I have been holding my tongue for many many months and finally its welling up inside to the point i have to spit it out.
Both lines that are out rkght now completly SUCK.
The combiner wars toys are so simple to transform that i can literally look at the toy in the package and figure out how it transforms. Not to mention every arm and leg (what 12 different color options now?) Transform the exact same. The torso pieces are all EXACTLY the same with different colors. With the exception of the recent Skylinx. Every toy is boxy and square and has terrible lines. They dont look nice transform nice or have a nice price tag. $14+ for that is an outrage.
And the other line based on the cartoon. You can tell how much attention ive given them. They are like a fricken participation medal- useless. Not every kid needs to feel like a genius for completling the transformation. Bumblebee changes in 7 steps! One step seperate trunk down middle...congrats you have his legs. Step 2 pull left door outwards, congrats u have his left arm. Step three Pull right door out, now u have right arm. Step 4 flip hood down. Step 5 pull up head. My personal favorite step 6 "spin the head so its facing forward". Step 7 unplug gun from body. I mean....really? Wheres the fun in that? They are not even making any voyager class figures either? Just 1 giant bumblebee that feels like he is made out of paper mache and is something like a 4 step conversion. $14, $16, $22, $25....really cheap crappy figures for $2 more than challenging/puzzling ones with decent molds and materials.
When will these lines die out so we can get good toys again?
Okay im done.
thank you. I will say my 3rd party collection has grown significantly in the last 6 mnths!
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