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I' really interested in that Bludgeon and Rukus set. So it's an Amazon exclusive? I'll be monitoring the listings like a hawk.

soundwave765 wrote:Do we have any idea on the release date?

Since the toys are done being made from the looks of it, I'm gonna hazard an educated guess of October. Maybe late September. Pure guesswork though, I have no facts here.

Damn, I have absolutely no interest in that Bludgeon, might sell him on Ebay or something. Or I might just buy a loose Ruckus from someone who has no interest in him. But I'm not too jazzed about this pairing in general to make me have to do that

ScottyP wrote:

soundwave765 wrote:Do we have any idea on the release date?

Since the toys are done being made from the looks of it, I'm gonna hazard an educated guess of October. Maybe late September. Pure guesswork though, I have no facts here.

Since they're part of the Doom and Destruction line I was expecting before the end of the summer.

SpaceEagle wrote:Damn, I have absolutely no interest in that Bludgeon, might sell him on Ebay or something. Or I might just buy a loose Ruckus from someone who has no interest in him. But I'm not too jazzed about this pairing in general to make me have to do that

You'll have an easier time selling Bludgeon than buying a loose Ruckus.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

SpaceEagle wrote:Damn, I have absolutely no interest in that Bludgeon, might sell him on Ebay or something. Or I might just buy a loose Ruckus from someone who has no interest in him. But I'm not too jazzed about this pairing in general to make me have to do that

You'll have an easier time selling Bludgeon than buying a loose Ruckus.

Yeah, most likely

bludgeon is very out of left field, but awesome looking, and Ruckus looks great!

Gonna dump a lot of photos here, but I think Sandstorm may be the figure of the year for me? He has become a real favorite of mine, 2 months and I cannot put him down. He's just so good. So fun. By far my favorite figure so far this year.

Also he was popular with my niece, and I finally found cage storage in robot mode!

















I also got my Magmatron. He is super neat, and well worth the cost. the one thing that bothers me, is that he is so thick in all 3 directions he is hard to handle in your hands.








Animated Bee is really fun






Chromia is neat




I also got Target Prime, somehow my 3rd use of this mediocre mold. I like this paint scheme though, and Spot is great.






I also got my first 2 mayhem sets, and all of them are pretty nice, though Chop Shop may be my favorite bug to date

Legacy Sideburn.

First impressions aren't good.

As fiddly as the original is, this thin is nowhere near any better.

Tabbing in the roof, is an exercise in frustration.

He's tiny, and he's not fun.
Robot mode is fine, and at least stands better than my original. but that's not saying much since my originla sideburn is 23 years old now.

This was a total miss by Hasbro. Not sure I want the other 2 Car Brothers if they are going to be this underwhelming.

Overcracker wrote:Legacy Sideburn.

First impressions aren't good.

As fiddly as the original is, this thin is nowhere near any better.

Tabbing in the roof, is an exercise in frustration.

He's tiny, and he's not fun.
Robot mode is fine, and at least stands better than my original. but that's not saying much since my originla sideburn is 23 years old now.

This was a total miss by Hasbro. Not sure I want the other 2 Car Brothers if they are going to be this underwhelming.

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You forgot to flip out a pannel under the chest for car mode, that's why there's a gap.

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-Kanrabat- wrote:

Overcracker wrote: (snip)

Just pointing out that there is something in your signature that my anti-virus REALLY don't like.

Same for my antivirus software, as well.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Overcracker wrote:Legacy Sideburn.

First impressions aren't good.

As fiddly as the original is, this thin is nowhere near any better.

Tabbing in the roof, is an exercise in frustration.

He's tiny, and he's not fun.
Robot mode is fine, and at least stands better than my original. but that's not saying much since my originla sideburn is 23 years old now.

This was a total miss by Hasbro. Not sure I want the other 2 Car Brothers if they are going to be this underwhelming.

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You forgot to flip out a pannel under the chest for car mode, that's why there's a gap.

Thanks. Still not a good update.

Also, the roof, is not pegging in, and the right arm doesn’t like to stay tabbed in.

At least the robot mode, is not terrible, and can pose somewhat.

Overcracker wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Overcracker wrote:Legacy Sideburn.

First impressions aren't good.

As fiddly as the original is, this thin is nowhere near any better.

Tabbing in the roof, is an exercise in frustration.

He's tiny, and he's not fun.
Robot mode is fine, and at least stands better than my original. but that's not saying much since my originla sideburn is 23 years old now.

This was a total miss by Hasbro. Not sure I want the other 2 Car Brothers if they are going to be this underwhelming.

IMG_7964.jpg

IMG_7962.jpg

IMG_7965.jpg

You forgot to flip out a pannel under the chest for car mode, that's why there's a gap.

Thanks. Still not a good update.

Also, the roof, is not pegging in, and the right arm doesn’t like to stay tabbed in.

Ditto. I was so disappointed with mine.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Overcracker wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Overcracker wrote:Legacy Sideburn.

First impressions aren't good.

As fiddly as the original is, this thin is nowhere near any better.

Tabbing in the roof, is an exercise in frustration.

He's tiny, and he's not fun.
Robot mode is fine, and at least stands better than my original. but that's not saying much since my originla sideburn is 23 years old now.

This was a total miss by Hasbro. Not sure I want the other 2 Car Brothers if they are going to be this underwhelming.

IMG_7964.jpg

IMG_7962.jpg

IMG_7965.jpg

You forgot to flip out a pannel under the chest for car mode, that's why there's a gap.

Thanks. Still not a good update.

Also, the roof, is not pegging in, and the right arm doesn’t like to stay tabbed in.

Ditto. I was so disappointed with mine.

Same. No QC issues, but he just isn't fun. Best SideBurn is still the FunPub repaint of Classics Rodimus. Still hoping SS86 Hot Rod might get re-deco'd and released as a Fan Channel SideBurn.

ShadowBlaze wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Overcracker wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Overcracker wrote:Legacy Sideburn.

First impressions aren't good.

As fiddly as the original is, this thin is nowhere near any better.

Tabbing in the roof, is an exercise in frustration.

He's tiny, and he's not fun.
Robot mode is fine, and at least stands better than my original. but that's not saying much since my originla sideburn is 23 years old now.

This was a total miss by Hasbro. Not sure I want the other 2 Car Brothers if they are going to be this underwhelming.

IMG_7964.jpg

IMG_7962.jpg

IMG_7965.jpg

You forgot to flip out a pannel under the chest for car mode, that's why there's a gap.

Thanks. Still not a good update.

Also, the roof, is not pegging in, and the right arm doesn’t like to stay tabbed in.

Ditto. I was so disappointed with mine.

Same. No QC issues, but he just isn't fun. Best SideBurn is still the FunPub repaint of Classics Rodimus. Still hoping SS86 Hot Rod might get re-deco'd and released as a Fan Channel SideBurn.

Just gonna leave here this here pic of "G1 Side Burn".

I always hated on Legacy Blitzwing ever since he was revealed. The tank with a "dick", the cancer growths under the jet wings, those clown hands that have nowhere to go without looking stupid...
...But for 2.50$CAN more expensive than a full priced voyager, he's way, WAY better in hand than anticipated. He feels good in hand, solid and of a nice quality. Plus those flaws in vehicle modes reminds me of my own customs that I make. So this make Blitzwing endearing to me. And finally, that robot mode is perfect.

But what about those clown hands?

THEY ARE A PERFECT FIT FOR G1 METROPLEX!

That specific Metroplex is a scrap body that I repaired. His waist joint was broken and the entire ratchet set from a knee was missing. After repairing everything, I was wondering if the clown hands would work on him. Of course, the regular fists ports are too large, but the sleeves fit snugly and solidly! I added the "scrap" G1 Strafe I got for 2$CAN at Comiccon and this is giving me a nice custom idea.

Sabrblade wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Overcracker wrote: (snip)

Just pointing out that there is something in your signature that my anti-virus REALLY don't like.

Same for my antivirus software, as well.

Hi, yeah the SSL certificate expired. It should now work without agitating your antivirus. Thanks.

Just found out the Japanese release of Legacy Magmatron has a cover box and it has gloriously anime style art updated for the new design!



Note the Beast Wars Neo logo in the top right corner and the D-35 designation from the original toy.

Incidentally, there's a new DNA upgrade kit for Tiger Hawk and Silverbolt that fixes several of the issues of both.

Emerje

Sabrblade wrote:Just gonna leave here this here pic of "G1 Side Burn".

$25 even if they changed the orange to white.

We’ve known we were getting Road Pig in the Walmart exclusive Legacy subline for a while. We saw random bits of him, like his arms, but only now do we finally get a good look at him. He will be part of the dame wave as the other Walmart exclusives like Lockdown and should appear in stores by the end of summer. But you never know with Walmart.

There are no preorders open for him right now. Check him out below and let us know what you think.

There's a little too much black but I like the red and love the gold

I know the g2 headsculpt is supposed to be iconic but a little too generic for my liking

Still a definite buy for me, I like the g2 symbol on him

Razorbeast88 wrote:There's a little too much black

As opposed to...?

Very cool, I'm really digging how the Junkion aesthetic works with him, adds to the menacing feel.

Sabrblade wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:There's a little too much black

As opposed to...?

As you saw with my comment about the headsculpt, the accuracy to the original is cool but a little more difference in headsculpt and some more color breakup would've been nice

I like that all of your replies sound like an excuse to correct people though, it's very pleasant

Road Pig is pretty damn cool!

I hope I'll be able to pick him up.