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News Credits: 101 · Posted by **-Kanrabat-** Wed Oct 07, 2020 6:59 am

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Sowndwave76 wrote:This is seriously $300?? If so, pshhhhhhhh.

Canadian dollars maybe. USD it'll probably be the same price as God Neptune and Volcanicus on Pulse, around $185

Based on Volcanicus at Age 3 and Up, it's 300$CAN. So I expect this Abominus to be the same price as Volcanicus on Pulse.

Posted by **Reflector2000** Wed Oct 07, 2020 7:07 am

I might have been into this if it were a bit more than a repaint job with new accessories (which, let's face it, aren't necessary if you got the Perfect Effect set for POTP Abominus). Not really anything to get excited about here...

I really liked the POTP Terrorcons (I was VERY happy they weren't left out of the main line of "combiners") but there was still room for improvement. It's too bad Takara didn't opt for any alterations on the actual figures.

I always thought POTP Rippersnapper's "wolverine" claws were a bit cheap - why not give him something more in line with what Blot has, and make the claws the same colour as the rest of his arms, instead of that awful neon blue? That would be more cartoon accurate, too.

Also, I wish they had fixed Hun-Grr's front legs... As they are, they're just so... dinky...

News Credits: 18 · Posted by **Immortal Starscream** Wed Oct 07, 2020 7:16 am

I really like the new chest piece a lot. Other then that though, theres not enough here to justify buying a second, or replacing my PotP set. and certainly not for that price point.

Posted by **rodimus100** Wed Oct 07, 2020 7:33 am

Hun-Gurrr does look great, and his shield to double as Abominus chest-plate is a great look!!! However, this set is a pass...I got the PotP Terrorcons with the PE add-on kit for the new fist, feet, and gun and won't replace him for nothing!!!

News Credits: 4877 · Posted by **william-james88** Wed Oct 07, 2020 8:39 am

Rodimus Prime wrote:These look really good, but I'm very happy with the PoTP set I have.

So am I. I think Hasbro did an amazing job with the set initially in terms of deco. There are things I think are off but they are not related to the deco or the feet.

Sowndwave76 wrote:This is seriously $300?? If so, pshhhhhhhh.

That's not what is says in the article I wrote.

News Credits: 251 · Posted by **Mindmaster** Wed Oct 07, 2020 8:46 am

....Meh. Like the Dinobots, the new stuff is nice but I’m perfectly fine with the original Power of the Primes releases. Wake me up when they do a proper Liokaiser with Leozack and Jallguar, then we’ll talk. >:oP

Barricade though... I’m sold.

Posted by **WeatherManNX01** Wed Oct 07, 2020 9:15 am

I have the same thought with the Terrorcons as I did with the Dinobots:

Is the Takara release objectively better? Yes.
Is it worth paying slightly more? Yes.
If this had been announced around the same time as the original Hasbro figures, would I have bought this instead? Probably.
Am I going to buy it and try to sell my existing figures? No, not worth the effort or the return on that effort.

News Credits: 56 · Posted by **o.supreme** Wed Oct 07, 2020 9:59 am

I'm in the same camo as most in that it is better, but not worth selling what I already have and trying to get this.

It's been so long since I handled my PotP Terrorcons, I was going to say "Yay for jaw articulation" buy they already have it

News Credits: 462 · Posted by **Sabrblade** Wed Oct 07, 2020 10:04 am

I'm mostly just gonna wait and see about both Volcanicus and Abominus. I missed out on most of the POTP Dinobots (only managed to get Slash, Swoop, Sludge, and Selects Red Swoop) but I do have all of the POTP Terrorcons. I don't expect either of these two Selects combiners to sell out immediately, so I'll wait and see what my finances look like closer to their release dates before I make any decision about them. But I will say that I do think that both look superior to their POTP versions.

News Credits: 42 · Posted by **TF-fan kev777** Wed Oct 07, 2020 10:14 am

I'm actually glad with this reveal coming before the order period for Volcanicus is up. I was close to talking myself into pre-ordering Volcanicus and selling off the PotP versions in the event that Abominus might be wort it and wanting both to be the same for the Terrorcons. But now that I know there really isn't that much of an improvement for either set they are both solid passes.

Now, that isn't to say I won't be watching once they are out to see who has them in stock and whether they linger or go on sale and pull the trigger in the future, but for now my wallet can breath a sigh of relief.

News Credits: 462 · Posted by **Sabrblade** Wed Oct 07, 2020 10:18 am

More pics of the Terrorcons - https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/1088769/

In addition to the ones seen on TakaraTomy Mall, we get some individual shots of the monster modes and more posed pics of the robot modes and combined mode.

News Credits: 3 · Posted by **bodrock** Wed Oct 07, 2020 11:45 am

I am totally good with my "vanilla" version. And I think Takara exclusives like this (cartoon-accurate redecos), while nice as an option for hardcore collectors, is BS. >:oP

Mainly because I would have preferred they do that in the first place.

If anything, make it Shattered Glass or a Black version, and I'd understand. 8-)

Posted by **Lexomatic** Wed Oct 07, 2020 12:40 pm

Abominus's compound gun -- sorry, I just can't take that seriously. It's obviously an afterthought, very much "yo dawg, I hear you like rayguns, so I stuck rayguns on your raygun" or "and that's how, with a few minor adjustments, you can turn a regular gun into five guns" (The Simpsons: "The Cartridge Family" (1997)).

"Fuse their weapons" is the logical extension of the "fuse robots into a bigger robot" gimmick, but I've never seen a good execution outside Victorion's sword (2016), and that only worked because the sword came first and then fragmented into components that were Bionicle-style fantasy edged weapons. But with the Terrorcons, there's no unity, in color or shape ... I might be convinced if the guns were all black with a character-oriented trim color (nothing a little paint can't fix) and the barrels were compacted into a single gatling-style cluster.

Posted by **RK_Striker_JK_5** Wed Oct 07, 2020 2:49 pm

I'm fine with my Terrorcons and Dinobots that I've got. This set's not worth it.

Now if they reissued the Combaticons and/or the Protectobots so I could replace my KOs standing in for them...

News Credits: 2 · Posted by **Rodimus Knight** Wed Oct 07, 2020 4:56 pm

I'd be willing to have my mind changed but to be honest, I don't think a slightly modified repaint makes a difference to me.

News Credits: 23 · Posted by **aronjlove** Wed Oct 07, 2020 5:00 pm

I wish this set was sold like King Poseidon, individually, as I'd grab this Hun-Gurrr in a heartbeat.

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News Credits: 174 · Posted by **Hellscream9999** Wed Oct 07, 2020 5:14 pm

It looks good, but I wonder if the plastic/design is any better than the vanilla version, my hungurrs shoulder is so weak that abominus can't hold his leg up at all, and my flying guy has a defect in his knee joints that keeps his legs from coming together properly, so, I'm open to getting this set, I can always use a few spare limbs anyways :-?

News Credits: 462 · Posted by **Sabrblade** Wed Oct 07, 2020 5:47 pm

Comparisons:

News Credits: 1 · Posted by **just_aCloud** Wed Oct 07, 2020 6:56 pm

Powered Convoy wrote:I've been waiting and hoping for TakaraTomy to do this back since the PotP version was announced. I didn't think it would happen, but here we are.

Congrats! Pretty cool to have had your wish granted. Did you preorder already?

News Credits: 9 · Posted by **Sowndwave76** Wed Oct 07, 2020 8:45 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Sowndwave76 wrote:This is seriously $300?? If so, pshhhhhhhh.

That's not what is says in the article I wrote.

Yeah, sorry, that was based on a post I saw...
After seeing those comparison shots, especially Hun-gurr, it is more tempting...
As someone else said, if they were sold separately, I'd be 100% in for him.
The reality is, this set is a pass for me.
But it does look really good!

News Credits: 241 · Posted by **Jelze Bunnycat** Thu Oct 08, 2020 10:23 am

Emerje wrote:I like, the changes are enough for me to buy the set again. I just hope Cutthroat's bird head doesn't fall off all the time this time.

Emerje

I'd be more worried about Rippersnapper's 5mm hole for the fists...

So like Volcanicus, redeco with new-ish accessories. This I'm definitely passing on, I just want that big gun.

Posted by **Dark Starscream** Thu Oct 08, 2020 2:44 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I really quite like it. Not enough to double dip, but enough to say I like it. If I could get that Hun Gurr by himself with the big gun and the hands and feet, I would feel satisfied, the 4 limb guys are all really good on my PotP version.

I really like the color of the combined head and the new chest, they look really nice.

Like Volcanicus with the swords, I am satisfied with what I have but would like to cherry pick a couple of parts.
Sowndwave76 wrote:This is seriously $300?? If so, pshhhhhhhh.

Canadian dollars maybe. USD it'll probably be the same price as God Neptune and Volcanicus on Pulse, around $185

Will Pulse be getting this? I thought it was a TT Mall Exclusive.

News Credits: 42 · Posted by **TF-fan kev777** Fri Oct 09, 2020 9:10 am

Turns out Abominus is the elusive TT-GS05 up on Hasbro Pulse.

https://hasbropulse.com/collections/tra ... -exclusive

News Credits: 42 · Posted by **TF-fan kev777** Fri Oct 09, 2020 9:20 am

Soundbaster is up and as well and is TT-GS12 and has the mercenary faction symbol.

https://hasbropulse.com/collections/tra ... -exclusive

News Credits: 462 · Posted by **Sabrblade** Fri Oct 09, 2020 9:31 am

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Soundbaster is up and as well and is TT-GS12 and has the mercenary faction symbol.

https://hasbropulse.com/collections/tra ... -exclusive

His chest window is also cleaner with far less window cracks in it.

But what's also interesting is that Hasbro is treating this toy as a Selects figure while Takara is instead treating it as a normal Siege figure.