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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 1, 2016 22:33:59 GMT
You got your week at Andu's command above, WHICH REALLY SCREWS UP THE PLANNING! So make with your top 5 and NEVER mention them again!
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 1, 2016 22:44:47 GMT
They're Transformers. Accept it. I tend to forget Star Wars Transformers were a thing but they still did existed. As did Marvel Transformers.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Apr 1, 2016 22:46:20 GMT
Mummy, daddy, stop fighting :c
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 1, 2016 22:47:34 GMT
They're pish from somewhere else with the transformers name slapped on them to sell them. Which didn't work.
There's four Animorphs toys which are proper TFs and they're the four that are named above.
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Post by blueshift on Apr 1, 2016 22:50:09 GMT
They're pish from somewhere else with the transformers name slapped on them to sell them. Which didn't work. To be fair Phil, the entire Transformers line started because of pish from somewhere else with the Transformers name slapped on them Let us celebrate every nook and cranny of this mammoth line. Today Animorphs, next week... POWERDASHERS? ??
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 2, 2016 10:25:17 GMT
What are Powerdashers?
(he he he, only joking!)
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 2, 2016 10:29:49 GMT
Animorphs are creepy, weird-looking, and scare me. They're the worst 'Transformers' I have ever seen!
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Post by blueshift on Apr 2, 2016 10:36:52 GMT
Animorphs are creepy, weird-looking, and scare me. They're the worst 'Transformers' I have ever seen! I think they would have done better if they worked out what they actually wanted to depict. Some of them go from beast to human, and some from beast to half-human half-beast. Personally I feel the latter was a mistake (I mean yes there's kibble but kids has imagination!). Also the decision to include a half and half face on all of them meant they were waaaay bulkier than they needed to be, as they had to hide an extra head in the torso.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 3, 2016 19:08:15 GMT
They're pish from somewhere else with the transformers name slapped on them to sell them. Which didn't work. Just like Diaclone and Microman TF's then. -Ralph
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Post by The Huff on Apr 3, 2016 19:53:22 GMT
I had to go back and check that I couldn't also get 'April Fool' out of the clue but count me in as an Animorph supporter - they were a very different type of Transformer toy and if they'd have lasted beyond the toys we did get then I might have resented them (a bit like what happened with Pretenders) but I remain fondly attached to them (and will one day find the three figures I need to complete the set).
Anyway: top 5 5) Jake (Grizzly bear) - a really nice solid toy - it's also Iceman that turns into a bear so you cant complain.
4) Tobias (Mega) - not a good as the basic figure but has the better hawk mode. It has a really good springing wingspan feature.
3) Ultra Visser Three - this is a great toy if you need a massive alien to attack your Cybertronian toys. I remember a time when Graham, Paul Wright and some others tried to do a photo comic of this in my back garden a long while back.
2) Rachel (lion) - My first Animorph toy. Apart from the feet and hairdo, not a bad person mode and lion mode isn't bad either. Also a girl which was still a novelty back in the those days. (I'm talking in regards to Transformers toys there of course)!
1) Tobias (basic hawk) - the other toys should have been made like this. All person limbs present - yes, he has a winged backpack but this was the best compromise I think in order to try and create this impossible concept. As someone said earlier - kids can use their imaginations.
Perhaps one day we will get our first Masterpiece Animorph and we'll see how/if it can be done.
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Post by blueshift on Apr 3, 2016 19:55:45 GMT
I had to go back and check that I couldn't also get 'April Fool' out of the clue That would have been really clever if I had done that! But it wasn't an April Fool, so....
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Post by KnightBeat on Apr 3, 2016 22:09:26 GMT
It's a pity we'll never get a Animorph upgrade kit to give them robotic heads.
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Post by The Huff on Apr 4, 2016 13:36:49 GMT
It's a pity we'll never get a Animorph upgrade kit to give them robotic heads. Just paint them silver and they can be Bayformer-Beasts.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 6, 2016 16:01:50 GMT
I have been too ill with seasonal lurgy this week to work up my Animorphs Top 5. It requires much careful deliberation. I may have to carry it to next week.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 8, 2016 7:19:15 GMT
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 8, 2016 7:39:38 GMT
CLIFFJUMPER!
Gosh, the only Cliffjumper I've ever owned is my recently aquired Generations Legion! No others! That's terrible. He's a great character in the cartoon, and I'd love a Masterpiece. But as we've discussed a billion times, there seems to be no way they could do it.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 8, 2016 7:52:41 GMT
Animorphs.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 8, 2016 8:02:22 GMT
No, you used to do that joke on a Thursday when I did the tease.
You can't do the joke any more as we did Animorphs last week.
Yes I forgot the tease yesterday, partly because I didn't remember it was Thursday till Midday and then I couldn't make up a decent clue. I got as far as dropping a Minibot and and 88 toy from a great height and got a bit stuck then before the day got v busy.
I need to sit down with the forthcoming list and write some clues.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 8, 2016 8:35:45 GMT
I haven't had a chance to do my Animorphs list yet as I have been ill...BUT I WILL.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 8, 2016 8:48:54 GMT
Yes I forgot the tease yesterday, partly because I didn't remember it was Thursday till Midday and then I couldn't make up a decent clue. I got as far as dropping a Minibot and and 88 toy from a great height and got a bit stuck then before the day got v busy. It's okay, I can help. Thursday Tease:Sue Barker's dream job.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 8, 2016 9:21:27 GMT
Obviously Big Red Robot theory means Cliffjumper has a natural advantage here. Even his Movie 1 version looks OK! The Prime/Arms Micron toy is fun, especially the later version covered in 5mm holes and with a VERY decent Micron as is the accompanying Prime Legion. It's Japanese purple Terrorcon repaint 1 2 looks fab as does the full size Arms Micron Terrorcon 1 2 3Top 5: 5) 2014 T30 LegendMuch better than the Bumblebee it's a repaint of. 4) EnergonYes it's not a G1 style Cliffjumper but I love the Energon toy. Best of the three combining Voyagers by a long way. Do not look at the going price of it's repaint! 3) 1984The original, nice and simple but the use of a super deformed car will haunt the line to this day. 2) ClassicsBoth the second best Cliffjumper and full of issues. Don't like the grey at all. Never issued in japan a version of this with black limbs and a tweaked head would probably be #1. 1) Legion CliffjumperOriginally done as part of the Henkei minibots packs, but with grey limbs, Cliffjumper's original Legend finally got a western release last year in a tweaked form with black limbs and it looks fab.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 14, 2016 8:12:03 GMT
Thursday Tease:
This week the Transformers might decide to visit Manchester.... Or maybe Newcastle.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 14, 2016 20:24:56 GMT
Animorphs.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 14, 2016 20:30:39 GMT
That was 2 weeks ago.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 14, 2016 20:32:31 GMT
Never! NEVER!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 15, 2016 7:23:32 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 15, 2016 11:23:40 GMT
Points for bringing back the Beast Optimus & Megatron I missed previously and retooling Rodimus even though they ****ed up the colour matching. And Axalon for being mad. Top 5: 5) BuildmasterEasy repaint: PCC Constructicons in Devastator green. wish I'd picked it up. 4) Rumble & FrenzyTop fun toys, a shame this was the only way to get them for years thus causing the set to be $$$. Thankfully the Adventures version is all but the same thing. 3) LugnutRTS Lugnut is good. This is better thanks to a darker colour scheme. I regret selling this. 2) BumblebeeMetallic paint Bumblebee. Lovely. I was scared to touch it. I regret selling this. 1) MegatronI regret selling this. The best of the Classics Voyager gun Megatrons by a long long way. You can see the comparisons with Henkei Megatron in the linked blog entry, which in turn beats the original, which in turn beats the Platinum version. Whyhas this never been done in purple. I would buy this again in a second if it got reissued.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 16, 2016 21:20:55 GMT
Isn't the Classics Megatron being re-issued though? In a funky red colour?
-Ralph
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Post by Baron B of Triple B on Apr 16, 2016 21:25:43 GMT
Isn't the Classics Megatron being re-issued though? In a funky red colour? -Ralph Yeah, it's part of a Platinum Boxset with OP. I've got the multi-coloured version of that Megatron mold, it's good fun. Looks great in those G1 colours.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 22, 2016 7:16:11 GMT
Week 155: Household/Real Life Objects
Your top 5 Transformers that turn in things you can hold and use please.
(Good job I DIDN'T do a clue yesterday as today I've realised what I planned is effectively the same as a previous one!)
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