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Post by The Doctor on Jun 23, 2024 22:27:42 GMT
The only 86 Ironhide I want is Dead Ironhide.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Jun 24, 2024 16:48:38 GMT
*Shakes head with pity*
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Post by Pinwig on Jun 24, 2024 18:27:20 GMT
I put him on the shelf next to Magnus, even though that doesn't make sense in terms of the film. They do look really good together. A full set of figures in this style and I think I'd be done with Generations. They just pip Earthrise for all round display fulfillment.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 13, 2024 13:27:09 GMT
16bit.com FOTD: SS86-29 Bumblebee
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Post by shaggydave76 on Sept 15, 2024 16:28:32 GMT
Just a quicky about SS Optimus . . .
Ebay seems to be flooded at the moment with so-called 'In Hand' SS86 Optimus Primes, but looking at the product description, they all say 'Chinese Version' or something similar.
After missing out on all the pre-orders, I'm slightly tempted to pay the extra £20-£30 and grab one while I can, but are they the exact same figures the Western market will be getting, or are they different in any way?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 15, 2024 17:07:01 GMT
"Chinese Version" sounds like code for Knock Off.
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 15, 2024 17:24:50 GMT
I would be astounded if this toy doesn't get a re-run. It would be easy money for Hasbro. So stay patient. The Legacy Armada Op also sold out rapidly and now has been re-run.
I cancelled my order due to the heel mis-assembly. While it does not affect the function of the toy I don't like paying a premium £90+ price for something not built right out the box. I will wait for the inevitable fixed re-run. It happened with Galvatron.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 15, 2024 20:17:16 GMT
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Post by shaggydave76 on Sept 15, 2024 20:38:39 GMT
Yep. I spotted this too. I have a Smyths literally 5 minutes from my door, so I popped in and had a word with one of the staff members on the off-chance I might be able to Pre-Order it from there. Unfortunately not, as they, her literal words, "can't guarantee how many units come over on the boat", lol. As soon as it shows up as in stock on there, I'll be on it like a fly on poop! |
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Post by Jim on Sept 30, 2024 8:47:19 GMT
I saw SS86 BB on the shelves at Smyths this weekend and was a bit shocked at how shoddy the yellow paint on the torso was (the long parts which frame the windscreen and side windows, the word for this is escaping me!) on each and every one of them.
Is this a common problem or just a bad batch? I guess yellow paint on black plastic is a tough one anyway, but it looks unevenly applied.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 18, 2024 22:00:19 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 20, 2024 12:31:08 GMT
Following on from the tweaked re-releaase of Kingdom Galvatron in SS86.....
I am surprised Kingdom Cyclonus hasn't had a Studio Series 86 rerelease
I am also surprised Scourge and/or Sweep haven't had another go. If I could get one more of each I would be pleased and could do a hand swap so I could have a double closed hand Targetmaster Scourge
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 20, 2024 21:07:14 GMT
No, Phil, no. Don't encourage Hasbro to keep this nonsense going of slightly tweaked re-releases of the same moulds over and over. INTO INFINITY.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 20, 2024 21:08:51 GMT
If I could get one more of each I would be pleased and could do a hand swap so I could have a double closed hand Targetmaster Scourge Um. Why don't you just...buy one more of each then. They already exist. -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 26, 2024 13:14:36 GMT
Pipeline reveal at MCM Deluse Jazz PR |
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 26, 2024 13:21:37 GMT
If they've fixed the ******* yellowing on the wheel arches I'd get another.
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 26, 2024 19:22:57 GMT
Just say no to rebuying something previously sold as defective.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 26, 2024 21:46:29 GMT
But.. but... It might be better...
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Oct 26, 2024 22:03:02 GMT
No, Pinwig. No.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 11, 2024 13:54:43 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 11, 2024 14:35:30 GMT
Same. One was enough. It lacks the charm of the TR Gnaw. Had it came out *first* my mind would have been blown.
-Ralph
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Post by Llama God on Nov 12, 2024 9:04:54 GMT
Aye. I was so excited to find one when I was in Singapore, and reduced in the Christmas sales, too. And then I opened it and played with it and... eh. It's fine. But indeed none of the charm of its predecessor. Which probably makes it the best example of prioritising "screen accuracy" over everything else...
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Post by Toph on Nov 12, 2024 9:15:38 GMT
Sharkticons work better smaller anyway. It's okay to have Big Larry, but to me a huge schole of smaller sharkticons behaving like a swarm of piranha is far scarier to me than a handful of large monsters.
And you could get ten of the legend sized sharkticons for just four of Big Larry.
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 12, 2024 20:01:34 GMT
I too prefer my Sharkticons small
I have just one big one to lead them all
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 12, 2024 20:03:59 GMT
Big Larry,
Does not tarry.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 12, 2024 20:08:33 GMT
Sharkticons are but one of the few
Good things to come out movie stew
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Post by legios on Nov 12, 2024 21:19:40 GMT
Sharkticons work better smaller anyway. It's okay to have Big Larry, but to me a huge schole of smaller sharkticons behaving like a swarm of piranha Would that make them a swarm of Piranhacons? Karl |
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Post by that_bluestreak on Nov 13, 2024 20:02:16 GMT
i bought three
more sharkticons for me!
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