DOTM post mortem: what did you get?

[Alexander Quinn]

I got quite a few, but far less than I've gotten from the previous two movie lines. I grabbed:

"Ultimate" Optimus Prime: honestly...I kinda love it. The alt mode is grand, if not lacking in a few paint apps that I applied myself with my trusty silver sharpie. Optimus might be a little strange in his bot mode, but I find it appealing. He isn't screen accurate, but they've changed up enough that you can tell they weren't really trying to be. Powered-up mode is fun; again, it is in no way screen accurate, and the BFG is fairly useless, but it's a fun set up and helps distinguish him from the flood of other Movie Primes out there. I just wish his trailer had come with some sort of "base mode" so it could do something useful when Prime is in his normal bot mode.

Leader Sentinel Prime: love it. Great alt mode, complex transformation, decent robot mode. I wish he didn't have the "electronics box" gut that most Leader Class figures have, but it's acceptable. Kinda hard getting from bot to truck with all of the panels that need to be lined up, but still a great figure.

Leader Ironhide: love it. Great alt mode, great bot mode and a transformation that's simple but still does enough to keep me satisfied. My only complaint is on mine, the legs are kinda loose, and I'm not sure how to tighten that sort of joint.

Voyager Skyhammer: love it. Not just a good DOTM toy, but a good Transformers toy in general.

Voyager Shockwave: meh. Just got it for the bot mode. Not a big fan of Cybertronian gibberish modes, but it's...alright I guess.

Voyager Megatron: crap. Got him as a gift, and I still feel cheated. He looks like a knock off, and a cheap one at that. The gray triangle that runs across his doors in alt mode is unforgivable lazy designing. Come spring, he's going to be disassembled and painted.

Deluxe Roadbuster: crap. Like most of the Deluxes, shitty paint apps, loose joints, looks nothing like his movie self and barely functions on any level. Spoiler alert: I regret just about all of my Deluxe purchases...

Deluxe Topspin: meh. Nice guns, but that's about it.

Deluxe Nitro BB: not terrible, but not good. Alt mode is fun, but bot mode is shit.

Deluxe Ratchet: not good, but not terrible. Better than most, but that's not saying much.

Deluxe Thundercracker: ass.

Deluxe Crankcase: not bad after removing his dreads and adding paint.

Deluxe Jolt: ass. Was hoping it'd be better than reviews, but it isn't.

Deluxe Optimus: is okay. His alt mode is fairly slick, but the backpack being an entire truck front end in bot mode is a let down.

Deluxe Barricade: super ass.

Cyberverse Blackout: love it.

Cyberverse Hatchet: love it.

Cyberverse Powerglide: love it.

Cyberverse Ironhide: s'okay.

Cyberverse Megatron: is...better than the Voyager, but not by much.

Cyberverse Sentinel: gah. Terrible.

[RNSrobot]

Nothing.

[nervousviper]

Voyager Shockwave, Leader Class Ironhide & Sentinel Prime. Maybe HA Soundwave if I see him on retail. Wow I save a lot of money on DOTM line.

[shockwing]

Crankcase: really good looking figure

Roadbuster: his weapon does better than him

Laserbeak: love the alt. mode and creepy bird mode, which I like

[FreedomGundam]

From DOTM, I got all of... nothing!
I wanted Voyager Skyhammer, but never got around to grabbing him when he was on sale.

My trend is funny for the movie toys:
Movie '07: bought about 12-15 toys, sold off or gave away all of them except for Leader Prime and Premium Prime
ROTF: bought only 4 toys, sold off 2, kept only Leader Prime and Black Leader PRime
DOTM: nothing!

[Darth Cylon]

Shockwave only.

[northren prime]

got Skyhammer , a really nice fig .

also got a a decent assortment of the deluxes , really liked Topspin.

leader Ironhide is a realy nice looking , really helped helped when i got him at zellers with the price screw up.

still diappointed there is no Dino or Soundwave figure yet though.

[Goaliebot]

"What didn't I get?" might be easier to reply, but here goes:

What I Got from DOTM and what I think of each:

Cyberverse

Sets
Ark with Autobot Roller - Lots of fun.
Megatron w/ BlastWave Weapons Base - excellent
Optimus Prime w/ Armored Weapons Platform - excellent
Shockwave Fusion Tank - half good, half fail.

Commander Class
Guzzle - Awesome
Blackout with Scorponok - Awesome
Hatchet - Awesome
Powerglide - Awesome



Human Alliance
Whirl - pretty good, especially weapon mode
Backfire - OK, but the lack of hands almost kills him. Great weapons tho.
Thunderhead - just OK. Weak vehicle mode, wonky arms.
Dragstrip - Good. Excellent car mode, good bot mode but bad shoulders.
Icepick - good, though his weapons suck. But I love him cuz he's a GOALIEBOT.
Roadbuster - awesome
Sandstorm - one of the best small HA figures. Excellent in both modes.
Tailpipe & Pinpointer - awesome, my favorite small HA figure.



Deluxe
Air Raid - quirky, but I like him a fair bit.
Ratchet - very good version of him.
Topspin - awesome
Barricade - opposite of the previous Barricade deluxe; great upper half, weak lower.
Cyberfire (EVIL!) Bumblebee - good figure, but I irrationally love him for being evilbee.
Crankcase - great, even if I did get one from the US with no big fingers.
Jolt - I like the figure, not the colors so much. Too much dull gray. He looks great painted silver now!
Laserbeak - awesome.
Optimus Prime - very good and massively improved with paint upgrades.
Roadbuster - awesome.
Sideswipe - awesome after I painted him metallic silver!
Thundercracker - awesome



Voyagers
Ironhide - pretty good, but has some weaknesses in the arms. Lousy weapon.
Megatron - Love this guy. Wish his head was a little bigger, that's about it.
Optimus Prime - I like this guy a lot more than most people. Very stylized and using his gas tanks as dual blasters improves the fun factor a good deal.
Sentinel Prime - very good. Not as good as the Leader, but still a solid figure.
Shockwave - awesome
Skyhammer - awesome, only drawback are his slightly wonky knees



Leader
Ironhide - well I love him, especially after I'd painted him up (lower half now black and metallic gray)
Sentinel Prime - awesome


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And there's still more DOTM figures I want:

Cyberverse Dreads: Crankcase, Crowbar
Cyberverse Wreckers: Leadfoot, Roadbuster, Topspin
Cyberverse Sentinel Prime (Commander)
Cyberverse Ironhide (Commander)
Cyberverse Flak
HA Leadfoot



And if they're ever released in North America:

Cyberverse Soundwave (if he's ever released over here)
HA Soundwave!
Deluxe Que or G1-esque Wheeljack
Deluxe Soundwave
HA Reverb
Deluxe Leadfoot
Leader Striker Optimus Prime



/EDIT

Wow, quick count and rough calculation of what I paid (I bought pretty much everything on sale), I got 36 DOTM figures and spent about $500 on the collection. Not bad I guess?

[Hobbyist Prime]

I bought it all and I love it all!

[razin]

If the character was in the movie it's on my shelf. If the character is not in the movie then it's not on my shelf. Pretty simple. They are 2 exceptions to this rule: Cyberverse Powerglide and Guzzle, only because they were bought to go on my classics shelf.

Also of note, nothing bigger then voyager.