Toy Review - Generations FOC Combaticons wave

[klystron]

I haven't received my G2 version yet (so I can't comment on the plastics) but I think the colours look great. Much better than the retail version.

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

[BigTransformerTrev]

I just got contacted by www.bigbadtoystore.com today that my G2 Bruticus set was finally in and getting ready to be shipped. It was $61 + $32 postage which means it still averages out at $18.60 per bot which is cheaper than the regular ones in the shops. Once I get it will look at the quality for myself and see if it warrants getting Swindle, Brawl & Onslaught from the shops who are at least remotely coloured like their G1 counterparts.

[5FDP]

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

[1AZRAEL1]

Anyone notice that Vortex's instructions has Whirl's head?

[kup]

OMG, I just had a play with the G2 version of this set and they are as cheap as sh*t!

Plastic feels KO quality or near, designs are mediocre at best with a lot of lazy shortcuts that compromise the figure. Very poor effort overall and it has really killed any ideas I had of getting the game colored accurate version since this molds are not even worth the relatively cheaper price of the G2 set.

It's not that I have been spoiled by higher quality 3rd party stuff, these guys are crap even by Hasbro's own standards of just a f few years ago. Even the Energon combiners have better built and design value at an individual figure level. At least I like the new combiner ports, they seem more secure and innovative.

They were better in their cool G2 box!

[GoktimusPrime]

OMG, I just had a play with the G2 version of this set and they are as cheap as sh*t!

Plastic feels KO quality or near, designs are mediocre at best with a lot of lazy shortcuts that compromise the figure. Very poor effort overall and it has really killed any ideas I had of getting the game colored accurate version since this molds are not even worth the relatively cheaper price of the G2 set.

It's not that I have been spoiled by higher quality 3rd party stuff, these guys are crap even by Hasbro's own standards of just a f few years ago. Even the Energon combiners have better built and design value at an individual figure level. At least I like the new combiner ports, they seem more secure and innovative.

They were better in their cool G2 box!

^totally agree. I don't even collect third party stuff, so from my POV, looking at it purely from Hasbro's own standards, these toys fall short. In hindsight I wish that I'd held out for the G2 set -- the limb-bots look nicer (not sure about Onslaught, his G2 colours have always sucked), nice box and works out cheaper than collecting the regular versions individually... but that ship has sailed for me, and I'm not about to buy ANOTHER version of what I consider to be a really ordinary set of toys, no matter how nice the colours are.

[Sky Shadow]

I have Onslaught, Swindle and Vortex, but if I want the other two it'll cost me an arm and a leg.

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[Trent]

^totally agree. I don't even collect third party stuff, so from my POV, looking at it purely from Hasbro's own standards, these toys fall short. In hindsight I wish that I'd held out for the G2 set -- the limb-bots look nicer (not sure about Onslaught, his G2 colours have always sucked), nice box and works out cheaper than collecting the regular versions individually... but that ship has sailed for me, and I'm not about to buy ANOTHER version of what I consider to be a really ordinary set of toys, no matter how nice the colours are.

You're still keen though. I refuse to pay for 1 set of what is, according to the general consensus, a crap toy (or 5).

[kup]

Anyone notice that Vortex's instructions has Whirl's head?

I did but Whirl deserves better

[Alpha Supreme]

That's for the Wreaker team repaints isn't it?