(DEC-2013) Movie Era Toys - Reviews and Favourites

[GoktimusPrime]

Although the aesthetics of the robot modes may not be everyone's cube of Energon, one thing I've enjoyed about the film series toys overall are all the licensed vehicles and realistically Earth based vehicle modes, which really plays on the whole "robots in disguise" element of Transformers. Skids and Mudflap are hell annoying characters for sure, but it's pretty cool how they initially transformed into an ice cream truck, then later a pair of hatchbacks. Not some flashy sports car that would attract massive attention if they drove down the street, but relatively ordinary hatchbacks. And it did have the exotic sports cars too for people who are into that, and of course various military vehicles too.

What are your Best and Worst toys of that era/series?
Best: DOTM Jetwing Optimus Prime
Worst: Combiner Class Failastator

What was your first one, and when?
TF1 Deluxe Jazz, 2007^Protoform Starscream & Optimus Prime

What ones are you currently most looking for and why?
A proper Deluxe Class DOTM Dino^Mirage toy. Doesn't currently exist. (-_-)

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

Decepticons

[BigTransformerTrev]

What are your Best and Worst toys of that era/series?
Best: Leader Sentinel Prime, Ultimate BBee, Ultimate Optimus Prime, Voyager Long Haul, Voyager Bludgeon
Worst: Some of the Fast Action Battlers like Ramjet and Frenzy. Ravage and Scoponok were pretty crap as in they really didn't transform into anything. The huge Devestator was a huge disappointment too.


What was your first one, and when?
Bought like a doz from the first movie when they hit store shelves so cant really remember. I do recall that Protoform Starscream and Optimus were amongst them.


What ones are you currently most looking for and why?
Always keeping my eye out for a cheap DOTM HA Leadfoot and/or Soundwave


Show us some pics of your collection of the ones you have.
Sigh... as I sadly have to say every month, my collection is in storage, but here are some old shots.

[GoktimusPrime]

Worst: Some of the activators like Ramjet and Frenzy.

Activator Ramjet and Frenzy??

Ravage and Scoponok were pretty crap as in they really didn't transform into anything.

Sure they did. Scorponok transformed into a dismal failure of a robot, and Ravage transformed into a - and this is the official title of his alt mode - re-entry! Don't ask me how it works as a re-entry mode considering that we _never_ saw Ravage even exit Earth's atmosphere in the film!

The huge Devestator was a huge disappointment too.

Devastatingly disappointing. The level of engineering is honestly hardly any better than a Happy Meal toy. There are PlaySkool Transformers who are better made. The Legends Class set was infinitely superior. Little wonder that the Combiner Class set shelfwarmed for so long and it will likely be continuing to sell for dirty cheap prices on the aftermarket. Well... not really sell. Just table warm at toy fairs.

What was your first one, and when?
Bought like a doz from the first movie when they hit store shelves so cant really remember. I do recall that Protoform Starscream and Optimus were amongst them.

Oh yeah that's right, the "Preview" series Protoforms did come out first, and I did indeed get them first. Oops. (fixes last post)

[BigTransformerTrev]

Activator Ramjet and Frenzy??

Sorry - 'Fast Action Battlers'

Devastatingly disappointing. The level of engineering is honestly hardly any better than a Happy Meal toy. There are PlaySkool Transformers who are better made. The Legends Class set was infinitely superior. Little wonder that the Combiner Class set shelfwarmed for so long and it will likely be continuing to sell for dirty cheap prices on the aftermarket. Well... not really sell. Just table warm at toy fairs.

Once I took mine apart I could never get the hexagon pegs to slot back into their holes - any tips?

[GoktimusPrime]

Sorry - 'Fast Action Battlers'

Oh right. I don't think FABs are bad toys per se, considering that they're marketed at a younger market... the problem is that they were seriously overpriced (and not surprisingly pegwarmed). You stick say FAB and Deluxe Brawl on pegs for the same price and naturally kids are gonna choose the Deluxe figure. Those toys should've really been at least $10 cheaper.

Price aside, I thought most FABs were pretty ordinary, but I think Frenzy is pretty good. Frenzy was always going to be a design challenge; transforming from a chunky CD/stereo to a skinny robot, coupled with the additional challenge of making the toy relatively easier for younger kids, plus the CD/disc shooting gimmick (which is pretty cool and non-intrusive). And at least FAB Brawl didn't have the shoulder issues that Deluxe Brawl had.

Once I took mine apart I could never get the hexagon pegs to slot back into their holes - any tips?

Not sure... I've never had any real problem recombining them.

RE: Legends Constructicons.
I really wish they made Deluxe or Voyager Class toys for Overload and Scrapper. Scrapper is easily my favourite of the Legends Constructicons and he would've been an awesome Deluxe. Overload deserved a Voyager figure, and Hightower would work fine as a Deluxe IMHO. Also wish they made a Deluxe Hatchet too. Still... at least they had proper Legends toys, unlike poor Mirage. (redecoed Sideways =/= Mirage)