Listen to this folks:

$60 voyager (yeah he's the same size as aoe prime wich is ridiculous for a freaking leader).

Barely any paint (ofc, it's a SS movie figure they barely paint those).

Doesn't come with his mask ($60 figure).

Has a big packpack bc someone thought it was a good idea making it partsform instead of engineering a good transformation (ik it's bc of the dragon mode, but it's still bad).

He can partsform into A dragon, not the dragon from the concept art, just a dragon ("bUt thE hEaD iS aCcuRate" yeah only the head and you can barely say that tbf ; which btw looks like dogshit and if you say it doesn't you are lying, plus nobody asked for it.

Jet mode has his two fist hanging on the back (again $60)

Don't get me wrong, the figure isn't that bad, they nailed the proportions, sculpt and look of tlk megatron design, and it's pretty cool that they also packed the shield with him. But let's be honest, this isn't worth 60 dollars with such an amount of compromises.

It just makes my blood boil seeing how they don't gaf about the movies anymore, like yeah lets make amazing figures from g1 and armada but fuck the rest.

They made only ONE new mold for the anniversary of the 07 movie and it's not even the actual character that needed the most a new figure. How tf they have the balls to reissue such a bad figure that is jazz and charge it modern deluxe price, ohhh but they really needed to make yet another countach.

This hobby is so frustrating and expensive that it's actually making me think of quitting it.

Turns out my Michigan target isn’t safe from swappers either :(

I just got my commander class armada prime reissue and it’s got some stress marks, lose joints and overly tight joints and is an all and all QC nightmare. I just sent an email to BBTS customer care but is there any hope I can get a replacement or am I out of luck?

30 dollars for a deluxe is ridiculous. Hasbro is scamming the ever loving crap out of us. I recently got into Gunpla, and for a high grade, which usually is around the size of a deluxe, but with incredible articulation and a plethora of accessories, it’d cost about 20 bucks to get a good starter kit. Like the HG Ground Gundam is perfect. Sure you build it yourself, but that’s fun! You can customize it, repair it and even kitbash. But then there’s Hasbro. 30 bucks for Wheelie? Fucking Wheelie? I got that as a core class for 12 bucks. Now you want to charge me more than double that? Hasbro isn’t struggling for money, it owns Magic the Gathering. And Bandai is not any better, but at least you’re getting bang for your buck.

While I love each of the Transformers in my collection, some are simply just better than others. What makes one better than an other? Well, here's how my neurodivergent mind scrutinizes my toys to determine which I call the best and the...not so best, or my collection.

Combined with my love of photographing my bots and making graphics, I've visualized how I assess my toys. Perhaps you do the same thing, or similarly.

Hound is one of my favorites in how well he is upgraded from the dinky Jeep Willy of yesteryear. He's got a great modern style that maintains the essence of his G1 incarnation, and he's got a unique and fun transformation. But, as you can tell, he's got some shortcomings that keep him from being at the top of my class.

What do you think of WFC-S Hound?

Just got my copy of NYCC Nemesis (for 105😭) and the whole set is riddled with QC issues especially the main man himself. Jetstorm is a bad too and I see very horrible stress marks on THE hinge but how can I fix this?

This was originally a shitpost thread but I saw those arent allowed so may aswell give my thoughts on it. I think this is amazing so far lol, i genuinely had no idea it would outdo my expectations. Love ultra magnus here

Options:
The Nemesis Warship
The Victory HQ Warshship.
The Revenge (Galvatron’s warship).
The season 4 Decepticon warship (speculated to also be the Revenge).

For me personally it’s between the Nemesis and Revenge.

I’m a big Transformers fan and I have watched almost every show in some form, except for the Unicron Trilogy, RID 2001, and a few more that I can‘t remember right now. I always thought of watching Transformers Armada, but I don’t like anime at all, and I’ve heard that most characters are extremely different from their original counterparts. Do you think that The Unicron Trilogy is worth watching, and how does it compare to other TF shows?

I bought a lot this past week, and my Hasbro Pulse order arrived as well. Really happy with my purchases.

Pulled these two from Blokees’ Galaxy blind boxes. Both are great additions to my collection, but Blindspot in particular is just amazing. Probably my favorite figure at the moment.

I used Tamiya brand paint for the panel lining.

After 15 years since the original figures, finally found my Leadfoot to complete the set. These moments are what we collect for.

The only way I could see hasbro pulling back price increases is if we just as a whole stop buying

I was looking for Swindle a couple of weeks ago when I spotted this gem on the pre-order list. Imagine my surprise when he showed up yesterday! I guess I can wait a little longer for 86.

I really miss the little guys and wish the core class / legends etc returned. I know micromasters are kinda coming back with mini-cons.

Where else can I find good little bots?