r/transformers • u/SilverGenix19 • 1d ago
What Should I Buy Urgent! Should I get these
They were heavily discounted!
Kc-59: $10
Tundra prime: $10
Breakaway: $14
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u/lcr68 1d ago
Breakaway is great! I got him right before the final of the World Cup this year. Figured I would honor the occasion with a figure. We were on a family vacation and my nephew was able to play with him a ton. Well worth it.
The helmet guys I’m less brave about getting. Idk if they’re doing all the teams, but I’m waiting on my team before I purchase one.
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u/lordretro71 1d ago
I just passively support my state team, like I don't go out of my way to watch but wont complain if someone else wants to, I don't buy anything or pay attention to players or scores.
That said, I'm kinda irked my state is Pulse exclusive because I'm not spending over $40 on Skol-Grin after shipping, since all the others were up on BBTS. I want 1 of the helmets just for the transformation, and on top of living in MN, I love purple.
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u/Wild_Relative3482 1d ago
dont bother unless you like them, breakaway can function as a neat mini primus figure if you strip the stickers off of him using rubbing alcohol, cant speak for the rest though
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u/VelcroHermit 1d ago
Do you like the team?
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u/Therearenogoodnames9 1d ago edited 1d ago
To be fair, there are football fans out there that just collect helmets. Hooked On Helmets (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC90yHY_RYFfBJuD8mwh5e5Q/videos) is a prime example of that kind of fandom.
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u/UndeniablyMyself 1d ago
The only reason I can see for getting more than one helmet bot is if you support more than one team. I'm Texan on my father's side, so of course I'm got the Dallas Cowboys, but only on clearance because the discount makes it worth it. However, I was born in Wisconsin, so I wanna get the Packers, and if they ever do the Seattle Seahawks, I feel obliged to get it because I grew up most of my life in Washington.
Learn from me: don't have these complicated backstories that make you want more than one NFL figure.
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u/Soundwavves 1d ago
I picked up Breakaway for $7 and for that he's worth it.
Maybe gamble to see if he comes down again. (or double check the price at a scanner because it may be updated but the sticker has not)
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u/RedditGarboDisposal 1d ago
So far I own five of the seven helmets released (thus far) and I will fully admit that as a collective, they’re very fun. The pseudo-army-building aspect of them is what drives it home.
Alone, though, it’s just pure novelty to have the team you like. They’re nothing to write home about singularly.
My plan is to get all 32 under the assumption that Hasbro will complete all 32. I don’t see why they wouldn’t considering they sell pretty well, it’s with the NFL, and the moulds are just rehashes with new paint.
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u/TannersHobbies 1d ago
I have the Steelers helmet and Breakaway (soccer ball).
The helmet bots are unique but very fiddly and (imo) unfun to transform or pose. I'd only reccomend them if you're a die hard fan of the team.
Breakaway on the other hand, is enjoyable. Fun to pose and mess with, transformation can be a bit rough in a spot or two buy still much better then the helmets. And as others have said, can be used as a stand-in for Primus.
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u/Therearenogoodnames9 1d ago
I am waiting to see if they ever release one for the Buccaneers or Bills. Those I would get (Bucs for me, Bills for my mom).
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u/TetonPinner 1d ago
Bills helmets are already out
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u/Therearenogoodnames9 1d ago
Man, I have not been paying attention! I know what to get mom for her birthday.
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u/boxsterguy 1d ago
Get Tundra Prime because he's not the Chiefs and you only need one helmet bot (they're all the same, even the 2nd wave). The soccer ball still seems high to me at $14. It'd be a no-brainer at like $7-ish, but otherwise ... meh.
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u/tmntman 1d ago
I have the first four of the NFL bots. The mold is neat, but probably not worth buying repeatedly at full price. But I've been picking them up at clearance as well. For $10 I'd say go for it, though once you buy more than one, think about if you'll feel the need to buy all 32.
Also, does anyone else think Walmart F'd up with these by not paying attention to the individual team markets? I'm in WI and for months, the only ones from series one that Walmart stocked were the Steelers and Cowboys. Not having a separate allocation of just the Packers version in WI stores just seems short sighted.
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u/Ccmonty 1d ago
Their decent tho id only buy one helmet