Transformers

[anarky]

More reason to hate Hasbro, Rollo.

In addition to Thundercracker, Dirge, Thrust, and Dreadwing, there were other Classics exclusives at BotCon last year that weren't as hyped:

Weirdwolf
Springer
Huffer
Alpha Trion

This makes me want to say "Fuck you, Hasbro!" all over again.

[Ran]

So they bringing back the Classic Transformer line? I found this picture of Prowl.

http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=9019

[Ran]

Double post in the Transformers thread. Suck it, Grimlock!

I was looking at the Easter Baskets at Walmart with my kids. There was a $10 basket that had what looked like the original G1 Aerialbots in it. They didn't have the Transformers logo, of course. But it looked like the exact same molds.

[anarky]

The molds for the Combaticons, Aerialbots, Constructicons, and a few other gestalts appear to have become public domain. It's easy to find knockoffs of the smaller pieces. Finding the main torso figures, though, isn't as easy.

And, yeah, they're bringing back Classics, only they're calling it "Universe" this time. The first batch includes Onslaught (though no other Combaticons), Prowl, Octane (now called "Tankor" because of trademark issues--fucking stupid Hasbro), Powerglide, and Sunstreaker.

[Ran]

It looked like that basket had the entire set of Aerialbots, including the big jet that makes up the torso.

I gave my brother that Classics Prime for Christmas. It took him 20 minutes to transform it. No, he didn't use the directions and it doesn't transform like the original. Prowl will probably be the first one I buy for myself.

[anarky]

Aside from Darkwing, Thrust, Dirge, and Thundercracker, all of which the fucktards at Hasbro made BotCon exclusives, I've got all the Classics. They're all quite cool.

I won't get Nemesis Prime at Comic-Con, since he's made up. If they'd redone Prime in black and called him Motormaster (or even Menasor), I would've gotten him.

I forgot Galvatron is one of the new ones, too. He transforms into a futuristic tank this time around.

[anarky]

Fuck, I fucking hate how fucking Hasbro fucking allows other fucking companies to make exclusive fucking figures based on their fucking properties, and then they're fucking impossible to get:

http://www.tfsource.com/stocking-stuffer.html

I don't collect World's Smallest Transformers, but, fuck me, I'd love to get the Christmas Grimlock. But "free" with a $75 purchase of stuff I don't want?

Fuck you, Hasbro. Yet another cool item I can't get. You fucknuts. I fucking hate you.

[UKWildcat]

Well fuckity fuck fuck!

[anarky]

When talking about Hasbro and their obnoxious third-party exclusives, there can never be enough use of the word "fuck."

[UKWildcat]

I fucking understand completely... fuck.

[Rollo Tomassi]

Behold! The new animated Grimlock in all his glorious goofy ass-ness...

[vynsane]

that's actually kinda cool looking in a cartoon steamshovel type of way...

[jjreason]

I need help transforming my son's movie bumblebee figure from robot into car mode. It's the same as the deluxe version (according to what I saw on YouTube when I searched there in vain for help), but is plastic. The hood & windshield don't marry up well, and I can't get the front wheels to slide into the body.

Do you guys have this figure? Is there something tricky that I'm missing? The directions are useless.

[anarky]

You're asking us here if we have TF movie figures?

Seriously, though, you'd be better off posting this question elsewhere.

[Diabolical]

JJ, have you tried using a hammer and/or dynamite?
I'm 99% positive that's all it needs.