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News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 10:43 pm

Nice D!

News Credits: 2 · by **Mr Skram** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 12:49 am

How do you like Ratchet, Dmax? I'm interested in getting him but saw a video review and was rethinking it.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 3:36 am

Had a few boxes sitting at my front door Monday containing:

Adventure Nemesis Prime
Legends Wheelie
Legends Rewind
figma Shizuo Heiwajima

Looks like everyone is getting Nemesis Prime. This is my first figure to use the new mold and it's really great! I'm not a big fan of light piping in eyes, but the way it's used in his body along with the wings is done to great effect. The only thing I would have preferred is if the ax was also molded red.

Wheelie is a fun figure. I was a little worried when people said the TR version didn't hold together well, but Takara Tomy's is pretty sturdy once you get every single connection in place at once. Very happy with this one and the Go Shooter/Shuta Go head is a very nicely painted bonus.

Rewind isn't so bad either, though I'm still planning on getting the Hasbro version since it has a more popular face. Just need to remember to pop the gun out of his arm before going into robot mode. Nightbeat is pretty great, especially for a character that Takara has never released before.

Emerje

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 3:45 am

Emerje wrote:Had a few boxes sitting at my front door Monday containing:

Adventure Nemesis Prime
Legends Wheelie
Legends Rewind
figma Shizuo Heiwajima

Looks like everyone is getting Nemesis Prime. This is my first figure to use the new mold and it's really great! I'm not a big fan of light piping in eyes, but the way it's used in his body along with the wings is done to great effect. The only thing I would have preferred is if the ax was also molded red.

Wheelie is a fun figure. I was a little worried when people said the TR version didn't hold together well, but Takara Tomy's is pretty sturdy once you get every single connection in place at once. Very happy with this one and the Go Shooter/Shuta Go head is a very nicely painted bonus.

Rewind isn't so bad either, though I'm still planning on getting the Hasbro version since it has a more popular face. Just need to remember to pop the gun out of his arm before going into robot mode. Nightbeat is pretty great, especially for a character that Takara has never released before.

Emerje

If you want to get technical, Minerva had a mail-away release in Japan with colours that made her identical to Nightbeat. You can easily argue that they're releasing this as a reference to that toy.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 3:47 am

Kurona wrote:If you want to get technical, Minerva had a mail-away release in Japan with colours that made her identical to Nightbeat. You can easily argue that they're releasing this as a reference to that toy.

It says Nightbeat right on the box.

Emerje

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 3:57 am

Emerje wrote:
Kurona wrote:If you want to get technical, Minerva had a mail-away release in Japan with colours that made her identical to Nightbeat. You can easily argue that they're releasing this as a reference to that toy.

It says Nightbeat right on the box.

Emerje

As it did on the original toy - it was called Minerva Night Beat.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 4:16 am

Kurona wrote:
Emerje wrote:
Kurona wrote:If you want to get technical, Minerva had a mail-away release in Japan with colours that made her identical to Nightbeat. You can easily argue that they're releasing this as a reference to that toy.

It says Nightbeat right on the box.

Emerje

As it did on the original toy - it was called Minerva Night Beat.

Sure, but this just says "Nightbeat", one word and no Minerva. Plus the comic isn't trying to pass it off as Minerva either, in fact he even pulls his detective shtick at the end.

Emerje

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 5:28 am

CaryLeRon wrote:Nice D, where did you find those handsome chaps at?

I can't speak for D, but in my area the walmart stores (all 7 of them) are full of this wave.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 5:45 am

Ironhidensh wrote:
CaryLeRon wrote:Nice D, where did you find those handsome chaps at?

I can't speak for D, but in my area the walmart stores (all 7 of them) are full of this wave.

I don't think I'd ever want to live somewhere with that many local Walmarts. :shock:

I'm very content living on a dirt road in a small town where the two local Walmarts are 12 miles north and south of me.

Emerje

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 8:47 am

CaryLeRon wrote:Nice D, where did you find those handsome chaps at?

A walmart that I usually don't visit, but had a reason to thanks to an unexpected trip.

Cobotron wrote:Nice D!

Thanks!

Mr Skram wrote:How do you like Ratchet, Dmax? I'm interested in getting him but saw a video review and was rethinking it.

Haven't had much time with him yet Skram. I got to transform him into vehicle mode and fiddle a bit but that's about it. I can give you some more thoughts tonight maybe though (you subscribed to the RiD thread? I can do it there so as not to clog this thread up)

Emerje wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:
CaryLeRon wrote:Nice D, where did you find those handsome chaps at?

I can't speak for D, but in my area the walmart stores (all 7 of them) are full of this wave.

I don't think I'd ever want to live somewhere with that many local Walmarts. I'm very content living on a dirt road in a small town where the two local Walmarts are 12 miles north and south of me.

Emerje

There are 3 walmarts within a 40 minute drive of me. I scored this one at the one I never go to, special circumstances. And it was the only one to have these guys so far. The other 2 are still holding the Quillfire wave.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 3:30 pm

Wheeljack will no longer be alone. I can combine him and these lads with Optimus or Sky Lynx. And I kinda needed them seeing as how the other versions of these guys were turned into Maximals, so I needed them as Autobot again

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 3:37 pm

D-Maximus, did you score those for 10 buxx at TJ-Maximus?

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 3:41 pm

Cobotron wrote:D-Maximus, did you score those for 10 buxx at TJ-Maximus?

Nope. I got them at HTS with that $10 off $40 or more purchase. so they ended up coming out to about $11 a piece.

However, I can definitely tell these cases were sitting around for a long time. Ironhide's case was actually already halfway falling off, and Prowls was not only halfway off, but it split from top to bottom. And they were coated in dust

News Credits: 4853 · by **william-james88** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 8:20 pm

Got myself Generations Hoist, I never had the mold before and for $5 I said why not. Its fine. Nothing great. It reminds me that I really didnt like that plastic they used in the Generations line from FOC right up until Combiner Wars. The lack of paint apps, visible head and thingamagic high above the roof is also not great. What I find super odd though is that there is a nice sculpted abdominal piece that you never see aside from when transforming him. Odd but kinda cool, like the inner workings of the robot that you only catch a glimpse of while going from one mode to the next.

News Credits: 12 · by **nycPrime** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 8:44 pm

william-james88 wrote:Got myself Generations Hoist

Looks like the one I got from Lena a few weeks back

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 10:07 pm

Walked into TJ Maxx expecting to find some parts of a combiner, but never expected to walk out with a whole one!

Yeah, first I've heard of G2 box sets being at TJM. Menasor was the only set I'd seen there and I almost missed him sitting on the top shelf as I was so focused on looking for Voyager boxes (thy only had about five each of Scattershot and Onslaught).

Just don't tell them the original MSRP wasn't $65. :-$

Emerje

News Credits: 23 · by **Bumblebee21** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 10:11 pm

you lucky duck

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 10:17 pm

Hey Emerje: we actually have been hearing news of these guys at TJMaxx but have had no pictures to back it up. If you wouldn't mind, could you take a picture of the whole box and the receipt and post it in the combiner wars thread or send it to the news staff so we can news this? it is an awesome find!

Oh and Mr. Skram, if you're there, my RiD Bisk and Ratchet thoughts are here:
transformers-robots-in-disguise-2015-products-thread-p1836882.php#p1836882

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Wed Oct 26, 2016 4:40 am

Emerje wrote:Walked into TJ Maxx expecting to find some parts of a combiner, but never expected to walk out with a whole one!

[img]40$US_G2_Stunticons.jpg[/img]

And I thought 75$US was the best deal to have these sets... :shock:

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Wed Oct 26, 2016 4:59 am

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Emerje wrote:Walked into TJ Maxx expecting to find some parts of a combiner, but never expected to walk out with a whole one!

[img]40$US_G2_Stunticons.jpg[/img]

And I thought 75$US was the best deal to have these sets...

Ironically, the last time I remember you using this was as a reaction to how high a price for something was.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Wed Oct 26, 2016 5:04 am

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Hey Emerje: we actually have been hearing news of these guys at TJMaxx but have had no pictures to back it up. If you wouldn't mind, could you take a picture of the whole box and the receipt and post it in the combiner wars thread or send it to the news staff so we can news this? it is an awesome find!

I guess there isn't much point now, right? Wouldn't have made much of a difference anyway since the receipt just says "toys & books" instead of anything identifying the set.

Emerje

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Wed Oct 26, 2016 4:40 pm

Kurona wrote:Ironically, the last time I remember you using this was as a reaction to how high a price for something was.

It go both ways. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

by **joeprime276** » Wed Oct 26, 2016 6:41 pm

Just got MP Shockwave in the mail today. Kind of angry because Amazon shipped it without ANY protection. Literally just the MP box with a shipping label on it.
Anyways I don't quite see where some of the hate comes from for this guy. He looks exactly like his cartoon self. From color to stature. I love him

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Wed Oct 26, 2016 6:47 pm

joeprime276 wrote:Just got MP Shockwave in the mail today. Kind of angry because Amazon shipped it without ANY protection. Literally just the MP box with a shipping label on it.
Anyways I don't quite see where some of the hate comes from for this guy. He looks exactly like his cartoon self. From color to stature. I love him

I didn't realize you were looking to buy one, I'm getting rid of mine.

I don't feel he comes close to living up to the Masterpiece line.

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Wed Oct 26, 2016 6:49 pm

joeprime276 wrote:Just got MP Shockwave in the mail today. Kind of angry because Amazon shipped it without ANY protection. Literally just the MP box with a shipping label on it.

Jeez, seriously? That's atrocious; never heard of that happening.

On the bright side, good to know you're enjoying him nonetheless