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william-james88 wrote:

Emerje wrote:

Bounti76 wrote:

That box is weird. First off Walgreens doesn't get cases shipped to the store, their distribution center breaks them up based on the individual needs of each store. Then there's the writing describing it simply as Tra Gen W 1 (Transformers Generations wave 1). There's the WK 28 sticker which means week 28 which was two weeks ago. And finally it was delivered air mail which means this was probably dropped off by a UPS or FedEx truck which is how the Target Worlds Collide set was found at Walmart. I can understand how this would happen, a box shows up in the back, it says wave 1, it has an assortment number similar to what's already on the shelves, dated for two weeks ago, of course a random stock person would try to quickly get it on shelves.

Emerje

Tra Gen W 1 is the short version of the following longerusting found on the shipping doc: Transformers Generations Walgreens 1

Ah, I missed that part. Still, would a stock person at Walmart or the delivery guy think that w is out of place? Probably not. I get my neighbors' packages every now and then and we're always hearing about how pressed for time these delivery drivers are so mistakes happen.

Emerje

I'm glad the Hasbro design team seens to be more mindful of all the generations of Transformers,the interview gives me more confidence in them.

I already said it before, but I believe if they wanna make an unified desgin aesthesic for the line, they don't have view it through the lens of being the G1 aesthesic.

Day 945 of waiting for Transformers Armada Masterpiece news.

Looks like Takara is revealing Legacy deluxe Class Dead End and Blanker on August 10th. That means they'll probably beat Hasbro to the punch for revealing alt modes and accessories. When it comes to Blanker (this is the Japanese name for Point Blank and it's what this release will be called) the accessory is pretty important since it's a Targetmaster called Peacemaker. We see Peacemaker in the Takara preview image below along with the alt mode. And we see Dead End's alt mode too.

So are we getting a Peacemaker with Blanker here in the West? Would that make him voyager priced? Or will peacemaker be sold separately?

Personally, I prefer the combo sold at higher price, like they did with Selects Cyclonus.

Looks good

Yes please..

Rodimus Prime wrote:So are we getting a Peacemaker with Blanker here in the West? Would that make him voyager priced? Or will peacemaker be sold separately?

Personally, I prefer the combo sold at higher price, like they did with Selects Cyclonus.

Uh..

When it comes to Blanker (this is the Japanese name for Point Blank)

Blanker is not the targetmaster gun's name, we will most likely be getting pointblank with his Targetmaster peacemaker.

Rodimus Prime wrote:So are we getting a Peacemaker with Blanker here in the West? Would that make him voyager priced? Or will peacemaker be sold separately?

Personally, I prefer the combo sold at higher price, like they did with Selects Cyclonus.

He'll just be deluxe priced and his accessory will be the simple targetmaster you see there.

We saw that they can plan for 2 packs without having to go higher. Like Blaster and Eject still just being a voyager release.

Since they doing cassettes like Rumble in Core Class I wonder if we'll soon get new version of Ravage and Laserbeak? While I think Laserbeak fine to some extent, Ravage is seriously oddly proportioned and wouldn't mind a redo to a more streamlined look.

Though I suspect we'll see a Frenzy/Rumble repaint along with others before a Ravage.

Sabrblade wrote:Peacemaker looks basically like an all-too-faithful recreation of his G1 mold.

He even has permanently fused legs! Thanks for the accuracy !

Sabrblade wrote:Peacemaker looks basically like an all-too-faithful recreation of his G1 mold.

I’ll likely use the Legends version of Peacemaker from the Takara release of TR/LG Topspin instead.

Dead End's got a solid-looking car mode so far, shame I'm gonna pass on him since I'm not doing Menasor. I think he might have slightly different/retooled guns compared to his teammates?
Blanker looks...fine, I guess? Would love to see the full car and not just the front half, but he's probably still a pass for me. Peacemaker looks exactly as compromised as I kinda expected, hopefully Needlenose doesn't also suffer from trying to force a Targetmaster into the Deluxe pricepoint later.

Cyber Bishop wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:So are we getting a Peacemaker with Blanker here in the West? Would that make him voyager priced? Or will peacemaker be sold separately?

Personally, I prefer the combo sold at higher price, like they did with Selects Cyclonus.

Uh..

When it comes to Blanker (this is the Japanese name for Point Blank)

Blanker is not the targetmaster gun's name, we will most likely be getting pointblank with his Targetmaster peacemaker.

1. They called the Targetmaster by the correct name in that quote, not sure what you're correcting.
2. Hasbro revealed the figure as Autobot Blanker, not Pointblank, so he will be releasing in the West as Blanker.

Sabrblade wrote:Peacemaker looks basically like an all-too-faithful recreation of his G1 mold.

Looks to me like the legs still fold over the torso like the G1 original, but the barrel is actually in the legs rather than covered by them, you can see the red hinge for the barrel by the feet, so the bot body lying under the gun is facing the other way. That would also match the "Peacemaker transforms in 2 steps" callout from his product description.

william-james88 wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:So are we getting a Peacemaker with Blanker here in the West? Would that make him voyager priced? Or will peacemaker be sold separately?

Personally, I prefer the combo sold at higher price, like they did with Selects Cyclonus.

He'll just be deluxe priced and his accessory will be the simple targetmaster you see there.

We saw that they can plan for 2 packs without having to go higher. Like Blaster and Eject still just being a voyager release.

Even better. I just wasn't sure if Hasbro would do that, since deluxes do cost less than voyagers and they have sold battlemasters separately.

Both look very nice to me, I'm really digging Dead End's car mode that is totally not a Porsche no siree, and Pointblank Blanker looks equally very fun. He'll look great next to my Crosshairs toy and I hope they do Sureshot!
Maybe a more toy-accurate Scourge with Fracas can happen too like they did with Cyclonus...

Glad I've already got a version of peace maker. I'll probably give point-blank some kind of crotch piece tho but still a definite buy. I'm not doing menasor mainly because of how bad dragstrip is but it's great to see the other cars looking neat.

Dead End looks great, easy pick up along with Starscream and Crankcase. As for Blanker, I'll have to wait and see if they do a Selects toy-accurate version like they did for Cyclonus. That head is just so off-putting compared to the G1 toy.

I don't have any complaints about Point Blank, but I have like a dozen Battle Masters set aside for my season four line up, and now they're doing a new Targetmaster mold? They won't match! I guess now I know how all the ride-or-diw CW Scramble City people feel about new Menasor.

AcademyofDrX wrote:I don't have any complaints about Point Blank, but I have like a dozen Battle Masters set aside for my season four line up, and now they're doing a new Targetmaster mold? They won't match! I guess now I know how all the ride-or-diw CW Scramble City people feel about new Menasor.

I'm sure you'll live (happily), my friend.

AcademyofDrX wrote:I don't have any complaints about Point Blank, but I have like a dozen Battle Masters set aside for my season four line up, and now they're doing a new Targetmaster mold? They won't match! I guess now I know how all the ride-or-diw CW Scramble City people feel about new Menasor.

CW Menosaur is garbage though...

My BBTS order arrived today, which included both Legacy Motormaster and Studio Series 86 Sludge.

I am happy to report that my Motormaster has none of the discoloration/photodegradation others have reported:






My copy of Sludge also does not suffer from knee-flop syndrome like the first-run reviews have shown, and his hips are holding fairly well, though they are a tad loose moving laterally outward for the first inch or so, but he holds both legs fully extended to the side like a champ.

Hopefully the rest of you are having similar luck. Both figures look phenomenal, and I absolutely cannot wait until Menasor is completed. The reveal today of Dead End’s alt mode made me smile, as it looks spot on, and thankfully they included his iconic stripe.

Much like SS Galvatron, I wish Blanker had gotten a larger figure budget. He looks so... under-filled out? And I wish his targetmaster was more in line with the Siege ones.

Dead End looks pretty good. Might get 2 of him, he is by far my favorite stunticon thanks to Cyberverse. And funny enough, he was not homaged in Robots in disguise, so that's a funny thing too

Maybe I'm in the minority, but I really like the Peacemaker mold. It pushes all the right nostalgia buttons for me, since Pointblank was the only Targetmaster I had as a kid.

While it might have been nice to get a more "modern" looking Peacemaker, similar to the Siege Battlemasters, I think it's an issue of how the molding on those works. The limbs have to be a different color than the torso, so they look more uniform in gun mode. Sure, they could paint them, but that's likely not an option with the budget they have. Take Selects Cyclonus. He's a figure all about toy accuracy. So wouldn't they make Nightstick with black arms and a black torso, and make him with silver legs, since that's what his G1 toy had? Nope. Silver legs and arms, black torso.

Nemesis Primal wrote:1. They called the Targetmaster by the correct name in that quote, not sure what you're correcting.
2. Hasbro revealed the figure as Autobot Blanker, not Pointblank, so he will be releasing in the West as Blanker.

Blanker is the stupidest f-ing name to replace his actual name of Pointblank. I went back and saw that they were releasing him under this stupid ass name after I posted.

So no correction, this name swap crap confused the hell out of me.

Cyber Bishop wrote:

Nemesis Primal wrote:1. They called the Targetmaster by the correct name in that quote, not sure what you're correcting.
2. Hasbro revealed the figure as Autobot Blanker, not Pointblank, so he will be releasing in the West as Blanker.

Blanker is the stupidest f-ing name to replace his actual name of Pointblank. I went back and saw that they were releasing him under this stupid ass name after I posted.

So no correction, this name swap crap confused the hell out of me.

I agree, blanker is the dumbest copyright name swap they could do.

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:

Cyber Bishop wrote:

Nemesis Primal wrote:1. They called the Targetmaster by the correct name in that quote, not sure what you're correcting.
2. Hasbro revealed the figure as Autobot Blanker, not Pointblank, so he will be releasing in the West as Blanker.

Blanker is the stupidest f-ing name to replace his actual name of Pointblank. I went back and saw that they were releasing him under this stupid ass name after I posted.

So no correction, this name swap crap confused the hell out of me.

I agree, blanker is the dumbest copyright name swap they could do.

I'd say it's the least dumb one. At least Blanker is the character's name in Japan, so they are still calling the character by a name linked to him since G1. It's not like they called him "Redcar" or "Poopybot".