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SlothfulCobra posted:I can't wrap my head around the idea that Rodimus Prime goes through this whole thing and transforms and wears his trailer just to become a slightly larger and nearly identical version of what he already was.  Orion Pax definitely got more of a makeover, although technically that was done by Alpha Trion, so I guess Optimus didn't change form at all when he got the Matrix. As a kid it always bothered me that unlike Optimus, Rodimus' trailer is a necessary part of his alt-mode. In the show it didn't matter much, but toy-wise Rodimus was un-transformable without the trailer.  Also while I'm posting Rodimi I might as well remind everyone this isn't the first time he's transformed with his trailer... 
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I still have a protector armor set or whatever for that poo poo rear end classics rodimus and I've never once tried to use it. I even bought the appropriately colored rodimus to match the armor. I think they were both from a goon (thank you). gently caress I need to sell some poo poo.
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TheDK posted:I still have a protector armor set or whatever for that poo poo rear end classics rodimus and I've never once tried to use it. I even bought the appropriately colored rodimus to match the armor. I think they were both from a goon (thank you). gently caress I need to sell some poo poo. I think I sold you that Rodimus back when I was selling fuckloads of TFs here.
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Feb 15, 2018 07:16
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Rhyno posted:I think I sold you that Rodimus back when I was selling fuckloads of TFs here. Edit: (thank you rhyno) one day l will play with it.
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Feb 15, 2018 07:21
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He's not awful. I have the toon-color edition in the "sell these guys" box.
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Feb 15, 2018 07:31
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Rhyno posted:He's not awful. I have the toon-color edition in the "sell these guys" box. Wrong, he is pretty awful. His knees and elbows are essentially non-functional. They exist, sure, but in any practical application they are worthless. His head is super Mario live action movie goomba tiny, he is barely a hot rod and nowhere near a rodimus. His weapon is kinda cool which is the only saving grace. (The ketchup and mustard version is the worst, thanks cyclonus) We shall see what happens with the armor. One day.
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https://io9.gizmodo.com/these-new-transformers-cyberverse-figures-are-fantastic-1823007404 First look at the Cyberverse toyline. Shockwave's alt mode is hilarious.
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Feb 15, 2018 16:06
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Hasbro has heard our pleas and are producing transformers we won't want! Hallelujah!
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Feb 15, 2018 16:09
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I... kinda like that Shockwave
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quote:But if you grew up with the original toys, and were left confused and disappointed when Optimus Prime was turned into a gorilla, the toys from the latest series, Transformers Cyberverse, will definitely appeal to your nostalgic side. I wish Transformers articles wouldn't be written by people who don't have a clue to what they're talking about. Also, wouldn't anyone who is nostalgic for G1 just buy MPs? Am I severely overestimating disposable income?
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TaurusOxford posted:I wish Transformers articles wouldn't be written by people who don't have a clue to what they're talking about. Also, wouldn't anyone who is nostalgic for G1 just buy MPs? Am I severely overestimating disposable income? Uh, yeah dude
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TaurusOxford posted:I wish Transformers articles wouldn't be written by people who don't have a clue to what they're talking about. Also, wouldn't anyone who is nostalgic for G1 just buy MPs? Am I severely overestimating disposable income? I'd say yes. By a large margin.
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TaurusOxford posted:I wish Transformers articles wouldn't be written by people who don't have a clue to what they're talking about. Also, wouldn't anyone who is nostalgic for G1 just buy MPs? Am I severely overestimating disposable income? Lol I want my Ark and Nemesis crews to be MPs, but it's going to be a work in progress. The post-movie guys, I'm okay with just getting the newer stuff (Generations, CW, TR, PotP) because I like them. Plus I don't think we'd ever get a MP Slugslinger or Misfire.
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That Grimlock looks very adequate and my detolf is almost out of space. I think I’m gonna have to toss the shelf of AoE dinobots to make room for Volcanicus and this new Grimlock and then I’ll have space for all the doofy Grims I have like the Mighty Mugg and the Potato Head ones Fuckin Grimlock being popular again has really forced my hand into buying a lot more toys And I still need to get the Black/Green FoC Grimlock thing from Whatever cartoon it is
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I have never found so many new releases so quickly. I can't believe this is Silverbolt retool.  
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Feb 15, 2018 18:20
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Dammit. I need him.
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long-rear end nips Diane posted:I... kinda like that Shockwave Yeah that's the only one that really catches my eye, I might pick one up.
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Rhyno posted:I can't believe this is Silverbolt retool. Oh wow, so it is! Was Sky Lynx a retool as well or his own thing?
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BizarroAzrael posted:Oh wow, so it is! Was Sky Lynx a retool as well or his own thing? Nope, he was his own thing. I'm sure they'll retool him sooner or later. A friend of mine texted me to let me know he hid an Elita-1 at the far away Walmart if I want to make the trip. Rodimus Unicronus has also been sighted at various stores already.
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History Comes Inside! posted:Yeah that's the only one that really catches my eye, I might pick one up. I rather like the Optimus Prime. It has a sort of Euro truck kind of feel to it. Megatron looks more like an artillery piece then a tank though.
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Feb 15, 2018 18:55
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Need that Hungrrr.
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Feb 15, 2018 18:56
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You guys the torso tabs together in so many cool ways.
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Feb 15, 2018 19:01
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According to the wiki, Hun-Grr just shares engineering with Silverbolt instead of being a retool. So it's like an Energon Starscream/G2 Smokescreen thing.
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Nodosaur posted:According to the wiki, Hun-Grr just shares engineering with Silverbolt instead of being a retool. So it's like an Energon Starscream/G2 Smokescreen thing. I think that still qualifies as a retool, just a really major one. Abominus is gonna look legit facing off against Computron.
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Rhyno posted:I have never found so many new releases so quickly. something doofy you apparently can do with Hun-Gurr 
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Sockser posted:That Grimlock looks very adequate and my detolf is almost out of space. I think I’m gonna have to toss the shelf of AoE dinobots to make room for Volcanicus and this new Grimlock and then I’ll have space for all the doofy Grims I have like the Mighty Mugg and the Potato Head ones He's pretty  looking. I want him more than the POTP one at this point really.
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Fuckin hell Hun-Grr looks so much better than Scattershot
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So this news is relevant here Apparently Power Rangers, not Super Sentai, is ending its toy deal with Bandai of Japan as of this year Supposedly the company that's picked up the license starting in 2019 is Hasbro. So I guess look forward to Transformers branded Megazords?
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Huh. Maybe hasbro has a fuckload of combiner wars pegs sitting around unused.
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Rhyno posted:Huh. Maybe hasbro has a fuckload of combiner wars pegs sitting around unused. gently caress if I know Megazords and Transformers. Litterally never saw that happening. It's not even like with Go-Bots, they're just so fundamentally separate. And we're still getting Japanese Bandai ones in all of their bricky ...glory? Weird times.
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I think it’s more likely Hasbro will keep them separate, to be honest. They haven’t really been putting Marvel and TFs together since getting that license, aside from the Crossovers line, which never used actual TF characters anyway and didn’t last long.
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In my idle browsing... they don't really sell the Japanese toys in America, everything is remade to be much cheaper and have fewer moving parts. They also remove the roleplay toy interaction, usually. Like, Baltmatrix reviewed Ninja Steel's Megazord and compared it to Shurikenjin, and it's... pretty bad. I'm not sure why they remove so much engineering. I'm not sure if Hasbro will make more complex mecha out of the designs. Power Rangers skews young. They might be able to make the mecha look better, but I imagine they'll use the engineering the Rescue Bots and quick change movie toys use. This is also confusing, because Bandai of America had input on the toyline to last series, Kyuranger, in order to make it more sellable in America. Such as having a huge team with distinct suits (differentiated by fur, wings, scales, etc), or having a mecha with combiner wars' gimmick. Why would they do that and then bail on the license? The toyline's sales weren't a complete flop, and they actually sold better than last years. I would like to see Power Rangers type Mecha with Transformers complexity, but I don't think it's really going to happen.
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Nodosaur posted:I think it’s more likely Hasbro will keep them separate, to be honest. They haven’t really been putting Marvel and TFs together since getting that license, aside from the Crossovers line, which never used actual TF characters anyway and didn’t last long. Well you need Marvel and Hasbro to agree to that. We are getting closer to that happening though.
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Nodosaur posted:I think it’s more likely Hasbro will keep them separate, to be honest. They haven’t really been putting Marvel and TFs together since getting that license, aside from the Crossovers line, which never used actual TF characters anyway and didn’t last long. The main thing that makes me think we might see some more interplay between the two is Well Marvel doesn't exactly have a lot of notable giant robot characters running around. Power Rangers is made of them. Any time I look at a Transformer combiner, somewhere in the back of my head I just think of a Megazord. With Hasbro being so combiner happy lately, it's just a weird time for them to get the only toyline that relies even more heavily on combining giant robots
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It’s really gonna depend on what Saban wants, just like what Rhyni said re: Marvel. Even when TFs and Marvel crossed over in a comic they did it as a limited thing. Saban has a history of not playing nice with the PR brand too so, they probably makes it even less likely. Takara and Bandai Japan being competitors probably means they won’t share much of the TF style engineering either, because that’s mostly done on the Japanese side of Transformers. So if they take from TFs it’ll probably be Hasbro doing the engineering. I guess a crossover comic series is possible.
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Have I brought up how much I love these new combiner feet? The hands are crappy but man, the new feet having ankle tilts and a port on the back where you can snap the hands in is awesome.
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I saw an original Transformers Micromasters Missile Command that was near complete with box in a thrift store for 40 bucks. The only thing missing was one little gun thing that you can easily find on ebay. Is this a worthwhile purchase or is that too much? The box isn't perfect and it does kind of show its age but there' no major damage and it isn't ripped or anything. The little cardboard holders for the cars and stuff were even there.
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Rhyno posted:Have I brought up how much I love these new combiner feet? The hands are crappy but man, the new feet having ankle tilts and a port on the back where you can snap the hands in is awesome. What to do with the second thumb puzzles me Do I pop it off? Have a weird fist with two thumbs? fold it up some weird way?
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Gammatron 64 posted:What to do with the second thumb puzzles me I take it off if they’re gonna be hands, leave it on if it’s getting plugged into the feet.
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Found Slag and Swoop at retail tonight. They must have just unpacked a box or something, cause gobs of each of them. Still not getting them, but at least it's nice to hold a proper Swoop for the first time since I was a child. How much is Takara Devastator going for on ebay these days?
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