Well these look kind of terrible. I seriously hope they haven't abandoned their MP-figures of these two in favor for these.
https://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/3rd-party-unlicensed-41/igear-mini-warriors-mw-12-stinger-and-mw-13-rocky-revealed-177268/
As long as I get Megatron V2 and the Autobot cars I'm good
DPrime,
I feel that Optimus Prime has been shoved down the fandom's throats as being the be all and end all of the franchise for so long that it's got to the point where I just don't care about him any more.
So I've decided my collection can do without him.
Wha???
Okay, explain yourself. I have to know why you don't like Prime.
Nah, just completed a nice trade for him.
I got rid of a few of my Henkeis and United figures (I think it was Inferno, Sunstreaker, Bluestreak, and Tracks), iGear UFO, TF Prime Season 1 Blu-ray set... and there might have been something else in there, I can't remember. But that's the gist of it.
For that, I got TRU MP-10 MIB, TRU MP-09 MIB, loose TRU MP Grimlock (unfortunately sans crown, but that was trade fodder anyway since I already have him), MOC Takara TFA Arcee, MOC Hasbro WFC Soundwave and Cliffjumper, a loose WFC 3-pack Bumblebee, a loose MOTUC Hurricane Hordak (trade fodder again), some loose MOTUC Grayskull stands, and some Renderform upgrade set for Generations Red Alert (more trade fodder for me).
Pretty awesome deal, imo. But bear in mind I did pay aftermarket prices for the Henkei stuff, so it wasn't as awesome as it could have been. Guy was happy on his end too, since he's focusing on CHUG rather than MP and prices on that stuff can still be quite high.
I ended up trading that Grimlock for some stuff at the JoeCon, including a MOSC Night Force Lady Jaye that can go for big bucks. Probably going to hold onto that so I can sell it and get some cash too.
Deals can be had, just be patient!
Yeah, but that's because Prime IS the end all, be all of the franchise. Surely we TF fans can honestly quibble about various issues--is Hot Rod a useless POS? Are the Bayformer films useless POSs? In how many ways can we count the lameness of Beast Wars? etc. --but Optimus Prime! Somehow I thought that was a kind of sacred cow issue, and no one, among all collectors and fans of Transformers in the entire world, could dislike the guy or not want figures of him in their collection. That's like saying you don't like puppies, fresh air, or sunshine.
Really? I didn't know that. Did not happen in the U.S. version, though the lesson learned from all the distraught kids who saw that film and then cried themselves to sleep for weeks on end was Hasbro/Sunbow throwing a line in to the end of the GI Joe animated movie saying that their leader character (Duke) was alive and was going to pull through, even though in the script he dead.* I guess the UK got the animated movie after the U.S. did, which led to the same kind of change. I would love to see this change.
Really? I didn't know that. Did not happen in the U.S. version, though the lesson learned from all the distraught kids who saw that film and then cried themselves to sleep for weeks on end was Hasbro/Sunbow throwing a line in to the end of the GI Joe animated movie saying that their leader character (Duke) was alive and was going to pull through, even though in the script he dead.* I guess the UK got the animated movie after the U.S. did, which led to the same kind of change. I would love to see this change.
*in fact, rumor is that the Duke decision came prior to the Optimus decision, and actually was the catalyst for Prime's death since Hasbro's execs liked the idea so much
LOL, that is hilarious because it is so generic, and obviously tacked on as an advertisement to get folks to watch the crummy third season of Transformers.
) cash because I bought about a gazillion more toys from that series & beyond.
