Depends up to you but these would offer something different. Possible to just get the mainline figures you want but not all of them, then when possible get some of these. And also don’t have to be all that are out. Of the 3, I’m only planning on getting Bumblebee for now.

 

Bee is wayyy too big real-life scale wise right (or prime is too small)? No way a truck and a camaro are that similar in size, or am I tripping

 

Prime is a little too small real-life wise (20 ft in the film)

 

Here's a good shot that shows the robot mode scale amongst the Autobots and Maximals. I think Studio Series may be able to get pretty close

Spoiler: Very Minor Spoilers

 

Any idea when we could see the Battlemaster Airazor in stores? I feel like it should be soon.

Also, on the mainline topic, since the movie is about to release, will the mainline deluxes and voyagers ever see an online release. I'd hate to have to go to Ebay. It doesn’t sound bad until you look at the prices for some of them like Prime and Primal...

 

Finally got some new paint in today and got straight to work on Arcee, face needs some work, and more battle damage wouldn’t hurt but it’s good for now.

 

"I don't remember you being so big!!"

 

Yup, my favorite figure from the first RotB SS Wave. I will get mainline Airazor on Monday. She's the figure that got my hyped for RotB in the first place, so I'm really looking forward to getting her. She and SS Rhinox are absolutely incredible

 

For me. I usually don't buy non-transforming transformers. yolopark rotb optimus prime looks good. I like the Articulation , very detail and The price is good too.
So I will get the BB SS rotb optimus prime and yolopark optimus prime.

I really want to see how is SS ROTB leader class optimus primal 

 

Wildlife haul before the theater weekend

 

He for sure is my most anticipated figure for the rest of the year. I hope he's big!

 

I dunno, wave 2 of Mainline (Rhinox and prime repack) showed up SHOCKINGLY quick around here, like I don't think wave 1 was even around a month old yet.

But yet not a single deluxe has showed up anywhere in Ohio, so who knows.

 

Lights aren't permanently installed yet

 

Scorpion Strike time

Beast Weaponizers 2-Pack Scorponok & Sandspear (Takara TRU JP Exclusive ver.)

one of the best gimmick figure for entire Beast Alliances toyline (I bought the Takara ver.that has a lot of more cooler Boxart theme than Hasbro did with stupid BB's theme)

Robot mode gave me of BW+BM+ROTF Dead End Head design I'm just noticed that he has a little sharp teeth detail between Visor and chin underneath.
A bit of Scorpion's legs annoying for display but he has a lot of articulation for pose

For Scorpion mode was more impressive than I thought. has a lot of great propotion and Lichen's paint scheme theme on his body and leg. his pincer's tail position was a bit weird angle (Which the Beast Combiner that came with Scourge did the better tail propotion) but just not the big deal for me

The little scorpion dude (Sandspear) has the nice touch for buddy job also perfect work as the Scorponok's variant small size as seen in the trailer


Inspired by the final act of Trailer 2

 

Damn, Rhinox is fucking amazing!

I'd rank the beasts so far like this

1. SS Rhinox
2. Mainline Airazor (we don't talk about that awful SS version)
3. SS Cheetor
4. (Mainline Primal)

Boy I hope Primal does a lot of sophisticated mass shifting to finally give us a gigantic Gorilla torso and Tiny stubby legs. But honestly I've no idea how they could pull this off

 

Arcee definitely should’ve been a small deluxe. If they were worried about price they could’ve thrown in one or both kids as mini figs to pad it out.

Sidenote, what the hell is going on with studio series? Like you look at some figures, rhinox, hot rod, ROTB prime, Battletrap, hell even ROTB bee, and they’re certainly not perfect by any means, but they do pull off decently accurate, well articulated both modes with little to no kibble. Then compare that to arcee, mirage and scourge (even excluding that he’s based on concept art) and it’s like they were made by an entirely different company.