|
The Rage posted:If anyone is still worried about finding them at retail, here's BBTS pre-order for Swerve and Cosmos: Aww hell yiss, preordered. (Well, more sitting on a preorder unless I see them in stores first, since the last time I tried getting something from BBTS it was out in retail for two months before they fulfilled their first shipment.)
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 02:38
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 14, 2024 11:56 |
|
|
Goldskull posted:they got no3 Gauntlet coming soon. Oh hell yes, this really needs to happen. I've been jonesing for an Ironfist for way too long.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 02:54
|
|
|
Rita Repulsa posted:At the very least huffer/pipes could serve as nintendo-label mario and luigi transformers. MP Grimlock, MP10 Optimus, Soundwave, Sideswipe and the Datsun bros are all super simple and satisfying transformations. They're not incredible like Generations Scourge, but they're certainly fun enough to mess with without having to devote 20 minutes and getting the instruction book out. I recommend all of them! I'm pretty sure Grimlock and Soundwave are getting reissued this year, so definitely look at picking them up if you can.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 03:05
|
|
|
Goldskull posted:What is the deal with the Mech Ideas thing? Long story short is good for me, I know their Demolition Crue is well regarded and they got no3 Gauntlet coming soon. Mech ideas release teaser images of upcoming animated-style pipes and huffer (luigi and mario, as envisioned by Spergmaster D. Wyatt). People get reasonably hyped about it. Pre-orders open up on BBTS. Some people wait out for pre-orders on TFsource, captured prey and other outlets. As such, only a handful (unknown amount at this moment) of preorders are filled. After only 1 day, Mech Ideas then release a statement saying they're pulling the plug because "insufficient preorders blablabla". Self-entitled fans and normal fans find out that both figures were actually BBTS-exclusive. A clash occurs over the TFW thread about the following:
There's more but I have an actual headache from reading the thread.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 03:29
|
|
|
Ka0 posted:...as envisioned by Spergmaster D. Wyatt). What is it again that Wyatt did to make fans turn on him?
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 03:51
|
|
|
Ka0 posted:
Do people hate Pipes and Huffer that much? They never really did anything of note other than be orange and be a comically small truck. catch22 posted:What is it again that Wyatt did to make fans turn on him?
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 03:52
|
|
|
The Taint Reaper posted:Do people hate Pipes and Huffer that much? They never really did anything of note other than be orange and be a comically small truck. Huffer pulled Prime's trailer once and I'm sure that set people off.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 03:52
|
|
|
Rhyno posted:Huffer pulled Prime's trailer once and I'm sure that set people off. I think it's time they put it behind them, there hasn't been a huffer figure or a prime with a trailer in the same line since G1.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 03:58
|
|
|
The Taint Reaper posted:I think it's time they put it behind them, there hasn't been a huffer figure or a prime with a trailer in the same line since G1. That was a joke. The issue with the character choice seems to be the notion that if you're trying to drum up excitement for a new 3rd party line, Huffer and Pipes are probably not the best options for hype building. Almost nobody cares about them, and a lot of the people who did care about the TFA style versions actually wanted Mario/Luigi repaints. Hard to really argue with that, no matter how obnoxiously the point is being made over on TFW. EthanSteele posted:MP Grimlock, MP10 Optimus, Soundwave, Sideswipe and the Datsun bros are all super simple and satisfying transformations. They're not incredible like Generations Scourge Well, there's a figure I never thought I'd see get called out as superior to Masterpieces. Keldroc fucked around with this message at 05:47 on Feb 28, 2014 |
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 05:43
|
|
|
Small addendum to what was said about the Mech Ideas thing: BBTS is the one that made the decision. There's a chance that they might turn up elsewhere, and if they do, they may be ending noticeably cheaper. We'll likely never know and this is tin hat BS on my part, but BBTS may have put them up for order before MI expected them to and then pulled the plug. The same person does hype for both MI and MMC, so I can't imagine them dropping the ball like that given their track record. Also, BBTS won't take Animated toys in their trade/purchase program because they have a terrible time selling them, so they sort of have decent reasoning for wanting to dump it.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 06:09
|
|
|
You know, Wyatt's a cool guy, I've met him on a few occasions now. Yeah he had a very concrete vision for Animated, but that gave us a pretty good show, honestly. With characters who have stuck around since and been featured in both later shows and the films. I don't think there's anything wrong with his work, and he's completely disappeared from the scene anyway, he's off working on Ben 10 or something.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 06:25
|
|
|
I think it may just be me and Ka0 that have a problem with Mr. Wyatt. He can be a totally great guy to be around and hang out with, but that doesn't mean I won't think he's acted like a jerk regarding the many other people who worked on Animated, many of whom would have contributed more to making the show what it was than he did. Whether intentional or not, he talks like he was running the show and he's the be-all, end-all of what is or would have been "canon." It isn't helped by the fact that much of the fandom also acts that way too. But he was not the writer or even a writer on the show. The writers did listen to and used some of his ideas because he was a fan and their friend, but the same is also true for David Kaye. He was just a character designer. Many of the final designs in the show aren't even his; they're Eric Siebenaler's reworkings of what DJW came up with and hasbro rejected. I'd have the same problem with, for example, Alex Milne if he acted in any way similarly regarding MTMTE. Now, with that said, I don't have a hate-on for the guy or even a strong dislike for him. He just comes off as a jerk to me (and I'm sure the same is true for me when it comes to some of you), and I've wasted entirely too much time explaining why, because that's just kind of a thing I do: be over-explainy and such. I think reasons are important. Also because if you don't like something or someone on the internet, people generally take it as having a massive rage-boner after drinking a barrel of haterade.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 07:48
|
|
|
I hope that 'season 2' of the comics gives the highlight to some guys like Jazz who would be cool to see in the main cast of one of the series instead of just sorta bangin' around in the background. Edit: Apparently the Takara MP-21 teaser.  I, uh. Huh. GrimGypsy fucked around with this message at 10:50 on Feb 28, 2014 |
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 08:39
|
|
|
Keldroc posted:Well, there's a figure I never thought I'd see get called out as superior to Masterpieces. I meant specifically the magic trick that is his transformation, I love it! GrimGypsy posted:I hope that 'season 2' of the comics gives the highlight to some guys like Jazz who would be cool to see in the main cast of one of the series instead of just sorta bangin' around in the background. Quick, someone cooler than me compare it to the 3rd party Bumblebee (Bii?).
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 11:15
|
|
|
GrimGypsy posted:I hope that 'season 2' of the comics gives the highlight to some guys like Jazz who would be cool to see in the main cast of one of the series instead of just sorta bangin' around in the background. Is he holding a gun? A proper Volkswagonbee with a gun? What world am I living in?
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 12:21
|
|
|
catch22 posted:What is it again that Wyatt did to make fans turn on him? Anyone who cosiders himself to be beyond criticism is a human joke. That is all I'm going to say. That bumblebee looks neat, I'll skip it over Cliffjumper most likely.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 14:20
|
|
|
GrimGypsy posted:I hope that 'season 2' of the comics gives the highlight to some guys like Jazz who would be cool to see in the main cast of one of the series instead of just sorta bangin' around in the background. Oh man, he's definitely a VW bug. With a gun. I'm hyped for this. Maybe we can get a MP Jazz too! I would totally love a Jazz, Hound, Tracks, Ironhide and Ratchet. Then I'd probably be good on MP Autobot cars. But fo reals, the MP Lambos and Datsuns are like the best Transformers ever made in my book.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 14:24
|
|
|
Someone needs to make me a Rung figure. 
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 15:22
|
|
|
Was looking at my favorite users list on Pixiv for some content for the "cool fanart" thread in PYF, and found that one of my favorites has taken a rather big liking to More Than Meets The Eye. It didn't even cross my mind that MTMTE might also be put out in Japan, too, anyone who knows where to check, can you tell me if it's popular there? This dude is the one I was talking about : http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=55792 He's made some great stuff, including a very  Cyclonus/Tailgate picture and a rockin' DJD picture. 
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 15:34
|
|
|
You just know they're singing some Megatron tract they musicalized themselves, the DJD are just the worst Megs fanboys. At the end of the concert the audience explodes.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 16:48
|
|
|
Blackheart posted:You just know they're singing some Megatron tract they musicalized themselves, the DJD are just the worst Megs fanboys. I had a  metal remix of the Stonecutter's Song from The Simpsons in my head."Who holds back the nucleon core Who will never stop fighting this war We doooo, we doooooooooooooo!!!!"
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 17:03
|
|
|
Heroic Autobot Megatron (tm) will put a gruesome stop to all of them.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 18:58
|
|
|
The OP mentioning how ROTF Leader Prime was amazing wasn't kidding. For a while, my local TRU had that DOTM Jetwing Optimus just sitting awkward along with a bunch of Platinum Ultra Magnuses, and on a whim I decided to grab it (and for a lack of a better prime). It's absolutely amazing, but holy poo poo is it a massive pain to turn into a truck. The G1 stripes on the wings are a nice touch. I'm kinda considering trying to get some other movie figures. Are any of the other leader class figures any good? I kind of have my eye on Jetfire and Sentinel Prime. Also whoever had the idea to make scout class Ejector is the greatest. I never knew I wanted a toy toaster until seeing a picture of him.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 19:38
|
|
|
Ka0 posted:Heroic Autobot Megatron (tm) will put a gruesome stop to all of them. I want to only ever refer to autobot megatron as HAM from now on.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 19:38
|
|
|
I was reading some of the comics packed in with the latest figures, and what's going on with Swoop's design? It's like he transforms into... a guy disguised as a pterodactyl.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 19:50
|
|
|
Is Revolver going to be FansProjects first complete failure? Everything else was pretty good right? $23 :iamafag: lookin' good Hasbro  $94  oh hey it's kinda G1
strangehamster fucked around with this message at 20:30 on Feb 28, 2014 |
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 20:23
|
|
|
strangehamster posted:Is Revolver going to be FansProjects first complete failure? Everything else was pretty good right? Eh, it looks like it's a perfectly fine toy... but Hasbro just kind of announced their own Roadbuster right before it came out. Pretty hard to convince me to spend all that cash on the Fansproject one when I can wait a little while longer and get Hasbro's for $25. What's wrong with it, other than that?
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 20:29
|
|
|
Gammatron 64 posted:Eh, it looks like it's a perfectly fine toy... but Hasbro just kind of announced their own Roadbuster right before it came out. Pretty hard to convince me to spend all that cash on the Fansproject one when I can wait a little while longer and get Hasbro's for $25. It's not bad, I might get one on clearance :/ Didn't Defender become an eBay page...warmer(?) as soon as the triple-changer Springer was released? Or maybe I'll sell all my 3rd party robots, argh 
strangehamster fucked around with this message at 20:43 on Feb 28, 2014 |
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 20:34
|
|
|
strangehamster posted:It's not bad, I might get one on clearance :/ Didn't Defender become an eBay page...warmer(?) as soon as the triple-changer Springer was released? Yeah, but that Springer was released a couple years before Hasbro did a proper triple changer one. In fact, IIRC that Springer was one of the very first 3rd party figures that was an entire figure and not an add-on kit like City Commander, and people were like "holy poo poo, FP is making an entire Springer figure, that's ballsy as gently caress!" Now that Hasbro is doing an Arcee, I think MMC is going to cancel theirs, too. That's a shame, the MMC Arcee looked good.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 20:45
|
|
|
XavierGenisi posted:Are any of the other leader class figures any good? I kind of have my eye on Jetfire and Sentinel Prime. My #1 TF vehicle want is an SR-71 Blackbird, and Jetfire's vehicle mode doesn't disappoint. The robot mode and transformation are unfortunately pretty dire. Like Victory Leo and RID Magnus before him, he suffers from "my main mode is actually Prime's Sunday best" syndrome. Except those other two toys rule, and Jetfire sucks. I just transformed leader Sentinel Prime into truck mode last night as a matter of fact, and he's a lot cooler than I had remembered. My memory was that he's a fiddly fussy piece of crap with but both modes look pretty good. On re-examination, the transformation wasn't that annoying (maybe because I picked up Knight Morpher Cyclops since I got Sentinel. Cyclops has to have the bitchiest transformation between two great modes ever known) and given today's issues I can't believe I ever thought Sentinel's plastic felt cheap. His biggest issue is his weirdly pale coloring, with lack of paint apps a close second. If you can live with those things, and a somewhat challenging transformation, you'll be golden. The leader-class guy you should have your eye on, if you don';t have him already, is Ironhide. I'm no fan of the Bayverse but it's such a great TF.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 20:48
|
|
|
XavierGenisi posted:It's absolutely amazing, but holy poo poo is it a massive pain to turn into a truck. The G1 stripes on the wings are a nice touch. I'm kinda considering trying to get some other movie figures. Are any of the other leader class figures any good? I kind of have my eye on Jetfire and Sentinel Prime. As far as good Leaders go, there's Starscream (of all people) and Ironhide (who has his drawbacks but is really simple, satisfyingly chunky and has a strong sculpt in both modes). Just avoid the Megatrons. Gammatron 64 posted:Eh, it looks like it's a perfectly fine toy... but Hasbro just kind of announced their own Roadbuster right before it came out.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 20:58
|
|
|
Gammatron 64 posted:Now that Hasbro is doing an Arcee, I think MMC is going to cancel theirs, too. That's a shame, the MMC Arcee looked good. The guys from MMC that post on TFW said they know they're gonna take a hit in sales but they've got no plans to cancel.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 20:59
|
|
|
Besides Arcee/Chromia, Leader Megatron, and Voyager Brainstorm, what figures are going to be in Generations that we have not seen?
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 21:01
|
|
|
Terry van Feleday posted:Just avoid the Megatrons. Is the ROTF one bad as well? I assumed with the prices it fetches it was at least pretty competent.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 21:02
|
|
|
Why cookie Rocket posted:Is the ROTF one bad as well? I assumed with the prices it fetches it was at least pretty competent. ROTF megs is pretty boring, but apparently it became hard to get somewhere down the line (and there wasn't a DOTM leader) so it's crazy expensive now, especially the black "shadow command" version (which actually looks pretty OK). I think revolver looks OK in robot mode, but the vehicle mode is too weird. Still no reason for me to pick it up when the hasbro version is perfectly serviceable.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 21:07
|
|
|
Rita Repulsa posted:Besides Arcee/Chromia, Leader Megatron, and Voyager Brainstorm, what figures are going to be in Generations that we have not seen? Legends Cliffjumper, Legends Thundercracker, Legends Nemesis Prime, Gnaw(probably the Skrapnel repaint), Brawn(and maybe Outback) from the leaked Hasbro listings. Also whatever they're going to repaint Legends Megatron, Tailgate(Windcharger), Skrapnel and Cosmos into. United Ratbat needs an American release too. There's still the rumor that Deluxe Warpath being repainted into hardhead because he's the only other alternate head guy outside of Lugnut who hasn't been released in some form. There's a hardhead listing in the leaked listings so it could be him. The Taint Reaper fucked around with this message at 21:20 on Feb 28, 2014 |
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 21:11
|
|
|
Revolver looks OK in robot mode from some angles but then in others like this one it looks like he's wearing a big green diaper.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 21:15
|
|
|
Blackheart posted:I was reading some of the comics packed in with the latest figures, and what's going on with Swoop's design? It's like he transforms into... a guy disguised as a pterodactyl. I have no idea, but I really don't like how they render him in the comics either. And I love the comics.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 21:19
|
|
|
GrimGypsy posted:Edit: Apparently the Takara MP-21 teaser.  Literally me irl ^
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 21:19
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 14, 2024 11:56 |
|
|
You all should be ashamed about wanting another Bumblebee figure, ASHAMED! 
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2014 21:21
|
|