LOL! Thanks. They are just there awaiting cleaning. I will be actually putting them in storage for a while.

 

That's pretty much it. There are also several KOs of the DX9 Devastator, varying in size from exact ko to a little smaller than CHUG. I prefer the original set:



But as @Meekutron pointed out, KBB Devy + CHUG is the way to go:

 

The 12” chug combiners like all the combiner wars stuff an the old fansproject/make toys combiners work for now as we wait for more legend combiners. Personally I think the master made stuff works great!

 

Eeeeooooo. I have the TE Rattrap and Blackarachnia. I think they are both wonderful little figures with very nice bot and beast modes. Rattrap's beast mode is a bit more mousy and Blackarachnia has a couple parts that swap out depending on the appearance you like. They have announced more possible legs for Blackarachnia like the other fellow mentioned as well as Scorponok. Super excited for that guy.

There is a TM Megatron from Toyworld as you said. He has two alternate faces that I initially thought were all the same. He is kinda like the original figure in that he's floppy in parts. If you can get him on sale you might feel better about the purchase. Honestly not bad for BW fans.

Personally I think the recent Hasbro Optimal Optimus pairs nicely with the legend scale BW bots. I'm really hoping Hasbro jumps to a TMII Megatron to pair. Also to save some money from an inevitably expensive 3P figure, should they get there.

There is also a TransArt legend scale Optimus Primal. An undersized KO of the original. He is a bit too large next to TW TM Megatron but if he's next to just the Maximals I listed, I think he looks pretty good.

I wish a designer like the Magic Square dude got interested in BW figures. I'm digging what's out there but they're missing a sort of... magic.

Had to do it. My words backed me into a corner.

Its really hard not just putting in an order for all the MP TA bots, KOs & 3P. That market is growing so fast with TA now. But the space and time transforming larger bots puts me off. I'm not sure the BW legend scale market is going to survive right now. It seems more like they're testing the waters and with the lukewarm reviews, they might just go away.

 

i guess we found the beast wars nerd...lol

 

You don't even know. On a good day I'll defend Beast Machines.

 

Huge thanks!

Yeah, that seems to be the case. Sold out everywhere (everywhere I usually buy from, at least), they go pretty high on eBay, hovering between 40 to 50 euros: not an outrageous amount of money, especially since both of you guys sound very positive about the quailty of these two figures. Due to my not-so-encouraging history of buying stuff from China on there, I'll keep my eyes open to Show.Z and TF-Direct, in case of future restocks.

Awesome, thank you so much.

I see the Toyworld TM Megatron is more readily available - compared to the Transform Element figures - at pretty much the average price I'm used to pay for my G1 Legends figures. I'll follow your suggestion and hold on for now, though, because I'm getting the same feeling: as you mentioned, there doesn't seem to be a serious commitment as of yet, with these companies taking a stab at Legends BW to seemingly get their feet wet.

Thanks again!

Haha, a much needed one if you ask me. I'm a huge G1 fan, but know little to nothing about BW: I stumbled across a TE Blackarachnia review on YouTube and thought it looked really neat... I mean, excuses to buy new figures and all that. XD

 

Iron Factory has a TM2 dragon Megatron with a blue Cryotek repaint coming.
They also did TM2 Optimal Optimus and a, basically, TM Lio Convoy with two repaints coming (Shattered Glass and a black Nemesis variant).

Of those I only have Lio Convoy and have the blue Cryotek incoming.
Lio Convoy has been great.

 

It looks fantastic, and the IF style definitely tickles my Chogoking senses... That said, with TF figures I tend to stick to the canon look from their respective TV shows, so the design of those Transform Element BW Legends is closer to what I personally prefer.

Thank you anyway, and awesome pictures! ^_-

 

BATTLE CAT!!!

 

HA, love the Battle Cat one!

I guess that means you have to get the SG version so you can have a Panthor.  

How is Lio Convoy in-hand? Joints feel okay and none of the too-tight cracking issues some IF figures have?

 

No problem and thanks!
I figured they might be too stylized for you since you didn't mention them.

 

Not a bad idea for Panthor.

Lio Convoy has been good, no overly tight joints. The kibble gets in the way of posing some, but I have the same issue with the Perfect Effect Leonidas.

 

Nice, good to hear. I've been thinking about getting one as well.

 

only complaint i have for IF Lio is it could have done with a bit more paint apps, which i personally corrected with adding accents and details on the armour, sword blade/handle, and especially on the lion head. overall the lion alt is so so, but the samurai bot is where this figure shines.

Iron Factory IF EX-45 Yoroi Shishimaru (Iron Samurai Series)

 

Love the new detailing on the Sword!

 

What is the one in between GT and HS?

 

Looks like Robotmasters

 

I'd like a non-metallic Magic Square one in those deep red and blue colors of G1 and GT. But not at the expense of delaying the unreleased figures of course

 

Looks like the Takara Hybrid Style Convoy,

It's a shame the Hybrid line only lasted for two figures