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@gregds1 Retailers weren't ordering any more figures due to being stuck with overstock of the first few waves, especially Bumblebee since he was in all the earlier waves in one form or another. So now retailers in the US especially are sick of movie toys and don't want to order the Trilogy toys e...

@ToyGuruMan That's coming...and the utter mess that it will entails.

@optibotimus I dunno...I think the blue on Hot Shot and the flip up visor for him kinda makes the mold work. And hey, at least they didn't repaint it into yet ANOTHER Bumblebee...

@DetectiveBarricade Uh, you as in people in general, not necessarily you, Optibotimus.

@SirBlade666 No, MP-10 is smaller.

@KlutzStudios That would be Insecticon.

@ChuckSkillz The rear bumper pieces are meant to fold over onto the front of the thigh.

@RedDragonAutobot97 Well 'Dinozord' sounds much cooler than 'Prehistoric-animalzord with Godzilla thrown in for luls'...

@GundamLegacyExtreme That one is...difficult to place. The toy itself is the same as the Lightspeed Solarzord, outside of being black and gold, but the show treated it as just a single unit rather than the combination of several. So it probably doesn't count.

That theme sounds similar in ways to the version used in PR: the Movie, but DAMN if this doesn't give the original theme a run for its money!

I would like to see the In Space sets reviewed, but hey, I enjoy seeing nearly any Power Rangers/Super Sentai review you do...aside from perhaps *ahem* Go...

@DarkSilverHedgehog Well, the (Dark) Kabuto and Gatack zectors share a common connection system with Double's gadgets, such as the Bat Shot and Stag phone, to the Metal Shaft and Trigger/Skull Magnum...

@takanuinuva Uh, Gosei Ultimate? I don't see it... OhRanger Robo (Zeo Megazord in the US) has much better arms; (that was '95/'96 BTW) Daibouken, Magiking, and Gojyujin have all had better legs.

@lonewolf1147 It has more to do with how Arcee's robot mode design is compared to Bumblebee and Cliffjumper. Her design calls for a very thin and sleek robot mode, as well as turning into a motorcycle, so less plastic goes towards bulking out her robot mode. And really, she's not all that much ta...

@TFHalo Quality control is virtually never an issue with Fansproject. Just be careful with the blade pieces, as they're very tight the first few times getting in and out of the purple parts.

@RodimusMinor1987 Sadly no. While it looks similar to the Energon combiner ports, it's just slightly too big to fit. Might be a different story with the lower body components, though.

@smsno1 They're similar, but not quite the same.

@sixshotx Not quite. It uses the same head as the Takara 'Welcome to 2010' version, but it's painted up differently.

JoshB did the text review of Unicron, but it doesn't seem like anyone has done a video review of the toy on CDX. (as far as I can tell from quickly skimming the site) So you -might- be able to do a co-review of Unicron like what was done with the Super Train and Omega Megazord for the PR Lightspe...

@dedlee2 Nope, just swivels below the knee. The arms also haven't a bicep swivel either, and the head barely turns.

@shikakae123 Completely different markets. In short, no parent is gonna pay like $70 - $80 for a toy for their kid. So, Bandai of America has to cut costs, and thus features, to bring the price down.

@takanuinuva Doubt it. These are just representing the Insecticons we all know and love.

@ZeltraxMillenium Agreed. Somehow these figures look better when they have a proper, identifiable alternate mode rather than a 'because we said so' kind of mode.

So does that mean Zyuranger, or possibly earlier than that for the next one of these Joint Gattai sets?

@frankxcross No, this actually is the original BW Waspinator. As seen towards the end of the review, Hasbro repainted it to be much more cartoon accurate for their 10th anniversary line...then Takara released an even more cartoon accurate repaint about a year later.

@EVAUnit4A lol!

Sorry, but I just found that bit of advice too funny. Now I need to hang my head in shame.

@MEIDOco Landmine was repainted into Armorhide and Comettor, though the latter is only available as part of a Walmart exclusive 2 pack with a repaint/retool of Battle Blades Optimus Prime. (battle hooks replace the swords) If you don't already have that Optimus toy, or just like Optimus enough, t...

@SpartanForgeWorld300 They couldn't help the fact that the Machine Empire was the baddy group in the original Japanese counterpart, Ohranger...

Besides, Rita and Zedd still popped up in the show every now and again.

@TheRANDOMKid9 I guess the only difference is that the Complete Selection one comes with that piece that goes onto the front of the belt.

@derian1122 Trigger and Metal are included with their associated weapons, the Trigger Magnum and Metal Shaft. Fang comes on its own.

@TheTruePhantasm Yep, they'll work in any of the Kamen Rider W henshin devices. I think at least some of 'em can alternate their programmed pauses when being used for a henshin, thus enabling them to work as either a soul memory (such as Cyclone) OR a body memory (such as Joker) for the Double Dr...

@redrickjoe6789 No, there's some Decepticons too. Icepick and Barricade are both in this line, and Soundwave has been confirmed to be one of the upcoming ones

@DawsonDude23 There's already a Takara version of this that includes a trailer. It also has a much more normal truck mode look, and includes a different Mechtech weapon that can unfold into something like one of his energon blades.

@MrSeraio What Hasbro meant was that they didn't want to be charging more for the figures than what they already do at the various price points. Try and consider that Hasbro has to be a business first and foremost. Their target market for these are kids, not adult collectors despite what many of ...

@TheLugiaxd20 Trolls are gonna troll. But that's your opinion, and there's nothing wrong with that. I personally loved the cartoon and toy line.