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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 29, 2018 7:44:56 GMT
Op leads 12-6 over Soundwave with 24 hours to go....
Still a solitary 1 for Megatron!
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Post by Benn on Mar 29, 2018 9:53:43 GMT
I believe in Megatron!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 29, 2018 13:04:40 GMT
Op leads 12-6 over Soundwave with 24 hours to go.... Still a solitary 1 for Megatron! needs a reminder to vote again! |
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 29, 2018 17:19:24 GMT
VOTE FOR CASSETTE MAN, USER 3!
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 29, 2018 21:18:22 GMT
This is the hardest one yet. I just don't know.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 29, 2018 21:33:44 GMT
There is no choice!
CASSETTE MAN!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 29, 2018 21:51:07 GMT
Yes, you're right, but then... Optimus. OPTIMUS!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 29, 2018 21:58:24 GMT
Wait till tomorrow, that's going to be really difficult..... well apart from for Ian who has an easy gig this week!
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Post by Bogatan on Mar 29, 2018 22:42:32 GMT
Its too hard to choose.
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Post by Bogatan on Mar 29, 2018 22:46:05 GMT
I chose Prime!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 30, 2018 7:49:45 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 30, 2018 7:55:57 GMT
Week 6: What is the best Autobot Car introduced on the 1984 US catalogue? We voted for the UK6 in week 3: now it's the turn of their 5 American breathren who we didn't get to see till a slightly later date!
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Mar 30, 2018 8:23:22 GMT
I've known how I'd vote on this one for a few weeks - got to be Trailbreaker.
Prowl is a great toy and a great character, but I prefer the look of Bluestreak, who we've already had. I think Bluestreak just looks smarter than Prowl as he has less stuff written all over him in robot mode.
Trailbreaker is fantastic. Great, solid vehicle mode. Stocky, well-proportioned, alien robot mode. And we get the wrist launchers and Death's-Head-style alternate hand tools. Superb.
Martin
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Post by tomwe on Mar 30, 2018 8:46:31 GMT
Gutted I missed the rest of these polls - I would have balanced Windcharger with Bumblebee!
Have gone for Trailbreaker since his robot form matches his alt Ute' in the chunk stakes.
I don't even remember when I acquired my toy of him. Missing the accessories but otherwise intact.
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Post by Dezzeh on Mar 30, 2018 9:11:21 GMT
Wheeljack! Lancia is best.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 30, 2018 9:16:51 GMT
A very easy choice this week.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 30, 2018 9:17:34 GMT
IRONHIDE of course. No contest. Phew.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 30, 2018 9:48:33 GMT
For me these five are all tied up in their not being there at the start in the UK.
My first hint there was more than he UK catalogue showed was in my first issue of the comic, number 5 (the first half of US#3). Megatron is obviously the big difference, but Prowl appears and Sunstreaker gets mentioned.
I'm not sure I met the others before More Than Meets The Eye got it's UK breakfast TV broadcast - do we know when that happened? My next TFUK issue is somewhat in the future - #1 from a school fete/jumble sale in mid 85 and my next after that was 39 in December 85!
My memory is that these 5 were somewhat harder to find when they did reach the UK: I recall seeing Trailbreker precisely ONCE in a local Toymaster, it stuck in my mind because I wanted one after his MTMTE appearance. We had an Ironhide, US 85 stock import. It's also interesting that while four of the UK 1984 6 (Week 3) survive into 1986 none of this lot do! Arrive later, disappear earlier. You'd have thought it would make more sense to hold most of these over for a second year!
Even back then I realised that Prowl & Ironhide were Bluestreak & Ratchet with different paint jobs and a emergency lights either added or removed. Both look fab, Prowl especially, but it's a minor mark down for them.
Wheeljack and Sunstreaker were the two gold box classics I bought during my first TRU visit in 1991. Wheeljack is a toy which isn't better in hand and is notoriously fragile now. Sunstreaker I love despite the issues with the tech specs not matching the toy which had been bothering me since I spotted it all the way back in Transformers Universe in 1986.
I did not obtain Trailbreaker till Auto Assembly ..... 2009? Got the Encore edition. I already had his remould Hoist, and had owned one for many year. But Trailbreaker has a certain something. So he gets my vote here.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 30, 2018 9:51:59 GMT
These look like representative results, shall we stop the poll there? ;-)  |
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 30, 2018 10:14:47 GMT
My word. Wait until you know who sees that!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 30, 2018 10:26:30 GMT
That's why I said it. And indeed texted the proposal to the rest of the GodModTeam ;-)
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 30, 2018 14:48:44 GMT
BAD PHIL!!!
You can't stop the poll!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 30, 2018 15:24:10 GMT
Phil has cost me money!
Periodically I remember my Wheeljack is missing his left wing and search eBay for one; this is the first time in years one turned up reasonably priced.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 30, 2018 15:42:00 GMT
Consider it a warm up round ahead of next weekend! Speaking of which ...... Bogatan was it you who said they could fix my Wheeljack? |
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 30, 2018 15:50:23 GMT
Consider it a warm up round ahead of next weekend! Oh dear. This is going to be dangerous. |
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Post by Bogatan on Mar 30, 2018 16:07:49 GMT
Consider it a warm up round ahead of next weekend! Speaking of which ...... Bogatan was it you who said they could fix my Wheeljack? Could be. What was the problem? |
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 30, 2018 16:26:50 GMT
How can Trailbreaker be in the lead? Love the character but the toy is a bit...rubbish.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 30, 2018 16:52:00 GMT
I have to admit I'm a bit surprised by that too.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 30, 2018 17:26:43 GMT
I remember getting the re-issue and not being that keen on the toy, which surprised me as I had long wished for one. Not a fan of firing fists either. Not my favourite gimmick.
I much prefer that wee legends size one that came out as a representation of Trailbreaker.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 30, 2018 17:32:16 GMT
Wheel jack - another alien-ish looking robot and a cool alt-mode.
Andy
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