Nice. I'm waiting patiently for my kids to be old enough to play with TF.

That will give me an excuse to buy figures I wouldn't otherwise buy, lol...

So fast? Where did you get it?

And is it any better than the first two in terms of plastic quality, transformation, etc?

I felt the same from the moment I got Heavy Noisy (don't have Air Burst or Sly Strike yet so can't comment on those).

The transformation, engineering and plastic quality are unrefined at best.

In fact it's not even fun to transform because of the stress you're forced to put on the plastic. Pulling out the arms for instance: freaking scary!

And I guess this is kinda nitpicking... but the bad English on the packaging and documentation (e.g. "SEREGEANT") just feels like a poor reflection on the company's attention to detail. How can they let that slide when they know thousands of their customers are English speakers?

The one saving grace for me are the aesthetics of the bot and alt modes. These things look pretty damn good.

As HxiiiK said hopefully the combined mode will be worth it in the end. Or at least good enough to display, because I'll never want to take it apart once it's done.

LOL I never noticed... and yeah that's definitely worse

Generations Leader Jetfire review is out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_rGGsU8OJs

Not sure on this one... looks kinda nice and kinda dorky also...

Falcon's Hangar and Robo Robo are both selling Jetfire for SGD80.

Price discrepancy cannot be so high on a brand new figure.

kaizer3000 either saw wrongly... or the shop accidentally displayed the wrong price... or the shop owner has gone insane

It's no secret that this will be an official release.

Takara ran a survey asking people to vote on the Masterpiece they want. Star Saber won.

Report here:

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/new...e-images/30946/

This post has been edited by omichael: Jul 31 2014, 11:05 AM

Place your bets gentlemen.

My guess would be somewhere around the Ultra Magnus price range, but slightly higher... maybe RM600+?

Optibotimus reviews the new Jetfire:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFNuRicPzjU

Jetfire, when are you coming to Malaysia bro... you're a jet, aren't you supposed to be fast?

I like the Masterpiece and Generations line most because my love for Transformers is a boiling pot of nostalgia and admiration for the engineering + aesthetics.

As a 30-year-old man, I personally find it hard to get excited by most of the new stuff. The new cartoons especially are way too simplistic and kiddish for me. In fact even watching old G1 reruns often makes me cringe. The memories are clearly sweeter than the reality.

The only thing that still holds up for me is the original animated movie. The animation quality. Optimus Prime's sacrifice. So many of my favorite characters dying in violent ways. It pretty much evolved my expectations for what a cartoon should be.

Oh, and some of the IDW fiction is pretty solid too.

Got Generations Roadbuster in the mail:



THE GOOD:
* Good looking + proportionate robot and alt mode. Nice enough to make me glad I never blew RM400 on Warbot Revolver.
* Love the color scheme and paint apps. There's something 'dirty' looking about it that really fits with the character.
* Modular and combinable weapons are lots of fun. So many possibilities.
* Speaking of weapons, his spring loaded rifle shoots surprisingly far (I almost got shot in the eye).

THE BAD:
* Poor balance. Some have pointed out folding in the feet helps, but he still doesn't stand very well.
* Transformation is a little too simple for a voyager, and he seems a little small (about the same height as MP Prowl).
* Subpar headsculpt. Also weird that it has light piping, which is then painted over.
* Workmanship: mine has one floppy shoulder hinge and a gun whose peg doesn't fit anywhere. A touch of super glue and some sanding down was required.

THE 50/50:
* The stickers. I like the detail it adds to the figure, especially from afar. But some of the stickers are too big for their panels, which makes them feel like an afterthought. Wish at least the Autobot/Wreckers Insignia had been painted on.
* Articulation is decent in some parts, but the lack of wrists and fingers feels lazy.

Overall pretty happy with this figure.

7/10

This post has been edited by omichael: Aug 3 2014, 12:57 PM

What's your opinion on Mania King?

I love the look but the scale is off for me. If he was the same size as MP09 it would be an instabuy...

RM359 is original price right? How much did you pay after member discount?

On Rakuten Acid Storm is RM259:

http://www.rakuten.com.my/shop/toysrus/pro...earch_product_1

Thanks man! Looks great in your pics.

+1 for the Function series. Small but amazingly engineered headmasters with probably the best build quality I've ever seen on any TF.

(Also pretty damn expensive for what you get.)

Can't wait for Sigma.

If you don't mind buying online, you can get from the TRU store on Rakuten.com.my

Otherwise I guess you can try calling up some of the less busy stores... like Plaza Damas. The newly opened Jaya Shopping Center also has a TRU.

Same here but I wish we can have both with the Fansproject headmasters.

Right now they're nice to look at and play with, but a lil hard to display due to the size.

This post has been edited by omichael: Aug 6 2014, 04:00 PM

Takara is releasing Jetfire in December without the ugly red chrome:

Yeah it does. Not sure if I can wait till December tho. Plus it will cost a bit more than Hasbro.

EDIT:

Ok RM210 is not so bad http://x2otoys.com/goods.php?id=420

This post has been edited by omichael: Aug 7 2014, 01:35 PM

Random thought for a quiet day:

I have never seen a female TF collector in my life. Not a single one.