Transformers: Age of the Primes Thread: ll First Post All Listings II Update : April 12th, 2027 Bonus Wave: Repaint fun, Beast Wars, G2, Machine Wars

[Platypus Prime]

Hopefully it was just user error, there haven't been many reviews out which is why I was wondering about it. I guess we'll see how widespread it really is shortly, hopefully the reports were just flukes. Edit: Looks like it's mostly been where the thin clear red parts of the gun peg into the feet for transformation, so may just be a tolerance issue. Edit to edit: The 'things getting more expensive' is happening faster than I expected, BBTS is upping the shipping to $6, which is minor, but I see the pebbles shifting. I may concentrate on just getting Onslaught, Swindle, and Shockwave, to finish Bruticus, and anything else will be a wait and see (I still can't figure out why Swindle's preorder is so late. Icons Optimus beat him to market and we hadn't even seen him before at the cons).

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

 

[wonko the sane?]

They gonna do a maximal one?

 

[Sabrblade]

They gonna do a maximal one?

Yes

 

[CoffeeHorse]

Having experienced the Tarantulas mold, I'm going to give the stock photographer a pass on this one. Worst transformation I've experienced since the T30 days.

 

[Badgertron]

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Ok, are these basically the Takara decoes, or something in between? I'm seeing a lot of differences on Megatron from Kingdom, the yellows/golds on everyone got a bit warmer, BA has her show accurate legs...Terrorsaur has more gray...

 

[Steamed Hams]

Odd they're starting with the Predacon one first.

 

[Stepwise]

Wow. I still have my originals, but that could be really cool. So it's a maybe . . .

 

[Platypus Prime]

I assume the Maximal one is the obvious stuff of Primal, Dinobot, Rattrap, Rhinox, Cheetor, Tigatron and Airrazor to match the Predacon seven. But they do have Silverbolt and Quickstrike molds now, I'm surprised they didn't include them in these lineups unless they considered them show-accurate enough already.

 

[Undead Scottsman]

I'm guessing they're not included due to being S2 characters. Maybe if we ever get Transmetals and Rampage & Depthcharge, we'll get S2 collections.

 

[wonko the sane?]

Okay, if they do TM and TM2 boxes: I would down for those.

 

[Sabrblade]

I assume the Maximal one is the obvious stuff of Primal, Dinobot, Rattrap, Rhinox, Cheetor, Tigatron and Airrazor to match the Predacon seven. But they do have Silverbolt and Quickstrike molds now, I'm surprised they didn't include them in these lineups unless they considered them show-accurate enough already.

Quickstrike is still freshly on the pegs in stores. Give him time to get sold out first before getting his second use.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

Okay, if they do TM and TM2 boxes: I would down for those.

If that's what it takes to finally get Rampage done, I'll bite, but I'll be salty about it the entire time.

 

[CoffeeHorse]

New Rampage please. My Metals one has cracked paint so I don't touch it anymore, and I miss it.

 

[Badgertron]

With all those moving parts, Rampage might need to be a Commander. They can throw in a "Rampage spark container" while they're at it.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

I think he could be done at Leader. He'd lose the old toy's gimmicks, but going by Big Convoy, they were probably gone anyway.

 

[wonko the sane?]

If they do actual transmetals: they need the vehicle mode. More to the point: if they could do it in '98, they can do it now.

And the only real gimmick rampage had other than the tank treads was the missile launcher and they don't do that now anyway.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

The vehicle mode is mostly folding up the crab legs and flipping out the gun. The rubber treads would probably be plastic panels folded into the claws, though.

 

[wonko the sane?]

The gun needs the friction wheel though. Even if it doesn't shoot, rotating the giant tri-barrel launcher is still fricken cool.

 

[Steamed Hams]

I think: Optimal Optimus as commander class, TM Megatron, Rampage, Depthcharge and Dinobot 2 as leader class, TM Rattrap, Cheetor and TM2 Blackarachnia as deluxes, TM Tarantulas and TM2 Cheetor as voyager would be to scale.