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News Credits: 19 · Sat Aug 25, 2018 7:04 am

-Kanrabat- wrote:That "smiley bumper" on SS Ironhide ruine the whole figure for me.

Barely even notice it in person. It's really not bad at all and the figure is frickin' amazing and beats all past voyager Ironhide figures into mushy paste.

Sat Aug 25, 2018 10:46 am

Just snatched Robots in Disguise Bludgeon. This character is a great skeleton samurai and tank mix.

Does anyone know if the inner chest balljoints in this mold (including megatronus ?) Have any common problem with being loose ? the inward/outward Transformation joint on them seems kinda loose. I might stick a wad of blu tak or toilet paper to keep him steady in bot mode

News Credits: 241 · Sat Aug 25, 2018 2:20 pm

Rogue-Primal wrote:Just snatched Robots in Disguise Bludgeon. This character is a great skeleton samurai and tank mix.

Does anyone know if the inner chest balljoints in this mold (including megatronus ?) Have any common problem with being loose ? the inward/outward Transformation joint on them seems kinda loose. I might stick a wad of blu tak or toilet paper to keep him steady in bot mode

I have Blastwave, hang on... *picks up Blastwave under the protest of his wife masked Windblade* ...and mine are fine. I have read that some have loose ball joints, down to popping off easily, so it's a hit and miss I guess? I do envy you, as Bludgeon is a tailender and saw very limited release here in the US.

Right, my latest buy, from Ross:

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The Last Knight Premier Edition Strafe

Saw him once at TRU for the full $20, passed on him even tho I liked the colors more than his AoE version. Now Ross has the barely released Deluxe Class Wave 3, including Crosshairs and new-mold Bumblebee, for a steal:

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I love blue, I love Pterosaurs, I love bargains.

Now to find Grimlock (gold or silver? :-?

), Slog and Slash.

I do wish Hasbro would stop with the ties they're using. I'm scared of them cutting into the plastic they're supposed to hold, especially the extensions in the wings. :-s

:EDIT:... which it did on one side, probably when I removed it as I failed to notice them. :BANG_HEAD:

News Credits: 41 · Sat Aug 25, 2018 5:31 pm

Well I'll be this guy's uncle!

Delivery estimate showed this coming Tuesday. Saturday will do!

Munky Cold Madina :DANCE:

Sat Aug 25, 2018 6:24 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Rogue-Primal wrote:Just snatched Robots in Disguise Bludgeon. This character is a great skeleton samurai and tank mix.

Does anyone know if the inner chest balljoints in this mold (including megatronus ?) Have any common problem with being loose ? the inward/outward Transformation joint on them seems kinda loose. I might stick a wad of blu tak or toilet paper to keep him steady in bot mode

I have Blastwave, hang on... *picks up Blastwave under the protest of his wife masked Windblade* ...and mine are fine. I have read that some have loose ball joints, down to popping off easily, so it's a hit and miss I guess? I do envy you, as Bludgeon is a tailender and saw very limited release here in the US.

Its the hinge joint since it seems the cannon weapon is a few grams too heavy for that hinge. The ratchet joints are a godsend though.
Still he wasn't quite widespread One Toys'R'Us in a mall had 2 of him and my other one which where i got my super rare PotP Jazz (hugs Jazz tightly) had 1 Bludgeon but had 2 more today.

Still the deluxe prices are killing the collector business for me. The RID 2015 is marked as roughly 55 USD which means my Toys'R'us is marking them at 30% more than Hasbro's suggested retail price for other countries. Luckily thats not where i get my prime masters... I got them at hobby store called Nexus which is roughly 12 USD which toys'r'us marks at 25 :BOOM:

News Credits: 101 · Sat Aug 25, 2018 8:51 pm

For my B-Day, I just gave my family some pretty detailed "hints" of course. :lol:

So I was given G1 Waverider, 100% complete!

Well, I think that's it for pretenders. It may take a very LOOOOOONG time before I get any new ones. Now my local geek shop is tapped out and the only option left is Ebay. I have way too much things to get on my radar so paying premium prices for pretenders is at the very bottom of my list.

News Credits: 4877 · Sat Aug 25, 2018 10:34 pm

Happy Birthday Kanrabat, you have a realy nice family to not only get you such a nice toy but to be able to support you in this collection quest!

Sun Aug 26, 2018 1:16 am

-Kanrabat- wrote:For my B-Day, I just gave my family some pretty detailed "hints" of course.
So I was given G1 Waverider, 100% complete!

Well, I think that's it for pretenders. It may take a very LOOOOOONG time before I get any new ones. Now my local geek shop is tapped out and the only option left is Ebay. I have way too much things to get on my radar so paying premium prices for pretenders is at the very bottom of my list.

Congratulations with your birthday gift. Waverider is one of my favorite Autobot Pretender Designs. ;)^

News Credits: 1350 · Sun Aug 26, 2018 1:51 am

Congrats on your cool birthday gift kanra

Hope you had a fun day.

News Credits: 101 · Sun Aug 26, 2018 3:36 am

Thanks guys! Well, I have my sister and her boyfriend (my CW obsessed chummy) to tanks for Waverider. As usual, mom was pretty adamant to go for the good old clothes. :lol:

Between siblings and friends, we always offer each others the fun stuff. ;)^

News Credits: 2 · Sun Aug 26, 2018 6:38 am

picked up a
Cyberverse
STARSCREAM
just to be certain that he is crud.

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guess what?
:SICK:

just... horrible.

also got
POTP
CINDERSAUR

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meh, indeed.

News Credits: 131 · Mon Aug 27, 2018 7:52 am

Picked up a little something from the office that arrived last Monday.

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Mon Aug 27, 2018 5:17 pm

Z3ROhour wrote:picked up a
Cyberverse Starscream
just to be certain that he is crud.

guess what?

just... horrible.

I saw him in baltmatrix review on Youtube and starscream is almost ok but he is overpriced and he has no knees or individual waist balljoint. Easy way to explains this his entire leg assembly is a just one piece. He is just as bad a overpriced Twin Twist from G1 and those werent good toys because it is easy for bootleggers to copy that design

I recommend burning these overpriced cyberverse warrior toys (Shockwave is ok)

News Credits: 293 · Mon Aug 27, 2018 6:05 pm

Been kinda awol lately, lotsa stuff going on. Strangely enough though, I managed to do some hunting, and make some great scores. First up, is the last Prime Masters! Pretty happy with that since I get nervous with the last of any line 8-}

Another last, the final (so far) Walmart G1 Reissue, Hotrod!

News Credits: 1646 · Mon Aug 27, 2018 7:21 pm

First of 4 hauls that will be coming my way here. the 3 SS guys were found at Target saturday, and Blot today at Walmart, freshly stocked. I passed on a Cyberverse Shockwave at Target since I am now expecting that Siege Leader one. I also went back and picked up a 2nd Blot and Sinnertwin for someone in a group chat who has a little autistic buddy who was short those 2 for an Abominus. They will be headed to their new owner tomorrow.

News Credits: 22 · Mon Aug 27, 2018 9:27 pm

I also just picked up SS Megatron at Target tonight. The only one they had.

Mon Aug 27, 2018 11:58 pm

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MIB

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MISB

News Credits: 101 · Tue Aug 28, 2018 4:31 am

That last set of Prime Masters is the last 3 PotP figures I really care about getting.

News Credits: 293 · Tue Aug 28, 2018 8:26 am

Got my first Bee Movie cassette packs!

News Credits: 4877 · Tue Aug 28, 2018 8:35 am

Its about time Dinobot arrived. Great figure though, I did not expect the alt mode to be this massive.

And I love how it doesnt feel as delicate as Cheetor, it feels chunky with a smart transformation. I dont at all regret paying that price.

News Credits: 8 · Tue Aug 28, 2018 2:48 pm

Well, couldn’t get SDCC Primal but AmiAmi came through and I finally got the regular one. He’s a lot of fun! I knocked the connecting pin out pretty quick since it helps get rid of the messy kibble from several of his modes. Gave Primal the Wheeljack swords from TFCC(?) Chromedome until the upgrade kit comes in. Looks like he’s neat perfect scale with the other Generations Beasts I’ve got, I’ll get them all out when I can and get more shots. So glad I finally have this guy, I think he’s the last thing I want from PotP.

News Credits: 1646 · Tue Aug 28, 2018 4:39 pm

The 13 Primes and the Pretender suits complete! And a Titanic newcomer

News Credits: 12 · Tue Aug 28, 2018 5:21 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:The 13 Primes and the Pretender suits complete! And a Titanic newcomer

Congrats. Where did you end up getting it from? I'm still holding out on a deal.

News Credits: 1646 · Tue Aug 28, 2018 5:23 pm

nycPrime wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:The 13 Primes and the Pretender suits complete! And a Titanic newcomer

Congrats. Where did you end up getting it from? I'm still holding out on a deal.

HTS. I have never bought a titan at full price, so I decided it was time to support the class

News Credits: 12 · Tue Aug 28, 2018 5:35 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
nycPrime wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:The 13 Primes and the Pretender suits complete! And a Titanic newcomer

Congrats. Where did you end up getting it from? I'm still holding out on a deal.

HTS. I have never bought a titan at full price, so I decided it was time to support the class

Ha! I basically paid full price for 3 of 4 so need a deal to bring that ratio to greater balance.