Transformers Collectors' Club Exclusives & Subscription: Nacelle In-Hand
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Posted by prjkt on July 2nd, 2015 @ 12:06am CDT
Posted by Mkall on July 2nd, 2015 @ 1:50am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 2nd, 2015 @ 9:21am CDT
Posted by ScottyP on July 2nd, 2015 @ 9:24am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 2nd, 2015 @ 9:27am CDT
Except that its three compatriots were likewise made from the Classics mold, so why do otherwise for their fourth member?ScottyP wrote:The existence of the Platinum Edition Conehead set makes this mold choice make even less sense than it initially did.
Posted by ScottyP on July 2nd, 2015 @ 9:30am CDT
I know, I know. Just bitter because I want it out of the G1 mold, darn itSabrblade wrote:Except that its three compatriots were likewise made from the Classics mold, so why do otherwise for their fourth member?ScottyP wrote:The existence of the Platinum Edition Conehead set makes this mold choice make even less sense than it initially did.
Posted by Sabrblade on July 2nd, 2015 @ 9:33am CDT
The larger portion of the end vertical wingtip should be above the rest of the wing. It's below it here.
And, unfortunately, this does seem to be a widespread occurrence. The good news? You can swap the entire rear wing/thruster assembly fairly easily by taking just two screws out of each of his legs. The bad news... The factory seems to have painted the stripe with the misassembly in mind, so swapping the wings will give you an upside down stripe.
Posted by megatronus on July 2nd, 2015 @ 9:43am CDT
We're praying premium dollars for a premium product. Premium QC (or even standard QC) ought to come with it.
Posted by Counterpunch on July 2nd, 2015 @ 9:53am CDT
ScottyP wrote:The existence of the Platinum Edition Conehead set makes this mold choice make even less sense than it initially did. Still, looking forward to it. Looks G2-ish. G2 Thrust. There, now I've justified its dumb existence
Nacelle
Function: Decepticon Courier
"How much time to change your fate? One second too few..."
Nacelle is an exceptional battlefield courier. Brought into service during the emergence the InfoWars, couriers that could deliver uncorrupted missives from command posts to the front lines became invaluable. In a line of work where memory, attention to detail, and speed are necessary, Nacelle is the top of her field.
Her incredibly high efficiency rating caught the attention of Shockwave, who began employing her services in increasingly difficult situations. Proud and dedicated to the cause, Nacelle pushed herself beyond both her mental and physical limits to live up to these expectations. Her constant need to be somewhere else has left her frantic and constantly obsessed with time. Daring and dangerous quick take-offs eventually shredded her wings to the point that Shockwave fitted her with replacement vtols in place of her standard issue Seeker wings.
Now fitted with a body that enables her anxious tendencies even further, Nacelle knows its only a matter of time before she works herself to death. The clock is always ticking and Nacelle can hear its pulse better than anyone.
Posted by ScottyP on July 2nd, 2015 @ 11:02am CDT
Logic dictates that this is canon.Counterpunch wrote:Nacelle
Function: Decepticon Courier
"How much time to change your fate? One second too few..."
Nacelle is an exceptional battlefield courier. Brought into service during the emergence the InfoWars, couriers that could deliver uncorrupted missives from command posts to the front lines became invaluable. In a line of work where memory, attention to detail, and speed are necessary, Nacelle is the top of her field.
Her incredibly high efficiency rating caught the attention of Shockwave, who began employing her services in increasingly difficult situations. Proud and dedicated to the cause, Nacelle pushed herself beyond both her mental and physical limits to live up to these expectations. Her constant need to be somewhere else has left her frantic and constantly obsessed with time. Daring and dangerous quick take-offs eventually shredded her wings to the point that Shockwave fitted her with replacement vtols in place of her standard issue Seeker wings.
Now fitted with a body that enables her anxious tendencies even further, Nacelle knows its only a matter of time before she works herself to death. The clock is always ticking and Nacelle can hear its pulse better than anyone.
Posted by Powered Convoy on July 2nd, 2015 @ 11:28am CDT
Counterpunch wrote:ScottyP wrote:The existence of the Platinum Edition Conehead set makes this mold choice make even less sense than it initially did. Still, looking forward to it. Looks G2-ish. G2 Thrust. There, now I've justified its dumb existence
Nacelle
Function: Decepticon Courier
"How much time to change your fate? One second too few..."
Nacelle is an exceptional battlefield courier. Brought into service during the emergence the InfoWars, couriers that could deliver uncorrupted missives from command posts to the front lines became invaluable. In a line of work where memory, attention to detail, and speed are necessary, Nacelle is the top of her field.
Her incredibly high efficiency rating caught the attention of Shockwave, who began employing her services in increasingly difficult situations. Proud and dedicated to the cause, Nacelle pushed herself beyond both her mental and physical limits to live up to these expectations. Her constant need to be somewhere else has left her frantic and constantly obsessed with time. Daring and dangerous quick take-offs eventually shredded her wings to the point that Shockwave fitted her with replacement vtols in place of her standard issue Seeker wings.
Now fitted with a body that enables her anxious tendencies even further, Nacelle knows its only a matter of time before she works herself to death. The clock is always ticking and Nacelle can hear its pulse better than anyone.
That's a pretty cool bio.
I am partial to the one he comes with though, having wrote it.
Randy
Posted by Counterpunch on July 2nd, 2015 @ 11:33am CDT
Powered Convoy wrote:Counterpunch wrote:ScottyP wrote:The existence of the Platinum Edition Conehead set makes this mold choice make even less sense than it initially did. Still, looking forward to it. Looks G2-ish. G2 Thrust. There, now I've justified its dumb existence
Nacelle
Function: Decepticon Courier
"How much time to change your fate? One second too few..."
Nacelle is an exceptional battlefield courier. Brought into service during the emergence the InfoWars, couriers that could deliver uncorrupted missives from command posts to the front lines became invaluable. In a line of work where memory, attention to detail, and speed are necessary, Nacelle is the top of her field.
Her incredibly high efficiency rating caught the attention of Shockwave, who began employing her services in increasingly difficult situations. Proud and dedicated to the cause, Nacelle pushed herself beyond both her mental and physical limits to live up to these expectations. Her constant need to be somewhere else has left her frantic and constantly obsessed with time. Daring and dangerous quick take-offs eventually shredded her wings to the point that Shockwave fitted her with replacement vtols in place of her standard issue Seeker wings.
Now fitted with a body that enables her anxious tendencies even further, Nacelle knows its only a matter of time before she works herself to death. The clock is always ticking and Nacelle can hear its pulse better than anyone.
That's a pretty cool bio.
I am partial to the one he comes with though, having wrote it.
Randy
A few of us had for one reason or another, thought Nacelle was going to be a fembot. I just thought I'd toss out the first thoughts that came to mind for her in that gender.
Posted by ScottyP on July 2nd, 2015 @ 12:00pm CDT
Real talk - get with your club homies and tell them Counterpunch needs to write a bio or two sometime (assuming he's willing). Some of the stuff this dude comes up with that has been explained to me in casual conversation is a freaking gold mine of cool ideas.Powered Convoy wrote:I am partial to the one he comes with though, having wrote it.
Posted by Sabrblade on July 2nd, 2015 @ 11:03pm CDT
Minor correction of the misassembly comment: Though the rear wings are indeed swapped, the paint apps on there are NOT upside-down. So if one does the simple fix of switching them, both the rear wings and their paint apps will be in their proper arrangements with no errors.megatronus wrote:Why must there always be a misassembly?
We're praying premium dollars for a premium product. Premium QC (or even standard QC) ought to come with it.
Posted by megatronus on July 2nd, 2015 @ 11:07pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Minor correction of the misassembly comment: Though the rear wings are indeed swapped, the paint apps on there are NOT upside-down. So if one does the simple fix of switching them, both the rear wings and their paint apps will be in their proper arrangements with no errors.megatronus wrote:Why must there always be a misassembly?
We're praying premium dollars for a premium product. Premium QC (or even standard QC) ought to come with it.
That's good to know... I'll have to fix Nacelle's lady bits up when I'm back home.
Posted by Sabrblade on July 2nd, 2015 @ 11:15pm CDT
Be careful, though. Just found out that the legs might be glued so, in addition to unscrewing them, you might need to carefully pry them open with a knife, but only if the tailfins are that bothersome.megatronus wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Minor correction of the misassembly comment: Though the rear wings are indeed swapped, the paint apps on there are NOT upside-down. So if one does the simple fix of switching them, both the rear wings and their paint apps will be in their proper arrangements with no errors.megatronus wrote:Why must there always be a misassembly?
We're praying premium dollars for a premium product. Premium QC (or even standard QC) ought to come with it.
That's good to know... I'll have to fix Nacelle's lady bits up when I'm back home.
Also, another error was discovered, but a minor one. The wing connectors are upside-down, with the square end facing upward instead of downward, making the wings rotate less easily than they should since the square end acts to block them from rotating that way. This may result in the wings popping off, but harmlessly since they can be easily reattached. However, as this is a minor misassembly, it does not fully prevent the proper function of the wing connector pieces since the wings can still be rotated with a little more force (or by popping them off and reattaching them), and once they're swung up for robot mode, the square end of the piece really helps to hold the wings securely in place, stopping them from potentially flopping around in robot mode. A sort of blessing in disguise.
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on July 2nd, 2015 @ 11:17pm CDT
If either are in fact wrong of me, i'm cool with that, and I'll gladly headcannon someone else's headcannon, for my own headcannon
Posted by fenrir72 on July 2nd, 2015 @ 11:57pm CDT
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on July 3rd, 2015 @ 12:02am CDT
fenrir72 wrote:Nacelle's a fembot?
Only if you want her to be. The club's bio states that Nacelle's a he, but those are clearly lies and slander against Counterpunch's awesome bio for those of us who wanted Nacelle to be a she.
Posted by Zeedust on July 3rd, 2015 @ 12:41am CDT
SW's SilverHammer wrote:fenrir72 wrote:Nacelle's a fembot?
Only if you want her to be. The club's bio states that Nacelle's a he, but those are clearly lies and slander against Counterpunch's awesome bio for those of us who wanted Nacelle to be a she.
I have to say it: Nacelle's kind of a feminine-sounding name.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 3rd, 2015 @ 8:40am CDT
Nemesis Primal wrote:SW's SilverHammer wrote:fenrir72 wrote:Nacelle's a fembot?
Only if you want her to be. The club's bio states that Nacelle's a he, but those are clearly lies and slander against Counterpunch's awesome bio for those of us who wanted Nacelle to be a she.
I have to say it: Nacelle's kind of a feminine-sounding name.
You can blame using French (with its many feminine nouns) for aviation terms for that, in this case it's derived from "la nacelle" which means "small boat".
Posted by grimdragon2001 on July 3rd, 2015 @ 10:29am CDT
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on July 9th, 2015 @ 11:55am CDT
But ... is anyone else still waiting on Nova Prime (maybe anyone in Canada)? I've gotten no response after e-mailing the club about it.
Posted by jogunwarrior on July 10th, 2015 @ 8:53am CDT
- So members receive a free figure if they sign up by a certain date, is there a specific window to sign up to receive the free figure?
- When it comes to the subscription service, do you have to order all the figures in the service, or can I pick and choose? Needlenose and Windsweeper look cool, but less interested in Bludgeon.
Posted by megatronus on July 10th, 2015 @ 9:43am CDT
jogunwarrior wrote:Okay, so I have never signed up for the Collectors Club, but am seriously considering it. I have some basic questions, my apologies if these have already been covered elsewhere, any help or guidance is appreciated.
- So members receive a free figure if they sign up by a certain date, is there a specific window to sign up to receive the free figure?
- When it comes to the subscription service, do you have to order all the figures in the service, or can I pick and choose? Needlenose and Windsweeper look cool, but less interested in Bludgeon.
Hey, no worries. Questions are good, and I'm sure others will benefit and/or are curious.
You sign up in the fall (if I recall correctly); Seibertron will definitely news it when registration for TFSS is open, and provide warnings at the 1 week/day left marks.
Yes, you have to sign up for all the figures. You can't pick and choose. They have payment plans for those who don't want to pay one lump sum.
Posted by jogunwarrior on July 10th, 2015 @ 9:56am CDT
I can always try and hook up other members of the community with the figures I don't want.
Posted by Sabrblade on July 10th, 2015 @ 10:41am CDT
As for the Subscription Service, you have two payment options. Either pay the full installment of all six figures (plus the mystery 7th figure) at the beginning (which is usually in late Summer/early Fall), or pay three installments throughout the year per every two figures' releases (the 7th figure is a free bonus, but only available to those who subscribe), with the first installing being the same time as the full installment (the Club will send out emails throughout the year letting people know when the second and third installments will be due). As the Club likes to surprise its members, there is no telling what order each figure will be released in, so if your just wanting Windsweeper and Needlenose, then you're better off getting all of them and selling off the ones you don't want since the figures' identities are only publicly made known when the figures arrive at each person's homes and said person posts about the figure's identity online.
Posted by Mkall on July 10th, 2015 @ 12:54pm CDT
Posted by prjkt on July 10th, 2015 @ 3:47pm CDT
Posted by jogunwarrior on July 21st, 2015 @ 11:45am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Additionally, signing up for the Club itself and signing up for the Subscription Service are two separate payments. Signing up for the Club gets you the free figure, which must be done before the March 16th of the year that each free figure is released. For instance, to get this year's Lio Convoy figure, you had to have signed up before March 16, 2015, but to get next year's Ramjet figure, you have to sign up before March 16, 2016.
As for the Subscription Service, you have two payment options. Either pay the full installment of all six figures (plus the mystery 7th figure) at the beginning (which is usually in late Summer/early Fall), or pay three installments throughout the year per every two figures' releases (the 7th figure is a free bonus, but only available to those who subscribe), with the first installing being the same time as the full installment (the Club will send out emails throughout the year letting people know when the second and third installments will be due). As the Club likes to surprise its members, there is no telling what order each figure will be released in, so if your just wanting Windsweeper and Needlenose, then you're better off getting all of them and selling off the ones you don't want since the figures' identities are only publicly made known when the figures arrive at each person's homes and said person posts about the figure's identity online.
Thanks again for the info, all the help is appreciated. One more question popped up as I was looking to sign up:
Other than about $23.00, what is the difference between 1st class membership and 3rd class membership? Is it just how the figures are mailed? And can anyone comment as to whether or not that difference is worth the extra price tag?
Posted by Sabrblade on July 21st, 2015 @ 11:57am CDT
I think it refers to how fast you want to receive your items in the mail. Like, first class shipping has a higher degree of priority than third class shipping, so you pay more for the mail to come sooner.jogunwarrior wrote:Other than about $23.00, what is the difference between 1st class membership and 3rd class membership? Is it just how the figures are mailed? And can anyone comment as to whether or not that difference is worth the extra price tag?
As for whether it's worth it, that all depends on how much your desire your stuff to come sooner than later. I personally just stick to third class since I can wait. Though I do admit to feeling a bit antsy when all those with first class shipping get their stuff earlier and start talking about it all before my stuff arrives.
Posted by Seibertron on July 21st, 2015 @ 1:17pm CDT
Posted by ScottyP on July 21st, 2015 @ 1:48pm CDT
Cost difference is just the postage difference. USPS themselves uses the term "Standard Mail" now rather than "3rd Class", but it's the same thing. Standard mail is a lot less expensive than first class when dealing with a mini-magazine, hence the lower cost.jogunwarrior wrote:Other than about $23.00, what is the difference between 1st class membership and 3rd class membership? Is it just how the figures are mailed? And can anyone comment as to whether or not that difference is worth the extra price tag?
Practical differences:
- 1st Class Mail is always processed before Standard Mail, regardless of when the PO actually receives it. The Standard Mail is processed on a "time available" basis.
- This yields a delivery time of roughly 2-4 days for 1st Class stuff, vs. 1-4 weeks (possibly longer) for Standard Mail.
- Standard Mail is not forward-able and doesn't get returned to the sender. If you move mid-year and forget to update your address with the Club, but forward through the PO, you still won't get Club Magazines. Post Office will find them un-deliverable and toss 'em out.
Posted by Counterpunch on July 21st, 2015 @ 2:31pm CDT
They are doing part replacement now too, so you don't have to ship a whole figure back if just a portion is damaged and can be removed. That's quite helpful and a welcome change!
Posted by megatronus on July 21st, 2015 @ 5:00pm CDT
Counterpunch wrote:Just wanted to put it out there that the Club was great about fixing my broken Nacelle figure.
They are doing part replacement now too, so you don't have to ship a whole figure back if just a portion is damaged and can be removed. That's quite helpful and a welcome change!
I've never had an issue getting a replacement. The Club definitely does that well, in my experience.
Protoform X arrived with a horn snapped off its head. Taken care of.
Chromedome's micron arrived with a warped leg. Taken care of.
I'm glad your issue was quickly resolved, too.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on July 21st, 2015 @ 11:21pm CDT
Posted by Flux Convoy on July 23rd, 2015 @ 1:03pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Minor correction of the misassembly comment: Though the rear wings are indeed swapped, the paint apps on there are NOT upside-down. So if one does the simple fix of switching them, both the rear wings and their paint apps will be in their proper arrangements with no errors.megatronus wrote:Why must there always be a misassembly?
We're praying premium dollars for a premium product. Premium QC (or even standard QC) ought to come with it.
The paint apps ARE incorrect if you swap them to be assembled correctly. https://www.facebook.com/TheSpacebridge ... cation=ufi
Posted by Sabrblade on August 7th, 2015 @ 11:40pm CDT
That's not how the paint apps were in the original mock up from the Club:Flux Convoy wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Minor correction of the misassembly comment: Though the rear wings are indeed swapped, the paint apps on there are NOT upside-down. So if one does the simple fix of switching them, both the rear wings and their paint apps will be in their proper arrangements with no errors.megatronus wrote:Why must there always be a misassembly?
We're praying premium dollars for a premium product. Premium QC (or even standard QC) ought to come with it.
The paint apps ARE incorrect if you swap them to be assembled correctly. https://www.facebook.com/TheSpacebridge ... cation=ufi
Posted by Flux Convoy on August 12th, 2015 @ 6:15am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:That's not how the paint apps were in the original mock up from the Club:Flux Convoy wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Minor correction of the misassembly comment: Though the rear wings are indeed swapped, the paint apps on there are NOT upside-down. So if one does the simple fix of switching them, both the rear wings and their paint apps will be in their proper arrangements with no errors.megatronus wrote:Why must there always be a misassembly?
We're praying premium dollars for a premium product. Premium QC (or even standard QC) ought to come with it.
The paint apps ARE incorrect if you swap them to be assembled correctly. https://www.facebook.com/TheSpacebridge ... cation=ufi
Which came first?
Posted by TF_JW on August 12th, 2015 @ 7:28am CDT
Obviously there were tweaks made to Nacelle's deco elsewhere (like the entire robot mode) so that he was different enough from other Seekers (namely Thundercracker). The swoosh was another intentional tweak - albeit a much simpler one. To give him a little more difference from Thrust's wing stripes, the ones of the tail fins were flipped.
Of course then the misassembly flipped them back.
Posted by Lbsammills51 on August 12th, 2015 @ 4:41pm CDT
Posted by TF_JW on August 13th, 2015 @ 5:26am CDT
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on August 13th, 2015 @ 5:49am CDT
Posted by Lbsammills51 on August 13th, 2015 @ 10:28am CDT
TF_JW wrote:The third figure started showing up around the first of this month. So the fourth would more than likely do the same next month.
So does that mean people paying via installments won't be charged for the third installment until next month?
Posted by TF_JW on August 13th, 2015 @ 12:02pm CDT
Posted by TF_JW on August 14th, 2015 @ 5:26pm CDT
Hello Everyone,
This is going out to everyone who has ordered the TFSS 3.0. We hope that you are enjoying your first three figures. The fourth figure will begin shipping out later this month and we look forward to hearing what you think of him.
As you know, earlier this week we opened up pre-orders for the TFSS 4.0. We understand that there has been some concern in regard to the overlap in billing for anyone who wants to purchase the TFSS 4.0 and also selected the installment payment plan for the TFSS 3.0. To help alleviate potential payment conflicts, we have pushed back the final installment payment for the TFSS 3.0 to Sept 14th.
In addition, if you purchased the subscription by installment, please verify that your credit card information and billing/shipping address are correct in the system. After three failed attempts to bill, your FSS subscription will be cancelled and we know that everyone wants to be sure to receive the mystery 7th figure upon the final shipment. In addition, each credit card attempt has an additional admin processing fee added to it. So, for the installment purchases, please log in and check your credit card BEFORE Sept 14th.
In fact, why wait? It only takes a minute. Log in here to check your account. Click on "My Account" after you log in to edit any of your address and/or payment info.
Enjoy the rest of this Summer weather while you can!
Brian
Posted by Zeedust on August 14th, 2015 @ 10:03pm CDT
SW's SilverHammer wrote:I'ma say September's figure is going to be Krok due to MTMTE #35 coming out in the same month and focusing on the scavengers.
Wait, I thought Scavenger was dead.
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on August 14th, 2015 @ 10:31pm CDT
Nemesis Primal wrote:SW's SilverHammer wrote:I'ma say September's figure is going to be Krok due to MTMTE #35 coming out in the same month and focusing on the scavengers.
Wait, I thought Scavenger was dead.
Scavenger's okay. Scrapper's dead.
Posted by Lbsammills51 on August 15th, 2015 @ 12:39am CDT
TF_JW wrote:Speaking of the email, here it is!Hello Everyone,
This is going out to everyone who has ordered the TFSS 3.0. We hope that you are enjoying your first three figures. The fourth figure will begin shipping out later this month and we look forward to hearing what you think of him.
As you know, earlier this week we opened up pre-orders for the TFSS 4.0. We understand that there has been some concern in regard to the overlap in billing for anyone who wants to purchase the TFSS 4.0 and also selected the installment payment plan for the TFSS 3.0. To help alleviate potential payment conflicts, we have pushed back the final installment payment for the TFSS 3.0 to Sept 14th.
In addition, if you purchased the subscription by installment, please verify that your credit card information and billing/shipping address are correct in the system. After three failed attempts to bill, your FSS subscription will be cancelled and we know that everyone wants to be sure to receive the mystery 7th figure upon the final shipment. In addition, each credit card attempt has an additional admin processing fee added to it. So, for the installment purchases, please log in and check your credit card BEFORE Sept 14th.
In fact, why wait? It only takes a minute. Log in here to check your account. Click on "My Account" after you log in to edit any of your address and/or payment info.
Enjoy the rest of this Summer weather while you can!
Brian
I am glad that the simultaneous 3.0/4.0 payment issue is being addressed. Though I still think it could've been avoided in the first place, at least the concern voiced by myself and some others isn't being met with just a shrug of shoulders. I'm glad I now have the option, budgeting-wise, to swing both.
Posted by ScottyP on August 28th, 2015 @ 2:34pm CDT
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