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At first, I was really excited to get this guy and Cliffjumper. The metallic paint jobs that TakaraTomy use these days are really beautiful, and the toys are amazingly engineered, but for an old timer like me, the transformations require too much fiddling and minute panel alignment. I couldn't quite get everything to line up in his vehicle mode, and I got so frustrated that I almost threw the thing across the room! After a few deep breaths, I made the decision to leave Cliffjumper for another night ^_^
My second female Transformer! Arcee is great in the Transformers: Prime show. I wonder if Hasbro will give her the Voyager Class treatment somewhere down the track.
Welcome to our third lockdown this month alone. Just a week ago, right before the April Long Weekend we were given a lockdown of the social hotspots. Then this past Tuesday we were told a new lockdown started that just added schools to it. Finally, just two days ago on Thursday, we were given yet another addition which eliminated all non essential shopping and reinforced stay at home.
Having said all that, today I'll be looking at what is probably the last in person toy purchase for who knows how long, namely the Walmart exclusive G1 Style Headmaster releases. More specifically, it's Hardhead, who I happened across one night randomly.. Others in the line include Chromedome, Braindstorm, and Mindwipe.
So the line itself is pretty straight forward. Back in 2018, the classic Headmasters were released as part of the Titans Return lineup. These particular characters were Deluxe sized, retailing for $19.99 CAD. Back then, there was no Unified Product, so Hasbro and Takara did their own thing.
Hasbro leaned toward decos that mimicked the actual 80s toys, where Takara made theirs more cartoon accurate. Hasbro, with this G1 retro style lineup, kind of meshed up the two extremes by using the same Titan Master/Headmasters as the Takara toys (which I think were released separately here anyway), adding some additional paint/decals/decos, and of course a new G1 style box.
Of course, all this nostalgia costs money, with the MSRP being $32.99 CAD, which brings it in line with all the modern figure pricing, though admittedly it was nice to see that classic artwork on the back of the box in stores once again.
So the actual contents of the box are effectively unchanged, other than the instruction sheet having a more G1 style appearance. You get the vehicle (or Transtector if you're a Japanese G1 fan like me), the Titan Master (Duros) and technically you get two guns - one large cannon and one for the fist.
Hardhead doesn't have a waist or articulated ankles, but otherwise your typical Deluxe class range of motion and joints are present, including rotating wrists, and a functional head joint thanks to the Titan Master itself having an articulated head, accompanying basic head and let movement. Materials feel light and flimsy as usual, sand to me somehow the joint that holds the large cannon feels loose, as does the actual connection point between the cannon and the rifle.
The main differences, I found, were as follows:
Main colour scheme now features a light tan/brown in place of the grey on the original release, though not as strong of a colour on the Takara. I think the orange of the canopy is closer to what Takara used. The Hardhead face is, naturally, now changed.
There's also a few new splashes of paint - silver and red breakup the pure black on the tank tread covers, the deco on the waist area of robot mode is slightly different, and there was a splash of extra colour on the forehead of the Titan Master itself. There is also an additional tampo of the Autobot sigil on the front of the tank, along with what I believe are heat applied stickers of sorts for the robot thighs.
So are these aesthetic changes worth the 60% jump in MSRP? Well... from a value perspective, I don't think so, but I will admit that the improvements will result in a sizable price increase, especially the shipping as there's now much more empty space to account for. If the increase was more like the US price of $5 or so over the MSRP of the Titans Returns line, I'd be more inclined to agree.
But I will admit that the whole package tugs at my childhood.
Besides... while it is expensive, at least I actually found one myself. at retail With the way things are going, who knows when the next time I can say that will be.
At first, I was really excited to get this guy and Cliffjumper. The metallic paint jobs that TakaraTomy use these days are really beautiful, and the toys are amazingly engineered, but for an old timer like me, the transformations require too much fiddling and minute panel alignment. I couldn't quite get everything to line up in his vehicle mode, and I got so frustrated that I almost threw the thing across the room! After a few deep breaths, I made the decision to leave Cliffjumper for another night ^_^
Alle / All my SIEGE Transformers Toys
🇬🇧/🇩🇪Prowl Deluxe Class Autobot - Siege Transformers War for Cybertron Trilogy
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🇩🇪 Prowl hat heute seinen Weg in meiner Sammlung gefunden, Prowl war schon immer einer der Klassiker der G1 Transformers und nun ist er in der Siege Transformers 2019 'War for Cybertron Trilogy' Zurück in Action 👍& mir gefällt die neue Siege Version als Futuristischer Polizeiwagen sehr gut.
als Roboter ist er weniger futuristisch, sondern sieht mehr wir sein G1 Vorbild aus.
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🇬🇧Prowl found his way into my collection today, Prowl has always been one of the classics of the G1 Transformers and now he is in the Siege Transformers 2019 'War for Cybertron Trilogy' Back in Action 👍& I like the new Siege version as a Futuristic Police Car very much. as a robot he is less futuristic, but looks more like his G1 counterpart.
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At first, I was really excited to get this guy and Cliffjumper. The metallic paint jobs that TakaraTomy use these days are really beautiful, and the toys are amazingly engineered, but for an old timer like me, the transformations require too much fiddling and minute panel alignment. I couldn't quite get everything to line up in his vehicle mode, and I got so frustrated that I almost threw the thing across the room! After a few deep breaths, I made the decision to leave Cliffjumper for another night ^_^
My second female Transformer! Arcee is great in the Transformers: Prime show. I wonder if Hasbro will give her the Voyager Class treatment somewhere down the track.
Alle / All my SIEGE Transformers Toys
🇬🇧/🇩🇪Prowl Deluxe Class Autobot - Siege Transformers War for Cybertron Trilogy
2019 Series ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🇩🇪 Prowl hat heute seinen Weg in meiner Sammlung gefunden, Prowl war schon immer einer der Klassiker der G1 Transformers und nun ist er in der Siege Transformers 2019 'War for Cybertron Trilogy' Zurück in Action 👍& mir gefällt die neue Siege Version als Futuristischer Polizeiwagen sehr gut.
als Roboter ist er weniger futuristisch, sondern sieht mehr wir sein G1 Vorbild aus.
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🇬🇧Prowl found his way into my collection today, Prowl has always been one of the classics of the G1 Transformers and now he is in the Siege Transformers 2019 'War for Cybertron Trilogy' Back in Action 👍& I like the new Siege version as a Futuristic Police Car very much. as a robot he is less futuristic, but looks more like his G1 counterpart.
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Welcome to our third lockdown this month alone. Just a week ago, right before the April Long Weekend we were given a lockdown of the social hotspots. Then this past Tuesday we were told a new lockdown started that just added schools to it. Finally, just two days ago on Thursday, we were given yet another addition which eliminated all non essential shopping and reinforced stay at home.
Having said all that, today I'll be looking at what is probably the last in person toy purchase for who knows how long, namely the Walmart exclusive G1 Style Headmaster releases. More specifically, it's Hardhead, who I happened across one night randomly.. Others in the line include Chromedome, Braindstorm, and Mindwipe.
So the line itself is pretty straight forward. Back in 2018, the classic Headmasters were released as part of the Titans Return lineup. These particular characters were Deluxe sized, retailing for $19.99 CAD. Back then, there was no Unified Product, so Hasbro and Takara did their own thing.
Hasbro leaned toward decos that mimicked the actual 80s toys, where Takara made theirs more cartoon accurate. Hasbro, with this G1 retro style lineup, kind of meshed up the two extremes by using the same Titan Master/Headmasters as the Takara toys (which I think were released separately here anyway), adding some additional paint/decals/decos, and of course a new G1 style box.
Of course, all this nostalgia costs money, with the MSRP being $32.99 CAD, which brings it in line with all the modern figure pricing, though admittedly it was nice to see that classic artwork on the back of the box in stores once again.
So the actual contents of the box are effectively unchanged, other than the instruction sheet having a more G1 style appearance. You get the vehicle (or Transtector if you're a Japanese G1 fan like me), the Titan Master (Duros) and technically you get two guns - one large cannon and one for the fist.
Hardhead doesn't have a waist or articulated ankles, but otherwise your typical Deluxe class range of motion and joints are present, including rotating wrists, and a functional head joint thanks to the Titan Master itself having an articulated head, accompanying basic head and let movement. Materials feel light and flimsy as usual, sand to me somehow the joint that holds the large cannon feels loose, as does the actual connection point between the cannon and the rifle.
The main differences, I found, were as follows:
Main colour scheme now features a light tan/brown in place of the grey on the original release, though not as strong of a colour on the Takara. I think the orange of the canopy is closer to what Takara used. The Hardhead face is, naturally, now changed.
There's also a few new splashes of paint - silver and red breakup the pure black on the tank tread covers, the deco on the waist area of robot mode is slightly different, and there was a splash of extra colour on the forehead of the Titan Master itself. There is also an additional tampo of the Autobot sigil on the front of the tank, along with what I believe are heat applied stickers of sorts for the robot thighs.
So are these aesthetic changes worth the 60% jump in MSRP? Well... from a value perspective, I don't think so, but I will admit that the improvements will result in a sizable price increase, especially the shipping as there's now much more empty space to account for. If the increase was more like the US price of $5 or so over the MSRP of the Titans Returns line, I'd be more inclined to agree.
But I will admit that the whole package tugs at my childhood.
Besides... while it is expensive, at least I actually found one myself. at retail With the way things are going, who knows when the next time I can say that will be.
Welcome to our third lockdown this month alone. Just a week ago, right before the April Long Weekend we were given a lockdown of the social hotspots. Then this past Tuesday we were told a new lockdown started that just added schools to it. Finally, just two days ago on Thursday, we were given yet another addition which eliminated all non essential shopping and reinforced stay at home.
Having said all that, today I'll be looking at what is probably the last in person toy purchase for who knows how long, namely the Walmart exclusive G1 Style Headmaster releases. More specifically, it's Hardhead, who I happened across one night randomly.. Others in the line include Chromedome, Braindstorm, and Mindwipe.
So the line itself is pretty straight forward. Back in 2018, the classic Headmasters were released as part of the Titans Return lineup. These particular characters were Deluxe sized, retailing for $19.99 CAD. Back then, there was no Unified Product, so Hasbro and Takara did their own thing.
Hasbro leaned toward decos that mimicked the actual 80s toys, where Takara made theirs more cartoon accurate. Hasbro, with this G1 retro style lineup, kind of meshed up the two extremes by using the same Titan Master/Headmasters as the Takara toys (which I think were released separately here anyway), adding some additional paint/decals/decos, and of course a new G1 style box.
Of course, all this nostalgia costs money, with the MSRP being $32.99 CAD, which brings it in line with all the modern figure pricing, though admittedly it was nice to see that classic artwork on the back of the box in stores once again.
So the actual contents of the box are effectively unchanged, other than the instruction sheet having a more G1 style appearance. You get the vehicle (or Transtector if you're a Japanese G1 fan like me), the Titan Master (Duros) and technically you get two guns - one large cannon and one for the fist.
Hardhead doesn't have a waist or articulated ankles, but otherwise your typical Deluxe class range of motion and joints are present, including rotating wrists, and a functional head joint thanks to the Titan Master itself having an articulated head, accompanying basic head and let movement. Materials feel light and flimsy as usual, sand to me somehow the joint that holds the large cannon feels loose, as does the actual connection point between the cannon and the rifle.
The main differences, I found, were as follows:
Main colour scheme now features a light tan/brown in place of the grey on the original release, though not as strong of a colour on the Takara. I think the orange of the canopy is closer to what Takara used. The Hardhead face is, naturally, now changed.
There's also a few new splashes of paint - silver and red breakup the pure black on the tank tread covers, the deco on the waist area of robot mode is slightly different, and there was a splash of extra colour on the forehead of the Titan Master itself. There is also an additional tampo of the Autobot sigil on the front of the tank, along with what I believe are heat applied stickers of sorts for the robot thighs.
So are these aesthetic changes worth the 60% jump in MSRP? Well... from a value perspective, I don't think so, but I will admit that the improvements will result in a sizable price increase, especially the shipping as there's now much more empty space to account for. If the increase was more like the US price of $5 or so over the MSRP of the Titans Returns line, I'd be more inclined to agree.
But I will admit that the whole package tugs at my childhood.
Besides... while it is expensive, at least I actually found one myself. at retail With the way things are going, who knows when the next time I can say that will be.
Welcome to our third lockdown this month alone. Just a week ago, right before the April Long Weekend we were given a lockdown of the social hotspots. Then this past Tuesday we were told a new lockdown started that just added schools to it. Finally, just two days ago on Thursday, we were given yet another addition which eliminated all non essential shopping and reinforced stay at home.
Having said all that, today I'll be looking at what is probably the last in person toy purchase for who knows how long, namely the Walmart exclusive G1 Style Headmaster releases. More specifically, it's Hardhead, who I happened across one night randomly.. Others in the line include Chromedome, Braindstorm, and Mindwipe.
So the line itself is pretty straight forward. Back in 2018, the classic Headmasters were released as part of the Titans Return lineup. These particular characters were Deluxe sized, retailing for $19.99 CAD. Back then, there was no Unified Product, so Hasbro and Takara did their own thing.
Hasbro leaned toward decos that mimicked the actual 80s toys, where Takara made theirs more cartoon accurate. Hasbro, with this G1 retro style lineup, kind of meshed up the two extremes by using the same Titan Master/Headmasters as the Takara toys (which I think were released separately here anyway), adding some additional paint/decals/decos, and of course a new G1 style box.
Of course, all this nostalgia costs money, with the MSRP being $32.99 CAD, which brings it in line with all the modern figure pricing, though admittedly it was nice to see that classic artwork on the back of the box in stores once again.
So the actual contents of the box are effectively unchanged, other than the instruction sheet having a more G1 style appearance. You get the vehicle (or Transtector if you're a Japanese G1 fan like me), the Titan Master (Duros) and technically you get two guns - one large cannon and one for the fist.
Hardhead doesn't have a waist or articulated ankles, but otherwise your typical Deluxe class range of motion and joints are present, including rotating wrists, and a functional head joint thanks to the Titan Master itself having an articulated head, accompanying basic head and let movement. Materials feel light and flimsy as usual, sand to me somehow the joint that holds the large cannon feels loose, as does the actual connection point between the cannon and the rifle.
The main differences, I found, were as follows:
Main colour scheme now features a light tan/brown in place of the grey on the original release, though not as strong of a colour on the Takara. I think the orange of the canopy is closer to what Takara used. The Hardhead face is, naturally, now changed.
There's also a few new splashes of paint - silver and red breakup the pure black on the tank tread covers, the deco on the waist area of robot mode is slightly different, and there was a splash of extra colour on the forehead of the Titan Master itself. There is also an additional tampo of the Autobot sigil on the front of the tank, along with what I believe are heat applied stickers of sorts for the robot thighs.
So are these aesthetic changes worth the 60% jump in MSRP? Well... from a value perspective, I don't think so, but I will admit that the improvements will result in a sizable price increase, especially the shipping as there's now much more empty space to account for. If the increase was more like the US price of $5 or so over the MSRP of the Titans Returns line, I'd be more inclined to agree.
But I will admit that the whole package tugs at my childhood.
Besides... while it is expensive, at least I actually found one myself. at retail With the way things are going, who knows when the next time I can say that will be.
I'm so glad I found this guy... I'm such a non-fan of the deluxe class Optimus that I was dreading the thought of shelling out for the 'Entertainment Pack'. TakaraTomy came to the rescue. Now if they'd pull their finger out and give us a voyager class Megs, I'd be a very happy man.
Alle / All my SIEGE Transformers Toys
🇬🇧/🇩🇪 Barricade SIEGE Deluxe Class Decepticon WFC-S41 - War for Cybertron Trilogy 2019 Series
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🇩🇪 Barricade hat seinen Weg in meiner Sammlung gefunden, Er ist ein Repaint von Autobot Prowl und soll uns ein 'Was wäre wenn' - Barricade schon zu G1 Transformers Zeiten da gewesen wäre aufzeigen.
Barricade war wohl das beste dass uns der original kinofilm von Michael Bay gebracht hat, & ist genau so wie Prowl ein schöne Figur für die eigene Sammlung.
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🇬🇧 Barricade has found its way into my collection, it is a repaint of Autobot Prowl and should show us a 'what if' - Barricade would have been there in G1 Transformers' times.
Barricade was probably the best that brought us the original movie by Michael Bay, & is just like Prowl a beautiful figure for everybody own collection.
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Welcome to our third lockdown this month alone. Just a week ago, right before the April Long Weekend we were given a lockdown of the social hotspots. Then this past Tuesday we were told a new lockdown started that just added schools to it. Finally, just two days ago on Thursday, we were given yet another addition which eliminated all non essential shopping and reinforced stay at home.
Having said all that, today I'll be looking at what is probably the last in person toy purchase for who knows how long, namely the Walmart exclusive G1 Style Headmaster releases. More specifically, it's Hardhead, who I happened across one night randomly.. Others in the line include Chromedome, Braindstorm, and Mindwipe.
So the line itself is pretty straight forward. Back in 2018, the classic Headmasters were released as part of the Titans Return lineup. These particular characters were Deluxe sized, retailing for $19.99 CAD. Back then, there was no Unified Product, so Hasbro and Takara did their own thing.
Hasbro leaned toward decos that mimicked the actual 80s toys, where Takara made theirs more cartoon accurate. Hasbro, with this G1 retro style lineup, kind of meshed up the two extremes by using the same Titan Master/Headmasters as the Takara toys (which I think were released separately here anyway), adding some additional paint/decals/decos, and of course a new G1 style box.
Of course, all this nostalgia costs money, with the MSRP being $32.99 CAD, which brings it in line with all the modern figure pricing, though admittedly it was nice to see that classic artwork on the back of the box in stores once again.
So the actual contents of the box are effectively unchanged, other than the instruction sheet having a more G1 style appearance. You get the vehicle (or Transtector if you're a Japanese G1 fan like me), the Titan Master (Duros) and technically you get two guns - one large cannon and one for the fist.
Hardhead doesn't have a waist or articulated ankles, but otherwise your typical Deluxe class range of motion and joints are present, including rotating wrists, and a functional head joint thanks to the Titan Master itself having an articulated head, accompanying basic head and let movement. Materials feel light and flimsy as usual, sand to me somehow the joint that holds the large cannon feels loose, as does the actual connection point between the cannon and the rifle.
The main differences, I found, were as follows:
Main colour scheme now features a light tan/brown in place of the grey on the original release, though not as strong of a colour on the Takara. I think the orange of the canopy is closer to what Takara used. The Hardhead face is, naturally, now changed.
There's also a few new splashes of paint - silver and red breakup the pure black on the tank tread covers, the deco on the waist area of robot mode is slightly different, and there was a splash of extra colour on the forehead of the Titan Master itself. There is also an additional tampo of the Autobot sigil on the front of the tank, along with what I believe are heat applied stickers of sorts for the robot thighs.
So are these aesthetic changes worth the 60% jump in MSRP? Well... from a value perspective, I don't think so, but I will admit that the improvements will result in a sizable price increase, especially the shipping as there's now much more empty space to account for. If the increase was more like the US price of $5 or so over the MSRP of the Titans Returns line, I'd be more inclined to agree.
But I will admit that the whole package tugs at my childhood.
Besides... while it is expensive, at least I actually found one myself. at retail With the way things are going, who knows when the next time I can say that will be.
Welcome to our third lockdown this month alone. Just a week ago, right before the April Long Weekend we were given a lockdown of the social hotspots. Then this past Tuesday we were told a new lockdown started that just added schools to it. Finally, just two days ago on Thursday, we were given yet another addition which eliminated all non essential shopping and reinforced stay at home.
Having said all that, today I'll be looking at what is probably the last in person toy purchase for who knows how long, namely the Walmart exclusive G1 Style Headmaster releases. More specifically, it's Hardhead, who I happened across one night randomly.. Others in the line include Chromedome, Braindstorm, and Mindwipe.
So the line itself is pretty straight forward. Back in 2018, the classic Headmasters were released as part of the Titans Return lineup. These particular characters were Deluxe sized, retailing for $19.99 CAD. Back then, there was no Unified Product, so Hasbro and Takara did their own thing.
Hasbro leaned toward decos that mimicked the actual 80s toys, where Takara made theirs more cartoon accurate. Hasbro, with this G1 retro style lineup, kind of meshed up the two extremes by using the same Titan Master/Headmasters as the Takara toys (which I think were released separately here anyway), adding some additional paint/decals/decos, and of course a new G1 style box.
Of course, all this nostalgia costs money, with the MSRP being $32.99 CAD, which brings it in line with all the modern figure pricing, though admittedly it was nice to see that classic artwork on the back of the box in stores once again.
So the actual contents of the box are effectively unchanged, other than the instruction sheet having a more G1 style appearance. You get the vehicle (or Transtector if you're a Japanese G1 fan like me), the Titan Master (Duros) and technically you get two guns - one large cannon and one for the fist.
Hardhead doesn't have a waist or articulated ankles, but otherwise your typical Deluxe class range of motion and joints are present, including rotating wrists, and a functional head joint thanks to the Titan Master itself having an articulated head, accompanying basic head and let movement. Materials feel light and flimsy as usual, sand to me somehow the joint that holds the large cannon feels loose, as does the actual connection point between the cannon and the rifle.
The main differences, I found, were as follows:
Main colour scheme now features a light tan/brown in place of the grey on the original release, though not as strong of a colour on the Takara. I think the orange of the canopy is closer to what Takara used. The Hardhead face is, naturally, now changed.
There's also a few new splashes of paint - silver and red breakup the pure black on the tank tread covers, the deco on the waist area of robot mode is slightly different, and there was a splash of extra colour on the forehead of the Titan Master itself. There is also an additional tampo of the Autobot sigil on the front of the tank, along with what I believe are heat applied stickers of sorts for the robot thighs.
So are these aesthetic changes worth the 60% jump in MSRP? Well... from a value perspective, I don't think so, but I will admit that the improvements will result in a sizable price increase, especially the shipping as there's now much more empty space to account for. If the increase was more like the US price of $5 or so over the MSRP of the Titans Returns line, I'd be more inclined to agree.
But I will admit that the whole package tugs at my childhood.
Besides... while it is expensive, at least I actually found one myself. at retail With the way things are going, who knows when the next time I can say that will be.
At first, I was really excited to get this guy and Cliffjumper. The metallic paint jobs that TakaraTomy use these days are really beautiful, and the toys are amazingly engineered, but for an old timer like me, the transformations require too much fiddling and minute panel alignment. I couldn't quite get everything to line up in his vehicle mode, and I got so frustrated that I almost threw the thing across the room! After a few deep breaths, I made the decision to leave Cliffjumper for another night ^_^