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News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

It's neat, but I have no desire for either of these two I'm afraid.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Sun Apr 10, 2016 4:06 pm

ARG!!! I was all excited about G2 Megatron and they just had to ruin him by making him #$@! @$%^ @$#% ^&&% TRANSLUCENT!! Why would they do that!? That crossover was one of my favorite comics from the G2 era and that Marvel Ratbat looked so great so why make Megatron *(#@ %#(@ translucent? Man, what a downer, I was completely sold on that set just for Megatron and Ratbat alone, but now I need to seriously rethink this. :-x

I get their reasoning, but it's dumb, especially since only the green parts are translucent. Nothing I hate more than poorly done translucent figures, it needs to be all or nothing or it looks stupid if you want us to believe it represents an entirely see-through character (or in this case, image). As far as I'm concerned the only place for translucent plastic is lights and windows, nowhere else.

Emerje

News Credits: 21 · Sun Apr 10, 2016 4:56 pm

Couldn't they pick better deluxe figure to be g2 megaton repaint that megaton figure never like ratbat is nice like how his wings are more poseable not stiff

News Credits: 11 · Sun Apr 10, 2016 5:58 pm

How would these be available to the public? I'd be willing to join a group in order to get them. But what and how much and deadlines and etc?

Sun Apr 10, 2016 6:10 pm

What does Ratbat have to do with Cobra?

News Credits: 9 · Sun Apr 10, 2016 9:15 pm

This slagging sucks, they go and slagging make a slagging new slagging G2 slagging Megatron figure and they slagging make him slagging translucent! And to slagging add slagging insult to slagging injury they slagging make him a slagging collectors' slagging club exclusive! This is complete slagging slag, I will just not slagging tolerate this slag! I slagging agree with you slagging wholeheartedly slagging Emerje. This is complete slagging slag. Not even slagging that but he also slagging looks like a slagging legends slagging class! How can a slagging bad@$$ slagging G2 slagging Megatron bring his slagging enemies to slagging fear when they slagging hear his slagging name when he's slagging tiny and not slagging big enough to slagging do any slagging good in slagging battle!

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News Credits: 13 · Sun Apr 10, 2016 9:31 pm

You must have a lot of spare time on your hands. >:oP

News Credits: 7 · Sun Apr 10, 2016 10:25 pm

dragons wrote:Couldn't they pick better deluxe figure to be g2 megaton repaint that megaton figure never like ratbat is nice like how his wings are more poseable not stiff

That's not a Deluxe.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

The inevitable has happened, Counterpunch has taken over completely... But why the Wheeljack mold? Don't tell me the Dead End mold is starting to wear out (both its welcome and its use)

At first I was like...

But then I was like...

...Pardon the memes.

As for the Wheeljack mold? I think it might just be that the Dead End/Streetwise mold has seen nearly twice as much use, so it's kinda the Breakdown/Wheeljack mold's "turn".

Emerje wrote:As far as I'm concerned the only place for translucent plastic is lights and windows, nowhere else.

What about eyes? "Energy" weapons and/or projectiles?

News Credits: 9 · Sun Apr 10, 2016 10:30 pm

The slagging Dead slagging End mold is the slagging best they can't slagging be slagging getting rid of the slagging mold!

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Sun Apr 10, 2016 11:25 pm

Okay, it does look like they were trying to mimic the comic coloring for Ratbat, but the blue is way too pale. It's supposed to be a dark grayisn-blue, not slagging baby blue! FAIL.

Sun Apr 10, 2016 11:28 pm

[BW] Rainmaker wrote:SLAG

Dude. A chill pill. Take one. Take ten.

Madre de Dios.

News Credits: 9 · Mon Apr 11, 2016 12:02 am

Nemesis Maximo wrote:
[BW] Rainmaker wrote:SLAG

Dude. A chill pill. Take one. Take ten.

Madre de Dios.

Slagging slagging slaggers slagging telling me what to slagging do on a slagging monday slagging evening who do you slagging think you slagging are slagger.

But...the slagging G2 megs...

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MyFigureCollection.net collection · Mon Apr 11, 2016 12:05 am

Now that I've had a moment to calm down...

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Anyone know who the little guy is supposed to represent?

Girl, apparently it's supposed to be Quickslinger. I actually thought it was Storm Cloud at first. TFWiki also says they're calling the medic Lifeline.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

We should have expected that one But why use Scamper for Scorponok?

Good question, can't say I'm a big fan of that choice. He sure does grow a lot later on. :lol:

The Energon Scorponok mold would have been the best choice, but probably too big for this set considering how many large figures are already in it. If they only did this figure because of the head sculpt then I'd rather they went for BotCon 2014 Canonball instead

Zeedust wrote:As for the Wheeljack mold? I think it might just be that the Dead End/Streetwise mold has seen nearly twice as much use, so it's kinda the Breakdown/Wheeljack mold's "turn".

I think it's really just a matter of the chest windows to look like the original figure. Mark my words, the mystery figure for 5.0 will be Punch using this same mold with a new head and the Breakdown chest if it fits in there.

Zeedust wrote:
Emerje wrote:As far as I'm concerned the only place for translucent plastic is lights and windows, nowhere else.

What about eyes? "Energy" weapons and/or projectiles?

If it's a melee weapon like an axe or sword I'm fine with it, but no guns.
You have no idea how much I hate light piped eyes. I'll never understand why people would think it's a good idea to make half of a figure's head translucent just so they kinda look like they're glowing under direct light. I don't know why anyone would choose that over some well painted eyes that will look good all the time.

Emerje

News Credits: 19 · Mon Apr 11, 2016 1:16 am

Emerje wrote:You have no idea how much I hate light piped eyes. I'll never understand why people would think it's a good idea to make half of a figure's head translucent just so they kinda look like they're glowing under direct light. I don't know why anyone would choose that over some well painted eyes that will look good all the time.

Emerje

I hate light piped eyes too. It's so rare to get it working well without rendering the rest of the head in a sillouhette and the rest of the time you just end up with a nice looking figure with black-looking dead eyes and yeah I hate having the back of the head transparent in that eye colour too. I tend to open up the heads, paint the translucent eye section whatever colour is most suitable (like light blue on my Gen Springer) then paint the back of the head it should be (green on Springer obviously) and it just looks so much better with nice bright blue eyes and a more complete looking head. It really is something I absolutely loathe about modern Transformers cos so many otherwise great figures have that damn thing.

News Credits: 7 · Mon Apr 11, 2016 1:24 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

We should have expected that one But why use Scamper for Scorponok?

Honestly, they probably would have done fine with Fractyl on his own, so the other question is why is it there in the first place?

News Credits: 1014 · Mon Apr 11, 2016 9:20 am

RiddlerJ wrote:What does Ratbat have to do with Cobra?

Lol dude you're funny. Quit messing with the new joins.

Mon Apr 11, 2016 9:36 am

First Gen wrote:
RiddlerJ wrote:What does Ratbat have to do with Cobra?

Lol dude you're funny. Quit messing with the new joins.

well I think turning a masterpiece figure into any other run of the mill transformer is a crime.

News Credits: 3 · Mon Apr 11, 2016 9:46 am

is this going to be next years subscription service? (Starting in October or so?) I thought Fan Pub was no longer doing TFCC?

News Credits: 3 · Mon Apr 11, 2016 10:02 am

wait...are they not accepting memberships anymore? like I cant buy this TFSS set now? Confused :???:

News Credits: 2 · Mon Apr 11, 2016 2:36 pm

foir those complaining about the size of megatron or his translucency;it is not meant to represent a full size transformer;it is supposed to be a hologram of meg's g2 body to explain the clear parts

News Credits: 2 · Mon Apr 11, 2016 3:44 pm

Any word on when Ramjet will ship out yet?

News Credits: 129 · Mon Apr 11, 2016 7:52 pm

Moonshot wrote:Any word on when Ramjet will ship out yet?

At least a month. There were significant issues with the head construction on the sample.

News Credits: 241 · Tue Apr 12, 2016 4:53 pm

Counterpunch wrote:
Moonshot wrote:Any word on when Ramjet will ship out yet?

At least a month. There were significant issues with the head construction on the sample.

Did they elaborate on that? I want him to be perfect for when hell freezes over :lol:

News Credits: 462 · Tue Apr 12, 2016 5:01 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Counterpunch wrote:
Moonshot wrote:Any word on when Ramjet will ship out yet?

At least a month. There were significant issues with the head construction on the sample.

Did they elaborate on that? I want him to be perfect for when hell freezes over

It was because the factory had the ball joint on the back of the head covered instead of exposed. It needs to be exposed in order for the new head to fold down into the body for the jet mode, otherwise the covered version blocks the ball joint from moving in the direction it needs to move in order for the transformation of the head to work.

News Credits: 7 · Tue Apr 12, 2016 8:34 pm

Counterpunch wrote:
Moonshot wrote:Any word on when Ramjet will ship out yet?

At least a month. There were significant issues with the head construction on the sample.

How about the FSS? When is it expected to ship, and is it getting pushed back so that Ramjet can ship first or anything like that?