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Post by Benn on Apr 9, 2024 17:25:10 GMT
Well, the French are renowned for their coolness, maybe shoulder seats are 'in' this year?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 11, 2024 23:03:55 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 12, 2024 9:07:10 GMT
Even the Cyber Key is smaller??!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 15, 2024 22:09:42 GMT
GEARS IS SUPERB!!! ABSOLUTELY SUPERB!!!!
I LOVE HIM!
He's excellent, such personality.
I ONLY NEED ONE MORE!!!! Well three really 'cos I'm still desiring a Powerglide and Seaspray.
BUT ONLY ONE MORE TO COMPLETE 84!!!!
The night is darkest before the dawn...
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 16, 2024 16:04:19 GMT
I hate to break this to you, but updates to Powerglide and Seaspray were done years ago.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 16, 2024 16:07:38 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 16, 2024 16:10:14 GMT
We really have reached the point of remakes being utterly pointless!
-Ralph
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Post by Benn on Apr 16, 2024 16:19:55 GMT
If the new one is the one without green firing missiles, I might be inclined to agree.
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Post by Toph on Apr 16, 2024 16:43:08 GMT
Not really. Because not everyone was around 30 years ago to get the original.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 16, 2024 18:02:35 GMT
Ebay and conventions exist. Sometimes I have looked at a new version of a toy and then went online and bought the older version instead. Sometimes works out cheaper. I'll be doing that for Cybertron Starscream.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 16, 2024 18:31:29 GMT
If you want a Voyager Cybertron Starscream at that size for the price of the United Voyager, you'll be lucky to find it
The Voyager version of Cybertron Starscream in his show colours doesn't exist in the western Cybertron line
Voyager Starscream was sold in Galaxy Force in Japan at the start of the line and is £££ because people wanted him due to the lack of a western Voyager in the right colours
Cybertron got a MASSIVELY oversized version or a version in different colours.
Legacy United Cybertron Starscream at Voyager size is one of the more worthy redos that they've done
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 16, 2024 18:53:48 GMT
We really have reached the point of remakes being utterly pointless! -Ralph If the new one is the one without green firing missiles, I might be inclined to agree. The new one is the one without the green firing missiles. I had thought the new one was smaller but it's much of a muchness height wise. New one is less bulky but it doe have a wider wing span. The original had two positions for the outer half of the wings: swept down/back or up/forward (robot/beast mode) The new one removes the trigger mechanism there which then allows the wings to be stretched out to the sides properly. Colour mix is interesting on the new one: the blue is now purple, ala show, and they've ditched the green. I hadn't realised quite hoe show accurate the goldy brown is: I thought the designers were throwing it in so Airazor's colours had more representation on the new toy and to make it different enough to do a toy accurate version down the line ;-) Tigerhawk is, like Cybertron Starscream, an absolutely top choice for a remake but for different reasons. Popular show character again but his toy was barely available at the end of the Beast Wars line as Transformer toys in the US got cleared out for Episode 1. I think I saw the UK version ONCE. When Nick got a boxed one the other year I can recall him commenting on the call "How often do you see those?" And he is TWENTY FIVE YEARS OLD!
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Post by Benn on Apr 16, 2024 19:02:39 GMT
I do seem to remember Ed having one, but not at the time the show was out. Might have to enquire how that came about.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 16, 2024 19:38:39 GMT
They were definitely available here, I saw one in a small toyshop in Twickenham, and I found a Biocombat boxed one on eBay tonight that went for £85 quid!
I could also believe there was some excess UK stock that never reached shelves at the time and popped out the system somewhere that I never saw!
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 16, 2024 20:05:17 GMT
Legacy United Cybertron Starscream at Voyager size is one of the more worthy redos that they've done All I can say is: I saw it in a shop, thought: "In no way is that tiny thing worth £35" and choose not to buy it. -Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 16, 2024 21:53:21 GMT
I hate to break this to you, but updates to Powerglide and Seaspray were done years ago. -Ralph Silly, foolish, beautiful Doctor.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 16, 2024 22:59:14 GMT
Those are in the previous round of updates not beholden to the hallowed cartoon designs and holy scale charts!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 16, 2024 23:16:37 GMT
Legacy United Cybertron Starscream at Voyager size is one of the more worthy redos that they've done All I can say is: I saw it in a shop, thought: "In no way is that tiny thing worth £35" and choose not to buy it. -Ralph Which is a very fair decision.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 17, 2024 3:58:22 GMT
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Post by Toph on Apr 17, 2024 4:08:33 GMT
I gotta say, Squeezeplay is an insanely clever reuse of Mindwipe, and one I would have never called. It gets everything in the right place.
Now lets have Horri-bull retooled from Skullcruncher!
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Post by Dezzeh on Apr 17, 2024 6:41:12 GMT
I think I actually ordered this pack, Squeezeplay looks good
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Post by Llama God on Apr 17, 2024 7:31:49 GMT
Tigerhawk is, like Cybertron Starscream, an absolutely top choice for a remake but for different reasons. Popular show character again but his toy was barely available at the end of the Beast Wars line as Transformer toys in the US got cleared out for Episode 1. I think I saw the UK version ONCE. When Nick got a boxed one the other year I can recall him commenting on the call "How often do you see those?" And he is TWENTY FIVE YEARS OLD! Yep, I never saw this once in the UK. The only time I saw it (and I know I've said this before, but I'll repeat myself anyway) was in a small toy shop on the Greek island of Kalymnos - which is not exactly a bustling metropolis, so rather surprised by that. The only reason I didn't pick it up was because my girlfriend at the time (who I was on that holiday with) was not at all interested in Transformers and wanted to be out of the shop before I could see how much it cost. Which is a mistake I still regret. So this is a perfect toy for a new version, for those of us without time machines to fix their regrets, and for your run of the mill consumer who doesn't go to toy fairs or conventions...
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Post by Jim on Apr 17, 2024 9:47:44 GMT
I don't remember where I got my Tigerhawk, but I also don't recall it taking a lot of effort or costing very much (I have a figure around the £12 mark in mind).
It has yellowed like crazy though, despite being in storage in the dark for the vast majority of the time I've owned it.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 19, 2024 8:29:54 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 20, 2024 19:35:49 GMT
Legacy Wave 4: October 2024 Only just hit me.... She's going to be a reuse of Windblade isn't she? EDIT: as stated at Few things that are really interesting to me... Tra Gen Legacy UNI Deluxe SlipstreamRetool of the rumored Windblade?
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 20, 2024 22:05:24 GMT
Why Windblade? Could it not be a reuse of any jet mould? Or entirely new?
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 21, 2024 0:21:02 GMT
It could.... but Windblade is another female jet, and she doesn't have a reuse yet
I think Needlenose is the only other recent Deluxe jet: he does have a reuse and is further away from Slipstream
Aerialbots coming but can't see it
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Post by Toph on Apr 21, 2024 4:21:30 GMT
I pretty much assumed Windblade retool at best. Though given how little effort they've put into Cyberverse, a straight repaint with a new head is more likely.
Honestly, there are basically two options. 1. Windblade reuse, as she's the only deluxe jet since Titans Return (PotP Darkwing and Dreadwind are just retools of the two CW jets, so I count them as such) Or 2. New mold that's intended for something else.
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Post by Toph on Apr 21, 2024 4:22:11 GMT
I forgot Needlenose was a thing
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 21, 2024 7:24:25 GMT
I pretty much assumed Windblade retool at best. Though given how little effort they've put into Cyberverse, a straight repaint with a new head is more likely. Yeah the care/effort later than Unicron Trilogy/Animated is showing a bit, especially with Cyberverse. I'm surprised my head didn't make the Windblade/Slipstream leak sooner.
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