Okay. With as bad as Volcanicus turned out, I can't believe how much I like this. I expected feet but I didn't expect new forearms as well. They really help.
This looks so much better than Volcanicus it's unreal
Just breaking up the color scheme helps it a lot. The extra parts are nice too.
Still holding out a shred of hope for a Monstructor, but I might go for this, assuming it doesn't immediately sell out while I'm at work or something.
Still holding out a shred of hope for a Monstructor, but I might go for this, assuming it doesn't immediately sell out while I'm at work or something.
They shoulda done volcanicus like this. I get why they didn't, but it needs to be done. Would have saved a lot of people a lot of problems.
He looks great for a core class combiner but $80 is Commander class money and none of the three modes are commander quality. The characters are also basically cannonfodder so I’m not exactly enthused to shell out that much.
To me, it's six $12 dollar figures ($72), plus some accessories. You might find Cores overpriced already, but that's another conversation.
He looks a lot better than I really expected him to. The new hands and feet help a lot, but there's more to it than that. It just really works surprisingly well.
Despite that, I still have little interest in buying him. CW Liokaiser isn't exactly great, but at least he looks decent alongside HasLab Deathsaurus. Putting this Dinoking alongside them would be very underwhelming.
I admit though, if I hadn't already bought the Fansproject Dinoking, I'd probably be more tempted to buy him despite his shortcomings. I'm still a little tempted just to show support for getting obscure characters like this. But at a time when I'm trying to reduce the size of my collection, I think I'll be passing.
Despite that, I still have little interest in buying him. CW Liokaiser isn't exactly great, but at least he looks decent alongside HasLab Deathsaurus. Putting this Dinoking alongside them would be very underwhelming.
I admit though, if I hadn't already bought the Fansproject Dinoking, I'd probably be more tempted to buy him despite his shortcomings. I'm still a little tempted just to show support for getting obscure characters like this. But at a time when I'm trying to reduce the size of my collection, I think I'll be passing.
There's also the exclusive/limited factor. In the Old Days, Botcon (for example) exclusives were generally 2-3x the cost of the original molds.
I don't know how limited Dinoking will
be, but almost certainly not mass retail numbers.
(IIRC the last non-convention exclusive we actually got numbers for was Primal Prime? And we had no reference as to what mass retail or store exclusive numbers were back then.)
Core class is okay value for money, just not the Dinobot molds. They’re not great in any of their modes and having most of that carry over to dinoking isn’t appealing.
I love this, but Slag is just staring everyone down from Dinoking's chest. I just wish the dinosaur heads had been remolded. Grimlock's noggin is so iconic, it stands out too.
BUT!!! Still getting them. I let Volcanicus fly right by me for this very reason. Long live Dinoking. Maybe that's a reason to embrace a little Grimlock in here.
BUT!!! Still getting them. I let Volcanicus fly right by me for this very reason. Long live Dinoking. Maybe that's a reason to embrace a little Grimlock in here.
I mostly just wish Slag's dinohead had been remolded to have the triple rhino horn look. It would further help it look different from Volcanicus.
Also strange that Gairyu is Green and Black rather then Green and White.
Overall, I am happy for this set, and consider $80 a good price for it.
I can justify $80 for this. Sign me up!
From TakaraTomy's Transformers 40th Anniversary Exhibition website and PR Times:
TL-EX Starscream Super Mode
This item is being sold exclusively at the Transformers Expo 2024 exhibition event in Tokyo, Japan.
TL-EX Starscream Super Mode
This item is being sold exclusively at the Transformers Expo 2024 exhibition event in Tokyo, Japan.
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Ooough, if the timing is nice, I might jump on Dinoking.
Oh, absolutely. Just poking a little fun at how many times it's been around the bend is all.
I'm pretty sure the Dinoforce decos are anime-based rather than toy-based and he was green and black in the anime IIRC.
(It's been a while since I saw Victory)
$80 struck me as a bit high at first too, but I think the extra accessories/parts, as well as the exclusiveness, make the price make sense. And that axe, that glorious axe.
"Dinobot"...
Anyway, I still just want my ankylosaurus Transformer, but as good as this looks, this probably ain't the way I'm getting him...
Wasn't he included in one of the JTPrime leaks for a Hasbro release?From TakaraTomy's Transformers 40th Anniversary Exhibition website and PR Times:
TL-EX Starscream Super Mode
This item is being sold exclusively at the Transformers Expo 2024 exhibition event in Tokyo, Japan.
"Dinoking won't ever happen not in a billion years" you said to me in my warped head but here he is!