Platinum Planet of Junk Clash Pre-oder Up and Vehicle Mode Pics of Hot Rod

Umbra wrote:Speaking of Platinum sets, was the Dinobots with g1 heads ever actually released?

Yes, you can get them at BBTS. Just search for dinobots.

Hey my fave Minicon I have that on my shelf sitting with my only other Transformers not put away in storage.


Small list includes: Every use of the Hardtop mold, Classic's Optimus Prime, Generations Orion Pax, Springer, Sandstorm, Power core Combiners Smolder and Chopster and finally Combiner Wars Blackjack and Battle core Optimus Prime.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:That Firebolt is really cool!

You mean this Firebolt?

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:That Firebolt is really cool!

To clarify things: the yellow one shown is actually PCC Mini-Con Pinpoint, the mold used by TakaraTomy to represent Firebolt. Here's the catch: technically speaking, it's Prime Firebolt, since it was released twice as an Arms Micron giveaway, part of the Japanese Prime line: in grey, and in the original translucent yellow (so one could repurpose PCC Pinpoint as Firebolt, if one's PCC Leadfoot breaks... *sob*). Later still, he was released with United Artfire with the grey and black reversed as Sparks, an alias of G1 Firebolt:



In a nutshell:

Hasbro
Power Core Combiners Pinpoint (???): translucent yellow

TakaraTomy
Arms Micron Firebolt (Prime): grey
Arms Micron Firebolt Clear Yellow ver. (Prime): translucent yellow
United Sparks (G1): black

I still like the minicon there. And the other one shown

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Yeah, the hinge joint for the shoulder broke on mine. I have really rotten luck with PCC figures: Skyburst's ball joints are fragile and have broken off, Searchlight's and Huffer's shoulders have cracked, and Sledge has also bitten the dust... It has gotten to the point I'm paranoid about ball joints cracking and breaking, when I saw a couple more on my other figures...

O well, raw material for future customs I suppose...

Yeah I have had bad luck as well the only figure that isn't a minicon or fake limb that still remains together is my Smolder I love that little mold.

mirageandjazz1197 wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Yeah, the hinge joint for the shoulder broke on mine. I have really rotten luck with PCC figures: Skyburst's ball joints are fragile and have broken off, Searchlight's and Huffer's shoulders have cracked, and Sledge has also bitten the dust... It has gotten to the point I'm paranoid about ball joints cracking and breaking, when I saw a couple more on my other figures...

O well, raw material for future customs I suppose...

Yeah I have had bad luck as well the only figure that isn't a minicon or fake limb that still remains together is my Smolder I love that little mold.

Back to Wreck-Gar, the handle bars and hands are common breakage points due to design. The former, as explained before, is seemingly fixed with a mold tweek by TakaraTomy (still be careful), but the hands... Fixed open hands are seemingly fragile with any figure, look at Animated Arcee and RTS Laser Optimus Prime.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Nemesis Primal wrote:OH, COME ON!!!

...If they focus on the Movie 30th and ignore the BW 20th, I will be pissed. Not surprised, mind you, but still pissed.

You couldn't tell that they are - they even confirmed somewhere that yotm primal is the only recognition they're giving BW... screw hasbro

I missed that announcement somehow.


You know, I always used to think the hate everyone gave Hasbro was kinda disproportionate, but as of right now I would like nothing more than for the entire state of Rhode Island to sink into the ocean.

So nice to be reminded that G1 and the Bay movies are all that matter, and anything actually worthwhile is disposable. I hope someone puts a burning Predacon insignia on Hasbro's lawn.

I suppose I was an idiot for even hoping. Won't be doing THAT again.

Nemesis Primal wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Nemesis Primal wrote:OH, COME ON!!!

...If they focus on the Movie 30th and ignore the BW 20th, I will be pissed. Not surprised, mind you, but still pissed.

You couldn't tell that they are - they even confirmed somewhere that yotm primal is the only recognition they're giving BW... screw hasbro

I missed that announcement somehow.

So nice to be reminded that G1 and the Bay movies are all that matter, and anything actually worthwhile is disposable.

I suppose I was an idiot for even hoping. Won't be doing THAT again.

Whoa, hold on there, you may still be in luck, as TT is doing something for the 20th ann., we just don't know what it is, but MP Optimus Primal is leading off that celebration.

But I do agree with your sentiment, as that is how I've felt through a decade of generations waiting for updates to UT figures I wanted to like, but had to pass on (armada megs, super-mode o/p, tidalwave - give them proper articulation dammit - I would buy them all)

mirageandjazz1197 wrote:

Nemesis Primal wrote:

You know, I always used to think the hate everyone gave Hasbro was kinda disproportionate, but as of right now I would like nothing more than for the entire state of Rhode Island to sink into the ocean.

So nice to be reminded that G1 and the Bay movies are all that matter, and anything actually worthwhile is disposable. I hope someone puts a burning Predacon insignia on Hasbro's lawn.

I suppose I was an idiot for even hoping. Won't be doing THAT again.

With that awful attitude do you really believe this fandom deserves any kind of recognition whatsoever?

his point is valid, a vast amount of fans grew up with something that came after G1, yet for the past decade had nothing but G1 figures shoved down our throats. Now a big anniversary comes along, and hasbro blows it off to glorify the G1 movie, yeah I'm feeling the snub and so are many others.

Nemesis Primal wrote:
So nice to be reminded that G1 and the Bay movies are all that matter, and anything actually worthwhile is disposable.

Also about this Beast Wars and the other series ended a long time ago their time has passed so why should Hasbro make an entire new toyline for a series not relevant anymore.

Last I checked the beast mode Transformers released in Generations did not sale as much as the other generations not saying they had poor sales but there is less of an appeal to the kids with Beastformers then normal Transformers.


Might be bias here since I never liked organic looking Beastformers although the Beast Wars show is ok not great but ok.


And the movies are never relevant outside of their movie years so it's just as disposable as the rest.