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see through transformers are fail!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
see through anything related to transformers is fail!!!!!!!!!!
micromaster transformers are fail!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the new combiners are ugly as sin. and fail!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would love for a weekly article.I say do it.I'll be a reader for sure.

You state that your opinion can't rate next to the overall amount of info thoughout seibertron, but what you did with your opinion of where your opinion stands speaks volumes about how much we should consider your message.

PCC's have their place in any kids' random toy collection.If they won't be teaming up with deluxe TFs they'll find a way to work alongside the Gormiti or Bakugan or Ninja Turdles or whoever: That's the beauty of childhood- we invent our own games, tho we mimic in time as well. In terms of scout sized toys,the detail is astounding: they are what I would have wanted as a kiddy.Next to the combiners of yesteryear they are absolutely amazing.

The drones, tho, I hate;Attractive as SOME are, I consider their inclusion, intentional or not,to be a marketing trap for little old ladies who believe they are buying,as I've said word for word elsewhere, "5 economic Transformers when they're actually buying 1 Transformer and 4 Matchbox cars".This might be my lone opinion, but in nations like Greece where there are over 500 celebrations in a 365 day calendar,and TFs sell,that's a lot of accidental purchasing that will lead to disappointment and usually a move to rectify by purchasing something else.I don't see why the PCCs should be allowed to "un-healthen" the vitality of the HftD and Generations lines at a price-point when the Universe and Animated lines are already 5 euro cheaper,unless there's a strategy involved to keep the others selling.

(I'm also against the 'Human Superiority Priority' message in ownership themed toy lines such as YuGiOh, Digi/PokeMon,Bakugan,and now, the PCC drones who are 'in servitude' to any of their bosses no matter the faction,as opposed to the old school 'Freedom as a Sentients right' viewpoint, so I must state in fairness that my whole post is more or less laced with Bias).

As for Science:I guess making all four drones turn into bots would kill off the legends line overnight,and in my book, Animated was just a tool,installed to keep the TF presence around in the gap from RotF to TF3.But again, I've said this elsewhere and am repeating myself.Everybody knows the Transformations are sweet, tho.

The two packs are quite nice offerings,but still open to tinkering, and the Minicons are the best manifestation of Minicon that there ever has been so far,tho I feel the Minicon 'group'identity should go through a more thorough and final fleshing out process.I'd rather they transformed into something other than no-reason-to-be miniature vehicles on a universal level.In this I consider the Minicon line overall to APPEAR to be taking the second steps (first was animals) in the direction I would personally consider best for it:If a subline can fit into any other line and survive our criticism,and that of a child and its' parents, it's contributing to every other line.
If our intellect has to step in to convince our imagination that it's found a credible medium to gel two differences,well...even a kid will work out it takes two to tango.

I think the level of artwork in the sculpts of the bosses has already made them classics material.The rest of the line, I suspect, will grow and mature with the eras to come, sometimes upwards and sometimes downwards...

PCC = Massive Fail. Looked at them in store, laughed and put them back on the shelf and then bought MP Grimlock. In that order.

I'm A G1'r, I'll Probably Catch Some Flak For This, But, I Want To Add My Two Cents Worth.

I Like The PCC Line, They Harken Back To An Era When I Could Transform My Warriors For Battle Without Having To Pull Out The Instructions Every Freakin' Time, Just To Make Sure That I Didn't Twist The Parts The Wrong Way, Snapping The Toy In Half (Yes, That Has Happened To Me).

I Have Enjoyed How Much More Realistic The Figures Have Become, But I Have Figures I'll Open, Transform Once To See How They Look, Then I'll Never Touch Them Again, Because I Don't Want To Go Through Fifty Steps (Usually Badly Illustrated) Each And Every Time To Play With Them (The RiD And Movie Figures Are Particularly Bad About This).

I Would Buy An Entire Line Devoted To Slightly Simplified Transformers, But For Now I'll Just Be Happy With The PCC's That We Are Being Treated To.

Quick Comment On The Drones For The PCC Line: I'm Fairly Neutral On This Part Of The Discussion Because Before I Ever Collected Transformers, I Collected Shogun Warriors, Godaiken Warriors, Plus, Some Voltron Robots. These All Had Various Vehicles/Creatures That Formed Parts Of A Greater Whole, So It Just Takes Me Back To When I Was Crazy About Those Too.

Thank For Your Time.

Well, I love the PCC line. Most of my TFs just sit on the shelf and once in a while I transform them. But I find myself frequently picking up the PCCs and connecting and disconnecting them, making new combinations. I've got every set released so far.

I totally think that it was a rushed filler line. Why?

Think about. What DO we have coming out in less than a month that "should" have toys ready to go? Transformers: Prime.

Duh. Generally, you want to make $$$ off of the cartoon that's on the air. Children watch cartoon, go to Walmart with their folks to buy milk and Tylenol, and while there see plastic version of what they just saw on TV.

But, you'll notice that there are not yet any toys. There are not even HINTS of a toyline yet. What gives?

I'm thinking that in the push to get the cartoon done by a certain date (10/10/10), there were designs that were originally thought of as being "okay," but later in development, a massive overhaul was done to the 'bots, possibly due to negative feedback from a focus group or something.

In having to overhaul the character looks at such a late stage, the toy designs had to be scrapped, and Hasbro gave a "hmm... what DO we have on the drawing board that we can get in the stores, that will be cheap, and impulse buy-ish?"

Tada.

I haven't picked up any PCCs yet. I keep looking at them in the store, but they just don't thrill me that much. I might get the Dinobots set comic out soon if it looks good in person.

I just don't understand why Hasbro (or Takara for that matter) cannot make a decent combiner set since G1. Yes, this includes those poor combiners released during the Unicron saga, and even RID (with the exception of Ruination, but he really doesn't count). The "Scramble City" style combiners (Superion, Defensor, Bruiticus, etc) were the best in my opinion. Simple, but they were easy to transform/combine and they looked great! I know it's old tech, but I wish Hasbro would give us combiners that are easy to transform/combine and actually had hands/feet that look like hands/feet and not just some wirey appendage.

Well personally I think they suck. I only bought the homage to Huffer and the Combaticon set for $9.99 (half price at TRU) I actually think the figures that come with a targetmaster have nice detail, but the detail on the figures that comes with clone sets really suck. Why, I really dont know. My 2 biggest problems with Power Core Combiners are the ugly hands that the drones turn into when combined and the stupid blue connectors attached to every figure. Why must they be neon blue on every figure ??? It is such an eyesore, especially on the red or yellow figures. Why cant the connectors be the same color as the figure ??? Now back to the deformed hands. Why couldnt Hasbro do a better job on the hands ??? I mean they REALLY SUCK !!! If it wasnt for these 2 issues, the line would be ok. The "combining" for figures that do not come with drones is also a useless feature. I have yet to see how my Huffer looks with Combaticon drone limbs because I know it's gonna look buttf**k ugly. I may buy the Dinobot set but leave the drones as reptiles because the robot mode really sucked. It looks like an Aztec high Preist. I kind of want to buy the Decepticon fire rescue vechicle, but I think the idea of a targetmaster that transforms into an axe rather than a gun is really stupid. Maybe I buy on clearance, you know there will be sales before Christmas. So all in all, I would say that Power Core Combiners really SUCK...case closed.

And thats the bottom line cause Rated X said so...LOL

I got Huffer, Searchlight, and Backwind, and I have to say I'm somewhat disappointed with them. Caliburst's head broke off the first time I transformed him. Skyburst's drones don't auto-transform as well as they're supposed to, and he is difficult to stand up.

If you wanna talk about "Sideswipe," let's talk about RotF's Deluxe Sideswipe and it's refusal to stand. And that was before the "GUNS" Sideswipe came out.

Yes, the PCC toys were a bit of a "choppy" idea. Scout figures? With Targetmaster-esque weapons? Shouldn't we have deluxe-class instead? And those mini-vehicles that form the arms and legs of the super-robot. Not exactly up to the challenge, up-in-here.

But it's still a cool idea; one that's in need of more polish.

Also; Hasbro has done WORSE.

RotL Voyager Demolisher? No rolling wheels? "Wheelbot?"
RotL Sideswipe
No RotL Hightower or Overload
The badly-written RotL movie which wasn't Hasbro's fault.
Too many movie-version Bumblebees
The goofy Animated series...
...on down.