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Emerje wrote:It does look very good, though I'd rather have Machine Wars Soundwave.

You sir, are just wrong.
But fine, you can have Hardhead as MW Soundwave, as long as they remold CW Onslaught into Stalker.

As much as I love Machine Wars, I'd rather have a titans return stalker first.

And I'd much rather a CW Stalker from Onslaught, a CW Skyquake from Silverbolt and CW Predator jets from the Aerialbots.

SureShot18 wrote:I don't recall seeing any pictures of all three Insecticons before so I took some comparison shots. I think Kickback might be my favorite but it's probably the new toy bias.

My Insecticons!

Was Classics Astrotrain not good?

But yeah nah, I didn't own T30 Blitzwing but everywhere I went said it was a QC-ridden mess. And the alt-modes really don't do it any favours. I think the TR mold I have now is a straight improvement.

Sigma Magnus wrote:EASTER HAUL

Hey! He finally came!! Congrats!

got tr megs and tlk barricade
shoulda opened megs first because after handling barricade and seeing how hollow megs is vs barricade is hiding a bit better. and the greyoh my god its soo ugly. cant wait to paint it.

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I just discovered Kup's wheels are translucent!

I don't know about y'all, but I LOVE that! Especially on future space vehicles.
It's a Tron thang.

That IS cool! Also it makes me appreciate how nice Kup's vehicle mode looks.

Welcome to the grid program

Megs is still learning how to fly, so he got a friend.

Cobotron wrote:It's a Tron thang.

For Transformers, it's also a Velocitron thing, which coupled with the Tron thing is doubly cool.

Okay, so...kinda rethinking my TR priority list. So far, here's said list:

-Sixshot, to go with Galvatron, Wolfwolf Weirdwolf, Skullcruncher, and Mindwipe
-Misfire and Slugslinger, to go with Triggerhappy
-Topspin and Twintwist
-Kup and Perceptor
-Broadside
-Legends Brawn

Hoping to get all the deluxes beyond wave three, but money is an issue.
Yays, nays?

I'm at an impasse concerning the Jumpstarters. Ideally I'd get both but money's tight so I don't want to double up on characters I don't exactly have a connection to.

The dilemma? I remember having Twin Twist (or maybe one of his many KOs?) as a kid, probably from a car boot sale or something; so I wanna get him because nostalgia. ... buuuut, Top Spin looks infinitely cooler. Help

Kurona wrote:I'm at an impasse concerning the Jumpstarters. Ideally I'd get both but money's tight so I don't want to double up on characters I don't exactly have a connection to.

The dilemma? I remember having Twin Twist (or maybe one of his many KOs?) as a kid, probably from a car boot sale or something; so I wanna get him because nostalgia. ... buuuut, Top Spin looks infinitely cooler. Help

Sounds like you might prefer Topspin based on his looks alone, and I'd say go for him then. I'm sure these guys will go down in price eventually and you have a few months to wait until Twintwist comes out regardless. I plan on getting both myself, but mostly through the connecting point of Last Stand of the Wreckers. Kup and Springer need some buddies.

Sabrblade wrote:

Cobotron wrote:It's a Tron thang.

For Transformers, it's also a Velocitron thing, which coupled with the Tron thing is doubly cool.

Oh yeah! How could I forget Velocitron and their delicious fruit chew gummy wheels? Yum!
The idea of wheels made of light/energy is the coolest. But I'm a sucker for any toys cast in translucent plastic. I guess I'm still stuck in the 90's in that regard.

Cobotron wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Cobotron wrote:It's a Tron thang.

For Transformers, it's also a Velocitron thing, which coupled with the Tron thing is doubly cool.

Oh yeah! How could I forget Velocitron and their delicious fruit chew gummy wheels? Yum!
The idea of wheels made of light/energy is the coolest. But I'm a sucker for any toys cast in translucent plastic. I guess I'm still stuck in the 90's in that regard.

I know exactly what you mean! I still collect Lego and some of the pieces I like best are the translucent ones. I've been trying to get a ton of clear blue for a while to make water with.

Cobotron wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Cobotron wrote:It's a Tron thang.

For Transformers, it's also a Velocitron thing, which coupled with the Tron thing is doubly cool.

Oh yeah! How could I forget Velocitron and their delicious fruit chew gummy wheels? Yum!
The idea of wheels made of light/energy is the coolest. But I'm a sucker for any toys cast in translucent plastic. I guess I'm still stuck in the 90's in that regard.

In that case may I recommend RID Soundwave. His wheels are a delicious Jolly Rancher Cherry color. And that visor too.

On another note, what does everyone think is the best Legends in TR? I only have Rewind, Gnaw, and Kickback but of the three I think I have to give it to Kickback. But Rewind is no slouch, especially with my bias, and Gnaw is ridiculously lovely.

Autobot Roadburn wrote:I know exactly what you mean!

Right? It's what made me hold out on the retail release and save up for this god of rock candy awesomeness.

SureShot18 wrote:In that case may I recommend RID Soundwave. His wheels are a delicious Jolly Rancher Cherry color. And that visor too.

You may!
It's one of his main draws for me. Don't forget about Drift either.

SureShot18 wrote:On another note, what does everyone think is the best Legends in TR? I only have Rewind, Gnaw, and Kickback but of the three I think I have to give it to Kickback. But Rewind is no slouch, especially with my bias, and Gnaw is ridiculously lovely.

I'll play!
Kickback and Gnaw are something special. Kickback might be my favorite, but might I add as a contender, and I may hate saying this............ Bumblebee.
He is the exact Bee toy I have been waiting for for my Classics/Gen shelves for over two decades. Right scale, right look, right transformation. If someone told me I had to take all the other Bee's off that shelf but one, he would probably be the one who stayed.
though I DO love Classics Bee

If you hate saying Bee, you could just say Roadburn

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Kurona wrote:If you hate saying Bee, you could just say Roadburn

What did I ever do to deserve such hate?

Since I've been MIA with galleries due to me working on the massive overhaul redesign of Seibertron.com, just though I'd thrown in my two cents on a few figures real quick.

Broadside ... love the robot mode and aircraft carrier mode, but what did they do to his jet mode? Could they seriously not figure out how to make the legs look like a jet in jet mode by either compacting the legs via transformation or something? Ugh ... it's a shame that triplechangers continue to have a problem with at least one mode. Robot mode is great. Would love to have had his axe though to go with him.

Gnaw ... why did the top half of the "shark" mode's head have to attach to his feet? It seems like if they had kept the mouth opening concept from the G1 toy, that the toy wouldn't look so flat and hollow on its upper back. Other than that, I like the toy, just seems like they over complicated it by having the top half of his shark head attaching to his legs. The only thing I can think of is this was done as a balancing issue, that he was too top heavy with the shark head on the upper back.

Hot Rod ... still not digging him. It really bothers me that his upper arms block the yellow crest or whatever it's called, which is a signature part of the character. Not sure what they could have done different but I'm not a fan of blocking the yellow crest. Also, the Titan Master's arms look odd on Hot Rod's rounded shaped head. Other than that, he's a decent figure. Just feel like some of Hot Rod's identifying silhouette features weren't cared for with this design.

Sky Shadow ... he looks awesome and makes me really excited for Overlord. I like the update to the character and he looks really sharp to me. I'm not a fan of the gun combined gimmick simply because mine doesn't stay attached that well (it falls apart at the slightest bump). While Overlord looks fantastic and I love that he seems to be even more of a "partsformer" than Sky Shadow (c'mon Omega Supreme!!!), I'm still really bummed that Overlord isn't a Powermaster. Yah, it's cool that he can store two heads in his chest, but still not feeling it since he only comes with one Titan Master. I'd love for them to come out with an IDW styled face but with the other Titan Master (Giga?). I'd like to see Sky Shadown recolored as Thunderwing please!

Quickswitch ... I loved his CGI model with the square head. Really bummed he got cheaped out on and has Sixshot's helmet. Hopefully they'll correct this with a singular release of him, or (gasp!) hopefully a 3rd party company will come out with a corrected piece, because this one is driving me crazy. Really wish Hasbro would connect the dots that saving a buck on a piece like this just opens the door for a 3rd party company to sell a new product to appease fans. I just wish they'd do it right, especially since it looks like they were going to do it right at some point! Urgh.

I love this line and I'm amazed at how well the concept is working for the entire line. From my experience as an owner of a big Transformers site, it seems like fans in general have a very positive view of this line overall, which is fantastic and really fun to see. Hasbro has done an overall really nice job with this line, just wish a few of these issues I mentioned above would have been addressed before a product hit retail.

Thanks for your thoughts Ryan!

And yeah, the gun combining gimick for Skyshadow is not solid and it looks silly when held in his hands. I just keep the drone part as a shield on one arm and havine him carry the gun in his other hand.

Cobotron wrote:Kickback and Gnaw are something special. Kickback might be my favorite, but might I add as a contender, and I may hate saying this............ Bumblebee.
He is the exact Bee toy I have been waiting for for my Classics/Gen shelves for over two decades. Right scale, right look, right transformation. If someone told me I had to take all the other Bee's off that shelf but one, he would probably be the one who stayed.
though I DO love Classics Bee

So much this! I know a LOT of us fans are sick and tired of so many Bumblebee iterations over the years, but THIS is finally the one we've been waiting for. He's "Classics." He's G1. He's the right size. He's got a great held sculpt. His transformation is updated yet familiar. Titans Return Bumblebee should be on everyone's "Transformers Classics/neo-G1" shelf!

Now, we wait patiently for a similar breakthrough for old Cliffjumper.

Sigma Magnus wrote:Okay, so...kinda rethinking my TR priority list. So far, here's said list:

-Sixshot, to go with Galvatron, Wolfwolf Weirdwolf, Skullcruncher, and Mindwipe
-Misfire and Slugslinger, to go with Triggerhappy
-Topspin and Twintwist
-Kup and Perceptor
-Broadside
-Legends Brawn

Hoping to get all the deluxes beyond wave three, but money is an issue.
Yays, nays?

Broadside is a nay while Perceptor and Sixshot are quite weak compared to the rest.

Yay for Topsspin, twinTwist and Kup

Kurona wrote:I'm at an impasse concerning the Jumpstarters. Ideally I'd get both but money's tight so I don't want to double up on characters I don't exactly have a connection to.

I thought you would be all over them due to their connection (and most intense scene ever) in Last Stand of the Wreckers.

SureShot18 wrote:On another note, what does everyone think is the best Legends in TR? I only have Rewind, Gnaw, and Kickback but of the three I think I have to give it to Kickback. But Rewind is no slouch, especially with my bias, and Gnaw is ridiculously lovely.

Those 3 are very good but I would also suggest Bumblebee. He's super cute and quite a fun little guy to transform. he does have a major flaw of not having a clear windshield which you can tell was the initial plan 9since now you cant tell a small figure is sitting in him). If you can loot past that, then get him.

Oh, I also really like Wheelie, even though he doesnt hold as well together. By far the most complex Legends figure of this line and he has a great looking robot mode.

I was fine with the Previous two.

The Bumblebee I'm "waiting for" is a decent representation of the 2007 Movie 1970's Camero Bee.