ALL THINGS TRANSFORMERS!!!!

[karamazov80]

Thanks Nick. The bumper is flipped backwards in there, is it supposed to face forward?

 

[Deak Starkiller]

I believe so, I did that along with making sure all the tabs and joints were all aligned. Tabs were tabbed, slots were slotted, etc. You know. Not that you don't already know that. Enjoy!

 

[darkknight]

Check out Powerglide Valfar, he's pretty slick and kind of fits in the CHUG line. I picked up Shockwave and I'll probably pick up Sentinel but that's it for me.

I never new Shockwave is out, for sure you need to pick up Sentinel Prime.

 

[lerath666]

did someone mention horror monarch?
https://www.igeartoys.com/?page_id=661

 

[Valfar]

Check out Powerglide Valfar, he's pretty slick and kind of fits in the CHUG line. I picked up Shockwave and I'll probably pick up Sentinel but that's it for me.

I did check that figure out at Walmart, looked pretty neat but that head looks too human to fit into my G1 minibot collection, i would have no place for Bayverse Powerglide...who knows though, a really awesome Leader Megatron and Optimus comes out and i just may go ahead and pick up Sentinel, OP and Megs.

 

[Deak Starkiller]

I never new Shockwave is out, for sure you need to pick up Sentinel Prime.

He's kind of harder to find. I found one out of about 30 voyagers, he'll be around though. I don't normally like the Bayformers but Shockwave is pretty neat looking and I like how modular he is (the gun arm can go on either one of the arms) and the paint job is pretty slick. And I like the MechTech gimmick, kind of like a Targetmaster and a Mini-Con...if they had a little protoform.

 

[bcm77]

DPrime,
Aside from that reshell of the Universe Legends Bumblebee they're about to release iGear are working on at least 1 more 'Bee,

Clearly it's based on the Classics Deluxe Bumblebee but with a New Beetle alt mode. It's been a while since anything else was heard about this though.

Here's a link to a shot of iGear's Dirge next to Faith Leader,

https://shop.igeartoys.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=88

The difference in height works for me although for cash reasons I'll be sticking with the Deluxe Seekers & Coneheads as I've finally completed the 6 in the last few months and want to focus on other characters.

I'll take some pics of Faith Leader with various Classics tomorrow and post them for you.

As lerath666 stated the scaled down MP Megatron will be called Horror Monarch and not Horror Commander....my bad

Another company is making a Classics style Soundwave that turns into a modern microcassette recorder and can fit the G1 tapes in it but so far the robot mode looks a bit crappy.

I use the Takara Music Label Soundwave with my Classics as it may not fit the G1 tapes due to it being an MP3 player but the robot mode is a perfect update and still looks exactly like the G1 alt mode.

The topic of unofficial releases always seems to cause big arguments among the diehard Has/Tak supporters but I think that providing the quality is good anything that gives collectors more options is only a good thing especially as many 3rd party items are things we'd never get officially because there's not the mainstream demand.

Now the DOTM lines are stinking up the shelves the only other Transformers I'll get until the next lot of Classics are out will be 3rd party.

 

[Dubcustomz]

You could make some of the money towards them by selling the official ones as they're still going for high prices on ebay

#

Hell no! Unlike most i love classics Ironhide and Ratchet, and id never swap an official product for a KO, ever (unless said official product was a steaming heap of ____).
Ive sold everything i can, the rest of my collection is just too cherished to sell now so if these turn out to be good and if i think they are worth the money i'll just do more customs to afford them.
Shouldnt be too hard with DOTM coming and most of its toys being in dire need of some paint.

I just spend over £150 on a new top of the line airbrush though so ive got some work to do to pay that off first.

did someone mention horror monarch?
https://www.igeartoys.com/?page_id=661

That looks awful. I was expecting them to improve on the design a little not just rip off the original.
I can understand not changing the design of faith leader any because the MP Prime it is based on was already near perfect (not saying im a fan of faith leader either) but MP Megatron had some serious issues that could have been addressed. If they had done so then id have a bit more respect for them.

Stuff like Protector and Warbot are ok (borderline) because they are original designs, but this sort of thing is just wrong.

 

[karamazov80]

That looks awful. I was expecting them to improve on the design a little not just rip off the original.
I can understand not changing the design of faith leader any because the MP Prime it is based on was already near perfect (not saying im a fan of faith leader either) but MP Megatron had some serious issues that could have been addressed. If they had done so then id have a bit more respect for them.

Stuff like Protector and Warbot are ok (borderline) because they are original designs, but this sort of thing is just wrong.

Is this an ethical issue you are having, or are you just critical of IGear of being lazy?

 

[Dubcustomz]

Is this an ethical issue you are having, or are you just critical of IGear of being lazy?

Mainly them just being lazy. The main issue i have is they rip off a design so theres been no R&D done, no imagination or effort put into the product and then they turn around and sell them for and arm and a leg.
Like i said i dont mind things like FansProject's Protector and Warbot or even City Commander because they show some ingenuity and imagination and are original designs, but Faith Leader and now this POS? No, not cool by me.
Not only that but because they are just ripping off Has/Tak's designs this could just bait Has/Tak to go after third party companies even more and get them shut down or force retailers to not sell their products, so that could make it harder in the future for really good third party products that show some genuine innovation and imagination (i.e. Protector) to even see the light of day, know what im saying?
Basically i think stuff like this can do more harm to the third party market than good.

 

[lerath666]

#That looks awful. I was expecting them to improve on the design a little not just rip off the original.
I can understand not changing the design of faith leader any because the MP Prime it is based on was already near perfect (not saying im a fan of faith leader either) but MP Megatron had some serious issues that could have been addressed. If they had done so then id have a bit more respect for them.

Stuff like Protector and Warbot are ok (borderline) because they are original designs, but this sort of thing is just wrong.

it bears mentioning that those pics are OLD and nothing has been seen or heard since they were originally shown. I'd not be supervised if they were re-designing him a little in the intervening time.

HOWEVER, as I like my decpticons bigger than my autobots, I think I might just wait and see if megs gets a do-over like prime did.

 

[frenzy_rumble]

if dubz don't like it, it's gotta be good.

I mean, heck - who buys a $300 air brush? lol....

 

[Spiderwebb13]

Picked up DOTM Megatron and Bumblebee today. Gotta say I like the Megatron a lot more than I thought I would.

 

[Elder_Predator2]

Megs is awesome, he needs to be a leader though. I would be happy if they just made the figure larger, keeping everything the same.

 

[Spiderwebb13]

Same here, he definitely needs to be a leader. The figure is great, but it annoys me that he is barely taller than Topspin.

 

[darkknight]

Picked up Crankcase and left Megatron behind. He looks good but hoping for a leader class. He's too small to be Megatron.

 

[Spiderwebb13]

Does your Crankcase have the middle fingers cutoff?

 

[darkknight]

Not sure, I left it in my trunk of my car. Is there any pictures people post about this?

 

[Spiderwebb13]

Not that I'm aware of, but mine and Elder_Predator2's is like that. I'm not sure if there is a way to tell without opening it.

 

[darkknight]

I was searching online and the stamped # on the back with 10601 & 10801 are the clipped middle finger. And I just checked mines and the # is 10601. There were 2 crankcase when I bought mines, I doubt the other one is flipping the bird.