ALL THINGS TRANSFORMERS!!!!

[darkknight]

Found Arcee! Oh and picked up another Ratchet too

 

[Gipetto0812]

DMK01 Prime is up for PO at BBTS if anyone cares, whopping $175
https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=TAK11248&mode=retail

Yea I just saw that and while tempted, I just can't pull the trigger on it. I want my next movie verse optimus buy to have an accurate gun. I'm surprised there hasn't been a 3rd party company to do it yet besides those old TFC guns that looked like the movie gun but wasn't entirely accurate.

Found Arcee! Oh and picked up another Ratchet too

Nice find on the Arcee, DK! I like it but I'm sticking with my FE Arcee. I can't wait to find Voyager Starscream and the Vehicons

Here are some pics of my TF Prime Autobots:

 

[darkknight]

Yea I just saw that and while tempted, I just can't pull the trigger on it. I want my next movie verse optimus buy to have an accurate gun. I'm surprised there hasn't been a 3rd party company to do it yet besides those old TFC guns that looked like the movie gun but wasn't entirely accurate.



Nice find on the Arcee, DK! I like it but I'm sticking with my FE Arcee. I can't wait to find Voyager Starscream and the Vehicons

Here are some pics of my TF Prime Autobots:

Love your collection, still need FE Bulkhead and FE Cliffjumper. I also got the FE Arcee but since I love TFP I still bought this one. Where's Jacky! Still in outer space?

 

[Gipetto0812]

Love your collection, still need FE Bulkhead and FE Cliffjumper. I also got the FE Arcee but since I love TFP I still bought this one. Where's Jacky! Still in outer space?

thanks man. I honeslty forgot to put Wheeljack in the first pic . the second one I was trying to go for the darkness rising cover so wheeljack was not needed

I do want to get that Dr. Wu 3rd Party non-faceplate head and grenade for TFP Wheeljack though

 

[thecorsair]

You're welcome. the guy's got some talent at customizing, but he seems not to be too bright.

I'm beginning to wonder if 4chan's campaign to destroy him and his credibility are even necessary.

People like that inevitably bury themselves under the weight of their own BS so probably not.

 

[DPrime]

more or less. read the thread, it goes into it.

Yeah, I did. Even posted a couple times. I didn't see any firm connection or anything, though. Apparently he wrote Hasbro?

After everything he wrote, I kind of hope they go after him, to be quite honest. He's an easy target (much easier than going after third party companies in China) and makes LOADS off their IP without permission. Not like I have a problem with customizers or anything, but you know, karma and all that.

 

[cr0w]

Please, allow me.

https://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2012-fan-art-ban-reversed-174744/

I'm sorry members here felt the need to jump in with uncivilized commentary. But there's trolls in ever forum and sometimes they need to be addressed. The mere fact some people support the mass production of licensed characters by another company makes me shake my head at the fandom. Let me break it down for everyone how I stand on 3rd party products. I divide them into three classes.

Light: Add-on kits. Like the City Commander armor and iGear's Kup heads, these kits require the purchase of an original Hasbro character. Sometimes this creates an additional sale of a character or renewed interest in a line.

Gray: Standalone characters. Toys like Hercules, Rager, Medic, who are original sculpts by another company but rely on the intellectual property of another company because they mimic a licensed character. Hasbro isn't hurt directly and sometimes this can fill the gap between lines.

Dark: Direct mold knockoffs or recasts. Masterpiece Seekers, shrunken Faith Commanders, KO Toys. These were all Hasbro molds at one point, designers hard work and love created these. But Then then someone just took the originals apart and made molds to pump out the same figure for themselves. No design work was done except for perhaps a new head and wings.

Reprolabels is somewhere in there too. They profit from hasbro's IP, they're mass-produced, but they usually require an original Hasbro toy to make them useful.

With the amount of money you've made off of your insanely overpriced repaints, the last person who should be crying about people "stealing Hasbro's profits" is you, so shut the ____ up.

 

[thecorsair]

Most of my 3rd party TF's have Reprolabels on them....guess I'll burn for that

 

[Khev]

Yea I just saw that and while tempted, I just can't pull the trigger on it. I want my next movie verse optimus buy to have an accurate gun. I'm surprised there hasn't been a 3rd party company to do it yet besides those old TFC guns that looked like the movie gun but wasn't entirely accurate.



Nice find on the Arcee, DK! I like it but I'm sticking with my FE Arcee. I can't wait to find Voyager Starscream and the Vehicons

Here are some pics of my TF Prime Autobots:

Are those Takara toys or just the ones currently in stock at Target?

 

[DPrime]

I believe that's a Takara Bulkhead...

But I don't think any of the other stuff, save maybe Ratchet, will be available at Target, Khev. The first edition stuff is long gone, I'm afraid.

 

[Gipetto0812]

DPrime is right, that's Takara Bulkhead, plus Cliffjumper and Arcee (a few paints app added by yours truly to her) but the rest is Hasbro FE figures, except for Ratchet.

Those Takara weren't cheap though! That Optimus was the most I had ever spent on such a small TF figure.

 

[darkknight]

thanks man. I honeslty forgot to put Wheeljack in the first pic . the second one I was trying to go for the darkness rising cover so wheeljack was not needed

I do want to get that Dr. Wu 3rd Party non-faceplate head and grenade for TFP Wheeljack though

and you did a nice job with it too. Yeah I saw that non faceplate of WJ. Where can I purchase it if BBTS doesn't end up selling them?

Just opened up my Ratchet and I'm impressed

 

[DPrime]

DPrime is right, that's Takara Bulkhead, plus Cliffjumper and Arcee (a few paints app added by yours truly to her) but the rest is Hasbro FE figures, except for Ratchet.

Those Takara weren't cheap though! That Optimus was the most I had ever spent on such a small TF figure.

Yeah, get the FE figures. Totally worth it.

I suppose you could make do with the RiD Arcee and Vehicon, but don't skimp out on the rest!

Back to G1...

 

[Deak Starkiller]

Awesome D! This will be mine come BotCon!!!

 

[karamazov80]

Yeah, get the FE figures. Totally worth it.

I suppose you could make do with the RiD Arcee and Vehicon, but don't skimp out on the rest!

Back to G1...

Looks awesome. I would probably upgrade my existing MP Starscream with that one if it was released in the U.S.

Who's the little guy?

 

[DPrime]

Thanks guys!

That's Wipe-Out, a recolour of Windcharger. He was in the Takara two-pack with Windcharger that came out recently.

 

[Spiderwebb13]

Love that Starscream! Gonna get mine soon I hope.

 

[Gipetto0812]

Starscream looks great DPrime!

definitely an improvement over the original from what it seems

and you did a nice job with it too. Yeah I saw that non faceplate of WJ. Where can I purchase it if BBTS doesn't end up selling them?

Just opened up my Ratchet and I'm impressed

awesome man glad you like him!

I hope reprolables comes out with some decals for him so he won't look so dull in terms of color. But they definitely made him pretty accurate to the show

As for the 3rd Party WJ head, i'm sure TF Source, RobotKingdom and ToysArena will also have it for PO when the time comes.

 

[thecorsair]

i-GEARS!!!!

Gears wasn't in the original lineup of Minibots that iGear showed outlines of but clearly things have changed!

Hope they do a proper Windcharger as well!

 

[darkknight]

awesome man glad you like him!

I hope reprolables comes out with some decals for him so he won't look so dull in terms of color. But they definitely made him pretty accurate to the show

As for the 3rd Party WJ head, i'm sure TF Source, RobotKingdom and ToysArena will also have it for PO when the time comes.

Thanks! I actually like how Ratchet is right out of the box, but any upgrade I won't mind.

Hope the WJ head set wont be pricey, his blasters would be awesome too.