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but what other toy-esque property has pretty much been on shelves and/or in media without a break for so long? 2 words: STAR WARS.
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QuoteMarvin Lee but what other toy-esque property has pretty much been on shelves and/or in media without a break for so long? 2 words: STAR WARS. Wasn't there a huge lull (at least on the action...
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Star Wars had a run between around 1988-1995 or so that they had no action figure line on the shelves.
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Transformers was dead for like two years between the original series and G2.
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QuotefujishigBut to the original intent of the first comment, Star Wars and their characters are definitely at that same level of "will always have new, sometimes even better iterations of the same...
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I take back what I said ("snazzy") about Grimlock. [www.bigbadtoystore.com] Yuck.
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For me I have a general rule. Make the toy as TV accurate as you can. Making it look like the cartoon version of the robot and the alt mode is where the magic is for me and is what I enjoy now and...
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QuoteSanjeev I take back what I said ("snazzy") about Grimlock. [www.bigbadtoystore.com] Yuck. I love the head LED, but basically, yeah. Now, if they do it in G2 blue, I won't be able to resist. :)...
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QuoteMarvin Lee For me I have a general rule. Make the toy as TV accurate as you can. Making it look like the cartoon version of the robot and the alt mode is where the magic is for me and is what I...
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Well I'm a serious gear head and always had a fondness for robots so I wasn't just drinking the Kool-aid back in the day I was swimming in it. Actually I like how the classics/generation line sides...
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Got the FoC Ultra Magnus. This mold works so much better as UM than as Op. Love the way the sword can combine with the gun to make a giant ... whatever-the-heck-it-is weapon. Recommended. Best, Ken-A
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I thought you meant this. Then I realized I was wrong. Then I was sad. BTW, I hate TF acronyms. :P
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So after watching/reading the reviews of the 3rd-party Omega Spleen, I was almost tempted to pull the trigger. Almost because while the design gets close, it's not quite G1. Then Hasbro pulls this out...
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Hasbro's stepping it up again. Now we see we're going to get Generations voyager-class Springer and Blitzwing too! 282617_10151260221321711_951735874_n.jpg
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Yeah, saw those, and as much as I like those characters (especially Springer), I'm not feeling the toys, especially given how faithfully Hasbro updated the Metroplex. I mean, dear lord, Showy, 2 FEET...
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Quotegingaio Yeah, saw those, and as much as I like those characters (especially Springer), I'm not feeling the toys, especially given how faithfully Hasbro updated the Metroplex. I mean, dear lord,...
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QuotefujikuroI'm liking both of those voyagers myself. Metroplex is bought on sight as well. The Overlord LOOKS good, but it's a BTS toy... I would seriously have to wait for the reviews of it before...
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I've never had a particular fondness for Springer...and that official Hasbro one doesn't quite look as nice as Fansproject's not-Springer. Of course, I'll bet the Hasbro one'll end up costing a...
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I dunno, man...that not-WFC Spleen "base" mode is kinda wack. Without a track for the tank to ride around on, it's just not the same. Just my opinion, though: I think if you dig the design enough,...
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Just occurred to me the resemblance of Blitzwing's jet mode to the Legioss. I mean, a crappy-looking Legioss fighter, but still, it's there. Man, I want to love those triple-changers, but I can't....
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