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Post by The Doctor on Dec 24, 2015 13:25:05 GMT
Zardoz Animorphs.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 25, 2015 7:42:40 GMT
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Post by Jim on Dec 25, 2015 12:13:42 GMT
Waaugh! Wreckers was my first guess then I thought it was too obvious... I'm going to be a bit religious about this and not count the 3H comics. Some of those just do not belong. Though it limits me as looking down the list I actually have very little experience with most of these toys. I've been wanting to put together a modern Generations team with Whirl / Sandstorm and Roadbuster to go with Springer, but it was a bit too pricey and the reduced ones never turned up near me. 5. G1 Topspin - I loved the Jumpstarters as a kid, though never owned one 4. Generations Sandstorm - based on photos and experience of Springer 3. Action Master Inferno - Action Master! 2. G1 Sandstorm - the best original triplechanger! 1. Generations Springer - nothing new to be said about this. DOTM Topspin is sort of nice, but has a terrible habit of falling apart during transformation (and the wing-like bits have a tendency to fall off just while handling robot mode). -Jim
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 25, 2015 13:39:14 GMT
The 5 FOC Wreckers. I genuinely enjoy those toys. The moulds are not the best and not fab as Bruticus but somehow the redecos, extra weapons and new head moulds just make them work and they form a nice wee complete set. Also the added bonus of Xarron's head being literally up Impactor's bum is hilarious. I also enjoy the madness of orange Whirl.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 25, 2015 16:14:39 GMT
Their non UK distribution pains me. We gave the world the Wreckers and in turn get deprived of their toys!
But I suppose that was how it started with Whirl and Roadbuster.
Two lists from me a little later when I can get to the PC
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 25, 2015 16:43:24 GMT
Their non UK distribution pains me. We gave the world the Wreckers and in turn get deprived of their toys! Indeed. That did annoy me intensely. Also, had I not been gifted them I could not have got them. There was much price gouging on them at AA at the time. A certain online store who was there wanted £100 for the set!!! There was a handwritten 'Go on: treat yourself!' sign beside them, which I gave the contempt it deserved. -Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 25, 2015 20:30:01 GMT
This was going to be one list.... then Magnus ended up on it twice so I decided for an original versions Wreckers and a remakes Wreckers Original Versions Just missing out my family's first TF Topspin5) Twin TwistA drill tank, some great moulded detail. Fab. 4) PerceptorGreat toy, bonus tank mode. 3) PyroA major 2015 addition here getting a Pyro robot/cab to go with my trailer. Love it. 2) RotorstormRotorstorm is one of the all time great toys. So so good. 1) Ultra MagnusFab toy. Still love it. Remakes 5) Generation KupThe Generations Kup is a massive improvement over the original giving him a convincing vehicle mode for the first time. 4) Generations RoadbusterYes one of the shoulders are loose and his grey import is probably 2015's king shelf warmer in the UK. But he's a lot of fun, with lots of weapons and even more holes to put them in. He looks like the original and it was great to finally own one. 3) Generations SpringerWe did 2013 toys the other week so I'll copy what I wrote then: Superb. Fabulous fun toy that really captures the lead triplechanger. 2) Generations SandstormAnd again: Oh my goodness! What an amazing remould! You can barely believe he and Springer are the same thing. 1) CW/Legends Ultra MagnusOne of the toys of the year - and I haven't forgotten, the thread will be unlocked tomorrow am! Superb looking Magnus in both modes. Yes, no white robot but the white robot isn't the most important bits for me. Don't ask me to choose between the versions though!
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 25, 2015 22:47:47 GMT
Hooray! Generations Roadbuster does not have the millimetres! He just has holes for guns! Phil has seen the light at last!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 25, 2015 22:49:53 GMT
Hooray! Generations Roadbuster does not have the millimetres! He just has holes for guns! Phil has seen the light at last! -Ralph Because it's Christmas I won't spoil it for you.
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 25, 2015 22:50:58 GMT
It's a Christmas miracle!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 26, 2015 9:48:36 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 26, 2015 14:16:37 GMT
Phil! Nooooooo!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 26, 2015 14:26:15 GMT
Christmas is over so for clarity let me state that Roadbuster's holes are 5mm. Brilliant. I love this. 15 hours pass, Christmas is done and Phil is straight back to layeth the 5mm smack down. This is how it should be.
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Post by Shockprowl on Dec 26, 2015 23:41:15 GMT
This is how it should be... The New Year is thus filled with potential and joy. Fuckme, I'm gonna hit the gym and finally finish renovating the house!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 1, 2016 10:26:24 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 1, 2016 10:38:04 GMT
2014 was, like yesterday! Honourable mentions: Obviously Legends rule this year but I couldn't quite squeeze Cosmos & Skrapnel in. 5) BrainstormIt's a Headmaster, what's not to love/ The first proper Headmaster update. OK the smaller robot's head could have stayed in better but hopefully they've learnt lessons here ahead of Titanmasters. 4) TailgateNear perfect incarnation of the popular MTMTE character. Instant hit. 3) The Angry BotHe is VERY angry. See here for car mode. 2) SkidsThey saved Skids to be the last of the Diaclone Autobots to get an update and I think they did a really, really good job on him. Loaded with weapons like his original and perfectly capturing the MTMTE look which is in turn very close to the G1 look. The vehicle mode is a great update too. Yes he was in short supply at first and yes the initial run had the hips the wrong way round but generally that was an easy fix. 1) SwerveSo so so good. Perfect replica of the robot in toy form. Sits on my desk still today. Yes, he could have done with a My First Blaster but that appeared in the comic after he went into production. And yes, another toy initially in VERY short supply, to the point where none got to the US! Just fabulous.
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 1, 2016 12:41:19 GMT
I couldn't get an Angry Bot but I must agree that it was a highlight of 2014.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 1, 2016 12:43:08 GMT
Correct.
Andy
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Post by Baron B of Triple B on Jan 1, 2016 13:33:46 GMT
I have a lot less than you all so my list is going to look pretty dull in comparison.
MP Wheeljack. Forgot he was out in 2014 so Jetfires been bumped for him.
Kreo Microchangers Cyclonus. Don't know if it's rule bending to include a Kreo figure here but the vehicle mode is cute as a button.
AOE Slog. Big and bad ass.
AOE Scorn. Fantastic bot mode. He uses his own tail as an arm-spear. Outstanding.
MP Sunstorm. Not as good as Takara due to the full use of bright yellow instead of yellow blending to orange, but it really stands out.
Slog and Scorn would probably be replaced by their Platinum Dinobots Unleashed versions but I'm not sure they were in 2014.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 1, 2016 13:42:46 GMT
The Platinum Dinobots were 2015.
Interesting you mention Jetfire. Have you seen the Japanese Legends version of that toy? Loose the chrome for plain coloured plastic and looks so much better !
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Post by Baron B of Triple B on Jan 1, 2016 13:53:49 GMT
The Platinum Dinobots were 2015. Interesting you mention Jetfire. Have you seen the Japanese Legends version of that toy? Loose the chrome for plain coloured plastic and looks so much better ! That's why Jetfire got bumped for MP Wheeljack. The mysterious gun chrome on the Hasbro version looks so out of place, especially compared to the Takara LG version, and that's before you get into the chrome peeling itself off if you so much as glance at it.
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Post by legios on Jan 1, 2016 21:35:36 GMT
Week 138: Wreckers
5. The Transformers Topspin: Nostalgia plays a huge role here - I wanted Topspin when I was a ki9de, I've owned him since and I still feel he is a fantastic little toy. Great fun, a nice humanoid mode design and a really nice airborne mode.
4. Generations Sandstorm: Just an absolutely cracking toy. Both as a collector piece with immense shelf-presence, and as a proper toy for a kid in terms of play value. Absolutely no way he wasn't making the list.
3. "The Transformers" Whirl: The Generations version is a really good stab at recapturing the feel of the original, but in the end it doesn't quite make the grade. The original does a better job of getting the alt-mode right, and I much prefer the original head design to the Generations one with its GONOFs (Greeblies Of No Obvious Function), but that is probably my generally "old-skool" approach to mecha design coming through.
2. Generations Twin Twist: Just a really nice toy, like all the FOC Wreckers. Had the priviledge of having a play around with him and he really is a lot of fun - as well as having a really nice colour scheme.
1. OTFCC Impactor: Of course he was going to make the list, and with only two Impactor toys out there to consider you'd think it would have been easy. Far from it - the FOC version is a very nice toy, with some great play value. In the end the thing that swings it for this version is having the good fortune to inherit the chassis of my favourite Combiner Wars deluxe. He gets it by a nose from a slightly miffed FOC Impactor
Week 139: 2014 Toys
5. Masterpiece Sunstorm: Yet again, he is the less interesting of the two MP Decepticon jet moulds, but the colour scheme is wonderful. He looks very "four-colour process" in humanoid mode and as a neon yellow F-15...I just can't not love anything that ludicrous.
4. Generations Brainstorm: Really nice update of an old favourite. The slightly softer lines bring him a slightly more modern aesthetic but he keeps all his play value and gains some extra articulation. Shame the head of the Nebulon is a bit fragile, that is one are he is a downgrade on the original toy.
3. Generations Armada Starscream: Fantastic toy. Basically packs all the fun of the original Armada Starscream into a small mecha-frame, and doubles up the stabby-stabby whilst he's at it. A lot of fun to play with. Keeping the mini-con docking ports adds great play value (adding all the missile launching minicons so he can turn up as a walking Itano Circus is just such fun).
2. Generations Jhiaxus: Very nice remould/redeco of the Armada Starscream design. The new head is great, really feels Jhiaxus-esque and I think that the alt-mode suits the G2 character much better than the previous Jetstorm redeco did. Looks very different to the Starscream when you sit them side-by-side and the safety orange colour scheme may not be very Jhiaxus but it looks...*slaps forehead* really good. (And that was the sound of me finally remembering why he'd been looking _so_ familiar to me for several years. He inherited the VF-11-esque aesthetic of Armada Starscream, but the orange colour is very similar to the QF-11 Drones that are in Macross Plus for a few seconds...Finally, I have piece from what was bothering me about him...)
1. Masterpiece Generation 2 Sideswipe: He has such an angry face... He's also the only MP Autobot car I've been tempted to get, because he is the only one that feels like a proper upgrade to me. We've not had a really good "G2ish" Sideswipe before, and he really does wear it well.
Karl
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 7, 2016 7:42:43 GMT
Thursday Tease:
Which killer combination awaits us this week?
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Post by Kingoji on Jan 7, 2016 11:14:04 GMT
WRECKERS
5. TFCCSS Ironfist. 4. G1 Rotorstorm. 3. Generattions Whirl. 2. Generations Sandstorm. 1. Generations Springer.
2014
5. Generations Arcee 4. Botcon Scorponok 3. Generations Brainstorm 2. MP Sideswipe G2 1. Generations Rattrap
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 7, 2016 13:34:57 GMT
Thursday Tease: Which killer combination awaits us this week? Beast Wars Animorphs. -Ralph
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Post by Benn on Jan 7, 2016 14:17:39 GMT
Manimorpphs.
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Post by Bogatan on Jan 7, 2016 15:21:56 GMT
I like the Acidstorm one, the rest dont really stand out at all to me. Oh but I just saw Cindersaur, thats amazing. And Clear Skyquake is almost as nice as Acidstorm. Oh and Scourge, I completely missed the predacon ones. And lets finish it off with Shockwave (clear)
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Post by Bogatan on Jan 7, 2016 15:30:52 GMT
Just missing out G1 Whirl Gen springer Roadbuster (G1) Topspin Twintwist TFSS Impactor
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Post by Bogatan on Jan 7, 2016 15:40:44 GMT
5. Year of the Horse Optimus Prime - I know I may be alone on this one, but I like it. 4. Nightbeat - amazing how a repaint can transform a mould. 3. Jhiaxus - Take good mould give it a Jhiaxus head, paint bonkers dayglo orange. 2. Swerve - such a good update of the original toy and representation of the IDW character. 1. Mr Angry here too. Just not something I ever imagined getting.
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 7, 2016 18:42:42 GMT
Don't give Turnbull ideas. -Ralph
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