Takara-Tomy Mall Baldigus / Ruination

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by dardmc, Oct 20, 2016.

  1. Mizzinno

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    Have you gotten one yet?
     
  2. bullettrain

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    Has anyone bought these guys from Premium Collectables and received them yet? The wait is killing my excitement for the set!
     
  3. [Wing_Saber-X]

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    Hes a beautifully made combiner
     
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  4. Robogeek28

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    Yes...yes he is.
     
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    I got my replacement Hepter from BBTS and I finally have Baldigus all together. I am so glad I went with BBTS. Otherwise, I might have been stuck with a defective set. This is my second favorite CW/UW figure after Computron. He looks great standing next to Optimus Prime/Fire Convoy, now about an inch taller.
     
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  6. G1Prowl

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    I'm currently on military orders, and I will let the entire website know when I finally DO get it.
     
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  7. Thundershot

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    I'm fairly certain Mizzinno is trying to see if you want to trade.
     
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  8. jamarmiller

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    I just starting watching RID 2001 series with my boy and man is it tempting to buy this guy for my kid. But so far he hasnt asked for it, I think he is happy with Bruticus being his g1 self and colors ( I know different characters and all ) . But man the itch, I have the entire line of RID from Japan from way back and so he has them ( but didnt give him baldigus because he is out of scale ) and to have this in the collection would be very nice so they could all be in scale with each other better.

    Now if they would just do the spychangers as small deluxes
     
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    G1Prowl Prick, apparently

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    Got that, just making sure people know I haven't even managed to pick up Baldigus yet, and that I'm not prepared to trade at the moment, especially since my PM box went totally haywire. I will be in touch once I am actually physically ready to trade.
     
  10. Automorpher

    Automorpher Autobot Slut!

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    Updated Spychangers?

    Those can come at a later stage but first, gimme a Fire Convoy & God Magnus that could form God Fire Convoy.
     
  11. vvvTheONEvvv

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    I'd rather fire convoy be a torso, and the car brothers be limbs with magnus or hotshot be the 4th limb.
     
  12. Automorpher

    Automorpher Autobot Slut!

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    What I'd envisioned awhile back:

    I would rather have Makers delivering a concept of Fire Convoy & God Magnus, taking cues from LG Super Ginrai & Godbomber. (You know, how these 2 can literally integrate with each other, forming a bigger Bot).

    UW JRX with J4, J5 & J7 forming torso & the 2 legs, and then with Indy Heat & Wrecker Hook forming the arms...

    Or they could simply introduce new characters, say J2, J3 & J6 to give UW JRX a 6-Bots build in which they can later repaint/retool into UW Sixliner & Sixtrain. That was what they did with Victorian & Megatronia, to "make up" new warriors. :lol 
     
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  13. Rakzo

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    Hell yeah! Time to celebrate some Car Robots goodness!

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    Robots in Disguise was basically yet another return to the franchise for me in 2001 so I obviously needed this particular set. I used to have the original Ruination set and although my fondest memories come from the toy-decos, one have to admit that the show-accurate look is really appealing.

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    The vehicles are amazing looking. I would dare to say that there are even more visually interesting than the Takara Combaticons not only because of the overall look but also because they're more cohesive in their paint.

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    And the robot modes are even better. I'm particularly a fan of how Rollbar/Greejeeber looks, his metallic green visor is stunning. Mega-Octane/Dolrailer is another favorite since he wears the green tone really well. In fact, I love the looks of pretty much everyone here. The problem is that there are not really any improvements in their designs so the same flaws from the Blast Off and Brawl's moulds are found here as well. I do appreciate that they included the weapons from the UW Computron set since they strangely fit this team nicely, is almost like they thought about how they would suit the Commandos first before even making the weapons.

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    Ruination/Baldigus looks incredible. The touches of gold really make this an imposing piece in a collection while the combination of weapons really brings it to life.

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    The obvious comparison is here. I really like how UW Bruticus looks but UW Baldigus is without a doubt the better looking figure. Again, the deco makes a world of difference and the extra weapons fix the issues I had with Bruticus. Not to mention that the new feet and hands really help to differentiate both combiners. Unfortunately, the balance issues of the combined mode are still here due to the problems with the Onslaught mould.

    As a whole, I'm really satisfied with this set. It looks so good both individually and in combined mode that is hard to decide which way I'm going to display it. Now just to wait for Legends Black Convoy.

    Oh, and obligatory bonus once again:

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    Sky-Byte is so pure.
     
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  14. Dinobot Snarl

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    Baldigus

    The hands and feet really bring this set together, I really like it.

    I was hesitant because I wasn't sure I'd like the color scheme, but eventually I gave in because he's the last one and I didn't get any of the full sets yet, also Mover looks really cool, and I heard all the previous QC issues had been worked out. This is the most I've spent on Transformers in one go.

    Surprise the colors are Fantastic, and even better in hand. Mega Octane looks great., probably my fave. While I might like some of the individual colors from Takara and HASBRO Bruticus members, these are great and much better together than Takara Bruticus. This one is a keeper.
     
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  15. Robogeek28

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    Was there ever a PE hand/foot gun set made for these guys?
     
  16. ma70er

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    Nope... no gold recolor of the PE Bruticus set exists.
     
  17. Knightsword

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    Not yet and since PE skipped G2 and UW Bruticus, the best bet would be waiting on the KO company to do a set. They already did G2 and UW sets.
     
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  18. Robogeek28

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    Thanks for the info. :) 
     
  19. ma70er

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    There are KO's of the G2 Feet? Since when? I've never seen the PE G2 feet KO'd only the v1 Superion/Menasor and v2 Bruticus/Computron sets, ad nauseam.
     
  20. Purple Heart

    Purple Heart Some other time..

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    Fuuuuuuuuuu- I want this so badly.
     
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