Video Review of Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Bruticus Combined
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Posted by Genericon #378 on December 11th, 2015 @ 8:34am CST
Ironhidensh wrote:I still can't believe how many fans are not only okay with the vast amount of repraints, but Will vigorously defend them.
Hasbro is laughing at us... all the way to the bank.
Some of the repaints do make sense. The only CHUG toys Ironhide got were a BotCon exclusive, and not everyone can attend those, and that shitty Universe figure. Even the Takara one looks terrible! Universe Prowl was awesome, so I'm going to use him as my Prowl, once I find one that doesn't fall victim to sticky paint virus in five minutes. G2 teams are just cool.
Posted by MemphisR56 on December 11th, 2015 @ 8:41am CST
They're supposed to rotate up 90 degrees to set them apart from defensor, the chest shield even tabs in on the shoulders when you put them in that configuration.
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on December 11th, 2015 @ 8:52am CST
I think it'll be a miracle if we ever see Predaking cos that's a whole team that Hasbro can't just lazily reuse previous CW molds for.
Posted by william-james88 on December 11th, 2015 @ 8:56am CST
MemphisR56 wrote:Oh no, His shoulders are mis-transformed in combined mode!
They're supposed to rotate up 90 degrees to set them apart from defensor, the chest shield even tabs in on the shoulders when you put them in that configuration.
Is that different from this?
Posted by Shockwave7 on December 11th, 2015 @ 9:00am CST
Posted by MemphisR56 on December 11th, 2015 @ 9:01am CST
william-james88 wrote:MemphisR56 wrote:Oh no, His shoulders are mis-transformed in combined mode!
They're supposed to rotate up 90 degrees to set them apart from defensor, the chest shield even tabs in on the shoulders when you put them in that configuration.
Is that different from this?
Picture shows the right config, but the video has the wheels facing backwards on the shoulders instead of up.
Posted by Mindmaster on December 11th, 2015 @ 9:09am CST
If there's no money shot featuring the Bruti-clan, I give up on life.
Posted by Mindmaster on December 11th, 2015 @ 9:11am CST
Shockwave7 wrote:Hope BBTS gets the voyagers in soon - can't wait to have Bruticus in hand! Pity about Brawl's waist. Maybe some duct tape will fix it...
I think they should be getting theirs within a week. My supplier is also expecting them sometime next week.
Posted by RiddlerJ on December 11th, 2015 @ 9:30am CST
Posted by william-james88 on December 11th, 2015 @ 9:39am CST
MemphisR56 wrote:
Picture shows the right config, but the video has the wheels facing backwards on the shoulders instead of up.
Oh ok, but that isnt the shoulders really, thats just the backpack no?
Mindmaster wrote:Shockwave7 wrote:Hope BBTS gets the voyagers in soon - can't wait to have Bruticus in hand! Pity about Brawl's waist. Maybe some duct tape will fix it...
I think they should be getting theirs within a week. My supplier is also expecting them sometime next week.
Supplier
Posted by ThunderThruster on December 11th, 2015 @ 9:43am CST
MemphisR56 wrote:william-james88 wrote:MemphisR56 wrote:Oh no, His shoulders are mis-transformed in combined mode!
They're supposed to rotate up 90 degrees to set them apart from defensor, the chest shield even tabs in on the shoulders when you put them in that configuration.
Is that different from this?
Picture shows the right config, but the video has the wheels facing backwards on the shoulders instead of up.
Can't say I'm a fan of the change. If that means when I get Bruticus that I'll have 'mis-transformed' it by keeping them the way Defensor does, then so be it.
Posted by Seibertron on December 11th, 2015 @ 10:06am CST
MemphisR56 wrote:william-james88 wrote:MemphisR56 wrote:Oh no, His shoulders are mis-transformed in combined mode!
They're supposed to rotate up 90 degrees to set them apart from defensor, the chest shield even tabs in on the shoulders when you put them in that configuration.
Is that different from this?
Picture shows the right config, but the video has the wheels facing backwards on the shoulders instead of up.
I comment on this in the video ... the instructions show it down, but the complete mode shows it up. It shows rotating them down as one of the last steps. I didn't like it up so I left it down so that the focus was on his "proper" silhouette. I'll scan the last bit of instructions so you guys don't think I'm crazy!
Posted by MemphisR56 on December 11th, 2015 @ 10:13am CST
Seibertron wrote:MemphisR56 wrote:william-james88 wrote:MemphisR56 wrote:Oh no, His shoulders are mis-transformed in combined mode!
They're supposed to rotate up 90 degrees to set them apart from defensor, the chest shield even tabs in on the shoulders when you put them in that configuration.
Is that different from this?
Picture shows the right config, but the video has the wheels facing backwards on the shoulders instead of up.
I comment on this in the video ... the instructions show it down, but the complete mode shows it up. It shows rotating them down as one of the last steps. I didn't like it up so I left it down so that the focus was on his "proper" silhouette. I'll scan the last bit of instructions so you guys don't think I'm crazy!
Oh, sorry cheif, I was watching on my lunch break at work with the sound turned off and skipping through.Guess I missed that bit.
Posted by Seibertron on December 11th, 2015 @ 10:20am CST
Posted by william-james88 on December 11th, 2015 @ 10:22am CST
Posted by Cobotron on December 11th, 2015 @ 10:35am CST
He looks great. Onslaught's colors are so spot on, and nice to look at. The Bruticus head is awesome. Vortex's colors are great too. Makes having one more of that mold easier to swallow.
Despite some of the over all issue's with some of the figures, I can't wait to get this squad.
Posted by Stuartmaximus on December 11th, 2015 @ 11:08am CST
Posted by Seibertron on December 11th, 2015 @ 11:33am CST
Stuartmaximus wrote:btw is Shockwave's attachment on those instructions?
They're in Shockwave's instructions. Is there something specific you'd like to see or know?
Posted by Seibertron on December 11th, 2015 @ 11:35am CST
Posted by Hellscream9999 on December 11th, 2015 @ 11:53am CST
william-james88 wrote:I guess that leaves it open for the owner to choose what they preffer. I like your choice Big Boss!
Well, you can leave them down, but I don't think they'll tab to the chestplate, thus leading to menasor-itis - where the combined form is wibbly and pulls itself apart when trying to pose it.
Posted by Shockwave7 on December 11th, 2015 @ 1:15pm CST
RiddlerJ wrote:The only thing that annoys me is that I wish Onslaught had an additional handgun so that his twin cannons can stay on his back in robot mode. FOC Onslaught had the same issue.
Don't worry, that's what Legends Shockwave is for I'm actually OK with it since there are so many legends that turn into 'guns' which I haven't been able to utilize because the gestalts use the voyagers guns...
Posted by Hellscream9999 on December 11th, 2015 @ 1:17pm CST
Shockwave7 wrote:RiddlerJ wrote:The only thing that annoys me is that I wish Onslaught had an additional handgun so that his twin cannons can stay on his back in robot mode. FOC Onslaught had the same issue.
Don't worry, that's what Legends Shockwave is for I'm actually OK with it since there are so many legends that turn into 'guns' which I haven't been able to utilize because the gestalts use the voyagers guns...
Yeah, who needs 'handguns' when they could be dual wielding Viper and Shockwave
(elbows notwithstanding)
Posted by Stuartmaximus on December 11th, 2015 @ 1:46pm CST
Seibertron wrote:FYI ... I merged the two videos together and edited out one of the long scenes where the camera fell over. It's not the best video review, galleries are my specialty. Here it is again without further ado!
oh WOW! there's a vid review of this already? cool
Posted by Autobot Roadburn on December 11th, 2015 @ 1:47pm CST
Also as far as the Brawl issue, mine feels tight compared to what everyone has been saying. The friction on his waist joint is a bit loose (it would feel more satisfying with a click) technically, but he isn't flopping around or anything. What was the part that wasn't supposed to work?
Posted by munkimus prime on December 11th, 2015 @ 1:58pm CST
Posted by Seibertron on December 11th, 2015 @ 1:58pm CST
Posted by Hellscream9999 on December 11th, 2015 @ 2:04pm CST
Anybody complain/inquire about this with hasbro? I know we can't wait 'til botcon to bring this up because ramhorn will have been ruined by that point
Posted by Seibertron on December 11th, 2015 @ 2:24pm CST
Hellscream9999 wrote:So Baltmatrix has his review of brawl up, and despite my believing that brawl couldn't be any worse, his somehow is, poor guy - he has my luck with getting figs with qc issues. I think waiting for the retail release - or even the uw release to see if he gets fixed is the best course of action.
Anybody complain/inquire about this with hasbro? I know we can't wait 'til botcon to bring this up because ramhorn will have been ruined by that point
What's the problem with his? I don't really have any issues with mine. I don't think the waist issue is quite as bad as everyone is making it sound. It would have been great if it had a more secure lock but it wasn't something I was having a problem with while posing him for his gallery. My biggest problem with him was his short forearms.
Posted by Hellscream9999 on December 11th, 2015 @ 2:42pm CST
Seibertron wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:So Baltmatrix has his review of brawl up, and despite my believing that brawl couldn't be any worse, his somehow is, poor guy - he has my luck with getting figs with qc issues. I think waiting for the retail release - or even the uw release to see if he gets fixed is the best course of action.
Anybody complain/inquire about this with hasbro? I know we can't wait 'til botcon to bring this up because ramhorn will have been ruined by that point
What's the problem with his? I don't really have any issues with mine. I don't think the waist issue is quite as bad as everyone is making it sound. It would have been great if it had a more secure lock but it wasn't something I was having a problem with while posing him for his gallery. My biggest problem with him was his short forearms.
All of the pins on his are loose, some to the point of falling out - not necessarily a design flaw, but a major issue nonetheless. Some on here have said the pins/joints are loose, and optibotimus had a similar issue; guess the force is strong with you, as you lucked out with yours.
Posted by Autobot Roadburn on December 11th, 2015 @ 2:46pm CST
Hellscream9999 wrote:Seibertron wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:So Baltmatrix has his review of brawl up, and despite my believing that brawl couldn't be any worse, his somehow is, poor guy - he has my luck with getting figs with qc issues. I think waiting for the retail release - or even the uw release to see if he gets fixed is the best course of action.
Anybody complain/inquire about this with hasbro? I know we can't wait 'til botcon to bring this up because ramhorn will have been ruined by that point
What's the problem with his? I don't really have any issues with mine. I don't think the waist issue is quite as bad as everyone is making it sound. It would have been great if it had a more secure lock but it wasn't something I was having a problem with while posing him for his gallery. My biggest problem with him was his short forearms.
All of the pins on his are loose, some to the point of falling out - not necessarily a design flaw, but a major issue nonetheless. Some on here have said the pins/joints are loose, and optibotimus had a similar issue; guess the force is strong with you, as you lucked out with yours.
I think I did too. The waist is a tiny bit loose, but it stays in place if I pick him up and even if I shake him. Maybe there's bad QC because he's a new mold and if they reuse it tthey'll fix some of his issues. That's what happened with Blades and Vortex as far as I could tell, the pegs didn't plug in as horribly tightly on them as they did on Alpha Bravo the Almighty.
Posted by Hellscream9999 on December 11th, 2015 @ 2:53pm CST
Autobot Roadburn wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:Seibertron wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:So Baltmatrix has his review of brawl up, and despite my believing that brawl couldn't be any worse, his somehow is, poor guy - he has my luck with getting figs with qc issues. I think waiting for the retail release - or even the uw release to see if he gets fixed is the best course of action.
Anybody complain/inquire about this with hasbro? I know we can't wait 'til botcon to bring this up because ramhorn will have been ruined by that point
What's the problem with his? I don't really have any issues with mine. I don't think the waist issue is quite as bad as everyone is making it sound. It would have been great if it had a more secure lock but it wasn't something I was having a problem with while posing him for his gallery. My biggest problem with him was his short forearms.
All of the pins on his are loose, some to the point of falling out - not necessarily a design flaw, but a major issue nonetheless. Some on here have said the pins/joints are loose, and optibotimus had a similar issue; guess the force is strong with you, as you lucked out with yours.
I think I did too. The waist is a tiny bit loose, but it stays in place if I pick him up and even if I shake him. Maybe there's bad QC because he's a new mold and if they reuse it tthey'll fix some of his issues. That's what happened with Blades and Vortex as far as I could tell, the pegs didn't plug in as horribly tightly on them as they did on Alpha Bravo the Almighty.
Yeah, as it stands, I might wait for onslaught and brawl (the neck problem on onslaught, the first reviewer also has the neck issue) for a (much) later release. But I will be getting Swindle as soon as he's instock somewhere
Posted by no-one on December 11th, 2015 @ 3:29pm CST
Well poop and dangit. Well that did it, now I want the whole damn team. Bruticus looks great; them colors, dat head, just awesomewilliam-james88 wrote:Seibertron has something special for you, a review of Hasbro's Generations Combiner Wars Bruticus in full combined glory. So far, reviews have concentrated on individual members (Onslaught, Brawl, Blast Off, Swindle, Vortex and Legends Class Shockwave) but we thought it would be important to highlight the main point of these toys, the fact that they combine into Bruticus! Anyone still on the fence can check out the Seibertron.com exclusive video review below to see how the combined form looks like in hand. Galleries for all of the Combiner Wars Combaticons will be available soon.
*push me over the edge video snipped*
I liked it all a mess with mistakes and such. It's nice to see something raw and unedited these days. Well anyway thanks for the video, I enjoyed it, my wallet not so much.Seibertron wrote:FYI ... I merged the two videos together and edited out one of the long scenes where the camera fell over. It's not the best video review, galleries are my specialty. Here it is again without further ado!
Go home Hasbro, you're drunk as usual
Are those instructions on matte paper, because Shockwave's are. Is that their new thing? I think I might prefer them this way. Not that it matters much, they get tossed in the same drawer either way.
Posted by dragons on December 11th, 2015 @ 3:57pm CST
MemphisR56 wrote:Oh no, His shoulders are mis-transformed in combined mode!
They're supposed to rotate up 90 degrees to set them apart from defensor, the chest shield even tabs in on the shoulders when you put them in that configuration.
That is horrible world will end tonight can't see deadpool movie of mistransformed toy.,
Blast of as jet is ok prefer still prefer space shuttle for that figure
Posted by MemphisR56 on December 11th, 2015 @ 4:33pm CST
dragons wrote:MemphisR56 wrote:Oh no, His shoulders are mis-transformed in combined mode!
They're supposed to rotate up 90 degrees to set them apart from defensor, the chest shield even tabs in on the shoulders when you put them in that configuration.
That is horrible world will end tonight can't see deadpool movie of mistransformed toy.,
Blast of as jet is ok prefer still prefer space shuttle for that figure
Don't be that guy, I wasn't overwrought and complaining, I was trying to bring it to seib's attention incase he missed it.
Posted by william-james88 on December 11th, 2015 @ 5:23pm CST
Hellscream9999 wrote: guess the force is strong with you, as you lucked out with yours.
The force is hella strong with Seibertron, he was able to pull this off:
Transformers Generation 2 Superion Gallery
Posted by Seibertron on December 11th, 2015 @ 5:55pm CST
william-james88 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote: guess the force is strong with you, as you lucked out with yours.
The force is hella strong with Seibertron, he was able to pull this off:
Transformers Generation 2 Superion Gallery
That was nothing! How about this??? I am the gold plastic conqueror!!!
Posted by Mindmaster on December 11th, 2015 @ 5:59pm CST
Seibertron wrote:william-james88 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote: guess the force is strong with you, as you lucked out with yours.
The force is hella strong with Seibertron, he was able to pull this off:
Transformers Generation 2 Superion Gallery
That was nothing! How about this??? I am the gold plastic conqueror!!!
You've got balls, boss. You've got balls...
Posted by Hellscream9999 on December 11th, 2015 @ 6:01pm CST
Mindmaster wrote:Seibertron wrote:william-james88 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote: guess the force is strong with you, as you lucked out with yours.
The force is hella strong with Seibertron, he was able to pull this off:
Transformers Generation 2 Superion Gallery
That was nothing! How about this??? I am the gold plastic conqueror!!!
You've got balls, boss. You've got balls...
Yeah, forget Yoda, Seibertron is the true master of the force
Posted by MemphisR56 on December 11th, 2015 @ 6:22pm CST
Seibertron wrote:william-james88 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote: guess the force is strong with you, as you lucked out with yours.
The force is hella strong with Seibertron, he was able to pull this off:
Transformers Generation 2 Superion Gallery
That was nothing! How about this??? I am the gold plastic conqueror!!!
That is unbelievably ballsy. There's no way I'd have the courage to even walk within 2 ft of black zarak. *doffs hat*
Posted by Stuartmaximus on December 11th, 2015 @ 6:34pm CST
MemphisR56 wrote:Seibertron wrote:william-james88 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote: guess the force is strong with you, as you lucked out with yours.
The force is hella strong with Seibertron, he was able to pull this off:
Transformers Generation 2 Superion Gallery
That was nothing! How about this??? I am the gold plastic conqueror!!!
That is unbelievably ballsy. There's no way I'd have the courage to even walk within 2 ft of black zarak. *doffs hat*
eww i'm not diggin God Ginrai's orange colours there!
Posted by Sabrblade on December 11th, 2015 @ 6:34pm CST
Posted by Stuartmaximus on December 11th, 2015 @ 6:41pm CST
Seibertron wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:btw is Shockwave's attachment on those instructions?
They're in Shockwave's instructions. Is there something specific you'd like to see or know?
yes! you doing another video review once Sky Lynx comes out
Posted by Seibertron on December 11th, 2015 @ 6:49pm CST
Stuartmaximus wrote:Seibertron wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:btw is Shockwave's attachment on those instructions?
They're in Shockwave's instructions. Is there something specific you'd like to see or know?
yes! you doing another video review once Sky Lynx comes out
It depends on if I get him first. It's rare that I can beat everyone to the punch. Not quite sure how that happened with Bruticus. Kind of wish I had done a video of him last week when I had all of the components sans Shockwave.
Posted by Stuartmaximus on December 11th, 2015 @ 7:01pm CST
Seibertron wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:Seibertron wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:btw is Shockwave's attachment on those instructions?
They're in Shockwave's instructions. Is there something specific you'd like to see or know?
yes! you doing another video review once Sky Lynx comes out
It depends on if I get him first. It's rare that I can beat everyone to the punch. Not quite sure how that happened with Bruticus. Kind of wish I had done a video of him last week when I had all of the components sans Shockwave.
btw i noticed on that Bruticus video....is that Tidal Wave that you've got off to the side? coz i've got the Energon version! + he can connect to the CW Energon Megatron
Posted by Mindmaster on December 11th, 2015 @ 7:07pm CST
Stuartmaximus wrote:he can connect to the CW Energon Megatron
1) You mean the Combiner Wars Leader figure of Armada Megatron, right?
2, and much more important) PICS OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN
Posted by Seibertron on December 11th, 2015 @ 7:11pm CST
Stuartmaximus wrote:Seibertron wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:Seibertron wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:btw is Shockwave's attachment on those instructions?
They're in Shockwave's instructions. Is there something specific you'd like to see or know?
yes! you doing another video review once Sky Lynx comes out
It depends on if I get him first. It's rare that I can beat everyone to the punch. Not quite sure how that happened with Bruticus. Kind of wish I had done a video of him last week when I had all of the components sans Shockwave.
btw i noticed on that Bruticus video....is that Tidal Wave that you've got off to the side? coz i've got the Energon version! + he can connect to the CW Energon Megatron
Not Tidal Wave ... let me know a timestamp for where you saw something of interest in the video and I can let you know what it is.
Posted by Seibertron on December 11th, 2015 @ 7:12pm CST
Posted by Stuartmaximus on December 11th, 2015 @ 7:21pm CST
Mindmaster wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:he can connect to the CW Energon Megatron
1) You mean the Combiner Wars Leader figure of Armada Megatron, right?
2, and much more important) PICS OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN
1) Yes
2) i can go one better! as i posted my vid review of it on this website a while back!
transformers-combiner-wars-leader-class-armada-megatron-t104093s300.php
Posted by Stuartmaximus on December 11th, 2015 @ 7:28pm CST
Seibertron wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:Seibertron wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:Seibertron wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:btw is Shockwave's attachment on those instructions?
They're in Shockwave's instructions. Is there something specific you'd like to see or know?
yes! you doing another video review once Sky Lynx comes out
It depends on if I get him first. It's rare that I can beat everyone to the punch. Not quite sure how that happened with Bruticus. Kind of wish I had done a video of him last week when I had all of the components sans Shockwave.
btw i noticed on that Bruticus video....is that Tidal Wave that you've got off to the side? coz i've got the Energon version! + he can connect to the CW Energon Megatron
Not Tidal Wave ... let me know a timestamp for where you saw something of interest in the video and I can let you know what it is.
of course. ....it's from 00:24:11 onwards! it's the tall guy who's leg you can see on the left side of the screen at the back! your left looking at the screen
Posted by Stuartmaximus on December 11th, 2015 @ 7:29pm CST
Seibertron wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:Seibertron wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:Seibertron wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:btw is Shockwave's attachment on those instructions?
They're in Shockwave's instructions. Is there something specific you'd like to see or know?
yes! you doing another video review once Sky Lynx comes out
It depends on if I get him first. It's rare that I can beat everyone to the punch. Not quite sure how that happened with Bruticus. Kind of wish I had done a video of him last week when I had all of the components sans Shockwave.
btw i noticed on that Bruticus video....is that Tidal Wave that you've got off to the side? coz i've got the Energon version! + he can connect to the CW Energon Megatron
Not Tidal Wave ... let me know a timestamp for where you saw something of interest in the video and I can let you know what it is.
of course. ....it's from 00:24:11 onwards! it's the tall guy who's leg you can see on the left side of the screen at the back! your left looking at the screen
ooops! my bad...the vid panned further over to the left.....& it's actually just turns out to be some random stuff & not the leg of a tall robot at all
sorry about that