Takara Tomy Generations Selects Volcanicus

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  1. Mister D

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    Definitely an improvement but I'm reminded why I kept passing on the toy in WalMart - his back end in dino mode. That tail is just way too meaty.
     
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  2. Dev1160

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    Ditto. I really wanted to like it, but the tail section and lack of articulation were deal-breakers for me.
     
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    The connotations of Autobots with red eyes has always made me love that deco. All dinobots I own must come with red eyes or be painted as such, lol
     
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    This makes me miss the Legends line. Just the packaging and the whole vibe of it. But I'm glad to see TT is least periodically still giving us redeccos of Generations molds even if that isn't the norm under their new arrangement.
     
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    And though I dreamed on a dino-combiner back in '84, in my mind that's not the characters. I am pinning my hopes on the SS86 figure, but I am concerned that they won't do the G1 colors right. That's the main thing I like about the combiners - they used the silver, gold, and smokey translucent plastic.
     
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    I forgot how good this Dino mode was! 
     
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    my point was way more that I'm surprised they are re-releaisng the PotP Dinos this close to when we'll be getting new versions: I do understand that this is a very low-effort release for them to do. (and looks relatively nice, some things I like more on each version)

    The Dinoking was just the first thing that came to my mind (and, knowing the pre-did at least some of the tooling, I'd imagine a modern Dinoking only gets 5 parts instead of 6)
    that was so annoying.
    yeah.... I didn't know what else to call it... :p  unintentionally leaked by HasTak?
    yeah, I've never had any interest in the Dinobots being a combiner (it's just not their thing), but if the figures were awesome... unfortunately, aside from Swoop they're mostly just "ok" (Slag and Sludge) to bad (Snarl and Grimlock)
    hoping the 86 Dinos are genius. (but concerned with where budgets are at) An awesome set of Dinos and I'd be REAL close to collecting retirement.
     
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    Looks like lipstick on a pig to me.
     
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    I want a G2 Color Version.
     
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    To me, this Dinobot set is pointless, like, what\'s the point if we are getting Studio Series 86 Dinobots. But hey! That\'s just my personal opinion.
     
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    Oh right, no stickers. Another reason to get this set if you don't have the originals.
     
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    Instead of Takara Tomy re-releasing the Dinobots, I vote for Hasbro to re-release the Seacons/Piranacon in the United States. Who agrees?
     
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    I'll keep the Pulse pre-order until the SS86 reveals are done. Son really likes this mold enough to double dip.
     
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    A shame they didnt go with Abominus instead of Dinoking. Purple head. Better chest paint. Bleach white instead of off white. I would have bought that.
     
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    They did. It was via Hasbro Pulse.

    No reason not to think it's a possibility. PotP Abominus' head was molded in G1 colors and painted over to match the toy.

    If this does well enough, that could be next.
     
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    You know what I'm thinking? I'm suspecting thei're just re-releasing the PotP Dinobots to make a quick buck out of them one last time, before the Studio Series '86 line starts to come out and thei're rendered completely redundant.
     
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    Yup, that Grimlock sure is moderately more colorful than the POTP version. That's gotta be worth an extra seventy bucks or so, right?
     
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    This doesn't come out until March, right? Surely we'll have seen the SS '86 Dinobots by then. Doesn't seem like a sound strategy.
     
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    yes, but unlike the issue before with swoop, this set is specifically meant to be a toon accurate redeco, and Swoop was blue in the cartoon. so the red Swoop argument from before is kinda pointless for this set.
     
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  20. IgnikaMarcus

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    It was pointless to begin with.
     
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