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I think we have another case of love for over . We got the biggest TF of all time Metroplex. So why the hell couldn't HasTak give us the biggest TF to rival Metroplex? No instead we'll put out yet another huge instead.

C'mon HasTak why screw with us anymore than you gotta and bring on the beast...Trypticon!

Nemesis Destron wrote:I think we have another case of love for over . We got the biggest TF of all time Metroplex. So why the hell couldn't HasTak give us the biggest TF to rival Metroplex? No instead we'll put out yet another huge instead.

C'mon HasTak why screw with us anymore than you gotta and bring on the beast...Trypticon!

I think they're alternating titan class releases. First Metroplex, then devastator, now we get fort max. It makes sense that the next one will be a decepticon.

steals_your_goats wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:
I say go that route then, it'll be a far better experience than this will ever be; besides with as cheap a plastic as hasbro's using nowadays, he may just crumble under his own weight now

Didn't you yourself JUST say above that we should hold our judgement until we see something more official?

hypocrite.....

I am withholding my judgement of the figure, I thought it was common knowledge that hasbro's using thin, garbage plastic, and considering my UM couldn't even transform for it - especially considering their plastic quality won't have increased by then, and judging by the extreme hollowness/thinness of the tw figres', it isn't a difficult logic gap to cross

I've never had a problem with the plastic, maybe you shouldn't be so rough with your toys and really? Thinness and hollowness of figures that haven't been released yet is a flimsy argument ( pun intended). Especially when that arguably look more solid than the combiner wars figures.

All I did was try to transform him, both his leg mechanisms cracked - twice; on two figures...

And if you look at the pics of skullcruncher, you can see he's so hollow, they cut out bits of his tail to spare plastic use

Plus, all you need do is look at the official pics to see that they're mostly empty space anyways

steals_your_goats wrote:

Nemesis Destron wrote:I think we have another case of love for over . We got the biggest TF of all time Metroplex. So why the hell couldn't HasTak give us the biggest TF to rival Metroplex? No instead we'll put out yet another huge instead.

C'mon HasTak why screw with us anymore than you gotta and bring on the beast...Trypticon!

I think they're alternating titan class releases. First Metroplex, then devastator, now we get fort max. It makes sense that the next one will be a decepticon.

Prediking anyone?

steals_your_goats wrote:

Nemesis Destron wrote:I think we have another case of love for over . We got the biggest TF of all time Metroplex. So why the hell couldn't HasTak give us the biggest TF to rival Metroplex? No instead we'll put out yet another huge instead.

C'mon HasTak why screw with us anymore than you gotta and bring on the beast...Trypticon!

I think they're alternating titan class releases. First Metroplex, then devastator, now we get fort max. It makes sense that the next one will be a decepticon.

Lol it seems I mention Trypticon, people ignore me. SOMEONE ELSE mentions him, they get the responses.

Anyhow I'm hoping we get Trypticon too. I am kinda hoping they come out with a CW Devastator sized Predaking too. That would be amazing. Predaking was always one of the biggest g1 combiner toys ever.

LE0KING wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:

Nemesis Destron wrote:I think we have another case of love for over . We got the biggest TF of all time Metroplex. So why the hell couldn't HasTak give us the biggest TF to rival Metroplex? No instead we'll put out yet another huge instead.

C'mon HasTak why screw with us anymore than you gotta and bring on the beast...Trypticon!

I think they're alternating titan class releases. First Metroplex, then devastator, now we get fort max. It makes sense that the next one will be a decepticon.

Prediking anyone?

yus.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:
I say go that route then, it'll be a far better experience than this will ever be; besides with as cheap a plastic as hasbro's using nowadays, he may just crumble under his own weight now

Didn't you yourself JUST say above that we should hold our judgement until we see something more official?

hypocrite.....

I am withholding my judgement of the figure, I thought it was common knowledge that hasbro's using thin, garbage plastic, and considering my UM couldn't even transform for it - especially considering their plastic quality won't have increased by then, and judging by the extreme hollowness/thinness of the tw figres', it isn't a difficult logic gap to cross

I've never had a problem with the plastic, maybe you shouldn't be so rough with your toys and really? Thinness and hollowness of figures that haven't been released yet is a flimsy argument ( pun intended). Especially when that arguably look more solid than the combiner wars figures.

All I did was try to transform him, both his leg mechanisms cracked - twice; on two figures...

And if you look at the pics of skullcruncher, you can see he's so hollow, they cut out bits of his tail to spare plastic use

Plus, all you need do is look at the official pics to see that they're mostly empty space anyways

We'll see what happens when they're released.

You know I'm just pushing your buttons right? I'm not trying to be taken seriously.

SillySpringer wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:

Nemesis Destron wrote:I think we have another case of love for over . We got the biggest TF of all time Metroplex. So why the hell couldn't HasTak give us the biggest TF to rival Metroplex? No instead we'll put out yet another huge instead.

C'mon HasTak why screw with us anymore than you gotta and bring on the beast...Trypticon!

I think they're alternating titan class releases. First Metroplex, then devastator, now we get fort max. It makes sense that the next one will be a decepticon.

Lol it seems I mention Trypticon, people ignore me. SOMEONE ELSE mentions him, they get the responses.

Anyhow I'm hoping we get Trypticon too. I am kinda hoping they come out with a CW Devastator sized Predaking too. That would be amazing. Predaking was always one of the biggest g1 combiner toys ever.

Wasn't there someone on this site who allegedly had an inside source that said they're working on a Predaking?

steals_your_goats wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:

Nemesis Destron wrote:I think we have another case of love for over . We got the biggest TF of all time Metroplex. So why the hell couldn't HasTak give us the biggest TF to rival Metroplex? No instead we'll put out yet another huge instead.

C'mon HasTak why screw with us anymore than you gotta and bring on the beast...Trypticon!

I think they're alternating titan class releases. First Metroplex, then devastator, now we get fort max. It makes sense that the next one will be a decepticon.

Lol it seems I mention Trypticon, people ignore me. SOMEONE ELSE mentions him, they get the responses.

Anyhow I'm hoping we get Trypticon too. I am kinda hoping they come out with a CW Devastator sized Predaking too. That would be amazing. Predaking was always one of the biggest g1 combiner toys ever.

Wasn't there someone on this site who allegedly had an inside source that said they're working on a Predaking?

Yeah, they have some friends on the tf design team or something and had some drinks at botcon or something I can never remember their username it's martianspygirl or something.

steals_your_goats wrote:
Wasn't there someone on this site who allegedly had an inside source that said they're working on a Predaking?

Probably, but we dont need an inside source, Hasbrosaid it in an interview. They said they are aware of the characters fans want (highlighting Predaking) and said that it will all come eventually but they are doing one titan a year. So yes, they are definitely working on a predaking, but he is not part of Titan Return and will not be coming out this year. Either next year or some other time down the line.

steals_your_goats wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:
I say go that route then, it'll be a far better experience than this will ever be; besides with as cheap a plastic as hasbro's using nowadays, he may just crumble under his own weight now

Didn't you yourself JUST say above that we should hold our judgement until we see something more official?

hypocrite.....

I am withholding my judgement of the figure, I thought it was common knowledge that hasbro's using thin, garbage plastic, and considering my UM couldn't even transform for it - especially considering their plastic quality won't have increased by then, and judging by the extreme hollowness/thinness of the tw figres', it isn't a difficult logic gap to cross

I've never had a problem with the plastic, maybe you shouldn't be so rough with your toys and really? Thinness and hollowness of figures that haven't been released yet is a flimsy argument ( pun intended). Especially when that arguably look more solid than the combiner wars figures.

All I did was try to transform him, both his leg mechanisms cracked - twice; on two figures...

And if you look at the pics of skullcruncher, you can see he's so hollow, they cut out bits of his tail to spare plastic use

Plus, all you need do is look at the official pics to see that they're mostly empty space anyways

We'll see what happens when they're released.

You know I'm just pushing your buttons right? I'm not trying to be taken seriously.

Alright, I'll acept your declaration of argumentative surrender

Sorry, getting over a respiratory infection, trying to get back to my usual self

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:

Nemesis Destron wrote:I think we have another case of love for over . We got the biggest TF of all time Metroplex. So why the hell couldn't HasTak give us the biggest TF to rival Metroplex? No instead we'll put out yet another huge instead.

C'mon HasTak why screw with us anymore than you gotta and bring on the beast...Trypticon!

I think they're alternating titan class releases. First Metroplex, then devastator, now we get fort max. It makes sense that the next one will be a decepticon.

Lol it seems I mention Trypticon, people ignore me. SOMEONE ELSE mentions him, they get the responses.

Anyhow I'm hoping we get Trypticon too. I am kinda hoping they come out with a CW Devastator sized Predaking too. That would be amazing. Predaking was always one of the biggest g1 combiner toys ever.

LE0KING wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:

Nemesis Destron wrote:I think we have another case of love for over . We got the biggest TF of all time Metroplex. So why the hell couldn't HasTak give us the biggest TF to rival Metroplex? No instead we'll put out yet another huge instead.

C'mon HasTak why screw with us anymore than you gotta and bring on the beast...Trypticon!

I think they're alternating titan class releases. First Metroplex, then devastator, now we get fort max. It makes sense that the next one will be a decepticon.

Prediking anyone?

yus.

Just to toss this in there really quick: For those who want a Predaking: Amazon has new ones for $99.95 and given we have seen pics of him from Kanrabat, he is the size of modern combiner wars characters and he is the same cost! If you can handle a Platinum edition G1 Predaking, then there you go! all wrapped up nice and cost wise for you!

Thanks for the info, but I'm not a big G1er especially with the toys.
I know knockoffs are a no no around here, but they are releasing a cw devastator sized ko feral rex sometime very soon http://h5.m.taobao.com/awp/core/detail. ... oSite=main

SillySpringer wrote:

LE0KING wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:

Nemesis Destron wrote:I think we have another case of love for over . We got the biggest TF of all time Metroplex. So why the hell couldn't HasTak give us the biggest TF to rival Metroplex? No instead we'll put out yet another huge instead.

C'mon HasTak why screw with us anymore than you gotta and bring on the beast...Trypticon!

I think they're alternating titan class releases. First Metroplex, then devastator, now we get fort max. It makes sense that the next one will be a decepticon.

Prediking anyone?

yus.

Honestly, if/when he is done, I think they'll use the voyager-deluxe system, BECAUSE, it'll mean a secondary use of possible abominus figures (just swap heads)

If they can make two combiners out of the generic beast limbs, then that'll be enough to justify making them and they wouldn't have to stretch them any further than that since the line isn't revolving around combining anymore.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

LE0KING wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:

Nemesis Destron wrote:I think we have another case of love for over . We got the biggest TF of all time Metroplex. So why the hell couldn't HasTak give us the biggest TF to rival Metroplex? No instead we'll put out yet another huge instead.

C'mon HasTak why screw with us anymore than you gotta and bring on the beast...Trypticon!

I think they're alternating titan class releases. First Metroplex, then devastator, now we get fort max. It makes sense that the next one will be a decepticon.

Prediking anyone?

yus.

Honestly, if/when he is done, I think they'll use the voyager-deluxe system, BECAUSE, it'll mean a secondary use of possible abominus figures (just swap heads)

If they can make two combiners out of the generic beast limbs, then that'll be enough to justify making them and they wouldn't have to stretch them any further than that since the line isn't revolving around combining anymore.

Good point. Plus the feet for g1 Pred are pretty close looking to the CW feet/hand pieces.

I like it, plus that listing says sword...master sword I wonder

As for the titan after fort, it all depends on how Prime Wars progresses but I do wonder if we'll see the chaos bringer in plastic once more

Hellscream9999 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

LE0KING wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:

Nemesis Destron wrote:I think we have another case of love for over . We got the biggest TF of all time Metroplex. So why the hell couldn't HasTak give us the biggest TF to rival Metroplex? No instead we'll put out yet another huge instead.

C'mon HasTak why screw with us anymore than you gotta and bring on the beast...Trypticon!

I think they're alternating titan class releases. First Metroplex, then devastator, now we get fort max. It makes sense that the next one will be a decepticon.

Prediking anyone?

yus.

Honestly, if/when he is done, I think they'll use the voyager-deluxe system, BECAUSE, it'll mean a secondary use of possible abominus figures (just swap heads)

If they can make two combiners out of the generic beast limbs, then that'll be enough to justify making them and they wouldn't have to stretch them any further than that since the line isn't revolving around combining anymore.

No, you forget that Predaking has 5 evenly sized TFs, Abominus has one much bigger than the others. Add that to the fact that you wouldnt be able to retool any of the predacons into Blot or Rippersnapper.

Hasbro has been very clear, they will not release Predaking or Abominus until they can do a good product the fans will like.

Also, for predaking, I strongly recomend anyone to get the G1 instead of the other stuff. Its an amazing toy and the beast modes look a lot less lame than the afterthoughts that make up Feral Rex' beast modes.

ZeroWolf wrote:I like it, plus that listing says sword...master sword I wonder

As for the titan after fort, it all depends on how Prime Wars progresses but I do wonder if we'll see the chaos bringer in plastic once more

Its this sword:

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

LE0KING wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:

Nemesis Destron wrote:I think we have another case of love for over . We got the biggest TF of all time Metroplex. So why the hell couldn't HasTak give us the biggest TF to rival Metroplex? No instead we'll put out yet another huge instead.

C'mon HasTak why screw with us anymore than you gotta and bring on the beast...Trypticon!

I think they're alternating titan class releases. First Metroplex, then devastator, now we get fort max. It makes sense that the next one will be a decepticon.

Prediking anyone?

yus.

Honestly, if/when he is done, I think they'll use the voyager-deluxe system, BECAUSE, it'll mean a secondary use of possible abominus figures (just swap heads)

If they can make two combiners out of the generic beast limbs, then that'll be enough to justify making them and they wouldn't have to stretch them any further than that since the line isn't revolving around combining anymore.

No, you forget that Predaking has 5 evenly sized TFs, Abominus has one much bigger than the others. Add that to the fact that you wouldnt be able to retool any of the predacons into Blot or Rippersnapper.

Hasbro has been very clear, they will not release Predaking or Abominus until they can do a good product the fans will like.

Also, for predaking, I strongly recomend anyone to get the G1 instead of the other stuff. Its an amazing toy and the beast modes look a lot less lame than the afterthoughts that make up Feral Rex' beast modes.

Ouch, harshness, bro;

I know exactly how he was made up, but that doesn't mean anything today. If they need a second combiner to justify making it, why not swap the dragon heads for animal heads and make a cool predaking instead of recolored abominus - I would rather a scramble city-styled predaking than an overly G1 version.

Hellscream9999 wrote:Ouch, harshness, bro;

I know exactly how he was made up, but that doesn't mean anything today. If they need a second combiner to justify making it, why not swap the dragon heads for animal heads and make a cool predaking instead of recolored abominus - I would rather a scramble city-styled predaking than an overly G1 version.

Sorry didnt mean to be harsh, but I really didnt feel that your comments worked with what we know Hasbro is doing and has said. If this is what Hasbro was going to do, they would have done it. But they said specifically that there will be no beast combiners and i believe its because of molds. Instead, they will treat these combiners properly when they come, thats what they said in an interview.

And as for an overly G1 version, I think Devastator is a very good indication of what hasbro has in mind for a combiner like Predaking.

In the end, all I wanted to do was add reason to this conversation, using what we already know.

I would much much rather they make new molds for both those combiners, I have trouble following why you (or anyone) would rather they be retools.

@will I know it's called master sword in the headmasters anime and matrix sword for forts redco Brave in the car robots/Rid toon

ZeroWolf wrote:@will I know it's called master sword in the headmasters anime and matrix sword for forts redco Brave in the car robots/Rid toon

oh my bad, I was thinking of this:

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Ouch, harshness, bro;

I know exactly how he was made up, but that doesn't mean anything today. If they need a second combiner to justify making it, why not swap the dragon heads for animal heads and make a cool predaking instead of recolored abominus - I would rather a scramble city-styled predaking than an overly G1 version.

Sorry didnt mean to be harsh, but I really didnt feel that your comments worked with what we know Hasbro is doing and has said. If this is what Hasbro was going to do, they would have done it. But they said specifically that there will be no beast combiners and i believe its because of molds. Instead, they will treat these combiners properly when they come, thats what they said in an interview.

And as for an overly G1 version, I think Devastator is a very good indication of what hasbro has in mind for a combiner like Predaking.

In the end, all I wanted to do was add reason to this conversation, using what we already know.

I would much much rather they make new molds for both those combiners, I have trouble following why you (or anyone) would rather they be retools.

Well they can be re-tools of other beast combiners, in general, just tack on some spare legs onto the body, and have the bot mode head flip out of the beast mode head... If I can think that up in the time it took to read your comment, I imagine hasbro could make a halfway decent figure out of them

And it makes sense, they both have a flier, and predakings torso can be turned around, the beast head can be swapped for a tail, and hip kibble could be added that become beast legs. Then, re-use one of the quadrupeds for sinnertwin, as for the others, just change how the bodies are configured, make them transform upside down, so the bot arms become the beast legs, I dunno, but it seems fairly easy to me

As to being scrambl-able, I just want to be able to scramble my combiners together, but even if I don't, knowing that I can would make me much happier than not.

william-james88 wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:@will I know it's called master sword in the headmasters anime and matrix sword for forts redco Brave in the car robots/Rid toon

oh my bad, I was thinking of this:

Naw, that's a cheap recreation they tried to make after purchasing their own fort max way back then

I'm a bit perplexed by the missing tracks and the inaccurate alt mode.

Unless some IDW version looks like that - but isn't the IDW one titchy like the Marvel Comics version ?

It seems that Hasbro's new version is intended to be giant sized like the cartoon.

I suppose third parties will be rubbing their hands in glee again for all the accessories they can make that Hasbro didn't include (like the guns & ramps).

Anyway the Robot mode seems fine - a little oddly proportioned in places but otherwise perfectly serviceable - I'd like to see the other modes to see how it would function as a base / city / transport as that is how it would spend a good deal of it's time if I got one.

I buy big toys like this for the product interaction with smaller toys so would be looking for that to be well handled.

Just being big isn't enough as the Cluster**** that is Hasbro's Devastator demonstrates so well in my view - how not to do things well.

RAR wrote:I'm a bit perplexed by the missing tracks and the inaccurate alt mode.

Unless some IDW version looks like that - but isn't the IDW one titchy like the Marvel Comics version ?

It seems that Hasbro's new version is intended to be giant sized like the cartoon.

I suppose third parties will be rubbing their hands in glee again for all the accessories they can make that Hasbro didn't include (like the guns & ramps).

Anyway the Robot mode seems fine - a little oddly proportioned in places but otherwise perfectly serviceable - I'd like to see the other modes to see how it would function as a base / city / transport as that is how it would spend a good deal of it's time if I got one.

I buy big toys like this for the product interaction with smaller toys so would be looking for that to be well handled.

Just being big isn't enough as the Cluster**** that is Hasbro's Devastator demonstrates so well in my view - how not to do things well.

Well considering the idea with this line is 'base/playset building', via connecting base modes together, I'd say you're safe to get excited for these.