Toy Review - Generations FOC Combaticons wave

[5FDP]

^ Ooooh... so online retailers are starting to receive stock Hopefully that'll mean RK should be emailing me soon too!

[5FDP]

Finally saw these figs IRL on Saturday at Castle Towers Target - man, they look like crap Totally agree with people saying they look like cheap KO's. It goes without saying that I left them on the shelf.

[1AZRAEL1]

But I would like to say that I choose to embrace the positives that FoC Bruticus brings. We get a combiner set made up of 5 individual figures (each with bot and alt modes). Plus each limb is interchangeable. And can be left or right arms! And the guns combine.
I'm stoked that Hasbro gave it a go. Sure there is room for improvement (there always is) but this could have been worse. For a start they could've not made it at all. Everyone would complain about that!
Are we asking a little too much for each figure to be "perfect?" Are we too jaded. Are our expectations too high? There never seems to be any "perfect" figures - usually there is always some flaw that fans pick up on.
I have figures that don't have all the articulation they could/should have. And they don't transform into an arm. Or a leg. Or combine with other figures. I can find a flaw with everyone of my figures. But I still love them and I'm glad that they were made.

/rant

Well said. I for one cannot wait to get my 2 sets of these when they come in (G2 and United) and I am still tempted to pick up the Hasbro release if I can find them in store locally. Because Penrith sucks for anything new.

[nyerk]

Ok, this guy actually looks pretty great when you transform him a certain way.





Much better than that lanky monstrosity seen in all the official pics!

[SharkyMcShark]

You've succeeded in inflicting on me a slight pang of regret at cancelling my preorder.

[klystron]

Well said. I for one cannot wait to get my 2 sets of these when they come in (G2 and United) and I am still tempted to pick up the Hasbro release if I can find them in store locally. Because Penrith sucks for anything new.

Thanks man. Was starting to feel like Robinson Crusoe on that one...


@Nyerk: That looks awesome! Well played.

[snazzbot 101]

Not getting the hate on these guys at all. Sure I have no great connection to G2 and I haven't played the game, but these versions - as a whole - mesh.
There is nothing that makes me think they knock offs or are out of place amongst any other childrens toy lines - Ben 10 for instance.

These are solid - albiet comprised because they have to sell under $30 - combining toys. I look forward to building the rest of him, and I just might buy the United version too.

Which is the point isnt it?

Both Hasbro and Takara/Tomy are fully aware they are selling to different - but sometimes overlapping - markets.

[kup]

Ok, this guy actually looks pretty great when you transform him a certain way.





Much better than that lanky monstrosity seen in all the official pics!

lol like in Energon, it seems that Hasbro doesn't even know how to optimally combine it's own toys. That looks a lot better than the official configuration.

[liegeprime]

Well said. I for one cannot wait to get my 2 sets of these when they come in (G2 and United) and I am still tempted to pick up the Hasbro release if I can find them in store locally. Because Penrith sucks for anything new.

Kmart blacktown still has 1 full set as of yesterday 9pm. I had alook and bought the 3 more figures I needed, but yeah there was still a good 1 set to complete giant robot

[VERT]

Ok, this guy actually looks pretty great when you transform him a certain way.





Much better than that lanky monstrosity seen in all the official pics!

Do you have a link or something on how to do this?