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Meh. I just can't get behind these.

Now I don't know much about repaintin's and such, but surely you only need two regular figures and five minutes with an airbrush to get these "exclusives"

Wow, not even special packaging?

wow.

Counterpunch wrote:Wow, not even special packaging?

wow.

What were you expecting?

From the clear protoforms to Lawson gold Bumblebee, from Wonderfest Arcee to Chara Soundwave, ALL of the Japanese Movie exclusives have thus far been released in standard packaging with a 'limited edition colour' sticker.

Counterpunch wrote:Wow, not even special packaging?

wow.

Don't even get me started on ROTF packaging in Japan. EVERYTHING in English except for the instructions and a couple of stickers? The poor locals have to buy the tie-in books if they want to know what these guys are all about.

I think you mean "desert", not "dessert".

And it looks like someone rolled those toys around in baby poop. Sand doesn't stick to cars like that.

starfish wrote:

Counterpunch wrote:Wow, not even special packaging?

wow.

What were you expecting?

Something better, more interesting.

Obviously.

the WORST & the highest level of STUPIDITY TF's exclusives of the 21st century has been released.

btw, the stupidest TF ever made since the creation of the universe! hahaha

Counterpunch wrote:

starfish wrote:

Counterpunch wrote:Wow, not even special packaging?

wow.

What were you expecting?

Something better, more interesting.

Obviously.

Maybe I just have a different outlook on life - as they say, a pessimist is never disappointed.

I have to agree that these exclusives are pretty lame. But exclusive they are, and they come in a pack marked with the magic word 'Transformers'. So there'll always be people who'll buy these, whatever the quality may be.

Maybe they'll look better when I see them in hand.

I hadn't noticed the different colour plastic on the wheels in previous pictures. Still not enough for me to even think about dropping silly money on slight repaints of craptastic moulds though.

Just got an email from BBTS - for those like me who decided to bite the bullet and pay over 200 USD for these, they're now shipping. Yay!! I can't wait - these guys'll be the centrepiece of my collection... not.

Man....The only difference is the wheels, and some dirt on the base of the vehicle mode. They should not have been over $100. I paid less for my Amazon ROTF Prime, which is much better by the way.

bvzxa wrote:Man....The only difference is the wheels, and some dirt on the base of the vehicle mode. They should not have been over $100. I paid less for my Amazon ROTF Prime, which is much better by the way.

Sure, if you had to pick 'n' choose your DVD exclusives, then Prime is the most impressive (and most freely available), and the clear Bumblebee is probably the one that'll appreciate the most in price (judging by the current availability of the golden tsutaya EZ Bee from the first movie).

However, unlike your good self, there are a helluva lot of completists out there who won't be satisfied with just Black Prime.

I don't think I've ever felt so underwhelmed about a repaint before.