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    Likewise.

    Was most annoyed at the amount of paint damage to various sideswipes from twist ties no less. Have had less trouble than I thought getting him to stand up and have actually managed to get some cool poses. The Mech-alive thing is pretty cool, with the "tendon" bits on the thighs and kneecaps.

    Dirtboss is nifty, but when I have him forky mode, the side panels don't sit flatly. Am I doing something wrong? I have the arms pegged to the legs and everything looks as it should, but they just don't fit right.

    Like Knockout, especially the way his head looks like the nose of the bike!

    Leader Prime is lovely jubbly. Nice to have a movie accurate toy this time. I like the lanky look over chunky TF1 version. I will have 1in trck mode and ROTF in robot mode for sweetness. Shame about the blades blocking arm movement, but at least they are there!

    Soundwave. Hmm, cool robot mode as he looks nice and regal, but the vehicle modes dont do it for me. Probably coz they don't look like anything. STill not too shabby.

    I like the look of Starscreams Tats, but I won't be getting one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tetsuwan Convoy View Post
    Likewise.

    Was most annoyed at the amount of paint damage to various sideswipes from twist ties no less. Have had less trouble than I thought getting him to stand up and have actually managed to get some cool poses. The Mech-alive thing is pretty cool, with the "tendon" bits on the thighs and kneecaps.
    My Sideways is pretty fine as far as paint QC goes. And I don't find the feet a problem. Having difficulty getting his rear wheels right when transforming him back to car though. overall though his biggest flaw is he has to much red plastic in robot mode. other than that I think he's a really good deluxe.

    Leader Prime is lovely jubbly. Nice to have a movie accurate toy this time. I like the lanky look over chunky TF1 version. I will have 1in trck mode and ROTF in robot mode for sweetness. Shame about the blades blocking arm movement, but at least they are there!
    Haven't had a look at him yet though I did get him, but you hilight my main problem with a number of the old movie toys including old Leader Prime, I like my Movie toys lanky rather than chunky. I think it suits the alien movie style better and defines it from classic G1 style. As such though its a bit splayed to the side I prefer ROTF Starscream to the 1st movies chunky Starscream. I just wish they would redo Ratchet now, he's to blocky for me.

    And ofcourse a new Jazz, but that's not gunna happen.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lord_Zed View Post
    I just wish they would redo Ratchet now, he's to blocky for me.
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    Rampage's jackhammer gimmick is really stupidly annoying as it impedes with the toy's poseability in robot mode. Teh suck.

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    I like the complexity in ROTF Sideswipe, its a decent transformation that is not as painful to align back into car mode as Barricade, but the robot mode really irks me when it comes to posing, his wheel-feet make getting him to stand-up a chore.

    I like Sideswipe, easily the best of the first wave of deluxes, yet I much prefer Dirtboss as a figure.
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    I don't have any serious problems posing/standing Sideswipe. I brought him with me to a buffet restaurant on Saturday night where the table would have a few gentle movements from people dining on it, and it never fell down. And I've been able to do some dynamic poses with it too (one of which I posted on the Action Pose thread). <shrug>

    I don't have Dirtboss yet. I got Rollbar last night and he's full of win. One of my all time favourite Scout/Basic figures since the original Rattrap toy. My only gripe is the lack of weaponry; this toy cost me nearly twice as much as what I paid for Rattrap, yet there's no weapon. Even if including a small weapon would've exceeded the budget, they could've sculpted a weapon onto the toy (e.g. forearm) like what they did with some Mini-Cons. My Rollbar is also a victim of Hasbro's QA because the paint on one side of the truck panel has a small chip. Can't be bothered exchanging it - but yeah.

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    Sideswipe actually fits right in with Alternity Prime. The head sculpt and size, also the detail. Sideswipe and OP will be hard to top in this line. Sideswipe is one of the best TF figures I've ever laid my hands on. Figure of the year so far for me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime View Post
    My only gripe is the lack of weaponry; this toy cost me nearly twice as much as what I paid for Rattrap, yet there's no weapon. Even if including a small weapon would've exceeded the budget, they could've sculpted a weapon onto the toy (e.g. forearm) like what they did with some Mini-Cons.
    Hence why I got Dirt Boss-his forklift becomes arm-mounted blades. And I love arm-mounted blades.

    Dirt Boss is cool. He feels a little loose, but that may be innate or something.

    I'd get Rampage (or, as I call him, Flatwhips McCracken) if he was better.

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