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NemesisMonkeySupreme wrote:

Xterminator wrote:What I dislike in this figure is: why his alternate mode needs to be another bird/aircraft ? I would prefer a alternate mode more like a capsule or missile.

Dude, is this an ad for PE-03/PE-04?

That was not my initial thought, but I like the idea

Really would appreciate if some 3rd party companies started producing movieverse toys.
The intrinsic bad quality of most DOTM toys is a great opportunity that shouldn't be missed: just imagine all the new Deluxe and Voyager molds upgraded and re-designed to be in the same scale as the ROTF toys, and with a decent paint-job.

On top of that, there are several figures that are missing in the official Hasbro/Takara movieverse portfolio: a better Voyager Ratchet, Leader-sized Fallen, Black-out and Bonecrusher, several decepticon Protoforms from ROTF, and a couple of constructicons.

Yeah, I'm not on board with the movie toys... but I agree it's crazy to be missing characters when there has been three full movie toy lines. I guess you can see what sells. Lots of bee.

gothsaurus wrote:Yeah, I'm not on board with the movie toys... but I agree it's crazy to be missing characters when there has been three full movie toy lines. I guess you can see what sells. Lots of bee.

Sure, Bee is very popular with the kids. And for the sake of the franchising profitability, I understand that HasTak really needs to concentrate efforts on OP and BB and give less attention to the "supporting-role" characters.

Fortunately 3rd party companies do exist to cater for the adult collector market. I just start collecting because of the movies and therefore I only own movieverse toys. That's the reason I miss so much a 3rd party company that focus on the movie's design and aesthetic. Maybe this market is not big enough, but it will be one day.

Back to the subject: it is such a pity that the Constructicons received so little attention by HasTak. Every time I spot a construction machine I imagine what badass decepticon it could be. And there are some many different designs and sizes... But it seems that boys nowadays are not so impressed by construction machines. They just want yellow camaros

Yeah, with this modern era... I can't believe that they couldn't deliver a Devastator with transforming limbs. Huge bummer.

But yeah, same way... the Constructicons and Insecticons have gotten shafted for the past years.

Maybe Hasbro has something up their sleeves to unveil at Botcon. Here's hopin'....

My thoughts on these four figures ...

Thundercracker - I'm always up for more Seekers. Give me Skywarp and I'm a happy camper. If they start doing the conehead repaints out of this mold though ... stick with it and give us all 3 or give me Sunstorm!

Laserbeak - I like this guy. I thought the front of the vehicle mode was what they were passing off for the head on this toy so I was pleasantly surprise once I had it in hand that that was not the case and that the toy did have a legit turkey head. Is this what I had hoped for in a movie universe Laserbeak? Not really ... but I like it and I'm happy to have a fairly cool toy based off the dragon/buzzard thing we saw in the trailer, especially so fast after the launch of the DOTM toys. It's a fun toy ... if you liked Ravage in the ROTF line, I'd highly recommend that you get this toy.

Nitro Bumblebee - yes, another Bumblebee. Imagine them making another toy of arguably the most popular character in the movie universe. Bumblebee is our Luke Skywalker. Deal with it. At least this version of Bumblebee is another 100% entirely brand new mold that introduces some new concepts to his transformation. It's not the best 'Bee out there ... I think the HFTD or first DOTM one might take the cake for that, but it's still pretty good, especially in vehicle mode. I'd recommend the first DOTM 'Bee over this one if you're on the fence about which one to get, but this one's cool too.

Mudflap - I didn't realize until I had him in hand that he and Skids were the same vehicle mode now. I like that idea, for twins, much better than how they were represented in ROTF. It's pretty amazing how they took the identical vehicle mode, made the toys basically the same exact size, yet have them transform entirely differently from one another into two unique robot modes. Kudos to the designers on this. I like this version of Mudflap, possibly more than his ROTF incarnation. It's a better toy than DOTM Skids too (mostly because of the knees issue on Skids). It's a nice overall representation of this character. Not my favorite, and I'm already burned out on overly black Transformers in this line already, but I'll take him cause he's a new mold (as is his Legends counterpart in case you didn't notice).

Lovethe galleries seibertron!

I saw these guys at TRU this week, but I didn't get any of this wave. I almost got myself either Laserbeak of Nitro Bee, but I got Sideswipe instead. Nitro Bee looks interesting though, with all the MechTech ports for additional weaponry.

Xterminator wrote:On top of that, there are several figures that are missing in the official Hasbro/Takara movieverse portfolio: a better Voyager Ratchet, Leader-sized Fallen, Black-out and Bonecrusher, several decepticon Protoforms from ROTF, and a couple of constructicons.

Hey, this is the absolute last movie. I wouldn't doubt that they'd summarize all the characters into a "grand finale" line.

OptiMagnus wrote:I saw these guys at TRU this week, but I didn't get any of this wave. I almost got myself either Laserbeak of Nitro Bee, but I got Sideswipe instead. Nitro Bee looks interesting though, with all the MechTech ports for additional weaponry.

Xterminator wrote:On top of that, there are several figures that are missing in the official Hasbro/Takara movieverse portfolio: a better Voyager Ratchet, Leader-sized Fallen, Black-out and Bonecrusher, several decepticon Protoforms from ROTF, and a couple of constructicons.

Hey, this is the absolute last movie. I wouldn't doubt that they'd summarize all the characters into a "grand finale" line.

That would be awesome ! I would very happy as well if those characters were released (let's say on a yearly basis) as part of the Movie Masterpiece sub-line.

I love the Seibertron's galleries; they really come in handy when I'm trying to decide whether to buy a certain fig or not.

Strangely, Laserbeak is growing on me. I might have to paint his wings silver, though. Maybe some dry-brushing. Not crazy about the head sculpt, but I do like his mechtech weapon. Classics Cliffjumper needs a BFG to blast Decepticons with, and this looks perfect for him.

Laserbeak- The only thing that really turns me off about him is the Giant Claw head. I'll wait for the Buzzsaw repaint, unless its neon green (I hope not).

Mudflap- This might very well be the worst DOTM toy I've seen thus far. PASS.

Nitro Bumblebee- Not bad, not bad. I might have to get this one. He seems like a neat little figure.

Thundercracker- Mine. Give me Skywarp and Sunstorm, and the world will be perfect.

cant wait to find laserbeak mudflap and thundercracker. i can hold off on nitro bumble bee for a bit.