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Post by The Doctor on Sept 4, 2015 19:04:18 GMT
My Power Core Combiners, Seaspray and Darkmount are lost to me but were great toys. My seacon set had QC issues with flashes on the mould so could never be combined. Ended up as parts-giver for Toy-Fu.
PCC were 5 years ago? Chuffing 'eck!
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Sept 4, 2015 19:09:11 GMT
PCC were 5 years ago? Chuffing 'eck! What the?! Sod off! No they weren't!!!!!
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Post by The Huff on Sept 4, 2015 20:51:30 GMT
Haven't played in a while so here we go:
2010 5) Generations Thunderwing: A shame he wasn't a Pretender but a very nice robot mode and evokes Geoff Seniors art of him in my mind. Actually I'm confused - is he a 2010 toy? The Wiki lists him as such but I definitely owned him after Generations Kup which I know was 2011. Perhaps he just reached the UK a little late. 4)Straxus - Bought this at Auto Assembly 2010. So nice to finally have a toy of this guy!
3) Drift: Even though the character was still a bit (as in very) shoved down our throats at the time, the toy is actually very very good and it was nice to have a toy made from a character instead of the other way around for a change. He is also nice and blocky.
2) Powercore Combiners Huffer: mainly because it is Huffer but also because it reminds me of the time of starting my new job where I had evenings to myself again.
1) Masterpiece Grimlock: As Phil said, it's the G1 toy but with better articulation - which is all we really want from our updates isn't it?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 4, 2015 21:05:42 GMT
5) Generations Thunderwing: A shame he wasn't a Pretender but a very nice robot mode and evokes Geoff Seniors art of him in my mind. Actually I'm confused - is he a 2010 toy? The Wiki lists him as such but I definitely owned him after Generations Kup which I know was 2011. Perhaps he just reached the UK a little late. Generations in the UK was limited to the first two waves: Drift, Thrust, WFC Prime & WFC BB in wave 1 then Megatron & Darkmount in Wave 2. Then TRU got in a grey import case in 2011, which I believe was meant for smaller distributors - I recall Nigel having it solicited and cancelled. (I'm working from memory here somewhat....) WFC Megatron WFC Soundwave WFC Cliffjumper Red Alert (?)Blurr (I'd put Red Alert) Thunderwing Skullgrin Kup Scourge It did VERY well for them. I can remember buying an entire case of them for Mr Roche and taking them to AA for him. All he had to do was sign a "receipt" for them which Mr Roberts countersigned to say I had taken delivery. EDIT: And here's you buying that Thunderwing!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 10, 2015 6:30:52 GMT
Thursday Tease:
Did this transformer used to clean chimneys with a yellow bear?
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 10, 2015 7:39:30 GMT
Animorphs!
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Sept 10, 2015 9:37:57 GMT
Thursday Tease: Did this transformer used to clean chimneys with a yellow bear? Is that like that joke with the bear in the woods that uses a rabbit to clean his bum after a poo?
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Post by Benn on Sept 10, 2015 10:17:36 GMT
Scourge and his Sweeps, maybe?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 10, 2015 10:19:55 GMT
Thursday Tease: Did this transformer used to clean chimneys with a yellow bear? Is that like that joke with the bear in the woods that uses a rabbit to clean his bum after a poo? No: reported for having your back ripped to shreds with a whip!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 11, 2015 6:23:17 GMT
Week 123: ScourgeYour top 5 toys named Scourge please! Of all the toy names we've done top 5s for Scourge probably has the most variety of toys attached to it thanks to being four very different characters: 1986 Sweep Leader, Beast Wars Insect, RID Evil Optimus* and Cybertron Beast Leader. See thos pages and what's linked from them for the various toys using this name. * Note not all evil Optimus toys are a Scourge!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 11, 2015 6:27:12 GMT
Scourge and his Sweeps, maybe? Well done Ben: Thursday Tease: Did this transformer used to clean chimneys with a yellow bear? Clean Chimneys: Sweep Little Yellow Bear = Sooty. With Sooty = Sweep Is that like that joke with the bear in the woods that uses a rabbit to clean his bum after a poo? No: reported for having your back ripped to shreds with a whip! Scourged
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 11, 2015 7:55:02 GMT
As is well known the best Scourge is RID Spychanger Scourge, especially when you put him in Brave Max's chest so he can command him.
Also great is the original 1986 Scourge which gave me many hours of joy back in the day. Fabulous toy.
Honourable mention for the RID Scourge that was a repaint of the big 1995 tanker Prime.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 11, 2015 8:02:25 GMT
As is well known the best Scourge is RID Spychanger Scourge, especially when you put him in Brave Max's chest so he can command him. When you next visit we'll take a photo of Spychanger Scourge in the driving seat so you can use it on occasions like this. But for now ....
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 11, 2015 11:25:47 GMT
PHILL!!!!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 11, 2015 12:18:06 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 11, 2015 12:27:47 GMT
Meanwhile..... Week 123: ScourgeYour top 5 toys named Scourge please! I've never been that fond of the original Hovercraft/Soapdish but the Targetmaster does at least improve on it. 5) RIDThe RID version works far better for me than the G2 version did: I never sae Optimus as a fuel Tanker or a long nosed cab and the shoulder articulation sacrificed for gimmick annoyed me. But the CR/RiD version as an Evil Optimus hit the right spots. I think it's got the wrong name: Mega Octane is much mopre appropriate to a large Tanker than the military transport Onslaught is but Scourge he is so.... 4) GenerationsThe only proper Scourge in my top five, and indeed, the only duplication from the ranks of the evil Optimi Nice Earth mode version, as are all the other Generations movie remakes. But he feels a bit on the slight side. Desperately in need of a reissue with a proper Targetmaster. 3) DestructiconThe Combat Hero Op has always been a favourite. These colours make it sing. 2) RiD SpychangerThis is such a very very good toy: nails it for the size. Superb. 1) TFSSHow the RTS toy never got Ultra Magnused and Scourged and general retail I'll never know. The club did the black version and it's gorgeous. A long term hole in my collection now plugged by the almost identical Toy Show Nemesis Prime which only doesn't get in courtesy of NOT BEING CALLED SCOURGE. We will return to the subject of Black Evil Optimi at a later stage ......
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Post by The Huff on Sept 11, 2015 12:59:13 GMT
5) RID Scourge - don't own it and don't like the character at all and hate all this 'evil black Optimus Prime' nonsense. But as the toy is basically the Laser Rod Prime mould it has to be in the top 5 by default.
4) Cybertron Scourge - don't own it again, but looks like a fun toy. Liked his personality in the TV series too.
3) Generations Scourge - excellent robot mode but has the wrong vehicle mode.
2) Targetmaster Scourge - the same as my number one choice but not the original. Also falls short for not having an additional port for his Nebulon.
1) G1 Scourge - always liked what some people call the 'soap dish mode' - to me it's more of a Landspeeder design. And he was the first proper Transformer toy to have facial hair!
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Post by Shockprowl on Sept 11, 2015 15:50:08 GMT
I can't come up with a top 5 for Scourge, but I do feel I need to mention the EXCELLENT and brilliantly simple 6" Titanium. Great looking alieny alt mode (I love the "soap dish" too!), and comic near-accurate robot mode. Brilliant toy.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 11, 2015 20:12:50 GMT
I repeat my frequent assertion that Spychanger Op should command Brave Max and I get flamed immediately. I stick up a picture of MY SCOURGE in MY BRAVE MAX command centre and Burns doesn't say a word!
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 11, 2015 23:56:04 GMT
You undo your good work with more lies about Optimus commanding Brave Max!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 17, 2015 7:31:04 GMT
Thursday Tease:
Wasn't TFUK 27 & 28 truly magnificent? Bravo!
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 17, 2015 9:02:18 GMT
Animorphs!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 17, 2015 9:10:06 GMT
Ralph has successfully remembered that week 3 of the month is a toyline, well done.
Apart from that ....
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 17, 2015 11:48:52 GMT
Dinobots!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 17, 2015 12:43:35 GMT
No, we did Dinobots in Week 73(Pinwig: you get ready get one your feet, get into gear and hit the street) I did think someone might say Dinobots given the clue. In fact I can, sadly, say that no Dinobot is involved at all. However the other TWO participants in TFUK 27 & 28 do very much feature in this week's possibles list again.
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Post by Pinwig on Sept 17, 2015 20:48:19 GMT
(Pinwig: you get ready get one your feet, get into gear and hit the street) Nooooooooooooooo!!!! It had gone! It had! And now it's back! You are a bad man! Not another day of that my head! Exclamation mark! Sob... No. Really, no. Please. Just so bouncy...
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Post by Pinwig on Sept 17, 2015 20:50:40 GMT
Oh, as for the clue...
Encores/reissues.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 18, 2015 6:44:47 GMT
Week 124: EncoreYour top 5 toys from Encore, the possibly still in progress Japanese reissue line. See tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers_Encore for a list of toys that were reissued in the line.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 18, 2015 6:50:42 GMT
The Clues: Thursday Tease: Wasn't TFUK 27 & 28 truly magnificent? Bravo! TFUK 27 & 28 feature a story called Repeat Performance, which is one of the definitions of an encore. Encore is traditionally called at the end of a concert,like magnificent and bravo. No, we did Dinobots in Week 73(Pinwig: you get ready get one your feet, get into gear and hit the street) I did think someone might say Dinobots given the clue. In fact I can, sadly, say that no Dinobot is involved at all. However the other TWO participants in TFUK 27 & 28 do very much feature in this week's possibles list again. This is true, no Dinobots have been reissued. Megatron does feature in Encore, his thired reissue, and so does Ratchet, his first. Oh, as for the clue... Encores/reissues. Well done Pinwig!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 18, 2015 17:29:09 GMT
As ever "what's already been re-released plays an influence in my choices. Honourable Mentions: All three Cassette Big Mission packs. None of them quite has the killer combination of tapes though 2, with Ratbat, Slugfest, Ramhorn and Steeljaw comes close. The Minibot set is good but brought down by having yet another Bumblebee who's just different enough to make you mad. It's the 3rd BB minibot airing in Japan that decade after the keychains and TFC12. On with the show: 5) 20 DevastatorThe second combiner giftset in Encore and this one's superb. Bruticus had some issue but Devastator is spot on. Great to have one of these back in my hands again. 4) 5 IronhideIronhide had had a previous reissue in the Classics line and a release in the convention exclusive line but neither came cheap. I like Ironhide anyway and this release gave us the one eHobby colour variant I've bought. 3) 6 RatchetRatchet's sole previous release was the convention exclusive line so that made him harder to get than his mould brother. STILL the best Ratchet toy. (His limited edition repaint wang's chung however!) 2) 13 TrailbreakerTrailbreaker falls into the "wanted since 1984" category. Again a convention exclusive toy in the early 2ks that was hard to get I can remember having this as the number one item on my hit list at an AA I went to, finding it early and taking it back to my room to open. Great toy :-) 1) 23 Fort MaxThe reissue we thought we'd never get. All of Fort Max, in one box. It's size and cost means you can still find it available if you really want one.
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