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Sabrblade wrote:Takara just did God Ginrai. As a Triplemaster, even.Emerje wrote:Please do God Ginrai next!
william-james88 wrote:TF-fan kev777 wrote:Mindmaster wrote:Backer #428. I’m all for this project, been pining for a Generations Star Saber for years. Wonder what the other two stretch goal unlocks will be though…
Is there somewhere that tells you what backer number you are? Or, is that just what number it was at right after you backed? If it is the latter, then I think I was 425.
Edit: also, damn, 3100 already, nice!
It's the number you see right after you back
Va'al wrote:I keep track of everyone. Backwards.
There are atandarfs to maintain.
LOST Cybertronian wrote:Hey, If Mindmaster survived then you should do just fine.
That's because the Astrotrains we got grossly missed the mark. IIRC the TR was just a byproduct of the intended version of that figure which was Sentinel Prime, and the WFC version had its much-discussed flaws in all 3 modes. I get the TR version, it's a quick money grab by way of a quick repaint (with minor retooling), but Hasbro should have held off on the WFC figure and gave us a proper leader Astrotrain in SS86, considering that's where his most well-known scenes occurred. Or better yet, give us a commander class version, which would be more to scale.o.supreme wrote:We've had 2 Astrotrains in the last 5 years, and I still see people wanting yet ANOTHER Astrotrain.![]()
I just saw this on twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/SethSunday4/ ... 1963859974Mindmaster wrote:Has anyone seen what these prototypes digibashed yet? I saw someone on Twitter do Victory Leo’s robot mode but that’s the only colored approximation I’ve seen thus far.
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Takara just did God Ginrai. As a Triplemaster, even.Emerje wrote:Please do God Ginrai next!
Somehow, the TR Powermaster Optimus Prime toy has always seemed a bit wonky, and then the Legends Super Ginrai retool with Godbomber attached... ho boy. Plenty of room for improvement.
Sabrblade wrote:Takara just did God Ginrai. As a Triplemaster, even.Emerje wrote:Please do God Ginrai next!
o.supreme wrote:I mean I get that legacy characters will get new versions almost every year, but if we start asking for a redo of everything, when will we ever get anything new? We've had 2 Astrotrains in the last 5 years, and I still see people wanting yet ANOTHER Astrotrain.
Rodimus Prime wrote:That's because the Astrotrains we got grossly missed the mark. IIRC the TR was just a byproduct of the intended version of that figure which was Sentinel Prime, and the WFC version had its much-discussed flaws in all 3 modes. I get the TR version, it's a quick money grab by way of a quick repaint (with minor retooling), but Hasbro should have held off on the WFC figure and gave us a proper leader Astrotrain in SS86, considering that's where his most well-known scenes occurred. Or better yet, give us a commander class version, which would be more to scale.o.supreme wrote:We've had 2 Astrotrains in the last 5 years, and I still see people wanting yet ANOTHER Astrotrain.![]()
TF-fan kev777 wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:That's because the Astrotrains we got grossly missed the mark. IIRC the TR was just a byproduct of the intended version of that figure which was Sentinel Prime, and the WFC version had its much-discussed flaws in all 3 modes. I get the TR version, it's a quick money grab by way of a quick repaint (with minor retooling), but Hasbro should have held off on the WFC figure and gave us a proper leader Astrotrain in SS86, considering that's where his most well-known scenes occurred. Or better yet, give us a commander class version, which would be more to scale.o.supreme wrote:We've had 2 Astrotrains in the last 5 years, and I still see people wanting yet ANOTHER Astrotrain.![]()
For Titan's Return, I'm pretty sure Astrotrain's design was always supposed to be Astrotrain first and Sentinel was the easy money repaint. 2 things would appear to back this up. First, Titans Return had the habit of releasing the repaint first and the intended mold second. Sentinal then Astrotrain, Megatron then Bliztwing, Sky Shadow then Overlord, etc. Second, the TR Astrotrain design is based on his comics stormbringer design, which should pretty much confirm he was the intended design. However, that design wasn't really G1, so I can definitely see why anyone would have wanted another.
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Takara just did God Ginrai. As a Triplemaster, even.Emerje wrote:Please do God Ginrai next!
Somehow, the TR Powermaster Optimus Prime toy has always seemed a bit wonky, and then the Legends Super Ginrai retool with Godbomber attached... ho boy. Plenty of room for improvement.
The models for Victory Saber do look promising, I'm gonna keep an eye on them.
o.supreme wrote:I did what apparently several others did and paired up Magnus Prime from the TR Box set (basically Super Ginrai), with legends God Bomber to make my God Ginrai. It actually holds together quite well.
I've obtained basically every Japanese character offered either through Generations, or TT Legends/Selects from 2016 on, and although some of them aren't ideal, I'll always push for characters that haven't received a modern update vs one that was done recently, even if it may not be exactly ideal.
I mean I get that legacy characters will get new versions almost every year, but if we start asking for a redo of everything, when will we ever get anything new? We've had 2 Astrotrains in the last 5 years, and I still see people wanting yet ANOTHER Astrotrain.
It certainly doesn't help that many of the non-leader Japanese-only characters are complete nobodies that most of the fandom doesn't know or care about as characters.o.supreme wrote:Agreed 100% on the choice of Victory Saber. It's just that there are still many characters from the Japanese series that don't have updates at all. I'd rather get those first before revisiting ones we already have.
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:It certainly doesn't help that many of the non-leader Japanese-only characters are complete nobodies that most of the fandom doesn't know or care about as characters.o.supreme wrote:Agreed 100% on the choice of Victory Saber. It's just that there are still many characters from the Japanese series that don't have updates at all. I'd rather get those first before revisiting ones we already have.
o.supreme wrote:Sabrblade wrote:It certainly doesn't help that many of the non-leader Japanese-only characters are complete nobodies that most of the fandom doesn't know or care about as characters.o.supreme wrote:Agreed 100% on the choice of Victory Saber. It's just that there are still many characters from the Japanese series that don't have updates at all. I'd rather get those first before revisiting ones we already have.
That doesn't stop them from trying. Skyshadow ( Black Shadow) is a great example. I'd argue he is one of if not the most obscure characters from Victory, along with Blue Bacchus, yet he still got a toy.
o.supreme wrote:Sabrblade wrote:It certainly doesn't help that many of the non-leader Japanese-only characters are complete nobodies that most of the fandom doesn't know or care about as characters.o.supreme wrote:Agreed 100% on the choice of Victory Saber. It's just that there are still many characters from the Japanese series that don't have updates at all. I'd rather get those first before revisiting ones we already have.
That doesn't stop them from trying. Skyshadow ( Black Shadow) is a great example. I'd argue he is one of if not the most obscure characters from Victory, along with Blue Bacchus, yet he still got a toy.
Realistically, sure, my below wish list for Combiners probably isn't going to ever be fully completed. But I can't count the number of comments I've seen on multiple forums and social media posts asking for Montructor and/ or Dinoking.
o.supreme wrote:You can spin it however you like. I know Black Shadow from Victory. I had to look at TF Wiki to even know he was in IDW. It appears maybe 4 or 5 issues of 400+ comics. I'd say he is obscure either way. That's like folks saying they know Star Saber from IDW. That may be true, but let's not fool ourselves who Hasbro is marketing their Haslab to.
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:Black Shadow wasn't just popular from IDW. He has early-fandom enamorment behind him, having been a slick-looking retool of the super popular Thunderwing and the whole "Space Mafia" misconception coloring people's imaginations about him.
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