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Post by The Doctor on Dec 27, 2015 20:14:03 GMT
Ah but at least we had Shackwave.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 27, 2015 20:27:09 GMT
Well it's not like Shockwave was a major character or anything. They could get away with it. some scars don't heal even after all these years. And the 85 roll of absentees is HUGE: Swoop, Shockwave, Omega Supreme, Blaster, Perceptor, Hook, Bonecrusher, Scrapper, Mixmaster, Longhaul, Scavenger, Whirl, Roadbuster, Barrage, Venom, Ransack & Chopshop. Hmmm, may have to draw up lists for the other years too now! 86: Trypticon, Sky Lynx, Razorclaw, Divebomb, Tantrum, Headstrong, Rampage, Eject, Rewind, Ramhorn, Steeljaw, Ratbat & Gnaw 87: Fortress Maximus, Doublecross, Repugnus, Grotusque, Pounce, Wingspan, Fastlane, Cloudraker, Sixshot, Punch/Counterpunch, Slugfest & Overkill 88: Groundbreaker, Skyhigh, Splashdown, Iguanus, Bugly, Finback, Grandslam, Raindance, Beastbox & Squalktalk Right tell me who I've missed now!
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Post by blueshift on Dec 27, 2015 20:31:39 GMT
Ah but at least we had Shackwave. -Ralph You mean SHATTERED GLASS PROWL
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Post by Baron B of Triple B on Dec 27, 2015 22:17:50 GMT
Forgetting about Swoop is allowed because he was never actually sold in these isles, so he doesn't feature in any of the promotional material from the time. Only the comic, where children would weep tears on a regular basis in the letters section asking WHY HASBRO, WHY?! Same with Shockwave. Whoa Whoa Whoa. It's never ok to forget Swoop. I remember getting him as a kid and if what you say is right then my dear departed Grandad went out of his way to get me him. Which instantly makes him my favourite. Behind Grimlock, obviously. And Slag. And Slug. And Snarl.
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Post by blueshift on Dec 27, 2015 22:19:23 GMT
Whoa Whoa Whoa. It's never ok to forget Swoop. I remember getting him as a kid and if what you say is right then my dear departed Grandad went out of his way to get me him. Oh wow, really? That's amazing! Yeah we never got Swoop in the uk!
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 27, 2015 22:22:17 GMT
Indeed. I had to go all the way to Norway to get one.
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Post by Bogatan on Dec 27, 2015 22:55:09 GMT
It has always driven me nuts that I first went on holiday to the US in 1990. The start of the only period in TF history when Europe got more than the US. Even in 89 there probably would have been left over 88 maybe even 87 exclusives. Instead all I saw were the shelless pretender classics at Walmart.
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 27, 2015 23:02:27 GMT
Whoa Whoa Whoa. It's never ok to forget Swoop. I remember getting him as a kid and if what you say is right then my dear departed Grandad went out of his way to get me him. Which instantly makes him my favourite. Behind Grimlock, obviously. And Slag. And Slug. And Snarl. Poor Sludge... No love as usual...
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Post by Baron B of Triple B on Dec 27, 2015 23:27:21 GMT
Whoa Whoa Whoa. It's never ok to forget Swoop. I remember getting him as a kid and if what you say is right then my dear departed Grandad went out of his way to get me him. Which instantly makes him my favourite. Behind Grimlock, obviously. And Slag. And Slug. And Snarl. Poor Sludge... No love as usual... That was genuinely meant to say Slog instead of Slug, which was in turn meant to represent Sludges AOE update. It was a mistype because I'm quite drunk. Slag being called Slug disappointed me. Now normally I wouldn't dream of listing a G1 character below his updated model but they forgot to give the Sludge figure proper eyes which really annoyed me. It annoyed so much that it still bothers drunk Baz 25 years after he got the figure. Of the new dinobots, Slog was definitely my favourite.
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Post by Baron B of Triple B on Dec 27, 2015 23:37:46 GMT
Whoa Whoa Whoa. It's never ok to forget Swoop. I remember getting him as a kid and if what you say is right then my dear departed Grandad went out of his way to get me him. Oh wow, really? That's amazing! Yeah we never got Swoop in the uk! My Papa took early retirement and spent what must've been his entire payout on Christmas presents for me and my 2 brothers. You've never seen such a mountain of presents before, the majority of which were Transformers. Our dad left when we were all young and we haven't had any contact from him for almost 30 years so my Papa and my Uncle went out their way to make up for it and those 2 were always our surrogate dads. My Papa died last September and I told a story about that Christmas morning and how he was even happier than we were watching out faces as we spent hours opening our presents. That's probably where my love of Transformers, G1 especially, comes from. It's one of the happiest memories I've had in my 33 years.
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Post by Shockprowl on Dec 28, 2015 9:40:43 GMT
Touching story, B.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2016 15:04:30 GMT
There all out on display now and looking good
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Post by blueshift on Jan 17, 2016 15:13:44 GMT
There all out on display now and looking good That looks great! Where's the display case from, can I ask? It's a nice one. I am still balancing stuff on top of my book cases!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2016 15:21:55 GMT
The girlie picked it up for Ikea its called fabrikör
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Post by Shockprowl on Jan 17, 2016 22:15:44 GMT
Fabrikor.
Sounds likes Mixmaster's cousin.
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Post by blueshift on Jan 17, 2016 22:16:20 GMT
Fabrikor. Sounds likes Mixmaster's cousin. Or a He Man character!
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Post by Benn on Jan 17, 2016 22:16:52 GMT
Nonsense. It's a He-Man villain.
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Post by Benn on Jan 17, 2016 22:17:11 GMT
Fabrikor. Sounds likes Mixmaster's cousin. Or a He Man character! Great minds, hmm?
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Post by Shockprowl on Oct 5, 2019 21:11:45 GMT
Come on, lads, get 'em out.
The recent revelations about the dramatic extent of the collections of such Hubbers as User 3, and Big Phil... not to mention Pinwigus Pinwigington, and that absolute bastard Dezzeh... Got Me Thinking-
Which Hubber has the Biggest Collection of Transformers Toys?!
Overall. All in. Hasta lasagne. Everything. ALL OF THEM. ALL!!!!
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 5, 2019 21:16:12 GMT
Not me. Mine's pretty modest by hardcore standards.
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Post by blueshift on Oct 5, 2019 21:37:02 GMT
I mean, it's clearly going to be Phil isn't it?
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Post by Benn on Oct 5, 2019 21:37:27 GMT
How do we judge this?
My money's on Phil.
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Post by Shockprowl on Oct 5, 2019 21:38:39 GMT
Numbers... MATHEMATICS! THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNIVERSE...!!!!
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Post by blueshift on Oct 5, 2019 21:45:02 GMT
Numbers... MATHEMATICS! THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNIVERSE...!!!!Wrong, Shockers. What about Micromasters and Minicons. Does one Micromaster equal one Fort Max? No, it must be by volume! We must all grind up our collections into dust so we can accurately compare their volume!
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Post by Benn on Oct 5, 2019 21:46:34 GMT
My toys are in boxes all over the place! I can't just... just... COUNT them
And do you count unofficial?
Combiners and Micros as teams or one entity?
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Post by Shockprowl on Oct 5, 2019 21:47:52 GMT
Numbers... MATHEMATICS! THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNIVERSE...!!!!Wrong, Shockers. What about Micromasters and Minicons. Does one Micromaster equal one Fort Max? No, it must be by volume! We must all grind up our collections into dust so we can accurately compare their volume! Aw Man, this is a good point... Errrr.... Errrr.....
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Post by Benn on Oct 5, 2019 21:49:33 GMT
And and and books? Comics? CD's? Vinyl?
TAT!
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Post by Shockprowl on Oct 5, 2019 21:49:51 GMT
My toys are in boxes all over the place! I can't just... just... COUNT them And do you count unofficial? Combiners and Micros as teams or one entity? Un... official.... It's possible I haven't thought this through.... MARTIIIIINNNN!!!! MAKE SENSE OF THIS!!!!!
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Post by Shockprowl on Oct 5, 2019 21:50:22 GMT
And and and books? Comics? CD's? Vinyl? TAT! QUIET, YOU!
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Post by blueshift on Oct 5, 2019 21:52:17 GMT
Wrong, Shockers. What about Micromasters and Minicons. Does one Micromaster equal one Fort Max? No, it must be by volume! We must all grind up our collections into dust so we can accurately compare their volume! Aw Man, this is a good point... Errrr.... Errrr..... You need to show leadership, Shockers! Put your collection into your food blender. We will then all do it afterwards.
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