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Post by Hero on May 5, 2009 21:51:23 GMT
There was once a time when I poked fun at the crooked early Transformers "Crossover" line with its unconvincing human modes and butt-ugly mutated designs.
Then for some reason after buying Marco the Gorilla at a car boot sale and being given a boxed Ax the Scorpion as a cheering up present - these things grew on me!
In short, I am after more Animorphs (even doubles) and want to take them in. I want to provide a good home for these mocked mutations and am looking to either purchase or swap stuff for any.
Thanks for reading
===KEN
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Post by Bogatan on May 5, 2009 22:03:17 GMT
I got a couple recently, not sure which ones. I'll have a look.
Andy
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Post by Hero on May 5, 2009 22:26:59 GMT
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Post by Nigel on May 6, 2009 9:15:09 GMT
I don't have any at the moment, but do have them from time to time. I'll keep you in mind.
There are some nice transformations amongst the series. I have always said that if they were robots rather than humans, they'd have been really popular in the mainstream. Did I see on Facebook that you'd become a "Fan of Animorphs"?
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Post by Hero on May 6, 2009 11:43:24 GMT
Tis true, series-wise. I recentley acquired all 20 episodes of season 1 and will later get the minute season 2. Not a bad series, but if done today could be potentially pulled off a lot better. I hear the books are good too  . Ta for keeping me in mind, Nigel. Appreciated |
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Post by Nigel on May 6, 2009 12:08:29 GMT
I've only ever read one book, though I've got a couple of dozen of them. It was good, as I recall. Also, not too taxing, being a kids' book. I remember buying the videos from WH Smith in Stirling. |
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Post by blueshift on May 6, 2009 12:45:44 GMT
Some of the transformations are quite neat and clever, especially the later ones. Some are bad. Especially most of the deluxes with the animal feet attaching over hands as 'gloves'. Tut tut. Some are unforgivable. I'm looking at YOU, Tri-Rex www.tfu.info/1999/Animorphs/JakeTriRex/jake.htm |
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Post by Nigel on May 6, 2009 13:46:24 GMT
Imagine Tri-Rex as a robot, though. It would be vastly improved.
The best way to look at Tri-Rex is not as human forms, but mid-morph forms. Look at the human faces - I reckon that's what Hasbro was aiming for.
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Post by blueshift on May 6, 2009 15:17:01 GMT
Oh c'mon, one of them has a T-Rex /tail/ for an arm with loads of panels hanging off them, the other one has t-rex legs for arms. It is horrid no matter robot or person!
The head guy is okay. But that's not a good hit ratio.
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Post by The Doctor on May 6, 2009 15:51:23 GMT
I only ever had one Animorph. It was a wolf-thing I pulled from a bargain bin in Poundstretchers many years ago. It...was...well, um.
-Ralph
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Post by Bogatan on May 6, 2009 16:58:34 GMT
I had trirex briefly years ago I was quite disappointed because I had the head bit before that (and still do) and quite like it, as long as I didn't think of it as human. The other two parts were horrific and trying to put it back in to Trex gave me an idea of Ralphs Ultra Magnus experience.
I like using hte forearms as its legs. I keeping thinking I should add a TM Meg tail and make a super deformed BW Megatron or something.
The rest are a bit bad though.
Andy
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Post by Hero on May 6, 2009 17:13:12 GMT
I love them . They have a TMNT style appeal to me. I managed to score the beetle version of Marco (sealed) recentley. Apparentley that, and a Stingray version of Jake are Euro Exclusives or something. ===KEN |
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Post by Nigel on May 6, 2009 17:18:26 GMT
Oh c'mon, one of them has a T-Rex /tail/ for an arm with loads of panels hanging off them, the other one has t-rex legs for arms. It is horrid no matter robot or person! Fair enough, it's easy to see why you don't like it. I'm not a fan of silly oversized (non) arms myself. I do think Tri-Rex would be better as a robot, though. Compare those limbs with, for example, Beast Wars Megatron, Armada Scavenger or Movie Bonecrusher. |
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Post by Nigel on May 6, 2009 17:25:36 GMT
I love them . They have a TMNT style appeal to me. I managed to score the beetle version of Marco (sealed) recentley. Apparentley that, and a Stingray version of Jake are Euro Exclusives or something. ===KEN Only certain Continental European markets, I believe. (Germany?) I don't think they made it here. |
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Post by Hero on May 6, 2009 20:25:04 GMT
Interesting.
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