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Post by Philip Ayres on May 17, 2020 14:30:55 GMT
IIRC earlier this year they told IDToys that Cyberverse deluxe weren't coming to the UK..... then we pointed out Amazon UK had them!
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Post by The Doctor on May 17, 2020 15:56:53 GMT
Amazon UK only got 3 of the 4 though: the Shockwave was never available.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 19, 2020 11:36:53 GMT
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Post by Llama God on May 19, 2020 15:36:39 GMT
From the photos, Megatron looks to be the best (well, and Rung too, obviously), the rest are varying degrees of "eh". And you wonder why they even bothered with Hound...
Still, a good chance for people to pick up figures they've missed.
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Post by Benn on May 19, 2020 15:41:35 GMT
I prefer the Hound, to be honest. The colour swap on some of the parts looks better to me. It is in no way different enough to warrant getting again if you bought the first though...
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 19, 2020 16:01:19 GMT
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Post by Toph on May 19, 2020 16:03:00 GMT
I like Chromia better than the original. It almost looks like she was cast in black and painted blue.
Something about her pops just slightly more vividly.
But it is still that mold, only now it's more expensive for an otherwise identical deco.
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Post by The Doctor on May 19, 2020 16:16:34 GMT
I am amused that Hound is now the non-battle damage one while the other repaints are More Battle Damage. -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on May 19, 2020 16:21:16 GMT
I...I...like the new Magnus deco.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on May 19, 2020 16:53:34 GMT
I prefer the Hound, to be honest. The colour swap on some of the parts looks better to me. It is in no way different enough to warrant getting again if you bought the first though... I do too. That's what he should have looked like in the first place. |
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Post by The Doctor on May 19, 2020 17:11:14 GMT
I suspect Hound is the one that will be easy enough to pick up cheap in sales at a later date. It's the least changed toy and Siege Hound remains easy to get anyway. I can't see W*NC Hound being a big seller!
The ones that will sell are Megatron (Battlemasters), Hotlink (Battlemasters/seeker/new character), Scrapmetal and Decepticon Mirage. Possibly Chromia as the Siege one is a pain in the hoop to find.
-Ralph
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Post by Benn on May 19, 2020 19:12:33 GMT
Yeah, I've been waiting on spotting a cheap Hound anyway, so now I just have to wait a tad longer. I should have at least one W*NC toy, I guess...
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Post by Pinwig on May 22, 2020 20:31:04 GMT
Deluxes are in at ID but they're sold out of everything except Sideswipe and Hound.
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Post by The Doctor on May 31, 2020 22:20:31 GMT
Sir Nick has managed to get Megatron and Hotlink for me from a local Smyths. Magnus is in Yodel's hands. Hopefully next week I'll finally find out if Kapow will send me the Mirage and Scrapface I paid for or if they sold them to someone else. Tension!
I must have all of W*NC!
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on May 31, 2020 22:23:56 GMT
Hound looks so much nicer in person. Pictures don't really convey it. The repaint is quite subtle. I think it's a better quality than the Siege paint job.
Not sure about Sideswipe yet. I think Siege Chromia's colours look nicer in hand than the W*NC deco.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 1, 2020 10:39:59 GMT
Spoiler Magnus is here! Amusingly, the dispatch email from Yodel came through 23 minutes after it was delivered so it was a surprise when the door buzzer went. Perhaps Magnus TRAVELLED BACKWARDS IN TIME.
Bits of it are rattling around inside. Er, I hope it is intact.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 1, 2020 10:44:38 GMT
The box says: 'CONTAINS WHEAT'.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 1, 2020 10:45:59 GMT
Elsewhere in the box are the solemn words: 'NOT INTENDED TO BE EATEN'.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 1, 2020 10:59:24 GMT
My word, once the seal is broken, 'The Compound' really honks!
It is not mentioned on the instructions. No tools.
IN WITH THE FINGERS!
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 1, 2020 11:07:14 GMT
Great fun!
This is a really nice set, actually, and I did enjoy digging for Energon cubes because it was ridiculous.
I HAVE NO REGRETS.
The paint job on Magnus really pops in person. Pictures don't do it justice. Really nice.
Jelly Rung is cool.
SPOILER MAGNUS.
-Ralph
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Post by Llama God on Jun 1, 2020 13:24:48 GMT
Do not eat jelly Rung!
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 1, 2020 13:42:19 GMT
But I must.
'The Compound' aka BLACK PLAY-DOH does not come in a proper tub with lid. It's in a cheapy plastic box with no lid (it had been sealed with tape) so will likely dry out and go crumbly!
The Energon Cubes are nice.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 1, 2020 13:43:20 GMT
Phil can make pictures appear.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Jun 1, 2020 17:18:52 GMT
Cracked and ordered Mirage last night from my local. Just been sat in a traffic jam for an hour on the way home to fetch him. Should have got Megatron too but I will wait a bit to see if there's any savings to be had down the line.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 1, 2020 17:37:05 GMT
Good man!
I wait to see if Mirage and Scrapface turn up in the post this week. They are the 2 most anticipated W*NC for me!
If Scrapface is nice I will of course need another 2 in due course though not right now when they are hard to come by!
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 3, 2020 9:33:50 GMT
Hotlink and Megatron are here. They look nice. Hotlink's two friends are not in fact identical! They have different coloured visors.
Now just waiting on Mirage and Scrapface to turn up and then I will be the biggest W*NC'er on the Hub!
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Jun 3, 2020 17:55:29 GMT
Have you got the hands for it?
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 3, 2020 21:10:04 GMT
Only Selects Star Convoy has the hands for it.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Jun 3, 2020 21:17:16 GMT
I may now never be able to open that toy.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 3, 2020 21:20:13 GMT
My work here is done.
-Ralph
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