Transformers Thread 2.0

Whats wrong with the Beast mode? Face is a little cartoony and goofy looking but, thats it. Should have had a more ferocious look to it.

Edit: Oh, cool. You can change the Beastmode face! That automatically improves it.

The issue is moreso the gaps and robot kibble in beast Mode. Out of all the beast figures, it has the most concessions made for the alt mode. Otherwise, it pretty much looks the way it needs to. The lion head looks like Goofy, but that’s what it looked like in the anime.

The face swap is a nice touch.

The strange thing about this all is there are some collectors that prefer the original release. They claim it looks better. I don’t know how that is a thing.

Wait a sec… Tiger Electronics are back? lol

Yup. Heard about that earlier. Anyway, it’s easy to poke fun at those things as it’s not really a game. You’re essentially using LCD calculator technology and reworking it to function like a game.

Still, if a designer was creative enough? You could get a surprisingly fun ā€œgamingā€ experience out of it. Most of those were crap but, some were Legit. Double Dragon 1 & 2, and this Ghostbusters game i had back in the day were pretty good.

These are the original mobile games, cause points were the only thing that mattered lol

I still have my Gauntlet and Street Fighter.
I remember the Simons Quest one super hard. Memories of elementary :disappointed_relieved:

Don’t be sad. Life sucks and there’s nothing you can really do about it most of the time. Gotta give yourself the permission to say, ā€˜fuk it all’ and not stress. I fought my way up the mountain, defying the odds, and now educated in a medical field profession and yeah… meh. It’s great not to be a pitaful school boy anymore but, those stresses were replaced with my career. Just a different flavor of s**t.

They say it’s the jouney, not the destination. I always thought that was horsecrap. Until i realized the destination is rarely is glorious as we imagine it to be. Yup, it is indeed the Journey.

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Tiger Electronics Handhelds are deffinitly games.

They aren’t good games, but they are games.

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Oh I know, I do miss a life without responsibilities. Probably ages 18-24 lol

Anyway… Time to buy some Transformer toys with my hard-earned money.

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My local wal-mart suuuuuucks but the other day i had to travel a bit, and finally found Siege Astrotrain (in Earthrise packaging).

And one day, i’ll find that Siege Ratbat & Rumble 2-pack.

I just saw the new Doubledealer. Wtf he looks awesome

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I know! The G1 2.0 Goodness continues! I heard he’s Leader-Class though. So you can expect a voyager w/some extra parts. Also SnapDragon and Runamuck. Always happy to see the Season 3-4 crew get some love.

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I’m kinda mad I bought that Sideswipe… So many dudes I wanna get now.
FUCK

I can’t go crazy though…

Start with the end in mind. That will prevent you from getting stuff that you’ll be out of touch with in 6 months. I am scaling my buying to the MP line and Primes at this point.

Oh yea I know. I think I’ll just get the WFC series, since they aren’t really expensive so my wife won’t give me shit on buying things that just sit there lol

I really like their designs, as it gives me the best G1 feel.

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If you like the WFC (game) stuff, these 3rd Party figures are the way to go.

https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Search?Theme=2380&Company=298

I have all of the Dinobots, Starscream (Mors), and Magnus (Apollo). Debating the purchase of Megatron (Pluto) and I have Prime (Jupiter Metallic Ver.) on pre-order.

The official WFC is a solid way to enter into collecting without a serious drop.

Ahh those look sweet, but I am too anti 3rd party lol

Also… Is TFSource a good place to buy from??

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I’ll do 3P all day however, I stay away from MP stuff in that regard. For the most part, the TakTomy release looks better. The most notable exception is MP Hot Rod (MP-29). That cardboard chest is the biggest design oversight ever in the line. It’s hands down my least favorite MP. I am holding out on MP-09 because I’d hate to buy it and then they do a version 2.

I’d give an honorable mention to the MakeToys seekers. Those look pretty solid compared to MP-11 (Starscream et. al) mold. It’s now a rare release, so people are spending 300% markup on those. The thing is that with BB and Optimus getting a second release in the same scale, it’s more when than if a v3 of the seeker mold will be done. Then the price will tank :joy:

As far as sellers, I have bought from all the major retailers.I am not loyal to one or the other. BBTS probably has the slowest shipping speed (if using their $4 option).

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For all MP releases, Amazon JP is the only place I have been buying from since MP Megatron (BW) [MP-43]. I have been buying with import sellers since MP Ironhide (MP-27). Why pay the additional expense when it’s ultimately the same product.

TF Source is good that’s where I found Liokaiser. I have noticed they will have sales but it’s mainly with 3rd party figures.

BBTS I liked the pile of loot system but they don’t do vintage items anymore which is a bummer. So far I’ve used Rouge Toys for some older figures as well.

Edit: obviously Amazon is another source.

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I probably won’t find anything cheaper on TFS that I can find at Wal-Mart, right?
So only use it for figures I can’t find in store?