Kurona wrote:I have an impressive grand total of 0 UW combiners.
I know, I know; you're all jealous. But yeah, like, I'm a uni student and currently unemployed so my collection currently consists of whatever deals I could scrape off the back end of Amazon, Kapow and TRU. If UW sold stuff separately I'd definitely pick up a Vortex, but they don't, and spending £100 all at once is a bit too intimidating for my current budget. So I've got four combaticons, two protectobots and despite Va'al I was able to get ahold of Alpha Bravo, who is currently standing in as my Vortex with the ever so crafty backstory of Blast Off painting him like Slingshot in his sleep because Blast Off's a dick.
I'm mostly following this thread because I guess it's kind of interesting what the Takara decos are like even if I do prefer Hasbro's (aside from Optimus Maximus; TT nailed that one). Also the fact that Grand Galvatron is the stupidest most beautiful thing I've ever seen; UW has that going for it too.
But yeah, like; the PE sets I admittedly almost purely want for the feet. The HFG I can deal with as a hand but as a foot it's just way too small. PE's feet correct proportions and add a bit of height which is so wonderful and makes them more intimidating alongside deluxes. Looking forward to Bruticus' new hands though, his whole shtick among the combiners is that he's the strongest one physically so I like the idea of him having beefier hands than the rest and not even bothering to put guns on them.
Ehh, it's all good. I have to be selective with my purchases... Afterall, these are toys. Not to mention, I'm a big fan of quality (and most of the time, expensive) beer. But that's another topic! But yeah, $135 per set isn't super cheap.
Like I said in another topic, I can remember when a deluxe figure was $8!!
I've really only bought as much as I have with this line because I haven't bought much of anything since the Generations line. And even then, it was only G1 characters that I like.
Looks like that may be the case again once TR comes out.
I just think it's unlikely that we'll get these combiners again any time soon.
I could see it easily being over 5 years, and maybe closer to 10. That's about how long we've waited for these!
A lot of people don't like the PE hands, but I think they work well enough.
And I dig your thought about Brut getting the new beefier set. Makes sense, and I'm betting it's going to look on point.
One word of advice though-- I'd figure out the 2 maybe 3 combiners you like best (even the Hasbro versions), and try to make it happen. Not sure how long it will be before they're difficult to get, but it'll probably be a real pain once that happens.
-off, so, I couldn't care less personally.
