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Post by Dark Stranger on Aug 19, 2009 11:56:01 GMT
Bah! Pyro's arse has just broken. The seller had him wrapped perfectly in bubble wrap and he STILL broke.
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Post by kayevcee on Aug 19, 2009 20:51:17 GMT
I had a fairly good Thunderclash cab that I was going to sell you-know-where, but when I took the box down from the attic to sort out the roof hinge had just disintegrated. Little flecks of gold all over the box. Don't get me started on Skyhammer's shell. We left a few fragments of what was left of it on that tablecloth when we were putting our stuff away after AA.
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 19, 2009 20:57:04 GMT
I would love for Thunderclash to be re-issued to have a cab. I gave mine away because it was less strong than a tissue.
-Ralph
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Post by Bogatan on Aug 19, 2009 21:29:10 GMT
I had a fairly good Thunderclash cab that I was going to sell you-know-where, but when I took the box down from the attic to sort out the roof hinge had just disintegrated. Little flecks of gold all over the box. Don't get me started on Skyhammer's shell. We left a few fragments of what was left of it on that tablecloth when we were putting our stuff away after AA. -Nick Its very sad because besides the hinge its in gorgous condition. Andy |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 13, 2010 15:46:01 GMT
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Post by Nigel on Apr 13, 2010 16:12:55 GMT
No, I think they're safe. I'm pretty sure they're the softer plastic that you'd normally get in a Micromaster rather than the harder, brittleness-prone gold plastic.
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Post by blueshift on Apr 13, 2010 16:29:57 GMT
They're definately safe. That plastic isn't gold, it is a sort of olive colour.
I have a very nice Blazemaster who is missing his rotor if you want it for free, I can drop it round at Swincon if you want.
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Post by grahamthomson on Apr 13, 2010 16:46:34 GMT
I've never had any problems with my Air Patrol since I got 'em in 1990.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 22, 2011 14:53:00 GMT
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Post by sf1378 on Apr 22, 2011 18:38:50 GMT
Has anyone got any links of vids on youtube that show the damage to Black Zarak actually occuring as they review such GPS toys?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 22, 2011 18:47:29 GMT
and now I can. Thank you pro boards! |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 22, 2011 18:50:47 GMT
Has anyone got any links of vids on youtube that show the damage to Black Zarak actually occuring as they review such GPS toys? Previous page has details: For an example, watch any Black Zarak video on youtube. Most of them break when handled, even gently. -Ralph Haha really? Got any links? Search for thecollector75. He did a good vid. -Ralph |
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Post by sf1378 on Apr 22, 2011 18:54:37 GMT
Btw, re: Thunderclashes cab, how can that break, its white and pink?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 22, 2011 18:57:40 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 22, 2011 18:59:30 GMT
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Post by sf1378 on Apr 24, 2011 1:20:18 GMT
I haven't heard of this syndrome relating to other toys with gold plastic though...I.E. in Action Force/G.I.JOE Serpentor and his Air Chariot are gold and they usually don't deteriorate...must be a god awful Transformers illness alone then..
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 24, 2011 7:32:54 GMT
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Post by sf1378 on Apr 24, 2011 16:09:52 GMT
I read that. Interesting thing is, none of the 1986 Serpentors I've had have suffered from GPS. Especially the figures. Off the top of my head they had a subline called Iron Grenadiers and none of those vintage gold parts suffered either. I used to collect the vintage stuff before selling all the figures and have a fair amount of vehicles left that I should sell off too. Can't recall if I still have a second D.E.M.O.N vehicle in the attic or not but I won't be testing it for GPS but if I ever get round to listing it on ebay I'll make mention of it....
Incidentally, check out this brave souls demo of GPS on one Beast Wars Neo Randy:
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 24, 2011 18:36:14 GMT
As I said above I broke a Randy removing it from the package. half the body came off in my hand.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 26, 2011 20:37:52 GMT
GPS fills me with fear.
-Ralph
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Post by sf1378 on May 1, 2011 0:16:18 GMT
Rocklords Brimstone has gold parts and he is, pardon the pun, solid as a rock....It must be the plastics Takara/Hasbro use....
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Post by Hero on May 1, 2011 3:42:17 GMT
I bought a Beast Wars Neo Randy for 20p at a boot sale. Maybe the previous owner knew of GPS  . The figure was fine and stayed together for the duration of my ownership as did my boxed figure I bought rather cheaply from Lawrence Evans at Transforce 2001. ===KEN |
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 1, 2011 6:26:54 GMT
Rocklords Brimstone has gold parts and he is, pardon the pun, solid as a rock....It must be the plastics Takara/Hasbro use.... It's a certain grade of gold plastic used from about 92 to about 2002ish that's the problem. |
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Post by Bogatan on May 1, 2011 20:09:49 GMT
1988-2002, Killbison and Black Zarek are epic examples of the early disintergration.
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 1, 2011 20:29:58 GMT
true enough.
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Post by blueshift on Jul 28, 2011 13:24:57 GMT
Continued from New AquisitionsIn news that will probably excite no one except me, I can announce Toy Fu will also include a complete G2 Superion now with undamaged (so far) Slingshot. It's taken far longer than anticipated to get that last bit and I still have to put it together *shudder*. But G2 Superion is great. So its been worth it. Good grief. I'd advise not putting him together to be honest. Given Slingshot shears in half if you even breath on him, I'd hate to see how his head being forced into the socket affects him! |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 28, 2011 13:28:19 GMT
DO NOT TOUCH IT ANDY! GPS ALERT!
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Post by Hero on Jul 28, 2011 13:37:49 GMT
In news that will probably excite no one except me, I can announce Toy Fu will also include a complete G2 Superion now with undamaged (so far) Slingshot. It's taken far longer than anticipated to get that last bit and I still have to put it together *shudder*. But G2 Superion is great. So its been worth it. I started my quest for G2 Superion a couple of months ago. Scored only Silverbolt so far. ===KEN |
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Post by blueshift on Jul 28, 2011 13:40:18 GMT
Ironically I have a spare G2 Silverbolt somewhere
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Post by Bogatan on Jul 28, 2011 13:54:04 GMT
In news that will probably excite no one except me, I can announce Toy Fu will also include a complete G2 Superion now with undamaged (so far) Slingshot. It's taken far longer than anticipated to get that last bit and I still have to put it together *shudder*. But G2 Superion is great. So its been worth it. Good grief. I'd advise not putting him together to be honest. Given Slingshot shears in half if you even breath on him, I'd hate to see how his head being forced into the socket affects him! Oh god I hadn't even considered that, I meant I have to put Slingshot together. The first three all had the same wing broken off amongst other damage, the one that arrived today was just missing its tail section which I have a couple of but will have to face the stress or reattaching to the main body without doing damage. And crap I hadn't realised the head was gold too. Hmm, I have a plan brewing. |
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