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Looking at the loving MMC Aero Alpha thread and it's bumped with a bunch of replies. Oh, I think, must be shipping. No it's tfwers yelling about a seam on his leg bothering them  ??? This is a deal breaker ??? and LazyAza explaining to the fart salad brigade that yes, he is a slightly different shade of white than Drift because they're trying to intentionally differentiate the two figures. loving tfw2005
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Diet Poison posted:Frankly I'm surprised they haven't made Titan Masters of alternate Blitzwing faces, given that they kept the multi-face gimmick for Generations for kinda no reason. Seemed like they wanted to make it Blitzwing's "deal". Someone probably will at some point, but the third party stuff is beginning to slow down a bit. The demand for classics style 3P stuff has kind of dropped off and what's left is mostly Masterpiece style.
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Oct 27, 2017 00:12
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The most exciting 3P stuff is MMC’s comicverse stuff and UT’s movie stuff with the seemingly impossible transformations.
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Oct 27, 2017 00:21
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Caesarian Sectarian posted:The most exciting 3P stuff is MMC’s comicverse stuff and UT’s movie stuff with the seemingly impossible transformations. Yeah. That stuff kinda isn't even on my radar at all.
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Oct 27, 2017 00:50
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Gammatron 64 posted:Yeah. That stuff kinda isn't even on my radar at all.
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I'm assuming it is, but that's mistransformed right?
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Oct 27, 2017 04:45
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I have photographs I'd taken in person last year that show it transformed better. But that was then, in the nebulous year of 2016. There's a four sided argument in the thread. On one side, a guy who supposedly has insider information says it's intentional and the sun roof tail is an option. You can transform it differently, he claims. He mentioned the dinogirls and uses the word 'armatures'. Another says it is mistransformed but won't reveal his sources. Across from them, the wailing of manchildren who claim it is garbage and poo poo bad. Then another, who claims FansProject is dead, has been dead, and has a lot to answer for. He is all serious business over a toy company that paints bras on robots. Between them scurries a lone wounded man who asks if it will come with a sword. It is a bad thread. Do not go there. A local tells me he doesn't believe it will even come out.
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Oct 27, 2017 05:05
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Oh man I hope it has a sword. Just to make that guy happy. Somehow I suspect the worst threads will be those discussing upcoming 3P movie masterpiece-style figures since these combine the worst of 3rd party, MP and movie figure fans in a vortex of horrible.
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Oct 27, 2017 05:17
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Between the fandom getting ratholed on weirder and weirder poo poo and the retail product continuing to obsess on the 80s (to say nothing of the movie lines) instead of innovating I feel myself giving less of a poo poo about this hobby. I know I’m only one guy but unless there’s another beast wars level upheaval I’ll probably take a break for a while. Or, because I’m almost 40, bail out completely. Oh right, BSS. The comics aren’t holding my attention either.
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Blackheart posted:Oh man I hope it has a sword. Just to make that guy happy.
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Why cookie Rocket posted:Between the fandom getting ratholed on weirder and weirder poo poo and the retail product continuing to obsess on the 80s (to say nothing of the movie lines) instead of innovating I feel myself giving less of a poo poo about this hobby. I know I’m only one guy but unless there’s another beast wars level upheaval I’ll probably take a break for a while.
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Oct 27, 2017 13:39
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Iron Factory Jetfire and Nova Prime! More pics here (and is that Jazz sort of hidden in the middle?) 
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Oct 27, 2017 14:53
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Spiderdrake posted:Is anything? Cuz you know, you're wrong? Not really, I've been losing interest in most Transformers stuff. It helps that it's one of the worst fandoms out there.
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Oct 27, 2017 15:10
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Just don't go looking for any of the fandom unless you want to buy something and want to see people's pictures and opinions, with the exception of this thread because nobody is screaming about lady transformers or gay transformers or whatever the next thing the people of TFW/Seibertron are getting upset about is. This thread for the last 2 years or so is genuinely the most active I've been in the TF 'fandom' in my entire life and I'm enough of a
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Oct 27, 2017 15:22
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Terry van Feleday posted:Well, you're not the only one, there's a reason I haven't posted much recently. Even as someone who does like the movie designs, I'm suffering from Optimus Prime / Bumblebee fatigue pretty bad and I really do think this franchise needs a breath of fresh air.
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Oct 27, 2017 15:23
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Arquinsiel posted:I'm finding it mildly amusing that people will state that they are getting bored of the repetitive 80's dipping of the franchise at the same time that people are condemning the comics for being "nothing but OCs talking to each other". It is a bit funny. Gammatron 64 posted:Not really, I've been losing interest in most Transformers stuff. It helps that it's one of the worst fandoms out there. Your problem is identifying with a "fandom" in the first place.
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Oct 27, 2017 15:39
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Aw hell Takara Brawn looks amazingly better than Hasbro, dang! http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/10/27/hand-pics-new-takara-legends-lg-47-kickback-lg-48-gong-repgunus-lg-49-triggerhappy-352695 The window and tire detail makes a huge difference.   
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It'd probably be less of a complaint if the OCs they had were any good haha. Or atleast the ones who pop up the most. Like I think Aileron is pretty fun, moreso than the new ones from The Last Light  It's also fun giving stuff to the chars who never really got anything back in the day I think like the Skids and Swerve and freaking Rewind even haha. At a point though it's almost like they're OCs too since they barely had the personality before but..shut up. Also with Transformers fandom or whatever, I like you peeps and this thread  that is my take.
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Oct 27, 2017 15:52
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Gammatron 64 posted:Not really, I've been losing interest in most Transformers stuff. It helps that it's one of the worst fandoms out there. all fandoms are extremely bad, and not good, and the transformers one isn't even that egregious compared to a lot of others
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Oct 27, 2017 15:59
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Captain Invictus posted:dog I got bad news for you I mean that's kind of what I thought. A buddy of mine is always like "dude you like transformers, that's known to be one of the worst ones". I'm uh... not exactly sure why that is but ok. Some people have told me "well geewunner elitism" or something but I think elitism is probably the #1 problem with the vast majority of fandoms. I guess what I'm saying is I'm kind of a sheeple and I just go on whatever the last person I talked to said to me but hey on the bright side I'm self aware enough to admit that
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Oct 27, 2017 16:54
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Just stay here with us dude.
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Rhyno posted:Just stay here with us dude. Awwww. Okay.
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Oct 27, 2017 17:15
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I'm not quite as sick of the 80s just yet since I don't have a million prior versions of many of these characters, and the modern engineering is blowing my mind. However, aside from doing BW references there's really nowhere to go unless they're gonna redo the Armada years too and I can't see that happening this soon.
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Arquinsiel posted:I'm finding it mildly amusing that people will state that they are getting bored of the repetitive 80's dipping of the franchise at the same time that people are condemning the comics for being "nothing but OCs talking to each other".
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Oct 27, 2017 17:29
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As bad as TF fandom is, they didn't riot at McDonald's over lovely nugget sauce. (The sauce is lovely, not the nugs.)
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Arquinsiel posted:I'm finding it mildly amusing that people will state that they are getting bored of the repetitive 80's dipping of the franchise at the same time that people are condemning the comics for being "nothing but OCs talking to each other". You’re conflating two groups of people. I’m not saying there isn’t some overlap but you’re making a weird assumption. “Nothing but OCs talking to each other” is pretty close to my ideal pitch for a TF....fiction thing. Comic, show, whatever. Edit: Ideal in the hands of a writer that’s not too busy trying to achieve peak Whedon by huffing his own farts, that is.
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Gammatron 64 posted:Someone probably will at some point, but the third party stuff is beginning to slow down a bit. The demand for classics style 3P stuff has kind of dropped off and what's left is mostly Masterpiece style. TrentTroop on Shapeways has a set of all three as Titan Master faces, they just need to be painted and swapped out.
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History Comes Inside! posted:Just don't go looking for any of the fandom unless you want to buy something and want to see people's pictures and opinions, with the exception of this thread because nobody is screaming about lady transformers or gay transformers or whatever the next thing the people of TFW/Seibertron are getting upset about is.
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I'll see your OC and I'll raise you that I'd even take being forced to buy an entire run with some weirdo writer's Mary Sue self insert OC if it meant they'd stop putting humans in it and setting it on Earth. lovely human stories that I don't ever care about is a more tiresome trope to me than retreading the 80s G1 golden years. Just gimme the robots. All the robots. SpikeMcclane posted:Can I start screaming about wanting more of those instead? Go for it, gay robots own.
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Oct 27, 2017 18:06
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 There is more and more evidence leaking out of these being very much not cancelled. Wonder when we'll have a reveal, what is the next big toy event? I still couldn't say no to a Leader sized Blackout.
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I have decided to sell my Generations "Sgt." Kup. He is loose, but complete with rifle and instructions, and has only ever been transformed from truck to robot mode ONCE. Joints are all tight and paint is perfect. Would anyone be interested?
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SpikeMcclane posted:Can I start screaming about wanting more of those instead? Don't even get me started! (Without a cocktail)
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SpikeMcclane posted:Can I start screaming about wanting more of those instead? Only if you scream loudest about wanting a decent Knock Out. He deserves to be beautiful!
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Terry van Feleday posted:the problem, specifically? Windblade was basically an OC and I did quite like her. Fresh OCs introduced to a stale universe bring new perspective and new angles to stories. Windblade, Nautica, Drift, Pharma, these are all great. OCs talking to OCs, at least in Roberts and Barber's cases, turn into either spiraling off away from the story into nonsense and buzzwords or just repeating plot points over and over. They actively take away from the story. dragon_pamcake posted:Only if you scream loudest about wanting a decent Knock Out. He deserves to be beautiful!
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Terry, I wouldn’t dare to ask or hope for an essay or anything but what did you make of the madcap merry-go-round of delirium that was The Last Knight?
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Spiderdrake posted:Windblade is great. Yeah Windblade is all right. I mean, I'm not against new characters. People really hated Drift at first, remember that? The problem I have with the comic's writing is that they feel like self-indulgent fanfics. Although I suppose that could technically apply to anything that isn't made by the original creator of something. History Comes Inside! posted:Go for it, gay robots own. Star Wars did it first. C-3PO and R2-D2 were the original gay robots.
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Gammatron 64 posted:Not really, I've been losing interest in most Transformers stuff. It helps that it's one of the worst fandoms out there. Holy gently caress you cannot say this when My Little Pony, Sonic the Hedgehog, and just furry in general exist. I'd say Star Wars and Star Trek fandoms are even worse then this one. Have you even seen a dude wonder a Ren Fair in full Optimus gear? We're just in a pretty big lull right now. Endless Mike posted:As bad as TF fandom is, they didn't riot at McDonald's over lovely nugget sauce. (The sauce is lovely, not the nugs.) They're both pretty bad. Wendy's nuggets kick McDonald's teeth in.
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Yeah, but Wendy's didn't have several waves of wonderful food transformers. Frybot forever.
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Yes keep rambling on about fandoms, please. This type of meta discussion is enjoyable. In other news, I feel like the target nearby hasn't restocked anything in a month or so. They have the same bullshit Broadsides, TLK grimlocks and leader Skywarps. Same count and everything. The deluxes seem to be moving at least a little but they keep restocking with blurrs and scourges. GIVE ME TWINTWIST. ALSO toys are good let's all play with them.
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I can get you any of wave 5 whenever you want TheDK, but it'll cost you.Anora posted:Holy gently caress you cannot say this when My Little Pony, Sonic the Hedgehog, and just furry in general exist. I'd say Star Wars and Star Trek fandoms are even worse then this one. Have you even seen a dude wonder a Ren Fair in full Optimus gear? We're just in a pretty big lull right now. And then there's loving Star Citizen. THAT community is toxic to a scale beyond the worst of the worst Transformers fans. There's a $850 space ship being sold right now as a 'game changer'. The catch? It's not in game, it's function in game doesn't exist, the planets in game it would function on don't exist, the game barely exists. They dogpile on anyone who goes 'Dude this is a scam, don't you need a game to be a game changer?' The big problem with tfw2005 and its ilk is they've been trapped without a major influx of new fans for seven to ten years. ROTF is probably the last point where our fandom was really growing. You've got posters with ten years of being trapped in the fartbox and the mix of gases has eroded all filters on their brains. You go into threads and a dude is wailing about a seam on a shin or letting everyone know repeatedly that THIS TOY is a HARD PASS and HASBLO won't trick me AGAIN!!!!! But it's totally harmless compared to literally loving a drilled out Fluttershy.
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