Transformers questions by newbies, and not-so-newbies

[Sinnertwin]

How does Hasbro MP Skywarp fit in with the MP-11 mold. I have MP-11 and TRU TC and am wondering whether Skywarp will fit in with the other 2.

I guess you could get away with the alt mode, but the robot modes' mold differences dont sit well with me personally ie Heads, lower body kibble.

[Sinnertwin]

In my personal opinion:
Encore Convoy --> $55
Encore Bruticus --> $85

I especially wouldn't recommend paying too much for Bruticus as that toy suffers from QA issues. Encore Convoy is supposedly a fairly good toy, with retooling done to improve on the original mould... so some might argue that it's worth paying double its original price (I personally wouldn't, but that's JMO ).

Did a quick check of eBay for giggles.
Average price of OP right now $143. Cheapest being 76.74 + 28.78 postage
Ready for this? Average price of Bruticus $239. Theres on at $70 with 3 days left

[Bidoofdude]

Yeah. eBay is basically where people buy stuff then sell them for MUCH higher prices and then the prices gradually go up and up.
That's why I like online stores that little bit better.
Sometimes on eBay, you can find a couple bogans that give you complete bargains.
Even bidding gets outrageous.
Some lesser known retailers probably still have one of the two, you just have to look hard.

[Bidoofdude]

I guess you could get away with the alt mode, but the robot modes' mold differences dont sit well with me personally ie Heads, lower body kibble.

You could always take off the leg kibble off the ball joint and stick on the legs and just get someone to get you a head from MP TC.
Check this out:
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/radico...p-11-mold.html (it's made from mp-11 though)

[Sinnertwin]

You could always take off the leg kibble off the ball joint and stick on the legs and just get someone to get you a head from MP TC.

But the kibble on skywarp would extend past his knees. Just lose them altogether.

[Bidoofdude]

Good point.
Yeah, probably just lose the kibble altogether. That's what I'd do.
You could repaint the eyes as well, if you want them to match ever so slightly more.

[Sinnertwin]

Thats what i do with the old mold. The new ones i keep on a seperate shelf. Thats my OCD kicking in

[Bidoofdude]

Thats what i do with the old mold. The new ones i keep on a seperate shelf. Thats my OCD kicking in

Join the club.
I'd do that, though if I made a mistake on one side, I'd probably do it on the other, for symmetry.
That's not too bad though.

[Iriorne]

How does Hasbro MP Skywarp fit in with the MP-11 mold. I have MP-11 and TRU TC and am wondering whether Skywarp will fit in with the other 2.

Personally, I think it's fine and I quite like that all three seekers have a slightly different look to them. Here's a picture of my three together.

I'm not game enough to try a DIY kibble modification but you could repaint SW's eyes red (one of the most obvious differences) and paint his chest fans grey. I already added grey to TC's null rays to add a bit of visual interest.

[GoktimusPrime]

Did a quick check of eBay for giggles.
Average price of OP right now $143. Cheapest being 76.74 + 28.78 postage
Ready for this? Average price of Bruticus $239. Theres on at $70 with 3 days left

Seriously... I was eating a bowl of muesli (low joule late night snack ) while I read your post, and I literally dribbled some soy milk out my mouth and down my front! Just finished wiping myself clean with tissue paper!
(thankfully the drops were little and my wife who's sitting right behind me watching TV hasn't notice ) Aww man... there's half chew bits of oats on my right thigh... *discreetly.scrapes.off* And now my eyes and nose are welling up as I'm holding back the laughter and maintaining a poker face! That's the best "withheld chuckle" I've had in a long time!

I'm actually somewhat surprised that Optimus Prime has inflated so badly (or well from a seller's POV ). The original G1 Optimus Prime has got to be the single most reissued toy ever... you'd think with both Hasbro and Takara/TOMY having pumped so many of them into the market that it'd put relieve inflationary pressure on the aftermarket price of this figure. I guess the aftermarket demand for this figure just must be that high... which is kinda odd, because I don't recall any of these toys necessarily flying off shelves when they were out.