o.supreme wrote:Just for fun, I decided to rank the UW sets thus far in terms of perceived popularity. I've looked at several websites, most of which sell out of these items fairly quickly due to limited quantities, but of the few that have some left, trying to judge between quantities, exclusivity etc... and here's what I've come up with in ascending orer, I've only done the first 8 because although Lynx Master is out, he is relatively new, and the others are still available for pre-order on most sites:
8. Devastator (price may be a factor here, but is the seemingly most easily available as of this date)
Apparently he is, and yes I think price is indeed a factor. I was pretty Lucky to get the Takara version secondhand with the complete PC set included for a reasonable price. He's a beast! I had expected this one to be unavailable to me, just maybe the Hasbro set, which, imo, isn't as nice.
o.supreme wrote:7. Defensor (same, the exclusive Groove may have been a draw for some, until Hasbro complied with the CW release, still many UW-03's out there in stock)
This is the ONLY combiner set that I prefer in the Hasbro version. HotSpot has better colours I think, I love the silver/red striping, and with Deluxe Groove available, there's nothing keeping people from buying Hasbro instead of Takara. And Hasbro's version is not hard to get in seperate TF's. (dunno about the box set).
o.supreme wrote:6. Menasor -After being out for a year, this one has finally started to sell out on most sites
Probably not the most favourite combiner if one had to choose.
o.supreme wrote:5.Superion-almost the same as Menasor, but gets a higher ranking for being the only UW (that I am aware of) to have a second release, and is still sold out on most sites
A pretty cool combiner, but less popular than Bruticus.
o.supreme wrote:4.Bruticus-Sold out fairly quickly after its release, exclusive Shuttle Blast-Off, and animation accurate colors for the rest, and 4 rotor Vortex no doubt contributed to this
IMO the coolest classic Combiner. (of the ones that were redone. Abominus may change that if he's ever redone).
o.supreme wrote:3. Grand Convoy Prime -sold out even quicker, praised for having the "Right" Prime with limbs as opposed to Hasbro's pushing of the BC version with the series 1 Autobot car limbs
Yup, I reckon that's exactly why
plus the fact that this O/P has the fixed hip ratchets, and you just weren't sure of the Hasbro O/P (plus he's VERY hard to get!). I do like the BC O/P though, and am using him to make a new combiner with the "new" autobot limbs (Roller, being replaced by Dead End on GG; Rook; Smokescreen; Alpha Bravo. And I may also swap Roller and Smokescreen with Prowl and Ratchet on Lynxmaster to make a nice and WHITE combiner set).
o.supreme wrote:2.Grand Galvatron-Sold out very quickly, and is demanding higher prices every day on the secondary market for its exclusivity
Yup. Unique, limbs not available in Hasbro versions, only Cyclonus. Was bound to sell out fast.
o.supreme wrote:1. Computron -For its uniqueness from the Hasbro version, also for being the only UW that was sold out in pre-order on most sites before the toy actually came out.
I had expected him to be 2, and Galvatron 1. People seem to like Hasbro's as much as this one, what with Scrounge? (IIRC), well, the yellow UFO and tiny shuttle. But he is a very cool set of bots indeed.
. But all that aside, it is a great toy. Looks like BBTS still has plenty of stock, though they lowered their price by $40 (From $220 down to $180), I foresee another price drop coming soon, they wont want to hand on to those forever, so anyone waiting, the holiday time might be a good time to pick up this giant, as the price goes down, the value for what you get definitely goes up.
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