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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 21, 2011 12:00:13 GMT
It's a no contest I'm afraid Pete: It's the little clip that goes round the back of Skystalker's Cannon enabling it to be mounted. Never seen one..... apart from the one I found in the loft, thought "what's this?" and threw in a parts box never to be seen again. Anyone got a spare ? COG (Grommit & Gasket) is frequently awol and will put a Fort Max sized hole in your wallet by itself. |
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Post by bertie on Sept 21, 2011 19:27:54 GMT
Thanks Phil. Very funny.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 21, 2011 19:37:17 GMT
I was being serious!
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Post by Bogatan on Sept 21, 2011 19:47:00 GMT
WST Ravage.
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Post by Bogatan on Sept 21, 2011 19:47:46 GMT
WST Sideswipe has tiny little pins that always fall out of mine. Horrific to find but no idea if its widespread issue.
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Post by primenova on Sept 23, 2011 8:43:41 GMT
If we did it by years - i'd guess Optimus Primes hands would be tops for 1984.
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Post by blueshift on Sept 23, 2011 9:05:20 GMT
Nah I bet it would be the pipes that come with him or the gas nozzle. At least with hands you have a good chance of remembering where they came from.
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 23, 2011 10:42:21 GMT
The hands were easy to not lose as they could fit in the truck cab or in the trailer.
-Ralph
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Post by primenova on Sept 23, 2011 13:40:41 GMT
I'd expect that Roller would get lost along with the pipes. But having his fist rattle around in the trailer, unless you have it full up with Roller, Primes gun etc & a few Autobots.
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Post by blueshift on Sept 23, 2011 14:21:59 GMT
Roller's pretty huge though, it's obvious at first glance what he is and where he comes from if you've ever owned a Prime, whereas the gas pipes etc could be from any garage set.
I bet Blitzwing's turret is commonly lost. It could be from any toy tank.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2011 21:01:54 GMT
Undercarriage from G1 seekers
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 29, 2011 21:27:13 GMT
What, the forward landing gear? yes it's a contender.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2011 21:30:25 GMT
That's what I meant, yes lol
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 31, 2012 10:52:47 GMT
Which Transformer toys have weapons that you'd consider iconic & important? The ones you'd recognise and say that's so and so's weapon.
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Post by primenova on May 31, 2012 11:31:49 GMT
Power master Optimus Prime's twin black guns are easy to spot. I expect only Japan toys have similar guns. But he is only the one with that size & style released in UK/US.
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Post by Bogatan on May 31, 2012 13:00:27 GMT
Powerflash's big red gun. Dunno why. Most of the actionmaster partners if we count them, a lot of the hand guns have a load of personality too and I recognise them instantly, thought cant generally match them to figures because I tended to pair up certain guns with AM they didnt come with.
The Dinobots weapons too.
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Post by Stomski on May 31, 2012 13:57:49 GMT
Metroplex 6-gun.
Soundwave's "batteries"
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Post by Jim on May 31, 2012 14:11:52 GMT
Hot Rod's twin guns.
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 31, 2012 15:48:28 GMT
I'd have said the original Op Gun, Megatron's Fusion cannon, Soundwaves guns, PM Ops guns and the first lot of tape guns are the only ones I could pick by sight.
It amazes me that when they do Prime remakes the always redo his his gun!
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Post by Benn on May 31, 2012 16:40:03 GMT
Prime's, yes. Prowl/Bluestreak/Smokescreen's rifle I love. I was disappointed in the Classic toy when they only had that piddly little fold up pistol.
Same goes with Jazz's missle launcher, I loved that thing.
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Post by Toph on May 31, 2012 20:42:45 GMT
I would define "Iconic" as being an important part of the character. That an update is not complete without it. That it add's an important aspect to a toy's look. (Such as the truck face torso for G1 Optimus Prime being iconic.)
Under those conditions, there's not much that I can't do without in terms of weapons. For the most part, a gun is a gun. As long as it's not a missile launcher, and the toy can stow it somehow, I'm happy.
For iconic weapons?
BW: Dinobot's sword and spinning shield. Depthcharge's remora drone gun. Rampage's tribarrel cannon. Cheetor's gut cannon. Inferno's flamethrowers.
G1/G2: Megatron and Galvatron's arm cannons. Starscream's null rays. Grimlock's red sword. PM Optimus Prime's duel barrelled shoulder cannons (And to a lesser extent, his twin black rifles). Shockwave's wrist blaster. Prowl's shoulder rockets. Track's shoulder rockets. (Actually, any character that had shoulder rockets, save for Jazz) Laserrod Optimus' Sword.
Animated: Basically every weapon used is iconic to that character.
UT: Star Saber sword, Requium Blaster
RiD: The Autobot Brothers weapons
Now, I love it when a weapon gets updated and homaged, like with RtS Wreckgar, RtS Jazz and Generation Scourge, but it's not important. I don't feel Classics Optimus is any less a toy because he lacks G1 Optimus's rifle. However, RtS Optimus would have been greately deminished had they not included his sword.
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Post by primenova on Jun 1, 2012 10:33:58 GMT
Beast Wars Insecticon. That cross bow is easy to remember.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 9, 2012 20:14:56 GMT
The original Prime toy gun and Soundwave's weapons are pretty mush top of the pile for iconic status.
-Ralph
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Post by kayevcee on Jun 10, 2012 15:17:45 GMT
Surprised nobody so far has mentioned Blaster's famous Electro-Scrambler. The large Autobot Headmasters all have very memorable and distinctive weapons. They each have two, matched to their colour schemes and mountable in both modes (still a rarity for Autobots in 1987). Animated Soundwave's guitar/Laserbeak and his repaint's keytar/Ratbat are pretty memorable. Animated Prime's rocket propelled axe. Ultra Magnus' hammer. Star Convoy's upgraded version of Optimus Prime's original hand-cannon is immediately identifiable (to those who've seen one, I suppose). I got one in a mixed lot from Singapore years before the reissue came out so I am delighted that my Star Convoy can mount two oversized defensive turrets in base mode  If the weapons don't have to be accessories, I'd also mention Seaspray's head-rockets, Warpath's chest-cannon and Cosmos' finger guns. -Nick |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 25, 2012 11:32:29 GMT
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Post by blueshift on Aug 25, 2012 11:42:03 GMT
Megatron's gun was double-barreled wasn't it?
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Post by The Huff on Aug 25, 2012 11:51:14 GMT
Grimlock had one too so he may have been one of the first.
Gears didn't.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 25, 2012 12:33:35 GMT
Megatron's gun was double-barreled wasn't it? Not really, there's two extra bits sticking out the sides. Grimlock's might be the winner for earliest. Any other latter ones spring to mind? |
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Post by The Huff on Aug 25, 2012 14:30:47 GMT
Just remembered Skids - he might predate Grimlock Diaclone wise.
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Post by Benn on Aug 25, 2012 17:44:04 GMT
Horri-Bull does, I think. Sureshot, Misfire, Crosshairs, Kup, Hot Rod for sure. All the double Targetmasters, right? Gunrunners got a huge pom-pom gun on the top of his car...
Most of the mini-Seacons have guns that can combine into double-barrelled weapons, does that count?
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