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by **hpfabe** » Mon May 12, 2014 3:54 pm

Mkall wrote:I'm liking the Groove figure. I might get it as a standalone character.

That's my plan, too.
Oh, and, in fairness, price has more to do with complexity than with size/amount of material, generally speaking.

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Mon May 12, 2014 3:59 pm

Mkall wrote:I'm liking the Groove figure. I might get it as a standalone character.

I was thinking the same thing about HotSpot

News Credits: 14 · by **robotmel** » Tue May 13, 2014 9:21 am

Continuing the trend of copying info from the folk over @ TFW2005 ( :lol:

) heres some Flickr photos of Gumball showing off the 'leg mode' courtesy of LazyAza!

Along with that I spotted some great photos and a review by LazyAza.
Link and photos below.

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-3rd-party-reviews/984983-tfc-prometheus-protectobots-defensor-reviews.html#post11008460

by **wilcosu35** » Tue May 13, 2014 1:09 pm

doesn't look too bad, but i'll need to see more of the other bots. i can't afford this right now anyway.

btw: whatever happened to Daimchoc posting all the pictures of 3rd party stuff?

News Credits: 14 · by **robotmel** » Wed May 14, 2014 8:11 am

wilcosu35 wrote:btw: whatever happened to Daimchoc posting all the pictures of 3rd party stuff?

Hes too busy updating everyone elses Facebook pages with their own products because they dont do it after theyve set up a Facebook page and updating over at TFW2005!

Any way, whats so wrong with our man Autobot Genocide and his facebook photos?!

by **wilcosu35** » Wed May 14, 2014 8:13 am

there's absolutely nothing wrong with it, i was just wondering with it

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Wed May 14, 2014 8:47 am

Indeed, I miss diamchoc.

by **Rated X** » Wed May 14, 2014 9:51 am

I like the leg mode. Nice and simple and doesnt take a rocket scientist to break apart the combiner parts like FP motormasters trailer does. I could give a crap less about parts integration. I didnt in 1986 and I still dont. I own 4 combiners from my childhood and never lost a part. Parts boxes are the answer to life itself. :lol:

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Wed May 14, 2014 10:02 pm

Rated X wrote:I like the leg mode. Nice and simple and doesnt take a rocket scientist to break apart the combiner parts like FP motormasters trailer does. I could give a crap less about parts integration. I didnt in 1986 and I still dont. I own 4 combiners from my childhood and never lost a part. Parts boxes are the answer to life itself.

thats a good point. simple isnt bad. and FP menasor is the best example of over complex combining ive experienced so far. i like the results, but it made me long for TFC's simpler combining.

and while i appreciate the effort some designers put into integrating parts, its usually a fail. it doesnt bug me to have spare parts lying to the side.

News Credits: 14 · by **robotmel** » Thu May 15, 2014 3:24 am

wilcosu35 wrote:there's absolutely nothing wrong with it, i was just wondering with it

by **hpfabe** » Thu May 15, 2014 8:02 am

shajaki wrote:
and while i appreciate the effort some designers put into integrating parts, its usually a fail. it doesnt bug me to have spare parts lying to the side.

I guess that puts me in a minority on here. I was raised on G1, with all of the associated quirks, and love it all, but my strong strong preferences are for all the figures to be in the correct scale in their vehicle modes, and for having all the extra parts for the combined mode integrated into the separate characters and vehicles. This is a big part of why the FP not-Stunticons are such a big win with me, even if they're not as much fun to actually transform due to complexity (for that, the Toyworld not-Throttlebots strikes a perfect balance for me).

News Credits: 461 · by **mooncake623** » Thu May 15, 2014 8:09 am

News Credits: 23 · by **ZenPrime** » Thu May 15, 2014 8:15 am

Prometheus TFC-02 Warning Line pre-order up on BBTS:

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=TFC10045&mode=retail

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Thu May 15, 2014 9:38 am

I like him, but not for $100. TFC stuff usually goes on sale so I'll bide my time

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Thu May 15, 2014 9:43 am

groove hits me all the wrong ways. i just really not feeling it.

those flat ski looking feet...

News Credits: 1 · by **rpetras** » Thu May 15, 2014 10:20 am

I admit Groove looks better in color, but I'm still not liking the overall figure.

If he is the only weak link, I'll be in for these guys, but I'm still waiting for the other 2 to show.

hpfabe wrote:I guess that puts me in a minority on here. I was raised on G1, with all of the associated quirks, and love it all, but my strong strong preferences are for all the figures to be in the correct scale in their vehicle modes

That's not always possible, especially in a team where one limb is a motorcycle and one is a helicopter. I'm perfectly OK with "Transformers scale" where the bot modes scale. That's how I explain away minibots like Powerglide and Warpath.

hpfabe wrote:... for having all the extra parts for the combined mode integrated into the separate characters and vehicles.

I also prefer parts integration. I like when designers take the time to integrate the extra bits somehow. I gave a bit of a pass for the Aerialbots. There is little room on a set of planes to hide parts, and I thought the idea of flight stands was clever. With these guys, there is a big firetruck in which to put spare parts, and maybe they will. We have not seen too much of Hotspot yet.

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Thu May 15, 2014 5:09 pm

Got him. Honestly, though, I would've had no problem if he transformed into a regular motorcycle. Scale is... yeah. :roll:

by **hpfabe** » Thu May 15, 2014 6:07 pm

I went ahead and preordered him and not-Cy-Kill together. Should be a nice motorcycle-themed parcel in the mail in a couple months.

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Wed May 28, 2014 3:55 pm

Okay, I own 'Gumball', who I will call from now on the name we all know he's supposed to have, Streetwise.

Robot mode's pretty good. Nothing spectacular. Chest is loose, no way for it to clip together. Transformation's a bit of a pain. Folding the legs over was a royal chore. Getting everything lined up was tough.

Combined mode... it's a car stuck on top of a foot.

The rifles and this odd black connector thingie are left over. I don't mind that, to be honest.