Preorders for SS 86 Swoop and other Recent Reveals

william-james88 wrote:Swoop became almost instantly sold out from Amazon and Hasbro Pulse, the two places where many fans pay extra for free shipping. But he is still available for preorder at collector oriented sites like Big Bad Toy Store...

The minions ordered a pair through Pulse before they sold out. Hopefully they won't pull the rug out from under us, like they did with Snarl, and cancel one or both because they 'didn't make enough'.

I admit, I haven't seen Swoop this much in demand for a long time. He was always the goofiest looking, least popular Dinobot. Even in the cartoon they treated him like dirt, constantly having him get shot down and never beating any opponents. Nice to see him getting some appreciation for a change...

DeathReviews wrote:I admit, I haven't seen Swoop this much in demand for a long time. He was always the goofiest looking, least popular Dinobot. Even in the cartoon they treated him like dirt, constantly having him get shot down and never beating any opponents.

In the G1 comics he was pretty badass, 2nd only to Grimlock. That's why I hope eventually we get a red version. We got a comics deco Grimlock, so it shouldn't be a problem.

I missed out on the preorders on Amazon and Pulse, but I never cared for blue Swoop, so I'll pick him up if I see him in a store. Only reason I need him is to complete the team anyway.

Swoop! Finally! Anddddddd pre-ordered!

Emerje wrote:

DeathReviews wrote:I admit, I haven't seen Swoop this much in demand for a long time. He was always the goofiest looking, least popular Dinobot. Even in the cartoon they treated him like dirt, constantly having him get shot down and never beating any opponents. Nice to see him getting some appreciation for a change...

He's the only Dinobot other than Grimlock to get his own feature episode, two in fact since it was a two parter, "Desertion of the Dinobots". Between that and his ability to fly I've always considered him one of the most popular Dinobots.

Emerje

I don’t remember every episode perfectly by any means. But here’s how I remember the Dinobots—
Obviously they’re all pretty much dimwits.
But Grimlock has an inflated ego.
Sludge is dumb as a stump.
Slag is basically a meathead.
Snarl is aggressive; little talk and all action.
And Swoop is kind of goofy but the least aggressive.

I personally thought Sludge was probably the least popular.

This isn’t to suggest I don’t like these characters; in fact they’re my favorite Autobots. Having all 5 will be a major highlight for me and my collection. It’s almost unbelievable that this is actually, finally happening.

But I’m not at all surprised that Swoop has sold out on a couple sites.
I think he will sell as well as Slag, Sludge and Snarl.

Emerje wrote:Overall he's a neat figure, maybe the best of the Bee movie Deluxe cast.

Emerje

That's high praise, since I think the Ironhide/Ratchet mold is really good

william-james88 wrote:

Emerje wrote:Overall he's a neat figure, maybe the best of the Bee movie Deluxe cast.

Emerje

That's high praise, since I think the Ironhide/Ratchet mold is really good

My Sunstreaker should arrive today, but he has to put in some effort to top the Brawn figure from that movie.

Emerje wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Emerje wrote:Overall he's a neat figure, maybe the best of the Bee movie Deluxe cast.

Emerje

That's high praise, since I think the Ironhide/Ratchet mold is really good

My Sunstreaker should arrive today, but he has to put in some effort to top the Brawn figure from that movie.

I feel like we all have different favorites from that wave, I really liked Wheeljack.

Emerje

Wheeljack irked me just slightly with the limited ankles and the wings being on his shoulder, but he was still solid.

The Ratchet/Ironhide mode feels slightly incomplete in alt mode in the back, with maybe slightly too small of arms compared to the torso, but otherwise I like it too

This may be more a 3P topic, but the base figures are official so...

About the DNA Design upgrade kits.
Lately, I struggle with them. They need glue, sometimes, things don't fit well, and the overall upgrade is barely worth the trouble and especially, the super expensive price.

Here, I upgraded Leader ROTB Scourge. The armor pieces are nice, but the "rib cage" is annoying. The worst is the head. The neck part was barely holding on the balljoint. I tried to improved things until... I destroyed everything. So I ended up screwing and gluing the old head on the new neck and the new neck on the torso. So now, the head does not turn at all.

At least he look nice, especially without the giraffe neck.





For the truck mode, the new rib cage gets in the way a bit, but the rest is the same fiddly transformation. I don't like the fact that the canon can no longer store like it did before, but I do love the fact that the canon now can be stuck between the legs to be completely out of the way. As for the sword, it just drop there. No little minions interaction possible. It still look nice.





So, was that upgrade kit worth the price of the whole damn figure?
No.
Not at all.
If the upgrade kit would sell for 50% off the price, it would be worth it. But at full price, it's not worth the money.

Do you think Sideswipe will be retooled/repainted into Sunstreaker and Sunstreaker retooled/repainted into Sideswipe?