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Post by freeestyle on Jul 20, 2016 16:39:50 GMT
So I got my set. I don't thinks its that bad in all fairness. I like shockwave because well he's an exclusive to this set only now.
The plastic feels cheaper than the other sets. I don't know if that's just me but meh.
Overall he looks decent. Could do with some extra paint apps here and there but...
Only thing I think is annoying
G2 superior/menasor giftset -
Figures
G1 Poster
G1 collectors card
G2 bruticus giftset -
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G2 poster
G2 collectors card
I wanted the 3 main combiners (apart from devy) posters to all match in my new house.
Bruticus has messed with my plan.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 20, 2016 16:59:07 GMT
The plastic feels cheaper than the other sets. I don't know if that's just me but meh. Most of mine felt fine but the yellow on Onslaught is a little more translucent than it ought to be |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 21, 2016 15:24:58 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 21, 2016 15:56:04 GMT
Liokaiser looks fab, v pleased with new heads. Would have liked the jets to be the same, preferably the one the blue one uses, buthey ho knew that wasn't the case from the artwork.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 21, 2016 16:16:32 GMT
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Post by freeestyle on Jul 21, 2016 17:29:07 GMT
Preorders preorders..... I want him.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 21, 2016 20:52:33 GMT
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Post by legios on Jul 21, 2016 21:45:13 GMT
Liokaiser looks fab, v pleased with new heads. Would have liked the jets to be the same, preferably the one the blue one uses, buthey ho knew that wasn't the case from the artwork. They have done a really good job with that. The moulds work fairly well for most of them, and it does look spiffy in combined mode. The deco's are fantastic as well. All it really needs now is someone to custom a Deathcobra out of Alpha Bravo and they can have the option of a "pre-series" roster and a "series" roster. :-) Karl |
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 21, 2016 21:55:13 GMT
Not too keen on Liokaiser. Bit of a mess.
-Ralph
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Post by Llama God on Jul 22, 2016 6:51:39 GMT
I really like the look of that set. I'll not be buying it - there's other stuff I need to blow my money on instead, like... er... Pretenders - but it's been really well done. And I'm just amazed that this has come out of Hasbro.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 22, 2016 7:06:27 GMT
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Post by Llama God on Jul 22, 2016 7:10:15 GMT
Even so. This is more the sort of thing I'd expect from Takara, not Hasbro...
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Post by freeestyle on Jul 22, 2016 7:54:52 GMT
What does that mean? I can't buy it? If someone orders 2 I'll pay them lol
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Post by Toph on Jul 22, 2016 8:19:57 GMT
If entertainment earth doesn't do international, I'm once again happy to be a midway station.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 22, 2016 8:27:30 GMT
EE Happily ship Internationally, but I'll see what the postage is like.
I think the question more is is it a Worldwide EE Exclusive, ie they're the only people you can buy it from, or a US EE Exclusive, in which case there will be supplies elsewhere.
I'll have a word with my man on the inside.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 22, 2016 8:29:43 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 22, 2016 14:55:37 GMT
I really like the look of that set. I'll not be buying it - there's other stuff I need to blow my money on instead, like... er... Pretenders - but it's been really well done. And I'm just amazed that this has come out of Hasbro. Pretenders??? Have I missed an announcement? -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 22, 2016 15:14:08 GMT
Nope!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 22, 2016 15:34:31 GMT
EE Happily ship Internationally, but I'll see what the postage is like. I think the question more is is it a Worldwide EE Exclusive, ie they're the only people you can buy it from, or a US EE Exclusive, in which case there will be supplies elsewhere. I'll have a word with my man on the inside. Who says |
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 22, 2016 18:33:27 GMT
I love the look of this fella, and being a Platinum he might have a nice paint job. I'm in for this for the novelty. Not passing on another bonkers combiner and regretting it afterwards.
Even if it's an exclusive it may come to retailers here. Brainstorm has.
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Post by Benn on Jul 22, 2016 19:14:51 GMT
I like it, but not as much as I thought I would. When the Rescue Force version happening?
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 22, 2016 20:57:03 GMT
We remember you, Rescue Force!
-Ralph
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Post by Llama God on Jul 22, 2016 22:50:58 GMT
Pretenders??? Have I missed an announcement? Nope. I am, of course, referring to the imminent(ish) release of Double Pretenders Optimus Prime and Megatron from the death throes of TFCC. And they're not going to be cheap. But I want them. Because. Er... Because I'm an adult that collects toys, that's why. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 24, 2016 7:51:21 GMT
Adam @ 16bit on Liokaiser: www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/1077659-sdcc-2016-liokaiser-official-images-post13801118.htmlI don't post a lot, but hey, why not. Hi everybody! I work at Entertainment Earth.The current plans are for no pre-order. Barring boat problems it will just be in stock in November. The date Hasbro showed at the booth is slightly different than the date we had discussed previously so I'll need to confirm it didn't move. The date in Hasbro's booth was 11/1, so as of right now I do not anticipate it going on sale before then. This is subject to change, of course, as I am legally required to say. If all goes according to plan it will go up and be in stock - like most of the previous sets - and when it's gone, it's gone.I work for EE. I work on Hasbro for EE. I can confirm for you that this is an EE exclusive. Feel free to DM me - what happened? We're really interested in making the orders go right. If it isn't in satisfactory shape, we can probably make it right. (Unless it's real old.) We've been around for 20 years so hey, give us another shot to make it right if it was less than ideal. Maybe we can change your mind! It is indeed an EE exclusive in the USA. I don't know what/if Takara-Tomy has one planned yet.We offer free shipping on some of the more expensive items (like this one) and sometimes we throw in free cardboard dioramas for figures. I'm biased but I'd say we're worth giving a shot. We've been doing a lot of Transformers goodness early - it just gets absorbed in the first day or by pre-orders.OK, I'll happily take yours. (I love it.) I was really happy when Hasbro pitched us this set - it was a while ago, and I was really excited. I just saw the presentation slide and my jaw dropped - it was so weird! It was so cool! Sure, that wasn't the Deathsaurus/Dezarus as we normally knew him, but that's OK - I also got a Wheeljack named Downshift and my Megatrons can be tanks now. Evolution revolution etc. etc. I know not every set is for everybody, but I've been digging all the Combiners I've picked up thus far and I don't know of any more after this one. You've got a lot of choices in your robot in disguise needs, and I really hope we can give you something you'll like. This is our second Hasbro Transformers exclusive - we've been doing Star Wars and other items for years - and we've been talking about some more for the future. We just announced some droids, and we're even sharing some G.I. Joes with Toys R Us later this year. I hope we can delight you with this and others, as relevant to your interests of course. Having finally just seen Liokaiser in person myself this week, I can say I still feel optimistic that this is going to be a set that the people who buy will love... and the people who do not buy it, well, they won't have one. I'd love everybody to have one but that's not great business. This is collector stuff, it's not going to appeal to everybody because it's not $20 and it's not a superbly well-known character or team outside the fan community. And not even all the fan community knows him/them, at that.I'm with you! I want to see this blast off our shelves so we can talk about more stuff just like it. Obviously all-new molds for exclusives can be something of an impossibility, but when an opportunity exists to do something fun or great, I like what Hasbro has been doing a lot. I was a G1 kid who came back for a couple G2 guys and then pretty heavily since Beast Wars, so it's been a lot of fun to work with this stuff and collect as much as makes sense. I'm real happy to see Brainstorm at Walgreens too - "classic" exclusives have been in somewhat short supply and it is always my greatest joy to bring new (or at least very rarely seen) characters to our shop and distribution channels. This might be the final Combiner - at least for a while, so was the plan originally - so I hope everybody who wants one will order one when it goes on sale at some point in November. Skip sodas with lunch, bring your own bags to the grocery store, rob a bank, and I hope to see you at our store in November! If it's not for you, I completely understand - but give us a shot when Liokaiser goes up. If you've got any issues, call us and we'll make it better. Or you can tweet at me and I'll see what I can do, same as my user name here. I'm trying to think if there's anything interesting I can share that'd be of value. The jets each have 2 guns, the sticker and poster are included, it's the same box form factor as the previous 5 combiners (NOT 5th panel window box), there are some gorrrrrgeous tampos on the vehicle modes, I'm quite fond of the new head sculpts up close, the colors knocked my socks off, and also I dig the new names. Fellbat, nice.Originally Posted by IgnikaMarcus View Post That's the plan right now - as you may have noticed, pricing on Platinum sets are a little bit more expensive, and there are reasons for this. (The reason being Hasbro charges a little bit more for them, thanks to the special deco, packaging, and other variables I probably am saying too much about.) |
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Post by Llama God on Jul 24, 2016 7:56:08 GMT
Well he's definitely earning his commission.
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Post by Shockprowl on Jul 24, 2016 8:15:40 GMT
There hasn't been another set of Autobots announced has there? I can't believe they're not going to do more '84/'85 cars. Such easy repaints in this world of repaints!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 24, 2016 8:35:16 GMT
Ian: Blue Bluestreak has been leaked as this years final club toy |
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Post by Shockprowl on Jul 24, 2016 8:37:53 GMT
That's good....
...But there are so many more.... ...so many...
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Dezzeh
Thunderjet
Wait, what?
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Post by Dezzeh on Jul 24, 2016 9:35:32 GMT
Hmmmmmmm, I want it. Can I afford it by November is the question..
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 24, 2016 9:43:14 GMT
Is there any precedent for UK import shops selling EE exclusives? are we going to have an easy option to get this over here?
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