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Rythe posted:Kid's don't make it much harder to get all the goodie in toys,you just have to figure out how to keep them out of their reach and get used to saying "Stop touching Daddies toy, they are not for you children." Lord Business, is that you?
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Keldroc posted:Lord Business, is that you? drat it, I can't upvote on SA.
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Feb 17, 2014 03:46
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This post is to confirm that yes, the Lego Movie was a direct indictment of everyone in this thread, and for that alone, it is movie of the year.
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Feb 17, 2014 04:07
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Rei_ posted:This post is to confirm that yes, the Lego Movie was a direct indictment of everyone in this thread, and for that alone, it is movie of the year. Not emptyquoting. Go watch it now if you haven't already.
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Rei_ posted:This post is to confirm that yes, the Lego Movie was a direct indictment of everyone in this thread, and for that alone, it is movie of the year. I don't pour glue on things by the gallon, I'm not some sort of savage.
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Feb 17, 2014 04:12
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Keldroc posted:Lord Business, is that you? You have no idea, I have my toys and they have a big giant tub of Lego and Transformers to play with so they leave Daddy's stuff alone, I am a terrible person.
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Feb 17, 2014 04:16
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3 posted:Not emptyquoting. Go watch it now if you haven't already. It's so loving good, and it's a must-see for anyone who has ever collected toys.
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Feb 17, 2014 04:18
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The trick my mom used when she collected the action figures of the Starjammers was to buy a second set for me and my sister to play with. We played the hell out with them, and I'll never regret it. 
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Feb 17, 2014 04:36
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Soooo... am I gonna have to scalp for Cosmos and Swerve and the other Legends or what? I'm around Chicago in the US. I THINK BBTS is gonna make good on my Skids preorder. Fingers crossed...
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Feb 17, 2014 04:41
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I just put a sign on the door that says "Awesome Room of Fun Beyond Your Imagination" Then I put a series of incredibly intricate locks on the door and a few false ones and hide the keys all over the house. Also some of the keys are separated into pieces or resemble everyday household objects. All these other methods just sound really convoluted and cruel IMO. You're not teaching your kids anything.
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CAPT. Rainbowbeard posted:Soooo... am I gonna have to scalp for Cosmos and Swerve and the other Legends or what? I'm around Chicago in the US. Unlikely. The rumors of cancellation turned out to be wrong, and they even announced two repaints for the size class.
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Feb 17, 2014 06:02
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Keldroc posted:Unlikely. The rumors of cancellation turned out to be wrong, and they even announced two repaints for the size class. But apparently Swerve and Cosmos were under ordered though according to BWTF.com. But they're getting put into later wave case mixes, so they'll show up later.
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I managed to find a Takara G1 Cosmos while waiting for the Legends figure, $5 well spent. After picking him, Warpath, and Kup up (I really should see if they still have that Jetfire with add-on parts still there, $30, but something just looks off about it), and then messing with some of the new Generations stuff, I have arrived at a realization. There are not enough alt-mode parts incorporated into new movie Transformers. The best new transformers are the ones with the alt-mode bits being a big part of the robot. Generations Warpath, Hoist, Waspinator, and the mini-con team being some big examples of that. All of them have clear large bits of their alt-mode visible on them, but in a way that blends well with the robot. Looking at the movie stuff, Optimus has gotten rid of his truck window pecs, and the car toys seem to hide all the car bits. Even Grimlock seems to do his best to not look like he came from a T-rex. It really makes me appreciate the Generations line that much more. (except my ulra-loose, missing a paint app Hoist, dammit Hasbro, I know he's a good toy under all that messed up.)
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Feb 17, 2014 07:49
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Absolutely true. The biggest weakness of the movie designs has always been the strange reluctance to incorporate identifiable alt-mode kibble into the robot modes. In the first film Jazz was an early favorite of mine purely because he had the hood chest.
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Feb 17, 2014 07:56
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So I haven't seen this posted yet:
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I found some better photos of Evasion Mode Optimus:   With a headswap, he'll make an excellent Generations Prime.
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Feb 17, 2014 11:28
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Silhouette posted:With a headswap, he'll make an excellent Generations Prime. Ehhhh. Cover his head with your finger. Hes still poo poo.
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Feb 17, 2014 11:44
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Something about his shoulders makes me feel he's more Ginrai than Optimus, though he doesn't appear to have fake chest windows.
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Anora posted:After picking him, Warpath, and Kup up (I really should see if they still have that Jetfire with add-on parts still there, $30, but something just looks off about it), and then messing with some of the new Generations stuff, I have arrived at a realization. There are not enough alt-mode parts incorporated into new movie Transformers. The best new transformers are the ones with the alt-mode bits being a big part of the robot. Generations Warpath, Hoist, Waspinator, and the mini-con team being some big examples of that. All of them have clear large bits of their alt-mode visible on them, but in a way that blends well with the robot. Looking at the movie stuff, Optimus has gotten rid of his truck window pecs, and the car toys seem to hide all the car bits. Even Grimlock seems to do his best to not look like he came from a T-rex. It really makes me appreciate the Generations line that much more. (except my ulra-loose, missing a paint app Hoist, dammit Hasbro, I know he's a good toy under all that messed up.) I think both leader and voyager AoE Grimlock has as much T-rex parts in robot mode as G1 Grimlock. The G1 robot had T-rex feet claws on its wrists with T-rex arms and head on its back. The AoE toys have T-rex feet on their forearms and the T-rex head forming shoulder kibbles. The AoE Dinobots all generally look like they transformed from dinosaurs.
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Feb 17, 2014 11:56
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Silhouette posted:I found some better photos of Evasion Mode Optimus: Is this actually in the movie? Because a G1 reference in the fourth movie almost feels like trolling. Like somebody went: "here, nerds! Here's your G1 Optimus in a Bayverse movie!"
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Feb 17, 2014 13:29
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Arsenal_12 posted:Is this actually in the movie? Because a G1 reference in the fourth movie almost feels like trolling. Like somebody went: "here, nerds! Here's your G1 Optimus in a Bayverse movie!" I believe current speculation is that it's likely for the opening, like the ice cream truck mode for the race-relations twins in ROTF.
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Gaz-L posted:I believe current speculation is that it's likely for the opening, like the ice cream truck mode for the race-relations twins in ROTF. So that version of Optimus disproves the filmmakers' claims that he can't be very red because of the limitations of CGI, and Drift disproves claims that they can't do robots with humanoid faces because they couldn't pull it off. Therefore a G1 aesthetic movie was always 100% possible and the Bayverse filmmakers are even bigger assholes than we thought.
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Feb 17, 2014 16:03
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Or, and this is a long shot, maybe computers have gotten more powerful since 2007.
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Feb 17, 2014 16:17
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And that version of Optimus is not red in the movie, it's all like a rusty beige.
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^^ That too.Why cookie Rocket posted:So that version of Optimus disproves the filmmakers' claims that he can't be very red because of the limitations of CGI, and Drift disproves claims that they can't do robots with humanoid faces because they couldn't pull it off. Therefore a G1 aesthetic movie was always 100% possible and the Bayverse filmmakers are even bigger assholes than we thought. If you take a look at the actual packaging, even as the classic cab it seems to have a weathered, washed out version of the existing blue with red flames paint job, it's just the toy that has the traditional colours.
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Feb 17, 2014 16:39
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Actually there was some big news about DOTM where they explained the tech could finally show the proper red without making it look fake, and they were showing it with Mirage. Calm down, no conspiracy this time!
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The toys seems like they're different colors from the movie. In the trailer, Grimlock doesn't seem to be gold or poop brown, and what dinobots we do see don't seem to be bright neon colors. Also, from pictures that Optimus looks like its a beat up beige truck, while the toy is in G1 colors. Go figure.
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Gammatron 64 posted:The toys seems like they're different colors from the movie. In the trailer, Grimlock doesn't seem to be gold or poop brown, and what dinobots we do see don't seem to be bright neon colors. Also, from pictures that Optimus looks like its a beat up beige truck, while the toy is in G1 colors. Go figure. The thinking is probably "gently caress screen accuracy, bright colors stand out on shelves." Fine by me
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The evasion mode optimus on the box has little flame decals on him. So I'm guessing the toy is not to be screen accurate to the movie.
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Blackheart posted:Actually there was some big news about DOTM where they explained the tech could finally show the proper red without making it look fake, and they were showing it with Mirage. Calm down, no conspiracy this time! I'm sad we'll never get the white Wheeljack remold too, on that note.
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Spiderdrake posted:Pity they didn't have the tech to put the Mirage toy on shelves though. There's only going to be 10 Generations AOE Deluxe toys in 2014, 6 Voyagers, and the leaders. Pretty sure the bulk of the movie lines released are all going to be the simplified versions. DOTM is probably considered too complex for everything else other than AOE Generations.
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Feb 17, 2014 18:49
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It's an HDR photograph, but here's "evasion mode Optimus Prime"'s vehicle mode in the movie: It's got flames, sure, but it also has the white stripe.
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Feb 17, 2014 18:56
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Also look at these Kre-on guys: Mindwipe and Trypticon have guys. Maybe a larger released figure for those two are coming?
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Jaruga(r)? In the US in mass retail in ANY form? Well dog my cats.
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The Taint Reaper posted:Also look at these Kre-on guys: torosaur? jetwash? Are they just making guys up now for kreons.
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Feb 17, 2014 19:48
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Kreo Liokaiser, when?
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The Hasbro listing for Legends in 2014 states that the partners will become weapons as well as armor for the legends guys. I wonder if we're going to see the PCC Minicons again or the Arms Micron guys get released in some form as partners. Or if they're going to wind up being newer versions of powermasters/breatforce guys.
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catch22 posted:The thinking is probably "gently caress screen accuracy, bright colors stand out on shelves." Fine by me As well as "Those idiots will buy these all over again when we put them out in screen-accurate 'Premium' repaint releases next year."
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For those in the Seattle area my wife just called me from the Bellevue ToysRUs and they had the Platinum Edition Optimus and Starscream. I didn't think there were many of you looking for these but I figured I'd mention it just in case. I had her grab me the gaudy Bling Edition Optimus because I have a problem.
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The Taint Reaper posted:The Hasbro listing for Legends in 2014 states that the partners will become weapons as well as armor for the legends guys. If we get good classics breastforce toys I might have a happiness-related aneurysm.
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