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News Credits: 19 · Wed Oct 07, 2020 3:34 pm

bluecatcinema wrote:I'm surprised people are even calling it a "tank", considering the treads are upside-down.

People are still calling flails maces, people be people

News Credits: 332 · Wed Oct 07, 2020 5:47 pm

So I got my Pit Of Judgement yesterday and noticed something on the back of the box. We might be getting one more use of the Alicon mold, possibly with a beard.

News Credits: 1350 · Wed Oct 07, 2020 6:09 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:So I got my Pit Of Judgement yesterday and noticed something on the back of the box. We might be getting one more use of the Alicon mold, possibly with a beard.

With a beard? :-?

Got a photo?

News Credits: 51 · Wed Oct 07, 2020 6:45 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:So I got my Pit Of Judgement yesterday and noticed something on the back of the box. We might be getting one more use of the Alicon mold, possibly with a beard.

I mean, we do still have a listing for some sort of Deluxe Quintesson release in the Netflix line, so it could be that. There is a picture of the Executioner on the back of that box (if I'm remembering both the promo shots of the box and the names of all the various Quint jobbers right), are you talking about him? I think he's got a little beard.

...although speaking of both Earthrise and the Netflix releases, one of the credible leakers has apparently said that Netflix Barricade is getting moved to be in one of the Galactic Odyssey sets, which is...odd if true.

News Credits: 332 · Wed Oct 07, 2020 9:11 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:So I got my Pit Of Judgement yesterday and noticed something on the back of the box. We might be getting one more use of the Alicon mold, possibly with a beard.

I mean, we do still have a listing for some sort of Deluxe Quintesson release in the Netflix line, so it could be that. There is a picture of the Executioner on the back of that box (if I'm remembering both the promo shots of the box and the names of all the various Quint jobbers right), are you talking about him? I think he's got a little beard.

...although speaking of both Earthrise and the Netflix releases, one of the credible leakers has apparently said that Netflix Barricade is getting moved to be in one of the Galactic Odyssey sets, which is...odd if true.

Short answer is I don't know, all I know is that there's a character shown on the back that looks like a remold of the Alicon mold. I never knew the Alicons had different names/rankings.

News Credits: 1646 · Wed Oct 07, 2020 9:19 pm

I don't think they did too bad with this mold at all. i like it more as the Bailiff, but still neat to have. It looks great on the Mercenaries shelf now

News Credits: 12 · Wed Oct 07, 2020 9:57 pm

I had completely forgotten just how nice the Allicons robot modes are. Beast mode's not perfect, but since I tend to keep most of my figures in robot mode (some beastformers and titans being the exceptions), I think I may have to track them down (after Pulse and Target actually ship me the figures they keep delaying of course)

News Credits: 56 · Wed Oct 07, 2020 10:05 pm

Just got another email update from Amazon. Instead of a 2 week range, it's now narrowed to Wednesday 11/4 for Fasttrack. Oh Amazon, how many times will you continue to torture us?

News Credits: 42 · Wed Oct 07, 2020 10:19 pm

o.supreme wrote:Just got another email update from Amazon. Instead of a 2 week range, it's now narrowed to Wednesday 11/4 for Fasttrack. Oh Amazon, how many times will you continue to torture us?

Yeah, more musical dates. Runamuk was early December for me but got moved to Nov 4th with Fasttrack. Meanwhile Ratchet/Paradon Medic got pushed back to December.

News Credits: 23 · Wed Oct 07, 2020 10:22 pm

Yeah, now the Paradron 2-pack and Autobot Clone 2-pack are on the same date. Before this all started they were a month apart.

News Credits: 462 · Wed Oct 07, 2020 11:17 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Nemesis Primal wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:So I got my Pit Of Judgement yesterday and noticed something on the back of the box. We might be getting one more use of the Alicon mold, possibly with a beard.

I mean, we do still have a listing for some sort of Deluxe Quintesson release in the Netflix line, so it could be that. There is a picture of the Executioner on the back of that box (if I'm remembering both the promo shots of the box and the names of all the various Quint jobbers right), are you talking about him? I think he's got a little beard.

...although speaking of both Earthrise and the Netflix releases, one of the credible leakers has apparently said that Netflix Barricade is getting moved to be in one of the Galactic Odyssey sets, which is...odd if true.

Short answer is I don't know, all I know is that there's a character shown on the back that looks like a remold of the Alicon mold. I never knew the Alicons had different names/rankings.

I believe this guy is what you're referring to:

That's an Executioner, who is built quite differently from the more bulky Allicons and Bailiffs.

News Credits: 56 · Thu Oct 08, 2020 12:03 am

Yeah a small figure of the executioner the same size as the Prosecutor and Kranix would have been neat. Can't see the executioner being much larger.

News Credits: 4 · Thu Oct 08, 2020 12:19 am

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Another day, another delay.

News Credits: 22 · Thu Oct 08, 2020 12:47 am

I canceled my medic set after the 2nd delay notice. I like Siege Ratchet better anyway. I did get my notice for Runamuck, it's supposed to be here in a couple of weeks. We'll see. I really want the Prowl-Ironhide set.

News Credits: 1646 · Thu Oct 08, 2020 6:39 am

Got the delay notice for my Fasttrack. He was originally November 11, then he was next Monday, and now he is back to November 11.

Amazon, giving us all hope things will arrive sooner and then pushes them all back to around if not to their original release dates

News Credits: 42 · Thu Oct 08, 2020 10:31 am

aronjlove wrote:Yeah, now the Paradron 2-pack and Autobot Clone 2-pack are on the same date. Before this all started they were a month apart.

Well that is likely just for now. Based on recent events, I would fully expect the clones to get their own delay.

News Credits: 332 · Thu Oct 08, 2020 4:38 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Nemesis Primal wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:So I got my Pit Of Judgement yesterday and noticed something on the back of the box. We might be getting one more use of the Alicon mold, possibly with a beard.

I mean, we do still have a listing for some sort of Deluxe Quintesson release in the Netflix line, so it could be that. There is a picture of the Executioner on the back of that box (if I'm remembering both the promo shots of the box and the names of all the various Quint jobbers right), are you talking about him? I think he's got a little beard.

...although speaking of both Earthrise and the Netflix releases, one of the credible leakers has apparently said that Netflix Barricade is getting moved to be in one of the Galactic Odyssey sets, which is...odd if true.

Short answer is I don't know, all I know is that there's a character shown on the back that looks like a remold of the Alicon mold. I never knew the Alicons had different names/rankings.
I believe this guy is what you're referring to:

That's an Executioner, who is built quite differently from the more bulky Allicons and Bailiffs.

Yup, That's it. Oh man I didn't realize that the Alicon toys transformed so differently from the movie models.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Oct 08, 2020 4:50 pm

Dang, those Allicons are 100% 80's glam-metal awesomeness. Could probably pass off as Master of the Universe or Thundercats villains!

News Credits: 462 · Fri Oct 09, 2020 12:30 am

New preorders at TakaraTomy Mall:

ER EX-20 Paradron Medics
ER EX-21 Bluestreak
ER EX-22 Deluxe Centurion Drone
ER Set (EX-20-22)

All are TakaraTomy Mall exclusives. The ER Set is a bundle of the first three.

Of note is that the Centurion Drone has been renamed "Deluxe Centurion Drone". Yes, the "Deluxe" part is in its name and is not in reference to its size class.

It's also been given a small character description that states it to be "A drone soldier who protects Cybertron's supercomputer vector Sigma." This is based more on the cartoon Centurion Drones rather than the IDW ones that the toy is actually based on.

News Credits: 42 · Fri Oct 09, 2020 10:11 am

Anyone else amused that Takara officially revealed Bluestreak first?

News Credits: 56 · Fri Oct 09, 2020 10:22 am

Even more confusing is that some fans already have it.

News Credits: 23 · Fri Oct 09, 2020 10:53 am

I'm really hoping he is a Prime Day special and that this link switch to in stock or pre-order: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B087YT53GY

News Credits: 3 · Fri Oct 09, 2020 11:52 am

Checking bank account and order history, Pulse billed for wave 2 deluxes on the 7th, no shipping notification yet.

News Credits: 1646 · Fri Oct 09, 2020 1:20 pm

Just saw a rumor from one of the reliable sources for our selects releases. Apparently that new Earthrise Barricade that was revealed is going to be in a Galactic Odyssey set, and his packmate is either going to be Punch/Counterpunch, or a reuse of that P/CP mold as someone else.

News Credits: 1 · Fri Oct 09, 2020 1:24 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Just saw a rumor from one of the reliable sources for our selects releases. Apparently that new Earthrise Barricade that was revealed is going to be in a Galactic Odyssey set, and his packmate is either going to be Punch/Counterpunch, or a reuse of that P/CP mold as someone else.

Oooh a little PCP action.