So yeah, like I said in the sightings thread, I found the Generations Combaticon wave at Walmart (cote de neiges, but they're all gone now).
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Originally Posted by gericault
Wow, so the foc combaticons are starting to show up finally? Rediculous!
Can't say I'm particularly stoked, though, cause I really think they're quite disappointing. The only one that looks even remotely decent is Brawl (but I would say that, wouldn't I, since Brawl is my favourite TF ever!).
And what's with Vortex and Blastoff? Christ those are two UGLY pieces of plastic!
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I will say this... all things considered, they are VERY pretty in their boxes, bright colours and all. A sudden mania took me, and I had to buy them all on the spot.
Don't be fooled though. They do all have serious problems. Off-hand, I'd saw that Swindle is the best figure in the batch, though he is pretty much "naked" from behind. Brawl feels rather dainty and slender, and has a hell of a lot of kibble hanging off his butt, but otherwise, he's pretty solid.
But overall... I can mistransform them, rearrange them, pose them all I want, but it really comes down to... was this SERIOUSLY the best Hasbro designers could come up with??? I realize that they were trying to match screen models for robot, vehicle AND combined modes, and that can't be easy, but the engineering here feels SO poorly thought out... it's sort of appalling. So much room for improvement on these.
And dear god, why is Swindle so BIG?? After getting them all out of the packages, I spent a while trying to figure out if I could get a jeep mode from Brawl and a tank mode from Swindle, just for the sake of switching them up!
Which is not to say that they don't have their attraction. Even the bright colours are kind of nice, though obviously they don't suit the characters so well. I've already got a fan-mode for Bruticus that makes him less stupid-looking, though not necessarily more stable. There are a lot of variations online I should look into.
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Originally Posted by dabra_dmp
Meh too late for me I bought the G2 recolor from BBTS...
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I almost did that, but after looking at the decos, I just couldn't. The colours are bad enough, but that purple camo pattern was too much for me. Vortex was the only
real eyesore on the regular release. I was considering waiting for the Wreckers version, but that temporary new-toy insanity overtook me.
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As for the BBTS Bruticus, i like it. I find it looks very G2, and that those simple colors actually complement the figure very well. Im so tired of the overcomplicated movie toys that its nice to see a simple paint job every now and then. Who will you choose?!
