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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 13, 2009 9:15:45 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 13, 2009 10:17:46 GMT
And Decepticon jets are not described as seekers! Exactly as it should be!
-Ralph
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Post by grahamthomson on Aug 13, 2009 11:51:09 GMT
Wow. Great find, Phil!
Even back then getting TFs from Argos was a lucky draw.
£11.95 seems cheap for an Optimus Prime! I wonder if they were special introductory prices. The ads on the comics had his RRP at £16.99 later on.
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Post by Cullen on Aug 13, 2009 12:00:31 GMT
Thundercracker looks like he's had an electric shock in that picture.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2009 15:50:28 GMT
I like that on number 10 on the Transformers page it has a sign on the Castle Greyskull playset just to show that it is that  |
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Post by dyrl on Aug 13, 2009 18:42:33 GMT
Only in the 1980s could you buy young boys in camp shorts for 6,45 pounds!
Ah, the wonder years...
Pete
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Post by grahamthomson on Dec 19, 2009 19:24:03 GMT
Courtesy of the forum users of www.doyouremember.co.uk... you can see which Trans-Formers were available and for what price!   |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Dec 19, 2009 19:28:09 GMT
I had the He-Man weapon set!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2009 20:12:08 GMT
£11.95 for Prime? You'd be lucky to get one of the smaller G1 re-issue toys for that price these days!
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Post by primenova on Dec 19, 2009 21:40:11 GMT
The Nightbeat one is the first Argos book i ever saw.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2009 6:59:29 GMT
Wow, a MISB Nightbeat for under £7? Where's my time machine?
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Post by grahamthomson on Dec 20, 2009 11:56:00 GMT
If only we knew then what we know now.
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Post by jasonw on Jun 30, 2010 20:45:49 GMT
Any word what's in the new one yet?
I'll laugh if the Seacons turn up there too :-)
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 1, 2010 6:55:43 GMT
none whatsoever, it's due 20 something of July
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Post by grahamthomson on Jan 13, 2011 9:57:45 GMT
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Post by blueshift on Jan 13, 2011 10:00:51 GMT
That makes me all warm and tingly.
At Christmas time I would cut out pictures from the Argos catalogue what I wanted and stick it on a sheet of paper to give to my mum.
Thinking back, that probably wasn't that helpful, but boy if it wasn't fun.
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Post by grahamthomson on Jan 13, 2011 10:27:55 GMT
Awww.
If you like, we can get an Argos catalogue on Saturday, some rounded safety scissors and some glue and make a Christmas list for you this year!
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Post by blueshift on Jan 13, 2011 10:49:41 GMT
Awww. If you like, we can get an Argos catalogue on Saturday, some rounded safety scissors and some glue and make a Christmas list for you this year! It would need to be Copydex! I would also need to bring my sister along to try to make a rival list from the same catalogue, cutting up the same pages and fighting for them. |
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Post by grahamthomson on Jan 13, 2011 15:19:08 GMT
Aren't you a bit old now for fighting with your sister?
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Post by blueshift on Jan 13, 2011 15:35:42 GMT
Aren't you a bit old now for fighting with your sister? You are never too old for fighting with your sister! |
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Post by grahamthomson on Jan 13, 2011 16:19:39 GMT
Alas I have no sisters. Or brothers.
I know not how to fight.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 13, 2011 18:39:24 GMT
Graham is a Thal! Introduce him to Ian Chesterton.
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 13, 2011 19:47:00 GMT
Oh for the days when toys could be ordered individually rather than random assortment bollocks.
-Ralph
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Post by Dark Stranger on Jan 14, 2011 0:14:42 GMT
I was going to complain about the half-arsed transformstions pictured, until I noticed that Superion actually looks better than the chicken-legged version we all use!
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Post by Shockprowl on Jan 14, 2011 1:05:47 GMT
Aw man, those pics, entangled with left over Christmas Port, has freaked me out!
In a good way.
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Post by grahamthomson on Jan 14, 2011 9:01:15 GMT
I might have to get an Argos catalogue now to remind me of the smell.
By the way, what's a "Thal"? And how come I am one?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 14, 2011 9:21:04 GMT
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Post by grahamthomson on Mar 17, 2011 10:05:34 GMT
More Argos nostalgia! This time, from the 1985 catalogue...  Follow the link to see a really high res scan on Flickr: Click hereCourtesy of Flickr user Trippyglitters. |
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Post by grahamthomson on Mar 17, 2011 14:44:19 GMT
Wow - the prices of the same toys between 1984 and 1985 have really jumped up!
Supply And Demand at work!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 13, 2014 17:24:35 GMT
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