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Originally Posted by Kickback

I've also given up on Transformers (except for the new Generations line, looks awesome and totally my style). I bought one Transformers Prime figure (Wheeljack) and regretted it. He looks like an ape with swords. Arms way too big. Can't move worth a shit. And then I pick up my SH Figuarts Gokai Yellow and fall in love with Bandai's SH Figuarts all over again, browse Ebay, and try really hard not to buy Kamen Rider Knight, Kamen Rider Ryuki, Kamen Rider Ouja, Gokai Silver (but I do need him), or worse, drop the $130 for a Gokai Pink.

RIP Transformers. You still take up a majority of my storage unit.

I dig some of Generations but am crossing fingers FOCtimus Prime is FOCking mis-transformed because all of the official images of him make him look very awkward. Right now the WFC Prime looks a lot better.

I have a good number of Prime RiD and something I noticed was that it took the current design team, a while to get in the groove. For example, I find voyager Megatron to be highly overrated with not only a hollow torso but a terrible upper body connection, and I do wonder why we got new figures of the same characters when the First Editions were already tooled?

It only makes Eric Siebenaler's absence felt even more.

His First Edition TF's for the most part, are superior to their RiD counterparts with exceptions being possibly Arcee and the Vehicon. Compare Prime RiD Prime to the FE and the differences are glaring. I am amazed at how much Siebenaler got right, I mean presumably the RiD was designed later, but shouldn't it be more accurate if that's the case? It's weird. Seems like Hasbro wanted the RiD to focus more on an accurate transformation while Siebenaler intended the FE to look like the CGI model even if it utilized cheats. Hell I don't mind the cheats, FE Prime looks amazing! Hopefully Haskaromy brings it back out.

SH Figuarts is awesome and innovative. Could be expensive sure, but if you were to take apart a SH Figuarts figure and a Marvel Legends figure for example, the Figuarts will more than likely have more small parts and of different material hence the higher production cost. Hell some Figuarts use diecast...that's impressive.

That's awesome that you got Gokai Yellow Kickback, I want her too, and I must add, Ryuki is awesome looking. Haven't taken it out of the package but damn it looks good. Going to get Wing Knight eventually too.