I pulled out my copies of CW Bonecrusher and Scrapper yesterday and fiddled with them for a while. Then I look at the SS86 pics, and I'm trying to figure out if they're really worth double what I paid a decade ago. I wish it had been more of a slam dunk decision. That said, due to family stuff...
I hate how much I want that Galvatron.
But there's no way I'm spending $90 for it, and my paint spattered, backwards shoulder Kingdom version will get less than nothing on the secondary market.
I feel kinda terrible for wanting these. But Gears looks so good in a toy based getup, and I'm a sucker for the licensed Beetle 'Bee.
Though I can't help but think that SS86 Bumblebee with a toy based head would have absolutely nailed what Hasbro was going for here.
But, hopefully, preorders...
I really wouldn't have minded having a Buzzsaw, but I sure as sugar wasn't gonna buy everything else again to get it.
That's a great group shot, though!
It's funny. For me, Prime is the shade of red that I wish Earthrise was. The vibrancy really does it for me. But, of course, it's always subjective! :)
I don't blame anyone that's happy with Earthrise wanting to stick with it! I've always had nitpicks with the design, but I will always remember...
I think ER Optimus will live on in my collection as a more toy-etic version of Prime (in hindsight, I kinda wish it got the yellow eyes as seen in the original stock images).
That mold is too good to just part with!
The more I play with Prime, the more I'm absolutely adoring this figure. This really feels like everything I could ever have wanted from a mainline '84 Optimus.
To me, there's no way that Hasbro could really improve on this without being iterative at this point.
Nemesis Prime is still by far the best use of that PotP mold.
I only wish that it had the Star Convoy version of the small bot, though. But the spiky mohawk was a nice touch.
I recall voting for (what we hoped to be, but wasn't confirmed to be) Deathsaurus.
I'm trying to recall if the vote happened before, or after, CW Liokaiser came out.
I still haven't replaced CW Magnus in my collection yet.
All the criticisms listed above are valid, but I couldn't justify the price difference from old Leader to Commander class.
Though as time has gone on, I have regretted it a bit.
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