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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 12, 2018 18:54:28 GMT
The axe is not a wang!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 13, 2018 7:15:08 GMT
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Post by Benn on Jul 13, 2018 9:51:07 GMT
Micromasters.
No, I'll just be disappointed.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jul 13, 2018 10:07:30 GMT
MICROMASTER CITY!!
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Post by browny87 on Jul 13, 2018 10:41:10 GMT
they are micromasters its gonna be ace!
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 13, 2018 11:18:11 GMT
Micromasters!!!!
Yassss.
Andy
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jul 13, 2018 12:39:53 GMT
We'll need a magnifying glass to find them!
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 13, 2018 13:24:24 GMT
Just as well TMUK is doing a Micromasters fanzine next year!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 13, 2018 19:23:41 GMT
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Post by browny87 on Jul 13, 2018 19:28:21 GMT
artwork looks class, if that's anywhere near box art, that's more packaging ill be keeping
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 13, 2018 19:43:23 GMT
So the Battlemasters are Targetmasters.
Firedrive was the name of Hot Rod's Titan Master and the Targetmaster Firedrive looks similar to Takara's Legends Hot Rod's Targetmaster.
Sideswipe looks fab. Is he a combiner - Sideswipe is one of the missing Diaclone Autopbots in CW/POTP
Prime's vehicle is odd. The stuff above the cab....
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Post by browny87 on Jul 13, 2018 19:52:13 GMT
floodlights, agree phil sideswipe looks amazing
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Post by reilly2040 on Jul 13, 2018 19:54:09 GMT
I was half hoping these were going to suck as I’ve been spending too much money on TFs the last few years.
But darn they look good. Interesting Op very much looks like a remould of his PotP self. Truck is a bit weird but they have marked it as a Cybertronian truck. Eh, whatever.
Targetmasters though. Sweet! Especially if they’re going to come with more FX pieces. They’re what we should’ve gotten as a follow up to Titans Return in the first place I think.
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Dezzeh
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Post by Dezzeh on Jul 13, 2018 19:56:47 GMT
Yay targetmasters! Yay Micromasters!
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Post by browny87 on Jul 13, 2018 20:09:24 GMT
yay I'm skint already >.<
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Post by Toph on Jul 13, 2018 20:19:13 GMT
So I'm not alone in feeling like Optimus' truck mode is unnecessarily weird.
It looks like they wanted to take G1, make him Mad Max, but didn't have the stones to take it all the way.
I like Sideswipe better than his Universe version. Here's hoping a proper Sunstreaker follows!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 13, 2018 20:31:47 GMT
Especially if they’re going to come with more FX pieces. I recall Star Wars doing blast effects with Attack of the Clones.... they went straight into a bag! |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 13, 2018 21:08:11 GMT
Burns isn't taking the news that the C.O.M.B.A.T. system is all about 5mm posts, holes and swapping weapons very well.
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 13, 2018 21:12:53 GMT
The Cybertronian alt modes don't go far enough for me. They look more like near future earth vehicles. However Sideswipe's robot mode looks pretty good, and separated from the need to be a combiner actually looks spot on for the character. Hope we get Sunstreaker and Red Alert from that.
Sideswipe as a choice of character also suggests they're continuing to run through the G1 characters rather than totally resetting.
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Post by primenova on Jul 13, 2018 21:19:04 GMT
What's the peg for on Sideswipes hood? I wonder if any complaints about Optimus mid section being G1 cab & no his cab form
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 13, 2018 21:21:36 GMT
What's the peg for on Sideswipes hood? Mounting point for one of the blast effects off the Targetmaster. See also his shoulder, Op's shoulder and Op's shield. |
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Post by Toph on Jul 13, 2018 21:22:41 GMT
I am VERY HAPPY that the line wide gimmick is now swapped out into the accessories! No more removable, losable heads! No more simplified homogenous transformations to force everyone into being a combiner!
I *have* spotted something that bothers me a bit. Not enough to be a dealbreaker, but enough that it makes the toys look silly-
The weathered effect tampos. They don't have the money to bring it to it's logical conclusion... and end up with shiny new vehicles with illogically random weathered bits, like Optimus' front windows, and two random squares on the upper back of his truck, with the rest of it being shop floor new.
Or Sideswipe's robot mode with severely weathered legs and waist, but this immaculate chest.
It's going to bother me because they don't have the budget to do the whole thing, but this "just a few bits" will continue to look disjointed and make me wish they'd spent that money on better details. Not a dealbreaker, but a slight irritant.
BUT NO MORE GIMMICKS!!! NO MORE COMBINERS!!!
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 13, 2018 21:26:00 GMT
You're right there, but at least it's tampo's and not the stickers.
Also gives rise to the possibility of clean repaints, but I'm not convinced they'd do that.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 13, 2018 21:51:28 GMT
Cheap line for Burns!
-Ralph
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Post by Llama God on Jul 13, 2018 21:56:25 GMT
Burns isn't taking the news that the C.O.M.B.A.T. system is all about 5mm posts, holes and swapping weapons very well. That was, indeed, my very first thought. They've designed a whole line just for him. That aside... Hurrah! A G1-accurate Optimus Prime! When was the last time anyone can remember having one of those, eh? I hope he comes with a Matrix, too! They've never done that! ... Nnnng. Okay. I was kinda hoping that they'd go in a different direction, especially given the winner of the PottoP fan poll. But clearly the design team have their heads stuck in "G1 FOREVER!" mode, and so... here we are. So. Targetmasters being sold as individual figures to replace the Titan Masters and Prime Masters. I guess I can see this working (aside from the bit where we're actually able to find them in stores). Somehow doesn't seem quite as interesting - much as I love the Prime Masters (Pretenders!) the Titan Masters were possibly better, since they came with a little transforming vehicle, which just seems to have more play value. That said, these'll be compatible with most any other figure of any other line, so yeah, this'll work. Sideswipe looks great. Of course he does. Prime... is G1 Prime that turns into a truck with a hat. That's... just odd. And ANOTHER missed opportunity. They've said that this is a "Cybertronian" mode, but it's clearly just a Mack Truck. With a hat. They could've given us the War Within/Chaos Era-style Prime that we've been begging for for ages (well, I have), or even this:  But no. Oh well. I'll buy it anyway. Because of course I will. As for the blast effect gimmick... Well, given that I'm often repurposing TLK Leader Megs' exhaust flames for other things, I can't complain. But these are gonna go missing *really* fast. They give me more fear than even the Titan Masters. Interested to see what else is going to be revealed next week though... |
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Post by Llama God on Jul 13, 2018 21:57:54 GMT
Ah, also: "Siege"? How dull. SAUSAGE FOREVER!
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 13, 2018 22:01:41 GMT
This line does not exist. Phil is making it up as revenge for Time Warrior winning the weekly catalogue poll.
-Ralph
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Post by Toph on Jul 13, 2018 22:03:57 GMT
In fairness, it's the first G1 Optimus update we've had in voyager that takes a stab at his iconic look.
All the Optimi we've had in tbis size either heavily skirt around it (classics, cw), or go after another design altogether (tr)
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Post by Llama God on Jul 13, 2018 22:46:14 GMT
True enough. But still...
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 13, 2018 23:02:34 GMT
Oh! Is it a voyager? I'd just assumed leader. If it's a Voyager I'll have it for the robot mode. That'll look good in the display. It's a good looking op. A truck with a hat though is indeed disappointing as an alt mode.
I mean, who wears hats these days anyway?
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