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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jan 19, 2017 18:20:40 GMT
(Makes rare foray into toy territory from the Recent Posts page.)
Toys that breathe/expel fire (or sparks)?
Martin
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 19, 2017 18:57:12 GMT
No, considerably less warm
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Post by blueshift on Jan 19, 2017 18:59:34 GMT
No, considerably less warm Is there a Transformer like Mr Frosty which you can put ice cubes in That would be fun
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Post by Jim on Jan 19, 2017 19:49:09 GMT
Non-Scramble City combiners which are homages to classic combiners?
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 19, 2017 20:48:09 GMT
We need to know more. -Ralph I genuinely don't know if the hub is ready for the HITLER EGG story WE ARE READY. -Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 19, 2017 20:48:48 GMT
Constructicons.
-Ralph
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Post by Benn on Jan 19, 2017 20:51:34 GMT
Pretenders. Combiner pretenders.
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Post by Bogatan on Jan 19, 2017 21:20:50 GMT
Bubbling under: Botcon hologram - would make the list if the blue was lighter and it had had just one or two paint apps, but this was Botcons first deluxe sized attendee toy and the lack of paint apps was how they justified the step up from basics attendee toy. 5. G2 mould - so many nice translucent versions I must one day own. 4. BM - BM basics were great 3. Classic 2. The Transformers 1. Botcon MW Mirage - good use of the mould CW Mirage would have topped the list if Hasbro had made the two or three minor changes to make it a proper Mirage. Possibly to some confusion Actionmaster Thundercracker does not make this list. Real Action Master Thundercrackers have pink wings. Adittedly the multicoloured missile launchers are so awful they almost compensate. Too many. I could just pick most of the 2006 set. Bubbling under: 2012 Shockwave/Longarm One of only 3 custom classes I missed out on and the only one I regretted missing, Had to go to ebay for a thankfully not massively over priced prebuilt hopefully not KO one. 2006 Inferno and or Rumble - the first and honestly best custom class. Also my first convention and exclusive toys. For $30 we ended up with 2 kits each including 2 toys each with the Coby exclusive head piece. 2007 Thrust - FP made the perfect wings for thrust making it superior to Hasbro or Takaras efforts does really feel exclusive enough though. Its just what the retail toy should have been. 2006 Waspinator, Rhinox and Dinobot all great. 5. 2001 Tigertron its probably between this and 2001 Arcee. Both well executed . 4. 2011 Animated Minerva - So good and apparently my favourite non Beast Wars exclusive. 3. 2016 Unit 3 - Great mould. Maybe the most random of all Botcon homages. 2. 2006 Tigertron - love the colours. 1. Fractyl and Packrat - Beast Wars, yay! I love basics. These are two of my favourite basics. The colours are beautiful. The box was the first G1 style packaging for 9 years predating all the reissue and homage packaging by a good couple of years so its existence was very very welcome even if I didnt own it till 2007. Oh and on top of all that a Furman and Wildman black and white comic. Its a good convention comic! This is perfect. Well apart from the horrifically delicate packaging.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 19, 2017 22:14:10 GMT
Pretenders. Combiner pretenders. There are 12 Combiner Pretenders, so they pass the Hardhead rule, but no. No but you you will be able to nominate some Constructicons. Just not the 1985 ones. Or the most recent ones! Non-Scramble City combiners which are homages to classic combiners? No but there will be some you can vote for this week!
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 19, 2017 22:48:20 GMT
Kreo.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 19, 2017 22:50:30 GMT
NO
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Post by Baron B of Triple B on Jan 19, 2017 22:54:20 GMT
G2 Combiner teams?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 19, 2017 23:02:36 GMT
No. Technically the Hardhead Rule on "less than 5" counts here too.
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Post by Baron B of Triple B on Jan 19, 2017 23:09:31 GMT
My bad. I've only just found out Menasor didn't get a G2 release! How did I not know that?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 19, 2017 23:42:15 GMT
Neither did Defensor! Both he and Menasor's prototypes go for Very Silly Money. Is the John Cullen G2 Streetwise story on this version of the forum?
If you count both flavours of Devastator there's 4 G2 combiners proper but there's also 3 CW G2 Combiners too!
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Post by blueshift on Jan 20, 2017 5:27:06 GMT
Micromaster combiners?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 20, 2017 8:02:39 GMT
Week 194: Modern Combiners (BW - Pre CW)Over the next few months we're going to do a few CW Top 5s now the line is effectively over. So as a prelude I thought we'd look at what are the best modern combiners. We've already done Scramble City/Special Team Combiners in week 43 so my arbitrary cut off point for the start is Beast Wars and we'll look from there up till the commencement of CW. Off the top of my head there's new Combiners in BW, the original RiD, Energon, PCC, ROTF & Go, but there may well be others. And there's a few repaints of older combiners scattered around too.
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Post by blueshift on Jan 20, 2017 8:47:51 GMT
I feel like the clue needs explaining
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 20, 2017 10:00:23 GMT
Thursday Tease: "How would you like your eggs sir?" "Can you do them Poached, Boiled or Fried? I don't want any brand new way of cooking them!" Not Scrambled or Brand New. Scrambled should say Special Teams which makes you think combiners. Brand new combiners would be CW So not Scramble city or CW = stuff inbetween. I did acknowledge when I set this that: (This is not the best clue I have ever written!)
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Post by Kingoji on Jan 20, 2017 10:33:13 GMT
Unless Magmatron counts, I never had any.
Oh, but I did like Phil's Dinopope when I had a play at a BIG a few years back.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 20, 2017 10:40:58 GMT
Unless Magmatron counts, I never had any. Hadn't even thought of Magmatron! It raises an interesting question: how do you define combiner? I think most people would say that it's multiple individual transformers that can each turn into something merging to form a bigger robot. But what about PCC, where the limbs don't have robot modes? Or things GodFireConvoy, and the Unicron Trilogy Op powerups? Or Energon Deluxe and Voyagers? So we'll use a loose a definition as each individual wants. (Hadn't thought about Magmatron. And he's great!)
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 20, 2017 12:47:59 GMT
Oh come on.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 20, 2017 12:49:45 GMT
PHIL!!!
This category does not exist. You just made this up. No-one thinks: "Ah! I enjoy this combiner from between Special Teams and Combiner Wars!"
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 20, 2017 12:50:33 GMT
Godfire Convoy is not a combiner!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 20, 2017 12:55:53 GMT
PHIL!!! This category does not exist. You just made this up. No-one thinks: "Ah! I enjoy this combiner from between Special Teams and Combiner Wars!" -Ralph It exists purely because we've done Scramble City and will (extensively) do CW. It exist purposely to look in between the two real high points of combining. Godfire Convoy is not a combiner!!! -Ralph It's two Transformer toys combined together..... .....providing you cant TF both of them of course ;-) But you prove my above point about "what is a combiner?" Is there a line drawn somewhere?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 20, 2017 13:13:28 GMT
Week 194: Modern Combiners (BW - Pre CW) Two list: First Modern Combiners, and confining ourselves to the first use of the toy: 5) JRX/Rail RacerThe first of the Railway combiners it was easy to get. Solid combined robot but fixed combination. 4) Build King/LandfillLandfill has got the swap the limbs round gimmick but you almost feel you need the green excavator built round a similar base to the yellow tip up and red crane to give some symmetry. 3) Energon Constructicon MaximusGreat Constructicon homage. Could, like the other Energon Combiners, have done with another two limb moulds and hands that could hold weapons. Energon Superion doesn't get a look in, I can't stand the Raptor in either limb mode. For my money Sledge, used in Constructicon Maximus is thebest Energon Combiner limb..... 2) Energon Bruticus Maximus..... but Barricade is the better body. Same just two unique limbs & no hands problem but this is the easier of the three combiners to pose. 1) PCC GrimstoneTHE DINOPOPE RULES! I had this at three, marking it down for the limbs not transforming compared to other combiners. BUT, and it is a big but, it's a much wanted Dinobot combiner in the original Dinobot colours and is country mile best of the PCC combiners. OK a second list: older combiners repainted in this time period. Not been one for a while but there's a big G1 re-usage going on in this time period! Just missing out is Micromaster Superion. Decent toy, right colours but not as good as his other recolour and sadly GPS affected as he ages. 5) Micromaster Devastator/ Destron SixbuilderLittle to separate the two in terms of deco but an obvious recolour of Sixbuilder! 4) Baldigusand it's Baldigus over Ruination: prefer the gold armour, hands and head. 3) Wal*Mart RuinationBut I prefer the urban/artic camo of the Wal*Mart version better than the first go at the colours. So so good. 2) Destron SixwingReally love this toy. The only plane Decepticon combiner. I WANT MY CW VERSION FROM SUPERION! 1) God NeptuneIt's missing the individual guns, weapons mode stands and a whole team member. But it's so so beautiful. EASILY the best Modern G1 Combiner repaint.
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Post by Bogatan on Jan 20, 2017 14:04:46 GMT
For what its worth Id say a combiner for these purposes is more than 2 transformers combining to form a single robot or creature in which all individuals form a part of the main combined form. Forming a layer of armour or weapons doesnt count.
At least thats what I'll be using when I eventually catch up.
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Post by blueshift on Jan 20, 2017 19:46:55 GMT
Man I forgot about how Build Kings limbs were connected, via that three way plug. That was genius.
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Post by blueshift on Jan 20, 2017 19:47:27 GMT
Unless Magmatron counts, I never had any. What?!?!?!?!
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Post by blueshift on Jan 20, 2017 19:51:57 GMT
I really liked JRX but at the same time he was sort of terrible. He just sat on my shelf. Looked amazing though.
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