ALL THINGS TRANSFORMERS!!!!

[DPrime]

All teasing aside, he does look pretty cool.. I just wish he and hot rod both were not as tall as Grimlock.

I feel it takes something away from Big grim.

Yeah, I prefer Grimlock to be bigger as well.

I think I prefer the look of the original MP Prime/Faith Leader anyway. This one looks a bit too, I dunno... anime? Just a bit too stylized for my tastes.

 

[Dubcustomz]

All teasing aside, he does look pretty cool.. I just wish he and hot rod both were not as tall as Grimlock.

I feel it takes something away from Big grim.

Meh, never was a big fan of the stupid bots. People always complain about how stupid skids and mudflap were in ROTF yet somehow the same type of stupidity was perfectly fine for the Dinobots.

WTF is a "third party purist," anyway? Everyone in this thread likes Has/Tak stuff.

Picked up Target Ex Leadfoot today! Love his doggy!

Can't wait for OP 2.0!

lol, you serious? Do you even read half the comments in here, cos they coulda fooled me.

 

[Darth Snoopy]

Let's keep it cool, folks. We're all collectors and enjoy the hobby for one reason or another.

 

[DPrime]

DPrime,
I just had a look at the shipping case Faith Leader came in and iGear marked it as a gift so you should be OK.

Delivery was rather quick as I recall as well as it got to me in exactly 7 days although the Kup heads took a little longer.

I've just ordered Ramjet via an ebay seller so my Coneheads take another step closer to completion

I'm probably going to paint the nosecones black once I've got all 3 so they'll look just right in jet mode.

Next up will be TFC Scrapper!

I also got a bargain on an official TF last week....a MOC Terradive for £9 is damn good by UK standards and it's an awesome mold.

Thanks, and nice hauls! Man, you really make me want to get the Coneheads...

As much as I like the TFC Constructicons... does anyone think it might just be a matter of time before we see even better/G1 accurate ones? I wonder if maybe I should just be patient and spend the money on stuff like the iGear Coneheads instead...

 

[Dubcustomz]

it's the spoon dubs uses to stir the pot

Dude, I'm not stirring anything! But seriously, 80% of stuff posted here is about bloody third party crap so how can you blame me for the odd comment about it here and there?

Just enjoy the damned OP!

I'm pleased we are getting something this cool for a change, just wish it didn't cost so much but i needed to keep myself busy with customs anyway so i'll just buy it with the cash they make.

 

[bcm77]

Thanks, and nice hauls! Man, you really make me want to get the Coneheads...

As much as I like the TFC Constructicons... does anyone think it might just be a matter of time before we see even better/G1 accurate ones? I wonder if maybe I should just be patient and spend the money on stuff like the iGear Coneheads instead...

Thanks!

The MakeToys one looks more G1 but is smaller and there's not been any new info in recent weeks....maybe TFC's revelation of the last 2 Constructicons and full pics of Devastator have caused them to have a rethink?

 

[Dubcustomz]

I also got a bargain on an official TF last week....a MOC Terradive for £9 is damn good by UK standards and it's an awesome mold.

HOLY CRAP! BCM bought an official TF?!?!

Has hell frozen over? :eek

lol

 

[DPrime]

Thanks!

The MakeToys one looks more G1 but is smaller and there's not been any new info in recent weeks....maybe TFC's revelation of the last 2 Constructicons and full pics of Devastator have caused them to have a rethink?

Yeah, I'm not a big fan of the MakeToys one. I'm thinking more along the lines if iGear gets around to it... though who knows if/when that will be, I guess...

This picture kind of bothers me:

Though admittedly I will be displaying it in Herc/Devy-mode, and I did like his look in All Hail Megatron...

 

[DPrime]

HOLY CRAP! BCM bought an official TF?!?!

Has hell frozen over? :eek

lol

Meh, Bayformers are knock-offs.

How's that for stirring the pot?

 

[Dubcustomz]

Meh, Bayformers are knock-offs.

How's that for stirring the pot?

No worse or any more stupid then what others, myself included, often say.










And Movie verse Transformers are awesome.

 

[DPrime]

No worse or any more stupid then what others, myself included, often say.










And Movie verse Transformers are awesome.

Well, speaking of official TFs, I do still need a Henkei Inferno... There are a few Henkeis I still need, actually, but for some reason I really want to round out the emergency vehicles...

 

[YoNoSe]

lol, you serious? Do you even read half the comments in here, cos they coulda fooled me.

I read almost every post. I guess in your mind even discussing 3rd party toys = bashing Hasbro. Can't really argue with that logic.

 

[YoNoSe]

Well, speaking of official TFs, I do still need a Henkei Inferno... There are a few Henkeis I still need, actually, but for some reason I really want to round out the emergency vehicles...

I don't even have Grappel. Wah wah waaaahhhhh.

 

[Darth Snoopy]

Final warning. Either play nice or walk away.

The next time I post, infractions will be handed out.

 

[lerath666]

Meh, never was a big fan of the stupid bots. People always complain about how stupid skids and mudflap were in ROTF yet somehow the same type of stupidity was perfectly fine for the Dinobots.



lol, you serious? Do you even read half the comments in here, cos they coulda fooled me.

The stupid from herp and derp didn't bother me. it was more that they camne across as racial sterotypes. Right down to the gold teeth.
I read somewhere that originaly they were intended to be "stoner kids" along the lines of Harold and kumar, and they had even wanted to get those two to do the voices for them. somewhere along the line the "stoner kid" thing was replaced with racial sterotypes.
That's what bugs me about herp and derp.

Dude, I'm not stirring anything! But seriously, 80% of stuff posted here is about bloody third party crap so how can you blame me for the odd comment about it here and there?

Just enjoy the damned OP!

I'm pleased we are getting something this cool for a change, just wish it didn't cost so much but i needed to keep myself busy with customs anyway so i'll just buy it with the cash they make.

was mostly a tease.

Thanks, and nice hauls! Man, you really make me want to get the Coneheads...

As much as I like the TFC Constructicons... does anyone think it might just be a matter of time before we see even better/G1 accurate ones? I wonder if maybe I should just be patient and spend the money on stuff like the iGear Coneheads instead...

I don';t know if anyone else will tackle them after the TFC ones ware done. If you're talking about hasbro, they've already said they won't be doing them.
If you mean Igear, i think it might be a WHILE.

 

[Dubcustomz]

Well, speaking of official TFs, I do still need a Henkei Inferno... There are a few Henkeis I still need, actually, but for some reason I really want to round out the emergency vehicles...

Henkei Inferno is a great toy, as is Grapple but the Takara version of him is no where near as nice as the Takara version of Inferno is.

There is something satisfying about having all the emergency vehicles isnt there?

The stupid from herp and derp didn't bother me. it was more that they camne across as racial sterotypes. Right down to the gold teeth.
I read somewhere that originaly they were intended to be "stoner kids" along the lines of Harold and kumar, and they had even wanted to get those two to do the voices for them. somewhere along the line the "stoner kid" thing was replaced with racial sterotypes.
That's what bugs me about herp and derp.

See, that i never understood.
There was nothing in the least bit racial in my mind about those two.
I saw them as trying to imitate silly ghetto white boys who think they are black if anything.
The whole "they are racist thing" just always stank of making a mountain out of a mole hill situation to me, and just something else for the stupid anti-Bay crew to whine about or use as mis-guided ammunition for their flame wars.
People like to find racism where there is none a lot of the time as well...stupid is as stupid does as Forrest Gump once said.

Not directing that towards you or anyone else here by the way, just speaking in general terms how i feel about that particular kettle o' fish.

 

[Gipetto0812]

picked up HA Roadbuster today. Totally like him more than the Target ex Leadfoot.

man that is just awesome! Idk if I can resist!!!

just may sell off my MP Prime for this sucker

Picked up Target Ex Leadfoot today! Love his doggy!

It's a nice figure and i dig the dog too. but i still wish he had all the guns and overhauled look that Roadbuster has

 

[lerath666]

Henkei Inferno is a great toy, as is Grapple but the Takara version of him is no where near as nice as the Takara version of Inferno is.

There is something satisfying about having all the emergency vehicles isnt there?



See, that i never understood.
There was nothing in the least bit racial in my mind about those two.
I saw them as trying to imitate silly ghetto white boys who think they are black if anything.
The whole "they are racist thing" just always stank of making a mountain out of a mole hill situation to me, and just something else for the stupid anti-Bay crew to whine about or use as mis-guided ammunition for their flame wars.
People like to find racism where there is none a lot of the time as well...stupid is as stupid does as Forrest Gump once said.

Not directing that towards you or anyone else here by the way, just speaking in general terms how i feel about that particular kettle o' fish.

Here's my take on them with a little more info then.
it's as if someone in the character design department said
" hey, we need to put something in hereto appeal to the "urban market" but we killed off Jazz already. what do?"
And that's what they came up with. A piss-poor sterotype, ( yes, of ghetto white boys. but stil. Bad design is bad design)

there are sooo many ways those two could have been better.
Atleast Sentinel prime killed them. Guess he WAS good for something

 

[YoNoSe]

There was nothing in the least bit racial in my mind about those two.
I saw them as trying to imitate silly ghetto white boys who think they are black if anything.

That was my take on the twins as well. I thought it was obvious that they were imitating the "gangsta" persona they had seen in movies like Bad Boys. I find it interesting that fewer people object when real black people are depicted so stereotypically.

It's a nice figure and i dig the dog too. but i still wish he had all the guns and overhauled look that Roadbuster has

I have to find Roadbuster. He seems to have dried up around here. I haven't really kept up with HA bots but for some reason I found the Tums ad and dog-bot too oddball to pass up. He is a bit of a mess though and I'm still not sure I have him transformed correctly, if there even is a correct way to do it.

 

[DPrime]

I don';t know if anyone else will tackle them after the TFC ones ware done. If you're talking about hasbro, they've already said they won't be doing them.
If you mean Igear, i think it might be a WHILE.

Yeah, no doubt. But it still might be worth the wait, I dunno.

I'll probably end up getting the rest of the TFC Constructicons, though. I've already got Exgraver, after all.

Henkei Inferno is a great toy, as is Grapple but the Takara version of him is no where near as nice as the Takara version of Inferno is.

There is something satisfying about having all the emergency vehicles isnt there?

Once I got Red Alert I knew I'd have to get Inferno soon, even though I really should be getting Sunstreaker, Sideswipe, Bluestreak and Mirage first. You know, for the first season guys.

I just love that old Dreamwave cover...

Ah, can't find an image, but maybe I could recreate this scene.

I'm just glad I got a decent deal on Red Alert - I thought I'd have to pay out the nose for him. I did get a United Grapple as well, and never did see the US release in stores. I kind of like the orange head. Sets him apart from most collections, I guess!