First Image of Transformers Kingdom Shadow Panther

*Hums Beast Wars theme*. Here's an idea: What if Kingdom just never ended? Give us the entire cast from all 3 Beast Wars Seasons and 2 Beast Machines Seasons, then go back and redo every character that wasn't in either show.

And then when we've had enough Beast Era, move onto 2001 RID and the Unicron Trilogy. I've really enjoyed this year's releases and I'd be distraught if Hasbro retreated back to G1 as early as next year.

I just got Tracks from HasbroToyShop. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F224558599750%3FssPageName%3DSTRK%253AMEBIDX%253AIT%26_trksid%3Dp2060353.m2749.l2649%26

Nemesis Reformatted wrote:I just got Tracks from HasbroToyShop. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F224558599750%3FssPageName%3DSTRK%253AMEBIDX%253AIT%26_trksid%3Dp2060353.m2749.l2649%26

Be nice if they started to ship out the Pre-Orders before selling on Ebay.

I assume Pulse shipping will be any day now, just as I assume they're using the same fulfillment teams regardless of the storefront.

aronjlove wrote:

Munkky wrote:Indemand are getting their first shipment of Kingdom wave 3 this week, so if all goes well I should have the Tracks, Scorponok and Rhinox I pre-ordered back in May by the end of this week. Scorponok also will also mark the first time I've ever bought an upgrade kit for a Transformer. A company named So Cool have made leg extenders for his robot mode that increase the height of his thighs so he's no longer a manlet, but they do seem to mess up the scorpion mode quite a lot, so I may remove them whenever I transform him. I've also seen an upgrade kit for Tracks being advertised that fix his dodgy knee joints, I plan on buying that too.

I found this upgrade kit for Tracks that I will probably get for Road Rage if she ever drops. I follow JRC Design on Twitter and they've made some really cool stuff. My first purchase was their G2 Megatron upgrade kit.

Already got two of those, plus some other stuff from JRC.

I assume Pulse shipping will be any day now, just as I assume they're using the same fulfillment teams regardless of the storefront.

Hasbro Pulse UK hasn't made a very good first impression. EVERYTHING is delayed 'til September. I've been using Pulse as a sort of bookmark to guarantee I'll get the figure, but the second anybody else gets it first, I Judas to the max and cancel. Why is it last to get its own produce?

Mistaken_Table wrote:

I assume Pulse shipping will be any day now, just as I assume they're using the same fulfillment teams regardless of the storefront.

Hasbro Pulse UK hasn't made a very good first impression. EVERYTHING is delayed 'til September. I've been using Pulse as a sort of bookmark to guarantee I'll get the figure, but the second anybody else gets it first, I Judas to the max and cancel. Why is it last to get its own produce?

Legal agreements.

Mistaken_Table wrote:

I assume Pulse shipping will be any day now, just as I assume they're using the same fulfillment teams regardless of the storefront.

Hasbro Pulse UK hasn't made a very good first impression. EVERYTHING is delayed 'til September. I've been using Pulse as a sort of bookmark to guarantee I'll get the figure, but the second anybody else gets it first, I Judas to the max and cancel. Why is it last to get its own produce?

Why would Hasbro get it sooner? It's not like everything going out to retailers first goes through Hasbro. Their branded site is just another storefront.

I don't have FOMO, I don't have room to unpack every order the second it comes in. It just seems like people have unrealistic expectations or take delays personally.

AcademyofDrX wrote:

Mistaken_Table wrote:

I assume Pulse shipping will be any day now, just as I assume they're using the same fulfillment teams regardless of the storefront.

Hasbro Pulse UK hasn't made a very good first impression. EVERYTHING is delayed 'til September. I've been using Pulse as a sort of bookmark to guarantee I'll get the figure, but the second anybody else gets it first, I Judas to the max and cancel. Why is it last to get its own produce?

Why would Hasbro get it sooner? It's not like everything going out to retailers first goes through Hasbro. Their branded site is just another storefront.

I don't have FOMO, I don't have room to unpack every order the second it comes in. It just seems like people have unrealistic expectations or take delays personally.

While everything you said is correct, the answer really is 'legal agreements.'

If Pulse got everything first, Hasbro would be direct selling to consumers AND beating all the distribution to the punch. There would be zero reason to buy toys at Walmart, Target whatsoever. Of course, there's the other idea that if Hasbro did that, those stores would have no reason to carry their product.

I use Pulse to guarantee that I get something I want, but if I find it in the store - sometimes yes, sometimes no - then I buy it in the store and depending whether or not it's something I need for my son, then I cancel or keep the pre-order. I never, however, expect to get anything from Pulse first.

I don't have FOMO, I don't have room to unpack every order the second it comes in. It just seems like people have unrealistic expectations or take delays personally.

I'm not usually this paranoid with pre-orders, but since its Beast Wars and after stuff like Gigawatt and Netflix Bumblebee becoming difficult/impossible to get I do whatever I can to get something in hand as soon as legally possible.

And you're right. Folk like me do expect too much of Hasbro Pulse.

sol magnus wrote: I never, however, expect to get anything from Pulse first.

I'd say the one exception to that should be Selects, since they are offered directly from Pulse. Although some other online retailers may offer them as well. One would think Pulse would get Selects first, unfortunately that isn't the case either.

o.supreme wrote:

sol magnus wrote: I never, however, expect to get anything from Pulse first.

I'd say the one exception to that should be Selects, since they are offered directly from Pulse. Although some other online retailers may offer them as well. One would think Pulse would get Selects first, unfortunately that isn't the case either.

That's not how any of this works. Even as the "official" retailer for the release, it's not like the toys are processed or delayed by Hasbro en route to the specialty retailers. To my knowledge Hasbro doesn't mandate strict-on-sale dates for any of these products.

Seeing as how instead of wave 3 we got wave 1 again, I not holding out any hope to see wave 4.

But I'd buy him in a heartbeat if I did

Rodimus Knight wrote:

Nemesis Reformatted wrote:I just got Tracks from HasbroToyShop. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F224558599750%3FssPageName%3DSTRK%253AMEBIDX%253AIT%26_trksid%3Dp2060353.m2749.l2649%26

Be nice if they started to ship out the Pre-Orders before selling on Ebay.

Pre-orders are a joke! I ended up canceling all my pre-orders this year except for the Quintesson Pit Of Judgement (because it's exclusive). I found all of the other stuff in stock first on ebay or at Walmart & Target. Except for titan Scorponok, I just nabbed him from EntertainmentEarth, they had 1 in stock so I pounced on it. The only pre-orders I won't be canceling are the Shattered Glass at Pulse (unless they show up on ebay first). Pre-orders are the dumbest thing to ever hit toy collecting.

Oh yeah, I also have the Botcon Wasp Raider & MOTU Revelation Scare Glow pre-ordered which I paid for already. They took my money & now I have to wait months for them to ship. Which is the worst kind of pre-order BS. I didn't need that money tied up for 3 or 4 months. I could have simply paid them right when they were ready to ship.

I F***** HATE PRE-ORDERS WITH A PASSION!

Wreck-Gar is on there, too. Needless to say, I ordered both and am on my way to cancelling my Pulse pre-orders.

Mistaken_Table wrote: but since its Beast Wars and after stuff like Gigawatt and Netflix Bumblebee becoming difficult/impossible to get

Man, that's crazy to hear. Gigawatt has become one of the biggest shelfwarmers I've ever seen in my life where I am.

Nemesis Reformatted wrote: Oh yeah, I also have the Botcon Wasp Raider & MOTU Revelation Scare Glow pre-ordered which I paid for already.

Man, thanks to this post I just learnt that Scareglow is an exclusive, WHAt the Fuck?!?!? This sucks, hard. Won't be able to get that toy then.

william-james88 wrote:

Nemesis Reformatted wrote: Oh yeah, I also have the Botcon Wasp Raider & MOTU Revelation Scare Glow pre-ordered which I paid for already.

Man, thanks to this post I just learnt that Scareglow is an exclusive, WHAt the ****?!?!? This sucks, hard. Won't be able to get that toy then.

There was a Mattel online exclusive Revelations Scareglow, but per MotU expert Pixel Dan, there will also be a mass retail release in a future wave. I assume it will have a more basic deco.

Edit: source
https://twitter.com/PixelDan/status/141 ... 62849?s=19

AcademyofDrX wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Nemesis Reformatted wrote: Oh yeah, I also have the Botcon Wasp Raider & MOTU Revelation Scare Glow pre-ordered which I paid for already.

Man, thanks to this post I just learnt that Scareglow is an exclusive, WHAt the ****?!?!? This sucks, hard. Won't be able to get that toy then.

There was a Mattel online exclusive Revelations Scareglow, but per MotU expert Pixel Dan, there will also be a mass retail release in a future wave. I assume it will have a more basic deco.

Edit: source
https://twitter.com/PixelDan/status/141 ... 62849?s=19

I just want it to glow in the dark

I received notification a bit earlier this evening that the Ark is going to show up real early from Amazon;
THIS Thursday!!!!

Nice, hopefully Rodimus won't be too far behind.

*edit* Amazing! --- 2 hours later and yes, in fact I got an update from Amazon, Rodimus Prime should arrive Thursday.

Yay, I got the same email on both. Let us hope it is not like the one mutual on Twitter who received a Rodimus that was missing the Rodimus
Dude literally received a factory-taped box with trailer, sword, guns, and blast effects.

Emerje wrote:Hope that date holds because work forgot to pay me for a week I was on vacation and I wont see that money until next Friday.

Maybe I shouldn't have put out into the universe not wanting the Ark to come out early on Amazon. Yeah, mine is supposed to be here Thursday as well despite only just ordering last week. I mean, I have the money, but between not getting paid and just making a down payment on a new car money is a bit tighter than usual...

Emerje

o.supreme wrote:Nice, hopefully Rodimus won't be too far behind.

*edit* Amazing! --- 2 hours later and yes, in fact I got an update from Amazon, Rodimus Prime should arrive Thursday.

Looking forward to knowing what you think of Rodimus. I was very intrigued by the product, it looks good. But from what I am hearing, I am not sure anymore.

Good luck to us all!
Other than my Ironhide/Prowl 2 pack being shipped without being an actual shipping box, Amazon hasn't let me down yet.

Chefatron put up a review of Kingdom Shadow Panther
https://youtu.be/pTBDWR3OZzw

I'll give the reviewer 2 points. 1. He keeps his reviews relatively short, but we still get to see the product and 2. He keeps some form of packaging on the edge of the screen. We can't see what it is, but it's his effort to make some people actually think he is legit .

I wish he would've provided more closeup of the headsculpt at different angles but im definitely getting Shadow Panther. Especially to go with covert agent ravage

Tfsource is processing my rodimus prime. Now just gotta wait for the rest of my stack to come in

A video review of the upcoming Transformers deluxe Kingdom Shadow Panther has been posted by Chefatron on youtube. Shadow Panther is a redeco of the Kingdom deluxe Cheetor mold with a new headsculpt homaging the mutant head that option that came with the original toy (and Cheetor's). For those unaware, every mold from the original 1996 Beast Wars line, bigger than a basic, had a robot head and a mutant head. While most of the show characters used the robot heads (like Cheetor and Blackarachnia), some used the mutant heads (like Tarantulas and Waspinator). Shadow Panther is part of Kingdom's fourth wave, and will be out in the 4th quarter of 2021. The review is below along with some images of the MP figure, to give you an idea of the toy this looks closest to.

Figures good. Black repaints are an easy win though I'd like to send this fellow a jar of my oldest farts.

He knows why.

In my zeal to get Wreck-Gar as well as Tracks I forgot I ordered two Wreck-Gars so he could ride himself, which means I couldn't cancel my pre-order and will have to sell off one of them whenever Pulse finally delivers them. D'oh!

Dang I knew the SP would have the same Beast head. It isn't as noticeable as I was expecting however, but it still has the "soft kitty" proportions that a cheetah has.
At least it isn't as horrid as the MP.

sol magnus wrote:In my zeal to get Wreck-Gar as well as Tracks I forgot I ordered two Wreck-Gars so he could ride himself, which means I couldn't cancel my pre-order and will have to sell off one of them whenever Pulse finally delivers them. D'oh!

You still have a chance to cancel your second Wreck-gar, unless Pulse confirmed your preorder but not yet mine (I just checked to see if mine was confirmed). A Junkion is happening anyways so you can just wait for that to get the second bike.

Meh.

Nuclearxpotato wrote:Dang I knew the SP would have the same Beast head. It isn't as noticeable as I was expecting however, but it still has the "soft kitty" proportions that a cheetah has.
At least it isn't as horrid as the MP.

sol magnus wrote:In my zeal to get Wreck-Gar as well as Tracks I forgot I ordered two Wreck-Gars so he could ride himself, which means I couldn't cancel my pre-order and will have to sell off one of them whenever Pulse finally delivers them. D'oh!

You still have a chance to cancel your second Wreck-gar, unless Pulse confirmed your preorder but not yet mine (I just checked to see if mine was confirmed). A Junkion is happening anyways so you can just wait for that to get the second bike.

They're on the same order, so I'd be cancelling the entire order. I'm sure I'll be able to get retail back for it, at any rate.

They should have done a new cat face for Shadow Panther. IT looks way too curtsey especially in black.

sol magnus wrote:

Nuclearxpotato wrote:Dang I knew the SP would have the same Beast head. It isn't as noticeable as I was expecting however, but it still has the "soft kitty" proportions that a cheetah has.
At least it isn't as horrid as the MP.

sol magnus wrote:In my zeal to get Wreck-Gar as well as Tracks I forgot I ordered two Wreck-Gars so he could ride himself, which means I couldn't cancel my pre-order and will have to sell off one of them whenever Pulse finally delivers them. D'oh!

You still have a chance to cancel your second Wreck-gar, unless Pulse confirmed your preorder but not yet mine (I just checked to see if mine was confirmed). A Junkion is happening anyways so you can just wait for that to get the second bike.

They're on the same order, so I'd be cancelling the entire order. I'm sure I'll be able to get retail back for it, at any rate.

Assuming you've found one in store, save your receipt. Then when the Pulse ones come in just return it. I do that for Amazon purchases all the time whenever they have a better price but longer wait.

sol magnus wrote:

Nuclearxpotato wrote:

sol magnus wrote:In my zeal to get Wreck-Gar as well as Tracks I forgot I ordered two Wreck-Gars so he could ride himself, which means I couldn't cancel my pre-order and will have to sell off one of them whenever Pulse finally delivers them. D'oh!

You still have a chance to cancel your second Wreck-gar, unless Pulse confirmed your preorder but not yet mine (I just checked to see if mine was confirmed). A Junkion is happening anyways so you can just wait for that to get the second bike.

They're on the same order, so I'd be cancelling the entire order. I'm sure I'll be able to get retail back for it, at any rate.

You can cancel individual parts of an order. I cancelled my Cheetor when I saw the Netflix deco and cancelled Tracks after I kinda weighed him out in my head (I'm considering the same for Rhinox).


In the order summary, there's a little tickbox right next to each figure. Once you've selected that, an option should be visible along the bottom that allows you to cancel any selected figures.

Nuclearxpotato wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

Nuclearxpotato wrote:

sol magnus wrote:In my zeal to get Wreck-Gar as well as Tracks I forgot I ordered two Wreck-Gars so he could ride himself, which means I couldn't cancel my pre-order and will have to sell off one of them whenever Pulse finally delivers them. D'oh!

You still have a chance to cancel your second Wreck-gar, unless Pulse confirmed your preorder but not yet mine (I just checked to see if mine was confirmed). A Junkion is happening anyways so you can just wait for that to get the second bike.

They're on the same order, so I'd be cancelling the entire order. I'm sure I'll be able to get retail back for it, at any rate.

You can cancel individual parts of an order. I cancelled my Cheetor when I saw the Netflix deco and cancelled Tracks after I kinda weighed him out in my head (I'm considering the same for Rhinox).


In the order summary, there's a little tickbox right next to each figure. Once you've selected that, an option should be visible along the bottom that allows you to cancel any selected figures.

Yes, but you can only cancel all or none of any item you bought multiple of (trust me, been there done that already). There is no option to cancel just 1 of the 2 figures if they are the same figures.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

Nuclearxpotato wrote:Dang I knew the SP would have the same Beast head. It isn't as noticeable as I was expecting however, but it still has the "soft kitty" proportions that a cheetah has.
At least it isn't as horrid as the MP.

sol magnus wrote:In my zeal to get Wreck-Gar as well as Tracks I forgot I ordered two Wreck-Gars so he could ride himself, which means I couldn't cancel my pre-order and will have to sell off one of them whenever Pulse finally delivers them. D'oh!

You still have a chance to cancel your second Wreck-gar, unless Pulse confirmed your preorder but not yet mine (I just checked to see if mine was confirmed). A Junkion is happening anyways so you can just wait for that to get the second bike.

They're on the same order, so I'd be cancelling the entire order. I'm sure I'll be able to get retail back for it, at any rate.

Assuming you've found one in store, save your receipt. Then when the Pulse ones come in just return it. I do that for Amazon purchases all the time whenever they have a better price but longer wait.

Solid advice.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Yes, but you can only cancel all or none of any item you bought multiple of (trust me, been there done that already). There is no option to cancel just 1 of the 2 figures if they are the same figures.

Oh sorry, I didn't realise that multiples of the same product were lumped together, I've never ordered duplicates from Pulse. Sorry!

Nuclearxpotato wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Yes, but you can only cancel all or none of any item you bought multiple of (trust me, been there done that already). There is no option to cancel just 1 of the 2 figures if they are the same figures.

Oh sorry, I didn't realise that multiples of the same product were lumped together, I've never ordered duplicates from Pulse. Sorry!

No worries, they have a weird system. I only just learned of that a few months ago. I lucked out and realized while the item I wanted was still available to just make a new single order after cancelling my double.

Nuclearxpotato wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

Nuclearxpotato wrote:

sol magnus wrote:In my zeal to get Wreck-Gar as well as Tracks I forgot I ordered two Wreck-Gars so he could ride himself, which means I couldn't cancel my pre-order and will have to sell off one of them whenever Pulse finally delivers them. D'oh!

You still have a chance to cancel your second Wreck-gar, unless Pulse confirmed your preorder but not yet mine (I just checked to see if mine was confirmed). A Junkion is happening anyways so you can just wait for that to get the second bike.

They're on the same order, so I'd be cancelling the entire order. I'm sure I'll be able to get retail back for it, at any rate.

You can cancel individual parts of an order. I cancelled my Cheetor when I saw the Netflix deco and cancelled Tracks after I kinda weighed him out in my head (I'm considering the same for Rhinox).


In the order summary, there's a little tickbox right next to each figure. Once you've selected that, an option should be visible along the bottom that allows you to cancel any selected figures.

Yes, I know. I already attempted it. It's Wreck-Gar QTY2. Clicking the box will cancel the entire order of 2. I should have ordered two in separate orders, OR bought two on ebay (he's gone now) - then I could cancel it. OR I can cancel both and wait for him to show up in the store. I have options and time and trust me, I ain't gettin' stuck with three.

Chefatron has put up images of Kingdom Pipes on his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSa6D9PhQRN/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSa6C2ChXoY/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSbC2n_BrjT/
It looks like Pipes isn't just a repaint with a new head sculpt, they've also retooled the torso.

Munkky wrote:Chefatron has put up images of Kingdom Pipes on his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSa6D9PhQRN/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSa6C2ChXoY/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSbC2n_BrjT/
It looks like Pipes isn't just a repaint with a new head sculpt, they've also retooled the torso.

Not just that, it looks like they did something to the wrists/forearms to fill in the gaps and the backpack can swivel around now, definitely looking much better than huffer, he was a disaster that couldn't even transform into vehicle mode correctly

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Munkky wrote:Chefatron has put up images of Kingdom Pipes on his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSa6D9PhQRN/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSa6C2ChXoY/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSbC2n_BrjT/
It looks like Pipes isn't just a repaint with a new head sculpt, they've also retooled the torso.

Not just that, it looks like they did something to the wrists/forearms to fill in the gaps and the backpack can swivel around now, definitely looking much better than huffer, he was a disaster that couldn't even transform into vehicle mode correctly

It's lucky you've said that before I bought a Huffer, been thinking about it for a while, but am I better off skipping it?

On an unrelated note, I got an e-mail through just now confirming my Rhinox has shipped, but I'm going on a weekend break this Friday so I hope he lands tomorrow so I don't have to chase it up at the post office on Monday morning.

Munkky wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Munkky wrote:Chefatron has put up images of Kingdom Pipes on his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSa6D9PhQRN/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSa6C2ChXoY/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSbC2n_BrjT/
It looks like Pipes isn't just a repaint with a new head sculpt, they've also retooled the torso.

Not just that, it looks like they did something to the wrists/forearms to fill in the gaps and the backpack can swivel around now, definitely looking much better than huffer, he was a disaster that couldn't even transform into vehicle mode correctly

It's lucky you've said that before I bought a Huffer, been thinking about it for a while, but am I better off skipping it?

On an unrelated note, I got an e-mail through just now confirming my Rhinox has shipped, but I'm going on a weekend break this Friday so I hope he lands tomorrow so I don't have to chase it up at the post office on Monday morning.

yeah I say skip it, I don't know what happened with huffer, but I haven't seen anyone with a copy that can squish down properly into vehicle mode

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Munkky wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Munkky wrote:Chefatron has put up images of Kingdom Pipes on his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSa6D9PhQRN/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSa6C2ChXoY/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSbC2n_BrjT/
It looks like Pipes isn't just a repaint with a new head sculpt, they've also retooled the torso.

Not just that, it looks like they did something to the wrists/forearms to fill in the gaps and the backpack can swivel around now, definitely looking much better than huffer, he was a disaster that couldn't even transform into vehicle mode correctly

It's lucky you've said that before I bought a Huffer, been thinking about it for a while, but am I better off skipping it?

On an unrelated note, I got an e-mail through just now confirming my Rhinox has shipped, but I'm going on a weekend break this Friday so I hope he lands tomorrow so I don't have to chase it up at the post office on Monday morning.

yeah I say skip it, I don't know what happened with huffer, but I haven't seen anyone with a copy that can squish down properly into vehicle mode

Hmm I haven't opened mine yet, maybe it's time to test that theory...

And yeah Pipes is looking great. I love that shade of blue.

fxfranz on Instagram has uploaded some cool new images of upcoming Transformers toys. There are images of Kingdom Pipes in alt mode and robot mode. The robot mode differs from the artwork shown where the cab does not fold behind his back but looks more like Huffer.
We also have images of a blue Bluestreak toy. This is an homage to the Diaclone Fairlady Z toy rather than his name since his name refers to an expression and not his colour (something many fans often forget).
We are not 100% certain under which line this toy will be released.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Munkky wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Munkky wrote:Chefatron has put up images of Kingdom Pipes on his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSa6D9PhQRN/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSa6C2ChXoY/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSbC2n_BrjT/
It looks like Pipes isn't just a repaint with a new head sculpt, they've also retooled the torso.

Not just that, it looks like they did something to the wrists/forearms to fill in the gaps and the backpack can swivel around now, definitely looking much better than huffer, he was a disaster that couldn't even transform into vehicle mode correctly

It's lucky you've said that before I bought a Huffer, been thinking about it for a while, but am I better off skipping it?

On an unrelated note, I got an e-mail through just now confirming my Rhinox has shipped, but I'm going on a weekend break this Friday so I hope he lands tomorrow so I don't have to chase it up at the post office on Monday morning.

yeah I say skip it, I don't know what happened with huffer, but I haven't seen anyone with a copy that can squish down properly into vehicle mode

If I recall correctly, I couldn't get Huffer's cab to sit at a perfect 90 degree angle to the bed due to the engineering of the chest, but it's only a slight deviation, not something that ruined the toy for me. On balance I think he's a great G1 minibot that fits in right alongside the other WfC guys as well as the Prime Wars era figures. He's not perfect but I would absolutely not call him a disaster. YMMV, tho.

I like the way pipes looks! Glad I waited on the huffer mold for this guy

Blue bluestreak looks cool too, that'll be tempting since I only have Smokescreen and Barricade rn

I wonder if Pipes will actually have 2 guns that can attach to his forearms.