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Bombshock looks kinda plain and ugly IMO, the US one is much more vibrant...

BBTS pre-orders CANCELLED . Oh well, I'm glad they revealed what these were before they showed up in my POL.

I was hoping for something new and exciting, but I guess it is new to Japan, just not new to me (the only PCC I own is the Dinobot set, and the deco is the only thing that saves it from being a POS in my opinion).

It's all comments and grumpyness untill they do Crankcase and the Destrons as Stunticons.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Am I the only one who actually likes Power Core Combiners, despite:

1) The drones not having robot modes
2) the Mini-Cons
3) their perceived "suckiness"?

I enjoy them for reasons including the minicons, not despite them.

With that said, I have all of them except Spastic. They're all awesome, IMO. But as I already have the domestic releases, I'll pass on these repaints.

Though I'd be lying if I said I didn't expect more from them before we saw what they really were. I remember a rumor saying that one of the guys on the design team had a mockup of 30 combined at once. I suppose it's plausible stacking Minicons, but it wouldn't look that desirable. Though at the time, the idea sounded epic.

Aaaah, to be that naive once more...

RhA wrote:It's all comments and grumpyness untill they do Crankcase and the Destrons as Stunticons.

Unlike Hasbro, TakaraTomy isn't that repaint happy within the same line. So Stakeout, Crankcase, and Spastic Over-Run, as well as the rest of the US repaints will be skipped most likely.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Am I the only one who actually likes Power Core Combiners, despite:

1) The drones not having robot modes
2) the Mini-Cons
3) their perceived "suckiness"?

Can't wait to get these, though my wallet will hurt like nobody's business should I be able to get them. Now to look who more suitable names...

I liked PCCs but think they should have done some drone and mini-con packs. Maybe few repaints but Hasbro loves the repaints.

Balgorra wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Am I the only one who actually likes Power Core Combiners, despite:

1) The drones not having robot modes
2) the Mini-Cons
3) their perceived "suckiness"?

Can't wait to get these, though my wallet will hurt like nobody's business should I be able to get them. Now to look who more suitable names...

I liked PCCs but think they should have done some drone and mini-con packs. Maybe few repaints but Hasbro loves the repaints.

The biggest thing I didn't like about the drone (aside from a few of them holding on rather poorly) was the faction symbols on them. I just can't mix and match and see decepticon logos on an autobot. They should have been faction free.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

RhA wrote:It's all comments and grumpyness untill they do Crankcase and the Destrons as Stunticons.

Unlike Hasbro, TakaraTomy isn't that repaint happy within the same line. So Stakeout, Crankcase, and Spastic Over-Run, as well as the rest of the US repaints will be skipped most likely.

sort of...except as we've seen they're not averse to giving us completely different paintjobs from time to time. Arms Micron Skywarp is the most recent striking example of a complete deviation of a paint-scheme from the US release of the mold. Even UEXMS Super Duper Bomshock Prime Mode Super Prime is a bit different from the original, so who knows what might eventually show up in this series?

For the record, I still don't own a PCC 5-pack. The drones do nothing for me. It's not explicitly the lack of robot mode, it's the inability to make a good limb out of a vehicle when they didn't even need to engineer a robot mode as well. The 2packs were great fun though, both the bulks and the minicons.

I have all the hasbro 5 packs and 2 packs and I got them for $10 and $5 each there is no way in hell I would pay $80 for reprints Takara is starting to loose it. Prime figures with no paint but stickers and now this I'm buying a lot of 3rd party this year can't wait till generations in 2013

craggy wrote:For the record, I still don't own a PCC 5-pack. The drones do nothing for me. It's not explicitly the lack of robot mode, it's the inability to make a good limb out of a vehicle when they didn't even need to engineer a robot mode as well. The 2packs were great fun though, both the bulks and the minicons.

I had the Dinobot set. Thought it sucked and unloaded it. I have Huffer and Icepick of the 2 packs...also think they suck except for the mini dude from Icepick that I painted silver and made a cheap Fracas out of. Much better deal than the $60 they were charging for the United version...