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News Credits: 6188 · Fri Feb 27, 2015 1:47 pm

Now that is putting me in the right mood for a minilock myself. Again. :-?

News Credits: 5 · Sat Feb 28, 2015 12:03 am

Just a heads up, I bought a Warrior Grimlock today and I had the same problem others have been having where the plastic in front of the faux-ratchet just sheared off. I seem to remember that joint being substantially harder to move than the one that hasn't broken, and it had stress marks appear well before the break :-(

I should have really taken more time with it. Anyway if anyone notices one joint being substantially more difficult to move than the others or stress marks, don't move it.

Side note, has anyone had problems with Warrior Bee standing? I just cannot get him to stand for the life of me. He doesn't even have a heel, so I don't see why he should stand. I also got CW Silverbolt and he's also precarious to stand as his heel doesn't lock into a position where it's flush with his foot. Instead it forms a V shape, and for such a tall figure that can be a problem. I'm so happy with the stuff I bought today for the most part, but they all have a nagging problem.

News Credits: 1 · Sat Feb 28, 2015 4:04 am

To be fair, my Grimlock did have a piece of plastic snapping off in his elbow. I exchanged him. The new one is fine.

Sat Feb 28, 2015 12:26 pm

When I looked into a toy of RID Jazz, it seems to me that he transforms into a futuristic muscle car that is based on a 2015 Ford Mustang like this one:

http://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images/ ... lery_2.jpg

This is compared to his previous incarnations, in which he was a sports car all the time.

News Credits: 23 · Sat Feb 28, 2015 12:44 pm

psj333 wrote:When I looked into a toy of RID Jazz, it seems to me that he transforms into a futuristic muscle car that is based on a 2015 Ford Mustang like this one:

http://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images/ ... lery_2.jpg

This is compared to his previous incarnations, in which he was a sports car all the time.

You never fail to amaze me with how illogical some of your posts are. :lol:

It doesn't matter psj, all you're saying is that he looks like a Mustang and not a Porsche or Mazda, any TF fan with a brain and an average knowledge of cars could tell you that. :lol:

Sat Feb 28, 2015 1:18 pm

Madeus Prime, if you don't believe on what I'm saying, then have a look at these two photos and see for yourself:

http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-new ... 966819.jpg

http://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images/ ... lery_2.jpg

Notice the similarities and the differences between the two?

News Credits: 462 · Sat Feb 28, 2015 1:21 pm

psj333 wrote:Madeus Prime, if you don't believe on what I'm saying, then have a look at these two photos and see for yourself:

http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-new ... 966819.jpg

http://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images/ ... lery_2.jpg

Notice the similarities and the differences between the two?

It's not that he doesn't believe you. He was more pointing out that it doesn't matter what kind of car Jazz turns into. No one seems to care.

News Credits: 23 · Sat Feb 28, 2015 1:24 pm

psj333 wrote:Madeus Prime, if you don't believe on what I'm saying, then have a look at these two photos and see for yourself:

http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-new ... 966819.jpg

http://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images/ ... lery_2.jpg

Notice the similarities and the differences between the two?

Dude, did you read my reply? I didn't disagree with you. All I said was you were stating a fact that everybody can see for themselves, in other words, it was pointless. :HEADHURTS:

News Credits: 293 · Sun Mar 01, 2015 12:19 pm

As we saw with the New York Toy Fair 2015, it appears the Transformers Playskool Hero Mashers line is keeping the direction of the new "Robots in Disguise" cartoon. Bumblebee, Sideswipe and Steeljaw have already been released in Canada, and will continue with Optimus Prime, Strongarm, and Clampdown. There's new official pics of the last three below!

Additionally, Amazon Canada has other Hero Masher listings for Quillfire, Thunderhoof, Fracture, Bisk (under the Bixk typo), Jazz, and Drift. Stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your Transformers News!

News Credits: 23 · Sun Mar 01, 2015 12:23 pm

shajaki wrote:There's new official pics of the last three below!

News Credits: 293 · Sun Mar 01, 2015 12:24 pm

Madeus Prime wrote:
shajaki wrote:There's new official pics of the last three below!

dont worry. theyre coming

News Credits: 18 · Sun Mar 01, 2015 1:18 pm

shajaki wrote:As we saw with the New York Toy Fair 2015, it appears the Transformers Playskool Hero Mashers line is keeping the direction of the new "Robots in Disguise" cartoon. Bumblebee, Sideswipe and Steeljaw have already been released in Canada, and will continue with Optimus Prime, Strongarm, and Clampdown. There's new official pics of the last three below!

Additionally, Amazon Canada has other Hero Masher listings for Quillfire, Thunderhoof, Fracture, Bisk (under the Bixk typo), Jazz, and Drift. Stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your Transformers News!

I know Steeljaw, Bumblebee and Sideswipe are now available in Ireland, saw them in Tesco but I didn't take any photos

News Credits: 462 · Sun Mar 01, 2015 3:47 pm

shajaki wrote:As we saw with the New York Toy Fair 2015, it appears the Transformers Playskool Hero Mashers line is keeping the direction of the new "Robots in Disguise" cartoon.

"Playskool"? :???:

Sun Mar 01, 2015 5:09 pm

Hasbro better watch out !

Play with this Too is coming to take over the hero mashers industry over ! :lol:

News Credits: 668 · Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:02 pm

I wasn't going to buy into RID. I absolutely refused. In fact, even when I bought Grimlock, Steeljaw and Strongarm, I had buyer's remorse. Quite a bit of it. Grimlock and Steeljaw really won me over and after awhile, it turned out to be Strongarm that I play with the most. I do love a good shellformer when it looks good in both modes and she pulls it off quite well.

Then I bought Drift. I'm hooked on Warrior Class. Except for Optimus. He really is the one I won't buy. I've watched videos, I've seen images, and he's just completely unappealing to me altogether.

I even bought into the One-Steps. Fixit is AMAZING. Underbite is actually quite good as well, and it helps that he's an awesome character on the show.

I hate to admit it, but I'm going to keep buying these figures. They have just the right balance on almost everything. Compromise from animation model to figure, transformation complexity and even articulation.

Impressive considering it's the kid's line.

News Credits: 41 · Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:19 pm

Ha. I remember when you were disappointed in Strongarm. I'm glad to hear you've changed your tune. I was real hesitant at first too, but I am really enjoying this line as well. Drift is fantastic right? Simple and fun transform and really nice in both modes.

News Credits: 656 · Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:20 pm

Rated X wrote:Hasbro better watch out !

Play with this Too is coming to take over the hero mashers industry over !

I enjoy the Hero Mashers as new-school Action Masters. These RiD ones should be a good chance to get some more of these cool Decepticons that they probably won't touch in the actual lines of transforming product.

News Credits: 668 · Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:31 pm

Rated X wrote:Hasbro better watch out !

Play with this Too is coming to take over the hero mashers industry over !

I have ZERO desire to own a single Hero Masher, but I'd go out of my way to buy them and rub it in the faces of Play With This Too.

All that time spent telling us 3rd parties are basically evil, "Buy Hasbro!" and giving us all a bunch of noncommittal answers at 'cons, only to run as fast as they can to make their own company ripping off their former employers and NOW it's okay to 3rd party all night long.

Screw them.

Also, we've gotten some really killer crap as of late and I have to wonder if the new team is responsible for it and if so, was it the PWTT team that was holding us back? (At least to some degree, I know Hasbro has the final say and they're no saints.)

Just pure crap.

News Credits: 41 · Sun Mar 01, 2015 11:38 pm

Sorry fellas, but who or what is Play With This Too?

News Credits: 462 · Sun Mar 01, 2015 11:43 pm

Cobotron wrote:Sorry fellas, but who or what is Play With This Too?

A third party company that, unlike other third parties, is actually comprised of many former Hasbro employees, which makes Play With This Too seem pretty hypocritical in its own existence.

News Credits: 41 · Sun Mar 01, 2015 11:49 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Sorry fellas, but who or what is Play With This Too?
A third party company that, unlike other third parties, is actually comprised of many former Hasbro employees, which makes Play With This Too seem pretty hypocritical in its own existence.

Aha, I see. This does sound hypocritical. Thanks.

News Credits: 12 · Mon Mar 02, 2015 2:30 pm

Why is Play With This Too being brought into this discussion? Do they have something to do with Hero Mashers?

Mon Mar 02, 2015 2:48 pm

GuyIncognito wrote:Why is Play With This Too being brought into this discussion? Do they have something to do with Hero Mashers?

They don't, but I guess they are superficiously similar to HM, so the original post made a comparison and... well nature took its course.

News Credits: 462 · Mon Mar 02, 2015 2:50 pm

Shuttershock wrote:so the original post made a comparison

It did?

shajaki wrote:As we saw with the New York Toy Fair 2015, it appears the Transformers Playskool Hero Mashers line is keeping the direction of the new "Robots in Disguise" cartoon. Bumblebee, Sideswipe and Steeljaw have already been released in Canada, and will continue with Optimus Prime, Strongarm, and Clampdown. There's new official pics of the last three below!

Additionally, Amazon Canada has other Hero Masher listings for Quillfire, Thunderhoof, Fracture, Bisk (under the Bixk typo), Jazz, and Drift. Stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your Transformers News!

Mon Mar 02, 2015 2:52 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Shuttershock wrote:so the original post made a comparison
It did?

shajaki wrote:As we saw with the New York Toy Fair 2015, it appears the Transformers Playskool Hero Mashers line is keeping the direction of the new "Robots in Disguise" cartoon. Bumblebee, Sideswipe and Steeljaw have already been released in Canada, and will continue with Optimus Prime, Strongarm, and Clampdown. There's new official pics of the last three below!

Additionally, Amazon Canada has other Hero Masher listings for Quillfire, Thunderhoof, Fracture, Bisk (under the Bixk typo), Jazz, and Drift. Stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your Transformers News!