I've had this problem since the old Legends pricepoint. I want to love the little bots, but the tolerances are never quite right.
And my payment have cleared for the United stuff I preordered on Hasbro Pulse. And bringing things back to Mini-Cons and Micromasters, I've gotten shipping notice for the SG Rodimus and Sideswipe set. Yay!
The Micros that come with Deathsaurus are much better than the Siege Micros.Siege Micromasters were hamstrung in so many ways that undercut them. You can’t blame us for that failure.
I'm all for more like them....Mini-Cons as well.
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How many of the original molds even still exist, though? Takara used the hell out of them.
I forgot all about Windblade - I need to keep an eye out for her. (Or shop online.)
I made myself notice something. I always had a problem with Legends / Cyberverse Legion / whatever, including Siege Micromasters. The tolerances are never right. Limbs pop off. Things that are supposed to peg together don't go all the way flush. They could be my favorite area of collecting but in practice I'm always disappointed.
I did not have this problem with Armada Minicons. I had issues like Mirage not attaching securely in Skyboom Shield mode, but I never had a Minicon not fit properly with itself. Not even once. I think Mirage's issue was just a badly designed connection point, not a fit and finish issue.
Unicron Trilogy plastic was just different.
I did not have this problem with Armada Minicons. I had issues like Mirage not attaching securely in Skyboom Shield mode, but I never had a Minicon not fit properly with itself. Not even once. I think Mirage's issue was just a badly designed connection point, not a fit and finish issue.
Unicron Trilogy plastic was just different.
Hmm, since the Legends class actually first began with the Cybertron line (which also had its own Mini-Cons), which line do you feel was when the Legends class first started to feel this different? Movie 1? Universe? ROTF? Something later?
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I'm disappointed that Siege Swindler is such a pain to transform. He just gets in his own way, and his arms can barely move besides.
Fair point. Would love Hasbro to release them separately maybe redecoed a bit in the future. They are better than the two that came with Victory Saber. Well, ok not Fire, he was fine. Holi however, his hips fell off if you looked at him funny.
That new batch of Mini-Cons just after Cybertron proper was clearly designed by a different team than the AEC ones. They were a bit smaller, a little thinner (though part if that was FINALLY BEASTS).
The PCC ones, though, were great, as was Centuritron, so, uh, idk.
The PCC ones, though, were great, as was Centuritron, so, uh, idk.
Wonder if it has something to do with the increasing emphasis towards CAD as the technology improved.
My guess was pricepoint/cost pressures, but that's probably a major factor.
Truth! Boater was my surprise favorite thing in the set!
The latter day MiniCons did certainky feel more like Micromasters than MiniCons. I got that old 10 pack (the one with figures like Boltflash and Bodyblock). The PPC ones were really good, barring the potential risk of clesr plastic. The battle axe MiniCon was my favourite.
I think it’s just that the (thus far two) new mold MiniCons we now have are so much better than the Micromasters, it makes me wish the Micros were better and didn’t feel so hamstrung by restrictions.
Well, Christmas came early. I now have the Legacy United releases for Tasmania Kid, Bouldercrash, Animated Bumblebee, Magneous, and Rescue Bots Chase. Meanwhile, BBTS has Tigerhawk in. I'm a little annoyed that they got him before they got Evolution Dreadwing, but there you are.
Wow, so they sure did decide to replicate original toy Bumblebee's weird two-handed stinger instead of giving him separate ones like in the show, huh. I got two of the same half, which is undeniably coloring my reaction a bit, as is my frustration with how transforming him to vehicle mode basically consists of wadding him up as tightly as possible and hoping he doesn't burst, but still.
I'm crossing my fingers for a 1:1 scale Armada Megatron with that shoulder upgrade kit installed in it one of these days.
Well, Hasbro Pulse just notified me that I can expect Thundertron soon. I hope they're right.
Now if only BBTS would get Dreadwing in...
Now if only BBTS would get Dreadwing in...