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-Kanrabat- wrote:

william-james88 wrote:So I got TR Legends Bee and Gnaw today. They are both very cute and quite small. and for some reason, Bee feels far more involved than Gnaw even though Gnaw is said to have more steps. Has anyone found how to fit a small Titan Master in bee? I find it pretty pointless to do so since we cant even see one is inside. and opening the car is quite a hassel.

It's still give a nice play option for the kids.

You'll see . the way its done, you wouldnt think its a play option.

And kurona, yeah that base mode blows. But you know which one rocked? Sky garry, it looks like a nice proper base. The original Overlord looked great in base mode as well.

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

william-james88 wrote:So I got TR Legends Bee and Gnaw today. They are both very cute and quite small. and for some reason, Bee feels far more involved than Gnaw even though Gnaw is said to have more steps. Has anyone found how to fit a small Titan Master in bee? I find it pretty pointless to do so since we cant even see one is inside. and opening the car is quite a hassel.

It's still give a nice play option for the kids.

You'll see . the way its done, you wouldnt think its a play option.

And kurona, yeah that base mode blows. But you know which one rocked? Sky garry, it looks like a nice proper base. The original Overlord looked great in base mode as well.

Speaking of base modes, that Fortmax fan mode with the legs upward look realle RAD!

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Speaking of base modes, that Fortmax fan mode with the legs upward look realle RAD!

But it cant be achieved on its own. you need to support it in one way or another. And the back looks like ass.

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Speaking of base modes, that Fortmax fan mode with the legs upward look realle RAD!

But it cant be achieved on its own. you need to support it in one way or another. And the back looks like ass.

Supports? It doesn't need supports...

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Speaking of base modes, that Fortmax fan mode with the legs upward look realle RAD!

But it cant be achieved on its own. you need to support it in one way or another. And the back looks like ass.

You don't have time to admire the back when there is A PAIR OF DUAL CANONS OF DOOM IN YO FACE!

Sigma Magnus wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Speaking of base modes, that Fortmax fan mode with the legs upward look realle RAD!

But it cant be achieved on its own. you need to support it in one way or another. And the back looks like ass.

Supports? It doesn't need supports...

you said it did a few posts up, when people were talking about using plastic cups to keep the legs from falling. Maybe I misunderstood.

william-james88 wrote:And kurona, yeah that base mode blows. But you know which one rocked? Sky garry, it looks like a nice proper base. The original Overlord looked great in base mode as well.

and don't forget Grandus. Seriously WJ88 I have been staring at that pic for a good portion of the day, Its like getting Don Figueroa's 20th anniversary mega Litho all over again . There are a few pieces missing (Black Zarak and Grand max most easily absent), but still its great.

As for BB (and soon with Burnout) the TM feature of the driver not being seen is a little odd, but not too bad, but isn't that the problem with Wheelie as well? Or is his compartment translucent? Also what about Gnaw, he's basically easting a TM, I find that kind of disturbing

william-james88 wrote:

Sigma Magnus wrote:Supports? It doesn't need supports...

you said it did a few posts up, when people were talking about using plastic cups to keep the legs from falling. Maybe I misunderstood.

I think it was RiddlerJ who said it needed supports. Now, if I remember correctly, you have a Fort Max of your own now, right? Well, mess with the hip ratchets a bit. If you try to move them in and out slowly, you should find a weird mini-click in the ratchets. I used that to offset the drooping towers.

william-james88 wrote:

DeathReviews wrote:That toads the wet sprocket - and it does indeed look like the assortment that was bogging down the shelves at a nearby walmart around Christmas. Hopefully the Decepticon deluxes will turn up at some point, but for the moment, there are none to be had.....

if you need em death, I can get them to you for the same $20 price TRU would charge shipped (but removed from packaging to not cost too much on shipping, since shipping from Canada is murder).

Many thanks unto thee - but the point in my local searchings is so I don't have to pay extra. The coins people drop in my hands to ride that boat across the Styx aren't enough to cover THAT shipping charge...

I know the london toy fair starts tomorrow but does anyone know when the one in america happens? coz i know that'll be the one that they'll probably show Titans Return Trypticon at

WJ88, How is the transformation on Bee aside from the TM integration? I'm actually not a fan of the TM cockpit for the non-tabletformers Legends class so far, but based only on Wheelie (haven't found Bee or Gnaw yet). I really don't like how floppy Wheelie is especially in car mode. Because of the TM cockpit gimmick, my Wheelie is really hard to get tabbed just right. Push too hard on 1 side and the other side comes undone. Fix that side and the first side comes undone. He's not as bad in robot mode, but still doesn't seem as clean tabbing in as it would be with a solid chest instead of a hollow, collapsed one that can fit a titan master in vehicle mode.

Stuartmaximus wrote:I know the london toy fair starts tomorrow but does anyone know when the one in america happens? coz i know that'll be the one that they'll probably show Titans Return Trypticon at

February.

DeathReviews wrote:Many thanks unto thee - but the point in my local searchings is so I don't have to pay extra. The coins people drop in my hands to ride that boat across the Styx aren't enough to cover THAT shipping charge...

Keep checking TRU then. The ones near me (Chicago area) just restocked this week from after Christmas and it looks like they had the original wave 2 cases (equal amounts of bots and cons).

TF-fan kev777 wrote:WJ88, How is the transformation on Bee aside from the TM integration? I'm actually not a fan of the TM cockpit for the non-tabletformers Legends class so far, but based only on Wheelie (haven't found Bee or Gnaw yet). I really don't like how floppy Wheelie is especially in car mode. Because of the TM cockpit gimmick, my Wheelie is really hard to get tabbed just right. Push too hard on 1 side and the other side comes undone. Fix that side and the first side comes undone. He's not as bad in robot mode, but still doesn't seem as clean tabbing in as it would be with a solid chest instead of a hollow, collapsed one that can fit a titan master in vehicle mode.

Bumblebee isnt clean either. he is quite the anyoing little bugger. But unlike wheelie, some tabs are super tight so you can get a good lookin solid vehicle in the end. but there is still quite a bit of paneling to do. It isnt a slick transformation like MP Bee, it does remind me of Wheelie a bit. Sorry for the bad news. Man, its too bad they cant all be like legends Blackjack, now that was slick and tight!

Gnaw is better but for some reason no one pointed out that he has visible head symdrome where you can see his baby face pering from inside his giant shark mouth.

Stuartmaximus wrote:I know the london toy fair starts tomorrow but does anyone know when the one in america happens? coz i know that'll be the one that they'll probably show Titans Return Trypticon at

February 18th and sadly, thats the only place we will get new reveals for toys in the TR line.

william-james88 wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:WJ88, How is the transformation on Bee aside from the TM integration? I'm actually not a fan of the TM cockpit for the non-tabletformers Legends class so far, but based only on Wheelie (haven't found Bee or Gnaw yet). I really don't like how floppy Wheelie is especially in car mode. Because of the TM cockpit gimmick, my Wheelie is really hard to get tabbed just right. Push too hard on 1 side and the other side comes undone. Fix that side and the first side comes undone. He's not as bad in robot mode, but still doesn't seem as clean tabbing in as it would be with a solid chest instead of a hollow, collapsed one that can fit a titan master in vehicle mode.

Bumblebee isnt clean either. he is quite the anyoing little bugger. But unlike wheelie, some tabs are super tight so you can get a good lookin solid vehicle in the end. but there is still quite a bit of paneling to do. It isnt a slick transformation like MP Bee, it does remind me of Wheelie a bit. Sorry for the bad news. Man, its too bad they cant all be like legends Blackjack, now that was slick and tight!

Gnaw is better but for some reason no one pointed out that he has visible head symdrome where you can see his baby face pering from inside his giant shark mouth.

Stuartmaximus wrote:I know the london toy fair starts tomorrow but does anyone know when the one in america happens? coz i know that'll be the one that they'll probably show Titans Return Trypticon at

February 18th and sadly, thats the only place we will get new reveals for toys in the TR line.

Yeah...i know the London one's usually pretty poor! unless they show some TF5 stuff

william-james88 wrote:And the back looks like ass.

Well, I mean, it is his ass...

Emerje

Stuartmaximus wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Stuartmaximus wrote:I know the london toy fair starts tomorrow but does anyone know when the one in america happens? coz i know that'll be the one that they'll probably show Titans Return Trypticon at

February 18th and sadly, thats the only place we will get new reveals for toys in the TR line.

Yeah...i know the London one's usually pretty poor! unless they show some TF5 stuff

They won't, Hasbro isn't attending.

Best that we'll get is some TLK designs on licensed products, but we've already seen pretty much all of those already!


Now back to TR chat.

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

william-james88 wrote:So I got TR Legends Bee and Gnaw today. They are both very cute and quite small. and for some reason, Bee feels far more involved than Gnaw even though Gnaw is said to have more steps. Has anyone found how to fit a small Titan Master in bee? I find it pretty pointless to do so since we cant even see one is inside. and opening the car is quite a hassel.

It's still give a nice play option for the kids.

You'll see . the way its done, you wouldnt think its a play option.

What I don't get is why they didn't cast that part in translucent plastic. The paint already doesn't match that well, might as well have let us see through the piece.

Also,
Anyone want to take a stab at Bee's butt?

I'm usually pretty crafty with the word play, but what does this say? Is it laying down a reference to something I'm not picking up?

Sigma Magnus wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Sigma Magnus wrote:Supports? It doesn't need supports...

you said it did a few posts up, when people were talking about using plastic cups to keep the legs from falling. Maybe I misunderstood.

I think it was RiddlerJ who said it needed supports. Now, if I remember correctly, you have a Fort Max of your own now, right? Well, mess with the hip ratchets a bit. If you try to move them in and out slowly, you should find a weird mini-click in the ratchets. I used that to offset the drooping towers.

I figured out what Sigma meant. You need to rotate the thighs 90 degrees, then you can move the leg upward 1 click to balance out the lean. Take a look at the photo below, the left side is nice and level, the right side is droopy. When you rotate the thigh like on the left, all you need is 1 click upward.

Bingo! Sorry for the shoddy explanation.

I can tell you this much one of Movie Bee's Numberplates say 900 STRA on it.
Looks like they changed it to 100 STRA on this one.

yeah its not a word play Cobo, just a take on the license plate the movie version has been associated to.

And you know what, that ass isnt that bad on fort max. Still for connecting bases, I need the feet to be on the floor, but its a cool option regardless.

Too hard to quote and edit on the phone, but turn Gnaw's robot head so he's looking backwards. Then you don't see his face in alt mode. It's in the instructions.

william-james88 wrote:yeah its not a word play Cobo, just a take on the license plate the movie version has been associated to.

Cobotron wrote: laying down a reference to something I'm not picking up?

... and never would have. Thanks!

Sigma Magnus wrote:Bingo! Sorry for the shoddy explanation.

No worries, you told me just enough to figure it out once I was looking at it.