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JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Tresob wrote:shockblast2 wrote:LOL...Amazon could not sell these for $12 shipped.
Why would Ross think they can do better? Personally, I would not give more than $5 for it.
But in a Ross, these are good aunt-bait. You know, the aunt looking for a toy for little Billy, but doesn't really know much about the things he is into.
Online stores aren't always better in reaching some people like those afraid of computers, or the ones who simply prefer brick-and-mortar out of principle (like me).
I got my eyes on the set, but they won't the Protectobots should I get them.
shockblast2 wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Tresob wrote:shockblast2 wrote:LOL...Amazon could not sell these for $12 shipped.
Why would Ross think they can do better? Personally, I would not give more than $5 for it.
But in a Ross, these are good aunt-bait. You know, the aunt looking for a toy for little Billy, but doesn't really know much about the things he is into.
Online stores aren't always better in reaching some people like those afraid of computers, or the ones who simply prefer brick-and-mortar out of principle (like me).
I got my eyes on the set, but they won't the Protectobots should I get them.
A Transformers fan afraid of computers? What irony.
Brick and mortar is a rat race. Online is cheaper on your time and gas.
Kyleor wrote:Ross/TJ Max/Marshalls are good for randomly having cheap Transformers (that Columbia store had AoE Voyager Hound for $9.99 and Deluxe Lockdown for $5.99) during the year and often a great selection around Christmas.
Shockwave7 wrote:Ross comes through again. Curious that they sometimes get figures and sets that the big retailers don't seem to get. It was the same with 'Solar Storm Grappel'. And, $19.99 is a pretty good price for three deluxe figures, especially these days...
william-james88 wrote:Shockwave7 wrote:Ross comes through again. Curious that they sometimes get figures and sets that the big retailers don't seem to get. It was the same with 'Solar Storm Grappel'. And, $19.99 is a pretty good price for three deluxe figures, especially these days...
too bad these arent 3 deluxe figures.
Shockwave7 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Shockwave7 wrote:Ross comes through again. Curious that they sometimes get figures and sets that the big retailers don't seem to get. It was the same with 'Solar Storm Grappel'. And, $19.99 is a pretty good price for three deluxe figures, especially these days...
too bad these arent 3 deluxe figures.
Really? Thot they were based on deluxe Beast Hunter Arcee, Ratchet and Prowl... Or is it legends, or a mix of deluxe and legends... Ratchet and Prowl look deluxe sized, anyway. Arcee (Groove) looks a bit runty. Could be one of their Cyberverse versions I suppose...
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Shockwave7 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Shockwave7 wrote:Ross comes through again. Curious that they sometimes get figures and sets that the big retailers don't seem to get. It was the same with 'Solar Storm Grappel'. And, $19.99 is a pretty good price for three deluxe figures, especially these days...
too bad these arent 3 deluxe figures.
Really? Thot they were based on deluxe Beast Hunter Arcee, Ratchet and Prowl... Or is it legends, or a mix of deluxe and legends... Ratchet and Prowl look deluxe sized, anyway. Arcee (Groove) looks a bit runty. Could be one of their Cyberverse versions I suppose...
william-james88 wrote:Yeah its a mix. Only Ratchet and Prowl are the deluxe molds, they used the cyberverse arcee for the other one (another legends Groove haha). So its like getting the legends mold for free, not a bad deal if you dont have any of the molds.
-Kanrabat- wrote:william-james88 wrote:Yeah its a mix. Only Ratchet and Prowl are the deluxe molds, they used the cyberverse arcee for the other one (another legends Groove haha). So its like getting the legends mold for free, not a bad deal if you dont have any of the molds.
At 20$, you get, for the price of ONE deluxe, another deluxe plus a legend for free! That's a great deal.
Lower than that and it's like having a hot person appearing right next to you to give a bonus free... hug?
william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:william-james88 wrote:Yeah its a mix. Only Ratchet and Prowl are the deluxe molds, they used the cyberverse arcee for the other one (another legends Groove haha). So its like getting the legends mold for free, not a bad deal if you dont have any of the molds.
At 20$, you get, for the price of ONE deluxe, another deluxe plus a legend for free! That's a great deal.
Lower than that and it's like having a hot person appearing right next to you to give a bonus free... hug?
I still think the target FOC Grimlock in G1 redeco with DOTM silver knight optimus was a better deal
-Kanrabat- wrote:william-james88 wrote:Yeah its a mix. Only Ratchet and Prowl are the deluxe molds, they used the cyberverse arcee for the other one (another legends Groove haha). So its like getting the legends mold for free, not a bad deal if you dont have any of the molds.
At 20$, you get, for the price of ONE deluxe, another deluxe plus a legend for free! That's a great deal.
Lower than that and it's like having a hot person appearing right next to you to give a bonus free... hug?
Sowndwave76 wrote:Good morning,
CW has re-ignited my interest in collecting, and for the most part I'm only going after Decepticons.
So back whenever Generations Blitzwing was released, I passed on him multiple times.
I think partially because I wasn't sold on his look, and also because I had zero interest in whatever the main line was at that time.
But since I'm not going for any CW Autobots (except Hotspot), I'm considering going back and getting Blitzwing. I just checked out the gallery on this guy, but I'm still on the fence.
I'm leaning towards getting him since I don't have one in my collection.
But is he worth getting??
The toy is renowned for two significant design flaws. The first is that tabs meant to anchor the robot shoulders to the chest never solidly lock into place—they are simply too far apart. This makes his shoulder assemblies swing up and out of his chest when the shoulders are rotated up. Pressing the shoulder slots into the chest tabs sometimes works to counter this, but it depends on the tolerances of each individual figure.
The second major flaw concerns the face-swapping feature; almost universally, this does not actually end up working because the rotating faces are rendered immobile by an excess of paint on the inside of the helmet, including the post the faces are mounted on.
Sowndwave76 wrote:Good morning,
CW has re-ignited my interest in collecting, and for the most part I'm only going after Decepticons.
So back whenever Generations Blitzwing was released, I passed on him multiple times.
I think partially because I wasn't sold on his look, and also because I had zero interest in whatever the main line was at that time.
But since I'm not going for any CW Autobots (except Hotspot), I'm considering going back and getting Blitzwing. I just checked out the gallery on this guy, but I'm still on the fence.
I'm leaning towards getting him since I don't have one in my collection.
But is he worth getting??
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Sowndwave76 wrote:Good morning,
CW has re-ignited my interest in collecting, and for the most part I'm only going after Decepticons.
So back whenever Generations Blitzwing was released, I passed on him multiple times.
I think partially because I wasn't sold on his look, and also because I had zero interest in whatever the main line was at that time.
But since I'm not going for any CW Autobots (except Hotspot), I'm considering going back and getting Blitzwing. I just checked out the gallery on this guy, but I'm still on the fence.
I'm leaning towards getting him since I don't have one in my collection.
But is he worth getting??
If you like the character, go for it! Be aware though that he has two inherent design problems:
1) The shoulders won't lock in place due to improperly spaced tabs and slots
2) The face change gimmick can be hard to make work, due to excess paint on the inside of the helmet. The Japanese version fixes this issue.
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Sowndwave76 wrote:Good morning,
CW has re-ignited my interest in collecting, and for the most part I'm only going after Decepticons.
So back whenever Generations Blitzwing was released, I passed on him multiple times.
I think partially because I wasn't sold on his look, and also because I had zero interest in whatever the main line was at that time.
But since I'm not going for any CW Autobots (except Hotspot), I'm considering going back and getting Blitzwing. I just checked out the gallery on this guy, but I'm still on the fence.
I'm leaning towards getting him since I don't have one in my collection.
But is he worth getting??
If you like the character, go for it! Be aware though that he has two inherent design problems:
1) The shoulders won't lock in place due to improperly spaced tabs and slots
2) The face change gimmick can be hard to make work, due to excess paint on the inside of the helmet. The Japanese version fixes this issue.
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Sowndwave76 wrote:Good morning,
CW has re-ignited my interest in collecting, and for the most part I'm only going after Decepticons.
So back whenever Generations Blitzwing was released, I passed on him multiple times.
I think partially because I wasn't sold on his look, and also because I had zero interest in whatever the main line was at that time.
But since I'm not going for any CW Autobots (except Hotspot), I'm considering going back and getting Blitzwing. I just checked out the gallery on this guy, but I'm still on the fence.
I'm leaning towards getting him since I don't have one in my collection.
But is he worth getting??
If you like the character, go for it! Be aware though that he has two inherent design problems:
1) The shoulders won't lock in place due to improperly spaced tabs and slots
2) The face change gimmick can be hard to make work, due to excess paint on the inside of the helmet. The Japanese version fixes this issue.
Syn_13 wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Sowndwave76 wrote:Good morning,
CW has re-ignited my interest in collecting, and for the most part I'm only going after Decepticons.
So back whenever Generations Blitzwing was released, I passed on him multiple times.
I think partially because I wasn't sold on his look, and also because I had zero interest in whatever the main line was at that time.
But since I'm not going for any CW Autobots (except Hotspot), I'm considering going back and getting Blitzwing. I just checked out the gallery on this guy, but I'm still on the fence.
I'm leaning towards getting him since I don't have one in my collection.
But is he worth getting??
If you like the character, go for it! Be aware though that he has two inherent design problems:
1) The shoulders won't lock in place due to improperly spaced tabs and slots
2) The face change gimmick can be hard to make work, due to excess paint on the inside of the helmet. The Japanese version fixes this issue.
I found the biggest problem with that figure to be getting the rubber nose cone to sit over his head properly. His head seems a bit too fat for it to tuck in under it without leaving little gaps. The Dr Wu upgrade helped a lot with this and with the shoulder issue. Nonetheless, I still love the figure and his alt modes look awesome.
Yeah, those colors are rather ill-fitting for G1 Hot Spot and G1 Blades, they are, however, more becoming of two Japanese characters that the G1 toys of Hot Spot and Blades were recolored into: Fire Chief and Fly-Up.Sowndwave76 wrote:On a different topic, saw this on Amazon:
Transformers Asia Kids Day Protectobots Evac Squad 2-Pack
Kinda cool... I like the old Inferno mold, just not sure of that color scheme they used!
http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Asia ... 6H2VH6SNH5
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
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