Gearslide wrote:Seeing as how Takara's Groove is apparently too costly to make to use anywhere else, this isn't bad as a 2nd best.
How would it be too costly?
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Gearslide wrote:Seeing as how Takara's Groove is apparently too costly to make to use anywhere else, this isn't bad as a 2nd best.
william-james88 wrote:If ever Sabrblade decides to go on vacation, I am glad to know we can rely on you.
He has an additional plastic sprue that the Hasbro-released CW Deluxes all lack.Hellscream9999 wrote:Gearslide wrote:Seeing as how Takara's Groove is apparently too costly to make to use anywhere else, this isn't bad as a 2nd best.
How would it be too costly?
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:He has an additional plastic sprue that the Hasbro-released CW Deluxes all lack.Hellscream9999 wrote:Gearslide wrote:Seeing as how Takara's Groove is apparently too costly to make to use anywhere else, this isn't bad as a 2nd best.
How would it be too costly?
william-james88 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:He has an additional plastic sprue that the Hasbro-released CW Deluxes all lack.Hellscream9999 wrote:Gearslide wrote:Seeing as how Takara's Groove is apparently too costly to make to use anywhere else, this isn't bad as a 2nd best.
How would it be too costly?
Yeah but we arent talking about Hasbro here, we are talking about the Club. The same people that released the Breakdown old at botcon last year along with some microns. They dont go by the same rules of Hasbro.
william-james88 wrote:If ever Sabrblade decides to go on vacation, I am glad to know we can rely on you.
Hellscream9999 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:He has an additional plastic sprue that the Hasbro-released CW Deluxes all lack.Hellscream9999 wrote:Gearslide wrote:Seeing as how Takara's Groove is apparently too costly to make to use anywhere else, this isn't bad as a 2nd best.
How would it be too costly?
Yeah but we arent talking about Hasbro here, we are talking about the Club. The same people that released the Breakdown old at botcon last year along with some microns. They dont go by the same rules of Hasbro.
I don't pretend to know anything about mold layouts, but I'm sure it could've been done
SW's SilverHammer wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:He has an additional plastic sprue that the Hasbro-released CW Deluxes all lack.Hellscream9999 wrote:Gearslide wrote:Seeing as how Takara's Groove is apparently too costly to make to use anywhere else, this isn't bad as a 2nd best.
How would it be too costly?
Yeah but we arent talking about Hasbro here, we are talking about the Club. The same people that released the Breakdown old at botcon last year along with some microns. They dont go by the same rules of Hasbro.
I don't pretend to know anything about mold layouts, but I'm sure it could've been done
Also Beast Wars II Dirgegun
william-james88 wrote:If ever Sabrblade decides to go on vacation, I am glad to know we can rely on you.
My answer was only in regards to the inquiry of how the UW Groove mold might be more expensive than the CW Deluxes, not in regards to the idea that its expense is why the mold wasn't used.william-james88 wrote:Yeah but we arent talking about Hasbro here, we are talking about the Club. The same people that released the Breakdown old at botcon last year along with some microns. They dont go by the same rules of Hasbro.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Was it not evident from the title of this set ("Dawn of the Predacus") that this was going to be a set of characters part of or affiliated with the Tripredacus Council?Lucky Logician wrote:The second I saw Ravage, I got REALLY excited. Beast Wars Anniversary! Another character with a vehicle alt mode. And right after they gave us Tarantualas as the motorcycle. Looks like they've got the right idea and will be doing the remaining characters. Blackarachnia will probably be the Chromia mold. Silverbolt could be Beast Hunters Dreadwing with those back frilly things as a nice homage to Silverbolt's feathers. And Beast Hunters Ratchet has the PERFECT head for a Dinobot II. I can't wait to see more!
Then I read he was part of a combiner team. Ummmm... Okay, I guess. Isn't FunPub making a combiner (with too many limbs) for their subscription service? Whatever though. I could see Quickstrike in the Dragstrip mold; he is pretty fast after all. Scorpinoc could be the Rook Mold; beefy chest and those plugs on his fists could be reiminisnt of Scorp having no actual hands. I'm sure Terrorsaur will be one of the jets. Maybe Inferno will even be the Onslaught mold!
Then I saw this new post....
REALLY?!?!
You literally just gave us a Tarantulas just over a month ago. Is this a joke? "Yo dawg, we heard you like Tarantulas. So we're gonna give you some Tarantulas to go with that Tarantulas."
Oh, I'm sorry. This doesn't count because this is his "transmetal" version. WHAT?!
Honestly, I hadn't budgeted money for 2016 Botcon. But then I saw Ravage. So I now I was 100% going. I can make this happen and save enough money in time. But then I saw this. YOU HAD MY MONEY, FUNPUB! Why did you have to go and make an easy decision into a tough one?
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Was it not evident from the faction symbol on Ravage ("Predacon") that this was going to be a set of characters part of or affiliated with the Predacons? Honestly, Predacus sounds just as likely to be the Predacon version of Bruticus.Sabrblade wrote:Was it not evident from the title of this set ("Dawn of the Predacus") that this was going to be a set of characters part of or affiliated with the Tripredacus Council?
...who is a Tripredacus Agent.Lucky Logician wrote:Was it not evident from the faction symbol on Ravage
...which the Tripredaucs Council is a ruling body of.Lucky Logician wrote:that this was going to be a set of characters part of or affiliated with the Predacons?
Honestly, if it was to be a Predacon-themed set instead of specifically a Tripredacus-themed set, why include Ravage and have him as the first reveal (since he was a mere a guest star minor character who only appeared in 3 episodes out of 52) instead of any of the more major Predacon characters in the cartoon?Lucky Logician wrote:Honestly, Predacus sounds just as likely to be the Predacon version of Bruticus.
Considering that a large part of their combiner/council name is in the theme's title, it'd make far more sense to have them showcased in the main boxed set.Lucky Logician wrote:Yes, I thought there might be members of the Tri-Predacus council. But considering they are the Tri-Predacus council, I imagined a 3-pack of them.
This one we are in agreement with since I was not expecting Tarantulas but a different Tripredacus Agent to go with Ravage and the main three. Onyx Primal in particular was the one I was hoping for since his getting a new toy next year would be in honor of the character's 20th anniversary. They wouldn't have even had to remold his head since they could have redecoed CW Firefly whose head is a close enough match to Onyx's head.Lucky Logician wrote:Why would I think that FunPub would give us the exact same character that arrived in my mailbox 44 days ago?
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:...who is a Tripredacus Agent.Lucky Logician wrote:Was it not evident from the faction symbol on Ravage...which the Tripredaucs Council is a ruling body of.Lucky Logician wrote:("Predacon") that this was going to be a set of characters part of or affiliated with the Predacons?Honestly, if it was to be a Predacon-themed set instead of specifically a Tripredacus-themed set, why include Ravage and have him as the first reveal (since he was a mere a guest star minor character who only appeared in 3 episodes out of 52) instead of any of the more major Predacon characters in the cartoon?Lucky Logician wrote:Honestly, Predacus sounds just as likely to be the Predacon version of Bruticus.Considering that a large part of their combiner/council name is in the theme's title, it'd make far more sense to have them showcased in the main boxed set.Lucky Logician wrote:Yes, I thought there might be members of the Tri-Predacus council. But considering they are the Tri-Predacus council, I imagined a 3-pack of them.This one we are in agreement with since I was not expecting Tarantulas but a different Tripredacus Agent to go with Ravage and the main three. Onyx Primal in particular was the one I was hoping for since his getting a new toy next year would be in honor of the character's 20th anniversary. They wouldn't have even had to remold his head since they could have redecoed CW Firefly whose head is a close enough match to Onyx's head.Lucky Logician wrote:Why would I think that FunPub would give us the exact same character that arrived in my mailbox 44 days ago?
They said there will be five new heads. Within a standard five CW mold-combiner (1 torso and 4 limbs) there are six heads total due to the combiner itself having a head of its own. So one of those six may not be remolded if the "five new heads" thing is true to its word.Starsaber468 wrote:I would consider waiting for the rest of the reveals after all, all those figures are getting NEW HEADS
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:This one we are in agreement with since I was not expecting Tarantulas but a different Tripredacus Agent to go with Ravage and the main three. Onyx Primal in particular was the one I was hoping for since his getting a new toy next year would be in honor of the character's 20th anniversary. They wouldn't have even had to remold his head since they could have redecoed CW Firefly whose head is a close enough match to Onyx's head.
Delta Magnus wrote:This is because you are a hamhanded idiot.
Five tends to be the standard number per boxed set, so it's not a far-fetched guess. And five is all that's needed for a CW combiner.Emerje wrote:Did I miss where they said how many figures will be in the box this year?
Last I counted the Subscription Service will be giving us one Voyager and six Deluxes.Emerje wrote:You know we're going to get a lot more than one Voyager and four deluxe, that's less than what the subscription service is giving us.
Though this year's set had multiple factions, all five of the Cybertron's Most Wanted boxed set toys were bad guys.Emerje wrote:And besides, when was the last time a set was made of just one faction? 2011, but that was a really small set compared to what we normally get these days. Otherwise there's always at least one member of the opposition represented.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
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