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Post by grahamthomson on Jul 15, 2008 9:43:59 GMT
He was very nearly a construction vehicle "General" Optimus Prime for G2? Also, blue G2 Combat Hero Prime. |
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Post by Bogatan on Jul 15, 2008 9:46:59 GMT
Well Animated is theoretically a fire truck, Cybertron Prime was a fire truck and RID Prime was as well and Armada, Energon and Movie were fairly different from the standard look. With the exception of Armada Prime its the robot modes that always share the same elements which is noe getting a bit dull. Its probably why I like Supercon Armada Prime and Animated cyberton mode Prime so much.
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Post by Nigel on Jul 18, 2008 20:03:11 GMT
I was surprised to find back on Woolworth's shelf this morning, their movie triple pack of Jazz, Brawl and Protoform Prime (£19.99). Oddly, the shelf label said "Universe triple pack".
Also, their movie Legends are down to £2, though obviously they only had a legion of Megatrons.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 22, 2008 19:28:43 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 24, 2008 17:00:23 GMT
A1 Comics was just getting in Universe Deluxe this afternoon. As with elsewhere, £12.99. They don't look any bigger than the Animated Deluxe, which are £9.99. That is just taking the piss. Price should be standardised.
I think Universe is a '3 for 2' or other promo buy only for me.
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Post by Nigel on Jul 24, 2008 18:58:41 GMT
They are standardised - unfortunately the standard is Star Wars Transformers and the upcoming Marvel Transformers.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 24, 2008 19:06:41 GMT
Ah, I see.
The logic still escapes me though when I see two different lines of TF Deluxes, but one line is £3 dearer than the other but does not have extra features or is bigger. Just makes me scratch my head.
Moan, moan, whinge whinge.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 26, 2008 9:52:42 GMT
Argos have Universe Ultra - one of my local stores has them in stock !
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Post by Hero on Jul 26, 2008 14:09:45 GMT
I saw the new wave of Robot Heroes today. I bought Hound VS Blitzwing.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 26, 2008 15:31:03 GMT
Got Universe Onslaught !
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Post by KnightBeat on Jul 26, 2008 15:44:10 GMT
The Robot Heroes are a bit pricey in Toymaster - they're selling for £6 each. That's about £2 more than I would be williing to pay for non-transforming figures.
Thanks for the heads-up Phil, I bought Universe Prowl.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 26, 2008 16:47:44 GMT
Argos have Universe Ultra - one of my local stores has them in stock ! Yip. Mine has them. Was tempted by the Ultras but cash already allocated for AA. -Ralph |
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Post by Hero on Jul 26, 2008 19:33:03 GMT
I bought my Robot Heroes Hound VS Blitzwing for £5 from the Entertainer. Only because I had a 10% voucher through my door.
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Post by Stomski on Jul 28, 2008 8:43:57 GMT
TFW2005 tipped me off that Argos has new Universe and Animated. Available on their site and in store apparantly.
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Post by grahamthomson on Jul 28, 2008 8:50:37 GMT
I very nearly stormed Argos myself after reserving a few items. But then I reminded myself that I might prefer to wait and get the Henkei versions.
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Post by Nigel on Jul 28, 2008 9:36:09 GMT
A1 Comics was just getting in Universe Deluxe this afternoon. As with elsewhere, £12.99. They don't look any bigger than the Animated Deluxe, which are £9.99. That is just taking the piss. Price should be standardised.-Ralph They are standardised - unfortunately the standard is Star Wars Transformers and the upcoming Marvel Transformers. Just to muddle matters, I see that Argos now have SWTF listed at £14.99. Argos has an introductory 25% off Activators (so currently £3.74). They also have the Animated duvet cover. Edit. Argos is selling a Universe Legends triple pack. Whilst their previous Legends four-pack was good value at £9.99, this triple pack is priced at £8.99, which is slightly dearer than buying them individually elsewhere. (3x £2.99 = £8.97.) |
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Post by legios on Jul 28, 2008 19:09:39 GMT
Edit. Argos is selling a Universe Legends triple pack. Whilst their previous Legends four-pack was good value at £9.99, this triple pack is priced at £8.99, which is slightly dearer than buying them individually elsewhere. (3x £2.99 = £8.97.) True, but in the immediate vicinity of where I live it is the only place that you can buy them - Argos is the only store that any of the Universe stuff (or Animated at the moment) can be found. But on the sightings front - I did see "Rollout Command Optimus Prime" in the window of Toymaster in Whitby on Saturday. Karl |
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Post by KnightBeat on Jul 29, 2008 8:30:19 GMT
Only because I had a 10% voucher through my door. When will these people learn to use the letterbox?! |
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Post by Nigel on Jul 29, 2008 9:20:49 GMT
Edit. Argos is selling a Universe Legends triple pack. Whilst their previous Legends four-pack was good value at £9.99, this triple pack is priced at £8.99, which is slightly dearer than buying them individually elsewhere. (3x £2.99 = £8.97.) True, but in the immediate vicinity of where I live it is the only place that you can buy them - Argos is the only store that any of the Universe stuff (or Animated at the moment) can be found. But on the sightings front - I did see "Rollout Command Optimus Prime" in the window of Toymaster in Whitby on Saturday. Karl Argos, hah! I had Animated in stock before them. And I've got more Universe than my nearest branch.  They've got a cheek, mind, highlighting their relatively costly triple pack with "great value" and " only £8.99". (Emphasis added.) |
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Post by championofjustice on Jul 29, 2008 18:38:44 GMT
Bought Animated Blackarachnia in a Toymaster at the weekend. Deluxes Bumblebee and Ratchet and Voyagers Megatron (Cybertron), Starscream and Bulkhead were also available.
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Post by legios on Jul 29, 2008 21:08:56 GMT
Argos, hah! I had Animated in stock before them. And I've got more Universe than my nearest branch. They've got a cheek, mind, highlighting their relatively costly triple pack with "great value" and " only £8.99". (Emphasis added.) True - mind you, you are only in the "immediate vicinity" for certain values of near.... :-) Karl |
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Post by Nigel on Jul 30, 2008 9:39:40 GMT
Oh, I assumed you were using Astronomical Units.  How big is an AU anyway? |
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Post by legios on Jul 30, 2008 11:56:08 GMT
Oh, I assumed you were using Astronomical Units. How big is an AU anyway? About as big as the average distance from the Earth to its star. About 150 million klicks or thereabouts. Karl |
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Post by kayevcee on Jul 30, 2008 13:56:20 GMT
Is a klick the same as a kilometre? What a handy little abbreviation.
Still no Universe in Toys'r'us as of Sunday apart from the legends and a new wave of Robot Heroes featuring (if I'm remembering right) Cheetor and Blackarachnia, Rattrap and Megatron, Hound and Blitzwing and [edit:checked the Case Assortments thread- thanks Nigel] Sunstreaker and Galvatron. Fantastically they are £1 more than the previous waves of Robot Heroes on the pegs above them.
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Post by Nigel on Jul 30, 2008 15:44:50 GMT
Does that mean that TRU are selling URH above the SRP at £6.99 or that the earlier RH are being sold £1 less than the SRP at £4.99?
I've just been looking at them. I can't decide if my favourite in the wave is Rattrap, Sunstreaker or Hound. Bonus points to the Galvatron sculptor for a face that I think looks just a little reminiscent of Nimoy. (And also a little bit Charles Bronson.)
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Post by legios on Jul 30, 2008 20:24:56 GMT
Is a klick the same as a kilometre? What a handy little abbreviation. -Nick Yeah, t'is mostly an American-ism but I am quite fond of it. Karl |
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Post by kayevcee on Jul 30, 2008 22:20:41 GMT
Ta.
Nigel- the movie-line Robot Heroes were all 4.99, like the Star Wars Galactic Heroes. The Spider-man 3 ones were the first we did at 5.99, with the Marvel, Indy and now TF Universe ones following suit. As far as I know the Star Wars ones are still a fiver. But then, somebody at Toys'r'us obviously really likes Star Wars as they are the only line we'd ever consider doing midnight openings for!
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Post by Nigel on Jul 31, 2008 8:54:33 GMT
The SRP for all of them is £5.99, though I've noticed some shops have been selling them cheaper, especially the Star Wars. I think Asda has Galactic Heroes for about £4. Hmm, I don't remember if Galactic Heroes were originally £4.99, when the line first came out.
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Post by KnightBeat on Aug 7, 2008 21:31:02 GMT
world's smallest Dinobots are in FPL for a wallet exploding £19.99 each.
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Post by Jaymz on Aug 7, 2008 23:08:49 GMT
world's smallest Dinobots are in FPL for a wallet exploding £19.99 each. £14 around the corner in Orbital... |
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