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News Credits: 6188 · Wed Aug 30, 2017 1:22 pm

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:And finally, my nearly complete Megashrine!

That's a Megatonne.

News Credits: 1646 · Wed Aug 30, 2017 1:27 pm

Va'al wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:And finally, my nearly complete Megashrine!

That's a Megatonne.

It's just missing Millitron, the tiny turbo changer

News Credits: 3 · Wed Aug 30, 2017 8:10 pm

NICE, D!

Totally want mini-Sqweeks....lookin forward to Trpty pics!

News Credits: 1646 · Thu Aug 31, 2017 9:29 am

[quote="bodrock"]NICE, D!

Sqweeks is a full on deluxe! All his plastic went to being wide and deep instead of tall. His trailer (not pictured) is as heavy as he is, and it is pretty sweet! No regrets picking this one up!

So, the figure I'd like to pick up this year has been cut in half about over the past month. Gonna take a brief break from getting them now with so many at once, and I can be patient with the remaining some (mostly)

TLK: legion Hound and Dragonstorm; deluxe Hot Rod, Bee, Cogman; leader Dragonstorm
TR: deluxe Windblade, Twintwist, Misfire, Slugslinger; titan master Ramhorn; voyager Octone; Leader Overlord
RiD: legion Heatseeker; crash combiner Primelock, Saberclaw, Dragbreak, Beeside (still a maybe); Team combiner Galvatronus
MPs: Megatron, movie Prime (maybe, sort of undecided on him)

News Credits: 23 · Thu Aug 31, 2017 6:35 pm

You need the mpmz prime.

News Credits: 1646 · Fri Sep 01, 2017 9:21 am

Bumblebee21 wrote:You need the mpmz prime.

Eh, I will wait on him. The reviews over the bad tabbing and the fact that I have the leader Prime mold sort of discourage me from making him a priority. Trypticon is the major pricey priority now, and then after him will be MP Megs.

So, after getting all the recent figures, I need to say this: Nitro Zeus is almost definitely figure of the year for me. There is so much he has to offer, from a very cool, fun, yet complex transformation to the awesome jet mode and the titan master compatibility, he beats every figure I have gotten this year. He's for sure my favorite movie Decepticon mold, and one of my favorite movie toys and overall toy in general.

Scorn is also my favorite dinobot mold. He has so much more to offer than any AoE dinobot mold, and he is so fun, big, heavy, and the paint work and spikes make him uber cool. You guys need to get wave 3 for these 2, even if you aren't a big fan of the movie aesthetic.

Also: Sqweeks is absolutely awesome and adorable, and Ultra Bee is still my favorite RiD figure of the year. Get them too.

News Credits: 15 · Fri Sep 01, 2017 3:10 pm

Megatron! Assemble!!

:lol:

Also, I'm looking forward to Nitro Zeus, Cogman, and Hot Rod. That may be all I pick up from the line..!

News Credits: 42 · Fri Sep 01, 2017 4:49 pm

itscramtastic wrote:Megatron! Assemble!!

Also, I'm looking forward to Nitro Zeus, Cogman, and Hot Rod. That may be all I pick up from the line..!

By the end of the line, I'll have gotten:
Voyager Prime
Voyager Megs
Scorn
Nitro
Deluxe Megs
Cogman
Maybe Steelbane

Also, am I the only person that doesn't actually care much about Hot Rod?

News Credits: 1646 · Fri Sep 01, 2017 9:53 pm

Autobot N wrote:
itscramtastic wrote:Megatron! Assemble!!

Also, I'm looking forward to Nitro Zeus, Cogman, and Hot Rod. That may be all I pick up from the line..!
By the end of the line, I'll have gotten:
Voyager Prime
Voyager Megs
Scorn
Nitro
Deluxe Megs
Cogman
Maybe Steelbane

Also, am I the only person that doesn't actually care much about Hot Rod?

I don't really care for him either, but I want him cause I liked him in the movie. Just a shame that he's yet another use of that skeleton

News Credits: 42 · Sat Sep 02, 2017 1:10 pm

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:I don't really care for him either, but I want him cause I liked him in the movie. Just a shame that he's yet another use of that skeleton

Personally, I dislike the headsculpt (only part of his design that I don't like), and I don't like the Lockdown/Roadbuster/Evac transformation scheme/design.

News Credits: 1646 · Tue Sep 05, 2017 10:53 am

Autobot N wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:I don't really care for him either, but I want him cause I liked him in the movie. Just a shame that he's yet another use of that skeleton
Personally, I dislike the headsculpt (only part of his design that I don't like), and I don't like the Lockdown/Roadbuster/Evac transformation scheme/design.

I sort of like it, and it has worked for characters so far, but the fact that it is now in its 6th year of use is a bit sad. And Hot Rod transformed more like Bumblebee in the movie, so if anything they should have used a mold a little closer to Bee as the skeleton for Hot Rod. And the mold makes his head look too small, though I do like the head

News Credits: 15 · Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:31 pm

I haven't seen the movie yet, so I don't know if I like him (Hot Rod) for the character or the design. I never picked up Lockdown, but this seems to be different enough (and taller) and looks pretty amazing in alt mode so maybe design wins! I just wish my local Walmart or .com would get him in stock dang it!!

News Credits: 1646 · Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:40 pm

itscramtastic wrote:I haven't seen the movie yet, so I don't know if I like him (Hot Rod) for the character or the design. I never picked up Lockdown, but this seems to be different enough (and taller) and looks pretty amazing in alt mode so maybe design wins! I just wish my local Walmart or .com would get him in stock dang it!!

You and me both! There are not many TLK toys left on my list, and I may just need to resort to online for most of them unfortunately

News Credits: 293 · Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:19 pm

itscramtastic wrote:I haven't seen the movie yet, so I don't know if I like him (Hot Rod) for the character or the design.

You won't like the character... :oops:

News Credits: 15 · Wed Sep 06, 2017 6:15 pm

shajaki wrote:
itscramtastic wrote:I haven't seen the movie yet, so I don't know if I like him (Hot Rod) for the character or the design.
You won't like the character...

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?! Farts.

News Credits: 3 · Wed Sep 06, 2017 6:31 pm

All I'm seeing is TLK, but still no Sqweeks, Nitro Z or Hot Rod -- and no new TR stuff, besides the trickle of wave 4.....which is what I was afraid of. :/

News Credits: 1646 · Fri Sep 08, 2017 5:57 pm

itscramtastic wrote:
shajaki wrote:
itscramtastic wrote:I haven't seen the movie yet, so I don't know if I like him (Hot Rod) for the character or the design.
You won't like the character...
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?! Farts.

He's no standard Hot Rod, but I actually liked him. He really needed more screen time though.

Oh and I was weak... I bought the die cast Voltron. all 5 were literally stocked, and I did it...

Damn! Those suckers are dense!

News Credits: 1646 · Mon Sep 11, 2017 10:53 am

Alright guys, got some new pictures for you of head swaps and die cast Voltron! Somehow I still missed Sqweeks, and I took a new picture of my generations Primes that I will share later this week!

Now, I think Shuffler is the best head for Getaway's body, but Fangry works good too!

And as for Voltron, this guy is potentially better than the large one. He is so dense, so much metal, and he is fun! His arms can bend a bit more than the larger one, and his can do the full knee bend! So a bit more posable and heavy. And he looks really cool as Voltron Jr.

I also took a picture of the same pose with the red and green lions' back legs in different positions. I like the legs up better (3rd picture)

News Credits: 1646 · Tue Sep 12, 2017 11:59 am

Alright, time for some more pictures!

First up, this is how I will display my Sqweeks:

Up next, my generations Primes, but yet no actual "original" design Prime. Though PotP Prime will fulfill that request!

And finally, some Twin trouble with the twin Twinfernos!!

News Credits: 3 · Wed Sep 13, 2017 11:26 am

Love the Twins, D! And as much as I love the TR incarnation, that RiD one looks very cool -- like the flashier twin.

News Credits: 1646 · Fri Sep 15, 2017 10:10 am

So I may have been a bit hasty in my judgement of Ginrai overall. He has become one of my favorite figures of the line. Feet aside, which I do finally have it down on how to balance him really good and fast too, he is so much fun, especially with Godbomber. I have tons of fun just combining and transforming the 2. And God Ginrai has proven to be a blast. Enough so that he is in the running for my TR figure of the year, though with Metalhawk, Topspin, and Sky Shadow, it'll be tough sledding!

Man the Den is quiet lately. But on a plus, I'm getting job interviews, so hopefully sometime soon I can get one and can move into an apartment or something where I can take/upload pictures better and visit more often

News Credits: 79 · Fri Sep 15, 2017 11:00 am

Awesome pic, and I hope the interviews go well!

...also, did you get a haircut? You look different. :lol:

News Credits: 131 · Fri Sep 15, 2017 11:06 am

Well I haven't been here in like a month and a half. So many things, so many bots. I don't even know where to start. Dang homie! Loving the MegaShrine, I'm still on the fence about the voyager. Totes picking up Squeaker the moment I see him at retail. Nitro is another one I want. Getaway works best with Loudmouth (I'm doing that when I get home). Repugnus looks so out of place, it almost appears photoshopped :lol:

I will say that my favorite thing has been Master Puppet Theater

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

News Credits: 1646 · Fri Sep 15, 2017 11:07 am

Sigma Magnus wrote:Awesome pic, and I hope the interviews go well!

I love God Ginrai!!!

Sigma Magnus wrote:...also, did you get a haircut? You look different.

News Credits: 79 · Fri Sep 15, 2017 11:08 am

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Sigma Magnus wrote:Awesome pic, and I hope the interviews go well!

I love God Ginrai!!!
Sigma Magnus wrote:...also, did you get a haircut? You look different.

...the new profile pic?...nevermind. Sorry. :HEADHURTS: