Hikuro Posted May 31, 2015 Posted May 31, 2015 Hm looks like the front area of his thighs are car seats, for color separation I'd say add some gray or black there. Quote
DyNo Posted June 3, 2015 Posted June 3, 2015 Amazing how one little sticker can make this guy even more awesome looking.. Quote
dapro Posted June 3, 2015 Posted June 3, 2015 Hey Dyno, what sticker is that? I like. You got another one you can hook me up? Quote
Valkyrie2008 Posted June 3, 2015 Posted June 3, 2015 That function symble does make Megatron standout a lot better. I think the symble is from reprolable, is that right DyNo? Quote
DyNo Posted June 3, 2015 Posted June 3, 2015 Yes they are reprolables, clear backed symbols. I also trimmed off the clear plastic for a cleaner look. Quote
Ignacio Ocamica Posted June 3, 2015 Posted June 3, 2015 Looks great!!! I'm waiting for my reprolabels symbols. I opted for the silver backed ones. Quote
SuperSenpai Posted June 3, 2015 Posted June 3, 2015 Amazing how one little sticker can make this guy even more awesome looking.. Now that's a proper looking Megatr... I mean, Apollyon! Quote
Valkyrie2008 Posted June 3, 2015 Posted June 3, 2015 Yes, the swirly bits! I was hoping someone would make decal for it. Quote
RD Blade Posted June 3, 2015 Posted June 3, 2015 I prefer toon accuracy over toy accuracy...at least in Megatron's case. Quote
David Hingtgen Posted June 3, 2015 Posted June 3, 2015 Yes, the swirly bits! I was hoping someone would make decal for it. Just today: http://toyhax.com/mainmenu/mp-scale/1791-labels-for-x-t-apollyon.html Quote
mikeszekely Posted June 3, 2015 Posted June 3, 2015 Just today: http://toyhax.com/mainmenu/mp-scale/1791-labels-for-x-t-apollyon.html For a minute I thought you'd linked to some cool new competition for Reprolabels. Then I realized that this is just Reprolabels crappy new site. Quote
David Hingtgen Posted June 3, 2015 Posted June 3, 2015 I noticed a distinct lack of a "new releases" page, when visiting today. That was pretty essential to the old site. Quote
xrentonx Posted June 4, 2015 Posted June 4, 2015 I think I've settled on getting all the FP Dinos but I might pick up Grimmys from other companies if they meet my fancy. He is my favorite Quote
Valkyrie2008 Posted June 4, 2015 Posted June 4, 2015 I'm sticking with Giga because of the sheer size. Quote
Firefox Posted June 6, 2015 Posted June 6, 2015 I'm a bit late for this 3rd party Transformers. Can anyone tell me what is the cheapest price for Maketoys Green Giant Type-61 (Devastator) and the website that sells it? Quote
Valkyrie Hunter D Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Maketoys' Headmasters are looking real good. They just revealed their take on Hardhead, and it looks so much better than Toyworld's version. It even looks to have working treads. Quote
Scyla Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 I don't understand why the combiner arms still have the arm robot thighs as forearms and the hips as elbow joints. MMC (Feral Rex) and Unique Toys (Ordin) have shown ideas how to implement better solutions but haven't developed the ideas further. I also don't understand why the arms of not-Blastoff just hang there in arm mode with no locking tabs (or did I missed something?) But how do you like Warbotron? I think the idea with the trailer that forms the lower legs was a great idea but overall I think that the toy looks too busy. How do you like the massive silver combiner parts on the Toyworld bot? Personally I'm looking forward to the MMC version of the studio Ox Guardian. I love their Feral Rex so I want to see what new combiner tech they introduce. I'm really bummed that they didn't tackle Piranacon or Abominus in the Feral Rex aesthetic. Quote
CoreyD Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 New Reflector figure from MakeToys: http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=mkt10023&mode=retail&utm_source=Marketing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Marketing&utm_content= I wonder how it'll stack up against the Not-Reflector from Fans Toys? I can't get both, so it'll be tough to choose which one to get. http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=FTS10011&mode=retail Quote
Valkyrie2008 Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 My preorder for FT was immediately canceled after I saw MT version of Reflector. So far the bot mode has more appealing, with the electronic circuit looking chest and the feet and legs are much better looking than FT. Quote
M'Kyuun Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Both versions look good to me; there's no mistaking who they are, but there's something about the Maketoys that I like better. Not liking the price tag, though. I understand why, but the high cost of most 3rd party stuff has deterred me. If I do go for a 3rd party toy, it'll be Apollyon. Great looking figure for a decent price at the MP scale. Quote
Ignacio Ocamica Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 (edited) You should get Apollyon, great representation of G1 Megatron and great figure all around. No issues with my copy. Quick phone pics: Edited June 11, 2015 by Ignacio Ocamica Quote
RD Blade Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 +1 Apollyon is a nice addition to the collection. Mine is also fortunately problem-free. Quote
Valkyrie Hunter D Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Here comes a third contender for the MP-styled Ironhide/Ratchet slot. Quote
Dangard Ace Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 GigaPower just showed off their chromed version of Gutter. More photos on their facebook page. Quote
Golden Arms Posted June 13, 2015 Posted June 13, 2015 Darn it I knew I should have waited for that version. Where is the best place to get Apollyon? Quote
dapro Posted June 13, 2015 Posted June 13, 2015 Megatron or Apollyon looks good in the con shelf. Quote
Valkyrie Hunter D Posted June 13, 2015 Posted June 13, 2015 He does look great with the other MP cons. I will probably get one with BBTS soon. I'm still waiting for a good Skyfire. Not too long ago there were four or five proposed not-Skyfires that were teased, but so far only Daca's Kronos has made it to the production line. Quote
slaginpit Posted June 13, 2015 Author Posted June 13, 2015 GigaPower just showed off their chromed version of Gutter. More photos on their facebook page. Meh, I dont like it. Or the first version. Cant stand the legs on the outside. Like the esthetic of the FT one Love the gun. The best of the combinors The head reminds me of SOC GoaGaiGar Quote
technoblue Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 Great Apollyon and Warbotron pics! I have one loose rivet on my Apollyon that I'm going to try and tighten when I have some time this weekend. It's more of a nitpick than an issue, though. GigaPower sold me on picking up MP-sized Dinobots again with Guttur (not-Snarl). The metallic version has some creative shading on the tail, too. It was a tough choice to pick one version over the other, but I'm going with the chrome reissue. I'm a sucker for the red dino eyes and the extra shine. As for the physical aesthetics, I find that I prefer GigaPower's muscular/beefy look for Snarl to FansToys toon accurate look. For my head canon, it makes sense that a stegosaurus would transform into a hulking robot. Not that FansToys is a slouch. They have more of their dinobots out, and FT-05 Soar is incredibly tempting. I could easily pick up the blue version today, but I'm also interested in a possible FT-05X reissue. LoL! I think I have more 3P pre-orders in my Transformers queue than official releases this year. Quote
Scyla Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 Peaugh has the two testshots for Unique Toys Ordin (Not Abominus) and uploaded two videos that show the transformation and the cobination into Ordin After the project was first revealed I mistook if for a new MMC combiner because it was so different from their first combine Warlord. After it was clear that the combiner is in fact from Unique Toys I was quite impressed in the jump in quality and aesthetics from their previous offerings (and I was sad that we didn't get an MMC Abominus). Especially after the first bot (Troll aka Blot) I was blown away by the transformation. It was creative, all the parts locked into place and from the video it looked like the plastic was high quality also. After the second bot (Alberich aka Rippersnapper) I thought that the arm mode was clever with the hidden elbow joint and the way they dealt with the thighs as forearms problem. I was disappointed from the fact that the beast mode arms had no place to hide or at least peg in. Also the rectangular shape in all three modes was a strange fallback into the dark and much simpler Warlord times. From there on out the project went downhill fast. Sinnertwin was a weird box with bolted on limbs, Cutthroat has additional parts sticking out all over his body with no where to go and Hun-Gurrr had some strange proportions in the two necks of his twin heads as well as a pretty boxy stature. Plus all the chest and waist bits are not integrated into Hun-Gurrr. Now I can understand that they went for the G1 toon design and my favorite combiner MMCs Feral Rex has so cons as well (like similar transforming limbs) but I think that Feral Rex did the combining beasts motive much better. Another point might be that Troll seems like a genuine awesome transforming toy. What do you think now that all the parts are out? Am I overly critical? I would be interested in your opinions because I don't own any of the toys and I'm just a spectator form afar. Man I wish MMC would do a Abominus and Piranacon combiner instead of their Studio Ox line. Quote
Sandman Posted June 26, 2015 Posted June 26, 2015 What is the general consensus on dx carry (not rodimus). I'm kinda interested but does he seriously not have the fin in truck mode? Quote
David Hingtgen Posted June 28, 2015 Posted June 28, 2015 ...UT Abominus comments... What do you think now that all the parts are out? Am I overly critical? I would be interested in your opinions because I don't own any of the toys and I'm just a spectator form afar. Man I wish MMC would do a Abominus and Piranacon combiner instead of their Studio Ox line. I think pretty much exactly what you wrote---Troll looked great. Rippersnapper was good but flawed--but subsequent releases copied/magnified Rippersnapper's flaws. They basically all ended up as "flat rectangles with 4 limbs stuck on the sides" in beast mode. And Hun-Grrr is the worst IMHO. He's just kinda ugly now---it's hard to make an un-cool dragon, but they managed it. He's just backwards---instead of two gracile necks and a stubby tail, he's got a long tail and fat stubby necks. I do think they'd do a great Piranacon, "fixing the flaws/mistakes" from their experience with Ordin. UT is constantly improving, overall. If the "worst" Seacon was as good as Troll/Blot is---it could really be something. But even better would be an MMC Reformatted Piranacon. Dare I say---I think their Defensor is TOO G1? Quote
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