Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited
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While the US waits for it's own first sighting of Titans Return Overlord (the final Leader toy from Titans Return), I felt like writing some quick thoughts and sharing several images.
The first thing I wish to point out is that unlike any impression I had before, the helmet is not overwhelming the face. What I mean is that his face still seems to take the bulk of the helmet rather than look small within it. Also, speaking of the face, his lips are quite sexy. Not fully outlined like a comic drawing but he definitely has lips. You can see images of me trying different looks on him, with the helmet raised a bit to see more of his brow as well as him using the Sky Shadow head.
I also tried seeing which Titan Masters fit best in his chest if one wishes to open the flaps and have everything fully blue. It turns out Scourge has the best Titan Master for the job, Fracas. The blues match quite well. I also tried Highbrow and Trigerhappy.
The colors are also very good. I feared they would be too bright and take away from the bad-ass I know Overlord to be. He can still look imposing with teal and the blue is a nice deep colour. Speaking of the colours, the glossy paint used for the black and the blue really pops and gives him a nice finish. I especially love how the paint apps for the legs and the chest flaps create a panel lining effect, highlight the sculpted detail.
He does have stickers though and some were peeling off but I applied some pressure to them and hopefully they stay stuck. They don't seem too out of place but nothing beats tampographs for me.
While Overlord shares the very same tank mold as Sky Shadow, the upper torso/jet is 100% new. To the point that the base mode is entirely different and rises much higher than Sky Shadow's. Plus, one of his base mode connectors is around his crotch area, which I had never noticed before. Another thing I had not noticed was a reverse crunch joint along with the fact that the nosecone of his already removable jet cockpit is also removable.
All in all, those who like Sky Shadow are sure to like him. He is big, imposing and had a nice helping of paint where it matters, highlighting some cool detail. He also has probably the best base mode yet from Titans Return with limbs acting as towers (why did Hasbro only figure this out after remaking Fortress Maximus?). I sure don't regret spending the money and I mean come on, we FINALLY have an affordable Overlord for our collection!
Below you will see more images of him in his other modes with Titan Masters Giga (Dreadnaut, who comes with Overlord) and Mega (Ominous, who comes with Sky Shadow) as well as shots of all three Phase Sixers united.
The first thing I wish to point out is that unlike any impression I had before, the helmet is not overwhelming the face. What I mean is that his face still seems to take the bulk of the helmet rather than look small within it. Also, speaking of the face, his lips are quite sexy. Not fully outlined like a comic drawing but he definitely has lips. You can see images of me trying different looks on him, with the helmet raised a bit to see more of his brow as well as him using the Sky Shadow head.
I also tried seeing which Titan Masters fit best in his chest if one wishes to open the flaps and have everything fully blue. It turns out Scourge has the best Titan Master for the job, Fracas. The blues match quite well. I also tried Highbrow and Trigerhappy.
The colors are also very good. I feared they would be too bright and take away from the bad-ass I know Overlord to be. He can still look imposing with teal and the blue is a nice deep colour. Speaking of the colours, the glossy paint used for the black and the blue really pops and gives him a nice finish. I especially love how the paint apps for the legs and the chest flaps create a panel lining effect, highlight the sculpted detail.
He does have stickers though and some were peeling off but I applied some pressure to them and hopefully they stay stuck. They don't seem too out of place but nothing beats tampographs for me.
While Overlord shares the very same tank mold as Sky Shadow, the upper torso/jet is 100% new. To the point that the base mode is entirely different and rises much higher than Sky Shadow's. Plus, one of his base mode connectors is around his crotch area, which I had never noticed before. Another thing I had not noticed was a reverse crunch joint along with the fact that the nosecone of his already removable jet cockpit is also removable.
All in all, those who like Sky Shadow are sure to like him. He is big, imposing and had a nice helping of paint where it matters, highlighting some cool detail. He also has probably the best base mode yet from Titans Return with limbs acting as towers (why did Hasbro only figure this out after remaking Fortress Maximus?). I sure don't regret spending the money and I mean come on, we FINALLY have an affordable Overlord for our collection!
Below you will see more images of him in his other modes with Titan Masters Giga (Dreadnaut, who comes with Overlord) and Mega (Ominous, who comes with Sky Shadow) as well as shots of all three Phase Sixers united.
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Re: Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited (1905674)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 21st, 2017 @ 11:35pm CDT
The only Voyagers I saw recently were Optimus Prime and Megatron at a local TRU when hunting for the Chaos set (missed out big time
): no Walmarts or Targets had any left! Same for Leaders, it's only Deluxes Wave 4 and Titan Masters Wave 3, with some Legends here and there.
Pretty surprising you still have Wave 2... then again, I was stuck with Wave 1 Leaders for the longest time.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 21st, 2017 @ 11:35pm CDT
Hellscream9999 wrote:Rysquad wrote:ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:I'm kinda hoping for Blaster and Soundwave on the repacks for Wave 6 now that I want them..
Has anybody seen Wave 5 ANYTHING at a California Target yet?
I haven't.
Toy aisles just recently got rearranged. Still tons of Broadsides as the Targets I've been to. I just went to one in San Diego this morning that look like it had a fresh case of wave 4 legends after having bare pegs for a couple of weeks. No Titan Masters at all.
Lucky, I'm still sitting on alpha trion and astrotrain and the wave three deluxes at my stores, and no one is getting any leader class figures...
The only Voyagers I saw recently were Optimus Prime and Megatron at a local TRU when hunting for the Chaos set (missed out big time
): no Walmarts or Targets had any left! Same for Leaders, it's only Deluxes Wave 4 and Titan Masters Wave 3, with some Legends here and there.Pretty surprising you still have Wave 2... then again, I was stuck with Wave 1 Leaders for the longest time.
Re: Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited (1905675)
Posted by william-james88 on August 21st, 2017 @ 11:37pm CDT
Thats is exceptionally fortunate. Many here on the boards would love some wave 4 Deluxes. As for where I am, there are 0 left in all of Canada. They appeared for a week and then were gone never to be seen again. They were replaced by Wave 3 restock and then wave 5.
Posted by william-james88 on August 21st, 2017 @ 11:37pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote: it's only Deluxes Wave 4 and Titan Masters Wave 3, with some Legends here and there.
Thats is exceptionally fortunate. Many here on the boards would love some wave 4 Deluxes. As for where I am, there are 0 left in all of Canada. They appeared for a week and then were gone never to be seen again. They were replaced by Wave 3 restock and then wave 5.
Re: Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited (1905680)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 22nd, 2017 @ 12:23am CDT
Of the lot, Quake is the hardest to find, while Krok is relatively easy, despite each coming one a case. Only Target has the wave it seems.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 22nd, 2017 @ 12:23am CDT
william-james88 wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote: it's only Deluxes Wave 4 and Titan Masters Wave 3, with some Legends here and there.
Thats is exceptionally fortunate. Many here on the boards would love some wave 4 Deluxes. As for where I am, there are 0 left in all of Canada. They appeared for a week and then were gone never to be seen again. They were replaced by Wave 3 restock and then wave 5.
Of the lot, Quake is the hardest to find, while Krok is relatively easy, despite each coming one a case. Only Target has the wave it seems.
Re: Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited (1905684)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on August 22nd, 2017 @ 12:34am CDT
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on August 22nd, 2017 @ 12:34am CDT
I've seen Quake and Krok both and I want to pick them up, but other things have taken priority.
Hey Will, can you see any difference between PMOP and "Magnus Prime"'s core thigh pieces (the big fat blue part that the trailer panels and feet attach to)?
Hey Will, can you see any difference between PMOP and "Magnus Prime"'s core thigh pieces (the big fat blue part that the trailer panels and feet attach to)?
Re: Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited (1905688)
Posted by Emerje on August 22nd, 2017 @ 1:05am CDT
Hmmm, so the modified feet only gets him as tall as Ginrai. That's too bad. If only there was a way to make the torso just a little bit longer. A third party needs to make a spacer to stick in between the torso and legs for just a little more height, though that may not make his gun-abs look right.
Emerje
Posted by Emerje on August 22nd, 2017 @ 1:05am CDT
william-james88 wrote:
Hmmm, so the modified feet only gets him as tall as Ginrai. That's too bad. If only there was a way to make the torso just a little bit longer. A third party needs to make a spacer to stick in between the torso and legs for just a little more height, though that may not make his gun-abs look right.
Emerje
Re: Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited (1905693)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on August 22nd, 2017 @ 1:47am CDT
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on August 22nd, 2017 @ 1:47am CDT
You can only add so much to his height before it makes things look weird/ugly. The fact is, you just can't get the Masterforce size relationship with a Leader-class Overlord and a Leader-class Ginrai. In Masterforce (whose fiction, aside from making the Pretenders' robot modes big and their shells small, followed the toy sizes more or less) Ginrai was essentially a Leader-class figure... and Overlord was essentially a Supreme-class figure (like most G1 Citybots).
So if you want that size relationship, what you need is a Supreme-class Overlord. You could get stupidly lucky and win the lottery and buy an original, a third-party might make one, or if you're feeling enterprising you could make one yourself (I've been contemplating this, I think Cybertron Supreme-class Starscream might work as a base figure).
So if you want that size relationship, what you need is a Supreme-class Overlord. You could get stupidly lucky and win the lottery and buy an original, a third-party might make one, or if you're feeling enterprising you could make one yourself (I've been contemplating this, I think Cybertron Supreme-class Starscream might work as a base figure).
Re: Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited (1905694)
Posted by Emerje on August 22nd, 2017 @ 2:24am CDT
It occurs to me that any further discussion of this would be off topic so I'll post a reply in the Legends thread.
Emerje
Posted by Emerje on August 22nd, 2017 @ 2:24am CDT
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:You can only add so much to his height before it makes things look weird/ugly. The fact is, you just can't get the Masterforce size relationship with a Leader-class Overlord and a Leader-class Ginrai. In Masterforce (whose fiction, aside from making the Pretenders' robot modes big and their shells small, followed the toy sizes more or less) Ginrai was essentially a Leader-class figure... and Overlord was essentially a Supreme-class figure (like most G1 Citybots).
So if you want that size relationship, what you need is a Supreme-class Overlord. You could get stupidly lucky and win the lottery and buy an original, a third-party might make one, or if you're feeling enterprising you could make one yourself (I've been contemplating this, I think Cybertron Supreme-class Starscream might work as a base figure).
It occurs to me that any further discussion of this would be off topic so I'll post a reply in the Legends thread.
Emerje
Re: Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited (1905697)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 22nd, 2017 @ 4:44am CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 22nd, 2017 @ 4:44am CDT
Overlord is really AMAZING. No regrets returning the faulty TLK Leader Megs for that one.
I now have a new Holy Grail to get. G1 Overlord. I thought G1 Scorponok was expensive at 400$. A 100% complete overlord is 700$ at the base minimum!
sigh...
I now have a new Holy Grail to get. G1 Overlord. I thought G1 Scorponok was expensive at 400$. A 100% complete overlord is 700$ at the base minimum!
sigh...
Re: Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited (1905698)
Posted by Insurgent on August 22nd, 2017 @ 4:59am CDT
Hehe. Reminds me of the first Auto Assembly after Last Stand of the Wreckers came out. One of the stalls had loads of G1 Overlord toys in various states. It was dubbed Overlord Mountain by the attendees. Was a thing of beauty.
Posted by Insurgent on August 22nd, 2017 @ 4:59am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Overlord is really AMAZING. No regrets returning the faulty TLK Leader Megs for that one.
I now have a new Holy Grail to get. G1 Overlord. I thought G1 Scorponok was expensive at 400$. A 100% complete overlord is 700$ at the base minimum!
sigh...
Hehe. Reminds me of the first Auto Assembly after Last Stand of the Wreckers came out. One of the stalls had loads of G1 Overlord toys in various states. It was dubbed Overlord Mountain by the attendees. Was a thing of beauty.
Re: Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited (1905699)
Posted by Kurona on August 22nd, 2017 @ 5:18am CDT
Posted by Kurona on August 22nd, 2017 @ 5:18am CDT
Carnifex, I think, would work fine for your height needs.
Personally though I think I'd go for this Overlord. Seems good enough to me.
Personally though I think I'd go for this Overlord. Seems good enough to me.
Re: Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited (1905704)
Posted by Albatross250 on August 22nd, 2017 @ 6:04am CDT
Posted by Albatross250 on August 22nd, 2017 @ 6:04am CDT
Say, any of you locating the 2 Decepticon Targetmasters? (Slugslinger/Misfire)
I can only seen Misfire yet on TRU.
Btw, Glad there's Triggerhappy reiussed in case if someone forgets him
Kurona, how many Targetmasters you have? ( i mean the Decepticon ones)
I can only seen Misfire yet on TRU.
Btw, Glad there's Triggerhappy reiussed in case if someone forgets him
Kurona, how many Targetmasters you have? ( i mean the Decepticon ones)
Re: Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited (1905705)
Posted by Kurona on August 22nd, 2017 @ 6:05am CDT
Posted by Kurona on August 22nd, 2017 @ 6:05am CDT
0!
Re: Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited (1905706)
Posted by Albatross250 on August 22nd, 2017 @ 6:06am CDT
That was unexpected
Posted by Albatross250 on August 22nd, 2017 @ 6:06am CDT
Kurona wrote:0!
That was unexpected
Re: Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited (1905707)
Posted by Albatross250 on August 22nd, 2017 @ 6:11am CDT
Posted by Albatross250 on August 22nd, 2017 @ 6:11am CDT
Get Ready to Crumble....Before Rumb- Wait a second...
Re: Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited (1905709)
Posted by Insurgent on August 22nd, 2017 @ 6:28am CDT
Slugslinger si wave 6, he shouldn't be out yet I don't think.
Posted by Insurgent on August 22nd, 2017 @ 6:28am CDT
Albatross250 wrote:Say, any of you locating the 2 Decepticon Targetmasters? (Slugslinger/Misfire)
I can only seen Misfire yet on TRU.
Btw, Glad there's Triggerhappy reiussed in case if someone forgets him
Kurona, how many Targetmasters you have? ( i mean the Decepticon ones)
Slugslinger si wave 6, he shouldn't be out yet I don't think.
Re: Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited (1905715)
Posted by Evil Eye on August 22nd, 2017 @ 7:14am CDT
Posted by Evil Eye on August 22nd, 2017 @ 7:14am CDT
Overlord looks pretty great, and yet...I find myself wanting Sky/Black Shadow more. I mean, I have very little attachment to either character, but the fact Carnifex exists and is (from what I'm told) absolutely incredible makes me think IF an Overlord is ever something I feel I need that I'll save my cash up for him. The mold itself looks great though and I fancy owning it in some form, plus Sky Shadow will be cheaper, so...
Still, Overlord does look great.
Still, Overlord does look great.
Re: Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited (1905717)
Posted by Albatross250 on August 22nd, 2017 @ 7:58am CDT
Posted by Albatross250 on August 22nd, 2017 @ 7:58am CDT
I just wish Eject and Frenzy will come on the next prime series
Just like that Buzzsaw in CW but he's TR compatible
Just like that Buzzsaw in CW but he's TR compatible
Re: Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited (1905719)
Posted by Albatross250 on August 22nd, 2017 @ 8:07am CDT
Posted by Albatross250 on August 22nd, 2017 @ 8:07am CDT
This gif was from a TFW2005 member, saw it on DaimChoc's FB Page 
well, Close Enough
well, Close Enough
Re: Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited (1905722)
Posted by Jason5billion on August 22nd, 2017 @ 8:51am CDT
Posted by Jason5billion on August 22nd, 2017 @ 8:51am CDT
It looks like someone's trying to break a toy. If that's all they can think of to do with them, then maybe they should hold raffles. To say something that's on topic with this thread, I believe I saw the Deluxe class Transformer that turns into an alligator or something at Target.
Re: Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited (1905724)
Posted by DeathReviews on August 22nd, 2017 @ 8:55am CDT
Posted by DeathReviews on August 22nd, 2017 @ 8:55am CDT
Sadly, I think that Overlord will be one of the MANY leader figures that will never appear in stores nearby where my minions must search. We never saw SixShot in stores, nor did we ever see Sky Shadow. It seems like the distributors deliberately chose to NOT send any near our realms, reducing us to looking online, where the prices are sky-high. There has been no sign of them on HasbroToyStore. SixShot sold out in record time, was quickly listed 'out of stock', was subsequently taken down months ago, and has not re-appeared.
Re: Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited (1905725)
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on August 22nd, 2017 @ 8:57am CDT
No, they are re-creating a scene from a comic book where Overlord stomps Pipes.
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on August 22nd, 2017 @ 8:57am CDT
Jason5billion wrote:It looks like someone's trying to break a toy. If that's all they can think of to do with them, then maybe they should hold raffles. To say something that's on topic with this thread, I believe I saw the Deluxe class Transformer that turns into an alligator or something at Target.
No, they are re-creating a scene from a comic book where Overlord stomps Pipes.
Re: Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited (1905728)
Posted by william-james88 on August 22nd, 2017 @ 9:11am CDT
Death, have you thought of getting these at other online retailers?
Posted by william-james88 on August 22nd, 2017 @ 9:11am CDT
DeathReviews wrote:Sadly, I think that Overlord will be one of the MANY leader figures that will never appear in stores nearby where my minions must search. We never saw SixShot in stores, nor did we ever see Sky Shadow. It seems like the distributors deliberately chose to NOT send any near our realms, reducing us to looking online, where the prices are sky-high. There has been no sign of them on HasbroToyStore. SixShot sold out in record time, was quickly listed 'out of stock', was subsequently taken down months ago, and has not re-appeared.
Death, have you thought of getting these at other online retailers?
Re: Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited (1905730)
Posted by o.supreme on August 22nd, 2017 @ 9:21am CDT
I haven't priced Original Series Transformers in a long time, but alas I have Owned Overlord at two different times in the past. I had the European release first. I sold that and got the Japanese release and had it for a while before selling my entire collection back in 2007...
I was just curious if you were specifically looking at the Japanese D-307, or the European release? -The toy is the same for both, its just the Box and instructions/inserts that are different....For some reason the European one was always a bit less expensive, but that may not be the case now.
Posted by o.supreme on August 22nd, 2017 @ 9:21am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Overlord is really AMAZING. No regrets returning the faulty TLK Leader Megs for that one.
I now have a new Holy Grail to get. G1 Overlord. I thought G1 Scorponok was expensive at 400$. A 100% complete overlord is 700$ at the base minimum!
sigh...
I haven't priced Original Series Transformers in a long time, but alas I have Owned Overlord at two different times in the past. I had the European release first. I sold that and got the Japanese release and had it for a while before selling my entire collection back in 2007...
I was just curious if you were specifically looking at the Japanese D-307, or the European release? -The toy is the same for both, its just the Box and instructions/inserts that are different....For some reason the European one was always a bit less expensive, but that may not be the case now.
Re: Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited (1905731)
Posted by o.supreme on August 22nd, 2017 @ 9:24am CDT
These seem to be reappearing as the Voyager Prime & Megatron are. I've seen both Sixshot and Skyshadow at my local TRU in the past couple of weeks.
as I'd hoped...with no new TR coming out (sans Slugslinger), I figure most figures will be reissued between now and the holiday before PotP is released.
Posted by o.supreme on August 22nd, 2017 @ 9:24am CDT
DeathReviews wrote:We never saw SixShot in stores, nor did we ever see Sky Shadow.
These seem to be reappearing as the Voyager Prime & Megatron are. I've seen both Sixshot and Skyshadow at my local TRU in the past couple of weeks.
as I'd hoped...with no new TR coming out (sans Slugslinger), I figure most figures will be reissued between now and the holiday before PotP is released.
Re: Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited (1905733)
Posted by mordhelm on August 22nd, 2017 @ 9:29am CDT
Posted by mordhelm on August 22nd, 2017 @ 9:29am CDT
Well I got notice yesterday that Blitzwing and Octane came in, so my shipment of the Siege set and Blitzwing and Octone will be here by week's end.
Therefore, my TR collection is now only missing:
Ramhorn, Slugslinger, Clouraker, Wingspan, and Arcee w/ UM. Considering LG-42 appears to be sold out everywhere, I won't be getting him any time soon, sadly.
I think Ramhorn might be the hardest one to get, because he was shipped with 3 other repacked figures, no retailer seems to want to separate him out, unless you want to pay $15 for him!
Therefore, my TR collection is now only missing:
Ramhorn, Slugslinger, Clouraker, Wingspan, and Arcee w/ UM. Considering LG-42 appears to be sold out everywhere, I won't be getting him any time soon, sadly.
I think Ramhorn might be the hardest one to get, because he was shipped with 3 other repacked figures, no retailer seems to want to separate him out, unless you want to pay $15 for him!
Re: Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited (1905738)
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on August 22nd, 2017 @ 10:21am CDT
Well, not if you used the $4 shipping. BBTS is in Wisconsin and I'm near Chicago. My PoL shipped last Thursday and is scheduled to arrive this Thursday. In my case, the $4 shipping means it goes from Wisconsin, to St. Paul, MN, to Champaign, IL to Indiannapolis, IN, where it will eventually be transferred to the USPS for final delivery.
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on August 22nd, 2017 @ 10:21am CDT
mordhelm wrote:Well I got notice yesterday that Blitzwing and Octane came in, so my shipment of the Siege set and Blitzwing and Octone will be here by week's end.
Well, not if you used the $4 shipping. BBTS is in Wisconsin and I'm near Chicago. My PoL shipped last Thursday and is scheduled to arrive this Thursday. In my case, the $4 shipping means it goes from Wisconsin, to St. Paul, MN, to Champaign, IL to Indiannapolis, IN, where it will eventually be transferred to the USPS for final delivery.
Re: Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited (1905749)
Posted by Albatross250 on August 22nd, 2017 @ 10:48am CDT
And still that's the most brutal thing in the IDW series
Posted by Albatross250 on August 22nd, 2017 @ 10:48am CDT
TF-fan kev777 wrote:Jason5billion wrote:It looks like someone's trying to break a toy. If that's all they can think of to do with them, then maybe they should hold raffles. To say something that's on topic with this thread, I believe I saw the Deluxe class Transformer that turns into an alligator or something at Target.
No, they are re-creating a scene from a comic book where Overlord stomps Pipes.
And still that's the most brutal thing in the IDW series
Re: Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited (1905772)
Posted by mordhelm on August 22nd, 2017 @ 1:29pm CDT
For some reason, mine have always arrived in under a week. Usually 4 days.
Posted by mordhelm on August 22nd, 2017 @ 1:29pm CDT
TF-fan kev777 wrote:mordhelm wrote:Well I got notice yesterday that Blitzwing and Octane came in, so my shipment of the Siege set and Blitzwing and Octone will be here by week's end.
Well, not if you used the $4 shipping. BBTS is in Wisconsin and I'm near Chicago. My PoL shipped last Thursday and is scheduled to arrive this Thursday. In my case, the $4 shipping means it goes from Wisconsin, to St. Paul, MN, to Champaign, IL to Indiannapolis, IN, where it will eventually be transferred to the USPS for final delivery.
For some reason, mine have always arrived in under a week. Usually 4 days.
Re: Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited (1905775)
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on August 22nd, 2017 @ 1:58pm CDT
Nice, mine are usually about 4 days as well, but that is from time of shipping. My most recent order sat in "processing" for 4 days before they even shipped it, then a week for the actual shipping.
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on August 22nd, 2017 @ 1:58pm CDT
mordhelm wrote:TF-fan kev777 wrote:mordhelm wrote:Well I got notice yesterday that Blitzwing and Octane came in, so my shipment of the Siege set and Blitzwing and Octone will be here by week's end.
Well, not if you used the $4 shipping. BBTS is in Wisconsin and I'm near Chicago. My PoL shipped last Thursday and is scheduled to arrive this Thursday. In my case, the $4 shipping means it goes from Wisconsin, to St. Paul, MN, to Champaign, IL to Indiannapolis, IN, where it will eventually be transferred to the USPS for final delivery.
For some reason, mine have always arrived in under a week. Usually 4 days.
Nice, mine are usually about 4 days as well, but that is from time of shipping. My most recent order sat in "processing" for 4 days before they even shipped it, then a week for the actual shipping.
Re: Pictorial Review of Transformers Titans Return Overlord With Images of all Phase Sixers Reunited (1905781)
Posted by LE0KING on August 22nd, 2017 @ 2:37pm CDT
Ummm... Didn't the DJD electrocute and melt a guy before forcing him to eat his own brain?
Posted by LE0KING on August 22nd, 2017 @ 2:37pm CDT
Albatross250 wrote:TF-fan kev777 wrote:Jason5billion wrote:It looks like someone's trying to break a toy. If that's all they can think of to do with them, then maybe they should hold raffles. To say something that's on topic with this thread, I believe I saw the Deluxe class Transformer that turns into an alligator or something at Target.
No, they are re-creating a scene from a comic book where Overlord stomps Pipes.
And still that's the most brutal thing in the IDW series
Ummm... Didn't the DJD electrocute and melt a guy before forcing him to eat his own brain?
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Posted by Kurona on August 22nd, 2017 @ 2:51pm CDT
Let's not forget the Skids flashback where Tarn tricked him into slowly melting a bunch of Autobot prisoners; talking about how he doesn't believe in a Heaven but he does believe "Hell exists" while making Skids watch.
This franchise's tone has really gone far since the days of Optimus Prime playing basketball with Spike.
Posted by Kurona on August 22nd, 2017 @ 2:51pm CDT
LE0KING wrote:Albatross250 wrote:TF-fan kev777 wrote:Jason5billion wrote:It looks like someone's trying to break a toy. If that's all they can think of to do with them, then maybe they should hold raffles. To say something that's on topic with this thread, I believe I saw the Deluxe class Transformer that turns into an alligator or something at Target.
No, they are re-creating a scene from a comic book where Overlord stomps Pipes.
And still that's the most brutal thing in the IDW series
Ummm... Didn't the DJD electrocute and melt a guy before forcing him to eat his own brain?
Let's not forget the Skids flashback where Tarn tricked him into slowly melting a bunch of Autobot prisoners; talking about how he doesn't believe in a Heaven but he does believe "Hell exists" while making Skids watch.
This franchise's tone has really gone far since the days of Optimus Prime playing basketball with Spike.
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Posted by LE0KING on August 22nd, 2017 @ 3:09pm CDT
I think Last Stand of the Wreckers is where this series changed for me. It stopped being a fun, childish comic and suddenly became a serious and dark world whith a smiley face painted over it.
Posted by LE0KING on August 22nd, 2017 @ 3:09pm CDT
Kurona wrote:
This franchise's tone has really gone far since the days of Optimus Prime playing basketball with Spike.
I think Last Stand of the Wreckers is where this series changed for me. It stopped being a fun, childish comic and suddenly became a serious and dark world whith a smiley face painted over it.
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Posted by Kurona on August 22nd, 2017 @ 3:43pm CDT
To be fair, IDW was aimed at an older audience from the start -- aside from of course the G1 setting drawing in nostalgia-induced audiences more than anything, you did have a darker tone and greater complexities than you'd expect from a children's franchise and it did as a result break away from a lot of those tropes.
That said, I think you are right in stating LSotW as the point where they really started taking advantage of the higher-than-normal age of their target demographic. Arguments could probably be made for Everything in its Right Place, mind; but LSotW is certainly where things got 'gritty', for lack of a better term.
... anyway, let's get back to talking about children's toys! Who have the pleasant gimmick of tearing the head off fan-favourite characters and turning them into a little robot!
Posted by Kurona on August 22nd, 2017 @ 3:43pm CDT
LE0KING wrote:Kurona wrote:
This franchise's tone has really gone far since the days of Optimus Prime playing basketball with Spike.
I think Last Stand of the Wreckers is where this series changed for me. It stopped being a fun, childish comic and suddenly became a serious and dark world whith a smiley face painted over it.
To be fair, IDW was aimed at an older audience from the start -- aside from of course the G1 setting drawing in nostalgia-induced audiences more than anything, you did have a darker tone and greater complexities than you'd expect from a children's franchise and it did as a result break away from a lot of those tropes.
That said, I think you are right in stating LSotW as the point where they really started taking advantage of the higher-than-normal age of their target demographic. Arguments could probably be made for Everything in its Right Place, mind; but LSotW is certainly where things got 'gritty', for lack of a better term.
... anyway, let's get back to talking about children's toys! Who have the pleasant gimmick of tearing the head off fan-favourite characters and turning them into a little robot!
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Posted by RAR on August 22nd, 2017 @ 4:25pm CDT
Posted by RAR on August 22nd, 2017 @ 4:25pm CDT
Long rant moved to minds :
https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/746842033028603904
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I really hope something newer than wave 3 actually does show up before the end of the year - even if it's only online.
I'd quite like a Legends Bumblebee or Brawn. Not seen a thing for 6 months other than a few Rescue Bots and a few RID One step changers and the 1st wave of TLK stuff. (no voyagers).
I think the Price increases didn't help.
https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/746842033028603904
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I really hope something newer than wave 3 actually does show up before the end of the year - even if it's only online.
I'd quite like a Legends Bumblebee or Brawn. Not seen a thing for 6 months other than a few Rescue Bots and a few RID One step changers and the 1st wave of TLK stuff. (no voyagers).
I think the Price increases didn't help.
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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 22nd, 2017 @ 4:47pm CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 22nd, 2017 @ 4:47pm CDT
I've said this ad nauseam, but I want my Shuffler! Closest I got was finding Repugnus!
*ahem* The price increases seem to be limited to the movie lines here, which is good.
*ahem* The price increases seem to be limited to the movie lines here, which is good.
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Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 22nd, 2017 @ 5:15pm CDT
Either would be fine, but both are absurdly expensive.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 22nd, 2017 @ 5:15pm CDT
o.supreme wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Overlord is really AMAZING. No regrets returning the faulty TLK Leader Megs for that one.
I now have a new Holy Grail to get. G1 Overlord. I thought G1 Scorponok was expensive at 400$. A 100% complete overlord is 700$ at the base minimum!
sigh...
I haven't priced Original Series Transformers in a long time, but alas I have Owned Overlord at two different times in the past. I had the European release first. I sold that and got the Japanese release and had it for a while before selling my entire collection back in 2007...
I was just curious if you were specifically looking at the Japanese D-307, or the European release? -The toy is the same for both, its just the Box and instructions/inserts that are different....For some reason the European one was always a bit less expensive, but that may not be the case now.
Either would be fine, but both are absurdly expensive.
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Posted by Tigertrack on August 22nd, 2017 @ 5:29pm CDT
Sorry to brag, but I gotta' flaunt it a little. I have both versions of Overlord and the blues are slightly different, or the purples--can't remember--- I don't have them standing next to each other right now, but I know that they are different. Otherwise, no, no new paint apps., no different accessories...boxes are different though. Nothing else that I remember.
I don't think that the designated European version shows up as much as the Japanese version, but maybe it does because I'm not really looking anymore.
Posted by Tigertrack on August 22nd, 2017 @ 5:29pm CDT
o.supreme wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Overlord is really AMAZING. No regrets returning the faulty TLK Leader Megs for that one.
I now have a new Holy Grail to get. G1 Overlord. I thought G1 Scorponok was expensive at 400$. A 100% complete overlord is 700$ at the base minimum!
sigh...
I haven't priced Original Series Transformers in a long time, but alas I have Owned Overlord at two different times in the past. I had the European release first. I sold that and got the Japanese release and had it for a while before selling my entire collection back in 2007...
I was just curious if you were specifically looking at the Japanese D-307, or the European release? -The toy is the same for both, its just the Box and instructions/inserts that are different....For some reason the European one was always a bit less expensive, but that may not be the case now.
Sorry to brag, but I gotta' flaunt it a little. I have both versions of Overlord and the blues are slightly different, or the purples--can't remember--- I don't have them standing next to each other right now, but I know that they are different. Otherwise, no, no new paint apps., no different accessories...boxes are different though. Nothing else that I remember.
I don't think that the designated European version shows up as much as the Japanese version, but maybe it does because I'm not really looking anymore.
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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 22nd, 2017 @ 5:40pm CDT
Without the boxes, who would know the difference on first glance? For that matter, who would actually care aside from the appraisers?
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 22nd, 2017 @ 5:40pm CDT
Tigertrack wrote:o.supreme wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Overlord is really AMAZING. No regrets returning the faulty TLK Leader Megs for that one.
I now have a new Holy Grail to get. G1 Overlord. I thought G1 Scorponok was expensive at 400$. A 100% complete overlord is 700$ at the base minimum!
sigh...
I haven't priced Original Series Transformers in a long time, but alas I have Owned Overlord at two different times in the past. I had the European release first. I sold that and got the Japanese release and had it for a while before selling my entire collection back in 2007...
I was just curious if you were specifically looking at the Japanese D-307, or the European release? -The toy is the same for both, its just the Box and instructions/inserts that are different....For some reason the European one was always a bit less expensive, but that may not be the case now.
Sorry to brag, but I gotta' flaunt it a little. I have both versions of Overlord and the blues are slightly different, or the purples--can't remember--- I don't have them standing next to each other right now, but I know that they are different. Otherwise, no, no new paint apps., no different accessories...boxes are different though. Nothing else that I remember.
I don't think that the designated European version shows up as much as the Japanese version, but maybe it does because I'm not really looking anymore.
Without the boxes, who would know the difference on first glance? For that matter, who would actually care aside from the appraisers?
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Posted by Tigertrack on August 22nd, 2017 @ 6:05pm CDT
If you just want any G1 Overlord, no you aren't going to care. If you want a particular one, you might. *shrugs* eh, just sharing a slight difference exists... but no it is not a game changer for anyone looking for either one.
Posted by Tigertrack on August 22nd, 2017 @ 6:05pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Tigertrack wrote:o.supreme wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Overlord is really AMAZING. No regrets returning the faulty TLK Leader Megs for that one.
I now have a new Holy Grail to get. G1 Overlord. I thought G1 Scorponok was expensive at 400$. A 100% complete overlord is 700$ at the base minimum!
sigh...
I haven't priced Original Series Transformers in a long time, but alas I have Owned Overlord at two different times in the past. I had the European release first. I sold that and got the Japanese release and had it for a while before selling my entire collection back in 2007...
I was just curious if you were specifically looking at the Japanese D-307, or the European release? -The toy is the same for both, its just the Box and instructions/inserts that are different....For some reason the European one was always a bit less expensive, but that may not be the case now.
Sorry to brag, but I gotta' flaunt it a little. I have both versions of Overlord and the blues are slightly different, or the purples--can't remember--- I don't have them standing next to each other right now, but I know that they are different. Otherwise, no, no new paint apps., no different accessories...boxes are different though. Nothing else that I remember.
I don't think that the designated European version shows up as much as the Japanese version, but maybe it does because I'm not really looking anymore.
Without the boxes, who would know the difference on first glance? For that matter, who would actually care aside from the appraisers?
If you just want any G1 Overlord, no you aren't going to care. If you want a particular one, you might. *shrugs* eh, just sharing a slight difference exists... but no it is not a game changer for anyone looking for either one.
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Posted by Prime Target on August 22nd, 2017 @ 6:32pm CDT
Posted by Prime Target on August 22nd, 2017 @ 6:32pm CDT
Dear god they look awesome together
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Posted by Tigertrack on August 22nd, 2017 @ 7:53pm CDT
Posted by Tigertrack on August 22nd, 2017 @ 7:53pm CDT
By the way William, thanks for the gallery. I almost think it looks better with the Sky Shadow head.
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Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 22nd, 2017 @ 9:34pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 22nd, 2017 @ 9:34pm CDT
I said that I will never have G1 Overlord due to his price.
But now I have almost all the Action Masters, I have G1 Apeface, Snapdragon, Defensor, Computron, 6 more headmasters, 12 pretenders (notably Bludgeon and Thunderwing) and a few more other G1s... As well as Scorponok!
Many if not most of them never even crossed my mind that I'd ever own them. But the stars aligned and they all came to me almost at once!
So a G1 Overlord certainly is not out of the question. As well as G1 Skyshadow and the G1 Masterforce pretenders and Headmaster Juniors... It will only be a matter of when.
But now I have almost all the Action Masters, I have G1 Apeface, Snapdragon, Defensor, Computron, 6 more headmasters, 12 pretenders (notably Bludgeon and Thunderwing) and a few more other G1s... As well as Scorponok!
Many if not most of them never even crossed my mind that I'd ever own them. But the stars aligned and they all came to me almost at once!
So a G1 Overlord certainly is not out of the question. As well as G1 Skyshadow and the G1 Masterforce pretenders and Headmaster Juniors... It will only be a matter of when.
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Posted by william-james88 on August 22nd, 2017 @ 10:14pm CDT
No problem happy to help
I have a few more pics here. Its God Bomber attached to the Hasbro Magnus Prime. And a height comparison with Overlord.
That reverse ab crunch came real handy
Posted by william-james88 on August 22nd, 2017 @ 10:14pm CDT
Tigertrack wrote:By the way William, thanks for the gallery. I almost think it looks better with the Sky Shadow head.
No problem happy to help
I have a few more pics here. Its God Bomber attached to the Hasbro Magnus Prime. And a height comparison with Overlord.
That reverse ab crunch came real handy
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Posted by Terrsolpix on August 22nd, 2017 @ 10:31pm CDT
Damn you! I told myself i don't need it, but now it looks like I'll be ordering it soon..... Can you get a good shot of the shin panels and godbomber's feet next to eachother under some good lighting though? I'm curious a second to how different they are without shadows.
Posted by Terrsolpix on August 22nd, 2017 @ 10:31pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Tigertrack wrote:By the way William, thanks for the gallery. I almost think it looks better with the Sky Shadow head.
No problem happy to help
I have a few more pics here. Its God Bomber attached to the Hasbro Magnus Prime. And a height comparison with Overlord.
That reverse ab crunch came real handy
Damn you! I told myself i don't need it, but now it looks like I'll be ordering it soon..... Can you get a good shot of the shin panels and godbomber's feet next to eachother under some good lighting though? I'm curious a second to how different they are without shadows.
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Posted by william-james88 on August 22nd, 2017 @ 10:47pm CDT
Will do so tomorrow morning But from what I saw, it made no difference. Believe it or not, Takara went with that Hasbro grey unpainted plastic on godbomber (on his face too, which sucks), so they end up matching quite well.
Posted by william-james88 on August 22nd, 2017 @ 10:47pm CDT
Terrsolpix wrote:Damn you! I told myself i don't need it, but now it looks like I'll be ordering it soon..... Can you get a good shot of the shin panels and godbomber's feet next to eachother under some good lighting though? I'm curious a second to how different they are without shadows.
Will do so tomorrow morning
But from what I saw, it made no difference. Believe it or not, Takara went with that Hasbro grey unpainted plastic on godbomber (on his face too, which sucks), so they end up matching quite well.
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Posted by Rodimus Prime on August 22nd, 2017 @ 11:53pm CDT
The above is a big reason I am looking forward to getting a TR Overlord, as the new figure looks to be superior to the G1 in every way, except maybe the integration of the Master figures.
I also wanted to share this so you can think about why exactly you want to get a G1 Overlord, especially before you commit to a large financial investment that a complete mint Overlord requires.
Posted by Rodimus Prime on August 22nd, 2017 @ 11:53pm CDT
Let me share my G1 Overlord experience perhaps as a cautionary tale. Overlord was a figure I had wanted since I was a kid, until 2012 when I finally had a complete Overlord in my possession. I got him piece by piece over a 6 month period. I got everything separately. The jet, the tank, Mega, Giga, the weapons, everything. Every 2 weeks when I got paid I would buy a piece, regardless of the price. When he was completed, I was elated. For about 2 days. When the euphoria of finally having the Grail I have wanted for 20 years wore off, I realized what G1 Overlord really was: an inarticulate brick. Yes, that can be said about a lot of G1/G2 figures, but for some reason I expected Overlord to be more. But I was disappointed. I left him on the shelf for a while, after all, I got him to be displayed, but even there he felt like an eye sore. He didn't scale with Ginrai, or any other figure, except maybe G1 Scorponok or G2 Megatron. So I ended up selling him, and I haven't regretted it.-Kanrabat- wrote:I said that I will never have G1 Overlord due to his price.
The above is a big reason I am looking forward to getting a TR Overlord, as the new figure looks to be superior to the G1 in every way, except maybe the integration of the Master figures.
I also wanted to share this so you can think about why exactly you want to get a G1 Overlord, especially before you commit to a large financial investment that a complete mint Overlord requires.
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Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on August 23rd, 2017 @ 12:37am CDT
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on August 23rd, 2017 @ 12:37am CDT
Why they couldn't cast the gray parts in the gray of CW Motormaster or better yet the grey used by Hot Rod's gray parts is beyond me.
Rodimus, I've seen them photographed together so I'm curious as to why you don't think G1 Overlord and Ginrai scale with each other. Admittedly by cartoon standards as well with God Ginrai (since the animators gave that combo the same sort of Super Mushroom Devastator et al usually got) admittedly, but otherwise he's reasonably in scale with the Masterforce toys. Among which, well... Funny you should bring up G1 Scorponok, considering.
williamjames88, can you take some shots of the God Ginrai/Apex Armor combo from the back? Also, I reiterate a question that seems to have been lost in the excitement: Can you see any actual difference between the core pieces of the calves on Hasbro PMOP and on Magnus Prime?
Rodimus, I've seen them photographed together so I'm curious as to why you don't think G1 Overlord and Ginrai scale with each other. Admittedly by cartoon standards as well with God Ginrai (since the animators gave that combo the same sort of Super Mushroom Devastator et al usually got) admittedly, but otherwise he's reasonably in scale with the Masterforce toys. Among which, well... Funny you should bring up G1 Scorponok, considering.
williamjames88, can you take some shots of the God Ginrai/Apex Armor combo from the back? Also, I reiterate a question that seems to have been lost in the excitement: Can you see any actual difference between the core pieces of the calves on Hasbro PMOP and on Magnus Prime?
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Posted by Rodimus Prime on August 23rd, 2017 @ 1:05am CDT
Posted by Rodimus Prime on August 23rd, 2017 @ 1:05am CDT
Overlord towers over even God Ginrai in robot mode, despite Overlord being bigger in Masterforce. It's just not accurate and that always bothered me. The new TR figure looks like it will be better standing next to both the G1 and TR versions of Powermaster Prime. And the articulation is much better, along with little to no parts-forming.ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Rodimus, I've seen them photographed together so I'm curious as to why you don't think G1 Overlord and Ginrai scale with each other. Admittedly by cartoon standards as well with God Ginrai (since the animators gave that combo the same sort of Super Mushroom Devastator et al usually got) admittedly, but otherwise he's reasonably in scale with the Masterforce toys. Among which, well... Funny you should bring up G1 Scorponok, considering.
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Posted by Albatross250 on August 23rd, 2017 @ 1:28am CDT
But i still prefer Megatron went berserk and killed Tarn by force
Posted by Albatross250 on August 23rd, 2017 @ 1:28am CDT
Kurona wrote:LE0KING wrote:Albatross250 wrote:TF-fan kev777 wrote:Jason5billion wrote:It looks like someone's trying to break a toy. If that's all they can think of to do with them, then maybe they should hold raffles. To say something that's on topic with this thread, I believe I saw the Deluxe class Transformer that turns into an alligator or something at Target.
No, they are re-creating a scene from a comic book where Overlord stomps Pipes.
And still that's the most brutal thing in the IDW series
Ummm... Didn't the DJD electrocute and melt a guy before forcing him to eat his own brain?
Let's not forget the Skids flashback where Tarn tricked him into slowly melting a bunch of Autobot prisoners; talking about how he doesn't believe in a Heaven but he does believe "Hell exists" while making Skids watch.
This franchise's tone has really gone far since the days of Optimus Prime playing basketball with Spike.
But i still prefer Megatron went berserk and killed Tarn by force
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Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 23rd, 2017 @ 4:33am CDT
G1 Scorponok and all the G1 Headmasters are exactly that. Unarticulated bricks with wonky looks and proportions.
Best example is just look at G1 Chromedome compared to the new TR version:
The G1 DO look pretty primitive compared to the NEW TR. But know what? I can't help but like it. It have that vintage naiveté that I just adore. Plus he's more fun to fiddle with than the TR version. And finally, the TR's values is increased tenfold just for being beside the original. Because I dind't really cared about that toy before getting the original. Now that I do, I found a new appreciation for the update. It the same thing for Midwipe, Skullsmacher/cruncher, Wolfwire/Weirdwolf, and Highbrow.
Each of these G1 Headmasters cost me 140$CAN. And oddly enough, I have no regrets.
The only thing that would make me regret buying a G1 Overlord is if the Powermaster gimmick get faulty or hard to use like G1 Dreadwing/Darkwing (that I thankfully avoided). My ultra expensive G1s are also for playing.
I'm the guy who LOVE his vintage robots, especially if they are FUN to play with. And I love their derpy looks. I even like the Super Gobots cars.
I can understand wholeheartedly what buyer remorse is for expensive figures. But it's different for everybody I guess. My biggest regret is Takara's MP-11 Starscream. What a piece of garbage with his cheap look, wonky chest, and for TRIPLE the price of the original...
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 23rd, 2017 @ 4:33am CDT
Rodimus Prime wrote:I realized what G1 Overlord really was: an inarticulate brick. Yes, that can be said about a lot of G1/G2 figures, but for some reason I expected Overlord to be more. But I was disappointed. I left him on the shelf for a while, after all, I got him to be displayed, but even there he felt like an eye sore. He didn't scale with Ginrai, or any other figure, except maybe G1 Scorponok or G2 Megatron. So I ended up selling him, and I haven't regretted it.
G1 Scorponok and all the G1 Headmasters are exactly that. Unarticulated bricks with wonky looks and proportions.
Best example is just look at G1 Chromedome compared to the new TR version:
The G1 DO look pretty primitive compared to the NEW TR. But know what? I can't help but like it. It have that vintage naiveté that I just adore. Plus he's more fun to fiddle with than the TR version. And finally, the TR's values is increased tenfold just for being beside the original. Because I dind't really cared about that toy before getting the original. Now that I do, I found a new appreciation for the update. It the same thing for Midwipe, Skullsmacher/cruncher, Wolfwire/Weirdwolf, and Highbrow.
Each of these G1 Headmasters cost me 140$CAN. And oddly enough, I have no regrets.
The only thing that would make me regret buying a G1 Overlord is if the Powermaster gimmick get faulty or hard to use like G1 Dreadwing/Darkwing (that I thankfully avoided). My ultra expensive G1s are also for playing.
I'm the guy who LOVE his vintage robots, especially if they are FUN to play with. And I love their derpy looks. I even like the Super Gobots cars.
I can understand wholeheartedly what buyer remorse is for expensive figures. But it's different for everybody I guess. My biggest regret is Takara's MP-11 Starscream. What a piece of garbage with his cheap look, wonky chest, and for TRIPLE the price of the original...
