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SW's SilverHammer wrote:Anyhow I suppose i'am one of the few who actually likes Soundwave. However, he looks more Blue-ish though or is that just me? I don't really see any of those horrid "Tumors" on him, like on the other figures........Well you know accept for the huge ass pods on the wings/shoulders....

I'm a big fan of Soundwave. But other than the Minicon there doesn't seem to be much difference from the Hasbro version, so I suppose there's not much to comment on.

CJ is GLOWING with DARK ENERGON. Pass for me, but it does look pretty cool. Nice to see they did indeed include the remolded head.

oh dear lord I want this Cliffjumper


whyyyy didn't i think about pre-ordering him when he was first announced? i mean, i'm only interested now thanks to the colors, but bluuuugh.

Cheapest I can find him for is 35 bucks.

Downbeat wrote:oh dear lord I want this Cliffjumper


whyyyy didn't i think about pre-ordering him when he was first announced? i mean, i'm only interested now thanks to the colors, but bluuuugh.

Cheapest I can find him for is 35 bucks.

That's standard price for a Takara deluxe nowadays. That's about as cheap as it's gonna get, I suggest you get it while you still can.

kirbenvost wrote:

Downbeat wrote:oh dear lord I want this Cliffjumper


whyyyy didn't i think about pre-ordering him when he was first announced? i mean, i'm only interested now thanks to the colors, but bluuuugh.

Cheapest I can find him for is 35 bucks.

That's standard price for a Takara deluxe nowadays. That's about as cheap as it's gonna get, I suggest you get it while you still can.

Do you mean for us or does that really equate to what they'd be in Japan? I just assumed it was a markup for importing.

Requiem Prime wrote:

kirbenvost wrote:

Downbeat wrote:oh dear lord I want this Cliffjumper


whyyyy didn't i think about pre-ordering him when he was first announced? i mean, i'm only interested now thanks to the colors, but bluuuugh.

Cheapest I can find him for is 35 bucks.

That's standard price for a Takara deluxe nowadays. That's about as cheap as it's gonna get, I suggest you get it while you still can.

Do you mean for us or does that really equate to what they'd be in Japan? I just assumed it was a markup for importing.

It is, but you also need to take the exchange rate into account. Currently the Yen is very weak against the US Dollar.

Requiem Prime wrote:

kirbenvost wrote:

Downbeat wrote:oh dear lord I want this Cliffjumper


whyyyy didn't i think about pre-ordering him when he was first announced? i mean, i'm only interested now thanks to the colors, but bluuuugh.

Cheapest I can find him for is 35 bucks.

That's standard price for a Takara deluxe nowadays. That's about as cheap as it's gonna get, I suggest you get it while you still can.

Do you mean for us or does that really equate to what they'd be in Japan? I just assumed it was a markup for importing.

It has to do with the value of the yen vs the US dollar. The cost in Japan has gone up itself in recent years, but the increase mostly comes down to exchange rates and import. Most western shops sell them for about that much. If you order straight from Japan (through HLJ/Amiami etc) the price will be cheaper, but then shipping costs are high.

Take, for example, a generic exaple of Mechtech Bumblebee:

List Price: 2600 Yen (HLJ price 2080 Yen)
Shipping: Fedex - 1294 Yen, EMS - 1200 Yen (20% off), SAL - 680 Yen

So with today's exchange you are looking at:

List Price: $31.41 USD (HLJ Price $25.13 USD)
Shipping: Fedex - $15.64 USD, EMS - $14.50 USD (20% Off), SAL - $8.22 USD

So worst case scenario, paying MSRP you are looking at $47.05 for a single deluxe shipped by the fastest method or $39.63 for the slowest. Best case, due to HLJ's discounted prices, $40.77 for fast shipping or $33.35.

So not far off from $35!

Although I just found the listing for Terrorcon Cliffjumper, and it appears the Micron Arms deluxes are somewhat cheaper, 2000 Yen / $24.16 USD or HLJ price 1600 Yen / $19.34, so you are still looking at a minimum of $27.56 and a maximum of $39.80.

So I guess if you can buy straight from Japan and get the cheapest, riskiest shipping, you might be able to save $7 or so, but with standard, more reliable EMS shipping it's still going to cost you $33.84.

kirbenvost wrote:

SW's SilverHammer wrote:Anyhow I suppose i'am one of the few who actually likes Soundwave. However, he looks more Blue-ish though or is that just me? I don't really see any of those horrid "Tumors" on him, like on the other figures........Well you know accept for the huge ass pods on the wings/shoulders....

I'm a big fan of Soundwave. But other than the Minicon there doesn't seem to be much difference from the Hasbro version, so I suppose there's not much to comment on.

CJ is GLOWING with DARK ENERGON. Pass for me, but it does look pretty cool. Nice to see they did indeed include the remolded head.

I'm also a big fan of Prime Soundwave, and I think the Minicon is just great! And honestly, I kinda dig the shoulder-ports; I don't think they're so obtrusive as SilverHammer makes them out to be...and that's one more place to stash Laserbeak, lol.

you know what would be awesome? if they figured out a way to fit soundwave's micron into his chest cavity

RAcast wrote:

kirbenvost wrote:

SW's SilverHammer wrote:Anyhow I suppose i'am one of the few who actually likes Soundwave. However, he looks more Blue-ish though or is that just me? I don't really see any of those horrid "Tumors" on him, like on the other figures........Well you know accept for the huge ass pods on the wings/shoulders....

I'm a big fan of Soundwave. But other than the Minicon there doesn't seem to be much difference from the Hasbro version, so I suppose there's not much to comment on.

CJ is GLOWING with DARK ENERGON. Pass for me, but it does look pretty cool. Nice to see they did indeed include the remolded head.

I'm also a big fan of Prime Soundwave, and I think the Minicon is just great! And honestly, I kinda dig the shoulder-ports; I don't think they're so obtrusive as SilverHammer makes them out to be...and that's one more place to stash Laserbeak, lol.

Nah I don't think their "obtrusive" they just kinda caught me of guard if that makes since

I'm getting Soundwave. Pass on Cliff.

I'm a sucker for clear red and clear purple, so Cliff is so bought (already had him pre-ordered anyway, but I will definitely NOT be canceling now). I also love that they used the FE mold. That means that not only does he have this new Arms Micron chainsaw type thing, which looks awesome to me, but it means he also has his original guns built into his hands that the FE had.

That cliffjumper reminds me I'll have to get the regular version for 50 bux on ebay

f*ck you hasbro

Sabrblade wrote:

Dead Metal wrote:The minicons are ace though.

Marketing model kits as actual action figures = false advertisement.

Have you seen LEGO's buildable action figures? Who's to say Habro/Takara can't do it w/ minicons needing to be built. The minions are more "asssembly required" rather than model kits.

Terrecon cliffjumper must be the 1st clear mainline figure in a long time! (wait... botshots chase figures). I really like the purple. Gonna get it.

gavinfuzzy wrote:Terrecon cliffjumper must be the 1st clear mainline figure in a long time! (wait... botshots chase figures). I really like the purple. Gonna get it.

I hope it comes stateside, I don't have any completely translucent figures in my collection, and I wouldn't mind that being the first.