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Actar Raikit on Facebook just uploaded these comparison shots of Black Arachnia from Kingdom and the MP and HOOOOO boy, I love Kingdom's version.






He also has pics of Cheetor with the MP, and Rattrap with the OG, but BA looks so close to the MP that I felt it was worth posting

Appart the less shooth back in bor mode, Kingdom Blackie is WAY superior than the MP. Especially considering the price difference.

She WILL be mine when she come out.

Man, I'm so far behind.

Price increase: Meh, I'm sure Walmart and Target (and of course Amazon) will continue to sell stuff below MSRP so it's fine, just annoying that Deluxe will now be $21 at retail instead of $19.

Beast Megatron: Not feeling it. Not a fan of all the dino teeth being pushed to the front of his jaws, or the overall shape of the head, especially around the eyes. in bot mode not only does he have a MASSIVE backpack, he also has saddle bags thanks to the dino hips hanging off his butt. All they had to do was update the original figure like the movie did, how did this end up worse? Still going to buy it, but I won't be happy about it.

Cyclonus: This, however, I love! Nearly perfect in every mode from every direction. If they ever get around to making an MP they're going to have to try very hard to outdo this Voyager. I do prefer slightly darker colors, but at least it isn't quit the light lavender that Takara Tomy loves to use. At least it doesn't seem to be in this lighting.

Also, it occurred to me recently that it's entirely possible that Voyager Tigatron will come with the same weapons as the original figure since the larger scale will better accommodate them.

Emerje

Nemesis Primal wrote:

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Yes, not that. But I thought he was rumoured in Kingdom a while ago.

I think when the listings got newsed, someone accidentally said his listing was for Kingdom instead for SS86, and that might be what you're remembering, but all of the leaks otherwise have always had him in SS886.

Sentinel_Primal wrote:Nope. The only character I believe that is being double dipped on in both Kingdom and SS86 is Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime. Scourge was part of the SS86 rumors, while Cyclonus and Galvatron were part of Kingdom's, but because those three are part of the Movie Decepticon crew, they get talked about together a lot

That sounds about right. Thanks for clearing that up

-Kanrabat- wrote:Apart the less smooth back in bot mode, Kingdom Blackie is WAY superior than the MP. Especially considering the price difference.

Agreed. They even fixed the mistake of the MP Spider Mode IE if you're not going to cover the gold shins, reverse the transformation so they are on the underside of the figure. Also prefer the spider legs a lot more. Just shows up how lazy the MP figure actually was.

****, that Megatron is fire! Definitely getting him. And is it just me, or can Hasbro not make a half-decent Lost Light Cyclonus?

Tigerhawk7109 wrote:****, that Megatron is fire! Definitely getting him. And is it just me, or can Hasbro not make a half-decent Lost Light Cyclonus?

Oh, they can, they just choose not to because it isn't 1986 Sunbow

Sentinel_Primal wrote:

Tigerhawk7109 wrote:****, that Megatron is fire! Definitely getting him. And is it just me, or can Hasbro not make a half-decent Lost Light Cyclonus?

Oh, they can, they just choose not to because it isn't 1986 Sunbow

Yup, I also doubt Hasbro will ever make a Cyclonus that is based off his Lost light character model.

ZeroWolf wrote:

Sentinel_Primal wrote:

Tigerhawk7109 wrote:****, that Megatron is fire! Definitely getting him. And is it just me, or can Hasbro not make a half-decent Lost Light Cyclonus?

Oh, they can, they just choose not to because it isn't 1986 Sunbow

Yup, I also doubt Hasbro will ever make a Cyclonus that is based off his Lost light character model.

Which is a shame, that is the best Cyclonus character we have ever gotten

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Which is a shame, that is the best Cyclonus character we have ever gotten

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Which is a shame, that is the best Cyclonus character we have ever gotten

IDW Cyclonus is the best Cyclonus of any type to bear the name we have ever gotten.

That is a hill I would definitely die on

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Which is a shame, that is the best Cyclonus character we have ever gotten

IDW Cyclonus is the best Cyclonus of any type to bear the name we have ever gotten.

That is a hill I would definitely die on

Same

ZeroWolf wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Which is a shame, that is the best Cyclonus character we have ever gotten

IDW Cyclonus is the best Cyclonus of any type to bear the name we have ever gotten.

That is a hill I would definitely die on

Same

Guess you guys are finished, then.

To be fair I meant in terms of personality, so it would fall on to the characterisation in Netflix's take on Kingdom (assuming Cyclonus pays any part of it and isn't just a cameo deal). The toy doesn't factor in at this point.

While IDW did a great Cyclonus, this is the version I want.

Besides, all opinions of IDW Cyclonus aside, they made this Cyclonus toy at all specificall as part of their celebrating the anniversary of TFTM. An IDW Cyclonus wouldn't fit with that objective.

Sabrblade wrote:Besides, all opinions of IDW Cyclonus aside, they made this Cyclonus toy at all specificall as part of their celebrating the anniversary of TFTM. An IDW Cyclonus wouldn't fit with that objective.

Yeah, but it doesn't mean we can't stop hoping for one someday

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Besides, all opinions of IDW Cyclonus aside, they made this Cyclonus toy at all specificall as part of their celebrating the anniversary of TFTM. An IDW Cyclonus wouldn't fit with that objective.

Yeah, but it doesn't mean we can't stop hoping for one someday

"Hoping for one" wasn't exactly the statement made in the original post.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Besides, all opinions of IDW Cyclonus aside, they made this Cyclonus toy at all specificall as part of their celebrating the anniversary of TFTM. An IDW Cyclonus wouldn't fit with that objective.

Yeah, but it doesn't mean we can't stop hoping for one someday

"Someday", yes. Absolutely. In this line, though, nadda.

Sabrblade wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Besides, all opinions of IDW Cyclonus aside, they made this Cyclonus toy at all specificall as part of their celebrating the anniversary of TFTM. An IDW Cyclonus wouldn't fit with that objective.

Yeah, but it doesn't mean we can't stop hoping for one someday

"Someday", yes. Absolutely. In this line, though, nadda.

I mean, we did get idw rung in siege, re-released in earthrise. Yes, it is a tiny battlemaster, but still.

saw this from Planet Iacon STFU FB Page and it seems that this is the poster to Kingdom.
Also, As you can see that the Titan Class Ark in its Robot mode!


Source: https://www.facebook.com/Planetiacon.st ... 5611495355

I absolutely love Cyclonus and beast Megs! Definitely getting!

Looks like Gears in there???

Also, no Rodimus Prime??

Albatross250 wrote:saw this from Planet Iacon STFU FB Page and it seems that this is the poster to Kingdom.
Also, As you can see that the Titan Class Ark in its Robot mode!


Source: https://www.facebook.com/Planetiacon.st ... 5611495355

They showed this image in the transformers brand reveals panel, just now. Besides the ark, a surprise to me is Polar claw there in the bottom left. Also, kingdom packaging

Oh my god the Primal figure looks incredible! And if that is what the Ark looks like, then I may actually get it... Although, I'm thinking it might be fan made because it looks like Polar Claw is on there in the bottom left

Optimus Primal is Absolute perfection, somehow he looks like alot from BWII than the original Beast Wars