Siege on Cybertron BBTS Preorder!

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by payres, May 31, 2017.

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  1. edgs2099

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    I'm selling the Magnus Prime from my set. Complete, not even snipped out of the plastic tray.
     
  2. orangeitis

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    Patiently waiting for Reprolabels set for that.

    Though I'm still waiting for Reprolabels sets for CW G2 Bruticus and TR Alpha Trion...
     
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  3. SoundwaveSuperior

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  4. mcart

    mcart I'm not fat, it's Prime Armor

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  6. NemiMonkey

    NemiMonkey Whippin Dem Fungals

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    The two Thunderwing I got off ebay seem perfectly fine. The worst thing on them is an ever so slight blob of red paint on one of the cheeks. Although I did see a listing for a really messed up one paint wise. Now I just wish they could stand on their own. As I type this one of my Thunderwing just fell backwards from a sitting position for the 3rd time.
     
  7. denebian

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    Yeah, just like Rodimus who also falls over a lot, the metal faceplate is just too much weight. I like them, they feel more solid than normal ones, but unless they are pegged onto something (a stand, a base, a vehicle, anything) they always fall over on me.
     
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    Well that's the funny thing though. The Rodimus I got has absolutely no issues standing. But damn it all Thunderwing is like a tantrum throwing toddler in public, just flops on the ground first chance he gets. I do like the heft these guys have, but damn it all turning the heads is a real pain. Just doing it with my fingers is pure pain.
     
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  9. Lumpy

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    If those two heads weren't diecast, I might've kept them. They didn't look good on any of the figures I had, nor did they stand very well. Bums me out because that Thunderwing sculpt is pretty awesome... Still hoping we get a leader class Thunderwing in POTP...
     
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    That's so weird both Rodimus and Thunderwing stand fine for me as well.
     
  11. denebian

    denebian I've got better things to do tonight...

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    If I put either on a peg, they stand fine, but if I just stand them on a shelf, I have to bend the waist so they almost look like they are bowing, or they fall over.
     
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    Did you pay $100+ for said burger? It's not quite an equal analogy, is it? Certainly for $100 there is a reasonable expectation of quality. There is also a reasonable expectation that sometimes in mass production, you get a lemon. But I don't think I would shoot down a consumer versus a company, that just leads to more wealth at the top when you make excuses for them like your example there. To err is human, but so is to steal.

    I wonder what will be the long term appeal of this set. The Combiner Wars sets did not fair well and there are some real lemons here.
     
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    These boxsets will become long term AWESOME. Fantastic repaints for such a low retail price!
     
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  14. Automorpher

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    I agree that both Chaos On Velocitron & Siege On Cybertron are great sets made available at affordable prices.

    Decided to just keep Metalhawk, Tidal Wave & Thunderwing Titanmaster & gotten rid of the rest of the figures.

    Now to patiently wait for the other set (Chaos on Velocitron) to hit clearance bins in my country before I bring that home. :) 
     
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    For those that have Magnus Prime, if yours does have the grey clips/tabs in the feet that hold Godbomber in (mine does not), how are they attached? Friction? Pinned? Just wondering if I could get them 3d printed and snap them in.
     
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    The red plastic is what holds the feet on. You'll see tabs sticking out on them that correlate to the channels in Godbomber's legs. That's how they attach.
     
  17. Fenrys

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    If you ask me thunderwing pairs best with nitro from the last knight
     
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  18. Whovian Zorker

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    Yeah, I'm thinking of trying this myself once I ship my PoL. I tried Doomshot (Megatron) and Nucleon (Galvatron) and neither really looked quite right.
     
  19. Fenrys

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    Thunderwing looks even better in person than in pics, the difference in color isn't quite as drastic
     
  20. shadowbug

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    Did Nitro Zeus ever come out at retail? I don't collect movie toys and by the time I realized this was a good fit for the Thunderwing head I don't see them in stores. My impression is that he is wave 3 and all I see are Grimlocks and Optimus Primes.
     
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