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News Credits: 14 · Thu Mar 04, 2021 6:30 pm

Finally Kingdom Megs has arrived at BBTS. I can finally ship SS Grimlock and Hot Rod now.

All caught up with the pre-orders finally.

Guess now we can wait for Tracks and Tigatron and maybe Galvatron if he looks cool enough.

News Credits: 9 · Thu Mar 04, 2021 9:52 pm

Overcracker wrote:Finally Kingdom Megs has arrived at BBTS. I can finally ship SS Grimlock and Hot Rod now.

All caught up with the pre-orders finally.

Guess now we can wait for Tracks and Tigatron and maybe Galvatron if he looks cool enough.

From what the leaks have said I think Galvatron will be worth every penny... Even if he is taller than Cyclonus...
Of course I would’ve thought Kup & Blurr would’ve been better... But Cyclonus, Scourge, Hot Rod, Grimlock, & Jazz are all really on point imo...
So I have some confidence that this Galvatron will deliver.

News Credits: 4878 · Thu Mar 04, 2021 11:04 pm

Sowndwave76 wrote:
Overcracker wrote:Finally Kingdom Megs has arrived at BBTS. I can finally ship SS Grimlock and Hot Rod now.

All caught up with the pre-orders finally.

Guess now we can wait for Tracks and Tigatron and maybe Galvatron if he looks cool enough.

From what the leaks have said I think Galvatron will be worth every penny... Even if he is taller than Cyclonus...
Of course I would’ve thought Kup & Blurr would’ve been better... But Cyclonus, Scourge, Hot Rod, Grimlock, & Jazz are all really on point imo...
So I have some confidence that this Galvatron will deliver.

From everything I read, I dont think he will be taller. All leaders so far have had Voyager height, before adding in extras.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Fri Mar 05, 2021 7:30 am

william-james88 wrote:
Sowndwave76 wrote:
Overcracker wrote:Finally Kingdom Megs has arrived at BBTS. I can finally ship SS Grimlock and Hot Rod now.

All caught up with the pre-orders finally.

Guess now we can wait for Tracks and Tigatron and maybe Galvatron if he looks cool enough.

From what the leaks have said I think Galvatron will be worth every penny... Even if he is taller than Cyclonus...
Of course I would’ve thought Kup & Blurr would’ve been better... But Cyclonus, Scourge, Hot Rod, Grimlock, & Jazz are all really on point imo...
So I have some confidence that this Galvatron will deliver.

From everything I read, I dont think he will be taller. All leaders so far have had Voyager height, before adding in extras.

From what Sabr posted...

He is nearly as tall as Magnus and taller than Cyclonus.

Oh , he is much taller than Earthrise Meg.

I guess that puts him at about the same size as Doubledealer.

(Image from someone on TFW2005.)

Emerje

News Credits: 14 · Fri Mar 05, 2021 9:53 am

Emerje wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Sowndwave76 wrote:
Overcracker wrote:Finally Kingdom Megs has arrived at BBTS. I can finally ship SS Grimlock and Hot Rod now.

All caught up with the pre-orders finally.

Guess now we can wait for Tracks and Tigatron and maybe Galvatron if he looks cool enough.

From what the leaks have said I think Galvatron will be worth every penny... Even if he is taller than Cyclonus...
Of course I would’ve thought Kup & Blurr would’ve been better... But Cyclonus, Scourge, Hot Rod, Grimlock, & Jazz are all really on point imo...
So I have some confidence that this Galvatron will deliver.

From everything I read, I dont think he will be taller. All leaders so far have had Voyager height, before adding in extras.

From what Sabr posted...

He is nearly as tall as Magnus and taller than Cyclonus.

Oh , he is much taller than Earthrise Meg.

I guess that puts him at about the same size as Doubledealer.

(Image from someone on TFW2005.)

Emerje

Yeah, Magnus isn't particularly tall. If he's going to be that tall, he's definitely going to be smaller than TR Galvatron, which is a bit disappointing.

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News Credits: 9 · Fri Mar 05, 2021 6:20 pm

Hey thanks to all who posted photos...
I can't remember exactly what I saw before-- I think it was a photo of someone's display of the '86 movie figures they had (including ones from SS86).
But I remembered Magnus being much taller...
Quick sidenote, that's one thing that looks off to me about him; his legs should be a bit longer, not even for height, but just in terms of his proportions.

What doesn't add-up is Cyclonus is barely shorter than Magnus... So if Galvatron is taller than Cyclonus, then he'd be as tall as Magnus... ???

I'm hoping Galvatron and Cyclonus are the same height. Which would still make Galvatron taller than ER Megatron.

News Credits: 12 · Fri Mar 05, 2021 6:42 pm

Perhaps they meant Galvatron would be taller than Cyclonus and just shorter than Magnus with the DNA upgrade? Maybe? No? Probably not? Haha

News Credits: 101 · Fri Mar 05, 2021 9:34 pm

I finally decided to get Cheetor and I was pleasantly surprised. Especially by the fact that the bot basically completely disappear in the cheetah.

However, those cheetah leg gaps are just ruining the whole package. I'm looking forward for a gap-filler upgrade kit. I don't need no weapon kits. Just fill in those gaps so that Cheetor don't look like a ice cubes tray.

News Credits: 9 · Fri Mar 05, 2021 10:47 pm

Razorbeast88 wrote:Perhaps they meant Galvatron would be taller than Cyclonus and just shorter than Magnus with the DNA upgrade? Maybe? No? Probably not? Haha

I also wonder how much the tips/tops of those guys’ helmets are being taken into account.
Even though I agree with a previous comment that Cyclonus should probably be taller than Galvatron, I’m happy that Galvatron isn’t going to be too short in comparison.

News Credits: 12 · Fri Mar 05, 2021 11:05 pm

Sowndwave76 wrote:
Razorbeast88 wrote:Perhaps they meant Galvatron would be taller than Cyclonus and just shorter than Magnus with the DNA upgrade? Maybe? No? Probably not? Haha

I also wonder how much the tips/tops of those guys’ helmets are being taken into account.
Even though I agree with a previous comment that Cyclonus should probably be taller than Galvatron, I’m happy that Galvatron isn’t going to be too short in comparison.

Agreed, since Cyclonus has his ears/horns/whatever they are and magnus has his ears/antennae/whatever they are. There's also the off chance that they went off of the pylons on Magnus shoulders for height, which adds a bit.

Yes, I like the idea of a tall, bulky, menacing Galvatron! I'm excited, and I agree that he should probably be shorter than Cyclonus so we'll see what happens. I'm curious about the chain matrix he'll be coming with as well and if there'll be any form of storage for it in his alternate mode

News Credits: 9 · Sat Mar 06, 2021 11:11 am

Razorbeast88 wrote:
Agreed, since Cyclonus has his ears/horns/whatever they are and magnus has his ears/antennae/whatever they are. There's also the off chance that they went off of the pylons on Magnus shoulders for height, which adds a bit.

Yes, I like the idea of a tall, bulky, menacing Galvatron! I'm excited, and I agree that he should probably be shorter than Cyclonus so we'll see what happens. I'm curious about the chain matrix he'll be coming with as well and if there'll be any form of storage for it in his alternate mode

Word around the campfire is that the plastic chain has been sculpted to follow the contour of Galvatron's chest/torso...
My guess is that when he's in cannon mode, you'll be able to loop the chain over/around the front, and the matrix itself may then sit on top (basically centered) of the larger section of the canon; because it could be relatively similar to the form of his bot chest. If nothing else, I'm assuming it can hang off of other areas, although it may look a little awkward if the chain itself doesn't appear to be hanging. Maybe hanging it on either of the canon legs would work.
Either way, really looking forward to seeing how it all pans out!!

News Credits: 12 · Sat Mar 06, 2021 11:17 am

That makes two of us!

Sat Mar 06, 2021 6:25 pm

Is anyone getting neck clearance problems with the head on Core Class Optimus Prime. Mine tilts to the left shoulder when viewed from the front and he gets his head stuck when transforming. It's a real pain getting a tool to push it into robot mode and his head is spiky when pushing it onto the grey neck joint again

Don't have a receipt for him. Is there any way to gently sand his neck down without ruining him?

EDIT: One of my friends has offered to help me out with trading his spare CC Optimus with mine. I recommend checking the figures if the have to slightest bad tilted heads.
Dont know how widespread this is.

News Credits: 4878 · Sat Mar 06, 2021 7:42 pm

Rogue-Primal wrote:Is anyone getting neck clearance problems with the head on Core Class Optimus Prime. Mine tilts to the left shoulder when viewed from the front and he gets his head stuck when transforming. It's a real pain getting a tool to push it into robot mode and his head is spiky when pushing it onto the grey neck joint again

Don't have a receipt for him. Is there any way to gently sand his neck down without ruining him?

Just buy another one and return yours with that receipt.

News Credits: 42 · Sat Mar 06, 2021 8:52 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Rogue-Primal wrote:Is anyone getting neck clearance problems with the head on Core Class Optimus Prime. Mine tilts to the left shoulder when viewed from the front and he gets his head stuck when transforming. It's a real pain getting a tool to push it into robot mode and his head is spiky when pushing it onto the grey neck joint again

Don't have a receipt for him. Is there any way to gently sand his neck down without ruining him?

Just buy another one and return yours with that receipt.

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Sat Mar 06, 2021 9:08 pm

And how do i how that with the receipt Didn't get one #-o

The toy tax is more expensive here compared to the USA.

Besides One of my friends has offered me his spare Core Class Optimus figure, i at least got a second-hand solution

News Credits: 23 · Sat Mar 06, 2021 9:12 pm

Rogue-Primal wrote:And how do i how that with the receipt. Didn't get one.

You buy a new figure, making sure to get the receipt, and then you put your damaged figure in the new figure's packaging with the receipt you made sure to get and then profit.

Sat Mar 06, 2021 9:16 pm

aronjlove wrote:
Rogue-Primal wrote:And how do i how that with the receipt. Didn't get one.

You buy a new figure, making sure to get the receipt, and then you put your damaged figure in the new figure's packaging with the receipt you made sure to get and then profit.

No way, i do not do those types of ill gotten profits.

News Credits: 12 · Sat Mar 06, 2021 9:18 pm

That is why noone will remember your name

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Sat Mar 06, 2021 10:49 pm

Rogue-Primal wrote:
aronjlove wrote:
Rogue-Primal wrote:And how do i how that with the receipt. Didn't get one.

You buy a new figure, making sure to get the receipt, and then you put your damaged figure in the new figure's packaging with the receipt you made sure to get and then profit.

No way, i do not do those types of ill gotten profits.

It isn't really "ill gotten", you and the store would both be right back where you started from if you had returned or exchanged the first figure with a receipt. Either way you get one working figure with one purchase and the store is down one working figure and left with a broken figure with one sale and one return, exactly the same result for them as if you had exchanged the first figure for a working one.

Emerje

News Credits: 4878 · Sat Mar 06, 2021 11:08 pm

Emerje wrote:
Rogue-Primal wrote:
aronjlove wrote:
Rogue-Primal wrote:And how do i how that with the receipt. Didn't get one.

You buy a new figure, making sure to get the receipt, and then you put your damaged figure in the new figure's packaging with the receipt you made sure to get and then profit.

No way, i do not do those types of ill gotten profits.

It isn't really "ill gotten", you and the store would both be right back where you started from if you had returned or exchanged the first figure with a receipt. Either way you get one working figure with one purchase and the store is down one working figure and left with a broken figure with one sale and one return, exactly the same result for them as if you had exchanged the first figure for a working one.

Emerje

Yeah just make sure you tell the store that the figure you are returning is defective, like that they in turn can dispose of it properly and log it internally as they treat any other defective item brought back to them.
You said you would return the figure if you had the receipt, so then get a receipt (by buying a new figure) and return the broken figure.

Sun Mar 07, 2021 10:31 am

My friend was fine with trading his version of Commander Class Prime with my own. He owns both Siege Voyager and Earthrise Prime so my trade was a minor inconvenience.

Besides that store takes so far to travel to with a bus and i don't like the hassle. So i'm fine.

I created a visually photoshopped picture that shows what to watch out for. If the head is misaligned like this then avoid it (it's not designed to be a balljoint) The joint is essentially a mushroom joint that can be pulled and not fastened by a metal piece beneath.