Is it Worth the Scalp? - Legacy Cosmos - Diet Stop Motion Review 021

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

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[@michaelpapp5518]

4:50 respect for the fun commercial.

[@pawarl.o.s.881]

I'll never understand why Burnout, who was obviously going to be the least valuable figure in the entire line, got 2 per case yet Cosmos got only one.

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

probably because the guy doing the ordering saw "car" in a racing series and said "kids will probably want that more than some dumb spaceship" exclusive ordering is usually done by people who know nothing of the pop culture value of the things they're ordering

[@SirGrimLockSmithVIII]

​​​@@TheLazyEyebrow shiet, so you're telling me that Cosmo's scarcity was caused by clueless store owners that had no idea why he was the way he was? I mean, that makes sense, but wow

[@JadeMythriil]

@@TheLazyEyebrow I blame Hasbro for even packing Cosmo under the Velocitron line in the first place. He could've been in the Legacy line but instead they decided to put a new mold into a sub-line that vaguely relates to Cosmos.

[@monte_2000]

You're telling me Burnout, a BRAND NEW mold, was going to be the least sought after figure when Hauler, a 5th version of a mold, is sitting right next to her? Edit: I was thinking of Override, not Burnout. Do want to give it a shout out tho because I think Burnout is the best colors for that mold.

[@ConfusionDistortion]

@@TheLazyEyebrow Most of the Cosmos inventory went to retailers in Europe to sit and rot. Who knows why. It was basically a major blunder and Hasbro did not seem to make any efforts to fix it, because they love to pack chasers in US case packs.

[@jayvbspdx]

I can't explain why but I really want to watch the Jetsons now

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

I did use the sound effects haha

[@Cyke101]

The sound effects make him even more adorable.

[@finnballinger5791]

Why is the video 10h and this comment 14h??? How is this possible

[@jayvbspdx]

@@finnballinger5791 either time travel or string theory. I'm not sure which applies here.

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

@@finnballinger5791 Patreon early access

[@galaxycamerata]

I love that they fit Cosmos into the Velocitron theme by making him the flagman because it brings to mind him, Lakitu and Ristar talking about the stuff they've seen on the track.

[@ultrajazz5335]

The joints on mine were all tight and you are the only person I know who would take the hardest to find figures and drill out the thrusters.

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

actually, I'm the second, as I was inspired by the guy who did it first haha (Hobbies with Jose. he actually tore the figure down and repainted it)

[@maskai3408]

Knowing the context of your new setup and such it's nice you can plough these out quite quickly and effectively

[@ImTheRealCam]

This is the definition of “Consistant” you been posting for over 11 Years, and you still post today. Not often but you still post for your 50,000 subscribers. Good luck, The Lazy Eyebrow! I wish you the best success!

[@KRBrickBot]

As far as my wallet is immediately concerned there is no such thing as a Cosmos ever released in Transformers Legacy, this a proof of concept, KO, or custom prototype, and the last official Cosmos was back in Titan Return 2016 which is the best update of Cosmos. OR Cosmos always retailed for $75 and $25 is just the flash discount price.

[@diegodankquixote-wry3242]

I want to believe!

[@OrdinaryJo927]

Fun fact, this was originally going to be a retool of orgins bumblebee, but they decided to make him his own mold with some of bees parts. The hips for instance are the same I believe.

[@prismavoid3764]

Love the look of this figure, so sad that he's stuck as an exclusive that Walmart doesn't want to sell more of right now. He's really impressive for what he is; he was originally going to be a retool of Origins Bumblebee with just a new head, chest, and cockpit section, but the designers got creative enough to make an entire new toy out of just the new molds a retool would get. Really hope Cosmos gets another print run once the store exclusivity expires.

[@chadderbug7587]

I'm happy to say that I got him back then, though I was lucky to have gotten to that lonesome walmart to nab it straight from the case. I never even saw him on the shelf proper. They really gotta reissue him at some point. No doubt about it

[@excalibos]

Was...was that a Strong bad reference? This is why I love your channel. Never stop.

[@dootdadoot2278]

I managed to get cosmos pretty much the day of his release in stores, and he's pretty great, I love cosmos so much and it's worth the retail price, but much more than that, I don't think he's worth it. Great review!

[@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho]

*IDW Cosmos waiting for someone, ANYONE, to do his design justice*

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

THAT'S what Titans Return was supposed to be?!

[@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho]

I don’t think so. Checked the wiki and it doesn’t seem like T30/TR Cosmos was designed with IDW in mind. I’m talking about the big chonky Cosmos design from MTMTE and the comic formerly known as Robots in Disguise 2012.

[@danielscott7514]

He was a shelf warmer where i got him.

[@sidewalkfish9256]

Cap

[@bfrxcrpgfhanzux]

sure he was

[@danielscott7514]

@bfrxcrpgfhanzux like there wasn't an abundance of him but he was always available

[@yetanotherspuart3993]

Then you got lucky.

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

from what I heard, UK got entire packs of just cosmos to make up for the short pack

[@charscreamAA]

While I'm still a bigger fan of the legends class one from TR I gotta say i was pleasantly surprised by this guy I only grabbed him because I knew I'd never get him again and I'm happy I did cause he was so fun and the flag is such a cool little accessory even if it's got some issues

[@Hopson321]

Cosmos was a hard to find robot in my city but it was a blessing to find him in unexpected Walmart on a Sunday morning. He is a rare treasure and forever in my collection.

[@loridsddutt6815]

Always nice to have a Lakitu for the Velocitron 500! Nice review as always!

[@transformandgobricks7820]

I think this is the best looking Cosmos figure we ever got, its really G1 accurate.

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

Heh. "G1 Accurate" is one of the greatest contradictions of all time. 😉 I'm very fond of the cartoon, but you have to admit, it was RIDDLED with errors.

[@shadowinthevoid]

This guy is great and really grew on me the more I had him. In this UK he was pretty free flowing, no actual shortage but he also didn't stick around and end up getting discounted eather.

[@dorkans5450]

It’s crazy how rare he ended up being, he shelf warmed at a couple Walmarts near me. I started collecting after he was out for a bit and ended up picking him up just because of all the hype.

[@despawn7663]

in New England area we never saw him in the wild at Walmart... or the moment it was out it was grabbed by folks :(

[@Isolder74]

Nobody even saw him in Utah

[@SwiftpawWolffox]

I was lucky enough to actually find Cosmos in the wild... and lucky enough to find a second one at a more out of the way Walmart for a friend.

[@TheMagicRobot]

I really hope he gets a repack sometime in the future. How hard they made it to get him was absolutely ridiculous.

[@yetanotherspuart3993]

Great vid Lazy. I wull forever be annoyed I never found him, like Tigatron.

[@mrmanpersonguy5812]

Great video! I was really lucky to find this guy at my local Wal-Mart once and I've loved it since! I'm not sure if anyone else said this, but iirc, Cosmos was in Velocitron because he was originally going to be a retool of Origins Bumblebee before it was decided to be its own mold (the same thing happened with Override, she was going to be a retool of SS86 Hot Rod, funny how that mold got screwed over twice in the same line lol), I guess it was too late to have it not be an exclusive, and they probably didn't expect it to sell out that quickly.

[@Fisher_Films]

Finding Cosmos in person will always be my greatest Transformers find. I still have a hard time believing that I found him.

[@GGT721]

Finding this guy in a Walmart in between classes made me so happy that day

[@manoftheusajones5147]

I got THAT Figure Last year, Lazy Eyebrow!

[@finnballinger5791]

I got’em in store luckily

[@TFfangeek]

Great review The Lazy Eyebrow!! I hope that Cosmos gets re-released, since it has been a nightmare for collectors to find him, let alone at a decent price tag. Keep on being amazing.

[@realmoldy]

I’ve known your channel ever since I was like a little kid. Good to see someone that does stop motion and not just waste money to collect

[@xeroxero9541]

I lucked out and found this guy a few months after release on a trip to get house paint. It was at a walmart in a larger town which was surprising since I'd tried a few small town walmarts which aren't picked over as much with no luck at all. I pretty much gave up hope of seeing one at all and I must have been at the right place at the right time. Here's hoping everyone who wanted Cosmos managed to find one!

[@Miguel_morales99]

Got lucky and found him at Walmart in person. At first I wanted to hold off on him because I already spent a lot on other stuff, but I knew how rare he was and knew he'd be gone when I came back so don't regret snagging him

[@samjones7834]

I got this guy last Summer and he's still one of my favourites from Legacy. I still can't believe how the designers made a whole new figure despite only having 3 plastic sprues for a retool, and he's just such a fun little guy to pick up and play with. Just a shame that so many can't get him.

[@Goodgrief478]

I was thinking I would never find cosmos but luckily my Walmart had one and I snatched him up so fast. Definitely one I keep in the box.

[@TheNovastorm]

Yeah, I lucked out with Walmart Canada as well. Considering I almost wasn't going to buy it in the first place (the alt mode proportions were bothering me quite a bit), I'm glad I stuck with it. I really think Cosmos is a real joy, and was one of my favourites from 2022 as a whole (I don't buy a lot of figures, so...). I really hope that there is a re-release down the road for the folks that missed out!

[@iaconanimation3916]

Amazing review as always, pretty sure I saw somewhere that cosmos was supposed to be a remold of origin bee, but they ended up making a brand new figure out of the remold budget

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

huh. that makes more sense honestly

[@pcwway2dawn]

I just wanted to say that sponsor skit was brilliant

[@College_Historian]

OMG THE GIRLS ARE SO GROWN UP!!! They are the cutest kids ever! I can’t imagine how proud a father you are…OH! The review is good too.

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

almost 6 and 7 haha

[@College_Historian]

@@TheLazyEyebrow I still remember seeing the review drop for Rileytron 😭

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

@@College_Historian ah man, that was so long ago haha

[@Bearded_Bream]

Man, I'm so glad I have this guy. He was never on my rader, as I was pretty satisfied with the Titans Return toy, but i stumbled across a few of them at a Walmart while i was visiting family in a small town. I had no idea that he was rare since I hadn't been looking for him, but decided to get him just to satisfy my plastic craving. He quickly became one of my favorites of the year, and I was shocked when I later learned he was super hard to find and am so glad I got him at retail price.

[@thomasboguszewski7288]

to fix Cosmos' loose shoulder I just dripped clear acrylic floor polish into it, and now it holds nice.

[@finnballinger5791]

Why are minibots the best, like, ever?

[@SkunkLifeMedia]

I was just glad i randomly saw it when I did...I live in Fort Worth, TX which of course never saw it in the area, I was on a weeklong work trip to Maine and went to the wally world close to my hotel one day, saw it and grabbed it immediately. There is one currently in one of the vintage toy shops near me in box for 60-plus.

[@Perajurit_Faqihin]

I don't collect G1 characters but I knew I just had to get this guy when it was announced. It's my absolute favorite toy in my display. I don't even know who Cosmos was before I bought him 😂

[@jameslauramore4277]

I have the entire series of the Jetsons Love it Love your hard work Thanks as always

[@Grimlock.King5]

I know how hard it was to find this Figure I only found One at My Local Walmart and I gave it to My Buddy Hobbies with Jose and He Made an Amazing Custom with it

[@amandaskulish2417]

I’m still salty I couldn’t find one

[@Justtecblitz]

Same

[@hotwheelsbrothers687]

Same

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

I didn't want him, but I do feel for you guys, having been in a similar position with other items. Exclusives suck. Wal-Mart sucks. Wal-Mart exclusives suck the chrome off a ball-hitch.

[@stephenbrowning7639]

In the UK it was exclusive to Smyths Toys. And they got him in solid cases, 3 in each case. Love this bot.

[@Autobot-Revs]

was expecting motormaster, but still love ya vids!!!!!

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

was supposed to be today, but had a tight deadline and I didn't want to rush it

[@Southernstopmotion]

I have to thank you for inspiring me to make stop motions, I have to say it's becoming a hobby, I even made a channel dedicated to my stop motions, all because you, so again, thank you. -southern stop motion

[@roblesdavis6753]

I'll have to say that I agree with you, he does look pretty cool, I'm hoping to find him and get him as part of my collection.

[@diegos7337]

I went to Colombia on a trip, and found this guy on the store... Only then, I was able to get him!

[@randofella]

i'm not even interested in buying these figures i just like watching the reviews this man is so good at stop motion

[@Ninand_osp_2003]

i just happy that i got mine for 15 bucks on clearence at smyths toys a few months ago. and it wasnt even the last one

[@marcelinenolan6284]

It was especially rough in Australia, the store that got the exclusive rights only bought one deluxe box per store, with only a few of the larger stores getting more later.

[@JasonX0659]

After canvassing every Walmart between my job and my home for a month, I found ONE figure at the one near my house! I haven't seen him in store or even on Hasbro Pulse since!

[@sillydave5544]

I was very very lucky to find Cosmos in store. It was at a Walmart 3 hours from me. It was like 2 months after everyone gave up looking for him including me lol.

[@ultra_marcus]

You're right, recent minibots have been a treat. Luckily, Cosmos wasn't difficult to find in the UK, I even managed to send a few to friends in the states. A lovely little review for a lovely little figure.

[@mymaskofshame]

I manage to get him in trade for an older figure I didn't want anymore so was a win win for me

[@casualknight8962]

Literary can't tell you how many times atvwent to my local Walmarts while they were getting ready to do a huge fresh restock in the toy aisles and eventually they finally stocked the Velociteon line at my closest Walmart and I walked out with the whole Velocitron line including the only Cosmos that Walmart ever had and I can definitely say the early bird does catch the worm . now with wave 2 , I was able to pre order Galaxy Shuttle and picked the last two deluxes overtime .

[@8bitPikachu]

And here is where I'd put my Legacy Cosmos. IF I HAD ONE!

[@TrueKoalaKnight]

I got really lucky with Cosmos. My fiancee managed to capture one right as they were putting it out on the shelf.

[@chasefrost2274]

hey the lazy eyebrow is alive I missed his reviews and his sketches and skits and what not

[@jamescarpenter4218]

I actually waited in walmart for them to unbox a case in the hopes for a cosmos and thank God there was

[@Cedrickr]

I laughed way too hard at the "I've fallen and I can't get up" joke

[@Pikminer-5087]

I was one of the lucky few to have found this guy in an actual Wal-Mart. Between this and my Netflix Bumblebee, I think I generally have good luck for these excluisves.

[@tintakol]

Finally you added the we now return at the start and end of ad

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

I've always been doing that though

[@angelomendoza1174]

Not to mention Omega Supreme, he's a space faring autobot as well, when it comes to size comparison.

[@kyb7795]

The ad segment was 👌🏽

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

I do love it when they let me go nuts on these things

[@ItsYaBoi123]

What a nice video to wake up to. I really wanted to get him but couldnt but he looks soooo cool

[@CryosisOfficial]

The thing I find funny about the whole scarcity issue surrounding Cosmos, is that he shelf warmed over here in the UK. I saw a Cosmos last month in a store on clearance.

[@kaboomerty1638]

is there any way to purchase him online in the US? i found an online listing from the uk at msrp in stock, only shipped to UK i think

[@nidain0490]

I hate how bumblebee and cosmos are both hard to get while the other mini bots are relatively easy to get. Cliffjumper got two releases, huffer’s still available in some places, beach comber and brawn are pre orders, and warpath seemed to be praised by everyone so I assume everyone had one. Then you get the most popular minibot (bumblebee) and he’s a Walmart exclusive who can’t be sold anywhere else with no reissue, and cosmos is another Walmart accessory with again no reissue

[@prismavoid3764]

Bumblebee is especially frustrating because they _have_ re-used the Volkswagon mold since then, so I can only assume that the store exclusivity is over now - they made a Goldbug which is just Bee with a new head and deco, but then for some reason they only released it as part of an expensive multipack with a bunch of minor redecoes that I don't think most people would care about. They just refuse to make more easily available for some reason and it's annoying

[@SwiftpawWolffox]

The sad part is getting a modern sports car version (using the Cliffjumper body mold instead) instead of VW version isn't any easier because that was only a Target exclusive, in a four pack.

[@nidain0490]

@@prismavoid3764 if I remember right, the exclusivity of a character only applies to that character and not the mold itself. That’s why prowl hasn’t seen a reissue until ss86 (and that’s another thing I hate about Tf). If Prowl’s entire mold had stayed exclusive, then Walgreens wouldn’t have gotten blue streak for example. My point is Goldbug might be considered a different character, and the VW mold is now exclusive to specific retailers no matter which version of “bumblebee” you want

[@nidain0490]

@@SwiftpawWolffox I actually got that figure loose. I was content with it and actually preferred it to the beetle. Then one of the arm pieces broke off right at the transformation joint. Ended up getting the beatle on eBay for a pretty decent price but I know that’s rare for many

[@Mr.GalacticGamer]

I surprisingly got mine when my brother found it in the store.

[@pantsmaniac]

This was one time I was glad to be a Transformers collector in the UK. Smyths over here were smart enough to order solid cases of Veloctron toys, so Cosmos was plentiful. So much so he ever went on clearance.

[@serina3872]

I might be the only person to have seen this figure everywhere in shops

[@smittzero8463]

The faux part on the vehicle mode isn't really an issue because it's so abstract. It's not like Earthrise Runamuck or Kingdom Mirage where there's obviously a large chunk of the vehicle mode duplicated.

[@natterjack478]

I saw getsuei and now im excited, i got a used one and i LOVE IT

[@Dr.Pootis]

As one of the few lucky enough to have had this guy in stock at the store near me, I would've glady traded that for said store getting more than just the 2 "arm" stunticons

[@Opthomas_Prime]

The Smyths toys in my area had no issues with cosmos, there was so many that he was reduced in price so I was able to get one

[@ClutchFreakingPowers]

I already own a flexispot standing desk but your ad made me want to buy a second for the other side of my room

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

I mean, so do I, they're pretty great all things considered haha

[@CardboardBots]

Here's an animation idea. I understand that this was just a diet review, so you hold back on taking things too far. Here's my idea for the scene where Cosmos is hovering over the race with the various coloured flags. Idea 1: Isolate the Figure and Mask out the armature so that he is hovering without a visible support. 2. Because he is on an isolated layer, move him around very slightly in post to give him a very subtle hovering effect. I loved your sound work and all the masking you did to make him fly in this video. I now believe in UFOs! When you kids get a bit older, try watching BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED with them. It's a real tear-jerker with great stop motion. We all enjoyed it.

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

Ah man, I was supposed to watch that at camp one weekend, but the projector broke. I should try and look it up one day

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

That hovering effect would've been a way better idea though. Mask out 6 or 7 frames (flag changes) instead of 120 some odd frames. Would've looked far better and have been less hassle to film as my hands were constantly trying to work around the thing

[@animatorxstudios100]

me and my dad got really lucky and found someone selling him to a retail/game shop, and were able to get him for his original price. again, we were really lucky

[@ExVeeBrawn]

Okay so, Cosmos was planned as a retool of Origins Bumblebee, with budget allocated for three tools worth of new parts. Takara's mad genius engineers figured out how to get an entire functional toy out of just those three new molds, and didn't reuse any of Origins Bumblebee at all. Cosmos was one per case because Walmart's toy buyer did not expect the character to be popular enough (for which he later acknowledged he screwed up on that), and naturally Hasbro can't force Walmart to take more of a toy than they want. As for Velocitron Hot Rod, Walmart canceled that before production started. A very small number of internal use samples were made for deco proofs, which is where the stock photos came from, but there is not some quantity of retail units sitting warehoused somewhere waiting for Ross or Ollie's to come get them.

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

I appreciate the info!

[@returnedtomonkey8886]

Hopefully they keep it up with the minibots. I want a better Swerve (since there were leaks of a Legacy Gears which shares a body design with swerve) and Tailgate.

[@DFloyd84]

I just get a kick out of that Jetsons spaceship sound effect. I don't know why.

[@bfrxcrpgfhanzux]

thanks for reminding me i still like transformers

[@drewroy22]

Omg. Strong bad. Oh the early days of the internet. Love the review. Still not sure if I'm willing to pay scalpers pricing for him, but I'll probably end up down the road and pick him up

[@palpatine1975]

This figure is not cheap. Definitely not a cheap replacement

[@mitchellbambam5926]

Each Walmart near me only got 1 case of deluxe and leader figures. Unlimited voyagers though. The only figure I cared about enough to want was Cosmos. I spent a quarter of a year wasted searching for this thing in stores. As far as I’m aware, this is an exclusive figure only available through transformers reviewers and eBay. I don’t understand why hasbro would make one figure of this line, especially the most desired figure only on eBay, while the others were regularly available at Walmart. It really annoys me that Hasbro wouldn’t be honest about the price of this figure. Clearly all the new parts made them have to put it closer to 3rd party price. My honest recommendation is to keep figures that people want in the mainline, unless the store will get regular shipments.

[@jaxonkeane5661]

I got so lucky to just happen to find one in my local Walmart

[@beatrixwickson8477]

I don't mind the faux part head situation. It is the same subassembly and the pop-up mechanism never quite works as well as you want and sacrifices articulation. Would love to get this guy even though I have Xtransbot's Klaatu but I'm not paying that kind of money. Really hope he gets a reissue.

[@hegga_nm]

Yet in UK, he's shelf warming as Cosmos was shipped in a separate package there for some reason (per store's request maybe?). :D

[@xtroguyver]

love this figure so glad I got him, lets hope we get more minibots, if anyone needs a better figure it is gears

[@xa999]

I was lucky enough to have friends who work at Walmart and they held in to it for me when they was salking the shelves

[@michaelpapp5518]

I wish the knuckle guns had blast affect compatibility. At least with your drilling solution you can insert a 3 mm peg and make it so. Should you decide to.

[@davidparker6904]

Found mine at a Wallmart. I got on the highway and just stopped at every Wallmart near said highway. I FOUND HIM IN ANOTHER STATE.

[@anubisdoji1984]

I got lucky to get him day of release.

[@cloversgood_luck9290]

Im glad I was able to find 2 in the wild at seperate times. Dont worry i'm not scum of the earth, I only bought 1 when i saw the other one I looked at it and thought if I had a nickel for every time I saw a cosmos id have 2 nickels which isnt alot but wierd that it happened Twice.

[@devilwithin1738]

i was lucky enough to find my copy at a Walmart one faithful day as it was the only copy they had at the time along with so much more of the other deluxes. which made me think that they just received those figures for the first time. kicking off that Walmart exclusive subline at the time last year. i saw one copy at another time at the same Walmart, and then another time i saw one at a different Walmart, and that was it! i grabbed the first one when i had the chance and i don't regret it at all... totally worth $35CAD...with $5 in tax...(sigh)