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TF-fan kev777 wrote:

RodimusRex wrote:For Firepower and Intelligence heads, maybe Sunstreaker and Shockwave for Firepower, Wheeljack and Starscream for Intelligence?

What do you mean by heads? There is only 1 titan master head per box set.

Ah. Replace that "and" with an "or". So what pricepoint are we looking at? $150? I really just want G2 Optimus and the Rodimus head.

RodimusRex wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

RodimusRex wrote:For Firepower and Intelligence heads, maybe Sunstreaker and Shockwave for Firepower, Wheeljack and Starscream for Intelligence?

What do you mean by heads? There is only 1 titan master head per box set.

Ah. Replace that "and" with an "or". So what pricepoint are we looking at? $150? I really just want G2 Optimus and the Rodimus head.

$150 Canadian dollars, yes. Thats is the only price revealed so far.

william-james88 wrote:I can totally see Leader Thunderwing in a boxset.

Thunderwing already comes in the Siege on Cybertron set... as a mere Titan Master, retooled from Ptero. No vehicle, but he does have die cast.

I could see Carnivac, Bomb-Burst aka Blood, and possibly Flywheels. Don't know who else.

Nabbed a SixShot at Target in New Orleans.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I can totally see Leader Thunderwing in a boxset.

Thunderwing already comes in the Siege on Cybertron set... as a mere Titan Master, retooled from Ptero. No vehicle, but he does have die cast.

I could see Carnivac, Bomb-Burst aka Blood, and possibly Flywheels. Don't know who else.

That was the very reason I was thinking of Thunderwing to begin with, honestly. Yes, it would be a little strange to release a head-Thunderwing in one boxset and then a full Leader in another - but, stranger than a TM Brawn and then a Legends one in the same line? Stranger than Powermaster Prime in Wave 1, followed reasonably soon after by a near-direct import of his further-remolded Takara equivalent in a later boxset?

It actually seems to make a lot of sense from that perspective, in fact; Since they already have the head mold they probably wouldn't even need to create a new one, meaning they could (potentially) focus a bit of remolding on the base Sky Shadow figure to make it a little more Thunderwing-y. Same sort of situation with Flywheels, Nightbeat and Siren - they all have head molds already (though switching Nightbeat/Loudmouth wouldn't be a bad idea either) and there are some "close enough" bodies, so it'd almost make them easier to do in a boxset because the necessary alterations already pretty much exist.

So, having messed with Megatron more... this calendar year has been a TR flop for me so far.

Gnaw is the best figure I've gotten, and I love his sharkticon mode, but the robot mode is not good.

Sixshot has been a big disappointment. I swear his knees have gotten looser: he can no longer stand in robot mode unless I actually attempt to pose his legs some so one is in front of the other to keep him upright and balanced. And all his wing stickers have begun to peel. Plus, his modes and transformations are disappointing.

And now Megatron. I like the robot mode mostly, but the tank mode doesn't look very good, and to me the jet mode is worse. And the legs are so difficult despite several transformations. his tanks wheels still won't touch the ground despite the legs clicking in properly. Also, his wing stickers are already scratched and peeling, and the con symbol on the nose is almost gone as well.

The stickers are a poor choice. They are shite, there is no way around it. I do not like them and they are severely detracting from the 2 figures that have him.

I also stand by what I said months ago: Alpha Trion is the best voyager of the line, and appears to be staying there for me. No one has come close to him yet for me.

william-james88 wrote:

It Is Him wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Fellow Seibertronian bodrock has finally found Titans Return Sixshot as US retail. More specifically, he found it at TaRget, in Portland Oregon, the city where the 90s never ended.

I see what you did there

I did a few things there

And speaking of portlandia

SW's SilverHammer wrote:So I know it's not the best megatron, but he's pretty damn cool

I agree 100%

It's true - thirtysomethings do come to Portland to retire and become baristas.

TaRget also priced Sixshot (as well as TR Soundwave, of course!) for $44.99! I prefer Ross Leader-class prices, but expect to see pics and impressions.....

You plan on picking up Sky Shadow, D-Max?

Sad to hear Sixshot is a floppy mess - I haven't ripped him open yet, but the G1 Sixshot I have nearby is still stiff and tight in the legs, even if he's missing a panel and all his stickers are gone.

I absolutely impulse-bought this TR version because I liked his face....and the promise of a lot more poseability.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:So, having messed with Megatron more... this calendar year has been a TR flop for me so far.

Gnaw is the best figure I've gotten, and I love his sharkticon mode, but the robot mode is not good.

Sixshot has been a big disappointment. I swear his knees have gotten looser: he can no longer stand in robot mode unless I actually attempt to pose his legs some so one is in front of the other to keep him upright and balanced. And all his wing stickers have begun to peel. Plus, his modes and transformations are disappointing.

And now Megatron. I like the robot mode mostly, but the tank mode doesn't look very good, and to me the jet mode is worse. And the legs are so difficult despite several transformations. his tanks wheels still won't touch the ground despite the legs clicking in properly. Also, his wing stickers are already scratched and peeling, and the con symbol on the nose is almost gone as well.

The stickers are a poor choice. They are shite, there is no way around it. I do not like them and they are severely detracting from the 2 figures that have him.

I also stand by what I said months ago: Alpha Trion is the best voyager of the line, and appears to be staying there for me. No one has come close to him yet for me.

The stickers are such a disappointment. They're practically peeling in the box, let alone if you touch them. The only TR figures I have with stickers are the cell phones (Frenzy/Rewind/Stripes/Buzzsaw) and my god they really are shite. There's really no better word for it. (The stickers, not the figures. Figures are actually all quite nice) Plus I just recently this last weekend got all my main-line tfs up on a shelf since I moved house six months ago, but before then they were just thrown into a bucket, (not my choice, much smaller house. Didn't immediately have a shelf to be dedicated to toys) so that didn't help the sticker situation. It just...ughh. I'm not mad, hasbro, I'm just disappointed.

Kinda funny isn't it, that in a line that centres entirely around making Headmasters out of previously non-Headmaster characters, the biggest letdown of the entire line is the stickers. I mean, I remember the drama in the first few waves when "Blurr didn't used to be a Headmaster this is awful!!" but the hate for stickers seems to be closer to a seething disgust. Not that I disagree: my Rewind's stickers were misaligned and frayed at the edges from the very moment he was unpackaged, and the Autobot symbol on Broadside's chest in particular seems to be peeling off extremely rapidly despite basically never coming into contact with anything, ever.

I mean, I get that they're theoretically cheaper than paint so the budget can be redirected elsewhere - and the Voyagers in this line, IMHO, have been pretty great as a whole! - but really now. If you're going to do stickers, they need to be one of two things:
A) Actually good quality; or
B) Placed in areas where stickers are meant to be. I mean again, one of the connection points on Broadside's back panel literally punches a hole in the sticker when you connect it properly. Ugh...

I've thought about buying those toyhax stickers and whatnot....but in the end don't want to bother or mess up the application.

Last time I did, was with Fort Max -- I was very, very meticulous with that one...but he's still got a sticker or two that just wanna come right off. :/

I don't think I would say seething disgust perse. I'm just disappointed, as I said. Especially since the idea of the update of the cassettes being smart phones (WITH! headphone jacks! Take that IPhone 8 ) is so great, it's a bummer to see it not executed well.

I got Megs a few days ago and decided to run my nail across the stickers to line the wing grooves up with the stickers. Turns out they are so frail, that putting my nail on it, with no force was enough to completely ruin one of the stickers (aesthetically). Now he has a giant gash on his left wing can't wait for a Toyhac set for him.

SW's SilverHammer wrote:So I know it's not the best megatron, but he's pretty damn cool

He's by far my fave G1 Megatron figure AND by far my fave Titans figure and easily one of my fave G1 update Transformer figures ever made. Love his look in all 3 modes and he's perfect size for my collection. I love it. Add some silver paint on it to class up the cheap looking grey plastic and paint his grey gun black and stick it in the back of his fusion cannon in robot mode. I don't bother with those pop up bits by sides of his head either.




And sturdy with weight too.

Terrsolpix wrote:I got Megs a few days ago and decided to run my nail across the stickers to line the wing grooves up with the stickers. Turns out they are so frail, that putting my nail on it, with no force was enough to completely ruin one of the stickers (aesthetically). Now he has a giant gash on his left wing can't wait for a Toyhac set for him.

I don't get what the deal with the stickers are on your one. I've had my Megs since early December and played with it a lot cos I find it much fun. No sticker damage at all so far. Makes me wonder if there's a difference in sticker quality.

Qwan wrote:Kinda funny isn't it, that in a line that centres entirely around making Headmasters out of previously non-Headmaster characters, the biggest letdown of the entire line is the stickers. I mean, I remember the drama in the first few waves when "Blurr didn't used to be a Headmaster this is awful!!" but the hate for stickers seems to be closer to a seething disgust. Not that I disagree: my Rewind's stickers were misaligned and frayed at the edges from the very moment he was unpackaged, and the Autobot symbol on Broadside's chest in particular seems to be peeling off extremely rapidly despite basically never coming into contact with anything, ever.

I mean, I get that they're theoretically cheaper than paint so the budget can be redirected elsewhere - and the Voyagers in this line, IMHO, have been pretty great as a whole! - but really now. If you're going to do stickers, they need to be one of two things:
A) Actually good quality; or
B) Placed in areas where stickers are meant to be. I mean again, one of the connection points on Broadside's back panel literally punches a hole in the sticker when you connect it properly. Ugh...

Is it too soon to dub this phenomenon #Stickergate?

I've gotta be honest, I haven't had a problem with Megatron's stickers either. They're not great and I still wish they'd been tamographs instead; but they've been completely fine since I got him over a month ago with no problem. And I've played with and transformed this dude a lot even in that short time. Maybe UK Megatrons just got off easy somehow?

The cassettes haven't had the same luck though. Rewind and Buzzsaw's stickers have suffered at the points of separation for transformation.

The only TR figure with stickers I have is Rewind and the worst it's been is one corner has started to peel off just a little bit. Of course he's spent most of his time on a shelf with Chromedome since I got them and played with them.

Come to think of it my Generations Whirl and Roadbuster still have all their stickers on even though my application was shite. They also spent some time in box with other figures before I got shelves.

So, I gotta know, does black shadow have any of these crappy stickers on him? If so, will overlord too? Is this just the fate of our franchise and we have to deal with it? Shame too, that TT isn't going to be releasing most of these figures, I'd have held out for those

I stayed up way too late last night, trying to get some shots with Sixshot. It's true - he's a bit floppy around the knees, but he stood up a lot better than the deluxe class figures he was up against.....

I don't regret paying $45, and I haven't even transformed him yet. I can tell there's more fun to be had.

Hellscream9999 wrote:So, I gotta know, does black shadow have any of these crappy stickers on him? If so, will overlord too? Is this just the fate of our franchise and we have to deal with it? Shame too, that TT isn't going to be releasing most of these figures, I'd have held out for those

Black shadow appears to just have them for his symbols but Overlord has them for his symbols and some other details.

bodrock wrote:You plan on picking up Sky Shadow, D-Max?

Sad to hear Sixshot is a floppy mess - I haven't ripped him open yet, but the G1 Sixshot I have nearby is still stiff and tight in the legs, even if he's missing a panel and all his stickers are gone.

I absolutely impulse-bought this TR version because I liked his face....and the promise of a lot more poseability.

I intend to get Sky Shadow. He's actually a very anticipated figure for me, as i love duocons, black and red, and his overall look. I'm hoping he is as good as I'm hoping

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:I intend to get Sky Shadow. He's actually a very anticipated figure for me, as i love duocons, black and red, and his overall look. I'm hoping he is as good as I'm hoping

Yes, he looks fantastic - I do wonder when we'll see him in stores....it took awhile before seeing Soundwave.

Someone on Twitter totally went ahead and painted their Broadside Aerialbots - and man do they look lovely.

RodimusRex wrote:Another speculation for a Firepower set: Voyager Megs in G2 deco?

That would be fun - but I'm leaning towards "Archforce" purple looking snazzier as well as it being usable as a different character too. But Green would be fun I guess as well as being a nice complement to GDO Voyager Megatron.

I think they'd be stretching it a bit far to try to say that mould was Bludgeon though in yellow or green deco. Hooligan or Fearswoop deco might be kinda fun I suppose but both of them are perhaps better suited to the recent RID Stormshot mould.

There is another thing to consider which is that mould is also Blitzwing and Blitzwing is sometimes associated as a Flywheels colourscheme.

I'd be happy with a Nightbeat if he shared a body with Jazz. But I would guess they might be saving Jazz for 2018's new gimmic line.
I guess they could design a Jazz that has Titanmaster ability and also not- and make Nightbeat as the titanmaster version (in advance as a pre-paint) and then with some tweaks release it as Jazz perhaps as a Targetmaster instead. It might work out well as it would mean Jazz could still carry a driver if designed that way (unless that is where his head would end up).

Kurona wrote:Someone on Twitter totally went ahead and painted their Broadside Aerialbots - and man do they look lovely.

Anyone who plans to buy Tidalwave too also has the option of not painting Air Raid Black but just swapping the black one from that toy with the white one and then you have a half white one to make into a G2 of Brestforce deco.

What would most people be more inclined to do with the second set if they did paint them G2 Superion or Decepticons that share the moulds like Blast Off ?