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News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 2:58 pm

Okay, so I don't really care much about "to MAGA or not to MAGA", but I am a big fan of irony.

Anyone else find it funny that a reasonable portion of fans are actually hoping for Hasbro to include 1 less paint app?

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:02 pm

Skritz wrote:
RodimusConvoy13 wrote:So, uh, Power of the Primes has some cool toys doesn't it?

Trying to get thread back on topic

You picked the wrong topic to get back on track, buddy, because I've never seen a toyline catch so much crap.

? Aside from jazz, I've seen mostly positive comments.

by **Skritz** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:03 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:
Skritz wrote:
RodimusConvoy13 wrote:So, uh, Power of the Primes has some cool toys doesn't it?

Trying to get thread back on topic

You picked the wrong topic to get back on track, buddy, because I've never seen a toyline catch so much crap.

? Aside from jazz, I've seen mostly positive comments.

What about all the people who whined about the Dinobots?

News Credits: 460 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:03 pm

Yeah, a lot of people find this Potpie line to be delicious.

by **Skritz** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:06 pm

It's a shame the line was so short lived, to the point we might not even see all Thirteen (well, Twelve) Prime Masters.

News Credits: 460 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:06 pm

Skritz wrote:It's a shame the line was so short lived, to the point we might not even see all Thirteen (well, Twelve) Prime Masters.

Yeah, we're missing Prima, Amalgamous, and Nexus.

by **Skritz** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:09 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Skritz wrote:It's a shame the line was so short lived, to the point we might not even see all Thirteen (well, Twelve) Prime Masters.
Yeah, we're missing Prima, Amalgamous, and Nexus.

Prima in particular is the biggest offense because not only it's Prima, you know, the guy who started the very concept which would evolve into the Thirteen Primes but his Decoy Armor being Waverider mean if he doesn't get released then the Autobot Pretenders will be missing a core member.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:20 pm

They could always try to find a way to sneak them to us in the future via other may mayhem deals

News Credits: 54 · by **Deadput** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:48 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Skritz wrote:It's a shame the line was so short lived, to the point we might not even see all Thirteen (well, Twelve) Prime Masters.
Yeah, we're missing Prima, Amalgamous, and Nexus.

It's a shame that those figures themselves have almost nothing to do with the actual 13 besides packaging name art and the vague symbol in their core forms.

This was an awesome way to bring the Pretenders back in their new revamped modern figures that homage their roots well.

This was also an extremely lame way to give most of the 13 their first figures that have just about have nothing to homage them.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:52 pm

Deadput wrote:This was an awesome way to bring the Pretenders back in their new revamped modern figures that homage their roots well.

Awesome? How is making them smaller and adding NO articulation (something virtually every modern update of a G1 character has enjoyed) awesome?

They could have kept them as deluxes, split the shell to fold open around the waist, add articulation, and upscale the Primes so they looked like actual robots instead of transforming boxes.

Hasbro dropped the ball on Pretenders.

by **Skritz** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 4:28 pm

I too wished we would have seen the Thirteen with their own mold as Deluxe/Voyager/Leaders but I suppose this is too much for Hasbro to design.

News Credits: 8 · by **Flashwave** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 4:46 pm

Burn wrote:
Deadput wrote:This was an awesome way to bring the Pretenders back in their new revamped modern figures that homage their roots well.

Awesome? How is making them smaller and adding NO articulation (something virtually every modern update of a G1 character has enjoyed) awesome?

They could have kept them as deluxes, split the shell to fold open around the waist, add articulation, and upscale the Primes so they looked like actual robots instead of transforming boxes.

Hasbro dropped the ball on Pretenders.

Or even kept them the same size and just based the Prime Armor ebgineering off Repugnus, who at least has movable legs.

Honestly, i dont think the general market would have supported Deluxe Class Pretenders as the main "thing". Even the Clones are more costly than the DLX pricepoint, and ypu are talking aboyt a comperable size robot and a larger hunk of armor, so I have to agree that the size the Pretenders are is ptobably for the best, not to mention the relative scale they are close to human size for sone Deluxes and Voyagers.but I fully agree they are terribly, horribly exevuted.

News Credits: 8 · by **Flashwave** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 4:47 pm

Whoops! Stupid double post...

News Credits: 8 · by **Flashwave** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 5:08 pm

Blitzwing is bae wrote:Wait, wasnt he a titans return figure and not a power or the primes figure?

Who, Repygnus? Yes. But the Armor concept is the same. Only, instead of being stretched out, you balled the Titn Master up and shoved them into Repugnus chest. It opened up the hips though so the legs could be a single, seperate piece. No reason the Prime Masters couldnt have done the same thing, and designed the chest plate to hinge at the belt instead of the knees. For added effect, you coukd even have left a hole in the bsck of the armor for the matrix plate to stick through, so that instead of attaching te Prime Master to the top of the armor for Gun mode, the Prime master was already integrated.

But what do I know?

News Credits: 6 · by **Dr. Caelus** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 5:32 pm

Checked Knoxville TRU. Supposedly they got one Grotusque, but he was gone quick.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 5:46 pm

Flashwave wrote:
Blitzwing is bae wrote:Wait, wasnt he a titans return figure and not a power or the primes figure?

Who, Repygnus? Yes. But the Armor concept is the same. Only, instead of being stretched out, you balled the Titn Master up and shoved them into Repugnus chest. It opened up the hips though so the legs could be a single, seperate piece. No reason the Prime Masters couldnt have done the same thing, and designed the chest plate to hinge at the belt instead of the knees. For added effect, you coukd even have left a hole in the bsck of the armor for the matrix plate to stick through, so that instead of attaching te Prime Master to the top of the armor for Gun mode, the Prime master was already integrated.

But what do I know?

I think he's on about grotesque

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 5:52 pm

Yes, Grotusque is a Titans Return release. He even game with Titan Master Scorponok. The headline will be revised later, I'm sure.

News Credits: 8 · by **Flashwave** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 6:11 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:
Flashwave wrote:
Blitzwing is bae wrote:Wait, wasnt he a titans return figure and not a power or the primes figure?

Who, Repygnus? Yes. But the Armor concept is the same. Only, instead of being stretched out, you balled the Titn Master up and shoved them into Repugnus chest. It opened up the hips though so the legs could be a single, seperate piece. No reason the Prime Masters couldnt have done the same thing, and designed the chest plate to hinge at the belt instead of the knees. For added effect, you coukd even have left a hole in the bsck of the armor for the matrix plate to stick through, so that instead of attaching te Prime Master to the top of the armor for Gun mode, the Prime master was already integrated.

But what do I know?

I think he's on about grotesque

Ah, okay. My bad

News Credits: 4865 · by **william-james88** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 6:12 pm

Wolfman Jake wrote:Yes, Grotusque is a Titans Return release. He even game with Titan Master Scorponok. The headline will be revised later, I'm sure.

The headline needs to be revised?

News Credits: 1 · by **Brokebot** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 8:18 pm

I'm not holding out hope. With more Baybots clogging the shelves, it's looking like NO new PotP's will be seen around here any time soon. :BANG_HEAD:

by **Notsophism** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 8:35 pm

I'm a little behind on news it seems. Is Wave 4 of Power of the Primes really the final wave?

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 8:47 pm

Notsofriendly wrote:I'm a little behind on news it seems. Is Wave 4 of Power of the Primes really the final wave?

Yes Wave 4 is the final wave. Novastar is the only new deluxe. No new Leader Class figure. Unknown on the Voyager, Legend and Prime Master classes yet, but doubtful there too.

by **YoungPrime** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 10:24 pm

Skritz wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:
Skritz wrote:
RodimusConvoy13 wrote:So, uh, Power of the Primes has some cool toys doesn't it?

Trying to get thread back on topic

You picked the wrong topic to get back on track, buddy, because I've never seen a toyline catch so much crap.

? Aside from jazz, I've seen mostly positive comments.

What about all the people who whined about the Dinobots?

If felt more like people were whining about my complaints.

by **RiddlerJ** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 11:03 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Skritz wrote:It's a shame the line was so short lived, to the point we might not even see all Thirteen (well, Twelve) Prime Masters.
Yeah, we're missing Prima, Amalgamous, and Nexus.

Would people be happy with mere repaints of the current Prime Masters if it would mean getting the last of the 13?

News Credits: 3629 · by **Seibertron** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 11:19 pm

Burn wrote:Hasbro dropped the ball on Pretenders.

I want Pretenders done right! Or at least a new common "theme" for them where the "inner" robots can become armor for the action figure "shell" instead of actually being a robot that goes in a shell. I have faith that Hasbro can figure out how to do Pretenders right again with modern toy technology.