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Re: Transformers Collectors' Club 2013 figure revealed -- DEPTH CHARGE

Postby Rhinox23 » Tue May 08, 2012 2:46 pm

Counterpunch wrote:Question: But...why should anyone without that set care about Depthcharge?


I'm not a TFCC member but I'm considering becoming one for this figure. To answer your question, as a big BW fan I just want this guy to go with my Transmetal Depthcharge. I think it would be cool to have his Maximal but pre-beast form too. I'm still trying to decide if it's worth spending the $45 though. I'm not entirely convinced. Does anybody have any major pros or cons of becoming a TFCC member. $45 is a lot for one figure...
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Re: Transformers Collectors' Club 2013 figure revealed -- DEPTH CHARGE

Postby xyl360 » Tue May 08, 2012 2:51 pm

Counterpunch wrote:Question: Why does anyone who does not own the 2006 BotCon Dawn of Future's Past box-set give a damn about getting this toy?

I mean, good on me. I have a group of figures who will welcome a new addition (after five years since Airrazor). But...why should anyone without that set care about Depthcharge?

Because in my opinion, the Dawn of Future's Past set SUCKS and is way overpriced and because I have these (which I've made massive improvements on over the past several months since my painting and modding skills have improved).
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Re: Transformers Collectors' Club 2013 figure revealed -- DEPTH CHARGE

Postby Heavy B » Tue May 08, 2012 3:37 pm

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Counterpunch wrote:Question: Why does anyone who does not own the 2006 BotCon Dawn of Future's Past box-set give a damn about getting this toy?

Answer: Because Depthcharge was a a cool character. Its like why are people excited about a classics breakdown when, A) the others aren't likely to see release (except for dragstrip who actually came out) And B) they can't combine. Combining is a pretty important part to the stunticons. They just want the bloody toy. What do you care?
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Re: Transformers Collectors' Club 2013 figure revealed -- DEPTH CHARGE

Postby Mkall » Tue May 08, 2012 4:04 pm

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Counterpunch wrote:Question: Why does anyone who does not own the 2006 BotCon Dawn of Future's Past box-set give a damn about getting this toy?

I mean, good on me. I have a group of figures who will welcome a new addition (after five years since Airrazor). But...why should anyone without that set care about Depthcharge?

I'm slapping an Autobot sticker on him and putting him in with my Generations figs.
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Re: Transformers Collectors' Club 2013 figure revealed -- DEPTH CHARGE

Postby Counterpunch » Tue May 08, 2012 4:38 pm

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Counterpunch wrote:Question: Why does anyone who does not own the 2006 BotCon Dawn of Future's Past box-set give a damn about getting this toy?

Answer: Because Depthcharge was a a cool character. Its like why are people excited about a classics breakdown when, A) the others aren't likely to see release (except for dragstrip who actually came out) And B) they can't combine. Combining is a pretty important part to the stunticons. They just want the bloody toy. What do you care?


First off, your comparison does not work.

This is a BW character who has been given a non-beast alt. It would be like getting a Breakdown who turns into, oh let's say a woodpecker. Now you have exactly one G1 figure with a new beast alt mode. Give him a whole shelf to himself. The combination aspect has nothing to do with it.

Just "wanting the bloody toy" is a perfectly reasonable excuse. I just asked a question that was calling the Club's decision into question, not other people's personal tastes. So, do me a favor and get agro somewhere else.
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Re: Transformers Collectors' Club 2013 figure revealed -- DEPTH CHARGE

Postby xyl360 » Tue May 08, 2012 4:51 pm

I guess if Hasbro/Takara can make Dark Steel (i.e. BW Quickstrike) then the club can make Depth Charge.

A lot of people dig on Depth Charge, so I can see why they picked him, especially given that this mold (and even its weapon in a way, given that a trident has more to do with the sea than the air) very much resembles Depth Charge.
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Re: Transformers Collectors' Club 2013 figure revealed -- DEPTH CHARGE

Postby LiKwid » Tue May 08, 2012 5:01 pm

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Counterpunch wrote:
Dr. Heavy B wrote:
Counterpunch wrote:Question: Why does anyone who does not own the 2006 BotCon Dawn of Future's Past box-set give a damn about getting this toy?

Answer: Because Depthcharge was a a cool character. Its like why are people excited about a classics breakdown when, A) the others aren't likely to see release (except for dragstrip who actually came out) And B) they can't combine. Combining is a pretty important part to the stunticons. They just want the bloody toy. What do you care?


First off, your comparison does not work.

This is a BW character who has been given a non-beast alt. It would be like getting a Breakdown who turns into, oh let's say a woodpecker. Now you have exactly one G1 figure with a new beast alt mode. Give him a whole shelf to himself. The combination aspect has nothing to do with it.

Just "wanting the bloody toy" is a perfectly reasonable excuse. I just asked a question that was calling the Club's decision into question, not other people's personal tastes. So, do me a favor and get agro somewhere else.



You totally said woodpecker... :BOWDOWN:
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Re: Transformers Collectors' Club 2013 figure revealed -- DEPTH CHARGE

Postby xyl360 » Tue May 08, 2012 7:08 pm

Non-beast alt mode or not, I think he fits perfectly on a Beast Wars shelf.

The series itself set a precedence for the Maximals and Predacons not having beast alt modes originally.

To me, this form simply represents his form before he got his beast mode after crash landing on prehistoric Earth.
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Re: Transformers Collectors' Club 2013 figure revealed -- DEPTH CHARGE

Postby Kibble » Wed May 09, 2012 11:37 am

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xyl360 wrote:I guess if Hasbro/Takara can make Dark Steel (i.e. BW Quickstrike) then the club can make Depth Charge.

A lot of people dig on Depth Charge, so I can see why they picked him, especially given that this mold (and even its weapon in a way, given that a trident has more to do with the sea than the air) very much resembles Depth Charge.


I don't think that they picked him is so much the issue, but more that he's THE incentive figure. Not much of an incentive to many, or dare I say most?
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Re: Transformers Collectors' Club 2013 figure revealed -- DEPTH CHARGE

Postby xyl360 » Wed May 09, 2012 1:38 pm

Kibble wrote:
xyl360 wrote:I guess if Hasbro/Takara can make Dark Steel (i.e. BW Quickstrike) then the club can make Depth Charge.

A lot of people dig on Depth Charge, so I can see why they picked him, especially given that this mold (and even its weapon in a way, given that a trident has more to do with the sea than the air) very much resembles Depth Charge.


I don't think that they picked him is so much the issue, but more that he's THE incentive figure. Not much of an incentive to many, or dare I say most?

Maybe, but there was a lot of fanbuzz about the possibility of a Depth Charge repaint as soon as we got a look at Terradive, and you might be surprised at just how many die-hard Beast Wars fans there are out there.

I personally think it's refreshing to see a different line being focused on a bit, rather than rehashing the same G1 characters over and over and over and over and over and over and over again.
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