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Anyone got sightings of Arcee with Battle Master Cheetor?

Quantum Surge wrote:Anyone got sightings of Arcee with Battle Master Cheetor?

Nope, she is one of the figures that still hasn't come out anywhere stateside yet.

So I took some photos this weekend of the RotB mainline figures together and with some SS thrown into the mix for some team photos.

Mainline Prime is better than the SS Prime, while SS Bee is far better than the mainline release. Wheeljack seems to fit in to both teams. I really wish they had done a mainline Arcee as well for the fun of it.

I also like that the beasts are different, really allows for you to buy both sets and get a good experience either way. I'll be displaying one of each release in robot and beast mode. i think SS gets the robot modes except for Airazor, her SS bird is much better and more posable, and her mainline robot mode is very nice.

Also, Wheeljack took over Rhinox's guns since they can't really store conveniently in beast mode, and I think it works for him.

Why do you find mainline Prime better than SS?

william-james88 wrote:Why do you find mainline Prime better than SS?

Main thing is the proportions. Bee movie and RotB Prime both have a very bare and not very proportioned lower torso and thighs, and the mainline does the best in making that look good.

For another thing, the posability feels much more natural and smoothly functioning. the SS one feels odd with the legs and especially the hot rod shoulders, whereas the mainline is smooth, not too harsh but not loose, and he can do a lot of stuff the SS one looks odd doing. The only thing the SS one is better in in this department is the balljoint head and ab crunch.

Also, I like his feet a lot more, and he forms a cleaner truck mode in my opinion.

The mainline transformation is also more fun, and more inventive. It's feels great, moves great, and has the good proportions needed.

I just transformed Kindom Rhinox from rhino to bot and EEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..........................

Goddamn was it annoying.

Transforming those legs is just a festival of ultra tight tolerances and things getting in the way one way or another. It is NOT fun. The Rhino may be perfect looking but the bot is just "meh". My friend also pointed out that he wear a "high class frizzy cravate" and now I can't unsee it.
The old T-30 was as annoying to transform but looked overall better.

The Studio Series Rhinox may be the best Rhinox ever for the bot mode, where the beast completely disappear. The rhino look a bit like a zombie and things pop off when transforming, but the transformation remain simple enough to not be an issue.

Ironically, the REAL best Rhinox toy is undoubtedly the Mainline voyager. Sure, there's no screen accuracy and the rhino is a bit too "cubic", but the bot does look fantastic with a BW/Movie blend look that works perfectly. Plus the transformation is simple without any annoyances. If you have a Kingdom Beast Wars display and you want the best NON-ANNOYING Rhinox, the Mainline voyager will not look out of place.

Here's my TrDr review of the first 3 pack:

Cheetor: I don't see the point of that new mold. There's not much differences between this one and the Kingdom mold. Furthermore, the Kingdom mold is way better for the overall execution. Mainline Cheetor feels like a pale imitation to the Kingdom one. Plus, the beast mode looks like he's wearing trousers like some cartoon character. Still, on its own he's not that bad. And if for some reason you're late in the game for a BW display and have missed out on Kingdom Cheetor, he's a great stand-in.

Nightbird: She look great in both both mode and car mode, plus her transformation is interesting. Especially how the legs work. But mine have a feet wheel that pop off too easily (I'l lucky it was never lost in transit) and her weapon storage in vehicle mode is silly. Still, she's a neat little package and her tiny, tiny vehicle mode is cute and would go well with the Studio Series 2007 Movie Jazz.

Wheeljack: As expected, the controversial Wheeljack steal the show here. He's so great that the purchase of the whole 3 pack is worth it for him alone. The bot is awesome, no obvious hollows, the transformation is simple yet very satisfying, and the vehicle mode is just perfect. My only nitpick is that his vehicle mode is way too small. He would benefit greatly by being a voyager. Also, there's lots of real estate under the vehicle, so a place for the gun to peg under/inside the vehicle could have been done easily yet they didn't do it.




TlDr; This pack is simply Deluxe Wheeljack that come with bonus accessories.
And it's worth it, even at full price.

I have secured another Scourge! The list is now down to 6 to go.

This is definitely a better figure than Arcee in the same gimmick.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I have secured another Scourge! The list is now down to 6 to go.

This is definitely a better figure than Arcee in the same gimmick.

Much, much better.

Any of YOU fans know of a better substitute for 100 Bumblebee Stinger's blasting weapon? The one provided just isn't right IMO....my thanks in advance!

Damnation wrong thread!!!

Thanks to TakaraTomyMall, we have new listings for some of the harder to find Transformers Rise of the Beasts toyline figures available for those who are trying to hunt them down.

The new listings include the hard to find Battlemaster Airazor, Battle Changers Scourge, Beast Combiner Optimus Prime with Lionblade, Beast Weaponizers Arcee with Cheetor, and the solo release of deluxe class Mirage. The new listings also include the pretty ubiquitous voyager class Rhinox.

If you are after any of these figures, you can preorder at the Takara link above, or click any of the images below.

Good hunting soldier.

Another one that has been hard to find is the Optimus Primal Battle Master. I've gotten the deluxe Mirage and Weaponizer Arcee.

I finally got in a Battlemaster Arcee.

One immediate problem was she does not have her bike front. That is really annoying. But, I kinda don't care too much, she shines in bot mode, and her bike front would just make her more kibbly. I like her as she is.

I also have her my other cheetor, it gives her Prime Arcee like arm blades.

She also looks really good with smash changer Rhinox, who is proving to be one of my favorites from the line. He is very versatile with photos, and his Rhino mode just rules.

I really wish they would have replaced the gray on the included Cheetor with another shade of yellow or orange or even just inverted the colors, anything other than making it look like a KO of the single figure would have been better.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:I really wish they would have replaced the gray on the included Cheetor with another shade of yellow or orange or even just inverted the colors, anything other than making it look like a KO of the single figure would have been better.

Emerje

Agreed, something to mix it up some that wasn't just dropping paint apps

Beast mode Optimus has such a great alt mode

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Beast mode Optimus has such a great alt mode

I would have preferred that vehicle mode over what we got in the movie. It would have also be a great Beast Hunters reference.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Beast mode Optimus has such a great alt mode

I would have preferred that vehicle mode over what we got in the movie. It would have also be a great Beast Hunters reference.

Upgrading into that form, even temporarily through some Transwarp Key shenanigans (it's a TF movie, it doesn't have to make sense) for the climax would have been better than Scourge being suddenly weaker despite being closer to Unicron. Surely they must have planned to use that design at some point in the movie, why else would they have made so many figures based on it?

Emerje

ROTB orange Ironhide bought at Ross alongside Legacy Buzzsaw. I never saw any of the Autobots subline anywhere till now apart from seeing an Optimus at Toy de Jour.

I just got the small ROTB Pablo with Rhinox Targetmaster, plus an extra T. Rhinox.



With the extra T.Rhinox, Pablo can DOUBLE COCK-N-BALLS!



Pablo's transformation is a wee bit fiddly, but is very well done and "complete". His only overall flaw is the lack of paint.

Also, the rhinos are surprisingly in scale with Pablo's vehicle.

Quantum Surge wrote:ROTB orange Ironhide bought at Ross alongside Legacy Buzzsaw. I never saw any of the Autobots subline anywhere till now apart from seeing an Optimus at Toy de Jour.

Man I wish I had a local Ross. T.J. Maxx may be the same company, but they rarely get anything worthwhile. Checking last Sunday they didn't have a single Transformer, they barely had any brand name toys of any kind, mostly generic stuff.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

Quantum Surge wrote:ROTB orange Ironhide bought at Ross alongside Legacy Buzzsaw. I never saw any of the Autobots subline anywhere till now apart from seeing an Optimus at Toy de Jour.

Man I wish I had a local Ross. T.J. Maxx may be the same company, but they rarely get anything worthwhile. Checking last Sunday they didn't have a single Transformer, they barely had any brand name toys of any kind, mostly generic stuff.

Emerje

I rarely get to see anything new at Ross, and that Battletrap is one of the 4 figures I still want from the line. Ugh!

I did at least get Scourge from Amazon

I found birdgun! Down to 3 figures from the line I want