Breaker
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Astrotrain for a speedy escape when the Autobots inevitably win :/
I still have a warning? Oh c'mon!
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Unicron wouldn't reformat Galvatron back into Megatron anyway. There would be no purpose in it for Uni. I think there wasn't nearly as much outcry over Megatron being reformatted because he didn't actually "die", he was just "changed." On screen, seeing Optimus actually die was much more powerful.
Seeing smoke pour from Prowl's mouth as he died painfully actually stuck with me more. That was pretty brutal.
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I died :P
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Oh ok, those could be neat.
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I meant any pics. Some of us have no idea what a shogun style figure is. By which I mean me.
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I actually haven't seen a Tygra in person before. First time I saw a Panthro though I snatched him up. Check out K-Mart, they were on clearance last I saw. Still wish I would've got the ThunderTank.
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Cant wait to see what/how you come up with it.
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I think that it also comes in the traditional Iron Man colors as well.
Overall, the Captain America mech suit is pretty nice... it fits a standard figure inside, and the articulation is average - neck swivels, shoulders, elbows, and wrists all turn. The legs move at the hips, and the ankles pivot, but the fact that it's a mech suit limits the legs a bit. For example, there are no knees.
It comes with tons of interchangeable missile pods and guns, but it was also a bit light on the paint details. I had to paint the eyes and the gatling gun muzzle red, and the belt buckle and hand repulsers yellow. They are minor details, but it helps. I also added the "shield" on his back from the Captain America Transformer Crossover, and I used the Iron Patriot figure instead of the standard Captain America that it came with.
Here is a few more shots after the paint apps:
I love that thing. Just don't like the hole in the chest, seems counter productive to having a giant armored suit. Thats why when I get one, I'm going to somehow get Cap's shield over it. It'll look sweet as a chestplate.
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Botcon haul:
Go-Bots Zod
Burger King Scopronok
BW Transmetal Tarantulus' gun
All Hail Megatron #3
Infestation 2 #1 and #2
Some free shwag from IDW and Jagex
Beast Wars The Gathering #1 autographed by Garry Chalk and Simon Furman
Beast Wars The Gathering #1 (retailer incentive foil lettering) autographed by David Kaye and Simon Furman
And some good memories:
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^ That makes me want that so much more
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Breaker, I have to respectfully disagree. I'm not getting your reasoning for saying he lacks leg articulation. His knees bend, he has hinged ankles, and the legs can swivel at the hip area. What more do you need? The figure has superior detailing and his arms are some of the more unique designs I've seen in quite a while. He can strike some very cool poses especially if you use the "triple jointed" abilities of his arms. I just think 2.5 out of 5 is exceptionally harsh for this exceptional figure. Just my two cents on Soundwave.
I picked up Ratchet earlier this week and he's ok. Could use more paint and I wish they would have used some sort of locking mechanism for big sections that hang off of the lower back of his legs. Also, why did they go with the super soft rubber for his blades? After getting Wheeljack with his stiffer swords I thought the soft rubber was a thing of the past.
His legs can basically just stand there. A combination of his smaller footprint and large arms make for iffy weight distribution when trying to do anything else. His knees barely bend at all and his hip joints dont allow enough spread to compensate. This means all he can basically do is just stand straight up with little variation in leg placement because of the limited knees and limited ankles.
My scoring is an opinion dude, sorry it bothered you but there are way better figures out there that I would give a 3/5 before this. I base my scores on articulation, screen accuracy and fun factor. Prime Soundwave has screen accuracy but little else. Shame too because I don't hate Prime Soundwave. Not great though. Maybe if I liked the show I'd think better.
Edit: After playing around with him more I found out you can bend out his lower leg to pop a piece of kibble over a tab to allow more knee articulation. But the knees are so high up on the leg it barely matters. With the garbage small footprint and no horizontal ankle movement I still cant get any poses out of him (aside from standing straight up) that dont require using his arms as a third contact to the ground for stability. If anything I'm starting to like him less the more I dwell on it.
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Prime Soundwave. 2.5/5
Ok I like this guy. He looks awesome. But he has little leg articulation, the spring joint for his head makes for zero head articulation as it just snaps forward continually. His posability just isnt good so thats why he's less then the middle of the pack. His small size doesn't help.
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Can someone please sticky and move this to TF reviews. Please at least sticky.
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It's because the snow is melting and he wants to warn you of the dangers of global warming.
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I got it. :D
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Yeah it should go, but it won't.
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Can there be a new thread for this stuff that bans TransFan2? This and the "What I bought today" thread are basically his anyway, and he contributes nothing more than pics (can't be bothered to respond to other people's posts or comments/questions directed SPECIFICALLY to him) that probably 80% of the time have nothing to do with Transformers. I get tired of wading through all his Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Nintendo magazine pics to see other people's stuff.
TransFan2 is a quiet guy. He's also a nice one. This has been brought up before but ultimately dude you just got to let it go. What are you wading through? Is it really, REALLY so hard to scroll down some more? And all thats required here is your haul, you don't have to talk to anybody. I've posted my non-TF hauls here before as I know plenty of guys have because alot of us collect the same stuff. It's not that big of a deal but your trying to make it one.
I agree with you that one of these threads need to go away though, because one is enough.
And we just had TransFan2 come out of his shell a little bit too. Thanks for setting us back an eternity.
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HOLY ZOMBIE JESUS!
Thanks man, that thing is ridiculous. I kind of wish he wasnt so damn expensive.
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Finally completed Hercules... he's awesome!
Can you put him beside Unicron? Im curious to see how he stacks up.
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Damn.
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Silly Baroness! You don't walk a cat on a leash! :tflaugh
Too bad that statue got cancelled.
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I'm going to have to open my Warpath this weekend now.
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Wow that Prime packaging is pretty awesome. I just want the cards lol
Ultimate bummer man
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