Transformers Thread

@evilpresident  
probably too expensive to even try (unless they can justify the cost of building it)

@OptimusPrimevil  
Probably. CW Devastator already cost me as much as a Masterpiece. Not sure how much they cost elsewhere.

@evilpresident  
how much does CW devastator cost compared to the third party devastators? i’ve read people are calling the third party ones much better but still much more pricey.

@OptimusPrimevil  
Well, I paid 180 Euros for my CW Devastator. Can’t tell you anything about third party Transformers though, they’re impossible to find over here.

@evilpresident  
with third parties though, safety tests aren’t an issue so they can be as detailed as possible but it will drive up the cost though.
 
thing is most fans want that kind of detail but as cheap as possible.

@OptimusPrimevil  
You see that vid I posted a while back of that third party Omega Supreme?

@Solitude  
yup, that was awesome! IIRC another third-party also made the animated omega supreme.

@OptimusPrimevil  
Don’t know much about the toy market but I wondered what something like that would cost. Clearly an impressive construct.

@Solitude  
really don’t want to ask because something like swords/headmasters/guns cost more or as much a standard deluxe. at least the ones i’ve seen.

@OptimusPrimevil  
Huh.

@Solitude  
it was at an import store i used to go. a third party dark saber (transformers prime not the minicon team) costs as much as a standard tf prime:rid deluxe. it really depends on the maker and the item.

@OptimusPrimevil  
Yeah, that much I figured. Considering the quality of that Omega it probably goes for a hefty price. And then there’s that Generations Metroplex. That sucker’s HUGE. He must have HUGE GUTS quite the price tag.

@Solitude  
generations metroplexes once found their way in a US surplus store for $80 (converted from philippine pesos). boxes are banged up but everything’s complete.

@OptimusPrimevil  
That’s… doable. I mean that’s a lot of toy for your buck.

I’m about to ask a question that relates to a different franchise but it still mostly Transformers based so I’m asking it in this thread
 
What Pokemon would work best for what TF characters’ alternate mode?

@Background Pony #E77A  
Optimus Primal / Slaking  
Rattrap / Rattata  
Rhinox / Rhyhorn  
Dinobot / Garchomp  
Airrazor / Pidgeotto  
Cheetor / Persian  
Tigatron / Growlithe if Growlithe was a cat  
Batmanta Depth Charge / Mantine  
Megatron / Tyrantrum  
Scorponok / Skorupi  
Waspinator / Beedrill  
Terrorsaur / Aerodactyl  
Tarantulas / Galvantula  
Blackarachnia / Ariados  
Inferno / Durant  
Rampage / Crawdaunt with the added disposition of a Gyarados
 
Also the amount of pokemon is too damn high. Back in my day we had 151 and we liked it.
 
Also see also Mini-.

@Solitude  
when you can name a crap ton of transformers…
 
but can only recall 151 pokemon X_X

@Solitude  
Lotta those I’ve thought of too  
I use to thing of this back when Pokemon first come out which coincided with Beast Wars
 
I like to look up fan art of this stuff and have seen some interesting takes like Bulkhead as Venusaur and it’s pretty much universally accepted that Shockwave is Genesect
 
I don’t usually nickname but nowadays I name my Pokemon after Transformers like my torchick I named Hot Rod latias I named Windblade and I’m going name kyogre Tadial Wave
 
The current number of Pokemon is around 720  
Let’s see them do a pokerap nowadays

@Background Pony #AA07  
HOLY!!!

@OptimusPrimevil  
Yeah.
 
@Background Pony #AA07  
Hang on. Genesect is…
 
 
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Yeah, that’d fit.

@Solitude  
genesect looks like it’ll work as a HISS tank… which is also a shockwave alt-mode (non transforming though)

@OptimusPrimevil  
Ey, waddaya know.  
 
I didn’t even know about that.

Q-transformers tackles kissplayers
 
i wish there are subs of this…

@OptimusPrimevil  
Better save those video clips very fast before they’re either private or owned by either first party.
 
Multi-language Q Transformers?

@Roy-of-Asturia  
it’s ok. for some reason, youtube downloaders are setting off my anti-virus. i prefer to get transcripts of what they’re saying though (though the part about starscream possessinga atari does explain itself, somewhat)