New Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Combaticons Pic
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Thanks once again to Takara Tomy toy designer Hisashi Yuki, we get a new picture of the Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Combaticons! This picture shows off a group picture of Blast Off, Swindle, Vortex, Onslaught and Brawl posed in their robot modes. Check out the picture mirrored below below and remember keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates!
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Re: New Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Combaticons Pic (1784922)
Posted by Gallifreyan Autobot on April 28th, 2016 @ 11:37am CDT
Posted by Gallifreyan Autobot on April 28th, 2016 @ 11:37am CDT
This may be my opinion, but the only two that look fantastic in my eyes are Vortex and Blast off.
Brawl, Swindle and Onslaught are an eyesore that needs gotten rid of
Brawl, Swindle and Onslaught are an eyesore that needs gotten rid of
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Posted by megatronus on April 28th, 2016 @ 11:54am CDT
The molds generally, or the decos?
Posted by megatronus on April 28th, 2016 @ 11:54am CDT
Autobot tap out wrote:This may be my opinion, but the only two that look fantastic in my eyes are Vortex and Blast off.
Brawl, Swindle and Onslaught are an eyesore that needs gotten rid of
The molds generally, or the decos?
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Posted by Black Bumblebee on April 28th, 2016 @ 11:58am CDT
Posted by Black Bumblebee on April 28th, 2016 @ 11:58am CDT
Agree, in this regard, I prefer the Hasbro version... even with their version of Blast Off being a jet.
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Posted by cloudballoon on April 28th, 2016 @ 12:46pm CDT
Posted by cloudballoon on April 28th, 2016 @ 12:46pm CDT
This time, Hasbro FTW (mainly because it saved me lots of dough for not going Takara)!
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Posted by steals_your_goats on April 28th, 2016 @ 12:49pm CDT
Posted by steals_your_goats on April 28th, 2016 @ 12:49pm CDT
Maybe it's just the picture but that Blastoff head looks really, really bad.
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Posted by Kurona on April 28th, 2016 @ 12:54pm CDT
Much as I prefer a jet blast off and not being sure about the Shuttle mode; the head actually looks pretty good.
Posted by Kurona on April 28th, 2016 @ 12:54pm CDT
steals_your_goats wrote:Maybe it's just the picture but that Blastoff head looks really, really bad.
Much as I prefer a jet blast off and not being sure about the Shuttle mode; the head actually looks pretty good.
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Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 28th, 2016 @ 1:45pm CDT
Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 28th, 2016 @ 1:45pm CDT
The only quibble I have with Unite Warriors Bruticus is Blast Off's lighter brown coloring.
How is this:
remotely close to this:
or even this?
How is this:
remotely close to this:
or even this?
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Posted by Deadput on April 28th, 2016 @ 1:47pm CDT
Posted by Deadput on April 28th, 2016 @ 1:47pm CDT
The way I see it Takara got the head and alt mode "right" while Hasbro got the colors and eyes right.
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Posted by Robogeek1973 on April 28th, 2016 @ 2:13pm CDT
Posted by Robogeek1973 on April 28th, 2016 @ 2:13pm CDT
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Posted by Sabrblade on April 28th, 2016 @ 2:24pm CDT
The 1986 toy may have tried to have a visor by painting a streak of purple paint across his face, but it physically still had two individual eyes, separated by a nose, molded into the face:
The Encore toy makes this detail more noticeable:
Posted by Sabrblade on April 28th, 2016 @ 2:24pm CDT
Except Blast Off didn't have a visor (he did have a shiny purple forehead, though):Deadput wrote:The way I see it Takara got the head and alt mode "right" while Hasbro got the colors and eyes right.
The 1986 toy may have tried to have a visor by painting a streak of purple paint across his face, but it physically still had two individual eyes, separated by a nose, molded into the face:
The Encore toy makes this detail more noticeable:
Re: New Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Combaticons Pic (1784961)
Posted by william-james88 on April 28th, 2016 @ 2:28pm CDT
For me its both. It is probably mold fatigue but for some reason I dont feel anticipation for either Bruticus and I have yet to get any. When it was hinted that Takara would have a shuttle Blastoff I just ignored whatever Hasbro did and waited for Takara and I cant say I am really impressed. I am definitely dissapointed that it doesnt match the artwork teased to us and that Takara opted not to have the arms be the front of the shuttle. I mean its a new mold, they can do whatever they want. Instead the arms are just on the side all visible. Plus I dont think the colour is right at all, it looks weird and I dislike how the front is so extended. I much preffer how this mold looks like as Strafe, especially due to the chest area. So yeah, not a big fan of that Blast Off mold and deco for Blastoff.
As for the others, I am not really excited for the Brawl mold and both Hasbro and Takara's decos look as good/bland. So thats another mold and deco I dont care for.
A third would be Onslought, he just looks so different from what I want in an onslaught figure. I know he didnt look super G1 but taht Universe Onslaught is the bomb. He looks imposing and meaty. Not this one. The Hot Spot torso is my least favourite of the torsos due to how short and stocky it is and how it blocks arm articulation. Thats aside from having Hotspot's inverted feet with ratchets that are too far apart from oneanother to be useful (dont know if he will feel as cheap as the Hasbro hotspot, I didnt handle Hasbro's CW Onslsught either). And I find it really too bad how Takara didnt remove the emergency lightbars from his knees. Now as for the deco, I totally get where its coming from but I am not a fan of it. I actually like the Hasbro colours better.
Love that Votex and Swindle though, Takara knocked those out of the park. Oh and one other thing, though I did and will always ague that Takara is in their right mind for having the feet colour coded... I dont really care for it. Is it wrong? No. But it doesnt feel right either in the grand scheme of this line's theme as toys.
Its just personal preference and I dont feel like this is the best onslaught we could get (unlike, say what I felt about Superion or what I feel about Computron)
Posted by william-james88 on April 28th, 2016 @ 2:28pm CDT
megatronus wrote:Autobot tap out wrote:This may be my opinion, but the only two that look fantastic in my eyes are Vortex and Blast off.
Brawl, Swindle and Onslaught are an eyesore that needs gotten rid of
The molds generally, or the decos?
For me its both. It is probably mold fatigue but for some reason I dont feel anticipation for either Bruticus and I have yet to get any. When it was hinted that Takara would have a shuttle Blastoff I just ignored whatever Hasbro did and waited for Takara and I cant say I am really impressed. I am definitely dissapointed that it doesnt match the artwork teased to us and that Takara opted not to have the arms be the front of the shuttle. I mean its a new mold, they can do whatever they want. Instead the arms are just on the side all visible. Plus I dont think the colour is right at all, it looks weird and I dislike how the front is so extended. I much preffer how this mold looks like as Strafe, especially due to the chest area. So yeah, not a big fan of that Blast Off mold and deco for Blastoff.
As for the others, I am not really excited for the Brawl mold and both Hasbro and Takara's decos look as good/bland. So thats another mold and deco I dont care for.
A third would be Onslought, he just looks so different from what I want in an onslaught figure. I know he didnt look super G1 but taht Universe Onslaught is the bomb. He looks imposing and meaty. Not this one. The Hot Spot torso is my least favourite of the torsos due to how short and stocky it is and how it blocks arm articulation. Thats aside from having Hotspot's inverted feet with ratchets that are too far apart from oneanother to be useful (dont know if he will feel as cheap as the Hasbro hotspot, I didnt handle Hasbro's CW Onslsught either). And I find it really too bad how Takara didnt remove the emergency lightbars from his knees. Now as for the deco, I totally get where its coming from but I am not a fan of it. I actually like the Hasbro colours better.
Love that Votex and Swindle though, Takara knocked those out of the park. Oh and one other thing, though I did and will always ague that Takara is in their right mind for having the feet colour coded... I dont really care for it. Is it wrong? No. But it doesnt feel right either in the grand scheme of this line's theme as toys.
Its just personal preference and I dont feel like this is the best onslaught we could get (unlike, say what I felt about Superion or what I feel about Computron)
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Posted by Rodimus Prime on April 28th, 2016 @ 4:17pm CDT
Posted by Rodimus Prime on April 28th, 2016 @ 4:17pm CDT
I'm still split on that Grand Galvatron set. I like Screamer, Thrust and Breakdown, but don't care for that Cyclonus or Roller. If anyone's up for splitting the set, let me know.
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Posted by Rainmaker on April 28th, 2016 @ 4:24pm CDT
Posted by Rainmaker on April 28th, 2016 @ 4:24pm CDT
Hm, the combaticons set is more G1 accurate, I like Vortex and Onslaught more but the others look worse...
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 28th, 2016 @ 4:59pm CDT
the man with the Rodpod as his sig doesn't like the 2 guys who are MTMTE centered in the set?
But seriously though, why don't those 2 work for you? is it the colors or something?
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 28th, 2016 @ 4:59pm CDT
Rodimus Prime wrote:I'm still split on that Grand Galvatron set. I like Screamer, Thrust and Breakdown, but don't care for that Cyclonus or Roller. If anyone's up for splitting the set, let me know.
the man with the Rodpod as his sig doesn't like the 2 guys who are MTMTE centered in the set?
But seriously though, why don't those 2 work for you? is it the colors or something?
Re: New Takara Transformers Unite Warriors Combaticons Pic (1785044)
Posted by shajaki on April 28th, 2016 @ 5:04pm CDT
And while I still feel that neither Computron will be replacing my Quantron, the UW one IS looking pretty slick.
Posted by shajaki on April 28th, 2016 @ 5:04pm CDT
And see Will? I was initially leading the charge against the CW/UW mold reuses. But after seeing the finished UW Bruti I was totally turned around. The mold differences and breathtaking paint apps sold me on this guy.william-james88 wrote:For me its both. It is probably mold fatigue but for some reason I dont feel anticipation for either Bruticus and I have yet to get any. When it was hinted that Takara would have a shuttle Blastoff I just ignored whatever Hasbro did and waited for Takara and I cant say I am really impressed. I am definitely dissapointed that it doesnt match the artwork teased to us and that Takara opted not to have the arms be the front of the shuttle. I mean its a new mold, they can do whatever they want. Instead the arms are just on the side all visible. Plus I dont think the colour is right at all, it looks weird and I dislike how the front is so extended. I much preffer how this mold looks like as Strafe, especially due to the chest area. So yeah, not a big fan of that Blast Off mold and deco for Blastoff.
As for the others, I am not really excited for the Brawl mold and both Hasbro and Takara's decos look as good/bland. So thats another mold and deco I dont care for.
A third would be Onslought, he just looks so different from what I want in an onslaught figure. I know he didnt look super G1 but taht Universe Onslaught is the bomb. He looks imposing and meaty. Not this one. The Hot Spot torso is my least favourite of the torsos due to how short and stocky it is and how it blocks arm articulation. Thats aside from having Hotspot's inverted feet with ratchets that are too far apart from oneanother to be useful (dont know if he will feel as cheap as the Hasbro hotspot, I didnt handle Hasbro's CW Onslsught either). And I find it really too bad how Takara didnt remove the emergency lightbars from his knees. Now as for the deco, I totally get where its coming from but I am not a fan of it. I actually like the Hasbro colours better.
Love that Votex and Swindle though, Takara knocked those out of the park. Oh and one other thing, though I did and will always ague that Takara is in their right mind for having the feet colour coded... I dont really care for it. Is it wrong? No. But it doesnt feel right either in the grand scheme of this line's theme as toys.
Its just personal preference and I dont feel like this is the best onslaught we could get (unlike, say what I felt about Superion or what I feel about Computron)
And while I still feel that neither Computron will be replacing my Quantron, the UW one IS looking pretty slick.
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Posted by fenrir72 on April 28th, 2016 @ 5:05pm CDT
Posted by fenrir72 on April 28th, 2016 @ 5:05pm CDT
Nice group buddy pic of the Combaticons!
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Posted by Sowndwave76 on April 28th, 2016 @ 5:18pm CDT
Posted by Sowndwave76 on April 28th, 2016 @ 5:18pm CDT
I would definitely agree that there are a few issues with the UW Combaticons...
I don't have any problem with the Blast Off mold; glad we're getting the shuttle.
But the color does look very off from both the show and G1 toy, which seems pretty odd for TT.
As I've looked at that group shot more, my opinion is that Swindle actually has too much detail...
Especially on the front of the lower leg; it's got a weird textural quality that's not... Quality.
I don't think there's much to complain about past that.
Well, Onslaught's blue looks a little too saturated. Should be more on the side of tone or Slate Blue imo. Hasbro wins that one for me.
Thankfully I have the Hasbro version of him i the haul from TFSource that'll be here in August. Although, the downside to that imo is the darker colored Brut head.
It's going to be interesting to see which torso I like better in combined form.
Anyway, strangely enough, I think Vortex may be the best looking out of the team.
All the head sculpts look on point, and for me that's a big pull.
I know I'm almost alone with this view, but I really dig Menasor (with the PE add-on kits),
so it'll also be interesting to see who I like better between him and Bruticus.
I don't have any problem with the Blast Off mold; glad we're getting the shuttle.
But the color does look very off from both the show and G1 toy, which seems pretty odd for TT.
As I've looked at that group shot more, my opinion is that Swindle actually has too much detail...
Especially on the front of the lower leg; it's got a weird textural quality that's not... Quality.
I don't think there's much to complain about past that.
Well, Onslaught's blue looks a little too saturated. Should be more on the side of tone or Slate Blue imo. Hasbro wins that one for me.
Thankfully I have the Hasbro version of him i the haul from TFSource that'll be here in August. Although, the downside to that imo is the darker colored Brut head.
It's going to be interesting to see which torso I like better in combined form.
Anyway, strangely enough, I think Vortex may be the best looking out of the team.
All the head sculpts look on point, and for me that's a big pull.
I know I'm almost alone with this view, but I really dig Menasor (with the PE add-on kits),
so it'll also be interesting to see who I like better between him and Bruticus.
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Posted by Sowndwave76 on April 28th, 2016 @ 5:22pm CDT
Won't be surprised if this ends up being the best set of the entire line.
Difficult for me to find fault in any aspect of it.
Posted by Sowndwave76 on April 28th, 2016 @ 5:22pm CDT
shajaki wrote:And while I still feel that neither Computron will be replacing my Quantron, the UW one IS looking pretty slick.
Won't be surprised if this ends up being the best set of the entire line.
Difficult for me to find fault in any aspect of it.
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Posted by SpikeyTigertron on April 28th, 2016 @ 5:27pm CDT
At first I loved the Hasbro Bruticus, but every now and again... especially next to Skylynx with the G2 aerial bots... it just feels a tad bland.... The high saturation on the Takara set would help would that, and look really good next to Takara's Darker Menasor (which I don't actually have). If not for the bad taste in plastic/build quality of the G2 Aerialbots.... I'd go for the G2 Bruticus.
Anyone else wish they'd done G2 style packaging for the G2 guys like they did with that throw-back Cybertron G2 brute?
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on April 28th, 2016 @ 5:27pm CDT
At first I loved the Hasbro Bruticus, but every now and again... especially next to Skylynx with the G2 aerial bots... it just feels a tad bland.... The high saturation on the Takara set would help would that, and look really good next to Takara's Darker Menasor (which I don't actually have). If not for the bad taste in plastic/build quality of the G2 Aerialbots.... I'd go for the G2 Bruticus.
Anyone else wish they'd done G2 style packaging for the G2 guys like they did with that throw-back Cybertron G2 brute?
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Posted by william-james88 on April 28th, 2016 @ 7:57pm CDT
I dig him too, he's fine. And I am very comfortable saying that Motormaster looks better than either of the Onslaughts.
Same here, I really think he will be the true winner of CW/UW when all is said and done. Albeit, he does have the breakdown/wheeljack mold
Posted by william-james88 on April 28th, 2016 @ 7:57pm CDT
Sowndwave76 wrote:I know I'm almost alone with this view, but I really dig Menasor (with the PE add-on kits),
so it'll also be interesting to see who I like better between him and Bruticus.
I dig him too, he's fine. And I am very comfortable saying that Motormaster looks better than either of the Onslaughts.
Sowndwave76 wrote:shajaki wrote:And while I still feel that neither Computron will be replacing my Quantron, the UW one IS looking pretty slick.
Won't be surprised if this ends up being the best set of the entire line.
Difficult for me to find fault in any aspect of it.
Same here, I really think he will be the true winner of CW/UW when all is said and done. Albeit, he does have the breakdown/wheeljack mold
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Posted by Sigma Magnus on April 28th, 2016 @ 8:01pm CDT
What's so bad about it? I've had it and several other CW molds in hand, it doesn't seem to deserve all the hate.
Posted by Sigma Magnus on April 28th, 2016 @ 8:01pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Same here, I really think he will be the true winner of CW/UW when all is said and done. Albeit, he does have the breakdown/wheeljack mold
What's so bad about it? I've had it and several other CW molds in hand, it doesn't seem to deserve all the hate.
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Posted by william-james88 on April 28th, 2016 @ 8:05pm CDT
It looks just bad. It doesnt have any decent shape to it, its just a block. Torso is a block, the arms are just blocks (literally, they are practically straight rectangular prisms) and the les are just split kibble. Plus his crotch is done so that moving one leg to pose moves the other. Plus, he has the further back of all the limbs.
So yeah, of all the limbs I own, he is the one I find to be the worst.
Posted by william-james88 on April 28th, 2016 @ 8:05pm CDT
Sigma Magnus wrote:william-james88 wrote:Same here, I really think he will be the true winner of CW/UW when all is said and done. Albeit, he does have the breakdown/wheeljack mold
What's so bad about it? I've had it and several other CW molds in hand, it doesn't seem to deserve all the hate.
It looks just bad. It doesnt have any decent shape to it, its just a block. Torso is a block, the arms are just blocks (literally, they are practically straight rectangular prisms) and the les are just split kibble. Plus his crotch is done so that moving one leg to pose moves the other. Plus, he has the further back of all the limbs.
So yeah, of all the limbs I own, he is the one I find to be the worst.
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Posted by Mr Skram on April 28th, 2016 @ 8:08pm CDT
I like CW Breakdown well enough, not my favorite but it's alright. Sunstreaker was worse somehow, and Wheeljack is just horrible. He doesn't tab together in some places and the plastic seems soft.
I think most people don't like the flap feet, skinny arms/big legs combo, and that weird hip thing that never seems to stay in place properly.
To be fair though I haven't held a UW version of the mold, so I'm not sure if they've been able to improve it at all.
Posted by Mr Skram on April 28th, 2016 @ 8:08pm CDT
Sigma Magnus wrote:william-james88 wrote:Same here, I really think he will be the true winner of CW/UW when all is said and done. Albeit, he does have the breakdown/wheeljack mold
What's so bad about it? I've had it and several other CW molds in hand, it doesn't seem to deserve all the hate.
I like CW Breakdown well enough, not my favorite but it's alright. Sunstreaker was worse somehow, and Wheeljack is just horrible. He doesn't tab together in some places and the plastic seems soft.
I think most people don't like the flap feet, skinny arms/big legs combo, and that weird hip thing that never seems to stay in place properly.
To be fair though I haven't held a UW version of the mold, so I'm not sure if they've been able to improve it at all.
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 28th, 2016 @ 10:14pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 28th, 2016 @ 10:14pm CDT
Part of what I'm excited for in Computron is the Wheeljack mold as I only have 1 figure in that style yet I already have 3 Streetwise versions of that mold. Will be a bit more original
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Posted by Rodimus Prime on April 28th, 2016 @ 11:54pm CDT
Posted by Rodimus Prime on April 28th, 2016 @ 11:54pm CDT
I never cared for Roller in MTMTE, nor anywhere else. In G1, he wasn't even sentient, he was a radio-controlled accessory. I don't hate him or anything, I just don't care. As for Cyclonus, I don't like this version. Hasbro's all-purple Cyclonus is really cool, the best version of that mold. It's not about the character or the mold, it's about the crappy color scheme. If the all-purple Cyclonus didn't exist, I would accept this one, but the sole purpose of this figure is to be the centerpiece of Galvatron. Hasbro's version can represent both Galvatron and Cyclonus nearly flawlessly. If that version had this orange cannon, it would be perfect. So like I said, if anyone doesn't want all the figures of the set, but likes Cyclonus and Roller, I'll take the others off your hands, and maybe we can both save money. I don't want to have to buy the whole set.D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:I'm still split on that Grand Galvatron set. I like Screamer, Thrust and Breakdown, but don't care for that Cyclonus or Roller. If anyone's up for splitting the set, let me know.
the man with the Rodpod as his sig doesn't like the 2 guys who are MTMTE centered in the set?
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Posted by Sabrblade on April 29th, 2016 @ 12:22am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 29th, 2016 @ 12:22am CDT
That's the wrong Roller.Rodimus Prime wrote:I never cared for Roller in MTMTE, nor anywhere else. In G1, he wasn't even sentient, he was a radio-controlled accessory. I don't hate him or anything, I just don't care.D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:I'm still split on that Grand Galvatron set. I like Screamer, Thrust and Breakdown, but don't care for that Cyclonus or Roller. If anyone's up for splitting the set, let me know.
the man with the Rodpod as his sig doesn't like the 2 guys who are MTMTE centered in the set?
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Posted by Mr Skram on April 29th, 2016 @ 12:28am CDT
Which one is wrong? IDW Roller is in Grand Galv I thought. I know G1 is something else entirely.
Posted by Mr Skram on April 29th, 2016 @ 12:28am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:That's the wrong Roller.Rodimus Prime wrote:I never cared for Roller in MTMTE, nor anywhere else. In G1, he wasn't even sentient, he was a radio-controlled accessory. I don't hate him or anything, I just don't care.D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:I'm still split on that Grand Galvatron set. I like Screamer, Thrust and Breakdown, but don't care for that Cyclonus or Roller. If anyone's up for splitting the set, let me know.
the man with the Rodpod as his sig doesn't like the 2 guys who are MTMTE centered in the set?
Which one is wrong? IDW Roller is in Grand Galv I thought. I know G1 is something else entirely.
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Posted by Sabrblade on April 29th, 2016 @ 12:32am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 29th, 2016 @ 12:32am CDT
The Roller Rodimus Prime just mentioned, the "radio-controlled accessory", is the wrong Roller. The Roller in this set isn't that Roller. There are two Rollers in IDW.Mr Skram wrote:Sabrblade wrote:That's the wrong Roller.Rodimus Prime wrote:I never cared for Roller in MTMTE, nor anywhere else. In G1, he wasn't even sentient, he was a radio-controlled accessory. I don't hate him or anything, I just don't care.D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:I'm still split on that Grand Galvatron set. I like Screamer, Thrust and Breakdown, but don't care for that Cyclonus or Roller. If anyone's up for splitting the set, let me know.
the man with the Rodpod as his sig doesn't like the 2 guys who are MTMTE centered in the set?
Which one is wrong? IDW Roller is in Grand Galv I thought. I know G1 is something else entirely.
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Posted by Mr Skram on April 29th, 2016 @ 12:54am CDT
Ah, got it. I might have confused myself for a moment there thinking there was a second sentient Roller since I hadn't read any comics with the radio controlled drone version.
Posted by Mr Skram on April 29th, 2016 @ 12:54am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:The Roller Rodimus Prime just mentioned, the "radio-controlled accessory", is the wrong Roller. The Roller in this set isn't that Roller. There are two Rollers in IDW.Mr Skram wrote:Sabrblade wrote:That's the wrong Roller.Rodimus Prime wrote:I never cared for Roller in MTMTE, nor anywhere else. In G1, he wasn't even sentient, he was a radio-controlled accessory. I don't hate him or anything, I just don't care.D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:I'm still split on that Grand Galvatron set. I like Screamer, Thrust and Breakdown, but don't care for that Cyclonus or Roller. If anyone's up for splitting the set, let me know.
the man with the Rodpod as his sig doesn't like the 2 guys who are MTMTE centered in the set?
Which one is wrong? IDW Roller is in Grand Galv I thought. I know G1 is something else entirely.
Ah, got it. I might have confused myself for a moment there thinking there was a second sentient Roller since I hadn't read any comics with the radio controlled drone version.
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 29th, 2016 @ 8:37am CDT
No he knows who Roller is. He is just mentioning that he never cared for him elsewhere either, so despite the new take on Roller in MTMTE he still doesn't like him.
And I fully agree about the part with Cyclonus. I love the purple on hasbro
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 29th, 2016 @ 8:37am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:That's the wrong Roller.Rodimus Prime wrote:I never cared for Roller in MTMTE, nor anywhere else. In G1, he wasn't even sentient, he was a radio-controlled accessory. I don't hate him or anything, I just don't care.D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:I'm still split on that Grand Galvatron set. I like Screamer, Thrust and Breakdown, but don't care for that Cyclonus or Roller. If anyone's up for splitting the set, let me know.
the man with the Rodpod as his sig doesn't like the 2 guys who are MTMTE centered in the set?
No he knows who Roller is. He is just mentioning that he never cared for him elsewhere either, so despite the new take on Roller in MTMTE he still doesn't like him.
And I fully agree about the part with Cyclonus. I love the purple on hasbro
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Posted by Sabrblade on April 29th, 2016 @ 8:40am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 29th, 2016 @ 8:40am CDT
But as I said there are two Rollers in IDW. Optimus's drone, and a new guy that Optimus named his drone after. Grand Galvatron's Roller is the non-drone one.D-Maximus_Primal wrote:No he knows who Roller is. He is just mentioning that he never cared for him elsewhere either, so despite the new take on Roller in MTMTE he still doesn't like him.
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 29th, 2016 @ 8:43am CDT
I know what you were talking about and so does he. Don't worry Sabr, I got you
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 29th, 2016 @ 8:43am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:But as I said there are two Rollers in IDW. Optimus's drone, and a new guy that Optimus named his drone after. Grand Galvatron's Roller is the non-drone one.D-Maximus_Primal wrote:No he knows who Roller is. He is just mentioning that he never cared for him elsewhere either, so despite the new take on Roller in MTMTE he still doesn't like him.
I know what you were talking about and so does he. Don't worry Sabr, I got you
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Posted by Rodimus Prime on April 29th, 2016 @ 9:49am CDT
Posted by Rodimus Prime on April 29th, 2016 @ 9:49am CDT
Yes, I did. When I mentioned the drone Roller I was referring to the original '84 Roller, just to illustrate my not caring for any iteration of the character. I don't dislike him/it, I just don't care. And yes, I know GG's Roller is the sentient IDW character. But I didn't know there are 2 Rollers in IDW, so thanks for that, Sabrblade.D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Sabrblade wrote:But as I said there are two Rollers in IDW. Optimus's drone, and a new guy that Optimus named his drone after. Grand Galvatron's Roller is the non-drone one.D-Maximus_Primal wrote:No he knows who Roller is. He is just mentioning that he never cared for him elsewhere either, so despite the new take on Roller in MTMTE he still doesn't like him.
I know what you were talking about and so does he. Don't worry Sabr, I got you
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Posted by Robogeek1973 on April 29th, 2016 @ 10:17am CDT
Posted by Robogeek1973 on April 29th, 2016 @ 10:17am CDT
At some point I'll hafta get that set.
Cyclonus is kinda blah, but the rest are really cool.
Cyclonus is kinda blah, but the rest are really cool.
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Posted by megatronus on April 29th, 2016 @ 1:03pm CDT
Posted by megatronus on April 29th, 2016 @ 1:03pm CDT
Grand Galvatron just hit my POL!!! 
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Posted by Agamemnon on April 29th, 2016 @ 1:19pm CDT
Me too! Now once MMC's Seraph Prominion comes in Ima hittin' ship!
Posted by Agamemnon on April 29th, 2016 @ 1:19pm CDT
megatronus wrote:Grand Galvatron just hit my POL!!!
Me too! Now once MMC's Seraph Prominion comes in Ima hittin' ship!
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Posted by Cobotron on April 29th, 2016 @ 2:59pm CDT
ATTENTION! Grand Galvatron has left the warehouse. F YEAH!!!!!! 
Posted by Cobotron on April 29th, 2016 @ 2:59pm CDT
Agamemnon wrote:megatronus wrote:Grand Galvatron just hit my POL!!!
Me too! Now once MMC's Seraph Prominion comes in Ima hittin' ship!
ATTENTION! Grand Galvatron has left the warehouse. F YEAH!!!!!!
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Posted by steals_your_goats on April 29th, 2016 @ 3:03pm CDT
And here I am sitting with a tfsource pre-order like
Posted by steals_your_goats on April 29th, 2016 @ 3:03pm CDT
Cobotron wrote:Agamemnon wrote:megatronus wrote:Grand Galvatron just hit my POL!!!
Me too! Now once MMC's Seraph Prominion comes in Ima hittin' ship!
ATTENTION! Grand Galvatron has left the warehouse. F YEAH!!!!!!
And here I am sitting with a tfsource pre-order like
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Posted by Cobotron on April 29th, 2016 @ 3:10pm CDT
Posted by Cobotron on April 29th, 2016 @ 3:10pm CDT
Awe SpongeBob_your_goats, I'm sure you'll get your cake, and eat it too. 
At least you get free shipping.
At least you get free shipping.
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Posted by william-james88 on April 29th, 2016 @ 3:18pm CDT
And I'm here sitting with no Grand Galvatron ever coming because he was exclusive and importing from an importer goes against every fiber in my body.
Posted by william-james88 on April 29th, 2016 @ 3:18pm CDT
steals_your_goats wrote:Cobotron wrote:Agamemnon wrote:megatronus wrote:Grand Galvatron just hit my POL!!!
Me too! Now once MMC's Seraph Prominion comes in Ima hittin' ship!
ATTENTION! Grand Galvatron has left the warehouse. F YEAH!!!!!!
And here I am sitting with a tfsource pre-order like
And I'm here sitting with no Grand Galvatron ever coming because he was exclusive and importing from an importer goes against every fiber in my body.
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Posted by Sigma Magnus on April 29th, 2016 @ 3:22pm CDT
...why is that?
Posted by Sigma Magnus on April 29th, 2016 @ 3:22pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:steals_your_goats wrote:SNIPCobotron wrote:snipAgamemnon wrote:snipmegatronus wrote:snip
And I'm here sitting with no Grand Galvatron ever coming because he was exclusive and importing from an importer goes against every fiber in my body.
...why is that?
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Posted by william-james88 on April 29th, 2016 @ 3:47pm CDT
Because the BBTS, TFSource and all others include the amount it cost them to ship these from china cause no one is distributing it locally. Thats fine for US citizens, it doesnt come out to that much more than when they import the non exclusives (25$ more I think). But now I have to ship it to me whch is an exra 25.39$.
Lets make it simple:
Superion from japan cost me $ 135 US shipped to canada last year
Since I cant import Grand Galvatron directly, I must get him from places that already imported him so:
$ 159.99 US + $ 25.39 to ship = $ 185.38 US
Thats 50$ more. And thats IF it doesnt get caught by the government at customs, whch would make me pay an extra 15% of the product fee (remember that the product coming from the US was priced higher than the Japanese product) plus 20$ for handling by the customs agent. So Grand Galvatron would cost me 185.38*1.15 +20 = $233 USD. So this versus $ 135 USD for Superion.
And remember I am in Canada, so that becomes $ 292 CDN. And $ 1 CDN in canada gets you the same as $ 1 USD in the US.
So because of doubly importing the product I end up paying almost 300$ for Grand Galvatron.
Thats why
Posted by william-james88 on April 29th, 2016 @ 3:47pm CDT
Sigma Magnus wrote:william-james88 wrote:steals_your_goats wrote:SNIPCobotron wrote:snipAgamemnon wrote:snipmegatronus wrote:snip
And I'm here sitting with no Grand Galvatron ever coming because he was exclusive and importing from an importer goes against every fiber in my body.
...why is that?
Because the BBTS, TFSource and all others include the amount it cost them to ship these from china cause no one is distributing it locally. Thats fine for US citizens, it doesnt come out to that much more than when they import the non exclusives (25$ more I think). But now I have to ship it to me whch is an exra 25.39$.
Lets make it simple:
Superion from japan cost me $ 135 US shipped to canada last year
Since I cant import Grand Galvatron directly, I must get him from places that already imported him so:
$ 159.99 US + $ 25.39 to ship = $ 185.38 US
Thats 50$ more. And thats IF it doesnt get caught by the government at customs, whch would make me pay an extra 15% of the product fee (remember that the product coming from the US was priced higher than the Japanese product) plus 20$ for handling by the customs agent. So Grand Galvatron would cost me 185.38*1.15 +20 = $233 USD. So this versus $ 135 USD for Superion.
And remember I am in Canada, so that becomes $ 292 CDN. And $ 1 CDN in canada gets you the same as $ 1 USD in the US.
So because of doubly importing the product I end up paying almost 300$ for Grand Galvatron.
Thats why
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Posted by Sigma Magnus on April 29th, 2016 @ 3:49pm CDT
...understandable.
Posted by Sigma Magnus on April 29th, 2016 @ 3:49pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Sigma Magnus wrote:william-james88 wrote:steals_your_goats wrote:SNIPCobotron wrote:snipAgamemnon wrote:snipmegatronus wrote:snip
And I'm here sitting with no Grand Galvatron ever coming because he was exclusive and importing from an importer goes against every fiber in my body.
...why is that?
Because the BBTS, TFSource and all others include the amount it cost them to ship these from china cause no one is distributing it locally. Thats fine for US citizens, it doesnt come out to that much more than when they import the non exclusives (25$ more I think). But now I have to ship it to me whch is an exra 25.39$.
Lets make it simple:
Superion from japan cost me $ 135 US shipped to canada last year
Since I cant import Grand Galvatron directly, I must get him from places that already imported him so:
$ 159.99 US + $ 25.39 to ship = $ 185.38 US
Thats 50$ more. And thats IF it doesnt get caught by the government at customs, whch would make me pay an extra 15% of the product fee (remember that the product coming from the US was priced higher than the Japanese product) plus 20$ for handling by the customs agent. So Grand Galvatron would cost me 185.38*1.15 +20 = $233 USD. So this versus $ 135 USD for Superion.
And remember I am in Canada, so that becomes $ 292 CDN. And $ 1 CDN in canada gets you the same as $ 1 USD in the US.
So because of doubly importing the product I end up paying almost 300$ for Grand Galvatron.
Thats why
...understandable.
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Posted by Hellscream9999 on April 29th, 2016 @ 4:41pm CDT
That's fair, but maybe you could work something out with Cobo or something...
Posted by Hellscream9999 on April 29th, 2016 @ 4:41pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Sigma Magnus wrote:william-james88 wrote:steals_your_goats wrote:SNIPCobotron wrote:snipAgamemnon wrote:snipmegatronus wrote:snip
And I'm here sitting with no Grand Galvatron ever coming because he was exclusive and importing from an importer goes against every fiber in my body.
...why is that?
Because the BBTS, TFSource and all others include the amount it cost them to ship these from china cause no one is distributing it locally. Thats fine for US citizens, it doesnt come out to that much more than when they import the non exclusives (25$ more I think). But now I have to ship it to me whch is an exra 25.39$.
Lets make it simple:
Superion from japan cost me $ 135 US shipped to canada last year
Since I cant import Grand Galvatron directly, I must get him from places that already imported him so:
$ 159.99 US + $ 25.39 to ship = $ 185.38 US
Thats 50$ more. And thats IF it doesnt get caught by the government at customs, whch would make me pay an extra 15% of the product fee (remember that the product coming from the US was priced higher than the Japanese product) plus 20$ for handling by the customs agent. So Grand Galvatron would cost me 185.38*1.15 +20 = $233 USD. So this versus $ 135 USD for Superion.
And remember I am in Canada, so that becomes $ 292 CDN. And $ 1 CDN in canada gets you the same as $ 1 USD in the US.
So because of doubly importing the product I end up paying almost 300$ for Grand Galvatron.
Thats why
That's fair, but maybe you could work something out with Cobo or something...
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Posted by megatronus on April 29th, 2016 @ 5:16pm CDT
That's Co-BRO to you!
Posted by megatronus on April 29th, 2016 @ 5:16pm CDT
Hellscream9999 wrote:That's fair, but maybe you could work something out with Cobo or something...
That's Co-BRO to you!
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Posted by Hellscream9999 on April 29th, 2016 @ 5:19pm CDT
Oddly enough, I was thinking of putting that in my post
Posted by Hellscream9999 on April 29th, 2016 @ 5:19pm CDT
megatronus wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:That's fair, but maybe you could work something out with Cobo or something...
That's Co-BRO to you!
Oddly enough, I was thinking of putting that in my post
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Posted by Cobotron on April 29th, 2016 @ 5:20pm CDT
Grand Galvatron RULES!
Posted by Cobotron on April 29th, 2016 @ 5:20pm CDT
Miss Jackson... if your nasty.megatronus wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:That's fair, but maybe you could work something out with Cobo or something...
That's Co-BRO to you!
Grand Galvatron RULES!
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Posted by megatronus on April 29th, 2016 @ 5:24pm CDT
Posted by megatronus on April 29th, 2016 @ 5:24pm CDT
Cobotron wrote:Miss Jackson... if your nasty.megatronus wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:That's fair, but maybe you could work something out with Cobo or something...
That's Co-BRO to you!
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Posted by william-james88 on April 29th, 2016 @ 7:42pm CDT
Yeah but that will just spare the tax and duty fee, its still upwards of 230$ cdn and I dont have that kind of dough for a combiner. The other option is Ages 3 and Up since shipping is only 10$ (US) but then since they are in canada they automatically charge the 15% tax, thats nice. So I am not better off there either. Also I find it kind of crappy that a canadian company is charging me in US$, but I guess its because they have more business with the states and preffer keeping a single currency for accounting reasons. They probably also pay their suppliers in US$.
Just as a reference, Computron will cost me 170$ cdn total.
Posted by william-james88 on April 29th, 2016 @ 7:42pm CDT
Hellscream9999 wrote:That's fair, but maybe you could work something out with Cobo or something...
Yeah but that will just spare the tax and duty fee, its still upwards of 230$ cdn and I dont have that kind of dough for a combiner. The other option is Ages 3 and Up since shipping is only 10$ (US) but then since they are in canada they automatically charge the 15% tax, thats nice. So I am not better off there either. Also I find it kind of crappy that a canadian company is charging me in US$, but I guess its because they have more business with the states and preffer keeping a single currency for accounting reasons. They probably also pay their suppliers in US$.
Just as a reference, Computron will cost me 170$ cdn total.
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Posted by Sowndwave76 on April 29th, 2016 @ 9:09pm CDT
Tough to say who I'll like better between Motormaster and Onslaught (don't have him yet).
They're fairly different characters. Never saw Onslaught as a real tough badass bot...
Where as Motormaster seemed like a legit brut. Maybe a meathead brut, but still a brut.
Just saying this because I think the mold really does work for Onslaught.
Also, I will never own the CW or UW Wheeljack, so that will be the only one of that exact mold in my collection. And I think it works really well for Lightspeed.
Imo 3/4 limbs for UW Comp almost look like they could be from a 3rd party company.
Which I think is a good thing.
Posted by Sowndwave76 on April 29th, 2016 @ 9:09pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Sowndwave76 wrote:I know I'm almost alone with this view, but I really dig Menasor (with the PE add-on kits),
so it'll also be interesting to see who I like better between him and Bruticus.
I dig him too, he's fine. And I am very comfortable saying that Motormaster looks better than either of the Onslaughts.Sowndwave76 wrote:shajaki wrote:And while I still feel that neither Computron will be replacing my Quantron, the UW one IS looking pretty slick.
Won't be surprised if this ends up being the best set of the entire line.
Difficult for me to find fault in any aspect of it.
Same here, I really think he will be the true winner of CW/UW when all is said and done. Albeit, he does have the breakdown/wheeljack mold
Tough to say who I'll like better between Motormaster and Onslaught (don't have him yet).
They're fairly different characters. Never saw Onslaught as a real tough badass bot...
Where as Motormaster seemed like a legit brut. Maybe a meathead brut, but still a brut.
Just saying this because I think the mold really does work for Onslaught.
Also, I will never own the CW or UW Wheeljack, so that will be the only one of that exact mold in my collection. And I think it works really well for Lightspeed.
Imo 3/4 limbs for UW Comp almost look like they could be from a 3rd party company.
Which I think is a good thing.
