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Post by Benn on Jun 23, 2022 19:46:05 GMT
Yeah, been surprised at how much of this subline I'm into. Would have been the perfect place for a Red Mirage, too...
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 23, 2022 21:19:33 GMT
Cosmos is great! I love his little flag!
-Ralph
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Post by Benn on Jun 23, 2022 21:21:37 GMT
I hope a 3P company makes different flags for him. Like a skull and crossbones, or an "I want to believe" with a little alien head.
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Post by Shockprowl on Jun 23, 2022 21:52:15 GMT
COSMOS!!! IT'S A NEW MOLD!!!! Is he that small deluxe size? Like the other minis? What is this set? I don't suppose Cosmos will be realised separately will he? |
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Post by Pinwig on Jun 23, 2022 21:58:53 GMT
It's a sub-line, they'll all be released individually. Fear not. This is a Walmart exclusive line in the US, we just need confirmation of how they're coming out here. ID have said they are getting them but they don't know yet if they need to import or go through Hasbro UK.
Yes he's a mini deluxe.
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Post by Shockprowl on Jun 23, 2022 22:00:52 GMT
Thank you!
I am excited. One small Autobot toy, one, giant leap on the Mini-Autobot Road.
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Post by Llama God on Jun 24, 2022 7:18:10 GMT
Cosmos looks absolutely ridiculous. I love him. We'll certainly be picking him up when we get the chance.
Road Rocket looks nice, but having only just acquired the Arcee version of the mold there is nothing that could convince me to buy it again. (Aside from a hefty bribe.) (Or even a small bribe.) It's just a horrible mold. Which is a shame, because that looks half decent.
Burn Out... Eh. Not for me.
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Post by Jim on Jun 24, 2022 11:52:03 GMT
Cosmos looks amazing! A must buy, even though he's already well-served by modern updates.
I am too far down the Diaclone homage rabbit hole to pass on Burn Out.
Road Rocket looks better than I expected, and given I'm not going down the Arcee route is tempting.
So many items to add to the list this morning...
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 25, 2022 7:24:32 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 25, 2022 15:16:46 GMT
> Tra Gen Legacy Velocitron LDR 2 Coh. Could have Done Leader 1 first... As to the rest, it's actually very interesting. I'm surprised that there's going to be a wave 2 of Velocitron, given it's a store-exclusive line. I'm not. Last September I said: But to my eye this looks like the successor to Netflix as Wal*Mart's exclusive repaint line. This makes it even more so. I'll back Smyths to go for this one. We also speculated onn a w2 at the time: This is obviously one Wave for Velocitron ..... is there a second? If there is can we populate it with land vehicles? I saw Rad from Jazz suggested in the Golden Disc thread Stepper? Crosscut Energon Quickstrike from Springer for the Voyager? Delta Magnus/Powered Convoy for leader? Or might they go a different aproach and make a different wave a different planet? Annoyingly TFWiki does not seem to list the Cybertron toys by planet for me to check likely suspects..... Interesstingly none of these new names came up: But some of those characters are not unwelcome. I'm guessing that Crasher will be a repaint of Mirage? Can't think of a better option. That Hot Rod's got to be a reuse of the SS86 mold - mostly based on the fact that it hasn't had a re-use anywhere else yet. But will this be the time that it's finally hot pink? Oh Primus, give us ourPink Hot Rod! And Shadow Striker is very welcome - a Cyberverse character making it into a G1 continuity! Exciting times. But who will she be a repaint of? The Lambro mold might be best, given her Cyberverse character model, but I'm wondering if they'll use Override/Nitro Convoy instead. Interesting though. Override is a Voyager, Shadow Striker a deluxe. But EVERY WAL*MART exclusive wave so far has had a Sideswipe redeco so.... Override is apparently repacked with Hot Rod, 2 Hot Rods to 1 Override. The leader puzzles me now Powered Convoy has been done in Shattered Glass... Any other suggestions? |
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Post by Llama God on Jun 26, 2022 9:20:06 GMT
As to the rest, it's actually very interesting. I'm surprised that there's going to be a wave 2 of Velocitron, given it's a store-exclusive line. I'm not. Last September I said: But to my eye this looks like the successor to Netflix as Wal*Mart's exclusive repaint line. This makes it even more so. I'll back Smyths to go for this one. I can't be expected to remember back to last September. Not in this economy. But that's a good point - I'd forgotten the Wal-Mart/Netflix relationship. Fingers crossed it'll hit Smyths here... And Shadow Striker is very welcome - a Cyberverse character making it into a G1 continuity! Exciting times. But who will she be a repaint of? The Lambro mold might be best, given her Cyberverse character model, but I'm wondering if they'll use Override/Nitro Convoy instead. Interesting though. Override is a Voyager, Shadow Striker a deluxe. But EVERY WAL*MART exclusive wave so far has had a Sideswipe redeco so.... Yeah, I'd missed that she was only a Deluxe. My money's either on the Lambro then, or maybe a re-working of Knock-Out (who is of course himself a re-working of Jazz). The leader puzzles me now Powered Convoy has been done in Shattered Glass... Any other suggestions? I'd suggest a Blitzwing repaint, but my money's on him being the basis of Armada Megatron. So... I dunno. What other leaders have been under-re-used? Astrotrain maybe? As Armada Jetfire or something? Or just TM2 Megatron as Cryotek? It'll be one of those two. Especially if they give TM2 Megatron his dragster mode - that'll fit Velocitron nicely. |
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Post by Pinwig on Jun 26, 2022 18:36:28 GMT
I was about to say why 500? Why not something more grand sounding like 2000 or 5000, but then I realised it's taken from the Indy 500 isn't it.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 26, 2022 18:40:04 GMT
But they haven't even released Indy 5 yet.
-Ralph
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Post by Benn on Jun 26, 2022 18:47:49 GMT
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jun 26, 2022 19:48:02 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 27, 2022 13:30:40 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Jun 29, 2022 21:48:44 GMT
Interesting posts from Mark on FB showing they really were going to try and squeeze Cosmos out of the Cybertronian Bumblebee mould. That would have been awful.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 29, 2022 22:10:36 GMT
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Post by Toph on Jun 30, 2022 4:15:50 GMT
Interesting posts from Mark on FB showing they really were going to try and squeeze Cosmos out of the Cybertronian Bumblebee mould. That would have been awful. Well, it's not like what they gave us is any better. |
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 30, 2022 7:10:20 GMT
I get Tarantulus vibes from the Cosmos face-sculpt and once I saw it I couldn't unsee it!
-Ralph
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Post by Llama God on Jun 30, 2022 7:23:08 GMT
I get Tarantulus vibes from the Cosmos face-sculpt and once I saw it I couldn't unsee it! Calling back to the fact that clearly Tarantulas was actually meant to be Cosmos all along! Or something... But yeah, that proposed Cosmos from Origins 'Bee wouldn't have been the worse thing, by a long way. But what we've got is certainly better. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 30, 2022 7:54:39 GMT
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Post by Shockprowl on Jun 30, 2022 16:10:02 GMT
I get Tarantulus vibes from the Cosmos face-sculpt and once I saw it I couldn't unsee it! -Ralph Shut up, Big Phil! |
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Post by Shockprowl on Jun 30, 2022 16:13:45 GMT
Cosmos looks AMAZING. I am so pleased. When's he out?! WHEN?!?! I'm buying two. |
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 30, 2022 18:02:08 GMT
Why two?
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Jun 30, 2022 18:17:28 GMT
Obviously we're all buying three.
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Post by Pinwig on Jun 30, 2022 18:18:32 GMT
Coo. Look how chunky he is compared to Huffer. He's going to be a really big small deluxe.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 30, 2022 20:50:59 GMT
Obviously we're all buying three. Why three?? -Ralph |
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Post by Pinwig on Jun 30, 2022 20:53:47 GMT
Because Shockprowl's buying two.
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Post by Shockprowl on Jun 30, 2022 21:51:16 GMT
Actually.... Three is a .. Good Amount.
One to open and play with. One to keep MISB forever. One as a spare incase I break the first one... BY CUDDLING IT TOO TIGHT.
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