Va'al wrote:I keep track of everyone. Backwards.
There are atandarfs to maintain.
LOST Cybertronian wrote:Hey, If Mindmaster survived then you should do just fine.
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I just got Wheeljack and love him to bits. And he's making me consider getting more, like Blitzwing, Elite Megatron and the Optimus vs. Megatron 2-Pack (with extra weapons). Any other recommendations?
RiddlerJ wrote:What does anyone think about the weapons?
Although they're slightly gappy, I can't help but think they would work well with other lines like Generations.
Would anyone else like to see Hasbro release just weapon packs? Would these work for arming figures from other lines or is the asthetic too different to work?
william-james88 wrote:(My young 9yo cousinne is awesome)
william-james88 wrote:I am glad this thread exists because there is something I wanted to share.
While generations figures rarely ever go on sale where I am, Construct Bot sets often do. Prices got so low that I could not help myself but try them out. I bought Scout Bumblebee, Starscream (4$ each) and the big Unicron Megatron set that is supposedly very hard to find (for 15$).
I built them, transformed them but felt ver underwhelmed. I like Megatron's ship mode better than the PRID/Arms Micron voyagers (they both look like a mess of parts but at least one doesnt have his head sticking out) but the esthetic of the robots just doesnt do it for me. My favourite part of transformers is how they are 2 toys in one and its so great when you see little of kibble in each. But this line is not about that and the transforming aspect is secondary to the building aspect. I also lack creativity and dont get the customising part. They just dont work for me as fun toys. And they dont work with the rest of my collection.
BUT...
I have a 9 year old niece who is much more creative, more open to new things and smarter than me. The other day I was showing her my masterpiece Optimus and Megatron which I had recently aquired and I was transforming them in front of her. While she found them cool, the lengthy transformations were a turn off for her. She didnt like how hard they were and preffered playing with them only once they had been transformed from one form or the next.
She then told me that though these are cool, a really cool transfromer would be one where they give you the parts and you have to make him yourself. And then because you have different parts, you could mix and match to make your own transformer. I then went to my room where I had the construct bot boxes (starscream had never been opened) and I showed them to her and her eyes lit up. It was exactly what she had just dreamt up in her mind. She opened the starscream box and started right away. She had to leave before she was done so I just gave it to her. She was so happy. I will give her all my construct bot sets and maybe buy her some more when theya re on sale so that she can customize. I actualyl find the customising aspect much harder than the transforming part since you really have to think and be creative for one, while the other can just be like an autopilot (even for masterpiece megatron)
This made me realize how close minded I am and how great it is that Hasbro is experimenting with this brand. Transformers now have a special place for her due to construct bots and it gave me something to share with my young cousin.
chuckdawg1999 wrote:william-james88 wrote:tl;dr
May I ask where in the world you are located as I was under the impression that Unicron Megatron set was only released in Asian markets
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Will is in the same location as me. Canada, province of Quebec, Montreal area. Construcbots sets Unicron Megatron and Bulkhead can be found at Winners for 15$ + taxes each.
Scalpers, please calm down. Those stores have plenty of them and if you take them all, you will get stuck with those kits and end up losing money. Construcbots are not "real" Transformerts and not in that high of a demand.
william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:
Will is in the same location as me. Canada, province of Quebec, Montreal area. Construcbots sets Unicron Megatron and Bulkhead can be found at Winners for 15$ + taxes each.
Scalpers, please calm down. Those stores have plenty of them and if you take them all, you will get stuck with those kits and end up losing money. Construcbots are not "real" Transformerts and not in that high of a demand.
Yup, with supply like this, scalpers can just lie down and die already. No one is making any money on these here and they are available for all the children and grown ups who want them.
I am pretty sure these were reported before but just in case: Construct Bots Bulkhead and Unicron Megatron have been found all over Winners in the Montreal area at 14.99$ a piece. I do not know if they have been seen elsewhere in North America
chuckdawg1999 wrote:I am pretty sure these were reported before but just in case: Construct Bots Bulkhead and Unicron Megatron have been found all over Winners in the Montreal area at 14.99$ a piece. I do not know if they have been seen elsewhere in North America
Do they have just those two sets?
william-james88 wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:I am pretty sure these were reported before but just in case: Construct Bots Bulkhead and Unicron Megatron have been found all over Winners in the Montreal area at 14.99$ a piece. I do not know if they have been seen elsewhere in North America
Do they have just those two sets?
At the Winners stores, yes. But all the other construct bot sets that you find in the states are also found in Canada at Target/Walmart/TRU
chuckdawg1999 wrote:So no Optimus Prime, Skystalker, or Shockwave?
-Kanrabat- wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:So no Optimus Prime, Skystalker, or Shockwave?
Beast Hunters I assume? Yeah, I saw those 3 but only at Target. They had a couple on the shelf. The Shelf got emptied. It never got restocked ever. I kinda regret not buying Shockwave.
chuckdawg1999 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:So no Optimus Prime, Skystalker, or Shockwave?
Beast Hunters I assume? Yeah, I saw those 3 but only at Target. They had a couple on the shelf. The Shelf got emptied. It never got restocked ever. I kinda regret not buying Shockwave.
I may be contacting you to see if you can help a bro out
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