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News Credits: 462 · Mon Jul 19, 2021 11:18 am

TK415 wrote:I was thinking with the Cyberverse Alpha Trion toy and the main line so G1 they may repaint Scourge into Alpha Trion for the main line. So, not off topic, just a fan made prototype to get a visual representation of a speculation for the main line. Those two forums would be the specific spots but it is also a general idea to consider in a main line forum.

Earthrise isn't the main line anymore though. It's dead. Kingdom's the main line now, while Scourge's mold is in Studio Series.

News Credits: 101 · Mon Jul 19, 2021 11:27 am

Sabrblade wrote:
TK415 wrote:I was thinking with the Cyberverse Alpha Trion toy and the main line so G1 they may repaint Scourge into Alpha Trion for the main line. So, not off topic, just a fan made prototype to get a visual representation of a speculation for the main line. Those two forums would be the specific spots but it is also a general idea to consider in a main line forum.
Earthrise isn't the main line anymore though. It's dead. Kingdom's the main line now, while Scourge's mold is in Studio Series.

Exactly.
The guy is a bit confused, but at least he got the spirit.

News Credits: 1 · Mon Jul 19, 2021 12:11 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
TK415 wrote:I was thinking with the Cyberverse Alpha Trion toy and the main line so G1 they may repaint Scourge into Alpha Trion for the main line. So, not off topic, just a fan made prototype to get a visual representation of a speculation for the main line. Those two forums would be the specific spots but it is also a general idea to consider in a main line forum.
Earthrise isn't the main line anymore though. It's dead. Kingdom's the main line now, while Scourge's mold is in Studio Series.

Exactly.
The guy is a bit confused, but at least he got the spirit.

Oh man, you two are right, my bad. I love the forums, I haven't been using them as much just been busy recently. Mixed up the names of the toy line trilogy.

News Credits: 101 · Mon Jul 19, 2021 1:07 pm

TK415 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
TK415 wrote:I was thinking with the Cyberverse Alpha Trion toy and the main line so G1 they may repaint Scourge into Alpha Trion for the main line. So, not off topic, just a fan made prototype to get a visual representation of a speculation for the main line. Those two forums would be the specific spots but it is also a general idea to consider in a main line forum.
Earthrise isn't the main line anymore though. It's dead. Kingdom's the main line now, while Scourge's mold is in Studio Series.

Exactly.
The guy is a bit confused, but at least he got the spirit.

Oh man, you two are right, my bad. I love the forums, I haven't been using them as much just been busy recently. Mixed up the names of the toy line trilogy.

It would also have been in the wrong thread if that post was in Kingdom.

The right thread would have been in the SS86 thread (based on the mold) or in the Select thread (the repaint thread.)

If you want to go nut with wishes, I made a thread just for that where anything goes:
the-tf-you-want-but-you-know-hastak-will-never-make-t78854.php
;)^

News Credits: 1 · Mon Jul 19, 2021 7:36 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:
TK415 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
TK415 wrote:I was thinking with the Cyberverse Alpha Trion toy and the main line so G1 they may repaint Scourge into Alpha Trion for the main line. So, not off topic, just a fan made prototype to get a visual representation of a speculation for the main line. Those two forums would be the specific spots but it is also a general idea to consider in a main line forum.
Earthrise isn't the main line anymore though. It's dead. Kingdom's the main line now, while Scourge's mold is in Studio Series.

Exactly.
The guy is a bit confused, but at least he got the spirit.

Oh man, you two are right, my bad. I love the forums, I haven't been using them as much just been busy recently. Mixed up the names of the toy line trilogy.

It would also have been in the wrong thread if that post was in Kingdom.

The right thread would have been in the SS86 thread (based on the mold) or in the Select thread (the repaint thread.)

If you want to go nut with wishes, I made a thread just for that where anything goes:
the-tf-you-want-but-you-know-hastak-will-never-make-t78854.php

Thanks for the guidance, sorry for the trouble. It is a good thread, I used to read it regularly when you first made it.

News Credits: 1646 · Mon Jul 19, 2021 8:17 pm

Rogue-Primal wrote:I've been recently active on WFC2005 lately. But i'm not gone here

I just purchased Smashdown, aka the Chicago Bulls hammer. Initially i though he was weird but he's fun. One the instructions and most reviewers don't mention from stock footage his arms can wield his handle it as a gun. Hammer looks good on Optimus but the hammer handle it a b***h to get into the slot

The blast effect is cool for Grimlock using Pteraxadon's gun mode. But my favorite image is Smashdown has a fan-made mode a Boombox (basically don't add the handle a and make someone hold it)

Smashdown is excellent, easily my favorite battlemaster. I think I ended up with 6 of her

News Credits: 1 · Mon Jul 26, 2021 10:38 pm

Amazon just cancelled my Conheads preorder. I was hoping that they'd get restocked around September/October due to the preorders earlier last month, but no dice.

I've about lost hope on paying even close to normal prices for those guys.

News Credits: 4877 · Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:28 am

Gauntlet101010 wrote:Amazon just cancelled my Conheads preorder. I was hoping that they'd get restocked around September/October due to the preorders earlier last month, but no dice.

I've about lost hope on paying even close to normal prices for those guys.

I just got the email. I am so sad about this.

News Credits: 101 · Tue Jul 27, 2021 7:58 am

william-james88 wrote:
Gauntlet101010 wrote:Amazon just cancelled my Conheads preorder. I was hoping that they'd get restocked around September/October due to the preorders earlier last month, but no dice.

I've about lost hope on paying even close to normal prices for those guys.

I just got the email. I am so sad about this.

Was that set severely underproduced for so many preorders to be cancelled? Or is it crass incompetence from Amazon?

News Credits: 23 · Tue Jul 27, 2021 8:07 am

All those Coneheads were lost at sea last year, or at least it is most likely that is what happened.
Several news articles about it

News Credits: 42 · Tue Jul 27, 2021 8:35 am

I know it is easy for me to say since I already have a set, but I would recommend holding off for now on 3rd party/ebay for trying to secure a set.

I have to imagine Hasbro is going to do something similar to last year, when Red Wing, spy patrol 3, and a few other hard to get Siege items got a second run a year later and were available through entertainment earth and a couple other online retailers. We should be coming up to about the same point in the year for Earthrise exclusives and hard to find items this year.

Edit: Then again, maybe not, I just checked EE and they have the Thundercracker/Skywarp set coming in September, not the Coneheads. Bummer.

News Credits: 1 · Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:53 am

It wasn't EE, but it was some other online relators.

The fact that the other Seekers had reissues gives me a small amount of hope.

News Credits: 56 · Tue Jul 27, 2021 10:08 am

Also the Siege Amazon Skywarp Phantomstrike Squadron set was just released in TT markets earlier this year, almost 2 years after it's north American release. Not sure if Dirge/Ramjet had any sort of release already from TT, but this may be something to keep a watch out for. It wouldn't be as inexpensive as Amazon initially was, but it would be far better to pay to import, rather than the unbelievable prices that people are charging on eBay.

News Credits: 12 · Tue Jul 27, 2021 10:58 am

I can't imagine Hasbro would just go "Eh, oh well, lots of people didn't get their orders filled, so what". I'd imagine that they might already be trying to figure out when they should do a second production run of Dirge and Ramjet, maybe even trying to work out a deal where they can have an SS86 individual release of them to try and make sure people can get the ones they want

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Tue Jul 27, 2021 5:51 pm

o.supreme wrote:Not sure if Dirge/Ramjet had any sort of release already from TT

Yes, back in February exclusive to Takara Tomy Mall.

Emerje

News Credits: 14 · Tue Aug 03, 2021 12:44 pm

Just got Snapdragon, and I love his jet mode.

His Dino/dragon is also great, but have not been able to get Krunk to fit in his head and have his arms fill in his eyes. Its super tight in there, and even if I feel the click, his arms simply don't move up to fill his eyes.

What am I doing wrong? Or doe they simply not come up enough for that?

Snapdragonside.jpg

snapdragonBelow,jpg.jpg

I though they should make his eyes red.

News Credits: 241 · Tue Aug 03, 2021 1:06 pm

Getting Krunk in Snapdragon's Dino head is indeed a pain in the tail pipe. Probably doesn't help that Krunk is inserted at an angle.

Your best bet is to lift the Dino head up to fully expose the catch, have Krunk's arms be at an angle and his legs straight, then try to push him in. When attached, Krunk should sit parallel to the back of the head.

News Credits: 14 · Tue Aug 03, 2021 1:34 pm

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Getting Krunk in Snapdragon's Dino head is indeed a pain in the tail pipe. Probably doesn't help that Krunk is inserted at an angle.

Your best bet is to lift the Dino head up to fully expose the catch, have Krunk's arms be at an angle and his legs straight, then try to push him in. When attached, Krunk should sit parallel to the back of the head.

Thanks. Got it. But it makes his jaw look awkward, since his legs need to be lower to not give him a protruding lockjaw.

Don't know if I like red eyes more, or his jaw in a better position. Will need to think about it as I fiddle around with him more.

snapdragonredeyes.jpg

News Credits: 12 · Tue Aug 03, 2021 1:40 pm

Overcracker wrote:
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Getting Krunk in Snapdragon's Dino head is indeed a pain in the tail pipe. Probably doesn't help that Krunk is inserted at an angle.

Your best bet is to lift the Dino head up to fully expose the catch, have Krunk's arms be at an angle and his legs straight, then try to push him in. When attached, Krunk should sit parallel to the back of the head.

Thanks. Got it. But it makes his jaw look awkward, since his legs need to be lower to not give him a protruding lockjaw.

Don't know if I like red eyes more, or his jaw in a better position. Will need to think about it as I fiddle around with him more.

snapdragonredeyes.jpg

The way I personally try to fix the jaw issue is by using the knees as the point of movement for the jaw, rather than Krunk's hips. It's not great, but it kinda fixes part of the issue

News Credits: 14 · Tue Aug 03, 2021 3:00 pm

Sentinel_Primal wrote:
Overcracker wrote:
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Getting Krunk in Snapdragon's Dino head is indeed a pain in the tail pipe. Probably doesn't help that Krunk is inserted at an angle.

Your best bet is to lift the Dino head up to fully expose the catch, have Krunk's arms be at an angle and his legs straight, then try to push him in. When attached, Krunk should sit parallel to the back of the head.

Thanks. Got it. But it makes his jaw look awkward, since his legs need to be lower to not give him a protruding lockjaw.

Don't know if I like red eyes more, or his jaw in a better position. Will need to think about it as I fiddle around with him more.

snapdragonredeyes.jpg

The way I personally try to fix the jaw issue is by using the knees as the point of movement for the jaw, rather than Krunk's hips. It's not great, but it kinda fixes part of the issue

It looks but odd to me. The naw is too low, and doesn't close right.

I like the bottom jaw being closer to the top one.

Jet mode and robot mode are fantastic.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Wed Aug 04, 2021 1:51 am

I prefer the closed jaw and just try to avoid shining light into his empty sockets and thinking of them as being black. It was a nice idea, but it didn't work out so well.

Also his backpack is supposed to be moved down to his hips, but it makes his top half look emaciated and very bottom heavy. People thought PotP Grimlock had big hips!

Emerje

News Credits: 14 · Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:01 am

Emerje wrote:I prefer the closed jaw and just try to avoid shining light into his empty sockets and thinking of them as being black. It was a nice idea, but it didn't work out so well.

Also his backpack is supposed to be moved down to his hips, but it makes his top half look emaciated and very bottom heavy. People thought PotP Grimlock had big hips!

Emerje

I like his backpack / chest-piece higher up Not sure what purpose it serves further down.

I think I'll keep Krunk such that the jaw is closed and can use the hip joint as his jaw joint

It should be easy to find something to fill in those empty eye sockets.

News Credits: 241 · Sat Aug 07, 2021 12:44 pm

Overcracker wrote:
Emerje wrote:I prefer the closed jaw and just try to avoid shining light into his empty sockets and thinking of them as being black. It was a nice idea, but it didn't work out so well.

Also his backpack is supposed to be moved down to his hips, but it makes his top half look emaciated and very bottom heavy. People thought PotP Grimlock had big hips!

Emerje

I like his backpack / chest-piece higher up Not sure what purpose it serves further down.

I think I'll keep Krunk such that the jaw is closed and can use the hip joint as his jaw joint

It should be easy to find something to fill in those empty eye sockets.

Moving the backpack down in Dino mode provides an attachment point for the base of the tail. The indents on the inside of the thighs go unused otherwise.

Fri Sep 10, 2021 6:58 pm

Scorponok finally arrived!

I made the preorder on BBTS when he came back in stock in January (as I'm sure many others did as well), but I have waiting to own this figure since he was revealed back at Toyfair 2020. He was worth the wait! Solid, unlike Metroplex and Fort Max he doesn't squeak when you pick him up, and I'm not normally bothered about ankle tilts, but it really makes a difference for a figure this size. He can hold poses great, and has a magnificent presence to him.

I also got the DNA add-on kit for him. I usually don't go for 3P, but that giant rifle was too much to resist, it's hilariously large and makes him truly overkill.

Thu Sep 16, 2021 12:03 pm

Whifflefire wrote:Scorponok finally arrived!

I made the preorder on BBTS when he came back in stock in January (as I'm sure many others did as well), but I have waiting to own this figure since he was revealed back at Toyfair 2020. He was worth the wait! Solid, unlike Metroplex and Fort Max he doesn't squeak when you pick him up, and I'm not normally bothered about ankle tilts, but it really makes a difference for a figure this size. He can hold poses great, and has a magnificent presence to him.

I also got the DNA add-on kit for him. I usually don't go for 3P, but that giant rifle was too much to resist, it's hilariously large and makes him truly overkill.

I've been looking forever for upgrades for Scorponok (and citybots in general) What I really want is titan master chairs and repair arms on 5mm posts. Does anyone have any good ideas? I keep going to Shapesway's site, but don't trust their plastic quality.