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Lordy, these reviews just keep coming out the woodwork. I think stripes, some titan masters and pm op are the only things from wave one that haven't been reviewed.

Kurona wrote:Lordy, these reviews just keep coming out the woodwork. I think stripes, some titan masters and pm op are the only things from wave one that haven't been reviewed.

PM OP was reviewed, we newsed it a week ago I think.

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... ime/35487/

Scourges legs are an easy fix. They're together with only screws. They just need diassembled, flipped and put the thighs on the right side.

He does look better with the outer alt mode pieces as the front of the leg though. It's all a matter of swapping them and giving him knee articulation for that look. Might be worth doing for scourge and fixing it for the official look for sweeps.

Hasbro...why do you suck so bad at product implementation, functionality, stability, and final execution.

I could go on and on about any of these. The two figures represented are pure crap. They are hollow, unstable, the head release is jacked, the transformations put unneeded stress on subpar plastic, and the detailing is awful. I see complete failure for anything below voyager class in operations. Not one leaked figure has been outstanding. There will be no diamond in the rough with this toyline.

Randomhero wrote:Scourges legs are an easy fix. They're together with only screws. They just need diassembled, flipped and put the thighs on the right side.

He does look better with the outer alt mode pieces as the front of the leg though. It's all a matter of swapping them and giving him knee articulation for that look. Might be worth doing for scourge and fixing it for the official look for sweeps.

Did you watch the whole video? Near the end of it he messes with Scourge's legs until the are oriented correctly. He just mistransformed his legs.

reluctantyouth wrote:Hasbro...why do you suck so bad at product implementation, functionality, stability, and final execution.

I could go on and on about any of these. The two figures represented are pure crap. They are hollow, unstable, the head release is jacked, the transformations put unneeded stress on subpar plastic, and the detailing is awful. I see complete failure for anything below voyager class in operations. Not one leaked figure has been outstanding. There will be no diamond in the rough with this toyline.

You say this as if you've personally handled the figures. Why judge something so harshly when you haven't even personally played with it.

reluctantyouth wrote:Hasbro...why do you suck so bad at product implementation, functionality, stability, and final execution.

I could go on and on about any of these. The two figures represented are pure crap. They are hollow, unstable, the head release is jacked, the transformations put unneeded stress on subpar plastic, and the detailing is awful. I see complete failure for anything below voyager class in operations. Not one leaked figure has been outstanding. There will be no diamond in the rough with this toyline.

Did you see the video for Wheelie? Now if that aint a diamond in the rough, I don know waht is. Plus just wait for WolfWire and Alpha Trion, they look pretty amazing.

steals_your_goats wrote:

reluctantyouth wrote:Hasbro...why do you suck so bad at product implementation, functionality, stability, and final execution.

I could go on and on about any of these. The two figures represented are pure crap. They are hollow, unstable, the head release is jacked, the transformations put unneeded stress on subpar plastic, and the detailing is awful. I see complete failure for anything below voyager class in operations. Not one leaked figure has been outstanding. There will be no diamond in the rough with this toyline.

You say this as if you've personally handled the figures. Why judge something so harshly when you haven't even personally played with it.

My thoughts exactly, steals_your_goats.

william-james88 wrote:

reluctantyouth wrote:Hasbro...why do you suck so bad at product implementation, functionality, stability, and final execution.

I could go on and on about any of these. The two figures represented are pure crap. They are hollow, unstable, the head release is jacked, the transformations put unneeded stress on subpar plastic, and the detailing is awful. I see complete failure for anything below voyager class in operations. Not one leaked figure has been outstanding. There will be no diamond in the rough with this toyline.

Did you see the video for Wheelie? Now if that aint a diamond in the rough, I don know waht is. Plus just wait for WolfWire and Alpha Trion, they look pretty amazing.

I wasn't going to get Alpha Trion because I have the awesome Botcon version from the Vector Prime mold. But dammit, that figure just looks cool. I love the space ship mode.

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:I wasn't going to get Alpha Trion because I have the awesome Botcon version from the Vector Prime mold. But dammit, that figure just looks cool. I love the space ship mode.

I wasnt caring too much for him either at first, but man he just looks so damn detailed and colourful. It is rare that a figure actually matches or even outdoes the artwork:

I don't understand the negative talk here, at least not in my perspective. These toys look really fun to play around with, I find no problem with the gimmicks as gimmicks and transformers go hand in hand. If your problem is with paint apps well check in with Takara and see their offerings.

We are in a fantastic place as there is almost something for everyone, and we may not share the same tastes in ascetics but we all share a love for transforming robots

ZeroWolf wrote:I don't understand the negative talk here, at least not in my perspective. These toys look really fun to play around with, I find no problem with the gimmicks as gimmicks and transformers go hand in hand. If your problem is with paint apps well check in with Takara and see their offerings.

We are in a fantastic place as there is almost something for everyone, and we may not share the same tastes in ascetics but we all share a love for transforming robots

The negativity comes from people who seriously need to just stop collecting toys and stop acting like they entitled to stuff. That's what these are, toys. If you(negative grown adults) are not fond of them stop acting like a kid throwing a fit in a toy aisle and stop acting like these things insult intelligence. No one is forcing anyone to buy any of them.

Personally I like what's going on here. Nothing is perfect, 13 years ago during armada, transformers were lucky if they had knees or elbows.

william-james88 wrote:

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:I wasn't going to get Alpha Trion because I have the awesome Botcon version from the Vector Prime mold. But dammit, that figure just looks cool. I love the space ship mode.

I wasnt caring too much for him either at first, but man he just looks so damn detailed and colourful. It is rare that a figure actually matches or even outdoes the artwork:

I really like the Big Convoy horns on the his "helmet" too. I can't wait to see the eventual LioConvoy repaint of this figure. It's got to be coming, right?

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:I wasn't going to get Alpha Trion because I have the awesome Botcon version from the Vector Prime mold. But dammit, that figure just looks cool. I love the space ship mode.

I wasnt caring too much for him either at first, but man he just looks so damn detailed and colourful. It is rare that a figure actually matches or even outdoes the artwork:

I really like the Big Convoy horns on the his "helmet" too. I can't wait to see the eventual LioConvoy repaint of this figure. It's got to be coming, right?

Same, I've recently gotten over his chunky lion mode, and am now really excited to get him, he looks exquisite (unlike, say... TR Blurr )

Hellscream9999 wrote:

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:I wasn't going to get Alpha Trion because I have the awesome Botcon version from the Vector Prime mold. But dammit, that figure just looks cool. I love the space ship mode.

I wasnt caring too much for him either at first, but man he just looks so damn detailed and colourful. It is rare that a figure actually matches or even outdoes the artwork:

I really like the Big Convoy horns on the his "helmet" too. I can't wait to see the eventual LioConvoy repaint of this figure. It's got to be coming, right?

Same, I've recently gotten over his chunky lion mode, and am now really excited to get him, he looks exquisite (unlike, say... Blurr )

Colors aside, I think Blurr looks fantastic. That's why I'm getting the Takara version. It's the only TR figure I'm getting the Takara version of.

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:I wasn't going to get Alpha Trion because I have the awesome Botcon version from the Vector Prime mold. But dammit, that figure just looks cool. I love the space ship mode.

I wasnt caring too much for him either at first, but man he just looks so damn detailed and colourful. It is rare that a figure actually matches or even outdoes the artwork:

I really like the Big Convoy horns on the his "helmet" too. I can't wait to see the eventual LioConvoy repaint of this figure. It's got to be coming, right?

Same, I've recently gotten over his chunky lion mode, and am now really excited to get him, he looks exquisite (unlike, say... TR Blurr )

Colors aside, I think Blurr looks fantastic. That's why I'm getting the Takara version. It's the only TR figure I'm getting the Takara version of.

Oh yeah! The TT version looks amazing

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:Colors aside, I think Blurr looks fantastic. That's why I'm getting the Takara version. It's the only TR figure I'm getting the Takara version of.

Same here buddy. I try to keep a tight budget but I just couldnt resist that one!

william-james88 wrote:

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:Colors aside, I think Blurr looks fantastic. That's why I'm getting the Takara version. It's the only TR figure I'm getting the Takara version of.

Same here buddy. I try to keep a tight budget but I just couldnt resist that one!

I've become hooked on Takaras legends line lately. I'm someone that is fine with Hasbros releases, I don't enjoy spending a lot of transformers anymore-I have bills that are a priority-but after picking up the three fem-cons, Magnus and deadlock I had to get Skids. Most of the first waves of head masters legends are presold out so I'll be totally happy with hasbros version but if they end up instock I'm tempted for a couple.

Man, how much will Takara's Scourge and Blurr cost in US dollars? Because I would like to have those two instead of the Hasbro versions.

HBGoo1984 wrote:Man, how much will Takara's Scourge and Blurr cost in US dollars? Because I would like to have those two instead of the Hasbro versions.

Blurr is $30, but good luck finding a pre-order for him. Scourge should be ~$26 I think

ZeroWolf wrote:We are in a fantastic place as there is almost something for everyone

Not Beast Wars fans.


Plus... while a better than other other toylines or even other times with this one, there's basically just three things: simpler toys for younger fans (meh), 'collector' toys with a universal gimmick applied for some reason (meh), and expensive high-end toys with a real narrow character selection (not really meh, but... meh). If you want a line like RtS or Thrilling 30, you're out of luck.

Noideaforaname wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:We are in a fantastic place as there is almost something for everyone

Not Beast Wars fans.


Plus... while a better than other other toylines or even other times with this one, there's basically just three things: simpler toys for younger fans (meh), 'collector' toys with a universal gimmick applied for some reason (meh), and expensive high-end toys with a real narrow character selection (not really meh, but... meh). If you want a line like RtS or Thrilling 30, you're out of luck.

Takara's got you covered with Legends EX and Masterpiece for Beast Wars needs. You can also get some of the BotCon 2016 offerings, if you don't mind your Beast Wars characters having vehicle instead of animal alt modes.

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:I wasn't going to get Alpha Trion because I have the awesome Botcon version from the Vector Prime mold. But dammit, that figure just looks cool. I love the space ship mode.

I wasnt caring too much for him either at first, but man he just looks so damn detailed and colourful. It is rare that a figure actually matches or even outdoes the artwork:

I really like the Big Convoy horns on the his "helmet" too. I can't wait to see the eventual LioConvoy repaint of this figure. It's got to be coming, right?

If botcon were still going, the whole headmaster thing would open up a lot of low-cost possibilities - for instance, the leaked laser prime's head on alpha trion's body. Easy repaint into leo prime with no new tooling required.
Guess we'll just have to hope Hasbrocon is thinking of something like this...

I noticed that TR Blurr's colors are meant to closely match his G1 counterpart, just like the other figures' matches with their g1 counterparts. This makes Blurr's weird color palate less annoying to me.

SillySpringer wrote:I noticed that TR Blurr's colors are meant to closely match his G1 counterpart, just like the other figures' matches with their g1 counterparts. This makes Blurr's weird color palate less annoying to me.

Huh, I actually am a little more okay with those colors now.