 Pleasant surprises, How in love are you with your Prime toys today? |
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 Feb 23 2012, 12:32 PM
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 That's "COMMANDER" to YOU... Group: Citizen Posts: 2,776 Joined: 14-January 02 From: Raleigh, NC Member No.: 340 Faction: Free Agent  |
I don't want to talk about availability or distribution too much here if at all, as I'm pretty sure it makes anyone who wants Prime toys in the US want to go on a murder spree (or at least me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-waspy.gif) ), so I'm just gonna talk about the quality of the toys.
Have you been pleasantly surprised by any of your recent Prime purchases (if you have any)? I have! Legion Cliffjumper: TINY GOD. I've never had a tiny god; but now I know the joys! Only Legion/Legend class toy with elbow AND knee articulation. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-silverbolt.gif) Wheeljack: friggin AMAZING. Shoulders kinda hinder movement, but otherwise pure love. FE Bulkhead: Wow. Pure WOW. Soundwave: the Perfect Transformer. I've never said that about ANY TF I've EVER owned. But I believe Soundwave to be it. If he had lightpiping, it would have been more perfecter, but otherwise, PERFECT. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-silverbolt.gif) Anyone else have any encounters with a Prime toy(s) that made you squeal in delight? --------------------  Why? Because it's racist. |
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Feb 23 2012, 12:38 PM
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 Commissions! cheetimus@cheetimus.com Group: Forum Moderator Posts: 34,097 Joined: 3-January 03 From: Baltimore Member No.: 1,895 Faction: RIBFIR |
QUOTE(Thunderhead @ Feb 23 2012, 12:32 PM)  FE Bulkhead: Wow. Pure WOW. ...feel my hate... --------------------  |
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Feb 23 2012, 12:55 PM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 7,917 Joined: 31-January 04 From: Ct. USA Member No.: 4,093 Faction: RIRFIB |
Cyberverse Ratchet was a really cool little toy. Neat enough that it was actually hard to go through with repainting him as Fixit and that was the entire reason I bought him. And while I actually think the repaint came out really, really good, part of me still regrets having done it and is considering getting another. ZacWilliam, now also considering Cyb Vehicon to repaint as Blackjack... -------------------- Ever wonder about the speed of Turbofoxes?
Or the proverbial ailerons of Titanium Moosebots? *Visit the one and only Cybertronic Bestiary. For a mechazoologic tour of the mechanimals of Cybertron. |
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Feb 23 2012, 01:04 PM
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That's "COMMANDER" to YOU... Group: Citizen Posts: 2,776 Joined: 14-January 02 From: Raleigh, NC Member No.: 340 Faction: Free Agent |
QUOTE(Cheetimus Primal @ Feb 23 2012, 05:38 PM) QUOTE(Thunderhead @ Feb 23 2012, 12:32 PM) FE Bulkhead: Wow. Pure WOW. ...feel my hate... Haha! Well, actually it's the Takara FE version I got on tfsource for hugging $97, so I don't know if that abates your hate any. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-fire.gif) -------------------- Why? Because it's racist. |
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Feb 23 2012, 02:16 PM
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  Group: Supporter Posts: 2,062 Joined: 14-July 11 From: Dublin, OH Member No.: 14,614 Faction: Autobot |
QUOTE(Thunderhead @ Feb 23 2012, 01:04 PM) QUOTE(Cheetimus Primal @ Feb 23 2012, 05:38 PM) QUOTE(Thunderhead @ Feb 23 2012, 12:32 PM) FE Bulkhead: Wow. Pure WOW. ...feel my hate... Haha! Well, actually it's the Takara FE version I got on tfsource for hugging $97, so I don't know if that abates your hate any. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-fire.gif) I got MINE for ~$50 at BBTS. Why did TFSource charge you so much? -------------------- |
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Feb 23 2012, 02:29 PM
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 Feeling like myselves again. Group: Citizen Posts: 19,712 Joined: 17-January 03 From: Ontario Canada Member No.: 1,958 Faction: Decepticon |
<- yeah the Firsties are great.
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Feb 23 2012, 02:42 PM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 495 Joined: 23-January 11 Member No.: 14,037 Faction: Lesbian Ninja |
I have NYCC Bee, FE blue Arcee, FE Dlx Prime, FE Starscream, FE JP Bulkhead ($60 bbts), Rid Wheeljack, Rid Cliffjumper.
So far I love them all, with FE Bee being the weakest due to his fidly arm transformation limiting poses. |
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Feb 23 2012, 02:44 PM
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 Nice beaver. Group: Retired Staff Posts: 17,352 Joined: 20-December 01 From: St. Louis, MO Member No.: 36 Faction: Decepticon |
I'm pretty happy with Wheeljack and the wave 1 FE deluxes. Starscream's engineering is really nifty.
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Feb 23 2012, 02:46 PM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 829 Joined: 14-June 08 Member No.: 11,729 |
I was willing to drive an hour to get a single remaining F.E. Prime, and man was it worth it. Maybe it'll fade but he's almost my favorite transformer ever at the moment. He's like the Sum of All Primes. Looks good no matter what the pose or mode, especially after the head mod. Even just standing neutrally he radiates hefty personality.
Same with deluxe Starscream. It is literally impossible to put him in a robot pose that doesn't embody his character. That's what I love about these guys, really. They managed to put so much personality into them, without resorting to Animated's hyper-stylized look in the process (not that that was bad either). |
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Feb 23 2012, 03:04 PM
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 Mm? What's that, my boy? Group: Supporter Posts: 2,414 Joined: 12-October 10 From: Indiana, United States Member No.: 13,734 Faction: Free Agent |
I've really been happy with my Prime figures so far. I dunno if I'm 'pleasantly surprised' as that implies that I didn't expect them to be good before I got them. I mean, half the reason I paid through the nose (and far less pleasant regions) to get the FE Molds is because I was expecting them to be really good.
But I will say that they've been a lot better in general terms than I expected. A lot of the stock photography and early fan pictures I saw of them were either slightly or seriously miss-transformed, making me wonder just how good they would actually be. Bulkhead, for example, makes a much better rotund 'bot that some of his early pictures made it look. I also was pleased to see that Cliffjumper had little pegs on his headlights that helped hold his chest together and make it look less boxy. I dunno which one I'm the most happy with... there are aspects of each one I really love. Bulkhead and Cliffy both get major points for near-cheat-less transformations and high show accuracy. -------------------- |
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Feb 23 2012, 03:07 PM
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 Friend to all bugs! Group: Citizen Posts: 11,945 Joined: 8-September 08 Member No.: 11,979 Faction: Maximal |
FE Arcee is just okay.
FE Bumblebee's good. FE CLiffjumper and Starscream are freaking awesome. Wheeljack is probably the most fun to play with out of the lot, though. |
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Feb 23 2012, 09:24 PM
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 Myastur Mispellur Group: Citizen Posts: 12,124 Joined: 12-January 02 From: TF Count 900+ Member No.: 246 Faction: Free Agent |
NYCC BB is tossed in the bin and forgot about
NYCC Arcee stands with her other Arcee motocycle sisters and it makes for a great display FE Cliffjumper has some planel massageing issues but going from car to robot is fun as heck PRiD Optmus Prime reminds me of Acton Master Prime in truck mode and has a pleaseing transformation -------------------- Currently out of touch with reality watching tons of anime
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Feb 23 2012, 09:36 PM
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 HE TELL ME DRILL WILL PIERCE MUFFINS! Group: Citizen Posts: 12,109 Joined: 12-August 05 From: Knoxville, Tn Member No.: 7,060 Faction: Autobot |
I love Wheeljack. Such a neat little car, fun transformation, and great look.
Cyberverse Cliffy is very nice. All that articulation. Too bad he sets an unrealistic bar for the rest of the line. Soundwave is really cool, and laserbeak integrates so very well. -------------------- Signature? I don't need no stinking signature.
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Feb 23 2012, 09:57 PM
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 Cutsey - Wootsey, Timey - Wimey Group: Supporter Posts: 4,132 Joined: 26-December 01 From: Toronto Member No.: 143 Faction: Decepticon |
QUOTE(Llwynoh @ Feb 23 2012, 02:42 PM) So far I love them all, with FE Bee being the weakest due to his fidly arm transformation limiting poses. Do you transform them all the way? So the shoulders turn outwards instead of just hanging underneath the wheel wells like the instructions tell you to do? FE Arcee is really bulky in her altmode and WAY too big, but she's pretty sweet. FE Bee is really fiddley, but looks really nice once you get all his parts in place. FE Cliffjumper is just pure love. And if FE Cliff is pure love, then FE Bulkhead is pure sex! FE Screamer is really nice but WAY too small. An almost perfectly screen accurate figure. FE Prime is perfection! The only thing that could make any of them better is weapon storage. Most of them have little to no spots to stow their weapons in robot mode. QUOTE(Fear or Courage @ Feb 23 2012, 02:46 PM) I was willing to drive an hour to get a single remaining F.E. Prime, and man was it worth it. Maybe it'll fade but he's almost my favorite transformer ever at the moment. He's like the Sum of All Primes. Looks good no matter what the pose or mode, especially after the head mod. Even just standing neutrally he radiates hefty personality. What is this head mod you speak of? --------------------  When you collect MISB/OSC, you're not collecting figures you're collecting boxes! |
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Feb 23 2012, 10:44 PM
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 The world suffused with sound Group: Supporter Posts: 16,488 Joined: 24-August 03 Member No.: 3,458 |
QUOTE(Shockwave 75 @ Feb 23 2012, 06:57 PM) What is this head mod you speak of? It's not really a mod. Just that Prime doesn't have his head snapped tightly onto the balljoint. The socket's molded in a weird way that makes it feel like it's snapped in place when its not. Fully snapped in place, he can look up and down, and the head doesn't pop off as easily. Also, it fixes some minor clearance issues inside the truck cockpit, so the roof/windvane closes up flush, rather that popping up a slight bit. |
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Feb 23 2012, 10:55 PM
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 Hi there. Group: Citizen Posts: 4,121 Joined: 14-June 02 Member No.: 1,104 |
The only surprise that HASN'T been pleasant is that the Vehicon's under-car gun storage seems to stop working after the first time he's transformed. On mine, anyway.
Everything else has been pretty much gold. -------------------- |
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Feb 23 2012, 11:30 PM
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That's "COMMANDER" to YOU... Group: Citizen Posts: 2,776 Joined: 14-January 02 From: Raleigh, NC Member No.: 340 Faction: Free Agent |
QUOTE(Benbot @ Feb 23 2012, 07:16 PM) QUOTE(Thunderhead @ Feb 23 2012, 01:04 PM) QUOTE(Cheetimus Primal @ Feb 23 2012, 05:38 PM) QUOTE(Thunderhead @ Feb 23 2012, 12:32 PM) FE Bulkhead: Wow. Pure WOW. ...feel my hate... Haha! Well, actually it's the Takara FE version I got on tfsource for hugging $97, so I don't know if that abates your hate any. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-fire.gif) I got MINE for ~$50 at BBTS. Why did TFSource charge you so much? http://tfsource.com/products/view/product_id/3110/ Cus they're bastards, I guess. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-depth.gif) -------------------- Why? Because it's racist. |
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