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Post by Bogatan on May 2, 2023 19:39:12 GMT
As with Predaking if it goes under £100 I may bite. If it doesnt I cant see it.
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Post by legios on May 2, 2023 20:27:26 GMT
So what do we reckon a decent buy in price is? The spacecraft mode isn't bad. The humanoid mode isn't really doing a great deal for me to be honest. It has a very "squared-off person" vibe to it that just isn't what I want from a transformable spaceship. The "the fins come off and you can stick them in her hands" vibe to the accessories is a bit "will that do?" as well. But most importantly, it is too big for my flat. So my buy-in price is "n/a" personally. But everyone else's will vary. It certainly isn't something I'd want to spend £200 on. I can see myself spending that kind of money on a transformable spacecraft yes, but not this one. Karl |
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Post by Pinwig on May 2, 2023 20:34:38 GMT
As with Predaking if it goes under £100 I may bite. If it doesnt I cant see it. I like that idea. Does it involve wrapping a towel around your head? |
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Post by The Doctor on May 2, 2023 20:48:48 GMT
I never did see Predaking on sale, which is why I don't own one!
-Ralph
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Post by Toph on May 2, 2023 23:27:48 GMT
I never did see Predaking on sale, which is why I don't own one! -Ralph You're not missing out. |
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Post by Llama God on May 3, 2023 7:29:05 GMT
The "the fins come off and you can stick them in her hands" vibe to the accessories is a bit "will that do?" as well. Yep. It definitely screams of them cranking this out on a small budget. Whilst I don't mind the look of both modes myself, the fact that there's only two modes puts me off. As does the fact that figures can't actually ride inside the Nemesis, which makes it a useless spaceship. And it doesn't come with a smaller companion character, like most other Titans do. This really feels like charging the most for the least possible effort. |
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Post by Llama God on May 3, 2023 7:29:38 GMT
I never did see Predaking on sale, which is why I don't own one! -Ralph You're not missing out. Eh. The combined mode is quite a solid, good figure. It's just the individual figures that are... compromised. |
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Post by The Doctor on May 3, 2023 8:59:15 GMT
Titan Cybertron Metroplex doesn't come with a companion figure but it does have an enormous accessory!
That has been sitting at £100 for a while and still isn't shifting.
-Ralph
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Post by Toph on May 3, 2023 9:21:26 GMT
Eh. The combined mode is quite a solid, good figure. It's just the individual figures that are... compromised. I am not impressed with the combined mode at all. It's ugly, too big, and impossible to move it without collapsing it's torso. I genuinely regret buying it. |
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Post by Benn on May 3, 2023 9:53:23 GMT
Never saw a cheap Predaking or Trypticon, and Trypticon remains on my wishlist.
I think I was hoping the there would be an undersized Predaking, like there was of Devastator, and that never happened either.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on May 3, 2023 11:15:11 GMT
I prefer the look of this to the Ark, but can't justify the price tag or the space required for either.
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Post by The Doctor on May 3, 2023 21:23:28 GMT
IIRC the Ark RRP was around £140. Titan prices have really shot up. Nemesis for £220!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Llama God on May 4, 2023 7:19:42 GMT
Well you know, it's difficult financial times right now. These poor execs won't make their millions in bonuses on their own, you know.
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 4, 2023 13:08:28 GMT
Nemesis behind the scenes snakas.blog95.fc2.com/blog-entry-9085.htmlWill grab images later Hasbro designer Sam Smith King Samlock on Instagram http://instagram.com/p/CrzuqU8MUtc http://instagram.com/p/Crzu54Qs1Tk http://instagram.com/p/CrzvOrbMY2X “Transformers Legacy Evolution – Titan Nemesis I am thrilled to finally share and talk about our Evolution Titan figure for the year. Making her character debut, the Nemesis! This was a dream project to get the opportunity to work, and it was a massive undertaking from the start. I am so thankful for the titan sized team that contributed to bringing this character to life, and we hope that you the fans enjoy her as much as we do. The following is a glimpse into the development process, in partnering with the incredible Yuki Hisashi at Takara Tomy, and collaborating with a very familiar transformers artist, @santalux75 to spark a transformation cog of vehicle that has been lurking within entertainment since the beginning. 39 years later, the Nemesis finally awakens. Check out the corresponding Robot and Vehicle companion posts that follow for more details about each mode. Transformers Legacy Evolution – Titan Nemesis – Robot Mode Designing a bot form that was just as menacing as its alt mode which had been a part of transformers history since the beginning, and knowing that this character needed to hold her own against the Titan Ark, this character had some big shoes to fill. We imagined an epic Bot VS Bot battle of the “last” Titans, and we wanted to debut the Nemesis’s Robot form as something entirely new. I had the pleasure of working with @santalux75 to flush our some silhouette for the robot form that would find a balance against the existing Ark. We didn’t want heroic proportions, we wanted something downright evil. Something that would accentuate the visual aesthetics of her alt mode, and would scream DECEPTICON! Using the influence of the Ark face being inspired by the autobot insignia, it only made sense that we would replicate this with the Nemesis. We did a number of explorations of the head, that would incorporate elements of the icon while providing a bit more depth and layers as if her head / helmet had inspired the logo, and avoid looking too much like Tarn. I love where we ended up, we even incorporated some subtle elements of the coronation crown to the helm and one of my favorite features being the modular battle mask that opens up to reveal the face. Something that the Titan Ark was always lacking was weaponry, so we ensured that the Nemesis would be equipped with more than her razor claws. She literally shreds her armor to utilize it for melee and firepower. Her shin plates are able to separate and reveal blaster cannons that can be secured in her hands and to her forearms, and the upper shoulder canards can be separated and deployed as hatchets for up close attack. The deco on this figure was a treat, it became a nightmare to flush out the desired purple in production, but at the final stages our engineering team pulled it off, and I couldn’t be happier with the result. What are your thoughts on the Titan Nemesis’s robot mode? And how do you think she fits into transformers lore? Should she be a part of entertainment? Would you want to see these Titans battle? Transformers Legacy Evolution – Titan Nemesis – Vehicle Mode Above all else, we needed to deliver and epic uncompromised depiction of the Nemesis ship, that would compliment 39 years of entertainment. This presented a number of challenges due to the untraditional shape, and the fact that the ship only seemed to be able to land by crash landing into a planets surface. Standing the vehicle on its engines was a given, but to expand the ease of display-ability, we added a folding lower wing that would enable to ship to sit on its hull and gain access to the rear loading ramp. As for the engines themselves, there were a lot of directions we could move in for how we would execute them, but we landed on a quad engine array inspired by the ship used in Kingdom. The vehicle body is equipped with multiple turrets and that be articulated along with two retractable bridges which house the landing platforms for various micro seekers and coneheads to show off the enormous scale of the ship. Yuki Hisashi worked so tirelessly to ensure that we delivered a true to form representation of the Nemesis Ship when fully transformed, and I couldn’t be happier with the outcome. The entire hull is sculpted with such fine detail, that every cm of surface area leaves something to be appreciated. The hull is equipped with numerous 3mm post that hide through out the design, but provide fantastic support of our existing blast effect system to be utilized as a striking attack, or as maneuverable bow thrusters along the side and bottom. Did we mention that this thing is massive? Check out the side to side comparisons with the Ark, and let us know what you think in the comments!” |
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Post by Shockprowl on May 4, 2023 16:44:28 GMT
If The Ark and The Nemesis had babies would they be the MARBs?
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Post by The Doctor on May 4, 2023 18:15:56 GMT
No. The MARB's are the babies of Ratchet and Ironhide.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on May 4, 2023 21:43:06 GMT
Ah! Of course.
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 6, 2023 12:36:24 GMT
Got forwarded this earlier, it's obviously a misprice, but I thought I ought to flag it before anyone is tempted. collectorsden.co/pre-order-transformers-generations-legacy-evolution-titan-decepticon-nemesis-action-figure-1-17739-p.aspI'm still waiting on three MOTU Origins orders from them from April last year. No comms, no response to emails or cancellation & refund request. Colin & Pinwig can back me up that others have reported difficulties with them Earlier this year they were showing last summers Legacy toys as preorders still which suggests both Hasbro and Mattel are having problems supplying them for whatever reason. You have been warned! |
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Post by Gav on May 6, 2023 12:46:20 GMT
Don't tell us what to do!!!!
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Post by Pinwig on May 6, 2023 13:27:33 GMT
Yes, don't use Collector's Den. Lots of negative feedback about them on Facebook. Unfulfilled pre-orders (which is possibly more supply than them) and refusals to refund money, only store credit given.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on May 6, 2023 20:50:56 GMT
They are still listing it under price even now.
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Post by Toph on May 6, 2023 23:29:10 GMT
Those preorders? Oh those preorders... They uhhh... They fell off the truck, see?
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 8, 2023 10:48:18 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 15, 2023 15:47:06 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 15, 2023 15:52:33 GMT
That is a Death Pacman mouth right there.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Jun 15, 2023 20:48:35 GMT
Death Pacman?!
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Post by Llama God on Jun 16, 2023 6:56:34 GMT
Isn't that just normal Pacman..?
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 16, 2023 9:06:24 GMT
He really hates ghosts.
-Ralph
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Post by Benn on Jun 16, 2023 9:24:09 GMT
Ah, "Murderous Pill-Popping Rage Pac-Man"
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 18, 2023 18:53:57 GMT
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