Got a cheetor for $85 shipped Tigatron is such a good figure. My tiger eyes are a little loose, but that's the only imperfection I can find on my copy. Must have gotten lucky.
True. Perhaps not the best situation to use that method on. Although, you could definitely get drops directly onto that pin and let it drip in. The alcohol only becomes an issue if you start rubbing it profusely to wipe it off. Again, I probably would heir on the side of caution and not use it on the eyes in this case; as you said.
Got a refund on shipping for TFC blot from chosen prime when I combined the two figures. So technically it was full price.
I'm thinking I'm just gonna bite the bullet and spend the $119 asking price that TFsource has it for. :/ Who knows when BBTS is getting their $99 stock of them.
Really? I've never used them before.. Are they in the states? How are shipping prices? Edit: omfg?!!? $15 to ship?!?!
They're in the states and I've used them for 5 years now. I've met the owner too. Great people. Prices are covid-dependent and hover around $10 for shipping from Arizona to Wisconsin
I believe they reimburse shipping to your credit card up to a certain amount. Anything above that goes on an Amazon Japan gift card. When I returned Hound I used Canada Post which is cheaper than DHL so I received a full refund for the shipping on my credit card. I believe if you want to use shipping other than DHL you must ask permission from an AJ customer service rep and you must also make sure the package is insured.
On the other hand, shipping for orders of $150 or more is free. They also have a "Roller's Stash" option, identical to BBTS's Pile of Loot and TFSource's Stack. If you don't need Cheetor right this second, you can buy him and have him added to your Stash. Then, after you've bought another $50 of stuff from them, ship Cheetor + plus that stuff for free. Of course, if you have no intention of spending another $50 on toys anytime soon, this isn't very helpful. (Although, of course, $99 for Cheetor + $15 shipping is already cheaper than TFSource's $119 Cheetor, yeah?)
My Tigatron was just delivered (SAL mail from Anime-Export), and I've put him through his first paces (alt mode to robot). On first inspection, everything seems to be perfect. Correct faces, no paint blemishes te speak of, all parts accounted for and no switched left and right parts! I hadn't expected the alt mode to look quite as good as it does! Not at all as fat as some pictures make him out to be, just a very powerful looking tiger with some weird stuff going on in the back half. Transformation to bot mode is somewhat convoluted, especially with the legs. I wonder if all the folding and panel-flipping is really worth it, considering the alt mode's legs still look pretty derpy. There are no real 'Masterpiece' moments as far as I'm concerned: most of the transformation seems to be hiding panels away from sight. End result is definitely worth it though: his bot mode is glorious, and I love the subtle differences between the off-white tiger parts and the bright white robot parts. Actually, this might be the prettiest colored Beast Wars figure as of yet. He's definitely going to pop among the other figures. Not sure if he's my favorite Beast Wars figure or where he stands in any order. To be honest, I love all of the current figures (expect Lio Convoy, which I don't own), and all of them have their merits and their problems. He'll probably end up my third favorite, after Megatron and Dinobot. Bigger question is which mode I want to display him in. As has been said before, here's a character who was always most comfortable in alt mode. And considering Cheetor already looks the same... I might just have him displayed as the odd one out, in tiger mode.
Just paid off my Pre-Order at ShowZ. Hopefully now that the holiday is over, they'll get this in PDQ, and they'll ship Big Cat and Space ChooChoo (together) ASAP!!! Already paid for expedited... No more of that Slow Boat shtt for me!
Alright fine, DHL was a bit too much... $160 vs USPS $45... Didn't ship yet, but going to proactively reach out to support about it before doing it to make extra sure it's fine with them... But want to do it over live chat, so guess I'm waiting till this evening when they're online over there.
Been on a BW binge today, spending some time with the MP crew. My fingers are crossed that this is happening somewhere in TT’s magic workshop... Tigatron won’t feel complete until I have Airazor.
We’ve got to be due an announcement for the 25th anniversary release before the end of this year. Airazor would be an excellent addition and something completely new in terms of beast mode- the first true flyer. However, she (or he in Japan) may not be an important or popular enough character for a landmark release. She’s now top of my list to custom build so, if she’s not the next release and I find myself motivated enough, I’ll do Tigatron a solid and be able to pair the two soul/spark-mates together some time next year.
