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[Va'al]

AM-12 Breakdown arrived today!

[MightyMagnus78]

AM-12 Breakdown arrived today!

Mine too. The guy's awesome! Great robot mode, great alt mode. Even his Micron Zamu(?) is alright.

However, his stickers are crap. Maybe it's just my sticker sheet, but the stickers are poorly cut, they don't peel away from the backing card properly, and some seem to have NO adhesive property whatsoever so they don't even stick!

I really hope Reprolabels do a set!

[gavinfuzzy]

Not sure if i posted this before...

Got Cyclops! Been waiting for this for awhile. I knew he was going to be huge, but this is insane! Great figure, ingenious transformation. Bot mode is well articulated in the lower part, only downside is his huge ass arms. They don't look bad, just pose bad with little joints. Got him locally for $139 US, you can't beat a price like that for something larger than your average masterpiece.

[Va'al]

AM-12 Breakdown arrived today!

Mine too. The guy's awesome! Great robot mode, great alt mode. Even his Micron Zamu(?) is alright.

However, his stickers are crap. Maybe it's just my sticker sheet, but the stickers are poorly cut, they don't peel away from the backing card properly, and some seem to have NO adhesive property whatsoever so they don't even stick!

I really hope Reprolabels do a set!

I didn't have that many issues with them, actually.
Apart from the knees, they all fit perfectly. Maybe I got the lucky draw set..!

[triKlops]

finally got my hands on a Hot Shot and a Vehicon
first time seeing this wave in my area

[PrymeStriker]

AM-12 Breakdown arrived today!

Mine too. The guy's awesome! Great robot mode, great alt mode. Even his Micron Zamu(?) is alright.

However, his stickers are crap. Maybe it's just my sticker sheet, but the stickers are poorly cut, they don't peel away from the backing card properly, and some seem to have NO adhesive property whatsoever so they don't even stick!

I really hope Reprolabels do a set!

I didn't have that many issues with them, actually.
Apart from the knees, they all fit perfectly. Maybe I got the lucky draw set..!

Haha. Applying mine was no hassle at all. It's just the back bumper that seems to keep pealing otherwise they're great quality for me.

[Autobot032]

Not sure if i posted this before...

Got Cyclops! Been waiting for this for awhile. I knew he was going to be huge, but this is insane! Great figure, ingenious transformation. Bot mode is well articulated in the lower part, only downside is his huge ass arms. They don't look bad, just pose bad with little joints. Got him locally for $139 US, you can't beat a price like that for something larger than your average masterpiece.

This post will have to be moved, sorry. Your stuff's 3rd party, and this is the Prime Haul thread, with official releases.

[MightyMagnus78]

AM-12 Breakdown arrived today!

Mine too. The guy's awesome! Great robot mode, great alt mode. Even his Micron Zamu(?) is alright.

However, his stickers are crap. Maybe it's just my sticker sheet, but the stickers are poorly cut, they don't peel away from the backing card properly, and some seem to have NO adhesive property whatsoever so they don't even stick!

I really hope Reprolabels do a set!

I didn't have that many issues with them, actually.
Apart from the knees, they all fit perfectly. Maybe I got the lucky draw set..!

Haha. Applying mine was no hassle at all. It's just the back bumper that seems to keep pealing otherwise they're great quality for me.

Looks like its just mine then. Bloody typical!

[skywarp55]

FE toys are coming out later this year again in RiD packaging. Lucky for me because I did not get to pick them up. Anyway nice toys there I managed snag RiD soundwave the other day and wheeljack. But I still do not know about cliffjumper and bumblebee. I am just going to wait until the FEs are reissued. skywarp out

[MightyMagnus78]

Ordered Dead End today from a guy on eBay.

[King Kuuga]

FE toys are coming out later this year again in RiD packaging. Lucky for me because I did not get to pick them up. Anyway nice toys there I managed snag RiD soundwave the other day and wheeljack. But I still do not know about cliffjumper and bumblebee. I am just going to wait until the FEs are reissued. skywarp out

Cliffjumper is more screen-accurate than his FE counterpart, but it's pretty much entirely achieved through fake parts, and his arms are terrible. I'd spring for the FE. On the other hand, the RID Bumblebee simplifies and streamlines the FE mold in a lot of ways. The FE mold is technically better, but in a lot of ways it's needlessly complex when you look at the way the RID achieved the same effect. His chest is murder. I'd say get FE Bumblebee and RID Hot Shot to get both molds.

[RAcast]

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Indeed. The one thing that completely ruins PRiD Bee mold is the autotransform. It's just done so badly... :\ Also, the torso is noticeably hollow, which bugs me.

[King Kuuga]

Actually, I like RID Bee's chest transformation better. If the back of his head/the car front vent could just rotate back downward or somehow get out of the way, it would be a vast improvement.

[Evil_the_Nub]

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Indeed. The one thing that completely ruins PRiD Bee mold is the autotransform. It's just done so badly... :\ Also, the torso is noticeably hollow, which bugs me.

The shoulders bother me as well. They looked slumped and it doesn't fit the character.
Strangely though Hot Shot is awesome. Especially after a bit of modding. It's a good mold, just not a good Bumblebee.

[RAcast]

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Indeed. The one thing that completely ruins PRiD Bee mold is the autotransform. It's just done so badly... :\ Also, the torso is noticeably hollow, which bugs me.

The shoulders bother me as well. They looked slumped and it doesn't fit the character.
Strangely though Hot Shot is awesome. Especially after a bit of modding. It's a good mold, just not a good Bumblebee.

Well, the fact that the mold DOESN'T look look like Bee is what makes it a good Hot Shot I suspect, lol. Also, the darker color scheme makes the hollowness harder to notice. Oh, and flames are awesome.

[Genocide G2.0]

Arms micron Bulkhead and Prid Arcee arrived today (a little surprised how small bulkhead head is but he looks nice)

[tmk9883]

Is there any place one can order AM-12 Breakdown without getting hosed on shipping? YaHobby wants $20 to ship one. I have AM-24 on preorder but based on further info doesnt look like this will be the best sub (I was hoping it was Breakdown minus an eye.)

If YaHobby is as good as it will get at this point, Ill just bite the bullet and order it. Im pretty much commited to getting all the of the regular characters from prime and dont want to miss one of the cooler ones.

[King Kuuga]

I got AM Breakdown for my birthday. Awesome dude, but the stickers on his knees were hard to apply. I bungled them a little. His micron is a cool little dude, too. I can see the appeal of these guys now that I have one.

[datguy86]

Received AM-12 Breakdown over the weekend and sweet bamalama is he the best Prime voyager I've manhandled. Lots of little transforming details combined with a decent altmode and a great robot mode.

Rust in Peace Cliffjumper also arrived and he's another fantastic toy. Ordered an FE Cliffjumper right after playing with him.

[Cobalt Prime]

Even though RID Deluxes other than BB still seem to be like the proverbial hen's teeth, other new Prime stuff is popping up at Target and TRU.

Picked up an Optimus Maximus, mainly because I have been starved for my base-former fix. I have mixed feelings about it. On the one hand, he is huge, has some cool electronics, and a grrrreat looking Op head/helmet. On the other hand, he does have his flaws, which in watching the reviews, I was already prepared for. The lack of articulation besides the elbows and hips, the frameworky look of the limbs. All prepared for and accepted as just how it is.

The one thing that does bug me though, is the ridiculously cheap, soft plastic that it's made of. It feels like one of those little generic toys that you get loose in bins at the dollar store. If the figure had been made of a heavier plastic for a more substantial feel, it would have been much more impressive and worth the money IMO.

I also said what the heck and picked up Weaponizer Optimus. I have to say, I am rather pleased with this figure overall. Despite the hollowness of the legs and the giant backpack, this is still a really nice looking Optimus figure. And none of the technical issues that plague the BB Weaponizer.

Grabbed a couple more Cyberverse Vehicons for my growing army. Too bad the Deluxe ones aren't so plentiful.

[datguy86]

My brother just dropped by with a Cyberverse Ultra Magnus. Robot mode is awesome, the front of the vehicle mold is great, and his back parts are thinly-veiled legs. Also, very loose ball joint on the right arm.

Still, very happen to find him without looking.

[PrymeStriker]

Picked up a Cyberverse Breakdown. Nothing special, but I wanted to compare him to his big, bulky and beautiful Voyager Arms Micron counterpart.

[Autobot032]

BBTS just shipped my Jet Vehicon. I'll let everyone know how it is once it arrives, but I'm excited.

[Cyberseven]

SDCC 2012 CliffJumper

Weaponizer Optimus Prime

2 Jet Vehicons....

[King Kuuga]

Jet Vehicon arrived today in a gigantic USPS flat-rate box. Now I'm feeling kind of guilty for not ordering more. They could have fit and shipping would have been the same.