Transformers Legacy Motormaster Video Review
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Posted by blackeyedprime on June 10th, 2022 @ 5:18pm CDT
Trailer not being able to store or at least release a stunticon sucks...at the very minimum they could have given it fold out pegs like on jetfire so bots could hitch a ride on the side of it. Those warrped wheels tho...that would be an instant return for refund for me.
The base mode...yeagh that's not compatable either other than some vbad looking terrain for them to hide behind and no ramp or little black car. Then to top that off not use any kind of connecting mechanism that they have a choice of using to link it to other bases, yikes.
The way the hands sit on bot mode is just off too they should be more central with the stunticon attached. Going to take a few upgrades to sort this thing out but nothing new there.
Shame Optimus Primes cab should have been the size of motormasters to begin with.
Posted by Cheetron on June 10th, 2022 @ 5:57pm CDT
Posted by Hellscream9999 on June 11th, 2022 @ 12:14am CDT
Grahf_ wrote:To anyone who preordered Motormaster from Target when the preorders first went up during the "spend $50 save $10" and "spend $100 save $25" sales, please be aware that Target might try to cancel your preorders.
I received an email the other day stating that they would be cancelling the order due to the payment not being able to be processed. This sounds like my fault until I tell you that they put a hold for the funds as soon as the order was placed. Meaning that the funds were already set aside for the items so there's no reason why the payment couldn't be processed. I even used a brand new and unused card for this payment.
It wanted me to change the payment method. However, doing this voids the sale for some reason. I called up customer support and the nice man in India assured me that the order would not be cancelled and that everything about the order was fine on his and his "higher up's" end.
Today I check my email and the order is cancelled. It's Target.com, of course it is.
I can reorder them even though Motormaster is presold out. But again, this voids the sale.
So I called them back up and got a different nice man in India to help me. I explained to him that the reason why it was cancelled was because Target.com seems to hate when people preorder items while on sale and they have the tendency to cancel them. Which is true as most of us can attest to over the years as it seem most cancelled preorders happen when they put up Hasbro preorders while they're running a sale. I also told him that the had been on hold so the funds were always available for the order and that the previous nice man in India told me that everything was going to be fine and not be cancelled.
So this new nice man in India went to his "higher up" and came back to me with an acceptable offer. He told me that not only will he be able to honor the $25 off if I were to repurchase everything on the payment method of my choice but he was going at add an additional $15 off for a grand total of $40 off. However, the full amount was charged first which totaled $109 (I got Blue Marvel as well to bring it up to $100 for the sale). Then I received a refund of $40 and any applicable taxes.
So just be aware that there's a chance Target might try and cancel your preorder if you got it on sale and you can technically still get the sale price if you talk to them to explain. They might even give you a little extra off if they mess something up like they did for me.
I just don't understand how they couldn't process the payment even though they had a hold on the funds the entire time. It's not like I could use that money once the hold was in place. After it was cancelled, my available funds went up by the amount that was on hold. So again, they had the money the entire time but somehow couldn't process the payment. I never have problems anywhere other than Target.com.
This happpens all the time, it's pretty well known around here that ordering from target.com is basically a waste of time.
Posted by Slashercon on June 11th, 2022 @ 8:54pm CDT
Grahf_ wrote:To anyone who preordered Motormaster from Target when the preorders first went up during the "spend $50 save $10" and "spend $100 save $25" sales, please be aware that Target might try to cancel your preorders.
I received an email the other day stating that they would be cancelling the order due to the payment not being able to be processed. This sounds like my fault until I tell you that they put a hold for the funds as soon as the order was placed. Meaning that the funds were already set aside for the items so there's no reason why the payment couldn't be processed. I even used a brand new and unused card for this payment.
It wanted me to change the payment method. However, doing this voids the sale for some reason. I called up customer support and the nice man in India assured me that the order would not be cancelled and that everything about the order was fine on his and his "higher up's" end.
Today I check my email and the order is cancelled. It's Target.com, of course it is.
I can reorder them even though Motormaster is presold out. But again, this voids the sale.
So I called them back up and got a different nice man in India to help me. I explained to him that the reason why it was cancelled was because Target.com seems to hate when people preorder items while on sale and they have the tendency to cancel them. Which is true as most of us can attest to over the years as it seem most cancelled preorders happen when they put up Hasbro preorders while they're running a sale. I also told him that the had been on hold so the funds were always available for the order and that the previous nice man in India told me that everything was going to be fine and not be cancelled.
So this new nice man in India went to his "higher up" and came back to me with an acceptable offer. He told me that not only will he be able to honor the $25 off if I were to repurchase everything on the payment method of my choice but he was going at add an additional $15 off for a grand total of $40 off. However, the full amount was charged first which totaled $109 (I got Blue Marvel as well to bring it up to $100 for the sale). Then I received a refund of $40 and any applicable taxes.
So just be aware that there's a chance Target might try and cancel your preorder if you got it on sale and you can technically still get the sale price if you talk to them to explain. They might even give you a little extra off if they mess something up like they did for me.
I just don't understand how they couldn't process the payment even though they had a hold on the funds the entire time. It's not like I could use that money once the hold was in place. After it was cancelled, my available funds went up by the amount that was on hold. So again, they had the money the entire time but somehow couldn't process the payment. I never have problems anywhere other than Target.com.
This whole scenario sums up my experience trying to preorder items from wave 2 of Earthrise...almost down to the tee with the sale and everything. And in the end, I think it wound up getting cancelled anyway.
Posted by william-james88 on June 11th, 2022 @ 9:03pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on June 11th, 2022 @ 10:05pm CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 12th, 2022 @ 3:57am CDT
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on June 12th, 2022 @ 7:22am CDT
Emerje wrote:o.supreme wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Both toy and toon had cars in the back. It was only Combiner Wars that reversed it.cloudballoon wrote:If Hasbro can add like half an inch to lower legs and add a ratcheted swivel below the knee, then fans can choose either toy or toon accurate leg modes (car in front/back),
or as I like to call it, Toy Commercial Animation vs Animated Series design.
I've always wondered how the animators for the cartoon and commercial (and some of the artists of the day) screwed up so colossally as to get the legs upside down (and Drag Strip in the commercial). I know the animations were full of errors, but that's such a weird mistake to make. I wonder if nobody actually looked at the toy and drew Menasor based on description only.
Emerje
It is one of the reasons I've always said Menasor is so Fugly. The worst looking combiner in G1. In every other Gestalt, a team member represents it's own limb. Not just a casing over a hollow skeleton.
Posted by MaximalNui on June 12th, 2022 @ 4:53pm CDT
Posted by Nemesis Primal on June 12th, 2022 @ 6:03pm CDT
Not every Energon weapon is clear plastic. The product descriptions call out the following Wave 2 figures as having Energon weapons:MaximalNui wrote:So I guess they moved away from the Energon weapon gimmick? So far the only new reveal with one was the Commander Blitzwing; not even Cybertron Metroplex has one. Which is a pity, because I actually really liked the gimmick: it was a unifying factor among different characters and styles (or potential styles, looking at you "Prime Universe" Bulkhead and Knock Out) and since it was just an accessory it was perfectly non-intrusive and optional for those who preferred a more accurate figure display.
-Leader Blitzwing (the rocket hands)
-Elita-1 (clear rifles)
-Knock-Out (clear "shield" that combines with his rifle to become the spear)
-Tarantulas (painted buzzsaw)
-Jhiaxus (painted red gun)
And on top of that, the designers have referred to all Deluxe Stunticons so far as having Dark Energon blasters, even though the product descriptions have forgone mentioning them in favor of talking about Menasor.
Posted by Sabrblade on June 12th, 2022 @ 6:08pm CDT
Elita-1 has Twin Energon Blasters, Knock Out has an Energon Shield, Tarantulas has an Energon buzzsaw, and Wildrider has Energon Blasters that shoot Dark Energon (same case as Drag Strip's guns).MaximalNui wrote:So I guess they moved away from the Energon weapon gimmick? So far the only new reveal with one was the Commander Blitzwing; not even Cybertron Metroplex has one. Which is a pity, because I actually really liked the gimmick: it was a unifying factor among different characters and styles (or potential styles, looking at you "Prime Universe" Bulkhead and Knock Out) and since it was just an accessory it was perfectly non-intrusive and optional for those who preferred a more accurate figure display.
Not all are translucent plastic, but that's what Hasbro called them upon their official reveal.
Posted by Sowndwave76 on June 12th, 2022 @ 10:26pm CDT
I can’t say I’m more excited about any 1 (or even 4) of the Stunticons than I am for Sludge, but in the grand scheme, Hastak has done a really solid job with what we’ve seen so far.
Posted by Autobot N on June 12th, 2022 @ 10:44pm CDT
Posted by DeathReviews on June 13th, 2022 @ 9:03am CDT
Posted by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 on June 13th, 2022 @ 9:12am CDT
Emerje wrote:
o.supreme wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
cloudballoon wrote:
If Hasbro can add like half an inch to lower legs and add a ratcheted swivel below the knee, then fans can choose either toy or toon accurate leg modes (car in front/back),
Both toy and toon had cars in the back. It was only Combiner Wars that reversed it.
or as I like to call it, Toy Commercial Animation vs Animated Series design.
Image
I've always wondered how the animators for the cartoon and commercial (and some of the artists of the day) screwed up so colossally as to get the legs upside down (and Drag Strip in the commercial). I know the animations were full of errors, but that's such a weird mistake to make. I wonder if nobody actually looked at the toy and drew Menasor based on description only.
Emerje
It is one of the reasons I've always said Menasor is so Fugly. The worst looking combiner in G1. In every other Gestalt, a team member represents it's own limb. Not just a casing over a hollow skeleton.
Well if you look closely, in the cartoon, you can kind of see the bottom of the car mode (in the legs) in combined mode. That's how I thought it worked, but apparently not.
Posted by o.supreme on June 13th, 2022 @ 9:19am CDT
DeathReviews wrote:As much as I dissed Kickback, Legacy Ransack somehow looks better. Maybe it's the new head sculpt, or the blaring yellow... But am I going to buy a 4-pack just to get that one figure? Fat chance. Especially if it's more repaints that I don't like.
Yeah I'm not sure where Hasbros logic is. I know they want to play into the whole "multiverse" angle but having one obvious stand out character in these sets ( Previously Fangry) and now, Ransack, seems odd.
Kids won't care, and parents wanting to get a " battle in a box" won't care either, but most fans who obviously want the one one toy made with them in mind will pass,
These should have been sold as Selects. Packs of multiple characters do much better when there is a more united theme than " 4 randos from across dimensions* . When Target asked for a multipacks set they probably were thinking of some sort of unified team, or theme at least.
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 13th, 2022 @ 9:36am CDT
o.supreme wrote:DeathReviews wrote:As much as I dissed Kickback, Legacy Ransack somehow looks better. Maybe it's the new head sculpt, or the blaring yellow... But am I going to buy a 4-pack just to get that one figure? Fat chance. Especially if it's more repaints that I don't like.
Yeah I'm not sure where Hasbros logic is. I know they want to play into the whole "multiverse" angle but having one obvious stand out character in these sets ( Previously Fangry) and now, Ransack, seems odd.
Kids won't care, and parents wanting to get a " battle in a box" won't care either, but most fans who obviously want the one one toy made with them in mind will pass,
These should have been sold as Selects. Packs of multiple characters do much better when there is a more united theme than " 4 randos from across dimensions* . When Target asked for a multipacks set they probably were thinking of some sort of unified team, or theme at least.
I have a feeling that target only cares as long as it sells, mo matter the buyer.
Posted by Autobot N on June 13th, 2022 @ 9:39am CDT
Well they must have been satisfied with the performance of the last pack if they asked for another oneo.supreme wrote:When Target asked for a multipacks set they probably were thinking of some sort of unified team, or theme at least.
Posted by o.supreme on June 13th, 2022 @ 10:52am CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:I have a feeling that target only cares as long as it sells, no matter the buyer.
I suppose. How well did it sell though? I know many people weren't able to find it because of poor distribution, whereas, at least one of my Targets had them in stock when a 25% off sale was occurring so who knows.
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 13th, 2022 @ 12:32pm CDT
Posted by MaximalNui on June 13th, 2022 @ 5:37pm CDT
Nemesis Primal wrote:Not every Energon weapon is clear plastic. The product descriptions call out the following Wave 2 figures as having Energon weapons:
-Leader Blitzwing (the rocket hands)
-Elita-1 (clear rifles)
-Knock-Out (clear "shield" that combines with his rifle to become the spear)
-Tarantulas (painted buzzsaw)
-Jhiaxus (painted red gun)
And on top of that, the designers have referred to all Deluxe Stunticons so far as having Dark Energon blasters, even though the product descriptions have forgone mentioning them in favor of talking about Menasor.
Sabrblade wrote:Elita-1 has Twin Energon Blasters, Knock Out has an Energon Shield, Tarantulas has an Energon buzzsaw, and Wildrider has Energon Blasters that shoot Dark Energon (same case as Drag Strip's guns).
Not all are translucent plastic, but that's what Hasbro called them upon their official reveal.
Oh, so it wasn't abandoned; it's just really inconsistent.
Posted by Emerje on June 13th, 2022 @ 8:30pm CDT
o.supreme wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:I have a feeling that target only cares as long as it sells, no matter the buyer.
I suppose. How well did it sell though? I know many people weren't able to find it because of poor distribution, whereas, at least one of my Targets had them in stock when a 25% off sale was occurring so who knows.
For Target they were very hard to find. Many stores never got them and they sold out literally instantly when they appeared online. Having them make it to clearance was certainly an anomaly. As a TRU Canada exclusive it definitely was better stocked and lingered. I watch a few Canadians on YouTube (Laura Legends and Mathew Mercy) who have done TRU walking tours where the four pack was very visible on center aisle displays. Not to mention our own Canadians taking pictures of them on display so they definitely weren't rare up there.
To me it's obvious that Hasbro is looking for one good figure for a set that will hook buyers and Ransack appears to be the figure for this set (though I'm sure Hasbro is thinking Goldbug who we haven't seen yet). I doubt Target is picking the figures for these sets and with Buzzworthy Bumblebee being an undeniable success for them they probably leave the choices up to Hasbro, I doubt they're making any sort of requests beyond "a four pack". I'm curious how the price will compare to the previous set since there isn't a Voyager in it, I don't think we've seen a computer listing yet.
Emerje
Posted by MaximalNui on June 15th, 2022 @ 5:11pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on June 15th, 2022 @ 7:45pm CDT
Posted by o.supreme on June 15th, 2022 @ 10:31pm CDT
Emerje wrote:For Target they were very hard to find. Many stores never got them and they sold out literally instantly when they appeared online. Having them make it to clearance was certainly an anomaly.
Agreed. I stated in my original post, that some Target stores didn't get them at all because of poor distribution, I understand that. Also I said it was on SALE at 25% off, not on Clearance. I've made the same mistake before, but I'm learning there is a difference:
Lastly, I was a bit surprised when I reached out to Scott himself, and he is going to create a discussion video around this exact topic: Why a single toy, that is highly desired by adult collectors would be in a multi-pack of less desirable toys. Of course as stated, the real world answer is most likely- "Target doesn't care as long as it sells", but it should be fun to watch when it comes out, probably within the next week or so.
I mean I'm not perfect. I purchased BOTH Titans Return Giftsets with Random characters, but I found ways to justify in my mind how to integrate certain characters into my collection that didn't really fit. However I couldn't do the same with the Buzzworthy pack from last year, nor can I do it with the upcoming one this year.
Posted by william-james88 on June 17th, 2022 @ 11:29am CDT
o.supreme wrote: Why a single toy, that is highly desired by adult collectors would be in a multi-pack of less desirable toys.
I thought we knew that, no? It's a selling point for the 4 pack. Also, in the cases where this more sought after toy has new parts, the selling of it along with toys that don't makes the overall budget work better.
Also, Scott needs to work on proofreading his thumbnails
Posted by william-james88 on June 17th, 2022 @ 11:34am CDT
He and his wavemates should appear shortly in the west.
Posted by Evil Eye on June 17th, 2022 @ 11:56am CDT
Posted by cloudballoon on June 17th, 2022 @ 12:43pm CDT
Posted by DeathReviews on June 17th, 2022 @ 12:51pm CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 17th, 2022 @ 12:59pm CDT
Posted by o.supreme on June 17th, 2022 @ 1:41pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Also, Scott needs to work on proofreading his thumbnails
For sure, especially if he is charging $150.00 an hour as a consultant.
Posted by william-james88 on June 17th, 2022 @ 2:30pm CDT
o.supreme wrote:william-james88 wrote:Also, Scott needs to work on proofreading his thumbnails
For sure, especially if he is charging $150.00 an hour as a consultant.
Hahahahaha
Posted by o.supreme on June 17th, 2022 @ 3:45pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on June 17th, 2022 @ 3:58pm CDT
o.supreme wrote:So...I just watched a legit review of Legacy Blitzwing from emgo. Those Hulk hands just make no sense. I mean, it's not something the character ever had. If they wanted to stick with the Energon weapon theme, they could have made the guns out of translucent plastic. I know the figure itself it pretty solid with few gaps, but if they had extra budget for tooling, it could have been better spent elsewhere.
I completely agree.
Posted by blackeyedprime on June 17th, 2022 @ 5:02pm CDT
also beyond me why they tried to keep the semi car6toon accurate ram bar/cockpit when they went and coverered up the tank treads for zero accuracy.
Posted by Sabrblade on June 17th, 2022 @ 11:39pm CDT
I guess somebody at Hasbro was operating under "Rule of Cool" when they thought of it.o.supreme wrote:So...I just watched a legit review of Legacy Blitzwing from emgo. Those Hulk hands just make no sense. I mean, it's not something the character ever had. If they wanted to stick with the Energon weapon theme, they could have made the guns out of translucent plastic. I know the figure itself it pretty solid with few gaps, but if they had extra budget for tooling, it could have been better spent elsewhere.
Sometimes "Hey, wouldn't it be cool if...?" is all it takes for companies to run with the weirdest ideas that make no sense to us consumers while said companies think they're neat and innovative.
It's probably the same line of thinking that gave us Wheeljack, of all Autobots, as a sword-swinging, rule-breaking, lone-wolf Wrecker in TF: Prime.
Posted by MeGrimlock78 on June 18th, 2022 @ 7:19am CDT
Posted by Overcracker on June 18th, 2022 @ 9:09am CDT
Those "Energon" hands are totally out of left field. Unless they are entirely mean for someone else.
Otherwise, its like let's take budget away from the main figure for these useless hands....
He does have some clever bits though, and the tank mode looks pretty good, so there's that.
Posted by Sowndwave76 on June 18th, 2022 @ 10:21am CDT
He’s right up there towards the top of my most wanted list.
The bot mode is really well done, & is enough for me. The jet mode is obvsly a letdown, but I’m good with the tank.
The energon hands are seriously a bad joke.
I don’t love blast effects, but a couple of those even would’ve been better.
It probably wouldn’t work for deluxe releases because of budget limitations, but for a leader, why not build on the included weapons (or at least 1-2)…
The energon-infused weapon could’ve been a similarly shaped sword, but much larger, with a transparent blade.
A similarly shaped blaster, again much larger, with a semi-transparent barrel.
And any leftover budget, again, throw in a couple blast effects;
While intended to show the upped power of the energon weapons, of course they could be used with the regular weapons, the alt modes, & almost any other figure.
These hands are supposed to be an extra play feature/gimmick, yet they just suck.
I won’t use them at all; not for any of Blitzy’s modes, & not with any other figure…
They really are a complete waste.
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 18th, 2022 @ 11:02am CDT
Incidentally, do we know of all the leader class figures for Legacy now?
Posted by Evil Eye on June 18th, 2022 @ 11:42am CDT
Posted by Sowndwave76 on June 18th, 2022 @ 12:21pm CDT
Evil Eye wrote:Power fists are always cool and when I heard we were having them I was kinda stoked. The problem is that, even disregarding the rest of the figure's issues, they aren't very good. Vehicle storage kinda sucks, they're completely inarticulate aside from the wrists (a crime as big poseable hands are like peak fun as far as toys go) and they're not even fists! If Blitzwing punched an Autobot with those, he'd end up with broken fingers!
Good points…
Power fists probably could be cool if done right.
But what are these, “chop hands”??
Posted by Sabrblade on June 18th, 2022 @ 12:35pm CDT
Finger cannons, I guess.Sowndwave76 wrote:Evil Eye wrote:Power fists are always cool and when I heard we were having them I was kinda stoked. The problem is that, even disregarding the rest of the figure's issues, they aren't very good. Vehicle storage kinda sucks, they're completely inarticulate aside from the wrists (a crime as big poseable hands are like peak fun as far as toys go) and they're not even fists! If Blitzwing punched an Autobot with those, he'd end up with broken fingers!
Good points…
Power fists probably could be cool if done right.
But what are these, “chop hands”??
Which, admittedly, does sound cool on paper. But still odd for Blitzwing.
Posted by Till-all-R1 on June 18th, 2022 @ 12:59pm CDT
Sowndwave76 wrote:I’m still excited for Blitzwing.
He’s right up there towards the top of my most wanted list.
The bot mode is really well done, & is enough for me.
Same here, as someone who primarily buys them for the "bot" look anyway this version suits my needs.
That said maybe I could have saved a few Dollars on a R.E.D. version but IMO those do look cheap and I still want a "Transformer" not an "action figure" of said characters because I do occasionally enjoy transforming them.
It is unfortunate about the alt modes looking the way they do but I've come to accept this from the modern iterations, after all even the classic toys looked this way after a couple years of use/play.
Posted by william-james88 on June 18th, 2022 @ 8:58pm CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:Ironically the hands are my favourite part of this though their inclusion is a head scratcher.
Incidentally, do we know of all the leader class figures for Legacy now?
Yes, but not all have been revealed. Still missing TM2 Megatron.
Posted by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 on June 19th, 2022 @ 12:07am CDT
Posted by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 on June 19th, 2022 @ 12:08am CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 19th, 2022 @ 5:24am CDT
william-james88 wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:Ironically the hands are my favourite part of this though their inclusion is a head scratcher.
Incidentally, do we know of all the leader class figures for Legacy now?
Yes, but not all have been revealed. Still missing TM2 Megatron.
Ah yes, completely forgot about him
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on June 19th, 2022 @ 10:49am CDT