TF fans, bring out your wallets! The first wave of TF:Prime deluxe toys are here!

(Blurry picture time! Toy Kingdom forbade me from taking pictures — so here are shots from TRU)

Cliffjumper, Starscream, Bumblebee

Arcee!

The Prime/Megatron 2-pack with the kids.

OT: I just saw this today:

what is up with that junk

[Above: The best my camera's sensor could do. Moon Glides by Brilliant Jupiter]

Read: Carl Sagan’s piece about Earth from Jupiter.

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As I have just recently noticed (I am clueless) this blog has turned into a semi-Transformers toys blog. Derp. I have not shown enough love for TF:Prime — and if I were you, I’d give it a shot. It’s not quite TF:Animated (yet), but remember, we were all skeptical about that one when it was announced too.

Here’s a preview of the toy versions of TF:Prime Optimus Prime and Bulkhead:

Will the actual figure be as “cute” as his TF:Prime appearance?

Check the source: Transformers Prime Deluxe Wave 3 and Voyager Official Images for an image of the zombie-Cliffjumper toy!

The Reveal the Shield subline is now on clearance. (Half-off!) So it was time to get the RTS toys that I missed out on. (I keep forgetting that I have G2 Laser Optimus Prime from this line. I even forgot to upload pictures/make a review-of-sorts for him. Anyway, he’s part of this line and I already have him.) Here’s what I got:

• RTS Special Ops Jazz
• RTS Turbo Tracks
• RTS Solar Storm Grappel
• RTS Lugnut
• Generations Dirge
• DOTM Deluxe Class Laserbeak
• RTS Legends Class Optimus Prime
• RTS Legends Class Megatron
• RTS Legends Class Starscream
• RTS Legends Class Gold Bumblebee
• RTS Legends Class Prowl
• RTS Legends Class Trailcutter

I had a plan of which toys to get before even leaving the house. Sadly, the unavailability of one character upset that plan. They ran out of Wreck-Gar! Really happy with the lot though.

Here’s a mini-review of the figures:

Jazz – I knew I’d like this one because it’s such a great update on G1 Jazz. The kitten-ears and the speakers are a nice touch. GET HIM.

Tracks/Dirge – I got my Wheeljack before Tracks, the original user of that mold, so without consulting the instructions, I (mis-)transformed him. Dirge I got because I simply didn’t have him yet. He wasn’t on clearance. (I grouped them together because both are redecos of toys I already have.)

Solar Storm Grappel – The disappointment of the lot. His legs/arms were VERY loose out-of-the-box. That seriously limits his poseability, since he has heavy limbs. He’s just standing there. (This still isn’t the nightmare quality control issue I have with this haul.)

Lugnut – This one is clearly a leftover from the Animated series of toys. Even with the addition of more realistic details, he still comes across as an Animated toy. I like how clever the arms/hands are. I don’t like how his cockpit pieces aren’t made of solid plastic. Still, overall, something nice to have.

Laserbeak – My first DOTM toy since the movie — didn’t really dig through the DOTM stuff this time around (because there were tons of things that I liked in there, and they weren’t in the plan) but I really like his MechTech weapon and his fanmode combineability with Megatron.

RTS Legends – These are hotttt. For Php 150 (around $3.50)/each, these toys are a steal! It also helps that most of them are done in G1 style. Megatron is particularly awesome. Here’s my story: upon opening Megatron, I was wondering why I couldn’t properly tab in his left leg — turns out the one that I got has two right legs. (crapinahat, quality control!) You’d think it would be okay in robot mode — the feet part are specially molded to have his legs stand apart, and since the feet have a slant, he stands weird. Since he’s cheap, I could easily replace him — if only here weren’t a little harder to find, and also, the fact that this Megatron was among the last four that I saw in the store I bought him from. (I do have an extra, but it was meant for a friend lol)

Fun fact: since the year started, I always catalog new toys that I buy. (I went on collection-hiatus for the last two years.) So far, I have bought 45 toys, and only 4 of them are non-Transformers. LOL

The rest of the images are on this flickr set.

To commemorate Nestle’s 100th year, KitKat (Kit Kat? KitKat? Kitkat?) came out with the Break Pack — it’s a box with a 6-pack of 2 fingers Kit Kat and a “KIT KAT Desk Organizer.” (which is the bench)

I’m not into desk organization, but it helps when the “KIT KAT Desk Organizer” comes in the form of a Kit Kat bench, which is, as luck would have it, in scale with figma!

So now Drossel has a place to:

So grab it while you can! It retails for only Php 100!

FINALLY. After half a year waiting for this guy to get restocked, I finally managed to get TF United UN-09 Megatron — with a little help from GreatToys and eBay.

Actually, this Megatron is about waiting — it took Hasbro/Tomy Takara 5 years to get it right. The first version of this toy was released in 2006, part of the Classics line. That version was notorious for having Nerf colors. Due to US toy regulation, they weren’t allowed to make Megatron look too much like a real gun, hence the Nerf Maverick look. Two years later (2008), this sculpt reappeared as part of the Henkei! Henkei! line, which is essentially a redeco to make him look more G1-accurate. This version almost got the right paint apps — but still ended up being known for giving Megatron purple eyeshadow.

Late 2010, the United version, which was a redeco of the last release (a redeco of a redeco) sought to correct the sins of paint app past. By removing all extraneous colors and detail, they finally got the almost-G1 robot mode look they were going for. Though the sculpt is showing its age, it’s still the version that I wanted to match with my almost-3-year-old Henkei Prime.

Finally, here he is beside Transformers Music Label Soundwave (Blaster Black Edition):

So. My favorite toy that I got at Toycon? WFC Optimus Prime. I also said:

“The only downside is, why didn’t they opt for making this a Voyager Class? But that’s my personal opinion on Prime being the CEO of the Autobots: he should be bigger than most of them.”

Thanks to Mikko for pointing out a certain knock-off …

From this picture alone, you could sort of tell that it isn’t made of quality plastic. But according to its product page:

suitable for repaint and modifty. [sic]

Which opens up quite a few possibilities…

Not that I’d actively look for one. Or maybe.

(P.S. I’ve posted something about a KO Prime before.)