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Cobotron wrote:what age range would you put on "kiddie"? Last time I checked 9 year olds were still "kids". In fact the legal age of adulthood is 18, so...

You weren't asking me, but... I have a 20 year old brother in law and I consider him a "kid". I'm a few grey/missing hairs older than that and I collect toys, so I still consider myself a kid, sometimes. I like to label things as fun or not fun, works much better in my hobbies.

So, I guess it's a perspective thing.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Rated X wrote:I would be inclined to believe the "kiddie" would want the same toy his big brother got and not a dumbed down version. I know I would. Im so glad there were no "kiddie Transformers" back in the 80's. (except happy meal toys maybe)

O there were: they were called Gobots

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Fellow Seibertronian weebot17 informed us of the first sighting for the upcoming Robots in Disguise legion class figures : Fixit and Underbite.

These two were found in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong at 59.99 HK$ (which is 7.74 US$) and posted by bladestorm on OZFORMERS.

The recent review of Fixit showed us that these can be quite the neat figures, so hopefully this means these will soon find a way to our shores.

I've taken a real shine to Fixit and I think I've realized why.

@ Cary - You're on fire with the photoshop jokes today. good one.

Cobotron wrote:@ Cary - You're on fire with the photoshop jokes today. good one.

It's what happens when I'm in the office. I get bored and photoshops start happening.

Oops, I forogt, I really do like the little guy. I'm currently on the hunt for him. I was disappointed when I read the retail sighting was overseas.

I want Fixit, he's a must buy, but I'll wait with Underbite, I still hope we get a bigger release for him.

I just found Grimlock and am looking for Sideswipe. I will be hunting for these as well.

Cobotron wrote:I just found Grimlock and am looking for Sideswipe. I will be hunting for these as well.

We've gotten both of those. It seems Canada and US are pretty much synched up for this RID toyline. So Cobotron, you are collecting the legion class as well? How does it compare to the Prime cyberverse toys?

william-james88 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:I just found Grimlock and am looking for Sideswipe. I will be hunting for these as well.

We've gotten both of those. It seems Canada and US are pretty much synched up for this RID toyline. So Cobotron, you are collecting the legion class as well? How does it compare to the Prime cyberverse toys?

Sure! You've seen Micronopolis.
How they compare? Samesies, I guess. Legions tend to recycle a lot of engineering. I kinda have a hunch Sideswipe will be very similar to Prime cliffjumper/tailgate. I always like the simplicity of this size class.
The only bummer about the RID Legions is no weapons. I would have been ok if they just reused the Prime weapons. The hand ports are the same.

HEY UNCLE HASBY! Release a Legions weapons pack like you used to do for GI Joe!

william-james88 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:I just found Grimlock and am looking for Sideswipe. I will be hunting for these as well.

We've gotten both of those. It seems Canada and US are pretty much synched up for this RID toyline. So Cobotron, you are collecting the legion class as well? How does it compare to the Prime cyberverse toys?

I've seen those two in our area as well. I think they may have just hit our shelves. I almost nabbed Grimmy. The whole lot of them are cute. For some dumb reason, I just can't seem to drop $6 on them.

Definitely picking up Fixit and I may grab Underbite and make him someone's pet. His muzzle looks a wee bit like the mousers from TMNT.



Overall, I've been enjoying these simpler figures. Something about being able to transform them while mouthing "TSCHE-CHU-CHU-CHU-TSCHE" is very satisfying.

carytheone wrote:Something about being able to transform them while mouthing "TSCHE-CHU-CHU-CHU-TSCHE" is very satisfying.

I've gotten a charlie horse in my jaw trying to do that with bigger class TFs. No Joke!

Cobotron wrote:

carytheone wrote:Something about being able to transform them while mouthing "TSCHE-CHU-CHU-CHU-TSCHE" is very satisfying.

I've gotten a charlie horse in my jaw trying to do that with bigger class TFs. No Joke!

Cybertron Hotshot is the best figure for this!

william-james88 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

carytheone wrote:Something about being able to transform them while mouthing "TSCHE-CHU-CHU-CHU-TSCHE" is very satisfying.

I've gotten a charlie horse in my jaw trying to do that with bigger class TFs. No Joke!

Cybertron Hotshot is the best figure for this!

I'm not familiar with that one, so I had to go to the galleries, but I think you would be done at "TSCHE-CHU-CHU".

I should have Legion Fixit and Underbite by this weekend will galleries to follow soon thereafter. If my U.S. distributor just shipped them out to my store earlier today, they should be coming to US stores soon. If I were you, I'd keep watch on Target as they seem to usually get shipments similar to my distributor.

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

carytheone wrote:Something about being able to transform them while mouthing "TSCHE-CHU-CHU-CHU-TSCHE" is very satisfying.

I've gotten a charlie horse in my jaw trying to do that with bigger class TFs. No Joke!

Cybertron Hotshot is the best figure for this!

I'm not familiar with that one, so I had to go to the galleries, but I think you would be done at "TSCHE-CHU-CHU".

Thrilling 30 Swerve is good for that too! Love the little guy; He's probs my favorite mold ever.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

carytheone wrote:Something about being able to transform them while mouthing "TSCHE-CHU-CHU-CHU-TSCHE" is very satisfying.

I've gotten a charlie horse in my jaw trying to do that with bigger class TFs. No Joke!

Cybertron Hotshot is the best figure for this!

I'm not familiar with that one, so I had to go to the galleries, but I think you would be done at "TSCHE-CHU-CHU".

Thrilling 30 Swerve is good for that too! Love the little guy; He's probs my favorite mold ever.

I love that little guy too. I've got one in my collection and one in my car. He gets a lot of face time on instagram.

carytheone wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

carytheone wrote:Something about being able to transform them while mouthing "TSCHE-CHU-CHU-CHU-TSCHE" is very satisfying.

I've gotten a charlie horse in my jaw trying to do that with bigger class TFs. No Joke!

Cybertron Hotshot is the best figure for this!

I'm not familiar with that one, so I had to go to the galleries, but I think you would be done at "TSCHE-CHU-CHU".

Thrilling 30 Swerve is good for that too! Love the little guy; He's probs my favorite mold ever.

I love that little guy too. I've got one in my collection and one in my car. He gets a lot of face time on instagram.

Fully posable yet simple and quick to transform. Can't get any better than that

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

carytheone wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

carytheone wrote:Something about being able to transform them while mouthing "TSCHE-CHU-CHU-CHU-TSCHE" is very satisfying.

I've gotten a charlie horse in my jaw trying to do that with bigger class TFs. No Joke!

Cybertron Hotshot is the best figure for this!

I'm not familiar with that one, so I had to go to the galleries, but I think you would be done at "TSCHE-CHU-CHU".

Thrilling 30 Swerve is good for that too! Love the little guy; He's probs my favorite mold ever.

I love that little guy too. I've got one in my collection and one in my car. He gets a lot of face time on instagram.

Fully posable yet simple and quick to transform. Can't get any better than that

That **** eatin' grin doesn't hurt either.

Does anyone know if Takara is planning to release legion Fixit in their TED subline for RID2015? If all we get is the Hasbro release, that's fine, but I have a feeling Takara would match up the orange a little better with his on screen appearance. That Hasbro version looks ORANGE, while in animation, Fixit is a less vibrant orange.

Cobotron wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

carytheone wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

carytheone wrote:Something about being able to transform them while mouthing "TSCHE-CHU-CHU-CHU-TSCHE" is very satisfying.

I've gotten a charlie horse in my jaw trying to do that with bigger class TFs. No Joke!

Cybertron Hotshot is the best figure for this!

I'm not familiar with that one, so I had to go to the galleries, but I think you would be done at "TSCHE-CHU-CHU".

Thrilling 30 Swerve is good for that too! Love the little guy; He's probs my favorite mold ever.

I love that little guy too. I've got one in my collection and one in my car. He gets a lot of face time on instagram.

Fully posable yet simple and quick to transform. Can't get any better than that

That **** eatin' grin doesn't hurt either.

In conclusion: Swerve is the best Transformer toy ever made. Fixit has a lot to live up to, but looks to be pretty cool too

Cobotron wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:I just found Grimlock and am looking for Sideswipe. I will be hunting for these as well.

We've gotten both of those. It seems Canada and US are pretty much synched up for this RID toyline. So Cobotron, you are collecting the legion class as well? How does it compare to the Prime cyberverse toys?

Sure! You've seen Micronopolis.
How they compare? Samesies, I guess. Legions tend to recycle a lot of engineering. I kinda have a hunch Sideswipe will be very similar to Prime cliffjumper/tailgate. I always like the simplicity of this size class.
The only bummer about the RID Legions is no weapons. I would have been ok if they just reused the Prime weapons. The hand ports are the same.

HEY UNCLE HASBY! Release a Legions weapons pack like you used to do for GI Joe!

Sideswipe is nothing like PRID legion Cliffjumper. No Legion toy before or since has been able to equal that legendary mold.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Sideswipe is nothing like PRID legion Cliffjumper. No Legion toy before or since has been able to equal that legendary mold.

I find the cyberverse Ironhide mold to be pretty legendary too. It's as complex as a deluxe figure and, through sheer will, gets to have the clear chest panel actually be the front of the truck. That transformation amazes me everytime.

william-james88 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Sideswipe is nothing like PRID legion Cliffjumper. No Legion toy before or since has been able to equal that legendary mold.

I find the cyberverse Ironhide mold to be pretty legendary too. It's as complex as a deluxe figure and, through sheer will, gets to have the clear chest panel actually be the front of the truck. That transformation amazes me everytime.

I've got the Trailcutter version of that figure, and the transformation is pretty cool. The truck pegs together quite nicely. The wonky head and the goofy forearms ruin it a bit though.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Sideswipe is nothing like PRID legion Cliffjumper.

Cool. Good to know. Have you reviewed him yet?

chuckdawg1999 wrote:No Legion toy before or since has been able to equal that legendary mold.

I'm glad you feel this way. I Love that lil' toy too.