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mirageandjazz1197 wrote:

TimothyR wrote:so tiny.

some ankle joints would've been great.. too bad hasbro doesn't care about producing a quality product anymore.

It's not like the amount of plastic is decreasing or anything.

It's all going towards the awesomeness of Alpha Bravo.

Va'al wrote:

mirageandjazz1197 wrote:

TimothyR wrote:so tiny.

some ankle joints would've been great.. too bad hasbro doesn't care about producing a quality product anymore.

It's not like the amount of plastic is decreasing or anything.

It's all going towards the awesomeness of Alpha Bravo.

They should save some and make some Barrel Roll



Honestly I would make a custom if i knew how to paint.

TimothyR wrote:so tiny.

some ankle joints would've been great.. too bad hasbro doesn't care about producing a quality product anymore.

No ankle tilt = bad quality product? What?

Metro Prime wrote:

TimothyR wrote:so tiny.

some ankle joints would've been great.. too bad hasbro doesn't care about producing a quality product anymore.

No ankle tilt = bad quality product? What?

Yah, I don't think that's fair since ankle tilts are a relatively newer feature to mainline Transformers toys. It's also a feature that I don't think makes or breaks a toy. It is a nice feature, sure, but hardly necessary on a regular retail figure.

Drift is a great figure. He shares some similar transformations with Bumblebee.

Optimus looks good but there's something off with his arms. They're a little too short and the lack of a shoulder ball joint or something to give it proper rotation kind of is a bother. It could also use some paint apps. Maybe a little yellow for detailing on the legs? The overall sculpt is great though.

I look forward to a Voyager Class version of Optimus Prime. Hopefully we get one of him and Grimlock, though I'm a little concerned that we aren't getting Voyagers in this line ... but hopefully that will be resolved in 5 days at Toy Fair.

Seibertron wrote:Optimus looks good but there's something off with his arms. They're a little too short and the lack of a shoulder ball joint or something to give it proper rotation kind of is a bother. It could also use some paint apps. Maybe a little yellow for detailing on the legs? The overall sculpt is great though.

This mod might help:



BTW could you, or somebody else, post a comparison of RID15 Prime with Generations Arcee? I just want a height check before I buy the guy.

Hey, Optimus has a miniture version of his WFC axe. Never noticed that before.

Kay, so, Drift kicks all sorts of ass. Some slight touch ups and BAM! He'll be perfect.

Optimus; meh.

meh

maybe they will appeal to me when i see em in person, but as of now def not interested

The galleries of Seibertron focuses its lens on the 2nd wave of Transformers Robots In Disguise One-Step Changers. This wave consists of Fixit, Grimlock and Steeljaw. As with all One-Step figures, these guys transforms with one step. Currently this is the only Fixit figure available however there is a Legion Class figure available soon in wave 3. Click here to see all Robots In Disguise galleries. As always click the images below to see the full galleries.

Transformers: Robots In Disguise (2015) Fixit








Transformers: Robots In Disguise (2015) Steeljaw










Transformers: Robots In Disguise (2015) Grimlock

I still dont get why Steeljaw has a regular jaw in the artwork but all the toys have a dog snout ?

Rated X wrote:I still dont get why Steeljaw has a regular jaw in the artwork but all the toys have a dog snout ?

He does have a dog snout in the artwork. It's just that that particular angle of the artwork gives a bad impression of his snout. Compare to other shots of him from the show:






It also doesn't help that all of Steeljaw's toys are lacking in paint apps on his face. Compare the face of the official Hasbro deco (left) to the face of this fan custom (right):

Sabrblade wrote:

That custom is blindingly awesome! If the retail version looked like that I'd possibly want one!

As for Fixit, I may just buy him. He's the only character I like after seeing the first 3 eps the weekend, and he works as a 1 step. He reminds me of the human friendly sidekick robots from 80's shows Like Goshogun or that little egg like dude from M.A.S.K (forget his name) I'm not saying characters like that are necessary but he is a little nostalgic. He may look good with the Masterpiece human figures. Or maybe Human alliance figures are a better size.

hinomars19 wrote:As for Fixit, I may just buy him. He's the only character I like after seeing the first 3 eps the weekend,

Keep going. We're up to episode 7 as of this typing.

Rated X wrote:I still dont get why Steeljaw has a regular jaw in the artwork but all the toys have a dog snout ?

I'm agreeing with you on this. The first time I saw Steeljaw in the cartoon, the wolf-motif to me felt more like Native American wolf-skin helmet. At worst, the Wolf-snout on him is more a nose guard; the face itself is relatively flat and the wolf's "snout" is nose, not actual mouth. where as the the toy has the wolf snout pointed out and part of the robot mode mouth more pronoucedly than does the cartoon.

Sabrblade wrote:

hinomars19 wrote:As for Fixit, I may just buy him. He's the only character I like after seeing the first 3 eps the weekend,

Keep going. We're up to episode 7 as of this typing.

Well, it officially aired on CN over here this weekend, so to support that I'm going to watch it on TV rather than online. This weekend will be eps 4 and 5. Hopefully it won't do what Prime did and take too long to continue future seasons. I watched half of season 1 of Prime on CN, but got tired of waiting for the second half whilst the entire internet spoiled Unicron...so I watched the rest first online.

Not sure if I can really take to this show or the toys. I keep looking at Warrior Strongarm...but that price when I know CW is on the shelf isn't appealing. I'm considering warrior Prime, since I like collecting leaders at deluxe size, but again price versus product doesn't seem to balance with this RID stuff. £16.99 for that Prime doesn't feel anywhere near worth it. If they were £9.99 then maybe. But when the legion is £7 I think they've lost me on this one.
Without wanting to start a negatively toned debate, I don't feel they are working to their cause with Strongarm's character. They are pushing for positive Female types in Transformers, but I'm still seeing the tired archetypes; Prime Arcee had to prove she was as good as the males by being tough as nails and hardcore, and now Strongarm is the slightly dizzy over eager fan girl for the famous Bumblebee. Her design is good, very good. Her toy is probably my favourite of the line and the only warrior I'm serious about considering but...meh, I dunno. She isn't what I was hoping for character wise I guess.She could've been interesting, something different, y'know?

hinomars19 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

hinomars19 wrote:As for Fixit, I may just buy him. He's the only character I like after seeing the first 3 eps the weekend,

Keep going. We're up to episode 7 as of this typing.

Well, it officially aired on CN over here this weekend, so to support that I'm going to watch it on TV rather than online. This weekend will be eps 4 and 5. Hopefully it won't do what Prime did and take too long to continue future seasons. I watched half of season 1 of Prime on CN, but got tired of waiting for the second half whilst the entire internet spoiled Unicron...so I watched the rest first online.

Not sure if I can really take to this show or the toys. I keep looking at Warrior Strongarm...but that price when I know CW is on the shelf isn't appealing. I'm considering warrior Prime, since I like collecting leaders at deluxe size, but again price versus product doesn't seem to balance with this RID stuff. £16.99 for that Prime doesn't feel anywhere near worth it. If they were £9.99 then maybe. But when the legion is £7 I think they've lost me on this one.
Without wanting to start a negatively toned debate, I don't feel they are working to their cause with Strongarm's character. They are pushing for positive Female types in Transformers, but I'm still seeing the tired archetypes; Prime Arcee had to prove she was as good as the males by being tough as nails and hardcore, and now Strongarm is the slightly dizzy over eager fan girl for the famous Bumblebee. Her design is good, very good. Her toy is probably my favourite of the line and the only warrior I'm serious about considering but...meh, I dunno. She isn't what I was hoping for character wise I guess.She could've been interesting, something different, y'know?

All I will say about Strongarm without spoiling later episodes is that we see more sides of Strongarm in episodes after the third one.

I truly don't get it. Hasbro molded in all of the details necessary to replicate the on screen deco, but the toys have hardly any paint, or at least not enough to stand out like the show and customs do. Why go to so much effort only to half ass it in the end?

And another thing I don't get? I actually prefer Hasbro's plain decos, the painted details and "lights" kinda drive me batty, tbh.

Autobot032 wrote:I truly don't get it. Hasbro molded in all of the details necessary to replicate the on screen deco, but the toys have hardly any paint, or at least not enough to stand out like the show and customs do. Why go to so much effort only to half ass it in the end?

And another thing I don't get? I actually prefer Hasbro's plain decos, the painted details and "lights" kinda drive me batty, tbh.

There's such a thing as being "over" detailed. That may be what's getting you. And to your first question, I would bet that the guy designing the figure doesn't know what the Paint department is gonna do, so he gives them everything and hopes for the best. Or, he just likes his job.

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Transformers Adventures Nemesis Prime

The coloring really makes this mold work well in a menacing way.

Black Bumblebee wrote:The coloring really makes this mold work well in a menacing way.

I'll say! I recently got RID Warrior Prime and was kinda let down. I was regretting the preorder I had for Nemmy here, but after all the in hand pics I've seen I no longer care. Black suits this mold so well I can forgive any shortcomings it has.

It's very pretty.

Am I the only one who wants this for TFA Scourge?

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Transformers Adventures Ultra Magnus

Really nice, it's a shame he's 12 months to late.