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Post by Dark Stranger on Jul 11, 2009 20:43:43 GMT
I was in Sainsburys there, and picked up Animated Swoop for £6, and a host of Robot Heroes at £3 apiece, nice one!!
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Post by Nigel on Aug 28, 2009 9:44:17 GMT
The packeted Robot Heroes are down to £1.49 in Tesco.
Home Bargains has Cyber Slammers at £3.99. I just picked up Brawl, Ironhide and Ratchet. They also had Bumblebee.
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 28, 2009 9:51:20 GMT
Mine has them too. They're the 2007 Movie line ones. Matalan also has them in, but for a pound more. Matalan also now has Supreme Animated Prime at £25.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Aug 28, 2009 9:55:53 GMT
That is £24.50 too much
Does anyone actually have Supreme Prime? Is he as horrid and pointless as he looks?
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Post by Nigel on Aug 28, 2009 10:29:13 GMT
I have him, but I'm the wrong person to ask. You know me, I can find something positive about any Transformer. Whilst his spinning transformation is fun and unusual, I find his main problems are his size doesn't fit anything else in the range (that's not a scale issue, it simply just doesn't fit in) and he lacks features and detail for his size. Of course, the Animated aesthetic doesn't lend itself to the detailing that a toy of this size needs.
My recommendation would be (and I shouldn't say this when I still have one to sell) is to look out for him cheap on a car boot sale.
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Post by blueshift on Aug 28, 2009 10:34:44 GMT
Yeah, I mean with my critical eye he is both huge yet simplistic. There seem to be a lot of corners cut on his design which you'd espect on a figure 1/5th his size. The spinning transformation gimmick doesn't look that fun either (now, if it were battery operated...)
With my childlike eye, I'd probably hate this figure because he is so out of scale with everyone else. There's just no way you could play with him with the other figures, or even play with him as a toy on his own because he'd be so big. Bigger isn't always better.
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Post by Nigel on Aug 28, 2009 11:08:03 GMT
There's just no way you could play with him with the other figures. Oh, I don't know. Supersize upgrade, growth ray, everyone else affected by a shrinking ray. Just use your imagination.  |
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Post by Bogatan on Aug 28, 2009 12:57:37 GMT
I got one in a £40 lot at a carboot sale, its not horrible but is just kind of pointless. Sounds are fun but thats quite literally the only improvement over the £10 and £20 versions. Play value is ruined by have certain movements tied to gimmickry in a similar way to Sureme Cheetor all those years ago, but at least that looked seriously cool posed in prowling cat mode.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 28, 2009 15:43:11 GMT
Matalan has some Robot Heroes packs in at £3. Galvatron/Sunstreaker, Hound/Blitzwing, Rattrap/BW Megatron, Black Arachnia/Cheetor. Also: the ROTF pinball game is half price. Er, I forget what the actual price is though.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 30, 2009 21:35:47 GMT
Surprising find in TK Maxx today: Hasbro re-issue Skids from 2004! £19.99 reduced from £39.99 (claims the price sticker). The packaging cross-sells Rodimus Prime, Dirge and Sideswipe. Had a hunt but found none of them sadly. I shall keep my eyes peeled. Dirge and Rodders would be nice, though I don't hold my breath.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 1, 2009 16:21:47 GMT
ASDA have marked ROTF Scouts down to £5 and have knocked a pound off ROTF Robot Heroes.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 5, 2009 17:03:38 GMT
Universe Countdown and Darkwind are now a fiver cheaper in TRU: they now are at £20.
-Ralph
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Post by kayevcee on Sept 5, 2009 20:42:40 GMT
It's true. I was tempted to pick up Darkwing today before I remembered that the Silverbolt mould is pants.
-Nick
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Post by Bogatan on Sept 5, 2009 20:51:34 GMT
I'm feeling the same way about Countdown. But it's Countdown, I want Countdown.
Darkwing is awesome, Get it. The colours make such a difference.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 5, 2009 21:09:40 GMT
I agree. Transformers an average mould into something better though at £25 I did feel it was overpriced. £20 is better.
Countdown is awesome. He has a hammer he can bash on other robot's heads.
-Ralph
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Post by jonathan85 on Sept 5, 2009 21:56:36 GMT
Ah, that would happen two weeks after I got them, wouldn't it? ;-) Ah, well, it was for my birthday...
I quite like the Darkwing mould actually - I know it's a really simple transformation, but he looks pretty cool posing on a table right now... And yes, Countdown is indeed awesome!
Jonathan
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2009 8:01:08 GMT
Surprising find in TK Maxx today: Hasbro re-issue Skids from 2004! ?19.99 reduced from ?39.99 (claims the price sticker). The packaging cross-sells Rodimus Prime, Dirge and Sideswipe. Had a hunt but found none of them sadly. I shall keep my eyes peeled. Dirge and Rodders would be nice, though I don't hold my breath. -Ralph I will have to look into this next time i'm near a tk maxx |
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 11, 2009 11:28:28 GMT
Surprising find in TK Maxx today: Hasbro re-issue Skids from 2004! ?19.99 reduced from ?39.99 (claims the price sticker). The packaging cross-sells Rodimus Prime, Dirge and Sideswipe. Had a hunt but found none of them sadly. I shall keep my eyes peeled. Dirge and Rodders would be nice, though I don't hold my breath. -Ralph I will have to look into this next time i'm near a tk maxx Several more Skids' have turned up in the Glasgow store and some have turned up locally too. I saw some of them at the recent Collectormania event and a fair few have popped up on Ebay recently. Either a few boxes of these have turned up in a warehouse recently or the impending release of Encore Skids is having an adverse affect on the space/time continuum and is pulling the Commemorative Sids forward through time. If they meet, there may be a most terrible explosion! Sadly no sign of his former case mates. -Ralph |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2009 11:41:11 GMT
I will have to look into this next time i'm near a tk maxx Several more Skids' have turned up in the Glasgow store and some have turned up locally too. I saw some of them at the recent Collectormania event and a fair few have popped up on Ebay recently. Either a few boxes of these have turned up in a warehouse recently or the impending release of Encore Skids is having an adverse affect on the space/time continuum and is pulling the Commemorative Sids forward through time. If they meet, there may be a most terrible explosion! Sadly no sign of his former case mates. -Ralph *note to self* Make terrible explosion happen |
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 13, 2009 10:11:25 GMT
Universe Countdown and Darkwind are now a fiver cheaper in TRU: they now are at £20. -Ralph Also on sale at TRU: ROTF Bludgeon/Whirl 2-pack has had a fiver knocked off and is now £30, Animated Safeguard pack is £10, Animated Ratchet/Bumblebee pack is £15, Animated Shadow Blade Megatron and Roadbuster Magnus remain at £20 and Universe Robot Heroes 2-packs are down to £3. In other news, the wave of Robot Heroes that are in Matalan are also showing up in Home Bargains and TK Maxx. -Ralph |
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Post by Bogatan on Sept 19, 2009 16:34:30 GMT
Asda had the Human Alliance BB and Skids at £20 each. Deluxes down to £10 and scouts still at £5.
Such will power to put down Skids and BB.
Andy
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Post by blueshift on Sept 19, 2009 17:01:02 GMT
It is really sad when we can say that deluxes are discounted to £10 and get excited about it. Damn you price hikes  |
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 20, 2009 16:46:34 GMT
The ROTF Superion set is down to £15 in Sainsburys so if you want one, get in quick.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 21, 2009 17:19:43 GMT
Voyager Animated Prime, Starscream and Megatron in TK Mazz for a tenner a pop.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Sept 21, 2009 17:42:53 GMT
Oooooh. Hmm. I don't have the Voyager Megatron. I'm told it's pants though, anyone know?
For anyone who is on the fence about Animated Voyager Prime, you should totally pick it up at that price.
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Post by Dark Stranger on Sept 21, 2009 17:43:45 GMT
Excellent! I'm after Animated Starscream, have to check my local TK Maxx!
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Post by blueshift on Sept 21, 2009 18:13:22 GMT
Excellent! I'm after Animated Starscream, have to check my local TK Maxx! Sadly Starscream is probably the worst figure (thanks Autotransform feature!) but he's still good. Just don't expect him to be nice |
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Post by Dark Stranger on Sept 25, 2009 11:50:21 GMT
Grr! No Starscream, but I did pick up two Robot Heroes packs I needed.
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Post by Gav on Sept 25, 2009 13:24:53 GMT
Oooh I'll need to nip up to TK on Monday, hope they still have a Starscream kicking about.
He cannot be MUCH worse than Voyager Megatron. I like the robot mode but that alt-mode...eurgh.
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 26, 2009 10:06:10 GMT
Fans of Animated check out Matalan. Knocked down to a tenner is a large box (in style of Prime's cab) full of Animated board games. Comes with some figurines and the box transforms into some sort of display case I think.
-Ralph
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