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Ugh, I hate those stupid teeth on the Combiner head. It looks like Baraka from Mortal Kombat.

I recently sold my Planet X Swoop in favour of Toyworld offerings. I really want to support TW as I think their Dinobots fit perfectly into a Classics/Generations display (the combining aspect is a bonus for those that will) but I can only see myself owning them if my Lotto numbers come up!

With all the Combiner Wars stuff and others gaps to fill I wondered if would be truly content with dropping these guys and grabbing the Platinum G1-esque decoed AoE Dinobots as my Dinos..?

robotmel wrote::-?
I recently sold my Planet X Swoop in favour of Toyworld offerings. I really want to support TW as I think their Dinobots fit perfectly into a Classics/Generations display (the combining aspect is a bonus for those that will) but I can only see myself owning them if my Lotto numbers come up!

With all the Combiner Wars stuff and others gaps to fill I wondered if would be truly content with dropping these guys and grabbing the Platinum G1-esque decoed AoE Dinobots as my Dinos..?

For a classics collection, I think ToyWorld would be your best bet. The new head on the Platinum set are nice but that doesn't take away their movie aesthetic.

Rated X wrote:Ugh, I hate those stupid teeth on the Combiner head. It looks like Baraka from Mortal Kombat.

Luckily, he comes with a faceplate to hide them.

To be honest, I don't think the Premium release is as bad as some make it out to be. For less than even one Toyworld Dino costs you can have an official version of all 5 dinos. The moulds are fun (I have the SDCC set) and the classics series are filled with mismatching styles (especially when you get into 3rd party stuff).

That said, you pay for quality. I have the Toyworld and FP sets and I'm very happy with both. I'd be ASTONISHED is HasTak ever made a set of voyagers with matching colours for the dinos. Then again, I didn't think they'd make combiners like they are either.

Gauntlet101010 wrote:To be honest, I don't think the Premium release is as bad as some make it out to be. For less than even one Toyworld Dino costs you can have an official version of all 5 dinos. The moulds are fun (I have the SDCC set) and the classics series are filled with mismatching styles (especially when you get into 3rd party stuff).

That said, you pay for quality. I have the Toyworld and FP sets and I'm very happy with both. I'd be ASTONISHED is HasTak ever made a set of voyagers with matching colours for the dinos. Then again, I didn't think they'd make combiners like they are either.

I didn't mean that they were bad at all. I actually really like them. I just don't think they fit into a classic collection, at least not my own.

Been fiddling around with this guy, and found something interesting on Corelock...

If you disassemble his shoulders, he seems to have unused ratchet parts? At the moment the rotation is being handled by the smaller ratchets on the side of the torso, and the combiner joint seemed to be using just 2 simple slots. Any ideas? I kinda think their mainly for pushing against the shoulder connectors for a tighter fit, but that seems excessive.

His "wings" has 2 5mm ports on the inside; for future kibble attachments? Doesn't seem to be of any use at the moment.

As with the other members of the team, the red pieces of his gun are detachable.

Mysterious joint under the combiner feet; too small to be used as arm-rocket-shield-gauntlets. Seriously there are so many opportunities to use the combiner hands/feet as some sort of extra weaponry/armor but they're just too loose/have the wrong connectors

Extra: You can attach the combined mode head's extra antenna pieces to the dino's head to emulate the horned look of movie Grimlock. At least this way you don't have to worry about them getting misplaced while in Dino mode.

guarayakha wrote:Mysterious joint under the combiner feet; too small to be used as arm-rocket-shield-gauntlets. Seriously there are so many opportunities to use the combiner hands/feet as some sort of extra weaponry/armor but they're just too loose/have the wrong connectors

I put his feet on the sides of his hips when in dino mode. The hands hook onto the back of the feet. The sword goes on the calf connector.

ooooo ,ahhhhhhh

How that stands up straight, I'll never know...

ratchets are beefy

Holy s***...

Autobot Genocide wrote:posted a picture, to my forehead. with a NAIL GUN!

My goodness that thing is GARGANTUAN!
And check it out. Swoop is blue. Sweet!

Finally got a hold of Muddy after I had to exchange the first one due to a defect. BBTS's customer service is great BTW.
Ya, he is as I thought. the goofiest of these dino modes, but he kinda should be derpy. The bot mode surely makes up for it. The thigh swivel isn't impeded by the lower leg, like on Roar. Which is good.
I'm happy with these guys so far.

I like the individuals, but the combiner looks like a mess.

TW-D04 Iron Dreg (Slag) in stock @ BBTS for $114.99

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=TOW10018&mode=retail

Wowzer that was quick!

Also a video review

Cobotron wrote:

Autobot Genocide wrote:posted a picture, to my forehead. with a NAIL GUN!

My goodness that thing is GARGANTUAN!
And check it out. Swoop is blue. Sweet!

Finally got a hold of Muddy after I had to exchange the first one due to a defect. BBTS's customer service is great BTW.
Ya, he is as I thought. the goofiest of these dino modes, but he kinda should be derpy. The bot mode surely makes up for it. The thigh swivel isn't impeded by the lower leg, like on Roar. Which is good.
I'm happy with these guys so far.

What defect? Is one of his robot shoulders backwards (meaning they used the other piece?) Mine is that way - his right shoulder uses the left shoulder's part, and I wonder if yours was the other way around! (Like this: https://instagram.com/p/2lp6pLLSgP/)

I also broke one of Grimshell's left fingers because they didn't clip the mold spruce behind the knuckle properly. Given I'm in Malaysia we don't really have exchange policies per se.

albnok wrote:What defect? Is one of his robot shoulders backwards (meaning they used the other piece?) Mine is that way - his right shoulder uses the left shoulder's part, and I wonder if yours was the other way around! (Like this: https://instagram.com/p/2lp6pLLSgP/)

I also broke one of Grimshell's left fingers because they didn't clip the mold spruce behind the knuckle properly. Given I'm in Malaysia we don't really have exchange policies per se.

Awe geez Alb, nothing that bad. Sorry to hear that.
The folding panel on his left arm that you open to get the fist out was miss molded so it just fell off all the time. Looks like they need to tighten up QC a bit.

Did you buy yours locally or from Asia?

Cobotron wrote:

albnok wrote:What defect? Is one of his robot shoulders backwards (meaning they used the other piece?) Mine is that way - his right shoulder uses the left shoulder's part, and I wonder if yours was the other way around! (Like this: https://instagram.com/p/2lp6pLLSgP/)

I also broke one of Grimshell's left fingers because they didn't clip the mold spruce behind the knuckle properly. Given I'm in Malaysia we don't really have exchange policies per se.

Awe geez Alb, nothing that bad. Sorry to hear that.
The folding panel on his left arm that you open to get the fist out was miss molded so it just fell off all the time. Looks like they need to tighten up QC a bit.

Did you buy yours locally or from Asia?

Locally, from a toy collector shop. Malaysian culture is just such that we prefer to inspect the goods at the shop before buying. Apparently, we've also got a lot of credit card fraudsters so a lot of international shops don't ship to us. It's also understood that if anyone practiced return policies it would be abused much more here. E-commerce is understood but not preferred. For buying pre-owned toys we prefer Cash On Delivery - after inspecting the goods in person, payment is made in cash. It's only when it's out of state that we consider mail.

That said, I've not actually tried asking if I can return it, but I consider it a small cosmetic matter, and a defect that makes him rare.

But to answer your question, yes to both, because Malaysia is in Asia.

slag doesn't have a sword!?!? that's very dumb.

albnok wrote:That said, I've not actually tried asking if I can return it, but I consider it a small cosmetic matter, and a defect that makes him rare.

Ya, it's kinda cool that he is an "oddity".

albnok wrote:But to answer your question, yes to both, because Malaysia is in Asia.

Sorry, I know this. I should have said "mainland" or "off island".

mbd88prime wrote:slag doesn't have a sword!?!? that's very dumb.

Ya, I always liked slag's sword the best. I'm trying to like his "tomahawk".

I like not-Slags axes. While I initially didn't like the thick tail he had in dino mode I like the hinge that allows it to swing over so the ax handles look like gun barrels.

I've been on the fence with most of the ToyWorld dinobots but I am not impressed with Slag at all. The fully revealed combiner isn't impressing me either.

It's been a while since this thread gets an update, so...

Almost there...


Alternate arm configuration: Just push the dino head back as you do bot mode, have the chrome wings slightly angled to accomodate the Dino head, and BAM! Extra arm posability!


Not sure if this was ever mentioned in reviews, but you can store Snarl's tail in combiner mode at the back.