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[Stumpybot]

ive got all the FE figures and the current wave of PRID and tbh since i didnt pay secondary market for any (except £35 for soundwave), i honestly dont have the hatred/resentment of PRID that most people seem to have. I love this Arcee!

The PRID Arcee is much more accurate and the figures are well scaled to each other. the quality of the model is a result of the complexity of the transformation more than anything (hasbro have done this to appeal to their core audience, which isnt complexity loving collectors) and it IS more loyal to her show design despite its simplicity (the arms and the chest are much more accurate). I can tolerate the wings

I sick of this trend for slagging off PRID comparing it to FE, the FE line came and went (too soon i grant you), its a secondary market item (unless you buy takara versions, which ARENT hard to find) and this is what we have now. Its not the same line and it sure as hell isnt masterpiece! And in the big scheme of things, will you even give a crap about these things a year or two from now when several dozen more toys will have come and gone? People who dont own these figures, with all due respect, have waited 3 months before trying to pick them up. I respect that people want to go into local shops to buy them (i think thats a bit unrealistic, but then im British and we survive on online sellers for a lot of our figs), but if you sat on your hands for 3 MONTHS then you lost out on this line (plenty of ebay sellers ive seen do the deluxe figures at less than £10 over the £14 rrp, i refuse to believe there arent americans doing the same), i wish people would just get over it. Slag off the design if you feel that strongly, but the FE is better argument is just tired and pointless. And for the record, all those individual scalpers (that arent shops) that are asking stupid prices are mostly fans like us.

Mindvvipe is right, FE is a collector line, PRID is a toyline. Comparing the two is just a waste of time, she will fit in with the line of figures we're going to be getting

sorry to rant

[Rated X]

Thunbs down for both of em...

Ill take the Perfect Effect blue Arcee please...

[Starscream GaGa]

Thunbs down for both of em...

Ill take the Perfect Effect blue Arcee please...

*TWITCH*

I think this is much better than FE. I'll gladly trade a bigger backpack for more accurate size. RID Arcee will look much better with the other Prime figures.

[Counterpunch]

Unless Takara gets the colors right on their version, this is a pass.

The FE version is a straight up better toy. Yea, Arcee has "wings" if you can call them that in the show, but if the choice is between some kibble on her arms or Batman wings? I'll take the arm kibble.

The improved scale with Bumblebee is all this has going for it and that's just a side effect of them reducing the overall size of the toys. It wasn't planned.

[Starscream GaGa]

I'm not getting this whole "Batman Wings" thing. I wasn't aware Batman had wings.

[Erailea]

I'm not getting this whole "Batman Wings" thing. I wasn't aware Batman had wings.

The infamous bat cape:

[Megatron Wolf]

shes smaller than the first edition? what the **** hasbro, the FE verison is small as it is and you make it even smaller? I knew it as soon as DOTM came out the figures are just going to continue to get smaller and smaller and the quality will probably get worse & worse. It looks like a cheap knock off compared to the FE version. This is probably why the first editions were not mass released, they're better than the ones coming out & hasbro was afraid that people would finally catch on to what they're doing. One of the few figures i was thinking about getting and it turns out to be pure crap, Thanks alot hasblow. I dont care if its "show accurate" im not paying $11 for a figure thats closer to scout class than deluxe class. And here i thought DOTM was going to be the smallest part of my collection, if this keep up TFPrime will be.

[Blurrz]

Still jaded that somehow now of all series we have the luxury of creating multiple deluxe versions for the same characters, while characters in recent series were clawing for scraps.

i really can't seem to see the positive of picking this one up. Money's not even tight but it feels like after a decade of Fembot scarcity, unlicensed and licensed parties have decided to make up for the lack of roboboobage.

shes smaller than the first edition? what the **** hasbro, the FE verison is small as it is and you make it even smaller?

In all actuality, the FE version is on par or even bigger than the previous incarnations of Arcee in the Movieverse and in Animated. And if you mean her body type is small, well it's better if she's slender, than chunky.

[Stumpybot]

shes smaller than the first edition? what the **** hasbro, the FE verison is small as it is and you make it even smaller? I knew it as soon as DOTM came out the figures are just going to continue to get smaller and smaller and the quality will probably get worse & worse. It looks like a cheap knock off compared to the FE version. This is probably why the first editions were not mass released, they're better than the ones coming out & hasbro was afraid that people would finally catch on to what they're doing. One of the few figures i was thinking about getting and it turns out to be pure crap, Thanks alot hasblow. I dont care if its "show accurate" im not paying $11 for a figure thats closer to scout class than deluxe class. And here i thought DOTM was going to be the smallest part of my collection, if this keep up TFPrime will be.

REALLY??? not overeacting at all here? just a tad?

FE - designed to be part of generations, for collectors market
PRID - designed for ages 4+

the average prime deluxe is close to twice the size of scout class windcharger. Ive checked with wheeljack and cliffjumper. I suggest you actually size them up in person. Its a size reduction for scale purposes among other things, its not THAT big a drop.

First Editions werent mass released because of the size of the production run and supplier demand, not a conspiracy to conceal their cost cutting and attempts to shaft the fandom by giving us substandard TOYS.

[Sirtank]

I guess both versions have their pros and cons. I love the smaller more screen accurate RID one. Arcee shouldn't be taller than Bumblebee. I'm really glad the new one has the paint detail on the arms as well, That is one of the things that bugged me the most about the FE version.