TF-fan kev777 wrote:Yeah, I think distribution is still too screwed up to confirm or deny Arcee's shelfwarming status mainly because nothing is really being given a chance to shelfwarm.
Ideally yes, but if that is happening (like my Target claims), they're selling out/getting scalped so quickly after each restock that it's giving the illusion that the retailers just aren't stocking anything except gimmicky Cyberverse toys that won't leave, at least in my experience so far, and that is a bad thing for basically everyone else shopping at that store for Generations anything.william-james88 wrote:TF-fan kev777 wrote:Yeah, I think distribution is still too screwed up to confirm or deny Arcee's shelfwarming status mainly because nothing is really being given a chance to shelfwarm.
Is that really a bad thing though? All of us have our wave 1 and wave 2 toys right? I remember some who prescribe to the notion that a TF display with plenty of toys still on the shelves won't get stocked with the latest toys, wouldn't this new normal ensure that only the latest toys get stocked? Kinda like the picture O Supreme shared where while there was not a lot of TFs, it was mostly new stuff people wanted.
Nemesis Primal wrote:Ideally yes, but if that is happening (like my Target claims), they're selling out/getting scalped so quickly after each restock that it's giving the illusion that the retailers just aren't stocking anything except gimmicky Cyberverse toys that won't leave, at least in my experience so far, and that is a bad thing for basically everyone else shopping at that store for Generations anything.
Wolfman Jake wrote:My "Battle Across Time" Maximal Grimlock and Autobot Mirage 2-pack finally arrived today! I was disappointed when this new Earthmode Mirage was first revealed. While the alternate mode does look more like a typical F1 race car, the robot mode was less on model, in terms of color layout and deco choices, and worse yet, wasn't designed to mount the shoulder cannon like the G1 toy, cartoon model, and Siege release of the premold over 2 years ago. Well, I had a hunch I would be able to do a few easy parts swaps between the Siege and Kingdom version of Mirage to get a much more screen accurate representation of the character than either figure by itself. Take a look at the picture I took before and after the process below and decide for yourself if you like the results.
Old Hotness on the Left - New and Busted on the Right:
After swapping the Kingdom legs and arms unto the Siege torso at the mushroom pegs (and retaining the Siege weapons):
Vehicle Mode (Almost Works!):
I love the way the robot mode comes out. I get almost all of the colors and details where I want them and the shoulder cannon can actually mount on Mirage's shoulder. The vehicle mode mostly works exactly as the Siege version of the mold, but they remolded the forearms and legs enough that you can't peg the back end of the vehicle completely together, particularly where the air intake meets the driver's cockpit. It sits fine, but there is nothing to keep it in place if not resting on a flat surface. Maybe someone could engineer a few new plastic pieces that can secure it all together? That's really the only big downside to this modification, but the transformation still mostly works. You just lose some functionality/playability in vehicle form, but if you just want to display either mode on a shelf, you're fine, really. Plus, the best part of this mod is that it is totally reversible and doesn't take any special tools to do. You can just pop the legs off at the mushroom pegs at the hips and the arms at the shoulders and swap them between figures. I did have to use a pair of pliers and some protective cloth to get the legs to fully pop back in to their joints, but the arms require almost no effort. The guns are identical, but you do want to stick with the Siege shoulder cannon, with the black barrel and gray missile, for maximum G1 cartoon authenticity. What do you think?
Dr. Caelus wrote:Meanwhile, my Walmart is still full of wave 1 deluxes.
-Kanrabat- wrote:TF-fan kev777 wrote:First-Aid wrote:Okay, did anyone else notice that we all get a wonderful shot of Starscreams crotch anytime he sits in that throne? That's unnerving. Couldn't they have put n extra flap in there? It's....weird.
Its kind of like Basic Instinct, but not in a good way...
Goddammit, now I can't unsee it.
william-james88 wrote:It's as many if not all of us predicted, the Transformers Kingdom wave 4 toys are being found at retail before being revealed. Below you will see images of deluxe Waspinator and Shadow Panther in package and being unboxed. These were found at the Chilean toy store Irion.
The sighting was posted on the Transformers Chile Facebook page.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Ig89ninja wrote:So I bought Kingdom Wheeljack…
And now after opening him do I see that his right hand still has the sprue peg.
What should I do?
Sabrblade wrote:New Golden Disk card from the Waspinator/Shadow Panther wave.
https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/waspinator-and-shadow-panther-in-package-images.1220058/page-5#post-19524658
The text translates to
Becomes
Darkarachnia..
Herald of Unicron
o.supreme wrote:Sabrblade wrote:New Golden Disk card from the Waspinator/Shadow Panther wave.
https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/waspinator-and-shadow-panther-in-package-images.1220058/page-5#post-19524658
The text translates to
Becomes
Darkarachnia..
Herald of Unicron
Kind of like all the cards for PotP. Is there a place on TF wiki where all the different information about the Golden Disk cards are collected?
Out of all of the names they could have chosen, they went with that?Sabrblade wrote:New Golden Disk card from the Waspinator/Shadow Panther wave.
https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/waspinator-and-shadow-panther-in-package-images.1220058/page-5#post-19524658
The text translates to
Becomes
Darkarachnia..
Herald of Unicron
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Like with the Power of the Primes Cards? Here you go:
Source: Golden Disk Destinies
Autobot N wrote:Out of all of the names they could have chosen, they went with that?Sabrblade wrote:New Golden Disk card from the Waspinator/Shadow Panther wave.
https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/waspinator-and-shadow-panther-in-package-images.1220058/page-5#post-19524658
The text translates to
Becomes
Darkarachnia..
Herald of Unicron
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