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Seen these at a couple of targets, but the soft rubber on skywarp still kills this mold for me; it will never be in the proper shape it should be, and like, why even make them out of soft rubber? was there no purple sprue being used?

Someone pointed this out to me and I can't not notice it now, but it's weird comparing the Seekers because the budget apparently keeps going down. A minor thing, sure, but kinda depressing that since Acid Storm from just last year they've lost paint apps on the chest, shins, and kneecaps on top of losing the partner figure.

Noideaforaname wrote:Someone pointed this out to me and I can't not notice it now, but it's weird comparing the Seekers because the budget apparently keeps going down. A minor thing, sure, but kinda depressing that since Acid Storm from just last year they've lost paint apps on the chest, shins, and kneecaps on top of losing the partner figure.

Talk about an insult to your wallet, unless that makes it 'G1 accurate'

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Well, I figured it would end up being something you would regret not getting, and would then buy it on the secondary market for much higher prices, so I'm technically saving you money

You guys are fun.

So I am sorry if I kill the mood (see me as the little voice on the other side of the shoulder), but I did want to mention that not all TFs go up in value. Some do drop, and its usually the ones people care less about as time goes on. Like the Energon Line, the TF Go! line, the Alternators line and the Titanium line.

Energon line:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hasbro-Transfor ... 1c55564f2f

TF GO!:

http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Go-G03-GANOU/dp/B00D1N002G/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1439958674&sr=8-2&keywords=transformers+go

http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Go-G08-Budora-japan/dp/B00DQ1AJRY/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1439958674&sr=8-9&keywords=transformers+go

http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Judora-Figure-Takara-Tomy/dp/B00DQ1AJTW/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1439958674&sr=8-11&keywords=transformers+go

http://www.amazon.com/Transformer-Go-G23-Guren-Dragotron/dp/B00FAI20NW/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1439958674&sr=8-14&keywords=transformers+go

Titanium:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Transformers-Takara-Titanium-Thundercracker-6-2006-diecast-/271955145346?hash=item3f51ca3282

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Transformers-Titanium-Lot-Megatron-and-Optimus-Prime-/231646526359?hash=item35ef357b97

Alternators:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Transformers-Alternators-Chevrolet-Corvette-Battle-Ravage-Unopened-in-Box-/201403775442?hash=item2ee499b9d2

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Well, I figured it would end up being something you would regret not getting, and would then buy it on the secondary market for much higher prices, so I'm technically saving you money

You guys are fun.

So I am sorry if I kill the mood (see me as the little voice on the other side of the shoulder), but I did want to mention that not all TFs go up in value. Some do drop, and its usually the ones people care less about as time goes on. Like the Energon Line, the TF Go! line, the Alternators line and the Titanium line.

Well, that was my other thought: these don't have collector value now, they probably won't when he has the money to get them, and by that time, some of the lost light crew (right? the ones he's looking at in these sets) will have good figures, so... win-win



Also, if those GO! combiners weren't such kibble-ridden pieces of garbage, I'd get them for $14

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Well, I figured it would end up being something you would regret not getting, and would then buy it on the secondary market for much higher prices, so I'm technically saving you money

You guys are fun.

So I am sorry if I kill the mood (see me as the little voice on the other side of the shoulder), but I did want to mention that not all TFs go up in value. Some do drop, and its usually the ones people care less about as time goes on. Like the Energon Line, the TF Go! line, the Alternators line and the Titanium line.

Well, that was my other thought: these don't have collector value now, they probably won't when he has the money to get them, and by that time, some of the lost light crew (right? the ones he's looking at in these sets) will have good figures, so... win-win

Sure, why not. I just meant that people should get what they want and if its not something they really want, then save for when that special item gets released

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Well, I figured it would end up being something you would regret not getting, and would then buy it on the secondary market for much higher prices, so I'm technically saving you money

You guys are fun.

So I am sorry if I kill the mood (see me as the little voice on the other side of the shoulder), but I did want to mention that not all TFs go up in value. Some do drop, and its usually the ones people care less about as time goes on. Like the Energon Line, the TF Go! line, the Alternators line and the Titanium line.

Well, that was my other thought: these don't have collector value now, they probably won't when he has the money to get them, and by that time, some of the lost light crew (right? the ones he's looking at in these sets) will have good figures, so... win-win

Sure, why not. I just meant that people should get what they want and if its not something they really want, then save for when that special item gets released

Sure, no prob, I've just been the victim of that regret many times before, and don't want others to suffer it

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Well, I figured it would end up being something you would regret not getting, and would then buy it on the secondary market for much higher prices, so I'm technically saving you money

You guys are fun.

So I am sorry if I kill the mood (see me as the little voice on the other side of the shoulder), but I did want to mention that not all TFs go up in value. Some do drop, and its usually the ones people care less about as time goes on. Like the Energon Line, the TF Go! line, the Alternators line and the Titanium line.

Well, that was my other thought: these don't have collector value now, they probably won't when he has the money to get them, and by that time, some of the lost light crew (right? the ones he's looking at in these sets) will have good figures, so... win-win

Sure, why not. I just meant that people should get what they want and if its not something they really want, then save for when that special item gets released

Sure, no prob, I've just been the victim of that regret many times before, and don't want others to suffer it

This is so tough! I totally get you. But there is also the regret that you bought something you didnt really need. And then something else comes along and you dont have the funds for it.

Or, you buy something in fear of regretting not to get it, and then you regret getting it because it is lackluster. I have been victim of that one (Prime Abominus and Systalker and Alternators Optimus and RTS Mindset and Movie Lockdown). How about you?

Hellscream9999 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Arrgggghhhhh, these guys look good. I may have to get them all...

At least get the different colored ones like mirage and sunstreaker just for the variety, but if you can get them, you may as well, I get the distinct feeling we won't be seeing combiners for a while after this

Probs won't. Argh, money, decisions

Yeah, I chose to skip most of the last few years of generations figures

you give the angel on my shoulder telling me not to buy these a hard time

Just tryin' to help

uhuh, sure you are. Help hasbro take my money!

Well, I figured it would end up being something you would regret not getting, and would then buy it on the secondary market for much higher prices, so I'm technically saving you money

Very true, very true..... stop convincing me this is a good idea! dammit

william-james88 wrote:This is so tough! I totally get you. But there is also the regret that you bought something you didnt really need. And then something else comes along and you dont have the funds for it.

Or, you buy something in fear of regretting not to get it, and then you regret getting it because it is lackluster. I have been victim of that one (Prime Abominus and Systalker and Alternators Optimus and RTS Mindset and Movie Lockdown). How about you?

Well, I only do this for him because he wants to make a lost light combiner (cyclonus and company) and a good whack of them are being released as limb bots. If it's something he wants (it sounds like it is) he really should go for them, but maybe wait for an HTS promotion.

I really love sky lynx/sky stalker; one of my only beast hunter purchases; I personally like to think of them as a fembot, and give them skullgrins pickax - you should try it, let me know if it works for you.

I regret many of my purchases from my youth (BM Megatron instead of Magmatron - will never forgive that ) and many from armada (lacking basic poseability - including botcon megazarak) and any lacking poseability or that suffer monkey-arm syndrome (sounds like a cool name )

I more regret not getting figures that I like now, since I've developed my sense of aesthetics and buying habits (BM blackarachnia or her recolors) and more of the energon combiners (which is why I'm getting almost everything from this line), but overall, not so much, I strictly adhere to my two rules, and will look through many threads, forums, videos and galleries to become as educated as possible on a figure before buying them.

My only immediate purchase (that comes to mind) was Salvia Prominon, after seeing a picture of her in one of the weekly updates, I immediately pre-ordered her and haven't looked back since (she's so beautiful )

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Arrgggghhhhh, these guys look good. I may have to get them all...

At least get the different colored ones like mirage and sunstreaker just for the variety, but if you can get them, you may as well, I get the distinct feeling we won't be seeing combiners for a while after this

Probs won't. Argh, money, decisions

Yeah, I chose to skip most of the last few years of generations figures

you give the angel on my shoulder telling me not to buy these a hard time

Just tryin' to help

uhuh, sure you are. Help hasbro take my money!

Well, I figured it would end up being something you would regret not getting, and would then buy it on the secondary market for much higher prices, so I'm technically saving you money

Very true, very true..... stop convincing me this is a good idea! dammit

Fine, it's actually a terrible idea, you should skip it and live with the guilt and regret, of not getting it, forever

It would have been awesome if the weapon accessory for Rodimus and Blackjack had an extra horizontal tab so that it could have stored on the backside of the figure like I have it shown in the picture below, which easily achieves Rodimus' more classic look sans chest flames. For these photos, I accomplished this by using a polyband which wraps around the weapon and the back piece though I'd much prefer a physical tab to do this.



I'm really surprised they didn't do this.

I will fall into the evil little fire-burning-bot on my other shoulder and get these guys. Combiners are too badass to skip even if there is doubt

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:I will fall into the evil little fire-burning-bot on my other shoulder and get these guys. Combiners are too badass to skip even if there is doubt

man when i saw that picture of rodimus with the fin on the back i was so happy, then i looked at the rest of the pictures and i was disappointed again. Such a simple retool but hasbros just to cheap & lazy to do it. Still a nice looking figure though, ill probably snag one if i see it

Megatron Wolf wrote:man when i saw that picture of rodimus with the fin on the back i was so happy, then i looked at the rest of the pictures and i was disappointed again. Such a simple retool but hasbros just to cheap & lazy to do it. Still a nice looking figure though, ill probably snag one if i see it

The sad part is that, there is a precise amount of room on the roof section to have the slots cut into it for the ax to rest in the hinged section. But this is generally how I feel about the rest of the re-shells, they could've done a lot more for them

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Megatron Wolf wrote:man when i saw that picture of rodimus with the fin on the back i was so happy, then i looked at the rest of the pictures and i was disappointed again. Such a simple retool but hasbros just to cheap & lazy to do it. Still a nice looking figure though, ill probably snag one if i see it

The sad part is that, there is a precise amount of room on the roof section to have the slots cut into it for the ax to rest in the hinged section. But this is generally how I feel about the rest of the re-shells, they could've done a lot more for them

Actually, it doesn't need additional slots, it just needs an extra horizontal tab on the opposite side of his weapon accessory from where the vertical tabs are so that it can tab into the existing hole. If I was going to have him on display, I'd be half tempted to buy an extra one just for his weapon accessory so that I could snap a tab off one, glue it on the other and then he'd be all set.

Seibertron wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Megatron Wolf wrote:man when i saw that picture of rodimus with the fin on the back i was so happy, then i looked at the rest of the pictures and i was disappointed again. Such a simple retool but hasbros just to cheap & lazy to do it. Still a nice looking figure though, ill probably snag one if i see it

The sad part is that, there is a precise amount of room on the roof section to have the slots cut into it for the ax to rest in the hinged section. But this is generally how I feel about the rest of the re-shells, they could've done a lot more for them

Actually, it doesn't need additional slots, it just needs an extra horizontal tab on the opposite side of his weapon accessory from where the vertical tabs are so that it can tab into the existing hole. If I was going to have him on display, I'd be half tempted to buy an extra one just for his weapon accessory so that I could snap a tab off one, glue it on the other and then he'd be all set.

Good one

Seibertron wrote:It would have been awesome if the weapon accessory for Rodimus and Blackjack had an extra horizontal tab so that it could have stored on the backside of the figure like I have it shown in the picture below, which easily achieves Rodimus' more classic look sans chest flames. For these photos, I accomplished this by using a polyband which wraps around the weapon and the back piece though I'd much prefer a physical tab to do this.

I'm really surprised they didn't do this.

Just want to point out that Nonnef made a 3D printed upgrade that allows this, super cheap too!

Of course, you can also just pretend it's a different character than Rodimus altogether, like Excellion or Roadhandler.

Any possibility that Tomy/Takara will be releasing Ultra Prime (Ultra Convoy) as part of their Unite Warriors line?

o.supreme wrote:Any possibility that Tomy/Takara will be releasing Ultra Prime (Ultra Convoy) as part of their Unite Warriors line?

Not just possible, but confirmed.

Though we don't know which head it'll have (OP or Battle Core OP) or what the deco will look like for any of the figures.

We brought you a while back the later wave of Transformers Generations Combiner Wars deluxes, with the G1 Masquerade-esque - though definitely more IDWverse prone - deluxe limbs. Now, it's time to whack out Prowl, Sunstreaker, Mirage and Ironhide again, and attach them to the latest offering from the Seibertron.com galleries: Battle Core Optimus Maximus, and the combined form, Optimus Maximus!

Click on any of the images to view the gold and white redeco of Voyager Optimus Prime (with a different headsculpt and new ratchets in the legs), and let us know what you think in the Energon Pub.

Generations Combiner Wars Battle Core Optimus Prime










Generations Combiner Wars Optimus Maximus

Despite the fact that that is what the directions and promotional art have, I have yet to see someone do the actual configuration from the comic: Ironhide as left leg, Mirage as right let, prowl as left arm and Sunstreaker as right arm.

Despite the fact that that is what the directions and promotional art have, I have yet to see someone do the actual configuration from the comic: Ironhide as left leg, Mirage as right let, prowl as left arm and Sunstreaker as right arm.