Mayhem Transformers Discussion: United We Shelfwarm

[unluckiness]

Wasn't that the Cyberverse commanders? The Prime Voyagers had a ton of clear plastic, but most of them didn't have a path for the light from the back to the front and the way the light-up weapons worked, the light would be aimed away from the toy if you pegged them on the back and the light-up bits wouldn't fit into the ports. .

 

[Haywire]

Wasn't that the Cyberverse commanders? The Prime Voyagers had a ton of clear plastic, but most of them didn't have a path for the light from the back to the front and the way the light-up weapons worked, the light would be aimed away from the toy if you pegged them on the back and the light-up bits wouldn't fit into the ports. .

I didn't buy a lot of mainline Prime stuff, but I can confirm the Cyberverse Commander figures had clear plastic bits to interact with the light up functions on a couple of the vehicles.

 

[Princess Viola]

i still crack up at that vehicle mode

 

[Destron D-69]

better than the '07 movie version at least

 

[CoffeeHorse]

I love the insistence that Megatron's face must be exposed in vehicle mode, because everything has to be like the movies now, but only in the most superficial ways.

 

[unluckiness]

We still don’t know what happened between FOC and the Prime cartoon, if they’re still insisting it’s the same continuity.

 

[Destron D-69]

megatron took a space ship mode so he could go look for dark energon in space... while starscream stayed back and redesigned everything and everyone

 

[unluckiness]

This looks great but all that stuff piled onto base Optimus is making me a bit concerned about the joints. Optimus does not have the tightest joints and are all pin joints.

 

[CoffeeHorse]

As long as it can stand there and look impressive, I'd be happy with it.

 

[unluckiness]

The knees should be fine if you keep them in the animated hyperextended pose. The hips might give out if the wingpack is too heavy though.

 

[Destron D-69]

hopefully the hammer will be enough of a counterweight

 

[unluckiness]

This is interesting. Depending on how this goes, it may make Motormaster from wave filler to a buy. The sword and shoulder boxeas look like they'll be taking inspiration from Menasor.

 

[Princess Viola]

target circle is giving me 25% off any one toy purchase in-store or online until the middle of november

well that's a good excuse as any to go to target next friday after i see my counselor

 

[unluckiness]

Got straxus and Deluxe G1 Optimus incoming myself. Leader Soundwave as well, but that set is all just reissues.

 

[Dekafox]

Countdown to a third-party Prowl meant to turn SS86 Devastator into Prowlstator starts now...

 

[CoffeeHorse]

Nah. IDW's done. We don't have to pretend it was ever good anymore.

 

[unluckiness]

I wouldn't mind it if it actually made significant changes to Devastator or if Prowlastator did more than sometimes be Prowl's personal power mushroom. Having red things on his head is basically the only real difference since Prowl would be mostly covered up by the chestshield anyway. 3P kits back in CW/UW and the heyday of IDW didn't even bother aside from the headcrest. I don't see them bothering now.

 

[unluckiness]

This is pretty lame. Robot mode is what you'd expect and the new weapons are decent but that vehicle mode is dire. Really needs the trailer stripes or at least something that isn't black.

 

[Steevy Maximus]

Came across this on Tubi, though it was amusing:
Anyone remember the Filipino-produced Transformers knock off, Resiklo? Maybe by its Japanese name of "Transbattler"?

Well, turns out it got rereleased last year, now sporting the title "Transmutators", with a VERY Optimus Prime looking poster). I mean, it is close enough to be considered a bit of a ballsy move on the distributor's part.

Transmutators (2023)

A rebel group of survivors must embrace mega fighting machines to take on the intergalactic mutants and behemoth alien warriors threatening humanity.

tubitv.com

 

[unluckiness]

I sort of watched the original Resiklo. It’s an Asylum movie but worse.