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william-james88 wrote:So, did anyone order these two?

I did, got both from Pulse. Zetar is necessary to complete the Powerdashers since I know I will be getting Aragon. And I don't have Nightbird, so this will work.

Bumblevivisector wrote:"...how NIGHTBIRD would have appeared on Cybertron."

Wow, Raksha's fan-theories about Nightbird being sentient all along but somehow disabled and enslaved by Dr. Fujiyama are getting official validation. Did one of the Legends manga ever acknowledge Megatron being in love with her, but bemoaning MegaEmpress being in the way?

I'll certainly get both of these, but is the groin plate popping off the Chromia mold a common problem? I haven't really posed mine that much.

My Chromia has no such issue.

sol magnus wrote:

Bumblevivisector wrote:"...how NIGHTBIRD would have appeared on Cybertron."

Wow, Raksha's fan-theories about Nightbird being sentient all along but somehow disabled and enslaved by Dr. Fujiyama are getting official validation. Did one of the Legends manga ever acknowledge Megatron being in love with her, but bemoaning MegaEmpress being in the way?

I'll certainly get both of these, but is the groin plate popping off the Chromia mold a common problem? I haven't really posed mine that much.

My Chromia has no such issue.

Likewise

Wireless_Phantom wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

Bumblevivisector wrote:"...how NIGHTBIRD would have appeared on Cybertron."

Wow, Raksha's fan-theories about Nightbird being sentient all along but somehow disabled and enslaved by Dr. Fujiyama are getting official validation. Did one of the Legends manga ever acknowledge Megatron being in love with her, but bemoaning MegaEmpress being in the way?

I'll certainly get both of these, but is the groin plate popping off the Chromia mold a common problem? I haven't really posed mine that much.

My Chromia has no such issue.

Likewise

Mine constantly shoots its darn crotchplate across the room.

Mine too. Pops off too easy and it’s like it’s spring loaded. It’s the only problem I have with her though. I think it’s the mold refined and her weapon is super boss. So many configurations you can do. And that’s not including that rad grenade baton they did for Nightbird. And those prongs on the front support blast effects she just be running down Decepticons. Mmf. I really like her.

Bumblevivisector wrote:"...how NIGHTBIRD would have appeared on Cybertron."

Wow, Raksha's fan-theories about Nightbird being sentient all along but somehow disabled and enslaved by Dr. Fujiyama are getting official validation. Did one of the Legends manga ever acknowledge Megatron being in love with her, but bemoaning MegaEmpress being in the way?

I'll certainly get both of these, but is the groin plate popping off the Chromia mold a common problem? I haven't really posed mine that much.

Speaking of her, is she still around in the fandom?

Ricochet looks a heck of a lot better now that he has a Targetmaster (an extra Firedrive here)

Wireless_Phantom wrote:

Bumblevivisector wrote:"...how NIGHTBIRD would have appeared on Cybertron."

Wow, Raksha's fan-theories about Nightbird being sentient all along but somehow disabled and enslaved by Dr. Fujiyama are getting official validation. Did one of the Legends manga ever acknowledge Megatron being in love with her, but bemoaning MegaEmpress being in the way?

I'll certainly get both of these, but is the groin plate popping off the Chromia mold a common problem? I haven't really posed mine that much.

Speaking of her, is she still around in the fandom?

I don't think she is, but that didn't stop FunPub from making this:


Transformers Subscription Service Nightracer Gallery

... with Shakar.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Wireless_Phantom wrote:

Bumblevivisector wrote:"...how NIGHTBIRD would have appeared on Cybertron."

Wow, Raksha's fan-theories about Nightbird being sentient all along but somehow disabled and enslaved by Dr. Fujiyama are getting official validation. Did one of the Legends manga ever acknowledge Megatron being in love with her, but bemoaning MegaEmpress being in the way?

I'll certainly get both of these, but is the groin plate popping off the Chromia mold a common problem? I haven't really posed mine that much.

Speaking of her, is she still around in the fandom?

I don't think she is, but that didn't stop FunPub from making this:


Transformers Subscription Service Nightracer Gallery

... with Shakar.

She contributed to that toy's bio and is still good friends with some people in the fandom. She's not active (or as vocal) as she used to be, but she's still around.

Bumblevivisector wrote:"...how NIGHTBIRD would have appeared on Cybertron."

Wow, Raksha's fan-theories about Nightbird being sentient all along but somehow disabled and enslaved by Dr. Fujiyama are getting official validation. Did one of the Legends manga ever acknowledge Megatron being in love with her, but bemoaning MegaEmpress being in the way?

I'll certainly get both of these, but is the groin plate popping off the Chromia mold a common problem? I haven't really posed mine that much.

Looks like Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist has some explaining to do. If true, then maybe whatever he learned here helped him design the Trainbots?

Either way, excited to finally get a Nightbird of my own.

Bumblevivisector wrote:"...how NIGHTBIRD would have appeared on Cybertron."

Wow, Raksha's fan-theories about Nightbird being sentient all along but somehow disabled and enslaved by Dr. Fujiyama are getting official validation. Did one of the Legends manga ever acknowledge Megatron being in love with her, but bemoaning MegaEmpress being in the way?

No.

Thanks to Selects, my Magnaboss is complete! And Elita Infin1te is 1 member shy. And once Lancer arrives, Wreck Gar and the currently 3 outstanding limbs will be combined with Cyclonus to finish off all my combiner teams! Or i will mix them up with my guys attached to Sky Reign right now to create 2 more proper teams

So, out of curiosity, how's everyone's Red Swoops if they have them? Because I was thinking about picking him up, but I remember some saying that their copies were loose. And I recently got Ricochet and he's incredibly loose

Sentinel_Primal wrote:So, out of curiosity, how's everyone's Red Swoops if they have them? Because I was thinking about picking him up, but I remember some saying that their copies were loose. And I recently got Ricochet and he's incredibly loose

I haven't got one myself, but just about every review I saw of it was floppy as hell, at least in the hips.

Wireless_Phantom wrote:

Sentinel_Primal wrote:So, out of curiosity, how's everyone's Red Swoops if they have them? Because I was thinking about picking him up, but I remember some saying that their copies were loose. And I recently got Ricochet and he's incredibly loose

I haven't got one myself, but just about every review I saw of it was floppy as hell, at least in the hips.

Hm... That's unfortunate. Granted, I was planning on getting him to serve as Ptero, not as a combiner limb. If his hips are that bad though I think I'll just wait for a good deal before I pick him up

william-james88 wrote:So, did anyone order these two?

I did, off Pulse. I ordered Zetar because he's cool and I've been asking for updated Powerdashers for years. Night Bird I got because it helps me complete two things: Siege and the Moonracer mold. Yes, I know it isn't actually the Moonracer mold, but it's close enough. And sometimes being a completionist is fun, I was surprisingly able to do it with PotP and it looks like I'll be able to do it with Siege. Right now the only three released Siege figures I'm missing are Siedswipe, Hound, and Red Alert. I even have managed to score a second Refraktor.

Weird that we're getting Zetar a little over a month before Aragon.

Emerje

Sentinel_Primal wrote:So, out of curiosity, how's everyone's Red Swoops if they have them? Because I was thinking about picking him up, but I remember some saying that their copies were loose. And I recently got Ricochet and he's incredibly loose

Sadly, I must say pass on him.

Mine's shoulders, hips, knees, and feet are very loose. I used tissues to solidify the shoulders and hips, but the loose knees mean he will not hold an elbow bend or pose, and the loose feet mean no poses and also he cannot function as a leg, so he is completely useless unless you prop up his forearm in arm mode on the knee kibble of a combiner.

His dino mode is the only mode that is capable of being good sadly

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Sentinel_Primal wrote:So, out of curiosity, how's everyone's Red Swoops if they have them? Because I was thinking about picking him up, but I remember some saying that their copies were loose. And I recently got Ricochet and he's incredibly loose

Sadly, I must say pass on him.

Mine's shoulders, hips, knees, and feet are very loose. I used tissues to solidify the shoulders and hips, but the loose knees mean he will not hold an elbow bend or pose, and the loose feet mean no poses and also he cannot function as a leg, so he is completely useless unless you prop up his forearm in arm mode on the knee kibble of a combiner.

His dino mode is the only mode that is capable of being good sadly

Hey D-Max how did you use tissues to help with that? I’ve heard of that before how do you wedge it in there?

Stargrave wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Sentinel_Primal wrote:So, out of curiosity, how's everyone's Red Swoops if they have them? Because I was thinking about picking him up, but I remember some saying that their copies were loose. And I recently got Ricochet and he's incredibly loose

Sadly, I must say pass on him.

Mine's shoulders, hips, knees, and feet are very loose. I used tissues to solidify the shoulders and hips, but the loose knees mean he will not hold an elbow bend or pose, and the loose feet mean no poses and also he cannot function as a leg, so he is completely useless unless you prop up his forearm in arm mode on the knee kibble of a combiner.

His dino mode is the only mode that is capable of being good sadly

Hey D-Max how did you use tissues to help with that? I’ve heard of that before how do you wedge it in there?

You rip off a smaller piece, fold it up some, and then put it into the socket part of the joint and snap it back onto the ball, and you can do that until the joint is tight and the tissue is not visible

I'm hoping nightbird doesn't have this codpiece problem, I've always been a fan her design, and I cannot wait to have a second one next to my legends one; normally I might cancel the order and wait to hear, but I don't know if you can cancel orders with pulse

Preordered Nightbird and Zetar. Nightbird looks super cool and I love the Brunt mold so both were easy purchases. I think I'm gonna skip the Refraktor three pack. I've got one of the retail version and while he's cool, I don't think it is a mold that merits having four versions of at once. I do not at all care about the camera mode and the single figure vehicle mode is fine for what it is, but not that great overall. Thus, I shall pass.

What's the deal with Lancer? Pulse sold out? So I'm gonna have to get her from BBTS?

Vic Zanzibar wrote:Preordered Nightbird and Zetar. Nightbird looks super cool and I love the Brunt mold so both were easy purchases. I think I'm gonna skip the Refraktor three pack. I've got one of the retail version and while he's cool, I don't think it is a mold that merits having four versions of at once. I do not at all care about the camera mode and the single figure vehicle mode is fine for what it is, but not that great overall. Thus, I shall pass.

What's the deal with Lancer? Pulse sold out? So I'm gonna have to get her from BBTS?

Pretty sure yeah. Lancer sold out once she was listed and it looks like you'll need to go to other places to get her

Vic Zanzibar wrote:Preordered Nightbird and Zetar. Nightbird looks super cool and I love the Brunt mold so both were easy purchases. I think I'm gonna skip the Refraktor three pack. I've got one of the retail version and while he's cool, I don't think it is a mold that merits having four versions of at once. I do not at all care about the camera mode and the single figure vehicle mode is fine for what it is, but not that great overall. Thus, I shall pass.

What's the deal with Lancer? Pulse sold out? So I'm gonna have to get her from BBTS?

Yeah, lancer sold out super quick. Get her where you can before you are at the mercy of the secondary market.

Yeah Lancer sold out, like in less than 24 hours, yet every other selects figure is still readily available . Still nobody wondering why HP is getting Zetar & Nightbird in a couple weeks supposedly, but BBTS says February 2020 ??