Blokees

[Dvandom]

Sentinel Prime also has realistic end-of-movie mode.

---Dave, has three cases of Blokees arriving tomorrow thanks to the sale the official site had

 

[LordGigaIce]

Sentinel Prime also has realistic end-of-movie mode.

ROFL
I did appreciate that.

I donno. These things are fun. And manage to fill the "cute cheap desk toy" niche Funko Pops fill while actually being worthwhile.
Still... I don't know if I'm gonna feel any urge to collect these guys outside of the random few I find interesting. I don't need to be starting sub-collections of collections I already have.

Still, I appreciate the vibe and hope they keep doing what they're doing for the audience that digs them.

I still maintain that doing a wave or two in Action Master decos is the ultimate "complete the circle" move here.

 

[CoffeeHorse]

These have the proportions needed to look like proper modern Action Masters. It has to happen at some point.

 

[Thefakelink]

I also got me a few cases. I definitely have a space problem.

 

[Dvandom]

I got three cases of Defender series today. I had not realized they were so much smaller than the ones I already had...no wonder three cases only cost me $100.

---Dave, got the Megatron coin in with Ironhide

 

[Rhinox]

I think I like the defender size better than galaxy sized. They go really well with the titans in base mode.

 

[lastmaximal]

The Defender Version aesthetic in general is preferable to me. Something about shrinking them down makes the stylization/art style change work better. And the faces are definitely preferable to the regular size ones, which tend to look oddly long or big for the helmets.

I've idly gotten a couple of Defender Version ones, and I quite like them. Really my main complaint is I wish they'd stop making vehicle mode ones, if they HAVE to be true blind boxes anyway. Or at least make those a separate series/wave. It gets the "let's sell them the same guy twice" without the annoyance of randomly getting a static truck or jet when you were open to literally any robot mode dude you could pose with the others.

 

[Rhinox]

Yeah, aside from Devvy and the Prime truck/scooter, I'm not big on the vehicle modes. I'd rather more little guys to play with.

 

[Exatron]

I'd be interested if they want to expand the vehicle selection to other combiners as well. That's assuming it's possible to get the connecting pieces outside Japan of course. But otherwise, agreed, the vehicles mostly feel like wasted slots for me.

 

[Dvandom]

Ah, so I should expect to have six Constructicons and no Devastator once I finish opening my cases.

---Dave

 

[Exatron]

Ah, so I should expect to have six Constructicons and no Devastator once I finish opening my cases.

---Dave

Sadly, the connecting pieces are a separate kit that isn't included in the normal releases. Much worse, there's apparently some sort of licensing issue. While Blokees can sell all the individual figures, they're restricted from selling the Devastator kit in all the same markets. I'm not clear if they can only sell it in China/Asia, or if it's specifically the US that they can't sell it in.

I got an order in at Show.Z on the day they opened orders for it. I saw that some of the people who ordered it that day received them pretty quickly, but mine still hasn't shipped. Really wondering if it's ever going to at this point.