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

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Dramatic Capture Triple will be release in June 2025 and will cost 109USD
Eh, three voyagers, better paintjobs and the fat trimmed, I’m game.

Plus grey face Starscream is superior to silver face Starscream, I’m not even a “Sunbow accuracy” fag, this is just the best that the three best friends can look on those molds.
 
HE IS HERE.
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Technically he was here yesterday (or the day before due to it now being past 12 AM), but I only got around to opening the package now. The stock photos and this opening photo showcase the shoulders in a more severely inward galvatron style, but he's packed with them used like the toy galvatron and it kinda looks more natural/accurate like that IMO despite there being pegs literally made for the pylons to be int he upward spot.

Speaking of pegs, you can also peg either his gun or axe into his back in robot mode, but not both sadly.
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The axe on mine has some really gross slightly tacky mottled silver paint that I've only previously seen on legacy blitzwing, but t's more fucked here for some reason. The rest of the paint has had normal transformers paint issues I've been dealing with since around the time this thread started lmao.
Plastic quality feels standard, same as usual the last decade or so, not bad but thin in places and beefy in others. Figure suffers the same weird paint shit the figures since combiner wars have for me where the metallic paint as soon as I get it out of box starts taking on some weird visible brush strokes from the machine texture, though thanks to the "open box" thing the last few years it's already got that before I buy it most of the time. No clue what the difference between "normal air" and "box air" is but normal air seems to fuck up these things paint a little. Still, not too big of an issue. This also started kinda matte but became this kinda gross not nice kind of glossy instantly within an hour of being on a shelf, same issue I had with kingdom galvatron's weird plastic but that makes sense given it's the same figure structurally. Sculpt wise though? this is a whole other beast. if this wasn't an exclusive I'd probably try doing a custom using it if it went on discount.

This might change with time but the joints are so tight right out of the box I can move them like this.
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Pretty impressive, honestly. Been tempted to customize figures sometime, maybe I'll detail in the thrusters if I get a discounted selects galvatron to repaint into a cel shaded version sometime. No promises.
Anyways, as promised earlier, here's a pic of him next to one of the cel shaded figures from the 35th set. Doesn't feel like 5 years difference, but they're also really good companion pieces despite the 35th ones being based on the sunbow/toei stuff and not the marvel comic panels. Would 100% recommend displaying them together.
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So I felt the need to bring this up but for the last few months 've had my 35th optimus kind of laying down on a shelf so it wouldn't get scratched/damaged while was moving some other shit around. You can slightly see it in the photo I think but the white tampo paint on the right (left here) side of his chest seems to have slightly yellowed as if it got cooked or something.
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No clue what the fuck caused this but the paint QC on these was already a little jank


There's also mystery scratches on the windshield but I think those are from me wiping dust off earlier. He'sfine otherwise, just a little dusty.
Save for this part on the leg I mean. I don't know what the fuck caused this, maybe a wire rubbing against it? no idea the gash bothers me though.
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Don't have kingdom blaster, so you'll have to deal with legacy armada hot rod/hot shot filling in the "red guy with a visor" slot.
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Long story short I'd 100% recommend the figure.
Plus grey face Starscream is superior to silver face Starscream, I’m not even a “Sunbow accuracy” fag, this is just the best that the three best friends can look on those molds.
Kinda wish they made Starscream's head that "almost black but not black" grey color other Starscream stuff that's based on the animation colors does.

EDIT: Forgot the studio series re-release of the Earthrise one did this till I looked at it again recently next to the other two guys.
Glad I managed to get Earthrise thundercracker and skywarp back when they came out even with mine having some weird paint issues most copies don't have in some areas. They never re-released them and they were one of the many unnecessarily "exclusive/limited release of major characters". Probably sure I rambled about that already though. The siege seekers are superior in sculpt and pose-ability. Still baffled they didn't retool them into earth modes like they probably should have and just did basically a KO of the last good g1 seeker mold before it. Rambled about that before too, everyone has by now.
 
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I got him and may I just say, Straxus here is physical proof that no matter how weird things may be, the Mark-era is superior to the short-lived era of that stupid spic Lenny (guy behind Kingdom’s biggest embarrassments like Galvatron and Rhinox) they cleaned up and fixed this mold’s problems, I hope they do the same for SS86 Galvatron, ditch the black guns and either give him his toy accurate gun or put that plastic into his arms to stow the treads. And fix the fucking egg head.

Straxus integrates all his accessories, no plastic is wasted, he feels better than Galvatron and get this, he wears the mold better than Galvatron, these brute proportions fit Straxus better. Figure of the year for me, easily.

Now I gotta get off my ass and paint up my smelting pool diorama.
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Gotta dig out POTP Counterpunch too
 
I got him and may I just say, Straxus here is physical proof that no matter how weird things may be, the Mark-era is superior to the short-lived era of that stupid spic Lenny (guy behind Kingdom’s biggest embarrassments like Galvatron and Rhinox) they cleaned up and fixed this mold’s problems, I hope they do the same for SS86 Galvatron, ditch the black guns and either give him his toy accurate gun or put that plastic into his arms to stow the treads. And fix the fucking egg head.
Galvatron is infinitely better than rhinox. Only issues with galvatron are carried over into straxus like the back being hollow and gappy if you angle the shoulders and the egg head which is technically accurate to some shots. Reminds me of how the new tidal wave has the off model anime closeup based head instead of the head he generally has normally. That and maybe the fact he seems to have been intended to be slightly taller, but that'd put him out of scale with everything else.
These kits aren't perfect, but you can kind of get what was probably intended aesthetically when looking at the version with the leg upgrades.
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Also found this one of those weird 3d printed chinese seller kits on ebay of a non-egg headed upgrade part that comes in two variants, both clearly based on different helmet shots.
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There was some guy selling marvel based ones a year or 2 ago but I can't find any listings for them.
 
For me, it's Mach Kick. The worst best Transformer.

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$74.99 on eBay plus shipping and insurance is brutal though. I don't think I can bring myself to pay that much for a jerry-rigged plastic toy from Japan. Even if he turns into a horse.
 
Galvatron is infinitely better than rhinox. Only issues with galvatron are carried over into straxus like the back being hollow and gappy if you angle the shoulders and the egg head which is technically accurate to some shots. Reminds me of how the new tidal wave has the off model anime closeup based head instead of the head he generally has normally. That and maybe the fact he seems to have been intended to be slightly taller, but that'd put him out of scale with everything else.
These kits aren't perfect, but you can kind of get what was probably intended aesthetically when looking at the version with the leg upgrades.
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Also found this one of those weird 3d printed chinese seller kits on ebay of a non-egg headed upgrade part that comes in two variants, both clearly based on different helmet shots.
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There was some guy selling marvel based ones a year or 2 ago but I can't find any listings for them.
My rage with Galvatron comes from us never getting a great Galvatron, they are all compromised. It’s so damn frustrating that my childhood favourite falls under the Megatron curse.

I’m hoping Megatron’s newfound popularity gets the Hasjews to stop fucking around, we know SS86 Megatron is just gonna be Devastation Megatron and I don’t care, I just want the main villain to have a toy worthy of him.
 
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While I don't think Straxus will get a remold from the up coming Galvatron in January for quite some time, I'm hoping certain areas can be removed easily enough to add things like the chest to make a new figure. If not I can just print off some boots for him to wear. I have to do it with Romulas anyways to make a little taller so he looks good with 86 Prime. Should have the bonus effect of making his feet look better. May as well make some booties for other figures in the line that need height adjustments.

Also, three more days and we should see new upcoming releases from Japan from those collabs they're doing.
 
Its been 6 fucking years since Iron Wariorr teased Magnus, Bee, Megs and Knockout. Anybody (I'm being desperate here) know if any of these boys will drop within the NEXT 6 years? I'll pay with my kidney and half my liver istG
 
Its been 6 fucking years since Iron Wariorr teased Magnus, Bee, Megs and Knockout. Anybody (I'm being desperate here) know if any of these boys will drop within the NEXT 6 years? I'll pay with my kidney and half my liver istG
Megatron is likely within the next year as it's all but finished. Not sure about the others. Currently on 3.0 version and making improvements.
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They likely stalled on it to upscale it for the DLX line.
Post there was around 2020 before they started DLX series in 2022
 
I got him and may I just say, Straxus here is physical proof that no matter how weird things may be, the Mark-era is superior to the short-lived era of that stupid spic Lenny (guy behind Kingdom’s biggest embarrassments like Galvatron and Rhinox) they cleaned up and fixed this mold’s problems, I hope they do the same for SS86 Galvatron, ditch the black guns and either give him his toy accurate gun or put that plastic into his arms to stow the treads. And fix the fucking egg head.

Straxus integrates all his accessories, no plastic is wasted, he feels better than Galvatron and get this, he wears the mold better than Galvatron, these brute proportions fit Straxus better. Figure of the year for me, easily.

Now I gotta get off my ass and paint up my smelting pool diorama.
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Gotta dig out POTP Counterpunch too
Whats wrong with galvatron? Hes been alright for me, worst I can say is that he lacks articulation and his feet/ cannon support could be better handled. He's still definitely not kingdom rhinox bad.
 
It’s brilliant, no matter how the movie does, now they can make the Thirteen in the mainline and general audiences now know who these star spawn are.
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These designs, especially Amalgamous feel like shaving off the Aligned design sensibilities and making something that can translate to plastic. Liege is the worse redesign but he peaked with his first iteration, unless this was a “fair form” in the vein of Sauron. Can’t wait to see the inevitable Tarn into Megatronus customs.

You watch, we’ll get the retail versions and the more…… off the wall iterations are gonna be exclusives. Like we’ll get retail Dreamwave Megatronus and one of his many other iterations will be say, Amazon exclusive (I know next year’s capsule is Wreckers vs Mayhem shut up) same with Onyx, brown centaur or blue yiffer.

They’re gonna make a lot of money of all these movie fags who’ll want to build the Thirteen.
Whats wrong with galvatron? Hes been alright for me, worst I can say is that he lacks articulation and his feet/ cannon support could be better handled. He's still definitely not kingdom rhinox bad.
The ship guns, wasting plastic that should’ve gone into hands and the mold doesn’t feel like Galvatron. It’s got the “brute” proportions that work for a big bastard like Straxus, the back fin is too small and the back is hollow. Plus the Straxus version just feels better from a QC perspective, the retooling has made him heavier. Couldn’t fix the stupid treads hanging off the arms, those should’ve been 5mm connected parts like Xaaron’s treads.

These days, when a fig’s accessories waste my motherfucking time and I throw them in the bin, I get upset.
 
Can’t wait to see the inevitable Tarn into Megatronus customs.
I really wsh they didn't just turn megatronus into a Tarn knockoff. Really liked his original design from Dreamwave and I have no clue why they don't lean into that fallen paladin look for the guy that literally became "the fallen" in other designs since then. Liege maximo here would probably fit as a better megatronus design. Zeta prime just looks like the cybertron games' zeta prime which makes sense I guess, but some of these redesigns are really weirdly questionable or generic. Kind of the opposite problem to the aligned designs that only showed up in that one book.
 
They’re gonna make a lot of money of all these movie fags who’ll want to build the Thirteen.

It's me I'm the fag.

It's interesting how he's just a monster hunter armor wearing optimus design wise. Guess the small figure it's based on is to excuse the price from the wing size.

It's also very much an Optimus with a Rathalos on his back lol
 
I really wsh they didn't just turn megatronus into a Tarn knockoff. Really liked his original design from Dreamwave and I have no clue why they don't lean into that fallen paladin look for the guy that literally became "the fallen" in other designs since then. Liege maximo here would probably fit as a better megatronus design. Zeta prime just looks like the cybertron games' zeta prime which makes sense I guess, but some of these redesigns are really weirdly questionable or generic. Kind of the opposite problem to the aligned designs that only showed up in that one book.
See I’m all for it, it’s a good design as a pre-chaos fire Megatronus, better than the Aligned ROTF Megatron knockoff. It’s a good idea, the whole insignia as a mask, the only thing is Tarn as a character is tied to something I hate at a subatomic level so that design being freed from the gayest slop I’ve ever read is perfect. Same with that Onyx design being liberated from Shockwave’s unfortunate dip into furry culture.

It’s like Ares always being portrayed with a helmet, right off the bat you know, war god. It also evokes Hades whose artifact was a helmet and that depiction of Void Sceptre is looking very much at home in Tartarus, same thing with Prima and his sword, bringing to mind Zeus and his thunderbolt. Micronus being reimagined as a LOTR dwarf is brilliant.

I like the legacy in these designs, with Prima being redesigned after Ultra Magnus or Zeta losing the curled helmet spikes to look more like Optimus. You know who got who’s T-cog.
It's me I'm the fag.
High-five brother, me too. TF’s brush with Kirbyism is awesome and I’m all for the Thirteen getting figs. Even with deluxe class Micronus is gonna be a kick in the nuts. He better come with his bubble.

EDIT: We got news
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See I’m all for it, it’s a good design as a pre-chaos fire Megatronus, better than the Aligned ROTF Megatron knockoff. It’s a good idea, the whole insignia as a mask, the only thing is Tarn as a character is tied to something I hate at a subatomic level so that design being freed from the gayest slop I’ve ever read is perfect. Same with that Onyx design being liberated from Shockwave’s unfortunate dip into furry culture.

It’s like Ares always being portrayed with a helmet, right off the bat you know, war god. It also evokes Hades whose artifact was a helmet and that depiction of Void Sceptre is looking very much at home in Tartarus, same thing with Prima and his sword, bringing to mind Zeus and his thunderbolt. Micronus being reimagined as a LOTR dwarf is brilliant.

I like the legacy in these designs, with Prima being redesigned after Ultra Magnus or Zeta losing the curled helmet spikes to look more like Optimus. You know who got who’s T-cog.

High-five brother, me too. TF’s brush with Kirbyism is awesome and I’m all for the Thirteen getting figs. Even with deluxe class Micronus is gonna be a kick in the nuts. He better come with his bubble.

EDIT: We got news
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Im only interested in seaspray
 
The ship guns, wasting plastic that should’ve gone into hands and the mold doesn’t feel like Galvatron. It’s got the “brute” proportions that work for a big bastard like Straxus, the back fin is too small and the back is hollow. Plus the Straxus version just feels better from a QC perspective, the retooling has made him heavier. Couldn’t fix the stupid treads hanging off the arms, those should’ve been 5mm connected parts like Xaaron’s treads.

These days, when a fig’s accessories waste my motherfucking time and I throw them in the bin, I get upset.
Oh yeah i trashed that junk lol. Never really thought the bulky design of the WFC mold was really out of character for him.

Besides that fuck star convoy and silverbolt Im interested in my nigga seaspray.
 
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