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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 2, 2022 11:25:48 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 26, 2022 9:28:26 GMT
Legacy: Core: Iguanus
Deluxe: Skids
Voyager: Jhiaxus
Leader: Dragon Megatron
Larger Toy: Motormaster
Legacy Deluxe Exclusive: Minerva
Legacy Beast Collection: Buzzsaw
Legacy Multipack: Buzzworthy BB Creatures Collide
Wreck n Rule Collection: Impactor with Spindle Velocitron Speedia 500: Deluxe: Cosmos
Voyager: Override
Leader: Galaxy Shuttle. Sorry Nemesis Prime Generations Select: Black Zarak Shattered Glass Ultra Magnus Buzzworthy Bumblebee: Legacy Exclusive Deluxe & Voyager: Silverstreak
SS86 Deluxe: Cliffjumper
Multipack: (Energon Escape, Heroes of Cybertron) STUDIO SERIES 86: Core: Spike
Deluxe: Perceptor
Voyager: Ironhide
Leader: Sludge STUDIO SERIES: Core: Laserbeak
Deluxe: Brawn
Voyager:
Leader: CYBERVERSE: Warrior: Snarl
Ultra: Sludge
Ultimate:
Deluxe: Grimlock
Roll & Combine: Bumbleswoop Transformers Crossover: Generation 1 Reissue: Hot Rod Beast Wars Reissue: Tigatron - original Japanese colours. But it's a close one over Scorponok Masterpiece: GENERAL: Worst Toy: Legacy Arcee ain't great. But it's not horrible. Probably Tonkanator who although I only opened last night has multiple issues
The Buyers Regret Award For The Worst Toy You Bought: At the moment Tonkanator
Best Toy: Legacy Core Iguanus - AMAZING job integrating the Pretender shell with the alt mode. Far, far better than you'd expect for the size class.
The Pinwig "If I Could Only Keep Five Toys From This Year They'd Be" award Iguanus, Cosmos, Jhiaxus, Black Zarak and Galaxy Shuttle
Best Older Toy You Bought: Universe 2 Countdown
2023 Toy You're Most Looking Forward To: The Junkions. Tarn. Metalhawk. Bludgeon
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 26, 2022 9:45:08 GMT
CORE SLUDGE.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 26, 2022 11:24:07 GMT
Look. Your bottom antics cannot be classified as a toy of the year candidate no matter how much fun you have on the throne.
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 26, 2022 11:57:42 GMT
CORE SLUDGE.
-Ralph
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Post by Toph on Dec 26, 2022 13:25:47 GMT
Core Sludge is a 2023 toy. It's eligible next year.
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Post by Toph on Dec 26, 2022 13:37:55 GMT
There are too many really good ones for me to choose.
BW updates have continued to be really strong figures. But the non-BWs have largely been really good, too.
Warden leaving has been the best thing to happen to TF in a while. He was really holding things back.
My top picks, with no rhyme or reason
Iguanus
Tarantulas
Dragstrip
BB Silverstreak
BB Goldbug
Inferno
TM2 Megatron
Blitzwing
Override
Jhiaxus
SS86 Ironhide
Toy I'm most looking forward to-
Lioconvoy, TFA Prowl
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 26, 2022 16:56:59 GMT
Core Sludge is a 2023 toy. It's eligible next year. Released in 2022. Folk already have it. -Ralph |
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Post by Jim on Dec 27, 2022 23:26:42 GMT
Legacy:
Core: Iguanus. Great to look at, interesting transformation, high fiddle factor.
Deluxe: Skids. Maybe slightly disappointing, though certainly not at the level of Kingdom Tracks.
Voyager: Inferno. Captures the character so well in a really fun toy.
Leader: Blitzwing. Does pretty much exactly what was needed. Could happily lose the Hulk hands though.
Legacy Multipack: Buzzworthy Bumblebee Creatures Collide. Goldbug is really nice in-hand and the others are surprisingly pretty repaints.
Wreck n Rule Collection: Twin Twist. Amazing (and hard to find) mould in beautiful colours.
Velocitron Speedia 500:
Deluxe: Cosmos. Genuine greatness here.
Voyager: Override. By default, really; she’s ok but the toy didn’t blow me away and I mildly regret buying her as a result.
Generations Select:
Clampdown, possibly. I got all the Diaclone homages, but honestly they didn't do a lot for me this year, despite loving the previous Gen Select releases.
Shattered Glass:
Slicer. Zero interest in SG, this is pure Action Master homage for me, and it’s done very well.
Buzzworthy Bumblebee:
Legacy Exclusive Deluxe & Voyager: Blue Bluestreak. Not the highlight of the year I’d normally expect a Blue Bluestreak to be though.
STUDIO SERIES 86:
Voyager: Ironhide. The redo I didn’t know I needed.
Leader: Sludge. Haven’t had the chance to open it yet, though.
Beast Wars Reissue:
Cybershark. What a lovely toy!
Masterpiece:
Crosscut. I got all three of this mould this year, and normally Skids would take it but he was released last year. One of the very best MP moulds ever I think.
GENERAL:
Worst Toy: probably Legacy Kickback. He’s ok, but there’s nothing to get excited about. I transformed him once, thought “Is that it?”, and put him to one side. TR Kickback runs circles around him.
The Buyers Regret Award For The Worst Toy You Bought: Oddly, not Kickback! With him I’m anticipating a nice consistent set of Insecticons. So probably Bomb burst. Again, he’s ok, but he’s not even in Iguanus’s league. A bit simple and the robot mode feels kind of gappy and awkward.
Best Toy: Cosmos. Every good thing people say is true, and I like that his robot mode proportions stand out in a line which has tended toward more human proportions in recent years.
The Pinwig "If I Could Only Keep Five Toys From This Year They'd Be" award
Cosmos, Iguanus, Twin Twist, Sludge, Ironhide.
Best Older Toy You Bought: MP Skids. He’s be at the top of the previous list if released this year.
2023 Toy You're Most Looking Forward To: possibly the rumoured Commander Ultra Magnus; given how well they did the new Ironhide this year I think there’s a good chance they’ll do him justice this time.
Of what we’ve seen, MP Burn Out. Tremendous mould, beautiful deco.
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Post by Benn on Jan 1, 2023 12:29:23 GMT
Legacy: Legacy is a tricky one as they've been mostly solid updates, but with nothing that really makes them stand out though.
Core: Iguanus. The only good one.
Deluxe: Minerva.
Voyager: Jhiaxus
Leader:
Larger Toy:
Legacy Deluxe Exclusive: (Red Cog/Minerva) I can find Minerva in my local, which given the scramble when the listings went up is kinda mad. She still wins.
Wreck n Rule Collection: Leadfoot. The mammoth I can live without and he only stays in my house because of his name.
Velocitron Speedia 500:
Deluxe: Cosmos. Road Rocket is nice, but I have never transformed her. Cosmos is fun.
Voyager:
Leader:Galaxy Shuttle
Generations Select: Black Zarak
Shattered Glass: Flamewar. That deco is so good.
Buzzworthy Bumblebee: Silversteak. The blue doesn't pop as well as it could, but it's still a damn fine colour scheme
STUDIO SERIES 86:
Core: Exo-Suit Spike. It does the job.
Deluxe: Ironhide. Was anyone expecting this to be as good as it was? I wasn't!
Voyager: Junkheap. The Marvel UK Junkion!
Leader: Sludge. Was there any others?
CYBERVERSE:
Warrior: Slug. A surprise find in TK Maxx and why weren't all of them like this?
GENERAL:
Worst Toy:
The Buyers Regret Award For The Worst Toy You Bought: Bomb-Burst. Core class has been 90% disappointment, but I was hoping that Bomb-Burst would rescale the heights that Iguanus climbed.(there's a couple of jokes in there, surely) But alas, no. Ugly, ill proportioned and lacking all Iguanus's charm. He doesn't even come with a combi weapon bit.
Best Older Toy You Bought: Legends G2 Megatron and Noble. The TR fever is still at hold, but this toy looks so good.Almost makes you wish Takara were still able to do their own decos still.
2023 Toy You're Most Looking Forward To: Probably Deathsaurus, as that's something to keep going all year for.
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Post by Shockprowl on Jan 2, 2023 0:22:21 GMT
I've only obtained 12 Transformers in 2022, so I can't possibly complete the categories. So I'm just going to go for my top three:
3rd: Iron Trans 3P Prowl- superb little G1 Prowl who I have played chess against all year. Thank you Kingoji.
2nd: Studio Series Sludge- a welcomed stop on the Dinobot-road.
1st: Blueshift Exclusive: Scrounge- the most amazing Transformer I've ever seen.
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