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[SiegfriedFM]

I just got Tailgate to join my Lost Light crew. It's neat how he and Swerve (and I guess Rewind) very obviously turned up in toy form because of their IDW appearances, but they don't get the animated style faces. For me that's okay, I don't need that much accuracy, and besides, that wouldn't let me use older figures to round out the cast.

 

[Snaku]

Trying to figure out the specific figure I used to own as a child. It was given to me as a present, either in the late 80s or early 90s. I distinctly remember it being a G1 style Optimus Prime, but it was painted in mostly black and purple, and I'm pretty sure it had Decepticon decals. I've checked everywhere online and I can't find the thing.

 

[Mike M]

Trying to figure out the specific figure I used to own as a child. It was given to me as a present, either in the late 80s or early 90s. I distinctly remember it being a G1 style Optimus Prime, but it was painted in mostly black and purple, and I'm pretty sure it had Decepticon decals. I've checked everywhere online and I can't find the thing.

Motormaster?

 

[Drayco21]

Just got back from The Last Knight- thought it was a lot of fun. It's no Dark of the Moon, but it's firmly middle of the road for the series so far. The new molds from the toyline have been killing it- Berserker and Barricade are awesome, and Voyager Optimus is really just some wrist swivels away from being perfect.

I picked up Bee too; despite knowing an actual good Bee is coming in wave 3, because I am a moron, and goddamn he's an awful toy.

 

[Snaku]

Motormaster?

That's it! No wonder why I couldn't figure it out, was looking for Prime repaints.

 

[Haloid1177]

If anyone wants MMC'S Wing I recommend locking in a preorder, he's apparently gonna be in short supply similar to the first run of Tarn.

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/55421

 

[Snaku]

Damn, that was pretty cool. Loved figuring out the transformation, and it wasn't as complicated as I was expecting. Really impressed with the size and detail. Really need to pick up some batteries for it. Should be getting MPM-03 tomorrow.

 

[Weltall Zero]

Damn, that was pretty cool. Loved figuring out the transformation, and it wasn't as complicated as I was expecting. Really impressed with the size and detail. Really need to pick up some batteries for it. Should be getting MPM-03 tomorrow.

It still hurts so much that a local importer went under when I had that and Takara Bruticus ordered at them. At least they refunded me, but man...

 

[NEO0MJ]

Damn, that was pretty cool. Loved figuring out the transformation, and it wasn't as complicated as I was expecting. Really impressed with the size and detail. Really need to pick up some batteries for it. Should be getting MPM-03 tomorrow.

Now buy MP Megatron and try to transform that

 

[Dongs Macabre]

Lost Light #7 Spoilers:

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Goddamn, don't fuck with Fangry, I guess.

That moment between Whirl and Cyclonus was really touching. Rodimus having a moment of competence was also great.

Also, Lug's definitely not gonna be completely fine.

 

[Snaku]

Movie Masterpiece Bumblebee arrived. Couldn't get the doors to shut in alt mode to save my ass, and his left wing is really loose in bot mode, but other than that I love him. Slick transformation, awesome detail, looks great on my shelf. Really can't wait to pair him with MPM-4 in a few months.

 

[Tizoc]

Lost Light #7 Spoilers:

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Goddamn, don't fuck with Fangry, I guess.

That moment between Whirl and Cyclonus was really touching. Rodimus having a moment of competence was also great.

Also, Lug's definitely not gonna be completely fine.

Yup

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I hope Kaput surivives.

Magnus' views on Megatron are unfortunate, Megs DOES want to reform, and I really hope he can make it back and clear this up with the heads of the LL

 

[Weltall Zero]

And just when you think you're going to have a respite from all the action,

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Roberts reaches into your heart and yanks it out again. Goddamnit James.

 

[SiegfriedFM]

Overlord has been revealed, alongside a set of Cloudraker, Fastlane, Pounce and Wingspan. Now that's a combination of releases I could never have expected a few years ago.

 

[Tizoc]

And just when you think you're going to have a respite from all the action,

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Roberts reaches into your heart and yanks it out again. Goddamnit James.

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Fangry has officially become my most hated tf

 

[Weiss]

Lost Light #7 is the first great issue of the series and a return to form.

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Tailgate/Cyclonus still lives, dammit!

 

[Haloid1177]

I'm finding Lost Light to be a bit of a drag so far. Never really felt that way at any point during my MTMTE binge. Hoping it'll pick up quickly.

 

[Weltall Zero]

I'm finding Lost Light to be a bit of a drag so far. Never really felt that way at any point during my MTMTE binge. Hoping it'll pick up quickly.

I felt the exact same after running out of binge material around the late 40's of MTMTE, which probably accounts for me liking its last arc the least out of all of it. It's a comic with very strong continuity that definitely benefits immensely from being read consecutively. Waiting monthly for each issue kills a lot of the momentum. That said, I kind of got used to it by the end of MTMTE and I've been enjoying Lost Light a lot more. Just give it time to click back.

 

[MattKeil]

I'm still annoyed I missed the preorder window for Takara MPM-3. Now I gotta wait/hope for TRU to get its act together.

 

[Savitar]

Lost Light 7

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I admit it. I laughed and saluted Fangry's well played move. It was so Cersei of him. Being buried for another six million years is a nice call back.

Theory on Megatron.

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Anyone remember when Megatron suddenly started to act good again? During the whole Dark Cybertron event with Shockwave? It came rather out of the blue considering his previous actions was to be the head of Devastator and take control of the planet. Until he got shielded/locked down by Wheeljacks nifty little trick. Then suddenly becomes good Megatron? That's one hell of a turn, yet what if Wheeljack's little gizmo sorta split him? Brought back his good side and his evil side is out there.....somewhere.......Maybe with his whole body being a wreck inside it even got split that way. Merely a thought. Probably because unless they do a full reboot we all know one day he's evil again.

 

[Wark]

Tizoc posted a thread a while back with a good reading order if you want to get into MtMtE/Lost Light.

Really enjoying that reading list! I'm a couple volumes in and reading it in the same exact order that was suggested in that thread. I try to read a couple issues a day before I go to bed and I can't stop. I'm really considering reading the stuff before that too.

Thanks again!

 

[Tizoc]

Lost Light 7

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I admit it. I laughed and saluted Fangry's well played move. It was so Cersei of him. Being buried for another six million years is a nice call back.

Theory on Megatron.

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Anyone remember when Megatron suddenly started to act good again? During the whole Dark Cybertron event with Shockwave? It came rather out of the blue considering his previous actions was to be the head of Devastator and take control of the planet. Until he got shielded/locked down by Wheeljacks nifty little trick. Then suddenly becomes good Megatron? That's one hell of a turn, yet what if Wheeljack's little gizmo sorta split him? Brought back his good side and his evil side is out there.....somewhere.......Maybe with his whole body being a wreck inside it even got split that way. Merely a thought. Probably because unless they do a full reboot we all know one day he's evil again.

I've written about a similar thing before and let's be frank here

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TWO MEGATRONS! has already been done, so what's the harm in using that as an escape/backup plan to bring back Evil Megs

Also I sadly could not find the pixiv account that had this image

 

[1upsuper]

Looks like BBTS has some decent sale prices on some third-party transformers. Might have to pick up the KFC not-Blaster.

 

[MattKeil]

That is an insanely good price for TFC Hades right there.

 

[Pyramid head]

Damn, that was pretty cool. Loved figuring out the transformation, and it wasn't as complicated as I was expecting. Really impressed with the size and detail. Really need to pick up some batteries for it. Should be getting MPM-03 tomorrow.

I like my MP Shockwave, but 'detail' is one area in which this toy is badly lacking. Huge chunks of empty plastic and what panel lining is there is basic as hell. It reminds me of the first bump maps I ever created for my 3d models using the line tool in Photoshop.

 

[SiegfriedFM]

Looks like BBTS has some decent sale prices on some third-party transformers. Might have to pick up the KFC not-Blaster.

Remember that it's extremely likely that we'll get an official Blaster in 2018.

 

[Tizoc]

Oh hey Airachnid showed up in Til all are one.

 

[Drayco21]

Wally Burr passed away today, apparently.

I might really dislike a lot of G1, but his work on that original series is one of the few things I think holds up really, really well. His voice direction was so iconic, that every piece of Transformers fiction is still devoted to recreating it.

RIP.

 

[Dongs Macabre]

Wally Burr passed away today, apparently.

I might really dislike a lot of G1, but his work on that original series is one of the few things I think holds up really, really well. His voice direction was so iconic, that every piece of Transformers fiction is still devoted to recreating it.

RIP.

Damn, RIP.

 

[Tizoc]

"Effervescent hedges bestow cosmic secretions upon my granular milk wives."

This comic I swear.

RiP Burr, his work on the og TF cartoon is spectacular, really you can critique the animation and plot of the G1 cartoon all you want, but the voice acting was superb.

 

[MattKeil]

FYI the War in Pocket Stormtroopers (Seekers) set is a pro-buy. Really nice looking with a clever transformation to boot.

 

[Dongs Macabre]

I guess Machinima's Titans Return series is still happening.

It seems like they doubled the length and got some big names on the cast (Judd Nelson!), so hopefully they learned their lessons from Combiner Wars.

 

[Drayco21]

The awful voice acting was only half the problem with Combiner Wars.

Hopefully the animation is actually solid this time.

 

[Rad Shadow]

Springer and Jazz were my favorite bots back in the day.

Do they have cool new figures for either?

I have the old g2 jazz in Mont condition. I lost my springer figure when I was little.

 

[Weltall Zero]

Springer and Jazz were my favorite bots back in the day.

Do they have cool new figures for either?

I have the old g2 jazz in Mont condition. I lost my springer figure when I was little.

Thrilling 30 Voyager Springer is one of my favorite modern figures of all time, and I don't even have any kind of emotional attachment to the character. It's just perfect in all three modes, one of those figures you can recommend with your eyes closed.

Beware that there are another two modern Springer molds, a 2008 Voyager and a 2012 Deluxe, that are drastically inferior. This is the one you want.

Ebay (somewhat expensive)

Alternatively, buy this and sell the other three figures.

 

[Rad Shadow]

Thrilling 30 Voyager Springer is one of my favorite modern figures of all time, and I don't even have any kind of emotional attachment to the character. It's just perfect in all three modes, one of those figures you can recommend with your eyes closed.

Beware that there are another two modern Springer molds, a 2008 Voyager and a 2012 Deluxe, that are drastically inferior. This is the one you want.

Ebay (somewhat expensive)

Alternatively, buy this and sell the other three figures.

This is some boss ass info!

Thanks a ton.

 

[Mike M]

I finds it almost impossible to transform that Springer without his head popping off, but it's otherwise a pretty great figure. One of the very few I've bought since Animated ended.

 

[NEO0MJ]

Springer and Jazz were my favorite bots back in the day.

Do they have cool new figures for either?

I have the old g2 jazz in Mont condition. I lost my springer figure when I was little.

Since Weltall Zero handled Springer I'll cover Jazz. When it comes to official figures Spacial Ops Jazz is probably the best, though because it's out of print the price rose to $50, almost 4x it's original price.

If you're willing to go third party there's Generation Toys's J4zz for a more stylized take and Make Toys's Dowbeat for a more traditional take.

 

[NEO0MJ]

Sorry for the DP, but I just found out that MMC are making a toy for the greatest Autobot that ever lived

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until he betrayed Rodimus and co.

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Remold of their Not-Tarn, but seems decent enough.

 

[MattKeil]

Springer and Jazz were my favorite bots back in the day.

Do they have cool new figures for either?

I have the old g2 jazz in Mont condition. I lost my springer figure when I was little.

There are also several third party Masterpiece Springers in the pipeline. Fanstoys Apache is looking like the most promising at the moment, but XTransbots Virtus could be a winner, too, if it matches the CG renders they've shown.

Here's the Fanstoys one:

 

[Dongs Macabre]

Sorry for the DP, but I just found out that MMC are making a toy for the greatest Autobot that ever lived

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until he betrayed Rodimus and co.

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I bet Thunderclash was against the mutiny but they kept him around anyway because everyone likes him so much.

 

[Drayco21]

Hearing we're getting a PoP Voyager Starscream had me super excited until I actually saw the pictures of it.

Those proportions look whack. Maaaaaan, all I want is a good CHUG set of the core Decepticons that fit my super specific scale desires- Titans Return finally gave me a Megatron I can settle on, but we still need a good Soundwave and Shockwave, and I'd like a new Starscream to replace the original Classics mold.

Other reveals: Deluxe Power of the Prime Jazz, Dreadwing and Darkwind (which are Combiner War retools that combine into one super jet), Legends Beachcomber, Leader class Rodimus Prime, and a Titan Master Skullgrin here

 

[NEO0MJ]

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I bet Thunderclash was against the mutiny but they kept him around anyway because everyone likes him so much.

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Wasn't he standing in the bridge with Getaway when he announced that everyone who stayed in the ship was part of the plan to abandon Team Rodimus?

 

[MattKeil]

I don't normally do non-transforming TF merch but I might have to break my rule for this one.

 

[Weltall Zero]

This is some boss ass info!

Thanks a ton.

More than happy to help!

There are also several third party Masterpiece Springers in the pipeline. Fanstoys Apache is looking like the most promising at the moment, but XTransbots Virtus could be a winner, too, if it matches the CG renders they've shown.

Here's the Fanstoys one:

Eh, not really a fan of either of the alt modes. The T30 one has possibly the most car-looking car out of all Springers I've seen.

Hearing we're getting a PoP Voyager Starscream had me super excited until I actually saw the pictures of it.

Those are some boxing arms. Popeye, is that you?
Thanks a lot for the news, going to check them out now.

Edit: My thoughts:

- That "Prime Masters" mini-pretender looks kind of silly.
- I don't quite get the "matrix swapping parts" gimmick, it was terribly explained. It seems the matrix is a shell for a Titan Master that turns into the matrix crystal? Well, at least you can recreate the Functionist Council with it...
- Rodimus doesn't look bad, would like to see its Deluxe form. Is this the first official (first party) toy that has Rodimus combining with his cab?
- Starscream looks eh. It doesn't seem to have any gimmick?
- Kind of interesting that they're releasing more CW limbs. Actually I'm kind of pissed that they didn't make a mold like Jazz originally, with the car hood on the robot's chest like Primus intended, and instead we had every single car following the same (mediocre) transformation scheme.

All in all a quite disjointed batch, it seems HasTak ran out of ideas after CW and TR...

 

[Dongs Macabre]

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Wasn't he standing in the bridge with Getaway when he announced that everyone who stayed in the ship was part of the plan to abandon Team Rodimus?

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I went and checked, and he doesn't seem to be in that scene.

That new Starscream can actually extend his legs a bit. Still doesn't look great, though.

 

[MattKeil]

Eh, not really a fan of either of the alt modes. The T30 one has possibly the most car-looking car out of all Springers I've seen.

Alt modes are fine considering what they have to work with. Most of the Season 3 guys have vague, variable alt modes that change from shot to shot, and Springer is hit by that the worst of anyone. The bot mode is most important, and Fanstoys nailed it better than anyone else. T30 has a good car mode but it's not G1 and an MP Springer shouldn't look like that.

 

[Dongs Macabre]

So the Prime Masters aren't the actual Primes, right? They just channel their energy or whatever? Hopefully they do actual toys of the Thirteen.

I need my Vector Prime, dammit.

 

[MattKeil]

The Prime Masters look like they're going to have the names of the Primes, so I wouldn't expect full size figures of them any time soon.

 

[Weltall Zero]

Alt modes are fine considering what they have to work with. Most of the Season 3 guys have vague, variable alt modes that change from shot to shot, and Springer is hit by that the worst of anyone. The bot mode is most important, and Fanstoys nailed it better than anyone else. T30 has a good car mode but it's not G1 and an MP Springer shouldn't look like that.

Different strokes I guess; each figure is trying to do a different thing. As I said I have no emotional attachment to the character so I care more that the different modes look good, and I personally dislike the alt modes of that 3rd party. I don't even like the robot mode that much, faithful as it is.

In any case we've laid out the pics so Rad Shadow has more than enough information to choose now.