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Post by The Doctor on Aug 28, 2018 16:59:58 GMT
Taking my Tat Hat off for a second I entirely agree. I have no interest in collector items: I like toys and toys should have fun gimmicks so I should applaud these over £300 MP toys. These, however, look like Poundland KO's of Transformers. Send them back in time ten years and none of us would believe they are mainline TF toys!
-Ralph
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Post by Llama God on Aug 28, 2018 20:11:39 GMT
That last image of Optimus... Is that a legitimate transform mode?! Yes it is. That is the gimmick for the Scout class: the alt modes for them are designed to look like the robot is in mid-transformation. They look so shit. I must have them all. I mean... I guess... We've had a lot of Optimus Primes that turn into complete trucks. So... you know... this is different... At least... Windblade I like the look of, though - I need a small-scale Windblade. And it shall be this one. |
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 28, 2018 20:33:40 GMT
If you called it an homage to Jetfire's gerwalk mode I might have accepted it (I wouldn't) but, well, that looks stupid.
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 28, 2018 20:35:03 GMT
And that's not a new gimmick! Transforming is what Transformers do! Stopping half way and calling it a special mode is just cheating!
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Post by Llama God on Aug 28, 2018 21:35:10 GMT
Or, as Ralph suggests, they're the new Action Masters.
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 28, 2018 21:49:22 GMT
They are the missing link between Action Masters and Action Master Elites.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 30, 2018 14:02:31 GMT
In person the Megatron and Grimlock Scouts look VERY Action Mastery (especially Megatron to the extant it looks like a homage) so I need to stay away from all shops. The Bumblebee and Starscream less so.
They look like fun tat toys but at £9? Hmmm.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 31, 2018 12:45:22 GMT
I tried to resist!!!!
But Megatron Scout looked so much like the old Megatron Action Master I HAD NO CHOICE.
It is so shit. I cannot defend it. But it's great.
-Ralph
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Post by tomwe on Aug 31, 2018 13:28:53 GMT
I had to go and look at a youtube review of the Megatron Scout to understand what the gimmick with these is.
Steering well clear then!
Jeez…
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 31, 2018 15:35:44 GMT
Going by the one I have had a go with it feels clear this is an attempt to test the market for small characters with robot modes only. Megatron does not transform. He sits down. There is no pretence he turns into a tank with a head popping out or the like. He is a robot sitting down!
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 5, 2018 20:20:23 GMT
Which other member of the team fell under the thrall of Cyberverse scouts this day?
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Sept 5, 2018 20:22:14 GMT
Which other member of the team fell under the thrall of Cyberverse scouts this day? -Ralph I can't believe how horrible they are |
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 5, 2018 20:24:46 GMT
They are fun.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 5, 2018 20:25:52 GMT
They are great fun to play around with.
Megatron is clearly a prepaint of Emirate Xaaron!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 5, 2018 20:26:40 GMT
Which other member of the team fell under the thrall of Cyberverse scouts this day? -Ralph Someone who should have known better and is obviously starting a new Toy-Fu donations pile early? |
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Post by blueshift on Sept 5, 2018 20:27:35 GMT
They are great fun to play around with. Megatron is clearly a prepaint of Emirate Xaaron! Stay strong Andy, Shockprowl's ambulance is on its way!!! |
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 5, 2018 20:28:06 GMT
Which other member of the team fell under the thrall of Cyberverse scouts this day? -Ralph Someone who should have known better and is obviously starting a new Toy-Fu donations pile early? I must bring Cyberverse Scouts to the October Death Fortress/Lego meet. -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 5, 2018 20:31:27 GMT
It's probably best you show them me when Jonathan's not in the room as I may say some Bad Words
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 5, 2018 20:34:17 GMT
They have a high fiddle factor.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Sept 5, 2018 20:43:03 GMT
They have a high fiddle factor. -Ralph They don't transform fully. If I had one as a kid that would drive me INSANE The Firecons drove me insane as a kid as I couldn't work out what I was doing wrong with transforming it (turns out, nothing  ) |
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 5, 2018 21:11:31 GMT
I think you need the Cyberverse Scouts in your life.
-Raph
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Post by Shockprowl on Sept 6, 2018 6:40:16 GMT
They are great fun to play around with. Megatron is clearly a prepaint of Emirate Xaaron! Stay strong Andy, Shockprowl's ambulance is on its way!!! I'm a paramedic! Not a miracle-worker! |
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Post by Shockprowl on Sept 6, 2018 6:48:20 GMT
They have a high fiddle factor. -Ralph They don't transform fully. If I had one as a kid that would drive me INSANE The Firecons drove me insane as a kid as I couldn't work out what I was doing wrong with transforming it (turns out, nothing ) But my love (developed later in life) of the Firecons shows I can appreciate mental/shit toys. Although this half-transforming gimmick does sound utterly ridiculous. |
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 6, 2018 8:35:22 GMT
Try it...try it...
-Ralph
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Post by Benn on Sept 6, 2018 11:20:12 GMT
No, I'm gonna stay well clear of these guys, I think.
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Post by The Huff on Sept 6, 2018 12:54:24 GMT
I want one - but can't find them anywhere for some reason. Perhaps the toyshops around here are just too smart to stock them.
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 6, 2018 13:36:37 GMT
They have just started appearing in Sainsburgeries and Tescopolis in the last couple of weeks. Asdaland appears to only carry the poo-step changers.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 6, 2018 13:38:05 GMT
No, I'm gonna stay well clear of these guys, I think. They are more fun than Combiner Wars or Masterpiece lines. Join us...join us... -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 6, 2018 14:40:41 GMT
They have just started appearing in Sainsburgeries and Tescopolis in the last couple of weeks. Asdaland appears to only carry the poo-step changers. -Ralph Everything was seen in my local large Asda last week! |
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Post by Shockprowl on Sept 6, 2018 14:47:49 GMT
NEEEEEEEEEVVVVVVEEEEEERRRRRRrrrrrrr*thud!* |
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