So many toys, tiny little student budget... [Your opinon: the more funner toys]

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So many toys, tiny little student budget... [Your opinon: the more funner toys]

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Humour me. What's more fun, a purple Silverbolt or a blue Armada Starscream?

I've this little tiny budget at the moment, and stopped by a shop the other day for the first time in ages just to drool on their toys. I was pretty well shocked to see how much **** they had in, aand I couldn't make up my mind as to what I wanted. They had Minicons, BTR, comics, the bigger figures, Unicron Battles, etc... after browsing (and free reading) for ages I walked out with only a comic. Mainly because I'm afraid to spend my cash on something I may end up disliking in the end... :wtf:

So! I ask you for your opinion: What's good, of the less expensive figures out now? As in playability. What's fun? Also, what's just so gloriously ugly I have to go out of my way to find it?

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Personallu, (If you don't already have it), I just love Galvatron. I play with him more than any other of my figures. Yeah, I play with 'em too. Just can't resist! He has a lot of missles and cool gimmicks, he can fit a lot of minicons, I actually LIKE one of his sounds (the cannon sound), but hes not very posable. I also would reccomend Tidal Wave. He's like three toys in one- the three ships, the combined ship, and the robot. I just love using this guy. Plus, he is able to become armor (bulky, but it gives Galvy that nice 'insane, blow everything up' look) for Galvy, adding to his play value. Again, not very posable.
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Universe Silverbolt is very nice, if you don't mind the unsettling color scheme. Posable and fun.
Armada Hoist is amazingly ugly in robot mode, but really, really fun anyway.
Universe Razorclaw is god-like, but he's pretty pricey.
Armada Supercon (small) Prime is equally cool. Fun, and looks good.
Armada Wheeljack is decent, but not great.
Air Assault Minicons are decent. So are the Air Military Minicons.
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The only thing in Armada I'm still considering is Blurr, and that's only because he's in the store down the road. Bendy Prime looks quite funnish, too.

I'll probably get Battle Ravage when Energon shows.

If you don't already have an RiD Prowl (and can find one) I think he's great.

Not a lot currently out there does it for me, so I'm consolidating the 'good' pieces I have and clearing out the 'medium phase' (anything roughly 1986 or onwards which isn't fantastic) in anticipation of whatever shows up next.
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I suppsoe big Armada Prime is out of budget? I love that guy, even if he is a brick. Other than that, Armada Blur, or Cyclonus I'd get. Or Tidal Wave I guess. He's fairly cool, and probably is my next Armada purchase.

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Post by RID Scourge »

Originally posted by Denyer
The only thing in Armada I'm still considering is Blurr, and that's only because he's in the store down the road. Bendy Prime looks quite funnish, too.


Both are good figures, whom I highly recommend.
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Oh, I would also have to reccomend Demolishor.
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Post by RID Scourge »

Thrust. Not much in the way of powerlinking abilities, but a good jet and robot mode.

PL Hot Shot. I really like him, no whtta they fixed his face. It also doesn't heurt that he's one of my favorite chracters in the cartoon.

Starscream/Thundercracker/Skywarp. I really like this mode.

Overload.

Beast Wars Repaints.

Wheeljack.

Of course, I like most of the supercons in Armada.

All of the minicons are great (except for the street speed team-I hate them).

TFU Silverbolt and Snarl.
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Post by Civ »

I really enjoy my re-issue Megatron. This toy can now fire "bullets" for a good 2 or 3 meters.

Re-issue Prowl, Bluestreak, and Smokescreen (take your pic they transform the same way) are also nice.

I was told Alternator Smokescreen is a really good toy too.
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Tidal Waves rocks!!!!!!!
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Post by God Jinrai »

...honestly?

Silverbolt's somethin of a pain cause if you accidentally bump one of those firing pins... often you won't find the missile for a week...even tho it's purple! Thing fires like 5 feet when it accidentally goes off for me....

But... here's list

Armada

Jetfire
Overload
Bendy Prime
Skywarp
Superbase Prime
Megatron

In minicon terms...

Starsaber
Requeim Cannon
Air Assault
Emergency
Skyboom Shield
Street action
Street Speed
and add the rest as you like

Universe

Razorclaw
Primal if joo ain't got him...
Silverbolt


that's my opinion, and recommendations, with ones at the top being "might wana gets in spite of price"... and bottoms as "get when you are bored for somethin to spend cash on"... but not quite in those terms...they all good honestly
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Post by Dead Man Wade »

armada:
tidal wave
unicron
the minicon set with prowl (can't remember which)
terrorsaur
blurr

universe:
razorclaw (though i much prefer tigerhawk)
primal
blackarachnia (what can i say, i like the color scheme for some reason)

gen 1 reissues:
o.p.
jazz (though he is rather fragile, but he's still a damn good toy)
prowl (etc.)
red alert
tracks
inferno
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