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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 27, 2014 17:10:12 GMT
Haha no!
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 27, 2014 17:36:53 GMT
Is it 'Top Five 6 inch Titaniums'?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 27, 2014 18:58:18 GMT
That's still some way off yet, but I will do it. Promise.
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 27, 2014 19:48:37 GMT
Yeeeaaayyy!!!! (I think we'd hit a new low turnout wise that week! Like 1 entry... me...)
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 28, 2014 0:12:32 GMT
Top 5 Pretenders:
Skullgrin, Bomb-Burst, Submarauder, Roadgrabber (it's ridiculous!), Waverider.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 28, 2014 7:02:14 GMT
Ian: Phil has a fave Titanium. so that'll be two of us. Lowest votes were for Week 12: Tapes, Week 18: 1988 Toys & Week 44: 1994 Toys all of which only got 4 votes. The tapes did surprise me. Hopefully this week will do better.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 28, 2014 7:10:47 GMT
Week 47: Mini AutobotsThe pocketmoney size for the first three years of the line. See www.tfu.info/subgroup/minibots.htm for a list but there's probably a few more not on there. And though the title says Mini AUTOBOTS there are a few Destron and Decepticon repaints that you could vote for too.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Mar 28, 2014 7:31:42 GMT
1. Gears - a compact, nicely proportioned little guy with a smooth, sweeping transformation and good colour scheme 2. Cliffjumper - a dynamic little action figure, rubber tyres a plus 3. Warpath - don't mess with him 4. Cosmos - just awesome 5. Seaspray - my first Transformer
Martin
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 28, 2014 8:13:27 GMT
Mini-Autobots! Wobderfull things.
1 Seaspray. Everyboby had one! (I had 2!) Amoung my first TFs. A great nostslgic wave comes over me whenever I see him. Fun alt mode. Interesting robot mide. He's what Minis are all about. Recently showed my mini-autos to Piglet, Seaspray was instantly her favorite. Can't beat class.
2 Cosmos. Brilliantly unique toy, just outstanding. He's a flying saucer for crying out load!
3 Brawn. My joint first TF, so powerful conections I feel for him. A fun little toy. The techspecs of him and Skids got me hooked on TFs.
4 Beachcomber. A fun toy, 2 good modes and rubber tires! I love his personality too. Great scope their to expand him into a complex character.
5 Bumblebee. Just a very iconic toy and transformation. The arms, the way the head flips up. And a great techspecs and personality.
Bubble underers? All the rest!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 28, 2014 8:14:57 GMT
5) HufferLoved the truck mode when I was younger, it's almost like a Mini Optimus Prime. A nice transform and a decent robot mode. Never liked the round hood surrounding the animated robot's head, the straight edge of the toy looks so much better. Pipes is a class remould, but I think I prefer the original better. 4) WindchargerIn 1986 one of those dimly lit spring up shops appeared in Kingston town centre seeling all sorts of bits including what I thought were knock off Transformers. I walked out with two: Windcharger and Gears. I later discovered that these were The Joustra Diaclone versions. Decent car mode, decent robot mode and red robot theory wins here beating his Tailgate reapint which I've always liked. 3) WarpathWarpath may have been the first Transformer my family got. It might have been Powerglide, but he broke. The year 2 Minibots are a bit of an oddity, appearing to be the first Hasbro designed toys in the range. Some of them, Powerglide, Cosmos & Warpath especially, might have made better Decepticons given their vehicle modes. But Warpath is a nice tank and OK, if monopedal, robot mode. This toy has spawned two superb modern versions. 2) BumblebeeFor prederence, the Encore version with the new Animated head. It's hard not to love Bumblebee as a toy given the exposure he had in the cartoon and comic. His popularity means he's the first toy to two deliberate versions (Galvatron isn't explicitly a new Megatron from his toy info). In fact BB is the first to 3 (Classic Pretender), 4 (Action Master), 5 (G2) versions & reaches six at the same time as Optimus Prime (Gobots). The original toy is surpisingly well proportioned and holds up well today especially with the new head. 1) SwerveAs I said above we had a Gears from about 1986. I liked the Swerve repaint when I saw it: the red and white are decent colours and his vehicle mode almost seems like a battlefield medic. Martin's covered the design elements with Gears but I think the more human looking face just finishes the toy off nicely. While I was working in Epsom in the late 90s I found one on a market stall which I still have, but he's since been superceded by the Encore version which adds a little more paint to the head finishing it off perfectly. Of course since then Swerve's become a Superstar thanks to James Roberts' More Than Meets The Eye. His 30th Legends Version is just amazing and it's 3P accesory is on it's way to me!
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Post by Marc Graham on Mar 28, 2014 8:40:02 GMT
5 is not enough!
1. Bumblebee. Duh! 2. Hubcap. Vastly under rated. 3. Tailgate. Loved him before he revived popularity. 4. Beachcomber. Lovely minibot. 5. Seaspray. Different alt mode than most, just beats Cosmos for me.
Brawn very unlucky in this group!
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 28, 2014 9:17:48 GMT
Ian: Phil has a fave Titanium. so that'll be two of us. Hurrayyy!!!
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Post by blueshift on Mar 28, 2014 9:21:34 GMT
The only one I have love for is Cosmos. Someone had him at school when I was little and I thought it was the most magical thing ever and couldn't work out how it worked. Never had one as a kid
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 28, 2014 9:30:34 GMT
The tapes did surprise me. Hopefully this week will do better. Tapes only got 4 votes?! That is a surprise. AAAAARRRGGHH!!!!! I DIDN'T VOTE! Can only assume cursed 'Real Life' intruding again! Week 12: Tapes. I love spy cassettes. Brilliant idea back in the 80s. The Decepticons could be anywhere!!!! 1 Ravage. A jaguar from a cassette?! Brilliant engineering. And he's got a fab character. Wish Revoltech would do a G1y version. 2 Frenzy. I love the cassette robots. Frenzy just beats Rumble 'cos I prefer his ability over Rumble's. They're great Transformers. 3 Rumble. 4 Ratbat. His character came to life in the comic. Excellent choice of leader. Looks like a fun toy too. 5. Buzzsaw. Just beats Laserbeak on personality. The forgotten spy cassette. Especially in the cartoon. Legendary transformation, and a fun personality.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 28, 2014 9:58:43 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2014 11:42:10 GMT
Week 47: Mini Autobots Another one I can contribute to - that's two on the bounce!
1) Swerve - My first Transformer. It all started here. 2) Bumblebee - My second Transformer and years later, my car. 3) Warpath - A shooty Autobot! Awesome! 4) Brawn - Put the little guys on the map in the comic and made my Brawn vs Starscream fights action-packed (and 'balanced'). 5) Seaspray - Played with in the bath, in the bedroom, at the tea table, etc. I could transform him with one hand in the time it took to make the sound effect. Great colours and character.
I'm surprised we haven't had any votes for Bumblejumper and other legendary Minibots with rare mould or crazy colour schemes. I guess when the dust settles, it's the mainstays that really hold that little piece of nostalgia.
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 28, 2014 11:43:54 GMT
Ooh thanks Big Phil, most there are ones I can't vote on for reasons such as not owning any etc. But there are some there that I could deffinately vote on, and can only blame the dreaded 'Real Life' again. Optimus Prime and Megatron I must do! Beast Wars I'll do right now!
Beast Wars. I missed out on Beast Wars at the time, I had no interest. Infact it may well have been the end for me and Transformers at the time. Amazing then that now I think the figures are wonderful and fun! The wisdom of age.
1 Magmatron. Brilliant brilliant brilliant. Hard to transform, but such a wonderfully designed figure.
2 Magnaboss. Grrrrrr! Similar to Magmatron, just a brilliant design.
3 Transmetal Ravage. The best figure of Ravage that exists. Simple as that. I love an independent Ravage.
4 Owl Prowl. Prowl as an owl?! Are they crazy?! But it works so well! Incredibly well! Really interesting figure.
5 Tripredacus. The weaker of the combiners, but still a fantastic alien looking toy.
Bubbles under? Too many to name! So many fun toys in there. Original Optimus Primal, so many weapons and things going on! T-Rex Megatron, despite the pack of hands. Guiledart, Ranpage, Transquitto, Manterror, Longrack, Razorbeast, Snapper, Razorclaw, Rattrap, Scorponok, the list goes on and on!
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 28, 2014 14:35:05 GMT
Tapes: Ravage, Beast Box, Laserbeak, Slugfest, Overkill.
Mini Autobots: Seaspray, Bumblebee (original face), Brawn, Powerglide, Warpath.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 28, 2014 15:34:15 GMT
Blast I had Ralph's Mini Autobots all wrong. I thought he was Wheelie and the 4 G2 Minibots for certain!
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Post by legios on Mar 28, 2014 16:15:11 GMT
Mini-Autobots... Oh, all of them. They are all wonderful, wonderful toys. But to narrow it down:-
5. Seaspray - A Hovercraft! A fairly rare altmode amongst Transformers to this day (are there any other apart from the HFTD one and its recolours?), and as a result Seapray's humanoid mode has a very distinctive look amongst his brethren. Great toy, a lot of fun to play with.
4. Huffer - never owned an original Huffer, only ever owned Pipes, but the small Chibi-Truck altmode looks great on both, and the orange is the better colour. Has a clever little transformation schema, and somehow looks quite solid and chunky in humanoid mode despite his small size.
3. Gears - I can only echo what Martin has said here. Great little toy, cleverly engineered and very visually appealing
2. Bumblebee -I thought Bumblebee was a fun little toy, but it was his showing in Crisis of Command which really sold me on wanting to own one. His portrayal as a well-intentioned trier who got in over his head by his determination to do the right thing won me over to him. As a toy he is, of course, basically Cliffjumper with a visored head instead of a face, but I like that look and it gives him an identity which sets him apart from his stablemate quite nicely.
1. Cliffjumper - My very first Transformer, and still a cherished part of the collection to this very day. Transformation is simple, but fun, and swift enough to be great fun when he is played with.
Actually, the more I think about it the fonder I become of Mini Autobots. They are small, easy to transform quickly when played with, and most importantly - cheap enough that you could buy them with your pocket money instead of having to save for several months or wait for a Birthday/Christmas, unlike the rest of the line. I think it is this accessibility which still makes them rather special to me.
Karl
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 28, 2014 16:37:40 GMT
5. Seaspray - A Hovercraft! A fairly rare altmode amongst Transformers to this day (are there any other apart from the HFTD one and its recolours?), and as a result Seapray's humanoid mode has a very distinctive look amongst his brethren. Great toy, a lot of fun to play with. Minicon Waterlog (and recolours thereof) Cybertron Shortround (ditto) I think that's about it
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 28, 2014 18:15:13 GMT
Blast I had Ralph's Mini Autobots all wrong. I thought he was Wheelie and the 4 G2 Minibots for certain! I didn't have those ones back in the day so they are unable to overpower my childhood nostalgia for the original minibots. Seaspray was my first Transformer! -Ralph
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2014 19:23:25 GMT
Damn! I forgot Powerglide...
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Post by Jim on Mar 28, 2014 21:09:51 GMT
Week 47: Mini AutobotsThe pocketmoney size for the first three years of the line. See www.tfu.info/subgroup/minibots.htm for a list but there's probably a few more not on there. And though the title says Mini AUTOBOTS there are a few Destron and Decepticon repaints that you could vote for too. Tough one! So much love for these toys, they all had character and playability. 1. Gears - my first Transformer and as others have noted a really neat little one. I still have mine lovingly kept in a Jiffy bag; one of his legs was broken when I was a kid and I made a little crutch out of card and silver spray paint which I was delighted to see I still have recently! 2. Seaspray - my second Transformer, and again a really great little toy. I briefly swapped him with a friend for Beachcomber but got such a terrible sinking feeling from it when I got home that I had to swap back the next day. Beachcomber is great, but that Seaspray was _mine_... 3. Powerglide - those arms! 4. Tailgate - I'd wanted a Windcharger but became far more enamoured of Tailgate as soon as I saw him, and he became a real childhood favourite. Radio chest! 5. Huffer - I didn't own one until the TFC reissue, but he was top of The List as a child. He may have done very little in the fiction but I loved the look of the toy. Bubbling under: ... all of them? -Jim
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 29, 2014 9:00:55 GMT
Phil will tell me what weeks I have missed.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 29, 2014 9:43:06 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 29, 2014 10:20:32 GMT
5 1985 Toys
Blaster, Grapple, Top Spin, Twintwist, Soundwave!
7 RID/CR
Spychanger Scourge, the big leader Optimus Prime toy, Spychanger X-Brawn, Brave Maximus, Megatron.
11 Armada
Supercon Optimus Prime, Hoist, Hot Shot, Megatron, Tidal Wave.
13 1987 Toys
Blot, Apeface, Scorponok, Scourge, Goldbug.
15 Classics
Jetfire, Megatron, Mensor, Mirage, Ramjet.
18 1988 Toys
Waverider, Powermaster Optimus Prime, Catilla, Cindersaur, Fizzle.
21 Diaclone Body Decepticon Jets
Starscream, Thundercracker, Skywarp, Thrust, Dirge.
38 Smokescreen
Original, Alternator, Decoy, Armada, G2 Decepticon plane.
42 Cybertron
Vector Prime, Armourhide, Cybertron Defence Red Alert, Primus, Dark Scorponok.
46 ROTF
Skystalker, Skywarp, Ejector, Legend Fallen Dave, Ramjet,
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 29, 2014 10:51:19 GMT
A full house for Burns! BUT 5 1985 Toys Blaster, Grapple, Top Spin, Twintwist, Soundwave! Sound/Shock confusion there sir?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 29, 2014 10:58:33 GMT
Overall standing Philip | 47 | Ralph | 47 | Kinjacano | 46 | Bogatan | 45 | Karl | 45 | Shockprowl | 33 | Stomski | 27 | Andu | 25 | Nick | 17 | Urzu | 10 | Pinwig | 10 | Martin | 6 | Crazy Jetty | 6 | Sifu | 4 | MattDallas | 3 | Marc | 2 | Blueshift | 2 | Knightbeat | 1 |
Those close to the top:
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Post by The Huff on Mar 29, 2014 11:17:17 GMT
Okay top 5 Mini Autobots. This is going to be hard because they are all great! How I wish that these guys were drawn like the toys in the comics and cartoon - they were proper robots and lost all their uniqueness in their humanised Marvel redesigns. (Hey, this one has cool looking robotic claws. Let's replace them with human hands! Look - this one can roll around on his tank treads! Great, I know, let's give him legs and feet like a person!)
Anyway: 5)Warpath - as mentioned above, I always envisioned him rolling around on his tank treads as a robot 'dalek style' shooting away with his cannon. Proper robot looking.
4)Seaspray - Will always remember when I got him from a department store back in 1985 and then went to see my Grandad for the last time before he passed away. So a lot of emotional attachment to good old Seaspray. His robot mode wasn't altered as much in the fiction so he retained his 'look' although would have loved to see him floating on the water using his feet. Proper looking robot.
3) Cosmos - little fatty. Great.
2) Huffer - Although I love his personality, this is all about the toy design. Again, very robot-looking and unique with his hood and mechanical arms. Always wonder if the 'hood' was supposed to be part of his head.
1) Bumblebee - the ultimate mini Transformer. Nice car mode, detailed transformation - even like the original face which (again) was lost in the comic. Iconic feet, wheeled arms and flip up head!
Other that deserve a mention: Brawn - again, they lost what was unique about this guy in the translation to comic and cartoons (but we will always have 'The Enemy Within' I suppose). Gears, Windcharger - well all of them actually. Except Hubcap. Lazy.
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