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Post by blueshift on Dec 11, 2009 16:12:17 GMT
I am tempted by Henkei Strafe, just becasue of how obscure / ugly he is. It is strangly beautiful.
Does anyone want to talk me into / out of it? And does anyone know where I can get one for a good price?
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Post by Bogatan on Dec 11, 2009 18:04:15 GMT
I keep staring at it too. It ticks too many boxes for me to ignore.
* Freakishly odd colours.
*Update of one of my favourite toys growing up.
*Repaint of one of the great recent moulds.
The only reason I don't own one already is being unable to find for a lower enough price.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 11, 2009 18:42:03 GMT
I want one badly. I love that mould and will buy any version of it. TFSOURCE have knocked the price down a bit, which is probably the cheapest you'll find it: tfsource.com/products/view/product_id/790/One drunken future night in a more solvent month...yeah. -Ralph |
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Post by Bogatan on Dec 11, 2009 18:57:38 GMT
$70......... Must resist...... remember shipping........ remember cuta. Ouch!
Andy
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2009 19:28:03 GMT
If the seller marks the parcel up as a gift then you won't get CUTA'd!
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Post by kayevcee on Dec 11, 2009 21:42:26 GMT
There are a few doing the rounds on Yahoo Japan at about Y4400. If any of them go to 4000 I'll nab one. Possibly more than one from the sound of things  -Nick |
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Post by blueshift on Dec 11, 2009 22:25:13 GMT
If anyone can source some at a decent price, I'd definately be interested. i love weird figures!
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Post by KnightBeat on Dec 12, 2009 13:56:49 GMT
Does anyone want to talk me into / out of it? And does anyone know where I can get one for a good price? Let's try some aversion therapy: Strafe = Autobot Sunstorm Strafe = Autobot Sunstorm Strafe = Autobot Sunstorm Strafe = Autobot Sunstorm Strafe = Autobot Sunstorm Still want to buy it? |
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Post by blueshift on Dec 12, 2009 14:07:10 GMT
Does anyone want to talk me into / out of it? And does anyone know where I can get one for a good price? Let's try some aversion therapy: Strafe = Autobot Sunstorm Strafe = Autobot Sunstorm Strafe = Autobot Sunstorm Strafe = Autobot Sunstorm Strafe = Autobot Sunstorm Still want to buy it? That makes it even BETTER! |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 12, 2009 14:46:22 GMT
Henkei Cyclonus is better.
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Post by blueshift on Dec 14, 2009 13:02:07 GMT
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Post by Benn on Dec 14, 2009 14:56:06 GMT
Not a fan of that myself, so if I may ask, what's the attraction? Is it the mold? The colours? Or does it just make you go all weak inside?
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Post by blueshift on Dec 14, 2009 15:07:33 GMT
I love the mold, and the colours look horribly odd enough to attract me.
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Post by Bogatan on Dec 14, 2009 15:27:00 GMT
Another I want to. £50 for a toy that retailed at £20 isn't to bad really when there is no international post to deal with. No chance at the moment, I can't even afford the blue repaint at TRU.
Andy
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2009 15:43:44 GMT
Hmm
I do like him
I like the colours
I love that mold (mostly because of the "SUPER MODE" function)
I don't like the price though
I would get him if he was at AA next year however, just not that much money over the internet for a smallish figure
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 14, 2009 19:09:33 GMT
Perhaps. But Strafe is cool.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 14, 2009 19:12:31 GMT
I doubt you'll find it cheaper.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Dec 14, 2009 20:08:53 GMT
I'd tend to agree. Considering that he is a japanese webstore exclusive I would say that you would have to be prepared to pay, by Transformers standards, quite a premium for him.
Nice toy though - the colour scheme is really quite nice (barring the purple which doesn't really feel like it belongs).
Karl
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Post by Jaymz on Dec 14, 2009 20:55:14 GMT
Yeah, £50 is a good price. Cheapest I saw elsewhere was from Bodhar for about $90 shipped. I think they were around £30 ordered from the Japanese website anyway, so an extra £20 for shipping from Japan and avoiding customs, isn't too bad.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2009 21:00:35 GMT
Oh I wasn't saying that I wouldn't buy it because of the price, I just meant that I wouldn't spend that much on a single item online, if it was in person then I would totally do it (Like at AA as I mentioned)  |
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Post by grahamthomson on Dec 14, 2009 21:53:57 GMT
If you have the means and the desire, then snap it up!
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Post by blueshift on Feb 28, 2010 20:42:26 GMT
I like the eyes on the Hasbro Blackout far far more, but like everything else on the Takara one.
In other news, I was really blah on the new Classics Starscream upgrade set, until I discovered it comes with a replacement LEADER-1 HEAD!
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Post by Bogatan on Feb 28, 2010 21:14:50 GMT
The heads good, but it's those hinge replacements that appeal to me.
I think the reviewer was some what over the top on how hard the swap is. The wings pretty much pop out with only a little effort and even if you do damage them, which I've yet to do, your going to be replacing them. Obviously he didn't try replacing the head because if he thought the wings are hard the head would have left him with his brains oozing out his ears.
Also, I should say I really liked the review, it's nice to see one being done in a serious, professional way. I like to be entertained (like Ralphs) or informed like this one. Most fail to do either.
Andy
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 10, 2010 20:01:17 GMT
Wait a cockintootin minute- that isn't a Masterpiece Freakin' Thrust is it? (Mrs Shockers wont be happy if they start doing the Cone Head in Masterpiece, not happy at all!!!) |
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Post by legios on Mar 10, 2010 20:38:16 GMT
Wait a cockintootin minute- that isn't a Masterpiece Freakin' Thrust is it? (Mrs Shockers wont be happy if they start doing the Cone Head in Masterpiece, not happy at all!!!) Mrs Shockprowl may rest easy. That is not a Masterpiece Thrust - it is a deluxe sized toy for the successor line to Universe. Nice looking toy mind you - can see me being tempted to pick one up so that Ramjet can have someone to maintain a two-ship formation with. Karl Karl |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 10, 2010 21:16:01 GMT
We'll be counting the Henkei jets before you lot leave when you come to stay - I've got all 4 of the special jets - Thundercracker & Skywarp and Thrust & Dirge.
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Post by legios on Mar 10, 2010 21:25:17 GMT
We'll be counting the Henkei jets before you lot leave when you come to stay - I've got all 4 of the special jets - Thundercracker & Skywarp and Thrust & Dirge. I would be curious to see those. Not actually seen any of the Henkei versions in the plastic. But I know far better than to try to acquire jets from another nation by nefarious means. That is a recipe for crashing in a lake in Scandanavia after forgeting to think in Russian...... Karl |
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 11, 2010 7:58:16 GMT
Whereas I have no such moral values.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 11, 2010 20:14:49 GMT
Wait a cockintootin minute- that isn't a Masterpiece Freakin' Thrust is it? (Mrs Shockers wont be happy if they start doing the Cone Head in Masterpiece, not happy at all!!!) Mrs Shockprowl may rest easy. That is not a Masterpiece Thrust - it is a deluxe sized toy for the successor line to Universe. Nice looking toy mind you - can see me being tempted to pick one up so that Ramjet can have someone to maintain a two-ship formation with. Karl Karl Hurrumph. Got all excited there. 'Bout MP Cone Heads, not divorce. |
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Post by blueshift on Apr 14, 2010 8:23:59 GMT
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