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Well I got the Beast wars bug and I was wondering what figures I should pick up. I am only having one figure per character, so for example, I'm not going to buy a transmetal primal when I have a Universe repaint of the original primal.

Here is a list of the characters covered by which figures.

Optimus Primal = Universe repaint of original primal

Megatron = RID Galvatron

Waspinator = transmetal waspinator

Rattrap = Walmart TM Packrat

Airazor = Armada Airazor

Terrorsaur = Armada TM Terrorsaur

Depthcharge = Universe repaint

Nemesis Prime = Universe Big convoy repaint


So what are some other figures You would recommend?

Pick up Inferno for sure, the regular version is my preference. Transmetal Tarantulas is pretty great, though the original mold is alright.

I like Dotm Darksteel as my (pre-beast mode) Quickstrike, as I'm not really a fan of the original toy (the plastic quality feels a little questionable though, which is apparently a common issue with only the Darksteel repaint, not the original Dotm Sideswipe, go figure).

Big Convoy. Most excellent butt kicking figure! Leo Convoy comes second.

Universe Dinobot is pretty good, and that's coming from someone who hates BW. He should be pretty cheap anyways, as he was a shelfwarmer... I got mine for like $6 awhile back.

scourge and scarem are two of my favorites from BW. so id deffinatly recomend both. break, dead end, mach kick, long rack,and big convoy are some more favorites. id advise staying away from moon.... horrible figure.

Tigerhawk.

Depthcharge is better than the Universe repaint, imo.

RID Megs stands in for BW Megs? You should be ashamed and get yourself a Purplesaurus Megs. One of the best TF's ever.

Transmetal 2 Prowl.

Thanks for the recommendations.

I have the universe 1.0 Nemesis Prime which I like more color wise and also that I got it for only $40 sealed last year on ebay. Same goes for universe Depthcharge except I liked the price more.

I looked up the figures you liked FortMax and I'm getting Break and Deadend for sure.

Actually the Universe 2.0 Dinobot is one I really want but the after market is insane. If its out of the box its alot lower than the $40 - $120 people want for it, but all of those sell instantly.

Also the only reason I have RID Galvatron in there right now is because I'm looking for a BW Metals Megatron, or the Armada Predacon, because I don't want the hasbro version (Damn Gps) and I love that mold.

Oh and I'm getting a Transmetal Tarantulas for sure. I want the Spider cycle.

Transmetal 2 Optimus Minor: Yeah his transformation is flipping him upside down, but he's extremely posable for his size and just looks good. Plus he's probably not that hard to find. Another plus is he has a rather sizeable role in IDW's Beast Wars comics.

Transmetal 2 Scarem: Some years back there was a bit of a Scarem fad here on seibertron, and I was fortunate to pick him up at the Flea Market. Don't regret it one bit, as he is a fantastic diamond in the rough(maybe a little bit more than Optimus Minor). He does have some posability hiccups due to kibble and a gimmick, however he oozes with character because he has scythe hands! Scythe hands!!!

Insecticon: Okay, now here's a Beastie that doesn't get much noteriety. He has a good color scheme, average articulation(which is good since it's almost all ball joints), a well detailed sculpt, neato crossbow weapon(no missle gimmick), a very nice beetle beast mode with opening wings, and despite being a flip changer a solid transformation that locks very well in both modes.

McDonald's Beetel: If you're going to get Insection and Scarem, go for this fella. He's pink, but they all share similar alt. modes and robot motifs, so they could be a family.

Wolfang: A solid deluxe with good robot articulation and transformation. He has solid weapons(a gun and shield), and overall looks good. He also has a Jay Leno chin in on his "normal" robot face that gives him some distinction.

Snapper: It's a turlte. Turtles are awesome. I'm biased. That is all.

Claw Jaw: It's a squid, and another solid basic. He's very organic looking, and is pretty well detailed.