Mayhem Transformers Discussion: United We Shelfwarm

CoffeeHorse

Exhausted, but still standing.
Staff member
Council of Elders
Citizen
Since April 1 is over in my timezone, I'm going to share some behind-the-scenes info.

I didn't create any of the fake stock images, but I did color the fish in an attempt to match what we see in The Movie. I also created the fake Haslab page and took the blurry leak photo. So my computer monitor made a guest appearance.

I didn't fake the "The webpage is not responding" box at the bottom of the screen though.
 

Copper Bezel

Revenge against God for the crime of Being.
Citizen
Awesome XD And I didn't notice that accidental detail, but I'm kicking myself for missing it because it adds so much. Too fun.
 
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unluckiness

Somehow still sane
Citizen
This is interesting. I still have these guys since there's no better Liokaiser and the individual robots are great, but the combined mode is wobbly as heck. Worth a shot since the new parts kit is only $15

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Princess Viola

Dumbass Asexual
Citizen
Technically not yet. Internet Explorer is still officially supported in most versions of Windows 10 until June and even then the IE mode in Edge will be supported until at least 2030.

But yeah Edge is Microsoft's actual web browser they want people to use. (And unfortunately despite Edge actually being a very good browser these days, people still treat it as 'the thing you download Chrome with' [Ironic since they're both Chromium browsers. They're the same thing, you can literally install Chrome Extensions on Edge])
 

Copper Bezel

Revenge against God for the crime of Being.
Citizen
Yeah, but the other side of that coin is that it doesn't offer anything Chrome doesn't have and Chrome is familiar.

I don't use Edge, but I'm glad it's replaced IE and I pity the poor old sods who still use IE, because they are broken people. Anyway, even before Edge shifted from its own codebase to being a branding version of Chromium, it was the correct choice, because IE never stopped being fundamentally hooked into the Windows OS the way the file manager is, and that's always been shitty design. It's not only a security and stability issue, but also the reason IE can freeze your taskbar and prevent you from window switching when it's not responding, because if IE is not responding, Windows is not responding. Which sometimes used to happen for particular kinds of alert messages. Because Microsoft.
 

Steevy Maximus

Well known pompous pontificator
Citizen
So, Walmart is being Walmart, I guess. Studio Series Voyagers were kicked up to $33.94 and the Beast Leaders?

A whopping $56.00! Website still lists Primal at $35 and change, but seeing an increase for these at all is jarring.
 

Princess Viola

Dumbass Asexual
Citizen
No, no that's not Walmart being Walmart, blame Hasbro and yet another of their price increases for that jive.

Even on Hasbro Pulse the SS Voyagers are $34 now and Leaders are $56.
 

The Mighty Mollusk

Scream all you like, 'cause we're all mad here
Citizen
Glad there was nothing I wanted anyway. Only Transformers I'm looking forward to at this point are the Studio Series Dinobots, assuming I can ever actually find Slag. I've only seen him once, and that was at a markup, which I didn't feel like paying. BBTS only has him as a set with Grindor, who I do not want.
 

The Mighty Mollusk

Scream all you like, 'cause we're all mad here
Citizen
I have LG-EX Black Convoy to scratch that itch. One less trailer to get tossed in a drawer and forgotten about.
 

Steevy Maximus

Well known pompous pontificator
Citizen
No, no that's not Walmart being Walmart, blame Hasbro and yet another of their price increases for that jive.

Even on Hasbro Pulse the SS Voyagers are $34 now and Leaders are $56.
Hasbro's MSRP for Voyagers is 31.99, Leaders 52.99. I just checked Pulse.

Moreover, I'm talking the VINTAGE Beast Leaders. The same Optimus Primal and Megatron Walmart has been selling since last year, BEFORE the price increase rollout. Almost makes me wonder if we got another round of Vintage Ultras because of the price kick up.

More than likely, Walmart's playing the same games that they and Target have done in the past: mark UP toys and such early in the year, and then mark things down for "sales" later on. Maybe they were a little more "compassionate" during the Pandemic.
 


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