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I'm wondering how the Bee claw on those new scorponoks will hold up, after awhile they just stop latching together.
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Anora posted:I'm wondering how the Bee claw on those new scorponoks will hold up, after awhile they just stop latching together. The plastic used isn't the same as the originals, either. My reissue Megatron's tail-arm keeps skipping the gear teeth if I push it like I did on my buddy's original, or basically any video reviewer does.
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I plan to keep mine packaged, I have the originals but the nostalgia of the packaging got me.
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Sockser posted:Bring back G2 you cowards
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Polar Claw's bat could beat Scorponok's bee any day of the week
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Technowolf posted:They should redeco all combiners in the most garish neon possible. Rumour has it we might get Thunderclash from the upcoming Motormaster so hopefully we get at least one eyeball scorcher
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Other posted:Rumour has it we might get Thunderclash from the upcoming Motormaster so hopefully we get at least one eyeball scorcher I would be there for a Turbomasters combiner
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Feb 9, 2022 05:32
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Oops! All skorponoks edition I'll show myself out
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Other posted:Rumour has it we might get Thunderclash from the upcoming Motormaster so hopefully we get at least one eyeball scorcher I would do a lot for a good Thunderclash.
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Got my "Behold Galvatron" set yesterday and that is a good looking trans-purple Galvatron. The tiny figures are fun but boy am I going to lose one of those eventualy. However, my Junkion ship has bent wings thanks to the paper wrap method of packaging accessories they've been doing lately. I recall there was some method of fixing deformation in softer plastics like this. Maybe with a hair dryer or hot water? Anyone with experience with that?
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Feb 9, 2022 18:08
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I've done it by soaking in boiling/just boiled water until it's soft, and then plunging it in cold water while holding it in the desired orientation to make sure it takes a set Might even have to introduce an opposite bend, depending on how bad it is. Reminds me, I should do that to Springer's helo blades, they're not supposed to have a curve on em like a katana but mine do
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Feb 9, 2022 18:22
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Looking at the pictures on pulse those wings are pretty wonky anyway. The hot water method will probably work pretty well, but it might slowly bend back if they're cast that way.
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Feb 9, 2022 18:34
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Yeah, unless you set the soft plastic the way you want it after applying heat, there's a great chance it will return to how it was before. Generations Lift-Ticket is on its way, apparently. Love me some Diaclone colors. Speaking of Diaclone, I, uh, got some Diaclone Reboot stuff over the Christmas holidays, thanks to Droyer And the Asia-Battles from that one company that seems to be making knockoffs. The plastic isn't as good-feeling as the Takara products, but it's still hella cool. I don't have a problem yet. Shut up.
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Feb 9, 2022 18:51
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Even if you do set it the polymers will return to their initial length eventually. I've a whole pile of bandy-winged Star Wars MicroMachines from the reboot series that just do not stay in shape for more than a few months.
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Yeah, basically you can usually rescue damage caused by packaging, but you are unlikely to permanently rescue a thing that was pulled out of the mould before it cured fully or where the mould itself was curved to aid in extraction.
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Feb 9, 2022 19:35
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Does anyone have the Fans Hobby Overlord? I notice there's a re-release coming up and I'm sorely tempted as I love the colours and the tank design, plus it seems to generally seen as less of a pain in the arse than the MMC(?) one?
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Sentinel Red posted:Does anyone have the Fans Hobby Overlord? I notice there's a re-release coming up and I'm sorely tempted as I love the colours and the tank design, plus it seems to generally seen as less of a pain in the arse than the MMC(?) one? I just sold mine. It's an amazing figure, if I hadn't jumped out of MP/3P I'd never have sold it.
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The MMC one has some odd choices with the shoulder transformation but IS still pretty cool, if that helps any.
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Core class ravage and shockwave? In my hands? It’s more likely than you think.
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Picked up these two today! Ratchet is very floppy in the waist and hips, his instructions are kinda trash, and the altmode doesn’t want to tab together at all. The bot mode is awesome though, and looks great. Perceptor is fine. Let’s be honest, you’re not going to have him in altmode ever. He could definitely use some kind of panel on his back to hide his head a little better. I don’t know that this is an improvement on the TR version honestly.
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The_Doctor posted:Perceptor is fine. Let’s be honest, you’re not going to have him in altmode ever. He could definitely use some kind of panel on his back to hide his head a little better. I don’t know that this is an improvement on the TR version honestly. Man Perceptor's really happy in his box art, isn't he?
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Knormal posted:The head stays on, that's an improvement. Reaching for a plate of cookies
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Perceptor's massive shoulder cannon and general look owns a lot. I really wouldn't be able to get over knowing that he turns into a microscope, though. Even if the leg sculpting and official stock photos are trying to play it off as some kind of artillery piece or radar dish or something.
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But without turning into a microscope, how would he perform a cursory evaluation of Decepticon capability that indicates a distinct tactical deficiency?
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Soundwave turns into a f***ing tape recorder
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Nodosaur posted:Soundwave turns into a f***ing tape recorder And he owns 
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Firing out the little buddies really does make Soundwave's silly alt mode feel cool even in 2022, whereas a microscope is just what it is. There's no implied sci-fi gimmick to it that it doesn't already do.
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A giant boombox doesn't make much sense, but giant speaker towers are a thing, you can come up with a way to justify it if you try. A giant microscope isn't anything. And I don't have a Soundwave either.
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Dabir posted:A giant boombox doesn't make much sense, but giant speaker towers are a thing, you can come up with a way to justify it if you try. A giant microscope isn't anything. And I don't have a Soundwave either. "Okay guys, we've chased the giant robot into that building, we've got him this time!" "Dang boss, he's nowhere to be found. All that's here is a bunch of boxes and a 32 foot tall microscope"
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I never realised that Perceptor's alt mode bothered so many people! I like it when characters have odd/unique modes, personally. Even (especially) the dumb ones.
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Marmaduke! posted:I never realised that Perceptor's alt mode bothered so many people! I like it when characters have odd/unique modes, personally. Even (especially) the dumb ones. I really liked it when I was a kid because it was a "real" microscope.
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Obviously you can like what you like and do what you want. I just think the microscope mode looks wildly out of place next to anything else that didn't come from Microchange. Although looking it up, the artillery mode was part of the original toy, so I guess you could think of it as a triple changer where you can completely ignore one of the modes?
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The cartoon made it work, but that's because of the whole "gently caress scale" mentality it had.
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Big ol’ microscope.
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Arquinsiel posted:The cartoon made it work, but that's because of the whole "gently caress scale" mentality it had. Yeah, that works in the wonderful world of animation, but I can't help but feel that even a little kid would notice that their Megatron toy is very definitely not fitting in Starscream's hand.
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The_Doctor posted:Big ol’ microscope. 
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Y'know, you could probably adjust Soundwave slightly into being a recordplayer/amp/speakers from his Boombox mode and it'd work and be more contemporary. He even already had a disc gimmick once that you could reuse
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Medullah posted:I really liked it when I was a kid because it was a "real" microscope. Same with me (also by virtue of "not having it", that really made me want it. I don't think he was available at all in the UK).
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Yeah if you're not doing an intentional G1 throwback then you probably should find new alt modes for the guys who just turn into objects, even if I will always disagree with the movie Big about the viability of transformers that turn into real world buildings
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