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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 3, 2015 20:06:40 GMT
So favourite characters, and what my favourite version of them is. I took the crew list, cut the characters without a toy, cut the characters I couldn't remember doing anything and started sorting the rest. Two names rose near the top quickly. The rest sort of followed on from there
So honourable mentions to Nightbeat, Ravage, Megatron, Rodimus, Brainstorm, Chromedome, Rewind, poor accident prone Pipes, the wonderfully paranoid and much missed Red Alert, the redeemed from other writers use Drift and old favourite Ratchet.
Leaving
5) Skids - the mystery behind Skids was one of the main fuelers for the first 20 or so issues. He's almost lost something now that's been revealed but I think it's the tip of the iceberg. He's got a perfect MTMTE version in his Generations form.
4) Tailgate - SIX MILLION YEARS? Another of those who's really driven the series and still is. Legends Swerve is superb.
3) Ultra Magnus - fab stuff done with Magnus during this series. His original is a fab toy but the Combiner Wars leader is a superb modern update.
=1st) Swerve - Love the Lost Light's barman. And his Generations Legends is such a good toy
=1st) Nut Job - No issue of MTMTE is really complete without some Whirl insanity, and he's turning into such a pivotal character with you understanding how he got there. The Generations version has issues )oj those upper legs worry me( but it's a nice update.
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Post by Shockprowl on Jul 4, 2015 17:58:53 GMT
I really need to read this....
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Post by Bogatan on Jul 6, 2015 13:57:15 GMT
Week 107: Autobot PlanesPlanes are a traditional Decepticon mode. But there's an awful lot of Autobot planes too! So your top 5 autobot planes please! Ive tried to stay with moulds that orinated as Autobots, otherwise Rescueforce jet and the cyberjets would likely make the list. 6. If strafe is a space ship whatever doesnt make 5th 5. CW Air Raid or Firefly cant decide between them 4. Powerflash (or Cyb Jetfire if we're being picky) 3. Powerglide 2. Jetfire 1. Strafe - is strafe a plane or a space ship? Week 108: Japanese Exclusive G1 toysYour top 5 1985-1993 Transformer toys that were only sold in Japan please! Bubbling under: Dinoking pretender shells miss out because the robots did get a hasbro release. Raiden - It's great but I can see why it didnt get a western release 5. Grandus - Lie brick down and its a boat. Stand brick up and its a robot. Split brick open and its a base. Lovely. 4. Star Saber - Powermaster Prime as a plane. 3. Star Convoy - Mostly for Hot Rodimus, but Convoy is still a toy I would have loved playing with when I was 8. 2. Victory Leo - I know its just he add on but I find it more interesting that Saber. 1. LioKaiser - so good. Week 109: 2008 ToysYour top 5 toys from 2008 please. See www.tfu.info/year/08index.htm for help but we're talking the end of Movie 1 and the start of Universe and Animated Just missing out Breakaway - Geataway fan so I was happy to get this one Grindcore - Green! Also great mould. Cybertron mode Optimus Prime - if only the mould wasnt so horribly loose so often, also I remain angry that it never got a Thunderclash repaint. Acid Storm - Green! SG Goldbug - a Surprising choice and one we probably wouldnt have gotten if FP had been willing to reuse moulds at that time. Then again a black classic bee with new goldbug head could have been brilliant too. Fracture 5. Big Daddy - 2008 was the year it made sense to homage a Micromaster with a silly name. I miss 2008. 4. Black Arachnia - glad its getting a remould this year. 3. Piranacon - its essentially G2 Piranacon and FP came up with a great box for it too. 2. Evac - The remoulding to make it more Autobot like also makes it look a lot more like a traditional Transformer and really shows off how good a mould it is. I also have a soft spot for it as we saw a hand painted sample of it on the Hasbro tour the year before. 1. Onslaught - I find it odd that they went so far from the original when Powerglide and Silverbolt stuck so closely to their own originals. But of the three Onslaught is the strongest. Having said that, it is the weakest of the moulds three uses. This one tough, I love the character, but found many of the toys somewhat lacking 5. Blast Punch - I got one a few years ago but I have never opened it. Looks great though. 4. Robotmasters - Never owned one but it looks perfect. 3. Primal Prime, I much prefer these colours. I never erealised how rare it was in the US till a few weeks ago when the Hartmans were selling theres for nearly $200. Bonus points for almost being able to pass as part of my translucent Prime collection. 2. Bat Primal - Going to have to disagree with Phil here, I got the 2 pack a full 15 months before the ultra and 9 months or so before I saw the cartoon so it was my Primal for a long time. The Japanese red Primal is a bit bonkers but I like it too. Wish I could afford a complete set. 1. Ultra Optimus Primal - Yup nailed it.
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Post by Bogatan on Jul 6, 2015 14:37:06 GMT
Not so much that I dislike them, but I am fairly indifferent to them. 5. Ace Vehicon 4. Abominus 3. Bludgeon - random but amazingly affective remould. 2. Shockwave - silly alt mode but my favourite Shockwave since the ACtionmaster version. 1. Fishy Megatron - utterly oddball release. Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo many choices. 4. Soundwave - look at those colours. 3. Firecracker/ Prime - as the only two I didnt get in 96 Prime and Megatron were top of my want list for 17 years. Primes the nicer of the two, but not quite as nice as Firecracker. 2. Highbeam - great colours 1. Sideswipe - Great colours again New Entry - 1. Super X-Car - Green, I didnt know this existed till about 30 seconds ago. Want! At Botcon this year I was holding a Botcon Nightracer for about 10 minutes. Sadly it was priced at $165. It did look very nice though. As it appears to be Friday I'll put you out your misery early! Week 113: Lost Light Crew MembersHaving reached week 113 we really had to do something James Roberts related didn't we? I did think of Wreckers, but they've been written by others so it really needed to be something MTMTE related. So your top 5 favourite Transformer toys who are members of the Lost Light's crew please! See tfwiki.net/wiki/Lost_Light#Crew for a list of Lost Light crew members though not all have a toy obviously! Clue explanations later! Based on original toys that I owned Powerflash Mainframe Strafe Gears Hound Favourite characters Same as Phils except Skids. Ithink I prefer Ratchet and more recently Megatron more.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 7, 2015 11:35:48 GMT
Another positive vote for bat Primal there. One of us. One of us.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Jul 9, 2015 6:53:57 GMT
Week 112: G2 Gobots/Spychangers
5. GoBot Firecracker: Rather nice looking toy. The choice of the Lamborghini Diablo gives the vehicle mode a nice angular look, and the colour scheme is great.
4. Spychanger Ox: I love the "cow colours" deco on Ox. It has a little bit of eccentricity not present on some of the other versions of this mould. He also has the clever domestic release heat-sensitive wind-shield paint that the western release sadly lost.
3. Gobot Mirage: Lovely alternative colour scheme on this version of Mirage. With it's darker colours it fits rather nicely with his apparent "crossing of the lines" to trade in his intelligence work for spy-hunting - often considered a somewhat darker world. It is a striking look to.
2. Spychanger Artfire - Visually a really lovely nod to Stepper, this is a great redeco which looks fantastic. Like all of these small toys he has lots of fiddle factor as well.
1. Spychanger Scourge - Fantastic little toy. Captures the feel of the Laser Rod Optimus mould really well and looks absolutely fantastic at this size.
Karl
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 9, 2015 10:24:43 GMT
Thursday Tease:
This week's character is probably the latest making his debut of any toy we've featured so far.
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Post by Benn on Jul 9, 2015 10:47:35 GMT
INFERNO.
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Post by Benn on Jul 9, 2015 17:13:40 GMT
Speaking of: My Top five Lost Light picks based on toys...
1. Inferno (The Transformers) Loved this guy so much. He is iconic to me.
2. Gears (Legends/Universe/CHUG/whatever it's called now) HE IS AWESOME. Phil is a Good Man.
3. Drift (Universe) Yeah, so they look different, but I do like the look of this toy.
4. Ravage (Masterpiece) Does everything you could want from a Ravage. Including folding his legs up for a sleep by the fire.
5. Brainstorm (Thrilling 30 or whatevs) Perfect rendition of the guy, let down by his feet in spacejet mode.
Bubbling under... well, Skids gets two mentions, for his original toy and the Classics one. The newer one might have made it on the list if the shoulders didn't annoy me so. Cyclonus suffers from the same problems as Brainstorm, the Classics toy's legs just do not integrate well.
Just going on characters...
Whirl, Cyclonus, Drift, Red Alert, Rodimus. two of whom are not onboard at the moment...
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Post by legios on Jul 9, 2015 21:00:46 GMT
Week 113: Lost Light Crew Members
I am really slow this week. In spent ages wrestling with this one - trying to come up with five toys based on IDW versions of folks that really stood out for me, then looked at the thread and went "oh, we are allowed to use toys of _other versions_ of the characters"...
I'll readjust my thinking and come around for another pass.
Karl
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 9, 2015 21:18:10 GMT
Let's see your original list too!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 10, 2015 7:29:10 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 10, 2015 12:59:50 GMT
Honourable mention: Legend of Cybertron Hotshot - why the Red Legend is Hotshot and the full size one isn't I don't know..... 5) Micron Legend Hotshot Supermode (Powelinx Hotshot)The original Hot Shot is so so. The Powerlinx version is better for Hot Rod's colours. The Micron Legend Version is better than the Armada version thanks to the light up hand feature. So the Micron Legend repaint in the Hot Rod colours with the light up fist beats everything in the Armada stakes. 4) Prime HotshotI am a sucker for the Prime BB mold. The blue here, like Cybertron Hotshot is OK, but a full red version would be nice. 3) Cybertron HotshotTOP toy, sturdy and fun.... 2) DVD Exillion.... but even better in the Hot Rod colours (Exillon is the Japanese Galaxy Force name for Cybertron Hot Shot so it counts even if the Cybertron Hot Shot repaint doesn't!) 1) Cybertron Defence HotshotHowever the new upgraded Hotshot is even better. This toy really has something. The first Hot Shot upgrade not to be a repaint. Superb detailing. Love it.
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Post by legios on Jul 14, 2015 18:53:32 GMT
Week 113: Lost Light Crew Members
Ok, we will start with the ""all-inclusive list"(including other toys which share names with Lost Light Crew Members)
5. "Generations" Swerve: Fantastic update of the original mini-bot. Whilst I regret the fact that he doesn't have the classic Swerve facesculpt they have done a good job of making him match Alex Milne's look in humanoid mode, whilst keeping something fairly close to the original pickup truck altmode. And for added fun they've made him a targetmaster of sorts! Great toy, only nostalgia prevents me from admitting that it is probably the best Swerve that has been done.
4. "Generations" Whirl: Narrowly edges ahead of the original version. What it loses in the accuracy of its alt-mode it gains in the articulation of its humanoid mode (and the ability to finally install the chin-turret gun in something close to the right place wins back some of what was lost anyway). (Heloped mode is pointless - "I can hover now! And I'm really agile at low altitude!" Uh, Whirl. Helicopter. You could do all that before. Also, where are you're hands for catching falling songstresses in that mode? "..." Exactly.) One of the best Generations updates as far as I am concerned.
3. "The Transformers" Hoist - one of the Diaclone cars I owned back in the day. Fun toy to transform, lots of accessories to play about with and a really nice looking humanoid mode. He also has the added play value of being able to tow other Autobots around which is kind of fun.
2. "Combiner Wars" Ultra Magnus: Really nice revisiting of Magnus. The head sculpt is superb, and does double duty in that it can pass muster for both the determined and focused Marvel Comics Ultra Magnus and the variously OCD IDW Ultra Magni. A fantastically chunky toy, with lovely sculpts on the missile launchers and one of the guns (shame about the other one but never mind), and he comes with a free Micromaster into the bargain :-)
1."The Transformers" Ratchet: Fantastic toy - a distinctly "quasi-humanoid" component and a Mobile Field Base which fold up into a tiny Nissan Onebox masquerading as an ambulance. Fantastic stuff. Very visually distinctive toy, and still my favourite Ratchet toy.
The list I was working on when the light went on in my head:- Toys of Lost Light Crewmembers (IDW versions)
5. I'm coming up a blank as to a fifth toy based on a MTME character to be honest. There probably is one, but I just can't put my finger on it.
4. Universe Drift: Gets in on the "seems that Milne is drawing it fairly close to this version, and there is no actual evidence from the comic as to what his alt-mode is". This will likely always remain my favourite Drift toy. The comedy value of Drift being sold to the audience as "japanese influenced" and "because Japanese drift racing is cool", and then turning up toting a pair of very Chinese swords and a Great Sword that looks like it belongs in the hands of a D&D Fighter will always amuse me.
3. "Generations" Tailgate: Decent little toy. Vehicle mode is a little bit bland, but the humanoid mode looks fairly reminiscent of the Alex Milne version, and I do like his little Mini-con friend.
2. "Generations" Swerve (see above)
1. "Combiner Wars" Ultra Magnus (See above)
Right, Hot Shots in the next day or so - unless I decide to do a "As per Phil except..."
:-)
Karl
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 16, 2015 12:14:33 GMT
Thursday Tease:
It's Time for a toyline that was all but Killed at UK retail
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Post by KnightBeat on Jul 16, 2015 15:35:32 GMT
Powercore Combiners?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 16, 2015 15:48:38 GMT
A good guess but we've already did Powercore in Week 54. In fact Powercore did well at UK retail compared to this line. The only PCC stuff I recall not making it to UK retail were the last 3 5-packs.
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Post by kayevcee on Jul 16, 2015 16:09:57 GMT
Energon megas, shot in the paddock by a wave 1 Armada Scavenger repaint?
-Nick
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 16, 2015 16:15:36 GMT
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Post by Benn on Jul 16, 2015 17:11:51 GMT
Capitals on T and K... is that important?
Time Killers...
The only line I can think of that didn't do so well was Machine Wars. But that doesn't fit the clues.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 16, 2015 17:35:00 GMT
The capitals are a clue.... Think about time. And Killing. Lots of Killing.
Machine Wars, like Universe 1, never made it to UK retail. This line did but various factors, that we have discussed here at length, killed it very badly
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 16, 2015 17:44:08 GMT
Animorphs.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 16, 2015 17:53:52 GMT
F*** the f*** off with your tie in s*** that shouldn't have had the Transformers name on it!
(I believe we got toys the US didn't there!)
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Post by Benn on Jul 16, 2015 17:56:08 GMT
Was there a toyline around Time Wars?
I SUCK AT THIS!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 16, 2015 18:00:44 GMT
Oh that there were!
And no you don't!
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Post by Shockprowl on Jul 16, 2015 19:42:46 GMT
BREAST WARS!!!! (he he he he)
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Post by KnightBeat on Jul 16, 2015 20:06:02 GMT
OK. I'm going for Star Wars TFs.
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Post by legios on Jul 16, 2015 20:12:43 GMT
Week 114: Hot Shot
Toys called Hot Shot it is... (as opposed to animated series characters called Hot Shot, about whom I do not care...)
5. RiD Spychanger Hot Shot: Yeah, his CR analogue snuck his way into one of the previous weeks list and here is the American Car Ninja replicating the moves... Really fun little toy, with a nice deco.
4. Transformers Prime Hot Shot: Wasn't fussed by this mould as Bumblebee. Although it was a nice design, it felt like we were hip-deep in new Bumblebee's already. As it is a relatively new character I was less annoyed by them retreading Hot Shot. I like the dual/quad guns, built-in/hardpoint-mounted weapons on Transformers are always fun. The flip-down visor is a nice feature as well. Like the blue-red deco on this toy too, works better for it than the Bumblebee versions lemon yellow.
3. DVD Exillion: Sneaking this in by the same "grandfather clause" as Phil. The difference is that I think that the redeco is too reminiscent of Hot Rod, and as a result robs the toy of a little of its own character. It is a nice deco, and it looks fantastic on this mould, but I narrowly prefer the original deco and as a result it slips ahead to...
2. Cybertron Hot Shot: Really nice concept car alt-mode. An unobtrusive bottlecap gimmick which doesn't feel like it impedes the toy. Great humanoid mode, with a lot of character and a good range of available motion in the joints. Lovely toy. One of my favourite Galaxy Force/Cybertron toys.
1. Cybertron Defense Hot Shot: A wealth of sculpted detail, a chunky and robust looking sculpt, lots of missile launchers for a good solid Itano Circus. And he carries a survival knife to show that he means business. Fantastic toy, superbly characterful.
Karl
Up-to-date, and not a moment too soon!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 16, 2015 20:35:01 GMT
OK. I'm going for Star Wars TFs. You may assume that, like Animorphs, SW TFs have no place here.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 16, 2015 20:49:44 GMT
F*** the f*** off with your tie in s*** that shouldn't have had the Transformers name on it! (I believe we got toys the US didn't there!) Sorry, Phil, it may have been airbrushed from history but it was sold as a Transformers toy line. It did exist. And may my bones rot! -Ralph
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