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Re: What figure surprised you? Good or bad.
Hmm... let's see... Positive only:
I got Transmetal Optimus in a bundle with Transmetal Airazor (who I wanted for its historical significance) and I was pretty much floored by how much I enjoyed it despite how simple it is. It has a very satisfying hand feel... It's chunky and solid, like a big Masters of the Universe figures, but it also turns into a gorilla on a surfboard and somehow that's funny and awesome?
Getting a G1 Barrage (complete!) was also a joy! I always wanted the Deluxe insecticons and getting one in hands for the first time was impressive. The transformation was clever and the robot really striking but the bug mode was also really cool. Honestly, heads above most of G1 in term of engineering.
Reissue G1 Tailgate, Swerve and Warpath were pretty satisfying, even if they're not that impressive as far as transformation or anything. They're just fun to fiddle with is all.
Remember when we had Target? And they had this Age of Extinction two-pack of a FOC Grimlock in G1 color and the DOTM Deluxe Optimus in an all chrome look that they sold for the price of a deluxe by accident? I got on almost for fun and both figures really struck me. I've never been a Grimlock fan much, but he was really cool in his spangly colorful G1 colors and the Optimus turned out to be a really fun transformation.
RID Stormshot. Very generic toy-only dude, relatively middling alt-mode, super simple transformation for babies... Such a cool robot mode with tons of presence and still fun to just transform back and forth.
More recently I found myself really enjoying the Weaponizers (well, at least the Six Gun and Brunt mold, never got Cog) and the Modulators. Seeing the Power Dashers in person with their crisp and rich paint job was really cool and I really enjoy trying to come up with alternate base modes for Airwaves and Ironworks. If I had found one of those 5$ Ironworks I would have bought an extra one. It's enough to make me want Greasepit or that Gobotropolis two pack!
Earthrise Starcream. I got him on sale and then cheaper thanks to the Bear Paws coupon last fall and he was one of the last Transformers I put away before moving. It's such a great and satisfying transformation. It's like the old classics mold but more... solid, more alive! It looks cool in any sort of poses and the jet is just so...wooshable. I just liked to hold it! It reminds me of the big GI Joe jet I had as a kid... I'm lucky stores are closed because I don't know if I could resist the Thundercracker Skywarp two pack if I saw it... Though I could go for that Select Sandstorm too.
Siege Soundwave is another I got for suuuper cheap thanks to sales that really surprised me. The alt-mode is a nothing spaceship but the robot mode is so good looking. And I gave his tube-gun to Siege Megatron to put on his back. Good purchase. Especially now that I can perch Lazerbeak on his forearm!
Last edited by Undrave; 01-29-2021 at 10:48 PM.
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