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News Credits: 4 · by **Tsutsukakushi** » Mon May 18, 2015 7:44 pm

Shocked That CW UM is already in stores. Before I even see CW G1 Megatron, Armada Megatron and CW TC.

Hoping Target and Walmart post on line orders soon.

by **ausbot** » Mon May 18, 2015 8:08 pm

I just want a Powered Convoy version.

by **AutobotAlvaron** » Mon May 18, 2015 8:44 pm

dragons wrote:thanks for sharing are you breathing into micrphone recording this video in front of fan i keep hearing win in my left ear piece,

i can deal with hollowness on his backside who displays toy looking at its backside whole time?

i fast forward past articlaution anyone who has bought transformers knows how they move in any class they all move same way in differnt classes.

i may unscrew that circle part attached to truck and trailer to make truck mode detach from trailer in vehicale mode it serves no pouopse what i see in video

There is a "Mute" button on YouTube, and he explains that he has a sore throat, sheesh, why so critical?

Anyway, the hollowness/slotted plastic is completely un-acceptable, the lack of painted wheels cheapens the thing further and no "White Knighting" for Hasbro's miserly/ugly economizations will ever change my mind. Raise the price already, to cover the cost of plastic, and fill up the gaps already. Raise the price & be done with it! And while you're at it Hasbro, improve the quality and satisfy the customers loyal to your franchise for over 30 years.

I've stated elsewhere that I appreciate the Designer's work to integrate G1 into these new figures, and that I enjoy them, but Hasbro's penchant for pinching every penny has to have a limit or the future of the toy-line will resemble something that comes out of a Cracker-Jack box!

:HEADHURTS:

by **BlueBefore** » Mon May 18, 2015 8:56 pm

AutobotAlvaron wrote:Anyway, the hollowness/slotted plastic is completely un-acceptable, the lack of painted wheels cheapens the thing further and no "White Knighting" for Hasbro's miserly/ugly economizations will ever change my mind. Raise the price already, to cover the cost of plastic, and fill up the gaps already. Raise the price & be done with it! And while you're at it Hasbro, improve the quality and satisfy the customers loyal to your franchise for over 30 years.

I've stated elsewhere that I appreciate the Designer's work to integrate G1 into these new figures, and that I enjoy them, but Hasbro's penchant for pinching every penny has to have a limit or the future of the toy-line will resemble something that comes out of a Cracker-Jack box!

And the poor people of the world rejoiced as they were saved from the evil that is transformers toys.

Like LegendaryAntiHero on Facebook · by **LegendaryAntiHero** » Mon May 18, 2015 9:14 pm

I'm having trouble finding G1 Megatron. For some reason, it's far outselling leader Armada Megatron even though Armada was popular in its own time

News Credits: 4 · by **Tsutsukakushi** » Mon May 18, 2015 9:15 pm

ausbot wrote:I just want a Powered Convoy version.

Would prefer the toy got a heavy repurpose into IDW Roller Tarn or Power Master Optimus Prime.

News Credits: 4 · by **King Kuuga** » Mon May 18, 2015 9:16 pm

I agree, plastic-saving voids in toys are COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE in 2015. You wouldn't see this tactic in the old toys!

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Mon May 18, 2015 9:23 pm

If the hollow parts are not too apparent, what's the big deal?

by **BlueBefore** » Mon May 18, 2015 9:29 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:If the hollow parts are not too apparent, what's the big deal?

It's seibertron.com these people need something to complain about.

by **BlueBefore** » Mon May 18, 2015 9:31 pm

Tsutsukakushi wrote:
ausbot wrote:I just want a Powered Convoy version.

Would prefer the toy got a heavy repurpose into IDW Roller Tarn or Power Master Optimus Prime.

I would totally buy a Powermaster Prime retool of this.

by **AutobotAlvaron** » Mon May 18, 2015 9:34 pm

BlueBefore wrote:
AutobotAlvaron wrote:Anyway, the hollowness/slotted plastic is completely un-acceptable, the lack of painted wheels cheapens the thing further and no "White Knighting" for Hasbro's miserly/ugly economizations will ever change my mind. Raise the price already, to cover the cost of plastic, and fill up the gaps already. Raise the price & be done with it! And while you're at it Hasbro, improve the quality and satisfy the customers loyal to your franchise for over 30 years.

I've stated elsewhere that I appreciate the Designer's work to integrate G1 into these new figures, and that I enjoy them, but Hasbro's penchant for pinching every penny has to have a limit or the future of the toy-line will resemble something that comes out of a Cracker-Jack box!

And the poor people of the world rejoiced as they were saved from the evil that is transformers toys.

...Hmm. Well, using thin, slotted, minimally painted figures is a tactic to save money while prices and profits for Hasbro have increased, and quality has been reduced...That looks like GREED to me, which is a type of EVIL, yes I suppose you are quite correct. Transformers are EVIL! :-?

by **BlueBefore** » Mon May 18, 2015 9:42 pm

AutobotAlvaron wrote:...Hmm. Well, using thin, slotted, minimally painted figures is a tactic to save money while prices and profits for Hasbro have increased, and quality has been reduced...That looks like GREED to me, which is a type of EVIL, yes I suppose you are quite correct. Transformers are EVIL!

You mean Hasbro isn't a charity dedicated to delivering toys to rich adults and fans who don't have a concept of economics are upset because capitalism is "oppressing" them? That's absolutely right. Also evil doesn't exist my greedy friend.

by **Ultra Markus** » Mon May 18, 2015 9:45 pm

BlueBefore wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:If the hollow parts are not too apparent, what's the big deal?

It's seibertron.com these people need something to complain about.

i think as long as they keep putting some detail where the hollow areas are its fine plus that detail gives it some rigidity, we have been blessed with some amazing tributes to old characters and they just keep coming, sure we have no more rubber tires or diecast metal pieces but they are also not bricks and look like they came right out of a cartoon or comic, let those ungrateful whiners complain they fall on deaf ears anyway

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Mon May 18, 2015 9:52 pm

BlueBefore wrote:
Tsutsukakushi wrote:
ausbot wrote:I just want a Powered Convoy version.

Would prefer the toy got a heavy repurpose into IDW Roller Tarn or Power Master Optimus Prime.

I would totally buy a Powermaster Prime retool of this.

I wonder how they would be able to pull it off?

One thing is sure. A retool of UM into God Ginrai will never have the playability and all the modes of the original.
...
I'd still buy it though.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Mon May 18, 2015 10:11 pm

BlueBefore wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:If the hollow parts are not too apparent, what's the big deal?

It's THE INTERNET, these people need something to complain about.

Fix'd

News Credits: 3 · by **DedicatedGhostArt** » Mon May 18, 2015 10:37 pm

That Bot wrote:I agree, plastic-saving voids in toys are COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE in 2015. You wouldn't see this tactic in the old toys!

I don't CARE about the hollow parts on UM, I am mostly concerned about the crotch piece scraping on the ground, (sounds painful), but it is probably not a big deal. When UM starts circulating, and more people start to get it and review it, someone will probably find something in the transformation that fixes this problem. >:oP

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Mon May 18, 2015 10:43 pm

Silly wrote:
That Bot wrote:I agree, plastic-saving voids in toys are COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE in 2015. You wouldn't see this tactic in the old toys!

I don't CARE about the hollow parts on UM, I am mostly concerned about the crotch piece scraping on the ground, (sounds painful), but it is probably not a big deal. When UM starts circulating, and more people start to get it and review it, someone will probably find something in the transformation that fixes this problem.

I don't know. Have you seen the pictures of the new Hook? And I seem to remember several other recent Hasbro figures with parts interfering with the rolling action due to dragging. I'll look into it on UM, hopefully, tomorrow.

News Credits: 3 · by **DedicatedGhostArt** » Mon May 18, 2015 10:54 pm

Agamemnon wrote:
Silly wrote:
That Bot wrote:I agree, plastic-saving voids in toys are COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE in 2015. You wouldn't see this tactic in the old toys!

I don't CARE about the hollow parts on UM, I am mostly concerned about the crotch piece scraping on the ground, (sounds painful), but it is probably not a big deal. When UM starts circulating, and more people start to get it and review it, someone will probably find something in the transformation that fixes this problem.

I don't know. Have you seen the pictures of the new Hook? And I seem to remember several other recent Hasbro figures with parts interfering with the rolling action due to dragging. I'll look into it on UM, hopefully, tomorrow.

Please do! I am curious! Hasbro keeps on having a habit of leaving steps out of the instructions! :KREMZEEK:

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Mon May 18, 2015 11:10 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:If the hollow parts are not too apparent, what's the big deal?

Yah! Hollow parts have been implemented in the past. God Ginrai/PM Optimus Prime ring a bell? Though wishing it be done in a not so obvious manner.

News Credits: 3 · by **DedicatedGhostArt** » Mon May 18, 2015 11:13 pm

fenrir72 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:If the hollow parts are not too apparent, what's the big deal?

Yah! Hollow parts have been implemented in the past. God Ginrai/PM Optimus Prime ring a bell? Though wishing it be done in a not so obvious manner.

Yeah always been hollow figs once in a while.
>:oP

by **BlueBefore** » Mon May 18, 2015 11:26 pm

shajaki wrote:
BlueBefore wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:If the hollow parts are not too apparent, what's the big deal?

It's THE INTERNET, these people need something to complain about.
Fix'd

Thnx

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Tue May 19, 2015 12:00 am

Silly wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:If the hollow parts are not too apparent, what's the big deal?

Yah! Hollow parts have been implemented in the past. God Ginrai/PM Optimus Prime ring a bell? Though wishing it be done in a not so obvious manner.

Yeah always been hollow figs once in a while.

And for the young'uns....remember G1 Onslaught's double barrel canon? In the 1985 version, both had hollow barrels. The recent Encore had it fixed. So it depends on the cost but TT can fix the hollow parts if they want to.

News Credits: 4 · by **Tsutsukakushi** » Tue May 19, 2015 12:07 am

Silly wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:If the hollow parts are not too apparent, what's the big deal?

Yah! Hollow parts have been implemented in the past. God Ginrai/PM Optimus Prime ring a bell? Though wishing it be done in a not so obvious manner.

Yeah always been hollow figs once in a while.

Also don't see the big deal in some newer Transformers toys having hollow parts.