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Post by The Doctor on Jan 11, 2018 21:14:34 GMT
My research has brought me this exciting guide as to how to pronounce Tintin:
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Jan 11, 2018 21:18:30 GMT
I....
Errrrr.....
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 11, 2018 21:23:58 GMT
TINTIN.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Jan 11, 2018 23:15:38 GMT
Say it again, I'm not quite getting it...
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Post by Benn on Jan 11, 2018 23:34:33 GMT
TONTON
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 12, 2018 6:43:46 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 12, 2018 7:30:54 GMT
Week 245: NightbeatYour top 5 Nightbeat toys please Bubbling Under: Armada Sideswipe who, fiven his colours, really should have been called Nightbeat and would have saved us so much trouble going forward. To this day I don't get why the bike Minicon is Nightbeat not the car who is obviously homaging the original. And the name they did use caused havoc for years! (Sideswipe should have been Nightbeat, Wheeljack should have been Sideswipe and Downshift should have been Wheeljack!) 5) MovieFun scout. 4) TFCCNice repaint. 3) Titans ReturnJust a head, but a nice head. The Legends is slightly better because it matches the T30 colours 2) 1988There's the basis of a good toy in there but the arms and lack of clear windows have always annoyed me 1) T30 DeluxeBest use of the mould. FABULOUS head. Really could have used a new chest. And new guns - mine has a spare T30 Legends Optimus gun. Mine also has the the Shapeways head adaptor which brings new life to the toy at the cost of removing the head. I'd really hoped Nightbeat would get a full Titans Return figure - I reckoned Chromedome possibly in the Intelligence boxset - which is why he kept get shunted back on the list here till nearly the end. Maybe in TR II?
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 12, 2018 8:19:32 GMT
PHIL!!!!!
ARMADA SIDESWIPE IS CALLED ARMADA SIDESWIPE NOT ******* NIGHTBEAT!!!
BAD PHIL!
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 12, 2018 8:23:47 GMT
Top 5 Nightbeat toys:
5 GOLDBUG 4 OPTIMUS PRIMAL 3 BUMBLEBEE 1984 2 ARMADA SUPERCON OPTIMUS PRIME 1 1987 FORTRESS MAXIMUS
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 12, 2018 8:24:50 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 12, 2018 8:33:09 GMT
Top 5 Nightbeat toys: 5 GOLDBUG 4 OPTIMUS PRIMAL 3 BUMBLEBEE 1984 2 ARMADA SUPERCON OPTIMUS PRIME 1 1987 FORTRESS MAXIMUS -Ralph None of those are Nightbeat or can claim a remote resemblance to or be inspired by Nightbeat!
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Post by blueshift on Jan 12, 2018 8:33:45 GMT
Week 245: NightbeatYour top 5 Nightbeat toys please Bubbling Under: Armada Sideswipe who, fiven his colours, really should have been called Nightbeat and would have saved us so much trouble going forward. To this day I don't get why the bike Minicon is Nightbeat not the car who is obviously homaging the original. And the name they did use caused havoc for years! (Sideswipe should have been Nightbeat, Wheeljack should have been Sideswipe and Downshift should have been Wheeljack!) What's going on??? Sideswipe is Sideswipe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 12, 2018 8:36:14 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 12, 2018 8:38:14 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 12, 2018 10:02:20 GMT
Top 5 Nightbeat toys: 5 GOLDBUG 4 OPTIMUS PRIMAL 3 BUMBLEBEE 1984 2 ARMADA SUPERCON OPTIMUS PRIME 1 1987 FORTRESS MAXIMUS -Ralph None of those are Nightbeat or can claim a remote resemblance to or be inspired by Nightbeat! I am using your rules!!! -Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 12, 2018 10:02:57 GMT
TINTIN. TINTIN.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 12, 2018 10:39:24 GMT
Justify your choices then and how those toys, 3 of which were released before Nightbeat, are in fact Nightbeat!
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Post by blueshift on Jan 12, 2018 11:11:47 GMT
Justify your choices then and how those toys, 3 of which were released before Nightbeat, are in fact Nightbeat! I am pretty sure some past justifications have been "I think of this character as X", so if Ralph thinks of Fort Max as Nightbeat then it's a valid choice for the list
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 12, 2018 13:00:24 GMT
Exactly. I am applying The Phil Rules!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 12, 2018 13:34:37 GMT
Justify your choices then and how those toys, 3 of which were released before Nightbeat, are in fact Nightbeat! I am pretty sure some past justifications have been "I think of this character as X", so if Ralph thinks of Fort Max as Nightbeat then it's a valid choice for the list Not without some very valid justification, IE they look alike and probably would have the same name if it wasn't for a cock up /copyright issue. In the case seen here that Ralph is openly mocking, the TF brand manager at the time is on record as saying the toy got the wrong name! This is no mad Phil Thory, this is known fact!
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 12, 2018 14:57:48 GMT
It is ****. I had it. Several times. The packaging clearly says 'Sideswipe'.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 12, 2018 14:58:06 GMT
TINTIN.
-Ralph
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Post by The Huff on Jan 12, 2018 15:09:39 GMT
Never really thought of Armada Sideswipe as a homage to Nightbeat, but can see it now - and the name of his Minicon can't have been just coincidental. He always reminded me of Meanstreak & Punch. Perhaps they were homages to Nightbeat (or Nightbeat was a homage to Punch).
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 12, 2018 16:11:40 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 12, 2018 17:40:09 GMT
But it still isn't Nightbeat.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 18, 2018 8:03:46 GMT
Thursday Tease:
"Exquisite. Absolutely exquisite!"
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Post by Jim on Jan 18, 2018 8:25:09 GMT
That's from City of Death. City bots?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 18, 2018 9:58:50 GMT
Yes it is from City of Death but it isn't Citybots or Deathbots
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Post by Jim on Jan 18, 2018 11:38:14 GMT
KOs?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 18, 2018 11:50:03 GMT
No!
Has Phil finally beaten Jim?
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