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What has been your most disappointing recent purchase? And your most fulfilling?

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Over the last year, I've purchased a reasonable amount of Transformers - almost entirely WFC and SS86 have been my choices - and while I've found the vast majority of them brilliant (especially when comparing them to the original G1 toys they've been based on), there have definitely been a few that have given me a touch of buyer's remorse.

So, it makes me wonder what purchases people here in r/transformers have made that they've been very disappointed in. And that have brought you a lot of joy?
And remember, no arguments please! People can be disappointed in toys that you may personally love!

For me though, the disappointment has been Skylinx. So much about the shuttle is just way too loose. Can't stand on the bird legs, and one of the wings refuses to lock in place. So, he lives in shuttle mode. Honourable mention goes to Tracks. What were they thinking with those (lack of) leg pins?!

For most fulfilling? This actually gets tough. But I think it may need to be Hot Rod. Sure, some of his transformation isn't neat, and it can be fiddly, but he just looks right
Grimlock is probably my honourable mention on this one.

Posted Mar 14, 2022, 10:20 AM UTC

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Beezel_Pepperstack:decepticon_flair:•

My most disappointing would have to be the ER Ironhide from the Amazon exclusive 2-pack with Prowl. His colors are awful (they used four different shades of faded reddish-maroon, and none of them are good) his feet bug me in van mode, and the transparent plastic in his windshield hinge is so thin that the left half of it broke after a few transformations.

As for my most fulfilling, there are a LOT of candidates, but I'll go with Kingdom Dinobot. Not because it's the best figure in the line or anything, but because of how it made me feel. It scratched an itch that I didn't even know I had!

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captfOP:decepticon_flair:•

and the transparent plastic in his windshield hinge is so thin that the left half of it broke after a few transformations.

That's definitely sad to hear :(

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Garrow_the_Khajiit:decepticon_flair:•

Most disappointing: Definitely Tracks. He’s really great in car mode, so he’s probably gonna stay that way for a long time, he can’t even stand in robot mode.

Most fulfilling: GenSelects G1 toy color Galvatron. After painting his head crest grey and his eyes yellow, I finally have the awesome Marvel comic Galvatron figure I’ve wanted for literally decades. Because let’s be honest, Marvel Galvatron >>>>>> cartoon Galvatron, especially in the UK stories.

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captfOP:decepticon_flair:•

Marvel G1 Galv was actually a force to be reckoned with. Compared to whatever the cartoon version was meant to be...
Like, that volcano fight with Magnus? Oh, yes!

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Firm-Seaworthiness86•

Pledge floor polish will fix most of the issues with tracks in robot mode. Mine was loose as he'll and after I floor polished all his joints I van pose him much more dynamically. The legs tabs are still crummy but it's much better than out of the box

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BrainstormsBriefcase:autobot_flair:•

ER Doubledealer. I can’t put my finger on any one reason but I just did not enjoy him at all. I basically sold him on immediately.

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captfOP:decepticon_flair:•

That's a pity :(
Not got the ER one myself, but the original G1 version was among my favourite toys as a kid

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ChillybeanA59:flair_predacon:•

Disappointing: Kingdom Tigatron and Netflix Cheetor. Their beast modes have no posability, are slight records of each other, and are generally just not that pleasant to look at for me. Their robot modes are nice though.

Fulfilling: EASILY Cyclonus, something about looking at him, even if I'm not holding him, in either form, is just so damn pleasing. Something about him resonates on me as if we came from the same cosmic star dust at the beginning of the universe. I love that figure.

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captfOP:decepticon_flair:•

Cyclonus is definitely just right
My only gripe with him is trying to get the tip of the nose cone out. That's it. And it's minor.

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Beezel_Pepperstack:decepticon_flair:•

I use the tip of his gun to get it out. It's just the right size.

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Tait_Ransom:autobot_flair:•

Disappointing would be Slammer. I actually really like him and want a few more. However, his arms are a bit loose and prone to falling out. In addition, the piece that holds the cannon barrel to the turret is very loose and doesn’t hold the turret together very well. Despite that, I think he looks great in both modes and is very pose-able.

As for pleasant surprise, I’d say Netflix Deep Cover. I didn’t have any of the Sideswipe recolors and I know nothing about this character. However, I loved the color scheme so I grabbed him. Car mode is solid and rolls nicely, bot mode is pose-able with joints that are just tight enough, and the transformation is very satisfying to do.

A close second is Artfire. Looks great in both modes, holds together in both, elegant transformation … my only complaint is he doesn’t roll well.

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captfOP:decepticon_flair:•

the piece that holds the cannon barrel to the turret is very loose and doesn’t hold the turret together very well.

This definitely disappointed me with mine, with it falling off if you so much as sneeze anywhere in the same room.
I suspect a bit of varnish around the pegs might help hold it in place better... (on whichever side is the loosest)

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joepanda111:flair_autobot_g2:•

Slammer is so damn loose.

I had been so hyped for him too!

Another disappointment is Slag because he’s backpack/wings don’t tab in well.

Pipes however is great. I’m love the look of him and he’s got great articulation as well.

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HEXdidnt•

I've really pared down my buying over the last couple of years but, even in ideal circumstances, I wouldn't have bought any more of the War for Cybertron Trilogy than I currently own.

Most disappointing recent purchase... would have to be Terrorsaur - seriously in need of additional paintwork, and a bit of a lazy reuse of Airazor's engineering... But it's also my first Terrorsaur toy, so I appreciate its existence.

Most fulfilling... depends on how recent. This year only, undoubtedly Tigatron. He's seriously flawed, deserved a more extensive paint job, but he's fun to transform (apart from those overlapping beast belly parts!) and pose. If I can go back into last year, then Jetforce Revive Commander or JH-01 Rescue Pioneer.

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Im_S4V4GE•

Kingdom Scorponok. I already found it pretty mediocre on it's own but I picked up the reissue at Walmart and somehow the 25 year old figure blows the new one out of the water

Most fullfiling has been Kingdom Galvatron. I've always been a big Galvatron fan and this was the first really great modern g1 Style Galvatron I've been able to pick up.

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captfOP:decepticon_flair:•

I saw Perspective End's video on that Scorponok the other day, where he's saying pretty much exactly the same thing...

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death_and_syntaxes•

Most Disappointing: Kingdom Tracks. My version's alt mode actually looks good and everything stays in place, but the robot mode leaves a lot to be desired as far as function. Looks wise, it's an amazing figure, I just wish a bit more went into the functionality of the design.

Most Fulfilling: This is really tough... The SS86 Slag and Grimlock are incredible and might be some of my favorite mainline figures. However, I think it will have to be a tie between Kingdom Blaster and Kingdom Sideswipe. Blaster, because not only is it an amazing figure, but as a big music fan, I have a soft spot for Blaster and Soundwave.

Sideswipe because the Siege Sideswipe (which I actually recently sold) was the first figure I got when I really started collecting. I had started out with POTP Optimus Prime and Rodimus, which were cool (and also sold off now), but the WFC line was something really special. It started with Sideswipe. I loved that figure, still do, but as found what I was looking for in collecting (good G1 representation) I either got and/or replaced other figures in the line.

Sideswipe was the real beginning of the collection and as I wind down, Sideswipe was one of the last. I really only plan to get the rest of the Dinobots and Perceptor, but I love the collection I have. Collecting was a nice distraction during the pandemic ( i know WFC started before, but most of it was during), and as they both seem to wind down, I have a pretty awesome collection (that I'll post here someday, when complete).

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TiiksTheTorch•

SS Jet Shatter: I had really liked both Dropkicks as desk toys and displays, but Shatter didn’t even feel from the same line IMO. Immediately packed it up. Haven’t seen it since.

Binaltech Laserwave: Something I always wanted. Feels so good and displays incredibly. Plus, big fan of this head sculpt for Shockwave.

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Samael_Blackblood:flair_decepticon_sg:•

Most dissappointed with Siege Springer, actually. I picked him up since I've been a fan of the character since I saw the 86 movie and wanted to see if they had improved on the T30 design. Instead, I got a fiddly mess that could barely handle itself in robot mode due to the legs not wanting to do anything right. Honorable mention in Siege Chromia, but her mold was bad before.

Most fufilling, that one trades often and has especially in recent years, but I have to go with the big flex and say Haslab Unicron. He's the center piece to my collection and was much anticipated before his arrival. I enjoy changing him back and forth and posing him with different members of my collection in both serious and funny posses. He's currently finger gunning anyone who walks into my office.

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captfOP:decepticon_flair:•

I got siege Springer too recently. Those legs are definitely something.
His upper torso is good, and I like the way it works in the transformation. But yeah, those legs are a mess.

And flex away :)

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Franken_wolf1:flair_predacon2:•

Most disappointing would probably be Kingdom Wheeljack. He’s not a bad figure, by any means, but he’s just kinda... bland. The transformation is pretty by the numbers and I’m not the biggest Wheeljack fan, so a love for the character can’t outweigh the mediocrity. Most fulfilling is easily the MMC Combaticons. Such an amazing set, and are definitely a centerpiece of my collection

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hercarmstrong•

By far, my favorite is SS Devastator. It was so exciting collecting each piece one by one over the course of two years. Then came the DNA Design upgrade kit, which kicked the whole thing into high gear with extra screen accuracy and a much stringer presence overall. And then, finally, I started using a Tamiya weathering kit to make the alt modes more realistic, and started adding Toyhax stickers which really makes characters like Hightower and Mixmaster pop.

Easily, the most satisfying Transformer I've ever bought. Eight terrific robots, eight terrific alt modes, and one extremely impressive, one-of-a-kind combiner.

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JeffJefftyJeff:decepticon_flair:•

I just got a Rotorstorm. I’m not a fan. I like the idea of the transformation, but the second windscreen looks really silly underneath, and doesn’t tab in properly on mine. I’d much rather he be asymmetrical and had odd legs.

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Samael_Blackblood:flair_decepticon_sg:•

I find swinging the hip joint around helps it tab in better in vehicle mode. Hope it helps.

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captfOP:decepticon_flair:•

I know what you mean about the legs... Like, why couldn't they have split the cockpit or something?
Both legs looking the same, but only one actually being functional is just... odd.

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mighty__orbot•

I know what you mean about the legs… Like, why couldn’t they have split the cockpit or something?

Because they wanted to design a toy that was accurate to his G1 box art instead of the original toy.

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captfOP:decepticon_flair:•

Ah, I see it now. Just... there was no need! Ah well.

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SendJoneseytoTheMoon•

Tracks from WFC line is most disappointing. Most fulfilling is the New Age Battle David (Optimus Prime) which I’d argue is better than MP-44

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Vlad_117•

A ko g1 devastator.

It was kinda ass

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sharkko920:flair_autobot_sg:•

Most Disappoining of 2021: Kingdom Tracks - while he was a gift from a relative and I am grateful it, my copy of Tracks is so loose in the legs it is hard for him to do just about anything. The paint on Tracks is gorgeous in both modes. What disappoints me the most about this figure is that it is millimeter of plastic away from being a decent figure - the lack of plastic on the leg pegs in robot mode makes it hard to connect and to keep a pose. That absolutely ruins it for me.

Most Satisfying of 2021: Worlds Collide Fangry - I’ve always loved and wanted an iteration of Fangry in my collection and this year I got him! 😃 While Fangry’s World Collide toy may not be the greatest figure in the world, and while the amount of the toy may of been outrageous, in my opinion, it brings so much more life, character, and color, to my Decepticon shelf and in return, he brings me heaps of pleasure and joy!

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captfOP:decepticon_flair:•

the lack of plastic on the leg pegs in robot mode makes it hard to connect and to keep a pose. That absolutely ruins it for me.

That and the feet...
I'd guess even 1mm more peg would have kept the legs in place. But the feet just look so wrong, and are a pain in the butt to transform.

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autothots-roll-out•

I haven't really been disappointed with any, but I'm a very picky buyer.

My most fulfilling is mmc Ater Beta/Deadlock without a doubt.

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boredmaster:decepticon_flair:•

They are not very recent but i hope It counts:

Dissapointing: Tlk barricade: One of it's shoulder pannels was a little loose after i unpackaged him (and i purchased him directly from Walmart) 3 weeks after, the piece that hold together the shoulder pannel to the shoulder broke. Not to mention all the other problems of the figure (His backpack, feet not very useful for even standing, price).

Fulfilling: Titans return soundwave (bumblebee movie edition that has different colors): I could never find Original Titans return soundwave where i live, suddenly one day, i visited one store (not Target) and there he was. Now it's one of my favorite figures.

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xfadexkiller•

Most disappointing purchase was to buy the funko pops and a siege figure red alert. The most fulfilling will be ss05 I'm happy I got him in a good price at 23 dollars .

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almightywhacko:autobot_flair:•

Recent as in a few months ago, but I got the KO Masterpiece Thrust because I just needed a Thrust for my shelf. I forgot which KOs were which and ended up with the KBB KO Thrust instead of the BB7 KO Thrust and it is just terrible. It wasn't expensive, but I regret buying it so now it just sits in a back corner of my self unloved and mostly hidden.

My most fulfilling one is tough.

I think the Deformation Space Thundercracker and Skywarp are my most recent "great" purchase. I already had their Starscream from a few months back and it was awesome but Thundercracker and Skywarp are even better, and all three look amazing together on my shelf. I need to rework my shelves and put away the old Hasbro/Takara Seekers because they look sad by comparison. These guys also make my KO Thrust purchase even worse because I know that if Deformation Space does the coneheads then KO Thrust is going into the trash barrel.

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