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News Credits: 131 · Mon Apr 23, 2018 11:44 am

That doesn't answer my question. I mean lost for keeps.

My answer is that it is better to have had and lost. I would have rather experienced a thing and then pass that thing along to someone else. Other wise you'll never know.

Regrets vs FoMo isn't a fair question, two different types of anxiety.

I'll stick to my guns that the wants are better than the haves.

Regrets, FoMo and only choosing one thing to keep are all hard concepts for the collectors mind. I'd just like thoughts from my fellow collectors.

News Credits: 15 · Mon Apr 23, 2018 11:46 am

What is "fomo"?

News Credits: 131 · Mon Apr 23, 2018 11:47 am

itscramtastic wrote:What is "fomo"?

Fear of missing out.

News Credits: 15 · Mon Apr 23, 2018 11:48 am

Ah.

Regrets > FoMo then.

News Credits: 131 · Mon Apr 23, 2018 11:51 am

itscramtastic wrote:Ah.

Regrets > FoMo then.

So regrets are better right?

FoMo = my CW and TR purchases. I'm done with that ****.

News Credits: 3 · Mon Apr 23, 2018 11:53 am

I have yet to sell any since starting up again, Cary....and whenever I do pull a figure out, it's for pics! But I want to free up some space and focus on my favorites so it will come down to a gut-check with any of them I consider non-essential.....I'm thinking a lot of those will be from Titans Return, since I went a bit nuts on that line.

I think it's better to have loved and lost, though -- if it has gotta go, perhaps there was not a whole lotta love lost afterall....

Another pain will be to package them up with weapons, instructions, etc., cuz I definitely keep it all. I only started keeping some packaging....but I'm pretty sure those figures aren't going anywhere.

News Credits: 41 · Mon Apr 23, 2018 12:32 pm

In life? Better to have had and lost, than to never have had at all.
Experiences are the building blocks of happiness.

With Transformers? When your in here, the hype train is loud, fast, and alluring. FoMo can take hold of the brain and give it an anaconda squeeze, but ultimately, they are just toys, or collectables. Material objects that have no bearing on the real world other than the joy or distraction the may bring.

I do love a joyous distraction from the real world, but ultimately I can handle, "never have had at all".

News Credits: 1646 · Mon Apr 23, 2018 6:41 pm

itscramtastic wrote:Thinking of it now, Cogman would've worked as a transtector for Siren!! Probably..hmmmm

You ring?

As for your deeper question: I would rather have had the experience than having the regret of having never experienced it at all. It truly helps show you what is the best to you, so you feel you got to sample every plate and settled for the best wedding cake to keep.

News Credits: 3 · Mon Apr 23, 2018 9:05 pm

NICE, D-Max!! Do you have a favorite Titan Master to use on Cogman? Siren looks pretty good.

News Credits: 1646 · Mon Apr 23, 2018 9:38 pm

bodrock wrote:NICE, D-Max!! Do you have a favorite Titan Master to use on Cogman? Siren looks pretty good.

He's actually the only one I've tried, and that's because I saw Cary's request. I didn't know how well any others would look on him considering his intricate detailing

News Credits: 3 · Mon Apr 23, 2018 11:20 pm

Wow, I never realize how much more detail he has compared to Nitro Z. I was really hoping he'd show up on shelves, but the only things currently showing up here are the Studio Series and PotP wave1....

News Credits: 15 · Tue Apr 24, 2018 6:16 am

Definitely looks good D-Max!! Thanks for justifying the purchase if I ever find him at a reasonable price. I thought he’d look good, which is why I said it!

News Credits: 131 · Sun May 13, 2018 2:35 pm

AKA Battleblouse and Trousertrap :lol:

I was going get these guys, then I wasn't then I did. Glad I did - waffles are so **** tasty ;)^

Honestly, they could have skipped bot mode altogether and just sold them packaged together. Both are derpy, but in that fun derpy toy kinda way. We got wide hips sink ships and big feet mc'noback! Tunicopter is my stand out as the more fun of the two but only because they guy who is basically just a pair of jeans with a peg-head only has half an alt-mode and can't help but split apart and try to become jorts.

Anyway pics!

These guys are as much fun apart as they are together, but they are both self-conscious about their robutts or lack thereof :oops:

Alt-modes are fun, but Roadtrap's front wheels don't roll well and vehicle gets worse by thirds towards the back. I do like Battleslash a lot and after some fiddling I can get a good spin from flicking his rotor. but don't we all?

I really wanted to share that they can join in alt-mode (ala G1) and then form Battletrap and even have a G1ish mode.

this is where baby bots come from

Got some serious balance issues, I'm using the rotor to prop him up.

I barely feel like I'm trying here.

Battletrap is a little fiddly and the legs un-peg a lot, but he can really pull some cool poses. I do wish he came with some weapons though. What the hell Hasbro, just carve a little more metal out of them molds will ya :-x

I mean I paid $20 for a small deluxe.

Well small until you compare him to small deluxes.

But still, it was $20!

:lol:

I had "big head" mode on for the last figure I did a spread on. I think I turned on pinhead mode for this one.

Oh no, big head mode is still on.

No shoes, no shirt, no service!

Shirt: "well now what?"

Jeans: "is that a rotor or are you just happy to see me?"

Shirt: "well I do know where your head is going..."

:shock:

News Credits: 1646 · Sun May 13, 2018 4:19 pm

And

at that last joke.

Battletrap is seriously a lot of fun, glad you got him and like him! Have you fiddled with Battleslash's robot mode arms in Battletrap mode? There are several configurations for different looks and posability options

News Credits: 131 · Sun May 13, 2018 8:09 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Have you fiddled with Battleslash's robot mode arms in Battletrap mode? There are several configurations for different looks and posability options

Do tell!

I've mucked around a bit, but the default works well enough for me. I do bend them towards the body and try make them hold that damn rotor in place with friction. Nothing has really jumped out me as better though.

Please share, with pics ;)^

News Credits: 1646 · Sun May 13, 2018 9:03 pm

carytheone wrote:Do tell!

I've mucked around a bit, but the default works well enough for me. I do bend them towards the body and try make them hold that damn rotor in place with friction. Nothing has really jumped out me as better though.

Please share, with pics

Well, I do know there is at least another configuration or 2, but this is the one I like the most. Provides waist clearance, but does limit the shoulder backwards motion some.

I think Qwan uses a different one yet, and there is one where the arms are a lot further back, but that may be the one Qwan uses, it's hard to remember

News Credits: 131 · Sun May 13, 2018 10:20 pm

Ah I like that way, very tidy and I like that it locks.

When I first got theduo I really wanted a way to have the rotor cross the body like that

I Googled around a bit and saw a way I did try which was basically the arms folded like copter mode, but that stuck way out. I saw peaugh did it your way as well, but at first had the arms twisted in so they would lock. While I liked that it put too much pressure on the rotor for my tastes and really limited movement.

The V behind the back is the way to go, thanks. ;)^

News Credits: 15 · Sun May 13, 2018 11:01 pm

Pretty dang awesome shots. Getting a case of FOMO!! Thanks CT1!!

News Credits: 41 · Mon May 14, 2018 11:38 am

Nice big wide spread with Blouse and Trousers there! I do mean the photo spread, BTW. 8-)

Here's what I got trying to get back to what D showed.

I call this form "Sheathed Katana Style". :lol:

I like the D method better, which I got originally from Peaugh. I like that the blades can spin, but the shoulder obstruction is a tad lame.

Care, as for the front wheels not rolling, on Slacks there. Do you have the wheels hinged down and pegged into his fists?
It took me a minute to get there, but it fixed the not rolling problem I was having. ;)^

News Credits: 131 · Mon May 14, 2018 1:52 pm

I tried hidden katana style as well. There's a lot to like about it. Nice tight torso and it pegs. Puts a little tension on the rotor and gets in the way of the legs and waist rotation. At least in the loosey goosey official way, the rotor moves a bit.

I like the V, but the arm restriction bugs me, but the cross rotor look and being able to spin it outweigh the slight lose of articulation.

As far as Pants McGee, yeah it's all pegged correctly, the wheels are just tight and barely move even when I spin them with my fingers. Not a problem because I never vroom my figures around the floor anyway. It was just a thing of note.

News Credits: 131 · Mon May 14, 2018 3:14 pm

@the Cobrotrono

When I tried the arms down, sheathed rotor I smooshed them together too tight. I saw that yours had the arms spread a bit with them angled in. This gives a little play in the rotor. I gave it a try and tightened it up just a bit. I much prefer how tight the backpack is. Anyway this is my go at it. I also did the V above, but it's literally no different than D or peaugh.

News Credits: 131 · Mon May 14, 2018 3:17 pm

itscramtastic wrote:Getting a case of FOMO!! Thanks CT1!!

Anytime, that's what friends are for. Sorry I kept forgetting about your post.

I don't think you need to be in a big rush at this point. I've seen plenty of ShirtPants on pegs at Wal-Mart, but have yet to see them at Target. I feel you have plenty of time if you change your mind.

They are pretty cool bots in their own right and really shine when combined. Having the back arms peg so nicely really elevates this unique combiner just a few notches higher. They are an easy recommendation ;)^