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TF-fan kev777 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I'm really surprised that Ricochet and Swoop aren't out yet. They were due at the end of last month, and we're almost halfway through March and no sign of them coming in stock yet. Same story with that TLK Drift exclusive

Reminds me of CW Groove

I was always skeptical of BBTS and TFSource (and others) indicating February, when entertainment earth the official outlet for the US had Swoop in March and Ricochet in April from the beginning. I originally pre-ordered through them, but cancelled and went with BBTS since they would still be cheaper paired with Big Powered for the $4 shipping than entertainment earth's shipping price. April will be a good haul month.

I have them both on Pre-order from TFsource, and I've learned that for the most part, the date TFsource gives is usually at least a week and maybe 2 months ahead of actual release.

And I feel you with that coming haul. for me it's gonna have Big Convoy, IDW Prime Flame Toys kit, Ricochet, Swoop, Flame Toys Bumblebee, Legends Big Powered, and TLK exclusive Drift, whenever the last of them comes in stock.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I'm really surprised that Ricochet and Swoop aren't out yet. They were due at the end of last month, and we're almost halfway through March and no sign of them coming in stock yet. Same story with that TLK Drift exclusive

I'm actually more surprised we haven't seen any in hand images of Ricochet and Swoop. I really want to know if the grey plastic on Rwoop is going match the rest of the PotP dinos. The images we have makes the grey look off to the point I canned my pre-order.

carytheone wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I'm really surprised that Ricochet and Swoop aren't out yet. They were due at the end of last month, and we're almost halfway through March and no sign of them coming in stock yet. Same story with that TLK Drift exclusive

I'm actually more surprised we haven't seen any in hand images of Ricochet and Swoop. I really want to know if the grey plastic on Rwoop is going match the rest of the PotP dinos. The images we have makes the grey look off to the point I canned my pre-order.

I'm pretty close to cancelling mine as well for Rwoop. In my case, I don't like that they left out the gold underpaint on the beak, plus I actually like the blue version. This would just be getting an exclusive just for the purpose of getting the exclusive, which I'm trying to move myself away from.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

carytheone wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I'm really surprised that Ricochet and Swoop aren't out yet. They were due at the end of last month, and we're almost halfway through March and no sign of them coming in stock yet. Same story with that TLK Drift exclusive

I'm actually more surprised we haven't seen any in hand images of Ricochet and Swoop. I really want to know if the grey plastic on Rwoop is going match the rest of the PotP dinos. The images we have makes the grey look off to the point I canned my pre-order.

I'm pretty close to cancelling mine as well for Rwoop. In my case, I don't like that they left out the gold underpaint on the beak, plus I actually like the blue version. This would just be getting an exclusive just for the purpose of getting the exclusive, which I'm trying to move myself away from.

The lack of gold under paint is my number two reason for not getting him. I considered trying to mix and match parts to make the ultimate Swoop, then I decided to save $22.

For me, Red Swoop won;t be going with the other Dinobots, he'll instead be going to Inferno's combiner.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

carytheone wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I'm really surprised that Ricochet and Swoop aren't out yet. They were due at the end of last month, and we're almost halfway through March and no sign of them coming in stock yet. Same story with that TLK Drift exclusive

I'm actually more surprised we haven't seen any in hand images of Ricochet and Swoop. I really want to know if the grey plastic on Rwoop is going match the rest of the PotP dinos. The images we have makes the grey look off to the point I canned my pre-order.

I'm pretty close to cancelling mine as well for Rwoop. In my case, I don't like that they left out the gold underpaint on the beak, plus I actually like the blue version. This would just be getting an exclusive just for the purpose of getting the exclusive, which I'm trying to move myself away from.

Oh man, this is something I have to let go of as well. Obviously, toys in general are not a necessity but it's something we all love here. But within that there are definitely toys which are less necessary than others and won't add as much to my enjoyment and I have to break free of that (especially since that incremental enjoyment comes at the cost of both more money and loss of space).

william-james88 wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

carytheone wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I'm really surprised that Ricochet and Swoop aren't out yet. They were due at the end of last month, and we're almost halfway through March and no sign of them coming in stock yet. Same story with that TLK Drift exclusive

I'm actually more surprised we haven't seen any in hand images of Ricochet and Swoop. I really want to know if the grey plastic on Rwoop is going match the rest of the PotP dinos. The images we have makes the grey look off to the point I canned my pre-order.

I'm pretty close to cancelling mine as well for Rwoop. In my case, I don't like that they left out the gold underpaint on the beak, plus I actually like the blue version. This would just be getting an exclusive just for the purpose of getting the exclusive, which I'm trying to move myself away from.

Oh man, this is something I have to let go of as well. Obviously, toys in general are not a necessity but it's something we all love here. But within that there are definitely toys which are less necessary than others and won't add as much to my enjoyment and I have to break free of that (especially since that incremental enjoyment comes at the cost of both more money and loss of space).

Getting them all is the hardest habit to break. The second hardest thing is parting ways with old toys.

carytheone wrote:Getting them all is the hardest habit to break. The second hardest thing is parting ways with old toys.

Also something I will be doing. With the new lambos, there is no need for my classics ones. I was thinking of selling my older classics toys and titanium toys (ie seekers) as well as some superflous Unicron trilogy stuff. I wasnt sure but my little boy sat on my classics hound the other day, destroying it's pelvis (the toy, not the boy), so that made it a simple solution. But now i have to go back and find the instructions and all the correct missiles from the bins and binders, all for 10$ at a time. Not the most fun of work.

Red Swoop is going to be my final limb in completing Optimus Maximus. Ricochet will go with Inferno. So with what we presume to know...*Orthia* will be completed with Greenlight & Lancer, only one more Autobot Limb needed and perfect Symmetry will once again be achieved!

william-james88 wrote:

carytheone wrote:Getting them all is the hardest habit to break. The second hardest thing is parting ways with old toys.

Also something I will be doing. With the new lambos, there is no need for my classics ones. I was thinking of selling my older classics toys and titanium toys (ie seekers) as well as some superflous Unicron trilogy stuff. I wasnt sure but my little boy sat on my classics hound the other day, destroying it's pelvis (the toy, not the boy), so that made it a simple solution. But now i have to go back and find the instructions and all the correct missiles from the bins and binders, all for 10$ at a time. Not the most fun of work.

I agree and it's barely worth the money, but all that glorious space! Just to be filled back up with more plastic. That is a definition of "the struggle".

I find that selling a lot of stuff on ebay and such is like taking on a part time job. I have a box of stuff that I need to tackle, but having a hard time with motivation.

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

carytheone wrote:Getting them all is the hardest habit to break. The second hardest thing is parting ways with old toys.

Also something I will be doing. With the new lambos, there is no need for my classics ones. I was thinking of selling my older classics toys and titanium toys (ie seekers) as well as some superflous Unicron trilogy stuff. I wasnt sure but my little boy sat on my classics hound the other day, destroying it's pelvis (the toy, not the boy), so that made it a simple solution. But now i have to go back and find the instructions and all the correct missiles from the bins and binders, all for 10$ at a time. Not the most fun of work.

I agree and it's barely worth the money, but all that glorious space! Just to be filled back up with more plastic. That is a definition of "the struggle".

I find that selling a lot of stuff on ebay and such is like taking on a part time job. I have a box of stuff that I need to tackle, but having a hard time with motivation.

I'm right there with both of you. I even have a number of WFC/T30 and older generations stuff back in the original packaging and weighed up, but I absolutely HATE writing the listings and putting them on ebay. And then packaging everything up once they sell is a pain, because you never know who will end up buying multiple items.

But I'm still going to. There is a nice little rush of watching the end of your ebay listings to see who might swoop in at the last minutes and drive the price up.

Weird! I was just looking at Arctic Megs this morning thinking, Did I just buy that to buy that? I already had the retail version.

Sadly I think the answer is, yes. Great figure, fun deco, but I really didn't NEEEEED it.

Habits! Why are they so dang habitual?!

Cobotron wrote:Habits! Why are they so dang habitual?!

¿ritual de lo habitual?

carytheone wrote:

Cobotron wrote:Habits! Why are they so dang habitual?!

¿ritual de lo habitual?

Now why didn't I start that post about thinking about Arctic Megs, "I was standing in the shower thinking......"

Cobotron wrote:

carytheone wrote:

Cobotron wrote:Habits! Why are they so dang habitual?!

¿ritual de lo habitual?

Now why didn't I start that post about thinking about Arctic Megs, "I was standing in the shower thinking......"

Good man

Cobotron wrote:Weird! I was just looking at Arctic Megs this morning thinking, Did I just buy that to buy that? I already had the retail version.

Sadly I think the answer is, yes. Great figure, fun deco, but I really didn't NEEEEED it.

Habits! Why are they so dang habitual?!

I feel similarly about "Combat" Megatron. I didn't really need him, but I still bought him. I can rationalize that a bit, at least, to calm my sense of buyer's remorse and avoid uncomfortable cognitive dissonance. He was only $29.99, the price of any other Voyager Class figure at regular retail, so I didn't pay a premium for a special edition figure. I can complete a "Generations" display of G2 Megatrons, each with one of the unique Megatron decos from the era, each with it's own unique tank mold and transformation. I've also bought into free shipping with Hasbro Pulse for the year, so I can justify ordering figures from there in the future if desired, especially if more interesting exclusives are put up there in the coming year. Finally, it was nice to participate in the inaugural exclusive offer from Hasbro Pulse as well. I feel I'm showing my approval of Hasbro's new venture and attempt to serve the adult fan community with my wallet. I liked getting that little "thank you" postcard with my purchase signed by John Warden. It's a nice little keepsake.

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Cobotron wrote:Weird! I was just looking at Arctic Megs this morning thinking, Did I just buy that to buy that? I already had the retail version.

Sadly I think the answer is, yes. Great figure, fun deco, but I really didn't NEEEEED it.

Habits! Why are they so dang habitual?!

I feel similarly about "Combat" Megatron. I didn't really need him, but I still bought him. I can rationalize that a bit, at least, to calm my sense of buyer's remorse and avoid uncomfortable cognitive dissonance. He was only $29.99, the price of any other Voyager Class figure at regular retail, so I didn't pay a premium for a special edition figure. I can complete a "Generations" display of G2 Megatrons, each with one of the unique Megatron decos from the era, each with it's own unique tank mold and transformation. I've also bought into free shipping with Hasbro Pulse for the year, so I can justify ordering figures from there in the future if desired, especially if more interesting exclusives are put up there in the coming year. Finally, it was nice to participate in the inaugural exclusive offer from Hasbro Pulse as well. I feel I'm showing my approval of Hasbro's new venture and attempt to serve the adult fan community with my wallet. I liked getting that little "thank you" postcard with my purchase signed by John Warden. It's a nice little keepsake.

All great justifications J-Dawg! I can say he is the only CHUGish G2 Megs I have, and I'm happy to have him squared off with TR Laser Prime. But it was definitely a case of, EWW! Gotta get 'em before he's gone!!! I didn't even think of the why.

But if I went down the road of "justification" for any of my collection, I'd be driving straight towards a world of hurt.

Most of us are way past needing "justification". For me it's mostly budget and space - somewhere in the haze there is purpose.

o.supreme wrote:Red Swoop is going to be my final limb in completing Optimus Maximus. Ricochet will go with Inferno. So with what we presume to know...*Orthia* will be completed with Greenlight & Lancer, only one more Autobot Limb needed and perfect Symmetry will once again be achieved!

But shouldn't that complete your combiners? Swoop, Ricochet, Lancer, and Greenlight are 4, and if I am reading your picture right, you need 4. So where does the need for the last limb come from?

carytheone wrote:Most of us are way past needing "justification". For me it's mostly budget and space - somewhere in the haze there is purpose.

I'm personally trying a rule that started with my MPs: only 1 per mold, at least that is my hopeful plan. I felt good about Combat Hero Megs since I didn't get the retail one, and I am now attempting to get the 3 G2 Megatrons in voyager scale, after really liking and wanting the purple Legends one last year.

If it weren't for the desire to have an even number of limbs, I probably would not get Red Swoop, just Ricochet. I really plan with exclusives to get them only if they fill a hole that I really want to fill in the collection. Heck, Throne of the Primes was the first ever exclusive I planned to buy at price from a convention ever, other having been out for years and available for cheap. That was mainly cause he won the fan vote and he came with my final 4 Prime Masters.

That's my real justification: what's cool and what is unique enough to stand out or is worth collecting for me.

Cobotron wrote:But if I went down the road of "justification" for any of my collection, I'd be driving straight towards a world of hurt.

But it hurts so good!

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Cobotron wrote:But if I went down the road of "justification" for any of my collection, I'd be driving straight towards a world of hurt.

But it hurts so good!

Don't make me quote Melencamp, Wolfy!

Cobotron wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Cobotron wrote:But if I went down the road of "justification" for any of my collection, I'd be driving straight towards a world of hurt.

But it hurts so good!

Don't make me quote Melencamp, Wolfy!

Sometimes love don't feel like it should.

For me, my collecting goals boil down to "an in-scale (so anything Combiner Wars and onwards so far, with a handful of T30 stuff), largely originally-designed Generations version of pretty much every character from G1, all 7 years, including Japan-exclusive ones, mostly one of each character", and "Generations figures of cool obscure characters/redecos, especially G2 and other early 90s madness", so Combat Hero Megatron was an absolute no-brainer.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

o.supreme wrote:Red Swoop is going to be my final limb in completing Optimus Maximus. Ricochet will go with Inferno. So with what we presume to know...*Orthia* will be completed with Greenlight & Lancer, only one more Autobot Limb needed and perfect Symmetry will once again be achieved!

But shouldn't that complete your combiners? Swoop, Ricochet, Lancer, and Greenlight are 4, and if I am reading your picture right, you need 4. So where does the need for the last limb come from?

Well for a while, my Optimus Maximus was complete, using SG Starscream, however since I have this impossible dream now of trying to complete an actual Modulus, then I had to take SG Starscream away from Op Max (to be replaced with Red Swoop). So Inferno is still missing one limb. Trust me this is VERY important. If or releases just one more heroic deluxe Limb the there will be perfect Symmetry with 30 Completely Unique Combiners 15 Heroic and 15 Evil, although there is a bit of a size imbalance considering 2 of the cons' are Titan size but I digress... Even though I may not have them all yet, I have the system that makes it possible.

o.supreme wrote:Well for a while, my Optimus Maximus was complete, using SG Starscream, however since I have this impossible dream now of trying to complete an actual Modulus, then I had to take SG Starscream away from Op Max (to be replaced with Red Swoop).

Last year at RoboCon, Pete was selling leftover samples of past Fun Pub exclusives, which included some unpainted and unstickered preassembled custom class Medix figures (which were basically just First Aid figures molded in solid white and black plastic). I myself wasn't able to get one, but I'm fine with that since I plan to replace Medix with a stickered version of TFSS Smokescreen (making him look much different and Diaclone-based from the non-stickered TFSS Smokescreen I have for my Wreckage) for my own Modulus.