Dezzeh
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Post by Dezzeh on Sept 29, 2009 7:31:00 GMT
I had a Quickswitch when I were a wee laddy, would of been about 6 or so when that came out. Most of the modes were easy enough, except I could never quite remember them all, leaving him mostly a mess!
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 29, 2009 10:16:40 GMT
I never had difficulty with the old toys as a child.
-Ralph
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Post by grahamthomson on Sept 29, 2009 13:52:04 GMT
I had trouble with a friend's Megatron. He'd already snapped the arm joints off and they were glued back together.
I also remember being totally awestruck by Snarl's transformation at the time!
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Post by Benn on Oct 16, 2009 11:11:58 GMT
As a kiddie, no toy defeated me!
Nowadays, most of them give me pause for thought. If I may nominate Alternator Wheeljack, cuz I have to take his arms off to get him into car mode.
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Post by Bogatan on Oct 16, 2009 11:29:10 GMT
Wreak Gar stumped me the first time I got it out of the box. The chest was so stiff it wouldn't do what it was clearly meant to do. Only time I resorted to the instruction just to make sure I wasn't missing something.
Thats the only time I remember being really stumped. Devastator was a bit delicate and probably Quickswitch was confusing too.
Andy
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Post by grahamthomson on Aug 25, 2010 9:11:45 GMT
Do you follow the instructions that come with Transformers toys?
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Post by Bogatan on Aug 25, 2010 9:33:44 GMT
Never, well wreck gar once only because the chest was so stiff I had to double check.
I do look at instructions afterwards sometimes.
Andy
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Post by legios on Aug 25, 2010 11:50:31 GMT
Instructions are something I keep around in case I cannot work it out myself. They get referred to when things are counter-intuitive and when I forget steps that cause the transformation to stall.
(I am more assiduous in following instructions with some other more complex transforming mecha toys - after scaring myself half to death with a step that went with an earsplitting crack but turned out to be a legitimate part of the process.)
Karl
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Hero
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Post by Hero on Aug 25, 2010 11:59:18 GMT
I keep my instructions in case I'm in a jam or mainly for drawing refference.
Shame I did'nt keep my instructions for ROTF Mixmaster when I sold him...
===KEN
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Post by Benn on Aug 25, 2010 12:16:42 GMT
If I get mind bendingly stuck, then yes, I unfold the instructions, which are sometimes more mystifing than helpful...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2010 13:33:43 GMT
It depends on the toy really, I mean insanely difficult ones (like the movie guys at the start) I would use the instructions, but ones like the older guys I wouldn't bother
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Gav
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Post by Gav on Aug 25, 2010 14:10:01 GMT
I'll always run through the instructions on my first go, so I know I'm definitely not mis-transforming it. Then I'll see if I fancy changing any of the parts to better please the eye.
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Post by Shockprowl on Aug 25, 2010 16:36:21 GMT
Generally when I need to, often a quick scan first time out. I do find I'm having to use them more and more these days. Either TFs are becoming more complex, or I'm loosing my mojo, baby!
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Post by grahamthomson on Aug 26, 2010 8:20:40 GMT
I sometimes think the "Movie" toys are deliberately over-complicated so that the kid/parent gestalt that descends on the toy shop gets the Deluxe/Voyager/Leader version first, and when no one in the house/street/local area can transform it, they go back to the shop to get the Fast Action Battler/simplified version.
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 26, 2010 16:54:59 GMT
Modern instruction booklets are so overdetailed in the drawings I can never decipher them. They were infinitely easier to follow when they were photos of the toy.
-Ralph
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2010 18:03:47 GMT
When it comes to easily transformable toys I'll look at the instructions for the first time just to get the gist of things and then not bother with them again. With the Alternators toys however its a different story.....
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Post by Dark Stranger on Aug 26, 2010 19:06:34 GMT
I think it's more fun to puzzle the toy out for yourself, then when you get to a stage where you're stuck or afraid of breaking it, I then check out the instructions. But as Ralph said, the modern ones can be damn hard to work out.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 26, 2010 20:33:49 GMT
Modern instruction booklets are so overdetailed in the drawings I can never decipher them. They were infinitely easier to follow when they were photos of the toy. -Ralph There's two words hanging over this thread that nobody wants to say...... |
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Post by Shockprowl on Aug 26, 2010 21:50:15 GMT
Inflatable wilderbeast?
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 27, 2010 10:08:07 GMT
The instructions were no help for that damn toy!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 27, 2010 13:31:08 GMT
I went looking for the tale to see if it indicated what use you made of the instructions. Do we have it here somewhere or am I going to have to dig it off of TMUK-Chat again ?
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Stomski
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Post by Stomski on Aug 31, 2010 10:50:32 GMT
The challenge is in the change! No instructions here.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 28, 2010 23:14:29 GMT
I believe Mr Burns may have some thoughts to share on the subject of Breacher
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Post by Dark Stranger on Dec 29, 2010 2:34:04 GMT
G1 Scorponok was a bastard to transform without nipping my poor pre-pubescent fingers at the time, that happened regularly. But the most heart-wrenching one (and still is) G1 Megatron. You know the bit where you have to yank his straightened arms and head from the gun barrel bit? With mine, you really have to pull it. Every time I think I'm going to rip him in two.
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 29, 2010 8:17:23 GMT
I believe Mr Burns may have some thoughts to share on the subject of Breacher It can't be done! -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 5, 2012 12:38:00 GMT
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Post by Toph on Dec 5, 2012 20:21:30 GMT
I would have to go with RotF Leaderclass Optimus.
There are definately some Alternators who deserve honors for this (Difficulty can also mean hot mess). If nothing else, a lot of alts are just a pain in the ass to transform.
Sixshot I could never transform without his instructions. Even to this day. Though, that's not because he was ever difficult, but I couldn't remember most of his "it's a tank because we say so" modes. Quickswitch, Devil Gigatron (And by extention, Botcon Deathsarus) as well.
Now if you wanna go with what's physically hard to transform, do to tabs and pegs and panels and what not being hard to split apart, or lining up panels, then it hets a loooooot harder list to decide on.
With Deathstar Darth Vader being the top, in terms of panel alignment.
But very little from G1 is actually remotely difficult.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 5, 2012 20:46:40 GMT
Let's just say we have experience with that toy here.
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kayevcee
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Post by kayevcee on Dec 5, 2012 23:56:23 GMT
It only took the five of us an hour, not counting breaks to swear, drink and/or cry.
-Nick
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 6, 2012 8:02:37 GMT
I know I got it dirt cheap in Asda (£10-£20) but I still felt conned by it
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