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DeathReviews wrote:Did Starscream ever actually sit in that throne in the movie?

He didn't, but they acknowledged this in the video you can actually watch on Hasbro Pulse's YouTube channel. It's actually Megatron's chair from the Nemesis.

It looks like they did just repurpose the TR Perceptor mold for this 'new' version, minus the headmaster gimmick.

It looks like that to you, but having TR and Legends Perceptor I can assure you he's not at all this figure.

DeathReviews wrote:Did Starscream ever actually sit in that throne in the movie?

It wasn't in the movie. It's the captain's chair of the Nemesis that Megatron sat in way back in Episode 1 of the cartoon.

I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but i like quick and simple transformations and these guys are just too fiddly for me.

Now I wish that chair also had a tiny Dragon Megatron to stand on it

grimdragon2001 wrote:Now I wish that chair also had a tiny Dragon Megatron to stand on it

Third Party incoming....

Did I miss the pictures or reveal of the Buzzworthy Bumblebee deluxe origin figure? I don't remember it being news.

Apparently it's available through Target's website. I was kind of stunned to see the figure. Very nostalgic. https://www.target.com/p/transformers-b ... nk=sametab

Why are the Null Ray rifles hanging from the shoulder armor like that? That's not the way it's supposed to be. Looks ridiculous. Starscream clearly still has them on his arms like normal in the movie when he blasts the trumpets.
Honestly, even though he's my favorite character, after seeing this, it's most likely a pass.

I'm sure Starscream could just use this instead:

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First-Aid wrote:Did I miss the pictures or reveal of the Buzzworthy Bumblebee deluxe origin figure? I don't remember it being news.

All the way back in June, in the Buzzworthy Bumblebee thread.

First-Aid wrote:Did I miss the pictures or reveal of the Buzzworthy Bumblebee deluxe origin figure? I don't remember it being news.

Apparently it's available through Target's website. I was kind of stunned to see the figure. Very nostalgic. https://www.target.com/p/transformers-b ... nk=sametab

It actually came out over the summer with zero fanfare since it's a Target exclusive and up to them to hype. We have a dedicated Buzzworthy Bumblebee topic you can talk about it in.

Emerje

Starseeker wrote:Why are the Null Ray rifles hanging from the shoulder armor like that? That's not the way it's supposed to be. Looks ridiculous. Starscream clearly still has them on his arms like normal in the movie when he blasts the trumpets.
Honestly, even though he's my favorite character, after seeing this, it's most likely a pass.

Because the shoulder pads peg into the holes making them unusable, this was the compromise they made to get his guns in roughly the right place.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

Starseeker wrote:Why are the Null Ray rifles hanging from the shoulder armor like that? That's not the way it's supposed to be. Looks ridiculous. Starscream clearly still has them on his arms like normal in the movie when he blasts the trumpets.
Honestly, even though he's my favorite character, after seeing this, it's most likely a pass.

Because the shoulder pads peg into the holes making them unusable, this was the compromise they made to get his guns in roughly the right place.

Emerje

Not to mention doing so without further compromising the figure's shoulder articulation.

Emerje wrote:

First-Aid wrote:Did I miss the pictures or reveal of the Buzzworthy Bumblebee deluxe origin figure? I don't remember it being news.

Apparently it's available through Target's website. I was kind of stunned to see the figure. Very nostalgic. https://www.target.com/p/transformers-b ... nk=sametab

It actually came out over the summer with zero fanfare since it's a Target exclusive and up to them to hype. We have a dedicated Buzzworthy Bumblebee topic you can talk about it in.

Emerje

Right in middle of my last clinical rotation. No wonder I missed it. I was a little stressed...lol

Yeah I'll wait for a 3rd Party to produce a similar throne so I don't have to break bread on this SS.


My LG Perceptor serves my empire well...'nuff said.

Nemesis Destron wrote:Yeah I'll wait for a 3rd Party to produce a similar throne so I don't have to break bread on this SS.

To be fair, a 3P throne will cost as much as the whole leader set ironically.

Better ask someone who don't care about the throne part if he can sell it to you instead.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Nemesis Destron wrote:Yeah I'll wait for a 3rd Party to produce a similar throne so I don't have to break bread on this SS.

To be fair, a 3P throne will cost as much as the whole leader set ironically.

Maybe... But I'd bet there's a chance that the throne itself will be better, and/or will be packed with something that Coronation SS doesn't come with.
So overall it could be $60+, but would actually be worth it.

Sabrblade wrote:

DeathReviews wrote:Did Starscream ever actually sit in that throne in the movie?

It wasn't in the movie. It's the captain's chair of the Nemesis that Megatron sat in way back in Episode 1 of the cartoon.

Can any of the Megatrons we got from WFC sit in it? I would think the treads would make it difficult.

I will be shocked if some part ways with the throne on eBay, like so many did with Rodimus Prime's trailer... .

Nemesis Destron wrote:I will be shocked if some part ways with the throne on eBay, like so many did with Rodimus Prime's trailer... .

People were selling their very necessary HasLab Unicron stands on eBay, anything is possible.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

Nemesis Destron wrote:I will be shocked if some part ways with the throne on eBay, like so many did with Rodimus Prime's trailer... .

People were selling their very necessary HasLab Unicron stands on eBay, anything is possible.

Emerje

Selling the Rodimus trailer makes NO sense. buying it even less so. Like for the Unicron stand. Like, why? just why?

However, that throne makes sense to get rid of. It doesn't fit at all with Starscream and can be used everywhere else.

From a selling perspective I can see it. Roddy's trailer is this big piece of plastic that needs a lot of room. Plus he's a complete Transformer without it. Meaning that you really don't need it to give him a vehicle mode (unlike the G1 toy, for example).

Buying it .... maybe if you damaged yours. It has a lot of paint. Maybe, if you're a seller, saving it for about a decade down the line when people are selling incomplete Roddys.

Unicron's stand is weird. Apparently he can stand without it, so maybe people see it as unnecessary. But you'll never be able to get him in alt mode again. As for buying it ..... I'd only get it as insurance in case my stand breaks, but still. Weird to sell or buy.

People selling Unicron's head all alone makes the least sense of all. Apparently two more of those auctions were completed in ebay.ca's history. I mean ... what are you gonna do with that giant body?

Gauntlet101010 wrote:I mean ... what are you gonna do with that giant body?

Put some other head on top of it? Or even a smiley face balloon.

Sabrblade wrote:

Gauntlet101010 wrote:I mean ... what are you gonna do with that giant body?

Put some other head on top of it? Or even a smiley face balloon.

I need to see this. SOmeone photoshop it. Maybe we'll end up with another win like with Starscream's crotch.

First-Aid wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Gauntlet101010 wrote:I mean ... what are you gonna do with that giant body?

Put some other head on top of it? Or even a smiley face balloon.

I need to see this. SOmeone photoshop it. Maybe we'll end up with another win like with Starscream's crotch.

Well, here's Unicron wearing two other Unicron heads:




EDIT: I just tried out a few random large Headmaster heads on Unicron's body. The heads of Titan class Scorponok, Titan class Grand Maximus (TR Fort Max mold), and Car Robots Brave Maximus (G1 Fort Max mold) all just sit very loosely on Uncron's body, as expected.

BUT, the Robots in Disguise 2001 Megatron Megabolt mold (the one based on Beast Machines Megatron's big floating head) actually sits rather snuggly on Unicron's body. I tried it both with and without the spider legs, and the legs actually help to secure it in place! The rear legs rotated upward line up rather well with Unicron's collar, the middle legs rotated to point backward wrap around the collar's front edges, and the front legs just rest on the top of Unicron's chest.

This means that one of (if not the) most accomplished Megatrons ever has a toy that can actually interact with the Unicron toy in a somewhat decent fit, allowing him to appear to possess Unicron's body, yeeeeesss.

Sabrblade wrote:BUT, the Robots in Disguise 2001 Megatron Megabolt mold (the one based on Beast Machines Megatron's big floating head) actually sits rather snuggly on Unicron's body. I tried it both with and without the spider legs, and the legs actually help to secure it in place! The rear legs rotated upward line up rather well with Unicron's collar, the middle legs rotated to point backward wrap around the collar's front edges, and the front legs just rest on the top of Unicron's chest.

This means that one of (if not the) most accomplished Megatrons ever has a toy that can actually interact with the Unicron toy in a somewhat decent fit, allowing him to appear to possess Unicron's body, yeeeeesss.

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