I'm interested to see what's in that Ultra Magnus Netflix pack. Apparently the box mentions Rung in Cybertronian.
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Transformers |OT| Transform and Roll Out!
- Thread starter Claire Delune
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HD Trailer for the WFC Netflix show:
Looks like a significant step up from the Machinima garbage, at least in terms of lighting/design/etc. The Optimus voice is still a Cullen impression, but an actually passable one compared to Cyberverse. Almost sounds younger.
If the story turns out well, I think it'll be pretty good.
Looks like a significant step up from the Machinima garbage, at least in terms of lighting/design/etc. The Optimus voice is still a Cullen impression, but an actually passable one compared to Cyberverse. Almost sounds younger.
If the story turns out well, I think it'll be pretty good.
I had no issues with the Machinima series' visuals but I'm generally easy to please (e.g. I find TF Animated perfectly serviceable), it was the plot that didn't seem much more complex than good toys vs evil toys and made me not very interested in it. From the trailer this doesn't seem very different, which seems like such a waste of pretty cool visuals.
I can't fault Hasbro though. I understand it must be hard to market your products to a demographic almost evenly spread between 5 to 50 years old.
It looks good to me, we got the classic battle for Cybertron and I have no doubt the characters will change and evolve in various ways during it's run. It's pretty much exactly what I wanted and what most of the fanbase has said it's wanted for ages.
Looking at the new photos, I'm not feeling this Earthrise Arcee. Even the new Cyberverse Deluxe version of her looks more interesting. Chromia also has a much cooler design in the Cyberverse show than her Siege mold from what I've seen.
I got way more Siege figures than I anticipated due to character choices or just fun molds but Earthrise is looking disappointing so far. Too many do-overs instead of guys like Skytread, Impactor, Spinister, and Rung, with even more Sunbow-worship in the character designs. I'll probably pick up the inevitable Thundercracker from this Starscream mold, but nothing else looks like a purchase right now. Maybe Sky Lynx if he gets a really good sale down the line.
Just give me a good Nautica already, Hasbro.
I got way more Siege figures than I anticipated due to character choices or just fun molds but Earthrise is looking disappointing so far. Too many do-overs instead of guys like Skytread, Impactor, Spinister, and Rung, with even more Sunbow-worship in the character designs. I'll probably pick up the inevitable Thundercracker from this Starscream mold, but nothing else looks like a purchase right now. Maybe Sky Lynx if he gets a really good sale down the line.
Just give me a good Nautica already, Hasbro.
The Doubledealer on the show floor has much better colors. Hope the real one matches that instead of the render.
My 1 year free pulse premium membership is still active it seems and I was able to pre order a bunch of stuff. Got everything I wanted Leader and up, never see those hardly on shelves here.
My 1 year free pulse premium membership is still active it seems and I was able to pre order a bunch of stuff. Got everything I wanted Leader and up, never see those hardly on shelves here.
Dope box art and Coneheads!
Also on Hasbro Pulse Sky Lynx's description mentions an Astroscope figure. Neat that they're getting some Minicons in the Micromaster format.
Also on Hasbro Pulse Sky Lynx's description mentions an Astroscope figure. Neat that they're getting some Minicons in the Micromaster format.
Dope box art and Coneheads!
As I stare at that box art I realize that I am just not a Sky Lynx fan.
Dope box art and Coneheads!
Also on Hasbro Pulse Sky Lynx's description mentions an Astroscope figure. Neat that they're getting some Minicons in the Micromaster format.
That box art is superb!
The weird thing is, it's not like Japan hasn't had something similar for years with barcode battlers and the like. Or that even Takara didn't get into videogame/toy amalgamations with Web Diver or NFC stuff with snack world. I think the problem is more that the only games they have are mobile games like Earth Wars, and they don't want to unlock characters with toys, they want you to pay hundreds of dollars to get them via gacha.
Can you imagine being the unlucky kid whose parents bought them a Quintisson?
Hahah, ouch. Although to be fair they sometimes featured in modern cartoons too, right?
Conversely, it's kind of surprising how little they've been featured in the IDW comic, considering the deep cuts regularly featured there.
I'm not sure if they showed up in anything other than Energon in the last two decades.
And besides, with all those cool bots do you really think kids would want a metallic kinder egg with masks attached to the side that transforms into a pip with a drawbridge leading to a tiny prison over just about... anything else?
I remember a few small teases and appearances in the IDW series but they didn't really do much.
I see, I was led astray by this, but I guess it's a "what if" and they never appeared on the show (or at least I can't find any references):
And yeah, a Quintesson would be a garbage tier present for any kid, like those awful movie cars that just have a flat robot wafer on the underside. :D
I'm trying to find anywhere in Europe that has a good selection of Transformers to get Hoist, Grapple and the Powertrain/Highjump set, but one or two of them are always out of stock (or not available yet). I've had to pay ridiculous import fees recently so I'd hope for a local alternative, but that just doesn't seem to work out. I think I missed my shot at Omega Supreme too, he's around €250+ everywhere I look and I'm just not paying that much for him.
After two toy shops here closed down there's not many actually local places either, and one mostly does stupid knockoffs rather than actual Transformers. They occasionally bring in Generations but it's super unreliable.
Since I'll need to get the Seacons off The Chosen Prime anyway I might just add some more to the import taxes on that order.
After two toy shops here closed down there's not many actually local places either, and one mostly does stupid knockoffs rather than actual Transformers. They occasionally bring in Generations but it's super unreliable.
Since I'll need to get the Seacons off The Chosen Prime anyway I might just add some more to the import taxes on that order.
Aren't you better trying Kapow Toys/Indemand/Omegalock ?
Third post in the page. :)
Kapow is usually my go-to due to their good prices and frequent discounts, but it's always good to know of alternatives, thanks!
I only knew about Kapow, thanks. Although none of them have all that I need, shipping from the UK isn't too bad (until next year at least).
I gave Smashdown a try with my own Ironhide, and it was fine. I'm sure some floor polish would fix things for you.
Hey All,
I hit up the NYC Toy Fair today and while I was at the Hasbro showroom I took a pretty detailed video of their upcoming and current releases for the Transformers line. I have to say that Skorponok looks amazing in person, and I am super excited for the Quintesson that is finally coming out.
Let me know what you think and if you have any questions, I might be able to answer the, for you.
I hit up the NYC Toy Fair today and while I was at the Hasbro showroom I took a pretty detailed video of their upcoming and current releases for the Transformers line. I have to say that Skorponok looks amazing in person, and I am super excited for the Quintesson that is finally coming out.
Let me know what you think and if you have any questions, I might be able to answer the, for you.
I gave Smashdown a try with my own Ironhide, and it was fine. I'm sure some floor polish would fix things for you.
Ironhide is going to kapow him with that hammer! The fiend!
I'm assuming Scorp's feet are mistransformed? Otherwise he does look really cool.
Yeah compared to the renders his toes should be extended in bot mode. Otherwise hollowness aside, it is nice to have a titan size that has both side to side ankle tilt and front to back tilt. I think Warden also said he had waist articulation so probably the most bendy titan yet.
You know a third-party company's gonna make an upgrade kit with wrecking balls.
By gawd as my witness he's broken that mans skull!
Who would ever suspect Ironhide.
No one.
Is there really a dedicated fanbase for the movies that are clamoring for super accurate versions of those characters? I don't understand this whole Studio Series thing.
Yep. Studio Series is my main collection. Not into the main Generation line at all. Thats what MP is for.
I have been clamouring for Overload and Hightower for over 10 years
I'm not into SS in general but movie Devastator is such a unique design that for a long time was never really realized in toy form (outside the legends). I had to have him. He can go on the shelf with Bumblebee Optimus and that can be my movie collection :P
I forget that it has been such a long time already that the pain of these movies has been forgotten ;).
Not as far as I'm concerned, although at least Bumblebee did a great job of extending an olive branch and starting the healing process.
I'm kind of interested in movie Devastator (despite never actually making it through the entire movie) but it seems like a PITA to track all the figures down at this point.
I remember standing in the store looking at the Devastator released alongside the movie and thinking "they'll never ever ever make new combiners so maybe I should just pick up this piece of junk". And then ten years later I have Defensor, Computron, Abominus, Bruticus and Predaking with Piranacon on the way. Like, who would have thought?
Yeah, they're pretty good and very unique. The current halfway cartoon stuff doesn't quite cut it, the Animated stuff had some very ingenious transformations to give the robots those highly stylized looks.
There has been rumors of a gift set going around, so it may be simpler to pick up that if it happens. 2 of the set just went up for preorder, and one of the feet is getting rereleased as a different color. That still leaves 5 to track down though, and just judging from my area Long Haul, Scrapmetal, and Scavenger are the hardest to find.
But yeah, with Overload stretching out into late 2020 this seems like one of the longest stretches of time that a single combiner was spread out release wise. Combiner wars IIRC at most just straddled adjacent waves. Maybe Seacons if you count all the delays they seem to be having.
Does anyone here follow Cyberverse? I thought seasons 1 and 2 were fine for what they were, but I just caught up on season 3 and it is WILD (and a MASSIVE step up).
The upscaled version of the JinBao Gravity Builder set (Devastator KO) arrived yesterday. eBay came through for me. These are some very impressive toys for being KO's. I mean, you can see minor bits and pieces that might have received a bit more quality control from a more prestigious brand, but overall they are solid toys with a lot of weight and durability.
As you can see I'm in the middle of trying to get all of them in their combine modes so I can form Devastator. It's been...quite the challenge. It's not a cakewalk to transform these guys, let me tell you. The instructions are only good for reference, at best, and I'm having to rely heavily on transformation videos online.
Scale wise these guys are large in their individual robot modes. Probably leader class? (I'm no expert) But putting one of Devastator's feet next to Omega Supreme yields an impressive comparison.
I'll be sure to post a couple more photos when I get him all put together.
As you can see I'm in the middle of trying to get all of them in their combine modes so I can form Devastator. It's been...quite the challenge. It's not a cakewalk to transform these guys, let me tell you. The instructions are only good for reference, at best, and I'm having to rely heavily on transformation videos online.
Scale wise these guys are large in their individual robot modes. Probably leader class? (I'm no expert) But putting one of Devastator's feet next to Omega Supreme yields an impressive comparison.
I'll be sure to post a couple more photos when I get him all put together.
