|
The Taint Reaper posted:The hot pink plastic is apparently transparent as well. Yeah, that's fine, it's just the plain clear plastic with no color that's weird to me. It looks almost unfinished. I have two versions of that Prime mold already anyway, a third would be overkill.
|
#
?
Oct 18, 2014 13:20
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 7, 2024 03:34 |
|
|
Xenomrph posted:Be honest, the only reason you're saying this is because a few posts upthread you pointed out that it's part of the Generations line, and you're a Generations completionist so now you're obligated to buy it. It's not every day we get a transformer so hideous. I would not drop 100 bucks on him though and that seems to be the going rate for most platinum figures. I'm hoping he's like 50 or something more reasonable. Also being a completionist it starting to get impossible thanks to Hasbro's lax in packaging. They just made a bunch of those Market 6 Legends guys in 2014 and half of them have Reveal the Shield markings on the package(the brand banner itself is just the generic Transformers in the new white and red style packaging) and half of them do not. And yet none of them come with a rub sign to begin with. There's also multiple lists of "what counts" for generations and it seems that everyone has different opinions. Like one list will have the SDCC Knights of Unicron exclusive listed, while another does not and lists some of the platinum figures instead. Hell Hasbro has like an 11 robot gap between two Legends waves so even their numbering system got thrown out the window. The Taint Reaper fucked around with this message at 16:27 on Oct 18, 2014 |
|
#
?
Oct 18, 2014 16:18
|
|
|
Just stopped at Meijer, lots of stuff on sale. Skybite and Roadbuster for $16 each. I just paid $24 at Target for RB so I'll take one back next time I have a reason to go to Target. For $16 I might finally buy a Blitzwing or Double Dealer.
|
|
#
?
Oct 18, 2014 17:19
|
|
|
Rhyno posted:Just stopped at Meijer, lots of stuff on sale. Skybite and Roadbuster for $16 each. I just paid $24 at Target for RB so I'll take one back next time I have a reason to go to Target. I don't know Meijer, but I'm jealous because I've never seen those guys in the wild.
|
|
#
?
Oct 18, 2014 17:25
|
|
|
strangehamster posted:I don't know Meijer, but I'm jealous because I've never seen those guys in the wild. It's like a less evil Walmart.
|
|
#
?
Oct 18, 2014 17:37
|
|
|
The Taint Reaper posted:He might as well be Thunderclash then. I would kill for a new Thunderclash. I'm scared the feet on mine will explode, and the ratchet on his monohip is so loose he looks depressed in truck mode and has to be carefully balanced in robot mode. Hell, I want them to remake that whole sub-line (what were they called? Turbomasters?). I'm willing to bet a good 60% of existing Flash figures are double-amputees. And Boss is basically the loving Batmobile. Did anyone else here have these guys? I know the distribution on them was hosed.
|
|
#
?
Oct 18, 2014 17:52
|
|
|
for those of you that don't want to watch AoE here you go, all the poo poo crammed into two youtube videos: Part 1 Part 2 It's part of the Everything wrong with series, so if you don't like that, don't click it.
|
|
#
?
Oct 18, 2014 19:28
|
|
|
Anora posted:His shoulders are transformed differently then on the box art and lack that clear thing below the peg holes.  All I want is for someone to release the Laser Prime mold (or even the Generations redo) in classic red top/blue legs colors. You'd think it'd be a no-brainer, but nope.
|
|
#
?
Oct 18, 2014 22:03
|
|
|
IMO more transformers should use my favorite color scheme, Clear and Clear Peepee Yellow
|
|
#
?
Oct 18, 2014 22:59
|
|
|
ForeverSmug posted:IMO more transformers should use my favorite color scheme, Clear and Clear Peepee Yellow Wish granted 
|
|
#
?
Oct 18, 2014 23:08
|
|
|
The Taint Reaper posted:Wish granted oh my goooooooooooood
|
|
#
?
Oct 18, 2014 23:18
|
|
|
Arcee has a weird little aerial at the back of her vehicle mode which is a lot like Blurr's G1 thing, I could sort of see a heavy retooling to make her into Blurr. Trim the sides of the clamshell for the front, square up the back a bit and put a lid over the seats.
|
|
#
?
Oct 18, 2014 23:20
|
|
|
The Taint Reaper posted:Wish granted Where can I get thissssss
|
|
#
?
Oct 18, 2014 23:22
|
|
|
Captain Invictus posted:Where can I get thissssss That's Shining Yellow Ultra Magnus, and he ain't cheap. There's a WST version that's much easier on the wallet, but it's also pretty hard to find.
|
|
#
?
Oct 18, 2014 23:44
|
|
|
I need a Nautica figure now that we have Arcee, Chromia, and Wingblade. But it's probably going to be a long rear end time before we get a voyager or deluxe of a main guy that isn't a combiner part. It also looks like AOE is going to have no subline refresh like HFTD was for ROTF. DOTM had one with movie Trilogy but it was canceled early on. AOE is seemingly skipping it entirely.
|
|
#
?
Oct 19, 2014 01:43
|
|
|
Hasbro weirdly really copped out of aoe; other than all the weirdass nontransforming Merch that isn't selling the toyline has been absolutely tiny. Makes me wonder if it was something with the new team being so staunchly G1
|
|
#
?
Oct 19, 2014 01:57
|
|
|
The Taint Reaper posted:It also looks like AOE is going to have no subline refresh like HFTD was for ROTF. DOTM had one with movie Trilogy but it was canceled early on. AOE is seemingly skipping it entirely. Probably so the movie figures aren't shelfwarming and blocking valuable peg space when RID2015 rolls around. TFP took a big dent when people had to wait 6 months for toys to show up on shelves after the cartoon had started airing. Edit: plus, like ForeverSmug said G1/Classics seems to be a bigger deal right now. The_Doctor fucked around with this message at 02:02 on Oct 19, 2014 |
|
#
?
Oct 19, 2014 01:58
|
|
|
The_Doctor posted:
Really? There's only 3 figures coming out for the remainder of the year and combiner wars doesn't seem to be that much bigger than the previous line. I would think if it was a bigger deal we would have more voyagers or more deluxes for the waves?
|
|
#
?
Oct 19, 2014 02:11
|
|
|
The Taint Reaper posted:Really? There's only 3 figures coming out for the remainder of the year and combiner wars doesn't seem to be that much bigger than the previous line. I would think if it was a bigger deal we would have more voyagers or more deluxes for the waves? Given the amount of product put out for the Generations line this year, you're really going to claim it's not a big deal for the brand right now? For gently caress's sake, we got a Leader class figure this year, with multiple remolds and a new Leader mold on the way next year, which has never happened in the subline before. Hasbro is absolutely growing the Generations line, and the Combiner Wars are absolutely part of it. Winding down at the end of the calendar year is just business as usual. There are still tons of TF toys on the shelves for kids to want during the holidays, as most of them don't have the ability to keep up with the constant new waves like we do. I saw a kid yesterday at Target who was super excited to see Blitzwing and Sandstorm, which to anyone in this thread would be super old news. Besides, what would be the point of a flood of new product when the TF sections are still choked with AoE junk? It's going to take one hell of a Black Friday sale to clear out all those one steppers and Dino Riders and flip changers and shampoo bottles.
|
|
#
?
Oct 19, 2014 02:33
|
|
|
Still legit confused about what Hasbro was thinking with the non-generations aoe toys because either retailers are dumb as poo poo or Hasbro is I don't think.I've seen a power battler or One stepper.sell yet
|
|
#
?
Oct 19, 2014 03:54
|
|
|
One steppers are kind of a cool idea for kids, but AOE was far from a kid's movie. They make a lot more sense for the new RID cartoon and Rescue Bots. I'm willing to bet the one steppers sell pretty decent for those lines too ... since they kinda of fit the demographic. My kid got one of the one stepper Optimus for his birthday from someone and he enjoys it, but I doubt he would dig a Prowl or Lockdown. EDIT: Not sure why the hell i called Prowl, Whirl. Oh well! Caesarian Sectarian fucked around with this message at 04:46 on Oct 19, 2014 |
|
#
?
Oct 19, 2014 04:16
|
|
|
The Angry Birds Transformers game is pretty entertaining. I like the little touches, like how the game's tag line is "Birds disguised as Robots disguised as Vehicles", and one of the loading messages is "Transforming Jazz... He's fiddly". I'm digging that kind of tongue in cheek stuff. Oh and the soundtrack owns.
|
|
#
?
Oct 19, 2014 04:28
|
|
|
therealjon_ posted:One steppers are kind of a cool idea for kids, but AOE was far from a kid's movie. They make a lot more sense for the new RID cartoon and Rescue Bots. I'm willing to bet the one steppers sell pretty decent for those lines too ... since they kinda of fit the demographic. My kid got one of the one stepper Optimus for his birthday from someone and he enjoys it, but I doubt he would dig a Whirl or Lockdown. The one Stepper of Prowl for AOE is Prowl from MTMTE. Like there is no mistake. Sort of like how the Power Mashers Rodimus is from the comics and heatwave is the TFCC heatwave.
|
|
#
?
Oct 19, 2014 04:40
|
|
|
The Taint Reaper posted:The one Stepper of Prowl for AOE is Prowl from MTMTE. Like there is no mistake.
|
|
#
?
Oct 19, 2014 06:13
|
|
|
Xenomrph posted:The Angry Birds Transformers game is pretty entertaining. I like the little touches, like how the game's tag line is "Birds disguised as Robots disguised as Vehicles", and one of the loading messages is "Transforming Jazz... He's fiddly". I'm digging that kind of tongue in cheek stuff. All the little loading messages I've seen are nice fannish things. 'Rhyming with Wheelie' 'Hailing Megatron' 'Crashing the Ark'.
|
|
#
?
Oct 19, 2014 13:08
|
|
|
The Taint Reaper posted:Wish granted Wow, I had all but forgotten about Urine Magnus.
|
|
#
?
Oct 19, 2014 16:23
|
|
|
The_Doctor posted:All the little loading messages I've seen are nice fannish things. 'Rhyming with Wheelie' 'Hailing Megatron' 'Crashing the Ark'. I like that the characters have distinct personalities in their animations, too. Heatwave is all straight up "BEEP BOOP I AM A ROBOT" in everything he does and it's hilarious. I got big laughs out of semi-  Bludgeon and his tread-feet that he uses to moonwalk.
|
|
#
?
Oct 19, 2014 17:21
|
|
|
Knormal posted:And the Slag/Slug is FOC Slag. They're making some weird pulls for that line, shame we're not getting real Transformers out of them. They need to give the masher guys vehicles. I think the marvel ones have them already, but making hero mashers into quasi action masters would probably work now.
|
|
#
?
Oct 19, 2014 19:01
|
|
|
I seem to have struck gold, as I went in a nearby Rite Aid, and found that they had a small handful of Revenge of the Fallen scouts, still unbought after all this time. Which surprised me, as they had freaking EJECTOR there. Only problem was that they were selling them for $14 each. I skipped on the other two, but nabbed Ejector without a second thought. I love this little guy. He's some weird little toaster gremlin that just wants to cause mayhem, and I love it.
|
|
#
?
Oct 19, 2014 19:56
|
|
|
The sale at Meijer runs through the 2nd of November. So at $16 I couldn't resist Blitzwang. Might go back for Double Dealer and Sandstorm as well.
|
|
#
?
Oct 19, 2014 20:16
|
|
|
Ript's shirts today are Transformers themed. I only really like the Jurassic Park one.  
|
|
#
?
Oct 19, 2014 20:17
|
|
|
I don't wear novelty shirts anymore, I just want those as wall art.
|
|
#
?
Oct 19, 2014 20:25
|
|
|
They also sell prints, so you can get that if you want. Though this is the only one I've ever bought a print of. 
|
|
#
?
Oct 19, 2014 20:43
|
|
|
Rhyno posted:The sale at Meijer runs through the 2nd of November. So at $16 I couldn't resist Blitzwang. Might go back for Double Dealer and Sandstorm as well. Double Dealer is the superior version of the mold. Not only is his Headsculpt better, his colors match his G1 version exactly and his nosecone doesn't scuff. Yeah he can't transform into a bird and uses the plane mode instead, that's the only thing I hold against the figure.
|
|
#
?
Oct 19, 2014 21:26
|
|
|
The Taint Reaper posted:Double Dealer is the superior version of the mold. Not only is his Headsculpt better, his colors match his G1 version exactly and his nosecone doesn't scuff. I just preferred BW as a character. I may have also been drunk during the purchase. GUYS LETS STOP AT MEIJER. I WANT TO BUY A TOY BEFORE THE NEXT BAR.
|
|
#
?
Oct 19, 2014 21:38
|
|
|
Chromia is to blue what Jhiaxus is to orange
|
|
#
?
Oct 19, 2014 21:47
|
|
|
Rhyno posted:The sale at Meijer runs through the 2nd of November. So at $16 I couldn't resist Blitzwang. Might go back for Double Dealer and Sandstorm as well. Oh awesome, there's a Meijer right by me in 3 days. Still need my Roadbuster and Skybyte!
|
|
#
?
Oct 19, 2014 21:49
|
|
|
The Taint Reaper posted:Chromia is to blue what Jhiaxus is to orange I'm a big fan of this new "massive retool" direction Hasbro's been taking with toys like Springer/Sandstorm and PRID Arcee/Chromia, it's a fantastic way to use existing molds in a way that doesn't feel as cheap as a simple headswap/repaint.
|
|
#
?
Oct 19, 2014 21:50
|
|
|
The_Doctor posted:Oh awesome, there's a Meijer right by me in 3 days. Still need my Roadbuster and Skybyte! Good luck man! Only one of the three had them, the others still have the older ones. Are there any other recent Voyagers I should grab other than Sandstorm and DD? (I have Whirl, Rhinox and Springer). I kind of wish they had a Blaster as I wouldn't mind having that mold.
|
|
#
?
Oct 19, 2014 21:50
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 7, 2024 03:34 |
|
|
Rhyno posted:Good luck man! Only one of the three had them, the others still have the older ones. All the Generations voyagers are worth getting, Grimlock is the only one that's iffy. but compared to the AOE movie voyagers of grimlock he's worlds better than them. Blaster looks like g1 Blaster in robot mode the only thing that detracts is him having Soundwave's shoulders. But he's the best Blaster figure since forever.
|
|
#
?
Oct 19, 2014 21:55
|
|