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News Credits: 1 · Tue May 26, 2009 3:01 pm

I received mine just today! Woohoo!!
The only thing I'm confused about it is folding the front end up as it shows in the picture. I'm such a noob.

EDIT: Ok, I figured out the transformation and the combining of all five.

Personal note: I'm glad I got this piece. At first it reminds me of my gratitude for how simple G1 combiners were. And I still am because this combining technology to me is a conglomerated mess. The instructions did not show how to transform 3 of the appendages so I am assuming the publishers are relying on return customers of the original releases to remember how to do it.
My first attempt at putting Heatwave into it's torso component found me popping off the head piece. After a heartattack I realized it was made to do that in case of stupidity like forcing parts. I struggled for about 15 minutes figuring out each of the ligaments and then...voila!! I have a fully comvined Nexus Maximus. And w/ not as much harrassment of the piece to make it stand it stands very nicely.
I'm glad I invested $140 to get this piece (considering 2 years of membership and buying 3 directly from the Club). Now it's function is Desktop Decoration. :grin:

News Credits: 3 · Tue May 26, 2009 10:41 pm

Editor wrote:Whatever you do, don't google Nexus Maximus. especially at work.

I see why...been wondering where that sig came from...now I'm not so sure I should have.

Mine came today. Robot mode back's a bit heavy, if I've got it right, but I'm happy with him.

Edit:

emeraldbeacon wrote:
Firebird wrote:Yay! I can't wait to get mine

But I'm not sure if I like the new head...

And I thought the combiner was supposed to be a Prime?

The combiner was supposed to be one of the original 13... though not all of The Thirteen were dubbed Prime (though many are). Nexus, I'm sure, is due to his cross-dimensional nature - five parts from, as I count it, 4 different universes (Skyfall and Landquake from the A/E/C universe, Breakaway from Classics, Topspin from some undisclosed universe, and Heatwave from Shattered Glass).

I agree, though - to me, he'll probably be Nexus Prime.

The gestalt I think is considered one of the original 13. At least it seems to be by Teletraan I.

News Credits: 8 · Wed May 27, 2009 12:18 am

My HW came today and When I got the box out of the mailbox I was almost in heartattack mode.. The box WAS THRASHED.. I shook it and luckily there wasn't any damage.. The figure is super sweet.. Very well made and sturdy..Now I just hope I can get the other 4 figures :grin:

News Credits: 2 · Wed May 27, 2009 2:33 am

i got mine today and i like it, but the clear plastic feels flimsy to me. it transforms fine but when i change it i worry lol. other than that its a cool figure. i too need the other 4 though

News Credits: 129 · Wed May 27, 2009 8:25 am

Burn wrote:
Editor wrote:Whatever you do, don't google Nexus Maximus. especially at work.

[/b] is unbelievably proud of us.

News Credits: 9 · Wed May 27, 2009 9:37 am

Counterpunch wrote:
Burn wrote:
Editor wrote:Whatever you do, don't google Nexus Maximus. especially at work.

[/b] is unbelievably proud of us.

Desu Desu.

News Credits: 8 · Wed May 27, 2009 11:48 am

Has anyone in Canada received their figure yet?

News Credits: 9 · Wed May 27, 2009 12:06 pm

NuclearConvoy wrote:Has anyone in Canada received their figure yet?

Nope. but I won't worry until next week, customs will likely wonder about them if any agent is noticing a lot of them coming thru the post at once, so plus a day or two for that.

News Credits: 8 · Wed May 27, 2009 12:28 pm

Editor wrote:
NuclearConvoy wrote:Has anyone in Canada received their figure yet?

Nope. but I won't worry until next week, customs will likely wonder about them if any agent is noticing a lot of them coming thru the post at once, so plus a day or two for that.

I never thought of that. My club stuff generally gets to me late-ish, I'm just getting anxious to put together this gestalt.

News Credits: 9 · Wed May 27, 2009 12:49 pm

understandable, it's about time i order the two pieces i'm currently missing.

I was hoping to see Topspin and Breakaway on sale like they did for landquake. Oh well.

News Credits: 8 · Wed May 27, 2009 2:09 pm

Editor wrote:understandable, it's about time i order the two pieces i'm currently missing.

I was hoping to see Topspin and Breakaway on sale like they did for landquake. Oh well.

I've been a member since year one, lol. The anticipation is killing me...

News Credits: 9 · Wed May 27, 2009 3:07 pm

NuclearConvoy wrote:
Editor wrote:understandable, it's about time i order the two pieces i'm currently missing.

I was hoping to see Topspin and Breakaway on sale like they did for landquake. Oh well.

I've been a member since year one, lol. The anticipation is killing me...

Signed up for year one, then had job issues so held off, resigned up for this year.

News Credits: 8 · Wed May 27, 2009 3:13 pm

Editor wrote:
NuclearConvoy wrote:
Editor wrote:understandable, it's about time i order the two pieces i'm currently missing.

I was hoping to see Topspin and Breakaway on sale like they did for landquake. Oh well.

I've been a member since year one, lol. The anticipation is killing me...

Signed up for year one, then had job issues so held off, resigned up for this year.

Im having Job Issues now

Complete lack of one

And the drop in our dollar value made joining the club this year super pricey back in March.I may not be able to rejoin next year (unless the announced figure is super badass enough to justify it...)

Thu May 28, 2009 7:14 pm

I got mine today, I'm going to keep him in plastic and eventually git rid of him.

Who's got theirs, who's keeping him?

He reminds me of G2 with the crazy colours,

Anyway, I just thought I'd shout it out. He's in the mail...

:DEVIL:

News Credits: 5749 · Thu May 28, 2009 11:21 pm

Now that the combiner set is complete I wonder what next year's membership figure will pertain to?

Fri May 29, 2009 8:09 pm

LiKwid wrote:My HW came today and When I got the box out of the mailbox I was almost in heartattack mode.. The box WAS THRASHED.. I shook it and luckily there wasn't any damage.. The figure is super sweet.. Very well made and sturdy..Now I just hope I can get the other 4 figures

Mine arrived in similar shape. The toy was fine, but unfortunately the instruction sheet was missing

Anybody else ever have this happen with their club figure? And if so were you able to get a replacement from the club? :???:

Also, I have a theory:
I just put together my finished combiner and I'm thinking that the club knew what they were doing when they named him after the vibrator... it totally explains his dido-riffic hands/feet.

According to the club comics this team is coming together because Primus has need of his chosen one (or some sh*t like that)

Apparently Primus is actually a woman and has need of a 'back massager' :lol:

News Credits: 9 · Fri May 29, 2009 9:37 pm

The Club seems to honestly not known about the adult item in question. The word from Botcon is that the naming meeting apparently went down like this.

OTFCC: Can we call it Nexus ??????? ?
Hasbro: Nope
OTFCC: How about ???????? Maximus ?
Hasbro: sorry not that one.
---skip ahead a few minutes passed other names---
Hasbro: hey why don't you take a couple of those and use... Here, how about Nexus Maximus?
OTFCC: That sounds decent enough, any problems with that name we need to worry about?
Hasbro: Not that we can see.

If only somebody in that room bothered to google that idea then and there......

News Credits: 3 · Sat May 30, 2009 6:40 am

Editor wrote:The Club seems to honestly not known about the adult item in question. The word from Botcon is that the naming meeting apparently went down like this.

OTFCC: Can we call it Nexus ??????? ?
Hasbro: Nope
OTFCC: How about ???????? Maximus ?
Hasbro: sorry not that one.
---skip ahead a few minutes passed other names---
Hasbro: hey why don't you take a couple of those and use... Here, how about Nexus Maximus?
OTFCC: That sounds decent enough, any problems with that name we need to worry about?
Hasbro: Not that we can see.

If only somebody in that room bothered to google that idea then and there......

I honestly like the name. I've got a feeling the thing with that other toy's gonna be a a pain, though...
#-o

Mon Jun 01, 2009 5:17 pm

I got mine today! Super cool. Now To add it to my other club stuff ... :mrgreen:

Tue Jun 02, 2009 8:40 am

Aight, let me ask.

I only joined to get a discount on the Universe Seacons. I just recycle the monthly Newsletter. What is the point of the Newsletter?

A free toy is cool, but other than the discount on the USeacons, I have enjoyed no other benefit. Why should I continue my membership?

How does everyone else feel about the club? Is everyone continuing with their membership or are you going to let it lapse?

:DEVIL:

News Credits: 5 · Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:07 am

DREWCIFER wrote:What is the point of the Newsletter?

Is everyone continuing with their membership or are you going to let it lapse?

Well TFCC does not do the Master Collector newspaper, they just have a business arrangement with them to carry the actual TFCC magazine stapled inside of it every other month. It looks like a comic book. If you haven't been checking for it, you've be recycling the majority of the awesome that comes with membership without even realizing it.

And yes, I'm continuing my membership. I finally joined last year for Nightbeat and will stay for the P/CP figure this year but even if the figure was crap, the magazine and forum access are still worth it to me. And the Botcon discount! :wink:

News Credits: 129 · Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:33 am

I got two of Heatwave, one for Nexus Maximus and one for just being Heatwave.

It's Heatwave that fails some...the NM head is too large by just a bit and as such, the backpack won't close properly.

I cry. :-(

News Credits: 3 · Tue Jun 02, 2009 5:38 pm

Counterpunch wrote:It's Heatwave that fails some...the NM head is too large by just a bit and as such, the backpack won't close properly.

I haven't picked up Barricade, so I dunno what that's like, but I agree about the backpack not closing right.

News Credits: 1082 · Tue Jun 02, 2009 7:16 pm

Counterpunch wrote:I got two of Heatwave, one for Nexus Maximus and one for just being Heatwave.

It's Heatwave that fails some...the NM head is too large by just a bit and as such, the backpack won't close properly.

I cry.

At least yours didn't break when you went combiner...

Mine did. Snapped the surface the new head is attached to clean off the hinge. It goes back, but will never stay 'on' again. Damn plastic.

News Credits: 8 · Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:15 pm

tigertracks 24 wrote:
Counterpunch wrote:I got two of Heatwave, one for Nexus Maximus and one for just being Heatwave.

It's Heatwave that fails some...the NM head is too large by just a bit and as such, the backpack won't close properly.

I cry.

At least yours didn't break when you went combiner...

Mine did. Snapped the surface the new head is attached to clean off the hinge. It goes back, but will never stay 'on' again. Damn plastic.

is a lot of force placed on that part?