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Outside of Animated Shockwave and G1 Shockwave, every other shockwave has had a real lovely alt mode.
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The Taint Reaper posted:Outside of Animated Shockwave and G1 Shockwave, every other shockwave has had a real lovely alt mode. What about FOC Shockwave or the Alternity/Binaltech Shockwave?
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Feb 7, 2015 11:36
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Or Satellite Of Love Shockwave?
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drrockso20 posted:What about FOC Shockwave or the Alternity/Binaltech Shockwave? FOC shockwave is really tiny and forms a vague thing, Binaltech Shockwave is a jazz retool. Shockwave clearly is not Jazz.
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Feb 7, 2015 11:44
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Binaltech Shockwave is the best Shockwave toy, though. Real talk.
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Feb 7, 2015 12:56
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Keldroc posted:Binaltech Shockwave is the best Shockwave toy, though. Real talk. I dunno the body is way too much like an Autobot. He's also missing his trademark chevron chest. His head however is the best Shockwave head. Not saying that Shockwave can't be a car, but a normal earth car like that really doesn't jive.
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Feb 7, 2015 13:49
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Sainsburys in the UK has 2 RiD2015 deluxes for £20 which is pretty good. I can see Bumblebee, Strongarm, Grimlock and Steeljaw, who should I get if any?
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The_Doctor posted:Sainsburys in the UK has 2 RiD2015 deluxes for £20 which is pretty good. I can see Bumblebee, Strongarm, Grimlock and Steeljaw, who should I get if any? General opinion seems to favor Grimlock as the best out of them, with Bumblebee second. The other two aren't that good. I watched Peaugh's video on wave 2's Drift and he also seems cool too, if not very Drift-like. He should've been Alpha Trion, or be remolded into Bludgeon. Also I love TFs that can store their swords on their waists or hips instead of the back.
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Feb 7, 2015 15:29
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The_Doctor posted:Sainsburys in the UK has 2 RiD2015 deluxes for £20 which is pretty good. I can see Bumblebee, Strongarm, Grimlock and Steeljaw, who should I get if any? Grimlock is apparently good, the other are kinda mixed. I would hold off because Wave 2 of Combiner Wars is coming and the leader class figures will set you back around 40 to 50.
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Feb 7, 2015 16:27
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I can't wait to see what's on shelves when I get back to the US in March.
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Feb 7, 2015 16:58
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Keldroc posted:Or Satellite Of Love Shockwave? Uhh, excuse me but that's obviously Shockblast, sir. 
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Feb 7, 2015 17:03
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Here's a pictorial review on Leader Megs. Trigger Warning: TFW2005.
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The_Doctor posted:I can't wait to see what's on shelves when I get back to the US in March. Some stores have a few Rattraps and Tankors left over, and of course lots of Hero Mashers!
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Feb 7, 2015 18:01
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The Taint Reaper posted:FOC shockwave is really tiny and forms a vague thing, Binaltech Shockwave is a jazz retool. 
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Feb 7, 2015 19:34
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Captain Invictus posted:FOC Shockwave is really solid as a figure, size is irrelevant, and his vehicle mode reminds me of the Lunar Limo. Considering that other bots who formed a human sized object all got better alt modes and figures like Megatron, Soundwave, and Blaster. It's pretty unacceptable to have Shockwave be given a myriad of inferior designs. In FOC Vehicle mode he is just slightly longer than Legends powerglide in gun mode and can turn into a real plane. Now that's a Legends figure where as Shockwave was made at the height of teeny tiny deluxes. Shockwave needs a good voyager or maybe even a Leader Class figure. if Cyclonus is getting a figure certainly Shockwave is coming. The Taint Reaper fucked around with this message at 19:45 on Feb 7, 2015 |
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Feb 7, 2015 19:41
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I'm not sure I'd call Powerglide's gun mode "an actual gun". Then again none of Shockwave's altmodes has ever been an "actual gun" either.
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Feb 7, 2015 19:44
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FOC Shockwave holds together with more than a hope and a prayer.
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Feb 7, 2015 19:45
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The Taint Reaper posted:Considering that other bots who formed a human sized object all got better alt modes and figures like Megatron, Soundwave, and Blaster.
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Feb 7, 2015 19:50
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Technically was Megatron ever human-sized in the G1 cartoon? The general imagery is Megatron being used by Optimus Prime or Starscream. And yeah, Shockwave's gun mode was the size that Bruticus comfortably used him when he invaded Cybertron. And then ... stuffed him in Onslaught's cannon which stuck out of back and fired him into space...
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Spiderdrake posted:Technically was Megatron ever human-sized in the G1 cartoon? The general imagery is Megatron being used by Optimus Prime or Starscream. There's been a fair amount of Megatron being used by humans, yes. I feel like there was a not-Fidel Castro who had him at one point.
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Blackheart posted:I'm not sure I'd call Powerglide's gun mode "an actual gun". Then again none of Shockwave's altmodes has ever been an "actual gun" either. Yeah Powerglides gun mode is pretty bad but he is amazing looking, mounted on MP Grimlocks neck, as he rides into battle.
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Spiderdrake posted:Technically was Megatron ever human-sized in the G1 cartoon? The general imagery is Megatron being used by Optimus Prime or Starscream. Eh I guess so. They still went the route of making Shockwave's alt modes vague tanks like Megatron though. If he does get a CW Voyager I hope they make him something crazy. Like a Quadruped combiner similar in shape to Metagross but with a massive gun on it's back so he can be a walking artillery battery. He is a mad scientist after all.
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Spiderdrake posted:Technically was Megatron ever human-sized in the G1 cartoon? The general imagery is Megatron being used by Optimus Prime or Starscream. G1 Megatron is a Targetmaster that got sick and tired of being used as a tool. Discuss. The Taint Reaper posted:Eh I guess so. http://tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Scrapmetal/scrapmetal.htm 
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The Taint Reaper posted:The Digital barbarians hordes work quickly. Thanks for the heads up. Managed to grab an Optimus for $20. Haven't seen any others pop up since I've been looking though. Captain Invictus posted:There's been a fair amount of Megatron being used by humans, yes. I feel like there was a not-Fidel Castro who had him at one point. I know he did it a bunch in the old Marvel comics. I feel like he must have in the show, but my memory is fuzzy. Silhouette posted:G1 Megatron is a Targetmaster that got sick and tired of being used as a tool. Aren't we all like targetmasters as long as there's some big bossman running our lives. Bending us in half and using us like futuristic laser weapons. I mean, if you really think about. Fight the power, dude. 
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Some pictures of the re:master or w/e series MakeToys put up  Not that Code is perfect but I'm not really feeling it at all. Also it seems to have the display flip down gimmick, which I wish they'd leave in the 80s. I didn't post the from the back view but it looks like fiddley crap festival the minute you get from the front 180 degrees. Ugh.  Not feeling either of these as well. The little googley eyes on TFC hound give him quite the expressive chest, though. I wonder if MT is even going to bother with Guardia.
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Feb 7, 2015 21:20
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I think Chromedome looks great! Something is off with Hound, and my guess is they toned down their Maketoys "style" to make a more MP aesthetic. I think they may have toned it down too much, to the point of it being almost bland.
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Spiderdrake posted:Some pictures of the re:master or w/e series MakeToys put up  Chromedome looks pretty cool, though.
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I pulled out my BT Hound the other day thinking the same thing. That bot mode has not aged well.
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Spiderdrake posted:Some pictures of the re:master or w/e series MakeToys put up Function X is my Headmaster line, and I don't like Maketoys' obsession with fiddly overdesigning, so I won't be getting that, but that is a great-looking Chromedome right there.
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That Chromedome looks vile but I quite like the MT Hound there. Still, the only Autobots I'd get a not-MP for at this point are Jazz and Sunstreaker, I'm fine waiting for however long it takes for anyone else.
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Keldroc posted:and I don't like Maketoys' obsession with fiddly overdesigning  edit: I guess I'm just disappointed by the trifecta of where it is probably going to be priced, how so much of it is barely better than or worse than Code and the fact an IDW style Chromedome felt like a job tailored for MT given Quantron's willingness to use different alt-modes. Spiderdrake fucked around with this message at 23:01 on Feb 7, 2015 |
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Chromedome looks great, and Maketoys Hound looks good but I can wait for Hasbro to get around to him. TFC's Ironhide and Hound are poor attempts at fitting in the MP line.
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No pics of Maketoys Not-Inferno? He's the one I'm really interested in. I had the original figure in the 80's. Prowl, Inferno, Grimlock, Sludge, Blurr, Astrotrain and Blitzwing were the only non-combiner toys I had as a kid, and Blot, Nosecone, Afterburner, Scavenger, Bonecrusher and Mixmaster didn't... really form anything.
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why is anyone buying or making a non-IDW chromedome in The Year of Our Luigi 2015?
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DoctorWhat posted:why is anyone buying or making a non-IDW chromedome in The Year of Our Luigi 2015? The third party combiner era is over, so now it's a third party land rush to see who can become the dominant maker of unofficial Masterpiece figures. They're just throwing stuff at the wall to see what sticks. At this point I have to give the edge to Maketoys, especially if their Inferno ends up looking good.
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Feb 8, 2015 00:10
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Chromedome looks more like a DeLorean than the G1 toy.
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Keldroc posted:The third party combiner era is over, so now it's a third party land rush to see who can become the dominant maker of unofficial Masterpiece figures. They're just throwing stuff at the wall to see what sticks. By "third party combiner era" you mean... the combiner wars, right? RIGHT?
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The Taint Reaper posted:Chromedome looks more like a DeLorean than the G1 toy. He looks like a de-blockified version of the G1 car. The lower profile does result in a DeLorean-ish sweep to the windshield, but "more like a DeLorean"? No. 
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Keldroc posted:He looks like a de-blockified version of the G1 car. The lower profile does result in a DeLorean-ish sweep to the windshield, but "more like a DeLorean"? No. I dunno other than the grill being slightly different, the rest of the body profile is very similar. If he just had tail vents in the back he could be easily mistaken for the BTTF DeLorean because that had a huge brick structure on the hood as well.
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I can definitely see the DeLorean sensibilities, particularly in the rear slope.
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