Black Hat wrote:Courtesy of some anon on 4chan, apparently Volcanicus looks a LOT better transformed like this:
william-james88 wrote:SillyMcGilly wrote:I'm just thankful we now have a voyager Starscream with a nice robot mode.
I am still waiting for one
Only problem to me is he's probably not gonna be redone into Skywarp and Thundercracker because of his scale.
I dont see how scale changed anything. Every other Generations Starscream got recoloured into those two other seekers and the scales were all over the place.
Plus, we have a listing for a TRU exclusive Thundercraker so I think both the redecos will be store exclusives.
So you may get your wish
SillyMcGilly wrote:Gwumpy wumpus.
SillyMcGilly wrote:He turns into a torso mode that actually looks halfway decent. He's of course bound to have a jet mode that's more or less sub par. But the robot mode actually looks good... Dunno where all the hate is from, but okay. I'm just happy we were listened to and got a voyager Starscream that isn't this guy:
SillyMcGilly wrote:Plus, isn't it possible that the TRU exclusive Thundercracker is the third RiD warrior class seeker? We got Screamer and Warpy, but no Thunders.
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:SillyMcGilly wrote:Plus, isn't it possible that the TRU exclusive Thundercracker is the third RiD warrior class seeker? We got Screamer and Warpy, but no Thunders.
The price point is that of a Voyager, besides RiD 2015 has effectively ended by now,.
Skritz wrote:What bothers me is that around my place, the two Wal Mart and remaining Toys R Us still have entire shelves filled with unsold Transformers figures. Beside the movie ones, the rest is mostly RiD or endless waves of Galvatron, Octone and Blitzwing....and THEN there is the endless wave of crap like One-Step-Changer and other wastes of plastics not even little kids would buy.
This mean I sadly don't expect to see PotP stuff on shelves any time soon.
Black Hat wrote:Courtesy of some anon on 4chan, apparently Volcanicus looks a LOT better transformed like this:
SillyMcGilly wrote:IMO, it kinda serves them right for jacking the prices up for so high when we now have Amazon to replace the online side, and Target and Walmart to mostly replace brick and mortar stores. I think bad business practice is killing the company, and that ain't our faults.
Black Hat wrote:Courtesy of some anon on 4chan, apparently Volcanicus looks a LOT better transformed like this:
SillyMcGilly wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:SillyMcGilly wrote:Plus, isn't it possible that the TRU exclusive Thundercracker is the third RiD warrior class seeker? We got Screamer and Warpy, but no Thunders.
The price point is that of a Voyager, besides RiD 2015 has effectively ended by now,.
But Toys"R"Us is ESPENSIVE! Especially when it comes to exclusives.
SillyMcGilly wrote:Skritz wrote:What bothers me is that around my place, the two Wal Mart and remaining Toys R Us still have entire shelves filled with unsold Transformers figures. Beside the movie ones, the rest is mostly RiD or endless waves of Galvatron, Octone and Blitzwing....and THEN there is the endless wave of crap like One-Step-Changer and other wastes of plastics not even little kids would buy.
This mean I sadly don't expect to see PotP stuff on shelves any time soon.
Fix: Buy em all, sell them on Amazon for the same price, POTP figures will appear in stock, profit.
Skritz wrote:As much as I hate to say this, all signs point to Transformers imploding hard in the coming years. The fact is, Transformers as a brand has been on shelves, often with several series or toylines on shelves for a decade now and has existed in this state since at least 2007.
Madeus Prime wrote:Skritz wrote:As much as I hate to say this, all signs point to Transformers imploding hard in the coming years. The fact is, Transformers as a brand has been on shelves, often with several series or toylines on shelves for a decade now and has existed in this state since at least 2007.
I hate to think of it, but you make a valid point...the only upside to this would be a wildly successful resurgence/reboot in a few years (Beast Wars: Part Deux please).
Skritz wrote:Madeus Prime wrote:Skritz wrote:As much as I hate to say this, all signs point to Transformers imploding hard in the coming years. The fact is, Transformers as a brand has been on shelves, often with several series or toylines on shelves for a decade now and has existed in this state since at least 2007.
I hate to think of it, but you make a valid point...the only upside to this would be a wildly successful resurgence/reboot in a few years (Beast Wars: Part Deux please).
The difference is in the advantage Beast Wars had: Transformers had been off the air since the end of G1 with 'The Rebirth' and only existed in the form of rerurns, while japan had its own series which rode the popularity of mecha in the '80 and '90 before having their own spinoff in the form of the awesome-yet-obscure Brave serie. When Beast Wars hit, it was brand new, the first new Transformers cartoon in so much as western audiences were concerned (or even knew, as the internet was young).
This effect is lost because since the 2007 movie, we had Animated, Prime, Rescue Bots, RiD, the ongoing Generations toylines, the Cybertron games and who knows what else I'm forgetting. At this point Transformers is just old hat and part of the expected pop culture landscape, even if most of its (intended) target audience generally only knows an incarnation or two.
SillyMcGilly wrote: IMO, it kinda serves them right for jacking the prices up for so high when we now have Amazon to replace the online side, and Target and Walmart to mostly replace brick and mortar stores. I think bad business practice is killing the company, and that ain't our faults.
Madeus Prime wrote:Skritz wrote:As much as I hate to say this, all signs point to Transformers imploding hard in the coming years. The fact is, Transformers as a brand has been on shelves, often with several series or toylines on shelves for a decade now and has existed in this state since at least 2007.
I hate to think of it, but you make a valid point...the only upside to this would be a wildly successful resurgence/reboot in a few years (Beast Wars: Part Deux please).
Quantum Surge wrote:Moving on from the negative, does anyone that have the figures released so far have their own thoughts when compared to the previous lines (like QC issues or how stable they are)?
nycPrime wrote:Quantum Surge wrote:Moving on from the negative, does anyone that have the figures released so far have their own thoughts when compared to the previous lines (like QC issues or how stable they are)?
I have the 4 deluxes. The dinobots are awesome. Overall the figures are very good. With the exception of Jazz, I haven't noticed QC or stability issues. With Jazz, it's a bit tough tabbing in the sides in alt mode. I also found him to be floppy as a limb. RTS Jazz is still better IMO.
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