Comments on: Because Ron is my best friend in the whole world, he made me a Kreon Hot Shot. http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/because-ron-is-my-best-friend-in-the-whole-world-he-made-me-a-kreon-hot-shot/ Toys are serious business. Sat, 25 May 2013 16:30:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Kamino Neko http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/because-ron-is-my-best-friend-in-the-whole-world-he-made-me-a-kreon-hot-shot/#comment-94915 Kamino Neko Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:10:41 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=8036#comment-94915 I dunno, Tracks seems happy. Because he has evil plans, apparently, but he seems happy. I dunno, Tracks seems happy.

Because he has evil plans, apparently, but he seems happy.

]]> By: Undrave http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/because-ron-is-my-best-friend-in-the-whole-world-he-made-me-a-kreon-hot-shot/#comment-94631 Undrave Thu, 18 Oct 2012 23:53:30 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=8036#comment-94631 Megabloks minifigures are just plain horrible. At least for the basic kind like they use for the Power Rangers stuff. The concept of blind bag power rangers dude is fun, they even let you army build the mooks, but the executing on those guys? Augh. I got a tiny War Machine from them that isn't bad though, so that style of figure work. Still the blocks themselves are no match for Kre-O. Kre-O is really the first block brand that I feel is a real match for LEGO. Megabloks minifigures are just plain horrible. At least for the basic kind like they use for the Power Rangers stuff. The concept of blind bag power rangers dude is fun, they even let you army build the mooks, but the executing on those guys? Augh. I got a tiny War Machine from them that isn’t bad though, so that style of figure work. Still the blocks themselves are no match for Kre-O. Kre-O is really the first block brand that I feel is a real match for LEGO.

]]> By: Zycrow http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/because-ron-is-my-best-friend-in-the-whole-world-he-made-me-a-kreon-hot-shot/#comment-94625 Zycrow Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:37:09 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=8036#comment-94625 Agree. It took about a year of Kre-O sitting on the shelves before I realized how awesome it was. It helps, too, that the quality of the plastic is pretty close to Lego. (MegaBloks, by way of comparison, always felt really cheap to me.) Agree. It took about a year of Kre-O sitting on the shelves before I realized how awesome it was. It helps, too, that the quality of the plastic is pretty close to Lego. (MegaBloks, by way of comparison, always felt really cheap to me.)

]]> By: Undrave http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/because-ron-is-my-best-friend-in-the-whole-world-he-made-me-a-kreon-hot-shot/#comment-94610 Undrave Thu, 18 Oct 2012 08:28:21 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=8036#comment-94610 One thing about Crankstart that is bothersome is how boring and dull his color scheme look. Especially considering the bright colors of his wavemates. The grey parts could have used a more interesting color scheme. I kinda want to see him recolored as Beachcomber though. One thing about Crankstart that is bothersome is how boring and dull his color scheme look. Especially considering the bright colors of his wavemates. The grey parts could have used a more interesting color scheme.

I kinda want to see him recolored as Beachcomber though.

]]> By: Undrave http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/because-ron-is-my-best-friend-in-the-whole-world-he-made-me-a-kreon-hot-shot/#comment-94599 Undrave Thu, 18 Oct 2012 05:18:37 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=8036#comment-94599 Gotta admit, the KRE-O guys know how to make use of the FULL history of Transformers, unlike the actual Transformers toy. I can't wait to see what other Micro Changer they'll come up with in the future! I'm really digging this first wave and fiddlin' with 'em and can't wait to get more. Gotta admit, the KRE-O guys know how to make use of the FULL history of Transformers, unlike the actual Transformers toy. I can’t wait to see what other Micro Changer they’ll come up with in the future! I’m really digging this first wave and fiddlin’ with ‘em and can’t wait to get more.

]]> By: David Willis http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/because-ron-is-my-best-friend-in-the-whole-world-he-made-me-a-kreon-hot-shot/#comment-94597 David Willis Thu, 18 Oct 2012 05:03:08 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=8036#comment-94597 Crankstart is awesome because he's a guy who got his first toy in 2010. I like that. Crankstart is awesome because he’s a guy who got his first toy in 2010. I like that.

]]> By: Undrave http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/because-ron-is-my-best-friend-in-the-whole-world-he-made-me-a-kreon-hot-shot/#comment-94593 Undrave Thu, 18 Oct 2012 04:37:51 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=8036#comment-94593 And that no name Crankstart who uses Hound's helmet even though Hound never saw the light of day. But we DO have a Waspinator and Scorponok, which is just fantastic. Galvatron is a bit badly designed though, I gave him an alternate transformation (put the wheels on his hands and lay him mostly on his stomach, held up at an angle by the wheels with the canon assembly pegged on the back) that works way better and looks more lean. I guess this is just the preview line as they call it. They just grabbed whatever pieces they had and figured what to do with some clever repaint. Maybe they didn't want to annoy fans by making the really popular characters too hard to track down once the line took off? And that no name Crankstart who uses Hound’s helmet even though Hound never saw the light of day.

But we DO have a Waspinator and Scorponok, which is just fantastic.

Galvatron is a bit badly designed though, I gave him an alternate transformation (put the wheels on his hands and lay him mostly on his stomach, held up at an angle by the wheels with the canon assembly pegged on the back) that works way better and looks more lean.

I guess this is just the preview line as they call it. They just grabbed whatever pieces they had and figured what to do with some clever repaint. Maybe they didn’t want to annoy fans by making the really popular characters too hard to track down once the line took off?

]]> By: Regalli http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/because-ron-is-my-best-friend-in-the-whole-world-he-made-me-a-kreon-hot-shot/#comment-94569 Regalli Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:59:44 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=8036#comment-94569 He looks so pleased to exist! He looks so pleased to exist!

]]> By: Zycrow http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/because-ron-is-my-best-friend-in-the-whole-world-he-made-me-a-kreon-hot-shot/#comment-94533 Zycrow Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:05:09 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=8036#comment-94533 In other news, how crazy is it that we have a Spinister Kreon before we have a Grimlock? And isn't the first blind-bag lineup completely insane? (Naturally, since it has a Galvatron.) In other news, how crazy is it that we have a Spinister Kreon before we have a Grimlock? And isn’t the first blind-bag lineup completely insane? (Naturally, since it has a Galvatron.)

]]> By: Undrave http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/because-ron-is-my-best-friend-in-the-whole-world-he-made-me-a-kreon-hot-shot/#comment-94437 Undrave Wed, 17 Oct 2012 04:23:59 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=8036#comment-94437 I guess ideally he'd need wheels sticking out his back at the height of his shoulder. Probably using the 'flak jacket' piece like the Kreo Microchanger do and some clever use of parts to hang the wheels there. I guess ideally he’d need wheels sticking out his back at the height of his shoulder. Probably using the ‘flak jacket’ piece like the Kreo Microchanger do and some clever use of parts to hang the wheels there.

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