>>5411669>Is 3rd Party generally cheaper than 1st?Not by a fucking long shot. You want a 3P combiner? You better have $400-600 Mighty Freedomerica Eagledollars. 3P standalone of any given character? $85-230 bucks depending on who you want and how badly you want your wallet to raped.
Good Decepticons: MMC's Hexatron, Commotus, Feral Rex, whoever it is that does Quakewave.
Fembots: Iron Factory's Miko (aka: Legends-sized Kawaii Uguu Windblade), MMC's Not-Arcee's (of which there are several, and I forget most of their names).