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Post by Kingoji on Apr 13, 2019 19:46:06 GMT
Wasn't Ratchet an exclusive somewhere?
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Post by Toph on Apr 13, 2019 20:08:13 GMT
Walgreens.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 13, 2019 21:20:37 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 13, 2019 22:29:31 GMT
So this mould is going to get a lot of use compared to some in the Siege line. Prowl is retail, Barricade retail, Smokescreen Select and Bluestreak this 35th line. This makes Barricade seem an odd choice to me. Not a character that fits with the others, a fourth use of the same mould. Why don't we have Sunstreaker from Sideswipe instead?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 13, 2019 22:33:56 GMT
Barricade's job is to boost the Decepticons numbers. Count the retail deluxe by Autobot and Decepticon: 10 plays 4, inc Barricade!
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 13, 2019 22:38:07 GMT
True. Do you think they're hoping Refractor is his own repaint, so they flog that mould three times to fans without having to do anything to it at all? Cheeky. He should come with alternate face sculpts.
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 14, 2019 6:22:22 GMT
Normal face.
Angry face.
Puzzled face (which would be my favourite).
Laughing face.
Clenching face.
Straining face.
Kissy face.
Scared face.
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 14, 2019 7:02:04 GMT
I'd be impressed to see the difference between straining and clenched at Deluxe scale!
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 14, 2019 15:57:02 GMT
Subtle... but all telling...
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Post by Toph on Apr 15, 2019 6:19:08 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 15, 2019 6:50:31 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 15, 2019 12:34:16 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 18, 2019 18:48:25 GMT
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Post by Jim on Apr 18, 2019 19:21:11 GMT
United Stepper still a beauty of a toy. Select doesn't look bad though.
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 18, 2019 19:30:28 GMT
Wow. Select is definitely the poor relation there! I was looking forward to that one, but that's almost put me off buying one. I bet that United one costs a fortune.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 18, 2019 19:37:58 GMT
It did at the time, Generations Book Exclusive.
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 18, 2019 20:00:29 GMT
Ah... that's why the paint job looks so good.
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Post by drmick on Apr 18, 2019 20:30:32 GMT
I sold the Artfire cousin on eBay about 2yrs ago on eBay. Only got £40 for it.
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Post by Toph on Apr 18, 2019 21:03:16 GMT
Yeah but Stepper holds a different reverence in fandom than Artfire does. Because for some reason everyone believes Stepper is this ultra rare, massively in demand and extremely valuable character that everyone must have. And it doesn't help when his updates actually are high priced limited run exclusives, like United(?) Stepper.
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 18, 2019 21:10:44 GMT
Probably because Stepper looks really cool. Artfire looks like an Inferno whose cab missed the paint spray.
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Post by Jim on Apr 18, 2019 21:29:25 GMT
Stepper has a beautiful deco; his entire existence as a character had passed me by until the TFC reissue, so I didn't have any of the omg-super-rare-Japanese-g1-character stuff going on. I just think he looks great.
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Post by Toph on Apr 24, 2019 20:20:45 GMT
Good god swoop is bloody awful.
He full on feels like a bootleg. His plastic feels even cheaper than the Big Powered set, and not a single joint on mine has anything close to tension.
Ricochet fairs a bit better. Jazz's quality wasn't the best, and Ric is a little below that.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 24, 2019 21:33:57 GMT
That is disappointing.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 24, 2019 22:16:31 GMT
Oh no. Not Big Powered plastic quality?
Hmmmm. Perhaps I will stick with blue Swoop.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 1, 2019 20:35:59 GMT
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Post by Fortmax2020 on May 1, 2019 22:06:50 GMT
Star Saber!
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Post by Toph on May 1, 2019 22:29:33 GMT
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Post by Shockprowl on May 2, 2019 6:21:36 GMT
Red Ring?
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Post by The Doctor on May 2, 2019 7:38:35 GMT
There's a red strike plane now? They're just making shit up at this point.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 2, 2019 8:08:16 GMT
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