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I get the feeling that Dinobot and Megatron may be the only exceptions to Kingdom's "show-accurate robot modes/realistic beast modes" pattern for the Beast Wars characters, in that since they both are based on non-realistic beasts (as in, Jurassic Park dinosaur designs), they instead get to have both their robot and beast modes lean more towards show-accuracy. This would explain why Dinobot's raptor eyes are not JP-movie-accurate but BW-cartoon-accurate.

william-james88 wrote: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:

You can almost do that with one arm with the figure, just reverse the order. Plug the "hand" peg into the shoulder and plug the back of the head into the arm, you basically get a mini Beast Megatron look (head arm and tail arm) and still get a peg inside the mouth to connect things to. As a bonus that whole skull plate is removable, though it doesn't split like in the art, but I can't tell if there's a way to plug it into the shoulder like that, maybe you can wedge the little piece on the inside between his toes? If only they had put a slot under the front feet.

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TulioDude wrote:I always assumed Dinobots hands were like that to hold an possible Golden disk acesssor,but it's nice to see another reason.

I've had this suspicion as well, it makes too much sense for me to give up on it until proven otherwise. It would be comparable to Optimus and Rodimus both having opening hands for Matrix compatibility, basically, with how much Dinobot carried that thing around.

william-james88 wrote: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:

...mostly no, I don't agree, my only complaint about Ractonite's final design is his weird left shoulder and lack of hands, other than that the Witch-King head and the giant skull armor shoulder are what sells him for me, and the original design doesn't look to me like it has real hands either anyway.

Although if you think THAT'S as weird as we can go, this thread's original source of credible leaks Apollux says he's now seen Wingfinger's instructions and described his appearance as a mix of G1 Whirl and a Xenomorph, down to having no real eyes, so make of that what you will.

So much parts forming to create a car carrier that can’t carry cars. How is it that a toy made for Combiner Wars is better than this!?

Nemesis Primal wrote:

TulioDude wrote:I always assumed Dinobots hands were like that to hold an possible Golden disk acesssor,but it's nice to see another reason.

I've had this suspicion as well, it makes too much sense for me to give up on it until proven otherwise. It would be comparable to Optimus and Rodimus both having opening hands for Matrix compatibility, basically, with how much Dinobot carried that thing around.

Appolux has said that the Ark comes with at least one Golden Disk, so maybe that (plus transformation) is why his hands are like that

cruizerdave wrote:So much parts forming to create a car carrier that can’t carry cars. How is it that a toy made for Combiner Wars is better than this!?

It can carry cars.

cruizerdave wrote:So much parts forming to create a car carrier that can’t carry cars. How is it that a toy made for Combiner Wars is better than this!?

Because they werent peddling deluxes with accessories at leader price back then :p

william-james88 wrote: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:

...no, I think the design they went with is a better look. I love the giant Styraco-head on the shoulder, and while I wish he did have hands, I don't mind the sword hand and gun hand (essentially). I prefer those design cues in this case.

Ractonite is the best looking fossilizer so far, and I am extremely excited for wave 2.

william-james88 wrote:

cruizerdave wrote:So much parts forming to create a car carrier that can’t carry cars. How is it that a toy made for Combiner Wars is better than this!?

It can carry cars.

But can barely hold his weapons without dropping them and can't pose his legs worth a damn. For me, the Siege version gladly pushed the CW version into the sell on eBay pile.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

cruizerdave wrote:So much parts forming to create a car carrier that can’t carry cars. How is it that a toy made for Combiner Wars is better than this!?

It can carry cars.

But can barely hold his weapons without dropping them and can't pose his legs worth a damn. For me, the Siege version gladly pushed the CW version into the sell on eBay pile.

I've been the opposite, none of the Magni in WFC have ended up in my hands, none of them have done things I want them to, and the Galaxy Prime was the only version of the mold I've gotten. Even seeing the Netflix Magnus for $25, I couldn't do it. CW for me still reins supreme

I'm in love!

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

cruizerdave wrote:So much parts forming to create a car carrier that can’t carry cars. How is it that a toy made for Combiner Wars is better than this!?

It can carry cars.

But can barely hold his weapons without dropping them and can't pose his legs worth a damn. For me, the Siege version gladly pushed the CW version into the sell on eBay pile.

I was just responding to the statement that said Kingdom Magnus cant carry cars.

It can.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:For me, the Siege version gladly pushed the CW version into the sell on eBay pile.

Same here. I liked CW Magnus for looks, but the Siege figure is heftier and feels better. The Kingdom version will be an in-hand decision.

william-james88 wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

cruizerdave wrote:So much parts forming to create a car carrier that can’t carry cars. How is it that a toy made for Combiner Wars is better than this!?

It can carry cars.

But can barely hold his weapons without dropping them and can't pose his legs worth a damn. For me, the Siege version gladly pushed the CW version into the sell on eBay pile.

I was just responding to the statement that said Kingdom Magnus cant carry cars.

It can.

No worries, I definitely knew that, I was mainly playing off your response, not sure the correct forum quoting etiquette (if that is even a thing) for playing off a response back to the original question.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

cruizerdave wrote:So much parts forming to create a car carrier that can’t carry cars. How is it that a toy made for Combiner Wars is better than this!?

It can carry cars.

But can barely hold his weapons without dropping them and can't pose his legs worth a damn. For me, the Siege version gladly pushed the CW version into the sell on eBay pile.

I was just responding to the statement that said Kingdom Magnus cant carry cars.

It can.

No worries, I definitely knew that, I was mainly playing off your response, not sure the correct forum quoting etiquette (if that is even a thing) for playing off a response back to the original question.

But you said the CW version while he said the Kingdom version.

Sabrblade wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

cruizerdave wrote:So much parts forming to create a car carrier that can’t carry cars. How is it that a toy made for Combiner Wars is better than this!?

It can carry cars.

But can barely hold his weapons without dropping them and can't pose his legs worth a damn. For me, the Siege version gladly pushed the CW version into the sell on eBay pile.

I was just responding to the statement that said Kingdom Magnus cant carry cars.

It can.

No worries, I definitely knew that, I was mainly playing off your response, not sure the correct forum quoting etiquette (if that is even a thing) for playing off a response back to the original question.

But you said the CW version while he said the Kingdom version.

Clearly I need more coffee today and possibly some glasses as well.

What a horrible, sloppy retool. That's possibly the worst looking Magnus I've ever seen. A disgusting waste of plastic. I only see it's value in a video smashing it in protest of Hasbros complete failure. The design team should be fired immediately. This toy sucks...

Sabrblade wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

cruizerdave wrote:So much parts forming to create a car carrier that can’t carry cars. How is it that a toy made for Combiner Wars is better than this!?

It can carry cars.

But can barely hold his weapons without dropping them and can't pose his legs worth a damn. For me, the Siege version gladly pushed the CW version into the sell on eBay pile.

I was just responding to the statement that said Kingdom Magnus cant carry cars.

It can.

No worries, I definitely knew that, I was mainly playing off your response, not sure the correct forum quoting etiquette (if that is even a thing) for playing off a response back to the original question.

But you said the CW version while he said the Kingdom version.

And his response still made sense, even if the CW Magnus wasn't the subject of the original statement.

Optimus Primal and Rattrap are in stock on Gamestop's website.

Rodimus Prime wrote:And his response still made sense, even if the CW Magnus wasn't the subject of the original statement.

To be fair, I do also probably need glasses.

I have to buy two of em!

I got some Kingdom deluxes. $18 Paleotrex from Amazon and Cheetor and Blackarachnia from Walmart last night, the first time in the new year I was allowed out of the apartment.

First, my review of Paleotrex:





'nuff said!

And then we have Cheetor and Blackarachnia. Haven't transformed the spider yet, but the Cheetah is really nice, I am loving him!



Defender of the Oreos

Fossilfuel

StaceyK93 wrote:Fossilfuel

This is fantastic, abd the name is great too!

ZeroWolf wrote:

StaceyK93 wrote:Fossilfuel

This is fantastic, abd the name is great too!

Thanks