What is/was yours?
Paid $30 for ROTF DEluxe Evac. I facepalmed so badly after 5 mins play with it.
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What is/was yours?
Paid $30 for ROTF DEluxe Evac. I facepalmed so badly after 5 mins play with it.
AND OMG I GOT THE TITLE SPELLING WRONG :(:(:(:(
Sorry SkyWarp :p, had to lol at that one. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by SkyWarp91
For me, my most disappointing purchase was PCC Bombshock & The Combaticons. :mad:
I thought: "I've bought PCC Smoulder, he's pretty cool, so anything with the Combaticon name has got to be better?..." - Let's just say I was very wrong. :rolleyes:
It's nice having limbs for Smoulder, but PCC Bombshock & The Combaticons, IMO, are complete Slag!
When my FansProject Bruticus Upgrade kits arrive, the True Successor to the Combaticon name will show Bombshock and his drones what happens to those who don a moniker ill-befitting of them! :mad::D
(I'll definitely be posting pics of the slaughter... YES!)
What? Come on! Blazemaster and Evac are excellent! :/ I'm serious, I must be the only person on this board who likes this mold. And his cute little face!
ahem.
A lot of the movie styled tfs have been pretty dissapointing, but the worst for me didn't come from this line.
It's Cybertron Scattorshot (scout). I got him in a 3pack and expected him to be bad, just not that bad. First off, I definitely like transformers with knees. Visually, he looks awful all round, doesn't stay together in vehicle mode. Massive, mostly useless backpack and oversized missiles that don't look as though they match the toy at all.
The one redeeming feature on Scattorshot is his Autobot symbol on his hand. If there's one place to tattoo your allegiance, it's your goddamn fist.
Has to be Movie Scorponok. lamest robot mode and conversion ever! Looks good in scorpion mode thought. This is the toy that made me think 'does he really have to transform?'.
In my eyes he's the ambassador for non-transforming transformers
Combiner Class Devastator.
Reasons:
+ Rip off! This toy originally retailed for close to $200 and I got it on sale for $97 and still felt massively ripped off. I've heard US fans who bought it for $70 and still complained about it being a rip off. This toy is appallingly poor value for money.
+ With no individual robot modes this toy is by far the suckiest Transformers gestalt ever made
+ I thought sacrificing the robot modes was done in order to make the engineering and design of the toy otherwise better. Boy was I wrong. The sculpting is ridiculously underwhelming - feeling more like PlaySkool toys. The paint apps are also unimpressive (there's some nice airbrushing in some places, but it's not enough to save the overall look of the toys or set). The engineering... again, quite PlaySkool - and Long Haul and Rampage's engineering is positively Happy Meal grade. I like Happy Meal Transformers. Happy Meal Transformers only cost two bucks a pop.
+ The NOM! NOM! gimmick was fun for a while but got old fast. The sound gimmick is just freakin' annoying -- I took the batteries out of mine. It's way more annoying than Energon Scorponok's sound gimmick!
While Moofie Scorponok's robot mode is incredibly lame - I wouldn't go as far as accusing him of being an Action Master. At least he does transform... and his transformation is more complex than say an Action Master Elite. Heh.Quote:
Originally Posted by LordCyrusOmega
It sounds funny if you read it in a Borat voice. "Combiner Class Devastator is pains in my @$$hole." ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by SkyWarp91
Though the Blazemaster/Evac mold may look cute, as a TF the trasformation I found to be very dissapointing/frustrating.Quote:
Originally Posted by tinyJazz
For me, it has to be ultra class powerglide from the universe line.
I got powerglide from TRU for $35 - very underwhelming. I should have stuck to my instincts to not get it.
After I opened up and transformed the figure- I really tried to like it. But I just felt ripped off.
Made me hate electronic gimmicks- don't care for them.
Transformation and alt mode is ok, but the bot mode just looks crap.
Add to the fact I don't think he fits in with the rest of the classics/universe- he's too big. No wonder these guys shelf warmed so much.
Onslaught is another one, but i got it for $25 so I feel less ripped, and the fact he looks better. Guess I dont like ultra class figs- unless they made appropriately sized characters in that size and nix the gimmicks- which isn't happening, and not enlarge random characters.
So glad I looked at the review for silverbolt- glad I didnt pick that up...
I bought that massive Cybertron Starscream at full price.
It wasn't worth it.
ROTF Rampage. A big pile of plastic crap
ROTF Ironhide. Just...not good.
Yeah, the Cybertron Scouts have been pretty disappointing IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by tinyJazz
For me it's a toss-up between BW Razorbeast and Cybertron Brushguard, both of which I got this year. I got Razorbeast 'cos a wild boar TF seemed too cool to pass up and 'cos I've gotten a few BW toys from Verno this year and they've all been good (Depth Charge, TM Airazor) if not great (Rampage, Inferno, Silverbolt), but as a toy RB's a real let-down. Back-heavy and uninspired in robot mode, almost no poseability or articulation in beast mode - I can see why Furman had second thoughts about making him the star of the Gathering after seeing the toy. Not the worst toy evar, and happily I got him with the awesome Movie Wreckage from llama, but I had high expectations from the BW line so he was quite the let down.
Brushguard, on the other hand, is just bad...I like the idea of a xenobotanist Decepticon weapons developer, and he was a bargain from FFN at $5, but really that's about all I can say that's good about him. Ugly vehicle mode, next to no workable poseability in his kibbletastic robot mode, a missile gimmick that sticks really far out of his back in either mode and robot mode claws that you just can't do anything with...the Cybertron line really was a mixed bag - Vector Prime is one of my best acquisitions for the year, and it's been a really good year for awesome TFs for me - and Brushguard/Overhaul just doesn't cut it.
Is that the Warriors from Three Worlds pack? I'm actually planning to get that, if only for Repugnus to add to the species count for my dinosaur transformers.Quote:
Originally Posted by tinyJazz
My most disappointing one would probably be Movie Brawl. Aside from the arm thing, I'd gotten him on impulse due to having a bad day (not to mention month-2008 was not a good year for me), so that presumably contributed.
I'd nominate Universe Cheetor, but I had no standards to be disappointed.
Fixed :)Quote:
Originally Posted by SkyWarp91
Although I still don't have ROTF Supreme Devy yet, and I will get it despite how many times I have heard it is a bad toy - he does talk about one thing that does bug me off with dissapointing TFs - when you've paid full price for them.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
Some Cybertron Scouts are better than others. Armourhide's pretty damn awesome IMO. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ode to a Grasshopper
I find Razorbeast to be a bit more back heavy than other similar style flipchangers like Rattrap, but not as bad as say Armordillo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ode to a Grasshopper
Well yeah, Brushguard is a repaint of an already crummy mould - so no surprise there. Cybertron did have some interesting personality quirks though... I love how Shortround is a toy collecting geek! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Ode to a Grasshopper
TM2 Prowl. I can't even see what Hasbro were trying to do.
Shortround is beautiful, I love the character bio and that he can turn into a toilet.:D
Armorhide is a nice solid little guy too, I have him for Odieverse Pipes and he looks pretty good next to PCC Huffer. I was gonna get Scattorshot at some point but if he's really that bad I might settle for the RotF scout.
Always interesting lists these, I usually find toys I quite like on them!
The rotf toys as a whole were pretty awful, barring the scout class. I think Mudflap and skids were my least favourite, even Ravage was better than those two turds.
And then I saw the movie and hated them even more.
I know what you mean Verno, TM2 Prowl I've found to be incredibly frustrating, I didn't think they would make the same mistake as the odd wing placement of G1 Mindwipe and I never got the 'Linda Blair' Alt mode head action either!? :confused::pQuote:
Originally Posted by Verno
BM Mega Cheetor. Can't stand in robot mode, looks bad in both modes, doesn't look like a cheetah anyway, and the weapon is terrible. Even on special I felt like I'd been ripped off.
(I agree with TinyJazz, Blazemaster/Evac is a decent toy)
I'd have to say Robot Masters Prime. I quite like him but he wasn't worth what I paid.
Other than that I'd have to say Henkei Dinobot. Awesome in theory, just didn't live up to expectations.
Sure we've had this thread before, and I probably said the same thing; universe galvatron. So much potential, so much fudged up buggery.
Really? Oh, I've been eyeing off one for a while now. Wasn't prepared to pay what people are asking for him though. Might reconsider now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lint
He was supposed to be a Voyager Class - Triple Changer originally in concept wasn't he?Quote:
Originally Posted by MV75
Did they ever explain why they changed their direction mid development of the figure?
too many tank like vehicles already in voyager. ie we are too cheap:pQuote:
Originally Posted by Hursticon
LINT: why is henkie dinobot bad? im sure mine isnt like the rest!:p
Supreme BM Cheetor.
The only Transformer I've ever been disappointed by was Skyburst...
the "Commander" of the Powercore Combiner Aerialbot team.
Seriously...he's like the only Transformer I own that I don't like...
but in saying that...I did give away Blazemaster and my voyager
Ironhide...but...for all round disappointment...Skyburst wins.
:mad:
Mail order Overdrive, why didnt i choose Downshift? Because i was a kid and kids love Ferraris...... Well they did in the 80s anyway
Quote:
Originally Posted by Verno
When I think Dinobot I think powerful martial warrior. This guy is proportioned like a quasimodo and while he has decent articulation and perfect colours he doesn't quite pull off any nice poses. Generally I can tolerate this on other toys because i'm after their alt mode (cool car/jet/etc) but with Dinobot I was after the robot warrior. Also his sword looks ridiculous :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Autocon
Velociraptor mode is great. But it wasn't what I bought this toy for.
I think for 1480JPY ($19) it's an okay toy... but by no means fantastic. I guess it was Takara's attempt at making a no-frills version of Masterpiece Convoy for kids (remember that MPs in Japan are for Ages 15+).Quote:
Originally Posted by Oldschool78
That's interesting, cos as a kid I got Downshift and wished I had Overdrive! Grass is always greener on the other side. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Oldschool78
Poseability-wise Classics Dinobot works well enough for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lint
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y22...lscream003.jpghttp://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y22...lscream009.jpghttp://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y22...lscream015.jpg
Although one of the shoulders and the dino arms pop out too easily in robot mode under excessive force (which happens a lot during playtime :p)
I think the sword is a neat tribute to Pretender Grimlock's weapon. *shrug*Quote:
Originally Posted by Lint
Universe Powerglide - lights and sounds were alright but robot mode and trasformation is terrible
WFC Optimus and Bumblebee - transformation isnt fun. back kibble is annoying. optimus is small and unepic.
It seems like ur talking about classics grimlock. I was talking about this guyQuote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
http://www.secondtruth.com/bwtf/2char8.jpg
I don't own the classics grimlock mold so I can't comment.
i love firing his missle in beast mode but the arms hanging out of his chest are really weird. they should have been hidden better, really.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lint
The alt-mode head action is supposed to mimic how real owls can turn their heads 180 degrees.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hursticon
and hypnotise other robots;)Quote:
Originally Posted by SilverDragon
Please allow me to open my mouth and change feet!http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y22...palmconvoy.jpg :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Lint
Yeah, I've handled both the Universe Dinobot and Cheetor moulds and didn't like them. No amount of repainting from Henkei would save them for me.
25th anniversary optimus prime. Was really excited until I noticed the colour. I don't know what shelf he belongs on.
Cybertron primus is another weird one. I like the concept and character but when all is saidand done I paid $200 for a ball. Head slap at that.
I think Henkei Dinobot is decent, certainly a more character accurate and nice modern representation. However it does not represent 10+ years of design progression but still passable IMO.
The new Cheetor mold is really crap however and several steps bellow the decade old toy! It is very 'Archeresque' with little real engineering and heavily compromised by a stupid gimmick. It's more in line with the crapfest we saw in BM. The Henkei version however is 10 times better than Universe due to the paint job alone but it is still a crappy mold.
I don't doubt you're right on that one SilverDragon, but 360 degrees?Quote:
Originally Posted by SilverDragon