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Posted by Evil Eye on May 16th, 2014 @ 2:07pm CDT
SOLD
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 16th, 2014 @ 2:08pm CDT
Posted by Doubledealer93 on May 16th, 2014 @ 2:19pm CDT
Posted by Siger on May 16th, 2014 @ 2:37pm CDT
Posted by Diem on May 16th, 2014 @ 2:40pm CDT
Siger wrote:Still NO for Grimlock even though the paint job is good. I'm never buying this mold with the mutant t-rex chest that looks like an alien is about to pop out. Not to mention the BIG elf shoes is a huge turnoff.
On the leader mold at least you can tuck the elf toes under. No cure for the terrible T-rex chest though.
Posted by Siger on May 16th, 2014 @ 3:00pm CDT
Diem wrote:Siger wrote:Still NO for Grimlock even though the paint job is good. I'm never buying this mold with the mutant t-rex chest that looks like an alien is about to pop out. Not to mention the BIG elf shoes is a huge turnoff.
On the leader mold at least you can tuck the elf toes under. No cure for the terrible T-rex chest though.
Yeah I know, leader looks slightly better bot mode too but the Rex mode is fugly in its own way. So I'm not holding my breath for the black-knight leader Grimlock, which just looks like a chunk of obsidian plastic. Hopefully they are re-engineering him to look better for future versions... hopefully
We agree a lot taste-wise Diem, wish there is a like button so I can thumb up your posts.
Posted by NovaSentinel on May 16th, 2014 @ 4:51pm CDT
Posted by MGrotusque on May 16th, 2014 @ 4:58pm CDT
Oh....and Dispensor. I like him as well. Not gonna buy it though.
Posted by Valandar on May 16th, 2014 @ 5:12pm CDT
MGrotusque wrote:Yes on ProtoPrime and maaaaybe a Scorn. The rest can go into the recycling bin. I really am not a fan of that head sculpt on Classics Prime. It's really weird lookin.
Oh....and Dispensor. I like him as well. Not gonna buy it though.
DON'T. The repaint may be awesome and fan-inspired, but the mold is one of the worst ever.
Posted by STngAR on May 16th, 2014 @ 6:13pm CDT
Posted by craggy on May 16th, 2014 @ 7:32pm CDT
Posted by Diem on May 16th, 2014 @ 7:40pm CDT
craggy wrote:I can't understand official photos that are posed well and transformed correctly.
The ones on the road lego plate? Those aren't official.
Posted by LeL on May 16th, 2014 @ 9:11pm CDT
Posted by T-Macksimus on May 17th, 2014 @ 9:13am CDT
I'd snatch up The Protoform Prime, Dispensor, Starscream and Devastator to go along with the High Octane 'Bee and I might even add the E-mode Prime to that list if their version looks more appealing in hand than the U.S. version does. BUT... Hasbro isn't going to do anything this cool since they already have a metric sh**-ton of their own poorly thought out movie figures to peddle on us. So I guess I'm stuck with paying an ungodly amount for mark-up and shipping if I want these figures or do without and since I'm a cheap bastard, it looks like I'll be going without.
Posted by shajaki on May 17th, 2014 @ 7:40pm CDT
Posted by craggy on May 17th, 2014 @ 8:04pm CDT
Posted by Evil Eye on May 18th, 2014 @ 11:44am CDT
craggy wrote:i notice not even the Japanese release did the 3d goggles for Crosshairs
Just get a paintbrush and dot them in yourself. It would literally take, what, 5 seconds?
Posted by craggy on May 18th, 2014 @ 12:04pm CDT
Delta Magnus wrote:craggy wrote:i notice not even the Japanese release did the 3d goggles for Crosshairs
Just get a paintbrush and dot them in yourself. It would literally take, what, 5 seconds?
I wasn't saying it would be a difficult thing to do were someone so inclined. I was commenting on those folks who believed these versions would have these details painted.
(but for the record, it'd probably take more than literally 5 seconds, especially if you have to go buy paints and paint brushes and open the paints)
Posted by El Duque on May 19th, 2014 @ 11:09pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on May 19th, 2014 @ 11:11pm CDT
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on May 19th, 2014 @ 11:43pm CDT
Posted by RhA on May 20th, 2014 @ 12:23am CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 20th, 2014 @ 12:28am CDT
Posted by Ravage XK on May 20th, 2014 @ 3:38am CDT
Posted by Mykltron on May 20th, 2014 @ 5:08am CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 20th, 2014 @ 5:12am CDT
Mykltron wrote:Ah man, I got excited about a Dino toy...
Posted by Siger on May 20th, 2014 @ 9:02am CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 20th, 2014 @ 10:38am CDT
Mykltron wrote:Ah man, I got excited about a Dino toy...
Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:Christ, just give us a proper Dino figure already!
Hate to say it, but that's the best that we're gonna get with Dino/Mirage, for several reasons:
1) We already have a Cyberverse Mirage based on Legends Sideways
2) An all new Dino mold is out of the question, since he's not in the cast
3) And perhaps most importantly, Mattel has an exclusive license for making toys based on Ferraris, which Dino/Mirage is. So grab your torches and pitchforks, you know where to go.
Posted by STngAR on May 20th, 2014 @ 10:42am CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 20th, 2014 @ 10:55am CDT
Posted by KirbyForce1 on May 20th, 2014 @ 1:03pm CDT
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t1.0-9/q71/s720x720/10356339_778067728893560_1267669186704335959_n.jpg
Posted by craggy on May 20th, 2014 @ 1:38pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on May 20th, 2014 @ 1:39pm CDT
Stereo speakers.craggy wrote:is Soundwave disguised as a waiter? He has plates on his arms.
Posted by Siger on May 20th, 2014 @ 2:15pm CDT
KirbyForce1 wrote:Picture of Mirage was stretched, so I went and fixed it:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t1.0-9/q71/s720x720/10356339_778067728893560_1267669186704335959_n.jpg
Thanks, didn't notice the stretched pic. Just the ugly ass mold. Dino head and blades on this thing is still
Posted by Database29 on May 20th, 2014 @ 3:19pm CDT
RhA wrote:I like that Soundwave. Kinda cool he gets a second chance in the stores.
I don't know where you guys are from but I'm from Louisiana, where this version and the HA figure never hit the stores
Posted by Sabrblade on May 20th, 2014 @ 3:23pm CDT
Hence it being a "second chance" since it missed out on its first chance.Database29 wrote:RhA wrote:I like that Soundwave. Kinda cool he gets a second chance in the stores.
I don't know where you guys are from but I'm from Louisiana, where this version and the HA figure never hit the stores
Posted by Database29 on May 20th, 2014 @ 3:37pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on May 20th, 2014 @ 3:45pm CDT
He got released before in non-U.S. countries. Japan and East Asia, at least, did see DOTM Soundwave and Wheeljack in their stores.Database29 wrote:Hence, how in the world can you have a 2nd chance, when you never got the 1st chance? He's not getting a 2nd chance in stores, because he never got a 1st chance in stores. I'm sorry maybe it's me....
So this toy is the second release of the mold.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 20th, 2014 @ 3:46pm CDT
Database29 wrote:Hence, how in the world can you have a 2nd chance, when you never got the 1st chance? He's not getting a 2nd chance in stores, because he never got a 1st chance in stores. I'm sorry maybe it's me....
He got chances of being released in stores, and only once or twice did it come true. Here's the list, with the ones in italics canceled:
1a) Deluxe Soundwave (US release)
1b) DD-13 Soundwave (TakaraTomy)
2) Deluxe Soundwave (Hasbro Asia release)
3) Movie Trilogy Soundwave
4) AD17 Darkside Soundwave
Posted by Database29 on May 20th, 2014 @ 3:58pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on May 20th, 2014 @ 4:03pm CDT
Posted by Database29 on May 20th, 2014 @ 4:23pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on May 20th, 2014 @ 4:51pm CDT
Plus, the "second chance" that RhA was referring to was for that toy, not for those who want that toy. The toy is the one being given the second chance at being released since it missed out on its first chance release in the "Movie Trilogy Series".
Us fans are being given a fourth chance at this mold since the first chance never came to the U.S., the second chance was Japanese-only, and the third chance got canceled altogether.
Posted by Diem on May 20th, 2014 @ 4:59pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 20th, 2014 @ 5:01pm CDT
Now, only two sellers offr it on Ebay and it's around 150/200$ shipped!
Posted by Database29 on May 20th, 2014 @ 6:05pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 20th, 2014 @ 6:40pm CDT
Database29 wrote:Yeah you guys are right. I am just getting tired of paying twice and 3 times the value of the toy from online retailers.the mark ups are outrageous!I could be happy that it's being released, but I'm not because I think it's wrong. If you are not going to send it here, at least sell it online for the price it would be here. I would not mind paying the shipping
This is only in your dream.
Why? There's many points.
1) There's not as much copies of it made as if it were for a North American release.
2) The USA is the place were Transformers sell the cheapest for some unexplained reason. Everywere else in the world, the normal price is from a few dollars more, to double or triple the price it would sell in the USA.
3) For brand new items that just came out, the competition between online retailers is pretty fierce. So, the average price for a item that just came out is as low as it can be, despite the fact that it's so high compared to the common TrU toy of your region.
4) Having to pay for shipping and imort taxes suck for sure. Unfortunately, delivery companies dont work for free and your government want it's cut as well. It suck, but it's how life goes.
There you go. Just a reality check for toys that are not meant or will never be meant for a local release.
The only time you would heva a right to complain is if a toy have been released widely in half your country, but the other half suffured piss-poor distribution and/or is not released in your specific region just because of some stoopid local laws.
Posted by Ultra Markus on May 20th, 2014 @ 8:10pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Mykltron wrote:Ah man, I got excited about a Dino toy...Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:Christ, just give us a proper Dino figure already!
Hate to say it, but that's the best that we're gonna get with Dino/Mirage, for several reasons:
1) We already have a Cyberverse Mirage based on Legends Sideways
2) An all new Dino mold is out of the question, since he's not in the cast
3) And perhaps most importantly, Mattel has an exclusive license for making toys based on Ferraris, which Dino/Mirage is. So grab your torches and pitchforks, you know where to go.
i hate it when they tease us with a cool character and dont make a toy for it but then go ahead and make toys out other characters that are less than impressive say for instance, jolt.. barely any screen time and he gets a toy( don't get me wrong the jolt toys aren't bad), Dino had more screen time and said some words and looked cool doing it
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 20th, 2014 @ 8:26pm CDT
Ultra Markus wrote:i hate it when they tease us with a cool character and dont make a toy for it but then go ahead and make toys out other characters that are less than impressive say for instance, jolt.. barely any screen time and he gets a toy( don't get me wrong the jolt toys aren't bad), Dino had more screen time and said some words and looked cool doing it
Best example:
Skids and Mudflap get brand new deluxe molds for DotM even though they never appeared in the movie.
Why?
It seem it's because it the opposite of that Dino fiasco. They weere under contract to make more toys out of the Brother's licenced vehicles. So...
Ah, the wonders and mysteries of business.
Posted by shajaki on May 20th, 2014 @ 9:20pm CDT
but dino? can someone explain to me why (seemingly collectively) the whole fandom love this character? honestly im not picking a fight. i have no point of reference. all i see is the toy... looks alright besides those tiny feet...