Continuity talk is the exact opposite of having fun.
I would submit different things are fun for different folks. Lots of nerds LIVE for the fun of continuity talk.
That absolutely doesn't have to be the case for you, in which case just don't do it and let others enjoy.
-ZacWilliam, one of the pluses of conversations here being optional.
As is the capacity to take a bit of ribbing, apparently.
A clear core (Legends?) Optimus Prime figure is coming out, via a Japanese "mook" which can be pre-ordered at Amazon in the near future
(Source: - https://www.amazon.co.jp/FANBOOK2023/dp/4065311004?tag=enewsi-20 )
(Source: - https://www.amazon.co.jp/FANBOOK2023/dp/4065311004?tag=enewsi-20 )
I got the five and am just wait for Snarl, I love em I mean are they perfect Dinobots? Heck no their Core class you want screen accurate get the Leaders, these are delightful small, take next to no desk space and I can transform them in under a minute and can then combine them.
I will be upset though if after Snarl they announce an accessory pack with feet and weapons or if Volcanicus is just incomplete and Dinoking gets feet, I know they're coming cause Grimlock and Snarl have the same slots on the bottom of their foot modes.
This came of sounding slightly ranty, I'm in no way upset with Wonko or anyone, just uh passionate I guess.
Nah, it's alright man. Core class and combiners are my jam, so core class combiners are literally right up my alley.
And I get passion. I was mad addicted to minicons back in the day.
And I get passion. I was mad addicted to minicons back in the day.
I'm only interested in Dinoking (and barely since seeing how the design turned out) but I will be bothered if feet don't get released for Volcanicus in an accessory pack or whatever. It doesn't matter if Dinoking is the main attraction. People who bought Volcanicus shouldn't miss out.
Make two more Dinobots to go with the set, to include the feet. Slash who turns into a weapon, and Scorn who becomes a shield.
Oh. those are nice. If it's a reasonable price, I would be very down for that.
That is seriously tempting. It would be annoying to pay much for an upgrade kit when so much of the appeal of a Core combiner is that it's comparably cheap, but that is a nice result.
It's actually multiple pieces placed way too close together so they look like one piece, and it's just some silly gap fillers.
The base combiner is decent but not the slam dunk it needed to be to offset the individual robots. If a giftset has feet, that’s a neat little bonus but tbh, the arms need more help.
Visually, I'm satisfied with what this upgrade does to the arms. This pushes it solidly into "good enough" territory. If Dinoking gets a kit like this, I'm back on board.
Somebody mentioned it awhile back, with zero proof to support, maybe an upcoming capsule could be Armada based. And I just keep thinking about it.
Powerlinx Hot Shot Pulsecon Exclusive is out for that.
Leader - Galvatron
Voyager - Thrust. We already saw an image of a jet that most of us guess to be him on the Powerlinx HS box.
- Thundercracker / Powerlinx Starscream. Seems like a no brainer. Along with a slight remold to Skywarp that will be an impossible to find Target store exclusive.
Deluxe - Wheeljack - This has to be a given with the G2 Sideswipe that was shown, right?
- Thrust - he would be a Needlenose repaint and a deluxe class would fit him better anyway than Voyager scale wise.
But who else?
Could a Junkion be retooled for Smokescreen / Hoist?
Crashbar into Sideways?
It was hinted in a Hasbro Live that Tidal Wave is possibly on the way.
Now that we have seen Jolt, you would have to think other Minicons are being considered, maybe a new Star Saber team? 6 pack like the Galactic Odyssey set, but better?
MAYBE a Skullgrin remold into Demolisher? But I don't want Demolisher without Cyclonus, so unless he would be a new mold I don't think he is happening.
Other thoughts?
Powerlinx Hot Shot Pulsecon Exclusive is out for that.
Leader - Galvatron
Voyager - Thrust. We already saw an image of a jet that most of us guess to be him on the Powerlinx HS box.
- Thundercracker / Powerlinx Starscream. Seems like a no brainer. Along with a slight remold to Skywarp that will be an impossible to find Target store exclusive.
Deluxe - Wheeljack - This has to be a given with the G2 Sideswipe that was shown, right?
- Thrust - he would be a Needlenose repaint and a deluxe class would fit him better anyway than Voyager scale wise.
But who else?
Could a Junkion be retooled for Smokescreen / Hoist?
Crashbar into Sideways?
It was hinted in a Hasbro Live that Tidal Wave is possibly on the way.
Now that we have seen Jolt, you would have to think other Minicons are being considered, maybe a new Star Saber team? 6 pack like the Galactic Odyssey set, but better?
MAYBE a Skullgrin remold into Demolisher? But I don't want Demolisher without Cyclonus, so unless he would be a new mold I don't think he is happening.
Other thoughts?
Hey, I'm all for an update to Armada releases. The more the merrier.
I am very curious to see how much "remolding" is going to be present for Dinoking. I assume the sacrifices made for the Dinobots were made for him, but by merging the shells with the robots we are in uncharted territory.
Either way, I am looking forward to it.
Either way, I am looking forward to it.
I’d expect new robot and combiner heads at the most. Maybe new dinosaur heads with the dinoforce head armor but the altmodes are clearly not the altmodes or the shells so any way you slice it, they’d be inaccurate. Depending on the sculpt, hypothetical new dino heads might also lead to issues with transformation for a few of them, so I’m leaning towards no on dino heads.