PowerCore Combiners 5-Packs on Sale at Toys R Us

This line appears to be DOA. The only set I even vaguely considered getting is the just announced Dinobot team but it seems more and more unlikely as these appear to flounder.

I hope not... I just picked up Huffer and the combaticons. Still haven't opened up the combaticons, but Huffer seems really fun, not perfect, but there is a lot to do with such a simple toy. I have a feeling Smolder will be a lot cooler when I get him. The minicon gimmick is what sold me. I remember them back in the Armada line and felt them to be less than stellar. But here they can be armor or weapons, which brings a bit more usefulness to them, and im kinda digging the transparent look. With the animated line killed, I'm only interested in the WFC toys and these. I for one hope this line brings in a few more toys. I personally can't stand the movie toys, but thats just my preference... too busy and insecty.

They'd probably do better at a lower price point. Considering it's essentially a scout figure plus four otherwise-useless drones, $20 is a bit much. $15 would've been perfect. That said, I have both sets (I was bored), and the Combaticons aren't that bad really. The Aerialbots, though, are crap - at least mine is. Because of how the legs of the torso bend, he falls over in combined mode if someone blows on him. Lightly. Maybe mine just has really loose joints there....but I have doubts tighter ones would help any.

I'd say get the Combaticons on sale to use with the other (better) figures like Huffer and Smolder and leave the Aerialbots until they hit clearance.

I bought Huffer today and have Smoulder. I dunno if I'll get any of the PCC sets, but the main leader bots are actually pretty nice little guys.

I said it before and I'll say it again: I could get over the drones if only they transformed into proper limbs with elbows and hands.

The Dinobot gestalt looks interesting, though.

That sale is OK, but they were buy one get one 1/2 off when they were released (all TF stuff was) and I skipped on them then.

I like a lot of the single "Commander" guys, but the drones don't do it for me.

I may get them on sale to mix 'n match later if I can find them cheap enough.

As the risk of sounding like a whiny Geewuner, these just don't "feel" like Combiners to me, it's hard to explain bu they just don't sit right.

I would really like to know how these have gone down with actual kids/parents as the play value of these things (on face value) seems immense.

I saw these in TRU and briefly considered buying the combaticon set. I already have Huffer and even though I wasn't impressed I thought.. Hey Combaticons!

But after looking at the toys in package for a while I decided against it. The robot modes have no personality and the vehicle modes look more like Knock-offs than an official Hasbro product. It is especially noticeable in the poorly fitted wheels which look right off a $5 KO Devastator set.

It is a nice try, but instead of being made of Scouts and sold in a set, they should have been full-sized quality deluxe molds and sold separately.

These should have been in the same vein as the Energon Gestalts, Deluxes and Basics, either carded or box sets and with a truck load of repaints to recoup the cost.

Scramble city me-up!

Edited for duff spelling.