Jim
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Micromaster Backside Monitor
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Post by Jim on Feb 29, 2024 17:05:02 GMT
I opened Legacy Armada Starscream; I kind of really like it despite my usual reservations about toy homages where they've gutted them of play features.
My daughter looked at it this morning and asked if the two gun things flip over when you press something because they really look like they should, but instead they're kind of weirdly vestigial.
Similarly there's one sword which looks like it should be a part of the plane mode and another which should be made up by combining three minicons (and which feels like it should have been transparent).
I'm also always disappointed by planes, especially in the larger size classes, with not even a nod toward landing gear.
All of that should score massively against it, but I really like both modes and the transformation between them. It's a really good-looking robot, and fun to handle.
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 29, 2024 19:44:53 GMT
It is, isn't it. Nicely proportioned and goes well with Megatron. It only falls down when you stick it next to the original and realise, well. We live in more meagre times.
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Post by Benn on Mar 4, 2024 8:07:06 GMT
Finally opened Banzai-Tron last night. My, he's a big lad, isn't he?
Kinda wish he had a hole in his back so he could wear Razor-Sharp as a backpack if they weren't going to make it turn into the gun mode though.
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Post by Benn on Mar 6, 2024 15:49:33 GMT
Bought Medix last night, and I still don't know why.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 6, 2024 16:21:38 GMT
Did you hear a faint Phil-like chuckle as you bought it?
-Ralph
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Post by Benn on Mar 6, 2024 16:27:22 GMT
There was a a distant something on the wind, now you mention it.
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 7, 2024 22:11:08 GMT
Stuck a reissue Iguanus in an ID Toys order. Rude not to at £6.99.
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Post by Benn on Mar 8, 2024 12:24:22 GMT
Medix is kinda loose and floppy. Makes me wonder about Phil's many repaints...
I know nothing about Medix, so I'm claiming her as a girl.
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Post by Llama God on Mar 17, 2024 9:01:37 GMT
Toys were on offer in Sainsburys, so I finally picked up the recently-released Earthspark Warrior class Twitch (just in time for the premiere of the final part of season 1, last August!), having held off for just such a moment.
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Post by Bogatan on Mar 17, 2024 20:36:11 GMT
A box of joy arrived from Japan. Ive been waiting over 3 months for it, so pleased it finally arrived.
If you ever wanted 45 Japanese ROTB miniposter/flyer/pamphlets this is the box for you. If you dont, well there was also other stuff.
*Predacon Tantrum MIB. This ones Matts fault for pointing out. it was like £25 and the box needs some restoration which will be fun.
*Ikard. I think this is my third junk Ikard, between them I might now have one with four limbs. Fingers crossed.
*Mixed lot Kabaya Road Ceasar spychangers gobots. - 25-30 years ago I got a Skids, well some of a Skids. Head, chest and left arm to be precise. Last year while scrolling through Yahoo auctions I came across a Red Diaclone Skids/reboost. Well the legs to be precise. I felt I needed to bring these two very incomplete toys together. This makes me very happy, or it will when/if I can successfully join them. The rest of the lot included a load of Rescue Robo Cg, Kabaya Road Ceasar and a bunch of other random stuff all of which turns out to be pretty great.
*Cryotek junker - my second Cryotek junker between them I should be close to most of a figure.
*Kabaya Fort Max and WST TF - A really random lot that I'll mostly be selling off, I really only wanted a really beat up book listed as a Transformers Encyclopedia from 1985 that I was curious about.
*Webdiver Gladion front of train bit - because my Gladion was missing this bit.
*Armada Crystal Convoy - As mentioned elsewhere. Somewhere along the line I started a Crystal Convoy collection so this has been on my wish list for a while. Just the figure, missing the minicon and smokestacks. Which is fine when it saves me about £50.
*Junk SS Blackout Dark Energon Wheeljack- Exactly what it sounds like
*Halloween Hello kitty - Still cant find a cheap Hello kitty, but Hallowean Kitty is probably better.
*1980s Prowl card - A little Panini sized card with Prowls boxart on it.
*DOTM Muffler Towel - Honestly one of the stupidest things Ive bought in a long while which is saying something when in the last 6 months alone Ive bought a Masterforce Hankerchief (unused thankfully), a Japanese Lovebug movie flyer and well 45 ROTB movie flyers.
*Car Robots Card File lottery prize - I thought this was going to be bigger. It can hold about 16 Car Robots profile cards.
*2007Movie flyer - I went a bit crazy on movie flyers, these are just hte ones I couldnt fit in an earlier box.
*Red Blaster decoy Blue Ramune Superion and blue Prowl Milk caramel decoys. Decoys!
*Milk Caramel Decoy Megatron RED and junk hoist - So Ive found the Hoist, I cant find the Megatron which is mildly annoying, will have to go through the bubble wrap make sure I didn't miss it.
*Yellow Sideswipe Purple Hook Red Hound Brawn Bluestreak Sideswipe decoys. More Decoys!
*Transformers ultimate Guide Book 2007 flyer paper model prime. I think I bought this for the flyer, then afterwards realised there was a full ass book and papercraft Optimus Prime model included.
*45 ROTB flyers *sigh*
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Post by Bogatan on Mar 17, 2024 20:47:53 GMT
Picked up Legacy Megatron to compliment Crystal Convoy. Scale actually works pretty well. I opened Legacy Armada Starscream; I kind of really like it despite my usual reservations about toy homages where they've gutted them of play features. While I fully understand that feeling, my big gripe with Armada was the loss of articulation that Beast Wars had made standard. While I miss some of the play features and can not comprehend why there are no minicon ports on Megatron, I really do like having a posable version of the character. Though how it was ever meant ot be a £50-60 toy is utterly beyond me. In my quest to get every micromaster an important addition arrived last week: Metrobomb!  Oh and he came with a free Metrotitan. Lucky! nice, thats a rabbit hole Ive been circling for a while. Thankfully I, somehow, have a lot of the micros that came with larger figures and so far dont have a completionist urge. Could resist picking up 40th anniversary Blaster when I was in FP earlier. Also my white Sixwing set arrived from Japan last week. Unfortunately 3 of the 6 are very beige and sunburnt - should have paid more attention to the photos! They still look good when combined though so its not all bad. Toy-Fu should have one of the chase Sixwing figures in time for August. 50/50 its one of your sunburnt lads. Just saying. |
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 17, 2024 21:17:04 GMT
That is one mad collection of randomness you have there Bogatan!
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Dezzeh
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Post by Dezzeh on Mar 29, 2024 21:15:45 GMT
Went to visit Mr Hitchens today, so obviously came home with a little something.
eHobby Hauler and BW Ravage!
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Post by that_bluestreak on Mar 29, 2024 23:26:29 GMT
oh for an eHobby Hauler. what a great thing to have!
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 30, 2024 23:51:29 GMT
Got home this evening to be able to open Beast Machines Mega Tankor on the call. I've wanted one of these since they came up in the poll, so set an eBay search and finally nabbed one with missile and instructions for £13 plus post this week.
This is a gobsmackingly good toy. So many, many play features. Even Action Man style eagle eyes. Well, eye. But in vehicle AND robot mode, and spinny blades, firing missile, light piping, twist this, turn that. Brilliant. Great robot, super articulation, brilliant tank. Boom.
Legacy Gears and Origin Wheeljack arrived today too, but they aren't getting a look in.
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 31, 2024 11:47:38 GMT
Daylight brings whole new levels of joy to this light piping!
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 3, 2024 12:31:55 GMT
Code Red has arrived from HMV. Very creative pizza box packaging. A lot of effort went into that. The figure will have to wait a bit.
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Post by Bogatan on Apr 3, 2024 15:04:38 GMT
Code Red is indeed a very nicely packaged toy. All specially printed tissue paper wrappings and fake pizza inserts.
Im pretty sure I prefer Code to any of the Ironhide/Ratchets of recent years. Something very silly about it.
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Dezzeh
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Post by Dezzeh on Apr 7, 2024 15:28:08 GMT
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Apr 7, 2024 15:39:28 GMT
That G2 Ramjet looks fantastic.
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Dezzeh
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Post by Dezzeh on Apr 7, 2024 17:23:08 GMT
It is in very good nick, the sound box is even still working!
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 8, 2024 12:22:48 GMT
I found Trashmaster in Smyths for £25, thought that was good enough for a purchase.
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Post by that_bluestreak on Apr 8, 2024 16:39:53 GMT
I want a G2 Ramjet!
Picked up two customed Action masters the other week. A Sludge and Slag. tbh they're not great, but they work surprisingly well!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 8, 2024 18:23:56 GMT
Billed by InDemand for my Legacy United w2 pre order.
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 8, 2024 20:19:29 GMT
Already?! I'm still on evolution!
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 8, 2024 20:35:16 GMT
Already?! I'm still on Siege!
-Ralph
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Cullen
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Post by Cullen on Apr 10, 2024 12:10:08 GMT
Just picked up 40th anniversary Soundwave - very cool.
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Nigel
Fusilateral Quintro Combiner
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Post by Nigel on Apr 10, 2024 20:15:59 GMT
I need a little Nebulan to swing in Sandstorm's cage! It reminds me of the Mini-Con cells from the Armada comic.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 10, 2024 20:45:12 GMT
Now that was a good covermount gift.
-Ralph
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Post by Jaymz on Apr 18, 2024 22:16:06 GMT
A special treat:  |
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