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Post by Toph on Nov 7, 2018 3:21:08 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 7, 2018 7:57:20 GMT
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Post by Toph on Nov 7, 2018 8:32:09 GMT
I tried to preorder, but the site won't cooperate with me. I try to register and it tells me i have an account. I try to log in, and it takes me to the registration page.
Then some points the captia thinks im a robot.
Here's hoping these aren't exclusives to this weird store.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Nov 7, 2018 9:22:41 GMT
Come on Victory Saber!
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Dezzeh
Thunderjet
Wait, what?
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Post by Dezzeh on Nov 7, 2018 10:06:14 GMT
Kapow will have the red swoops up as soon as they know their allocation.
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Post by drmick on Nov 7, 2018 16:16:38 GMT
How do you know that?
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Dezzeh
Thunderjet
Wait, what?
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Post by Dezzeh on Nov 7, 2018 20:04:55 GMT
I talk to Andy who runs it a fair amount
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Post by drmick on Nov 7, 2018 20:06:46 GMT
That's more confirmation than has been reported- that'd be TFW news credit worthy!
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Dezzeh
Thunderjet
Wait, what?
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Post by Dezzeh on Nov 7, 2018 20:14:52 GMT
Hah, I'm not in it for the fame!
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 7, 2018 21:41:24 GMT
Just to personally fund Andy's pension...
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 7, 2018 21:43:06 GMT
Wait. Hang on, red swoop. I see. I thought that was an obscure reference to some weird forgotten character. Swoop with a red chest, I'm having that.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 8, 2018 6:56:16 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 30, 2018 18:54:47 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 30, 2018 19:07:48 GMT
Reckon I'll have both of those. The colours make that Jazz mould look better, and Swoop should have been red in the first place.
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Post by drmick on Nov 30, 2018 21:07:48 GMT
Black makes that mold look a lot better!
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 30, 2018 21:21:03 GMT
Ralph needs a red Swoop. Nowt wrong with blue Swoop but it does stick out a tad when the other 5 POTOP Dinobots are red!
-Ralph
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Post by Toph on Nov 30, 2018 21:57:20 GMT
Blue Swoop is like replacing the orange on Divebomb with purple.
It looks great on it's own, but with the other predacons, or as predaking's arm, it sticks out like a sore thumb.
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Post by Llama God on Dec 1, 2018 11:29:10 GMT
I was never that fussed about the colour of Swoop's chest - but then we all know hat I'm some sort of heretic anyway. However the red on that mold, and the fully transparent beast mode head just look really nice together, so I may well have to pick one up.
Likewise, I'm not in the slightest fussed about Ricochet, but those colours just look really nice on that mold. So again, yes.
Also... are these releases part of Hasbro's replacement for the collector's club, essentially..?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 1, 2018 11:33:31 GMT
Now admittedly I was having a bad day yesterday and was on my way out the door when I posted this, but ho did they end up in the Siege thread? Ooops. Moved to POTP. They may end up in their own thread eventually if Select has more than POTP in it |
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 1, 2018 12:05:12 GMT
Just realised this will also add another limb to a bespoke combiner. Mostly black. Nice option.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 1, 2018 12:05:43 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 1, 2018 15:17:41 GMT
Reading the press release for this on TFW is quite exciting. No, really. Hasbro have had several attempts at trying to fill the gap left by Fun Pub - trying to find ways to get fan focused figures out. We had the aborted collectors' club service, which gave us a couple of figures, and the boxed sets which obviously didn't sell well. Then we had the trio we've just had, which seemed to be a trio because of the packaging. Now this Generations Selects banner, which is badged as a 'not available in stores' ongoing line.
It reminds me that during the dealers panel at TFN the sellers were talking about an improved relationship with Hasbro and better prices, possibly a result of Hasbro looking to improve other routes to market now TRU is gone. If I was a dealer like that I'd be asking for exclusives that fans can't get in shops, so if Blast Off et al were a successful test for that, better than the Arcee/Grotusque pair because they were cheaper and easier to get, then maybe we're finally seeing a replacement for Fun Pub's subscription service in a format that works for all parties.
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Post by Bogatan on Dec 1, 2018 15:44:28 GMT
If the rumour about Seige G2 Combat Hero Megatron is true then this will properly feel like a replacement for Botcon/TFCC/TFSS toys.
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Post by Bogatan on Dec 1, 2018 15:48:42 GMT
Im kind of finding red Swoop off putting. Red Swoop I associate with the G1 toy but that has lots of chrome and mostly red upper legs brightening it up. POTP Red Swoop looks quite dark in comparison.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 1, 2018 18:15:55 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 1, 2018 18:47:58 GMT
Yeah. Blast Off/Repugnus/Punch was a proof of concept. Now we've got a whole line. Excellent news.
Rares, redecos and exclusives. Nice! Well up for this.
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Post by drmick on Dec 1, 2018 19:03:49 GMT
Yeah. Blast Off/Repugnus/Punch was a proof of concept. Now we've got a whole line. Excellent news. Rares, redecos and exclusives. Nice! Well up for this. And for £20 a pop. Not too shabby. |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Dec 1, 2018 21:52:04 GMT
The Ricochet looks better on that mold than Jazz, also no Trump stickers. Bonus!
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 3, 2019 10:23:11 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 16, 2019 10:24:44 GMT
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