Toyworld. The transformation does matter, and my experience with a couple of 3A Halo items I own is.......gorgeous, but fragile as fuck. The TW version will (hopefully) have some of the robustness needed to switch back and forth going for it.

 

For some reason my wallet likes that Tokyo Toy Show display, the only real must haves from there are the micro-masters. The only rub is maybe Omega Supreme, I'm happy with the Energon one (yes I'd prefer the YotS version) as he scales well with my display, but I really want Countdown and I do like how the base mode incorporates parts of the Omega's base mode and Countdowns base mode.

 

Cheers man, and I hear that. I've seen great things about the 3A Dlx Bee though, how it's been tailored to be more of an action figure as opposed to a poseable statue, so I'm assuming the whole line is following suit. But no frame of reference with their product makes it tough.

Toyworld are actually quite a safe pair of hands in terms of quality as well from what I've owned of theirs, and they really delivered with Bulldog.

 

Does anyone know when Kapow''s summer sale is? I'm in an enabled mood, want to do some planning

 

I'm going Toyworld.

And that is why.

Me: "I'm an elitest third party snob and have no time for your silly mainline offerings."

Also me:


Fuck.

 

Two of the Auto-Rollers were released in the West as Dirtbag and Roadblock in Constructicon colours, and the other two were held off and then cancelled, along with repaints as Sgt Hound and General Optimus Prime which we sort of got years later thanks to Botcon. I put off buying them for years as they just looked a bit naff, and then discovered all four molds were released in Eastern territories as Autorollers for Beast Wars II in a more varied colour scheme. Bought them all and ended up loving the molds. Very 90s.

Incidentally, Dirtbag is one of Furman's favourite names for a Transformer hence his out of nowhere inclusion in Regeneration One.

Edit: that G2 Megatron stealth bomber was also cancelled and then later released in Beast Wars II in the same Deco, but as Starsceeam and BB (Big Brother I guess). I love the idea of the ultimate whiny coward having a mute double hard bastard who backs his every play, would love to see that play out in a comic.

 

Lost my job today. Not in the best mood. Cried a lot. Appealing the decision. Gonna take a few days.

 

I reckon voting for runamuck is going to be messed up, the name is different on the description and picture (Runamuck/ Runamok) and he is the only one with a name change out of the 4

 

sad to hear that

 

Dun voted for #RUNAMOK because I actually really like that updated name and am really hoping that if they get made the Battlechargers' C.O.M.B.A.T. gear includes ankle-mounting short range rocket jumpers and Cybertronian spraypaint cans that combine with their guns to make the prerequisite daft massive combined weapon!
Needlenose will win now though due to Impactor vote regret, innit?

@Lothar Hex Take care, bud, good luck!

 

Oh balls.

I deactivated my Faceache account a few weeks ago so won’t be voting for anyone but if I was it would be C H O M K GNAW OoO

Also, I don’t see the point in 3A Prime now that Toyworld seem to have nailed it down. Less bang for twice the buck.

Oh, and I may have annoyed the mods. I made a silly Seacon related post in News And Rumours and it vanished like an old oak table. Well I thought it was funny *shrugs*

 

Sorry to hear that mate, hope it goes well. Hope the market's well where you live so worst case scenario you can bounce on your feet before long.

 

Animated was very prescient. This is an MP* now:



The quest to make ALL MPs look as gormless as possible has come to a point almost as horrifying as Sunstreaker.

And you get that solid fart effect.



*Bleeeurghhhhh!

 

Inside the Takara Design Studio...
Designer 1: "No one will be able to fashion a more gormless head than my MP Smokescreen."
Designer 2: "Hold my sake..."

And after Siege Select has shown how to do styled-like-a-ninja hood with zero gormlessness to boot!

 

Overbite reveal.

How is that not funny??

Also, i feel like getting all the + versions of the Datsuns now as I think they’ll look smashing with Magic Square Prime

 

Where do we cast our vote?

 

Official tf Facebook page

I must say I feel these fan votes are becoming a bit of an afterthought/ token gesture.

With the Titan vote, create a bot and and create a combiner that felt like it meant something (fair enough titan was just order of release but I feel there was only 3 viable contenders). With the new prime vote, two pack/ vs pack vote and this though it feels like they already have the CAD models ready and all the voting effects is release schedule/ gimmick.

The number of choices seem reduced too, only 3 bots made sense with titans but why only 4 deluxe bots? At least the two pack vote had 6 characters on the block.

 

Really would like that style as Brave Build Tiger, but have to stick with my not buying non transforming rule.

MuckAbout twins get my vote, if I was on social media still. Gonna be hard to best the tfcc set though.

 

@Lothar Hex - sorry to hear this man. Best of luck with the appeal and do what you can to help keep a clear head.

 

Sorry to hear this, fingers crossed your appeal is successful...

Christ on a bike, what the hell is that supposed to be?!? The original release was just the right amount of toon realism (if that makes any sense?) but that looks like a dogs bloody dinner IMO.