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News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 5:34 pm

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Even though I'm wanting to get Takara's UW Bruticus instead of Hasbro's CW, I'm still going to get Hasbro CW Blast Off and put him with the Takara team.

Why, if I may ask? Seems strange to get the takara team and then just Blastoff to replace one.

Consistency, mostly. I've gotten UW Superion and CW Alpha Bravo, and put the latter with the former. I have CW Offroad and plan to put him with UW Menasor once I get him. And I plan to get CW Rook and put him with UW Guardian should I get the money to get him. Since CW Blast Off is the oddball of the Hasbro Combaticons, he'll get the same treatment from me as the other oddballs of the first three groups.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 5:49 pm

Wait, if I got it right, you get the takara sets and then the new hasbro member to pose with the combiner?

Also I'm a big fan of space shuttles in general so more of them in tf is a good thing. In fact I've just introduced my three year old to them via YouTube

he got excited.

Though I am of the ilk that thought it weird that there was a shuttle in the combaticons, though to get an answer I guess I would have to learn more about the aborted line from diaclone that they originate from. Assuming there is such information of course.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 5:52 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:Wait, if I got it right, you get the takara sets and then the new hasbro member to pose with the combiner?

Yep. CW Blast Off will be the UW team's sixth member.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 5:57 pm

Sabr, I saw you asking about importing. You probably already know this, but last I looked, UW Menasor is in stock at AmiAmi.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 6:02 pm

Cobotron wrote:Sabr, I saw you asking about importing. You probably already know this, but last I looked, UW Menasor is in stock at AmiAmi.

Yeah, but I'm still uncertain of whether it would be cheaper to ship Grand Scourge alone from HLJ and then both buy and ship Menasor from AmiAmi in separate shipment, or if it would be cheaper to buy Menasor from HLJ and them ship both him and Menasor together in a single shipment from HLJ.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 6:04 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Even though I'm wanting to get Takara's UW Bruticus instead of Hasbro's CW, I'm still going to get Hasbro CW Blast Off and put him with the Takara team.

Why, if I may ask? Seems strange to get the takara team and then just Blastoff to replace one.
Consistency, mostly. I've gotten UW Superion and CW Alpha Bravo, and put the latter with the former. I have CW Offroad and plan to put him with UW Menasor once I get him. And I plan to get CW Rook and put him with UW Guardian should I get the money to get him. Since CW Blast Off is the oddball of the Hasbro Combaticons, he'll get the same treatment from me as the other oddballs of the first three groups.

So you get the takara paint for the other guys, but replace the regular with the replacement. Interesting.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 6:08 pm

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Even though I'm wanting to get Takara's UW Bruticus instead of Hasbro's CW, I'm still going to get Hasbro CW Blast Off and put him with the Takara team.

Why, if I may ask? Seems strange to get the takara team and then just Blastoff to replace one.
Consistency, mostly. I've gotten UW Superion and CW Alpha Bravo, and put the latter with the former. I have CW Offroad and plan to put him with UW Menasor once I get him. And I plan to get CW Rook and put him with UW Guardian should I get the money to get him. Since CW Blast Off is the oddball of the Hasbro Combaticons, he'll get the same treatment from me as the other oddballs of the first three groups.

So you get the takara paint for the other guys, but replace the regular with the replacement. Interesting.

No, no one gets replaced. Each team would just get an extra member.

Currently, I have Alpha Bravo armed with Powerglide in gun mode standing next to UW Superion. Each team would simply get a sixth member to go with the main five members of the UW teams, adding to their ranks rather than substituting them.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 6:15 pm

What about blackjack with menasor? I'd he going to be menasors armour or the seventh member

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 6:17 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Even though I'm wanting to get Takara's UW Bruticus instead of Hasbro's CW, I'm still going to get Hasbro CW Blast Off and put him with the Takara team.

Why, if I may ask? Seems strange to get the takara team and then just Blastoff to replace one.
Consistency, mostly. I've gotten UW Superion and CW Alpha Bravo, and put the latter with the former. I have CW Offroad and plan to put him with UW Menasor once I get him. And I plan to get CW Rook and put him with UW Guardian should I get the money to get him. Since CW Blast Off is the oddball of the Hasbro Combaticons, he'll get the same treatment from me as the other oddballs of the first three groups.

So you get the takara paint for the other guys, but replace the regular with the replacement. Interesting.
No, no one gets replaced. Each team would just get an extra member.

Currently, I have Alpha Bravo armed with Powerglide in gun mode standing next to UW Superion. Each team would simply get a sixth member to go with the main five members of the UW teams, adding to their ranks rather than substituting them.

Alright I think I got you now

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 6:18 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:What about blackjack with menasor? I'd he going to be menasors armour or the seventh member

Haven't found him yet. But having heard how poorly he attaches to Menasor's chest, I haven't really sought after him as a priority.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 6:57 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:What about blackjack with menasor? I'd he going to be menasors armour or the seventh member
Haven't found him yet. But having heard how poorly he attaches to Menasor's chest, I haven't really sought after him as a priority.

Frustratingly yes. Runabout keeps on falling off. I'll try nail polish later.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 6:58 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Sabr, I saw you asking about importing. You probably already know this, but last I looked, UW Menasor is in stock at AmiAmi.
Yeah, but I'm still uncertain of whether it would be cheaper to ship Grand Scourge alone from HLJ and then both buy and ship Menasor from AmiAmi in separate shipment, or if it would be cheaper to buy Menasor from HLJ and them ship both him and Menasor together in a single shipment from HLJ.

Wish I could give you a solid answer. I'm still a novice at the import game. I have received two things from AmiAmi. The first shipped SAL registered, stoopid cheap, super slow. The other I shipped EMS,super fast, NOT cheap! :shock:

I think if you combined with EMS the difference would be minimal, but still armsie/leggsie. If you shipped individually or combined with SAL you would stand to save the most. Willy J shipped UW Superion from AmiAmi. Maybe if he sees this he could offer some insight.

P.S. The Matt Walker method for attaching Blackjack works great and looks cool.
Search CW thread for post by Matt Walker.

Edit:

You too Fen

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 7:04 pm

https://twitter.com/TFYUKI

Combiners UNITE! The three Musketters!

Don't know if this was intentional with IH being Optimus' right arm.

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 9:53 pm

Wow, o/p could use a bit of paint on this chest panels and cod piece >:oP

News Credits: 16 · by **It Is Him** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 10:12 pm

Every time I click on this thread I hope it's news about Devastator shipping soon. December, WHY MUST YOU BE SO FAR AWAY?

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 10:17 pm

It Is Him wrote:Every time I click on this thread I hope it's news about Devastator shipping soon. December, WHY MUST YOU BE SO FAR AWAY?

Unless something gummies up the distribution, expect him mid/late December 2015 early January 2016

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 10:20 pm

fenrir72 wrote:Don't know if this was intentional with IH being Optimus' right arm.

Indeed it was. Though, not because of any relationship between Optimus and Ironhide (but it's a very happy coincidence

), but rather because Convoy Grand Prime's configuration is meant to pay homage to the Super Mode main configuration Energon Optimus Prime/Super Link Grand Convoy.

Orange/red right arm -- Fire-1 -- Ironhide
White left arm -- Copter-2/Gyro-2 -- Prowl
Yellow right leg -- Digger-3 -- Sunstreaker
Blue left leg -- Submarine-4 -- Mirage/Ligier

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 10:26 pm

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Alright I think I got you now

'Course, that means I'd have both Hasbro CW Blast Off and Takara UW Blast Off on the same team at the same time.

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 10:28 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Alright I think I got you now
'Course, that means I'd have both Hasbro CW Blast Off and Takara UW Blast Off on the same team at the same time.

It's not cw blast off, it's cw 'undercover' quickslinger

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 10:29 pm

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Alright I think I got you now
'Course, that means I'd have both Hasbro CW Blast Off and Takara UW Blast Off on the same team at the same time.

It's not cw blast off, it's cw 'undercover' quickslinger

For me, it'd still be Blast Off.

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 10:29 pm

It Is Him wrote:Every time I click on this thread I hope it's news about Devastator shipping soon. December, WHY MUST YOU BE SO FAR AWAY?

Even by my hopeful standards, 2 and a half months early is a little unrealistic :shock:

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 10:30 pm

Hellscream9999 wrote:
It Is Him wrote:Every time I click on this thread I hope it's news about Devastator shipping soon. December, WHY MUST YOU BE SO FAR AWAY?

Even by my hopeful standards, 2 and a half months early is a little unrealistic

Impatience is a terrible thing man.

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 10:30 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Alright I think I got you now
'Course, that means I'd have both Hasbro CW Blast Off and Takara UW Blast Off on the same team at the same time.

It's not cw blast off, it's cw 'undercover' quickslinger
For me, it'd still be Blast Off.

It's his dlc skin 'infiltration mode', I mean, they wouldn't suspect a thing

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 10:37 pm

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Alright I think I got you now
'Course, that means I'd have both Hasbro CW Blast Off and Takara UW Blast Off on the same team at the same time.

It's not cw blast off, it's cw 'undercover' quickslinger
For me, it'd still be Blast Off.

It's his dlc skin 'infiltration mode', I mean, they wouldn't suspect a thing

Or maybe hasbro Blastoff is in "I gave prime my face even though I had no choice" mode

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 10:38 pm

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Alright I think I got you now
'Course, that means I'd have both Hasbro CW Blast Off and Takara UW Blast Off on the same team at the same time.

It's not cw blast off, it's cw 'undercover' quickslinger
For me, it'd still be Blast Off.

It's his dlc skin 'infiltration mode', I mean, they wouldn't suspect a thing

Or maybe hasbro Blastoff is in "I gave prime my face even though I had no choice" mode

I got a way for the two Blast Offs to coexist together.