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News Credits: 12 · Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:21 pm

Vector Prime will be my only purchase from this wave
Maybe it's because I'm not as attached to the character but I like the jhiaxus mold and I don't think this is so bad

The proportions are a little lanky/wonky but I think it looks good

News Credits: 42 · Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:24 pm

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:I'm annoyed that they didn't fit the Accelewings on the clear yellow sprue, but other than that he looks pretty damn good.

Overcracker wrote:Still pre-ordering Hot Shot the moment it's available. You can tell this was a Takara project end to end it's just so accurate to the OG and the cartoon. Still odd the wings are red and not the same translucent yellow as the windshield.

My guess is that the wings are too pointy on the ends to be able to use the hard clear plastic, or too fragile on the drop test, and so they had to use something softer and had to settle for that color sprue.

News Credits: 14 · Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:28 pm

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:I'm annoyed that they didn't fit the Accelewings on the clear yellow sprue, but other than that he looks pretty damn good.

Overcracker wrote:Still pre-ordering Hot Shot the moment it's available. You can tell this was a Takara project end to end it's just so accurate to the OG and the cartoon. Still odd the wings are red and not the same translucent yellow as the windshield.

My guess is that the wings are too pointy on the ends to be able to use the hard clear plastic, or too fragile on the drop test, and so they had to use something softer and had to settle for that color sprue.

Possibly.

Also, Just had a thought....

Cybertron Sideways (coming in a Walmart capsule next year) from Straxxus? Or Vice-versa?

News Credits: 462 · Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:30 pm

Overcracker wrote:Also, Just had a thought....

Cybertron Sideways (coming in a Walmart capsule next year) from Straxxus? Or Vice-versa?

Straxus is a Leader, Sideways is a Deluxe.

News Credits: 2 · Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:31 pm

Overcracker wrote:
Also, Just had a thought....

Cybertron Sideways (coming in a Walmart capsule next year) from Straxxus? Or Vice-versa?

I can't see it, especially if you consider the chest design to the guy. Also, Sideways was a short, stout character and figure while this Jhiaxus mold seems more designed for taller, lanky bots. Not sure it would be a good fit.

EDIT: I read Straxxus as Jhiaxus. Derp.

News Credits: 14 · Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:41 pm

First-Aid wrote:
Overcracker wrote:
Also, Just had a thought....

Cybertron Sideways (coming in a Walmart capsule next year) from Straxxus? Or Vice-versa?

I can't see it, especially if you consider the chest design to the guy. Also, Sideways was a short, stout character and figure while this Jhiaxus mold seems more designed for taller, lanky bots. Not sure it would be a good fit.

Sideways was tall and lanky. I thin you are picturing someone else.

The chest can be retooled to match Straxxus better.

He's very much the same general idea as Straxxus: flying thing with a large gun on top.

Ahh, did not realize Sideways was a deluxe. and Straxus was a Leader. Well so much for my idea.

News Credits: 462 · Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:43 pm

Overcracker wrote:
First-Aid wrote:
Overcracker wrote:
Also, Just had a thought....

Cybertron Sideways (coming in a Walmart capsule next year) from Straxxus? Or Vice-versa?

I can't see it, especially if you consider the chest design to the guy. Also, Sideways was a short, stout character and figure while this Jhiaxus mold seems more designed for taller, lanky bots. Not sure it would be a good fit.

Sideways was tall and lanky. I thin you are picturing someone else.

The chest can be retooled to match Straxxus better.

He's very much the same general idea as Straxxus: flying thing with a large gun on top.

Straxus is a Leader, Sideways is a Deluxe.

News Credits: 14 · Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:46 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Overcracker wrote:
First-Aid wrote:
Overcracker wrote:
Also, Just had a thought....

Cybertron Sideways (coming in a Walmart capsule next year) from Straxxus? Or Vice-versa?

I can't see it, especially if you consider the chest design to the guy. Also, Sideways was a short, stout character and figure while this Jhiaxus mold seems more designed for taller, lanky bots. Not sure it would be a good fit.

Sideways was tall and lanky. I thin you are picturing someone else.

The chest can be retooled to match Straxxus better.

He's very much the same general idea as Straxxus: flying thing with a large gun on top.
Straxus is a Leader, Sideways is a Deluxe.

Yeah, I saw it, after I posted. Relax.

Ignore the suggestion then sheesh.

News Credits: 2 · Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:51 pm

Overcracker wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Overcracker wrote:
First-Aid wrote:
Overcracker wrote:
Also, Just had a thought....

Cybertron Sideways (coming in a Walmart capsule next year) from Straxxus? Or Vice-versa?

I can't see it, especially if you consider the chest design to the guy. Also, Sideways was a short, stout character and figure while this Jhiaxus mold seems more designed for taller, lanky bots. Not sure it would be a good fit.

Sideways was tall and lanky. I thin you are picturing someone else.

The chest can be retooled to match Straxxus better.

He's very much the same general idea as Straxxus: flying thing with a large gun on top.
Straxus is a Leader, Sideways is a Deluxe.

Yeah, I saw it, after I posted. Relax.

Ignore the suggestion then sheesh.

I'll sit an commiserate with you. I apparently also have reading issues...see my edit above. ;)^

Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:57 pm

For all the complaints against Vector prime it sure did sell out pretty fast! lol

Nothing of interest to me here, Vector Prime looks alright but not enough to warrant $35.

News Credits: 14 · Thu Apr 25, 2024 1:02 pm

Hot Shot and Side Burn and Vector Prime are up on Amazon:

Legacy United R.I.D SideBurn - Amazon.com
Legacy United Cybertron Hot Shot - Amazon.com
Legacy United Cybertron Vector Prime - Amazon.com

News Credits: 19 · Thu Apr 25, 2024 2:05 pm

Sabrblade wrote:

Straxus is a Leader, Sideways is a Deluxe.[/quote]

Leaders can be deluxes...with GUFF

News Credits: 14 · Thu Apr 25, 2024 2:31 pm

First-Aid wrote:
I'll sit an commiserate with you. I apparently also have reading issues...see my edit above.

Thanks.

News Credits: 22 · Thu Apr 25, 2024 2:51 pm

I don't think Vector Prime is that bad. Just like Jhiaxus, he's a bit too simple for voyager, but it's this or nothing. For what it's worth, I also thought he should have been leader sized brand new mold. Jhiaxus could be used for Armada Thrust. Preordered Comic Grimlock. Any idea when Straxus will be available?

News Credits: 1 · Thu Apr 25, 2024 3:00 pm

Vector Prime looks great. Too bad they couldn't include his Minicon partner...

News Credits: 332 · Thu Apr 25, 2024 4:48 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Magneous looks like cocaine, hopefully no one tries to crush him up.

Hot Shot is a nice sided deluxe, good and big!

Vector Prime surprised me with how good he looks. not perfect mind you, but I wasn't expecting that retool, and he looks pretty decent.

*sniff, sniff* What was that?

News Credits: 42 · Thu Apr 25, 2024 6:27 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Magneous looks like cocaine, hopefully no one tries to crush him up.

Hot Shot is a nice sided deluxe, good and big!

Vector Prime surprised me with how good he looks. not perfect mind you, but I wasn't expecting that retool, and he looks pretty decent.

*sniff, sniff* What was that?

Hmmm, maybe that's why he sold out before the other 2 deluxes on Pulse.

News Credits: 1 · Fri Apr 26, 2024 12:23 am

First-Aid wrote:
Overcracker wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Overcracker wrote:
First-Aid wrote:
Overcracker wrote:
Also, Just had a thought....

Cybertron Sideways (coming in a Walmart capsule next year) from Straxxus? Or Vice-versa?

I can't see it, especially if you consider the chest design to the guy. Also, Sideways was a short, stout character and figure while this Jhiaxus mold seems more designed for taller, lanky bots. Not sure it would be a good fit.

Sideways was tall and lanky. I thin you are picturing someone else.

The chest can be retooled to match Straxxus better.

He's very much the same general idea as Straxxus: flying thing with a large gun on top.
Straxus is a Leader, Sideways is a Deluxe.

Yeah, I saw it, after I posted. Relax.

Ignore the suggestion then sheesh.

I'll sit an commiserate with you. I apparently also have reading issues...see my edit above.

Okay, not sure who corrected what, but I'll meet someone errrm...one quarter of the way and agree that I always loosely associate Cybertron Sideways/Noisemaze with Jhiaxus in that he looks like he should be repainted into one of the Liege Centruro's Cybertronian flunkies. Is it possible the designer actually based him on some of Manny Galan's generics in addition to whatever shuttle design his alt is supposed to be?

That green and white redeco is the one of the few possible products of all these Cybertron 20th anniversary updates that I'd buy the $&*%! out of!

News Credits: 9 · Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:04 pm

Just saw this on Instagram:

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:18 pm

Probably no coincidence that those same three Decepticons are together in Transformers: One.

Emerje

News Credits: 51 · Sat Apr 27, 2024 1:07 am

Hot Shot looks basically perfect, instant preorder.

Nucleous looks so close to something I would like, but again, the fact that he is actually straight-up made of rocks ruins it for me. If he was just a cool TF moon buggy with a club made of rockets and that same color scheme and head design, absolutely, but as it is, can't get past the weirdness.

Vector Prime looked a little rough to me in the render, but the in-hand look at him in the stream sold me, that metallic paint looks so good. If his arms had been retooled to have his armguards, he would basically be perfect (and/or if he had Safeguard, but honestly I was expecting him not to have him at this rate), but as-is I'm still on board.

Straxus should be an absolute pickup, barring any weird unforseen decisions, super happy to have him confirmed out of nowhere.

News Credits: 332 · Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:16 am

Do we think that Vector Prime is going to be made of that nylon plastic like Jihaxus?

Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:44 am

That three pack is very similar to the previous one with Megs, so I'm not certain of the appeal of it. For me anyway.

News Credits: 101 · Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:51 am

Till-all-R1 wrote:That three pack is very similar to the previous one with Megs, so I'm not certain of the appeal of it. For me anyway.

The appeal would first be for those who missed out on the Netflix Soundwave and want some extra figures for the price they'd pay on eBay.
Or for those who missed out on all 3.
Or the hardcore who don't mind triple-dipping.

News Credits: 22 · Sat Apr 27, 2024 12:10 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Till-all-R1 wrote:That three pack is very similar to the previous one with Megs, so I'm not certain of the appeal of it. For me anyway.

The appeal would first be for those who missed out on the Netflix Soundwave and want some extra figures for the price they'd pay on eBay.
Or for those who missed out on all 3.
Or the hardcore who don't mind triple-dipping.

I wouldn't mind getting Shockwave and Soundwave, but i already have 2 of ER Screamer so unless it's a new Starscream it'll be a hard sell.