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    MMC is making an MP-style "G1" drift in their Infinity Finity line. And his alt mode is the Toyota Sprinter from Initial D.
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    Ordered. And Amazon estimates they'll arrive the same day UPS says Origin Wheeljack is coming. Now if Hasbro could just get off their lazy butts and actually ship the United Wave 2 stuff they charged me for I'll be good. Golden, even, if I can get my order for Swoop in on Thursday... gotta work it in around my kid getting a ton of dental work done that day. EDIT: Origins Wheeljack Wednesday or Thursday, Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, Shard, Gears, Starscream, and Silverbolt probably Thursday, and I've been charged for Sandstorm and the Autobot 5-pack so they should be shipped soon, too. While we haven't been able to order Shockwave or Swoop yet, I think they'll probably be in-hand before the end of the month, then it's just Tidal Wave, Magmatron, and the store-exclusives. That's probably why they Spacebridge mentioned the United Wave 3 stuff... I'm guessing there will be a fan stream later in April or early May with official reveals and preorders.
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    OK, no arguments, the main body of the figure definitely looks better on the Newage. But... I'm going to be that guy and say I think the wings on the Hasbro figure are fine. The wings on Newage's are kinda too big. For a real pterosaur? Maybe not. But the animation model didn't have huge wings. EDIT: I do think Swoop is the weakest of the five, though. And I'm kind of not surprised. They pulled this same crap with the Stunticons; first four were good, totally dropped the ball on Breakdown.
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    The arms compressing into the chest a bit might have been nice, but I think his biggest problem is that his legs are just too chunky. As for the wings, the physical toy at Wondercon was mistransformed. This is how it should look.
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    I mean, it's not Batman: TAS, but it's probably my second-favorite Batman cartoon.
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    I think we all are! The TFWiki says Grimlock came out in 2021, but I'd swear it's been longer than that. I mean, it says Slag also came out in 2021, and did they really come out in the same year? Regardless, Hasbro managed to release SIX Core-class Dinobots in less time than it's taken to complete the Leaders. Can't help but notice that Swoop comes with a sword for Grimlock as well as his own, and that both of those swords are red. So... Slag and Sludge don't get swords, unless you bought a 3P upgrade kit? I mean, I did, I bought DNA's upgrade kits for Slag and Sludge. And they come with red swords, too... so I guess Snarl's the weird one with a silver sword. I think Ginrai looks pretty good, if a bit simple. In a way, he reminds me of Missing Link Convoy... better articulation, but the transformation looks like it's basically the same as the G1 toy. I'm not loving the trailer/Super Ginrai as much, though. I know it's supposed to be more anime-esque, but something about Super Ginrai's proportions seem weird. Could just be a bad picture, but the inside of his thighs look hollow, or at the very least full of gray plastic. His arms are too long for the trailer mode (really, they couldn't engineer a way to collapse them on an MP release?), and seem to lack mounting points for the shoulder guns. Which, irritatingly, might be anime accurate.
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    It's funny, of all the stuff that Gossett was in the one role that I'll really remember him for was Lucius Fox in The Batman. (Not the recent movie, the animated series from the 2000s.)
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    Wondercon is today at 6:00pm EDT (3:00pm Pacific). Nothing concrete, but Bmac will be there, and there's some speculation that Swoop could make an appearance. They are, in fact, showing the Studio Series stuff that they didn't cover in the month of streams. I'll post pictures when I get them, but aside from Swoop there shouldn't be any surprises. Nevermind, they're also also announcing (but not showing) United Wave 3. But if you were reading the leaks I posted awhile back, it's exactly that. The key thing, my fellow geewunners, is that preorders go live APRIL 4TH at 1:00pm EDT. (You know, when I have to take my kid to the dentist...)
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    Ok, so my more spoiler-y thoughts: So, yeah, like I said, I liked it better than Godzilla vs Kong. The plot's still stupid, but not as stupid, or at least it leans into that stupidity as an excuse to have giant monsters fighting. The handful of human characters seemed less annoying, and the fights were more frequent and better. But I'm tired of Legendary using Godzilla's name to sell us Kong movies that happen to have Godzilla in them a little.
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    Just got out of the theater. It's better than Godzilla vs Kong but still very much in the same vein. I'll write more when I get home.
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    What if KITT is a pretool for a small Deluxe-class Windcharger, and the Knight Rider set is a KITT and the FLAG mobile unit after all?🤯
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    We don't actually know that it's a Deluxe. We technically don't even know that it's KITT. For all we know they're repainting Laser Optimus again as the FLAG mobile unit. ...seriously, it better be KITT, though.
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    I don't have super high hopes... I liked Godzilla and King of the Monsters, but I thought Kong: Skull Island was pretty mediocre and Godzilla vs Kong was trash. But the Goji fan in me insists, and everyone's off tomorrow, so I'm thinking about taking the family to a matinee.
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    Disagree. I mean, not with the first part. I definitely would rather have a toy of the Firebird than the Shelby. And I acknowledge that nothing will top the original Knight Rider. But I'm telling you, with a straight face, that I actually loved the 2008 Knight Rider and was disappointed that it only got one season.
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    Delorean licensing is kind of a mess. Hasbro licensed the "Time Machine" from Universal, and is pretty accurate to the films aside the total absence of DMC branding. When John Delorean went bankrupt apparently some holding company wound up with some of DMC's IP, and someone else bought it from the holding company and started Delorean Motor Company of Texas, which was later sued by the Delorean estate. They settled, but aside from Delorean Motor Company of Texas owning the DMC trademark and both parties agreeing that DMC Texas can make cars and merchandise with the DMC brand I'm not totally clear who actually owes what. I do know that in 2020 Universal started paying DMC Texas royalties, but DMC Texas is still suing for royalties prior to that, and as of last month that case still isn't settled. I'm less concerned regarding K.I.T.T. Hasbro seems to have a good relationship with GMC.
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    So... this is still technically a rumor, but I got this from a reliable source...
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    Never say never, eh? (Well, the General Lee still seems pretty unlikely). Anyway, thought I'd leave a link to my original Ectotron review in case anyone wants to read up on it before deciding on whether or not to get the reissue.
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    Yeah, the only way for a single toy to more accurately encapsulate my childhood would be if Party Wallop came with an NES accessory. As for MP Ginrai... it's kind of a wait and see thing. I don't really mind them not including Godbomber, but it irks me that he doesn't come with the trailer (just like it irked me when KFC announced they were doing it that way... at least Takara isn't starting with the trailer first). I'd also have preferred if they did the blue-eyed cartoon deco first.
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    This stream isn't that great, and it looks like the Studio Series stuff isn't getting an actual reveal/preorders today after all.
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    I updated the previous post with a Target link.
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    MP-60, not MPG. Ginrai, not Super Ginrai. And a price around MP Hoist's. Hmm... it looks like Takara's doing the KFC thing, and the trailer will come later. I can't help but be a bit disappointed... if it was MPG there was some hope it'd scale with Legacy. Bit more exciting to me is the TMNT collab. EDIT: Target link is up. You can use the same $20 off $75 on two (the most you can order in one go) if you want to buy four, or $5 off $30 on just one. https://www.target.com/p/transformers-x-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-action-figure/-/A-90257545 Note that it's one figure of one turtle that turns into the party wagon with the weapons and head to make it any of the four Turtles, or a no-bandana head to make it a non-specific turtle mech.
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    https://www.target.com/p/transformers-legacy-united-action-figure-set---4pk--target-exclusive-/-/A-89629499 If you have a Red Card linked to your account be sure to click the $20 off $75 on toys offer. My total after tax was $60.41. If you prefer Pulse there's no special savings, but https://hasbropulse.com/collections/new/products/transformers-legacy-united-versus-multipack
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    I'm sort of aware of what Takara is doing, but I mostly stick with the stuff Hasbro releases domestically. I think the last time I imported a Takara figure it was the Tenseg base Optimus Prime, though I'm awaiting copies of Missing Link Convoy and Lunar Cruiser Prime. Hasbro mandated awhile back that Takara's regular retail releases of Transformers figures can't be substantially different than Hasbro's anymore. Takara has been slowly releasing premium "Beast War Versus" packs, though, with more and more accurate paint. So far they've done Primal vs Megatron, Rattrap vs Terrorsaur, Dinobot vs Tarantulas, Tigatron vs Blackarachnia, Cheetor vs Waspinator, and Rhinox vs Scorponok. Airazor vs Inferno is the most recent, available for preorder now. When it comes to Beast Wars, though, I've bought the Kingdom/Legacy figures as they've come out and I'm glad to have what I'd consider the "main" cast (that is, the pre-Transmetal, pre-Fuzor cast). As someone who has, on more than one occasion, bought a figure and then bought a more cartoon-accurate repaint later, I get the appeal of these premium versions for Beast Wars fans, but as more of a G1 guy personally the regular Kingdom/Legacy releases. IIRC the original take on Antagony was based on Transmetal Inferno, which has a slimmer lower body (though a pretty broad chest). Maybe if/when Hasbro gets around to doing the Transmetal versions of the Beast Wars crew...
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    Red Ant? Do you mean Inferno? Antagony already got a release last fall, and as a black ant. Inferno was released... I want to say late 2022. Inferno was a regular retail release, while Antagony was a Pulse-exlcusive Generations Select release. She's the exact same figure, just in a different color, packaged with an extra head.
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    Preorders open tomorrow at 9:00am EDT, and I think they're another Target-exclusive. I guess people are happy because a lot of them missed Tarn the first time for some reason? I don't see a huge difference there. Don't really need Tarantulas, either. I guess the deco is based on some prototype. That said, I guess I'll have to shell out for this set anyway to get Prime Cliffjumper (retooled from Legacy United Chase) and Squeezeplay (looks like a heavy retool of Titans Return Mindwipe). EDIT: OMG, Squeezeplay's gun is molded to look like Browning from Masterforce. Don't forget the Pulse stream at 11:00am, also.
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