I'm so glad I still have a red and black Battlemaster to replace that horrible looking Peacemaker that Pointblank comes with.
It's his Japanese name, like how Titans Return Octane was "Octone".
Pointblank's alt mode isn't that easy to see, but it must be said it isn't quite as awful as I thought it would be from the robot mode. It seems like his chest matches up with another piece of clear plastic that cleans the lines up substantially.
The naff targetmaster wasn't worth compromising the parts count so his robot mode looks terrible though.
The naff targetmaster wasn't worth compromising the parts count so his robot mode looks terrible though.
I'd say that the increasing variability in ratchet strength is down to the main method they use these days. There's no springs anymore, the ratchet is a ridged cylinder on one side and a soft plastic rectangle with a tooth to act as the resistance. Any variance in this piece of plastic can lead to too tight or too loose joints. Even huge, load bearing joints use this.
For the ratchets, DON'T try to oil them to help, a lot of petroleum based solvents can eat some kinds of plastics, and it's not remotely consistent. You never know till something crumbles. What I've done for thing that were too tight and might break is usually Rubiks Cube Lube, as that's made to work with plastic. It comes in syringes that look really suspicious when mailed. I've been told that there are silicon lubes made for RC race car gears but I haven't used that myself. One thing I've been experimenting with is Crosman Pelgun oil, normally used to seal CO2 guns, for areas where Cube Lube can't go, like into SUPER tight pinned joints without any way to take them apart. I've been messing with it for a few years now without any visible ill effects, but who knows? Lubrication chemistry is weird.
I always hated 'plastic box' springs, they inevitably break at some point. My Armada Unicron has weak knees because of it.
On the name-side, if we can use Japanese ones that sound questionable, we need a Beast Wars Classics reissue Drill Nuts!
I always hated 'plastic box' springs, they inevitably break at some point. My Armada Unicron has weak knees because of it.
On the name-side, if we can use Japanese ones that sound questionable, we need a Beast Wars Classics reissue Drill Nuts!
Man, they're really going all in on the Core Dinobots.
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Guess this also confirms Bomburst as the remaining Year 1 Energon Monster.
So that's a full set of Dinobots, and possibly Skar, a once mentioned pre-Dinosaur dinobot who died early in IDW's continuity.
Another insecticon at deluxe scale.
Voyager Junkion isn't listed as a product repack, so it'll be interesting what those turn out to be.
Ramjet, for those who missed him.
Double Nemesis figures (Core Optimus and Voyager Leo Prime)
And Voyager Bludgeon to top it all off. Guessing it's going to be a Tarn retool.
More Legacy Year 2 Listings Discovered – Voyager Bludgeon, Nemesis Leo Prime, Ramjet PR & More!
Leak season continues! We now have even more Legacy Year 2 listings found in Walmart's system courtesy of TFW's Jtprime17 and Mr. Chaos. In this batch we have the following for 2023: • Tra Gen Legacy EV Core Nemesis Prime • Tra Gen Legacy EV Core Grimlock • Tra Gen Legacy EV Core Bomburst Pr...
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Guess this also confirms Bomburst as the remaining Year 1 Energon Monster.
So that's a full set of Dinobots, and possibly Skar, a once mentioned pre-Dinosaur dinobot who died early in IDW's continuity.
Another insecticon at deluxe scale.
Voyager Junkion isn't listed as a product repack, so it'll be interesting what those turn out to be.
Ramjet, for those who missed him.
Double Nemesis figures (Core Optimus and Voyager Leo Prime)
And Voyager Bludgeon to top it all off. Guessing it's going to be a Tarn retool.
So unless one of those junkions turns out out to be nancy or rum-maj we're just not getting any girls in the mainline after Elita, huh?
Anyone want to take bets on which prowl that we're getting? lol
Anyone want to take bets on which prowl that we're getting? lol
I'm hoping for a Maximal Prowl or the RiD Brother Prowl.
-ZacWilliam, I'd take Animated Prowl too... pretty much anything except the G1 guy AGAIN.
-ZacWilliam, I'd take Animated Prowl too... pretty much anything except the G1 guy AGAIN.
A full set of Core Dinobots sounds adorable.
I'm hoping Skar is a new Dinobot, too. Expanding the lineup has always been something I'm on board with. The more boring possibility is that maybe this is another new name for Slag? Or repaint of Bomburst as the old Powermaster?
Animted Prowl would be great. More Junkions are always welcome. A lot of exciting things in there.
Animted Prowl would be great. More Junkions are always welcome. A lot of exciting things in there.
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hoping for humvee prowl from idw1, honestly
Nothing's guaranteed until it's on the pegs, but while there are a lot of Dinobots out there, there aren't many complete sets of Sludge, Slag/Slug, Grimlock, Swoop, and Snarl specifically, and in the context of those names being in the same pricepoint it seems very likely that Skar is the IDW guy. Basically, either they're G1 Dinobots or Hasbro is going out of their way to screw with us.
So you're saying these guys will be premolds for Dinoforce and maybe retooled into Monsterbots? that they'll combine into Volcanicus and a new Dinoking if he was formed the shells? Naaaaaah. That's too good for fans.
You can still stuff the gap with something, but it's pretty variable if it helps or not.
I hadn't considered that until now, but now that you've said it, it feels obvious.