Human Alliance Tailpipe and Autobot Whirl Found at Retail
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 9:49AM CDT
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Tailpipe & Pinpointer
Autobot Whirl
Tailpipe and Pinpointer have been partners for ages, and have learned to love roughing it. Teamed up with Sergeant Noble, a soldier who has spent his career in the wildest places on earth. They make an unstoppable fighting team deep in the trackless wilderness.
Autobot Whirl prefers to observe what occurs around him and base his strategy on the information he gathers. His human partner Major Sparkplug agrees, having spent much of his life behind enemy lines and deep undercover.
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Posted by paul053 on May 31st, 2011 @ 10:21am CDT
Posted by gothsaurus on May 31st, 2011 @ 10:25am CDT
Posted by Marcdachamp on May 31st, 2011 @ 10:32am CDT
Posted by Stockade on May 31st, 2011 @ 10:42am CDT
Posted by gothsaurus on May 31st, 2011 @ 10:47am CDT
Posted by D-340 on May 31st, 2011 @ 11:20am CDT
HA has been shelf warming out by me since they first came out for ROTF. Hell, in the clearance isles in one of my Walmart's still have ROTF HA toys. I wish Hasbro would cut their losses on this sub line and just stop it all together, cuz these toys suck!
Posted by TimothyR on May 31st, 2011 @ 12:56pm CDT
D-340 wrote:PASS!
HA has been shelf warming out by me since they first came out for ROTF. Hell, in the clearance isles in one of my Walmart's still have ROTF HA toys. I wish Hasbro would cut their losses on this sub line and just stop it all together, cuz these toys suck!
you've got to be kidding me.. the human alliance line is great.. well, the normal line is. not the basics.
bumblebee is a great figure. skids is great (if i ever found mudflap, he'd be great) sideswipe was good, jazz was absolutely phenomenal, barricade was extremely awesome, and roadbuster looks great.
the problem with the human alliance line is the fact that every wave has to have bumblebee in it.
in my area there is not one old human alliance figure. toys r us has them.. but that's only because target and walmart had them in stock WAY before toys r us.
Posted by Megatron Wolf on May 31st, 2011 @ 1:04pm CDT
Posted by gothsaurus on May 31st, 2011 @ 1:13pm CDT
Because of the use of ball joints, they seem to be the best designed and posable figures of each line, to me. Seems like the larger figures all get shafted because of their gimmicks, lack of mobility, etc. (like Armada Megatron's lack of knees)
Remembering the previous lines, LOTS of my favorite figures have been scout size... Energon Strongarm and Skyblast, Cybertron Landmine, Scattorshot, Armorhide... even the movie line with Dirt Boss, Deep Dive, etc.
These molds for DOTM are among the best designs, head sculpts and transformations to me. Really thinking hard about buying them, even if they're all I buy of the new movie line.
Posted by Sidearm on May 31st, 2011 @ 1:21pm CDT
Posted by Stockade on May 31st, 2011 @ 1:34pm CDT
TimothyR wrote:D-340 wrote:PASS!
HA has been shelf warming out by me since they first came out for ROTF. Hell, in the clearance isles in one of my Walmart's still have ROTF HA toys. I wish Hasbro would cut their losses on this sub line and just stop it all together, cuz these toys suck!
you've got to be kidding me.. the human alliance line is great.. well, the normal line is. not the basics.
bumblebee is a great figure. skids is great (if i ever found mudflap, he'd be great) sideswipe was good, jazz was absolutely phenomenal, barricade was extremely awesome, and roadbuster looks great.
You have to be kidding me right about HA Sideswipe???? Are we talking the same HA SS that has 80% of a car on his back!!! Sideswipe has to be the worst out of the HA line-up and second would be Barricade, mainly because of his hips that lack of articulation. BB, well I'm not gonna go there and HA Jazz is perfecto i think. HA Skidz and Mudflap are a waste! Didnt care for the characters on film or the toys so that saves me money right there.
Posted by craggy on May 31st, 2011 @ 1:57pm CDT
TimothyR wrote:
you've got to be kidding me.. the human alliance line is great.. well, the normal line is. not the basics.
I'm quite of the opposite opinion. I'm loving the MASK-masters vibe these guys are giving off, and appreciate the large amount of play value for money that appears to be on offer. The original, big HA figures didn't interest me at all.
Posted by rpetras on May 31st, 2011 @ 3:45pm CDT
With the exception of Jazz, which is an amazing figure, I prefer the deluxe versions of all the characters, with Sideswipe being the most disappointing. That, and I never did find a Mudflap, which, in the end, did noting but save me $$$$.
But these basics are great! I don't know, or care if they fit in with the movie or not, they are just super fun little robot toys!
They have so many moving parts that it is easy and fun to come up with multiple fan modes for them. They put the fun back into toy collecting.
Posted by CrimsonPrime on May 31st, 2011 @ 4:13pm CDT
Stockade wrote:TimothyR wrote:D-340 wrote:PASS!
HA has been shelf warming out by me since they first came out for ROTF. Hell, in the clearance isles in one of my Walmart's still have ROTF HA toys. I wish Hasbro would cut their losses on this sub line and just stop it all together, cuz these toys suck!
you've got to be kidding me.. the human alliance line is great.. well, the normal line is. not the basics.
bumblebee is a great figure. skids is great (if i ever found mudflap, he'd be great) sideswipe was good, jazz was absolutely phenomenal, barricade was extremely awesome, and roadbuster looks great.
You have to be kidding me right about HA Sideswipe???? Are we talking the same HA SS that has 80% of a car on his back!!! Sideswipe has to be the worst out of the HA line-up and second would be Barricade, mainly because of his hips that lack of articulation. BB, well I'm not gonna go there and HA Jazz is perfecto i think. HA Skidz and Mudflap are a waste! Didnt care for the characters on film or the toys so that saves me money right there.
Like it or not some people actually like Sideswipe...Face the fact that some bad toys are like-able by certain types of people okay?
Barricade was actually the second BEST not the second worst o.O...I have seen alot of reviews of the guy and all of them says he is awesome.
Jazz...well you already complimented on him so yeah by your word he is "perfecto".
BB is awesome btw.I own him and I can tell you his articulation,paint apps,details are just fricking amazing in both modes.So what if he have bumper knee? I actually like that and some people do too.
Skids and Mudflap are AMAZING btw...I glad they make it and I can tell you it's not a "waste".
Roadbuster seems to be looking awesome so far with alot of weapon details in alt mode and awesome non-kibbly bot mode
So you see...Like it or not HA was one of the best line out of the 6 main lines o.O...Cause out of all the figures that have been release in the line only ONE was really hated to death and that is Sideswipe.But like I said even some people actually LOVE the guy to death too.
HA basics however is pure BS. I saw the figures at retail and realize they are FRICKIN small >.>...The weapon mode looks shitty and unneeded...The transformation sequence are boring...the bot mode is god awful...Seriously if I ever buy one please kill me.
Posted by gothsaurus on May 31st, 2011 @ 4:20pm CDT
Small figurz are small.
Yup. Small figures can haz been basic-sized since Beast Wars. And they're still basic sized.
Posted by TimothyR on May 31st, 2011 @ 4:21pm CDT
Posted by prowl123 on May 31st, 2011 @ 7:05pm CDT
Posted by ae_productions on May 31st, 2011 @ 8:55pm CDT
CrimsonPrime wrote:Stockade wrote:TimothyR wrote:D-340 wrote:PASS!
HA has been shelf warming out by me since they first came out for ROTF. Hell, in the clearance isles in one of my Walmart's still have ROTF HA toys. I wish Hasbro would cut their losses on this sub line and just stop it all together, cuz these toys suck!
you've got to be kidding me.. the human alliance line is great.. well, the normal line is. not the basics.
bumblebee is a great figure. skids is great (if i ever found mudflap, he'd be great) sideswipe was good, jazz was absolutely phenomenal, barricade was extremely awesome, and roadbuster looks great.
You have to be kidding me right about HA Sideswipe???? Are we talking the same HA SS that has 80% of a car on his back!!! Sideswipe has to be the worst out of the HA line-up and second would be Barricade, mainly because of his hips that lack of articulation. BB, well I'm not gonna go there and HA Jazz is perfecto i think. HA Skidz and Mudflap are a waste! Didnt care for the characters on film or the toys so that saves me money right there.
Like it or not some people actually like Sideswipe...Face the fact that some bad toys are like-able by certain types of people okay?
Barricade was actually the second BEST not the second worst o.O...I have seen alot of reviews of the guy and all of them says he is awesome.
Jazz...well you already complimented on him so yeah by your word he is "perfecto".
BB is awesome btw.I own him and I can tell you his articulation,paint apps,details are just fricking amazing in both modes.So what if he have bumper knee? I actually like that and some people do too.
Skids and Mudflap are AMAZING btw...I glad they make it and I can tell you it's not a "waste".
Roadbuster seems to be looking awesome so far with alot of weapon details in alt mode and awesome non-kibbly bot mode
So you see...Like it or not HA was one of the best line out of the 6 main lines o.O...Cause out of all the figures that have been release in the line only ONE was really hated to death and that is Sideswipe.But like I said even some people actually LOVE the guy to death too.
HA basics however is pure BS. I saw the figures at retail and realize they are FRICKIN small >.>...The weapon mode looks shitty and unneeded...The transformation sequence are boring...the bot mode is god awful...Seriously if I ever buy one please kill me.
Some people like HA Sideswipe.
Some people don't like the HA Sideswipe.
Same goes for the deluxe figures.
It's all a matter of opinion.
No one's opinion should matter to you but your own.
If someone has a different view than yours, then surely they must burn in hell.
Posted by adamassc on May 31st, 2011 @ 10:13pm CDT
I did buy HA Jazz on clearance afterwards. He is awesome, but he can't wield the HA basics.
Posted by Sideslap on June 1st, 2011 @ 2:28am CDT
I actually picked up HA Mudflap for $10 on Christmas eve day on a random jaunt to walmart, strange thing was the sale was only on for that day. I knew I should have picked up HA BB aswell at that price *kicks self*
Posted by Hip-Hoptimus Rime on June 1st, 2011 @ 11:55am CDT
I love the HA basic line. I have Sandstorm (great robot mode, good solid alt mode, plus a fair weapon mode and cool fan-made mech mode); Icepick (good weapon and alt modes, fair robot); and Backfire (weak robot, excellent weapon mode, good alt). More please!