GU-11 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Okay, I'm a little confused by that pic above. All three of them look like diferent sizes of KO Optimii(?) since none of them sport an Autobot symbol, but the "blinged-out" one on the right looks kind of legit. Is that the Caliber diecast statue? The small one in the middle looks pretty damn good, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 (edited) the one on the right is an Encline custom, not sure what he used as a base (I'm thinking one of those Jumbo KO primes) and othe small one is regular old buster prime. Edited March 1, 2013 by anime52k8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GU-11 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 (edited) I see. The fists seem to have been swapped with articulated hands, and the lack of a faction symbol threw me off a little. Damn, those KO's look ridiculously large next to the legit figures. I hear they're not exactly cheap either. Would have been awesome if they were cheap; they'd make great display pieces with some metallic paint and detailing. Edited March 1, 2013 by GU-11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 (edited) I see. The fists seem to have been swapped with articulated hands, and the lack of a faction symbol threw me off a little. yeah, looks like he has a pair of fakebusker shapeways hands. And again, it's buster prime ( you can tell because of the grey on the forearms, lack of mouth plate and white pinstripes around the flames), which didn't have the faction symbol on the chest visors. Edited March 1, 2013 by anime52k8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GU-11 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 You're right. The pic doesn't really bring out the silver paint on the fig; if I'd noticed the silver paint apps and chrome chest visors, I'd have realized it was Buster Prime. Somehow I actually failed to notice his non-mouthplate face scupt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Me Grimlock arrived! Me Grimlock glowy visor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Welp! This is about as G1-esque as I can pose FoC-Grimmy tonite. Too bad I don't have any apron and bowtie for his size: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Hunter D Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Arrgh, still no Grimlock in my part of the woods. Speaking of over sized Primes: Super sized RiD Prime. They got a biggified Wheeljack too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Arrgh, still no Grimlock in my part of the woods. Speaking of over sized Primes: Super sized RiD Prime. They got a biggified Wheeljack too. that's an amazingly pointless thing that Jumbo RID prime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GU-11 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 that's an amazingly pointless thing that Jumbo RID prime. What possessed them to choose to up-scale RID Prime over FE Prime?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Hunter D Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Their pages are gone now-I guess they ran out of stock. I reckon the RiD version was chosen over FE due to it's simpler transformation, but those ugly peg holes are useless if it doesn't come with appropriate accessories. If there was ever an upscaled KO I would totally support, it would have to be an enlarged Windcharger from the scout class RTS sculpt. Love that little guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vepariga Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Mr-ZtADHMLE New trailer. New Prime? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'Kyuun Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 My local Target had all the new Prime stuff, and TRU had FoC Grimlock and Blaster. I picked up Grimlock and Prime Smokescreen. Smokescreen's a pretty cool fig, and all the better since the Beast hunter crap can be removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoryHolmes Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Mr-ZtADHMLE New trailer. New Prime? If he ain't Rodimus, I ain't interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 (edited) If he ain't Rodimus, I ain't interested. Rodimus is a team killer. just saying. :edit: and I'd love to actually buy some new transformers. some of the beast hunters toys look cool and I really want some FOC voyagers and wave 3 deluxes but I haven't seen new crap in months. it's worth than bandai. Edited March 2, 2013 by anime52k8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD Blade Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 If he ain't Rodimus, I ain't interested. He is Rodimus. Somebody just screwed up his name and color scheme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 (edited) bookshelf battle... Edited March 3, 2013 by treatment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'Kyuun Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Man, Grimlock's tail is just fugly. I think the G1/Animated look was better. I love my MP Grimlock, but I think the Animated version is my favorite, despite the big open chest in T-rex mode. But as a dinobot fan, FoC Grimlock's bot mode is fantastic and suitably evocative of the original. Enough for me to dole out $25, anyway. I haven't played the game, so I'm not sure what kind of explanation they came up with for having dinosaurs on Cybertron aeons prior to arriving on Earth. Despite Hasbro's rewriting their own TF history, I still suscribe to the G1 story...it made sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoryHolmes Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I can't stand Grimmy's hollow chest in Robot mode. Plus the hollowness in Dino mode is a turnoff as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old_Nash Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 If he ain't Rodimus, I ain't interested. Smokescreen with Rod Hot personality... DON'T! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeszekely Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 So pics are out of the US releases of MP Soundwave and MP Acid Storm. Soundwave's looking pretty much the same as the Takara release, save for three things: 1. He's coming with five cassettes, not just Laserbeak. 2. Hard to tell from the pics, but the his blue parts look like a brighter blue, and his gold parts are more yellow. 3. He's got yellow eyes, like the original toy, instead of red eyes like the Takara release/cartoon. I don't care about the blue, but I'm not happy about the eyes. Oh well, maybe I can console myself with the crap ton of extra money I'll have versus buying the Takara version and the extra cassettes... As for Acid Storm, I'm not sure what to make of him. I mean, do we need an MP Seeker of an obscure character when a lot of us might prefer a new Starscream (without a busted wing... or maybe that's just me)? Or over a different obscure yet slightly more popular character like Sunstorm? Especially when I can still walk into my local TRU and buy not-at-all obscure character Thundercracker? And then I see the pics... he looks awful. Amazingly awful. So awful he's kind of looping around into awesome. I am repulsed and attracted at the same time. I could possibly see myself owning him, but being to ashamed to display him... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I don't get why Hasbro refuses to re-issue Starscream that alot didn't get the chance to buy, but instead pushes yet-another-shelfwarming and quite obscure seeker (using the same damn SS mold) that seems only a few actually wants to buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 oh, and we'll most likely get gouged yet again by making Soundwave a TRU-exclusive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I must admit, Acid Storm looks MUCH better than I expected. Still---he has no tattoos, and instead has tasteful Decepticon logos on his shoulders-----why couldn't they have done that with TC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeszekely Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 oh, and we'll most likely get gouged yet again by making Soundwave a TRU-exclusive.I think Soundwave was already announced to be a TRU exclusive, and I'm betting a $99 price tag, that goes up to as high as $130 on TRU's website, just like Prime. Thing is, even a $130 seems like a pretty good deal, considering that he's coming with all five cassettes. The Takara version's around $200 for Soundwave and Laserbeak, plus $60 for Red-Tape/Ravage and $60 more for Blue-Tape/Buzzsaw. Way I see it, even with TRU's price gouging those of us who waited for the Hasbro version are still saving in the neighborhood of $200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I think Soundwave was already announced to be a TRU exclusive, and I'm betting a $99 price tag, that goes up to as high as $130 on TRU's website, just like Prime. Thing is, even a $130 seems like a pretty good deal, considering that he's coming with all five cassettes. The Takara version's around $200 for Soundwave and Laserbeak, plus $60 for Red-Tape/Ravage and $60 more for Blue-Tape/Buzzsaw. Way I see it, even with TRU's price gouging those of us who waited for the Hasbro version are still saving in the neighborhood of $200. I'm just gonna hope TRU will have enough stock of it to actually display and sell both in-store and online, unlike their MP-10 shenanigans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeszekely Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 I'm just gonna hope TRU will have enough stock of it to actually display and sell both in-store and online, unlike their MP-10 shenanigans.Could be. I mean, I didn't have as much trouble finding Grimlock or Hot Rod, and Thundercracker is still clogging the shelves at my TRU. And the rumors have him releasing in July, well before the Christmas rush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Wow! Hilariously stupid Soundwave-drama over the red-vs-yellow shenanigans at tfw, as well as some people trolling the Takara-Soundwave buyers. Always fun to read stuff from those blokes over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I really dig Acid Storm, hopefully the final product is that bright a green. As for Soundwave, I was actually hopeing for a more signifigant difference between the takara and hasbro versions. From the picture, the only real difference is the yellow eyes; the shade of blue and gold everywhere else look the same. I was hoping for more medium-to-pale blue with non-metalic yellow and grey so it would be more visually distinctive from my takara version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GU-11 Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Wow! Hilariously stupid Soundwave-drama over the red-vs-yellow shenanigans at tfw, as well as some people trolling the Takara-Soundwave buyers. Always fun to read stuff from those blokes over there. LOL! I remember on some other forum where TF fans were arguing over whether MP-10 Optimus should have his Autobot symbol on one or both of his shoulders. As for Acidstorm, I just don't go for any Seeker outside of the official three. Would have been nice if they did something like the customized ones, with the melted acid effect and all--that would have persuaded me to buy one. Soundwave: not getting this one since I already have the Takara version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 (edited) personally I've always felt the melting effects people do on acid storm/sun storm customs look really silly in a bad way. also, you should get US soundwave because 1) he'll probebly be cheaper than buying the 4 takara tapes anyways and 2) with six tapes total you'll be able to have two soundwaves side by side completely full of tapes. Edited March 5, 2013 by anime52k8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GU-11 Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Now that you mention it, the acid effects don't really make sense, but they do make the toy more unique, rather than just a straight up repaint. As for Soundwave, you've got a good point. Problem is, my local hobby store doesn't bring in Hasbro Masterpiece toys since they're TRU exclusives, and the local TRU's usually don't bring in any MP figure. In fact they rarely bring in ANY new TF's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikuro Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Digicamo acid storm is a pass, I'd buy 2 of them though if I was confident enough to turn them into a proper scream and warp scheme. Sound wave I'm sure will have massive popularity like prime was. But seeing how my MP area is very much full, I may pass on him too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 KnockOut+BattleCat=awesome! And since I don't own the RiD mold of Arcee, I think I'll pick up the new one, too: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Lots of pics today---I don't think anyone guessed "gunmetal" for how they'd color MP Bluestreak though: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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