ALL THINGS TRANSFORMERS!!!!

[hpl912]

Got myself two year of the horse Optimus at toys r us. Idk, I'm pretty underwhelmed. At $129.99
They seem like a good deal compared to the takara one, but this new paint is really not all that good.

Might just return them later today.


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I just got this last week and I think it's great for the price. One thing is that when transformed to the truck mode, there is one panel that is not fitting properly. but i'll not display this in the truck mode anyways... it looks awesome in robot mode with the trailer

 

[DPrime]

Local TRU got a couple in, they were snatched up quickly. I'm not a fan so whatever.

Still strange that neither TRU or Hasbro have figured out how popular MP molds are; there were DOZENS of those awful huge Starscreams available, of course. And still lots of Ultra Magnus and FoC Grimlock vs. Bruticus boxes sitting there collecting dust at $150 CAD.

 

[soundwave]

And G2 Sideswipe has shipped

All being well it will be here early next week.

I can't say I'm a fan of that Year of the Horse Prime at all, I think the trailer looks bad clear & the gold is just tacky.
It's like things you did as a kid where you might get marker pens & put your name on your figures but in this case you've just coloured in bits instead.

Personally I'd have preferred Hasbro to release something new or just another run of the standard MP10 in the new style packaging.
I still struggle to work out how they plan what to stock.

It's like they have a board meeting & go "So guys the Masterpiece line is collector based & it seems that collectors do buy them, but I'm thinking what should we arrange to stock??"
"I know what we should stock more of...Michael Bay inspired crap...especially Bumblebee he's awesome!!"

Neil

 

[DPrime]

Fingers crossed

Just had the shipping request Email & paid for fast shipping again (worked out at £12.32) so should be sent tomorrow & here sometime next week!!

Can't wait.

Now if they would just hurry up & release Wheeljack

Neil

Remind me, does AE mark as gift and all that, to avoid customs?

I got my Wheeljacks coming from them, but I'm also thinking about preordering the upcoming BD T1 Arnie from them, too...

 

[soundwave]

Remind me, does AE mark as gift and all that, to avoid customs?

I got my Wheeljacks coming from them, but I'm also thinking about preordering the upcoming BD T1 Arnie from them, too...

I'm not sure if they mark as gift but on my Bluestreak & Smokescreen they both came through untouched by customs hands (BLuestreak was economy shipping & Smokescreen was EMS so I got away with both of them)

I'll let you know what they do exactly as soon as SS is here.

Neil

 

[thecorsair]

DPrime,
I ordered 2 Prowls, 2 Streaks and 1 Smokescreen from AE ( I would've ordered 2 but they had a 1 per customer limit ) and they all avoided customs. I can't remember what it said on the customs labels though....I was too excited to get the toys out the package

The other Smokescreen that I got from HobbyLink Japan got caught by customs and I had to pay an extra £20

I cancelled my G2 Sideswipes from HLJ for this reason and will just get them when Kapow gets their stock next week.

soundwave,
Congrats, my last order from AE took about 4-5 days so if we don't count the weekend then your G2 Sideswipe should arrive next Thursday or Friday.

Don't mention Bayformers Bumblebee toys, it's not long before toy aisles in shops around the country are infested by another crapload of 'em....and this time they've got ugly Dinobots as backup!

Hasbro are getting some of my cash this year though, mainly because of the Guardians of the Galaxy Marvel Legends wave with the Build A Figure of Groot and there's also this,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULXqMQLLFU4

Hasbro suck at Transformers but they're alright with Marvel.

EDIT
Scoria's packaging,


It's a ballsy move by FT to actually use the term "Dinobots" on the packaging.

 

[DPrime]

Thanks guys. Hopefully I can get some cash in my Paypal account and put an order in soon.

Like the Scoria packaging a lot!

 

[Niltusk]

I just got this last week and I think it's great for the price. One thing is that when transformed to the truck mode, there is one panel that is not fitting properly. but i'll not display this in the truck mode anyways... it looks awesome in robot mode with the trailer

Although I'm still not sold on a see through trailer, Prime himself looks great. Think I'm going to display him with my carded Pimp Daddy Destro.

 

[Hound]

Impulse bought G2 Sideswipe. I sorta want two now seeing how he looks unstickered.

 

[Yoshi]

Just bought myself a Takara 2nd run of Soundwave, heard people complaining about paint apps on this guy. Is it just pure luck whether or not you're gonna get a decent painted one? Is it just the 2nd run that's like this?

 

[Niltusk]

Just bought myself a Takara 2nd run of Soundwave, heard people complaining about paint apps on this guy. Is it just pure luck whether or not you're gonna get a decent painted one? Is it just the 2nd run that's like this?

I PO'd mine from AE so got in early on the second run, but the quality on mine is flawless. At least theres nothing I've noticed from casually handling it, its not like I examine it daily.

 

[Yoshi]

I PO'd mine from AE so got in early on the second run, but the quality on mine is flawless. At least theres nothing I've noticed from casually handling it, its not like I examine it daily.

Oh I know, it's just that some of them have been coming with obvious paint defects straight out the box. Sloppy paintwork etc.

 

[thecorsair]

A 3rd party War of the Dinobots is ON!



Another company revealed an MP Swoop a while back,


Snarl looks nice but I think that Swoop looks too "busy" to match with MP08 and Scoria as there's too many random details sculpted into it. It's also smaller than either of them in robot mode. There's also question marks about the build quality for both being as they're from new companies.

I'm sticking with Fans Toys even if it means waiting longer to get Snarl and Sludge because I want a set of Dinobots with a consistent design aesthetic and build quality.

 

[Hydeous]

I think I will just stick to official TT MPs for now

 

[thecorsair]

The Fans Toys guy that posts at TFW has stated that their Skyfire will be BIGGER than MP01 in robot mode

Like QuakeWave and Scoria I don't expect them to overdo the diecast but there'll be some strategically placed to help the way the figure balances as opposed to hindering it and the overall build quality should make for a very impressive piece although I expect the price to be a fair bit higher than their previous 2 figures.

 

[SurlyJ]

That snarl looks great. The swoop not so much. Hopefully this new company can do a good paint job and make a solid build.

 

[Niltusk]

The Fans Toys guy that posts at TFW has stated that their Skyfire will be BIGGER than MP01 in robot mode

Wow, sounds like they're definitely trying to get him in scale with the cartoon for MPs, this should make a lot of cartoon fans happy.

 

[Hound]

I'd love some MP Dinobots but fear for the shelf space.

 

[DPrime]

Yeah I was just thinking that, looking at how my MPs are displayed right now.

Something will have to go into storage, I guess.

 

[moose]

The fact that they have black silhouette of all their Dinobots leads me to be believe they are far more along then just concept. So all these are MP size?