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Randomhero wrote:The arms are mistransformed for beast mode. You're suppose to lift the should panels, lift the arms by the bicep like he's got both arms over his head and turn the entire arm from the shoulder 180 degrees instead of just rotating that bicep around.

I'm honestly happier with them as they are. the shoulder rotation really doesn't make much of a difference. Plus you said that, I skipped over that part in the instructions, and I have him right now with me and tried it

I just figured Id mention it. I honestly I didn't do the arms. Before I said "it's a shame there's nothing to do with the arms really" then I noticed the panels and went back to stock photos and said "oh there is something!"

Yeah they don't go all the way down but I like they have some form of transformation other than ratatong the bicep

What impress me the most about that Grotusk is not Twinferno's great remoldings. It's the fact the they gave the titan master a new, unique head that is also well painted!

There's much love and effort in this figure.

Well the design team at NYCC stated the figure had some extra detailing, but is it all in the TM head , or does the figure itself look more detailed? Mine doesn't arrive until Friday that's why I'm asking...

HTS has my Grotusque order on hold because they say I didn't pay for some other order. That they shipped out. And that PayPal says was completed. So... who knows when I'll get mine??

Can't wait to get Grotusque (whenever that is), I think he's going to look great with the better painted Takara Tomy Doublecross, especially their Battle Beast heads.

While the figure doesn't have the spark button it the original design art we were shown does. Just a casualty of the design process.

Emerje

Glad they put all that extra detail into the figure because with a cost of $25 along with tax & shipping I think it came out to $34 for me. That puts it near the price range of a similar Takara release, which I spend the extra money on for the paint & mold differences. Not that I'm complaining about spending the money, I'm actually happy they put some extra effort into these special releases aimed at collectors. Guess I'll see for myself in the next day or two when my shipment arrives.

o.supreme wrote:Well the design team at NYCC stated the figure had some extra detailing, but is it all in the TM head , or does the figure itself look more detailed? Mine doesn't arrive until Friday that's why I'm asking...

I don't know what figure you are referring to but if it's Grotusque you are talking about, did you miss the news with all the pictures?

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... ase/39773/

Yes I'm talking about Grotusque, and the news is what I was referring to. They said it has extra details, and all the photos in the world don't compare to actually having the toy in your possession and seeing it with your own eyes, thus why I was asking.

That's a great figure! I am really impatient for Grotesque to be sold at another retailer. I don't know if Toys 'R Us will do a better job than they did with the Chaos on Velocitron set (wasn't available online), or the quantities will be decent (BBTS's shortage of the Siege boxed set), but I'd really like to add this to figure to my collection after missing out on the Hasbro sale. I felt fortunate to get Arcee before it sold out, but no such luck with Grotesque. **Crosses his fingers**

o.supreme wrote:Yes I'm talking about Grotusque, and the news is what I was referring to. They said it has extra details, and all the photos in the world don't compare to actually having the toy in your possession and seeing it with your own eyes, thus why I was asking.

I don't really notice too much extra paint work on the figure. The titan master is where the extra paint really shines out. But the paint work Grotusque has is really good and used in the right places, so he does look pretty good with that regard

"Extra paint applications" is Hasbro language for "the Titan Master isn't a grey blob"

o.supreme wrote:Yes I'm talking about Grotusque, and the news is what I was referring to. They said it has extra details, and all the photos in the world don't compare to actually having the toy in your possession and seeing it with your own eyes, thus why I was asking.

What do you mean by "extra details"? Based on what? Compared to what? TR Twinferno?

-Kanrabat- wrote:

o.supreme wrote:Yes I'm talking about Grotusque, and the news is what I was referring to. They said it has extra details, and all the photos in the world don't compare to actually having the toy in your possession and seeing it with your own eyes, thus why I was asking.

What do you mean by "extra details"? Based on what? Compared to what? TR Twinferno?

It's just Hasbro's way of saying that the figure has more paint apps than the average amount used for a mass retail TR Deluxe figure.

Sabrblade wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

o.supreme wrote:Yes I'm talking about Grotusque, and the news is what I was referring to. They said it has extra details, and all the photos in the world don't compare to actually having the toy in your possession and seeing it with your own eyes, thus why I was asking.

What do you mean by "extra details"? Based on what? Compared to what? TR Twinferno?

It's just Hasbro's way of saying that the figure has more paint apps than the average amount used for a mass retail TR Deluxe figure.

Marketing buzzword then. Okay.
At least, it's true for the Titan Master.

MECHdirge wrote:That's a great figure! I am really impatient for Grotesque to be sold at another retailer. I don't know if Toys 'R Us will do a better job than they did with the Chaos on Velocitron set (wasn't available online), or the quantities will be decent (BBTS's shortage of the Siege boxed set), but I'd really like to add this to figure to my collection after missing out on the Hasbro sale. I felt fortunate to get Arcee before it sold out, but no such luck with Grotesque. **Crosses his fingers**

Well, as of now, the Arcee figure set is still available for preorder on TRU and has been up for quite a wile without selling out, so I think that would bode well for Grotusque.

Grotusque and Scorponok just came in today. Now while I wait for Legends Doublecross to pair with him, I'm trying to decide if I should try to track down a Titans Return Repugnus or just mesh him together from the companion pieces to Legends Brawn & Broadside

Relic0037 wrote:Grotusque and Scorponok just came in today. Now while I wait for Legends Doublecross to pair with him, I'm trying to decide if I should try to track down a Titans Return Repugnus or just mesh him together from the companion pieces to Legends Brawn & Broadside

If it helps, Broadside and Brawn appear to have little to no differences compared to their Titans Return counterparts; and Repugnus' Hasbro version appears to be straight up better. And, naturally, you'd save a lot when it comes to conversion rates and shipping.

Received and opened Grotusque yesterday. Man he is GREAT!


He really is a nice premium figure, and a really well done retool.
My brother had him when we are kids, and I always thought he and the other monsterbots were silly. I couldn't wrap my brain around the mechanical and biological mix. But two things have happened since then.
1. I'm older and more open and excepting of the strange, weird, and unexplainable. 2. Beast wars happened.


Surprised how much happy nostalgia this update conjures in me.

Also, a bit of good luck. Found this evil jerk today at Walmart.


So let me ask y'all this. The shelf was stacked full of Sixshots and nothing interesting on the Deluxe pegs, so my 3 year old and I moved on. As I rounded a corner I saw a cart with a ton of Leader and Voyager boxes, unopened. I spent about 15 minutes looking for an employee. No go. I decided to open a Leader box and there was Overlord. I scanned him at self check out and he came up as "unrecognized item". I scanned it again, and it came up "Movie and TV $39.70. I ran with it.

Does this make me a jerk? I mean Walmart is in the bizz of selling stuff, and I'm in the bizz of buying said stuff. It's all good and capitalistic, right?

Cobotron wrote:Received and opened Grotusque yesterday. Man he is GREAT!


He really is a nice premium figure, and a really well done retool.
My brother had him when we are kids, and I always thought he and the other monsterbots were silly. I couldn't wrap my brain around the mechanical and biological mix. But two things have happened since then.
1. I'm older and more open and excepting of the strange, weird, and unexplainable. 2. Beast wars happened.


Surprised how much happy nostalgia this update conjures in me.

Also, a bit of good luck. Found this evil jerk today at Walmart.


So let me ask y'all this. The shelf was stacked full of Sixshots and nothing interesting on the Deluxe pegs, so my 3 year old and I moved on. As I rounded a corner I saw a cart with a ton of Leader and Voyager boxes, unopened. I spent about 15 minutes looking for an employee. No go. I decided to open a Leader box and there was Overlord. I scanned him at self check out and he came up as "unrecognized item". I scanned it again, and it came up "Movie and TV $39.70. I ran with it.

Does this make me a jerk? I mean Walmart is in the bizz of selling stuff, and I'm in the bizz of buying said stuff. It's all good and capitalistic, right?

I've opened cases before when they're on a cart but not being put out. Don't worry about it. As for the price, I'm pretty sure that they've been selling leaders for $40 lately.

Cobotron wrote:Received and opened Grotusque yesterday. Man he is GREAT!


He really is a nice premium figure, and a really well done retool.
My brother had him when we are kids, and I always thought he and the other monsterbots were silly. I couldn't wrap my brain around the mechanical and biological mix. But two things have happened since then.
1. I'm older and more open and excepting of the strange, weird, and unexplainable. 2. Beast wars happened.


Surprised how much happy nostalgia this update conjures in me.

Also, a bit of good luck. Found this evil jerk today at Walmart.


So let me ask y'all this. The shelf was stacked full of Sixshots and nothing interesting on the Deluxe pegs, so my 3 year old and I moved on. As I rounded a corner I saw a cart with a ton of Leader and Voyager boxes, unopened. I spent about 15 minutes looking for an employee. No go. I decided to open a Leader box and there was Overlord. I scanned him at self check out and he came up as "unrecognized item". I scanned it again, and it came up "Movie and TV $39.70. I ran with it.

Does this make me a jerk? I mean Walmart is in the bizz of selling stuff, and I'm in the bizz of buying said stuff. It's all good and capitalistic, right?

Why would that make you a jerk? The only thing you did was open boxes. The price you paid is the normal TR Leader price at Walmart (at least that is what my regional Walmart list them for in stores), so I would say it's fine.

Thanks for the reassurance gang!

My lil girl was like, "Daddy, you can't open that!".
Guess I got all paranoid about it.

Cobotron wrote:Also, a bit of good luck. Found this evil jerk today at Walmart.


So let me ask y'all this. The shelf was stacked full of Sixshots and nothing interesting on the Deluxe pegs, so my 3 year old and I moved on. As I rounded a corner I saw a cart with a ton of Leader and Voyager boxes, unopened. I spent about 15 minutes looking for an employee. No go. I decided to open a Leader box and there was Overlord. I scanned him at self check out and he came up as "unrecognized item". I scanned it again, and it came up "Movie and TV $39.70. I ran with it.

Does this make me a jerk? I mean Walmart is in the bizz of selling stuff, and I'm in the bizz of buying said stuff. It's all good and capitalistic, right?

I'd have my father-in-law (who works at Walmart) say it's their fault for leaving cases unattended, and they needed to be stocked anyway so... It's not something that would win you points with some, but it's not illegal

As for Overlord himself, I spotted him yesterday, used the price scanner, didn't come up. Apparently the system has not been updated with this latest product. I didn't get him, because I don't like the hassle associated with unknown prices, let alone suggesting one leading me to be.... *gasp* dishonest

Cobotron wrote:Does this make me a jerk? I mean Walmart is in the bizz of selling stuff, and I'm in the bizz of buying said stuff. It's all good and capitalistic, right?

No not at all. last year I and some other had the fiasco of having wave 3 TM's not in Walmarts system yet. I almost had mine confiscated! But then I went back and just scanned other TM's in place of the ones that would not scan. Glad you got Overlord to scan somehow. I've looked at unopened cases before, but all I see is TLK merch (yuck) so I don't bother, if I saw a case of TR anything, you bet I'd open it, if there were no employees around, or definitely ask if employees were around. You (we, I...) are not stealing, just trying to get the merch out efficiently...

Btw...may I ask whereabouts you are? I haven't seen any Overlords spotted on the West Coast that I am aware of, just trying to figure how much longer I may have to wait.

o.supreme wrote:Btw...may I ask whereabouts you are? I haven't seen any Overlords spotted on the West Coast that I am aware of, just trying to figure how much longer I may have to wait.

Omaha NE. Almost dead center.