Posted by Nemesis Destron Tue Jun 09, 2026 3:23 pm
-Kanrabat- wrote:Emerje wrote:
I have to say, I had zéro interests in getting Armada Galvatron, but that Megazarak is a beauty.
Posted by Nemesis Destron Tue Jun 09, 2026 3:27 pm
Posted by Perceptor1996 Tue Jun 09, 2026 3:44 pm
Posted by Rodimus Prime Tue Jun 09, 2026 4:08 pm
Posted by TF-fan kev777 Tue Jun 09, 2026 5:24 pm
Posted by Sabrblade Tue Jun 09, 2026 5:31 pm
Sounds like someone doesn't remember the events of the Armada episode "Puppet" in which Red Alert, Hot Shot, Megatron, Starscream, and Demolishor all got their color-change power-ups.Nemesis Destron wrote:Box art shows Red Alert nappin on the job!
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Posted by Overcracker Tue Jun 09, 2026 6:24 pm
Posted by TF-fan kev777 Tue Jun 09, 2026 7:33 pm
Posted by Sabrblade Tue Jun 09, 2026 9:39 pm
They have the same crotch.Overcracker wrote:In any cases I really have questions about what Mark said, that Armada SS is a partial of Reactivate?
How? Where? They are entirely different?
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Posted by Sabrblade Tue Jun 09, 2026 9:40 pm
TF-fan kev777 wrote:So are we assuming they used Jackknife with Sonar and Jetstorm for the mini con names because Maverick and Skull Buster would be too difficult for trademark purposes?
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Posted by chuckdawg1999 Tue Jun 09, 2026 11:25 pm
Sabrblade wrote:They have the same crotch.Overcracker wrote:In any cases I really have questions about what Mark said, that Armada SS is a partial of Reactivate?
How? Where? They are entirely different?
Posted by Sabrblade Tue Jun 09, 2026 11:31 pm
Supposedly something built into Swindle himself meant to be used in tandem with the Legacy Armada Starscream figure, but they didn't elaborate on it in anyway.chuckdawg1999 wrote:What did they mean about "Lock On" feature?
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Posted by chuckdawg1999 Tue Jun 09, 2026 11:35 pm
Sabrblade wrote:Supposedly something built into Swindle himself meant to be used in tandem with the Legacy Armada Starscream figure, but they didn't elaborate on it in anyway.chuckdawg1999 wrote:What did they mean about "Lock On" feature?
Posted by Sabrblade Tue Jun 09, 2026 11:51 pm
I have a feeling it's probably just some sort of connector or clips built into the bottom of Swindle's altmode meant to attach him to the top of Starscream's jet mode like on the original toy, as the Legacy Armada Starscream doesn't have any ports or pegs on the top of his jet mode where Swindle should go that Swindle could attach to without some kind of assistance.chuckdawg1999 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Supposedly something built into Swindle himself meant to be used in tandem with the Legacy Armada Starscream figure, but they didn't elaborate on it in anyway.chuckdawg1999 wrote:What did they mean about "Lock On" feature?
I remember on the original toy Swindle doubled as a shiv/shield type thing.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Posted by chuckdawg1999 Tue Jun 09, 2026 11:56 pm
Sabrblade wrote:I have a feeling it's probably just some sort of connector or clips built into the bottom of Swindle's altmode meant to attach him to the top of Starscream's jet mode like on the original toy, as the Legacy Armada Starscream doesn't have any ports or pegs on the top of his jet mode where Swindle should go that Swindle could attach to without some kind of assistance.chuckdawg1999 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Supposedly something built into Swindle himself meant to be used in tandem with the Legacy Armada Starscream figure, but they didn't elaborate on it in anyway.chuckdawg1999 wrote:What did they mean about "Lock On" feature?
I remember on the original toy Swindle doubled as a shiv/shield type thing.
Posted by Sabrblade Wed Jun 10, 2026 12:05 am
They should have realized at the time that people would have wanted a Mini-Con to go with the figure and planned ahead of time with some kind of peg or port built into the figure.chuckdawg1999 wrote:And this is why I hate it when they try to shoehorn something new to a figure that's almost 5 years old, and was never designed for this kind of compatibility.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Posted by Emerje Wed Jun 10, 2026 2:33 am
Posted by Big Grim Wed Jun 10, 2026 4:21 am
Posted by Nemesis Primal Wed Jun 10, 2026 4:29 am
If it helps at all, I took this exact Walmart gamble on preorders for Swerve, Cliffjumper, Ratchet, Sideways, Nexus, and Outback, and the only one that got cancelled was Outback.TF-fan kev777 wrote:For anyone willing to take the risk of trusting Walmart in the US, they have the deluxes, voyagers and leaders at the old $25, $35 amd $55 prices but Swindle is already sold out. I pre-ordered Joyride, Tailgate, Vector Prime, Swindle (before he sold out), Megazarak and Unicron Soldier from Walmart. If Walmart doesn't Walmart things up, I'll take them all at the old prices.
However, because I don't fully trust them, I also have a backup pre-order for Swindle from Amazon. He's the only one I worry about selling out elsewhere if Walmart screws it up. I'll figure out the others later if any of them get cancelled.
Posted by TF-fan kev777 Wed Jun 10, 2026 6:36 am
Nemesis Primal wrote:If it helps at all, I took this exact Walmart gamble on preorders for Swerve, Cliffjumper, Ratchet, Sideways, Nexus, and Outback, and the only one that got cancelled was Outback.TF-fan kev777 wrote:For anyone willing to take the risk of trusting Walmart in the US, they have the deluxes, voyagers and leaders at the old $25, $35 amd $55 prices but Swindle is already sold out. I pre-ordered Joyride, Tailgate, Vector Prime, Swindle (before he sold out), Megazarak and Unicron Soldier from Walmart. If Walmart doesn't Walmart things up, I'll take them all at the old prices.
However, because I don't fully trust them, I also have a backup pre-order for Swindle from Amazon. He's the only one I worry about selling out elsewhere if Walmart screws it up. I'll figure out the others later if any of them get cancelled.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal Wed Jun 10, 2026 9:14 am
Posted by Overcracker Wed Jun 10, 2026 9:47 am
Sabrblade wrote:They have the same crotch.Overcracker wrote:In any cases I really have questions about what Mark said, that Armada SS is a partial of Reactivate?
How? Where? They are entirely different?
Posted by Rodimus Prime Wed Jun 10, 2026 12:55 pm
Posted by TF-fan kev777 Wed Jun 10, 2026 3:59 pm
Rodimus Prime wrote:With Swindle preordered, I'm still missing Brawl and Onslaught. I hope it won't be too much hassle getting them eventually.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal Wed Jun 10, 2026 5:05 pm
TF-fan kev777 wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:With Swindle preordered, I'm still missing Brawl and Onslaught. I hope it won't be too much hassle getting them eventually.
I would bank on Brawl being the tough one and focus on him.
So far, I believe only Pulse and Amazon put up Onslaught for pre-order, and both sold out. But amazon always seems to get more in than the release for pre-order, so keep an eye there if they are your preferred source. Target has been pretty reliable for commanders both online and in store, so I'm looking to them once he is available, plus depending on timing he might line up with a sale or a target circle reward for me.
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