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I got my hopes up and dashed today. I saw the wave 3 seekers at last! But it was 4 Primal sets and no seeker. DAMMIT

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I got my hopes up and dashed today. I saw the wave 3 seekers at last! But it was 4 Primal sets and no seeker. DAMMIT

That sucks

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I got my hopes up and dashed today. I saw the wave 3 seekers at last! But it was 4 Primal sets and no seeker. DAMMIT

Welcome to my world. Also while on I've been on Vacation I guess I've found a new appreciation for the selection I have locally. While it is not great, the stores I've been to in Idaho, Washington and Oregon have been Abysmal. Also, what's the deal with someone taking all the heads off the new Lebron James Space Jam Toys? I find it hilarious, but it is an odd trend.

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I got my hopes up and dashed today. I saw the wave 3 seekers at last! But it was 4 Primal sets and no seeker. DAMMIT

That sucks

I think it hurts worse because that is only the 2nd time I have seen the Primal mold in stores in any capacity, and the Netflix deluxes have been here for 2 months and are out in huge abundance.

With the addition of Sparkless/Skyquake/Shitstorm/Acidstorm/Slaughterhouse I have a nice little Mayhem Attack Squad going



With his headsculpt I've contenplated using him as a transformer joker (heath ledger) along with punch/counterpunch as two face. Just haven't thought of anyone else that can pass for Batman's Rogues in my collection

This team is pretty much anyone outside of the main rosters. Of course I can have Barricade and Lugnut with Megatron's Decepticons, and Spinister and Flywheels/Skytread with Galvatron's Decepticons. Bombshock combiner and random minicon I'd just use as Ruination to go with Nemesis Prime (when he comes in) and Sky Byte. But I like Bludgeon to lead his own team

Razorbeast88 wrote:With his headsculpt I've contenplated using him as a transformer joker (heath ledger) along with punch/counterpunch as two face. Just haven't thought of anyone else that can pass for Batman's Rogues in my collection

Bludgeon could serve as Ra's al Ghul, maybe?

If you aren't opposed to changing a character's gender within your own collection, the upcoming Kingdom Shadow Panther could maybe be Catwoman?

And BW Inferno is an obvious way to have Firefly, if you've got that original figure.

Nemesis Primal wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:With his headsculpt I've contenplated using him as a transformer joker (heath ledger) along with punch/counterpunch as two face. Just haven't thought of anyone else that can pass for Batman's Rogues in my collection

Bludgeon could serve as Ra's al Ghul, maybe?

If you aren't opposed to changing a character's gender within your own collection, the upcoming Kingdom Shadow Panther could maybe be Catwoman?

And BW Inferno is an obvious way to have Firefly, if you've got that original figure.

Perfect! I'd thought the same for Bludgeon but it slipped my mind when making the post, great idea with Shadow Panther though! Love it. Unfortunately I don't own BW Inferno anymore but also a solid idea!

With his blue face and red eyes I could maybe pass doubledealer as a Mr Freeze but that might be a bit too forced

I've also considered BW Cybershark as Scarecrow but its not quite right for me

Razorbeast88 wrote:

Nemesis Primal wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:With his headsculpt I've contenplated using him as a transformer joker (heath ledger) along with punch/counterpunch as two face. Just haven't thought of anyone else that can pass for Batman's Rogues in my collection

Bludgeon could serve as Ra's al Ghul, maybe?

If you aren't opposed to changing a character's gender within your own collection, the upcoming Kingdom Shadow Panther could maybe be Catwoman?

And BW Inferno is an obvious way to have Firefly, if you've got that original figure.

Perfect! I'd thought the same for Bludgeon but it slipped my mind when making the post, great idea with Shadow Panther though! Love it. Unfortunately I don't own BW Inferno anymore but also a solid idea!

With his blue face and red eyes I could maybe pass doubledealer as a Mr Freeze but that might be a bit too forced

I've also considered BW Cybershark as Scarecrow but its not quite right for me

If you can find a way to position Doubledealer's missile end on his back to look like a tank and use the big gun as Freeze's ice cannon, it could work, but he'd have to be one of the Freezes with a really bulky suit.

Scarecrow you could probably use Animated Blitzwing if you've got him, with the icy face being regular Dr Jonathan Crane and the crazy jack-o-lantern face being his fear toxin appearance.

Ooh, and Universe Onslaught would make a solid Bane!

Nemesis Primal wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:

Nemesis Primal wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:With his headsculpt I've contenplated using him as a transformer joker (heath ledger) along with punch/counterpunch as two face. Just haven't thought of anyone else that can pass for Batman's Rogues in my collection

Bludgeon could serve as Ra's al Ghul, maybe?

If you aren't opposed to changing a character's gender within your own collection, the upcoming Kingdom Shadow Panther could maybe be Catwoman?

And BW Inferno is an obvious way to have Firefly, if you've got that original figure.

Perfect! I'd thought the same for Bludgeon but it slipped my mind when making the post, great idea with Shadow Panther though! Love it. Unfortunately I don't own BW Inferno anymore but also a solid idea!

With his blue face and red eyes I could maybe pass doubledealer as a Mr Freeze but that might be a bit too forced

I've also considered BW Cybershark as Scarecrow but its not quite right for me

If you can find a way to position Doubledealer's missile end on his back to look like a tank and use the big gun as Freeze's ice cannon, it could work, but he'd have to be one of the Freezes with a really bulky suit.

Scarecrow you could probably use Animated Blitzwing if you've got him, with the icy face being regular Dr Jonathan Crane and the crazy jack-o-lantern face being his fear toxin appearance.

Ooh, and Universe Onslaught would make a solid Bane!

Unfortunately I don't have animated Blitzwing, I have the T30 Blitzwing but his head broke so I had to get one of the upgrade kits unfortunately
And I dont own any Onslaught figures yet. Hopefully with the rumors of a new Menasor in future lines, a new and better Bruticus is on the horizon

But I was thinking of Sixshot as Deathstroke

And either Soundwave with Frenzy or Rumble as the ventriloquist or using one of the 2 cassettes with Perceptor or Gigawatt

And maybeeeee Lugnut as Solomon Grundy. Or Grimlock

And maybe give Arcee a hammer like smashdown to be Harley Quinn

Though the wrong colours, Transformers Animated Oilslick would work for Mr Freeze

ZeroWolf wrote:Though the wrong colours, Transformers Animated Oilslick would work for Mr Freeze

Aw man I hadnt thought of that, that'd be so cool! I unfortunately don't own him either but who knows maybe a new one will happen in a few years

ZeroWolf wrote:Though the wrong colours, Transformers Animated Oilslick would work for Mr Freeze

Aw man I hadnt thought of that, that'd be so cool! I unfortunately don't own him either but who knows maybe a new one will happen in a few years

Razorbeast88 wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:Though the wrong colours, Transformers Animated Oilslick would work for Mr Freeze

Aw man I hadnt thought of that, that'd be so cool! I unfortunately don't own him either but who knows maybe a new one will happen in a few years

Very worth owning, not rare, and still relatively cheap after all these years.
Just get Animated Oilslick now.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:Though the wrong colours, Transformers Animated Oilslick would work for Mr Freeze

Aw man I hadnt thought of that, that'd be so cool! I unfortunately don't own him either but who knows maybe a new one will happen in a few years

Very worth owning, not rare, and still relatively cheap after all these years.
Just get Animated Oilslick now.

Definitely going to watch some reviews and heavily consider, but with all the upcoming wfc and ss86 figures I'm planning on getting I might not have the budget for it yet haha

I'll probably add it to my watch list on ebay but wait until after kingdom wave 4, covert agent ravage, and golden disk line to come out to see how much damage is done hahaha

With no exageration or hyperbole:

Animated Oilslick is one of the best Transformers toys of all time. I recommend him over any masterpiece toy released.

william-james88 wrote:With no exageration or hyperbole:

Animated Oilslick is one of the best Transformers toys of all time. I recommend him over any masterpiece toy released.

Amen.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

william-james88 wrote:With no exageration or hyperbole:

Animated Oilslick is one of the best Transformers toys of all time. I recommend him over any masterpiece toy released.

Amen.

Double Amen

Got my Sparkless Seeker in today, or as he shall henceforth be known, Double Ugly with Nape and Snake*!
He's a lot of fun. I love this mold anyway, and the "Vietnam camo" colours really work on him, ESPECIALLY in tetrajet mode. The targetmasters are definitely suffering from mould degradation though...




*'Nam era slang terms for the Phantom, napalm and general airdropped ordnance respectively.

And now time for homebrew bio for him!

"Double Ugly is an absolute piece of work. A special weapons trooper whose approach to jungle warfare (his preferred field of battle) is to get rid of the jungle with defoliants, incendiaries and cluster bombs, his sheer contempt for anything that gets caught in the crossfire has lead to many calling him "Sparkless". He doesn't care of course, and actively relishes his reputation as a sleazy sociopath. Aside from causing mass collateral damage, his main hobbies include narcotechs and skirt-chasing. His only real friends are his targetmasters, Nape and Snake, a brother and sister duo who are almost as repellent as their master, and enjoy playing horrible pranks on everyone around them. Nape transforms into a pyro-gel gun, whilst his sister Snake transforms into a poison sprayer. Double Ugly of course transforms into a Tetrajet, with avionics and weapons tweaked for ground attack roles."

Evil Eye wrote:Got my Sparkless Seeker in today,

Just curious, did you find this in-store, or did Walmart actually ship it to you? I'm Still waiting for Walmart to ship mine, it will be interesting to see what happens after August 5th (the intended arrival date from when I pre-ordered it 5 months ago)

Evil Eye wrote:Got my Sparkless Seeker in today, or as he shall henceforth be known, Double Ugly with Nape and Snake*!
He's a lot of fun. I love this mold anyway, and the "Vietnam camo" colours really work on him, ESPECIALLY in tetrajet mode. The targetmasters are definitely suffering from mould degradation though...




*'Nam era slang terms for the Phantom, napalm and general airdropped ordnance respectively.

And now time for homebrew bio for him!

"Double Ugly is an absolute piece of work. A special weapons trooper whose approach to jungle warfare (his preferred field of battle) is to get rid of the jungle with defoliants, incendiaries and cluster bombs, his sheer contempt for anything that gets caught in the crossfire has lead to many calling him "Sparkless". He doesn't care of course, and actively relishes his reputation as a sleazy sociopath. Aside from causing mass collateral damage, his main hobbies include narcotechs and skirt-chasing. His only real friends are his targetmasters, Nape and Snake, a brother and sister duo who are almost as repellent as their master, and enjoy playing horrible pranks on everyone around them. Nape transforms into a pyro-gel gun, whilst his sister Snake transforms into a poison sprayer. Double Ugly of course transforms into a Tetrajet, with avionics and weapons tweaked for ground attack roles."

Nice, and not too far off from what I'm doing. I've decided on Sparkless. Not going with flame based weaponry because that's Hotlink and Skywarp's targetmaster's thing.

Short Bio -

Sparkless is the cold-lubricated killer of the Seekers. He's the fast draw outside the Triggercons amongst Decepticons. A survivor, he has lived through a rust plague that took out hundreds of Cybertronians accounting for his ramshackle appearance, but it hasn't reduced his effectiveness - only increased his disregard for lives other than his own.

General consensus is that Sparkless Seeker is not so "sparkless".
Maybe because his face is "alive" with that snarky expression.

o.supreme wrote:

Evil Eye wrote:Got my Sparkless Seeker in today,

Just curious, did you find this in-store, or did Walmart actually ship it to you? I'm Still waiting for Walmart to ship mine, it will be interesting to see what happens after August 5th (the intended arrival date from when I pre-ordered it 5 months ago)

I pre-ordered mine from Hasbro Pulse UK. Actually came very quickly once a minor hiccup with payments was sorted.

Thank you. I wish I could have ordered from Pulse, but it was already sold out before orders were open to us normal schmucks. Pulse got the spoiler pack in stock for a brief period and I jumped on that. I can only hope the same for the Sparkless Seeker, I feel my chances of seeing it in store are slim to none this time around. I've seen Primal/Rattrap several times, but never the seeker.

Mine was store-bought.

sol magnus wrote:Mine was store-bought.

Same