Maybe this will be the line that'll get my nephew into action figures.

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The Transformers Hero Mashers have a beast mode Grimlock.

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Yeah, and I think it looks really, really stupid. Haha. So does Swoop/Strafe/whatever. Those things barely sell around here. Just more crap to clog the shelves.

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I'm a bit disappointed this is the reaction.

I mean this is Hasbro doing a standard buck across all their franchises... With a heavy emphasis on limb swappability and customizability....
And it's being ridiculed.

I dunno... Isn't that what we've always asked from Hasbro? And we're going to bash it because the figures are too cartoonish and stylized?

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Yes. But don't worry. Most folks will come around and discover how much fun the figures are after the line is cancelled, then lament that they didn't give it a chance sooner. *coughSigma6cough*

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*coughXevozcough*

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Also, I have to agree. We have a cross brand customizeable toyline for the first time in I don't know how long. I wish they had swivel arms, but they still look like fun toys.

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No. I've never asked for that haha. That also isn't why I don't buy them. If I want a Marvel figure, I'd pick Legends. If I want a Transformer, I'd get something that actually, ya know, transforms. And let's be honest--it is clogging the shelves. They do not sell here and it takes forever for new waves to get stocked because they never sell the old ones. I've messed around with the Venom, and yeah, it's an alright toy, but I'm not sure why I would want an all black Venom to have a red and blue Spidey hand. Even as a kid, that would have bothered me. What's the point in that? I want the Ghost Rider, and if they ever made a Moon Knight, I'd bite, but I'd keep them as GR and MK and never mix the parts because that looks stupid. So, if I'm not gonna switch their parts, why buy them?

And that argument is kind of funny, because the Iron Man 3 Assemblers were the exact same thing and everyone complained about them.

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They could accomplish the same thing, but in a way that we actually would like, if they just use the Joe 'buck' across the other lines. GI Joe, Jurassic Park, Marvel, whatever other movie... All lines cross compatible. It just makes too much sense. I left SW out because they will never go ahead and give up their precious t-crotch standard.

We want cross-compatible parts AND reasonable articulation. It's too much to ask, though, apparently.

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I just checked out the gotg vehicles. They were in the high teens pricewise. I think the vehicles for jp world may be just like them but come with more accessories and some dinos for the extra few dollars. I am no longer holding out hope for a Joe scale vehicle.

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I'm still keeping my fingers crossed.

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*sigh* The Joe standard for all 1:18 lines makes me feel like Don Quijote, dreaming the impossible dream...

I kinda wish the "Joe standard" included Marvel Movie-style torso and arm construction, where you can just boil n pop arms out of the shoulder socket.

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To quote Beck, "Hell Yes".

I really wish we could boil and pop Joe arms, instead of squeeze and crack and grimace and warp and oh "LASER BLAST" I just destroyed the torso.

If we can't get a back screw, this would be the next best thing.

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Reviving this to say a huge thanks to joemichaels70 for the prize pack. It's awesome and really why I like this community. Not gonna say what I got, because I want to do a surprise with some of the pieces. Suffice it to say it was truly generous and thought out.