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Post by kayevcee on Sept 9, 2013 23:57:38 GMT
I got that set for Christmas back in the day. It took up a lot of space, but it was totally worth it.
-Nick
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 10, 2013 6:16:15 GMT
That monorail set is the window of Toys Galore Morningside in the Burger. I often watch it in operation. -Ralph One of my friends had that, he couldn't even be bothered to put it together!!!! Does M-Tron count in this? I loved M-Tron. I had the big spaceship and big chunky 6-wheeler Yup! |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 16, 2013 8:02:15 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 16, 2013 10:42:59 GMT
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Post by Shockprowl on Sept 16, 2013 19:48:38 GMT
arrrrr, you're killing me with these legooooosssssssss
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 16, 2013 20:08:19 GMT
Two more weeks of Lego.
Next one will really break you pocket. Trust me on this one.
Then it's weapons month.
Then it's wrapping up a few things left unfinished before I, in theory, put this feature to bed at the end of the year. I think it's all but run it's course and there ain't any major boys toylines left we haven't done over the last year.
There is another set of related top 5 toy features I want to do, but I might do them as the 12 top 5s of Christmas (they're also Lego related)
The Top 5 Transformers toys...... well you can work out how long that'll go on for but it'll be with us for a while yet :-)
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 17, 2013 8:35:42 GMT
I am rubbish at Top 5 list things. As for Lego Castle, I never had any and the sight of the new sets has me drooling. Will definitely pick up the £8 battle pack. That looks superb. But I know that if I do I will then have to get the whole range!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 23, 2013 7:26:06 GMT
Here comes the fatal body blow to Ian's wallet and possibly his marriage. Week 44: Lego TrainsYour top 5 Lego Train sets please. See lego.wikia.com/wiki/TrainsTrain by definition obviously includes Train Sets but also Engines, Rolling Stock, Tracks and any specialist buildings that go with them. |
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 23, 2013 7:52:18 GMT
The only Lego train I have owned is the current city passenger one that comes with a Gav driver. Come to think of it, I never got round to making it go. Had to stick it in a box for a flat inspection. I must dig it out and make it go round and round.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 24, 2013 21:06:53 GMT
The only Lego train I have owned is the current city passenger one that comes with a Gav driver. Come to think of it, I never got round to making it go. Had to stick it in a box for a flat inspection. I must dig it out and make it go round and round. -Ralph This one I think: lego.wikia.com/wiki/7938_Passenger_Train |
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Post by Shockprowl on Sept 24, 2013 22:13:28 GMT
STOP MAKING ME WANT TO BUY LEGOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 25, 2013 16:46:35 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 30, 2013 7:29:24 GMT
Week 45: Star Wars Lego Return of the Jedi
Your top 5 Lego sets from Return of the Jedi please!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 3, 2013 8:37:38 GMT
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Post by Stomski on Oct 3, 2013 12:14:12 GMT
Even Lego identify the importance of an Ackbar Minifigure by highlighting that it is new!
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Post by Hero on Oct 3, 2013 14:10:39 GMT
Will Top 5 Toys be Lego-themed from now on?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 3, 2013 15:50:47 GMT
No, I think I said we were doing a Lego month
<checks diary>
October is a weapons and accessories month! And then something appropriate for this November as we wrap up in Week 52 of this feature
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Post by Hero on Oct 3, 2013 18:31:08 GMT
You gotta do a 'Toys we got for Christmas' week
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 3, 2013 22:27:29 GMT
We'll do an end of year thing def.
I've got a 12 days of Christmas idea for a series of top 5s
And of course the TF will go on. Probably for a few more years yet. But I think toys in general has run it,s course. We've covered the major lines, job done.
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Post by Shockprowl on Oct 4, 2013 22:29:54 GMT
I've loved the freature. Well run Big Phil. Look forward to the christmas stuff. But please stop making want to buy Lego. I don't want to get divorced. She's a good'un really.
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 5, 2013 22:28:19 GMT
Embrace the Lego.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Oct 6, 2013 6:56:21 GMT
NOOOOOOO PLEASE DON'T TEMPT ME!!!!!!!!!
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 7, 2013 7:06:22 GMT
JOIN US.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 7, 2013 7:38:18 GMT
Week 46: Hand Guns
It's weapons and accessories month week 1: Your top 5 from any weapon or accessory for your non TF action figure that falls into the category of Hand Held Guns.
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Post by legios on Oct 9, 2013 20:30:45 GMT
Week 45: Star Wars Lego Return of the Jedi
5) 6206: Tie Interceptor - I like Ties and Tie variants, and this is one that I remember vividly from the first time I saw ROTJ, so the fact that a large-scale LEGO version exists pleases me, 4) 9496 Desert Skiff - fun to build, an enjoyable swing-out plank to make minifigures walk, and a load of nice minifigures to go with it. Great fun 3) 75605 Rancor Pit - It is a pit, with a Rancor in it. I'll be honest and admit that the Rancor Pit appeals to me more than Jabba's Palace itself for some reason. 2) 77754 Home One Mon Calamari Star Cruiser - It has Ackbar, and a flag-deck for him to command the fleet from. That alone would make it great, but it also comes with an A-Wing fighter on a sort of launch grapple thing, just to add the icing on the cake. 1) 75003 A-Wing Starfighter. I love A-Wings, they are great looking fighters and always looked wonderfully quick and agile. (They also lived up to that billing in the X-Wing PC game and really felt like the ideal starfighter for me). This is a fun little kit to build and has amazing amounts of Wooshability once it is assembled. It also has an absolutely great pilot Minifigure, with an expression that makes me think he is slightly less impressed at being entrusted an A-Wing to pilot than I would be. Week 46: Hand GunsIt's weapons and accessories month week 1: Your top 5 from any weapon or accessory for your non TF action figure that falls into the category of Hand Held Guns. Hmmm. Hand-held. That narrows the field slightly, a lot of my favourite accessories are weapons but don't actually get held in the hands... I shall have to have a think about this. Karl
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 13, 2013 17:50:31 GMT
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Post by legios on Oct 13, 2013 19:49:24 GMT
An E-11, several M-16 or close relatives and a Ma Deuce... Not a bad arsenal there and you have given me my Number 5 slot claimer- 1 think my list qualifies as one that could be described as "Christine Keller"-effect - "He would say that wouldn't he?" in several places. Honorable mentions: He-Man's Power Sword - for many years my immediate mental image when someone said "Magic Sword" was this, and there is still a good chance of it springing to mind. POTF E-11 Stormtrooper Blaster Rifle - iconic weapon of my childhood, and a really good rendition of it. GI Joe Pursuit of Cobra Jungle Viper's rifle - a .50cal sniper rifle, for when you either want to kill Joes from several miles away or want to remind them that thick walls are not bulletproof. 5. GI Joe Roadblock 1's Gun. A Ma Deuce, and Roadblock is planning to cart this around by himself. Anyone want to tell him that is meant to be a 3-person job? Because I won't if you won't. If Roadblock can actually move that about by himself I am as afraid of him as I am of his gun. The gun looks very though mean, and like you would not want it pointed in your direction. 4 Rise of Cobra Courtney "Cover Girl" Krieger's Tavor Assault Rifle. Even with the unexpectedly European hardware being toted by by the Joes in the movie and in the toy-line, a home-grown Israeli Assault Rifle, was not something I expected to see in a Joe's hands. Not that I am complaining, the Tavor has an interesting silhouette which suits the "near future" timeframe of the Movie Line, and looks like it is high tech but means business. 3 SSL-9B Dragunov Sniper Rifle - as carried by the 1/60th scale Bandai V-25G from Macross Frontier. It is a sniper rifle for a giant combat mecha. Once one gets past the inherent absurdity of it one realises that it makes a kind of warped sense. The 1/60th scale rendition is very true to the design of the weapon in the series (should be, it was partially CADded from the original CG animation model I believe), and retains the twin fold-out "X"'s of stabilisers that fold out from the weapon (how do they work? Pass, Dragunov and Shinsei don't share their trade secrets with me these days, but they do look rather neat). 2. VF-1 Valkyrie GU-11 Gunpod (specifically from the most recent 1/60th scale Arcadia/Yamato Valkyrie toys): Captures the early F-4 Phantom gunpod shape when folded up very nicely. The grip and trigger assembly folds in neatly for pegging onto the arm when not in use, and when you do need it the pull out grip and expanding rear section capture the lines of the weapon from the series possibly better than any of the previous attempts. For me this is a worthy rendition of an iconic weapon. 1. Pursuit of Cobra City Strike Low-Light's Rifle - semi-automatic rifle with a working adjustable butt-stock, detachable scope and optional detachable suppressor. Just what the modern sniper on the move needs. Karl |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 13, 2013 20:05:39 GMT
Honorable mentions: He-Man's Power Sword - for many years my immediate mental image when someone said "Magic Sword" was this, and there is still a good chance of it springing to mind. Interesting you should mention swords.... |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 14, 2013 6:27:57 GMT
Week 47: Swords and other bladed weapons
Any accessory for your toys that's a sword or blade be It metal or energy!
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Post by Stomski on Oct 14, 2013 9:44:47 GMT
Wow that's a large selection to choose from!
Lego Star Wars Darth Maul Double Lightsaber
He Man Power Sword
Lion-o Sword Of Omens
Transformers Masterpiece Grimlock Sword
Battle Beasts Blitzkrieg Bat Halberd
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