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  2. M'Kyuun
    Welcome back to the fold! The toys have come a long way, and for the most part, the SS86 line has been delivering the toys that I think the majority of us have wanted from Hasbro/Takara since the 80s. I've been in the game since it all kicked off in Sept '84, and I'm thrilled that they're finally making figs of the G1 characters that are a balanced mix of toon and original toy, although they tend to skew more towards the animation aesthetic, which seems to be what most fans want. But yeah, we're eating well, as the saying goes, and while it took them about thirty years too long to get around to it, I'm glad they're doing it now while the G1 generation is still around to enjoy them. You picked a good time to come back to the hobby, as G1 fans have never been so well served. Cheers and enjoy!
  3. Seto Kaiba
    I can attest that when this one was first pitched there was a good deal of debate over whether it was "crazy enough to work" or just regular crazy. 🤔 I worked on this one personally, and while I'm limited in what I can say by a raft of NDAs I've been dying to hear what someone outside the fast feedback fleet has to say about it, so I greatly appreciate you sharing your experience. Yeah, TPTB felt that the Charger lost a certain je ne sais quoi without making some proper engine noise. I know some were hoping a simulated engine note would offset some of the hesitancy potential buyers might feel at the prospect of an otherwise-silent muscle car. One of the tradeoffs of e-motors vs. an internal combustion engine and mechanical transmission. When there's nothing mechanical stopping you from delivering maximum torque to the wheels even at 0rpm, certain precautions have to be taken in launch calibration to avoid damaging or outright destroying tires on an aggressive step-in. Even a comparatively dozy BEV like the Fiat 500e can easily lay down a strip of smoking rubber or shred a tire without that calibration. (I found that out the hard way.) I'm glad to hear that you enjoy it, your earlier difficulty aside.
  4. M'Kyuun
    I was hoping for a showcase of the articulation, which is kinda the point of this line, but I guess they're milking the anticipation for all it's worth. Anyway, the hips are now separated from the rest of the red slab and that separation is cleverly hidden behind UM's WWE belt. Moreover, there's clearly a hinge visible behind his shin plate that corresponds nicely to a knee joint. Needless to say, I'm sure Takara succeeded in imbuing the fig with at least a modicum of leg articulation and they did an excellent job of hiding the changes necessary to pull it off. Honestly, I wouldn't have thought they'd tackle this fig, at least not yet given the number of first season bots that have yet to get the ML treatment. However, this is a nice flex of their problem-solving capabilities and talents, as this guy poses more problems to be solved than the average car-bot. While I'm not yet invested in the ML line, from both a G1 fan's POV and an engineering POV, I enjoy seeing how Takara approaches each toy to give it the articulation that so many of us, like me, wish they'd had originally. Many of those old toys are going to prove challenging, like UM here, and I'm excited to see how they solve the obstacles that each toy presents while maintaining the look of the OG toys. I hope Megatron is on the to-do list. And Prowl. And Soundwave and his cassette minions, who could all do with some updated engineering since the MP fig.
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  6. Swann
    This band is better than The Cure. Was never a fan of them. Bauhaus is far more superior.
  7. locidm
    Even Ms. Leavitt is impressed with your four Olsen specials. Gotta say I like the old darker color more.
  8. Big s
    I just saw the preview yesterday and was kinda surprised there’d be a sequel. Especially so soon
  9. Big s
    BBTs price is pretty high at $99. I’ll wait and see if anyone has it where I might have some points. I haven’t really wanted a spidey figure in a while
  10. renegadeleader1
    So basically how I got X, V, and T. Well, at least I won't have to jump through hoops switching regions to get the DLC like with T, which is odd because X and V had their DLC unlocked with the physical editions.
  11. electric indigo
    Time to open up the other thread again:
  12. Negotiator
    if you can't grab it from a jp seller and have to use an American store. Wait for it to pop on https://www.eknightmedia.com/ it will probably be $89 like cyclops.
  13. Mommar
    Wasn't even that long.
  14. Mommar
    I'm banned from ami ami.
  15. danth
    Yay! I won't lose any sleep then.
  16. magicsp00n
    BBTS is always one of the last retailers to ship, often months behind the others. But they'll come through.
  17. davidwhangchoi
  18. danth
    Good to know. But I don't even care about the tariff stuff*. I'm just worried about them not getting any Treads, or not getting enough. *I mean, I do, but that's a whole different subject.
  19. Dynaman
    Yup. LOTS of cheesy fun there.
  20. Mog
    Probably have to look at their fine print about tariffs and the such. And about preorder prices (and if they can change the price due to increased costs on their end). Totally spitballing and assuming here, but technically, BBTS is bearing the costs of importing and shipping the goods into the US. Shipping from their warehouse to each customer would be the cost beared by each customer, right? Whether they decide to pass those additional shipping and tariff costs (getting the goods into the US) onto their customers would be up to them. Again, total speculation on my part. 🤷‍♂️
  21. rsvictor1976
    I just started collecting Transformers again due to the recent tariff situation in the U.S. I've managed to gather a complete Studio Series Devastator, Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Grimlock, and Sludge. I'm impressed by them considering they aren't $200+ Masterpiece figures.
  22. davidwhangchoi
    so far getting a physical copy for switch is getting the multi language region free import with an english cover option https://www.play-asia.com/super-robot-wars-y-multi-language/13/70ifpf
  23. renegadeleader1
    Any word on a physical copy of Super Robot Wars Y yet? Preferably for the Switch?
  24. Ignacio Ocamica
    Paid for the Legioss reissue at AE, so I'll ship it with the Tread.
  25. TangledThorns
    Ugh, more than a month away. I've been coping with BF4 but its not the same...
  26. TangledThorns
    Get the two seater. Its yours and not the children's! Having kids and in a back seat means there will eventually be barf back there, lol. Sucks more if it happens in a 4-seater luxury or sports car which is why we transport them in a Subaru. Subaru is made for kids and dogs, haha.
  27. jenius
    Porsche is working on an electric Cayman which sounds fun to me though I can just feel the side eye from my ICE purist friends.
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