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sol magnus wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:So I got my wave 3 deluxes, and I have some thoughts.

Pointblank: this is a surprisingly unique and good figure. For one thing, he is surprisingly big, i think to keep him consistent with Crosshairs since he used a big deluxe too. The arms are forgiveable in person, especially with as nice as he feels. He is solid and a lot of fun. I love the head sculpt. The transformation is logical but has some nice steps to make the car work. And the car mode is really fun. It is really slick and good. And the targetmaster also fits in nicely, looking decent as a gun and working nice in car mode. It is a nice package, I like him a lot. I'd rank him my 2nd favorite of the wave.

With those arms? Really???

Yeah, I like him. He's fun. I'll share more later.

Gauntlet101010 wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote: Skullgrin: this one is interesting. I like his old Generations toy a lot, and his one isn't really much better than that one.

Do you think so? Maybe as toys they can be considered equal, but this Skullgrin is much more himself than the original. I appreciated the effort back in the day, but it really is just Straxus with a new head. This is a true mixture of Skullgrin's Pretender shell and his inner robot mode. As someone who had the original I really appreciate this new take. It's a shame the Autobot Pretenders are so vanilla. Maybe we'd see more of them if they had more interesting shells.

As a toy ... I don't get the rubber plastic and it weakens it overall.

I do think so. They're about equal in playability, and while Legacy is more himself, the old one had a better shape and I liked that head proportion better. The new one is a bit too square for my liking, especially compared to the core Pretenders. He's my favorite Pretender, and I own every toy of his, so I speak this from that perspective.

I have all his toys too. Although there's only four of them.

Different strokes for different folks, I guess.

Trying to get out as many as I'm able before Star Saber gets here -

The Legacy Pretenders



So, circling back around to Pointblank, I still really like him, and consider him my 2nd favorite of the wave's deluxes. He has presence, and he can still throw some good poses, and I adore his alt mode handling it more. This is a good figure, not perfect, but he's still really good.






In other Legacy news, I got Starscream, and Megatron should be arriving today. Starscream is real neat. This is my first Armada Starscream figure, and I like the design. It's a fresh take on the classic Starscream transformation. I wish the wings were a little bigger, and the joints a little tighter, but he's still good. I love the shoulder cannons, they are neat. I wish the weapons were a bit bigger too, but they're servicable. He is good, i like him.

Went out to the Target where I found Motormaster and snagged Dead End. I can definitely see the QC issues he had. A shame since the robot has a nice design. He also does not attach as snug as Dragstrip does to his Menasor arm. You can see a slight gap between the arm piece and Dead End.

This is what a Target near by looked like this afternoon after the Black Friday chaos. Bunch of lousy Misogynists in my area....(j/k)

Oh wow. Shelf/peg-warmers used to be all yellow. Now they're pink.

Rodimus Prime wrote:Oh wow. Shelf/peg-warmers used to be all yellow. Now they're pink.

I don't call ONE of each remaining on the pegs "peg-warmers".
Those pegs looks pretty bare and cold.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:Oh wow. Shelf/peg-warmers used to be all yellow. Now they're pink.

I don't call ONE of each remaining on the pegs "peg-warmers".
Those pegs looks pretty bare and cold.

I wasn't referring to quantity, more like the figures themselves. Where I live the situation is mostly the same, only Arcee and Elita on the shelves, along with Bulkheads and Bee Soundwaves.

Rodimus Prime wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:Oh wow. Shelf/peg-warmers used to be all yellow. Now they're pink.

I don't call ONE of each remaining on the pegs "peg-warmers".
Those pegs looks pretty bare and cold.

I wasn't referring to quantity, more like the figures themselves. Where I live the situation is mostly the same, only Arcee and Elita on the shelves, along with Bulkheads and Bee Soundwaves.

It still doesn't count which characters it is. If the shelves barely have anything, we just can't call them "peg-warmers".

Now, this classic picture I took years ago of The Hive at Toys R Us is a clear example. Those pegs remained full of bees for months. Enough that the Prime 1st Edition Bee was discounted down at 5$CAN and even then, it took weeks for the pegs to clear.



Still, those prices... How things has changed... Now deluxes are 44$CAN at TrU.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:Oh wow. Shelf/peg-warmers used to be all yellow. Now they're pink.

I don't call ONE of each remaining on the pegs "peg-warmers".
Those pegs looks pretty bare and cold.

I wasn't referring to quantity, more like the figures themselves. Where I live the situation is mostly the same, only Arcee and Elita on the shelves, along with Bulkheads and Bee Soundwaves.

It still doesn't count which characters it is. If the shelves barely have anything, we just can't call them "pegwarmers."

If the same damn figure(s) stay(s) on the shelves/pegs for weeks or months, I'm calling it a warmer, whether there's 1 or 10.

Rodimus Prime wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:Oh wow. Shelf/peg-warmers used to be all yellow. Now they're pink.

I don't call ONE of each remaining on the pegs "peg-warmers".
Those pegs looks pretty bare and cold.

I wasn't referring to quantity, more like the figures themselves. Where I live the situation is mostly the same, only Arcee and Elita on the shelves, along with Bulkheads and Bee Soundwaves.

It still doesn't count which characters it is. If the shelves barely have anything, we just can't call them "pegwarmers."

If the same damn figure(s) stay(s) on the shelves/pegs for weeks or months, I'm calling it a warmer, whether there's 1 or 10.

Me:
*glances at one of my local meijer that still has Absorbing man wave Marvel Legends from literally 5 years ago on the rack*

M. Spector wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:Oh wow. Shelf/peg-warmers used to be all yellow. Now they're pink.

I don't call ONE of each remaining on the pegs "peg-warmers".
Those pegs looks pretty bare and cold.

I wasn't referring to quantity, more like the figures themselves. Where I live the situation is mostly the same, only Arcee and Elita on the shelves, along with Bulkheads and Bee Soundwaves.

It still doesn't count which characters it is. If the shelves barely have anything, we just can't call them "pegwarmers."

If the same damn figure(s) stay(s) on the shelves/pegs for weeks or months, I'm calling it a warmer, whether there's 1 or 10.

Me:
*glances at one of my local meijer that still has Absorbing man wave Marvel Legends from literally 5 years ago on the rack*

You could flip that venom online and make a nice sum

We share with you a report of the first wave of Transformers Legacy Evolution deluxe figures found in the Philippines. These were found at a Toysrus. The wave includes Needlenose, Breakdown, Hotshot and Scraphook. The sighting comes from the Cybertron Philippines Facebook page. This is good news, it means these toys are ready for international distribution so they could make it to the west sooner rather than later.

So that means Canada should be getting them shortly, correct?

...and wave 3 has yet to show up in my area. . Additionally I am curious. Because starting with PotP Hasbro changed their strategy with Transformers to refresh the brand every year to avoid retailers not stocking waves beyond 4 or so. (Although this hasn't effected SS for some reason). But while the line did change slightly from Legacy to "Legacy Evolution", I wonder if the UPC's changed such that retailers like Target abd Walmart will still want to stock them, perceiving them as "new"?

william-james88 wrote:

M. Spector wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:Oh wow. Shelf/peg-warmers used to be all yellow. Now they're pink.

I don't call ONE of each remaining on the pegs "peg-warmers".
Those pegs looks pretty bare and cold.

I wasn't referring to quantity, more like the figures themselves. Where I live the situation is mostly the same, only Arcee and Elita on the shelves, along with Bulkheads and Bee Soundwaves.

It still doesn't count which characters it is. If the shelves barely have anything, we just can't call them "pegwarmers."

If the same damn figure(s) stay(s) on the shelves/pegs for weeks or months, I'm calling it a warmer, whether there's 1 or 10.

Me:
*glances at one of my local meijer that still has Absorbing man wave Marvel Legends from literally 5 years ago on the rack*

You could flip that venom online and make a nice sum

An excellent point but alas its all Speed Demon And Lady Beetle
And i realize this is old news by now, but i picked up Core Shockwave out of my box again today and was remind what an absolute delight he is. Similar to the ol Combinar Wars one, special in the legs, but truer to the Siege Voyager just teeny

Rodimus Prime wrote:So that means Canada should be getting them shortly, correct?

Odds are no. Canada doesn't get stuff first often. That Earthspark stuff was a fluke. Asia usually gets stuff first due to proximity of the manufacturing.

I got Transmetal II Megatron this weekend, and I want to gush about him some, because he is really good. He is by far my favorite Legacy leader so far.

He has a great presence to him to start. When you flush out his wings like they were meant to be out, he takes up so much space and casts a hell of a shadow. And the paint work on his wings is really good. i love the fading effects on them, and the translucent plastic was used great.

I am OK with the face, I know the problems with it, but I am OK with it.

I love the ponytail still being there, even if head articulation is a little hindered by it. But the entire sculpt with the ponytail is really good.

I do wish the arms had a little more beef to them, but considering the original had that look to it, I'm not that bothered.

His components in both modes tab in pretty solid, so you can manipulate him and mess with him a lot without fear of having him come apart.

The transformation is pretty logical, but it is a fun thing to do. I love how the arms work to get his torso solid and dynamic.

His dragon mode, PHEW! I LOVE IT! It has such a great presence to it, even better than robot mode. He can throw some great shapes, and he looks fierce. The flame effect works well in this mode too, I appreciate that accessory.

So yeah, Megatron gets my seal of approval. He is really damn good. I love him.






Also, Armada Starscream is still pretty good.

A surprisingly find today at my local Walmart. Wasn’t sure if I’d see Cosmos again, especially in a store but apparently they had a restock. Ive seen restock on the Voyagers from this line but nothing with any of the deluxes. This is my 2nd time finding him in the store. The first one was for a friend but now i have a copy for myself.

SGM

SGMLordMirage wrote:A surprisingly find today at my local Walmart. Wasn’t sure if I’d see Cosmos again, especially in a store but apparently they had a restock. Ive seen restock on the Voyagers from this line but nothing with any of the deluxes. This is my 2nd time finding him in the store. The first one was for a friend but now i have a copy for myself.

SGM

Nice. Hopefully he becomes more widely available after all. I also saw him twice in store, the 1st time I grabbed him for myself and the 2nd time for a fellow collector in my area. He really is a fun mold. I hope Hasbro finds another use for him somehow. SG Cosmos would have been a no-brainer IMO.

Rodimus Prime wrote:He really is a fun mold. I hope Hasbro finds another use for him somehow. SG Cosmos would have been a no-brainer IMO.

I would say the no-brainer use is going to be Pathfinder, along with a green Warpath for Treads. I'm actually suprised Treads hasn't happened yet.

SGMLordMirage wrote:A surprisingly find today at my local Walmart. Wasn’t sure if I’d see Cosmos again, especially in a store but apparently they had a restock. Ive seen restock on the Voyagers from this line but nothing with any of the deluxes. This is my 2nd time finding him in the store. The first one was for a friend but now i have a copy for myself.

SGM

Very cool. Collecting this stuff is best when we all get what we want.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:He really is a fun mold. I hope Hasbro finds another use for him somehow. SG Cosmos would have been a no-brainer IMO.

I would say the no-brainer use is going to be Pathfinder, along with a green Warpath for Treads. I'm actually suprised Treads hasn't happened yet.

Perhaps a future Buzzworthy release? Though Cosmos would require a new head and I'm not sure what alternate they may have included with the mold if any.

Emerje

Nice score! I only hope this means more will be circulation other stores, the frustrating thing is Cosmos does not have listing on Walmart to see which store it might be at nor is it recognized on brickseek. Basically flying blind here and every store but one is way too far away to check on a whim.