'terrible pic OP';

'>>10983533
but he wants hugs
would you DENY the hug of a breastforce guy?';

'>>10983539
no he can have a hug. I almost got him but I really don't like his chicken mode, well at least with the gun lol';

'I-I have a Deathsaurus too. Can I play?';

'>>10983553
yeah I don't like chicken mode either. but it is a faithful recreation of a G1 design and that is just how they rolled.
>>10983558
dem zigzaggy legs... what is that. whose idea was that';

'>>10983561
that was because he also had to have a torso mode';

'>>10983566
oh that's right, the combiner thing.
actually, could you rotate the hip a bit? that might.. like rotate the hip forward and bend what I can only call the knee back, maybe you'd have a better leg shape..';

'Should have Cliffjumper by tomorrow, can't wait.';

'>>10983558
SOVL

>>10983528
SOVLLESS';

'so are transformers considered exoskeleton lifeforms or just purely mechanical lifeforms';

'>>10983568
I think you can. It's been a while since I fiddled with that mold.';

'>>10983588
Yes but also no';

'>>10983588
I've never heard them described as exoskeleton lifeforms';

'>>10983596
They don't have bones at least.';

'>>10983588
define exoskeleton lifeforms. you mean like arthropods? I guess since their hardest part is on the outside, maybe?';

'>>10983588
Gobot's are exoskeleton lifeforms. Transformers are mechanical lifeforms, not to be wholly confused with robots of course';

'>>10983588
They are super robot life forms.';

'>>10983588
In most cases Transformers are glowy energy ball lifeforms.';

'>>10983638
that's a good point. but it's not like we're any different. the question here is what form do their bodies have.
this is also kinda how zoids lore works.';

'>>10983638
>Transformers are glowy energy ball lifeforms.
By that logic we humans are just glowy ghost things in flesh and meat bodies.';

'>>10983601
Idw at the least would like a word with you.';

'>>10983639
>>10983642
humans do not have tangible souls that you can just yoink out and plop into another vessel.';

'>>10983644
well yeah the oddest part here is that sparks seem to be.. SOMEWHAT corporeal, and at least visible and tangible. as if someone tried to build a soul using technology. Maybe it's just for the audience and/or for dramatic effect. i mean human souls aren't visible either but ghosts in tv shows always are.';

'>>10983646
>i mean human souls aren't visible either
to be very clear: because they don't exist.';

'>>10983595
This is the best answer.

The body isn't really all there is to a transformer, and it varies between continuity. Sometimes they are the spark, sometimes the brain unit, sometimes the personality component, sometimes just some data on a floppy disk.

Sometimes some combination of those. The important part is that I don't think there are really any case where a cybertronian is entirely bound by their body, outside severe lethal trauma, the body's can get smashed to shit and ten minutes later the character is fine.';

'>>10983638
... is that an attempt to explain why Starscream is imortal?';

'>>10983651
Found the ginger.';

'>>10983651
lol right, electricity typed this post. nice try.';

'>>10983654
In those images? No.
Starscream's immortality has had multiple explanations, or lack thereof.
- In the G1 cartoon he was a ghost just because.
- In Beast Wars he's described as having a "mutant, indestructible spark."
- Armada Starscream died, and Energon Starscream was just a recreation.
- In Animated his spark was extinguished, but he was brought back to life with an Allspark fragment. He became lifeless again only when the shard was removed from his body.
- In Cyberverse he just survived several near-deaths until he actually died.';

'>>10983668
He probably would have stopped being dead later. One of the writers mentioned Starscream was originally going to appear during the Windblade scavenger hunt, but was cut for time.';

'>>10983668
didn't something like that happen in Prime too? leading to a bunch of clones.';

'>>10983671
Something LIKE WHAT? I just posted a list of different things, you need to be specific.';

'>>10983671
He wasn't dead in Prime. He made copies of himself while alive. Although the copies died.';

'>>10983671
Starscream never had any immortality traits in Prime. Having clones has nothing to do with being immortal.';

'>>10983674
oh okay, I only watched it once through, so I couldn't remember, but I thought he was dying or something and the thing that brought him back to life brought him back a lot

no wait, I remember now. He had his T-cog stolen like it was a kidney, and he was cloning new starscreams to steal theirs.';

'I found a comfy place to store Spittor.';

'>>10983678
comfy AND ornate.';

'>>10983668
Wasn't there plans to do something along the lines of revealing that Starscream had become part of his allspark fragment in Animated with slipstream reviving him?

Also points that so long as the fragment was in his head he couldn't stay dead.';

'>>10983698
It doesn't matter what any plans were, it needs to actually make it into a released product to count.';

'Lookee who showed up in the mail';

'>>10983714
kaiser? I barely know her! but I might..';

'>>10983702
He gets revived in the Transformers Legends comic.';

'>>10983644
>>10983642
I mean, soon as we smooth out how to plug and play a brain transplant what's the difference?';

'>>10983722
Who *doesn't* get revived in the Legends comics?';

'>>10983723
nah the brain is still part of the body. it just has the soul interface module built into the neocortex. basically the spark chamber.';

'>>10983730
Well to be fair, I think a transformer can only be active when in a body';

'>>10983735
Except beast wars Megatron, some Starscreams, and I think someone else....';

'>>10983767
And someone that's either communing, or has become part of the matrix/allspark';

'>>10983735
sure i'm just saying
among other things, the brain is not really the discrete object you're imagining. it segues into the spinal cord and that segues out into every nerve in the body. it's all one connected piece, basically.';

'>Takara's fixing the Legacy Leo Prime toy
>They even brought back the spinny mane from the og toy and anime
WOOOOOOOOOOOOO';

'>>10983777
that mane is cool and all, but it belongs on a more mechanical-styled lion. and i'm sorry that face is way goofy. it's all made of balls. even his eyebrows are double balls.
the pointed ears i do like.';

'>>10983779
It's also way too small';

'>>10983714
Got mine a few days ago. I missed the PO for Gunner on GSC though, so I'll be getting him through bbts sometime next year probably...
I assume the next Brave Gattai series will be J Decker, but I am praying they get to Goldran soon.';

'>>10983678
this looks like one of those things that someone would buy at a yard sale in a horror movie and then a group of teenagers would open it in the middle of the night and Spittor would tell them the order in which they'll die.
>>10983779
I'm with you; cautiously optimistic but as of now I don't care.';

'>>10983784
They're starting Fighbird currently, but they're also doing the rest of the Da-Garn cast so who knows, might see the rest of Mightgaine at this rate.';

'>>10983785
that... is an alarmingly cool rockdevastator.
and speaking of lio, I wonder how feasible it would be with a dremel sander and some plastic card to turn an organic beastformer INTO a mechanical animal one..';

'>>10983784
>I missed the PO for Gunner on GSC though
Same
Don't know if I'm going to bother with the secondary market for him. Debating on Seven Changer.';

'>>10983728
Predaking and, sadly, Turtler. Predaking eventually got revived with the biggest asspull ever, but Turtler is still dead.

Bonus points for Black Zarak being strongly hinted at, but not appearing in the Selects comics.';

'>>10983714
funny, the green leg looks blue here. and the yellow looks tan.
yet the blue and orange arms look the same, so it's not as if the whole image is tinted.';

'>see SS 86 ratchet in store
>go ahead and buy him
>get him into alt mode after the pain the ass roof
>fucking no one ever said that his waist sticks out underneath the carriage which scrapes against flat surfaces when rolling
>yes my shit is tabbed in
>white paint has different hues and is mismatched
Fuck this piece of shit voyager, and I fucking love Ratchet. Returning this piece of crap. The bot mode looks alright but the alt fucking sucks.';

'>>10983779
Oh it's absolutely goofy, I don't think a single Lio Convoy has ever had a realistic and good lion head lol. But at least I can accept this one as part of the robot (that just genuinely is what the mane looked like). I'd sooner accept a goofy toy/anime-accurate lion head, than an absolutely ghoulish head ripped off the dog from FMA, lmao';

'>>10983826
well that's the other weird thing
in the anime, didn't he have a cartoony lion face with a normal mane (well, anime-spiky-hair mane anyway), then in robot mode, suddenly ridged metal mane plates and a more serious-looking metal lion face?
so this is like, splitting the difference. toony face, metal mane. very odd.';

'>>10983793
thanks. to your point, I think that would be way more work than it sounds like. at least way more work than ripping the lion head off and replacing it with a zoid head or something. don't let me stop you though, the Internet loves watching crazy people do crazy shit; Godspeed!
oh, also, speaking of dremels, you can shave the tab off of Shards tail-boom so it can swivel down. Big Hasbro doesn't want you to know the truth';

'>>10983831
oooh I might try that. i really wish I could play around with Shard first before deciding whether to buy her.
and yeah that probably would be hella tons of work. and in the end, you'd still have a lion with pretty weird legs.';

'>>10983830
It seems to be taking the proportions of the metallic robotmode lion head, but stylizing it more cartoonishly? Could be talkin out my ass doe.';

'>>10983777
According to people it's taking design cues from the MP, as well.';

'(oh apparently >>10983846 isn't representative of the figure, my b. This one's just a photo of the MP Takara posted on their twitter to promote it)';

'>>10983823
Yeah, I don't get the love people have for that mold, the shitty hood tab design on clear plastic completely ruins it. You're more likely to marr the plastic than actually getting it over the notch.';

'>>10983837
we'll have to see how it toins out. I might just have to repaint mine if the new one replaces him on my shelf.
>>10983846
those mane-pieces on the arms, i love. that's the only real thing about the new one that I dislike. Yes okay we're going for realistic hair, but you couldn't make the hair sweep into cool spikes like this? why did it have to be random tufty locks like he has sideburns on his arms..';

'I forgot how MightKaiser's torso worked, so the combination was more involved than I thought';

'>>10983878
What makes this worse is that Lio Convoy used those pieces as makeshift claws as well. I don't think the MP allowed you to position them that way either.';

'>>10983833
>before deciding whether to buy her.
Shard has chosen you. there is no escape.';

'>>10983833
>i really wish I could play around with Shard first before deciding whether to buy her.
She's the best of the rock bots so far. If you own or enjoyed either of the previous ones, you'll like her. If you need someone to tell you to buy her first, then consider this post as your motivation to do so.';

'>>10983785
That's very macabre.

It's just the Chocolate Frog from Harry Potter in a fancy tin. I thought it was several small ones individually wrapped, but it's just one big non-holo chocolate frog.

If we had TF x Harry Potter I would want chocolate Spittor (we really should have gotten a core/deluxe Diver to go with the other BWII guys), a hippogriff (probably from silverbolt unfortunately), or a Hogwarts Express (Astrotrain???).';

'>>10983947
ehh i'm mostly a beast guy, and she's overpriced. if I can see a convincing fish mode or something, then I'm in once her price drops below 19 or so, but finances are becoming tighter and I can't just buy one because i don't hate it.';

'>>10983528
Is studio series sideways good?';

'somebody please answer this guy, I feel bad and I don't have the toy to help him out.
in return I will answer a question of yours about recent beast guys.';

'>>10983846
>Our Origin
WTF does that even mean?';

'>>10984003
not really hard to translate here
they're saying "We let hasbro put out their version, here's ours"';

'>>10983950
>That's very macabre
is it?! you're the one with the carnival merry-go-round keepsake full of cursed amphibians...';

'>>10983533
You are breaking my heart anon.
>>10983539
I wanted to go for "I see this as absolute win"
>>10983528
Thanks for using my pic OP.';

'>>10984014
Honestly I just wanted to talk about Spittor, I wasn't talking shit about your collectible tins';

'>>10983638
And that is precisely why I dislike the concept of sparks.';

'>>10984063
that is fine.';

'>>10983777
Oh dang this is pretty cool. Looking forward to seeing how he pans out. I guess this is probably the version we'll eventually get a Flash Lio Convoy out of?';

'>>10984087
Spittor's the best, right?';

'Bros, new Pops!';

'>>10983360
>This guy has been in the box for a while now and I finally decided to open him up. Man, he is so good.
I haven't put him down since I got him a couple weeks back. He's either on my desk, on the couch next to me, or on my bedside table. The original is one of my favourite childhood toys, and playing with this new one brought me right back. I've even started watching Beast Wars again.';

'Who are your favourite Transformers YouTubers? Anyone like Gobot or TJ Omega or just review channels?';

'>>10984166
>Laserbeak
That's Buzzsaw tho, Fucko sisters how will we ever recover?';

'>>10984194
Excuse me sir, I'm a millennial and not a yank.';

'I wish leader classes were good again.';

'>>10984202
Putting up some figures today, I had to transform a bunch of stuff from storage. I'd forgotten how bad the T30 Jetfire mold felt. Siege onwards may be smaller, but it feels so much better and it's still not on par with Aaron era Transformers.';

'>>10984190
Emgo,PvP, Wotafa, some other random asian reviewers.Also I love this dude work:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKBKarXOIik

>>10984202
Downsize trend is a bit bullshit
Scouts are new deluxes
Deluxes are now voyagers
Voyagers are now leader
Leaders are now commanders
Titan class is weirdly not gimped.';

'>>10984202
Too bad for that one to be good it still needed to be a Premium super expensive Takara release.';

'>>10984219
It was gradual. T30 Springer isn't leader big, but towers over current voyagers and old Mega equivalents were a lot bigger than him. Speaking of, Springer and Sandstorm are still great toys, but the proportions are weird to look at. It's like Naoko Takeuchi designed them.';

'>>10983953
He's a pretty standard movie carformer.

You've been waiting a while to get a response, huh?
Hint; posts with pictures are more likely to get replies';

'>>10984202
This figure just makes me wonder how amazing leaders could've been back when they had so much money to throw around if they didn't squander it all on garbage lights & sounds and spring loaded shit
To this day I'm still disappointed in leader animated megs';

'>>10984220
RotF Prime was excellent to start with, nigga
Takara just made it even better.';

'>>10984190
Jobby, I used to be a big fan of Vangelus (before he became a lazy faggot) and Thew (before he became a massive faggot)';

'>>10984085
Hell of a lot better than Wheelack and Ratchet just building more guys because they saw dinosaurs';

'Only owning the GF versions of him & Galvatron, the Hasbro Megatron is so much better with its darker purple.';

'>>10984362
I found this guy complete at my parents' house but I have a hard time wanting to sell him because he scales well with the new releases like Metroplex and Starscream. I wish I had the "super" mode colors with the silver and red for this version because it looks so good.';

'>>10984362
>casually flexing with the EVA Prime';

'>>10983811

How’s the plastic on it? Does it feel like there’s some weight to it or is it flimsy or cheap?';

'Any of you fine gentlemen familiar with the Amazon 2007 Decepticon pack? I just got a loose Starscream from this set and I am wondering if it is normal for this thing to be riddled with factory paint and assembly errors or did this dude sell me a janky copy?
>nosecone not screwed together properly
>shoulder halves wont fit flush
>actual dent in the plastic of one tailfin
>about 20 paint blemishes
Very annoying. If this is even somewhat expected I can live with it, but I really think the seller bait and switched me';

'>>10984408
No real complaints about plastic quality so far
He's about twice the weight of a leader class, or just a bit lighter than a commander.
I can do size comparisons later if there's anyone you want to see him next to';

'>>10984396
Galvatron is great. A more cohesive colourscheme fits him so well. If you find one I'd grab him.';

'>>10984400
Got him for a steal as well.';

'>>10984441
Just to be sure, this isn't the bootleg version?';

'>>10984443
Nope but the box is pretty battered from the moves over the years.';

'really wish they bring the weaponizer pack back. My Sunstreaker needs a better weapon than that crappy engine gun and while my G2 Laser Optimus Prime primary weapons are cool and all, his trailer is disappointing.';

'>>10984443
>>10984448
Meant yes it isn't a bootleg its the official limited edition.';

'>>10984189
>still in the box
Im one of the first people in the country to get Cybertron Starscream and I never opened him. Wtf. He looks sick, but I guess he just doesn’t ‘spark joy’ the way I thought he would. Anyway Im collecting movie figures atm so he and a few others (pic rel) are waiting for me when I come back to the toon stuff.';

'>>10984190
He doesn’t always cover transformers but I like youheidx, I tend to watch more Japanese channels that cover vintage yuusha because I like shiny robots. If it’s in the us I watch Bert the Stormtrooper and Patriot Prime because I like frenly dad types';

'>>10984448
Get in the semi truck, Shinji.';

'I have no interest in buy this, but it seems strange they did Optimus Prime's eyes in toy color but Megatron's show color.';

'What made you fall out of love of MPs?';

'>>10984663
Really expensive.';

'>>10984663
I was never all that in love with them. The fun:price or fun:bullshit ratios were never satisfying, even in the glory days of MP-10 to MP-30 (or whatever line you want to draw). A few standouts exist but the line as a whole didn't do much for me even back then. From Megatron onward I was completely detached.

Missing Link is a lot more appealing to me, but the pricing is a serious headache.';

'>>10984663
Ditching more realistic alt-modes in favor of toon accuracy.
That didn't mean I jumped to mainline, though, I'll buy a few but most are less respectable than 24 year old Car Robots toys. I appreciated the movies having nice alt-modes but hate most of the robots modes.
That said I bought MP-Prowl 8 years ago and haven't felt the need to ever buy another Prowl since them, same with most other MPs.';

'>>10984663
overengineering and overreliance on faux parts for the sake of autistic levels of cartoon accuracy.

it sucks that CHUG is going in the same direction.';

'>>10984663
Understanding that the line peaked with Inferno';

'>>10984704
He's very... red.';

'>>10984663
Better alternatives';

'>>10984663
I didn't.';

'>>10984663
Everything';

'>>10984704
I liked Shockwave more personally. Especially the + version. But Artfire is a very close second.';

'Lol saw this during a search for kabaya fortress max

It is a ko, but it seems there was a ko that is a direct copy of the original and another has a simpled system with out saber.

Is there any way to tell from the package sort of buying it for almost 50 usd??';

'>>10984663
I only have a few, MP-01, MP-03 (cartoon redeco), and Optimus Primal, and while I do really like them, they are strictly display pieces, partly because of the cost, and also because they are not toys. Which is why I never really got into MPs, because while I am careful with all my toys, I really appreciate the reassuring feeling of "this is a thing to play with." That feeling is actually what got me back into collecting in general, I had gone through that "I only buy adult collectables, not toys" phase and one day I went into a toy store when hanging out with a friend and saw Generations Thrust, which for some reason just called to me, so I bought him and I still remember just opening him up and playing around with him while sitting on my buddy's couch. That feeling of just playing with a fun toy is why I collect Transformers, the needlessly complex transformations that takes 20 minutes and is all panels and fiddly bits, on a display piece that costs sometimes hundreds of dollars and sometimes has shitty QC, it just doesn't appeal to me.
Besides now that Studio Series has really gotten into a rhythm and produces figures that look basically just as good for way cheaper, I don't see the need for MPs anymore. Maybe the best thing for them would be to pivot toward an improved Alternators/Binaltech style for anons like >>10984677 which is definitely an under-served group of the community.';

'>>10984677
>Ditching more realistic alt-modes in favor of toon accuracy.
So don't buy the Beast Wars ones? The G1 guys never stopped having realistic alt modes.';

'>>10984775
>The G1 guys never stopped having realistic alt modes.';

'>>10984787
That's what a Volkswagon Beetle looks like.';

'>>10984787
It is a realistic depiction of a toy car.';

'>>10984789
Anon...';

'>>10984663
Nothing. I got into toy collecting with Alternators, and Masterpiece is more of what I wanted from that.';

'>>10984663
Missing Link since that's what I always wanted over the cartoon appearances.';

'>>10984800
I want both so I'm glad both exist now.';

'>>10984663
third party doing them better and more recently, doing them cheaper';

'>>10984663
I had almost no interest in them but the Beast Wars ones pulled me back in. Megatron specifically.';

'>>10984663
Too big, too expensive, and sometimes just plain fucking up (upcoming Ginrai's trailer, for instance).';

'>>10984819
>upcoming Ginrai's trailer
What are you referring to?';

'>>10984823
This.';

'>>10984835
It looks like a grey and blue box with wheels. What is the issue?';

'>>10984835
>official stock images have been out for weeks
>anon is still posting AI upscales of the same fuzzy ass leaks
Shitposters really are incapable of getting new material in these threads.';

'>>10984837
You don't see the ridiculously tall, red pillars on the front of it?';

'>>10984837
Trailer actually looks worse than the 35 year old original toy I assume is what he means';

'>>10984840
Bro, the official pictures are the exact same. Please don't tell me you're trying to imply it somehow looks better in them.';

'>>10984663
Kicking myself for not buying masterpiece Soundwave when it was fairly affordable, especially the Hasbro one that came with all five of his cassettes and I think it was only like $120 at the time.';

'undefined';

'>>10984916';

'>>10984918';

'>>10984918
So that is where the squishy parts are.';

'>>10984920';

'>>10984913
I just wish the Hasbro version didn't make the then-standard changes for no good reason. Pinched a penny not painting the panels on his feet and the yellow visor just ruin what was basically perfection. Still, that is a shame you didn't get him then, he was super hard to even get an order in since he sold out so fast.';

'Ultimate Optimus';

'>>10984926';

'>>10984925
Had to even out with Starscream's colors.';

'undefined';

'>>10984920
He looks very polite';

'>>10984931';

'>>10984920
Has 0% of the sex appeal that Quintessa had.';

'Minicons RID gimmick is back!';

'BOTSHOTS ARE BACK';

'>>10984935
Overload retool. Very odd.';

'>>10984936

Well, that was unexpected. But I want that Quintesson bad.';

'Wtf is this?';

'>>10984936
What is next? Kre-O?';

'>>10984942
Anon...

No, because Lego is making sets but that wouldve been nuts. A Lego G1 Bumblebee set is releasing in June.';

'>>10984926
It's not... terrible? Kind of like the proportions and overall style.

>>10984933
...never mind.';

'>>10984936
Between this and Shinkalion there seems to be a bit of a botshots resurgence happening';

'undefined';

'>>10984935
ow my exploding balls';

'>>10984948';

'>>10984944
Colors are important for making a truck not look like a folded up robot.';

'undefined';

'Botshots';

'>>10984935
>Bakugan Brawl! Whirlwing, stand!';

'>>10984951
It really is, it's all that grey in the entire cab. Ugh...';

'>>10984952
Oh, so it is like those old Power Rangers toys.';

'>>10984949
>my exploding balls
You should get that checked out anon';

'undefined';

'What you gotta do...when the odds are against you...';

'Retools...';

'undefined';

'>>10984936
>>10984960
Oh they didn't reshell these guys at all huh.

Can they actually do that? I don't get how they can show art of a completely different thing from the actual product.';

'Peak';

'>>10984972
Probably. You can see the product in the packaging, and they had impossible poses on the artwork since 1984.';

'>>10984972
they did for the 1st half of beast machines';

'>>10984972
Hasbro are cheap fucks';

'>>10984936
>tfp Megs face
>>10984935
Kino
>>10984926
Kinda want this
>>10984920
NEED';

'>>10984934
you lack imagination';

'>>10984475
I'll give u 200 for it';

'>>10984979
This one's at least new though, just conflicted with what seems like an Energon design gimmick. Everything else is complete re-productions of old stuff, with a little bit of remolding. Hasbro's seriously scraping the bottom of the barrel for their kids toys.

>>10984975
>>10984978
This feels like such a nitpicky thing to say with Botshots of all things as an example, but I think there's a major difference between exagerating a design, and using that design to advertise a feature of the product that's just blatantly false. It really doesn't feel like it should be a legal business practice lol';

'>>10984775
My first vehicle TFs were Car Robots/RiD. I got a Car Robots Speedbreaker before RiD even came out thanks to a collectors shop. I'm the silent minority that is RiD kids. I hold that level as the ideal for realistic vehicle TFs. I want clear windows and headlights and nice paint. I won't spend that much money as a 30year old on a toy that looks worse than one I had at 9.';

'>>10984991
It is the same stock art they put on all the packaging. You are overthinking it.';

'>>10985010
Not really? I mean my first thought, and probably angone else's looking at that packaging would be (oh, that's the vehicle these turn into), so it is kind of misleading in that way. Yeah, Hasbro's been doing that for years now with their cheap repurposed molds, but that might legit fall under false advertising if anyone actually cared to challenge them on it.';

'>>10985014
They have actual photos of the product on the back and you can see it in the packaging.';

'>>10985007
Based fellow RID2001 appreciator. Sideburn was my first ever TF. Damn cool toy he was too.';

'>>10984963
It's a retool of Overload with new torso, head, and gun.';

'>>10985017
Sounds like a cop out, and doesn't change the fact Hasbro's been unbelievably cheap when it comes to the crap they've been selling to kids the last ten or so years.';

'>>10985023
And you won't believe it, the toy of Ironhide doesn't even have a HEAD despite what the comics and cartoons are showing!';

'>>10985007
>>10985019
Same! Also had RID as my first current TF series, for me I distinctly remember Prowl being my first and never knowing how to transform him lol. The vehicles and robots were great, but they were fiddly af. Shame about the fragility issues too now...';

'>>10984920
>>10984922
You know what, I like this. Gives me Iczer/Guyver vibes.';

'>>10985024
Wasn't my problem lol i grew up when most of the toys did actually look like what was being advertised, or were straight up product shots.

Also, he *does* have a head, it's in the chest, silly.';

'>>10985030

And I can finally stop worrying about losing my miniscule Quintessa figure.';

'>>10985030
The molded detail is good, but the whole I'm not a fan of.';

'>>10984922
The shape is clearly different, but this thing gives me some Macross Zentradi Warship vibes aesthetically.';

'>>10984973
I was convinced that these would be more expensive than the battle call figures, but both are 25 dollars at launch.
At least the price is consistent? Still overpriced for what you’re getting.
>>10984926
I like that prime has the basic articulation, and at 10 inches, but god that altmode shouldn’t be so bad';

'>>10984991
I seem to remember similar things happening around TF07 and AoE where they used other line's toys redecoed as the movie characters to fill gaps and as exclusives. Only example I can think of right now is this Optimus, though.
I think the release date and designs for this movie got jerked around so much Hasbro was caught off guard as to how to handle this';

'>>10984935
What

>>10984936
Based';

'>>10984058
he's gonna type N!!! someone stop him!!!!';

'>>10984063
a tipetoein' frog...
>>10984084
would you rather they be totally electronic beings, or that their soul is as invisible and unknowable as ours';

'>>10984134
he's up there for sure.
i love how so many beastformers are like "just recycle or swap the legs" and spittor is like "Fuck that noise. Frog arms? they flip up. legs become arms, more frog limbs come out from the bottom to be the robot mode legs. bam. six-limbed frog. And his head is the tongue!!!"
my only gripe is that his 'hands' are way too long because they are feet. it's kinda awkward. If the hips were on a slider, they could maybe jut back, giving him shoulder pylons made of frog thigh, and an arm made of frog shin and foot.';

'>>10984941
A cheap, simple toy for very young children. Do you have any other queries for the awesome intellect of Computron?';

'>>10985066
Who is the best updog in the next wave?';

'>>10984964
>>10984970
>Mirage
Guess he's gonna be shilled this year then';

'>>10985014
>but that might legit fall under false advertising if anyone actually cared to challenge them on it.
There's got to be some American sickness where you look at something and wonder if litigation is possible. The rest of the planet would not care about something so inconsequential, Americans, even those who would say it's merely a joke, have the little goblin in their head whispering to them is suing is possible.';

'>>10984190
I unironically love Jorby. but I 100% get why some people don't.
>>10984201
nobody our age calls ourselves that
>>10984189
still waitin for him to go on sale.. anyone caught whiff of a tail extending kit or anything?';

'>>10985071
What is weird is his boxart. It looks more like the Blurr he is forked from than the new head on the toy which is G1 Mirage.';

'>>10985019
Wasn't my first but I loved prowl from the line.';

'>>10984792
they've been making those things since literally hitler times. that's a different year beetle.';

'>>10984922
not a fraction as bad as i thought it would be. if he wasn't nothing but hollow parts, i would be interested.
>>10984926
>THESE HANDS OF MINE BURN WITH A CHILLY POWER! THEIR FREEZING GRIP TELLS ME TO MASSAGE YOU! Take this! My mint, my mouthwash, AND ALL OF MY MENTHOL! ICING FINGERRR';

'>>10984931
He comes with the matrix of freezership and incredibly hollow legs!
>>10984933
wait what
is that how he looks in the movie? cybertronian form? that explains the wheels i guess..';

'>>10984941
Tony Coxtimus';

'>>10985116
Thats a very poor version of his vehicle mode, but yes.';

'The second trailer for one can't come soon enough so I can say with certainty it's a total write off.';

'>>10984190
You HAVE to kill yourself
You are quite literally the only retard who watches and constantly brings up TJ Omega';

'>>10984948
boy if I had a nickel for every yellow-and-teal kid-appeal character with severely malformed, flattened hands, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's still weird it happened twice, right?';

'>>10984958
god those fucks were my entire world.
i remember reading an article about how the power rangers' actors' parents were ridiculously stoked and were going around showing people action figures saying "That's my kid" and all i could think was "wait, the figures with their actual likenesses weren't out at the time"';

'>>10985126

That line will always be Phineas and Ferb's legacy.';

'>>10985043
Ah yes, the space pickles, being decades since last time I thought of them.';

'>>10984283
>"I was a big fan of this guy because he became a faggot"
>"And this guy before he became a massive faggot"
>"So I watch [Other even worse tremendous faggot]"

Actual faggot';

'Look at what came in today? They any good?';

'>>10985144
Well yeah but I'm more of a top so these ugly bastards do nothing for me, give me that Femboi Bussi anyday.';

'>>10984963
wow his hands are just floating in the cavernous space of his arms
i kinda like the ballbird though';

'>>10984972
wait what's the issue exactly? the altmode in the art is not what they really transform into?';

'>>10985152
Yes amazing good purchase!
Your wallet mega happy!';

'>>10985161
Whoa man, if that's where your head goes you might need mental health help, medication can do you wonders.';

'>>10985043
WAR PICKLES
imagine your enemy is a race of giants and their ship looks like if you were a GIANT giant you could play it like a flute.';

'>>10985046
>"Where's the other half of my arms and legs? Son, you had best keep your mouth shut before I mail you back to Iacon!"';

'>>10985074
hey last time i checked, you guys were the ones constantly whining that our businesses weren't regulated enough, because we actually keep more of our paychecks than the government gets
fighting false advertisement, fraud, and anticompetitive behavior is the GOOD kind of government meddling in business';

'>>10985083
he shoots the flame effects as missiles? they seem kinda backwards like this if they're meant to actually still be flame effects.';

'Guys i just realized something
Cybertron has Bert in it. and Destron has Ron. They are Bert and Ron. They're just some two guys.
>>10985144
Jorby's no catamite. He's just asian.';

'>>10985161
it's okay if they're girls
and you marry them first';

'>>10985152
imagine how confusing this package would be for the uninitiated
>So this guy is.. Buzzworthy Bumblebee? and I guess Kup is, like, his faction?';

'>>10985194
Cy Bert and Ron is from Transformers vs GI Joe.';

'>>10985156
>>10985194
Jobby is a certified sperg retard tho';

'>>10985074
Honestly, anon has a point. That package is very deceptive';

'>>10985245
nah that's just a character he does
and you can tell that he's not really comfortable with how popular it is with the little kids. He doesn't want to be another Fred, but he has to do what gets the views and the moneys.';

'>>10984936
HASBRO YOU LET THE EARLY CONCEPT NAME ON THE PACKAGING THE NAME YOU PROBABLY REJECTED FOR VERY OBVIOUS REASONS HASBRO HASBRO YOU HAVE TO STOP LETTING THE INTERNS HANDLE THE PACKAGING HASBROOOOOOOOOO';

'>>10985273
did they seriously';

'>>10985273
Can you prove it isn't being sold as that?';

'>>10985273
Moshetron and Orion Paxelstein';

'>>10985279
that's not really the go-to race joke I would have gone with. surely something that is less ethnically ambiguous, like stereotypical poor american black names.';

'Generations wildwheel when';

'>>10985294
Megatron is already black, so Meg-Li?';

'>>10985124
TJ Omega is autistic enough to know interesting stuff, even if it's just regurgitating the wiki. Reviews get dull and don't expand your knowledge base on the IP.';

'>>10985320
No he's not and you're trolling on purpose
Not a soul here unironically watches that rat inbred fucker';

'>>10985350
>So fat and pudge it literally looks like he has small tits
Christ';

'>>10985358
haha yeah, that's so.. shameful, haha... imagine having.. that... exact thing..';

'>>10985358
That's definitely low T and higher E, how do you think he kept his hair? lol that's pushing 40 at this point.';

'>>10985367
*dude's';

'>>10985367
>went bald before 20 and seething at someone else having hair';

'>>10985367
dihydrotestosterone (the stuff that makes you go bald) is a secondary hormone that you secrete when you don't have enough real testosterone.';

'>>10985359
couple months' caloric deficit of 500-ish calories should at least lessen your tits a little. If you replace some of your most calorie-dense foods (dairy, peanut butter, red meat) with less dense alternatives you can avoid feeling most of the hunger. Hot sauce is your friend, ranch dressing is your enemy.';

'>>10984916
>>10984918
>>10984920
>>10984922
Now we're talkin'! Love me some biopunk.';

'>>10985385
lol i'm barely absorbing nutrients as it is. don't ever take heartburn meds, guys. shit fucks you up.';

'>>10985389
then take vitamins
don't let your existing situation undermine your agency and willpower, just do what you can to improve.
optimus prime wants you to lose those tits and develop EARTH SHATTERING triceps';

'>>10985374
More like teasing because I'm that way and have a full head of hair (though I don't mind it because I'm fem).

>>10985379
DHT is converted from T, and yes it is what causes hairloss (I would know because I take blockers for both)';

'>>10985394
I take... so many vitamins, plus a multivitamin. refilling the pill holder has become a terrible chore. i'm still not absorbing shit well (including my thyroid medication)
doctors will not help, so I've done everything I can. Besides I already tried weight loss once, doc prescribed some shit (fraudulently) and i lost tons of weight and nothing improved.
besides i'm pretty sure i feel muscle and bone in these tits under the fat. they're never completely going away. stupid bent ribcage..';

'>>10984916
Doubt this guys transforms in the movie.
Wonder if we'll get a Studio Series version of him eventually.';

'>>10985394
What does Optimus Prime know of having a flesh body?';

'>>10985402
Get your hormones checked? Real advice if you haven't, kind of sounds like you have gyno';

'>>10985401
well, you need your T, dude.';

'>>10985411
That's between me and my doctor thanks!';

'>>10985408
i'm just overweight. can't move, can't exercise, need to eat more than I really want in order to get the bare minimum nutrients.
my hormone results consistently come back right AT the limit before it's considered unhealthy. All of them. For some reason, this situation is considered acceptable and no treatment is allowed.';

'This shit sounds awful. I don't like having my hair short because my scalp is awful looking and wrinkly. Maybe when I'm in my 40s I'll just wear hats.';

'>>10985412
your doctor who is profiting personally from your decision to chemically castrate yourself, while the rest of us can't get -medically necessary- changes to our hormones. right. that doctor.

can we maybe get back to transformers now? What did you guys think of Scalpel? Dohhh that's doctors again.';

'>>10985423
Not sure why you're taking it personally, different doctors have different specialties, if you can't get proper help with your hormones (I presume since you brought up the difference of medical necessity, which sorry, mine is because mental health is just as important as physical) then look for someone else who is more knowledgable and experienced in the field to diagnose and treat you.

Also, if you really want to go there with castration, that's not really a downside for me, I never intended to foster children lol';

'>>10985402
You don't need prescription meds to get leaner and healthier, you just need to balance your proteins/ carbs/fats so you get the energy you need without eating a bunch of shit that harms you.
Just because your thyroid doesn't work right or your chest is bent doesn't mean you're fucked, it just means you'll have to work harder, like someone climbing a mountain with a prosthetic leg. Assuming you're not paralyzed, you have the ability to walk (just an hour-long walk is 200-300 calories burned), move (light exercise is your friend when cutting, you can keep most of the muscle and lose the fat), and the ability to choose what to eat (seriously, cutting down on high sugar, high salt shit will alone make you feel a lot better).
And as you lose that flab, everything from sleep quality to the immune system improves since your body doesn't have to worry about sending nutrients and oxygen to a bunch of fat cells.
Don't make yourself feel like you're incapable. There's plenty you can do and plenty of time to do it, but the earlier you start, the earlier you'll see results.
>>10985404
having godlike arms is the right of all sentient beings.';

'>>10985432
Baltmatrix has a soothing voice even if his reviews aren't terribly useful.';

'>>10985430
i tried that. exercise didn't work either. I forced it for a good 2 and a half years. it just got harder and harder.
Basically the heartburn meds shut everything off, even the hormones that keep your lenses clear, so I had to get cataract surgery (it was only discovered that a hormone was involved there after I'd already set up the surgery lol). i'm prematurely old now. like end of life old. I'm sure I'll get a miraculous recovery, but i've given up on medical science for the time being.
Like I said, I did lose weight. it didn't help at all. made things worse actually.';

'>>10984841
>>10984835
Fair enough. I didn't realize they stuck up so much more than the original. I've never cared for the Ginrai/Powermaster design. The base robot always looked too compromised and the super mode has always looked clunky, like every Optimus super mode.';

'>>10985462
it's weird, I had always heard Ginrai and Godbomber and all of those were fucking cool, and I swear I saw pictures that supported that, 20-ish years ago
And now I'm seeing this new one, and it sucks. and I'm seeing the old one, and it sucks. And then someone posts anime footage, and that design sucks too.';

'>>10985467
Come on, the anime design still fucks.
And the other reason could be that standards changed and you've seen cooler TF art and designs since. A combining, big Optimus was still a novelty in the early 2000's, then the UT, movies, Animated all did something like it.';

'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4LsKCXmwMc
IT'S UP';

'>>10985469
the anime design is just okay, but it still has these proportions that make Animated look.. well okay that's not fair, but it's that same kind of 'hang on whoa reel it in now guy'
fuckin weirdly long limbs and tiny hands and waist..';

'My buggest issues with the new Super Ginrai are the arms and abdomen. That abdomen section being dmaller or just done away with would help make the torso look more cohesive, while the arms in general are just strange. Why are they so scrawny? Even for God Ginrai they feel too thin. Then there's the lack of proper integration for trailer mode, which I can guess why that happened, but it's still pretty bad.';

'>>10985460
it's not about forcing it, it's about lifestyle improvement.
Of course forcing it kills the benefits and usually causes rebound, but take it slower and smarter and see how things go.';

'non-premium-finish tarantulas is on hella sale at walmart in the odd chance anyone hasn't gotten him already. good-ass toy.';

'>>10985457
Baltmatrix is funny when he gets mad, like the SS Vintage Camero Bumblebee review.';

'>>10985486
I'd go as far as to say Tarantulas is the best of the Beast Wars updates alongside TM2 Megatron.';

'>>10985486
The two-pack with Elita-1 is also cheaper than a standard deluxe. Must have really overordered.';

'Took 40 years to get the bros together.

>>10985486
Has been dirt cheap on amazon for weeks too.';

'>>10985490
there's a lot of people who'd disagree on TM2 megatron
i think he's better than the original, but flawed. typical modern problems: legs too big, beast head too small.';

'>>10985152
So cups left arm barely stays on. How can I fix this?';

'>>10985492
i quite like that elita mold. i'd be tempted if I didn't already have too many spoodlers.
though I do look forward to seeing what other kind of tarantula i can paint him up into
>>10985493
I hope nobody at hasblowjob learns the wrong lesson about this and thinks we don't want tarantulas, or toys like him. YOU MADE TOO MANY, guys! that's a RARE problem.';

'>>10985493
Nice new head for him. I swear there was a line in the stream vaguely alluding to doing an animation accurate head for him, anything to get people to double dip.

I could go for a new Octane too, Titans Return is great and all they would really need to do is clean it up a bit with some added articulation.';

'>>10985496
You also have a glut of the girls, and they aren't going to stop making Arcees any time soon.';

'>>10985495
Kup I mean';

'>>10985495
That is the gimmick of the toy. You can take him apart.';

'>>10985499
most of them suck though. Elita looks like a fun Rockman character, and her altmode is The Homer.';

'>>10985504
Well you barely touch the arm and it falls off';

'>>10985506
Just like an old man.';

'>>10985495
>>10985506
Apply some ol reliable floor polish on the peg';

'>>10985510
like ole english?';

'>>10984941
It is his turn on the xbox';

'>>10985512
judging by the ingredients list, no
what you want is water-based polyurethane. You can buy a bottle of it on amazon conveniently next to some henna applicator bottles which work a treat for the stuff, since you often need to get into tiny joint areas and you typically only need a tiny amount of it (whatever bottle you buy, it will be a lifetime supply)';

'>>10985515
thankd';

'>>10985493
Not really feeling Sandstorm for 55. Hopefully he goes on clearance. Felt the same way for Dreadwing, too bad I never saw him under 50.';

'>>10985498
Thanks
>there was a line in the stream vaguely alluding to doing an animation accurate head for him, anything to get people to double dip
They messed up by mixing the g1 toy and cartoon head designs, otherwise they could've made us double dip with those, they're different enough.';

'>>10985520
Can't do a headswap if you don't have both.';

'>>10985519
At least Dreadwing had TFPrime toys, this is the 1st update G1 Sandstorm has gotten, T30 was so different it could pass for an OC.';

'>>10985528
G1 Sandstorm is shit though. They should have studied Springer's design more.';

'>>10985530
Nah, making a tripple changer with earth altmodes is harder than one with cybertronian alts, Sandstorm was, is cool.

and we're getting a leader Springer anyway, we might even see him on the next fan stream.';

'>>10985659
The only good ones are Springer and certain versions of Astrotrain and Blitzing.';

'>Transformer named Ratchet
>Is well-educated, groomed, employed, and male
What did Hasbro mean by this?';

'>>10985675
okay anon what is the term here
because a ratchet is a gear that turns in one direction but not the other, to make tightening easier.';

'>>10985676
Ratchet means ratchet.';

'>>10985659
Animated chin.';

'>>10985685
He and Smokescreen had long chins.

>>10985676
>>10985675
Wasn't he supposed to originally be a fembot based on the "one flew over the cuckcooss nest" movie nurse?';

'>>10985698
Yes, but then Hasbro told Budiansky that there are no female Transformers.';

'>>10985703
As a business decision it proved smart. Most female Transformers selfwarm to buggery long after their male-wavemates have sold.';

'>>10985707
Well yeah, even after they were convinced to allow female transformers to be a thing they still didn't bother making toys for them.
Hell, they still barely bother due to them not selling as well.';

'>>10985707
If the original Ratchet was made female, it would've been a thousand times more successful than any real female TFs, guaranteed. Why? BECAUSE THEN SHE'D LOOK LIKE AN ACTUAL TRANSFORMER.
Female transformers don't sell not because they're female, but because their designs are shit. Female TFs don't look like robots formed from vehicles, they look like human women made of metal and that's fucking BORING. Even modern ones are exactly the same, just with a couple wings taped to the back if you're lucky. Arcee and Elita were disasters for the franchise and we've never recovered.';

'>>10985753
Ratchet's design is entirely made up and even now there is struggling to make the toys look like how he did in the show. Girl Ratchet would be not only that, but no front window to use for a vehicle front.';

'>>10985769
Eh, no I wouldn't say entirely made up, but I'll grant that it definitely took creative liberties yeah, and that a female-from-concept one peobably would've too - but even still, there would've been at least some obligation to be true to the design language of that original toy, and all those square shapes and mechanical bits therein.
And I dunno, SS86 Ratchet seems alright to me, though I'll admit I don't own him or Ironhide; I'm waiting for them to do his Marvel deco. The core figs look cute, too! And they're cores, so that's extra impressive.';

'>>10985791
Early G1 models were more than cool with taking massive liberties with a lot of designs, so I can't imagine Fem!Ratchet wouldn't have the standart 'nurse' physique.';

'>>10985487
I personally like how often he says niggardly in his videos, yeah like I know it’s not a slur, but like it’s still funny to catch him say it :} but he’s not a chad dad type for me so I don’t tend to watch him a lot
>>10985414
Anon I work in the beauty and cosmetic industry (so like salon stuff as well) seriously look into scalp care, you’re never too young or old to start taking care of your hair. A lot of guys get really good results from a nioxin regiment (also look into shampoos and conditioners that help rebuild the natural proteins that cheaper shampoos strip from hair, plus another big thing is turn down the heat, most guys I see at work tend to say they take super hot showers, scalding water can cause scalp and skin damage, colder water helps with cell regeneration, it’s about getting clean not boiling yourself lol)

Back to robots I finished part of my micromaster city and it’s soooo cute!! Like i really want a ko skygarry now to have some more height to the skyline :}}';

'>>10985799
>most guys I see at work tend to say they take super hot showers, scalding water can cause scalp and skin damage, colder water helps with cell regeneration
NTA but goddamn, that would certainly explain why I lose a lotta hair when I shower despite being in my early 20s... Good to know then, thanks anon. Problem for me is just I often need my warm showers to just relax, college really takes it out of me... I'll keep in mind to turn the heat way down when I'm doing my hair though, thanks, man.

Anyways you can't tell us about a micromaster city and not post pics, wtfff';

'>>10985799
niggardly is a top quality oldtimey word, and I try to use it at least as often as I use flibbertigibbet or clodhopper.
and considering how niggardly hasbro has been lately with the toy budgets, I imagine it comes up a lot.
>>10985802
you want my advice, generic rogaine is fucking cheap right now. 50-60 bucks a year. and the earlier you start, the better.';

'>>10985808
Cheap is easier to say though.';

'>>10985814
but more ambiguous! since we use that to mean a person that doesn't spend money freely, an object of low price, or an object of low quality regardless of its price..
it's just too bad haggard already means 'haglike' (ignoring the original etymology, it mutated a bit) because if a niggard niggles, a then one who haggles would be a haggard.. and haggardly would be fun to say. but yeah a different word kinda stole that.';

'>>10985802
Sorrrry anon, I had to do the dishes after breakfast and shower, right now is a cryo mask :}}}}}} lol but here’s some of the city, I need a good backdrop and maybe another bookshelf to spread it out (new apartment soon so hopefully and then my books won’t be so crowded lol)
>>10985808
As my brothers say to each other, I dunno what it’s from ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
>you sir are a gentleman and a scholar';

'>>10985851
Here's more!';

'>>10985853
And as besst as I can capture, I really want a railway system though for my train boys, they deserve to have a way to travel';

'>>10985856
The more I look at it, I need a rocket area for my space micromasters, the aerospace program has been lacking there’s no launch pad or landing area at all and I would be devastated if I didn’t give them a proper area';

'So when Missing Link eventually gets around to doing Decepticons which ones do you think they'll start with? Megatron is a given nut Soundwave would be fairly easy to do (the original G1 toy had pretty good articulation, lacking only knees). Starscream would probably the hardest, due to all the partsforming and the stubby arms, though if they do Starscream right, then they can do multiple repaints for Skywarp, Thundercracker and the coneheads.';

'>>10985047
Walmart exclusive dinobots used beast wars and classics minicon molds lol';

'>>10985851
>>10985853
>>10985856
I'm jelly. G1 Micromasters aren't available on the Asian aftermarket so I'm stuck with Minicons and Siege Micros.';

'>>10985900
Convoy's hands show they're willing to make concessions to the design for more modern styling. I could easily see a Missing Link Starscream stow proper sized arms in the toy somewhere, and fix the jet mode so it isn't such a garbage piece of shit and instead the jet mode that the diaclone designers always wanted it to be.';

'>>10985900
I think that since Takara's doing it, they won't mind doing Missing Link Megatron. I think long as gun Megatron is a japanese exclusive available only for hardcore collectors and not children, we might see him as missing link.';

'>>10985900
Seems 3rd party is jumping in on this and a company just showed off a Grimlock';

'>>10985937';

'>>10985938
>Bimbo Toys
Isn't that one of the 3Ps making coomer robutts?';

'>>10985942
Yeah, he's probably got huge silicone tits in the chest cavity';

'A ko of a ko that is only 30% of the price of the original (accounting for inflation since 1986)

What a deal for $27

Yes commander class figures are bigger but there is something when a figure is just so boxy.

I don't have the original so I can't compared. The only thing I have noticed is the lack of pull out ramp on the chest.

As for the issue of the figure I guess I am a bit lucky tampons are mostly straight. Could be better but I expected worst. The chrome is not flashy as they are rather scratched- I really wish they would just paint those silver like the face.

There are some lack of tension issues with the tabs, I don't know if they have those on the original like the left shoulder keep popping off. And you have to a bit care with the knee pad and the back tower when handling them. But I think overall it is a solid KO

I am just wondering just how die TT have lost sunce the 80's for this many KO figures to be bale made for the next almost 40 years';

'Are your SS111s misassembled too?
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/9011615207';

'>>10985960
Most of them are, mine had both the hinges attached the wrong way and I don't think anyone got a copy with both attached correctly, though I've seen copies with only one attached the wrong way.';

'>>10985659
>making a tripple changer with earth altmodes is harder than one with cybertronian alts,
He said, confidently, as if the greatest triple-changer ever didn't have two Earth alt modes.';

'>Bandai made Chogoki Liger Zero
>Now revealed Shinkalion
Transformers never.

https://twitter.com/amiamihobbynews/status/1788739494650486823';

'>>10986084
I don't care.';

'>>10985078
Yeah, I thought he was Blurr too until I saw the name on the box';

'>>10986083
Love that mold, but the tank mode parely pass as non cybertronian.';

'>>10986083
>partsforming head
this mold is trash';

'>>10986177
All triple changers have to have compromise somewhere. The key is that you balance it, and actually try to make each mode look like something instead of just a pile of robot parts.

>>10986178
>he doesn't like headmasters
sorry to hear about your advanced retardation.';

'>>10986184
>he likes partsforming cube heads
sorry to hear about your advanced retardation.';

'>>10986084
Isn't that just Masterpiece but with die-cast';

'>>10984942
>Kre-O
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHmJv2Jn50c&t=14m6s';

'>>10986188
chogokin are actually good';

'>>10985948
That’s actually the metroplex in my micromaster city lol, legs are a little loose but like srsly who can’t tighten a screw in the pelvis. There is a pullout ramp in the chest and the launching gimmick works!!! So I’m stoked, also I wouldn’t keep tampons in him, boys don’t need tampons silly :p
>>10985922
I’ve gotten a few from Japan, mostly on buyee but yeah, unless you get some of the ko ones and paint them yourself, aliexpress used to have a bunch for sale like last December but I dunno what happened to them. The seige micromasters are nice ngl I have all but a few but I’m always going back to my love of the g1 and the occasional yuusha ones I can find
>also check yahoo auctions depending on country you might be able to find some :}';

'It feels strange having Optimus Primes in a few places where Bumblebee is the main character.';

'>>10986331
>Rodimus Prime
Surprised he was even included.';

'>>10986345
He gets by on the early years not firmly establishing Optimus forever.';

'>>10986331
I don't think people really fathom how there was NOTHING going on in Japan for a whole 2 years, only G1 reissues. The line was dead for Takara between Car Robots and Armada, they weren't rushing to get BM out, they wouldn't likely been alright letting it rest while they did their not-Brave stuff like Webdiver
>>10986345
He isn't even the strangest addition there, he's still a convoy and has Things like Fort Max(because his western portrayal tends to be the most known) and Gokenzan are far more random.';

'>>10986331
Forgot star convoy';

'>>10986350
He certainly doesn't get by on having good toys, unfortunately.';

'>>10986359
He wasn't animated on TV.';

'>>10986354
There were no Transformers coming out at all in the United States for 1991 and 1992. Having a skip year in 2001 which is mostly reissues and Choro-Q gimmick guys until next year's product is ready seems okay.';

'>>10986354
Did Daikenzan not have stock art?';

'>>10986331
>Ground Convoy';

'>>10984663
They aren't fun. Especially the later, overly complex figures.';

'>>10986364
You weren’t animated on tv either, he was manga famous but this isn’t the time to be niggardly with praise';

'>>10986345
It's supposed to be all the leaders or MCs of the respective shows.';

'>>10986365
true, but the franchise wasn't as old at that time. I guess there's also those gap years between JP G1 and G-2. But I guess the difference is that Takara invested in three series with new molds/remolds (along with redecoes), and they all did so poorly they decided to take a break. It hammers in that TF has had a rough time in Japan';

'>>10985273
Predictive programming for when transracialism is the next big thing.';

'>>10986417
And that's exactly why Star Convoy isn't on that mural/poster. Because he wasn't in an animated show.';

'>>10986553
Why no Netflix Optimus Prime? I heard that show got a Japanese dub.';

'>>10984663
wasn't impressed when I finally got one';

'Picked up these three at a local con last weekend for about $3 each, pretty happy with the finds, especially since Manterror was complete.

Pic not mine';

'>>10986331
shows were hacked up and rearranged a lot in Japan, Animated is the only one that stayed close to 1 for 1 from the original source, Prime and 2015 RiD were very different shows over there.';

'>>10985926
wait i thought the jet mode was excellent
they basically gave the altmodes all the attention back then';

'>>10985938
huh.
that's more likely than usual to get them in trouble, directly competing AND directly copying an old toy rather than 'interpreting' it...
i never noticed before but grimlock's robot mode was unusually goodlooking for g1
>>10985946
well if it's like the original-original, he can have a man inside him..';

'>>10985960
i hope somebody got fired for that blunder.
being able to make shapes fit is like, baby skill
naw i would probably make tons of errors like that if i worked an assembly line.... can't we teach computers to do that?';

'>>10986083
bit of a stretch on the tank but yeah not bad
i love his unconvincing dragon gun';

'>>10986331
when has BB ever been the main character, and in what way is this not just 'all the convoys' not 'the main characters'';

'>Buy Bumblebee SS Sunstreaker on a whim
>Like it a lot
Now I feel the urge to buy two or three of the other Bumblebee Studio Series guys to go with it. Any in particular that come recommended? Brawn looks solid.';

'>>10986703
You can get most of the deluxes pretty cheap thanks to the Walmart deal a few months ago. They're all pretty solid figures but I don't know if I would have paid retail price for them.';

'>>10986635
manterror is a real cool guy
the rest of that looks pretty dumb but I'm sure they have their charm';

'>>10986703
pretty excellent design..';

'>>10986703
Now Doom Slayer him';

'>>10985401
post booba';

'>>10985698
Thanks for the new chainsmoking brick shithouse with horrible bedside manner ashing cygars in rust wounds headcanon, I'm gonna go buy an SS86 Ratchet.';

'>>10986703
Same happened to me because of Shockwave. One week later and I have every BBM toy aside from Cliffjumper and Sunstreaker.';

'>>10986703
Brawl is cool, also Ironhide and Ratchet are cheap on amazon right now';

'>>10986828
I meant Brawn*';

'>>10986828
I ordered Brawn and ordered Magnificus along with it since I've been curious about the SS86 Perceptor mold. I might grab Ironhide at some point in the future. I really wish ROTB didn't go backwards on the character designs; the Bumblebee stuff hit a good sweet spot.';

'>>10986855
Magnificus/Perceptor is an awful toy. The legs are some of the worst I've ever handled on a transformer. Magnificus at least has a head that didn't add unnecessary greebles or has a bad facesculpt, but nothing can save those legs.';

'>>10986855
Is you like SS86 then I can recommend Hot Rod and Ironhide, they are great. Coronation Starscream is also decent if you can find him cheap, I got him for 15 bucks lmao';

'>>10986635
I hope you got a better needlenose than picrel, he’s the best out of the group but I’ve never seen him without his helmet… kinda creepy desu';

'>>10986863
you forgot hollow forearms';

'>>10986872
aw he got nose all over his glasses. i've been there

no seriously that's what it looks like when I try to custom paint. what i have learned is, do the face first THEN do the outer helmet stuff, so you can cover over the edges better.';

'>>10986873
I know, I also didn't mention the lack of a panel in the back to cover that giant gap, the legs just eclipse them because of how awful they are.

The hips in general are loose, then the joint for the tank and telescope mode are entirely friction based with nothing to lock it in robot mode.';

'>>10986871
I got SS86 Hot Rod when it came out, but I took a sabbatical of sorts from collecting so I'm scanning through the last couple years of Transformers and grabbing a few standouts. I don't feel like I've missed much, really, but Transformers has been in much worse shape.
>>10986863
Doesn't seem too bad to me, but I suppose I'll find out.';

'>>10986884
oh gag me with a spoon, you mean that hinge that folds them inward? that would look fucking shitty if it bent in robot mode.';

'>>10983048

Thanks, this is mostly how I wanted him to look like.I think I'll wait to see how the version with the faceplate turns out since I want a more standard vibrant blue on him. Can you do a comparison with him vs ER Prime?';

'>>10986886
It folds them outward as well. The joint barely has any friction, and they didn't add any bumps inward to lock the leg for robot mode or at least keep them secure.';

'>>10986911
>>10986886
The TR mold has a similar problem. It doesn't ruin that figure for me so I doubt it will for SS86, but I don't know why it's an issue across two different molds.

Really I'm just a mark for Perceptor and I wish the Microchange side of things were more pronounced in modern lines in general. I'd love a toy that took a fresh perspective on the microscope transformation, for example, or a new character that turned into a Dobsonian telescope or whatever.';

'>>10986911
that's dumb as a butt.
>>10986932
I'm so with you, dude. you could make a turbo cool transformerator out of that. a large part of me would rather have continuing diaclone and microchange, I like both of those concepts better.';

'>>10986932
>TR mold
I have it as well, it's nowhere near as bad, the legs actually stay in place with that one. Way better tank mode as well.';

'>>10986951
Mine had a lot of loose joints, some of which I managed to tighten up. I still like it, though. I like the deco/tampo details much more than the SS86 Perceptor, but on the face of things I like the SS86 mold itself more overall.';

'>>10986951
>it's nowhere near as bad
it's a partsformer so it's automatically worse';

'>>10984960
Botshots again? And Rock'em Sock'em knockoff?';

'>>10981953

The thighs are fine, the knees are tall and cover them a bit which makes them look smaller than they actually are. If you used this mod to make his torso taller and the thigh add ons that exist for the mold, it would look awful.';

'>>10987066
well now it looks right, except his arms look too small.';

'>>10986812
>Buying up BBM
YUP, same
>BBM Cliffjumper
Yup, same.
I almost grabbed him for $20 in a local deal. Unfortunately someone beat me to him by an hour. I didnt really care until I realized he sells for like $70. Literally why?';

'>>10987071
It's almost like they chose the proportions they did for a reason!';

'>>10987080
okay, but it looked wrong before.';

'>>10985401
This board is even worse than TFW.
Note to self: never place any value on any opinion on this board';

'>>10987081
Now it looks wronger.';

'>>10987091
could be fixed with bigger arms.';

'>>10987081
>>10987071
The longer legs on this torso look bad. It's typical of all these awful thigh extender kits.';

'>>10987100
the thighs now look right except scaled up. because in the show he had thin thighs.';

'>>10987103
lmao no they absolutely do not. The legs being that long do not scale with any other part of this body and giving it larger arms doesn't change that.';

'>>10987113
anon i'm sorry but you just fixed it. the bigger arms totally rescue it.
he still doesn't look exactly like animated optimus but neither did the toys. they couldn't really do the stick thighs. and the only way for his tiny thighs to work is when he has a tiny pelvis and tummy too.';

'>>10987103
"hire fans"';

'>>10986884
I think you got a dud. none of the leg joints are loose on mine.';

'>>10987127
what, a fan did this?';

'>>10987137
I got 3, Magnificus, then two Perceptors when I got a lot with plenty of figures for cheap (most used for minor customs, but two figures more than made up for the cost).

One Perceptor was boxed, the other opened. All had loose hips, some worse than others, same for the joint on the thighs.';

'>>10987113
Finish it, give him the Star Convoy crests.';

'>>10987170
i think I've figured out the biggest issues with thigh proportions in robots
the joint shouldn't be sitting on TOP of the shin. it should be sort of embedded in it, just as you'd expect for a human wearing hockey goalie kneepads.';

'Man I wish I could fast-forward Hasbro's release schedule by a year. I don't think I really care that strongly at all about anything else coming outthis year, just a few that I'm semi-sorta "yeah sure" about.
But next year, fuuuck, I'm really chomping at the bit to see how The Fallen turns out... I just need the 100% confirmation of it being faithful to Dreamwave or not, that's it. I just did a reread of War Within and G1 v3 too, so I'm particularly antsy now, especially...';

'>>10987314
Same. I’ve skipped two entire waves of this line so far. Too many shitty pointless UT and Animated updates.';

'>>10987317
The UT updates are exactly what're keeping me around. The Animated ones suck too much for me to bother, while after Armada SS & HS, basically all the UT dudes have been at least on par with the originals if not better at least in some ways (or well, they were... until Vector Prime, RIP). But if you have a huge UT collection already, I can understand not having much reason to "upgrade", yeah.
As it is, I mean... I like Rescue Bots and hope Heatwave's good, I grab the occasional G1 minibot they put out cus they're fun, I like most comic figures they do as long as it isn't a crappy remold (Nova Prime...), and SS86 is solid enough I guess. But they're barely doing any Beast Wars anymore sadly, it seems they've given up on TFP beyond ill-fitting retools, Car Robots and SSGE WFC suck, and I'm probably gonna be stuck waiting til 2026 at the earliest for them to focus on Bayverse again. There's just barely anything good being done that appeals to my tastes; BBM/RotB and now TFOne aren't my thing at all. This blows, man..';

'>>10984190
I also watch (mostly listen) to TJ in my car to/from work. His daily content knocks off a good 15-20 minutes of my ride. I just like to listen to a good ramble, and he's got some interesting takes and USUALLY good opinions of toys and shows.

I chuckle every time he tries to shill Trannyspark though. I don't care if it's objectively the best piece of TF media ever made (it's definitely not, but hypothetically even if it was), I'm not watching it because of that enby shit.';

'>>10987487
Earthspark is literally “wasted potential the show”';

'>>10987487
>I'm not watching it because of that enby shit.
A bit petty, innit?';

'>>10987678
If it was actually petty then the writers wouldn't feel the need to force it into the show.';

'>>10987680
Transformers never needed girls but they have been forcing them in the cartoons constantly.';

'>>10987683
female characters existing isn't the same as dogshit contrived dialogue about non binary shit';

'>>10987683
Really? This seller would beg to differ';

'>>10987688
Transformers don't have genders, so they shouldn't have Arcees and Nightshades. Only robots.';

'>>10987700
Then Nightshade should be the only one in the whole dang franchise you don't have a problem with';

'>>10987700
>Transformers don't have genders
Yeah they do, Transformers are human robots
their genders come with their spark';

'Stillbornglide.';

'>>10987706
>Transformers are human robots';

'>>10987712
>Have genders
>Speak English
>Watch television
>Walk on two legs
Humans';

'>>10987712
They are for all intents and purposes, humans';

'>>10987704
Being non-binary requires there to be a binary to begin with.';

'>>10987713
>>10987715';

'>>10987722
Yes. Now you understand. Even their politics and religion are in the shape of a human.';

'>>10987713
You could say the same for featherless parrots.';

'>>10987724
Baldies are not humans.';

'>>10987722
Look at their job titles on cybertron anon';

'>>10987695
>pre-loved
There isn't enough rubbing alcohol on EARTH';

'>>10987761
Just wear some gloves and put it straight into your own jar.';

'Should I go for it, anons? I have both the original and the Legacy version and love both, will this offer me anything more?';

'>>10987805
Picture, because I'm a dumbass.';

'>>10987808
It's probably going to be good but that wolf head, just lmao';

'>>10987799
Convoy on the prospects of being added to the jar
>yessss gooood';

'>>10987721
>>Doesn't believe in binary
>>01101001 01110011 01101000 01111001 01100111 01100100 01100100 01110100';

'>>10987683
Get off of 4chan Furman.';

'undefined';

'Looking for a commander class that's out of stock for MSRP is a special kind of hell';

'>>10987943
I can’t deal with that now.';

'>>10987943
I've got better things to do tonight than get scalped';

'>>10985659
>fanstream
Fanstream is on Tuesday right?';

'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9CQ-bccGY4
thoughts';

'>>10987531
what part of it do you think had potential';

'>>10987721';

'>>10987808
beast head looks small, and beast torso seems short.';

'>>10987848
kekkenheimer';

'>>10988107
Brawn, is that you?!';

'>>10988118
holy shit it's brawn's mom';

'SS86 Optimus is supposedly a commander class figure, right? For $90 he better include his trailer, eight accessories, and the whole damn landing shuttle he arrives on in the movie.';

'this is fine I guess. swapping heads was a bitch because they were glued on and the backs were molded differently. I suck at painting so I might just gundam marker the crest orange and call it a day. Fuck Hasbro for not making orange Tigatron a straight repaint.';

'>>10988135
wow, I didn't think this was possible. Looks very interesting
>gundam marker
it smears. won't work.
plus you'll wanna repaint the face to a darker, non-metallic teal.
just give in to painting, buy a few primary colors, learn to mix, it'll be fine. I recommend 'model color' brand. goes on smooth and clean like gasoline.';

'>>10988142
Also gotta paint the inner shins and paw-knees cream white. actually now that I think of it, it might make more sense to repaint his face white to match the shins. this isn't QUITE a straight repaint in the sense of color-to-color consistency. normally the thigh-fronts match the arms, while the shins match the face and shoulders.';

'>>10988142
never had smearing issues. Also I don't mind the metallic face.
>>10988144
sounds like more work than I want to do.';

'>>10988154
fair enough. it would appear the original had silver shins, crotch, and face.. with orange upper arms and green lower arms. fascinating.';

'oh hey page 9
new thread time hajimatto
>>10988164';

'>>10988103
It was post war
Decepticons we’re aimless or jailed
We had spying spider bots everywhere and a tarantulus that could’ve been behind all the Terran’s existence, instead he’s just a shitty non character
The whole focus on terrible human characters and terrible human designs
It’s just all round a wasted potential of a setting';

'My grandpa';