2010 - the best year for TF toys yet? (Image heavy)

Hound · Post by **Hound** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 8:59 pm

Given my net spend on Transformers this year, I'd probably say so.

To back up my statement, here are some of the awesome figures that have been released this year from the various lines. Apologies for the random size of the pictures...

Generations - a real fan service this year, and some cracking looking figures yet to come! My faves this year:

Drift

WFC Megatron

WFC Soundwave

Darkmount

I'm not forgetting Transformers Animated either. I loved the show and the figures were very faithful. The line is all but dead, yet this year we got these 3 gems:

Arcee

Blackout

Rodimus

Powercore Combiners are crap. Really crap. However, one figure is pretty awesome.

Smolder

Whilst not official, I think FansProject deserve a mention for their awesome custome figures:

Defender

Munitioner

Explorer

and the glory of the combined mode

The biggest surprise for me has been Hunt for The Decepticons. I don't normally touch the movie-verse but there are some fantastic figures in the line that wouldn't look out of place in Generations:

Seaspray

Bludgeon

Hailstorm

Breacher

Hubcap

Tomahawk

Terradive

Lockdown

And to top it all off, we have the next Masterpiece figure to come.

Rodimus Prime

For me, the only disappointing line has been Encore, and the sad lack of reissues. Saying that, we are just about to get Predaking! Dying for Dinobots reissues though.

What have been your favourite figures released this year?

Post by **Kaylee** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 9:25 pm

It's bizarre, I don't remember a time with so many great toys (I'd have killed for stuff like this as a brat) but I'm so disinclined to buy them.

It's not that they're not lovely, I just think I'm as happy seeing pics of them

Cept rodimus though. That will be mine!

Post by **snarl** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 9:43 pm

I want em!

but do I want beer more?

Decisions.

PS - Bull's piss > Liverpool. Discuss?!

Hound · Post by **Hound** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 9:58 pm

snarl wrote:I want em!

but do I want beer more?

Decisions.

PS - Bull's piss > Liverpool. Discuss?!

Bulls piss in my hair and trickling down my throat whilst having a cow take a dump on my face > Liverpool

Optimus Prime Rib · Post by **Optimus Prime Rib** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 12:13 am

Hound wrote:
snarl wrote:I want em!

but do I want beer more?

Decisions.

PS - Bull's piss > Liverpool. Discuss?!
Bulls piss in my hair and trickling down my throat whilst having a cow take a dump on my face > Liverpool

I know what IM doing when I head over there to visit!

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 8:27 am

Bludgeon still looks godawful to me.

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Sun Sep 26, 2010 12:32 am

I noted interest increased in the toys when Hasbro revisited Generation 1.

I hope they now got the message loud and clear. You can never have enough G1.

If I were Hasbro, in fact, I would market a new toy line called something like New-G1 or G1-4Ever, with all new G1 characters that could then be marketed into IDW's comics. Like Drift. I think it would be a hit, more so than separating the toy entirely into new generations like Animated, Energon, Armada, etc.

Get back to G1, but introduce new characters. Cybertron's a big planet.

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 12:17 am

CHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGE...r

http://www.seibertron.com/images/toys/u ... Scout2.png

Adding him to my list of must haves.

Hound · Post by **Hound** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 5:31 pm

Yaya wrote:CHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGE...r

http://www.seibertron.com/images/toys/u ... Scout2.png

Adding him to my list of must haves.

Windcharger is love.

I would welcome many repaints of this figure.

Post by **Best First** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 6:11 pm

Yes i want a Tailgate version.

Altho i want a Pipes repaint of Powerlink Huffer more.

Hot Shot · Post by **Hot Shot** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 3:34 pm

I got Breacher today. If you see him, buy him. He's incredible.

I hope Breacher and Straxus are what all future TFs are like. They rival High-Grade Gundams in poseability.

Aaron Hong · Post by **Aaron Hong** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 9:05 am

Got Bludgeon a while back during the clearance period.

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:00 am

Saw this guy in Toys R Us today:

http://www.tformers.com/reviews.php?op= ... nt&id=1190

Though I have a strict policy never to buy ROTF toys, this guy has one of the coolest looking heads I've ever seen on a bot, and I almost caved and bought him.

IDW should bring this guy into the comic somehow.

Hot Shot · Post by **Hot Shot** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 8:14 am

Yaya wrote: I almost caved and bought him.

Hot Shot wrote:If you see him, buy him.

Post by **snarl** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 8:26 am

I saw this **** in Tesco about a month ago, it's what got me back into checking out the toys tbh.

I thought "[composite word including 'f*ck'], he looks the tits" but didn't buy him... no logical reason why.

Now I check for him every ******* time I'm in Tesco. Is he there?

Is he [composite word including 'f*ck'].

Sunyavadin · Post by **Sunyavadin** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 4:24 pm

So pissed off Kapow sold out of Bludgeon before I got my bursary. About the only Movie tie-in toy I'd ever consider buying.

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 5:43 pm

Huh. Even more toys I have to buy: http://tformers.com/ig.php?mode=view&al ... al&start=0

This may be the most TF I've bought since the 80's.

Mr_Tigg · Post by **Mr_Tigg** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 9:24 pm

Goddamn! That Kup figure is incredible! I'm getting blown away by the lastest generation toys left, right and centre!!!!

Post by **Best First** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 9:43 pm

Good golly miss Molly

Post by **snarl** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:28 am

The great thing about these TFs is... when you look in their eyes and they're looking back in yours... everything... feels... not quite normal. Because you feel stronger and weaker at the same time. You feel excited and at the same time, terrified. The truth is... you don't know what you feel except you know what kind of man you want to be. It's as if you've reached the unreachable and you weren't ready for it.

Optimus Prime Rib · Post by **Optimus Prime Rib** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 12:10 pm

I think I just filled the Kup

Post by **snarl** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 10:23 am

Wheeljack, *************!

And who's this ****?

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 2:49 am

Nabbed a Straxus today. Finally. And of all places, found him at Kohls.

Oh, and went ahead and bought Breacher. Cool little ****.

So Masterpiece Grimlock. Check. Straxus. Check. Breacher. Check.

Now War for Cybertron Soundwave moves to he top of the list, followed by Generations Kup, Windcharger, and Jazz, followed by all the other Generations toys.

Hound · Post by **Hound** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 5:31 am

Wheeljack and Kup are immense.

I hope this line isnt shelved for
The new tf movie line. Its probably the best fan service
We have had

Mr_Tigg · Post by **Mr_Tigg** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 11:33 am

Any idea which of these will see UK release? Hopefully forbidden planet will just get each wave imported.

Post by **Best First** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 1:40 pm

Just got a hail from Uk Toys r Us - not opened them all yet, but so far;

Straxus and WFC Megs are absolutely lovely. Seems mad actually holding a Straxus toy and i think this is the best Megs toy i can remember, certainly the robot mode (altho has cannon is a bit precarious)

Mr_Tigg · Post by **Mr_Tigg** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 2:19 pm

Bloody hell! Walked into FP and they had two Straxus.

I nipped downstairs to check out a few comics, went back up 10 mins later and both had gone. Can't believe it.

It's gonna have to be T'r'Us for lil ol me!

Mr_Tigg · Post by **Mr_Tigg** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 9:39 pm

Mr_Tigg wrote:Bloody hell! Walked into FP and they had two Straxus.

I nipped downstairs to check out a few comics, went back up 10 mins later and both had gone. Can't believe it.

It's gonna have to be T'r'Us for lil ol me!

Now I'm trying to order off toys r us website and it's crashing at the final stage.

Why the [composite word including 'f*ck'] are the fates so goddamn adament I can't have this damn toy???

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 1:53 am

Mr_Tigg wrote:Bloody hell! Walked into FP and they had two Straxus.

I nipped downstairs to check out a few comics, went back up 10 mins later and both had gone. Can't believe it.

It's gonna have to be T'r'Us for lil ol me!

That truly sucks. That 'well and truly' sucks.

Post by **Best First** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 9:56 am

Sorry i think i broke the TRU website last week.

Anyone know where i can get the fan project superion bits?

Also, brilliantlly, stuck Fan Project Bruticus Maximis in the kitchen and my girlfriend said it scared her as she "thought it was a spider"

Evidently spiders in my 'hood are pretty well tooled.