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[Va'al]

Nope. Doesn't count. It might work if Trypticon was a meerkat instead of a t-rex, but even then they don't fight standing upright.

"Classic" T-rexes are always upright. Not like these newfangeled "scientifically correct" t-rexes that won't even drag their tails on the ground or whatever... pffft.

Both your points are incorrect. Trypticon is fabulous.



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[DeathReviews]

But hey, let's face it. Who's gonna pose Trypticon standing straight up like that and think that's the coolest look for him? Not ME....

[Randomhero]

got him about an hour and half ago and i love him! i looked up a couple vids about cutting the springs and i dont know if i wanna do that. theyre pretty stiff but so far the ratchets are fine.

my only criticism is the stickers. my god im probably a third way through and have given up twice. theyre thin and foil stickers and they are awful to apply. the ones in the stomach im not even trying. i tried one and said "nah"

[mordhelm]

But hey, let's face it. Who's gonna pose Trypticon standing straight up like that and think that's the coolest look for him? Not ME....

I am thinking the best pose will be standing over top of a fallen Fort Max with his head in a hand or in his mouth

[Randomhero]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DFi1NPcXgAEURva?format=jpg&name=large


I'm never doing that again...

[Qwan]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DFi1NPcXgAEURva?format=jpg&name=large


I'm never doing that again...

I honestly have nothing to say except that is INCREDIBLE Oh my god I want them ALL.

[Randomhero]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DFi1NPcXgAEURva?format=jpg&name=large


I'm never doing that again...

I honestly have nothing to say except that is INCREDIBLE Oh my god I want them ALL.

It took 40 minutes and oh man it gets longer and longer to make as more come out. It's every Titan master released from individual to leader and the velocitron set with a ginrai and god bomber(sixshot is off to the side). God knows i said I'll never do it again but with power of the Primes having relatively the same gimmick and scorponok coming it's gonna be a helluva city someday.

[Wolfman Jake]

I was so close to picking up Trypticon tonight! I called my local TRU right after work and was delighted when I was told, "yeah, we have a couple of them here." I went right to TRU from work, checked both of the Transformers sections (there is a small "movie" section in the front that has some Generations stuff mixed in) and couldn't find Trypticon anywhere! I couldn't even find the price sticker for Trypticon on the shelves. A store manager came up to the customer service desk to help me. She checked and found that they were actually sold out. She maintained that she had seen them earlier in the day. Thankfully, she was nice enough to call up another store in the state with some stock, a process which took about a half hour, and got them to transfer one of their Trypticons to my local store! I should be able to pick it up by Thursday and get 10% off as well with my TRU credit card. I'm willing to wait a few more days for $15 off.

[Stuartmaximus]

Probably a stupid question but here goes. Is there a chance that Takara might use a stronger plastic in their production of Trypticon?

Doubtful. They'll give new heads, retool limbs, add paint apps and accessories, all cosmetic improvements. Changing the quality of plastic is a whole other bag and is very expensive.

Chuck will you be getting Trypticon or holding off to see what the Takara one's like? coz i've seen other popular reviewers(Emgo, Optibotimus & Peaugh) have done video reviews of him but i haven't seen one from your good self yet

[MadProject]

But hey, let's face it. Who's gonna pose Trypticon standing straight up like that and think that's the coolest look for him? Not ME....

Actually I do XD.
The straight up pose is both a reference to classic Godzilla and older T-rex.
Since Trypticon has more a Kaiju mode than a T-rex mode, I prefer it standing like old, goofy Godzilla.
Yay!

[mordhelm]

Hah, I just noticed this on my Full-Tilt. Does anyone else have 2 right knee caps? I only figured it out now that my figure has this issue. Doesn't really affect anything but the vehicle mode (the left knee won't tab in place).

[Burn]

I needed a "mental day" yesterday (much better today if anyone gives a ****) and I thought I'd use that time to break Trypticon out of his box (he's been in there for over a month since I got him) and apply the stickers.

Short version ... I felt I was going to need another "mental day". Over 150 **** stickers. I'm about half way, and you know what? They don't make THAT much of a difference.

I've yet to fully assemble him as it's a LOT easier putting stickers on without his legs. That being said, he's still cumbersome.

Even though I haven't assembled him, my impression is ... meh. He's big, he's clunky. And the size actually may be an issue down the track. His tall AND long, which means for many, finding him space on a shelf is going to be difficult given how much volume he takes up.

For anyone who is one the fence about this guy, let me also put this to you.

What's better? A G1 Trypticon that takes up less space and has motorised walking, or a TR Trypticon that takes up a lot of space and has a little bit of extra articulation and eats Titan Masters?

Because those are the only differing factors.

[Qwan]

I also prefer my Trypticon standing straight. It gives him a little more height (not like he needs it though, really) and it just looks more 'right' in my eyes. To each their own of course - if you want your giant-evil-robot-city-dinosaur to be scientifically accurate, go right ahead!

Hah, I just noticed this on my Full-Tilt. Does anyone else have 2 right knee caps? I only figured it out now that my figure has this issue. Doesn't really affect anything but the vehicle mode (the left knee won't tab in place).

Both of mine had correct kneecaps, so I guess it's just an individual issue. That is an amusing enough problem to have though, and at least it doesn't affect anything too important. (I actually always forget about those pieces, until I try and transform Tilty into robot mode and wonder why the knees won't go, heheh.)

For anyone who is one the fence about this guy, let me also put this to you.

What's better? A G1 Trypticon that takes up less space and has motorised walking, or a TR Trypticon that takes up a lot of space and has a little bit of extra articulation and eats Titan Masters?

Because those are the only differing factors.

This much is true, but it can also be phrased thusly:
"What's better? A G1 Trypticon that's smaller and whose primary draw is a battery-powered walking gimmick, or a TR Trypticon that's imposingly big, more poseable and has a non-intrusive and entertaining 'eating' play feature?"
Words can always be twisted

I totally wouldn't recommend TR Trypticon to people who're trying to fit all their Transformers onto a shelf display(s), but I also wouldn't recommend collecting city-bots in general to those people. I can't really compare the two for certain since I've never experienced G1 Tryp, but I do think TR Trypticon is worth your time and money if you enjoy big lugs and don't absolutely have to fit him onto a shelf or into a tightly-packed display.

[Burn]

For anyone who is one the fence about this guy, let me also put this to you.

What's better? A G1 Trypticon that takes up less space and has motorised walking, or a TR Trypticon that takes up a lot of space and has a little bit of extra articulation and eats Titan Masters?

Because those are the only differing factors.

This much is true, but it can also be phrased thusly:
"What's better? A G1 Trypticon that's smaller and whose primary draw is a battery-powered walking gimmick, or a TR Trypticon that's imposingly big, more poseable and has a non-intrusive and entertaining 'eating' play feature?"
Words can always be twisted

And even when you put it that way, I'm inclined to still go with G1. (Who I have anyway)

I totally wouldn't recommend TR Trypticon to people who're trying to fit all their Transformers onto a shelf display(s), but I also wouldn't recommend collecting city-bots in general to those people. I can't really compare the two for certain since I've never experienced G1 Tryp, but I do think TR Trypticon is worth your time and money if you enjoy big lugs and don't absolutely have to fit him onto a shelf or into a tightly-packed display.

A corner. He sits in a bloody corner, on the floor in case he decides to go flying. I had enough trouble squeezing Metroplex onto the top of the display, I haven't even bothered trying to move Fort Max yet, and the shelves had to be adjusted to accommodate Devastator. These four alone take up a huge chunk of my little Transformers room. Throw in the original city bots, CW Combiners, Primus, Cybertron Supreme Class Starscream and a couple of Unicrons and there's suddenly not much room for anything else!

[Qwan]

I totally wouldn't recommend TR Trypticon to people who're trying to fit all their Transformers onto a shelf display(s), but I also wouldn't recommend collecting city-bots in general to those people. I can't really compare the two for certain since I've never experienced G1 Tryp, but I do think TR Trypticon is worth your time and money if you enjoy big lugs and don't absolutely have to fit him onto a shelf or into a tightly-packed display.

A corner. He sits in a bloody corner, on the floor in case he decides to go flying. I had enough trouble squeezing Metroplex onto the top of the display, I haven't even bothered trying to move Fort Max yet, and the shelves had to be adjusted to accommodate Devastator. These four alone take up a huge chunk of my little Transformers room. Throw in the original city bots, CW Combiners, Primus, Cybertron Supreme Class Starscream and a couple of Unicrons and there's suddenly not much room for anything else!

Ah, but isn't that corner so much better now for the addition of Trypticon?

Trypticon is definitely frustrating if you've got nowhere to put him, I'll give you that. I have my own "big 'bots" display on top of a cupboard, and despite its quite decent front-to-back depth I still dread the process of putting him up there eventually (poor Omega Prime and Landfill both took a fall when I tried to adjust Fort Max at the back of the shelf the other day). For the moment though, I adore him on the floor where he can be played with and posed, with plenty of room for him to do whatever he needs to without danger to himself or others.

Bottom line, if you want a Trypticon to display (especially if space - or structural integrity of the display surface - is any concern), Burn's right that G1 Trypticon is probably your better bet. On the other hand if you want someone to face off against your Gen Metroplex, or a big ol' base to play with, or you just plain want a huge robot dinosaur, TR will not disappoint. (Well, unless it self-destructs; that's always going to be disappointing.)

[Burn]

Ah, but isn't that corner so much better now for the addition of Trypticon?

Have to find a corner for him, surprisingly, I have too many doors in my town house to the point corners are pretty sparse.

[I_AM... MEGATRON!]

Just tore in half one of the long stickers that goes underneath the car.

**** this. Typti is staying bare.

[Regimus Prime]

Epic battles in the man cave.

[MadProject]

Just tore in half one of the long stickers that goes underneath the car.

**** this. Typti is staying bare.

aaah that's sad!


Talking about the shelves.
I keep the main part of my collection in a regular shelf, that has enough room to bots big as CW combiner. For the bigger ones, I had to place them across the room in several places XD

[Sigma Magnus]

For my display situation, my father works at a wooden furniture factory, so a few years back he brought home a bookcase with adjustable shelf floors. A have a random shelf, a Masterpiece shelf, a third-party shelf, and a TR shelf. The bottom shelves are for storage, and the top of the bookcase has my non-TF stuff. Fort Max and the Autobot Headmasters (and Rewind) are over on the computer desk because we had to get rid of our desktop. Probably gonna put Trypticon, the 'Con Headmasters, and the 'Con Targetmasters over there as well once the former shows up.

[Wolfman Jake]

Yay! I finally got my Trypticon! Picked him up from TRU on my lunch break this afternoon. The manager took 15% off for my trouble (see my post above), and then I got and additional 10% off with my TRU credit card. The total for Trypticon came to $118 and some change! Not a bad deal for me.

Now I just have to wait until my shift ends to go home and unbox him!

[Burn]

Now I just have to wait until my shift ends to go home and unbox him!

We'll see you in a few days then.

[chuckdawg1999]

Probably a stupid question but here goes. Is there a chance that Takara might use a stronger plastic in their production of Trypticon?

Doubtful. They'll give new heads, retool limbs, add paint apps and accessories, all cosmetic improvements. Changing the quality of plastic is a whole other bag and is very expensive.

Chuck will you be getting Trypticon or holding off to see what the Takara one's like? coz i've seen other popular reviewers(Emgo, Optibotimus & Peaugh) have done video reviews of him but i haven't seen one from your good self yet

Unless Takara surprises us with something tottaly out of the blue I'll be getting the Hasbro version. With that said I'm waiting to hear more about the hips and on Amazon. Also, having gotten a Fort Max for under $40 ($65 shipped) I'm very tempted to wait for that. Short answer, don't expect a review any time soon.

[Stuartmaximus]

Probably a stupid question but here goes. Is there a chance that Takara might use a stronger plastic in their production of Trypticon?

Doubtful. They'll give new heads, retool limbs, add paint apps and accessories, all cosmetic improvements. Changing the quality of plastic is a whole other bag and is very expensive.

Chuck will you be getting Trypticon or holding off to see what the Takara one's like? coz i've seen other popular reviewers(Emgo, Optibotimus & Peaugh) have done video reviews of him but i haven't seen one from your good self yet

Unless Takara surprises us with something tottaly out of the blue I'll be getting the Hasbro version. With that said I'm waiting to hear more about the hips and on Amazon. Also, having gotten a Fort Max for under $40 ($65 shipped) I'm very tempted to wait for that. Short answer, don't expect a review any time soon.

Ok, no probs, thanks

[Wolfman Jake]

Probably a stupid question but here goes. Is there a chance that Takara might use a stronger plastic in their production of Trypticon?

Doubtful. They'll give new heads, retool limbs, add paint apps and accessories, all cosmetic improvements. Changing the quality of plastic is a whole other bag and is very expensive.

Chuck will you be getting Trypticon or holding off to see what the Takara one's like? coz i've seen other popular reviewers(Emgo, Optibotimus & Peaugh) have done video reviews of him but i haven't seen one from your good self yet

Unless Takara surprises us with something tottaly out of the blue I'll be getting the Hasbro version. With that said I'm waiting to hear more about the hips and on Amazon. Also, having gotten a Fort Max for under $40 ($65 shipped) I'm very tempted to wait for that. Short answer, don't expect a review any time soon.

I watched a review of Trypticon by one of your competitors, Peaugh, last night. He mentioned something about janky hip joints being isolated to a certain batch number. Does anyone here know anything about that?