Went to the Super Wal-Mart and picked up FoC Kickback and Starscream; was on the fence on picking up BH Voyager Predaking. Was also going to pick-up FoC Sideswipe but he was cheaper on Amazon so I may just pick him up there ($16 each for Kickback and Starscream where on Amazon they're $25 each).

Didn't see Blaster or Grimlock so I was kind of sad. Hopefully by EOM I'll have pics up of my "new" bedroom i.e. the 32-year-old virgin chamber. hehe~

Originally Posted by def PD Went to the Super Wal-Mart and picked up FoC Kickback and Starscream; was on the fence on picking up BH Voyager Predaking. Was also going to pick-up FoC Sideswipe but he was cheaper on Amazon so I may just pick him up there ($16 each for Kickback and Starscream where on Amazon they're $25 each). Didn't see Blaster or Grimlock so I was kind of sad. Hopefully by EOM I'll have pics up of my "new" bedroom i.e. the 32-year-old virgin chamber. hehe~

I was on the fence about Voyager Predaking as well. After seeing him in store I've decided to wait for the Supreme Predaking and Prime. Voyager Predaking looked... cheap... in a "the plastic looks thin" kind of knockoff way. IMO anyway.

Originally Posted by FatBoyInside Yeah, my friend also regrets importing the MP Soundwave after hearing about the hasbro version on the horizon this year. Hopefully, I will be able to score one.

I imported for the first time this year (Soundwave, Red Alert, and Sideswipe) and I don't regret it. TRU exclusives are such a pain to come by in my recent experience and it keeps raising prices to the point where they are getting close to imports.

Forgot to mention yesterday, I know some of you were having trouble finding Grimlock, I found 3 at Target in Riverside off Arlington.

Found the last two Kre-O minifigs at Target, which was weird. This one also had plenty of Bludgeons and Insecticons.

Bludgeon is worth it for sheer WTF value, though I think I really hate the way they did treads (for all the figures, not just Bludgeon). Good idea, bad execution. Insecticon is fairly lame and bland.

The winners of this wave are the combiners (including the extra singles), Springer, Warpath, and Airachnid.

I was going to comment on the wave as a whole, but found myself repeating what I wrote about them last time. Lego does a lot more with paint and individual items, whereas Kreons feel awfully generic. The chest shields also have to go. I really think they need to concentrate on character design first.

At a different Target, spied the Wave 2 Beast Hunters Deluxes. Bulkhead has a Roadbuster vibe, but looks goony as a Deluxe. The Cyberverse version looks much nicer. Ripclaw at least looks marginally impressive for a Deluxe, but I'm just not interested.

Found BH wave 2 in western MD at Walmart. Smokescreen and Ripclaw rang up at $12.97 each.

Originally Posted by skiizim Forgot to mention yesterday, I know some of you were having trouble finding Grimlock, I found 3 at Target in Riverside off Arlington.

Found 3 at my Target in Pico Rivera hadn't bought one since can't remember when but had to get Grimlock. I've seen Soundwave a couple of times but can't bring my self to buy him.

So torn on Grim. Love him (see my avatar for shit's sake) but he's so hollow and the tale just seems way out of proportion. Love the robot mode but I almost prefer the generations deluxe... Still a solid fig though. He's pretty easy to find around me though. Target and Walmart have had him the past handful of times I've been there. If anyone is desperate for one LMK and I can pick one up, but he should be out on shelves for a decent while longer so I wouldn't worry.

After much fiddling with new voyager Prime and Predaking... I've determined that Prime is surprisingly good and Predaking isn't the cluster I thought he would be. Both feel super super cheap, almost as bad as KO's, and desperately need paint apps, but I've just accepted that as par for the course now with the cost cutting.

Prime's an interesting mold at least, with cool Galaxy Convoy/Star Sabre homages. Predaking would be better with some ball joints at the wing base and stiffer, pinned wing folds, but is otherwise servicable.

Also got WfC Starscream who is ok, but with a few tweaks could have been pretty damned good. I still don't get that there isn't some sort of hatch to hide is bot head in jet mode.

Like Blandstalker I got Kreo Microchange Devy (and the rest of the wave, though haven't opened them) and I really really enjoy the devestator. The individual figs, like the microchange individual figs, are very hit or miss. I prefer to keep them like the Kreon's that come with the bigger sets: just the painted chest and no accessories. I really wish they all came with the cape one of them (forget which) came with though. Then you could add accessories to bot mode and still see the beautifully painted chests.

Still gotta find damned insecticon. Also never did see Airachnid, but given the terrible impressions of her I'm not too upset. Also wouldn't be surprised to see a "spikey" version before too long... sigh.

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Pics of MP Prowl and Bluestreak.

http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-...images-177012/

Can't wait.

Originally Posted by Zmonkay So torn on Grim. Love him (see my avatar for shit's sake) but he's so hollow and the tale just seems way out of proportion. Love the robot mode but I almost prefer the generations deluxe... Still a solid fig though.

Yeah, I agree with you. I really like the robot mode -- substantial and tall, without significant kibble, and it feels pretty finished. While it could use maybe a bit more paint on the details, it is very well designed, colorful, and detailed. I love that the light up gimmick works well in both modes and adds to the figure.

But that hollow dinosaur and what the heck is up with that tail? I had to look at the instructions and the box to see if they were serious. It's not terrible, but boy is it a massive cheat.

I then really looked at the instructions and the box and it was just like being back in G1. That illustration of Grimlock on each looked way different from the final product. It gave me a throwback to Runabout and Runamuck, or others whose picture was vastly better than the actual product.

And it's a bit of a shame because Grimlock isn't bad. We've been subjected to far worse, and even though that tail is...odd, it looks reasonably good from most angles. I also find myself forgiving the WfC toys a little bit because they are Cybertronian, and it's not like they have to be a fixed thing.

Originally Posted by Zmonkay After much fiddling with new voyager Prime and Predaking... I've determined that Prime is surprisingly good and Predaking isn't the cluster I thought he would be. [...] Prime's an interesting mold at least, with cool Galaxy Convoy/Star Sabre homages.

Interesting. I've been holding off, because I was just going to wash my hands of Beast Hunters completely, but I have to admit that Prime looks pretty good. I guess I'll pick it up on sale. It's a Prime; there will be oodles of them through next year.

Originally Posted by Zmonkay Also got WfC Starscream who is ok, but with a few tweaks could have been pretty damned good. I still don't get that there isn't some sort of hatch to hide is bot head in jet mode.

Agree with this. It's not bad. I also quite like the weapon, and that they tried to give you multiple ways to use/mount it. Such an improvement over MechTech. I don't object to the head too much, but would it have killed them? Still, it's a pretty good Starscream, different from what we've been getting for him, but still Starscream-y and it's a fun toy to play with.

[QUOTE=Zmonkay;10553429]Like Blandstalker I got Kreo Microchange Devy (and the rest of the wave, though haven't opened them) and I really really enjoy the devestator. The individual figs, like the microchange individual figs, are very hit or miss.

Yeah, I think the combiners are where it's at for this wave. I've got Predaking assembled now, too, and it's good, too. Not wild about the generic beast heads (which all seem just a bit too big), but Predaking looks good and cute next to Devastator.

Originally Posted by Zmonkay I prefer to keep them like the Kreon's that come with the bigger sets: just the painted chest and no accessories. I really wish they all came with the cape one of them (forget which) came with though. Then you could add accessories to bot mode and still see the beautifully painted chests.

This is the single stupidest thing they've done with the Kreons. Razorclaw has a beautiful lion's head painted on his chest -- seriously, it rivals anything Lego has done -- and the stupid shield completely covers it up. Aargh! When I get some time, I'm breaking out the dremel tool because you can see how much better they look here. Why can't Hasbro do that?

Originally Posted by Zmonkay Still gotta find damned insecticon. Also never did see Airachnid, but given the terrible impressions of her I'm not too upset. Also wouldn't be surprised to see a "spikey" version before too long... sigh.

I think they're both worth getting. Neither is great. Both have limitations. But both are also interesting. I don't understand why I kind of like Insecticon, other than they just tried really hard to give it lots of cool stuff, even if it didn't all succeed. Airachnid is just disappointing because it's not nearly as cool as the show model. For a Deluxe sized toy, it's not a bad attempt, but the robot suffers from trying to get the vehicle to look good. However, I was much more disappointed by Knockout and Kup.

I only saw Airachnid once in stores. Once! I've at least seen Insecticon twice, though stores seem to be concentrating on Beast Hunters right now and not Generations.

I understand the chest covers, at least on Devy, as they cover up the detail in combined mode to give uniform green "legs". But would have really cost extra to include those for that purpose and a couple "capes" for individual bot modes? I'm hesitent to dremel because then it throws off the uniformity of combined mode.

Originally Posted by Bloomy Pics of MP Prowl and Bluestreak. http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-...images-177012/ Can't wait.

Whoa!

Originally Posted by LinkinPrime Whoa!

I'm a Hasbro loyalist, but I pre-ordered both at HLJ.

Just got shipping notice from Amazon for the Platinum edition Omega Surpreme. I didn't even realize it had a release date yet from them.

Originally Posted by pjb16 Just got shipping notice from Amazon for the Platinum edition Omega Surpreme. I didn't even realize it had a release date yet from them.

Same here! Expected delivery date of 3/14-3/18. I got my shelves up in my room so hopefully soon I'll be able to post some pics of my modest collection (have been collecting for about 3 years now).

Just got my YotS Omega Supreme! Super sweet box, and the figure is fairly large (definitely bigger than Amazon's Unicron), but surprisingly light. Can't wait to put him on the shelf next to my other figures. Should have pics up by the weekend!

FoC Blaster is in stock on TRU's site at the moment.

edit: gone.

ordered FoC kickback from amazon and I got the toy with the card folded back and not sealed all the way....WTF. Can't even get a replacement since their sold out

Go to hasbrorewards.com and print out some transformers coupons.

Originally Posted by ryosnk Go to hasbrorewards.com and print out some transformers coupons.

Just to save people the time, if you don't like the Beast Hunters stuff then don't bother looking through the Hasbro coupons. If you do like BH, then there's a $3 off $10 for single BH toy purchase and $5 off the BH Optimus Kre-O set.

Oh, there's also a $3 off single Rescue Heroes toy for those of you who like those.