CHUG Appreciation Thread

Discussion in 'Transformers Toy Discussion' started by Scaleface, Feb 22, 2012.

  1. Wartronoid

    Wartronoid Well-Known Member

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    City emergency services. A third party Ratchet, a PotP Inferno, and a classics prowl. They do look good together though my custom paint apps on Prowl are damage by many transformations!
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  2. Robots78

    Robots78 Robotanist

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    I decided I didn't want to wait until at least mid-2020 to get a titan-class Scorponok figure, so I went ahead and bought Sentinel Gigantic Action Scorponok to be my CHUG Scorponok. :D 

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  3. TheWarPathGuy

    TheWarPathGuy Tougher than Leather.

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    Should I buy RTS Perceptor and Tracks? Does anyone have a picture of them in CHUG and Masterpiece?
     
  4. artiepants

    artiepants Transformers '84!!!

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    I’d suggest TR Perceptor and Takaras United Tracks. (Same mold, way better paint)
     
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  5. batfan007

    batfan007 Double the Dragon

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    You are in Australia right? I’ve seen them on eBay for 35 dollars if you want I can link it to you
     
  7. smf2045

    smf2045 Aficionado of Combiners

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    PotP Wreck-gar:

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  8. artiepants

    artiepants Transformers '84!!!

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    cool that it's now a complete set, but man that Starscream/Elita 1 mold makes a rough torso. it's so wide and disproportionate... visually i might rank it worse then CW Optimus...
     
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  9. batfan007

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    with the exchange rate, plus shipping, plus the govt tax on top ----- that's how you get around 2.5-3 x the actual retail price here. I've looked at each option, it's just too damn much. Makes it leader figure price basically. At that point I'm just throwing money away. Only way I can justify it is buying from the one store with a sensible price and getting combined shipping with something else, but I'm not working right now so it's not gonna happen.
     
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    batfan007 Double the Dragon

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    IT'S ALL TRUE!
     
  11. DaveWire

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    The way I see if, you look at the Starscream version of the mold, the combined form is basically movie Starscream.
     
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  12. artiepants

    artiepants Transformers '84!!!

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    yup. And that was probably the worst design from the first film...
    "you know what will appeal to the kids these days? a bug-headed ape kite!!!!"
    Michael Bay: "PERFECT!!!" :bay 
     
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  13. ReximusPrimal07

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    Nah I’m in Australia too. It’s 35$ free shipping
     
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    Vexwing You are being deceived.

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    With the Siege Micromasters about to hit, I felt like dusting of a couple of the out of left field Micromaster re-decos from the Universe line for a few photos.

    First up, Storm Cloud.

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  15. Prime77

    Prime77 Until next time…

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    After reeling from the excitement of finishing off POTP earlier this week (still having fun with P/CP), let’s get back to some real CHUG fun. This next one was another unexpected, kind off odd choice for the Thrilling 30. Definitely seemed a little out of place given everything we got out of the Generations lines up to that point, but I guess Hasbro was trying to be all inclusive by throwing in a tribute to the Unicron Trilogy since they also had a Beast Wars tribute with Waspinator and Rattrap. Still an intriguing figure(s), it’s the Mini-Con Assault Team.
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    From left to right we have Windshear, Heavytread, and Runway. Pretty cool miniature militaristic alt modes. I really like the green and black color scheme with splashes of yellow. I like that they all match which was intentional for a reason, we’ll get there. Each one could transform into individual bots with detachable weapons that were incorporated into their alt mode.
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    Poseability is somewhat limited given their size, but they do each have a very unique look. Heavytread’s gun turret definitely looks the most awkward but the other weapons for Runway and Windshear scaled slightly better.
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    They’re actually really fun to fiddle with, even if stuff does keep popping off the joints. Runway, in the middle now, turned out to be the biggest in bot mode I think for a very specific reason. The trick to this team is that they were a Combiner as well.
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    The Mini-Cons merged to form Centuritron, with Heavytread forming the legs, Windshear the head and upper chest, and Runway holding it all together as the torso and arms. A very surprising transformation and fun concept for Mini-Cons. Their individual weapons also combined to form a super weapon, but it was still kinda awkward looking and a bit unwieldy.
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    More poseable together than they are separately, as long as everything holds together. Centuritron has a cool look to him and I like how the rotor blades contribute to the silhouette. An interesting choice for T30, but they were still a fun toy.
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    smf2045 Aficionado of Combiners

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    Regardless of any new toys that I may get, Superion will always be one of my favorite bots. :) 
     
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    That figure is definitely not getting replaced in my collection by the new micromaster version, but I'll take Whisper
     
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    It's good to be bad
     
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  20. CooljazCustoms

    CooljazCustoms Autocon/Deceptibot

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    We can def tell by all the time it spends on your bed :p 
     
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