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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 16, 2014 21:45:59 GMT
Which is odd because I don't think the head is the worst bit of the toy!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 16, 2014 21:48:27 GMT
By the way with this week's poll I make it we've done top 5s on HALF of the 18 Autobot Diaclone Cars.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Nov 16, 2014 21:53:20 GMT
Week 80 - Bluestreak
One of my favourite characters and toys so.
5 - Spychanger Bluestreak - I really like that, and the goggle style optics reference his original function as a gunner. 4 - Alternators Bluestreak - great bit of kit. 3 - GDO Legends Silverstreak - like Phil say's it's a winner. 4 - Masterpiece Bluestreak - a good updating of the original. 1 - Original Bluestreak - great looking toy, but then the Diaclone cars do have a certain something that a lot of the later cars lack
Andy
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 16, 2014 21:56:17 GMT
There were lots of bits that I didn't think worked for Prowl, Smokescreen or Silverstreak, but as Streetstar or Rapido didn't annoy me so much, but the way the head sat on the body just looked wrong.
As I've said quite a lot on these lists, the universe deluxes have aged very badly in my eyes.
Somewhere along the line the fact that Ratchet and Ironhides flaws were all obvious from the start so haven't gone down in my estimation has left them my favourite mould from the line. Actually Hotshot is pretty good too from that perspective.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 16, 2014 22:09:53 GMT
Week 80 - Bluestreak One of my favourite characters and toys so. 5 - Spychanger Bluestreak - I really like that, and the goggle style optics reference his original function as a gunner. I always imagine original Bluestreak sitting in the top of Metroplex's head, which if it were real would be a clear gunner station between those two cannons
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 16, 2014 22:10:55 GMT
As I've said quite a lot on these lists, the universe deluxes have aged very badly in my eyes. Cyclonus and Hound are possibly the best Survivors
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 16, 2014 22:15:46 GMT
Oh yes I knew I was forgetting one or two excellent exceptions.
Still amazed Hound has only had one repaint. Not even a Swindle.
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Post by Jim on Nov 17, 2014 0:20:32 GMT
Hound is great, definitely a toy that would survive in my collection alongside an MP release. Cyclonus hangs in there; mine is a bit loose, doesn't peg together for long in jet mode and the tip of the nose cone slides back in far too easily. But he looks amazing in robot mode, and Nightstick is fun.
I quite like Hot Shot too, I know there are articulation problems with the shoulders but he's overall pretty good, and definitely one of those improved by the Henkei release where the chrome isn't random for once (and the launchers are included!).
-Jim
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 20, 2014 7:29:25 GMT
Thursday Tease:
This week's top 5 toys involves roman numerals and a small ammount of wacky repaints
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 20, 2014 12:01:28 GMT
Wacky repaints? Must be something to do with G2 then!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 20, 2014 12:11:15 GMT
A good guess, but obviously not G2 itself because (really wish I'd saved that one for an anniversary week. hey ho) Some G2 is involved though....`
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Post by Jim on Nov 20, 2014 22:54:55 GMT
Robot Masters? Reaching a bit on the Roman Numerals, but there's X-Gunner (sometimes known as IX-Gunner).
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Post by Jim on Nov 20, 2014 22:58:03 GMT
Though Transmetals II is the only example I can think of of a line with actual Roman Numerals in the name. And it does have some repaints!
-Jim
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 20, 2014 23:18:18 GMT
I've just been and checked up the Roman numeral bit and I'm on pretty solid ground there....
.... but I have just seen the maddest item of merchandising EVER connected to this series. One that I think we've covered on the forum before....
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 21, 2014 4:43:03 GMT
Beast Wars II?
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Post by legios on Nov 21, 2014 5:39:17 GMT
Moon suspects this as well, and we both hope that you are right.
Artemis
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 21, 2014 6:27:46 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 21, 2014 7:18:07 GMT
Bubbling under: BB & Starscream for bringing out the cancelled G2 repaint of the ATB. MaxB & Hellscream for being great remoulds and Gigastorm for also getting Trypticon back to market. Dirge & Thrust for showing me how great the Machine Wars jets could be. Ikard & the Tako Tank for being MAD! 5) Lio ConvoyJust a great leader toy. Most other yers this would have won easy but this year.... 4) God NeptuneThe ebst colourscheme the Seacons have ever had. Yes the weapons and one team member are missing but I don't care. One of the all time great repaints. 3) Thrustor2) Dirge GunTake two good toys. Borg them up. Job done. SUPERB remoulds! 1) GalvatronYou forget how big a deal this toy was. A Beast Wars Galvatron, first reuse of the name. FAB dragon mode, mad drill tank and a great robot. One of my all time favourite TFs
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Post by legios on Nov 21, 2014 20:15:36 GMT
Beast! Wars! Second! We were right! HOORAY!!
Week 81: Beast Wars II
So many good toys, so, so many good toys.
Bubbling under: Ikard and Tako Tank - it is a squid, driving an Octopus-Roller Skate-Submarine...thing. Glorious bonkers, Thrust and Dirge - high-viz recolours of the Machine Wars flipchanger jet moulds, lovely, eye-catching and still fantastic toys showing how the older generation can keep up. Thrustor, MaxB and Hellscream for being fantastic (literal) cybernetic upgrades of existing moulds. BB & Starscrem: Take the existing ATB toy, give it a lovely colour scheme. Stick it in a box. Making solid gold is that simple, at least in the toy industry. Autojetter: yes, he isn't that great a toy per se but I love his look in both modes, and the long sleeve missile launchers give him the look of a majordomo or other functionary who has suddenly and unexpectedly busted out his kung-fu.
5. God Neptune: Bling versions of Seacon's Warriors. Lovely colour scheme on this version, probably the most striking they have ever been, and it never really feels the lack of the missing team member.
4. Dirgegun: Cybernetically blinged out Waspinator, looks wonderfully creepy - as if the machine parts are somehow rebelling against the organic components and trying to breakout of it.
3. Lio Convoy: Gorgeous looking toy. The white and gold colour scheme gives him a real "Kimba the White Lion" look in beast mode. His mane missile launcher trick is quite fun. The humanoid mode also looks great - very obviously Convoy-esque but sufficiently different that it is clearly a new character. Love the fact that his beast mode claws can be deployed here as arm-mounted blades - it makes me imagine his close-combat style is some sort of brutally efficient fusion of Talim from Soul Caliber and Adam Jensen. Lovely toy, one of the great "boss toys" of the Beast Wars era, and one of the triumvirate of finest Cybertron leaders of the era for me.
2. Thrustol: I am Dinobot of Borg. Feel free to run screaming into the night now. Another post-Cyberpunk horror of a creature. In one mode it looks like an overgrown, cybernetically augmented raptor (real Velociraptors may have been too small to tackle humans, but something tells me that this thing would have no problems). The humanoid mode is a fantastic retooling of the Dinobot toy and has that same "atrocity" kind of look to it that Dirgegun has.
1. Galvatron - Fantastic humanoid mode - imposing despite his pastel colours, a lovely "Brave-esque" chest-plate, twin hand-axes for close combat. Drill-machine mode is bonkers crazy, and great fun. Dragon Mode looks like no dragon before or since - somewhere between a western dragon, a mecha-chicken and one of the more crazy things that might have come out of a Kaiju movie. Great fun toy, and one of the best Galvatrons ever made.
And now, seeing it is BWII, there must perforce be an Omakae:
We were right, we were right! That's very good. I am pleased. I should check out the list just to be sure that Starscrem won I like being right. It makes me hungry. I think there is cake in the kitchen No, Moon! That isn't cake for you, that is cake for Karl! But they've eaten lots of it already, they won't miss a munch...ittle....chomp...it *hammer* No, leave it alone! *splut* Oh dear. I think you splutted the cake. I think they might notice that. Moon....! don't you go anywhere. I'll deal with once I've read the... *splutter* *redden* Uh oh! I think she's seen the list... Karl! How could you not...! I am very angry!
Um... I think I have to flee temporarily. I'll be back in a weeks time for the next installment... I hope!
Karl (Exits Stage Left, Pursued by a large hammer)
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 21, 2014 20:46:55 GMT
Week 81: Beast Wars II There only one clear winner for me and it's not Galvatron who I sadly just do not like as much as I feel I should. My first experience of it was as a junker so maybe that left the wrong impression, but whatever the reason, not a fan. 5 White Lio Junior - I'll be honest I may not have known this version existed till about a minute ago, but I've always thought it was an amazingly strong mould for a basic, the fact it hada third mode was slightly mind blowing. Love the white repaint. 4. Flash Lio Convoy - The mould has grown on me a lot over the last few years, it still loses marks for being prone to the loosest joints I can think of outside of the hip joints on certain Actionmasters. The exploding hips from this years AA stock don't help its cause either. I've had a junker Flash Lio Convoy for years the colours are really nice. 3. Thrustor - Why couldn't Hasbro have imported this rather than give us TM2 Dinobot. 2. Ikard - On his own a beautiful repaint of an already great mould. But he also comes with an Octopus tank. 1. Tako Tank - He has a bike for a brain. And must be the cutest weapon of mass destruction ever. Also more than a little freaky to wake up to those eyes staring at you. bubbling under: the flipchangers and the other cyberbeasts.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 27, 2014 8:19:01 GMT
Thursday Tease:
Who's at the center of this weeks Eggselent poll?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 28, 2014 7:59:49 GMT
Week 82: Scramble City Leaders
Your top 5 Scramble City/Special Team leader toys please!
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 28, 2014 18:16:29 GMT
Ahhh! "Who's at the centre", I get it! But the egg referance?
SPECIAL LEADERS!!!! Excellent. Who exactly are we talking about here though? I demand clarification!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 28, 2014 18:23:50 GMT
Ahhh! "Who's at the centre", I get it! But the egg referance? SCRAMBLE city
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 28, 2014 18:26:16 GMT
Ahhh! "Who's at the centre", I get it! But the egg referance? SCRAMBLE city D'oh! Of course! Eeee, good job I'm pretty.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 29, 2014 20:54:35 GMT
Week 82: Scramble City Leaders 5) SilverboltI might not like the Aerialbots as an Autobot team but the leader is a nice jet, decent robot and fab base mode. OK the torso, especially the leg spacing could be better but... 4) ScattorshotFab spaceship & robot, great space cannon/telescope :-) 3) HotspotDecent Fire engine, but should be red and should be Op. Base mode is different but fits with the theme of his team. 2) SnaptrapSnaptrap would have been much lower.... but a few years ago I discovered you can use the weapons stands from the Seacons to mount their gun modes on him and even better standing platforms for the Seacons to ride him. LOVE some extra toy compatability :-) 1) OnslaughtDecent robot. Vehicle that can transport other vehicles. Best of the 86 Torsos. And a very believable base mode.
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 30, 2014 21:24:47 GMT
SCRAMBLE CITY LEADERS
1. MOTOR MASTER. The evil Optimus! Great for Optimus to have a rival like this. Great personality. But the scale, even for G1, is insane. Roll on combiner wars.
2. HUN-GARR. Everything that is wonderful about the bizzar and bonkers Terrorcons is summed up in Hun-Garr. An enormous two headed dragon, great robot mode, great shield. Brilliant G1 toy.
3. HOTSPOT. Toy all round G1 toy, and I love the way Defensor's head in incorporated into the ladder section.
4. SNAPTRAP. Articulated jaw! Intimidating robot mode. Impressive sword. And moveable cannons! Prowl kicked his (and Megatron's) ass though in Flashback.
5. ONSLAUGHT. Good solid toy in both modes.
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 30, 2014 22:01:00 GMT
Week 82: Scramble City LeadersYour top 5 Scramble City/Special Team leader toys please! 2. Hun-Grr - I can never remember the spelling so settled on a Grr without vowels. It works for me. Crazy two headed monster mode results in a well articulated robot mode that has a real sense of menace to it. As a kid I never had any of the Terrorcon limbs. I think I finally have all four now a days, probably mostly thanks to car boot sales, but I have never had the full team together and so have never made Abominus. That makes it the only Transformers Combiner (excluding repaints) I haven't made apart from Monstructor and I at least saw one of those at AA this year. 1. Hotspot - My second transformer ever I think. I like the big chunky proportions, the incorporated combiner head instantly makes it superior to the other leaders. And the nice shoulder articulation makes it a fun toy to play with. As the combined torso it's chunky proportions make for a well balanced figure and in all 3 (or 4 if we're really including base modes) it has almost zero kibble. So beyond the top 2 I really dont have strong feelings about the leaders. Silverbolt is probably the weakest on balance though I still like it and theres really very little diffrence between him and Hungrr. All have strengths and weaknesses. Motormaster makes for a solid torso, Snaptrap has the best recolour, thank you TFCC. Onslaught has a lot of play value, Scattershot is huge and also has lots going on. Silverbolt makes for a different type of torso from the rest lighter looking which is well suited to a flying team.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Dec 4, 2014 0:24:52 GMT
Week 82 Special Teams Leaders
1 - Hotspot - shame he's not an Optimus Prime as he quite clearly should have been. 2 - Onslaught - nice bulky robust Decepticon chap. 3 - Snap Trap - big turtle with guns, such a daft idea but quite nifty. 4 - Motormaster = evil Optimus Prime in many a playground battle. 5 - Scattershot - it's one of the better torso bots, saddled with a shit character in the Sunbow cartoon.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 4, 2014 8:14:39 GMT
No tease this week because it's a year but coming up later in the month we'll have this year's birthday bot, the use of a sharp knife and not Dreamwave
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