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william-james88 wrote:You can scratch eject off the list, hasbro said we wouldnt get him, nor the blue decepticon one.

Seriously, we're not getting Frenzy? Good thing I bought the Rumble/Frenzy Adventure 2 pack or I'd still be waiting for a pair of Soundwave's minions. Does anyone know if Takara's making one? If not I'm either going to have to buy a second Rumble to paint or sell the one I have.

Autobot Roadburn wrote:

william-james88 wrote:You can scratch eject off the list, hasbro said we wouldnt get him, nor the blue decepticon one.

Seriously, we're not getting Frenzy? Good thing I bought the Rumble/Frenzy Adventure 2 pack or I'd still be waiting for a pair of Soundwave's minions. Does anyone know if Takara's making one? If not I'm either going to have to buy a second Rumble to paint or sell the one I have.

No word on Takara. The latest legends class toy they are releasing is Sharkticon, we dont know about any other after that, and thats in September.

I'm not sure what's to dislike about Megatron's deco myself; in-person it looks fantastic. Aside from Doomshot, of course.

Kurona wrote:I'm not sure what's to dislike about Megatron's deco myself; in-person it looks fantastic. Aside from Doomshot, of course.

For me it's just hard to see all the little sculpted details. I'm also looking to build a Lost Light shelf more than anything else right now, and this guy isn't close enough for me. I'm sure he looks better once you've opened him up and posed him.

Autobot Roadburn wrote:

Kurona wrote:I'm not sure what's to dislike about Megatron's deco myself; in-person it looks fantastic. Aside from Doomshot, of course.

For me it's just hard to see all the little sculpted details. I'm also looking to build a Lost Light shelf more than anything else right now, and this guy isn't close enough for me. I'm sure he looks better once you've opened him up and posed him.

I'm trying to build a Lost Light display too... but given MMC is far out of my financing, this dude's the closest I can get. And he looks pretty good in that part!

Kurona wrote:I'm not sure what's to dislike about Megatron's deco myself; in-person it looks fantastic. Aside from Doomshot, of course.

the grayness of the plastic..
as soon i get it im painting it silver.

Kurona wrote:

Autobot Roadburn wrote:

Kurona wrote:I'm not sure what's to dislike about Megatron's deco myself; in-person it looks fantastic. Aside from Doomshot, of course.

For me it's just hard to see all the little sculpted details. I'm also looking to build a Lost Light shelf more than anything else right now, and this guy isn't close enough for me. I'm sure he looks better once you've opened him up and posed him.

I'm trying to build a Lost Light display too... but given MMC is far out of my financing, this dude's the closest I can get. And he looks pretty good in that part!

Technically it's out of my range too, I just save up and live off of ramen for short periods to grab these guys. Their Overlord is absolutely incredible, I was lucky enough to get my tax return in time to get him.

Sorry to push the subject limits of your lawmaking, Burn. I am glad we're getting more Lost Light guys in Titans Return too, but mixing lines as far as scale is starting to make my crew look a bit lopsided.

Bumblebee21 wrote:

Kurona wrote:I'm not sure what's to dislike about Megatron's deco myself; in-person it looks fantastic. Aside from Doomshot, of course.

the grayness of the plastic..
as soon i get it im painting it silver.

In-person that grey's pretty good though. Maybe this is just personal preference but unless they don't have him in-hand I'm really not seeing the side that dislikes Megatron's colours because I think they're spot-on.

Kurona wrote:

Bumblebee21 wrote:

Kurona wrote:I'm not sure what's to dislike about Megatron's deco myself; in-person it looks fantastic. Aside from Doomshot, of course.

the grayness of the plastic..
as soon i get it im painting it silver.

In-person that grey's pretty good though. Maybe this is just personal preference but unless they don't have him in-hand I'm really not seeing the side that dislikes Megatron's colours because I think they're spot-on.

ive seen it in person and still dont like it

Kurona wrote:

Bumblebee21 wrote:

Kurona wrote:I'm not sure what's to dislike about Megatron's deco myself; in-person it looks fantastic. Aside from Doomshot, of course.

the grayness of the plastic..
as soon i get it im painting it silver.

In-person that grey's pretty good though. Maybe this is just personal preference but unless they don't have him in-hand I'm really not seeing the side that dislikes Megatron's colours because I think they're spot-on.

I think you're right about preference. The color is pretty accurate, but I'd like it a lot more with a wash to bring out the sculpt. He looks a bit bland to me, but I'm glad you like him!

Bumblebee21 wrote:

Kurona wrote:I'm not sure what's to dislike about Megatron's deco myself; in-person it looks fantastic. Aside from Doomshot, of course.

the grayness of the plastic..
as soon i get it im painting it silver.

plus there's those shitacular stickers.

Oh yes, the stickers are most certainly a black mark upon the figure - especially the one on the jet's nosecone. I was simply referring to the plastic and paint, which for me seemed to be top-notch.

My favorite and least favorite TR Deluxes so far.

Sigma Magnus wrote:My favorite and least favorite TR Deluxes so far.

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Sounds about right.

To be honest I'm more excited for Krok than any other figure announces so far. Perceptor and Topspin are up there too (always need more Wreckers!) but the Scavengers were so much fun in MTMTE that Krok's taken first place for me. Hope I can find him soon, if Broadside's hitting shelves he can't be too far behind.

I must be honest, Krok's really started to be one of my favourites in MTMTE lately - and this mold re-use fixes one of the main problems I had (bad headsculpt) while giving a superb colour scheme AND making it a character I care about! This is a perfect redeco. Love it.

Kurona wrote:I must be honest, Krok's really started to be one of my favourites in MTMTE lately - and this mold re-use fixes one of the main problems I had (bad headsculpt) while giving a superb colour scheme AND making it a character I care about! This is a perfect redeco. Love it.

It's made even better when you remember he's watching a stand-up comedy performance by Skullcruncher in one of the MTMTE issues. Foreshadowing!

Autobot Roadburn wrote:

Kurona wrote:I must be honest, Krok's really started to be one of my favourites in MTMTE lately - and this mold re-use fixes one of the main problems I had (bad headsculpt) while giving a superb colour scheme AND making it a character I care about! This is a perfect redeco. Love it.

It's made even better when you remember he's watching a stand-up comedy performance by Skullcruncher in one of the MTMTE issues. Foreshadowing!

Exactly! It just makes it all the more perfect.

Despite me saying he's not a character I care about, that one panel of Skullcruncher did make me fall in love with him

william-james88 wrote:

Bumblebee21 wrote:

Kurona wrote:I'm not sure what's to dislike about Megatron's deco myself; in-person it looks fantastic. Aside from Doomshot, of course.

the grayness of the plastic..
as soon i get it im painting it silver.

plus there's those shitacular stickers.

coming off as soon i start spray-painting
hopeflly ill have him soon

william-james88 wrote:What stopped you from buying Sky Shadow?

My Mafex Rey preorder comes in at the end of the month, assuming it's not delayed again. Even if I cancelled, which I've been thinking about, I'm saving up for some more expensive figures that are more or less taking priority.

As for voyagers I'm not a fan of Galvatron much at all, his issues are pretty disappointing and a lot of him feels off to me. Astrotrain is better and is pretty good but nothing really jumps out at me as really cool.

I feel really jipped by Krok. I like Skullsmasher as a generic troop but I didn't really need him. Too bad Misfire sucks isn't IDW accurate. I think I'm going to make a Misfire out of Generations Armada Starscream and a Crankcase out of CW Offroad. The only problem is when Fulcrum comes into the picture.

As promised, more figures!

Getaway moments after driving off a ramp and moments before crashing into a wall.


Also, RIDIN' ON CARS! *guitar riff*

SureShot18 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:What stopped you from buying Sky Shadow?

My Mafex Rey preorder comes in at the end of the month, assuming it's not delayed again. Even if I cancelled, which I've been thinking about, I'm saving up for some more expensive figures that are more or less taking priority.

As for voyagers I'm not a fan of Galvatron much at all, his issues are pretty disappointing and a lot of him feels off to me. Astrotrain is better and is pretty good but nothing really jumps out at me as really cool.

I feel really jipped by Krok. I like Skullsmasher as a generic troop but I didn't really need him. Too bad Misfire sucks isn't IDW accurate. I think I'm going to make a Misfire out of Generations Armada Starscream and a Crankcase out of CW Offroad. The only problem is when Fulcrum comes into the picture.

I'm actually saving up for that Rey too! I completely agree on the less MTMTE looking Scavengers, at least Krok looks pretty good. I'm thinking I might still pick Misfire up in the hope that someone can Shapeways a new face for him.

Fort Max can function as a cat bed, apparently.





...well, I'm goin' to bed. Too many pics.

Welp, a sufficient amount of time has now passed that I can add my late opinions to the Voyager ranking!

So far I have four TR Voyagers - Galvatron, Astrotrain, Alpha Trion, and Broadside - and I agree with some others that it's really hard to rank them because they all have such different pros and cons. However, if I had to put them in an order, it'd probably be as follows:

First place is Astrotrain, simply because he's the most consistently good of all the ones I have. Robot mode is solid and looks enough like Astrotrain, spaceship mode is a little strange but works as a sci-fi alien shuttle, and the train is not my favorite but there isn't actually anything bad about it either. Like, it may not be a great realistic representation of a recognisable train, but effort clearly went into it and it looks good for what it is.
(In fact, the way his train mode is achieved is much more creative than the arguably "better-looking" shuttle mode - transformation doesn't count for everything but you can't say the train is exactly lazy.)

Next up might be Galvatron - mask issues aside (I haven't done any modding myself because I can tolerate it, and I like my headcanon that it functions as a 'control' unit so Galvatron can basically take control of any TM he links with rather than the partner-bonding that usually occurs) he's not bad! Robot mode that's pretty much unequivocally the best official Galvatron ever, cannon mode that's practically flawless, and similarly to Astrotrain's train mode I think that the spaceship mode here is honestly not bad even if I'm not the biggest fan myself.
I must be one of the few who don't mind Megatron/Galvatron having cannons on the front of their arms (as long as the cannon is huuuge, like Galvy's here) and though mine was a little loose in its port, a single coat of the All-Purpose Silver Sharpie tightened it up nicely!

Surprising a few perhaps, I'd put Broadside third. Yes the jet mode is awful, but his robot mode is actually really stocky and powerful-looking. (As a specimen yes he's intimidating!) And though I don't find much playability in an aircraft carrier - I leave the Aerialbots off so they won't get lost, but they are a fun addition - it's a good-looking mode - probably the most "accurate" of the Voyager alt-modes we've gotten.
Despite his multitude of flaws (uuuugh stickers, that one on the chest is the actual worst thing), something about his carrier mode, and robot mode in particular, shines through and still puts him above average for me! Plus that headsculpt is gorgeous (as can be expected from this line) and works quite well with basically any body you want to match it with.

And finally, in last place but still not bad, is Alpha Trion. His robot mode is fine, but the lion is just a little too boxy and unposeable for my liking and the 'other' mode is kind of below par (especially when compared to his later counterpart's far superior execution of a similar concept).
He's by far not the worst thing ever, or even the worst of this line, and his robot mode in particular probably holds the title for best deco of any TR Voyager - or even maybe any TR toy - but he's still the least-good Voyager of the four I have from this line.

So yeah, there's my thoughts! Bit long I know, but hopefully some interesting info in there at least. I'd like to give thoughts on Megatron too, but the retailer I preordered him from (in December!) still has him listed with a March ETA and hasn't mentioned anything about it in months (aside from changing that ETA from December/January to March, in the middle of said March), so... yeah.

Kurona wrote:I haven't liked the pylons either, I tried it on Megatron and it just looks... odd.

The pylons are really it or miss on some of these. They're kinda pointless on Sentinel, but they work for Astrotrain since he had them in the cartoon. They look good on Alpha Trion (and Leo Prime) since it works as a headdress. Prime's are necessary since they're his ears, but they're pointless and kinda awful on Octone. Can take or leave Broadside's since they're I guess weapons, they're just kinda there. Blitzwing's I'm undecided on, he had them in the cartoon, but probably looks better without them.

It's nice that they're optional anyway. Then there's Galvatron...

Emerje

There is a term for something not being accurate to an IDW comic book.
It's called : "A Selling Point".