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[bacem]

also, the hole in tiny turbo changer's hands fits quite well with lego minifigure's accessories.

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Ok I reckon I'm gonna be buying some lego guns and stuff then.

kre-o weapon should works too, since they are the same size.

I have no kre-os and i imagine lego weapons be easier to buy seperately without needing to buy actual lego sets and depriving those lego figures of their weapons?

ah, true. You can just buy a bunch on bricklink.

[william-james88]

If anything, I feel waiting on these till the sales will force Hasbro to go "oh, they're really not liking these prices, maybe we should reconsider making them so high". I'm a bit tired of this phrase, but vote with your wallet folks.

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[Kurona]

If anything, I feel waiting on these till the sales will force Hasbro to go "oh, they're really not liking these prices, maybe we should reconsider making them so high". I'm a bit tired of this phrase, but vote with your wallet folks.

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Honestly...

I've heard horror stories of when the last great price and quality shift happened; back in FoC and TFP where the prices went up and the sizes went down and people said the plastic quality in FoC was bad. At least then though they had the excuse of oil stuff and the price of a lot of things going up anyway. What's the excuse for higher prices for worse decos here? The world's a bit crazy right now for sure, but I haven't heard of anything that'd affect the toy industry.

[Carnivius_Prime]

ah, true. You can just buy a bunch on bricklink.

Turns out I do have a couple Lego figures and one has a weapon so I can test it out. Does fit nicely. Also Cyberverse TF weapons fit too.



Starscream's arm holding that Cyberverse gun is down cos trying to hold it up tipped him forwards. Is Hound more sturdy and weighted?

[bacem]

ah, true. You can just buy a bunch on bricklink.

Turns out I do have a couple Lego figures and one has a weapon so I can test it out. Does fit nicely. Also Cyberverse TF weapons fit too.



Starscream's arm holding that Cyberverse gun is down cos trying to hold it up tipped him forwards. Is Hound more sturdy and weighted?

yes, hound is more stable, because he has bigger feet compared to starscream.

[william-james88]

Bad news for those looking forward to steelbane. Some people got him and this is what they had to say:

Mine is very floppy. Part of his transformation is splitting his crotch in half, no joke, but it does not peg together very well. His pegs for the chest to latch onto suck as well. It's a shame because I dig his robot mode.
There is actually more plastic and heft to Squeaks compared to Steelbane. Not nearly as small as he appears, and his trailer attachment is actually quite cool and detailed. After handling them both I would easily take Squeaks over Steelbane if I had to choose.

[Carnivius_Prime]

Bad news for those looking forward to steelbane. Some people got him and this is what they had to say:

Mine is very floppy. Part of his transformation is splitting his crotch in half, no joke, but it does not peg together very well. His pegs for the chest to latch onto suck as well. It's a shame because I dig his robot mode.
There is actually more plastic and heft to Squeaks compared to Steelbane. Not nearly as small as he appears, and his trailer attachment is actually quite cool and detailed. After handling them both I would easily take Squeaks over Steelbane if I had to choose.

I haven't got Steelbane so can't comment on that but I agree Sqweeks is larger and feels much more solid than I thought he'd be. That and his trailer feels much more worth the more costly Deluxe price than Barricade did for sure.

[RAR]

I'd rather like that Pink Space woman - is she a current line or a dead one - and does she have an id code ? (also does she come with the hair ?)

Some ASDA's are having Half Price sales on pretty much all of the TLK line - even the tiny changers thingies are half price.

It's not in all stores yet.

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/u ... t-14597987

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If anyone gets steelbane soon - I'd love to know if he can become a "flying dragon" as i've only seen him in horsey mode so far - yet he looks like he's walking like a pterasaur - so he should be able to have a flying form too -

I hope someone can confirm soon.

[Bumblebee21]

is drift inaccurate since hes red and is supposed to be black

[Cobotron]

Not sure why I didn't post this here.


Actually the only reason I picked up Hound is because I thought it would be fun for him to roll with the Dwarves. Imagine my glee when I found he could wield an ax!

[Kurona]

[william-james88]

is drift inaccurate since hes red and is supposed to be black

He's red in the movie so I dont know what you are referring to

[Emerje]

Bad news for those looking forward to steelbane. Some people got him and this is what they had to say:

Mine is very floppy. Part of his transformation is splitting his crotch in half, no joke, but it does not peg together very well. His pegs for the chest to latch onto suck as well. It's a shame because I dig his robot mode.
There is actually more plastic and heft to Squeaks compared to Steelbane. Not nearly as small as he appears, and his trailer attachment is actually quite cool and detailed. After handling them both I would easily take Squeaks over Steelbane if I had to choose.

So he basically transforms like any number of Beast Wars figures did. Probably could use some clear elastic bands for a temporary fix.

Still on my buy list.

Emerje

[Carnivius_Prime]

I'd rather like that Pink Space woman - is she a current line or a dead one - and does she have an id code ? (also does she come with the hair ?)

From a previous line of their blind bag series. I got her and Bart from a car boot sale seller who had hundreds of them all lined up and I just felt like grabbing a couple even though I don't collect them. Yes she comes with the blonde hair, helmet and gun.

Some ASDA's are having Half Price sales on pretty much all of the TLK line - even the tiny changers thingies are half price.

It's not in all stores yet.

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/u ... t-14597987

All the Asda's near me haven't even got TLK figures in stock yet.

[Kurona]

Honestly, I'd kinda like that lego space woman too. She's adorable.

So how does Squeaks rank among the rest of the line barring repaints so far?

[Carnivius_Prime]

Honestly, I'd kinda like that lego space woman too. She's adorable.

So how does Squeaks rank among the rest of the line barring repaints so far?

I've only got 3 so far; Prime, Barricade and Sqweeks. I really like them all but Prime's the one I'm most impressed with in sculpt, design and general awesomeness and Sqweeks has been easily the most fun to play with. Only thing I find lacking isn't to do with the figure itself but that it would be nice to have a figure of Izabella to pose with him in robot and sit on him when in Vespa form. Been pondering what other toyline may have a suitable figure to customise for that. Although the problem there is the Sqweeks toy is VERY large for what he should be (almost half the height of Voyager Prime) and a to scale Izabella may end up perhaps only a bit shorter than Barricade. The Tiny Turbo Changers Sqweek is probably closer to a correct size for scaling with the other TLK figures. Maybe there will be a Legion class figure at some point for size accuracy.

New friend in abscense of Izabela:


Size comparison:

[Bumblebee21]

is drift inaccurate since hes red and is supposed to be black

He's red in the movie so I dont know what you are referring to

thats still early concept though. that doesnt make any sense. hes a black car but a red robot

[RAR]

From a previous line of their blind bag series. I got her and Bart from a car boot sale seller who had hundreds of them all lined up and I just felt like grabbing a couple even though I don't collect them. Yes she comes with the blonde hair, helmet and gun.

All the Asda's near me haven't even got TLK figures in stock yet.

Cool - Now I know she exists I'll have a look at Needham Market Bootsale next time I go - they often have someone selling mini-figs

I noticed her because of the very Halo like helmet and the vintage space logo on her chest - she looks like some lass-pal of Benny's.

Vintage Lego Space was the only lego I seriously collected (aside from Bionicles) so she'd fit in well.

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The Tesco's around here all have a cardboard standing unit - one has not arrived yet in any ASDA near me (but I only have a couple of decent size inside 20 miles). They do sell Armour-up changers and One steps & Tiny changers though - so I'd not mind getting a one-step Hound.

A one step Squeeks would be interesting to see some-time too - if feasible - it would complement the one step RID Fix-it quite well too.

If there is going to be a sale ARGOS & TESCO would be more advantageous as Argos actually sell Voyagers and leader class as well.

I think the Ones-steps discourage mid-size Sainsbury's from stocking Deluxes at all - and with a retail price around £20.00 I can't say I blame them with not bothering.

It will be interesting to see if Hasbro's unit sales figures fall of a cliff after the hideous price hikes.

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Does anyone know when they move Transformers production to India ?

[Va'al]

is drift inaccurate since hes red and is supposed to be black

He's red in the movie so I dont know what you are referring to

thats still early concept though. that doesnt make any sense. hes a black car but a red robot

That's the official profile from marketing team, not early concept.
Red Drift is a thing, as shown in toys and boxart and renders since.

[Sabrblade]

is drift inaccurate since hes red and is supposed to be black

He's red in the movie so I dont know what you are referring to

thats still early concept though. that doesnt make any sense. hes a black car but a red robot

Have you transformed, or seen the transformation of, the AOE Drift mold? All its car parts either turn inside-out or hide away in the transformation, so TLK Drift will be able to transform from a black car to a red robot.

[-Kanrabat-]

Have you transformed, or seen the transformation of, the AOE Drift mold? All its car parts either turn inside-out or hide away in the transformation, so TLK Drift will be able to transform from a black car to a red robot.

It also have been done before.

[Carnivius_Prime]

Have you transformed, or seen the transformation of, the AOE Drift mold? All its car parts either turn inside-out or hide away in the transformation, so TLK Drift will be able to transform from a black car to a red robot.

It also have been done before.

Strange how that's very much like Drift in the colour scheme and samurai-esque features but came out years ago. :O

[-Kanrabat-]

VIDEO REVIEW OF TLK STEELBANE!

[Va'al]

Via fellow Seibertronian -Kanrabat- we have a video review - courtesy of Optibotimus - of the wave 2 deluxe figure from the Transformers: The Last Knight Premier Edition line Steelbane! Check out the dragon/dino/knightosaur in both modes in the embedded clip below, and let us know what you think in the Energon Pub.

[Autobot N]

Steelbane just went from a want to a NEED.