Results 1 to 8 of 8

Thread: (MAY-2013) Beast Machines Era Toys - Reviews and Favourites

  1. #1
    Join Date
    24th May 2007
    Location
    Brisbane
    Posts
    38,239

    Default (MAY-2013) Beast Machines Era Toys - Reviews and Favourites

    Beast Machines is like the unwanted in-law of Transformers - very little attention was given to it, but it does have some fans.

    It was released in both Western and Japanese markets, and details of this series can be read up here.

    What are your Best and Worst toys of this Era?

    What was your first one, and when?

    What ones are you currently most looking for and why?

    Show us some pics of your collection of the ones you have.

  2. #2
    Join Date
    5th Jul 2010
    Location
    Mornington Peninsula
    Posts
    2,900

    Default

    What are your Best and Worst toys of this Era?
    Deluxe Jetstorm is My fav for reasons below.

    What was your first one, and when?
    Jetstorm so he's nostalgic for me got him when they first came out here from a mate who ran a toy store at the time,

    What ones are you currently most looking for and why?
    None to be honest
    Follow me on twitter:
    @Kal_ElofKrypton
    @Soundwaves_cast

  3. #3
    Join Date
    27th Dec 2007
    Location
    Chadstone, Vic
    Posts
    15,772

    Default

    Deluxe Jetstorm, Deluxe Blackarachnia, and Basic Nightviper.

    That's about all I liked from this series. Buzzsaw was kinda cute too with the springy stinger.

    And we can curse this series for introducing "same character at different size classes" approach that's a little out of hand these days. Others will disagree.

    Okay some of the Dinobots are okay too (Magmatron is more than okay!) but as a subline of repaints from other series I tend to forget about those when discussing Beast Machines. And how did they fit in. If I recall correctly their packaging looked like BMac packaging but did they come out at the same time as Armada? I think of that line as a proto "Universe" line.
    Last edited by Paulbot; 21st May 2013 at 11:40 AM.

  4. #4
    Join Date
    27th Jan 2008
    Location
    La Face Cachée de la Lune
    Posts
    6,821

    Default

    The US Beast Wars toys had been getting worse every year, and sadly this continued into Beast Machines.

    The good Beast Machines toys are:

    - The Deployers (although they should have had pegs/handles so they could be easily wielded as guns by larger toys.)
    - Blast Punch Optimus Primal.
    - Strika.
    - Deluxe Thrust.
    - And I have a soft spot for Skydive because he's totally a pelican.

    If we're counting Beast Wars Returns then Megahead Megatron is awesome.

    Some of the recolours of Beast Wars toys are great too:

    - Airraptor, T-Wrecks, Magmatron, Triceradon and Apelinq.

    A few others are just okay (Obsidian, Deluxe Jetstorm/Sonic Attack Jet, Mega Tankor, Night Viper and Hammerstrike), but pretty much the rest of the Beast Machines toyline is rubbish: Ultra Nightscream and the Beast Riders in particular.

  5. #5
    Join Date
    23rd Sep 2010
    Location
    Sydney
    Posts
    9,352

    Default

    What are your Best and Worst toys of this Era?
    I only have robot heroes Tankor. so that's it. no wait, I have cheetor as well.


    What was your first one, and when?
    see above

    What ones are you currently most looking for and why?
    none really. I don't have the space/time or money to invest in an entire other line of transformers. and from what I've seen much of the execution of the toys was sorely lacking.


    Show us some pics of your collection of the ones you have. Later.
    My Fan interview with Big Trev

    my original collection from when I was more impressionable.
    My Current Collection Pics (Changing on occasion)

  6. #6
    Join Date
    2nd Jun 2011
    Location
    Rylstone
    Posts
    8,382

    Default

    What are your Best and Worst toys of this Era?
    Best toys: The three Generals
    Worst Toys: All those with G1 namesakes with no correlation to the character (Buzzsaw is a wasp now?!)

    What was your first one, and when?
    Tankorr, early 2000's

    What ones are you currently most looking for and why?
    No interest in finding any - G1 & Generations all the way baby! (with a side helping of Kre-O )

    Show us some pics of your collection of the ones you have.

    Behold the massive entirety of Big Transformer Trev's Beast Machines collection! (not counting a couple of Robot Hero homages)


  7. #7
    Join Date
    7th Feb 2013
    Location
    2164
    Posts
    8,925

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev View Post
    Behold the massive entirety of Big Transformer Trev's Beast Machines collection! (not counting a couple of Robot Hero homages)
    That's two more than i've got

  8. #8
    Join Date
    2nd Jun 2010
    Location
    Camden
    Posts
    2,978

    Default

    What are your Best and Worst toys of this Era?

    hmm my faves would be BP Optimus Primal, Tank Drone and hammerstrike

    worst, Supreme Cheetor and deluxe optimus and Black Archnia, and about a dozen more.....

    What was your first one, and when?

    Deluxe Black Arachnia, and when they first hit retail in Aus

    What ones are you currently most looking for and why?

    NONE (i have them all)

    Show us some pics of your collection of the ones you have.




    See More Here
    UP UP CRONULLA

    Follow Me on:

    Twitter - @Sharky_Wattsy

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •