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- Thread starter Mike M
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Already purchased the Ultra Magnus. Nemesis Prime looks pretty damn good as well.
Prime weirdly looks the worst of the lot. I think it's because he has more color separation and it actually shows off the issues with the mold.
The blocky and ugly hands blend in with both Magnus and Nemesis so it almost hides it, but on Prime the blue hands on red forearms just make the blocky hands stand out.
BattleMonkey
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Wonder the chance of still finding a MP Grimlock at this point. I got lucky at got Soundwave at random trip to TRU, but didn't see any Grimlocks or price plate anywhere for him at the local store.
HammerOfThor
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I wan't to buy these so I have a good reason to bust out a Prime during a meeting to take notes. Also, to give me something to play with when I'm bored at said meeting lol
Grimlock's gone. TRU does not seem to expect any more.
They're limited to BotCon and Collector's Club exclusive comics, which is just as well considering they're awful fanwank anyway. Don't bother.
Tizoc
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Aw that sucks I kinda like the concept of it though.
Speaking of which, and excluding the one that appeared in TF Prime, what series has Nemesis Prime appeared in where he's a recolored 'evil' Optimus?
Robots in Disguise, if you count Scourge. That's the only one I know of.
Pretty sure he put in an appearance in Armada, which was the first time he was called Nemesis Prime.
I may be misremembering. That show did cause me to drink a lot.
BattleMonkey
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So do stores stock it at a different time since its only been a few days since some stores reportedly had them? Some stores didn't get any?
Robots in Disguise has Nemesis Prime. They call him Scourge, but it's very much Nemesis Prime using the Prime G2 Laser as his recolor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LoFCZ-Qrm4
Transformer Armada also has a Nemesis Prime that is animated for a few minutes in one episode. In fact this is the only time he is actually called Nemesis Prime if I remember right.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPGh-rjFO6o
Most stores got them within the span of 5-7 days, and most of them got 6-8 maximum. Even with a 1-per-customer limit, they go in a few hours. There was an order available on their website for about five minutes, but that's gone now, too.
To get an MP from TRU that isn't Acid Storm you basically have to be a combination of fast and lucky.
credit to TFW2005 where I saw this.
Hasbro's SDCC exclusive is.....Transformers hair band
Yeeeeaaaa I do C.C.C.C.COCAINE!
As an 80's kid, and a fan of 80's music and Transformers I know I shouldn't but i'm strangely compelled to try and get this set.
I love Transformers.
I love hair metal.
This... Not so much.
Oh boy, if they got Stan Bush and Peter Cullen to sing together on this then it will become a must buy for me.
ColonelSkills
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The HasbroToyShop SDCC sets are always up for very very very short period, and their site gets hammered and then they're gone. It's like a mondo drop or something, you can't be guaranteed of getting one even if you're there.
That said, this is pretty much the best thing of ALL FUCKING TIME and I need it in my life to survive.
Probably going to have to snag something from TFSource or BBTS when they go up just so I can be sure I snag one and not have to deal with the even worse markup you'd get on eBay and the like.
BOO THIS MAN!
Tizoc
Member
Twin tist and Top Spin are Techonobots right?
Nope. They're Jumpstarters.
BattleMonkey
Member
So KO versions of the MP toys, anyone? They can be had for pretty cheap, but are they decent? I don't expect the greatest quality but at the price they are sold for I don't think I would mind.
Man, those first couple years of being a hodgepodge of other toylines were really weird upon reflection. Even as a four year old, I was struck by the inconsistency of it all.
He can't deal with you right now.
The hand out, back slightly bent.
That pose will make or break this Masterpiece in my mind. I'm pissed at no White Prime, but if I can do that, his signature pose from the movie then still I will be happy with it I guess.
What's the purple and gray version behind him? Some sort of Motormaster homage?He can't deal with you right now.
So, first pic of MP Star Saber.
I like that the photographer ignored the no picture sign next to it.
Going to be very interested to see how this one turns out. Wasn't the original toy something akin to God Ginrai/Apex Armor Powermaster Prime? Multiple robots with multiple "powered up" forms? I have a huge weakpoint for figures like that.
SiegfriedFM
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Yeah, Star Saber is three figures in one. His center turns into a smaller robot, and that robot's head is a headmaster. And then Star Saber can combine with Victory Leo.
That said, Star Saber is boring without Leo. If this was a MP Victory Saber, I'd be all over it. I sold mine since it was a brick, but a MP version could be worth it.
That said, Star Saber is boring without Leo. If this was a MP Victory Saber, I'd be all over it. I sold mine since it was a brick, but a MP version could be worth it.
Just a prototype without proper coloring.
Tizoc
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So any interest in Age of Extinction? I mean I didn't want to watch it but reading up on it, it's shaping up to be rather interesting. If it doesn't have any stupid silly shit like in the past 3, I might give it a watch.
Aha thanks for clearing it up.
Star Saber was in the Transformers Victory anime right?
I prefer Evil Religious Zealot Star Saber.
Aha thanks for clearing it up.
Star Saber was in the Transformers Victory anime right?
I prefer Evil Religious Zealot Star Saber.
Tons of interest from me. I actually like the first and third movies, even though I'm fully cognizant of the fact that they weren't good films. Revenge of the Fallen was a bridge too far though, holy shit was that awful.
I want to get a Grimlock figure, but none of them look that great to me : /
It's Michael Bay, it's going to be packed with stupid silly shit. Just the casting of Wahlberg guarantees that. I wouldn't even be bothering if there weren't Dinobots, though. 2 and 3 are two of the worst things I have ever paid to see in a theater aside from the eye candy, but Roberto Orci is not writing this one, so I am just barely willing to give it a chance. Keep your expectations in the sub-basement and maybe you'll be pleasantly surprised.
They all range from awful to sub-par. The Voyager one is almost okay, and not pricey enough to make you hate yourself for spending money on it. Really the big winner among the Dinobot toys is Scorn, who is pretty darn good despite some glaring flaws in the dino hip area.
I'm still wary of it.Bay should really shorten the length of his TF movies, they feel so padded.
Yeah. And while I didn't watch it it was obvious he had a huge departure from his original anime self.
LocknessMobster
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Im in for all the Masterpiece figures!
The MP Ultra Magnus looks really bad in that close up.
I don't really understand the love of Star Saber, but to each there own.
Wheeljack and BB look fucking great though. I wouldn't buy either of them, but they look like great figures.
Hopefully Magnus continues to look better and better as we get closer to release.
Really fucking happy that we see Armada Prime on the Fans choice card. I'm dying for that one and then a Full Power Repaint.
I don't really understand the love of Star Saber, but to each there own.
Wheeljack and BB look fucking great though. I wouldn't buy either of them, but they look like great figures.
Hopefully Magnus continues to look better and better as we get closer to release.
Really fucking happy that we see Armada Prime on the Fans choice card. I'm dying for that one and then a Full Power Repaint.