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Post by The Doctor on Dec 9, 2016 17:45:31 GMT
PHIL!!!
These clues were impossible. Don't make me put you on trial again.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 9, 2016 17:55:48 GMT
Definitely not impossible if someone got it from the first one!
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Post by Shockprowl on Dec 9, 2016 21:19:09 GMT
6" TITANIUMS!!!!!!
YEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!
(I did wonder, but frak me I struggled with the clues!)
But I don't care, 'COS IT'S 6" TITANIUMS AT LLLAAAASSSSTTTTT!!!!!!!
......err, I'm gonna have to think about it though, 'cos I'm really drunk right now, and everything's alittle weird, and I actually ended up not really liking 6" Titanium Prowl very much....
BUT THANK YOU PHIIIILLLLLL!!!!!!!!! (he always remembers my birthday)
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Post by Shockprowl on Dec 13, 2016 10:04:48 GMT
I have thought long and hard about this list.
Cyber-friends, prepare yourselves....
There's a shock ahead....
6" TITANIUMS!!!!!!
I love 6" Titaniums. I love the feel of the cold metal, and I think the metal limited the designs and, imo, created some great looking robots.
Bubbles-under- The three Strike Planes. Nice compact Strike Plane design, and SS, TC and SW stood all together look fantastic. I also wish they'd have release the Shockwave they had planned. Grimlock looks very nice too, but I've never own one.
5. War Within Megatron. A bulking looking Megatron. He looks nasty. Shame his arm cannon wont stay on his forearm. I don't mind he's a belly-former at all.
4. G1 Ultra Magnus. A brilliant all-in-one truck-trailer Magnus, really looks the part. Yeah, his arms pop off if you so much as look at him, but 6" Titaniums did years before what Masterpiece and Generations ended up doing! Trail-blazers!
3. Scourge. This is a great Scourge! Nothing wrong with a foldup-former. He's a great design.
2. War Within Optimus Prime. I love this Optimus! He looks powerful and determind.
1. Soundwave. Yes yes, I know he's wearing a nappy. But other than that, he's a great toy, looks beautifully G1, AND HAS A LITTLE LASERBEAK!!!! Marvelous.
Here's the shocker.....
............I know... I know.....
6" Titanium Prowl is NOT on my top 5 list of 6" Titaniums. I'm sorry, I don't want to hurt any of you, Cyber-friends, but 6" Titanium Prowl isn't a great Prowl. Oh, I'm thrilled to have him, but I think compared to the other 6" Titaniums he doesn't fit well. Robot mode is the main problem. He looks out of proportion, his chest is too wide, and therefore his arms hang too wide. Mine's legs wont stay up. The missile launchers don't know where they want to be. The fact he's so out of proportion means he doesn't display well with the other 6" Titaniums. Vehicle mode is much better though! So, although the metal makes his black and white crisp, the wideness of the robot mode lets this version of Prowl down. ......that was hard to say.
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 13, 2016 15:36:43 GMT
WHAT.
-Ralph
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Post by Benn on Dec 13, 2016 22:08:08 GMT
I am stunned
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Post by Shockprowl on Dec 13, 2016 23:48:56 GMT
Shhhhhhhh....
Shhhhhhhh.....
*gently strokes Doc' and Urzu...*
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Post by Kingoji on Dec 14, 2016 13:47:31 GMT
WW Jetfire (really nice in a typically-mecha way, but so damn flimsy) WW 'seeker' (all are nice) WW Grimlock WW Optimus
Joint first place are Rodimus and The Fallen. If there weren't titaniums they could have enjoyed a mote more engineering to make them each more solid and nicer. Like an idiot I sold both... only got Op and big Grim now.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 15, 2016 8:23:59 GMT
Thursday Tease:
Have you hurt your pelvis dancing on your motorcycle?
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 15, 2016 9:28:20 GMT
Snapdragon.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 15, 2016 9:29:00 GMT
GRIPPER.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 15, 2016 9:29:11 GMT
FLAME.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 15, 2016 9:29:36 GMT
LIGHTSPEED/STARBOT.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 15, 2016 9:29:48 GMT
PORCUPINE MAN.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 15, 2016 11:50:39 GMT
We'll have no lamenting this week for toys with only a couple or one version BUT WHERE'S MY TITANS RETURN SNAPDRAGON HASBRO?
Instead I think we want a song that we can dance to. Something that's ..... astounding. But be quick as there's not long left! And yes I know these clues are driving you mad!
Alternately you might ask yourself what colour am I this time, what colour should I be and how many goes will they need to get it right? Although that effectively brings us back to a sorrowful song again we don't want that this week!
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Post by Benn on Dec 15, 2016 14:16:04 GMT
What.
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Post by Jim on Dec 15, 2016 15:00:25 GMT
Thrust?
Pelvic Thrust, he was a motorcycle-ish thing in BM, there have been Decepticon jets named this in all sorts of colours before Armada eventually did a vaguely correctly coloured redeco (one of them was closer to Dirge - a sorrowful song), "driving you mad" maybe a reference to the lyrics of The Time Warp?
-Jim
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 15, 2016 15:08:21 GMT
Phil is close to death with these clues.
-Ralph
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Post by Benn on Dec 15, 2016 15:56:43 GMT
Phil and Kinjacono are the same person. It is the only way that they understand each other so well.
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Post by Shockprowl on Dec 15, 2016 16:35:41 GMT
Contact.
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 15, 2016 22:52:37 GMT
Contact.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 16, 2016 7:38:19 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 16, 2016 7:43:36 GMT
Let's deal with the clues: Thursday Tease: Have you hurt your pelvis dancing on your motorcycle? and We'll have no lamenting this week for toys with only a couple or one version BUT WHERE'S MY TITANS RETURN SNAPDRAGON HASBRO? Instead I think we want a song that we can dance to. Something that's ..... astounding. But be quick as there's not long left! And yes I know these clues are driving you mad! Alternately you might ask yourself what colour am I this time, what colour should I be and how many goes will they need to get it right? Although that effectively brings us back to a sorrowful song again we don't want that this week! Well to be honest Jim got most of them! Thrust? Pelvic Thrust, he was a motorcycle-ish thing in BM, there have been Decepticon jets named this in all sorts of colours before Armada eventually did a vaguely correctly coloured redeco (one of them was closer to Dirge - a sorrowful song), "driving you mad" maybe a reference to the lyrics of The Time Warp? -Jim Except he missed Instead I think we want a song that we can dance to. Something that's ..... astounding. But be quick as there's not long left! And yes I know these clues are driving you mad! "It's astounding Time is fleeting" from the start of the Time Warp!
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 16, 2016 21:21:34 GMT
Oh come on.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 18, 2016 23:40:22 GMT
Honourable Mention: Unite Warriors: Best Aerialbot, lovely redco, but they're terrible colours for Thrust. In in case someone takes issue with the difference between 2 & 1. 5) Armada Thrust (Red)I took them three attempts but they finally put the right colours on this toy. Rare as anything ..... until the day I walked into the Entertainer in Kingston an found some. Oh yeah, that was a good day. 4) BWIIYou like some toys more than you should. Yes it's a yellow Megatron jet (incidentally why hasn't this been done in grey, with red upper limbs and a working lightpipe?) but having dismissed the flipchangers when I saw them in a magazine for Machine Wars this was the version, with the functioning lightpipe, that put me on to how good they were, 3) 1985Original. Best looking 85 jet (big red robot theory) 2) GenerationsNow this is good. More articulation than '85 but ... 1) Botcon 2007... the previous Botcon version with the fans properly mounted with the wings through them and black, not dark grey, looks much better.
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Post by Bogatan on Dec 20, 2016 19:10:55 GMT
Week 155: Household/Real Life ObjectsYour 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!) 5. Movie Toaster chap 4. Device Label Blaster - okay unlike Soundwave Ive never used it as a usb hub, but I could if I wanted. 3. Perceptor 2. Device Label Soundwave not quite as good as number 1, but it actually works. Sort of, it was pretty basic even 10 years ago but I could and did listen to music on it. 1. Soundwave - original and best I guess Week 156: GimmicksYour top 5 Transformer toy gimmicks. EG Headmaster, Targetmasters, Light Pipe eyes, Minicon Ports (Late replacement subject again: spotted we'd already essentially done what I intended this week to be) 5. Pretender shells - a line I kind of skipped, but some of the more complex pretenders like Vroom was full of fun. 4. Targetmasters - 3. Flipchangers - mostly thinking about the BW/MW basics, but throttlebots and jumpstarters, particularly the jumpstarters have always brought joy. 2. Micromaster bases - thankfully I did know the bases combined and luckily I got lots of them some how. 1. Actionmaster partners - a great range of variety and full of personality (except for Skateboard obviously) Week 157: BasicYour top 5 basic sized toys please. We'll define basic as the carded size that's smaller than a deluxe. You can make a decent aruement for several toys prior being this size but essentially the size starts in Beast Wars where it actually was called Basic and continues on from there, varying slightly in size, bulk and hand size through the likes of Scouts, PCC & Cyberverse Commanders to the present day Legends. Hmmm I seem to have done this one already but this time my top 5 will be 5. Fractyl - 4. Machine Wars Megaplex - 3. Fuzor Buzzclaw mould - I dont think any mould has had such a fine collection of funky colour schemes 2. BM Buzzoff - Wings in to legs aint nothing new TR Mindwipe 1. TM Clawjaw - slightly better than Ikard aside from the lack of octopus tank Erm 5. Decoy Grapple, assuming there is one or PVE Grapple if theres one of those. 4. Actionmaster Grapple - it doesnt exist so it only makes number 4. 3. MP Grapple - well it looks okay 2. RTS Grappel - it really doesn't look very Grapple like but I like it. 1. Grapple - original and best 5. Megatron - I just like this mould 4. Thundercracker - its not AMTC mad, but well its not bad. 3. Hoist - the weakest of the four moulds but its the one I got back in 97 (anlong with the 2 below) 2. Optimus Prime - I missed Thunderclash first time around, then the Informers started showing pictures of Laser Prime modified to look like Thunderclash. It was all very confusing and frankly I feel I should have been disappointed when I did get Prime, but nope 1. Megaplex - I like it despite being generally grey and dull. Follows in the footsteps of G2 Hubcap by me mistaking it for another character when buying it.
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 21, 2016 10:56:29 GMT
The only true Thrust is the original one. I like the colours.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 22, 2016 8:17:22 GMT
Thursday Tease:
How big are your limbs?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 22, 2016 9:13:31 GMT
Can Jim maintain his run of form by guessing this one?
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 22, 2016 9:39:51 GMT
Is it something to do with scale?
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