? my point is that thats the reason the toys dont look good nowadays IMO. its old and dated IMO. its worth a lot from a collectors point of view, but for me it means nothing.
at smb, i couldnt agree more with you. i hate bays designs with a passion. the old designs as clunky as they are look way better IMO. its shown with the MP models. its just that like how sb noted, the old toys have no articulation and some dont compare to their cartoon/comic counterparts.
I wish they made a transformer toy of the Mountain Dew machine. goes to learn how to make custom kits
New images of Universe Armada Hot Shot
Edit: Just found this custom Sixshot on eBay. It totally fits with Classics 2.0/Universe.
Damn. Iād think that entry right there would win your Sixshot contest, Satomi. Thatās damn impressive for its size. Too bad Hasbro can never accomplish such a feat.
Heh, I just wanted to see a custom Sixshot. Someone posted a competition thread and I threw Sixshot in there as one of the suggestions considering you almost never see customs of this character. Then I come across this. Still, itād be interesting to see people trying to put their own spin on it.
Iām pretty sure they made a Robot Heroes figure of the Dew transformer.
Yep. Dispensor.
Presenting, Shadow Commander!
Heās serving as my Shattered Glass Ultra Magnus.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Daidoji_Kage/IMG_1091.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Daidoji_Kage/IMG_1092.jpg
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I geeked out and wrote a bio for him:
*Magnus never wanted to be a solider. He was drafted early on in Primeās vicious campaign which stretched out across Cybertron. Early days of serving under Primeās command were extremely dangerous and commanders had a way of turning up, ādeactivatedā. Occasionally, this was Primeās temper flaring, but more often than not, it was an ambitious subordinate creating career opportunity for himself.
Magnus became convinced that making his name something to be feared, much like Primeās was, was the only path to staying alive. He began picking fights, publicly and then savagely dismantling his opposition. The more frequently he fought, the more Autobots rallied around him, eager for the show.
The Decepticons took to calling him āNemesis Primeā. It became almost a joke that he would eventually be responsible for more Autobot casualties than Starscream and Megatron together.
Prime sought to correct this. Admiring pure brutality was one thing, but this āUltraā Magnusā as his own troops were fond of calling him, was starting to create a leadership vacuum. Just when Prime began to contemplate how exactly he could remove this highly capable threat to his leadership, Magnus approached him with an offerā¦
āEngineer armor for me, fueled by anti-nucleon and I will disappear from your ranks, only to come back at your call. Iām no solider Primeā¦but Iām a damn good killer.ā
Prime could see the offer clearly -Grant me my freedom, or we find out if I really am your nemesis-.
The bargain struck, the armor carefully crafted at great risk to those involved, and Magnus, the Shadow Commander of the Autobots, disappeared into the nightmares of the Decepticons.
:u: Lol
I geeked out too:
Custom Gobots Cy-Kill
(itās a link to my Myspace profile, but itās public so the non-Myspace users here can access it - less hassle than photobucket)
Hey man, customizing works for stories too. 
So, itās been a week. Anyone add anything new to their collection? A friend hooked me up with the TFA Jet Twins and 25th Smokescreen. Still havenāt gotten a hold of Blurr. And Walmart reverted to its deluxe price of $9.99. Iām going to miss that 777 deal they had going on.
I also wanted to ask if this thread would be better in the comics forum. Itās done pretty well here in GD, but most of the talk here pertains to toys and comics.
I got Henkei Cyclonus and Iām looking at airfare to Botcon.
Getting married in a week, so thatās taking up a lot of time.
How is Henkei Cyclonus? I think he looks nicer than the Hasbro version. Iām even cool with the purple metallic, which is apparently deterring a lot of people from picking him up.
Nothing new, though a friend is sending me TFA Swindle. Iām mostly still deciding what to get rid of; a list which is growing by the day, lol.
Congrats on the impending ball and chain, Daidoji Kage!
What are you looking to get rid of?
I need to get that plastic MP Voltron.
I picked up 25th Hound/Ravage, Dinobot, Cheetor, Starscream, Smokescrean, and Cyclonus at wal-mart on monday. The sad part is I have no where to put them yet since Iām still unpacking from the move.
Well, more than half of the Alts/Binaltech, some carded/boxed Beast Wars, some random loose stuff from the past few years (G2, BM, AEC trilogy, foreign), and possibly some G1. Itāll be awhile before I can get around to gathering it all up together.
If you can put together a list of AEC trilogy stuff (with pics) and PM me, Iād really appreciate it. Iām always looking for parts and figures to customize.
Speaking of which, hereās my custom Cy-Killās alt mode:
??? The only MP Voltron and heās mostly die-cast (which I still really want myself).