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What is your favourite third party product, and why?

It's a tough choice, but it's either Maketoys Giant or Fansproject Insecticons for me.

Steelcore.


2nd up:

Giant.

Right now it's the Insecticons or the Reflector set. I like the unified set of them and that they put a slightly different spin on old favourites.

Currently Steelcore is EASILY my favorite. The bot-mode is incredibly sturdy, super-poseable and tons of fun. The transformation is nice & solid, unlike a lot of third-party products where it feels you might break something while tinkering with it. Really... he's just the perfect "transforming robot" in my opinion. There's even more surprises to come for him as well!

Hopefully by the end of next week Giant will be my new favorite.

Warbot Defender is one of my least-favorites. The knee joints went to hell (grinding down to the bone) within 10 minutes of play and the feet are so poorly designed that this dude can't even stand without support. Being able to solidly stand is close to my #1 want from any bot and he fails more than anything else I own. Too bad, he could've been great.

wtf....no one likes city commader or hegemon?

I love my City Commander for sure as I'm sure most people do (still own 4 of them I think, plus the Powered & Shadow). He looks great on my shelf. However, he's a bit of a brick & there's very little you can do with him as far as posing. He was great for his time... but primitive compared to what we've been seeing lately.

i do agree with all that and wish his arms and elbows had more movement but hes still the best damn Ultra Magnus we have ever had

It's difficult for me to pick a favorite, but I appreciate all the types of offerings: from simple headswaps and weapons, to full-on new molds (and gestalts). My collection has gotten to look amazing by incorporating the right pieces here and there.

However, I can say that the conehead trio from iGear (go Wheeljack!) helped fill out a wonderful masterpiece shelf.

My fav has got to be FP's Bruticus add-on set (Munitioner and Explorer). It turns an extremely mediocre Has/Tak combiner into a supremely awesome behemoth.

2nd place is a tie between Hercules and DIA Commander. I love Herc, but I have a soft spot for DIA Commander since it reminds me of Powermaster Optimus Prime (one of my favorite toys as a kid).