I'm thinking about getting these figures to complete my BW Predacons line. With TM2 Dragon Megatron, TM Meg and Alligator Megatron obtained, and also Dinobot-II ordered.. Then, may I ask for short reviews regarding these figures?

# Transmetal Terrorsaur
# Transmetal Tarantulas
# Fuzor Quickstrike
# Inferno OR Scavenger, which one's better?
# Waspinator OR Transmetal Waspinator, also, which one's better?

Thanks in advance, guys.




Regards,
Caine.

I have both the 10th Ann. Waspinator (same as the original with a more show accurate deco and a ) and TM Waspinator. Both are nice figures, it all kind of depends on which look you want.
TM Waspinator has a more "mechanical" look to him, and has a third jet mode. Regular Waspinator hearkens back to the universal punching bag from the show we all love.

If all things are equal I would go with the original Waspinator figure (if you go this route go for the Hasbro 10th Ann. version). He's show accurate, plus he doesn't have the problem TM Waspy has where his insect legs get in the way of the robot mode.

# Transmetal Tarantulas
> Fun figure, make sure not to lose anything, though. Without his gun, he loses his bike mode, which is pretty fun. And his legs like to get lost... other than that, he's pretty okay. Predictable transformation, some kibble in the form of his spider-legs just... sitting there, and not the most posable BW figure. Also, I have a minor tiff with parts not really locking. His bike wheel halves/shoulder armor don't really lock in place, neither do his spider-leg mounts. Kinda annoys me. All in all, one of the weaker TMs, but mostly because TMs rule. Far better than his original figure.

# Fuzor Quickstrike
> Pretty stupid figure. No hands in robot mode, obviously. Stupid water squirting gimmick. Make of clear plastic which likes to break. That said, I love him. His robot design looks pretty good (other than his arms) and his scorbra looks great. Just be careful, he'll probably get loose or break, as the translucent plastic is fragile. But a really fun, if a bit goofy, figure.

# Inferno OR Scavenger, which one's better?
>I don't have him, but... get Scavenger. Inferno is, at best, a mediocre figure. I've heard good things abotu Scavenger, though. Inferno's got a horrible looking head and an ant-mode that is meh. Plus he lacks his signature ginormous guns from the show. And it's incredibly easy to lose his leg/missiles. He was one of my biggest disappointments from the original BW line, as I loved the character on the show.

# Waspinator OR Transmetal Waspinator, also, which one's better?
>Waspinator's a classic. I actually really like his "robot head," it's an incredibly classic looking design. But you'll probably be using his mutant head, so that's moot. He's one of the stronger first season toys. No surprises in the transformation, but he's pretty posable and he's got a cool gun and looks decent in either mode. Lots of ball joints so he can fall apart easily... which is animation-accurate, right?
TM Waspinator's not bad either, of course. I like his colors, and his jet mode is one of the better done vehicle modes of the TMs. He's also one of the few TMs to get a gun, so... sweet. He's mostly made of a smokey clear plastic, which is a really cool effect, and like the original, he's pretty posable.
Ultimately, I'd probably go with the original Waspinator. They're very comparable toys, but the original is a lot more famous, probably easier to get ahold of (you know, getting released half a dozen times rather than two), and has a firing missile launcher, which I always dig.

After few considerations, TM Tarantulas & 10th Anniv Waspinator are on my list for next month. But still unsure about the others mentioned earlier. Anyway, any comments on Tripredacus Council?

In place of Terrorsaur I would recommend BM Terranotron.
http://www.tfu.info/2001/Dinobot/Terranotron/terranotron.htm

Tarrantulas is awesome and a deluxe purchase you will not regret.

Quickstrike is one of my lesser favorites. I keep him around because he was a show character but honestly I don't like him that much.

Inferno is more fun by far and just as sinnister looking in robot mode. He also has far less bug kibble. That's not to say Scavenger isn't a nice toy. His vehicular mode is pretty cool but honestly, his transformation is much simplier and he's a lot less posable the than Inferno. Inferno wins this fight hands down.

Waspinator..... The Transmetal version is fun and again you get the third mode (and a wicked color scheme). Bug legs hanging off in robot mode is exactly the same problem the first one had. They limit nothing and they're just in a different place than on the regular show version. I would also recommend the 10th anniv edition if you go for the regular version. I can't really make a recommendation either way on this one as I love both figures for different reasons.

Transmetal Terrorsaur:

+ Pretty alt mode
+ Menacing robot mode
+ Neat weapons

- Vehicle mode is
- Arms can be very floppy
- Weapons flopping can ruin alt mode's look

Transmetal Tarantulas:

+ Alt and robot modes are
+ Very show accurate
+ "Spidercycle" mode is fun

- Can't hold anyone else's weapons
- Spider legs are too weak to hold him up

Quickstrike:

+ Interesting alt mode
+ very posable tail/cobra head
+ Show accurate

- Made almost entirely out of translucent plastic
- Can't hold any weapons
- Lose the tail/cobra head, he becomes worthless

Inferno is better. Scavenger has no hands in robot, and Inferno has a mandible weapon and gun. More play value with Inferno.

Waspinator is cool in either form. If going for original, get 10th Anniversary edition.

This figure is weird. The bot mode is akward, and the legs in beast mode don't make sense if you follow the directions. However there is a very cool very redeaming factor to him. In beast mode, you can give him that hunched over stance that he often had in the show. It's how I preffer to pose him.
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Get him! Well built, show acurate to the T. The bot mode, beast mode, and bike mode are all impressive(take that Animated)Click to view attachment

Same as Tarantulas, he's acurate to a T, the snake arm has a ton of balljoints in it that make it super posable and the clamp arm is perfect for pinning down smaller bots. The clear plastic used through out the body makes for some great light effects too.
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I like them both. Once again, Inferno is dead on the money, and the translucent plastic again makes for some nice effects. His rocket but though does tend to make him topple, and his guns are a bit of a let down, but he is still just as cool and crazy looking as he should be. Scavanger, is Inferno on crack!!! He's a long lanky figure with no shortage on crazy detailes. Wild eyes and a razor sharp grin make him. The spinning drill hands are also hinged and when paired with the ant head kibble make for some painfull pincers. The ant legs on the arms are may favorite part though, ball jointed and hinged the make for great defensive, offensive, and over all menacing poses.
Scavanger is very underrated, but one of my all time favorite figures.(sorry no pic)


Every collection needs a Waspinator. The origional is kinda blan, and when you remove the gun he gas an unsightly hole in his tail. The overall range of movement is there, but he's kinda plain. I have the Fox Kids grey repaint, and wonder if the 10th anniversary has the pointless regular robot head. The TM version has all the detailing that the initial one is missing, but alittle to much kibble that gets in the way of motion. I have the balck version, the colors make him look like he's in a pilot suit, which is cool. His jet mode is probably one of the best alternate alt modes out of the TM line up, and the stinger weapon can be arm mounted almost Seeker style. He also has all 4 wings with gold trim that makes for some very nice lighting effects. The mandibles are possable, as well as the legs and several parts that apear black are semitransparent. TM Waspinator is a terrific upgrade, but he almost looks to good to be the comic relief figure that we all know and loveClick to view attachment



Realy, all the figures you mentioned are great, I'd say get them all. I'd also look in to TM2 Spittor who is just super agile, Fuzor Terragator, again very agile with an impressive shield, and TM2 Scourge. Scourge is shunned by alot of people cause he looks like a mish mash of parts, but once you start to handle him you see that he is everything a sword fighter should be, quick light agile legs a multihinged body a mean looking face and a grasping arm for holding down an opponent before delivering a death blow.
All underrated figures, all awesome though!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I shun TM2 Scourge not because of the reasons you mentioned, but because his chrome molts. A lot. I would recommend Terrorgator over Quickstrike. Neat alt, neat robot, nice weapons. TM2 Iguanus is pretty cool too, if you're careful with the frill panels.

How about the Tripredacus Council? I'm kinda curious about the beast-combiner..

The figures themselves are alright (though not show/comic accurate). The combined form is pretty underwhelming though. Still, if you can find them, they would make nice additions to any collection.

Yeah, those pannels seem to just wanna jump right off. As for the chrome molting, yeah it sucks but same as RatTram and BW JetStorm, I can't let that get in the way of enjoying all that robot goodness. To me It's battle scaring.

on a side note, craft stores sell foiling kits. I'm thinking of sanding down RatTraps wheels and trying a repair job.

TM Rat Trap didn't chip much for me, and I don't have Beast Machines Ultra Jetstorm yet. But Scourge doesn't sound fitting for that mold... Kickback it is!

Kind of late to the party, but I'll throw my thoughts in..

Transmetal Terrorsaur - I don't really like him personally. I think he's one the weaker ones. Robot mode is okay, though I'm not sure what his wings are supposed to be.. Sycthes? I usually just leave them clipped in his arms. Beast mode is decent, but the transport mode is a lil pointless. (I don't really like the 3rd modes so much in general) Anything is techincally an improvement over the old 1994 Basic. So if you want a character to represent him, Terrorsaur is pretty good for that.

Transmetal Tarantulus - I know you said you're going to get this, but.. BUY IT! lol IHMO he's the best example of Predacon Transmetals. Stability in robot mode is really the only issue I can think of for him.. and thats pretty small. His weapon is a lil ghey though.. I don't see how something like that can be mistaken for a gun.. (which the show insisted that it was) He does have the vacumized metal on his feet though.. and that stuff tends to scratch depending on what you do with it. In that part of the design you should probably be careful.

Quickstrike - He's bizarre, but I liked him. His cobra head is really articulated, much like TM Rattrap's tail. He is really on the small side though (basic) .. fuzors in general are either brilliantly engineered (Silverbolt ) or they're a horrible mishmash (Injector ) I personally think Quickstrike falls between the two.

Inferno vs TM "Scavanger" - TM Scavanger has the no hands syndrome.. that can be off putting to some. I personally like him anyway, because I really like the way hey kept the kibble down when he shifts from beast mode to robot mode. Literally everything fits inside the rear end. I think thats kind of cool. Glaring problems (again to some) is he's got like 5000 dangling legs in robot mode .. and there's really not a whole bunch you can do with it.

Inferno is a pretty good early figure.. I do have some issues with his beast mode. The Legs really do not hold him up, he just kind of lays there and look like he's being supported. He's also got this weird half translucant half solid plastic molding that I just don't understand. Why is only the center of him solid? Pretty show accurate though.. If I really had to pick one of these two, I'd probably get the original before I settled in with Sacavanger.

Waspinator vs TM Waspinator - TM Waspy is kind of silly. In all honestly, I don't really like him much. The Cockpit is mostly what I have problems with.. this is just a personal thing, mind you.. but it's like there's his giant wasp head.. and then there's this itty bitty cockpit sticking out from under it. Why? Couldn't it be just a nosecone or something? He's also a peg former, and you wouldn't know what I'm talking about unless you've actually experienced this guy first hand. He doesn't feel very solid in robot mode. In terms of sculpting, they did a great job with him however.

Regular Waspinator, while being somewhat iconic, and also my personal favorite character.. I do think is a little better than the Transmetal version. But he is old and some aspects of his transformation show this. He's a bit kibblet.. if you get one .. shoot for the hasbro rerelease or the tak one..

># Transmetal Terrorsaur
I'd skip this one. It's one of the weakest of the Transmetals IMO.

># Transmetal Tarantulas
Get it!

># Fuzor Quickstrike
Get it! Quickstrike and Silverbolt are the best Fuzors, and not just cos they're in the show, toywise they are the best of that sub-line (which is probably why they're the only ones who appeared in the cartoon)

># Inferno OR Scavenger, which one's better?
Between those two I'd choose Inferno.
Scavenger is still a pretty neat toy in its own right and is so obviously meant to be Transmetal Inferno (and was called Inferno in Japan) but for some odd reason Hasbro went and named it Scavenger. Blargh!?

># Waspinator OR Transmetal Waspinator, also, which one's better?
Waspinator.
TM waspinator is also a pretty weak Transmetal IMO - the robot and beast modes are okay but the vehicle mode is poor.

Transmetal Terrorsaur: I love the mold to DEATH. It's a simplistic transformation that's predictable as hell, but he's just FUN. HOWEVER, he is made almost ENTIRELY out of non-glueable, non-paintable plastic. This means: If he breaks, you're screwed. I have him and his left arm's cup broke. I tried gluing it back, but it always popped apart. This alone makes him not worth it. Otherwise, he'd be one of my favorite transformers ever.

Transmetal Tarantulas: I had him. I forgot about him. He's all right, but only worth getting if you like the character.

Quickstrike: I don't know. I haven't had that guy since I was seven.

Scavenger: Scavenger is an awesome ant transformer with an incredible transformation. He looks fukcing INSANE and despite having minimally poseable legs, has great balance. GET HIM. HE'S WORTH IT.

TM Waspinator: Awkward transformation, wasp legs get in the way all over the place, stupid jet kibble in wasp and robot mode, stupid jet mode... He's not worth it.

Original Waspinator: He's cool beans. He could have been better, but that's why Hasbro made the 10nth anniversary figs.

I don't get the hate over TM Waspinator, due to the gold that is his Starscream homage.

I'll only talk about the ones I have or have owned.

# Transmetal Tarantulas - I prefer the original version of Tarantuals to the TM version, but TM Tarantualas is a great figure.

# Fuzor Quickstrike - This one for me is a must buy. Try to get the Japanese (Beast Wars Metals) version if you have a choice.

# Inferno OR Scavenger, which one's better? I have never owned Scavenger, but I picked him up and put him down a hundred or so times because I never was able to get Inferno. I finally found Inferno and I'm glad that is the one I got. (I must add, though, that Inferno is probably one of my favorite characters from BW)

# Waspinator OR Transmetal Waspinator, also, which one's better? 10th Anniversary Waspinator all the way.

Yeah, I saw your Beast Wars Metals Quickstrike on your blog. Quite nice box & decent figure with ZOMFG lots of articulation for the cobra hand!


*Transform and flies to The End Cap*

Gosh, the price for X-9 Ravage on eBay is killin'...

I love him for exactly that reason. His only drawback, for me at least, is his numerous insect legs that seemingly have nowhere to go in robot mode. I tried taking them off (as I only display him in either robot or jet mode), but he just didn't look right without them
He's a good figure, but the annoying insect legs keep him from being a great figure.

The insect legs on the regular Waspy mould are less intrusive, as they're attached to his arms and can be rotated out of the way. Plus, the regular Waspy mould evokes the universal punching bag we all love. So all things considered, I have to give the edge to the original Waspinator mould, with Hasbro's 10th Ann. version being the best of the lot.

TM Waspy was actually my second TF Purchase getting me back into the franchise and such. I don't personally like the jet cockpit.. I mean, it makes sense for him to have a jet mode, but I dunno.. couldn't they of given him wings that look like jet wings or something? Who's going to ride in that little cockpit anyway?

I do think he's got great detailing.. don't get me wrong. He's just clunky.. which is kinda blah.

With TM Tarantulas, Inferno, and Quickstrike just ordered from an affiliate few mins ago, and TM Dinobot-II from Satan's Camaro... Now, only gotta wait for TM Terrorsaur & 10th Waspy..

While Rampage, Tripredacus Gestalt and X-9 Ravage...... Eh, maybe next time...

Many thanks, guys.



Regards.

Finally completed my BW Predacons..
(with X-9 Ravage will have to wait till 2009)

TM Terrorsaur, TM Dinobot-II, Rampage, Quickstrike, TM Megatron (Armada Pred repaint), Inferno, TM Tarantulas & 10th Anniv. Waspinator.

Not shown at pics above are Basic Crocodile Megs & TM2 Dragon Megs.

PREDACONS.. TERRORIZE!!