I try not to remember Nightscream.
Generally speaking one must have a positive recollection of the character to want a toy of said character
I'm glad I binged BM in uni because it helped me pull a 180 on the franchise but even a fresh viewing and digging the themes they were going for couldn't get me to like Nightscream. Just... nah. Sorry.
Generations could give us the perfect update. He could be slashed to the bone on the sales rack. No dice.
This was mostly what I was talking about: Beast Machines toys to proper scale with one another, where Silverbolt isn't smaller than Nightscream AND Rattrap.
Prowl 4, and retroactively recognize the owl by hood art on the car, Spychanger style!
I do wonder as PulseCon approaches which 3rd party will be the first to try to make G1 styled Dinoforce shells. In theory they could be in development now since the mold-mates are available for sizing, just the new weapons to integrate. Then again, Hasbro could even offer some as a Pulse exclusive, they were two pieces each originally, simpler than a Funko Pop. I'd just love a Pretender Beast like setup as a final upgrade for the original 'vauge monster' inner bots.
I do wonder as PulseCon approaches which 3rd party will be the first to try to make G1 styled Dinoforce shells. In theory they could be in development now since the mold-mates are available for sizing, just the new weapons to integrate. Then again, Hasbro could even offer some as a Pulse exclusive, they were two pieces each originally, simpler than a Funko Pop. I'd just love a Pretender Beast like setup as a final upgrade for the original 'vauge monster' inner bots.
The Titan slot wound up being a retool of Trypticon as fan favorite character Menasaur.
I didn't know Hasbro hired tec
The original Legacy lion head is pretty good but it needed more paint apps.
My local Target finally restock it's TF section, and amongst them, was TM2 Megatron! It was still marked down to $34, so I finally bit the bullet and got me one. Now I am just looking for that Armada Megatron to go with my Armada Optimus.
There's always my Neo Vehicon Generals I created. I always liked the Tomohawk mold for Obsidian and the Hulk mold for Strika. Jet Vehicon with TFCC BATT head works as a decent Jetstorm. RiD Megatronus body works well with the basic size Tankor head. The Neo Thrust is the one who is a complete departure from the original. Just looked cool to me.
Love the Hulktank mold. I wish we got more figures with exaggerated features like those giant hands.
Can't decide if I like the idea of that Hulk base more as Strika or as Clobber...
Blitzwing came with some giant Hulk hands. People whined and complained about it.
We're in the era where damn near 100% of the population has a megaphone. It's not like their bitching more now, it's just easier to hear it.
Bring on the pimp slappin' hands, I say!
Bring on the pimp slappin' hands, I say!
Rather than Blitzwing having large hands as part of the aesthetic angle of his design (like this Hulk does), Blitzwing literally came with them, as in they were utterly extraneous bits one didn't want or need but had to pay for. This on top of Blitzwing himself being, let's face it, a pretty rough design in part, that might have benefited from more tooling or parts rather than having the remainder of the budget go to that. This whole "Leader class is a less-than-Leader that comes with a bunch of stuff" should have ended with WFC. I can see making exceptions for, say, Prime's trailer, but this and Astrotrain's Fortnite loot crate and such are a harder sell.
Pretty sure that was what the "whining and complaining" was about, not that they were giant Hulk-style hands.
Pretty sure that was what the "whining and complaining" was about, not that they were giant Hulk-style hands.
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That's why I didn't bother with Blitzwing (keeping my Japanese headmaster version instead) but I'll get Overcharge if it comes out (as those units are meant to be poor quality, prototype/mass produced Quintesson clone products that Blitzwing possibly came from). The name is also apt for that mold.
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You are tiresome
The name was more apt for the taxi Mini-Con.
My town's Walmart is clearancing out a lot of stuff, I literally just picked up an Armada Megatron for $20. Might be worth checking any nearby Walmarts (and check the price with the app in store mode, ours had them tagged at $30), especially if they have an inventory or remodel coming up. They seem to be more willing to slash prices then.
Also got Blitzwing for $20, finally get to see what people are complaining about...