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Post by Toph on Sept 9, 2020 13:47:49 GMT
My friend says Kingdom Tracks for the vehicon. I genuinely keep forgetting the g1 half of kingdom is a thing. |
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Post by Jaymz on Sept 9, 2020 16:54:21 GMT
Maybe it's a rerelease of Unite Warriors Breakdown, that was a deluxe.
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Post by Toph on Sept 9, 2020 17:36:00 GMT
Well that would be the way to upset everybody.
....so yeah i could see that.
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Post by Benn on Sept 9, 2020 17:48:13 GMT
That's perfect, I love it. Lets do THAT!
Standard shelfwarming Vehicon to go with it?
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Post by Pinwig on Sept 9, 2020 18:04:06 GMT
E9687!! E9687!! It's the missing one! Hooray!!
But also: what?
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 9, 2020 18:04:41 GMT
So is this the Missing Selects box?
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Sept 9, 2020 18:18:17 GMT
If we're guessing, that product number is in a batch that doesn't have moulds more recent than wave 2. So I'd say either Ironhide repaint or more leftfield the Hoist repaint that is oddly missing from everything so far, as it says WAR probably Ironhide because of his shield. It's tempting to say Runamuck at a push for the vehicon, but I don't see how that would be any different to Runabout. They're both standard trooper types though. Wheeljack seems more likely. Not Sunstreaker as there are already three of those.
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Post by Pinwig on Sept 9, 2020 18:20:21 GMT
So is this the Missing Selects box? -Ralph I don't think there is a missing selects now. All present and correct after 17 yesterday. This box doesn't have a selects number. Interestingly, it is the product code straight after Centurion, who was the other toy in a selects style cardboard box but not with a selects number. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 9, 2020 18:25:50 GMT
as it says WAR probably Ironhide because of his shield. The skipped Prime toy Breakdown was War Breakdown. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 9, 2020 18:28:18 GMT
Anything but a Vehicon reissue is going to seem quite pointless. Though a Vehicon reissue also seems vaguely pointless unless its got some ludicrously fancy paint job. A vehicon commander 2 pack would sell. Shame it's not the unreleased in the West Air Vehicon |
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Post by Pinwig on Sept 9, 2020 18:58:21 GMT
Lovely figures those. Because they're Cylons. I don't have many Prime toys, but I do have both the vehicons, and the white ones in the Botcon clones pack.
Oh Look at the War Breakdown in the Grand Galvatron set. This new one is going to be an ER Hoist repaint.
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Post by Toph on Sept 9, 2020 19:13:13 GMT
There was so much potential lost with how little they actually used the vehicons.
I mean they should have been TFP's Clones/Battle Droids.
Or at least the ones known as Vehicons could have been similar to the ones known as Kraang in that way that is designated as humorous.
I at least wanted to see a vehicon get tired of being cannon fodder, and go AWOL. End up with a kid who names him Carlos.
But my first vehicon had some of the worst QC issues ever. All limbs floppy, and the legs fall off if you touch it (Most of my experience with that line is riddled with bad QC).
I didn't understand how good that mold is until I got the Pounce & Wingspan years later. Too late for me to easily replace my original.
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 17, 2020 14:46:21 GMT
Pictures are doing the rounds on FB of War Breakdown and Jet Vehicon in robot modes. I have no clue how to lino to FB!
-Ralph
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Post by Toph on Sept 17, 2020 14:50:07 GMT
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Post by Toph on Sept 17, 2020 14:55:50 GMT
Glad and disappointed to see I was wrong. I'd have rather had a nice repaint of a better mold like Siege Hound.
I don't like the Breakdown mold enough to own a third copy of it, and I don't like any Prime character enough to motivate me to own a third copy.
But I'm glad for those who want him without needing to spend two hundred bucks.
I'd eagerly go for the vehicon if it were sold alone, though.
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Post by Jim on Sept 17, 2020 15:05:55 GMT
Ah, I think I understand now why package a Vehicon with Breakdown, instead of Knock Out. Two moulds that didn't get mainline releases from Hasbro.
I'm sort of glad it exists, but I don't think I'll bite. I already have the Arms Micron Air Vehicon, and I'd pretty much only be interested in the AM Breakdown.
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Post by Toph on Sept 17, 2020 15:11:02 GMT
I'm kinda thinking they're sold as a bundle to discourage people from troopbuilding the vehicon.
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Post by Toph on Sept 17, 2020 15:14:01 GMT
Because like... Not only would I pounce on the vehicon were it alone, I might actually go for three. As it is, I can't justify owning one Breakdown.
Anyone here interested in Breakdown but doesn't want the vehicon?
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 17, 2020 15:38:22 GMT
I didn't collect Prime so didn't pay much attention to the toy line so I don't know much about him. My initial reaction is that Breakdown looks like a cheap KO toy. Not something I shall bother with. Glad it exists for those who want it.
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Post by Jim on Sept 17, 2020 15:45:35 GMT
There are some good moulds in the line, though Breakdown certainly isn’t among the best. Vehicon is genuinely great, though I prefer the car version.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 17, 2020 16:16:15 GMT
I didn't collect Prime so didn't pay much attention to the toy line so I don't know much about him. My initial reaction is that Breakdown looks like a cheap KO toy. Not something I shall bother with. Glad it exists for those who want it. -Ralph Not stickered so .... all the Japanese toys had stickers instead of Tampograph which made them look plainer This is what he looks like stickered up  Both toys have their Arms Microns included in the 10th anniversary set |
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Post by Jim on Sept 17, 2020 16:38:27 GMT
Oh, if it includes the microns I could be tempted! And looking at the fourth photo on TFW it looks like there are sticker sheets?
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Post by Toph on Sept 17, 2020 16:42:29 GMT
The arms microns are another strike against the set to me.
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Post by Llama God on Sept 17, 2020 17:06:22 GMT
I am very surprised that these are the original molds - and also very happy. Although of course what I was *actually* after was a reasonably-priced Silas Breakdown, but no matter - this is a nice, unexpected surprise. Even more so given that it actually comes with the Micron. Less thrilled about the stickers, but that's what the Takara release had, so I guess if that made it cheaper to release it as it originally had been then I'll not complain.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 17, 2020 17:12:18 GMT
Oh, if it includes the microns I could be tempted! And looking at the fourth photo on TFW it looks like there are sticker sheets? Yup, as per the original toys. Look closely and you can see the Arms Microns frames. Phil LOVES Arms Microns..... but I *think* I have both of these |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 17, 2020 17:16:54 GMT
I am very surprised that these are the original molds - and also very happy. Although of course what I was *actually* after was a reasonably-priced Silas Breakdown, but no matter - this is a nice, unexpected surprise. That's the third Japanese use of the mould, almost as if they were trying to recoup the costs of it not appearing in the US Prime line! The second was Swerve tfwiki.net/wiki/Swerve_(Prime)#Prime |
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Post by Kingoji on Sept 17, 2020 17:32:05 GMT
I'm into it.
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Post by Bogatan on Sept 17, 2020 17:59:53 GMT
I honestly can not remember which one I have other than Megatron. Almost certain I dont have Silas. Im sure I got Breakdown but I feel like I last saw Swerve. Did I get both? Do I need this set? I don't have Jet Vehicon. So yes?
I'm very back and forth on this.
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Post by Toph on Sept 17, 2020 18:02:22 GMT
I am very surprised that these are the original molds - and also very happy. Although of course what I was *actually* after was a reasonably-priced Silas Breakdown, but no matter - this is a nice, unexpected surprise. That's the third Japanese use of the mould, almost as if they were trying to recoup the costs of it not appearing in the US Prime line! The second was Swerve tfwiki.net/wiki/Swerve_(Prime)#PrimeI picked up Swerve after my friend pointed out that he works really well as Big Red. tfwiki.net/wiki/Big_Red_(G1) |
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 17, 2020 18:55:24 GMT
Gasp.
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