Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Starseeker wrote:Is anyone else finding Beast Megs transformation to be really frustrating? My biggest problem is after getting his torso free and twisting, I cannot for the life of me get the waist to click into that little white tab on the left side of the torso. Watching the YouTube videos, everyone seems to be doing it easily. Is there a trick I'm missing?
I'm also having a difficult time with those black tabs that seperate/connect his legs. And all that back kibble. Holy! Trying to get all that to fit right in dino mode is almost impossible.
He's a great looking figure that I was really looking forward to. But I can't enjoy him because I'm spending an hour at a time messing with this thing.
william-james88 wrote:If ever Sabrblade decides to go on vacation, I am glad to know we can rely on you.
Hellscream9999 wrote:Starseeker wrote:Is anyone else finding Beast Megs transformation to be really frustrating? My biggest problem is after getting his torso free and twisting, I cannot for the life of me get the waist to click into that little white tab on the left side of the torso. Watching the YouTube videos, everyone seems to be doing it easily. Is there a trick I'm missing?
I'm also having a difficult time with those black tabs that seperate/connect his legs. And all that back kibble. Holy! Trying to get all that to fit right in dino mode is almost impossible.
He's a great looking figure that I was really looking forward to. But I can't enjoy him because I'm spending an hour at a time messing with this thing.
yes between his skin material and overly tight joints he is a regular nightmare to transform
TF-fan kev777 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:Starseeker wrote:Is anyone else finding Beast Megs transformation to be really frustrating? My biggest problem is after getting his torso free and twisting, I cannot for the life of me get the waist to click into that little white tab on the left side of the torso. Watching the YouTube videos, everyone seems to be doing it easily. Is there a trick I'm missing?
I'm also having a difficult time with those black tabs that seperate/connect his legs. And all that back kibble. Holy! Trying to get all that to fit right in dino mode is almost impossible.
He's a great looking figure that I was really looking forward to. But I can't enjoy him because I'm spending an hour at a time messing with this thing.
yes between his skin material and overly tight joints he is a regular nightmare to transform
Hmm, you guys have me leaning toward cancelling my pre-order and seeing if I can wait for a sale instead. The transformation is my biggest draw, and if this one is a bit of a nightmare, I'd much rater pay less for that frustration.
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:TF-fan kev777 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:Starseeker wrote:Is anyone else finding Beast Megs transformation to be really frustrating? My biggest problem is after getting his torso free and twisting, I cannot for the life of me get the waist to click into that little white tab on the left side of the torso. Watching the YouTube videos, everyone seems to be doing it easily. Is there a trick I'm missing?
I'm also having a difficult time with those black tabs that seperate/connect his legs. And all that back kibble. Holy! Trying to get all that to fit right in dino mode is almost impossible.
He's a great looking figure that I was really looking forward to. But I can't enjoy him because I'm spending an hour at a time messing with this thing.
yes between his skin material and overly tight joints he is a regular nightmare to transform
Hmm, you guys have me leaning toward cancelling my pre-order and seeing if I can wait for a sale instead. The transformation is my biggest draw, and if this one is a bit of a nightmare, I'd much rater pay less for that frustration.
Funny thing is, this is the only place I'm hearing transformation complaints from. I have at least 10 people I follow on twitter who got Megatron in hand, and 2 of them have said he is ER Trailbreaker/Sunstreaker levels of complexity and enjoyment to transform. I haven't seen any of them complain about his transformation yet.
The only ones I've seen people have issues with on Twitter are Cheetor and Blackarachnia breaking tabs that basically serve almost no purpose anyway
william-james88 wrote:If ever Sabrblade decides to go on vacation, I am glad to know we can rely on you.
Rogue-Primal wrote:Overcracker wrote:Damn... struggling so hard not to get Airrazor mow.
Dinobot is awesome, Grimlock is fantastic. So glad I have both pre-ordered.
Bee is o.k. Not sure I’ll pick him up
Seeing as i've been playing Fall of Cybertron recently. Bayverse head doesn't look right on that design. I'd rather buy a original fall of Cybertron Bumblebee.
grimdragon2001 wrote:Can anyone say, Masterpiece killer? Seriously, these look real good, and with the prices they come at, I dont see my self going for any more MP figures anytime soon.
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:grimdragon2001 wrote:Can anyone say, Masterpiece killer? Seriously, these look real good, and with the prices they come at, I dont see my self going for any more MP figures anytime soon.
Depends on what you're looking for in Masterpieces. For starters, G1-style Generations take some liberties with show designs, and don't have licensed vehicle designs.
william-james88 wrote:If ever Sabrblade decides to go on vacation, I am glad to know we can rely on you.
Hellscream9999 wrote:Jelze Bunnycat wrote:grimdragon2001 wrote:Can anyone say, Masterpiece killer? Seriously, these look real good, and with the prices they come at, I dont see my self going for any more MP figures anytime soon.
Depends on what you're looking for in Masterpieces. For starters, G1-style Generations take some liberties with show designs, and don't have licensed vehicle designs.
I think he might be talking about the bw figures, in which case, I'm inclined to agree
grimdragon2001 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:Jelze Bunnycat wrote:grimdragon2001 wrote:Can anyone say, Masterpiece killer? Seriously, these look real good, and with the prices they come at, I dont see my self going for any more MP figures anytime soon.
Depends on what you're looking for in Masterpieces. For starters, G1-style Generations take some liberties with show designs, and don't have licensed vehicle designs.
I think he might be talking about the bw figures, in which case, I'm inclined to agree
Beast Wars without a doubt can overtake interest in their MP counterparts, but the G1 themed figures in the current and recent Generations lines have been excellent as well. Price, look, quality and playability are all factors I'm looking at and Generations has some advantages there
william-james88 wrote:While the raptor hands look terrible, I see where hasbro got the idea from. Dinobot was based on the 90s Jurassic park idea of what a raptor looked like and that's the hands position you see on many images which Hasbro probably took inspiration of.
Also, anyone else kinda sad that they didn,t stick to their initial ractonite design?
Do we all agree that this:
Looks better than this:
bacem wrote:If that is indeed their base for the dino mode, then i can accept the hand more (not that i mind before). However, in this case, i find it weird that they just put regular, round pupil on the dino eyes, not the elongated pupil that should be closer to actual raptor. It just feels a bit odd to have the design goes for realistic approach everywhere on the body, except the eyes.
Jeddostotle7 wrote:bacem wrote:If that is indeed their base for the dino mode, then i can accept the hand more (not that i mind before). However, in this case, i find it weird that they just put regular, round pupil on the dino eyes, not the elongated pupil that should be closer to actual raptor. It just feels a bit odd to have the design goes for realistic approach everywhere on the body, except the eyes.
Uhhh...... since when do we know what raptors' eyes "really" look like for sure? Eyes don't tend to fossilize, especially not the shape of the pupil.
If we're going by comparing it to existing relatives (birds), I'd say the circular pupil is actually probably more accurate than any slit-eyed depiction, although that's ultimately just conjecture.
bacem wrote:Jeddostotle7 wrote:bacem wrote:If that is indeed their base for the dino mode, then i can accept the hand more (not that i mind before). However, in this case, i find it weird that they just put regular, round pupil on the dino eyes, not the elongated pupil that should be closer to actual raptor. It just feels a bit odd to have the design goes for realistic approach everywhere on the body, except the eyes.
Uhhh...... since when do we know what raptors' eyes "really" look like for sure? Eyes don't tend to fossilize, especially not the shape of the pupil.
If we're going by comparing it to existing relatives (birds), I'd say the circular pupil is actually probably more accurate than any slit-eyed depiction, although that's ultimately just conjecture.
To clarify, when i said "actual raptor" i mean "the realistic depiction of a raptor based on jurassic park design, that the toy seems to be based of", not "literal real raptor because i can time travel and saw them alive up close".
Silverwing wrote:Also, I feel compelled to give the obligatory:
One for each year of the Movieverse's decade strong tenure. Here's to a few more explosive years!
bacem wrote:
If that is indeed their base for the dino mode, then i can accept the hand more (not that i mind before). However, in this case, i find it weird that they just put regular, round pupil on the dino eyes, not the elongated pupil that should be closer to actual raptor. It just feels a bit odd to have the design goes for realistic approach everywhere on the body, except the eyes.
And yes, ractonite's initial design is way better. The shoulder and hand on the actual toy in particular just feels awkward to me.
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