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Hellscream9999 wrote:

Megatron Wolf wrote:If it was cheaper or actually had paint apps id pick one up, the optimus mold looks pretty good but the toy itself (like so many other modern TF figures) looks like cheap knock off garbage. Only hasbro can take a decent looking mold and ruin it like this

Agreed; I'd probably swing for a TT version done up as nemesis prime though

That doesnt stop the mold from still being crap.

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Megatron Wolf wrote:If it was cheaper or actually had paint apps id pick one up, the optimus mold looks pretty good but the toy itself (like so many other modern TF figures) looks like cheap knock off garbage. Only hasbro can take a decent looking mold and ruin it like this

Agreed; I'd probably swing for a TT version done up as nemesis prime though

That doesnt stop the mold from still being crap.

Well, I'd imagine it'd look much nicer done up in a TT deco with all that cool armor done up in evil red, would be a solid deal

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Megatron Wolf wrote:If it was cheaper or actually had paint apps id pick one up, the optimus mold looks pretty good but the toy itself (like so many other modern TF figures) looks like cheap knock off garbage. Only hasbro can take a decent looking mold and ruin it like this

Agreed; I'd probably swing for a TT version done up as nemesis prime though

That doesnt stop the mold from still being crap.

Well, I'd imagine it'd look much nicer done up in a TT deco with all that cool armor done up in evil red, would be a solid deal

You know, you are right. Maybe What I mean is there are examples of molds people find to be just crap but I find pretty decent because of the Takara paint job. Like Sjybyte. I legitimately think it is an amazing transformer. But no one cares because Hasbro butchered that deco. And for some reason, that Gen Whirl mold became much better when it was made all purple for Cloud Shockwave.

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Megatron Wolf wrote:If it was cheaper or actually had paint apps id pick one up, the optimus mold looks pretty good but the toy itself (like so many other modern TF figures) looks like cheap knock off garbage. Only hasbro can take a decent looking mold and ruin it like this

Agreed; I'd probably swing for a TT version done up as nemesis prime though

That doesnt stop the mold from still being crap.

Well, I'd imagine it'd look much nicer done up in a TT deco with all that cool armor done up in evil red, would be a solid deal

You know, you are right. Maybe What I mean is there are examples of molds people find to be just crap but I find pretty decent because of the Takara paint job. Like Sjybyte. I legitimately think it is an amazing transformer. But no one cares because Hasbro butchered that deco. And for some reason, that Gen Whirl mold became much better when it was made all purple for Cloud Shockwave.

Yeah, that's exactly it, I'd take my Nightbird any and everyday over gen. or legends arcee...

I mean, it would still reek of cheapness in the hollow flimsy plastic (TT couldn't change the thickness of the plastic) so if it's squishy in the hasbro release, it probably wouldn't be much better from TT, just look at legends UM

psj333 wrote:Well, Hellscream9999, given the image of Crazybolt's head, you will notice there is a body part attached to the top of the head that resembles a crown, which suggest he a dinosaur called Dilophosaurus and not a lizard. This means that his robot mode is mostly based on this:

http://preview.turbosquid.com/Preview/2 ... iginal.jpg

How would you describe that?

If it weren't for that frill I'd suggest he looked somewhat like a Japanese giant salamander.

Delta Magnus wrote:

psj333 wrote:Well, Hellscream9999, given the image of Crazybolt's head, you will notice there is a body part attached to the top of the head that resembles a crown, which suggest he a dinosaur called Dilophosaurus and not a lizard. This means that his robot mode is mostly based on this:

http://preview.turbosquid.com/Preview/2 ... iginal.jpg

How would you describe that?

If it weren't for that frill I'd suggest he looked somewhat like a Japanese giant salamander.

oooooh, good one Delta; that certainly fits the 'non-frilled' design to a 'T' as much as the horned lizard; it even has the gaping maw - the one thing a horned lizard never seems to do, be photographed with it's mouth open, must be a desert thing

I was at walmart today and found a poetic sight illustrating just how much the Transformers brand is being overtaken by another Hasbro brand right now in terms of space in stores.

Finally got the news thing to work! Springload and Quillfire are now front paged!

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Finally got the news thing to work! Springload and Quillfire are now front paged!

Good job D! And welcome to the team!

Delta Magnus wrote:FOOL! You have obviously been duped by his clever disguise as a ball with a handle on it and are thus incapable of seeing that this is none other than the one and only master of Metallikato, the invincible BLUDGEON!...G1 Bludgeon that is! To a master of Metallikato, the seemingly impossible act of transforming from a Type-90 JSSDF tank into a small, roughly human-sized sphere with a conveniently placed carry-handle is simplicity itself!

william-james88 wrote:You would have never seen that BH Bludgeon since it was never released in the states. I am also quite surprised you found it for cheap in light of that fact. It was fetching a pretty penny last year for sure. Glad you are getting it, he is awesome and a great example of a well done retool.

I'm in UK but yeah I wasn't visiting TF websites much around that time so missed it too. Yep I bought it second hand for £8.99 with free delivery. Complete with sword, missile and instruction sheet. And despite MyHermes delivery firm's best efforts to hide it(they seemed to think I wasn't home then left me a card bizarrely dated 30th December and said it was left with my 'neighbour at 93' except I'm in 93, I eventually found the package at 97), he arrived today so just in time for christmas.

Here he is being my RotF Bludgeon's 'minicon' of sorts as they go up against Springer & Arcee in a sword fight.

Cobotron wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Finally got the news thing to work! Springload and Quillfire are now front paged!

Good job D! And welcome to the team!

Haha, Thanks! And Pick up Springload! He is an awesome 1-step!

Fellow Seibertronians, hot on the heels of Cobotron's slew of pictures of Transformers RID Battle Pack Optimus Prime, we have a video review of it courtesy of Baltmatrix.



So how do you feel about this new line of figures with this more comprehensive look at what they're all about? Let us know in the comments below.

Hey Guys,

Happy Holidays! Thanks for watching the Optimus review. For a comparison here my Battle Pack Sideswipe review as well! While neither figures are bad they are little more than scaled up Legion class figures with silly armor bits and a bakugan. Younger kids might like them but I worry that the kids will lose or swallow the energon bits. (as the father of a 19-month-old I worry about these things)

Oh an on the 26th I'll follow up with my 2016 Wave 1 RID Minicon review.




Again, wishing you all a wonderful Holiday,

Balt

I think they are far more than upscaled Legion since they have double the articulation. No offense to those legion class toys but that articulation is BAAAAAAAAAAAD

william-james88 wrote:I think they are far more than upscaled Legion since they have double the articulation. No offense to those legion class toys but that articulation is BAAAAAAAAAAAD

At Legion scale I don't expect a crazy amount of articulation given the designs. But at this scale some more articulation would be greatly appreciated.

william-james88 wrote:I think they are far more than upscaled Legion since they have double the articulation. No offense to those legion class toys but that articulation is BAAAAAAAAAAAD

Well for some of them...

baltmatrix wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I think they are far more than upscaled Legion since they have double the articulation. No offense to those legion class toys but that articulation is BAAAAAAAAAAAD

At Legion scale I don't expect a crazy amount of articulation given the designs. But at this scale some more articulation would be greatly appreciated.

More articulation than legion or more articulation than what they actually gave us?

Looks like you can pull off some pretty great poses still:

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I think they are far more than upscaled Legion since they have double the articulation. No offense to those legion class toys but that articulation is BAAAAAAAAAAAD

Well for some of them...

Haha, yes Fixit had all the articulaiton I needed

william-james88 wrote:

baltmatrix wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I think they are far more than upscaled Legion since they have double the articulation. No offense to those legion class toys but that articulation is BAAAAAAAAAAAD

At Legion scale I don't expect a crazy amount of articulation given the designs. But at this scale some more articulation would be greatly appreciated.

More articulation than legion or more articulation than what they actually gave us?

Looks like you can pull off some pretty great poses still:

Yeah, almost everything's ball-jointed, he just isn't painted, that's my only beef with them

Happy almost holidays folks! Today we have an unexpectedly festive sighting and set of in-hand pics. The latest wave of Transformers Robots in Disguise Warrior Class figures features:
Blizzard Strike Optimus Prime
Megatronus (sans faceplate)
Fracture (sans pictured)
and Night Strike Bumblebee (now with 18% more aqua!)

These fellas were stumbled upon by yours truly at a local Wal-Mart in Edmonton Alberta Canada amidst many a holiday shopper. It goes to show that you should always be on the hunt! Stay tuned to Seibertron.com: home for the best Galleries and Conversation around!

Hey bud, long time no see. Cool find, I've been on the hunt for that Megatronus.

Night Ops Bumblebee. Night Strike Bumblebee. Clash Of The Transformers Bumblebee.

Cool.

Who is this mystery news man?
Like a news ninja.

carytheone wrote:Hey bud, long time no see. Cool find, I've been on the hunt for that Megatronus.

Hey! Nice blues

Megatronus is strangely satisfying, I think you'll dig him. Only reason I didn't get Fracture though is cause I recently pre-ordered the Adventure version.

Bumblebee is an odd duck though. He comes with a translucent smokey black sword more suitable for the Night Ops Bee which I recently acquired. I did some modding and swapping, now Backwards Day Bumblebee might be my favorite of the bunch!

Fracture is a wonderful figure. Be prepared for awesomeness.

I'm digging the snot out of sad mustard bee on the right.

Cobotron wrote:Who is this mystery news man?
Like a news ninja.

heeeeeYAH NEWS'd
*jumps back behind your couch*

carytheone wrote:Fracture is a wonderful figure. Be prepared for awesomeness.

I'm digging the snot out of sad mustard bee on the right.

Mustard Bee