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Rated X wrote:I think sinnertwin is the best out of the three so far. Unlike the fan favorite blot, sinnertwins beast mouths open and close. Plus those posable necks are awesome. I could care less if the transformation isnt complex. I wanna have fun and enjoy the figure, not sit there and be stumped figuring out a stupid puzzle. If I wanted a brain challenge I would pick up a Rubix Cube. I really hope Hun-grr isnt stupidly oversized so I can get in on this. Its unique toys so I dont see it selling out but you never know.

"Complex" and "cleverly engineered" are two completely different things.

Distinctions aren't your strong suit, huh?

Oddly enough, when I realized that this guy couldn't be an arm, I lost interest.

le sigh

megatronus wrote:

Rated X wrote:I think sinnertwin is the best out of the three so far. Unlike the fan favorite blot, sinnertwins beast mouths open and close. Plus those posable necks are awesome. I could care less if the transformation isnt complex. I wanna have fun and enjoy the figure, not sit there and be stumped figuring out a stupid puzzle. If I wanted a brain challenge I would pick up a Rubix Cube. I really hope Hun-grr isnt stupidly oversized so I can get in on this. Its unique toys so I dont see it selling out but you never know.

"Complex" and "cleverly engineered" are 2 completely different things.

Distinctions aren't you're strong suit, huh?

I spent over an hour getting something a "cleverly engineered" as Maketoys Quantron combined. You ever heard of K.I.S.S. ? It means Keep It Simple Silly...

Rated X wrote:

megatronus wrote:

Rated X wrote:I think sinnertwin is the best out of the three so far. Unlike the fan favorite blot, sinnertwins beast mouths open and close. Plus those posable necks are awesome. I could care less if the transformation isnt complex. I wanna have fun and enjoy the figure, not sit there and be stumped figuring out a stupid puzzle. If I wanted a brain challenge I would pick up a Rubix Cube. I really hope Hun-grr isnt stupidly oversized so I can get in on this. Its unique toys so I dont see it selling out but you never know.

"Complex" and "cleverly engineered" are 2 completely different things.

Distinctions aren't you're strong suit, huh?

I spent over an hour getting something a "cleverly engineered" as Maketoys Quantron combined. You ever heard of K.I.S.S. ? It means Keep It Simple Silly...

Perhaps we'd better get you something more your speed...

Rated X wrote:

megatronus wrote:

Rated X wrote:I think sinnertwin is the best out of the three so far. Unlike the fan favorite blot, sinnertwins beast mouths open and close. Plus those posable necks are awesome. I could care less if the transformation isnt complex. I wanna have fun and enjoy the figure, not sit there and be stumped figuring out a stupid puzzle. If I wanted a brain challenge I would pick up a Rubix Cube. I really hope Hun-grr isnt stupidly oversized so I can get in on this. Its unique toys so I dont see it selling out but you never know.

"Complex" and "cleverly engineered" are 2 completely different things.

Distinctions aren't you're strong suit, huh?

I spent over an hour getting something a "cleverly engineered" as Maketoys Quantron combined. You ever heard of K.I.S.S. ? It means Keep It Simple Silly...

Like FP Menasor, I thought Quantron fell under the fiddly and complex label.

Smart Robin is probably the poster boy for cleverly engineered transformations.

My point is, language is important. Choose your words wisely.

Delta Magnus wrote:

Rated X wrote:

megatronus wrote:

Rated X wrote:I think sinnertwin is the best out of the three so far. Unlike the fan favorite blot, sinnertwins beast mouths open and close. Plus those posable necks are awesome. I could care less if the transformation isnt complex. I wanna have fun and enjoy the figure, not sit there and be stumped figuring out a stupid puzzle. If I wanted a brain challenge I would pick up a Rubix Cube. I really hope Hun-grr isnt stupidly oversized so I can get in on this. Its unique toys so I dont see it selling out but you never know.

"Complex" and "cleverly engineered" are 2 completely different things.

Distinctions aren't you're strong suit, huh?

I spent over an hour getting something a "cleverly engineered" as Maketoys Quantron combined. You ever heard of K.I.S.S. ? It means Keep It Simple Silly...

Perhaps we'd better get you something more your speed...

Funny. I find better ways to stimulate my mind than figuring out toys. Figuring out different women is a lot more self satisfying. Girls make great puzzles.

megatronus wrote:

Rated X wrote:

megatronus wrote:

Rated X wrote:I think sinnertwin is the best out of the three so far. Unlike the fan favorite blot, sinnertwins beast mouths open and close. Plus those posable necks are awesome. I could care less if the transformation isnt complex. I wanna have fun and enjoy the figure, not sit there and be stumped figuring out a stupid puzzle. If I wanted a brain challenge I would pick up a Rubix Cube. I really hope Hun-grr isnt stupidly oversized so I can get in on this. Its unique toys so I dont see it selling out but you never know.

"Complex" and "cleverly engineered" are 2 completely different things.

Distinctions aren't you're strong suit, huh?

I spent over an hour getting something a "cleverly engineered" as Maketoys Quantron combined. You ever heard of K.I.S.S. ? It means Keep It Simple Silly...

Like FP Menasor, I thought Quantron fell under the fiddly and complex label.

Smart Robin is probably the poster boy for cleverly engineered transformations.

My point is, language is important. Choose your words wisely.

Truth be told I get more satisfaction out of displaying my figures than transforming them. Some only get transformed once. So whether the transformation is clever or lazy doesnt really bring a wow factor to me. The wow factor comes in when I see an entire cast displayed together as I sip on a beer. I can just stare at them for over an hour without even picking them up. Thats why Im so big on cartoon scale and accuracy.

Was curious to see what Animal mode Blot has. So I did a quick wiki check.

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Blot_(G1)
Blot transforms into a navy blue and lavender monster. What sort of monster is a hard factor to determine, as the details molded into him don't particularly point to any one creature. His shoulder span and long arms indicate something ape-like, while his pointed nose and sloped head give him a mole-like appearance. Pretty much, if you say Blot looks like something (say, a giant ambulatory nose), he has a decent chance of actually looking like it.

Rated X wrote:

Delta Magnus wrote:

Rated X wrote:

megatronus wrote:

Rated X wrote:I think sinnertwin is the best out of the three so far. Unlike the fan favorite blot, sinnertwins beast mouths open and close. Plus those posable necks are awesome. I could care less if the transformation isnt complex. I wanna have fun and enjoy the figure, not sit there and be stumped figuring out a stupid puzzle. If I wanted a brain challenge I would pick up a Rubix Cube. I really hope Hun-grr isnt stupidly oversized so I can get in on this. Its unique toys so I dont see it selling out but you never know.

"Complex" and "cleverly engineered" are 2 completely different things.

Distinctions aren't you're strong suit, huh?

I spent over an hour getting something a "cleverly engineered" as Maketoys Quantron combined. You ever heard of K.I.S.S. ? It means Keep It Simple Silly...

Perhaps we'd better get you something more your speed...

Funny. I find better ways to stimulate my mind than figuring out toys. Figuring out different women is a lot more self satisfying. Girls make great puzzles.

But I can't turn a girl into a drill-tank or combine it into a giant robot now, can I?

Delta Magnus wrote:

Rated X wrote:

Delta Magnus wrote:

Rated X wrote:

megatronus wrote:

Rated X wrote:I think sinnertwin is the best out of the three so far. Unlike the fan favorite blot, sinnertwins beast mouths open and close. Plus those posable necks are awesome. I could care less if the transformation isnt complex. I wanna have fun and enjoy the figure, not sit there and be stumped figuring out a stupid puzzle. If I wanted a brain challenge I would pick up a Rubix Cube. I really hope Hun-grr isnt stupidly oversized so I can get in on this. Its unique toys so I dont see it selling out but you never know.

"Complex" and "cleverly engineered" are 2 completely different things.

Distinctions aren't you're strong suit, huh?

I spent over an hour getting something a "cleverly engineered" as Maketoys Quantron combined. You ever heard of K.I.S.S. ? It means Keep It Simple Silly...

Perhaps we'd better get you something more your speed...

Funny. I find better ways to stimulate my mind than figuring out toys. Figuring out different women is a lot more self satisfying. Girls make great puzzles.

But I can't turn a girl into a drill-tank or combine it into a giant robot now, can I?

Well, you can...
*Ags may have been watching too many horror movies lately*

Agamemnon wrote:

Delta Magnus wrote:

Rated X wrote:

Delta Magnus wrote:

Rated X wrote:

megatronus wrote:

Rated X wrote:I think sinnertwin is the best out of the three so far. Unlike the fan favorite blot, sinnertwins beast mouths open and close. Plus those posable necks are awesome. I could care less if the transformation isnt complex. I wanna have fun and enjoy the figure, not sit there and be stumped figuring out a stupid puzzle. If I wanted a brain challenge I would pick up a Rubix Cube. I really hope Hun-grr isnt stupidly oversized so I can get in on this. Its unique toys so I dont see it selling out but you never know.

"Complex" and "cleverly engineered" are 2 completely different things.

Distinctions aren't you're strong suit, huh?

I spent over an hour getting something a "cleverly engineered" as Maketoys Quantron combined. You ever heard of K.I.S.S. ? It means Keep It Simple Silly...

Perhaps we'd better get you something more your speed...

Funny. I find better ways to stimulate my mind than figuring out toys. Figuring out different women is a lot more self satisfying. Girls make great puzzles.

But I can't turn a girl into a drill-tank or combine it into a giant robot now, can I?

Well, you can...
*Ags may have been watching too many horror movies lately*

Damn...what did I start ?

But in all seriousness, the most satisfying transformations are the ones that dont test my patience. Every time I spend over an hour trying to transform a figure, I ask myself what if I spent that time doing something else ? Thats just me.

Well, he just dropped into my POL. I think I'll be shipping this one out soon as it finishes processing.

Guess what just dropped into my POL...

Now, I'm going to check to see if anything else is immanent and maybe ship my POL...

Agamemnon wrote:Guess what just dropped into my POL...

Now, I'm going to check to see if anything else is immanent and maybe ship my POL...

Nice one, rippersnapper right? Haha

Hope kapow gets him soon, i might have to start warbo computron this month as well.

Delta Magnus wrote:

Rated X wrote:

Delta Magnus wrote:

Rated X wrote:

megatronus wrote:

Rated X wrote:I think sinnertwin is the best out of the three so far. Unlike the fan favorite blot, sinnertwins beast mouths open and close. Plus those posable necks are awesome. I could care less if the transformation isnt complex. I wanna have fun and enjoy the figure, not sit there and be stumped figuring out a stupid puzzle. If I wanted a brain challenge I would pick up a Rubix Cube. I really hope Hun-grr isnt stupidly oversized so I can get in on this. Its unique toys so I dont see it selling out but you never know.

"Complex" and "cleverly engineered" are 2 completely different things.

Distinctions aren't you're strong suit, huh?

I spent over an hour getting something a "cleverly engineered" as Maketoys Quantron combined. You ever heard of K.I.S.S. ? It means Keep It Simple Silly...

Perhaps we'd better get you something more your speed...

Funny. I find better ways to stimulate my mind than figuring out toys. Figuring out different women is a lot more self satisfying. Girls make great puzzles.

But I can't turn a girl into a drill-tank or combine it into a giant robot now, can I?

I can.

Cutthroat himself looks kinda meh but those hook-swords are pretty badass.

Ooh, Abominus looks good!

I'm kinda sorry I bowed out of this set now.


Ah well.

Robogeek1973 wrote:I'm kinda sorry I bowed out of this set now.


Ah well.

They are all still available, you haven't missed anything yet.

But I'm on the fence with this set too.

Whats annoying is that they keep posing Abominus next to figures that dont give us the size comparison we all want to see. Why cant they just stand him next to hercules or feral rex ? Sure it might cost them a few sales but it will also boost a few sales if they just be upfront instead of avoiding size comparisons.

Rated X wrote:Whats annoying is that they keep posing Abominus next to figures that dont give us the size comparison we all want to see. Why cant they just stand him next to hercules or feral rex ? Sure it might cost them a few sales but it will also boost a few sales if they just be upfront instead of avoiding size comparisons.

The pics with Galvy has sold me for classics purposes X, also for me if Abominus winds up being my biggest gestalt I'm alright with that for the type of character he's portrayed as.

My ideal Decepticon combiner scale goes like this in my head.

MT Giant
FP Menasor
UT Predaking(I like the idea of a lean studio ox predaking)
UT Abominus
MBC Bruticus

Rated X wrote:Whats annoying is that they keep posing Abominus next to figures that dont give us the size comparison we all want to see. Why cant they just stand him next to hercules or feral rex ? Sure it might cost them a few sales but it will also boost a few sales if they just be upfront instead of avoiding size comparisons.

everyone, all the time, should have comparison shots next to a classics prime and MP10. because who doesnt have them?

shajaki wrote:

Rated X wrote:Whats annoying is that they keep posing Abominus next to figures that dont give us the size comparison we all want to see. Why cant they just stand him next to hercules or feral rex ? Sure it might cost them a few sales but it will also boost a few sales if they just be upfront instead of avoiding size comparisons.

everyone, all the time, should have comparison shots next to a classics prime and MP10. because who doesnt have them?

Um...I don't have MP-10...

(I've got MP-01 and MP-05...)