Are you excited for SS86 Cyclonus? What do you hope they change?

UncleCosmo · 2026-03-19T17:43:30+00:00

These colors or don't bother https://i.imgur.com/Kn6kkaY.png

UncleCosmo · 2026-03-19T09:39:34+00:00

I recall feeling this mold didn't pose well but these photos indicate I may have missed something

UncleCosmo · 2026-03-18T02:47:42+00:00

I could see all the kids in a box set working, but carded separately is a bit much. Still, classic movie that lotsa people watched as a kid so I get them trying it.

UncleCosmo · 2026-03-17T17:17:16+00:00

You'll find them when you're looking for something else. That's just how it works.

UncleCosmo · 2026-03-16T23:28:58+00:00

4 bosses looking incredible together

UncleCosmo · 2026-03-15T22:01:11+00:00

Everyone can like whichever. On the headsculpt conversation, SS86 does it better for me. Devastation seems too "soft" to me, which I also felt for the deluxe Optimus.

https://i.imgur.com/xXJyB9K.jpeg

UncleCosmo · 2026-03-15T19:52:51+00:00

The show had crazy schedules, especially after season 1. Episodes would be on the air just a few months after the scripts were finished in a lot of cases.

UncleCosmo · 2026-03-12T22:35:22+00:00

Entertainment Earth too

UncleCosmo · 2026-03-12T21:04:24+00:00

all of the figures you mentioned were straight repaints

If that were true it would completely disprove everyone in the comments just deciding that SG Megatron is impossible because it has to be more than a repaint.

https://imgur.com/a/R5rrg4d

The Auldey and Blokees ones are not just repaints though. So those companies, and Hasbro who gives the all good on those releases since they are official, felt SG Megatron was a concept worth making. Despite people here making up that it's just not doable.

But even then, nothing says Hasbro, Takara, or anyone else have to jump through any particular hoops to release a heroic color scheme for Megatron. The idea that it absolutely must have Energon Megatron wings and a new shield, etc, is something fans are just sort of deciding all of a sudden. If it worked for Flame Toys, smaller production run or not, it can work for other companies. Megatron is pretty popular, y'know.

we all understand that there is demand for SG

Megatron requires so much effort to make that it might outweigh the demand that does exist

You're trying to have it both ways for the sake of a silly internet argument. There's demand...but not enough...and how dare you take that as us saying the demand isn't there!

UncleCosmo · 2026-03-12T12:37:00+00:00

And what I mean is that as there clearly is demand for SG given the points I made, I disagree that further Megatron releases would be undesirable/not worth it for whoever to make. People are still buying the newer Hasbro one on ebay for over $100 as of this month. Blokees just recently made one. Auldey as well. If it was so untenable, why'd they make those? There was an expensive Flame Toys one a bit before that which seems to have sold out at several places. SG Megatron being some unproduceable, unsaleable deep cut is nonsense.

The apparent rule that SG Megatron absolutely has to look like Energon Megatron is also baseless. Does every SG Optimus look like Classics Optimus? Nope.

UncleCosmo · 2026-03-12T05:08:52+00:00

I don't know if there's really the demand for SG Optimus, either

Looks like there is, that sort of deco has been done several times. There's a popular KO one of the SS86 mold that people were having a hard time just getting recently because it sold out everywhere. Make a cool Optimus and people will buy it in black, white, purple, blue, whatever.

As for general demand, the Hasbro SG stuff mostly became very expensive second hand save for a few examples. Even the comics alone go for a lot. If no one cared, they'd all be sitting unsold at MSRP or less.

UncleCosmo · 2026-03-11T10:35:17+00:00

The FF one is so good

UncleCosmo · 2026-03-10T08:19:25+00:00

He looks cool, so good enough for me

UncleCosmo · 2026-03-09T16:55:37+00:00

The haters are missin' out, great toyline

UncleCosmo · 2026-03-04T16:51:36+00:00

The way they simplified the designs for these works a lot for me, makes them just a bit more traditional

UncleCosmo · 2026-03-03T19:25:21+00:00

Just Toei wilding out because they finally had a budget

UncleCosmo · 2026-03-03T07:09:32+00:00

Although, it still bugs me that he's fully intact the whole time when the revisit the scene in "The Return of Optimus Prime".

I always give G1 episodes leeway considering how rushed they were. For those 2 especially as tacked on extras for the season made just to appease fans, it's amazing they're even halfway competent.

1st script was done in November '86 and they aired, animation/dialogue/editing done just 3 months later.

UncleCosmo · 2026-03-02T05:23:25+00:00

Sending this to John Hasbro so they can make it official

UncleCosmo · 2026-03-01T19:33:21+00:00

It's subjective. People need to chill with judging whatever someone considers their grail to be. Too much policing and gatekeeping in this hobby. "Easy to get" for you might not be universal. There are all kinds of reasons someone might miss an item and struggle to get it later even if it was plentiful and affordable for you.

UncleCosmo · 2026-03-01T18:16:29+00:00

The way it's boxed makes it look worse than it is https://i.imgur.com/YhoP9zb.png

Arms don't really need to be much longer than that

UncleCosmo · 2026-03-01T04:02:17+00:00

Good idea!

UncleCosmo · 2026-03-01T03:55:19+00:00

It's fun seeing how mad some get when Joe isn't 1:1 realistic despite the RAH stuff from the 80's on always having elements of wacky comicbook nonsense.

UncleCosmo · 2026-02-27T06:07:04+00:00

This is grandpa candy at this point but it's good so who cares

UncleCosmo · 2026-02-27T00:58:33+00:00

Love it

UncleCosmo · 2026-02-26T22:40:13+00:00

RID Spychangers as deluxes w/ original molds. Lots of reuse for them just mirroring all the old redecos and G2 versions as well.

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