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Burn wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Burn wrote:I can't think of a figure really. The whole year was good and a massive step up for me from previous years.

Yeah, I know, it was great... COMBINERS

He's a combiner, you're a combiner, EVERYONE'S A COMBINER!!!

Yeah ... that was probably the down side to the year.

The only downside was the 84 team, but even then I enjoyed them and got all 6 for the first time as generations figures (even if I want a deluxe, preferable voyager Rodimus)

carytheone wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote::-? Worst of 2015. I didnt get a lot of bad figures though some were underwhelming.

I would say the one i like least is Combiner Wars Breakdown.

Did my fix help any

What is your fix anyway -> ?

Well if it was loose thigh-pelvis articulation, you tighten the screw in his pelvis a little, you have to do this every so often...

Burn wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Burn wrote:I can't think of a figure really. The whole year was good and a massive step up for me from previous years.

Yeah, I know, it was great... COMBINERS

He's a combiner, you're a combiner, EVERYONE'S A COMBINER!!!

Yeah ... that was probably the down side to the year.

Oh and the amount fo retools wasnt?

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote::-? Worst of 2015. I didnt get a lot of bad figures though some were underwhelming.

I would say the one i like least is Combiner Wars Breakdown.

Did my fix help any

Thats right, you did share that with me, thanks! But no, my problem with the figure was never about it being loose or such, its just the engineering. I hate that design. The legs are linked by this circle joint thing that has a stop an thus moving one leg will result in moving the other, so you get this really odd feelign when trying to pos him. I also dislike the feet and how one leg has an extra protruding piece. I pretty much hate everything about those legs. I also hate teh squrish look of the robot in general, with the very straight rectangular arms.

Nice vehicle mode though! and he makes a good arm.

Racking my brain to come up with some worsts.(wursts? )
I agree with Fracture deployer (if only I had known about Warrior Frac at the time).
Hate Dead End with a passion, but Streetwise and Prowl saved the mold.
Strongarm's paint job was a travesty, but fixed that up all purddy like.
MP Tracks leaves me with many questions and concerns, but by no means a bad figure in the least.
And my Brawl's waist sticks! (Although he is considered this year, right?)

WOW! It really was an exceptional year!


Wait! Got it. flip 'n change Fixit. (and the next day Will newsed Legion Fixit. )

EDIT: Really surprised no Qs made anybody's list, or did Claire put those on hers?

william-james88 wrote:

Burn wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Burn wrote:I can't think of a figure really. The whole year was good and a massive step up for me from previous years.

Yeah, I know, it was great... COMBINERS

He's a combiner, you're a combiner, EVERYONE'S A COMBINER!!!

Yeah ... that was probably the down side to the year.

Oh and the amount fo retools wasnt?

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote::-? Worst of 2015. I didnt get a lot of bad figures though some were underwhelming.

I would say the one i like least is Combiner Wars Breakdown.

Did my fix help any

Thats right, you did share that with me, thanks! But no, my problem with the figure was never about it being loose or such, its just the engineering. I hate that design. The legs are linked by this circle joint thing that has a stop an thus moving one leg will result in moving the other, so you get this really odd feelign when trying to pos him. I also dislike the feet and how one leg has an extra protruding piece. I pretty much hate everything about those legs. I also hate teh squrish look of the robot in general, with the very straight rectangular arms.

Nice vehicle mode though! and he makes a good arm.

Okay, I guess that's a little ocd or something about the feet, as dead-end and friends all have that too; I don't really have any problems with the legs, as once the pelvis is tight enough, they don't move superfluously; The only issue I have with it is that it makes a god-awful leg mode, easily the worst limb mode of the line

Cobotron wrote:Wait! Got it. flip 'n change Fixit. (and the next day Will newsed Legion Fixit. )

So that really was a POS afterall!

william-james88 wrote:But no, my problem with the figure was never about it being loose or such, its just the engineering. I hate that design. The legs are linked by this circle joint thing that has a stop an thus moving one leg will result in moving the other, so you get this really odd feelign when trying to pos him. I also dislike the feet and how one leg has an extra protruding piece. I pretty much hate everything about those legs. I also hate teh squrish look of the robot in general, with the very straight rectangular arms.

Nice vehicle mode though! and he makes a good arm.

I recently spent the day with Sunstreaker and gained a new appreciation for that mold. like I said, Ima cheap date.

william-james88 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:Wait! Got it. flip 'n change Fixit. (and the next day Will newsed Legion Fixit. )

So that really was a POS afterall!

Good thing you're giving it as a gift.

william-james88 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:Wait! Got it. flip 'n change Fixit. (and the next day Will newsed Legion Fixit. )

So that really was a POS afterall!

I work in POS, watch yourself, sir

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:Wait! Got it. flip 'n change Fixit. (and the next day Will newsed Legion Fixit. )

So that really was a POS afterall!

I work in POS, watch yourself, sir

You mean like Dr. Sattler?

william-james88 wrote:

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:Wait! Got it. flip 'n change Fixit. (and the next day Will newsed Legion Fixit. )

:-( So that really was a POS afterall!

I work in POS, watch yourself, sir

You mean like Dr. Sattler?

Point of sale, I hit google, but that reference is over my head.

william-james88 wrote:

Burn wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Burn wrote:I can't think of a figure really. The whole year was good and a massive step up for me from previous years.

Yeah, I know, it was great... COMBINERS

He's a combiner, you're a combiner, EVERYONE'S A COMBINER!!!

Yeah ... that was probably the down side to the year.

Oh and the amount fo retools wasnt?

You spent half a day trying to convince me they were REPAINTS.

Damn Canadians can't make up their minds.

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:Wait! Got it. flip 'n change Fixit. (and the next day Will newsed Legion Fixit. )

:-( So that really was a POS afterall!

I work in POS, watch yourself, sir

You mean like Dr. Sattler?

Point of sale, I hit google, but that reference is over my head.

Before I reveal the reference, did you get it Cobotron? If yes, reply with a pic.

PS: googling Dr. Sattler is pretty much exactly what I meant.

As far as Combiner Wars is concerned, for me:

*Legends; Probably Blackjack. Nothing wrong with the robot/vehicle modes, but man, the combined mode is just useless. It's all one can do to get the damn guy to stay in Menasor's chest. Dishonorae mention to Warpath.

*Deluxe; Not going to say Alpha Bravo for obvious reasons, so instead I'm going to say Slydive, as my first one broke on me, as the instructions weren't very clear as to how the shoulders rotate back...

No dishonorable mentions here: everyone else was grand!

*Voyager: Motormaster/OP/BC OP. This mold just needs a massive redesign. I was alright with the robot/vehicle modes, but ugh, that torso mode just needs more work, specifically the hips. I was okay with the head, but the hips are utter garbage, functionally speaking. Dishonorable mention to the flopgasm that is (what I'm hoping to be) the retail release of Scattershot.

*Leader: Okay, you got me. Armada Megatron made me depressed a little. I think I'd be more appreciative of him if he were released later, were Voyager-scaled, and more thoroughly retooled. No dishonorable mentions again, since I love Megatron and Magnus and don't feel a need to get the Seekers.

*Combiner: Menasor and anyone using the molds by default. THOSE DAMN HIPS RUIN EVERYTHING!

Burn wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Burn wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Burn wrote:I can't think of a figure really. The whole year was good and a massive step up for me from previous years.

Yeah, I know, it was great... COMBINERS

He's a combiner, you're a combiner, EVERYONE'S A COMBINER!!!

Yeah ... that was probably the down side to the year.

Oh and the amount fo retools wasnt?

You spent half a day trying to convince me they were REPAINTS.

Damn Canadians can't make up their minds.

damn australians, always poppin' up and causing nonsense, fighting with their fellow former British colonies, always using those damn accents that make any conversation hard not to smirk at

Took some thinking, but....

Cobotron wrote:
Took some thinking, but....

Sometimes, that is exactly what I work with too

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:damn australians, always poppin' up and causing nonsense, fighting with their fellow former British colonies, always using those damn accents that make any conversation hard not to smirk at

I hear they are also all devout followers of Ken Ham.

YAY! You got it! And yeah the POS joke comes from the time Cobotron told me about how me messed up with the combined shipping at BBTS by buying the larger item first and shippig it with very small figures which didnt make him gain much out of it. So at first, the Pile Of Loot system was kinda like a Pile Of Shi, you get my meaning. So we jokigly use POS instead of POL from then on and learning that my latest haul contained a crappy toy, it became partly a POS too.

And of all fictional characters, I think Dr Sattler is the one who I link most with a literal POS.

william-james88 wrote::DANCE:

YAY! You got it! And yeah the POS joke comes from the time Cobotron told me about how me messed up with the combined shipping at BBTS by buying the larger item first and shippig it with very small figures which didnt make him gain much out of it. So at first, the Pile Of Loot system was kinda like a Pile Of Shi, you get my meaning. So we jokigly use POS instead of POL from then on and learning that my latest haul contained a crappy toy, it became partly a POS too.

And of all fictional characters, I think Dr Sattler is the one who I link most with a literal POS.

Trust me when I say we make POS jokes all the time. Speaking of PoL, I always start mine on small stuff then just keep dumping stuff in there until they force ship it.

carytheone wrote:Trust me when I say we make POS jokes all the time. Speaking of PoL, I always start mine on small stuff then just keep dumping stuff in there until they force ship it.

There are times when I am dumping that I just have to force out a POS.

Ahem.

Va'al wrote:Ahem.

Come on, that one was just waiting to come out!

william-james88 wrote:

Va'al wrote:Ahem.

Come on, that one was just waiting to come out!

Worst of 2015? Hmmm...

Is it Blackjack? No, but I certainly would tell my past self not to buy him. He's not bad, he's just...useless.

Armada Megatron? Maybe. I mean, I only got him because I love the chRCter so much, but this leader figure leaves me a little sad every time I look at it.

But my pick for worst of 2015 is...Breakdown. I hate that figure. From his stupid harem pants to his stupid skinny arms and his stupid shoulders that get in the way of movement and those stupid elbows. God I hate those elbows. But worst of all is his stupid entire-front-of-the-car-as-a-backpack backpack. It's all hollow, it gets in the way, it restricts movement, and it weighs him down backwards. ThT figure should have been. Retool of the Dead End/Prowl mold.