Transformers: Energon & Beyond

[figrin bran]

Deluxes are still $7.77 at WM and Animated Deluxes are still that price at Target, correct?

[figrin bran]

To answer my own question, Animated deluxes are 7.79 at Target. I bought Blurr and Siwndle from them this morning.

I like Blurr but he has a streak of paint chipped off on his face so that it looks like he has facial scarring. Swindle suffers from Bonecrusher syndrome (and is painted a similar shade of green too to boot) in that his proportions just don't look right on a deluxe. If he were 10.99 or even 9.99 I would've passed but at only $8 I figured why not?

[El Chuxter]

I found Hound today at Target. He looks pretty nice in-package, but I haven't opened him. Another guy was walking out of the aisle with the only Cyclonus when I got there.

[Jedi_Kal-El]

Another guy was walking out of the aisle with the only Cyclonus when I got there.

I hate it when that happens. Happens alot too, no matter what time you enter the store.

[Chaddymac]

I found Hound today at Target. He looks pretty nice in-package, but I haven't opened him. Another guy was walking out of the aisle with the only Cyclonus when I got there.

Not the one on La Cienega, right? That wasn't me, was it, Chux?

[El Chuxter]

Nah, San Ber'dino.

[El Chuxter]

Hound sucks more than any Classics/Universe Classics Deluxe figure, by the way. Nice try, but no banana. Ravage kinda sucks, too, but at least he's just a pack-in.

[figrin bran]

Hound sucks more than any Classics/Universe Classics Deluxe figure, by the way. Nice try, but no banana. Ravage kinda sucks, too, but at least he's just a pack-in.

Somehow I doubt that. Even though you liked him, I don't think any Universe figure could be worse than Ironhide. From pics, I've seen, Hound doesn't seem that bad at all. My guess is that I'll probably give him a B+ or even A- when I have him.

Btw, Animated Swindle gets a B- from me while Blurr gets an A-. I didn't really want to give that high a grade to Blurr especially for a non A list character but the only real flaw he has is that there's quite a bit of a gap in the back in alt mode, much like Classics Hot Rod. However, since it's a futuristic car design (though some would say rip off of the Mach 5), it's not as bad.

[El Chuxter]

Ironhide can at least stand up in robot mode.

[Chaddymac]

Hound sucks more than any Classics/Universe Classics Deluxe figure, by the way. Nice try, but no banana. Ravage kinda sucks, too, but at least he's just a pack-in.

I couldn't disagree with you more, Chux. I think Hound is one of the best Universe figures, and I think Ravage is both fun and an inventive design. And I can't imagine why you'd have problems standing him up - mine seems to work perfectly. My only gripe is that the shoulder gun/weapon thing doesn't click into the right shoulder as well as it does into the left, but that could just be a problem with my figure. Other than that, I think he ranks up there with Prowl, Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, and my new love - Cyclonus.