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Post by Benn on Mar 21, 2019 8:22:13 GMT
My problem with what I've seen of Prowl is that his chest is too big. It looks out of porportion, and the flat featureless white doesn't help that. His legs were never an issue for me.
Barricade looks worse though. I wonder, if he sells well, someone at Hasbro or Takara will decide to sell MP Smokescreen as Barricade?
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Post by Toph on Mar 21, 2019 8:26:36 GMT
The chest really isn't that bad at all in person. That was really offputting to me, too, from the pictures.
My problem with Barricade is the car doesn't suit him. This is like a melding of a corvette and a viper. Barricade really needs to be something mean looking, like a charger.
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Post by Stomski on Mar 21, 2019 8:58:45 GMT
Speaking of Starscream - (couldn't see it in thread yet?) but there's a bit of a problem with the joint that attaches the wings to the back, in that it's too weak given the stiffness so the wings break off. Allegedly there's a running change to reinforce it.
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Post by Dezzeh on Mar 21, 2019 11:43:22 GMT
Just had my Soundwave invoice from Kapow. Have asked them to put the w2 legends in as well.
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Post by Toph on Mar 23, 2019 5:49:35 GMT
There's also supposedly a running change in Starscream to add a pin in his chest to keep it from popping off (it's not half as bad as Ironhide's leg panels though, so i didn't mention the issue).
Surprisingly, Starscream is growing on me. Make no mistake, he's still a terrible halfassed mold. But he's grown on me.
I think his bright colors go a long way.
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 23, 2019 8:01:31 GMT
Good to hear Starscream's growing on you CJ. Gives me hope...
WE NEED HALF-DECENT VOYAGER STRIKE PLANES!!!
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Post by Toph on Mar 23, 2019 9:16:27 GMT
This is not it.
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 23, 2019 12:48:38 GMT
NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 25, 2019 9:55:54 GMT
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Post by Toph on Mar 25, 2019 12:33:17 GMT
The "mega value tenpack" could very well just be a bundle of the regular ones for black friday, or something similar. They used to do that all the time.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 25, 2019 12:56:26 GMT
Reminds me of that 15 Minicon box from a few years back. Not anticipating anything new here.
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Post by Bogatan on Mar 25, 2019 14:11:01 GMT
They did do a fair amount of repaints for the universe minicons.
And very few of the micrmasters dont have a repaint option.
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Post by Toph on Mar 25, 2019 15:17:42 GMT
I'm all for redoing Overcharge with one of the cars
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 25, 2019 17:26:19 GMT
Just imagine if the Mega Pack was a box of the Battlemasters recoloured.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 25, 2019 17:40:22 GMT
I would be all over that. Alas it's clear it's the Mircromasters.
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Post by Llama God on Mar 26, 2019 7:33:22 GMT
I'm going to assume it'll also include Sundor and Steeljaw.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 27, 2019 8:23:33 GMT
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Post by Dezzeh on Mar 27, 2019 10:01:06 GMT
Oh ho that is nice.
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Post by Benn on Mar 27, 2019 11:01:41 GMT
Cracked and preordered Sixgun. Now, I need to find a cheap Scamper...
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Post by Jim on Mar 27, 2019 19:53:04 GMT
Wave 2 on the shelves here in Germany! And it was my day off, so got a successful hunt in and came home with Sixgun and Ironhide.
Prowl actually looks pretty great! I didn't expect to but I ummed and arred between him and Ironhide. Like others have said the proportions look absolutely fine in the plastic.
Chromia though looks much worse than I expected, a very easy pass.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 27, 2019 19:55:21 GMT
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Post by Toph on Mar 29, 2019 19:59:24 GMT
I got wave two micromasters today. Boy, the steakout/red heat gun mode really is an "it's a gun because we say it's a gun" situation. I mean like... the last two were kinda gunnish, if you squint and choose not to see the robot/car stuff... we're just completely pretending on this one, aren't we?
And I think I finally pegged why Laserbeak has been rubbing me wrong, all this time. In all the laserbeaks we've gotten, this is the first one that's been a go at a straight forward update. But instead of going with the proper look that he's known for for 35 years, they chose to base it on a five second clip from the very beginning of a 35 year old cartoon.
Most of the Siege toys, including his package mate Ravage, have all had straight updates. The other micromasters are getting straight updates, in that Hasbro isn't even pretending these aren't earth cars (unlike Optimus, Prowl, and Sideswipe). Ravage meanwhile is a straight update. Proportions are wonky, but Ravage looks as Ravage has always looked. Even though this is his second outing. And we've got two other earth animals in this line, too, that haven't been altered in any way to look vehicular (lionizer and pteraxadon)
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 29, 2019 22:59:18 GMT
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Post by legios on Mar 30, 2019 6:27:14 GMT
*\sixgun* Bring me my spare legs. I'ma be a Command Wold Now-oooooowwwwwwwww!*/sixgun*
Karl
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Post by Jim on Mar 30, 2019 9:57:59 GMT
Brilliant! I can see me wanting another Sixgun, he's great and the weaponisers gimmick is surprisingly good. My current favoured Sideswipe / Sixgun configuration:
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 30, 2019 14:52:37 GMT
Getting mildly curious about Voyager Op. I haven't found one yet, and I'm starting to wonder if when Smyths do restock their line that they end up with wave two and not wave one. I know there will be that 35th version in time, which might well look better, but it'll stand out a bit compared to the other grimier Siege toys. Just wondering if I need to be proactive now in finding one instead of assuming it'll come back into stock everywhere before long.
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Post by Dezzeh on Mar 30, 2019 19:22:31 GMT
Yeah think Hasbro are probably done with wave 1 now, better get on it quick
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 30, 2019 19:54:41 GMT
Just so weird to have a wave one that doesn't hang around for half a year and stink the place out. I better get a Shockwave too, although he's repacked in later waves isn't he, so he'll be around for a bit I think.
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 30, 2019 21:54:28 GMT
Opened up Hound. What a figure! Nice proportions and really posable. Proper ankle rockers on Deluxes is the way forward.
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Post by Dezzeh on Mar 30, 2019 22:11:19 GMT
The whole line is really shaping up to be something special. Even if I do have to replace my Skytreadwheelsguy because of his super glued hip.
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