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by **M. Spector** » Thu Mar 19, 2020 5:10 pm

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:These two look really cool together!
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Hey! Those two do look pretty sharp together, those custom smokestacks really help too

News Credits: 61 · by **EvasionModeBumblebee** » Thu Mar 19, 2020 6:22 pm

M. Spector wrote:
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:These two look really cool together!
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Hey! Those two do look pretty sharp together, those custom smokestacks really help too

Thanks! They're actually doubled-up drinking straws spray-painted silver :lol:

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 7:36 pm

Very nice Bee!

2 years later, Grimlock is still a beast. I love him

News Credits: 25 · by **LinaNui** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 7:04 pm

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B083V ... UTF8&psc=1

FYI, overload is now down to $30 again on preorder. I ordered a second one, I can not wait until August/October!

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 7:57 pm

LinaNui wrote:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B083VM2L7T/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

FYI, overload is now down to $30 again on preorder. I ordered a second one, I can not wait until August/October!

Neat and thanks, you should share your find over here as well. ;)^

Steal of a Deal: Sales and Discounts at Online Retail and Brick-and-Mortar Stores

News Credits: 61 · by **EvasionModeBumblebee** » Sun Mar 22, 2020 8:23 pm

I’ve been spending a lot of quarantine time with the bots recently!

Ironhide may still be my favorite of the line. Just replayed the Ironhide v. Mixmaster fight in the DOTM game, which made me glad I got the upgrade kit for the heavy iron rifles.

I finally got around to adding some details to Blackout, they don’t show up too well but I added a lot of gunmetal, some gold and bronze details, and some gray to the face and hands.

“Concentrate fire, Autobots!”

Not sure what to say about this one.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sun Mar 22, 2020 8:49 pm

Nice shots!

I'm hoping my bots on the shelf can pose like that once they are unpacked. I'm hoping all the new space will give room to have them be more expressive on the shelf.

I agree Ironhide is fantastic, I cannot believe I slept on that figure, him and Stinger both

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Sun Mar 22, 2020 9:46 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I cannot believe I slept on that figure, him and Stinger both

I just picked up KSI Sentry, that is a really good mold.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sun Mar 22, 2020 10:52 pm

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I cannot believe I slept on that figure, him and Stinger both

I just picked up KSI Sentry, that is a really good mold.

After hearing how negative people were on the mold at the start, I was OK with passing on him. But then i realized that SS is MY line, and started to back collect the few molds I passed on, and damn he is good. The transformation is insane and pretty dang good, like how did I pass for so long.

Makes me realize i cannot rely on too many people with regards to good movie toys

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:31 pm

I think people are bothered by it just being a Stinger headswap with a new weapon; means the altmode is completely wrong.

News Credits: 6 · by **Ig89ninja** » Mon Mar 23, 2020 9:56 am

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I cannot believe I slept on that figure, him and Stinger both

I just picked up KSI Sentry, that is a really good mold.

How, every where I look his price is up marked

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Mon Mar 23, 2020 1:44 pm

Ig89ninja wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I cannot believe I slept on that figure, him and Stinger both

I just picked up KSI Sentry, that is a really good mold.

How, every where I look his price is up marked

Weirdly enough at my local target with Bonecrusher at the same time. My local store lags quite a bit and I almost never shop there because of it. But in this case, it worked out pretty well.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Mar 23, 2020 11:10 pm

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
Ig89ninja wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I cannot believe I slept on that figure, him and Stinger both

I just picked up KSI Sentry, that is a really good mold.

How, every where I look his price is up marked

Weirdly enough at my local target with Bonecrusher at the same time. My local store lags quite a bit and I almost never shop there because of it. But in this case, it worked out pretty well.

Both local walmarts still have Helicopter Dropkick. Sad enough for him, his car mode self was beside his copter self and sold out, while copter is still there.

That was a pretty dang weak figure though, and it's disappointing that Drift ended up being the better use of the mold by far

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Tue Mar 24, 2020 7:34 am

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:
Ig89ninja wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I cannot believe I slept on that figure, him and Stinger both

I just picked up KSI Sentry, that is a really good mold.

How, every where I look his price is up marked

Weirdly enough at my local target with Bonecrusher at the same time. My local store lags quite a bit and I almost never shop there because of it. But in this case, it worked out pretty well.

Both local walmarts still have Helicopter Dropkick. Sad enough for him, his car mode self was beside his copter self and sold out, while copter is still there.

That was a pretty dang weak figure though, and it's disappointing that Drift ended up being the better use of the mold by far

I scored my heli-dropkick for $10 and am happy enough with it for that price. He's basically just cannon fodder in my collection. I am actually impressed with how skinny they were able to get the copter mode. Of course that made the arms ridiculously skinny, but like I said, good enough for cannon fodder.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Thu Mar 26, 2020 10:47 am

Thanks to the Facebook page TFND - Transformers Never Die, we have a ton of brand new images to share with you today of the upcoming Transformers Studio Series Sentinel Prime.

This new Sentinel Prime figure is a brand new voyager class mold, and is based on the characters appearance in the Dark of the Moon film from 2011. The traitorous Autobot is shown off in all his traitorous glory, complete with his sword, but no shield or cosmic rust cannon. We also see that his sword can split to become 2 different handheld units, or combine together to form his Darth Maul-esque sword. We also get a comparison with the Powered up version of Studio Series Optimus Prime and Jetfire.

You can check out some of the images below, and follow the above link or click any of the images below to check out the full gallery. Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below!

News Credits: 1 · by **Solrac333** » Thu Mar 26, 2020 10:57 am

I can already hear Leonard Nemoy's voice.

News Credits: 20 · by **Tuned Agent** » Thu Mar 26, 2020 11:05 am

Man, Sentinel has some really nice molded and painted detail. He just keeps looking better and better.

by **Glarryg** » Thu Mar 26, 2020 11:24 am

I never bought any of the other Sentinel figures, so I don't have much to compare it to, but this looks pretty slick. The weapon being able to separate is nice, because otherwise I've always thought it looked kind of awkward; shouldn't a two-bladed weapon have a longer handle, so you can use both hands when you need to?

Anyway, I digress. Looks cool, buying it, can't wait.

Glarryg

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Thu Mar 26, 2020 12:11 pm

Man, he looks really clean, from the front, side and back, hardly an obtrusive backpack, and the vehicle mode looks pristine too, that's rare for a movie figure, well done to the designers :APPLAUSE:

News Credits: 20 · by **Tuned Agent** » Thu Mar 26, 2020 12:54 pm

Glarryg wrote:I never bought any of the other Sentinel figures, so I don't have much to compare it to, but this looks pretty slick. The weapon being able to separate is nice, because otherwise I've always thought it looked kind of awkward; shouldn't a two-bladed weapon have a longer handle, so you can use both hands when you need to?

Anyway, I digress. Looks cool, buying it, can't wait.

Glarryg

The short handle is technically movie-accurate, but yeah, practically speaking a double-bladed weapon should have a handle at least long enough for both hands, preferably longer. When using both hands, the wider apart you can place them (to a certain limit), the more leverage and power you can put into your swings.

News Credits: 19 · by **MadProject** » Thu Mar 26, 2020 1:05 pm

TonTon's review for Overload!

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Thu Mar 26, 2020 1:49 pm

Sentinel is a pretty sharp-looking figure, but to me there's too much black on his sides and legs. I understand the back kibble being black, but on screen his legs were entirely red, IIRC. Nonetheless, it's a great-looking piece.

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Thu Mar 26, 2020 2:06 pm

Sentinel needs gray paint badly, and some additional red.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Thu Mar 26, 2020 2:47 pm

Hellscream9999 wrote:Man, he looks really clean, from the front, side and back, hardly an obtrusive backpack, and the vehicle mode looks pristine too, that's rare for a movie figure, well done to the designers

Agreed with this, they handled him so much better than the previous voyager figure, the engineering looks fantastic