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News Credits: 3654 · Tue Jan 12, 2016 11:34 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Seibertron wrote:Enjoy Quillfire while you can!
But Ryan, some of the Beast Hunters toys (like Bumblebee) had swirly plastic and they weren't fragile.

Swirly brown or gold plastic?

Tue Jan 12, 2016 11:47 pm

Thunderhoof'll be fine for me with a little paint touch up, though I understand if people want to see if TAV has a more exact paint scheme.

Honestly, I'm just happy to have (collectively) a whole wave's worth of Decepticon.

Is that an unused quill/shiv in the lower left of Quillfire's packaging?

News Credits: 3654 · Tue Jan 12, 2016 11:53 pm

Here are few more to tide you guys over until the full galleries later this week.

Weapon storage! Woo hoo!

Weapon storage again! Woo hoo!

News Credits: 462 · Tue Jan 12, 2016 11:55 pm

Seibertron wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Seibertron wrote:Enjoy Quillfire while you can!
But Ryan, some of the Beast Hunters toys (like Bumblebee) had swirly plastic and they weren't fragile.

Swirly brown or gold plastic?

Here's Bee:

News Credits: 1646 · Tue Jan 12, 2016 11:58 pm

I want them both so much. Still need my Fracture and Clampdown too!

News Credits: 1646 · Wed Jan 13, 2016 12:00 am

Sabrblade wrote:
Seibertron wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Seibertron wrote:Enjoy Quillfire while you can!
But Ryan, some of the Beast Hunters toys (like Bumblebee) had swirly plastic and they weren't fragile.

Swirly brown or gold plastic?
Here's Bee:

See, I never had any issues with Beast hunters figures either. They were superb and had no structural issues or quality issues that I found

News Credits: 3654 · Wed Jan 13, 2016 12:02 am

Shuttershock wrote:Is that an unused quill/shiv in the lower left of Quillfire's packaging?

Thank you for pointing this out, Shuttershock. I saved it from the garbage that goes out tomorrow. Man that would have ticked me off if it had been thrown out with the trash.

I'm not quite sure what to do with the piece though. It plugs into the rest of the quills on the back of his head, but there's also another port where it could plug into his back. I haven't seen him in any episodes ... what does he do with his quills? Does he pull them out to attack his enemies? Would he be seen holding it like a knife?

News Credits: 3654 · Wed Jan 13, 2016 12:05 am

Sabrblade wrote:
Seibertron wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Seibertron wrote:Enjoy Quillfire while you can!
But Ryan, some of the Beast Hunters toys (like Bumblebee) had swirly plastic and they weren't fragile.

Swirly brown or gold plastic?
Here's Bee:

Completely different. That's just swirly plastic. It's the sparkly swirly gold or brown plastic that has led to gold plastic syndrome in the past. It also takes time for gold plastic to breakdown to the point where there's a problem. I've never seen gold plastic happen to a toy right out of the package. It happens at least a few years down the road after the plastic seems to degrade or something.

News Credits: 1646 · Wed Jan 13, 2016 12:05 am

Seibertron wrote:
Shuttershock wrote:Is that an unused quill/shiv in the lower left of Quillfire's packaging?

Thank you for pointing this out, Shuttershock. I saved it from the garbage that goes out tomorrow. Man that would have ticked me off if it had been thrown out with the trash.

I'm not quite sure what to do with the piece though. It plugs into the rest of the quills on the back of his head, but there's also another port where it could plug into his back. I haven't seen him in any episodes ... what does he do with his quills? Does he pull them out to attack his enemies? Would he be seen holding it like a knife?

He actually uses a large quill as a knife to make his "mark" showing that he was there and he did something.

Go to 0:25 on this youtube clip:

News Credits: 462 · Wed Jan 13, 2016 12:06 am

Seibertron wrote:
Shuttershock wrote:Is that an unused quill/shiv in the lower left of Quillfire's packaging?

Thank you for pointing this out, Shuttershock. I saved it from the garbage that goes out tomorrow. Man that would have ticked me off if it had been thrown out with the trash.

I'm not quite sure what to do with the piece though. It plugs into the rest of the quills on the back of his head, but there's also another port where it could plug into his back. I haven't seen him in any episodes ... what does he do with his quills? Does he pull them out to attack his enemies? Would he be seen holding it like a knife?

He shoots them from his back at his enemies. They contain a toxin that affect the nervous systems of those struck, but differently for each target.

He was in episode 11 and episode 17 of season 1.

News Credits: 1646 · Wed Jan 13, 2016 12:07 am

Seibertron wrote:
Completely different. That's just swirly plastic. It's the sparkly swirly gold or brown plastic that has led to gold plastic syndrome in the past. It also takes time for gold plastic to breakdown to the point where there's a problem. I've never seen gold plastic happen to a toy right out of the package. It happens at least a few years down the road after the plastic seems to degrade or something.

I would hope we are past that stage now though, that they would know better

News Credits: 1 · Wed Jan 13, 2016 12:10 am

Every time I see Warrior Quillfire, I can so see him in purply colors as Blight or in black with white eyes as Torca. I would so get those and am definitely getting Quillfire.

News Credits: 131 · Wed Jan 13, 2016 12:48 am

Quillfire looks much mo better with his quills out.

So, Hasbro picks an alt mode and sticks with it.

News Credits: 1646 · Wed Jan 13, 2016 1:03 am

They see me rollin' they be hatin'

News Credits: 335 · Wed Jan 13, 2016 7:49 am

I like these. The RID line has done a total 180 on me since Fracture came out.

News Credits: 4889 · Wed Jan 13, 2016 9:57 am

Down_Shift wrote:I like these. The RID line has done a total 180 on me since Fracture came out.

Yeah, while I liked it before, that particular release showed me how seriously the engineers are designers are taking this line.

I am a bit saddened by Thunderhoof's side windows on the tractor, that black plastic doesnt work well at all. I might have to get Takara's version for this toy.

News Credits: 11 · Wed Jan 13, 2016 10:16 am

I really have been spoiled by all those regular 40% of sales on Transformers in 2014 as now when I see Transformers listed as £17.00 reduced £12.75 and £15.00 reduced to £11.25 I still think that is far to expensive I would at a bare minimum expect them to be under £10.00.

But really £17.00 for a Combiner Wars Deluxe? and £15.00 for a Warrior didn't ever make any sense they are exactly the same size and the only reason for a price difference would be either more paint or other qualities or a comic being included neither of which are in evidence in the U.K.

Congratulations for pushing me into the loving arms of the chinese KO makers Hasbro where I can purchase an exact duplicate Warrior Class toy that is twice as Big for £7.99 or one with Metal in it for £9.20.

If they don't get their act together soon on doing something about Action Figure Prices It's a hobby that I will express totally via internet sources as I simply can't justify paying Voyager Prices for Deluxes of such middling quality at retail - thus putting another nail in the coffin of retail in the process. The sad thing is that this perfect storm of bad choices and some elements possibly beyond Hasbro's control has been the one thing to put me off buying many Transformers in 2015 - but with the pricing being a little less fantastical I'd have had a dog in the race and been a lot more likely to buy things anyway like 3-Step Changers & Deployers - which I've not done especially now I've finally just recently and for the 1st time seen a Deployer in person and found out how very small they are.

Shame really, but I just can't square the circle of poor quality and high prices like that - you know things are getting silly when you can buy a Legends 'Deluxe' from Japan for the same price as one in a Supermarket and sometimes less and at least know it is more likely to have been painted correctly.

Wed Jan 13, 2016 10:18 am

Don't worry Seibertron. Hasbro has said numerous times that they figured out and fixed the whole GPS thing. It'll be fine.

Wed Jan 13, 2016 11:00 am

While I've pretty much given up on this line, these are two I'd actually pick up if I see them at retail. They both look like a lot of fun!

News Credits: 4889 · Wed Jan 13, 2016 11:37 am

jogunwarrior wrote:While I've pretty much given up on this line, these are two I'd actually pick up if I see them at retail. They both look like a lot of fun!

I strongly recomend you get Fracture too!

News Credits: 3 · Wed Jan 13, 2016 11:44 am

I hope somebody has Thunderhoof's back...because he sure doesnt.

News Credits: 3654 · Wed Jan 13, 2016 11:54 am

Wow ... I just transformed Fracture for the first time. I didn't think I was going to like him, but the ingenuity that went into his transformation really impressed me. Nice work Takara Tomy and Hasbro!

News Credits: 4889 · Wed Jan 13, 2016 12:00 pm

Seibertron wrote:Wow ... I just transformed Fracture for the first time. I didn't think I was going to like him, but the ingenuity that went into his transformation really impressed me. Nice work Takara Tomy and Hasbro!

I am so glad you feel that way. I couldnt believe it myself. This is a crazy level of ingenuity I would not have expected from this line, simply because Hasbo keeps indicating that it is for younger kids. That engineering is as good as any of the best mainline gen figues (and for it's originality, even better in my opinion).

And so you wont be surprised that as soon as those galleries go live, I will be using those pics for a list

News Credits: 1646 · Wed Jan 13, 2016 1:15 pm

The ingenuity is very impressive. The way these guys are being designed is very different and they are amazingly well done. Fracture pulls off an utterly unique motorcycle transformation, Megatronus makes a great H-tank, Thunderhoof is all kinds of awesome, and Quillfire pulls off some good tricks too. These prove the cons are getting some well earned love in this show

News Credits: 4889 · Wed Jan 13, 2016 1:21 pm

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:The ingenuity is very impressive. The way these guys are being designed is very different and they are amazingly well done. Fracture pulls off an utterly unique motorcycle transformation, Megatronus makes a great H-tank, Thunderhoof is all kinds of awesome, and Quillfire pulls off some good tricks too. These prove the cons are getting some well earned love in this show

I think quillfire is even better pulled off than thunderhoof. Those exposed quills made all the difference. Its really impressive how the animals can hide away their big animal features in vehicle mode. Be it Steeljaw's tail or Quillfire's quills.