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RAR wrote:

mordhelm wrote:The Arcee sett is $25. Very reasonable for an exclusive with an extra headmaster that is diecast

OK

No idea where I got the impression it was $50.00 from then.

Maybe just confusing it and the usb optimus prime charger?

I checked again and the press releases are saying 30 for "early access" of arcee. Cannot find the article that said 25 anymore. But definitely not 50.

Va'al wrote:

Rated X wrote:

Va'al wrote:

Rated X wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Guys, while i appreciate the whole memory wipe role playing we are doing, we dont have to act like nothing happened or nothing was leaked. We are still allowed to talk about it, especially if it helps fellow users plan their future purchases of these wonderful toys. I wouldnt want to give misinformation either.

So, just to set the record straight, there were leaks and due to what happened after, I am sure they are true. Next year's titan is predaking and he will be 5 big bots like Devastator.

And while some fans could probably still find those images online, all that I ask is that we dont repost them here.

But yeah, Predaking's coming

Can you guys post the actual e-mail request by hasbro on here?

Im sure everyone would love to see the actual verbiage used by hasbro. Just removing something without an official explanation in writing why its being removed is poor journalism. Its like "we were told something but we cant tell you what we were told". And im not trying to beat you guys up because TFW2005 did the exact same thing.

Hasbro f**ked up and its not the the fan sites job to play damage control. The response from hasbro should have been just as big a story as the leaks themselves.

Exactly what did hasbro refer to the images as? Did they use the term "leaks" or maybe "unauthorized images" or any other verbiage that signals they take ownership of the images? Lets see that e-mail....

True fans should have unquestionable faith.

I have plenty of faith in Hasbro. But my faith in fan sites decision making ability has really taken a beating.

Sorry to hear that, big boy. Want me to kiss it better?

Dude that's getting a little creepy, ya think?

Albatross250 wrote:TR Overlord is also available in Japan now, i wonder how remodify this thing?

Omegatron. wrote:

cough***Sky Garry***cough

Stuartmaximus wrote:

Albatross250 wrote:TR Overlord is also available in Japan now, i wonder how remodify this thing?

Omegatron. wrote:

cough***Sky Garry***cough

Where? Not seeing how they could get Sky Garry out of overlord at all.

DestronMirage22 wrote:So, did we ever find out what was going on with those Chromedome's with the Takara heads? Was it just an extremely awesome factory error?

That's pretty much what the consensus is.

Sabrblade wrote:

DestronMirage22 wrote:So, did we ever find out what was going on with those Chromedome's with the Takara heads? Was it just an extremely awesome factory error?

That's pretty much what the consensus is.

No official statements though.

So after reading through Marvel UK, I'm surprised to find that one of the handful of Cybertronians I liked in particular was Highbrow. Is the consensus still that his TR toy is basically okay?

Kurona wrote:So after reading through Marvel UK, I'm surprised to find that one of the handful of Cybertronians I liked in particular was Highbrow. Is the consensus still that his TR toy is basically okay?

He's good. Not the worst figure in the line, but not the best either.

Kurona wrote:So after reading through Marvel UK, I'm surprised to find that one of the handful of Cybertronians I liked in particular was Highbrow. Is the consensus still that his TR toy is basically okay?

Head socket works better when you flip the Titan Master's face forwards (on my copy, anyway). Be careful with the rotor blades, and you might have to heat the plastic and bend them to get them straight. It can be tough to get him to look right in a normal standing pose, but once you get him in an action pose he's great. Copter mode is awesome too.

Sweet, thanks guys Gonna try and have him take up the strategist role in one of my ragtag teams.

Overlord scream Diatlus to me - heck add in the POTP gimic and a drill nose and he'd be a pretty decent approximation - ideally something to do in 2019/2020 once POTP is mostly done and they are doing a year of more or less straight Generations stuff - if they decide to take pity on Micromaster fans around then - that would be the time for Diatlus and Metro Titan perhaps if they have some Micromasters around to make them theme specific.

He's certainly close enough to Diatlus to not bother making a new mould. - but I guess he also might be something they'd consider making out of the rumoured POTP StarSaber too.

RAR wrote:Overlord scream Diatlus to me - heck add in the POTP gimic and a drill nose and he'd be a pretty decent approximation - ideally something to do in 2019/2020 once POTP is mostly done and they are doing a year of more or less straight Generations stuff - if they decide to take pity on Micromaster fans around then - that would be the time for Diatlus and Metro Titan perhaps if they have some Micromasters around to make them theme specific.

He's certainly close enough to Diatlus to not bother making a new mould. - but I guess he also might be something they'd consider making out of the rumoured POTP StarSaber too.

Black Shadow/Sky Shadow would make for a better Dai Atlas than Overlord. They could even reuse Black/Sky Shadow's helmet, even.

So I have noticed BBTS has Legends Overlord up, but I have not seen a preorder for the Titans Return Overlord. Did I miss it, or is he not up yet? Shouldn't he be due soon?

You have not missed anything. No overlord preorder has been listed as of yet at bbts.

Kurona wrote:Hey, so, anyone got a picture of Ramhorn and Shuffler's Titan Masters? I wanna see how much - if at all - they look like each other. Hasbro frustratingly doesn't provide Titan Master CG renders for the actual Titan Master class.

I don't think anyone answered this question for you, Kurona. I will see about taking some pics tomorrow, if I can. But, I can tell you, now that I have both Ramhorn and Shuffler, that the TM bodies are identical. They have different faces on the back, and the tiny TM heads are different, and different colors, of course. Shuffler has purple arms and head on a grey body. Ramhorn is all one color. But the body molding is identical.

Starting to buy Overlord and Sky Shadow on Wednesday, hope it'll make a Diorama

Agamemnon wrote:

Kurona wrote:Hey, so, anyone got a picture of Ramhorn and Shuffler's Titan Masters? I wanna see how much - if at all - they look like each other. Hasbro frustratingly doesn't provide Titan Master CG renders for the actual Titan Master class.

I don't think anyone answered this question for you, Kurona. I will see about taking some pics tomorrow, if I can. But, I can tell you, now that I have both Ramhorn and Shuffler, that the TM bodies are identical. They have different faces on the back, and the tiny TM heads are different, and different colors, of course. Shuffler has purple arms and head on a grey body. Ramhorn is all one color. But the body molding is identical.

Thank you I was mostly wanting to see if Ramhorn still had the elephant head.

Kurona wrote:So after reading through Marvel UK, I'm surprised to find that one of the handful of Cybertronians I liked in particular was Highbrow. Is the consensus still that his TR toy is basically okay?

I have 0 problems with that toy, I think its a great additio to the line

Kurona wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:

Kurona wrote:Hey, so, anyone got a picture of Ramhorn and Shuffler's Titan Masters? I wanna see how much - if at all - they look like each other. Hasbro frustratingly doesn't provide Titan Master CG renders for the actual Titan Master class.

I don't think anyone answered this question for you, Kurona. I will see about taking some pics tomorrow, if I can. But, I can tell you, now that I have both Ramhorn and Shuffler, that the TM bodies are identical. They have different faces on the back, and the tiny TM heads are different, and different colors, of course. Shuffler has purple arms and head on a grey body. Ramhorn is all one color. But the body molding is identical.

Thank you I was mostly wanting to see if Ramhorn still had the elephant head.

He doesn't. He has a different head.

Kurona, its also the same head the Clouder titan master has:

Figured as much; thank ya

william-james88 wrote:

Kurona wrote:So after reading through Marvel UK, I'm surprised to find that one of the handful of Cybertronians I liked in particular was Highbrow. Is the consensus still that his TR toy is basically okay?

I have 0 problems with that toy, I think its a great additio to the line

I for one love helicopter dropships like the Osprey and such, so I was excited most about Highbrow

The "Problem" if you will is the same "Problem" most G1 Redux figures have. Everyone is excited about the nostalgia of their favorite figures with posability, but then when they get them they feel underwhelmed by the "Puzzle" factor. These toys are in their way "puzzles". With Highbrow, the only part that takes really any thought is jiggering his legs. Otherwise, its just flip the cockpit back, plug his head in, and spread the arms. He does a good job of hiding his extremeties, bit the wow of transforming him isnt there. If that makes any sense.

Now me, asmuch as I love him, part of me wishes we'd gotten a more updated look. Something closer to 2007's Incinerator Osprey. I know thats a figure no one cares about, but a modern Osprey esque Highbrow woukd make me happy.

I would have liked a hand upgrade for incinerator to add the mittens Springer has and move the rotors to the sides when in robot mode - then he'd have been really great by adding such a simple pivot.

In general though I don't like toys so over-complex they become a chore to Transform.

RAR wrote:In general though I don't like toys so over-complex they become a chore to Transform.

This is how I feel too about the general downward shift in complexity starting with Dark of the Moon. I like being able to play with my figures several at a time, converting large groups from one mode to the other, rather than struggling with one or two figures for 10 to 20 minutes each, trying desperately to remember some little step or trick to get something to align correctly (I don't like having to use the instructions. It takes away from the "challenge" of the puzzle.) I do still appreciate harder transformation schemes, though, but I get that through Masterpiece figures instead of the mass retail stuff in the Generations line.

Wolfman Jake wrote:

RAR wrote:In general though I don't like toys so over-complex they become a chore to Transform.

This is how I feel too about the general downward shift in complexity starting with Dark of the Moon. I like being able to play with my figures several at a time, converting large groups from one mode to the other, rather than struggling with one or two figures for 10 to 20 minutes each, trying desperately to remember some little step or trick to get something to align correctly (I don't like having to use the instructions. It takes away from the "challenge" of the puzzle.) I do still appreciate harder transformation schemes, though, but I get that through Masterpiece figures instead of the mass retail stuff in the Generations line.

For me, Titan Return does the job just right. Not too simple to be stupid, but not too hard to remove all the fun. They are JUST RIGHT.

I threw out a lot of my transformers at my local geek store to buy some sweet G1. Most of those that I got rid of were either because I was bored with them or I found them just NOT fun. I got rid of a few ROTF figures and ALL of my Alternity. I want to have FUN with my figures.

Transforming G1 figures is so simple, but oh so FUN and SATISFYING. I really LOVE the feel of the original Headmasters. So much that this Friday, I'm getting myself G1 Mindwipe and Hardhead. Then I'll display them among their TR updates like the rest of them:




Still, I did kept all the ROTF constructicons. Those are overly complicated, sure, but I DO need a challenge from times to times. Beside, those bot modes are WEIRD and worth keeping.