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News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 9:29 pm

RAR wrote:I can name a few people if I was wanting to be cruel who do much of those things and often.

Peaugh is especially prone to making things not in frame for extended periods for example. I've also seen people talk about anything an everything but the toy including unwanted details about their private life.
Our new Bo Chefatron is loath to edit anything. and John Garrison is prone to ramble a bit. Chuck's & Panda Prime's sound is horrible, some of the most annoying reviewers I can't watch at all so I can't comment on.

Some thing people moan about just irritate me - sprue marks being one of them - no idea why - it just irks me to see people winge about that.

But yes that is a video I'm familar with and it often comes to mind (unfortunately)

Right on!

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Wed Feb 01, 2017 10:20 pm

Issues with the tabletcons.

Unlike Broadcast and rewind, the latter slides in smoothly. But in SW, Ravage has some issues. The pseudo screw gets in the way of the basket like device that holds the tablets in. Haven't opened Condor yet. Hopefully no issues with him too.

News Credits: 4867 · by **william-james88** » Wed Feb 01, 2017 11:04 pm

fenrir72 wrote:Issues with the tabletcons.

Unlike Broadcast and rewind, the latter slides in smoothly. But in SW, Ravage has some issues. The pseudo screw gets in the way of the basket like device that holds the tablets in. Haven't opened Condor yet. Hopefully no issues with him too.

Funy enough, even though I have all the tabletcons and soundwave, I havent played with them together yet. For some reason I have had enough fun playing with them individually. I should get on to that though.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Wed Feb 01, 2017 11:41 pm

william-james88 wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:Issues with the tabletcons.

Unlike Broadcast and rewind, the latter slides in smoothly. But in SW, Ravage has some issues. The pseudo screw gets in the way of the basket like device that holds the tablets in. Haven't opened Condor yet. Hopefully no issues with him too.

Funy enough, even though I have all the tabletcons and soundwave, I havent played with them together yet. For some reason I have had enough fun playing with them individually. I should get on to that though.

Could you also check if the issues I have are the same with yours? That d@mn pseudo screw

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 12:23 am

fenrir72 wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:Issues with the tabletcons.

Unlike Broadcast and rewind, the latter slides in smoothly. But in SW, Ravage has some issues. The pseudo screw gets in the way of the basket like device that holds the tablets in. Haven't opened Condor yet. Hopefully no issues with him too.

Funy enough, even though I have all the tabletcons and soundwave, I havent played with them together yet. For some reason I have had enough fun playing with them individually. I should get on to that though.

Could you also check if the issues I have are the same with yours? That d@mn pseudo screw

This may sound silly, but have you tried simply turning them around and putting them in the other way? A few times I thought one of the "tabletcons" wouldn't fit, but tried turning it around, and it slid it like butter.

News Credits: 11 · by **RAR** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 12:39 am

Just what I was going to suggest - they seem to fit loosely one way up and tighter the other way up in most cases. especially Buzzsaw & Stripe's moulds.

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News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 1:08 am

Wolfman Jake wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:Issues with the tabletcons.

Unlike Broadcast and rewind, the latter slides in smoothly. But in SW, Ravage has some issues. The pseudo screw gets in the way of the basket like device that holds the tablets in. Haven't opened Condor yet. Hopefully no issues with him too.

Funy enough, even though I have all the tabletcons and soundwave, I havent played with them together yet. For some reason I have had enough fun playing with them individually. I should get on to that though.

Could you also check if the issues I have are the same with yours? That d@mn pseudo screw

This may sound silly, but have you tried simply turning them around and putting them in the other way? A few times I thought one of the "tabletcons" wouldn't fit, but tried turning it around, and it slid it like butter.

Tried that. Flipped the position and did a 180 perpendicular and horizontal. Still the same. Rewind on the the other hand, smooth in both Broadcast and Soundwave.

In Rewind's case, on of his ends has a narrower pointy part. That helps. Ravage/Jaguar doesn't have that design.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 5:55 am

Thanks to fellow Seibertronian chuckdawg1999, we have a video review of the latest release in the Takara Tomy Legends line, featuring the Headmaster-ed version of Decepticon triple-changer LG40 Astrotrain - in his darker colour schemes compared to Hasbro's Titans Return voyager (which can you check again in our galleries here). Take a look at the video below, and let us know what you think in the Energon Pub!

Legends Astrotrain is basically the Astrotrain we've been waiting for in the Titans Return line, if you've been waiting for a G1 colored figure. I'm really impressed with how they picked out the details on Astrotrains face, I almost thought it was a new mold. If you haven't been able to find Astrotrain yet, the Takara Legends version is a solid purchase.

News Credits: 4867 · by **william-james88** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 12:42 pm

Hey woah woah, wtf? has anyone else gotten this message regarding their legends Lio Convoy order?

Has he actually been released this month or no?

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 12:50 pm

Now I just need to wait until TFSource gets this guy (Astrotrain) in stock.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 1:13 pm

william-james88 wrote:Hey woah woah, wtf? has anyone else gotten this message regarding their legends Lio Convoy order?

Has he actually been released this month or no?

Weird! My order is through amiami. I haven't received any correspondence from them.
I feel like I heard the 17th was his release date.

News Credits: 460 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 1:48 pm

Cobotron wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Hey woah woah, wtf? has anyone else gotten this message regarding their legends Lio Convoy order?

Has he actually been released this month or no?

Weird! My order is through amiami. I haven't received any correspondence from them.
I feel like I heard the 17th was his release date.

Well, I hope it comes sooner than later for you guys. The Resistance needs its leader.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 6:30 pm

Wolfman Jake wrote:Now I just need to wait until TFSource gets this guy (Astrotrain) in stock.

Amazon Japan has it in stock now and they'll ship to the US. Total cost was roughly 0.09 less than BBTS before shipping. Ordered on a Saturday, got it on a Tuesday. Also Amazon Japan says they'll have Lio Convoy on the 25th.

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 7:37 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:Now I just need to wait until TFSource gets this guy (Astrotrain) in stock.

Amazon Japan has it in stock now and they'll ship to the US. Total cost was roughly 0.09 less than BBTS before shipping. Ordered on a Saturday, got it on a Tuesday. Also Amazon Japan says they'll have Lio Convoy on the 25th.

I've already got Astrotrain preordered at TFSource, and will be converting some of my saved up Source Points for money off. Right now, it'll pay to be patient, but if (when) the US economy tanks again, Amazon Japan may become a viable option going forward.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 9:42 pm

Silly question regarding Legends Astrotrain: how are his joints compared to either TR Astrotrain and Sentinel Prime? The TR one I've read has some minor joint issues, especially in the legs.

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 6:59 am

I haven't heard anything on Lio either, but I'm also amiami.

News Credits: 34 · by **Logan.** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 10:45 am

Astrotrain Pics and Comparisons in (my) Hand

News Credits: 19 · by **Stuartmaximus** » Sat Feb 04, 2017 2:37 pm

Hey you can get these to use with your transformers

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 1:45 am

Stuartmaximus wrote:Hey you can get these to use with your transformers

I'd be all over these, but the prices are prohibitive.

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 8:58 am

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 10:07 am

Astrotrain looks awesome! The painted details like the windows seriously put him up a notch.

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 1:16 pm

carytheone wrote:

Titans Return/Takara Legends Blaster and Soundwave are great "Classics" versions of themselves, but it still irks me a bit that they are Leader sized. Voyager size would have been absolutely perfect. Still, I'm using both Leader figures in my respective Autobot and Decepticon displays. Blaster doesn't look too out of place, as he was always a bigger guy, but I keep him separated from Jetfire so as not to ruin the scale illusion. Soundwave, on the other hand, is noticeably bigger than my United Voyager Megatron, and absolutely dwarfs all the seekers. >.<

News Credits: 11 · by **RAR** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 4:57 pm

There is kind of mini-scale of themselves for things like CW leaders and Titan Leaders. Soundwave is really only that big to allow for his gimmick to work.

I'm looking forward to the downscaled MP Soundwave KO sometime this year (if it happens) but there is always the WFC/FOC Voyager I guess.

But it's odd that there isn't very many Soundwaves that are Voyager size that are actually some sort of G1 related Soundwave. There are a few Deluxe size ones like the Device label one or the WFC Deluxe.

(And yes I count WFC/FOC as more G1 related than I do perpetuate the pretty Fantasy that the is such a thing as the aligned continuity still.

Mostly as it's completely ridiculous to say FOC is a prequel to Transformers Prime).

But you never know they may make another smaller Voyager Soundwave in Prime Wars 3.0

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 6:24 pm

Indeed, I understand why Soundwave and Blaster are the size they are. I also used their FoC Voyager versions as their "Classics" selves for quite a long time, but they just don't fit very well aesthetically compared to their '84/'85 compatriots, who are all (mostly) real world based vehicles and objects. The much more Cybertronian alt modes for the FoC bunch mesh a little better with some of the more whimsical/futuristic designs from '86 and onwards, but those aren't really their intended "peers" as far as I'm concerned. I'd love for Hasbro/Takara to just do solid voyager Classics versions of not only Soundwave and Blaster, but Ironhide, Ratchet, Trailbreaker, and Hoist...and all the Seekers...and Shockwave. Is that so much to ask, lol? :lol:

I think an update of Soundwave as a surveillance van and Blaster as an SVU/sound system on wheels would be fun and fitting for each character's personality.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 2:06 am

Wolfman Jake wrote:Indeed, I understand why Soundwave and Blaster are the size they are. I also used their FoC Voyager versions as their "Classics" selves for quite a long time, but they just don't fit very well aesthetically compared to their '84/'85 compatriots, who are all (mostly) real world based vehicles and objects. The much more Cybertronian alt modes for the FoC bunch mesh a little better with some of the more whimsical/futuristic designs from '86 and onwards, but those aren't really their intended "peers" as far as I'm concerned. I'd love for Hasbro/Takara to just do solid voyager Classics versions of not only Soundwave and Blaster, but Ironhide, Ratchet, Trailbreaker, and Hoist...and all the Seekers...and Shockwave. Is that so much to ask, lol?

I think an update of Soundwave as a surveillance van and Blaster as an SVU/sound system on wheels would be fun and fitting for each character's personality.

TFA did a van of SW. Not good.

If it was the DonFig design on the other hand, it would have been awesome!