Video Review for Transformers Kingdom Cyclonus
Sunday, December 13th, 2020 6:06pm CST
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Posted by bacem on December 13th, 2020 @ 8:39pm CST
Posted by Sowndwave76 on December 13th, 2020 @ 9:28pm CST
I too went for it via Gamestop... Merry Christmas to me. But we'll see what happens. Definitely not canceling my preorder with Amazon yet. But if this works out that will be sweet.
He really looks like an incredible figure!!!
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on December 13th, 2020 @ 9:39pm CST
Sowndwave76 wrote:Sentinal Primal, I liked your review. Thanks for sharing!
I too went for it via Gamestop... Merry Christmas to me. But we'll see what happens. Definitely not canceling my preorder with Amazon yet. But if this works out that will be sweet.
He really looks like an incredible figure!!!
Not my review, it just popped up in my Recommended

Posted by blackeyedprime on December 14th, 2020 @ 4:23am CST
Posted by -Kanrabat- on December 14th, 2020 @ 4:46am CST
I NEED THAT APE!

Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 14th, 2020 @ 8:52am CST
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:I have it and it looks just fine to me.ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:The T30 Swerve mold didn't hold up as Gears even when it was new.
This teeny head looks just fine to you?
*shrug* Okay.
That mold remains one of my absolute favorites. Having both Swerve and Gears, neither will be replaced. Swerve is perfect, and Gears is good, and like CW Huffer he works good enough for me and I don't need another
Posted by bluecatcinema on December 14th, 2020 @ 1:06pm CST
Posted by cruizerdave on December 14th, 2020 @ 2:26pm CST
Come on Hasbro, if the gimmick is blast effects, drop a few in every box! They can't be that expensive to make.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 14th, 2020 @ 3:11pm CST
cruizerdave wrote:Why is it the central gimmick of the current line is the blast effects, but almost none of the toys come with any? You either have to buy the super expensive commander of titan class figure or try to track down the Battle Masters, which are overpriced nonsense that a lot of retailer don't even bother carrying.
Come on Hasbro, if the gimmick is blast effects, drop a few in every box! They can't be that expensive to make.
This may be me grasping strings, but Hasbro may have decided against them for the future because the plastic used for them could damage the toys in the long run. To be precise, depending on environment the soft plastic breaks down too quickly, essentially "melting" into the plastic of the toys. Ick.

Something similar happened with the rubbery shells of the G1 Monster Pretenders and their Dinoforce counterparts, and more recently RotF Bludgeon's treads. Hasbro has no luck with rubbery material.
Posted by william-james88 on December 14th, 2020 @ 3:53pm CST
cruizerdave wrote:Why is it the central gimmick of the current line is the blast effects, but almost none of the toys come with any? You either have to buy the super expensive commander of titan class figure or try to track down the Battle Masters, which are overpriced nonsense that a lot of retailer don't even bother carrying.
Come on Hasbro, if the gimmick is blast effects, drop a few in every box! They can't be that expensive to make.
The central gimmick, as with the previous 2 lines in the same trilogy, is having modular deluxe bots that can interact with the other classes.
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on December 14th, 2020 @ 4:49pm CST
Posted by Rodimus Prime on December 14th, 2020 @ 4:59pm CST
He did, briefly. I got him on preorder along with Inferno and, after a month of daily stalking on Amazon, SS86 Scourge popped back up as well.TF-fan kev777 wrote:Out of curiosity, did Huffer ever show up on Amazon? I can't seem to find him there now.
Posted by Nemesis Primal on December 14th, 2020 @ 5:06pm CST
...but they're also still including blast effects with the Cyberverse Deluxes and now some of the SS86 figures, and giving all of the G1 characters and some of the BW characters compatibility with them in this line, so I feel like it's probably more something budget-related than them backtracking because of the plastic issues.Jelze Bunnycat wrote:cruizerdave wrote:Why is it the central gimmick of the current line is the blast effects, but almost none of the toys come with any? You either have to buy the super expensive commander of titan class figure or try to track down the Battle Masters, which are overpriced nonsense that a lot of retailer don't even bother carrying.
Come on Hasbro, if the gimmick is blast effects, drop a few in every box! They can't be that expensive to make.
This may be me grasping strings, but Hasbro may have decided against them for the future because the plastic used for them could damage the toys in the long run. To be precise, depending on environment the soft plastic breaks down too quickly, essentially "melting" into the plastic of the toys. Ick.![]()
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on December 14th, 2020 @ 5:24pm CST
Rodimus Prime wrote:He did, briefly. I got him on preorder along with Inferno and, after a month of daily stalking on Amazon, SS86 Scourge popped back up as well.TF-fan kev777 wrote:Out of curiosity, did Huffer ever show up on Amazon? I can't seem to find him there now.
Thanks I did end up finding his page.
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on December 14th, 2020 @ 7:41pm CST
Exactly. The blast effects are a sideshow.william-james88 wrote:cruizerdave wrote:Why is it the central gimmick of the current line is the blast effects, but almost none of the toys come with any? You either have to buy the super expensive commander of titan class figure or try to track down the Battle Masters, which are overpriced nonsense that a lot of retailer don't even bother carrying.
Come on Hasbro, if the gimmick is blast effects, drop a few in every box! They can't be that expensive to make.
The central gimmick, as with the previous 2 lines in the same trilogy, is having modular deluxe bots that can interact with the other classes.
I think the reason so few WFC figures come with blast effects is that HasTak don't want to sacrifice any of the precious plastic allowance on Micromaster/Core through Leader toys to an effects piece. So that leaves Commanders, Titans, and Battlemasters for packing them with. They may be cheap, but every milligram is counted when it comes to figures so..
It does leave the gimmick unfortunately under-supported. Really what HasTak should do is sell bags of blast effects; the volume would make it economical.
Posted by Quantum Surge on December 14th, 2020 @ 7:53pm CST
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Exactly. The blast effects are a sideshow.william-james88 wrote:cruizerdave wrote:Why is it the central gimmick of the current line is the blast effects, but almost none of the toys come with any? You either have to buy the super expensive commander of titan class figure or try to track down the Battle Masters, which are overpriced nonsense that a lot of retailer don't even bother carrying.
Come on Hasbro, if the gimmick is blast effects, drop a few in every box! They can't be that expensive to make.
The central gimmick, as with the previous 2 lines in the same trilogy, is having modular deluxe bots that can interact with the other classes.
I think the reason so few WFC figures come with blast effects is that HasTak don't want to sacrifice any of the precious plastic allowance on Micromaster/Core through Leader toys to an effects piece. So that leaves Commanders, Titans, and Battlemasters for packing them with. They may be cheap, but every milligram is counted when it comes to figures so..
It does leave the gimmick unfortunately under-supported. Really what HasTak should do is sell bags of blast effects; the volume would make it economical.
They'd also work best when sold online.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on December 14th, 2020 @ 8:06pm CST
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:It does leave the gimmick unfortunately under-supported. Really what HasTak should do is sell bags of blast effects; the volume would make it economical.
This could be easily done as another Select figure like the Centurion Weaponizer pack. A Weaponiser deluxe with a plethora of blast effects, many that would be exclusive molds and colors to this specific set, of course.
Posted by bacem on December 14th, 2020 @ 8:11pm CST
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote: Really what HasTak should do is sell bags of blast effects; the volume would make it economical.
If they do this, i am definitely in. Particularly if they include the bigger molds, like the one that the commanders and titans got.
Posted by aronjlove on December 14th, 2020 @ 8:47pm CST
Posted by -Kanrabat- on December 14th, 2020 @ 9:02pm CST
aronjlove wrote:This Twitter post has many pics of Kingdom Wave 1 Deluxe figures being unboxed and this one stuck out as I hate these freaking plastic ties.
Dunno why, but this made me laff!
