Original Kingdom Tigatron Concept Art Shows Initial Plan of him Being a Cheetor Redeco
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 15th, 2022 @ 7:43pm CST
Soundwave is pretty neat. I find him more fun in boombox mode than robot mode honestly. I think I prefer Megatron to him.
Posted by Autobot_Benz on February 15th, 2022 @ 8:33pm CST
Posted by Autobot N on February 15th, 2022 @ 8:36pm CST
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on February 15th, 2022 @ 9:59pm CST
Feels good to have the season-one Maximal cast, at least. I'm looking forward and hoping to complete the Predacon side, as well. Once I get Terrorsaur from Pulse all I'll need is Inferno and Tarantulas!
Posted by TOO MUCH ENERGON! on February 16th, 2022 @ 7:32am CST
Autobot N wrote:Kingdom Rhinox is one of those figures that I transformed to alt mode once and vowed to never do so again
Lawl same.
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on February 16th, 2022 @ 5:24pm CST
TOO MUCH ENERGON! wrote:Autobot N wrote:Kingdom Rhinox is one of those figures that I transformed to alt mode once and vowed to never do so again
Lawl same.
I guess I'm a masochist, I've transformed mine 4 times now. The first, using Hasbro's instructions was the worst, by far. I'm not sure where they went wrong, but some of their steps just didn't make sense. The second and third weren't too bad once I generally knew where everything went and how to get it there. It was also pretty soon after the first time. This was a month or 2 ago. The 4th was last night and not as pleasant, mainly because I forgot what order I did the legs. I eventually stumbled into it. He's back in bot mode now. I store them in totes in alt mode, so there will eventually be a 5th, I'm just not looking forward to it that much.
Edit: That being said, he's still pushing floppy-assed T30 Rhinox to the ebay pile.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 16th, 2022 @ 6:34pm CST
Autobot N wrote:Kingdom Rhinox is one of those figures that I transformed to alt mode once and vowed to never do so again
I thought the same, I just don't like the transformation on him. Plus, there are issues with the chest that I don't like either. He's strange, he feels like what the T30 should have been in terms of stylization and T30 is closer to what they were going for for this line.
Posted by Autobot_Benz on February 17th, 2022 @ 1:38am CST
TF-fan kev777 wrote:TOO MUCH ENERGON! wrote:Autobot N wrote:
Edit: That being said, he's still pushing floppy-assed T30 Rhinox to the ebay pile.
I agree it felt good putting that floppy piece of crap in the closet and replacing him with a toy with actual heft and stiff leg joints
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on February 20th, 2022 @ 10:39pm CST
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on February 23rd, 2022 @ 3:07am CST
*shrug* Heft is only worth so much IMO, and loose joints can always be tightened. But I suppose people dumping theirs will lower the price on the T30 for me when I go hunting for it, so I can't complain too loudly.Autobot_Benz wrote:I agree it felt good putting that floppy piece of crap in the closet and replacing him with a toy with actual heft and stiff leg jointsTF-fan kev777 wrote:TOO MUCH ENERGON! wrote:Autobot N wrote:
Edit: That being said, he's still pushing floppy-assed T30 Rhinox to the ebay pile.
I can however complain that Kingdom Mirage was stupid as hell and should have only changed the outer calf pieces. Or even just been the SIEGE mold but with the clear plastic opaqued. But no, Hasbro dropped way more new parts money than they needed to to make the altmode more earthly... with the result being an overall worse-designed figure with a worse deco. I pity everyone who just wanted the BW Grimlock update.
I'll agree that SIEGE Mirage's use of transparent plastic for the outer calves is something of a problem, since I've had to make a few repairs... but hooooo boy are the design tradeoffs on the Kingdom version not worth replacing him with that one.
Posted by Omegatron. on February 23rd, 2022 @ 9:42am CST
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on February 23rd, 2022 @ 10:08am CST
Posted by Autobot_Benz on February 23rd, 2022 @ 2:52pm CST
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 25th, 2022 @ 7:21pm CST
Autobot_Benz wrote:Wish Amazon would hurry up and get more Golden Disk Terrorsaur in stock for shipping.
I am hoping Pulse would hurry up and ship him out period
Posted by Nemesis Destron on February 28th, 2022 @ 5:34pm CST
So for those of you that got yours was the core figure Hot Rod simply wrapped up in bubble wrap and just resting in the box without plastic ties?
In my box it was the only item without tie strings. Lets see what the seller has to say...thanks people!
Posted by Overcracker on February 28th, 2022 @ 9:34pm CST
The Rodimus vehicle is just Rodimus not Hot Rod. And should be tied down in the box next to the trailer. Not in bubble wrap.
Make sure you got this:
Not this:
Posted by -Kanrabat- on February 28th, 2022 @ 11:15pm CST
Overcracker wrote:There is no core Hot Rod for the Commander Class Kingdom Rodimus
The Rodimus vehicle is just Rodimus not Hot Rod. And should be tied down in the box next to the trailer. Not in bubble wrap.
I think what he meant by "core" bot is not the Core class, but the main bot for the set.
If there is no toy-swapping shenanigans happening, it's all right.
But no way in hell it is "Mint In SEALED Box".
Posted by Nemesis Destron on March 1st, 2022 @ 10:12am CST
-Kanrabat- wrote:Overcracker wrote:There is no core Hot Rod for the Commander Class Kingdom Rodimus
The Rodimus vehicle is just Rodimus not Hot Rod. And should be tied down in the box next to the trailer. Not in bubble wrap.
I think what he meant by "core" bot is not the Core class, but the main bot for the set.
If there is no toy-swapping shenanigans happening, it's all right.
But no way in hell it is "Mint In SEALED Box".
That's exactly what I meant Kanrabat thanks...clearly a poor choice term on my end.
No surprise that the seller has not answered my message regarding this but I will allow some more time.
Posted by Overcracker on March 1st, 2022 @ 11:00am CST
-Kanrabat- wrote:Overcracker wrote:There is no core Hot Rod for the Commander Class Kingdom Rodimus
The Rodimus vehicle is just Rodimus not Hot Rod. And should be tied down in the box next to the trailer. Not in bubble wrap.
I think what he meant by "core" bot is not the Core class, but the main bot for the set.
If there is no toy-swapping shenanigans happening, it's all right.
But no way in hell it is "Mint In SEALED Box".
Yeah. did not mean a core class vehicle. I mean the one and only car in the set is actually Rodimus, not Hot Rod.
As long as you have the correct vehicle you are fine.
But yes as mentioned by Kanrabat, its not MISB. MIB maybe. They likely just took out the Rodimus car and then put it back wrapped in bubblewrap.
As long as nothing is broken....
Posted by Nemesis Destron on March 1st, 2022 @ 8:40pm CST
I really think this is the first time I've received an item on eBay that was listed as "new" and "misb" and it clearly was not. The figure itself looked like it was simply transformed to and back again but the spoiler part and the 2 panels on the spoiler all were not tabbed on and of course missing the ties.
The seller hasn't commented yet and if they don't the best I could do I guess is to give a negative feedback. I'm down with buying "used" or "just opened to inspect" or even "just transformed only once then back into box" but if it's New then damnation mean it.
What an awesome feel you get when you grip that MISP item that you know you bought!
Posted by Nemesis Primal on March 2nd, 2022 @ 1:27pm CST
Anyone else get anything?
Posted by AcademyofDrX on March 2nd, 2022 @ 2:24pm CST
Nemesis Primal wrote:There's weirdness going on with Terrorsaur on Pulse. His listing says he's no longer a preorder, and my order for him says it should has shipped yesterday but didn't, meanwhile I also got an email saying he got pushed back to the 15th despite that being reflected nowhere on Pulse actual.
Anyone else get anything?
I got the same email. I wouldn't panic yet--it's not showing as a pre-order anymore because the preorder date has passed, and it's still sold out so they're not taking any more orders now anyway. They don't have it to ship yet, so as long as they're still getting them, we'll see them later. If that wasn't happening, I expect they'd just cancel the pre-orders outright.
I can't confirm for all of the Golden Disk sets, but I recall that at least some of them were available to order and ship on Pulse once the stock arrived as part of their "Back in Stock" availability.
Posted by Sabrblade on March 2nd, 2022 @ 5:33pm CST
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 2nd, 2022 @ 5:38pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:It's still such a shame that the Airazor mold suffered such degradation in its Golden Disk Terrorsaur release, with the universal problem of one of the wings popping off.
Before you can claim that:
- how many pieces are different between the two?
- how many of said pieces are actually affected?
It could simply be a case of different colors having different tolerances, or new pieces not having their tolerances properly tweaked.
Posted by Rtron on March 2nd, 2022 @ 6:10pm CST
Posted by -Kanrabat- on March 2nd, 2022 @ 7:08pm CST
Posted by Rtron on March 2nd, 2022 @ 7:16pm CST
-Kanrabat- wrote:Terrosaur's wings pop off easily because they are designed with safety in mind. A pin at that hinge would have made some kind of scissors that could lead to potential injuries.
I don't have him yet, but it could be that, breakage... or maybe they just skipped a tolerance pass, like they seem to have done with Jackpot
Posted by william-james88 on March 2nd, 2022 @ 7:31pm CST
-Kanrabat- wrote:Terrosaur's wings pop off easily because they are designed with safety in mind. A pin at that hinge would have made some kind of scissors that could lead to potential injuries.
Yes, we also saw that with RID Starscream. It's a feature, not a bug.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on March 2nd, 2022 @ 8:08pm CST
Rtron wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Terrosaur's wings pop off easily because they are designed with safety in mind. A pin at that hinge would have made some kind of scissors that could lead to potential injuries.
I don't have him yet, but it could be that, breakage... or maybe they just skipped a tolerance pass, like they seem to have done with Jackpot
Nothing "break". It's made that way on purpose. It's annoying, but it better wings that pop off and back on easily than... this:
Posted by Rtron on March 2nd, 2022 @ 8:40pm CST
-Kanrabat- wrote:Rtron wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Terrosaur's wings pop off easily because they are designed with safety in mind. A pin at that hinge would have made some kind of scissors that could lead to potential injuries.
I don't have him yet, but it could be that, breakage... or maybe they just skipped a tolerance pass, like they seem to have done with Jackpot
Nothing "break". It's made that way on purpose. It's annoying, but it better wings that pop off and back on easily than... this:
I mean breakage as in "to avoid breakage". I know it's done on purpose. But there's usually a sweet spot of how much force it takes to pop out. If it pops out too easily, it's not working as intended either.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on March 2nd, 2022 @ 8:57pm CST
Rtron wrote:
I mean breakage as in "to avoid breakage". I know it's done on purpose. But there's usually a sweet spot of how much force it takes to pop out. If it pops out too easily, it's not working as intended either.
That we agree on. You just have to look at the thing for it to pop off. The overall design could have been better.
Posted by Sabrblade on March 2nd, 2022 @ 10:44pm CST
Posted by Autobot_Benz on March 3rd, 2022 @ 1:57am CST
Rtron wrote:The wings are new, so it can't be degradation. It's probably one of the things jelze said. Mine still hasn't shipped, it just says "order received". But I ordered it from Amazon, not Pulse.
Amazon updated the delivery date New estimated delivery date:
Friday, March 18, 2022 - Friday, March 25, 2022. Lets see if they actually ship it this time
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 4th, 2022 @ 9:11am CST
Sabrblade wrote:The thing is, there is no tolerance on the peg of the one wing that keeps popping off. Airazor, Skywarp, and Terrorsaur's other wing all use the same pegs that hold their wings in place just fine. But the one wing of Terrorsaur's that keeps popping off is held only by the peg's slippery friction. It has no "catch" to keep the wing securely attached. That part of the peg is smooth and curves inward instead of out-then-inward like on the pegs of Airazor's wings, Skywarp's wings, and Terrorsaur's good wing.
So we're talking about the end piece of the wing that swings in and out, not the hinges for front and back/up and down? Sounds like a slight fault with that particular wing mold, resulting in the peg functioning more like a regular 5mm peg.
... and I just read that Terrorsaur wings have a potential to be misassembled, the classic L/R switch for the connectors to the body. Lovely.
Posted by Sabrblade on March 4th, 2022 @ 12:45pm CST
Now that is fixable. The midsections of the wings are upside-down, but can be easily popped off and popped back on right-side-up.Jelze Bunnycat wrote:... and I just read that Terrorsaur wings have a potential to be misassembled, the classic L/R switch for the connectors to the body. Lovely.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 7th, 2022 @ 7:02pm CST
I did order a Core Hot Rod from pulse. just waiting on him to ship....
Posted by Wolfman Jake on March 7th, 2022 @ 10:12pm CST
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I did order a Core Hot Rod from pulse. just waiting on him to ship....
I'm still waiting for my Core Hot Rod to ship from Pulse too. Seems to be taking a long time for something that was in stock.
Posted by AcademyofDrX on March 8th, 2022 @ 7:01am CST
Wolfman Jake wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I did order a Core Hot Rod from pulse. just waiting on him to ship....
I'm still waiting for my Core Hot Rod to ship from Pulse too. Seems to be taking a long time for something that was in stock.
They've already charged me and I can't cancel the order, so I guess there's just some kind of fulfillment delay. BB Kup hasn't been charged but also can't be cancelled, so there might bea similar hold up there.
Posted by Rtron on March 8th, 2022 @ 11:14am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on March 8th, 2022 @ 11:47am CST
That'd probably first depend on how well the initial release of the mold sells.Rtron wrote:I've been thinking, maybe there's a chance we get a Beast Machines repaint of Dragon Megatron? At least as a Selects figure? I doubt they'd do a release with the full control garb as it'd push the toy beyond leader price range. But third parties and 3D printers can take care of that.
Posted by sol magnus on March 8th, 2022 @ 11:56am CST
Sabrblade wrote:That'd probably first depend on how well the initial release of the mold sells.Rtron wrote:I've been thinking, maybe there's a chance we get a Beast Machines repaint of Dragon Megatron? At least as a Selects figure? I doubt they'd do a release with the full control garb as it'd push the toy beyond leader price range. But third parties and 3D printers can take care of that.
I thought Cryotek was the re-use of this upcoming mold?
Posted by Rodimus Prime on March 8th, 2022 @ 12:09pm CST
Since the Legacy line is pulling characters from other series, I would like to see that Megatron redone into Prime Predaking.Rtron wrote:I've been thinking, maybe there's a chance we get a Beast Machines repaint of Dragon Megatron? At least as a Selects figure? I doubt they'd do a release with the full control garb as it'd push the toy beyond leader price range. But third parties and 3D printers can take care of that.
Posted by Nemesis Primal on March 8th, 2022 @ 1:31pm CST
Zero reuses of this mold are currently leaked or rumored, people are assuming Cryotek is in the pipeline somewhere because he's the only pre-existing repaint of that design in the same way people assume a new Starscream = Seeker repaints.sol magnus wrote:Sabrblade wrote:That'd probably first depend on how well the initial release of the mold sells.Rtron wrote:I've been thinking, maybe there's a chance we get a Beast Machines repaint of Dragon Megatron? At least as a Selects figure? I doubt they'd do a release with the full control garb as it'd push the toy beyond leader price range. But third parties and 3D printers can take care of that.
I thought Cryotek was the re-use of this upcoming mold?
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 8th, 2022 @ 7:28pm CST
AcademyofDrX wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I did order a Core Hot Rod from pulse. just waiting on him to ship....
I'm still waiting for my Core Hot Rod to ship from Pulse too. Seems to be taking a long time for something that was in stock.
They've already charged me and I can't cancel the order, so I guess there's just some kind of fulfillment delay. BB Kup hasn't been charged but also can't be cancelled, so there might bea similar hold up there.
My paypal has been showing the money taken out last week, I am still shocked he is taking so long
Posted by Wolfman Jake on March 9th, 2022 @ 10:40am CST
Posted by AcademyofDrX on March 9th, 2022 @ 11:38am CST
Posted by o.supreme on March 9th, 2022 @ 12:17pm CST
*Edit* well it's back now but it was gone for a couple days interesting
Posted by AcademyofDrX on March 9th, 2022 @ 12:33pm CST
o.supreme wrote:I'm not interested in Core Rodimus, but I find it curious..it's not even listed on Pulse now. I wonder if it was an error of some kind since they don't seem to stock smaller items, and then when people actually started ordering it, they had to scramble to find a supply. Usually items that sell out just show " out of stock" for up to 2 years or more. The fact that it disappeared without a trace so quickly is odd
*Edit* well it's back now but it was gone for a couple days interesting
They haven't stocked them consistently, but Micromasters, Core class, and even Prime Masters have been available on Pulse at different times.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 9th, 2022 @ 6:05pm CST
Wolfman Jake wrote:I just got the notice this morning that Core Class Kingdom Hot Rod has finally shipped out!
Me too! Iaconus will soon have his captain!
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 13th, 2022 @ 2:23pm CDT