D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Ugh, that troop builder pack is driving me nuts!
I want 1 Seeker to use as my voyager Thundercracker, since I never got one (didn't wait either of his recent voyager toys).
I don't really want an Allicon again, I have the retail and Bailiff release, and i really don't want another if I can help it.
I want 4 of the Cybertronian Troopers, 2 for each head sculpt, to flank my Jhiaxus in glorious G2 fashion!
I also want 4 of the Autotrooper, 2 to go to Animated and 2 to go to the G1 shelf.
At least the price basically gets you 3 deluxes and a free voyager!
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Ugh, that troop builder pack is driving me nuts!
I want 1 Seeker to use as my voyager Thundercracker, since I never got one (didn't wait either of his recent voyager toys).
I don't really want an Allicon again, I have the retail and Bailiff release, and i really don't want another if I can help it.
I want 4 of the Cybertronian Troopers, 2 for each head sculpt, to flank my Jhiaxus in glorious G2 fashion!
I also want 4 of the Autotrooper, 2 to go to Animated and 2 to go to the G1 shelf.
At least the price basically gets you 3 deluxes and a free voyager!
TK415 wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Ugh, that troop builder pack is driving me nuts!
I want 1 Seeker to use as my voyager Thundercracker, since I never got one (didn't wait either of his recent voyager toys).
I don't really want an Allicon again, I have the retail and Bailiff release, and i really don't want another if I can help it.
I want 4 of the Cybertronian Troopers, 2 for each head sculpt, to flank my Jhiaxus in glorious G2 fashion!
I also want 4 of the Autotrooper, 2 to go to Animated and 2 to go to the G1 shelf.
At least the price basically gets you 3 deluxes and a free voyager!
I’m with you. I want a lot of the Auto troopers. But I don’t need the others. I wonder what the prices of each will be when they are sold separately on eBay?
How come you didn’t want that earlier releases of Thundercracker?
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.'
So too was the original toy:TK415 wrote:Oh, that makes sense. Thanks for letting me know, I was curious. Classics was that dark blue as well
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.'
TK415 wrote:Do they make more money this way?
Would they make more if they sold each troop builder separately?
william-james88 wrote:TK415 wrote:Do they make more money this way?
Would they make more if they sold each troop builder separately?
I don't know. I too find this an odd way to do it. They've always done troop builders as two packs or single packs with multiple heads so that you build the troop you want. Instead of having to buy all troop builders at once.
I think for americans, this could work out with using facebook groups where you'd trade one for another.
TK415 wrote:Do they make more money this way?
Would they make more if they sold each troop builder separately?
Till-all-R1 wrote:Studio lighting is key though, so regardless what monitor you're viewing pics from it will always be different when it's actually in hand.
william-james88 wrote:TK415 wrote:Do they make more money this way?
Would they make more if they sold each troop builder separately?
I don't know. I too find this an odd way to do it. They've always done troop builders as two packs or single packs with multiple heads so that you build the troop you want. Instead of having to buy all troop builders at once.
I think for americans, this could work out with using facebook groups where you'd trade one for another.
TF-fan kev777 wrote:In looking at the last two 4-packs versus this one, I'm thinking it may be good for troop builders with patience and access to a few Targets.
The first set had Fangry, the most desirable figure in all of the sets to me, plus Nemesis Primal and leopard bra Blackanachria, which were both pretty desirable. I did not see that set make it to clearance by me.
The second set had Goldbug as a poor man's netflix bee, and Ransack for G1 fans as the main draw, with Skywasp and toy color Scorponok just kind of fillers (not terrible, but not a big draw either). I did see that set make it to clearance at a few places.
This set has maybe a poor man's Thundercracker, and just troops. I really don't see a big draw on the set and fully expect them to go on clearance at some point.
So I pre-ordered 1 set on Target.com since I also had a $10 off $70 target circle deal, and will hope to wait for the rest. If I miss out, oh well, the wallt can use a break after 2 guardian robots. The troop building is killing me...
-Kanrabat- wrote:TF-fan kev777 wrote:First-Aid wrote:Okay, did anyone else notice that we all get a wonderful shot of Starscreams crotch anytime he sits in that throne? That's unnerving. Couldn't they have put n extra flap in there? It's....weird.
Its kind of like Basic Instinct, but not in a good way...
Goddammit, now I can't unsee it.
First-Aid wrote:Repaints are generally a cash cow for Hasbro anyways. The original molds are where the majority of spending on development, engineering, and design goes. They can reuse the molds with different color plastic and they may have been designing the head with the original figure with a thought toward this in the long run anyways.
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:that Cybertronian Trooper is so inspired, I super love it!
It's the closest neo-G1 mold to the Animated Cybertron-mode Ironhide/Ratchet mold, though; there's not really another mold that would have suited.Till-all-R1 wrote:I like the deco of the Autotrooper, I just don't care for the mold they used, never like that whatever it's called. Cybertronian Ironhide sculpt. So if it had utilized something more unique or aesthetically more pleasing to look at I'd have considered it just for that and the Seeker.
Geez! Hopefully he ships soon.Emerje wrote:Man, I wish Target.com would ship Origin Jazz already. What's the hold up? My local Target has already stocked them twice! If I hadn't gotten it with a coupon I would have canceled my order long ago.
Hmm. There, I don't know that I agree. While they made the Grotusque version of the mold work for Fangry despite the transformation differences, I'm not sure the same would hold true for turning the Repugnus version into Squeezeplay.Emerje wrote:I think Repugnus would be a serviceable base for Squeezeplay.
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