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Post by blueshift on Mar 22, 2017 21:38:47 GMT
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Post by The Huff on Mar 22, 2017 21:40:57 GMT
One more guess before I give up: The first Martrix film, I remember, was very good and different. The follow ups weren't as good. So: Top 5 toys from 1984 or from the original line?
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 22, 2017 21:42:03 GMT
!!!! BETRAYED BY ANDU!!! -Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 22, 2017 22:15:51 GMT
Hardly.
It is in my house.
Along with other..gifts, all still wrapped.
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Post by blueshift on Mar 22, 2017 22:18:45 GMT
Hardly. It is in my house. Along with other..gifts, all still wrapped. Maybe if Ralph is naughty his gifts should go to Andy!
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 23, 2017 21:32:07 GMT
Is this something to do with repaints?
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Post by The Huff on Mar 23, 2017 23:38:07 GMT
Strike Planes? Or the different Strike Plane moulds? (Yes I know I said I'd give up).
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Post by Benn on Mar 24, 2017 0:21:10 GMT
Movieverse Megatrons?
Transformers that should have been played by Keanu Reeves?
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Post by blueshift on Mar 24, 2017 1:15:40 GMT
Strike Planes? Or the different Strike Plane moulds? (Yes I know I said I'd give up). Matt is cloest I feel! We have a car, jet, helicopter and truck mold - let's recreate every single figure from 1984-1987! Yes, it's COMBINER WAR DELUXES!
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 24, 2017 9:59:06 GMT
YEAYYYY!!!!
Great one! You're the best, Blue Backup Phil Shift!
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Post by The Huff on Mar 24, 2017 10:38:50 GMT
Let's play: This is easy as these are the only ones I own:
5) Blades (could be higher but he seems very 'thin' and his legs always pop off on mine) 4) Skydive (My first CW figure - just as he appeared in Gi Joe!) 3) First Aid (Remember buying this as a sort of comfort after a close friend passed away) 2) Groove (Why this mould wasn't made a domestic release I don't understand!) 1) Slingshot (or is it Quickslinger?) The Jet one.
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Post by chrisl on Mar 24, 2017 10:50:22 GMT
In no particular order:
1) Brawl 2) Alpha Bravo 3) Blast-Off 4) Prowl 5) Mirage
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Post by Benn on Mar 24, 2017 11:25:05 GMT
Just Combiner Wars? Not Unite Warriors?
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Post by Kingoji on Mar 24, 2017 11:29:23 GMT
5. Strafe UW 4. Tarantulas CW 3. Afterburner UW 2. First Aid UW 1. Slingshot CW
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Post by blueshift on Mar 24, 2017 12:03:00 GMT
Just Combiner Wars? Not Unite Warriors? We did CW combiners only last time so i assume so.... But it would also be interesting to compare them all, so put in UW as a bonus comparison
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 24, 2017 13:10:19 GMT
But Unite Warriors is not Combiner Wars!
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 24, 2017 13:58:58 GMT
Combiner Wars deluxes!
I LOVED Combiner Wars.
5) Brawl- Don't own one, and I know folks have had trouble with his body locking in, but he just looks like such a great mold!
4) Wheeljack- The poorer of the CW car modles works brilliantly as Wheeljack. It's fairly good as Breakdown actually, but the mold seems to emulate the square look that G1 Wheeljack had.
3) Shitstorm- I can't believe I still don't own one! I did own Skydive, and the Combiner Wars jet mold is fantastic. A fantastic update.
2) Mirage/Dragstip- Missing two wheels, but works great as either character. I still think some alterations could have been done to allow the car front to become Mirage's chest, but hey-ho.
1) Prowl!- No it's not just because it's Prowl! It's a superb mold, Deadend and Wildrider are great also.
I weep daily that we didn't get another wave of '84er repaints! Jazz... Sideswipe... an accessible Ratchet... Brawn? ...so many possibilities...
Oh and how cool would Terrocon deluxes have been...?
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Post by blueshift on Mar 24, 2017 14:00:46 GMT
Combiner Wars deluxes! I LOVED Combiner Wars. 5) Brawl- Don't own one, and I know folks have had trouble with his body locking in, but he just looks like such a great mold! 4) Wheeljack- The poorer of the CW car modles works brilliantly as Wheeljack. It's fairly good as Breakdown actually, but the mold seems to emulate the square look that G1 Wheeljack had. 3) Shitstorm- I can't believe I still don't own one! I did own Skydive, and the Combiner Wars jet mold is fantastic. A fantastic update. 2) Mirage/Dragstip- Missing two wheels, but works great as either character. I still think some alterations could have been done to allow the car front to become Mirage's chest, but hey-ho. 1) Prowl!- No it's not just because it's Prowl! It's a superb mold, Deadend and Wildrider are great also. I weep daily that we didn't get another wave of '84er repaints! Jazz... Sideswipe... an accessible Ratchet... Brawn? ...so many possibilities... Oh and how cool would Terrocon deluxes have been...? Shitstorm???!
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 24, 2017 14:03:51 GMT
Jet Blastoff. 'Cos the figure would need a new name if one were to have both the jet and space shutle versions. And he's brown.
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Post by Jim on Mar 24, 2017 14:36:35 GMT
I quite like "Space Harrier" for CW Blast Off
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 24, 2017 18:11:00 GMT
Maybe, but Shitstorm's better.
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 24, 2017 18:48:58 GMT
Oh come on.
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Post by blueshift on Mar 24, 2017 19:15:10 GMT
Jet Blastoff. 'Cos the figure would need a new name if one were to have both the jet and space shutle versions. And he's brown. I love Jet Blastoff best out of all the Combaticons, which is weird as I thought I'd hate him most
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 24, 2017 21:11:18 GMT
SHITSTORM! I even started him a techspecs...
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 27, 2017 5:06:07 GMT
I'm not sure there's a bad retail CW deluxe. Some of the exclusive remoulds have been bought down by their heads, Ravage/Tigatron, and the paint scheme for Victorion's parts is just BAAAAD. But .... 5) Blast OffObviously I want a space shuttle Blast Off. But as a compromise this is great, decent mould and it's coloured right Takara take note! 4) ProwlUnpaintable elbows aside, which spoil every car mode, the Deadend mould is great. Prowl does it in brilliant white and does it so well you don't really miss his signature chest. 3) StrafeFab toy looking Strafe jet. And, incredibly, it's a remould of 2) Air RaidBest of the planes. Swing wing. Such a shame it wasn't widely available here. 1) RookBear in mind this toy is coming in for an established team member, Groove. Just so well done, love it.
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Post by Jim on Mar 27, 2017 10:16:16 GMT
Yes, it's COMBINER WAR DELUXES!5. UW First Aid - not a spectacular mould or anything, but captures the character really nicely 4. UW Lightspeed - mould comes to life in these colours, looks great 3. UW Strafe - sorry, much prefer this to the look of the CW one (which doesn't look bad at all, tbf) 2. UW Nosecone - wow, people were right about the Rook mould. It is mighty. 1. UW Air Raid - I was so skeptical of the Aerialbots when they were first unveiled; proportions looked weird to me and they were a bit bare. They aren't perfect, but somehow this one works so, so well. -Jim
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Post by Baron B of Triple B on Mar 27, 2017 21:08:39 GMT
5. Wheeljack. The final piece of my Perchance to Dream Dream Team.
4. Sunstreaker. The mold makes a good Sunstreaker.
3. Strafe. Probably the only one from the Computron boxsets that I prefer the design of to the UW version, although I prefer the UW colours.
2. Air Raid. Still currently moonlighting as a Decepticon.
1. G2 Breakdown. Good mold, crazy colours.
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Post by legios on Mar 28, 2017 13:33:30 GMT
SHITSTORM! I even started him a techspecs... Danger Close After all, he is clearly a CAS aircraft from his general design. And Decepticons have past form for having members who are as much a danger to their own side than the enemy. Karl
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 28, 2017 14:17:06 GMT
SHITSTORM! I even started him a techspecs... Danger Close After all, he is clearly a CAS aircraft from his general design. And Decepticons have past form for having members who are as much a danger to their own side than the enemy. Karl Absolutely! Shitstorm's major weakness is his reckless use of his 'Shitstorm Blast' where he often covers just as many Decepticons with his corrosive waste spray as he does enemy Autobots.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 29, 2017 23:02:02 GMT
As it somehow seems to Thursday already it's Thursday Tease time: This week we shan't be chugging along or seeing a Masterpiece when we look back. This may not be the easiest clue I've ever written....
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