|
And he's apparently one-upping actual Broadside, since they've apparently said it's a Quad-changer. I'm guessing Plane, Robot, Aircraft Carrier (ff you look closely at all the pictures so far, you can see how it could flip upside down and the wing assembly swung around to form the front of the deck), and a design they showed off years ago in silhouette that looks a bit like the SDF Macross.
|
| # ? Jul 28, 2012 20:19 |
|
|
|
| # ? May 23, 2013 16:32 |
|
|
SpikeMcclane posted:
For which mold?
|
| # ? Jul 28, 2012 20:21 |
|
|
Holy poo poo 3rd party wins again. I will buy 2 Menasors and make them frolic through a field together.
|
| # ? Jul 28, 2012 20:29 |
|
|
All the third party panel slides are here. Probably easier than reposting them all in the thread.
|
| # ? Jul 28, 2012 20:40 |
|
|
Sold on the Menasor. I don't like the idea it'll use combiner parts, but as long as they disappear into the trailer and don't have to sit around uselessly I can live with it.Why cookie Rocket posted:I'm trying to get FOC Swindle's shoulders into position and I'm terrified. Is there a trick to it aside from "push harder"? SpikeMcclane posted:Lots of pictures will be all over the place soon. I'll leave you with just this one.
|
| # ? Jul 28, 2012 21:37 |
|
|
drat it, Knormal, don't ruin it!
|
| # ? Jul 28, 2012 21:44 |
|
|
Jesus gently caress the 3rd party stuff. Hextron, Venom, Chop Shop, Barrage, DLSR (Reflector) and Assaulter. They will be mine. Oh yes, they will be mine. 
|
| # ? Jul 28, 2012 22:36 |
|
|
I just picked up FOC Jazz. His paint job is sort of drab, and his rear in alt-mode looks like he's doing a goatse thing, but I like his torso transformation a lot and he's got a lot of articulation. So I like him.
|
| # ? Jul 28, 2012 22:54 |
|
|
Knormal posted:Not really, just push them up and they'll pop into place. No offense but can anyone verify this because it seriously feels like I'm going to break something if I push them any further but they're definitely too low...
|
| # ? Jul 28, 2012 23:31 |
|
|
Why cookie Rocket posted:No offense but can anyone verify this because it seriously feels like I'm going to break something if I push them any further but they're definitely too low... The new plastic they use has lead to a new catchphrase for Transformers.. 'It feels like Im going to break them.' Well done Hasbro
|
| # ? Jul 28, 2012 23:58 |
|
|
Ok I see, the shoulder joint has a slider action as well. If you're not sliding it as you're pushing it up, you're doing it wrong. I love to bitch about the new plastic's feel as much as anyone but credit where it's due, the thing didn't break when I was mashing it like a gorilla.
|
| # ? Jul 29, 2012 00:05 |
|
|
The Rage posted:Holy poo poo 3rd party wins again. I will buy 2 Menasors and make them frolic through a field together. 3rd Party stuff makes my wallet so sad. All of the announcements are like a fan's wet dream. Menasor, Superion, etc. I'm not sure I can save up enough to cover it all... I guess that's what happens when you have a fairly quiet year. The 3rd parties were just plotting the best way to make me poor.
|
| # ? Jul 29, 2012 00:12 |
|
|
Holy poo poo, you think you're almost done and then THIS happens. Thanks! :/ Does anyone think there'll be a non-FP 3rd Party Bruticus at some point? I mean, Crossfire or whatever is pretty cool but it's a bit poo poo how only two of the robots are actually, well... good?
|
| # ? Jul 29, 2012 00:22 |
|
|
Keldroc posted:I stand corrected, as Wildrider is a Lamborghini Ankonian. Wildrider is a Cybertronian Batmobile, more like. That thing's ace. Also, not-Broadside's jet mode is amazing.
|
| # ? Jul 29, 2012 00:38 |
|
|
Oh man, Predaking. Oh man. I don't really like how tiny the feet on the beast modes look (especially for Headstrong, dude's a rhino, give him something to stand on!) but I really want to see it in a better light because hell yes, a combiner that isn't made of boring cars or bulldozers or whatever. Bring on Abominus! Bring on Piranacon! Bring on...Monstructor! 
|
| # ? Jul 29, 2012 02:06 |
|
|
Dear god, this is insane. So many amazing new products coming out, and when you compare Hasbro's Bruticus to what's coming down the pipeline it's almost pathetic. I don't really even know where to begin - although the product that surprised me the most was the Warbug series - insecticons with vehicle modes. I wonder how they'll be coloured? But yeah. I'm definitely buying Menasor, Assaulter, Predaking, Superion, Sixshot, probably Overlord...uh....i'm kinda losing track. God, 2013 is going to be an expensive year. Hasbro really, REALLY needs to get on the ball here and try to license these guys or enter into some sort of partnership.
|
| # ? Jul 29, 2012 02:12 |
|
|
The Goon posted:Dear god, this is insane. So many amazing new products coming out, and when you compare Hasbro's Bruticus to what's coming down the pipeline it's almost pathetic. Just wait, Hasbro will probably try and pull a play from Mattel's book and give us Generations figures as a subscription, then if not enough of us buy said subscription, they'll tell us their going to cancel everything and its out fault!
|
| # ? Jul 29, 2012 02:15 |
|
|
Rhyno posted:I have never bought 3rd party TFs before but I'll have my CC out for Stunticons and Predacons. I just bought my first 3rd party TFs at the show today (both Iron Army sets - starting out small) but I kept going back to that table to check out those not-Stunticon prototypes, they were just incredible. I can't wait for them to come out, I just might have to convince myself to spend $50 on each of them. And they're definitely not Deluxe-sized, they were probably a large Scout, maybe like Windcharger-sized. Nobody had the Hasbro RID Vehicons there, but I got the Takara one from someone who wanted to unload theirs for cheaper than what I saw being charged by the dealers, so I jumped. I haven't put decals on a Transformer since 1987! Also got my beat-up, pages-falling-out, drawn-on-with-marker Marvel TF Issue #1 signed by Bob Budiansky, yay!
|
| # ? Jul 29, 2012 02:31 |
|
|
I've been trying not to be too toxic in this thread about it, but I've been really disappointed with iGear's Ratchet/Ironhide release (lack thereof, I guess) and Renderform's string of half-finished projects and unfulfilled re-release schedule. 3rd party stuff isn't real until it hits BBTS. So that's a lot of really interesting ideas and I sure hope they're real but it's hard to get excited about any of it at this stage. All that being said, all these combiners are just practice to make sure that they get Liokaiser 100% perfect, right?
|
| # ? Jul 29, 2012 02:44 |
|
|
Stay tuned for the next WTF@TFW podcast, with special guests Rei and yours truly. I'm going to be one of the twitter elite now. ...if I could figure out twitter.
|
| # ? Jul 29, 2012 02:52 |
|
|
I could've sworn one of these groups was going to be doing the Aerialbots next. THought it was Fansproject!
|
| # ? Jul 29, 2012 02:55 |
|
|
^^^ That's TFC's Uranus, same folks that did Hercules.Gammatron 64 posted:Stay tuned for the next WTF@TFW podcast, with special guests Rei and yours truly. SpikeMcclane fucked around with this message at Jul 29, 2012 around 03:03 |
| # ? Jul 29, 2012 03:01 |
|
|
I think its awesome that Hasbro have continuously pumped out half assed figures for so long that the fans have started making their own.. and theyre awesome. I hope the 3rd party companies are making profit. If they get successful enough to keep this up then it really shows how terrible Hasbro is. God I've been Hasbro bashing for ages now, I wish theyd give us something to really praise them on.
|
| # ? Jul 29, 2012 03:04 |
|
|
I just wish I could get an SDCC bruticus so I could complain about a toy I just spent 100+ dollars on. With the prices on Ebay I could get an Xbox 360 for the same price.
|
| # ? Jul 29, 2012 03:17 |
|
|
Why cookie Rocket posted:I've been trying not to be too toxic in this thread about it, but I've been really disappointed with iGear's Ratchet/Ironhide release (lack thereof, I guess) and Renderform's string of half-finished projects and unfulfilled re-release schedule. 3rd party stuff isn't real until it hits BBTS. So that's a lot of really interesting ideas and I sure hope they're real but it's hard to get excited about any of it at this stage. The stuff people are excited about is almost entirely from MMC, Fansproject and TFC, all of whom have proven they can deliver quality product within a reasonable timeframe. Judging the entire third party scene by iGear and Renderform is extremely unfair. Keldroc fucked around with this message at Jul 29, 2012 around 03:20 |
| # ? Jul 29, 2012 03:17 |
|
|
Veg posted:I think its awesome that Hasbro have continuously pumped out half assed figures for so long that the fans have started making their own.. and theyre awesome. Look, it's time we all admit that Hasbro does not serve us, does not cater to us, and except for in a small way, does not market to us. They're a mass-market toy company. They sell toys for infants, toddlers, tweens, pre-teens, teens...TFs, to them, is another property to manage. The fanbase is great to keep interest alive between major events (movies, new series), and provides them a base level of income to keep the line viable. But they're not gonna bend over backwards for you. They're not going to design, test, market and ship an 80 dollar Superion with the complexity and G1-ness of this third party stuff. It's not economical for them. I'm appreciative enough that we get the occasional Masterpiece design or import out of them. I don't expect much more than that, or maybe a good couple of Classics figs every now and then. Anyone expecting more, then getting ANGRY AT HASBLOW is just bringing it on themselves. Really, now that 3rd party stuff has stepped up their game so tremendously, it means we have the best of all possible worlds. I'd love it if their stuff was as cheap as mass-market toy prices, but I'd love lots of other unrealistic stuff to happen too. If you don't appreciate how well TF fans have it right now, talk to people who paid out the rear end to import Car Robots toys (raises hand) because they never thought they could get them over here. Or people who were fans from the very 1984 start (raises hand), and remember the dead period of the early 90s. Almost without fail, every single year it gets better and better for people in this fandom. It'd be nice if eventually they ran out of things to complain about.
|
| # ? Jul 29, 2012 03:31 |
|
|
SpikeMcclane posted:^^^ That's TFC's Uranus, same folks that did Hercules. Ah, that's what I was remembering. gently caress, I need more disposable income. :T
|
| # ? Jul 29, 2012 03:47 |
|
|
Keldroc posted:The stuff people are excited about is almost entirely from MMC, Fansproject and TFC, all of whom have proven they can deliver quality product within a reasonable timeframe. Judging the entire third party scene by iGear and Renderform is extremely unfair. I wasn't talking about a rational judging process, I'm describing an emotional reaction to a series of letdowns. So here's hoping they can continue the good track record you're describing.
|
| # ? Jul 29, 2012 04:08 |
|
|
I've just line up a buyer for one of my kidneys. Only way I'll be able to afford all this awesome poo poo.
|
| # ? Jul 29, 2012 04:52 |
|
|
TFCon is so much better than BotCon. It's so much more of a social experience whereas BotCon is very impersonal. I've made a bunch of friends in just 2 days. Hoopala and General Tekno are wicked cool. I'm going to try and make this a yearly thing. Also the FOC Generations figures suck except for Shockwave, buy Shockwave. And Warbot Heartmaster is tits and everyone has one, and I'm really regretting not picking one up. And Maketoy Giant and Hexatron are loving gorgeous in person and I need to have them yesterday. Hegemon is also really really nice in hand, but sadly I couldn't find one for sale. Also FOC Bruticus looks much better in person, notably Onslaught, but if you're one of those people paying $250 for the SDCC set, you're a loving idiot who likes throwing money away. Gammatron 64 fucked around with this message at Jul 29, 2012 around 06:12 |
| # ? Jul 29, 2012 06:02 |
|
|
Thank you Josh Perez for serving us Hate Plagues seconds before Vangelus pulls out the microphone and records an impromptu episode of WTF, ahahaha. What a weird loving day. Anyway I got Steelcore, the dude is AWESOME. He has all the chunkiness and solidness I love about early FP stuff but in a nice Voyager-size shell, he's like Protector without the disadvantage of being connected to a lovely Generations toy. I also snagged PRID Dead End for 14 from a friend and ROTF Lockdown for 15 from a table. BOTH are absolutely bonkers, love 'em both. Lockdown has the most expressive NECK I've ever seen on a toy, it's insane. Dead End is where all of PRIDS paint apps have gone apparently and I'm picturing his AM release just being a giant sticker sheet and nothing else. I also managed to get BW2 Lio Convoy and Galvatron. Haven't messed with Lio Convoy yet but Galvatron is bonkers~
|
| # ? Jul 29, 2012 08:27 |
|
|
Xenomrph posted:Holy poo poo it's a Cybertronian alt-mode, in real life. Except it doesn't exist.
|
| # ? Jul 29, 2012 09:30 |
|
|
Oh boy, I went a little hog wild. There's the aforementioned FOC Shockwave, and then I got Shadowbat. A lot of people loathe the figure, but he's actually pretty cool if you think of him as an accessory set rather than classics Ratbat. 15 minutes into the dealer room, I snagged a G1 Scorponok with the helmet and head for an incredible $75, and an Energon Shockblast for $30 at the same table. I found a BW Metals TM1 Megatron, which I had been looking for for years to no avail to replace my sad, broken TM1 Megs. I hemmed and hawed for a bit, and the guy decided to give it to me with $20 off. Also grabbed Cybertron Megatron, G1 Venom, G1 Broadside, Fangry, Siren, G2 Rapido, crossovers Hulk tank, and the KO Headmaster head set. Phew. Yeah, I should probably avoid the dealer room today.
|
| # ? Jul 29, 2012 12:56 |
|
|
Rei_ posted:
Welcome to the club. The club of people that own a Galvatron that literally incorporates a glass marble into the design. Such a silly pink glorious mofo.
|
| # ? Jul 29, 2012 13:01 |
|
|
Look at this glorious thing:
|
| # ? Jul 29, 2012 15:40 |
|
|
Gammatron 64 posted:Yeah, I should probably avoid the dealer room today. But it has a new set of dealers with different stock today!
|
| # ? Jul 29, 2012 17:28 |
|
|
Are they ever going to put up Bruticus again on the HTS? Do they give prior notice or are people just refreshing every 2 minutes?
|
| # ? Jul 29, 2012 17:29 |
|
|
No. As I said last time it was asked: There are no more. There were never any more. They did not hold even a single one back from the initial allotment, the only reason why anything went back up before was from orders from the first few minutes that couldn't be processed. The listing is completely taken down now. Please, feel free to e-mail them or call their 800 number instead of asking random people on the internet. That normally works out better. Edit: Ya know what, I looked back and you weren't the one that had asked this multiple times already, so I toned down my response a little. SpikeMcclane fucked around with this message at Jul 29, 2012 around 17:43 |
| # ? Jul 29, 2012 17:35 |
|
|
I originally thought that maybe I should go for SDCC Bruticus since it's the G1 colors. But then after seeing how close in colors 3 of them were I decided that regular G2 Bruticus will probably be alright!
|
| # ? Jul 29, 2012 18:07 |
|
|
|
| # ? May 23, 2013 16:32 |
|
|
Gammatron 64 posted:if you're one of those people paying $250 for the SDCC set, you're a loving idiot who likes throwing money away. I don't know...if show (or game I suppose) accuracy is at the top of your list, there's a lot worse things to spend that money on. If it's not though, you're 100% correct. It's a good toy and definitely not deserving of most of the negative comments I've seen (gangly? and which combiners are well-proportioned?), but it's basically still 5 FOC deluxes in a big silly box. The things I look for in a transformer toy are, in this order: 1. Quality of Design/Engineering (innovative transformation, smooth transformation, posable, well-sculpted) 2. Quality Materials 3. Good Paint Apps 4. Interesting Character Taken on their own, each Combaticon gets pretty low marks on all but the last point. I don't regret buying it, but I'm already getting the sense that I'll sell it later on when I have the option of settling for the retail version. I can't shake the feeling that the designers just didn't give a poo poo aside from making sure the combination gimmick worked. I mean yeah, each dude has a bot mode, a vehicle mode, and a limb mode. But none of those transformations are interesting, and none of the end results are that great (except maybe the combined mode). If I can sell this thing for some G1 Scorponok money a little later on, then so be it. All the FOC toys are just too goddam small*, especially Shockwave, but at least Shockwave seems like he was designed by someone who was excited to go to work in the morning. I guess what I'm saying is that no one's an idiot for spending their money on the TFs they want. At least in the "I'm pretty sure everyone in this thread is guilty" sense. But I would urge anyone on the fence about SDCC Bruticus to carefully examine what you really want in a TF before taking the plunge. *Again, except for Swindle, who looks like he could take down any other FOC bot with one hand tied behind his back. SO WEIRD.
|
| # ? Jul 29, 2012 18:55 |
|
