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News Credits: 293 · Tue Jun 10, 2014 12:28 pm

bot mode looks too thick. try a salad once and a while there tempest.

Tue Jun 10, 2014 1:05 pm

shajaki wrote:bot mode looks too thick. try a salad once and a while there tempest.

We need a 'like' function.

Anyway, there is nothing shown here that would make me buy this. If someone wants it, fine. More power to them. But it actually looks a bit inferior to the Hasbro version.

News Credits: 10 · Tue Jun 10, 2014 1:53 pm

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:
shajaki wrote:bot mode looks too thick. try a salad once and a while there tempest.

We need a 'like' function.

Anyway, there is nothing shown here that would make me buy this. If someone wants it, fine. More power to them. But it actually looks a bit inferior to the Hasbro version.

Agreed, and agreed. Size is about the only thing this offering has going for it. I'll be curious to hear if anyone has QC problems with it.

News Credits: 122 · Tue Jun 10, 2014 2:18 pm

Agamemnon wrote:
RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:
shajaki wrote:bot mode looks too thick. try a salad once and a while there tempest.

We need a 'like' function.

Anyway, there is nothing shown here that would make me buy this. If someone wants it, fine. More power to them. But it actually looks a bit inferior to the Hasbro version.

Agreed, and agreed. Size is about the only thing this offering has going for it. I'll be curious to hear if anyone has QC problems with it.

It's KFC... I'll be curious if we don't hear if anyone has QC issues with it!

News Credits: 33 · Fri Jun 20, 2014 3:35 am

News Credits: 4 · Fri Jun 20, 2014 3:54 am

Autobot Genocide wrote:

Heard this toy is on display at Botcon. Please can someone at Botcon get a 2.0 Cyclonus a take a picture of it next KFC Tempest.

If I Reconsider buying Tempest. I'll hold off till I see some video reviews. Might even wait for the 2nd release. So KFC can fix all the mistakes that the 1st release might have.

News Credits: 461 · Fri Jun 20, 2014 8:16 am

Tsutsukakushi wrote:So KFC can fix all the mistakes that the 1st release might have.

Hahahahah

News Credits: 1 · Fri Jun 20, 2014 8:53 am

Looks pretty good, but I agree, comparison shots are needed.

News Credits: 33 · Sun Jun 22, 2014 8:20 am

News Credits: 4 · Sun Jun 22, 2014 8:58 am

What's the hold up on KFC releasing comparisons pics. Is KFC afraid it will kill sales.

Is it so hard for KFC to please potential buyers. By doing a few group shots of Tempest alongside 2.0 Cyclonus.

Tempest is on display at Botcon this weekend. can someone grab some generations toys and take pics of them with tempest.

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

Tsutsukakushi wrote:What's the hold up on KFC releasing comparisons pics. Is KFC afraid it will kill sales.

Saw this guy just before Botcon closed out. He's about a head higher than deluxe Cyclonus and about twice as bulky.

I know that doesn't help you much but he may be the Cyclonus you're looking for.

News Credits: 4 · Sun Jun 22, 2014 11:15 pm

Mkall wrote:
Tsutsukakushi wrote:What's the hold up on KFC releasing comparisons pics. Is KFC afraid it will kill sales.

Saw this guy just before Botcon closed out. He's about a head higher than deluxe Cyclonus and about twice as bulky.

I know that doesn't help you much but he may be the Cyclonus you're looking for.

It helps a bit.

The Cyclonus I'm looking for is one that scales the same next to those Masterpiece seekers.

Daca toys was rumored to be making a MP scaled Cyclonus toy. So I'll see how this pans out.

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

Tsutsukakushi wrote:
It helps a bit.

The Cyclonus I'm looking for is one that scales the same next to those Masterpiece seekers.

Daca toys was rumored to be making a MP scaled Cyclonus toy. So I'll see how this pans out.

Than this is still too small for you. I's say it's about as tall as UT's Galvatron.

News Credits: 4 · Mon Jun 23, 2014 3:04 am

BBTS has a preorder up for KFC Tempest Cyclonus. The Price is $75.99
BBTS is listing the figure as 16cm, 6.4 inches tall in robot mode.
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/prod ... ode=retail

When I put 16cm in a online inches converter, It converted to 6.29 rounded off to 6.3 not 6.4 like KFC and BBTS listed the conversion.

Don't need the first unique flawed version. I'll wait for the 2nd version with fixed stuff and maybe a glossy metalic paint scheme.

Still need to see how this scales next to 2.0 Cyclonus. I'm going to wait till others buy this and video review it. Then decide if I want it or not.

News Credits: 5 · Mon Jun 23, 2014 9:06 am

Nope. Cyclonus needs to try out the subway diet.

Mon Jun 23, 2014 9:10 am

Tsutsukakushi wrote:Don't need the first unique flawed version. I'll wait for the 2nd version with fixed stuff and maybe a glossy metalic paint scheme.

But, that's the rare, super limited, unique version that early adopters are blessed with! Why would you not want it? :lol:

Tsutsukakushi wrote:Still need to see how this scales next to 2.0 Cyclonus. I'm going to wait till others buy this and video review it. Then decide if I want it or not.

You're learning. Good, I think the fandom as a whole needs to learn this as well. If this were a $10/20 toy, I would try not to be as critical. But when someone is charging $75+, there's just a level of expectation to be considered. EVEN IN THE 3rd PARTY SCENE.

News Credits: 461 · Mon Jun 23, 2014 9:31 am

Yep Classics all the way

News Credits: 1 · Mon Jun 23, 2014 10:54 am

It's the same size??

WTF, KFC? You gotta bring a bit more tot he table than that.

Mon Jun 23, 2014 3:40 pm

And I see nothing that Hasbro's Cyclonus didn't already do great.

News Credits: 122 · Mon Jun 23, 2014 7:51 pm

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:And I see nothing that Hasbro's Cyclonus didn't already do great.

Literally, the only thing KFC Tempest has over Classics Cyclonus I see is the peg hole in the left fist. I'm not paying $75 for a peg hole.

News Credits: 4 · Tue Jun 24, 2014 12:37 am

Gauntlet101010 wrote:It's the same size??

WTF, KFC? You gotta bring a bit more tot he table than that.

Had a feeling it would be.

It's disappointing KFC would do the same scale as HasTak.

While I wanted this to be eight inches to go with the MP seekers toys. Would have been satisfied with it being the same Centimeters as UT Mania King.

News Credits: 122 · Tue Jun 24, 2014 1:37 am

Gauntlet101010 wrote:WTF, KFC? You gotta bring a bit more tot he table than that.

Wait - was that a chicken joke??

I henceforth declare that all KFC bashing be done in the form of chicken puns and allusions! Let the games begin!

News Credits: 767 · Tue Jun 24, 2014 3:09 am

Stop bashing KFC here, this is soooooooo much better than the Hasbro version, just like Stack is superior to MP Ultra Magnus.
I mean, look, it's 0.5 cm taller! And it looks much, much better, it's almost like this guy jumped out of the screen!!!!1111
Plus it's more hollow and of better quality than Universe Cylconus!!!!!!!!11

News Credits: 461 · Tue Jun 24, 2014 10:14 am

I don't want to bash KFC too much cause truth is I've had a lot of their stuff for a while now and I'm usually satisfied. But the truth is their products have suffered a lot since they started making toys I much prefer Popeyes these days.