lynx kicking their asses even funnier.
>>6442945
They did way more for their Evasion Prime and AoE Hound, I'd love if they remove all the combiner bits and leave him hollow to fill with titan/prime masters.
>>6442936
I hope they make a really good Razorclaw. Devastator's legs were complete trash and broke the combiner for me, didn't help that every team member was half-assed either.
>>6442853
If you look close you can see the autobot shells don't have faces because the little prime master makes the face.
That's neat.
>>6442954
They were obviously meant to be deluxes, but someone thought Devastator needed to be the biggest. Just like TR Galvatron was changed into a headmaster at the last minute.
A lot of Devy's combined mode issues would go away if he was smaller.
3P DLC masters licking their lips at the potential of PotP.
GIVE US BLOTCHAN NOW
>>6442891
>Blot
Looks like I've found my 4th Betatron limb
>>6442963
So Inferno. Cab/Hosehead kits, Fire Convoy kits, of Guard City kits?
Since Jazz confirms Yurobots for Power of Repacks, Archforce and Sureshot when?
My Hero Megatron is in good shape but its feet are still atrocious.
Just got my WfC/TR Optimus Prime Evolution pack and I love this TR Orion Pax. The colors are so unique looking, rather than bright red and blue it's a rosey red and soapy blue, he just looks fantastic. WfC Optimus is also really nice with his gunmetal grey and brighter red and blue vs the original's light grey and drab dark red and blue, and the sky blue detailing looks much nicer than the red detailing on the original. I'm a little sour on him though since I paid slowpoke tax to get the original right before this set was announced.
>>6442981
The Amazon price for him is surprisingly good especially considering how much TRU is scalping the other Optimus 2pack. I did hear Orion is worse quality than Kup though.
>>6442891
Any chance the wave 2 Optimus would be Thunderclash or Ultra Magnus with actual white-Optimus-in-power-armor action, or are they seriously just repacking a guaranteed shelf warmer? Same with the third wave in a row having Rodimus
>>6442985
They're about the same on mine, they both have issues tabbing the back together while also fully tabbing the sides into the front. The hole for the titanmaster's feet in vehicle mode fits a little better on Orion, when I plug a titanmaster into Kup's cab it pops out right away. The new WfC Optimus is a little worse than the original with some bad sprue marks and some minor issues with tolerances, like the flap the forms part of his back kibble doesn't sit perfectly flat in vehicle mode and his hip skirt pops off a little easier, but overall it's not bad.
Imagine a set of Magnus Power Armor for this guy.
For the unknown female autobots that most likely will form the other 2 limbs of the Elita combiner - which do you all think is most likely. Greenlight and Lancer or Arcee and Chromia?
>>6443024
Arcee and Chromia is who they'll pick. I hope to use Moonracer as Beta and Arcee as a proper Elita.
>>6443024
Greenlight and Lancer.
>>6443024
StrongARM
(It's a Offroad/Ironhide repaint)
>>6443033
I really hope you're right. Having a complete female Autobots + Alpha Trion set would be amazing. Even if I would love more Arcee figures and a better Chromia.
>>6443024
Are they going to add (OYO)s to the fembots' "chest armors" too?
Which is the best figure to get if you're extrememely sad and lonely asking for a friend haha
I have Cosmos, Shockwave, Sentinel, Alpha Trion, Rumble, Wheelie, Gnaw, and the crab-car one
Asking for a friend lol
Imagine one of your figures came to life and told you that everything would be okay, wouldn't that be funny haha
[no spoilers]I hate living[/no spoilers]
>>6443024
I suspect we'll get Chromia and Arcee, and that's why she got knocked from a proper release in TR.
However, I could also see them going for a general fembot team, not specifically female autobots, and have the other two be nightbird and slipstream, with alana as a legends chestplate.
>>6443063
Depends. Do they have their personalities from the original source material? Or is it more your own impression based on their looks?
>>6443063
TR Shuffler.
Minerva never ever.
>>6443068
I forgot to mention Flywheels, Apeface, and Fangry
Most of them would try and kill me based on their personalities but I'm really hoping that I can trick or imagine them to be my friends
Most of my TFs are small Decepticons and larger Autobots, so I don't know how it would go down if they fought. I have a billion Kreons but they're moreso for wooshing, story-building, and storing them away
>>6443069
Shuffler is first on my list, along with Repugnus, for the next wave. I saw Gnaws/Bees at TRU but we're back to the Hot Rod/Doublecross wave apparently, with Sentinel/Galvatrons and no legends.
Is Galvatron worth getting even for around $10-15 Canadian?
>>6443072
here you go :^)
>>6443073
>Is Galvatron worth getting even for around $10-15 Canadian?
Galvatron sucks, but I'm having fun with the mini-megatron. Worth the 10~15 dollars.
>>6443073
Galvatrons only redeeming qualities is he came out before stickers started infesting voyagers and he's the right shade of purple.
>>6442924
I forgot how bad the Studio Ox designs for the Terrorcons actually are.
>Sinnertwin's nubby robot mode arms
>beast arms on everyone just going in whatever directions
>stylized everything, then Hun-Gurr's necks are blatantly just his toy hips
>>6443063
had a big response all typed up before the other thread was pruned, so here goes round 2
Definitely pick up seaspray. The chubby little sailor with a funny voice is pretty much the epitome of dork.
Aside from that, if you want a toy that'll give you a lot of play time, TR isn't really the best line. Overlord might be worth it though
As for your other issues, go join a local gaming meetup, or a drinkup. Or better yet, go do a charity event. Those are great places to meet people, and they're generally not assholes about strangers coming up to talk to them because that's literally what they're there for.
I used to hit up a local transformer toy collector group, but then I moved across town and haven't had time. It was fun while I did it though.
Clicking the link brings you up to the tlk shadow spark prime page.
TLK themed redeco or could mp40 be optimus 3.0?
>>6442891
Good to get Shrapnel back, since there are plenty of markets that got Combiner Wars and Titans Return, but didn't get Thrilling 30.
>>6442830
>>6442824
Explains why mine's cab top won't sit flat, might have to trim mine.
Overall there isn't as much paint on shadow spark prime body wise, its as if they traded that big portion on the chest for more little paint apps on the truck, even the head only has a lick of paint its just a more difficult application, though the use of the dark grey plastic was a smarter choice.
Its a shame he's hard to acquire, ended up painting mine (partially) to compensate
>>6443165
Oh, god, not another one.
>>6443165
It'll probably jsut be an MP10"+" with shittier colors and no mold changes
>>6443177
Watch it still not be toon colors. Give me white thighs holy fuck
>>6443171
>Shrapnel
I could get the reissue if it has decent paint. The T30 one was shitty
>>6440006
>Be working for Hasbro
>Have grudge against a guy
>Get hold of leak material
>Put his name all over it
>Throw it out there
>>6442803
Stay tuned
>>6442877
http://imgur.com/a/UW5BQ
>>6442957
Fuck, I wasn't interested in the Autobots at all until you pointed that out.
>>6443187
You can always get the takara adventure version.
Just peel off the sticker and enjoy the sticker indent that's exclusive to it because TAKARA WINS AGAIN
>>6443177
Is there an image of all the mp10's akin to this?
>>6439997
There's something sneaky going on with that Predaking torso transformation. I don't know what it is, but I expect some unconventional magic going on with the arms and wings.
>>6443192
The image of predaking himself is more an artist rendition and not a mockup of the actual product, and its hard to tell if the individual predacons are mock ups or shitty g1 images because of the resolution.
We need to wait and see, all I want is for him to scale with devastator so he would make sense in one form but then one bot would have to be outrageously huge to support the weight as well as bring him to proper standards
>>6443192
I think that's just a render from the game with the insane pedos.
>>6443192
>>6443194
>we are this close to recreating this image
>>6443198
>weak joints can't support the weight
>included joints can't move in that fashion
>he's too short to quite recreate that pose
This is going to end badly I just know it, what else could go wrong?
>>6443198
If it ends up anything like CW Devy then the legs will be too shit to do anything but stand up straight
>>6443202
>>6443206
>implying
>>6443208
High kicks are easy, now have him bend his knees while both his feet are flat on the ground
>>6443210
>>6443211
I don't believe it!
The legs really are awful though.
hay guys i found what the new mp prime image is all about
ITS 7-11 THEMED
>>6443218
Poor ultra magnus
>>6443215
I want to point out that Grimlock comes with two combiner monster feet since he's the voyager.
They're shaped like the same feet as the Seacons
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Piranacon_(G1)
3 toes, square in the back what looks to be some outlined pipe detail at the base.
I'm going to say that Piranacon will be a retool of both Dinobot and Abominus members.
Seawing=Swoop retool
Skalor= Snarl retool
Snaptrap= Hung-grrrr retool or new mold
Nautilator=he will be the legends figure
Tentakill= RipperSnapper retool
Overbite= Blot retool
>>6443221
>Poor ultra magnus
My thoughtss exactly. I can't believe out of every MP10 repaint out there, Ultra Magnus isn't one of them
>>6442905
I want G2 Defensor to compliment my G2 Menasor. Gib me it, Hasbro.
>>6443218
>the blue splotches on the knees
Wait, I think we've been had, trying to work out if the decals above him are from a 7-11 gundam model it
>>6443224
Nice observation, now watch it be some dumb shit like a SDCC exclusive or else.
>>6443224
Best way to reuse the molds, as pretools, I'm guessing shared engineering between them?
I just want to know (like with starscream) if they'll have specific combiner modes put into them (the pretools) or if they can also assume combined modes.
Because I will buy the fucking shit out of voyager starscream just for a seeker gestalt, and of course, the dinobots
All I know is this line is pure hype!
The idea of Dinobots, Horrorcons and Seacons all being retools/pretools of each other is worrying.
Something is just gonna end up being shitty for the sake of something else.
I think I waited too long to get a CW Superion
The prices I'm seeing feel pretty unreasonable, except for the G2 version, which I'm not terribly big on.
>>6443238
They could potentially all be toolings of each other, it goes both ways.
On one hand we get new figures with a new take on some (don't forget the blatant hotspot redeco), on the other to even HAVE them they need to all share the same engineering, lets just hope they're akin to windblade/scourge/highbrow where its just the shell that's changed letting them stand out on their own
>>6443242
Weaker plastic tolerances on that g2 version as well make it worse, why did you wait so long, you waited so long even the takara one is long gone unless you look on mandarake for one that's been shat on.
>>6443244
I had no interest in the Aerialbots, I went right for Menasor and Bruticus.
Recently marathoned G1 with a friend though, hadn't seen it in nearly a decade, it got me interested in the aerialbots, even though Silverbolt and Slingshot are the only ones they bothered giving any focus to.
>>6443234
And with the Terrorcons (and possibly Seacons), you can recreate all the fucked up retarded fusions that various Japanese only toy magazines and flyers made up.
>>6443230
I had no issue with the combiner wars box sets. They were all very easy to get and reasonably priced.
>>6443238
We know that all the predacons are gonna be voyagers, so it wouldn't surprise me if they're pretools for the leaders of the others.
depending on how they handle tantrum's legs, he might become hungrr or snaptrap (or both?)
It's also possible, since the predacons are going to be an all voyager group that we might get the same with seacons
2018 is predacons titan, 2019 is seacons
In interviews when asked about Omega Supreme or Scorponok, they hinted that it would be 2020 or 2021.
>>6443246
I wouldn't say they're underrated, because they're not really anything that special, but the Aerialbots are pretty underappreciated.
Autobots need more jets.
>Three Leader Rodimus variants in a row
Isn't this a horrible idea? Even the CW Seekers shelfwarmed.
Unless Rodimus Unicronus is actually a new mold to break it up, this will end badly.
>>6443246
>even though Silverbolt and Slingshot are the only ones they bothered giving any focus to
So many fond memories from their focus, shame none of the others got any but its a giant toy commercial, and you'd get the bunch after liking just one of them.
Well good luck hunting them down, I don't see many loose cw figures, but whatever you do don't pay past retail, I really do recommend checking mandarake though for him unless the cartoon accurate colors are a turn off, at the least you get slingshot rather than rely on alpha bravo
>>6443248
were, key word, I got my g2 superion on clearance for $80aud, g2 bruticus via coupons, and back around for victorion got her for slightly less than australian rrp just because people went full retard so opted to not miss the chance as dumb as she was in hand
>>6443244
>don't forget the blatant hotspot redeco
pretty sure infernospot is only there because we're getting Jazz, and presumably other g1ers
Actually, this line so far includes 3 of the 4 classic pretender characters (Jazz, Starscream, Grimlock) so I'm a little surprised we're not getting a deluxe bumblebee.
But at any rate, I think we'll be getting a few of the 84 bots as limbs for inferno
>>6443255
>this will end badly.
Wouldn't be a Hasbro line if it didn't.
>>6443249
>treating the centerpiece figures components as toolings for retail
That's so dastardly and depreciating to the figures that I think even Warden would have a hard time trying to implement such a cost saving measure.
>>6443255
Doubtful, he'll be a redeco, to homage the idw hotrod/black rodimus/toallow for more engineering time for other figures.
Its a shame but I guess we haven't had a proper rodimus prime in so long hasbro decided to take a safe route, could be worse, could just have single leader waves again
>>6443255
more like 2 identical waves, just with a colorswap
4 months apart too.
which means basically the same 2 bots on shelves for 7 months
I don't see that going over well.
Not to mention purplerod being the only bad guy leader, presuming he's a bad guy due to the name.
No true decepticon leader for most likely a year?
Something that people have been pointing out, Inferno being a combiner has many speculating that he will be the core of Road Caesar since he seems to have a large amount of dark blue where the ladder face is.
This would make RC a 5 man combiner team up from 3..
>>6443262
>That's so dastardly and depreciating to the figures that I think even Warden would have a hard time trying to implement such a cost saving measure.
it's far less than what they did in CW
>>6443258
>deluxe bumblebee
We still have the generations but that's a moot point.
At this rate we could damn well get him as a voyager or leader because we got figures in just about every size now
>>6443265
Well they changed liokaizer a 5 man team without leozack...
>>6443266
So why no recycling of devastator yet?
Surely possibilities are there, unless predaking IS the one sharing...
Something I noticed about MPM Bee is that his ankles' ability to stay together are basically dependent on an absolutely tiny hinge.
The plastic seems resilient and flexible enough to have survived a week of play without any stress marks or bends or anything, but if this breaks at all then MPM Bee's poseability will be at the mercy of two diecast on plastic hinges (two per ankle) that aren't meant to hold a position on their own.
I doubt this will be an immediate or near-future problem unless you brutlize the poor camero's ankles, but in a few years time when the plastic starts seeing a little age I can totally see reports of the feet breaking.
>>6443268
>So why no recycling of devastator yet?
Devestator was different specifically because they were not all the same size class, therefore they wouldn't be as usable.
Not to mention the line was doing just fine retooling everything else.
>>6443271
>Devestator was different specifically because they were not all the same size class
Yes they are unless one counts longhaul a leader class.
>Not to mention the line was doing just fine retooling everything else
If they can dig out metroplex and make him into fort max they can pull a predaking out of devastator...if they wanted to be cheap, they could still borrow some of the engineering to same time and cost
>>6443255
>tfw wave 1 and 2 will shelfwarm so badly that we'll never get Primal here
>>6443276
Yep, that's how we in Australia never got soundwave in tr (least in sensible quantities from main retailers we only had him pop up in specialty stores that most likely imported him) and UM, thundercracker in cw (same for skywarp but he shown up long after cw was over and straight on clearance)
>>6443274
They could retool anyone out of anything, but realistically the effort required to turn a set of 6 combining construction vehicles into a set of 5 animals just wouldn't be worth it.
They could certainly borrow engineering techniques, like how Devy's legs attach or something, but CW Devy is really one of those mold that can't be anything else.
>>6443274
>they can pull a predaking out of devastator
wait, THAT'S what you are suggesting?
Well that's just ludicrous
There's no point in reusing molds if you have to drastically remold every single part of the figure. The constructicons have wheels everywhere, and windows, and a ton of moving parts that animals just don't have
But you are right that they technically called them all voyagers, even though 5 of them were more like deluxe plus.
>>6443281
NZ here, same story. We only have PMOP and Blaster, and that's apparently all we're getting. We missed Ultra Magnus as well.
>>6443276
>implying it won't be just wave 1
Wave 2 won't see light until 6 months after wave 1.
>>6443282
They could borrow a few figures here and there and heavily retool them, don't need to take all 6 and force them into a team of 5, much like the fort max retool or tr deluxe scourge/windblade/highbrow retool job where they just re-shell them
>>6443283
>There's no point in reusing molds if you have to drastically remold every single part of the figure. The constructicons have wheels everywhere, and windows, and a ton of moving parts that animals just don't have
I said "could" if they want to be cheap asses, I haven't pulled my ones apart but depending on how they're built they could just be re shelled, or just borrow engineering.
If the possibility does infact exist they COULD use that, personally I hope the whole damn thing is new but if they MUST be reused I would rather the figure borrow from devastator, over the individual predacons being butchered back into the main retail, otherwise why even bother making them so special?
>>6443287
Except in this case it's OK because wave 2 is literally wave 1 with half going through Photoshop.
>>6442824
I do wish Hasbro had released a Dark Spark Optimus in the States.
>>6443285
We got luckier with TR, we managed to finally get sixshots AND blackshadows almost side by side, but some stores are still stuffed with wave 1 blasters and a select few even have galvatrons.
I'm guessing you guys import alot, is the shipping cost just as annoying as it is to here?
>>6443294
Unfortunately it is. At least we have a guy who does bulk orders of Takara stuff based on who wants one, so it can be cheaper than it might otherwise be. Managed to get Broadside from Amazon for a little over standard retail (and actual standard retail before the movie line pushed other line prices down). Apparently he's dropping here now, but not in my area yet. I'm still stuck on Astrotrain, Galvatron and 'Trion. Didn't help that we didn't get Orange Trump, so Galvatron was a solid case.
>>6443289
>I said "could" if they want to be cheap asses
I'm saying it wouldn't be cheap
it would actually be more expensive to spend time trying to figure out how to remake something so different into these new figures.
Designing is a high paying job, the idea being that a couple extra hours of skilled design translates into plenty of saved hours and materials in production and QA.
But given a strong restraint that drastically increases your design time (such as "here, make this dump truck into a lion, and oh, we've got to keep the same joints, and roughly the same plastic mass") and you basically negate all of the savings. Especially when you know a unique mold will sell more units than a remold.
A remold is ideal for when you're not sure it'll sell a lot of units. Like Ft Max.
>>6443295
>At least we have a guy who does bulk orders of Takara stuff based on who wants one, so it can be cheaper than it might otherwise be
That's nice, we have a bit of that but mostly for US only stuff
> I'm still stuck on Astrotrain, Galvatron and 'Trion
Some stores in the cbd of where I am have those, I can't work it out, its where all sorts of cultures mix with all the weeb shops etc and no one is touching them yet in my working class shit hole we're up to tlk wave 2 voyagers, wtf?
>Didn't help that we didn't get Orange Trump, so Galvatron was a solid case
Weird, also I just call him sentinel trump, the joke with sentinel (along with how he does things) is trump has that fake tan thing going on making him orange.
Credit to the original anon who posted this btw
>>6442862
Ransack is a fun, gimmicky toy that embodies the best of Armada, but Smokescreen is a shambles
>>6443296
That makes alot of sense, thought it'd be less work than starting from scratch
I think there is some truth to the mp10 7-11 redeco thanks to whoever cleared this up, it matches with the shadow
>>6443297
>we're up to tlk wave 2 voyagers
So are we. A few deluxes floating around too, but not at the cheap places. No Legends of course because wave 1 will never move because they're all repaints of mediocre (if not outright bad) molds that have all been released seemingly hundreds of times before.
>>6443302
>No Legends of course because wave 1 will never move
Don't you mean legions, not that it matters they suck so hard
The deluxes here are still stuck at wave 1 though which is a concern
>>6443306
It matters if you like the small figures as I do. Especially when the other Dragonstorm toys are an excessively-priced gimmick-former and a non-wave 1 leader, ensuring we'll never see it.
Is it crazy that I want to build on this set of random Dinobots? I think I may get PotP Deluxe Snarl, Legends Slash and one of the 3P voyager-ish Sludge.
>>6443242
I've got a spare cw superion laying around that I don't need anymore
>>6443307
Oh, I see, that's a shame.
I only like legions if they have nifty designs (rid bisk) or homage stuff we'll never get (g2 megatron, that little thing got me back into tf's but my taste went towards the bigger figures once I got optimus and the g1 seekers)
>>6443310
Fair enough, big figures have their place. It's likely the high NZ toy-prices swayed me towards the Legends/Legions/Scouts in the first place, plus I like stuff that fits in your hand and can be fiddled with at leisure.
>>6442815
>Wipe-Out
am I the only one here who wants an a Decepti-Charge update?
>>6443312
I tend to treat alot of mine like statues but I do keep some smaller figures as time killers, though my go-to figures presently are all voyagers apart from tr fulltilt, I just like to look and admire, seldom transforming them.
I have to say the legends class never fails to impress as of late, would of been easier on my parents wallets back in the day if every tf had what some like tr wheelie had
>>6443299
>thought it'd be less work than starting from scratch
If it's something like CW's deluxes, where they've already remolded some of them multiple times, if it's the same designer then it might be a lot less work.
But realistically, it'd be like remaking TR galvatron into Deathsaurus. After a certain point, you're doing just as much designing as if it was from scratch.
>>6443317
I still consider the ROTF/HFTD/RTS Scouts to be the high point of recent transformers, at least when it comes to the smaller classes. Really pissed me off when they did away with Commanders in favor of one-step bullshit, though at least they realized scrapping Legions was an awful idea and immediately brought them back the next line. While some of the one-steppers are ok, most of them are ass and I would sorely miss Scouts if we didn't have the current Legends, and even then I still miss the Scout-sized figures of characters from non-G1 lines.
>>6443322
It's so sad that they went back to scout-sized figures for one actually-decent gimmick-line then cancelled it after three waves.
>>6443255
I really hope they do have CW compatibility, cause Unicronus would make a great replacement torso for G2 Menasor.
>>6442862
Ransack and all version of the Hoist mold is one of the better articulated molds from the line.
>>6443325
the rumored CW torsos are voyager-classed, that rodimus is leader class.
If this line has Combiner Wars compatibility, does that mean the Dinobots will combine?
>>6443191
where's Sunstorm, Bitstream, Hotlink and Nacelle?
>>6443329
That's the theory
Grimlock's a Voyager, the other 4 are Deluxes and the new one is a Legends, lines up perfectly with CW-setups.
>>6443322
I wonder if those one steps even sell, at my work we sold those, most ended up being refunded because people assumed they broke but really they couldn't transform them and supervisors knew fuck all.
So much for being easy eh?
>>6443329
Possibly, few things could prevent it
>they don't include hfg's
>the pretools that aren't intended to combine lack dedicated gestalt forms
>they make lack the engineering in cw equipped figures to make a proper gestalt
Take voyager starscream, he has the ports, but how are his arms and legs which not only have the ports but look like they operate via friction, how would those hold up a limb?
This is the hurdle I worry about
So when did the toyline peak as far as quality goes?
>>6443328
It's wearing armor though, I'm sure they could work something out.
Also, God Bomber is Leader size and still works with CW limbs.
>>6443336
Hunt for the Decepticons/Reveal the Shield.
>>6443337
Only the legs, and not by intent.
>>6443337
The deluxe inside lacks ports (that we know of) and unless the "armor" has some movements to it what good would the back of a truck do for an arm or leg hanging off it
And god bomber is just reused engineering, may of been a proof of concept to be used in POTP figures
>>6443336
I mean, is anyone going to say anything besides >>6443339? It's almost consensual that 2010 was the golden year of Transformers figures, we were literally showered with fantastic molds coming out every single month. The Generations figures were great, the remaining Animated were amongst the best in the toyline, and holy fuck, the Hunt for the Decepticons... Literally not a single mold below 8/10 in that subseries.
There was also Power Core Combiners in that same year, but we don't talk about that.
>>6443349
Most of the Power Core Combiner torsos were OK, and some of the minicons would have been great if they weren't translucent. It was the limb drones that were shit.
>>6443353
Granted that was the whole point of the line, but we did get some good toys out of it in the form of some of the scouts, though none of them really held a candle to what else was on offer that year, because it was a particularly good year some of them were still good.
>>6443342
God damn it, guess I'll just go for the regular Rodimus then.
>>6443353
>>6443354
Yeah, some of them like Searchlight and Huffer are still displayable (the latter is still amongst my CHUG minicar team instead of the retooled Prime everyone seems to prefer) and a few combiners like not-Bruticus and not-Beast were solid, but the overall line-up and engineering was so lackluster in comparison to everything Hasbro was putting out on that same year.
At the very least it was only an experimental sideline that did not directly replace the main Generations lineup that year and forced everyone who wanted to consume their plastic addiction to buy terrible simplified Deluxes and Voyagers in place of actual proper figures. You know, like that other line centered around combiners.
>>6442803
>but where is voyager apeface and snapdragon
next line after POTP
>>6442907
>thinking that it'll be anywhere near that good
>>6442967
Thank you for making this.
Everything, it was all worth it for this
>>6443349
>Breakdown
>Lockdown
>Bludgeon
>Ratchet
>Scattorshot.
all released in ROTF's NEST line.
This thread is boring.
Post "Fun"
I collected the entire power core combiners line. Large sets were discounted to five bucks and two packs were three bucks
Cheapest line to complete since Machine wars
>>6443427
Something something BLACKED.
>>6443427
Imagine how fun /tfg/ will have when TR Arcee with "Leinad" is out.
>>6443255
I wonder what (CF) means.
>>6443437
apparently CF can mean like "citation"
so I wonder if that's what it means here
>>6443446
"Case filler" perhaps?
>>6443452
Could be
>>6443437
I think it probably indicates some sort of redeco - one of the other slides (for the Cyber Commander re-releases) also used it.
Chrome Finish?
>>6443455
I...doubt it'll be chromed
>>6443427
>>6443431
Most of my fun consists of shopping official figures getting TURDED.
>>6443460
Wouldn't it make more sense to use primal's hand on blackarachnia's head?
>>6443458
Yeah, me neither. But if you look at the Cyber Commander Optimus slide, he's got a new deco which looks a lot shinier...
>>6443336
unfair comparison.
Legends Blurr is great.
>>6442977
No Eurobots in POTP
Wave 5 Christmas 2018/Winter 19
Wave 6 Spring.
Wave 7 Summer.
That's room for 7 new molds and 5 repacks. That's all they need for the Decepticons, Female Autobots and 1984-85 Autobots.
Every Dinobots get repacked once. Novastar ships by herself in wave 4, so she'll get a repack in wave 5 or 6.
That leaves one open slot. Probably another repack.
>Check local auction site
>Movie 5 voyager is around $30 retail
>Wei Jiang MW-001 Rendsora is only $20
What the hell?
>>6442989
Magnus would need a new trailer, but would use the same white cab. New trailer could easily accommodate a new super mode chest piece to look like UM.
>>6443461
That IS Primal's hand
Just a 3rd Party version of pic related
This looks so sad man.
>>6443496
I think he has quite a nice jet mode.
You know what I just realized? We have one seeker who has never had official plastic rendition. We had action masters, prototypes, and catalogue-only charscters get figures, but not Redwing. Even worse, Funpub had the chance to release him in the last TFSS set, and they went with SG Starscream for no reason.
It's sad because he's apparently Dante from the Devil May Cry series in personality and appearance, and now we'll probably never get a toy of him.
>>6443483
>Wave 7
>New molds.
We are getting just one new mold in wave 6 of TR, expect the same for POTP.
>>6443336
2010
>>6443512
There's enough seeker variants out there that you could just make your own by swapping around a few parts.
>>6443512
>black head
I know which version of Dante that this is
>>6443492
Ah the 3p that stole twice, have they contacted the artist that made those designs yet? he was surprised to see the prototypes.
>>6443496
Does it cheat with the chest section?
>>6443543
There's no cockpit on the chest
>>6443496
he looks fine, enrique.
>>6443427
Reminded me I had this saved
>>6443579
>dat optimus
I just won one via ebay and picking it up in 2 days, aside from the crappy truck mode and odd gimmick is he any fun?
>>6443584
His bot mode and proportions are fantastic. I think the truck mode is... passable. But yeah the action gimmick is just kind of retarded. Maybe It would be better if his torso spun near the center, but from what I remember it spins too far forward so it just looks weird, like he's off balance.
>>6443063
Scoop. He's not a popular guy, not many people like him and he's not that special in any way, so he tends to get lost in the background. Scoop is my nigger though, everyone should have Scoop. Hell, get two.
>>6443584
I like him a lot, despite the truck mode being bad comedy. If you pull his gimmick switch out all the way it locks and you never have to worry about his spinning waist again. Apart from that, be careful not to lose the smokestacks, they come off randomly sometimes.
He's still my favorite Prime, I don't like my Autobot leaders to be huge so having a regular sized Optimus who stands shoulder-to-shoulder with his soldiers is perfect to me.
>>6443534
Fuck off, nip
>>6443316
He looks cool
>>6443574
Well you certainly picked a good photo to show that issue with.
>>6443589
>>6443593
thank you anons.
I hope to enjoy him soon, he was one of those hasbro special editions, I wanted him to match with my SE megatron, question now is should I grab the SE drag strip (gen mirage redeco, I have the cw of both so I have a deluxe already) and SE overkill (classics grimlock redeco) or just be content I have both of the toys I once made such a fuss over as a kid.
Seriously I was lucky to get the megatron as a kid, only one on the shelf, shelf was loaded with the other 2 I lack (no optimus) and he was $50aud back then, convert that to your current and remember how old the mold is.
Fuck even I knew as a kid that was over priced but hay it was my birthday back then...he was also my last for 10 years before I came back
>>6443139
>stylized everything, then Hun-Gurr's necks are blatantly just his toy hips
I hate this shit. I was watching Headmasters recently, and they take a lot of liberties to make the character models look nicer than the actual toys, which I am fine with. But near the end of the show, for some reason they start animating Zarak to look very accurate to his toy... meaning a big blocky slab. Which as you can imagine looked super jarring standing next to the other animation models. What makes them decide when to go for toy accuracy, and when to make things look more stylized?
>>6443610
Remember RiD?
God the bots that made ruination look like shit, but (least or that show) it was something to help sell such an old mold, seeing how they were just redeco'd g1 toys facing off brand new molds, thus PURE CARTOON ACCURACY, but why zarak dunno, even regular g1 had such violent shifts.
Remember g1's call of the primitives, dat trypticon, fuck he was sexy
>>6443608
Why is that lance so familiar?
>>6443616
The scene is to replicate a g1 moment, if you mean the lance dunno, maybe its a gunpla part or from a lego set
>>6443615
Yeah I think they were trying to soften the blow for when the kids actually found the repainted Combaticons in stores. Even they must have known kids were probably used to a different standard of engineering over a decade later.
>>6443608
>SE overkil
It's a sexy repaint, but you could just get the Titan Master if you only want some representation of the character without emptying too much of your wallet.
I never liked this Megatron much myself, have the green one that came with Floptimus Prime, but I have to admit that's some nice-looking silver. I once bought a custom someone made of that mold into Brawl, only time I ever bought a custom and only because I paid less than retail for it. Thick paint aside, I sorta love it still today and like to think of him as a genericon hanging in the back of the ranks.
>>6443619
And to this day, the closest a toy got to capturing the feel of the animation is still the original toy. Sad!
>>6443427
sleep tight titans
>>6443626
its actually that whiteish grey looking plastic.
Still, tones better than the weird swirly ass plastic they use these days
>that weird beige for pmop's guns
>that crappy plastic they used for tr voyager megatron
>mp starscream
What in the hell were they thinking.
Incidently I have overboard but knowing its a slapdash repaint with no tape deck functionality seems token at best, so is SE overkill but I don't have that mold yet
>>6443629
Did they mess up with layering the cells here or something? It looks like his thumb is tucked behind his shoulder/torso.
>>6443579
>That deluxe Prime
I kinda wish they release that mold more often if not base on that design and remake one.
For some reason I don't think there is a new deluxe Prime ever since FOC Prime.
>>6443634
That waxy looking plastic is exactly why I went for Takara Legends Blaster over the Titans Return version.
>>6443634
I don't have either of those, is the plastic that bad? When I think of swirly plastic I think of that weird shit they did in Beast Hunters where it kinda worked, depending on your taste.
Also I wouldn't hold my breath for an accurate Overkill with a tape altmode, though that'd be nice.
>>6443512
Who gives a fuck about red wing.
>>6443637
I almost did myself but then we had a sale and the overall deco for him actually works best for the hasbro version, I've learnt to tolerate the beige aka tossed him in the forgettable box, the eventual mp will fix things anyway
>>6443639
Depends on preference, I mean take a look at this piece of shit, I own it as well.
Some like it but it gives a strong toy/kiddish vibe to it, rather than it be a representation of a giant robot you know its a friggin toy, the fact tr blurr was mostly this stuff didn't save it because it was a dull ass color.
MP-11 starscream's swirly plastic isn't as bad as the hasbro mp starscream's, and even that beats tr megatron's, that grey at the most should only be used in small doses not 70% of the damn figure
>>6443640
*raises hand
I'm a seeker fag, waiting on a ko redeco of the mp11 mold
.
>>6443633
I wish my gf had her titans
>>6443641
It hurts to look at, like the fucking sun
>>6443437
Carry forward
>>6443644
Make a choice then, no tf's for a year to upgrade her from legion class live with them.
Either way you're still spending money on plastic you don't need
>>6443635
My guess is that the hands were "popping out" of Movor, and they either messed up the cells or they were too lazy to make it look better.
>>6443649
>file name
Fuck you, Emgo
Fuck you and your autism enabling ways.
She's honestly thought about upgrading though.
More Strongarm posting. Don't mind me.
>>6443652
About time someone worked it out, but then again I thought people were just trying to avoid giving me (you)'s which is fair, I try to use it ironically.
But honestly, just make sure SHE (not you) does alot of research and make sure she chooses a good doctor not some cheap 3rd world quickie doctor, last thing you want to do is spend time in a 3rd world hospital because she got an infection just to save a few hundred, that and the lingering thought that hers aren't really that big, she may feel differences too like on her back or accessibility depending on HOW big she makes them.
I'd honestly use the money for them on something I need more in life and just learn to love the rest of her, as long as she's confident, you're just a by stander oogling them at the end of the process
>>6443658
>>6443649
>Way too obscure for an MP
>No turd party version in sight
Fuck my shit up.
>>6443427
>>6443663
why
>>6443664
There already exist a "perfect" alpha trion, ex gokin alpha trion from fewture.
While its not to scale with mp's, infact its more to its own (small) line it can convert to the younger A3, its about the same height as a g1 optimus.
Anything else won't be accurate to anything, even the concept art used for the tr alpha trion was only used loosely.
I don't think its too obscure to be an mp...it just won't have anything to transform into
>>6442971
I kit to turn Inferno into Fire Convoy would be rad. I love the original toy but it's really very dated.
>>6443431
Those are manlets
>>6443686
GRANDU BOSSIU
TARRER THAN STINKY JAP MANLET
MUCH BIG
BUY NOW
For real though, why.
What are some of the best tiny Transformers? Going to college so desk space is precious
>>6442971
I'd just like a Pyro repaint of this mold, it'd be good enough for me.
>>6443695
Iron Factory is a third party company that does all legends scale stuff with high tier articulation.
>>6443329
Of course. They need to pretool Dino King
>>6443673
>won't have anything to transform into
>implying
>>6443483
Wave 4 and 5 better have a Leader Class Star Saber, Deathsaurus and Thunderwing.
>>6443512
Are you me?
I love it when obscure dudes like him get toys.
>>6443437
Cuckold Fetish
>>6443390
I'll make a crayola medallion when blot gets released
>>6443655
>>6443759
daww
Don't like takara's kup but desire better arms?
Say no more
>>6443218
Can i buy it at 7-11? And will i get a discount if i combo it with a big bite and big gulp?
>>6443769
>Don't like takara's kup
why wouldnt you
>>6443774
>Can i buy it at 7-11?
1.No online order only via online shop, could be TTmall, could be elsewhere
2.Yes but only select stores
>And will i get a discount if i combo it with a big bite and big gulp?
1.No, you pay your soul for it
2.Japan only, those products may not exist there
>>6443775
>HASBRO WINS AGAIN
>eh it cost too much but I got the money for a shapeways kit and some paint
>I WANT ALL THE THINGS
>Fucking nips I want my freedom toys!
Plenty of reasons
>>6443769
Doesn't that kit make his as expensive as the legends? the sculpt doesn't look sharp enough, the material texture looks like carved sponge.
>>6443074
Oh wow, they actually gave her tits and a giant vulva in front of her pelvis
>>6443784
Refer to >>6443781, personally I think its a dumb idea but someone out there may find a use for it.
Anyone skilled at modeling would just lightly sand it to a decent texture, the list of features like wrist swivels does sound nice, the fact it gives you a square backing is also nifty
https://www.shapeways.com/product/F6VZPVAHV/tr-kup-arm-upgrade-set-b?li=shareProduct
For me its takara, I got tr orion pax for my square armed kup
>>6443759
Saving this as
>pre-op_strongarm
>>6443775
I like asshole IDW Kup
>>6443723
No Japanese characters in POTP. Thunderwing will be with the other Pretenders.
Dinobots will be given G2 colors, in either a box set or the repacks. No decision yet, but demand exists.
>>6443816
>no japanese characters in POTP
>>6443816
>No Japanese characters
Metalhawk is in.
So Wipe-Out is in the newest Lost Light comic, and we're getting a new Windcharger, so I'm betting Wipe-Out might be getting a new toy soon.
And yes, I know Necro is suppose to be Wipe-Out, I just hope they changed the name since making Wipe-Out an accessory to Trypticon and his own toy would be confusing down the line.
>>6443835
>would be confusing down the line
Not really, if so we would only had one Optimus per line.
>>6443839
Different since Optimus is iconic, like Bumblebee, so multiple toys would be expected, even by people who don't buy many transformers.
On the other hand, Wipe-Out has never gotten a toy over here.
>>6443336
Plastic quality? G1
Engineering quality? TR
>>6442768
well that gives me hope that Takara will be working on a superior LioKaiser, since "combiners" are not finished.
>>6442913
>UW Blast Off
That too. We need superior colors.
>>6442853
PRETENDERS!
... "Prime"s?? Please tell me they're not naming all the inner bots as "Prime"s. Oh god, what kind of crazy shoe-horning of gimmicks and names are they doing? I was already worried when they were making everything a headmaster. Now they're making headmasters with no faces, on Pretenders, all named Prime or Megatron?? I really hope that's not how it is.
>>6443876
>well that gives me hope that Takara will be working on a superior LioKaiser, since "combiners" are not finished.
Hope so.
be great if they made a Jallguar from Swindle and a Deathcobra from Vortex.
>>6443876
>inner bots
They have the regular bot names (skullgrin, bludgeon, metalhawk, etc.), it's just that they carry the spark of some "prime"
>>6443876
They're all going by the 13 primes, cloest to a megatron is megatronus and leige maximo (who, in the g2 comics, was made to be the opposite to a prime)
Just got the SDCC MP10 and he's great aside from a weird chest problem. Is there a way to make his breast flaps sink in more? There's a wide gap in the middle and its kinda bugging me.
>>6443903
>sdcc
He ain't gonna remain exclusive for too much longer since canada and us have shelf access, but I digress.
Pictures please of the issue, also how are the joints, I have the takara reissue and he's tight but I'm told the last hasbro mp10 was floppy, only thing wrong with mine is a paint scratch on the trailer from the factory
>>6443902
If they make a sixth member for the torso, it'll be one of those CW bras
>>6443695
If you're into third party figures then get Iron Factory stuff, they're tiny and relatively cheap for 3Ps (about 30$ each). If you prefer official figures, here's a neat list for you:
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/top-10-best-legion-legends-class-transformers-toys/35941/
My HFTD packages came today and man was this a fun line. I got a second Breacher, I got another Seaspray after selling my old , and for the first time I got Highbrow
>>6443942
Seaspray was everything movie and generations line should be to me, a fun re imagining of an old character that no one really cares about.
>>6443944
Is there anything to not like? He heads swivels up to reveal a neck, he has turbines on his shoulders, and flip out flippers. He's such a blast.
>>6443946
So much play ability. It's not a dumb gimmick that's compromising it's just fun toys that work together
>>6442853
What are prime masters meant to turn into. They don't seem to have faces like Titan masters
>>6443948
They're meant to attach to the armor included with voyagers and deluxe figures. On Leaders, you're meant to pop out the Matrix Accesory and replace it with your Prime Master of choice.
>>6443948
They are powermasters that can be used as heads.
>>6443874
Metalhawk is in Titans Return. He's a Yank now.
>>6443971
thats not how things work, he was created specifically by Takara and his G1 toy wasn't released outside of japan.
>>6443966
And aren't required to fucking transform figures.
>>6443857
>Engineering quality? TR
Topkek
>>6443942
Man, I skipped Breacher when he came out and indeed, it's hard not to deeply regret it. Seaspray is the shit indeed, he teams up really well with Universe Powerglide when it comes to the "cool upscaled GHUG-like minibot" series.
>>6443910
then why would I pick it over the Hasbro version if it's still not done properly? and why would Takara bother to wait all this time just to do a minor remold that can't be used in the gestalt? You think I want a LeoZack remolded from Silverbolt that towers over his teammates? What a pile of shit that would be.
>>6443966
I was remembering how the original Pretenders just folded up into generic shapes to store in the shell, but they also had alt modes, even if they were a bit lame. Some, like the Pretender Classics, had slightly more involved alt modes than the typical ones. These new Pretenders look like they have no leg articulation. I'm wondering if these will only be better in that they have better sculpting. It's pretty pathetic.
>>6443992
The Pretenders shells also double as weapons. Not fantastic, but it's something.
>>6443966
Pretty lame that they're still just headmasters, they could've made new little figures.
>>6443947
It's fairly accurate to actual NATO hovercraft too.
>>6443876
Where the fuck were you this past week? Hasbro explained it pretty clearly. The Primes Master toys hold the sparks of the 12 Primes.
They can attach to the larger toys adding some form of ability to the character. Each toy comes with one of 12 trading cards stating the ability the character gets when attached to one of the 12 Primes. There will be twelve card variations per toy, one per Character / Prime combination. These are totally random. No they don't expect you to buy 12 Dreadwinds to collect all 12 cards. They'll be online too.
The shape of the Prime Masters toys is to increase the play value with the Titan Master toys, nothing more. They're interchangeable.
The Leader figures each come with a unique Matrix design, that can house any of the 12 Primes.
Rodimus Unicronus comes with a Unicron infectioned Matrix. The Unicron matrix gem can also be used to 'infect' any of the other figures.
The Story of what Prime Master attaches to which Transformer and which falls victim to Unicron is part of the play pattern.
People forget that this is not just a toy line for adults. It is the top selling Transformers brand for ages 5 and up. More than RID2015, more than the Movieverse, more than Rescue Bots. They want kids to use their imagination here and create their own stories.
The adults can just enjoy the sculpts if they like. That's okay too. Just don't begrudge the new generation of Transformers fans their own stories.
Anyone know what toy line this little guy is from?
>>6444011
Well, he's a minicon so that narrows it down to Armada and Cybertron since Energon didn't release that many.
>>6444011
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Airlift_(TF_2010)
He's moderately pricy.
>>6444011
Found him, he's Airlift from a Minicon Multipack, and was also sold on his own. He might be difficult to find.
>>6444003
>Rodimus Unicronus comes with a Unicron infectioned Matrix. The Unicron matrix gem can also be used to 'infect' any of the other figures.
Errr... source? As far as I'm aware Hasbro hasn't even publicly confirmed the existence of Rodimus Unicronus, let alone the nature of the matrix accessory that comes with him.
>>6444027
>>6444003
Not everyone read your interviews, Warden. Calm your tits. Go back to designing stickers.
>>6444031
Not seeing anything about a unicron matrix there.
>>6444034
no but it does show rodimus unicronus
>>6444036
Is that hasbro confirming him through text?
>>6443983
>aren't required to fucking transform figures
Thay may be required to "unlock skills" tho, at least Warden make it sound like on the seibertron intervew, Stascream/Elita/Grimlock my need a Prime master to turn into combiner torsos.
>>6444031
Yes, I know about the leak.
My point was that Hasbro hasn't commented on the leak - or any of the forthcoming figures that were leaked - so I'm not sure where the poster above got the notion that Hasbro has said that Rodimus Unicronus comes with a Unicron infected Matrix, given that they haven't even acknowledged that Rodimus Unicronus is a forthcoming redeco.
>>6444045
They may come bundled with the Enigma of Combination, not sure if that does trigger anything, but it certainly doesn't trigger anything on Rodimus.
>>6443947
what is that little tank?
>>6442905
Battle Gaia was Bruticus, Guard City is Defensor
>>6444158
HFTD Breacher.
>>6443946
I love that Seaspray. I lost one of his missiles years ago and it pisses me off.
Predaking and Abominus?
All the awesomeness of pretender armors but without the silly human faces?
Sign me up!
>>6444061
The Matrix and the Prime sparks don't trigger any physical gimmick like transformation or missile launchers.
We see in the images of the Legends Maximo's card from the SDCC power point slide presentation. When Liege Maximo connected to any Transformer, it makes them verbal tricksters, like a traditional Norse version of Loki. They are now capable of convincing others to do something they might not otherwise do, like betray their side in a critical moment of a battle. Think of it as adding a Jedi mind trick ability to whichever Transformer he attaches himself to. Even someone who is usually as simple minded as a Dinobot suddenly has very dangerous mental powers now.
Each of the 12 can do specific things.
That would be a rather difficult gimmick to pull off in plastic. Dreadwind spring loaded Jedi Mind Trick launcher activate!
Seriously, what it does is provide a child with the potential to create his own use for this new ability in his own stories.
Being backwards compatible with TR means that you can add any of the TR characters to your own stories here. Overlord can carry three Prime Sparks in his chest and helmet, plus whatever Prime Master-infused weapons you attach to his 5mm ports. What power combinations will you give your Overlord?
Imagination has really been lost in a world of electronic toys and connected media. That's what this line is all about.
>>6443073
I definitely waited to get TR Galvs half off, its about as much as I'd want to pay for him, he's fine enough
>>6443187
Bought a T30 Skrapnel off the Chinese, he's pretty crap
If the new one looks better, I'll definitely upgrade
>>6443903
Try putting the Matrix backwards, that happened to me too.
>>6443666
Thank you for the huge faggot, Satan.