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News Credits: 7 · by **shortround** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 4:16 am

ok I went to walmart.com to see if they had mp starscream listed yet and I ran across robot replica baracade. I have to ask what were they thinking when they created him and what is that in his hand it looks like he picked up the fan off weather vane the kind you find on a farm.

by **Bonger** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 4:21 am

Yes, they really are quite awful. Hasbro should have had Hard Hero make, or atleast design these for them.

News Credits: 2 · by **An_de** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 4:23 am

shortround wrote:ok I went to walmart.com to see if they had mp starscream listed yet and I ran across robot replica baracade. I have to ask what were they thinking when they created him and what is that in his hand it looks like he picked up the fan off weather vane the kind you find on a farm.

You are talking about this:

Yep, pretty messed up.

by **Deadpool.** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 5:01 am

The body parts are inproportionate, too boot.

News Credits: 1 · by **Bumbled** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 5:26 am

Robot Replicas suck only Bumblebee looks ok... but thats ok... not even good!

News Credits: 7 · by **shortround** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 7:58 am

Wow there is a bumblebee I only found baracade listed. I would love to meet the person or persons who thought this was a good idea if baracade is an indcation these might just be on par with action masters for s---ist line.

News Credits: 4 · by **Briggs** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:18 am

The hand thing is the weapon he used against bumblebee.

i had high hopes for these things, but some of their bodies look weird.

bumlbebee looks good though

by **TinglingSensation** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:47 am

I picked up Frenzy -- I thought looked pretty good, much better than the FAB version. I was considering the Bumblebee as well, but I already have the unleashed statue, so my quota for non-transforming toys has been filled.

News Credits: 4 · by **Bumblethumper** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:31 pm

I was considering the Bumblebee, on one of those otherwise fruitless transformer hunting trips, but ultimately I couldn't let myself. The paint job and the sculpt just weren't cutting it.

I really don't like them. Non-transforming TFs are a big no for me.

News Credits: 2 · by **blkbitcloud1** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 4:18 pm

I tried to tell ya'll when I first got Barricade a while back that it was crap and wish I didnt buy it. The only figure I took out the package and now wish I just thew it away!

blkbitcloud1

by **travicon** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 6:03 pm

i like frenzy and jazz, barricade is just fugly!

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 6:22 pm

These things look cheap and nasty, and the fact that they don't transform is a huge letdown.

That and Hasbro want to charge me more for these abominations that for a Deluxe figure.... uh-huh ain't gonna happen.

by **cheeser82** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 6:26 pm

I agree, anything that doesn't at least transform is NOT a Transformer.

by **Bonger** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 12:23 am

cheeser82 wrote:I agree, anything that doesn't at least transform is NOT a Transformer.

Well I really cannot agree with this statement. Statues have a place of their own and are largely the most anime accurate representations you will find.

However, these are not statues. These are junk.

News Credits: 4 · by **Bumblethumper** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:01 am

I haven't handled one, but the concept here seems something like the non-transforming Japanese revoltech figures.

Maybe that sort of thing has its place, but they ought to at the very least look better than the transforming toy version before they can be considered in any way worthwhile.

by **Bonger** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:03 am

Bumblethumper wrote:I haven't handled one, but the concept here seems something like the non-transforming Japanese revoltech figures. Maybe that sort of thing has it's place, but they ought to at the very least look better than the transforming toy before they can be considered in any way worthwhile.

Bingo

News Credits: 1 · by **OPTIMUS MAGNUS** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:14 am

Yeah, screw those things. Who the hell wants a Transformer that don't TRANSFORM. Terrible waste of plastic. Imagine how many Skywarp movie voyager re-paints they could have made with all of that plastic. :lol: