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I wonder if Inferno will continue the Hasbro fix to the mold that ruined the knees.

kurthy wrote:I wonder if Inferno will continue the Hasbro fix to the mold that ruined the knees.

what fix? What's wrong with the knee?

Getting Outback & I will probably get Inferno. Seems to make sense to have a red fire truck in the collection.

I thought it was a QC issue on my Victorion combiner, perhaps still is a just me thing, but the joint that is supposed to peg into the legs for the bot mode on my own are backwards. So I can't make that s shape, just straight up and down, making her stand out for height. Is that what you are talking about with mold issues?

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Acesmcgee wrote:I thought it was a QC issue on my Victorion combiner, perhaps still is a just me thing, but the joint that is supposed to peg into the legs for the bot mode on my own are backwards. So I can't make that s shape, just straight up and down, making her stand out for height. Is that what you are talking about with mold issues?

Almost all late releases of the mold had the backwards knees. That issue affected Pyra Magnas, G2 Onslaughts, and the TFCC Bludgeon.

DecepticonFinishline wrote:

Acesmcgee wrote:I thought it was a QC issue on my Victorion combiner, perhaps still is a just me thing, but the joint that is supposed to peg into the legs for the bot mode on my own are backwards. So I can't make that s shape, just straight up and down, making her stand out for height. Is that what you are talking about with mold issues?

Almost all late releases of the mold had the backwards knees. That issue affected Pyra Magnas, G2 Onslaughts, and the TFCC Bludgeon.

Great I wonder if that means the mold is degrading. Ether way I’ll be picking up those three.

Mr.MicroMaster wrote:

DecepticonFinishline wrote:

Acesmcgee wrote:I thought it was a QC issue on my Victorion combiner, perhaps still is a just me thing, but the joint that is supposed to peg into the legs for the bot mode on my own are backwards. So I can't make that s shape, just straight up and down, making her stand out for height. Is that what you are talking about with mold issues?

Almost all late releases of the mold had the backwards knees. That issue affected Pyra Magnas, G2 Onslaughts, and the TFCC Bludgeon.

Great I wonder if that means the mold is degrading. Ether way I’ll be picking up those three.

It wasn't a degradation issue so much as someone put it together wrong issue.

Acesmcgee wrote:

Mr.MicroMaster wrote:

DecepticonFinishline wrote:

Acesmcgee wrote:I thought it was a QC issue on my Victorion combiner, perhaps still is a just me thing, but the joint that is supposed to peg into the legs for the bot mode on my own are backwards. So I can't make that s shape, just straight up and down, making her stand out for height. Is that what you are talking about with mold issues?

Almost all late releases of the mold had the backwards knees. That issue affected Pyra Magnas, G2 Onslaughts, and the TFCC Bludgeon.

Great I wonder if that means the mold is degrading. Ether way I’ll be picking up those three.

It wasn't a degradation issue so much as someone put it together wrong issue.

Okay cool thanks. That’s a relief.

Thinking of some potential limb combos for Inferno. Alpha Bravo, Rook, Prowl, and I guess Trailbreaker would be a kinda interesting riff on the Protectobots look. For the PotP limbs, Novastar, Moonracer, Jazz, and Smokescreen might be a good look too; maybe bringing in Legends Wreck-Gar as the chest plate too since the orange in him would go with Novastar's orange accents. I do really wish we had gotten just one more deluxe Autobot so we could have one completely new set of Autobot limbs though.

Might get Cindersaur to repaint as Overkill.

At the risk of repeating myself (and I know I do that a lot): really wish I had gotten back into collecting during Combiner Wars and picked those later-waves retools/repaints of figures into '84-'85 Autobots. There even was a place which sold a Scattershot, Mirage, Sunstreaker and Ironhide but like the idiot I am, it got passed on.

Now it just seem like I'm an idiot because Jazz and Inferno would have really been nice to finish that hypothetical combiner 'proper'.

I wonder what they will do if they add Great Cannon for an Onslaught Redeco?

well I *should* have seen that Cindasaur coming... I'm a little sad considering he was one of my more memorable G1's as a kid. They could have at least remolded the dino head to have a horn.

Mr.MicroMaster wrote:

Acesmcgee wrote:

Mr.MicroMaster wrote:

DecepticonFinishline wrote:

Acesmcgee wrote:I thought it was a QC issue on my Victorion combiner, perhaps still is a just me thing, but the joint that is supposed to peg into the legs for the bot mode on my own are backwards. So I can't make that s shape, just straight up and down, making her stand out for height. Is that what you are talking about with mold issues?

Almost all late releases of the mold had the backwards knees. That issue affected Pyra Magnas, G2 Onslaughts, and the TFCC Bludgeon.

Great I wonder if that means the mold is degrading. Ether way I’ll be picking up those three.

It wasn't a degradation issue so much as someone put it together wrong issue.

Okay cool thanks. That’s a relief.

Wait, so CW Onslaught wasn't affected by this change?

Ehh, something just seems off with Inferno. I really want to like him, and, if you told me he was supposed to be a different character, I would. It just doesn't say Inferno to me. No (even faux/painted) chest windshield, no spray gun hand... It absolutely would have helped if they had retooled the ladder to fold out and make his white head fins. But I can't deny that fire truck mode looks INCREDIBLE in red

The other two I could give or take. I don't have any connection at all to either character. but I love both their molds. They are both some of the best Legends molds that have come out in years, so I'd be open to picking up another version of them.

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Vic Zanzibar wrote:Thinking of some potential limb combos for Inferno. Alpha Bravo, Rook, Prowl, and I guess Trailbreaker would be a kinda interesting riff on the Protectobots look. For the PotP limbs, Novastar, Moonracer, Jazz, and Smokescreen might be a good look too; maybe bringing in Legends Wreck-Gar as the chest plate too since the orange in him would go with Novastar's orange accents. I do really wish we had gotten just one more deluxe Autobot so we could have one completely new set of Autobot limbs though.

There is still some hope of a combiner limb Sideswipe, as he's, I believe, the only(?) 1964 Autobot that didn't get an update. I'd honestly love one out of the POTP Jazz figure. It wouldn't work for the character very well, but I really want that mold, just not as Jazz.

Albatross250 wrote:

Mr.MicroMaster wrote:

Acesmcgee wrote:

Mr.MicroMaster wrote:

DecepticonFinishline wrote:

Acesmcgee wrote:I thought it was a QC issue on my Victorion combiner, perhaps still is a just me thing, but the joint that is supposed to peg into the legs for the bot mode on my own are backwards. So I can't make that s shape, just straight up and down, making her stand out for height. Is that what you are talking about with mold issues?

Almost all late releases of the mold had the backwards knees. That issue affected Pyra Magnas, G2 Onslaughts, and the TFCC Bludgeon.

Great I wonder if that means the mold is degrading. Ether way I’ll be picking up those three.

It wasn't a degradation issue so much as someone put it together wrong issue.

Okay cool thanks. That’s a relief.

Wait, so CW Onslaught wasn't affected by this change?

Nope! Hot Spot, (G1-style) Onslaught made it out fine. Thankfully, since those two ARE the most important of the five uses of the mold.

Inferno has me tempted haha. He's the same mold as Pyra Magna (which I already own) but dang I always wanna get the cool rescue vehicles. It's probably a good thing I don't have any addictions besides TFs and books. I also like those guns he comes with too. Other two figs aren't my cup of tea enough to purchase but the look pretty darn cool.

Bronzewolf wrote:There is still some hope of a combiner limb Sideswipe, as he's, I believe, the only(?) 1964 Autobot that didn't get an update. I'd honestly love one out of the POTP Jazz figure. It wouldn't work for the character very well, but I really want that mold, just not as Jazz.

That'd be fine. Another red limb would look look good alongside Jazz, Moonracer, and Novastar no matter if you use Inferno or Elita as the torso. They'd probably just use the Breakdown mold again so he'd match Sunstreaker which would ensure that he would never ever be used as anything but a leg by me since that mold is pretty rotten, but I'm fine with that.

I think I'll skip cindersaur and just stick with slash, she wears the mold better outback will be bought. Are these the last legends for the line then?

ZeroWolf wrote:I think I'll skip cindersaur and just stick with slash, she wears the mold better outback will be bought. Are these the last legends for the line then?

Time will tell, unless a Proper Flywheels to appear on the last.

The only thing that slightly excites me is Outback, i really want a full set of Minibots. He needs his gun. They are already saving money by reusing the mold with only a slight retool, giving him a proper gun would have been so nice. Hasbro and also Takara need to start including guns with their Legends class figures. I don't get why we still have to rely on third parties to make our figures look less naked. Hopefully Dr. Wu or Renderform (still waiting for my Bruticus rifle) will make some Minibot guns.

Inferno looks a lot better than I thought he was going to. Definitely am echoing what others are saying though that his chest should've been retooled. Outback looks nice and has a nice new head.

I think cindersaur would've looked better if the dino arms were yellow to match his g1 self. Also I think the purple is a bit much. Needs to be sightly more red.