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william-james88 wrote:

bodrock wrote:My son (3) can transform CW Megatron and is pretty good with CHUGs....

Then again, that Megatron is quite simplified for a leader class figure.

I play with power rangers zords with my 1.5 year old. Those are big sturdy toys which I don't fear will break.

True enough, wj88 -- dat Megz is pretty simple, and a big reason he's available for play....unlike other Voyager or Deluxe figures. Fort Max is also there for them to play with, but I didn't reveal they were Headmasters for quite awhile....but the 3 y/o figured it out!

I even got rid of a nasty burr in her rotator.

o.supreme wrote:

william-james88 wrote:And it can be an even more expensive niche than people think when you bring in action master elites. Have you heard of those, they were Europe exclusive, so that just makes things even crazier.

Oh yeah, there used to be a seller at conventions famous for charging $1000 or more for these individually (My favorite Transformer was bastardized as Omega Spreem, so yeah I'm well aware of them) . He always proudly proclaimed he was happy not to sell them. I wondered to myself always...then why are you even offering them? If you want to keep them, do so...Oh well he probably still has them .

A few of the larger vehicles were repaints from the Microman line or vice versa, I don't remember.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

o.supreme wrote:

william-james88 wrote:And it can be an even more expensive niche than people think when you bring in action master elites. Have you heard of those, they were Europe exclusive, so that just makes things even crazier.

Oh yeah, there used to be a seller at conventions famous for charging $1000 or more for these individually (My favorite Transformer was bastardized as Omega Spreem, so yeah I'm well aware of them) . He always proudly proclaimed he was happy not to sell them. I wondered to myself always...then why are you even offering them? If you want to keep them, do so...Oh well he probably still has them .

A few of the larger vehicles were repaints from the Microman line or vice versa, I don't remember.

Vice versa, and only in the case of the Armored Convoy, in the Microman "LED Powers" line as the L-20 Micro Trailer.

Does anyone know when the US e-retailers will be getting Six Shot? I'm still waiting for TF Source to get it in stock. Thanks.

Man, does this pose look awesome, now i want a ravage:

nycPrime wrote:Does anyone know when the US e-retailers will be getting Six Shot? I'm still waiting for TF Source to get it in stock. Thanks.

No idea. My store around here still have leader seekers. I've yet to see a leader from TR in the wild

Here in Oregon, we're seeing Powermaster Optimus, Blaster, and occasionally a rando leader like Ultra M or even Starscream. No 6S or Soundwave yet...

william-james88 wrote:Man, does this pose look awesome, now i want a ravage:

Maz knows the right angle to catch that figure from. At almost any other angle, he looks a bit...fat.

I finally got Voyager Alpha Trion today, it's not a bad figure at all, much better than Galvatron, but not quite as good as Sentinel. The robot mode is great, the spaceship mode is better in hand than it looks in photos, but sadly the lion mode is a bit goofy looking. For those who have the figure, does the lion's mouth open? Because on mine it doesn't seem to. I also laughed when I read the tech specs on the collector's card, it says Alpha Trion has infinity strength, infinity speed, infinity intelligence (that's one's fair enough I suppose considering it's Alpha Trion) and infinity firepower.....

Munkky wrote: For those who have the figure, does the lion's mouth open? Because on mine it doesn't seem to.

It cant move since his lower jaw is made up of his fists.

william-james88 wrote:Man, does this pose look awesome, now i want a ravage:

Isn't that the Japanese version?

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Man, does this pose look awesome, now i want a ravage:

Isn't that the Japanese version?

Yes. Thanks for noticing.

Sheesh, talk about QC issues... I just read that Loudmouth, Terri-Bull and his retool Skytread have their upper legs assembled backwards. Fortunately, it's a minor piece and I never would have known had I not read it. But still...

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Sheesh, talk about QC issues... I just read that Loudmouth, Terri-Bull and his retool Skytread have their upper legs assembled backwards. Fortunately, it's a minor piece and I never would have known had I not read it. But still...

Where'd you read that? Mine aren't backwards, the molding marks are on the back of the upper legs where they belong. They're exactly the same as my Japanese mold counterparts, too.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Sheesh, talk about QC issues... I just read that Loudmouth, Terri-Bull and his retool Skytread have their upper legs assembled backwards. Fortunately, it's a minor piece and I never would have known had I not read it. But still...

Where'd you read that? Mine aren't backwards, the molding marks are on the back of the upper legs where they belong. They're exactly the same as my Japanese mold counterparts, too.

Emerje

TFWiki. Look again, and compare the detailing with the stock photos:





I checked my Loudmouth, and the kneecaps are indeed facing back.

Don't know, both Go Shooter and Loudmouth, and Bullhorn and Terri-Bull are assembled the same way. Looking at more of my TMs it seems there is no rule about which side of the leg the mold marks can be on. Just another weird nuance with TM assembly I guess. Maybe at some point it was decided the details looked better on the top of the larger head? Just seems strange that both Hasbro and Takara Tomy would get it wrong on the same figures.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:Don't know, both Go Shooter and Loudmouth, and Bullhorn and Terri-Bull are assembled the same way. Looking at more of my TMs it seems there is no rule about which side of the leg the mold marks can be on. Just another weird nuance with TM assembly I guess. Maybe at some point it was decided the details looked better on the top of the larger head? Just seems strange that both Hasbro and Takara Tomy would get it wrong on the same figures.

Emerje

Compared to stock photos, they're reversed. Figures can be misassembled from the first iteration on, and be kept as standard for later releases.

But those aren't stock photos, they're CG which is about as early in the production process as you can get next to sketches. That's why I'm saying there must have been a conscious decision at some point to flip them.

This is a stock photo and it's the same as the release.



And here he is at his first public appearance back at Toy Fair 2016.



It had to be intentional, I can't believe both companies made the same mistakes over the course of a year without catching it.

Emerje

I have TerriBull and the legs cannot sit flush against the body in Head mode because of the backwards thighs. And of course they're pinned so there's not much I can do about it. Mind you, it's a really minor issue, the kind that could easily be missed (or brushed off) by whoever's checking for them.

From the moment he was revealed, there was some confusion over Sixshot's base mode. Since he is a leader under the Titans Returns line, he should connect with the other leader bases, but he only has six modes, as the name implies, so does he have a base mode? Well, for this line, his tank mode serves also as the base mode. It is where you will find the best way to connect him to the other bases and the mode which offers the most Titan Master connection points (when the wings are extended). The wings allow to position the base/tank in different configurations with the bases, and the images below show that. You will also see how you can also get the 7th mode, the flying wolf, which was seen in the Headmasters series.

never going to use six or any of those others as a base.

Love that Cyberformed city you've created there Will!

Very cool.. as a kid I loved the baseformers and when the the micro masters came out I had a ball building the cities.. these days I have less time and patience but I think when they release trypticon I'll have an autobot vs decepticon base off...

Tho I must admit that the interconnecting Ramps do not work as well as I'd have hoped. The original micro master bases had better connections... at times it feels like if they can't better the original g1 designs they shouldn't bother...

frogbat wrote:.. at times it feels like if they can't better the original g1 designs they shouldn't bother...

Do you feel that way about TR fort max as well?