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News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 8:02 pm

A lot of my movie toys will get some love and focus over the next couple months. I have a big move coming up in 4 weeks now and they are all gonna need packed and unpacked, and when they are unpacked, they will have a whole new room all to themselves, much more room to display and enjoy

News Credits: 3 · by **SGMLordMirage** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 8:05 pm

There you go. I definitely know how it is to pack up a collection. To have a room dedicated for them, that much more exciting. When we working looking at houses, the wife was beyond supportive to ensure there was a "transformers room".

News Credits: 7 · by **TulioDude** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 9:18 pm

SGMLordMirage wrote:There you go. I definitely know how it is to pack up a collection. To have a room dedicated for them, that much more exciting. When we working looking at houses, the wife was beyond supportive to ensure there was a "transformers room".

Nice!

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 7:45 pm

I think it's high time we acknowledge that this toy is actually pretty dang cool and fun. i got him out today for work at random, and he just feels and looks good. I missed playing around with him, and feel like he isn't appreciated enough. I did like this design, and I hope SS goes after it to give it another go

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 7:56 pm

I think it's less that people hate the figure itself per se and more that they hate Galvatron's bot mode and bullshit "transformation", which leave it no choice but to be a shellformer. A Leader-class might have been able to pull off a non-shellformer transformation in spite of that (looking at UT Nero), but not a Voyager. A Studio Series effort wouldn't be any less of a shellformer (since it would be forced to be a Voyager), but it might fold the shell up more compactly

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 7:30 pm

I still love this deluxe class figure. Sure, it isn't movie accurate at all, but it's fun as an IDW/TLK crossover figure. The head is also really nice, as are the colors!

News Credits: 20 · by **Tuned Agent** » Thu Mar 05, 2020 3:41 pm

While DotM may have been a step back from the greatness of the RotF toyline, it sure gave us some great deluxes.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Thu Mar 05, 2020 7:14 pm

In all honestly, I'm seriously wondering if the SS Topspin can top(spin) the original, that deluxe was so damn good, one of the best movie deluxes ever in my opinion

News Credits: 20 · by **Tuned Agent** » Fri Mar 06, 2020 11:39 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:In all honestly, I'm seriously wondering if the SS Topspin can top(spin) the original, that deluxe was so damn good, one of the best movie deluxes ever in my opinion

I feel the same way, Topspin was (IMO) the best deluxe from DotM and one of my favorite figures in general. When I think of figures that are just fun, Topspin comes to mind at the top of the list. The SS version has a lot to prove.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Mar 09, 2020 6:42 pm

Tuned Agent wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:In all honestly, I'm seriously wondering if the SS Topspin can top(spin) the original, that deluxe was so damn good, one of the best movie deluxes ever in my opinion

I feel the same way, Topspin was (IMO) the best deluxe from DotM and one of my favorite figures in general. When I think of figures that are just fun, Topspin comes to mind at the top of the list. The SS version has a lot to prove.

This maybe be an unpopular opinion, but I stand by it: Topspin was the best Dark of the Moon deluxe, and remains of the best deluxes ever made, and he is certainly in contention for best alternate mode of any deluxe figure

News Credits: 20 · by **Tuned Agent** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 11:44 am

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Tuned Agent wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:In all honestly, I'm seriously wondering if the SS Topspin can top(spin) the original, that deluxe was so damn good, one of the best movie deluxes ever in my opinion

I feel the same way, Topspin was (IMO) the best deluxe from DotM and one of my favorite figures in general. When I think of figures that are just fun, Topspin comes to mind at the top of the list. The SS version has a lot to prove.

This maybe be an unpopular opinion, but I stand by it: Topspin was the best Dark of the Moon deluxe, and remains of the best deluxes ever made, and he is certainly in contention for best alternate mode of any deluxe figure

Popular or unpopular, some opinions are just correct.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Tue Mar 10, 2020 6:53 pm

This big guy is ready to see his update

News Credits: 3 · by **SGMLordMirage** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 4:11 pm

Hooah!

News Credits: 3 · by **SGMLordMirage** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 4:12 pm

This guy just joined the collection. Found two of them at a local Target today. He is pretty neat, looking good next to Mixmaster.

SGM

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 5:12 pm

Nice score on Scavenger! Overall he looks much more impressive than the ROTF Voyager

News Credits: 3 · by **SGMLordMirage** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 5:14 pm

Thanks and most definitely!

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 6:45 pm

Packing up some movie stuff, some notes on 4 different movies guys from previous lines.

First of all, this guy has another one of the best alt modes ever. i love this 4x4 armored monster

This one may be crap, but he is my 3rd ever Transformer, and he came on my 13th birthday cake. He is special to me

I still stand by my statement that this is a great toy, and he might be with my MPMs until they release Ratchet

and despite what people say, I still really like Knight Prime

News Credits: 3 · by **SGMLordMirage** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 7:02 pm

Good line up D, that's awesome about Jazz. I agree with you on Ratchet, I have 3 versions of that mold/size.

SGM

News Credits: 20 · by **Tuned Agent** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 8:10 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:First of all, this guy has another one of the best alt modes ever. i love this 4x4 armored monster

Recon Ironhide is an absolute beast. It's like if Transformers and Mad Max had a crossover. Best version of that mold, IMO.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 8:41 pm

Tuned Agent wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:First of all, this guy has another one of the best alt modes ever. i love this 4x4 armored monster

Recon Ironhide is an absolute beast. It's like if Transformers and Mad Max had a crossover. Best version of that mold, IMO.

The studio series one needs to undergo a similar hardcore makeover for fun

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Fri Mar 13, 2020 12:03 am

Is the knight Prime a leader? I have a voyager TLK Prime, but I don't think it looks like that.

News Credits: 20 · by **Tuned Agent** » Fri Mar 13, 2020 7:51 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:Is the knight Prime a leader? I have a voyager TLK Prime, but I don't think it looks like that.

That's the voyager version, the leader wasn't that accurate.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Mar 16, 2020 11:12 am

Rodimus Prime wrote:Is the knight Prime a leader? I have a voyager TLK Prime, but I don't think it looks like that.

That was my voyager, I have 2 versions of the leader.

I still love this figure and character, no matter how much everyone craps on him.

I still prefer the TLK to SS Cogman

Also, Night 1 of night shift and Hound and Slash ride at last

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Mon Mar 16, 2020 1:26 pm

Queue was great. And might have lived, but someone had to die in that scene and Ferrari nixed the original plan of it being their product placement.

Tiny!Fat Ballerina riding Slash looks amazing

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Tue Mar 17, 2020 11:12 am

Strafe came with me to work last night, and I have to say, I feel I have not given him the credit he is due. He is a really good deluxe figure, with some spectacular paint work, and also the wingspan in awesome. He's just fun!

and I would strongly argue that he is a far better design than the G1 Swoop

Also, these are a pair of fantastic upgrades