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leokearon wrote:
I don't mind Rippersnapper's hands it looks like he has Wolverine claws

Rippersnapper is Logan incarnate?

"Does this Prime-Armor make me look fat?"

Do those Dinobots have actual gold plastic? Not just gold painted clear plastic?

Mr.MicroMaster wrote:

gothsaurus wrote:AND heck yeah, Battletrap. I wanna see both those guys... even if we can't get cool triple changer retools for them at Voyager class.

I can’t wait for Battletrap hopefully we get a Flywheels.

You and me both. I'd like the 2 vehicles into 1 robot thing for them finally. and they proved with Overlord and Sky Shadow that they can do it really well.

As for now, my duocon pair is represented by these 2. Whom I will still keep to go with their 2 legends class combiners fellows should they both happen

I'd forgotten about that amazing Botcon Battletrap. And while I understand some people's mixed feelings about the club, there are so many shining moments looking back in hindsight... and Battletrap's definitely one of them. (Between Botcon and TFCC, that's around 25 often obscure toys per year. I'll miss that... and wonder what we might have gotten during Power of the Primes. BUT I digress.)

I'd totally buy a Flywheels repaint of Blitzwing if they released one.

Sabrblade wrote:

leokearon wrote:Dreadwing and Darkwing aren't Duocons, a Duocon is a robot which transforms into two seperate vehicles. Dreadwing and Darkwing are combiners

Hasbro's instructions for them label them (or at least their combined form Dreadwing) as Duocons.

It's backwards terminology, yes, but that's what the instructions say.

Overlord would also be a duocon

Damn, Moonracer is looking good! I'll definitely pick her up. The "pregnant mode" is a wash though. I guess we'll have to wait for the MP for an accurate, smooth, rounded pregnant belly.

All pregnancy jokes aside though, the "armour" mode looks ridiculous on everyone. A backpack would have made more sense, or even a shield. Or, you know, an improved version of the HFG formula. This just seems a bit daft.

Anyway, the Dinobots look decent in construction but between the cheap looking paint apps and the worrying abundance of clear plastic structural parts I'll probably pass.

Darkwing or whatever you want to call him (Why didn't they just call him Darkwind and the other dude Dreadwing again?) looks decent. Not amazing, and the headsculpt looks a bit iffy, but decent.

Rippersnapper though? Right on the mark! I love him. Hopefully the rest of DaBombinus comes out looking that good. And gets released properly over here.

Black Hat wrote:Anyway, the Dinobots look decent in construction but between the cheap looking paint apps and the worrying abundance of clear plastic structural parts I'll probably pass.

I have Swoop, Slug and Slash so far, and honestly, I don't think the clear plastic is going to cause much of an issue on Swoop or Slug. Slash is the one that worries me a little since it is her cockpit door, and well, Wolfwire.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Black Hat wrote:Anyway, the Dinobots look decent in construction but between the cheap looking paint apps and the worrying abundance of clear plastic structural parts I'll probably pass.

I have Swoop, Slug and Slash so far, and honestly, I don't think the clear plastic is going to cause much of an issue on Swoop or Slug. Slash is the one that worries me a little since it is her cockpit door, and well, Wolfwire.

Wolfwire didn't actually have clear plastic on his cockpit door. The plastic that cracked was the yellow plastic. The red transparent part was much more rubbery.

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Black Hat wrote:Anyway, the Dinobots look decent in construction but between the cheap looking paint apps and the worrying abundance of clear plastic structural parts I'll probably pass.

I have Swoop, Slug and Slash so far, and honestly, I don't think the clear plastic is going to cause much of an issue on Swoop or Slug. Slash is the one that worries me a little since it is her cockpit door, and well, Wolfwire.

Wolfwire didn't actually have clear plastic on his cockpit door. The plastic that cracked was the yellow plastic. The red transparent part was much more rubbery.

Why is this the first I am hearing of the Wolfwire issue?!

DecepticonFinishline wrote:

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Black Hat wrote:Anyway, the Dinobots look decent in construction but between the cheap looking paint apps and the worrying abundance of clear plastic structural parts I'll probably pass.

I have Swoop, Slug and Slash so far, and honestly, I don't think the clear plastic is going to cause much of an issue on Swoop or Slug. Slash is the one that worries me a little since it is her cockpit door, and well, Wolfwire.

Wolfwire didn't actually have clear plastic on his cockpit door. The plastic that cracked was the yellow plastic. The red transparent part was much more rubbery.

Why is this the first I am hearing of the Wolfwire issue?!

Mine broke but I think that was because I transformed him wrong.

that was a really surprising, original transformation how it added length to the wolf. Bravo Hasbro/Takara.

Has anyone fiddled with Hasbro Overlord's pec-holes and Prime Masters, or do they get stuck as badly as Titan Master?

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Black Hat wrote:Anyway, the Dinobots look decent in construction but between the cheap looking paint apps and the worrying abundance of clear plastic structural parts I'll probably pass.

I have Swoop, Slug and Slash so far, and honestly, I don't think the clear plastic is going to cause much of an issue on Swoop or Slug. Slash is the one that worries me a little since it is her cockpit door, and well, Wolfwire.

Wolfwire didn't actually have clear plastic on his cockpit door. The plastic that cracked was the yellow plastic. The red transparent part was much more rubbery.

I know, but it broke at a weak point, the hinge, and the type of part (cockpit door) puts a bit of stress on that weak point when you move it. So you take the type of part that was problematic in the past (cockpit door on Wolfwire) and add in the fun of clear plastic on Slash. Now do you understand my concern?

Edit: Also Slash doesn't have red rubbery part to save the day if it cracks either.

Skritz wrote:Has anyone fiddled with Hasbro Overlord's pec-holes

Oooook!


now I can't unsee that

Skritz wrote:Has anyone fiddled with Hasbro Overlord's pec-holes and Prime Masters, or do they get stuck as badly as Titan Master?

Just got both this morning and no, they don't see to get stuck, just make sure you have fingernails when you need to get them out

Skritz wrote:Has anyone fiddled with Hasbro Overlord's pec-holes?

Pipes tried once. Once.

Ewww...so abominus is gonna have blue hands that are two different shades?

Hello Perfect Effect !

Stuartmaximus wrote:

Skritz wrote:Has anyone fiddled with Hasbro Overlord's pec-holes

Oooook!


now I can't unsee that

There's a bra you can get from a 3rd party though

Rated X wrote:Ewww...so abominus is gonna have blue hands that are two different shades?

Hello Perfect Effect !

This is one of the things that really bothers me about this new gimmick. Since they turned the hands into armor they matched the colors to the individual bots so you can't have feet and hands that match apart from the dinobots.

Since Overlord has two ports which were intended both as an homage to his powermaster gimmick and as a 'call forward' to the Prime Master, one has to wonder what powers he'd derive from combining two Prime Masters with his own power, at least within the context of the Prime Wars toyline. Utterly irrelevant I'm sure, but something fun to speculate about:

Amalgamous Nexus Overlord: "Can separate and recombine body parts into an endless array of configurations, becoming a one bot army."

Megatronus Vector Overlord: "His Chōkon Bolt Masher destroy opponents and recreate them, trapping them in an endless loop of destruction."

Micronus Quintus Overlord: "Create copies of himself, all equally sharing his power and will."

'Unno, just something for fun I guess.

We haven't seen full plan yet. We have no packaging art for any of their wave 1 PP releases. I wonder if Jazz will even come with a Hand/backpack gimmicky thing?...

Also I'm sure if the Terrorcons are released as a set in Japan, color matching will not be a problem.

Takara will probably make the MAGA bigger and readable. Maybe they'll change it to MJGA though.

Nik Hero wrote:Takara will probably make the MAGA bigger and readable. Maybe they'll change it to MJGA though.

Well, someone re-opened the stale can of worms.

Black Hat wrote:Damn, Moonracer is looking good! I'll definitely pick her up. The "pregnant mode" is a wash though. I guess we'll have to wait for the MP for an accurate, smooth, rounded pregnant belly.

All pregnancy jokes aside though, the "armour" mode looks ridiculous on everyone. A backpack would have made more sense, or even a shield. Or, you know, an improved version of the HFG formula. This just seems a bit daft.

Anyway, the Dinobots look decent in construction but between the cheap looking paint apps and the worrying abundance of clear plastic structural parts I'll probably pass.

Darkwing or whatever you want to call him (Why didn't they just call him Darkwind and the other dude Dreadwing again?) looks decent. Not amazing, and the headsculpt looks a bit iffy, but decent.

Rippersnapper though? Right on the mark! I love him. Hopefully the rest of DaBombinus comes out looking that good. And gets released properly over here.

Yeah, armour mode is poor across the bots -- I've only enjoyed the Prime Power holding piece to work as a Powerglove or backpack.
I'll definitely pick-up Darkwing....maybe Snarl. Moonracer is a must-have for me.