Valkyrie Hunter D

Next gen Air Hog: Quad Rotors

Impossible Toys' Valkyrie: I'm glad it's finally being made, but a couple of tweaks to the main body would've made it more feminine. It just seems to lack a certain "grace" if that makes any sense. I guess I should just be happy that G1's femme-bot is finally getting a figure.

Schweet. 1st time score-21660!

Pics of FanProjects' Bruticus are up - now in color!

Truly a loss. I'll never forget his work.

I can't wait for Kaneda and his bike to get here. There's a supposed limited edition set of parts floating out there with additional stickers and optional parts for the bike. Does anyone have any info on the differences between the optional parts and the stock parts?

Interesting, I've been itching to see what Banzai-Tron will look like. And from the wave descriptions, it looks like Cybertron Bumblebee won't be too hard to find. EDIT: Nevermind. Behold, Banzai-Tron. I guess a repaint was inevitable. I was just hoping for a new sculpt.

Remember when Takara announced a new Masterpiece toy that was significant to the 2010 story arc? Then fans hoped it would mean a Hot Rod or even a Galvatron MP. Well I just had to laugh when I read about this: Dead OP. I just really hope this wasn't the MP Takara meant.

Not bad, it doesn't look like it's changed much from the concept drawings.

Yup, IIRC the mammoth was the central piece for that combiner. I remember the bot mode looking like it was ripped from G1 designs. Speaking of combiners, not too long ago I read that iGear is going to do a Predaking toy but I haven't heard anything new about it. An updated Predaking would be supreme.

Ahhh, gotcha. Thanks! They're made for the Energon sculpt of Bruticus, but at this rate FP might as well have made it from the ground up.

Yeah, the arm joints on mine are exceptionally tight also. They were so tight that it took me some time to figure out the elbows were double jointed. Another issue mine has deals with the small front wheels that swing upward on the hips. They're so loose that they easily pop outwards on their stems, leaving them out in the open to be snapped off. I don't even see why they have to pop outwards in the first place. I hope my replacement will be ok because I do really like Prime with a lance and shield. BTW, mine came with a small blue piece that sorta looks like a grated visor, but I can't figure out how it attaches. As for the two-tone Blast-Off, maybe it's a tribute to G2's wacky colors?

Man, I was really liking choo-choo Prime until I noticed that the ankle plates were mis-matched. To be more precise, The right ankle piece on the right leg was a left ankle piece that was flipped upside down. I should be able to get an exchange, but it's still a bother. Despite this, steampunk Prime looks to be an ace toy. My only worries deal with the cowcatcher pieces and the front wheels: in bot mode they could snap off if one's not too careful.

Yeah, no kidding! I thought that armor would be the first of their releases this year since they announced it long before their other projects. Finally found HA Barricade down here. Still haven't opened it, but alt mode sure looks sexy.

Mine's en route. It'll be great to have it along with Magnus and Hot Rod. I imagined it being molded into a deeper green, but I still look forward to playing with it-finally, a classics-style Springer!

Yup, Mindwipe is a fun figure, and it's tight in both modes-no floppiness. I tried doing the fan mode I linked to a couple of pages back, and it ended up being easy to do and it feels very secure: Mindwipe (plain) Mindwipe + Skystalker Rear View Wings Unfolded This is actually the first fan mode for any TF that I like. And it looked a lot better when I rubbed out the decepticon symbols from SS's wings. Kudos to whoever thought this up!

Lol, what the heck happened in here?! It reminds me of the dorm days when I'd leave my room in the morning then come back in the afternoon and find it in shambles, filled with my rowdy hallmates. Finally got around to playing with Mindwipe-it's one dope toy. Really digging the head sculpt, the ratcheting hip joints, and the folding wing auto-morph. One slight annoyance: his grey plastic doesn't match the matte black of Skystalker's. A minor quibble for an overall great tf.

Yeah, just a little under the price of any valk I've bought in the past year and well worth it. Sure the trailer mode is a big brick (it reminds of the trailers that carry F-1 racers), but I think the beefy UM look makes up for it. Finally found Mindwipe out here. I'm impressed with the lack of kibble-real sleek. I haven't really tinkered around with it, but I'm liking what I see. HA Barricade is still MIA.

Yep, that and their Springer would look great next to UM. I'm hoping that they would also do their take on Arcee, but until then I have this to look forward to: .

So is Capcom running out of ideas when they decided a that uses a tub of lube (LUBE!) would make a great new character? Who knows, but I think he's awesome.

For anyone else curious enough to buy these bulky-lees, KOTOYS now offers them for sale.

That's disappointing. I was hoping for an off-shoot of TFA or maybe something that had to do with the upcoming game. Boo! I had some time to "reprolabel" my Classics Hot Rod, and the results were pleasing. I always thought the stock flames were quite paltry so the new stickers are a welcome sight. The Autobot emblem has a gold foil border and fills in the blank hood nicely. Included were markings that added yellow highlights to the spoiler, but I didn't add them-it seemed too much. However, I did add a few of markings that are reminiscent of the G1 toy in bot mode. Anyways, its a great sticker set and now I'm considering if I should more of their Classics sets.

I had to order that exclusive Valken too, as it and the green version are the only toys made of that mech AFAIK. The Robot/Shooting Historica lineup is the only gashapon I got into-love the M.U.S.H.A. toy. Maybe I'll plunk down the cash when I see more pics and reviews of the actual release, but the Vasteel does look awesome in those pics. The Valken suit toy is the same as Cybernator's mech. The mech from Genesis' Target Earth is the assault suit Leynos. If the Shooting Historica line can make a toy of something like the obscure Grandia tank, there's a good chance the more recognizable Sidearms dude might be made into a toy.

That's one heck of a makeover Prime is getting up there. Picked up Skystalker and Scattorshot at Target today. While Scattorshot isn't bad of a toy, I must say that Skystalker made me a fan of Scouts. From the nice matte finish to the way his hooks fit into the wings, it's hard for me to find something to gripe about with him. I just might buy another one so Mindwipe can have duo of cronies.

It seems to be ok now.