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Post by skillex on Sept 5, 2024 22:02:17 GMT
Got the bug again at the moment. Recent pickups include...
- Rotorstorm
- Air Patrol
- Bumblebee (SS86)
- Chromia (Legacy)
- Scoop (Thrilling 30)
- Ramjet (Classics)
Kinda tempted by Filch, too.
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Post by Benn on Sept 10, 2024 9:50:54 GMT
Ah, the ID sale has gotten me! Two new unexpected buys...
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Post by Pinwig on Sept 10, 2024 21:20:43 GMT
Ooh, Sandstorm for £30? Sold!
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Post by Cullen on Sept 16, 2024 8:56:04 GMT
These came last month but I forgot to post. OG Sixbuilder: |
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Post by Cullen on Sept 16, 2024 8:57:50 GMT
We shall not talk about the yellow plastic on Treader...
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Post by that_bluestreak on Sept 16, 2024 17:43:50 GMT
nice, i definitely want one of them!
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Post by that_bluestreak on Sept 22, 2024 19:40:43 GMT
Got Pissing Link out today and i am well pleased with it. The Missing Link format still magical, the weird orangeness adds novelty value, and the trailer is pretty good too. One thing of note is the red plastic decoder, which is much thicker and harder than the original ones. I noted that the designer talked about problems with these decoders, and I wonder if the two are related.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 22, 2024 19:57:57 GMT
G1 Pretender Landmine (without helmet) on ebay yesterday and a boxed Omegatron for 41 quid today (missing the wee red clips and a bit of damage, which I am sure I can fix).
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Post by that_bluestreak on Sept 22, 2024 20:35:18 GMT
nice. i've had three omegatrons over the years and never had a single red clip yet.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 22, 2024 20:44:18 GMT
nice. i've had three omegatrons over the years and never had a single red clip yet. I have a complete one already, so will get some clips made so both of them can be completed. Nice guards for my Astro Magnum Shockwave. |
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Post by Pinwig on Sept 22, 2024 20:55:48 GMT
I have a complete Omegatron I bought in the 80s, recently repaired so the electronics work again by a friend (which I got very excited about on here). He's complete but I don't have his box any more.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 22, 2024 21:07:37 GMT
I may need your motor mate's ssistance with a couple of jobs.....
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 22, 2024 21:08:44 GMT
nice. i've had three omegatrons over the years and never had a single red clip yet. I have a complete one already, so will get some clips made so both of them can be completed. Do we know someone who can do a job like that? |
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Post by Pinwig on Sept 22, 2024 21:26:43 GMT
Oh yes? What for Phil?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 22, 2024 23:03:07 GMT
Zoids. I know my redhorn has a F***ed motor
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Post by that_bluestreak on Sept 23, 2024 19:12:38 GMT
nice. i've had three omegatrons over the years and never had a single red clip yet. I have a complete one already, so will get some clips made so both of them can be completed. Nice guards for my Astro Magnum Shockwave. any chance of getting an extra set made for me? would love to see my Omegatron complete. would obv pay for costs and time etc. |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 25, 2024 16:42:15 GMT
I dare say I can persuade Matt to do a second set.
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 25, 2024 17:04:43 GMT
When the thumb screws are applied.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 25, 2024 17:07:08 GMT
Tbh given how many Omegatrons come up missing the clips, it's a good shout to have moulds for them. They tend to shift quickly any time I have seen them on a table anywhere.
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Post by Benn on Sept 26, 2024 15:50:12 GMT
Finally freed Sandstorm and he is lovely, but hoo-boy I can see why the chest is causing problems. Instructions not clear and not much clearance to move things around might well prove infuriating in future.
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 26, 2024 15:55:52 GMT
Tbh given how many Omegatrons come up missing the clips, it's a good shout to have moulds for them. They tend to shift quickly any time I have seen them on a table anywhere. "THE OMEGATRON CLIPS, KARA!!!!" -Peter O'Toole |
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Post by Benn on Sept 28, 2024 9:14:07 GMT
Tell you what though: Sandstorm is hitting something very right. Maybe it's the heft? It's very much like a proper 'toy' update, unlike all the overtly Sunbow TF's we've had. The only downside is the head. It doesn't work. They've given him the Sunbow helmet with the toys face and it's a halfway house that doesn't really sit well in either direction.
I assume the simpler helmet shape was due to the transformation, but that should have meant going all in on the Sunbow face.
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Post by Pinwig on Sept 28, 2024 14:33:59 GMT
I REALLY must transform him this weekend.
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Post by Shockprowl on Sept 30, 2024 19:09:15 GMT
Sandstorm is very good indeed. Substance, play value, superb G1 update. One of the best.
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Post by Pinwig on Sept 30, 2024 19:23:54 GMT
I'm loving the helicopter mode, it's great. The buggy less so. I keep looking at it thinking I haven't got it transformed right, it seems to have a kink in the middle. Either that or the cab is supposed to be tilted forward.
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Post by Jim on Sept 30, 2024 20:39:46 GMT
I had the same feeling. Kept going back to the instructions to see if I’d missed something, and though it did take me a while to get the buggy mode clipped together right it’s definitely a little… off. Still decent though, and it rolls well!
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Post by Pinwig on Sept 30, 2024 20:42:57 GMT
I'm glad it's not just me. Yes, rubber tyres!
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Post by Benn on Sept 30, 2024 20:58:22 GMT
I prefer the buggy mode, it's more interesting to look at than the helicopter. He does need the cage though, leaving that out does make it look a bit empty.
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Post by Dezzeh on Oct 1, 2024 8:09:03 GMT
Picked up a boxed AM Prime and AM Megatron at the NEC on the weekend, first time I've had a Megs, quite fun!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 1, 2024 10:31:26 GMT
You beat Nick to them then?
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