eriku Posted November 22, 2003 Posted November 22, 2003 (edited) Wheeee! I love these little guys! I didn't think they'd be able to pull off a good looking Megs, but this tiny version is just as beautifully ugly as the original. Oh, and this wave supposedly has some die-cast parts in it! http://www.tformers.com/article.php?sid=2198&mode=flat I wonder what happened to Tracks, Hot Rod and Skids though...? Edited November 22, 2003 by eriku Quote
motley Posted November 22, 2003 Posted November 22, 2003 while die-cast would be heavenly, i think its a mistake on the part of the retailer. as for the missing characters, i for one, can wait for hot rod, though its a shame about tracks and skids. especially since what we're getting in return is 3 repaint/remolds. unless they're including the trailer with this prime i'll be extremely pissed. red alert is ok, though i'd have prefered a new mold and let the repaint be a chase figure. i'd feel much the same about thrust, if i he wasn't my favorite seeker. the next question will be about the 1 reported chase figure, specifically whether or not its a seperate figure or if its the add on parts for megs' gun mode like we were shown way back when the second batch was initially announced. the only really good news from the confusion is that we know that they already have 3 potential figures for a wave three. Quote
JB0 Posted November 22, 2003 Posted November 22, 2003 Not bad for Micromasters. ... And who cares about Tracks? After having THREE of them break as a kid(always in the same place, stupid POS legs), I lost all love for him. Don't tell me I was too rough either, as he was one of TWO Transformers I ever had any problems with(the other being my much-loved Shockwave, whose right shoulder refused to stay intact), and 3 toys total(the third being an SD Max VF-1J). I was nice to my toys. Tracks just sucked. I say screw him. I'd say the same about Shockwave if he weren't just so bad-ass. Quote
eriku Posted November 22, 2003 Author Posted November 22, 2003 (edited) Hey, Tracks is one of my favorites, you just played too rough. As for the diecast parts, I'm skeptical of it myself but it would be cool. It would be even cooler if Prime's trailer is re-released in NON-chase manner. It really stinks that in order to complete my mini-Prime I'd have to spend over $30 on Ebay for such a tiny piece of plastic. <_< Edited November 22, 2003 by eriku Quote
motley Posted November 22, 2003 Posted November 22, 2003 it turns out the die-cast bit is not a mistake, though you'd be hard pressed to notice. prime for example has diecast feet, as does sideswipe, shockwave and starscream. that would presumably also apply to skywarp, though i don't have one to test. i was told that bumblebee had diecast as well, but i'm not finding any. also, as far as i can tell, its only the feet that are diecast, though i've checked most of the painted parts on my set, though i don't have ANY of the chase figures so i can't check the trailer. Quote
eriku Posted November 23, 2003 Author Posted November 23, 2003 it turns out the die-cast bit is not a mistake, though you'd be hard pressed to notice. prime for example has diecast feet, as does sideswipe, shockwave and starscream. that would presumably also apply to skywarp, though i don't have one to test. i was told that bumblebee had diecast as well, but i'm not finding any. also, as far as i can tell, its only the feet that are diecast, though i've checked most of the painted parts on my set, though i don't have ANY of the chase figures so i can't check the trailer. Holy smokes, they DO have diecast feet! I never noticed that. Not a really ground-shaking discovery I guess, but it lends more of a quality feel to them. I can't find any die-cast on my Bumblebee either. Quote
DestroidsRage Posted November 23, 2003 Posted November 23, 2003 There were other sets of these? What were Wave 1 like? These are basically like Micromasters/Micro-Bots, and I love those guys, so yah -BEN-MAN- Quote
eriku Posted November 23, 2003 Author Posted November 23, 2003 There were other sets of these? What were Wave 1 like? These are basically like Micromasters/Micro-Bots, and I love those guys, so yah -BEN-MAN- Wave 1 consists of Prime, Bumblebee, Sideswipe, Soundwave (with ravage cassette), Starscream. There were three chase figures, red Bumblebee, Skywarp, and Prime's trailer. Quote
DestroidsRage Posted November 23, 2003 Posted November 23, 2003 (edited) Ah ok. Thanks Eriku! While were on the subject of tiny Transformers... Takara re-released Six Liner, but did they re-release any other Micromasters? http://www.hlj.com/images/tak/tak53452.jpg In the picture in the lower left you see a Combiner, and a bunch of Micromasters, including some from this set: http://i3.ebayimg.com/02/i/00/ee/42/0d_1.JPG And those are ones that look really cool and I'd love to get my hands on them! Makes me wonder if Takara will reissue a bunch of Micromasters? Edit: Oh, my bad. It appears that they have re-issued Six Turbo, the other combiner in that pic. http://i14.ebayimg.com/03/i/00/db/a3/5c_1.JPG And this one: http://i14.ebayimg.com/03/i/00/db/a3/5c_1.JPG But Im still wondering about the rest. -BEN-MAN- Edited November 23, 2003 by DestroidsRage Quote
ComicKaze Posted November 23, 2003 Posted November 23, 2003 Ah ok. Thanks Eriku!While were on the subject of tiny Transformers... Takara re-released Six Liner, but did they re-release any other Micromasters? http://www.hlj.com/images/tak/tak53452.jpg In the picture in the lower left you see a Combiner, and a bunch of Micromasters, including some from this set: http://i3.ebayimg.com/02/i/00/ee/42/0d_1.JPG And those are ones that look really cool and I'd love to get my hands on them! Makes me wonder if Takara will reissue a bunch of Micromasters? Edit: Oh, my bad. It appears that they have re-issued Six Turbo, the other combiner in that pic. http://i14.ebayimg.com/03/i/00/db/a3/5c_1.JPG And this one: http://i14.ebayimg.com/03/i/00/db/a3/5c_1.JPG But Im still wondering about the rest. -BEN-MAN- They only released the combiner sets. www.tfkenkon.com Quote
motley Posted November 24, 2003 Posted November 24, 2003 There were other sets of these? What were Wave 1 like? These are basically like Micromasters/Micro-Bots, and I love those guys, so yah -BEN-MAN- well not so much. there's been only one release so far, a second wave was announced right after the initial release, and they showed off the figures in the pic i posted up above. wave two so far is going to include Jazz, Prowl, Thrust, a more cartoon accurate Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Red Alert. there is also one chase figure announced. but judging by the initial release that means that prime's trailer and megatron's add on gun parts(barrel extension and stock) will be chase units and the chase figure will probably be a repaint. the options for the repaint include more seekers, thundercracker is most likely, but ramjet and dirge are outside choices as they feature another, different, set of wings from both starscream and thrust. smokescreen or bluestreak repaints of prowl (minus the sirens) are also possibilities. i'm honestly surprised that red alert wasn't a chase figure. i'm sure there are other options borrowing from the show and various full sized exclusive repaints, like the gold jazz, the many sideswipe/red alert repaints or the other myriad starscream repaints since Tracks, Skids, and Hot Rod didn't make the cut for wave two, we can probably assume that they'll be part of wave three. Quote
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