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News Credits: 13 · Mon Apr 06, 2015 9:29 pm

That Jetfire mold should be repainted as Starscream and Skywarp.

News Credits: 4 · Mon Apr 06, 2015 9:30 pm

Starscream is eyeing that body in the comics, so we're almost certainly getting one of him. Skywarp will probably follow in 2016.

News Credits: 25 · Mon Apr 06, 2015 9:38 pm

Well, I wasn't to hip to Leader Thundercracker, but I like it the more I see it, it looks enough like the IDW art for my taste. Though, I really wanna know more about that Harley Quinn in the background of those shots.

News Credits: 13 · Mon Apr 06, 2015 9:39 pm

That Jetfire mold should be repainted as Starscream and Skywarp.

News Credits: 4 · Tue Apr 07, 2015 12:14 am

Rated X wrote:Also I have to add that looking at these particular pics makes me believe the MP line did nothing to improve the scale debates argued about the classics line. Its just another mismatched hybrid between cartoon and vintage toy scale combined with real world alt mode scale that doesnt look so good side by side. The only difference is now the mismatched scales take up more space on your shelf.

Rated X wrote:What a downgrade from MP Thundercracker which already exists.

Why are you jumping in and out of all the bigger toys sizes Generations, Masterpiece and Third party threads. With over Fifty similar bashing hate comments a week, in over Twenty different threads a week?

Is their a reason, goal or motivation. That makes you waste so much of your time doing this?

News Credits: 22 · Tue Apr 07, 2015 12:27 am

Ironhidensh wrote:He is here.

Yet I find myself a little disappointed. In hand, the arm cannon just doesn't cut it. Feels like a horrendous fail. It's really eating at me.

Other than that, this figure is great. The overall body design is faithful to the comic tank Meg's, and the head sculpt is so spot on, it damn near makes up for the puny cannon.

The lower legs don't bother you? Those big gray pieces kill it for me, along with the cannon. That's why I passed on this.

News Credits: 60 · Tue Apr 07, 2015 9:11 am

Tsutsukakushi wrote:
Rated X wrote:Also I have to add that looking at these particular pics makes me believe the MP line did nothing to improve the scale debates argued about the classics line. Its just another mismatched hybrid between cartoon and vintage toy scale combined with real world alt mode scale that doesnt look so good side by side. The only difference is now the mismatched scales take up more space on your shelf.

Rated X wrote:What a downgrade from MP Thundercracker which already exists.

Why are you jumping in and out of all the bigger toys sizes Generations, Masterpiece and Third party threads. With over Fifty similar bashing hate comments a week, in over Twenty different threads a week?

Is their a reason, goal or motivation. That makes you waste so much of your time doing this?

Throw him a bone tsu. This gives his microcosm of a collectors life some meaning. No MPs, only Voyagers and no crappy Hasbro releases.And anouncing to the world that he still exists.

News Credits: 60 · Tue Apr 07, 2015 9:15 am

Rodimus Prime wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:He is here.

Yet I find myself a little disappointed. In hand, the arm cannon just doesn't cut it. Feels like a horrendous fail. It's really eating at me.

Other than that, this figure is great. The overall body design is faithful to the comic tank Meg's, and the head sculpt is so spot on, it damn near makes up for the puny cannon.
The lower legs don't bother you? Those big gray pieces kill it for me, along with the cannon. That's why I passed on this.

RP. Don't be too harsh on Megs. Remember how you didn't like Jetfire? I recall you got him on sale. Iirc you now love the mold. Megs too.......really awesome1 I still don't own one but from what I saw of him in box from a local specialty shop.......looks really great. Holding out you the Tomy version (price of the import going just the same rate as the local specialty shops. You won't regret it.

Tue Apr 07, 2015 11:30 am

Is that g1 Shockwave in that pic?

News Credits: 15 · Tue Apr 07, 2015 12:39 pm

I was able to pick up CW Leader Megatron a few weeks ago at my local TRU and he has since replaced MP05 on my MP Decepticon shelf. I just like him there. He's too big for my CHUG shelf, which needs to be COMPLETELY "R&R'ed"

CW Megs has grooves on his arm which I was REALLY hoping lined up with Laserbeak's talon grooves. They do not. I'm gonna like him even better when I get the upgrade kit from DX9! (thanks to TSU for posting about that in the 3P forum)

News Credits: 22 · Tue Apr 07, 2015 12:51 pm

fenrir72 wrote:RP. Don't be too harsh on Megs. Remember how you didn't like Jetfire? I recall you got him on sale. Iirc you now love the mold. Megs too.......really awesome1 I still don't own one but from what I saw of him in box from a local specialty shop.......looks really great. Holding out you the Tomy version (price of the import going just the same rate as the local specialty shops. You won't regret it.

Well, I didn't think Jetfire was worth $45, and I don't think Megatron is either. I did get Jetfire for $25, thanks to another member here. I like the mold, but more as Thundercracker. As Jetfire, it's acceptable. As for Megatron, I don't know what purpose those big gray pieces serve, but couldn't they be painted at least the same as the lower legs? The gray is just too out of place for me. The cannon I could deal with, but those gray pieces are just too distracting to me. I have yet to see this figure in person, so maybe once I get it in-hand, I might think about it some more. But as it is, it's a pass. :-(

News Credits: 462 · Tue Apr 07, 2015 1:03 pm

Wheeljack808 wrote:Is that g1 Shockwave in that pic?

No. It's the third party MP-esque Quakewave figure.

News Credits: 25 · Tue Apr 07, 2015 3:44 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Wheeljack808 wrote:Is that g1 Shockwave in that pic?
No. It's the third party MP-esque Quakewave figure.

.....which would be G1 Shockwave.

News Credits: 462 · Tue Apr 07, 2015 3:51 pm

Ironhidensh wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Wheeljack808 wrote:Is that g1 Shockwave in that pic?
No. It's the third party MP-esque Quakewave figure.

.....which would be G1 Shockwave.

Toy, not character, is what was being asked.

Tue Apr 07, 2015 3:57 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Wheeljack808 wrote:Is that g1 Shockwave in that pic?
No. It's the third party MP-esque Quakewave figure.

.....which would be G1 Shockwave.
Toy, not character, is what was being asked.

Exactly this, and I only asked because there really needs to be a Masterpiece Shockwave. That would be an insta-buy for me. :grin:

News Credits: 4 · Tue Apr 07, 2015 5:07 pm

Wheeljack808 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Wheeljack808 wrote:Is that g1 Shockwave in that pic?
No. It's the third party MP-esque Quakewave figure.

.....which would be G1 Shockwave.
Toy, not character, is what was being asked.

Exactly this, and I only asked because there really needs to be a Masterpiece Shockwave. That would be an insta-buy for me.

But, Fans Toys Quakewave is a Masterpiece Transformers toy. Years ago it even sold for $130. Which was far less than Takara would have sold a Masterpiece Transformer toy like this.

Fans Toys even tried to match the Quakewave toy to the Sculpting Aesthetics of the HasTak Masterpiece Transformers toy line.

Think Quakewave is such a great Masterpiece update toy. That its going to be hard for Hastak to make a better Masterpiece toy version.

Tue Apr 07, 2015 5:11 pm

That's odd. I thought it was 200 at the time

Tue Apr 07, 2015 5:12 pm

That Bot wrote:Starscream is eyeing that body in the comics, so we're almost certainly getting one of him. Skywarp will probably follow in 2016.

I didn't think he'd get another redesign so soon.

News Credits: 462 · Tue Apr 07, 2015 5:38 pm

Tsutsukakushi wrote:But, Fans Toys Quakewave is a Masterpiece Transformers toy.

No it isn't. It's no more any kind of Transformers toy than any other third party stuff is.

News Credits: 25 · Tue Apr 07, 2015 7:59 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Tsutsukakushi wrote:But, Fans Toys Quakewave is a Masterpiece Transformers toy.
No it isn't. It's no more any kind of Transformers toy than any other third party stuff is.

That's debatable. From a legal trademark standpoint, sure. Any toy that transforms from one form to another, and faithfully represents a beloved character though, I would say Is a transformer.

News Credits: 101 · Tue Apr 07, 2015 8:34 pm

Ironhidensh wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Tsutsukakushi wrote:But, Fans Toys Quakewave is a Masterpiece Transformers toy.
No it isn't. It's no more any kind of Transformers toy than any other third party stuff is.

That's debatable. From a legal trademark standpoint, sure. Any toy that transforms from one form to another, and faithfully represents a beloved character though, I would say Is a transformer.

So, a Macross Veritech is a Transformers.

News Credits: 10 · Tue Apr 07, 2015 9:23 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Tsutsukakushi wrote:But, Fans Toys Quakewave is a Masterpiece Transformers toy.
No it isn't. It's no more any kind of Transformers toy than any other third party stuff is.

That's debatable. From a legal trademark standpoint, sure. Any toy that transforms from one form to another, and faithfully represents a beloved character though, I would say Is a transformer.

So, a Macross Veritech is a Transformers.

*coughG1Jetfirecough*

Sorry, I think my allergies might be starting to manifest....

News Credits: 41 · Tue Apr 07, 2015 9:32 pm

Looking at my G1 Megatron. what do y'all think? Is the entire figure painted silver, or cast in silver plastic?
The over all tone and texture is really nice.

News Credits: 25 · Tue Apr 07, 2015 9:34 pm

Cobotron wrote:Looking at my G1 Megatron. what do y'all think? Is the entire figure painted silver, or cast in silver plastic?
The over all tone and texture is really nice.

Scrape it and find out. :twisted:

News Credits: 41 · Tue Apr 07, 2015 9:36 pm

Ironhidensh wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Looking at my G1 Megatron. what do y'all think? Is the entire figure painted silver, or cast in silver plastic?
The over all tone and texture is really nice.

Scrape it and find out.