I need to figure out if I'm going to get an Eris or not. I was totally going to grab her until the paint snafu happened so now I'm worried that they might just put out a newer fixed version later.
MMC has been pretty good about providing after-sale support. It sounds like it's going to take them a while to figure out the best (read: "cost-effective") way to produce the fixed faces, but I expect that once they have them done, they will either:
1) Provide the replacement faces to retailers to distribute as they see fit.
2) Include them with whatever the next figure they produce is.
3) Provide the replacement faces to the customers (either for free or for a nominal price).
4) Some combination of the above.
I think that if they produce fixed faces (and it seems like they fully intend to), then I think your chances of getting a fixed one are near 100%, although you would have to pay attention to things in case some action is needed on your part. I spend way too much time keeping an eye and ear out on this stupid hobby, so I will gladly give you a heads-up if there's movement on this front.
But also, I think this was a super-popular figure for them, so I think they're going to do future re-issues and re-decos of her, so if you don't feel comfortable getting her right now, and are fine with the possibility of not getting this exact deco again in the future, you can pretty safely wait.
(My personal feeling is that this is such a good toy that I would recommend not waiting. I just wish they made that mid-shin transformation joint lock into place, so it wouldn't accidentally articulate when you're just posing her.)
Tarn is definitely one of my favorite characters in the IDW comics run. He oscillates between sympathetic and sadistic in a way that is extremely compelling. It's a wild ride when he learns about what postwar life does to allegiances that once seemed set in stone.
Also, War for Cybertron Dirge was confirmed to get a re-release for those who missed out on him. I didn't watch the feed (work got in the way), but saw the photo and was hoping that maybe they're making a new Seeker mold seeing Dirge there. Glad for those who missed out on the WFC Dirge thanks to Amazon and Hasbro, and hopefully that means they'll rerelease Thrust and Ramjet for everyone as well.
I just pre-ordered Grimlock, Shrapnel, Thundercracker, and Rewind (with Twincast accessory).
Okay, so for those of us who skipped the roughly 23 years of Transformers between G1 and Animated, what is Evolution and how does "Evo Fusion" play into it? What are they celebrating?
I kinda dig Metalhawk, but know nothing about him.
Skyquake was awesome, but this toy looks like a let down.
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Okay, so for those of us who skipped the roughly 23 years of Transformers between G1 and Animated, what is Evolution and how does "Evo Fusion" play into it? What are they celebrating?
I kinda dig Metalhawk, but know nothing about him.
Skyquake was awesome, but this toy looks like a let down.
They've been splitting the main nostalgia line (Generations) into trilogies. First we had the Prime Wars triogy (Combiner Wars, Titan Returns, Power of the Primes) then we had the War for Cybertron trilogy (Siege, Earthrise, Kingdom), and now we're on the Legacy trilogy. Originally part 1 was going to be called "Legacy: Evolution" but they wound up just calling it "Legacy" and then calling part 2 "Legacy: Evolution."
The evo-fusion "gimmick" is just a catch all for whatever "thing" the toy can do. Sometimes it's a replication of an old gimmick (Hot Shot's shoulder bazooka), some random dross so they have a selling point (Tarn's ability to combine both of his cannons into a.. longer cannon.), or occasionally something actually cool (Junkions that can be taken apart and reassembled into new bots and vehicles)
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I really wanted to like the Core Dinobots (because (1) Dinobots, (2) tiny Dinobots, and (3) combining Dinobots), but I feel like they really made huge sacrifices on basically every front, to the point that I'm not sure any of it is worth it anymore (well, for my tastes, I mean).
That Shrapnel looks pretty great, and I think they really nailed Animated Prowl (although, losing some of the exaggerated and stylized features of the original is a bummer). The new Junkions all looks amazing.
Anywho, Grimlock is rough. Not a great robot mode, a laughable dino mode, and he doens't even turn into that great of a leg. Just yikes.
I'll get him along with the other cores, but man he's kind of a bummer. Nemesis Prime and Thundercracker look fine (the blue axe is kind of weird, but at least Thundercracker has his null rays; still need to find some for Skywarp)
The only deluxe that catches my eye is the Junkion. Shrapnel looks fantastic but I'm not getting the insecticons; I'd like Crosscut to go with Road Rage, except I already have Burn-Out which is the same mold and I don't need it twice just because of some random release factoid from 20 years ago. Animated Prowl just isnt' doing it for me, unfortunately. The Animated designs done through the lense of G1 just isn't what I wanted. Except for Lugnut, I'd totally get a G1 style Lugnut.
Twincast looks fine, though they made his chest window dark grey so they could make Rewind dark grey because they JUST HAD to put the cassette onto the same sprue as the transparent plastic window. . I'm on the fence for Metalhawk.. the figure looks nice, but he really didn't stand out for me in Masterforce and I found his IDW version to be kind of prick.
Still figuring out my plans for movie figures; there's a weird thing going on where the supposedly "kiddie" line has better looking and more original figures while the "adult" line toys look more movie accurate (which I was never a fan of that aesthetic) but are reusing engineering from other figures. So like the Studio Series Airrazor probably looks closer to how she looks in the movie, but the regular figure looks more like a classic G1 or Beast Wars character. Though I already have a beast Wars airrazor so maybe I'll just skip Rise of the Beasts like I mostly did with every other movie after the first.
Nothing too shocking in the upcoming announcements, but at least Hasbro is actually saying what's happening instead of letting us speculating about store listings.
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Actually, even though the stock photo of Core Grimlock is mistransformed, there's a few captures from the stream on that page Betsuni linked to. They seem to show him transformed correctly, and uh, I still think he doesn't look great.
We were talking recently about how it's a bummer that Hasbro doesn't put much character background on the packaging anymore, doesn't have those power stats, etc. I got two 3rd party figures a few days ago (X-Transbots's versions of Groove and Ultra Magnus), and was struck by the stark difference between Hasbro's packaging, and most 3P packaging, which goes all-out in the opposite direction.
Now, to be fair, these are very different categories of toys, almost to the point that comparison between them doesn't make sense. Hasbro mass-produces probably hundreds of thousands of units of these main-line toys, and while they are happy to get adult collectors to buy in, the toys (and their packaging) are still manufactured to specifications targeting children, at least in part. Meanwhile, the 3P toys are Masterpiece-style (so, aimed at adult collectors), are produced in runs of proooobably a few thousand, and are an order of magnitude more expensive. So it's no surprise that 3P companies can afford to have more elaborate packaging. When Hasbro is selling a figure for $20, they probably need to squeeze as many savings as they can to make whatever profit they need to make in order for investors to keep investing. No one is in 3P to get rich, and most of these designers and company-owners are dork-ass dork Transformers fans, so when a 3P is selling a figure for $120, some part of that is going towards making pretty boxes that are often inspired by the boxes of the original G1 toys.
Basically, I just want to underscore that I understand the pragmatic reasons why those Hasbro boxes are that way and why these 3P boxes are this way. But, it was a timely opportunity to contrast and compare, so I figured I'd do it.
The box for XTB's Jocund (their take on Groove):
The box for XTB's Commander Stack (their take on Ultra Magnus):
Anywho, Grimlock is rough. Not a great robot mode, a laughable dino mode, and he doens't even turn into that great of a leg. Just yikes.
I'll get him along with the other cores, but man he's kind of a bummer. Nemesis Prime and Thundercracker look fine (the blue axe is kind of weird, but at least Thundercracker has his null rays; still need to find some for Skywarp)
The only deluxe that catches my eye is the Junkion. Shrapnel looks fantastic but I'm not getting the insecticons; I'd like Crosscut to go with Road Rage, except I already have Burn-Out which is the same mold and I don't need it twice just because of some random release factoid from 20 years ago. Animated Prowl just isnt' doing it for me, unfortunately. The Animated designs done through the lense of G1 just isn't what I wanted. Except for Lugnut, I'd totally get a G1 style Lugnut.
Twincast looks fine, though they made his chest window dark grey so they could make Rewind dark grey because they JUST HAD to put the cassette onto the same sprue as the transparent plastic window. . I'm on the fence for Metalhawk.. the figure looks nice, but he really didn't stand out for me in Masterforce and I found his IDW version to be kind of prick.
Still figuring out my plans for movie figures; there's a weird thing going on where the supposedly "kiddie" line has better looking and more original figures while the "adult" line toys look more movie accurate (which I was never a fan of that aesthetic) but are reusing engineering from other figures. So like the Studio Series Airrazor probably looks closer to how she looks in the movie, but the regular figure looks more like a classic G1 or Beast Wars character. Though I already have a beast Wars airrazor so maybe I'll just skip Rise of the Beasts like I mostly did with every other movie after the first.
Nothing too shocking in the upcoming announcements, but at least Hasbro is actually saying what's happening instead of letting us speculating about store listings.
You reminded me that I really need to get some silicone and mold the null rays from Starscream to give Skywarp a set (instead of the sword part). That bugged me to no end and I'm glad to see that at least Thundercracker will get a set of null rays.
I actually had the previous version of Metalhawk but think I sold him off a while ago. I actually liked that version, but since I didn't watch the Japanese show I felt it was time to move him on to someone who wanted him more. Funny that I almost pre-ordered this new one till I saw he was a Cyclonus mold mate (partially).
I'm really trying to like these Core Dinobots. I really am. Slag is the best so far (which is good for me since I like Slag the best out of the entire team) and poor Sludge is getting the short end of the stick. Grimlock is a close second though and he made a terrible leg in the video screenshots. His bot mode doesn't look that bad though.
I'm so going to pass on Nemesis Prime because I have way too many Nemesis Primes as it is!!! My story with Nemesis Prime is that I bought the reissue Masterpiece (MP-10B) when I first got back into buying toys again. Mainly because I missed out on a lot of the Masterpieces by this time and I wanted to see the difference between the old version that I had (MP-4) and the newer stuff. So I broke down and ordered a Nemesis Prime from HLJ since I figured that would be good enough for me. I loved the toy and had fun with him. Then I said that is enough of Nemesis for me as my collection of Transformers blew up. During that time I ended up with a few other versions of Nemesis Prime since I just couldn't help myself buying toys. Then the MP-49 version to have a Prime that I didn't have to fear of breaking (I have MP-44 and worried it would break). So yeah, I have a lot of versions of Nemesis Prime even though I don't like the character. Hahaha.
I'm also glad to see that there are less Transformers I recognize so it helps my "have to buy them all" urges. I am seriously happy to see all the Transformers Fans pre-ordering everything and enjoying the new stuff.
Oh and I am slightly annoyed with myself for having Blaster, Shattered Glass Blaster, and soon Twincast in my collection. Mainly because I never intended to have a Soundwave and Blaster collection. But now here I am and have an entire shelf dedicated to them both. HAHAHA.
Glad you got one! I was about to run over here to send you a message about it till I saw your post in the Walgreens thread. Then you beat me posting here to let others know.
Woo! My Bandai DX VF-1A Angel Birds just landed! I have to say that this might be the first DX box I keep since it is quite beautiful and the first Valkyrie that might just stay primarily in Fighter Mode. I love the paint detail on the legs as well.
For those who don't know, this was a paint job of the Macross (Robotech) VF-1A that flew in the first episode as an aerial stunt team. I bought this one because I'm a Macross nut job and love the VF-1A variant of the Valkyries. This comes from a big toy purchase when I was growing up being a Bandai VF-1A Hikaru toy. I am so excited to get this one in hand so I took some quick photos to share. I'll eventually have to transform it, but for now I love seeing it in Fighter (plane) Mode sitting on my desk.
Apparently because of the popularity of the new show, The Last of Us Funko pops are going crazy with prices right now. A set of all three is going for 250ish. And I have all three... I'm heavily considering selling them even tho I know that's kinda scummy but... That's a lot of money I can waste on other, different plastic!
Apparently because of the popularity of the new show, The Last of Us Funko pops are going crazy with prices right now. A set of all three is going for 250ish. And I have all three... I'm heavily considering selling them even tho I know that's kinda scummy but... That's a lot of money I can waste on other, different plastic!
Scummy would have been buying them with the intent to not collect them and primarily sell for a profit. Dunno, that is how I see things.
Especially because these weren't especially rare before? I literally found them all by walking into GameStop and every time I went back they still had more
The gamestop ichigo and kurama from the anime day promotion are also absurd now.
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Yaaaay!
A leaked review shows that we are getting studio series Snarl! It will be the only one this year, and he looks... Extremely doofy. But that is okay. It means the chances are good all of them will be made.
I am still content that my Grimlock is the masterpiece edition, but he deserves the extra love.
I partially regret not picking up Grimlock and only Slug.
Also CYBERTRON JAZZ!!!!! Now they need to make Wheeljack and I'll be happy.
Strangely enough, Sledge has become a shelfwarmer at my Target.
And in other news... THE REPAINT HAS ARRIVED!
Or.. almost repaint, in this case. They did include some extra bits.
Breakdown represents the final Menasor piece. All he really adds is plugging in a leg.. but hey, it's there.
Because last time I didn't post the shot of the tech specs, here you go.
And the back:
Humorously, there are no shots of Menasor anywhere on this box. In fact, the only clue you'd get that this is part of Menasor is the Combiner Wars style badge that says he's "4 of 5" of the combiner. The manual doesn't even have any transforming instructions! ... which makes sense, he is a repaint after all.
.. Or is he?
SPOILER ALERT!
Yes, they gave him a unique gun and his spoiler. You can combine them to make an axe thingy... but the instructions do show him holding it like some whack boomerang.
Yadda yadda transform, and...
The shade difference on the transparent hood piece and the standard opaque plastic is REALLY noticable. I know how hard that is to pull off, but it bums me that they couldn't do multiple coats.
But with that? The gang's all here!
Just.. gotta.. transform Motormaster. Always a fun experience. After that, the rest are easy.
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Motormaster went faster than I remembered, mostly because I knew the "tricky" parts of the transformation and how to work around them.
Menasor... Is ready.
.. With his weak-ass sword and complete kibble of a gun turret!
Now, really, all this does for Menasor is fills in the leg that was missing. But that does give him much better proportions, compared to the hollow mess he was before. The fronts of the legs do have the same patterns as the bottom of the stunticons, which is a huge plus. But it really does look like the cars were just slapped on his legs.
But even I have to admit. For a mass production toy, they made a wise choice making a central frame that other bots plug into. After all, that's what the super tiny gestalts did back in the day!
It also allowed them to put in a TON more articulation, without sacrificing the robot or alt modes of the stunticons. Turns out my guy needs a bit of firming up in his thigh swivel joints, but otherwise he holds poses very well. He doesn't have a decent neck, but you can easily pop off the joint to get a bit of looking up without it looking too terrible.
Even the dinobots are... impressed? Let's go with impressed.
So.. yeah! Given how few Legacy toys I've bought, I can actually display them all in a single picture! ... well, I guess Scourge counts too, and he's elsewhere at the moment.
But the thing is... HE. Is coming. And he is on a completely. different. scale.
I partially regret not picking up Grimlock and only Slug.
Also CYBERTRON JAZZ!!!!! Now they need to make Wheeljack and I'll be happy.
I'm in the process of downsizing some of my toy collection, and I have no particular attachment to my SS86 Grimlock. PM me if interested.
Awesome, PM sent!
@Athenor I didn't know that Sludge is a shelf warmer. Then again I haven't gone looking for Transformers in a while since all my local stores always seem to be empty or have Blurr shelf warmers.
Wait. Is Breakdown the same mold as Wildrider? I honestly didn't pay attention to the designs. Hopefully mine is going to be delivered soon and I don't get Hot Shot (some people are getting Hot Shots instead of Breakdown from Pulse).
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Someone showed up today a lot sooner than I was expecting!
Gotta say I'm glad I'm not the kind of collector that keeps everything in-box, because Optimus really isn't well presented in the box. the plastic wrap around her is mostly opaque and makes for a bad presentation overall.
The other sides of the box, in case you were curious:
I haven't decided whether I want her with mask or without, but for the moment she's on the shelf "with."
I also plan to adjust my shelf later, so that she isn't being shadowed by the lip of the upper shelf.
Surprise feature: she's the same scale as my mini garbage bins! Finally I know who they're for.
Anyway, she's adorable and I'm glad I got her.
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Regarding Menasor, I’ve never been much a fan of slavish cartoon accuracy, which the new toy isn’t, but I still would’ve preferred the cars to be on the front of the legs. Just seems silly to hide them on the back.
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1) Provide the replacement faces to retailers to distribute as they see fit.
2) Include them with whatever the next figure they produce is.
3) Provide the replacement faces to the customers (either for free or for a nominal price).
4) Some combination of the above.
I think that if they produce fixed faces (and it seems like they fully intend to), then I think your chances of getting a fixed one are near 100%, although you would have to pay attention to things in case some action is needed on your part. I spend way too much time keeping an eye and ear out on this stupid hobby, so I will gladly give you a heads-up if there's movement on this front.
But also, I think this was a super-popular figure for them, so I think they're going to do future re-issues and re-decos of her, so if you don't feel comfortable getting her right now, and are fine with the possibility of not getting this exact deco again in the future, you can pretty safely wait.
(My personal feeling is that this is such a good toy that I would recommend not waiting. I just wish they made that mid-shin transformation joint lock into place, so it wouldn't accidentally articulate when you're just posing her.)
https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/01/31/transformers-jan-23-livestream-recap-legacy-evolution-wave-2-and-more-474374
Also, War for Cybertron Dirge was confirmed to get a re-release for those who missed out on him. I didn't watch the feed (work got in the way), but saw the photo and was hoping that maybe they're making a new Seeker mold seeing Dirge there. Glad for those who missed out on the WFC Dirge thanks to Amazon and Hasbro, and hopefully that means they'll rerelease Thrust and Ramjet for everyone as well.
I just pre-ordered Grimlock, Shrapnel, Thundercracker, and Rewind (with Twincast accessory).
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I kinda dig Metalhawk, but know nothing about him.
Skyquake was awesome, but this toy looks like a let down.
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They've been splitting the main nostalgia line (Generations) into trilogies. First we had the Prime Wars triogy (Combiner Wars, Titan Returns, Power of the Primes) then we had the War for Cybertron trilogy (Siege, Earthrise, Kingdom), and now we're on the Legacy trilogy. Originally part 1 was going to be called "Legacy: Evolution" but they wound up just calling it "Legacy" and then calling part 2 "Legacy: Evolution."
The evo-fusion "gimmick" is just a catch all for whatever "thing" the toy can do. Sometimes it's a replication of an old gimmick (Hot Shot's shoulder bazooka), some random dross so they have a selling point (Tarn's ability to combine both of his cannons into a.. longer cannon.), or occasionally something actually cool (Junkions that can be taken apart and reassembled into new bots and vehicles)
They just showed off the Bumblebee version today (ish?).
https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail/?gcode=FIGURE-150468
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That Shrapnel looks pretty great, and I think they really nailed Animated Prowl (although, losing some of the exaggerated and stylized features of the original is a bummer). The new Junkions all looks amazing.
I'll get him along with the other cores, but man he's kind of a bummer. Nemesis Prime and Thundercracker look fine (the blue axe is kind of weird, but at least Thundercracker has his null rays; still need to find some for Skywarp)
The only deluxe that catches my eye is the Junkion. Shrapnel looks fantastic but I'm not getting the insecticons; I'd like Crosscut to go with Road Rage, except I already have Burn-Out which is the same mold and I don't need it twice just because of some random release factoid from 20 years ago. Animated Prowl just isnt' doing it for me, unfortunately. The Animated designs done through the lense of G1 just isn't what I wanted. Except for Lugnut, I'd totally get a G1 style Lugnut.
Twincast looks fine, though they made his chest window dark grey so they could make Rewind dark grey because they JUST HAD to put the cassette onto the same sprue as the transparent plastic window.
Still figuring out my plans for movie figures; there's a weird thing going on where the supposedly "kiddie" line has better looking and more original figures while the "adult" line toys look more movie accurate (which I was never a fan of that aesthetic) but are reusing engineering from other figures. So like the Studio Series Airrazor probably looks closer to how she looks in the movie, but the regular figure looks more like a classic G1 or Beast Wars character. Though I already have a beast Wars airrazor so maybe I'll just skip Rise of the Beasts like I mostly did with every other movie after the first.
Nothing too shocking in the upcoming announcements, but at least Hasbro is actually saying what's happening instead of letting us speculating about store listings.
She's cute, but I have no intention of collecting a whole set of these Transformers figures. Optimus Prime is plenty!
This is the best iteration of Bumblebee yet.
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Rest of the stuff was kinda “eh” for me, maybe as stuff starts to hit and we get more photos
Now, to be fair, these are very different categories of toys, almost to the point that comparison between them doesn't make sense. Hasbro mass-produces probably hundreds of thousands of units of these main-line toys, and while they are happy to get adult collectors to buy in, the toys (and their packaging) are still manufactured to specifications targeting children, at least in part. Meanwhile, the 3P toys are Masterpiece-style (so, aimed at adult collectors), are produced in runs of proooobably a few thousand, and are an order of magnitude more expensive. So it's no surprise that 3P companies can afford to have more elaborate packaging. When Hasbro is selling a figure for $20, they probably need to squeeze as many savings as they can to make whatever profit they need to make in order for investors to keep investing. No one is in 3P to get rich, and most of these designers and company-owners are dork-ass dork Transformers fans, so when a 3P is selling a figure for $120, some part of that is going towards making pretty boxes that are often inspired by the boxes of the original G1 toys.
Basically, I just want to underscore that I understand the pragmatic reasons why those Hasbro boxes are that way and why these 3P boxes are this way. But, it was a timely opportunity to contrast and compare, so I figured I'd do it.
The box for XTB's Jocund (their take on Groove):
The box for XTB's Commander Stack (their take on Ultra Magnus):
You reminded me that I really need to get some silicone and mold the null rays from Starscream to give Skywarp a set (instead of the sword part). That bugged me to no end and I'm glad to see that at least Thundercracker will get a set of null rays.
I actually had the previous version of Metalhawk but think I sold him off a while ago. I actually liked that version, but since I didn't watch the Japanese show I felt it was time to move him on to someone who wanted him more. Funny that I almost pre-ordered this new one till I saw he was a Cyclonus mold mate (partially).
I'm really trying to like these Core Dinobots. I really am. Slag is the best so far (which is good for me since I like Slag the best out of the entire team) and poor Sludge is getting the short end of the stick. Grimlock is a close second though and he made a terrible leg in the video screenshots. His bot mode doesn't look that bad though.
I'm so going to pass on Nemesis Prime because I have way too many Nemesis Primes as it is!!! My story with Nemesis Prime is that I bought the reissue Masterpiece (MP-10B) when I first got back into buying toys again. Mainly because I missed out on a lot of the Masterpieces by this time and I wanted to see the difference between the old version that I had (MP-4) and the newer stuff. So I broke down and ordered a Nemesis Prime from HLJ since I figured that would be good enough for me. I loved the toy and had fun with him. Then I said that is enough of Nemesis for me as my collection of Transformers blew up. During that time I ended up with a few other versions of Nemesis Prime since I just couldn't help myself buying toys. Then the MP-49 version to have a Prime that I didn't have to fear of breaking (I have MP-44 and worried it would break). So yeah, I have a lot of versions of Nemesis Prime even though I don't like the character. Hahaha.
I'm also glad to see that there are less Transformers I recognize so it helps my "have to buy them all" urges. I am seriously happy to see all the Transformers Fans pre-ordering everything and enjoying the new stuff.
Oh and I am slightly annoyed with myself for having Blaster, Shattered Glass Blaster, and soon Twincast in my collection. Mainly because I never intended to have a Soundwave and Blaster collection. But now here I am and have an entire shelf dedicated to them both. HAHAHA.
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https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/hasbro-generations-legacy-deluxe-class-autobot-minerva-action-figure/ID=300431835-product
Minerva is in stock and available to buy online.
Seriously thought I was going to have to ebay her for like $50 at this point.
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For those who don't know, this was a paint job of the Macross (Robotech) VF-1A that flew in the first episode as an aerial stunt team. I bought this one because I'm a Macross nut job and love the VF-1A variant of the Valkyries. This comes from a big toy purchase when I was growing up being a Bandai VF-1A Hikaru toy. I am so excited to get this one in hand so I took some quick photos to share. I'll eventually have to transform it, but for now I love seeing it in Fighter (plane) Mode sitting on my desk.
Steam: betsuni7
Oh hey! stopped by the store today, got kinda lucky and found out I won't need to go hunting for the last diceling I want!
I blame that transforming D20.
Scummy would have been buying them with the intent to not collect them and primarily sell for a profit. Dunno, that is how I see things.
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Its so odd
A leaked review shows that we are getting studio series Snarl! It will be the only one this year, and he looks... Extremely doofy. But that is okay. It means the chances are good all of them will be made.
I am still content that my Grimlock is the masterpiece edition, but he deserves the extra love.
Also CYBERTRON JAZZ!!!!! Now they need to make Wheeljack and I'll be happy.
Steam: betsuni7
I'm in the process of downsizing some of my toy collection, and I have no particular attachment to my SS86 Grimlock. PM me if interested.
Strangely enough, Sledge has become a shelfwarmer at my Target.
And in other news... THE REPAINT HAS ARRIVED!
Or.. almost repaint, in this case. They did include some extra bits.
Breakdown represents the final Menasor piece. All he really adds is plugging in a leg.. but hey, it's there.
Because last time I didn't post the shot of the tech specs, here you go.
And the back:
Humorously, there are no shots of Menasor anywhere on this box. In fact, the only clue you'd get that this is part of Menasor is the Combiner Wars style badge that says he's "4 of 5" of the combiner. The manual doesn't even have any transforming instructions! ... which makes sense, he is a repaint after all.
.. Or is he?
SPOILER ALERT!
Yes, they gave him a unique gun and his spoiler. You can combine them to make an axe thingy... but the instructions do show him holding it like some whack boomerang.
Yadda yadda transform, and...
The shade difference on the transparent hood piece and the standard opaque plastic is REALLY noticable. I know how hard that is to pull off, but it bums me that they couldn't do multiple coats.
But with that? The gang's all here!
Just.. gotta.. transform Motormaster. Always a fun experience. After that, the rest are easy.
Menasor... Is ready.
.. With his weak-ass sword and complete kibble of a gun turret!
Now, really, all this does for Menasor is fills in the leg that was missing. But that does give him much better proportions, compared to the hollow mess he was before. The fronts of the legs do have the same patterns as the bottom of the stunticons, which is a huge plus. But it really does look like the cars were just slapped on his legs.
But even I have to admit. For a mass production toy, they made a wise choice making a central frame that other bots plug into. After all, that's what the super tiny gestalts did back in the day!
It also allowed them to put in a TON more articulation, without sacrificing the robot or alt modes of the stunticons. Turns out my guy needs a bit of firming up in his thigh swivel joints, but otherwise he holds poses very well. He doesn't have a decent neck, but you can easily pop off the joint to get a bit of looking up without it looking too terrible.
Even the dinobots are... impressed? Let's go with impressed.
So.. yeah! Given how few Legacy toys I've bought, I can actually display them all in a single picture! ... well, I guess Scourge counts too, and he's elsewhere at the moment.
But the thing is... HE. Is coming. And he is on a completely. different. scale.
Awesome, PM sent!
@Athenor I didn't know that Sludge is a shelf warmer. Then again I haven't gone looking for Transformers in a while since all my local stores always seem to be empty or have Blurr shelf warmers.
Wait. Is Breakdown the same mold as Wildrider? I honestly didn't pay attention to the designs. Hopefully mine is going to be delivered soon and I don't get Hot Shot (some people are getting Hot Shots instead of Breakdown from Pulse).
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Gotta say I'm glad I'm not the kind of collector that keeps everything in-box, because Optimus really isn't well presented in the box. the plastic wrap around her is mostly opaque and makes for a bad presentation overall.
The other sides of the box, in case you were curious:
I haven't decided whether I want her with mask or without, but for the moment she's on the shelf "with."
I also plan to adjust my shelf later, so that she isn't being shadowed by the lip of the upper shelf.
Surprise feature: she's the same scale as my mini garbage bins! Finally I know who they're for.
Anyway, she's adorable and I'm glad I got her.
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