Transformers general thread - Toy Robot men based on giant robots based on previously mentioned toys about said robots

[Victory Leo]

I've bought every boner so far besides the purple paleotrex because fuck getting a giant boxset with another Megatron just for a clear purple repaint, so this was a no brainer.
allegedly there will also be a mammoth and a sabertooth tiger in the other packs, alongside g2 leadfoot and the diaclone decos of topspin and twintwist, and the springer you mentioned. I've also heard fractyl might be a thing too but we'll see I guess.

 

[The Lawgiver]

Oh that's interesting. They're trying to do a Marvel comics illustration accurate colored impactor. The original head was close enough but this one's face seems more accurate to the weird " realistic mildly fleshy" look the marvel comics transformers' faces were drawn. Last time I saw a tribute to that was the G2 Masterpiece Sideswipe's teeth. However, this one seems a little off in the head shape department from using a different reference pic than the siege one. the side nubs on his head are like almost completely missing here.

 

[The Doom Slayer]

SS86 Arcee revealed, looks like a modified T30 after all.

First Look at Studio Series 86 Deluxe Arcee – T30 Retool Confirmed​

 

[The Lawgiver]

SS86 Arcee revealed, looks like a modified T30 after all.

First Look at Studio Series 86 Deluxe Arcee – T30 Retool Confirmed​

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Thrilling 30 Arcee is near perfection in terms of representation of the character, and the Takara Legends and later Platinum series box set versions of it improve on it g1 coloration wise. This seems to be yet another redeco and partial retool to make it closer to the kinda jank masterpiece one. The watermark kinda hides it but it seems it shares the same issue the platinum version does, which is the unpainted backside torso. Also the new legs seem to be somewhat hollowed out which is odd considering how they previously held wheel casings in them.

Honestly it kinda looks like they attempted turning it into earthrise arcee transformation-wise, which is fucking confusing as hell. Either just re-release earthrise arcee again or thrilling 30 arcee, why fucking nerf the transformation on thrilling 30 arcee to be the same as earthrise arcee? Shit's fucking baffling to me.

 

[The Doom Slayer]

Full pics up

Studio Series Deluxe 86 Arcee, DOTM Bumblebee & ROTF Sideways Officially Revealed​

 

[The Lawgiver]

Full pics up

Studio Series Deluxe 86 Arcee, DOTM Bumblebee & ROTF Sideways Officially Revealed​

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Oh god it's worse than I thought they fucking retooled the fucking lower torso section down fully into a gimped ass slap dash earthrise-lite. The colors seem better than the previousreleases but holy fucking shit that lower torso is trash. Unpainted sides, inaccurately rectangular, only thing it's really got going for it is the robot mode proportions are somewhat closer to the g1 animation model than T30 and ER, but that could have been achieved literally by just fixing earthrise arcee.
Bayverse figs look great, though.

 

[The Doom Slayer]

I like it. They basically took the T30 fig, tried to make it more G1 and added articulation. And also removed the IDW element, the swords. Still has a huge backpack but at this point I just don't think that can be avoided with this design and at the Deluxe pricepoint.

Hopefully this means the ER mold has been thrown in the dumpster where it belongs. God I hated that thing.

 

[Anonymus Fluhre]

Female characters should have more of the engineering budget so they can actually look good.

 

[The Lawgiver]

I like it. They basically took the T30 fig, tried to make it more G1 and added articulation. And also removed the IDW element, the swords. Still has a huge backpack but at this point I just don't think that can be avoided with this design and at the Deluxe pricepoint.

Hopefully this means the ER mold has been thrown in the dumpster where it belongs. God I hated that thing.

Shit I just realized the janky ass shaped lower torso could actually have been an ab crunch if they didn't put the stoppers there. Articulation looks to be roughly the same actually save for the lack of the drop down leg joint T30 has due to transformation and an added ankle tilt, unless I'm missing something. There is an improvement I noticed aside from just the less jank proportions, though in the sense the hands seem to be slightly retooled to be less prone to being snapped if shits put in too rough.

Female characters should have more of the engineering budget so they can actually look good.

Characters in general should have this, I've noticed some weird fucking shortcuts and oversights in some of the transformers shit released the last several years, more than usual. Shit started getting higher effort again in seige but it's drooping back down again slowly in weird fucking ways. Shit like Galvatron's legacy re-release revoking the battle damage but not adding paint to the sculpt detail on the sides of his feet or his belt buckle or intake pylons, while one segment of his arms is much more brighter now compared to kingdom is one of the many examples of this generally odd shit. Missing paintapps are always fucking oddities, the shit where wheeljack's lower arms are only painted on the front despite being sculpted is never not gonna bother me, and I've been tempted to maybe modify that considering the wheeljack I got is already modded thanks to the previous owner owning an upgrade accessory set and a chrome pen. Only thing left after that would be dealing with the weird toenail looking windscreen, but I'm ok with it for now, as inaccurate as it may be.

 

[Kup]

It’s really insane the options you have for a Wreckers display now, numerous team leaders, various team configurations, alternate versions of various team members and third parties seamlessly filling team gaps.

UK Impactor looks great, shame about the unfixed legs though.

 

[The Doom Slayer]

Shit I just realized the janky ass shaped lower torso could actually have been an ab crunch if they didn't put the stoppers there. Articulation looks to be roughly the same actually save for the lack of the drop down leg joint T30 has due to transformation and an added ankle tilt, unless I'm missing something. There is an improvement I noticed aside from just the less jank proportions, though in the sense the hands seem to be slightly retooled to be less prone to being snapped if shits put in too rough.


Characters in general should have this, I've noticed some weird fucking shortcuts and oversights in some of the transformers shit released the last several years, more than usual. Shit started getting higher effort again in seige but it's drooping back down again slowly in weird fucking ways. Shit like Galvatron's legacy re-release revoking the battle damage but not adding paint to the sculpt detail on the sides of his feet or his belt buckle or intake pylons, while one segment of his arms is much more brighter now compared to kingdom is one of the many examples of this generally odd shit. Missing paintapps are always fucking oddities, the shit where wheeljack's lower arms are only painted on the front despite being sculpted is never not gonna bother me, and I've been tempted to maybe modify that considering the wheeljack I got is already modded thanks to the previous owner owning an upgrade accessory set and a chrome pen. Only thing left after that would be dealing with the weird toenail looking windscreen, but I'm ok with it for now, as inaccurate as it may be.

She has new ankle tilts and a waist joint at least. Might have an ab crunch but not 100% sure yet. And the hands are the normal peg holes, not the weird squared off ones on the original, so she'll be able to hold more shit.

Also new Wreckers thing, looks fucking sweet.

Leadfoot and Masterdominus – Transformers Legacy Wreck N Rule Revealed​

 

[Marissa Moira]

She has new ankle tilts and a waist joint at least. Might have an ab crunch but not 100% sure yet. And the hands are the normal peg holes, not the weird squared off ones on the original, so she'll be able to hold more shit.

Also new Wreckers thing, looks fucking sweet.

Leadfoot and Masterdominus – Transformers Legacy Wreck N Rule Revealed​

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Well shit that Mastadon is a retool of the triceratops mold. So if the t-rex and triceratops mold is being used, then probably the others will to and the fossilizers will make a secret special wrecker combiner.

 

[Anonymus Fluhre]

She has new ankle tilts and a waist joint at least. Might have an ab crunch but not 100% sure yet. And the hands are the normal peg holes, not the weird squared off ones on the original, so she'll be able to hold more shit.

Also new Wreckers thing, looks fucking sweet.

Leadfoot and Masterdominus – Transformers Legacy Wreck N Rule Revealed​

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I guess I'll just keep the Mirage I repainted as Leadfoot. Not a fan of the Masterdon either. At least I'm saving $70.

 

[Victory Leo]

Leadfoot looks really good for what it is, wears the mold better than Mirage imo
The Mammoth is kind of disappointing, I really dont like the limbs just being exactly the same colors as Ractonite, that always irks me on repaints that are supposed to be separate characters, it just makes me think its Ractonite wearing a shit Halloween costume.
still gonna get it for the boner collection tho.

 

[Rome's rightful successor]

Lego Optimus Prime!

 

[Anonymus Fluhre]

I'm more interested in those hands for other builds.

 

[Kup]

You guys seen the Springer?

I can’t believe we’re getting dedicated Marvel-era figures, there’s hope for a Marvel US Galvatron after all.

 

[Anonymus Fluhre]

Looking at better photos of Knockout, it's not that hard to turn that into Overdrive. Just needs a new head and different colour for the thighs. Doubt it's hard to add wings given where his arms probably are in car mode. There's also one port above the back tire so just add another one.

 

[Rome's rightful successor]

 

[Anonymus Fluhre]

Fans Hobby Doubledealer

I feel that he's a little short as I wanted him to be a little smaller than Power Baser but MP-10 scale is still good. (Power Baser core is similar size to MP-10)