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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 16, 2018 19:52:30 GMT
OK, then Jazz is a Dinobot and Bumblebee is a Duocon.
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Post by Toph on Sept 16, 2018 19:53:18 GMT
Aren't they actually "Power Masters," or "Powered Masters," and not "Powermasters?"
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Post by blueshift on Sept 16, 2018 19:54:30 GMT
OK, then Jazz is a Dinobot and Bumblebee is a Duocon. Martin Was Jazz released as a Dinobot? |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 16, 2018 19:56:39 GMT
Ummm... no, but I could scribble the word 'Dinobot' on his packaging, and apparently that would make him one despite him still turning into a Porsche... if I worked for Hasbro... or something.
Martin
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Post by Pinwig on Sept 16, 2018 20:01:31 GMT
I'm going to put Dinobot on my packaging now so I can be one. I'd like that.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 16, 2018 20:02:52 GMT
Aren't they actually "Power Masters," or "Powered Masters," and not "Powermasters?" Dai-Atlas, Sonic Bomber and Roadfire were the Powered Masters. They could at least have called the G2 ones Powering Masters, or something. Martin |
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Post by The Huff on Sept 16, 2018 20:11:31 GMT
The ironic thing is that both versions of 'Powermasters' actually have no control over their power at all - they have to rely on Nebulans or guns as opposed to those that are master of their own powers.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 16, 2018 20:15:20 GMT
And I don't remember seeing the Godmasters bossing any gods around, either. Or the Headmasters running many schools.
And as for Misfire being a Targetmaster...
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Post by The Huff on Sept 16, 2018 20:28:35 GMT
And the Aerialbots did nothing when I attached them to my TV...
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Post by Toph on Sept 16, 2018 20:30:03 GMT
Aren't they actually "Power Masters," or "Powered Masters," and not "Powermasters?" Dai-Atlas, Sonic Bomber and Roadfire were the Powered Masters. They could at least have called the G2 ones Powering Masters, or something. Martin I thought those were the brainmasters or breastmasters or something |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 16, 2018 20:32:06 GMT
Nope, those are two other teams entirely.
Now excuse me, I'm off to throttle a Throttlebot.
Martin
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 16, 2018 20:33:43 GMT
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Post by blueshift on Sept 16, 2018 20:34:08 GMT
Nope, those are two other teams entirely. Now excuse me, I'm off to throttle a Throttlebot. Martin To be fair, Martin, that IS how the Throttlebots kill their prey... |
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Post by blueshift on Sept 16, 2018 20:34:18 GMT
That's why they don't come with guns
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 16, 2018 20:44:08 GMT
They kill by PULLING BACK AND GOING AT THEIR PREY.
-Ralph
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Post by The Huff on Sept 16, 2018 20:53:24 GMT
With their little stubby (unmovable) arms the Throttlebots couldn't throttle anything.
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Post by blueshift on Sept 16, 2018 20:57:53 GMT
That's what they want you to think!!
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Sept 16, 2018 21:59:38 GMT
OK, then Jazz is a Dinobot and Bumblebee is a Duocon. Martin Stop giving Phil ideas!! |
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Post by Toph on Sept 16, 2018 23:11:54 GMT
Bumblebee is a Duocon consisting of Bee and Bumble!
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 17, 2018 7:08:21 GMT
With their little stubby (unmovable) arms the Throttlebots couldn't throttle anything. They have other ways... -Ralph |
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Post by The Huff on Sept 17, 2018 10:31:52 GMT
Bumblebee is a Duocon consisting of Bee and Bumble! Bumblebee was often split into more than one part in the comics. |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Sept 17, 2018 10:50:46 GMT
This is very true.
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 19, 2019 17:26:00 GMT
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Post by Toph on May 19, 2019 17:51:13 GMT
I have a hypothesis about Slag and Snarl.
I think their colors got switched early in their second production.
They both come red and green. But Red Slag and Green Snarl are both a bit more rare than Green Slag and Red Snarl.
So somewhere, their toolings got switched with one another.
I was going to raise the question if these two are gangmolded, but that doesn't make sense. The original three dinobots were Grimlock, Slag, and Sludge. The Snarl and Swoop were released sometime later.
So if they were gangmolded, it would be slag/sludge and snarl/swoop.
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Post by blueshift on May 19, 2019 17:53:40 GMT
They both come red and green. Wait, what? Really? |
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Post by Toph on May 19, 2019 18:31:17 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 19, 2019 18:31:49 GMT
The original three dinobots were Grimlock, Slag, and Sludge. The Snarl and Swoop were released sometime later. I was going to say all five were originally released at once, but then I glanced at www.fredsworkshop.com/1985.html and discovered that there is an earlier US case with all bar Swoop in itWhich might help to make sense of why we only got Four Dinobots here, if Hasbro UK just grabbed that earlier US case. There's rumours about Swoop failing a safety test here but nothing has ever been substantiated of that. Dinobots are a FIVE for their Japanese mail away, believed to be Chinese versions. The old box Classics are a THREE but a different three to G2: Grimlock, Snarl & Sludge. IIRC - and I think we did some research into this in the Chinese 90s reissues thread - there is a strong correlation between the G2 reuses and Classics ranges with the Chinese TFs. The only place the original Dinobots are a three, Grimlock, Slag & Sludge, is the cartoon. |
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Post by Toph on May 19, 2019 18:39:15 GMT
Hrnm. I was pretty sure I had a catalogue with just those three, first. Guess I was mistaken.
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Post by Bogatan on May 19, 2019 18:48:19 GMT
G2 Dinobots  |
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 19, 2019 18:49:23 GMT
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