September Selections

[Zippo]

Japanese Springer and Blitzwing arrived.

Blitzwing is nicer than the American version but is a very annoying toy.
Like the American Springer more but such a fun toy.

[GoktimusPrime]

Japanese Springer and Blitzwing arrived.

Blitzwing is nicer than the American version but is a very annoying toy.
Like the American Springer more but such a fun toy.

The question on everyone's lips: have TakTOM done anything to address the shoulders?

[Hursticon]

The question on everyone's lips: have TakTOM done anything to address the shoulders?

Certainly the question on mine at the moment.

[Zippo]

Certainly the question on mine at the moment.

The question on everyone's lips: have TakTOM done anything to address the shoulders?

Nope

[Zand]

Get him. I got that set and I immediately got TC after getting that pack, thinking he'd be awesome. I wasn't wrong.

They really are fantastic.

Yeah, I'm just trying to get a seller in Australia so I don't get boned on shipping but I'll probably just end up biting the bullet.

the backpacks actually can be used as stands - eg. Depthcharge's - bend the remaining tail piece to stabilize him standing straight... same goes for Rampage - cool haul there Zand.

Yeah, I turn Rampage's claws down so that they can act as back supports. He actually stands better than Depth Charge though who's very much reliant on that third back supporting leg.

Yeah, I pretty quickly found that using the tail as a stand was just about the only way to do it. I've found Rampage to actually be pretty decent at balancing on his own though. Pretty tempted to display him in tank/crap mode because I think they both look pretty sweet. One of the few transmetal vehicle 'modes' I actually like.

Oh yes! - Bloody well done Zand, very nice purchases indeed!
That is a pair of extremely awesome figures there mate, a little fiddly & space consuming for sure, but definitely sweet!

Thanks dude! I can't get enough of the Beast Wars line at this stage, I'm looking into getting a Scorponok but I don't know what I think of him yet.

[Hursticon]

Best Wars Complete Seasons, and thanks to user Demonac, I am now the ultra proud owner of Transmetal Optimus Primal

*snip*

Another wicked Beast Wars acquisition post, bloody well done man - Looks like you've picked up one very minty Chromatic-Blue Gorilla too!

Thanks dude! I can't get enough of the Beast Wars line at this stage, I'm looking into getting a Scorponok but I don't know what I think of him yet.

Glad to hear it!

Indeed, I've seen your query about 'ole Scorpy & have added my 2c in that thread mate.

[GoktimusPrime]

Pretty tempted to display him in tank/crap mode because I think they both look pretty sweet. One of the few transmetal vehicle 'modes' I actually like.

Yeah, overall I'm not a huge fan of the Transmetal vehicle modes; but I agree that Rampage's is really nice. I saw Rampage on the show before I found the toy in stores (I was importing taped off TV VHS eps from the US at the time cos I was too impatient to wait for Channel 7 to air them - all those ads for The Nanny still haunt me ) ... I remember when I first saw him appear and he transformed into the tank mode with the treads coming out, I thought that it was so cool but there's no way the toy would be able to do it. I assumed that the toy just had wheels and it was creative licensing from the animators to give it treads. You can imagine how pleasantly shocked I was when I did get the toy and it did have those treads!

TF Prime Voyager Shockwave tries to do the same thing but just doesn't pull it off nearly as well as Rampage did.

Thanks dude! I can't get enough of the Beast Wars line at this stage, I'm looking into getting a Scorponok but I don't know what I think of him yet.

I think it says a lot when 15 year old Beast Wars toys are still outclassing current day TF Prime Beast Hunters toys. Makes you appreciate just how Beast Wars saved Transformers... after years of weakening G1 and G2 failing to boost the franchise, along came Beast Wars with these amazing figures that blew our socks off and gave us the 'Transformers Renaissance.'

As fans, we're often dreaming about G1 toys getting the Classicsverse treatment so we can have G1 toys with modern day engineering, but there isn't quite the same call from BW fans because IMO BW toys haven't become as 'dated' as G1 has. We are having new BW toys coming out in Generations for next year, but for the most parts the improvements are relatively minor; mostly cosmetic changes to make them look more like the show models. But the BW toys are still, for the most part, inherently just as good today as they were then.

[Mythirax]

I think it says a lot when 15 year old Beast Wars toys are still outclassing current day TF Prime Beast Hunters toys. Makes you appreciate just how Beast Wars saved Transformers... after years of weakening G1 and G2 failing to boost the franchise, along came Beast Wars with these amazing figures that blew our socks off and gave us the 'Transformers Renaissance.'

As fans, we're often dreaming about G1 toys getting the Classicsverse treatment so we can have G1 toys with modern day engineering, but there isn't quite the same call from BW fans because IMO BW toys haven't become as 'dated' as G1 has. We are having new BW toys coming out in Generations for next year, but for the most parts the improvements are relatively minor; mostly cosmetic changes to make them look more like the show models. But the BW toys are still, for the most part, inherently just as good today as they were then.

I still love all the Beast Wars stuff, I really need to get my hands back on it all. They really are an amazing line.

As for today though, added some more vehicons to my collection and weaponizer prime has a couple of new buddies. I'm spewing the giant prime beast hunter thing, has such a crappy fluro red color to him. Would of looked so much better if they kept the red color from his non-beast hunter prime voyager.

[EDIT]: I absolutely love Weaponizer Bee. His posture, design, stance, face, all look amazing. He just has some weird hands, but facing them on his hips makes him so clean and tv show looking. Love him, first Bee toy I've liked from Prime.

[crankcase76]

The question on everyone's lips: have TakTOM done anything to address the shoulders?

Just checked out TFSource, and a third party has come up with a solution.

[Trent]

My contribution this month is not TFs themselves, but still more relevant to this thread than any other:



Got them delivered on Saturday arvo. Crappy photo doesn't do them justice. My awesome wife spent about an hour polishing the glass so now they look like a million bucks Still gotta change out the halogen globes for LEDs though.

I've half filled them. Got my MP and animated collection in. Still got my alternators, CHUG and combiners to go.

Hursty would have been expecting this, as I dragged him to the shop where I bought them after the last Parra fair so I could measure a few things.