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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 7, 2013 11:58:27 GMT
Their heads are different as well! Their heads are different as well!
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 7, 2013 18:17:18 GMT
Yes, they have gone for the Animation model with him.
Andy
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 7, 2013 18:31:01 GMT
I like the fact they're different and not just a direct repaint.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 7, 2013 18:32:10 GMT
Well I dare say they will be able to repaint Bluestreak in Diaclone colours, and some slight modding to Prowl to get Smokescreen.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 7, 2013 19:27:37 GMT
Looks alright.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Mar 7, 2013 20:46:32 GMT
It isn't bad at all. I quite like that. Probably more tempted by this than I am with Prowl, but that is probably because I already have a reissue Prowl.
Karl
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Post by blueshift on Mar 7, 2013 21:09:00 GMT
It isn't bad at all. I quite like that. Probably more tempted by this than I am with Prowl, but that is probably because I already have a reissue Prowl. Karl Will Hasbro release him as Masterpiece Silverstreak, or have they got Bluestreak back? |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 7, 2013 21:15:59 GMT
They have Bluestreak back.
Andy
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Post by Bogatan on Mar 7, 2013 21:30:20 GMT
But if they will release them is questionable based on whatever the hell is going on with the MP lambos
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 8, 2013 8:05:03 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 8, 2013 13:16:04 GMT
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Post by kayevcee on Mar 8, 2013 14:54:24 GMT
He looks stellar. These guys are about the size of a large deluxe, right?
Y4640 on HLJ. £32.50. Probably closer to £30 by time of release. Not far off the import price of a deluxe figure from Takara. Nnng.
-Nick
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 8, 2013 16:46:39 GMT
Is that all?! What shipping and customs would you expect on top?
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Post by kayevcee on Mar 8, 2013 20:54:36 GMT
If you're buying both I'd expect about another Y4000 for shipping, which is another 27 quid. CUTA on £60 worth of gear is probably about £15. So two £30 figures would cost about £105 all in, or just over £50 each. Roughly.
-Nick
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 8, 2013 21:05:12 GMT
Stupid money for deluxes.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 8, 2013 22:17:18 GMT
If you're buying both I'd expect about another Y4000 for shipping, which is another 27 quid. CUTA on £60 worth of gear is probably about £15. So two £30 figures would cost about £105 all in, or just over £50 each. Roughly. -Nick hmmmm. Interesting, thankyou. |
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Post by Jim on Mar 8, 2013 22:34:41 GMT
MP Sideswipe stands about a head taller than the Universe deluxe mould, but it's misleading as he's much more substantial; I would err on the side of voyager in terms of heft, certainly much more than deluxe. Given that the engineering is also far superior (I was well impressed with Sideswipe's transformation) and that you get a nice reusable box I think paying less than twice the going rate for importing a Generations deluxe from Japan is really quite reasonable.
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Post by Bogatan on Mar 8, 2013 23:20:10 GMT
If you're buying both I'd expect about another Y4000 for shipping, which is another 27 quid. CUTA on £60 worth of gear is probably about £15. So two £30 figures would cost about £105 all in, or just over £50 each. Roughly. -Nick I got Sideswipe from them and SAL shipping was only 780, unless theres some big weight bracket increase it should be about £10 for postage. So hopefully no more than £76 before customs. But Cuta you might be underestimating 20% on 76 will be £15.20 plus fees which I think with Sal is still under £10. But yeah total should be in the £50 range. MP Sideswipe stands about a head taller than the Universe deluxe mould, but it's misleading as he's much more substantial; I would err on the side of voyager in terms of heft, certainly much more than deluxe. Given that the engineering is also far superior (I was well impressed with Sideswipe's transformation) and that you get a nice reusable box I think paying less than twice the going rate for importing a Generations deluxe from Japan is really quite reasonable. -Jim I'd say definite voyager. Bigger than most current voyagers and only fractionally smaller than the voyagers from the first classics line in 2006. And has better articulation and more complex transformation. |
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 9, 2013 10:06:01 GMT
On a slight tangent, I can never be bothered with complex transformations. As man and child the magic of Transformers toys for me has always been how in just a few quick twists and turns a robot can change into something completely different. Complex and/or lengthy transformations are no fun at all to me. Hence how I rate the original minibots (for example) as fun and enjoyable toys and MP01 being a a pile of shit I got rid of ASAP. A toy that takes 15 mins to transform would be of no use in young Ralph's bedroom battles!
-Ralph
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Post by Jim on Mar 9, 2013 10:31:06 GMT
MP01 is awful; I don't like that either, but what I mean by Sidewsipe's transformation is that it's pleasingly intuitive and clever in the way it gets that robot mode from that car and without panel-alignment nightmares. Comparable to MP Grimlock in that way, but a smidgen more complex.
Compare with MP Rodimus who also has a clever transformation to get a cartoon-accurate robot from the car, but is at the same time a frustrating nightmare requiring both detailed reading of the instructions and having to work out things for yourself. Which is a terrible shame because he looks wonderful.
-Jim
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 9, 2013 10:42:45 GMT
On a slight tangent, I can never be bothered with complex transformations. As man and child the magic of Transformers toys for me has always been how in just a few quick twists and turns a robot can change into something completely different. Complex and/or lengthy transformations are no fun at all to me. Hence how I rate the original minibots (for example) as fun and enjoyable toys and MP01 being a a pile of shit I got rid of ASAP. A toy that takes 15 mins to transform would be of no use in young Ralph's bedroom battles! -Ralph Say the words..... Say it.... |
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Post by Bogatan on Mar 9, 2013 17:18:34 GMT
I love complex transformations, but as a puzzle or a piece of engineering that I enjoy in a different way to what I would consider a fun toy to play with. MP01 is in that bracket as is MP Megs.
On the other hand ROTF leader class Prime falls into the fun category. I admit its a pain in the arse to work out so I can see why it frustates people, it is one of the least intuitive toys I've ever owned, but once you know how it transforms it's very simple and quite quick.
The new MPs fall squarely in to the fun toy category to, there is such a difference from those first MP toys they really should have given them a new subline name.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 29, 2014 8:16:15 GMT
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Post by Shockprowl on Jan 29, 2014 17:43:32 GMT
I'd be very interested in a blue Bluestreak. He's always been blue in my mind's eye.
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 29, 2014 19:16:12 GMT
I hope for G2 style crazy colours.
-Ralph
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Post by kayevcee on Jan 29, 2014 20:32:22 GMT
I'd be happy either way.
-Nick
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Post by kayevcee on Mar 10, 2014 21:48:12 GMT
The new Bluestreak variant will be... silver.Boo. -Nick |
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 10, 2014 22:30:16 GMT
Well. Hmmm. Yes.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 10, 2014 23:34:10 GMT
That almost suggests a blue version is already in the works from somewhere else because I can't see any other reason to pass that over in favour of basically fiddling with the contrast on the first one.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 11, 2014 7:21:17 GMT
You'd think that wouldn't you? But a similar thing happened with the e-Hobby version of the TFC Bluestreak where they went the other way from solid silver to silver with black bonnet.
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