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News Credits: 57 · by **PrimeVsPrime** » Sun Jul 28, 2019 12:11 am

Anyone else like the way he POPS?!

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Sun Jul 28, 2019 8:42 am

The excellent SS32 Optimus Prime is currently £17.97 at Kapow. Possibly to make room for that new DotM version with trailer that'll cost almost £50.
https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/transformer ... movie.html

by **Trocheman** » Sun Jul 28, 2019 8:56 am

Randomhero wrote:Found Hightower, car dropkick and helicopter drift tonight in Des Moines Iowa Walmart

I preoreder hightower so ill wait a couple more weeks for him. im going to check to see if i can find these others!

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Sun Jul 28, 2019 9:07 am

Carnivius_Prime wrote:The excellent SS32 Optimus Prime is currently £17.97 at Kapow. Possibly to make room for that new DotM version with trailer that'll cost almost £50.
https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/transformer ... movie.html

Thats an amazing price :shock:

and I'm flat broke :-(

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Sun Jul 28, 2019 12:32 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:
Carnivius_Prime wrote:The excellent SS32 Optimus Prime is currently £17.97 at Kapow. Possibly to make room for that new DotM version with trailer that'll cost almost £50.
https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/transformer ... movie.html

Thats an amazing price and I'm flat broke

yeah i just wish they had his wave-mate Bonecrusher for same price but they don't have him at all (they have Movie The Best version but obviously that's just the 2007 mold) after having sold out of Boney like most other sites have. Can still find Bonecrusher for just over £30 but it's a bit much for me at moment and I would bloody jump on a bargain Boney for same price like this Prime. Almost makes me wish I bought Bonecrusher way back at start of year instead of Prime and then got Prime now but I frickin' love SS32 Optimus and had to get him at same time I got Jetfire for the combining fun. And Jetfire himself rarely appears in sales but his wave-mate DotM Megatron I got a couple months ago for about £37 from Amazon rather than the usual Leader class price of £45 or £50 so I may the right choice there.

Kapow also currently has WWII Bee for £14.99 and (like a lot of places) Dropkick helicopter for £9.99 (must be shelfwarming their warehouses)

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Sun Jul 28, 2019 5:34 pm

WW2 bee is tempting as well, as is Dropkick, just to see if he's as bad as everyone makes out.

News Credits: 458 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Jul 28, 2019 5:40 pm

You're a brave man.

News Credits: 61 · by **EvasionModeBumblebee** » Sun Jul 28, 2019 5:51 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:WW2 bee is tempting as well, as is Dropkick, just to see if he's as bad as everyone makes out.

Dropkick’s not a bad figure IMO, just not a good representation of the character. I got one cheap just for the alt. mode, and it’s ok. Better than ROTF Blazemaster, I will say that :lol:

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Mon Jul 29, 2019 3:26 am

If i was collecting the Beewun portion of Studio Series I'd probably get Chopkick for that £9.99. Seems a fair price. I wasn't a big fan of Crowbar (far preferred Berserker, just a cooler looking and tidier version of that mold basis) but I got him for £11 and am happier with the figure than I expected to be.

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Mon Jul 29, 2019 11:00 am

Igor/Long Haul perched on Megatron's of their times. The RotF versions just shouldn't be standing up like they are. I don't know how that's happening. :O

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Mon Jul 29, 2019 12:52 pm

Love how Rotf Megs seems to be looking up and saying: "Will you get off!"

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Mon Jul 29, 2019 2:42 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:Love how Rotf Megs seems to be looking up and saying: "Will you get off!"

Heh yeah. I made his legs look like they were buckling under the weight but still surprised they actually didn't buckle for real.

I posted these in the pose thread but I thought I'd put them here too cos a friend of mine commented that in almost every pic he's seen Long Haul is in a pose that makes him look like he wants a hug so I took a couple more photos in poses definitely not doing a hugging gesture.

Long Haulk smash

Long Haulk sad

Bit more expressive that I originally thought he was, being such a chunky bot.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Mon Jul 29, 2019 2:47 pm

Great stuff, how many pieces of Devy have you got so far then?

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Mon Jul 29, 2019 2:52 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:Great stuff, how many pieces of Devy have you got so far then?

Just this one. I've never seen Rampage or Scrapmetal in stores and Hightower's new. I wasn't gonna get Long Haul just yet but he was there right in front of me two weeks ago in Forbidden Planet and I got a lil discount from my friend who works there so I couldn't help myself. I haven't tried those other ones so I don't know what they're like but if I didn't know Long Haul was a combiner I wouldn't even suspect it. Unlike many Combiner War figures that have super obvious pegs and very samey bodies and stuff.

i rest now. goodnight.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Jul 29, 2019 6:09 pm

Dang Long Haul looks good. He is definitely the bad guy Hulk of the group!

I'm gonna try to wait out finding him in stores, along with the deluxes. The next month and a few days is going to be expensive regardless of Unicron happening.

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Tue Jul 30, 2019 11:23 am

Dropkick copters an okay figure when transformed properly (unlike having to transform some transformers incorrectly for it to look good) but the Drift copter looks much better and has the much needed height from the skids. Definitely going to look for one but may think about replacing the head.

Likely picking up dropkicks car mode tho i'm yet to pick up shatter, no doubt they will get released with the airmode kibble robot modes at some point (ThreeA stuff is amazing but definitely out of my non existing budget).

News Credits: 61 · by **EvasionModeBumblebee** » Tue Jul 30, 2019 3:05 pm

I just got my hands on a Molotow liquid chrome marker, and it is my new favorite thing.

Can’t wait to use it on SS-44!

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Tue Jul 30, 2019 3:33 pm

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:I just got my hands on a Molotow liquid chrome marker, and it is my new favorite thing.

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Can’t wait to use it on SS-44!

Very cool. Also... smokestacks? :O

News Credits: 340 · by **Stargrave** » Tue Jul 30, 2019 5:24 pm

Thanks to Seibertronian Randomhero we have word that Hightower, Dropkick, and helicopter alt mode Drift been located at Des Moines Iowa WalMart. Randomhero took a picture of his loot and his receipt for proof. These are definitely hitting the scene so keep your eyes peeled and happy hunting out there fellow Seibertronians.

Then in from Seibertronian PrimeVsPrime are English reviews for both Hightower and Dropkick. Let us know if you'll be picking up this latest wave from the movie-verse or not in the forums. Enjoy the views and stay tuned to Seibertron for the ultimate in Transformers news!

Hightower Review:

Dropkick Review:

News Credits: 61 · by **EvasionModeBumblebee** » Tue Jul 30, 2019 6:25 pm

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Very cool. Also... smokestacks? :O

Yep! I got these paintbrushes from Amazon a while ago, and they have these thin plastic covers that are the perfect diameter to fit on the existing smokestacks. So, I cut one in half and painted them silver, and they work great!

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Tue Jul 30, 2019 6:36 pm

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:I just got my hands on a Molotow liquid chrome marker, and it is my new favorite thing.

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Can’t wait to use it on SS-44!

Holy shirt, that is fantastic work!!