chuckdawg1999 wrote:If I'm being honest this set feels a little flat to me. While I appreciate the work that went into retooling Sideswipe for a more G1 look, I feel the steps didn't go far enough. Skywarp just feels off but I'm impressed by the head sculpt. Hopefully down the line, we'll see a proper Generations style Magnaboss set. If you like what you see then pick up the set, but for most this might be an easy pass.
o.supreme wrote:Saw these yesterday. It is interesting that they didn't include the cab swivel/pivot for Road Ranger, so he could be an exact copy of Huffer.
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:o.supreme wrote:Saw these yesterday. It is interesting that they didn't include the cab swivel/pivot for Road Ranger, so he could be an exact copy of Huffer.
Could you explain that? Road Ranger is the alt-head retool of Huffer and has the cab facing up, while Puffer is made from the Pipes version of the tooling and has the cab facing back.
o.supreme wrote:Jelze Bunnycat wrote:o.supreme wrote:Saw these yesterday. It is interesting that they didn't include the cab swivel/pivot for Road Ranger, so he could be an exact copy of Huffer.
Could you explain that? Road Ranger is the alt-head retool of Huffer and has the cab facing up, while Puffer is made from the Pipes version of the tooling and has the cab facing back.
Sure. The only difference in the Transformation of Kindgom Pipes vs Kingdom Huffer is that they added a swivel on the back of the Cab, so, as you say the cab can face backward. I just thought since Road Ranger was likely produced later, I'm not sure why they just didn't keep the swivel (although unnecessary, since he is as you say a Huffer Repaint (except for the head)), instead of switching back, and eliminating it just t be exactly like Huffer.
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:o.supreme wrote:Jelze Bunnycat wrote:o.supreme wrote:Saw these yesterday. It is interesting that they didn't include the cab swivel/pivot for Road Ranger, so he could be an exact copy of Huffer.
Could you explain that? Road Ranger is the alt-head retool of Huffer and has the cab facing up, while Puffer is made from the Pipes version of the tooling and has the cab facing back.
Sure. The only difference in the Transformation of Kindgom Pipes vs Kingdom Huffer is that they added a swivel on the back of the Cab, so, as you say the cab can face backward. I just thought since Road Ranger was likely produced later, I'm not sure why they just didn't keep the swivel (although unnecessary, since he is as you say a Huffer Repaint (except for the head)), instead of switching back, and eliminating it just t be exactly like Huffer.
It's possible that swivel is gang-molded with the Pipes parts, thus for Pipes only. Hey, one less point of breakage.
Emerje wrote:Finally saw Wave 3 Deluxes in store for the first time, at Target. Or at least I saw two Tracks and two Wheeljacks there. Already have them so I was hoping for wave 4. Still no Worlds Collide set, might have to turn to eBay or beg my neighbors to the north for that set soon since it hasn't been restocked (if being available for 3 minutes in the middle of the night and being scooped up by bots counts as restocking) on Target.com for a month or more.
Emerje
william-james88 wrote:Emerje wrote:Finally saw Wave 3 Deluxes in store for the first time, at Target. Or at least I saw two Tracks and two Wheeljacks there. Already have them so I was hoping for wave 4. Still no Worlds Collide set, might have to turn to eBay or beg my neighbors to the north for that set soon since it hasn't been restocked (if being available for 3 minutes in the middle of the night and being scooped up by bots counts as restocking) on Target.com for a month or more.
Emerje
I can provide it rather easily. Problem is you'll be paying quite a bit for it. It's $105 USD before shipping, so somewhere around $150 total.
This listing here is better than how much you'd pay by going through any canadian friend
https://www.ebay.com/itm/255129114817?h&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1 ... SwkIRhOpOK
It's going to be a little while longer before I can go that rout, as I prepare for my new job money isn't going to be entirely consistent for a few weeks next month. Emerje wrote:william-james88 wrote:Emerje wrote:Finally saw Wave 3 Deluxes in store for the first time, at Target. Or at least I saw two Tracks and two Wheeljacks there. Already have them so I was hoping for wave 4. Still no Worlds Collide set, might have to turn to eBay or beg my neighbors to the north for that set soon since it hasn't been restocked (if being available for 3 minutes in the middle of the night and being scooped up by bots counts as restocking) on Target.com for a month or more.
Emerje
I can provide it rather easily. Problem is you'll be paying quite a bit for it. It's $105 USD before shipping, so somewhere around $150 total.
This listing here is better than how much you'd pay by going through any canadian friend
https://www.ebay.com/itm/255129114817?h&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1 ... SwkIRhOpOK
Yeah, but then I'd have to give my money to a scalper so I'm trying to resist it. How much to ship loose?
Emerje
Sabrblade wrote:Megatron's final Kingdom card - https://twitter.com/onyxminor/status/1438280848835551232
Unites Cybertron
Under Decepticon
Rule
RiddlerJ wrote:For some of you that have had Tracks for a while now, is he still holding together or flying apart as many people have feared.
I finally picked him up an am terrified of doing anything with him, given how tight the transparent plastic has to tab together. Not to mention, I transformed him once and already see stress marks on parts of him.
Overcracker wrote:RiddlerJ wrote:For some of you that have had Tracks for a while now, is he still holding together or flying apart as many people have feared.
I finally picked him up an am terrified of doing anything with him, given how tight the transparent plastic has to tab together. Not to mention, I transformed him once and already see stress marks on parts of him.
I have a stress mark on the windshield roof from tabbing and untabbing from the hood hooks.
Outside ion that and the tiny stress mark on the pin holding the leg panel in he's fine.
RiddlerJ wrote:Overcracker wrote:RiddlerJ wrote:For some of you that have had Tracks for a while now, is he still holding together or flying apart as many people have feared.
I finally picked him up an am terrified of doing anything with him, given how tight the transparent plastic has to tab together. Not to mention, I transformed him once and already see stress marks on parts of him.
I have a stress mark on the windshield roof from tabbing and untabbing from the hood hooks.
Outside ion that and the tiny stress mark on the pin holding the leg panel in he's fine.
That windshield roof tab terrifies me. It has to clip in so tight.
But one thing that I haven't read about is that the transformation joints on Tracks shoulders are so tight that flipping them in and out cause stress marks on mine. I circled where on the pic (the pic isn't mine it's just for reference). There's also stress marks on the front car panels for some reason.
There's just so much wrong with this figure. I wanted Road Rage but am now reconsidering.
AcademyofDrX wrote:RiddlerJ wrote:Overcracker wrote:RiddlerJ wrote:For some of you that have had Tracks for a while now, is he still holding together or flying apart as many people have feared.
I finally picked him up an am terrified of doing anything with him, given how tight the transparent plastic has to tab together. Not to mention, I transformed him once and already see stress marks on parts of him.
I have a stress mark on the windshield roof from tabbing and untabbing from the hood hooks.
Outside ion that and the tiny stress mark on the pin holding the leg panel in he's fine.
That windshield roof tab terrifies me. It has to clip in so tight.
But one thing that I haven't read about is that the transformation joints on Tracks shoulders are so tight that flipping them in and out cause stress marks on mine. I circled where on the pic (the pic isn't mine it's just for reference). There's also stress marks on the front car panels for some reason.
There's just so much wrong with this figure. I wanted Road Rage but am now reconsidering.
It's definitely over-engineered and disappointing, but are stress marks really a deal-breaker? I'm at the point where I'm pretty much okay with anything short of outright breakage, and I don't have an assumption that they're going to remain completely intact forever.
