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Post by Jim on Feb 18, 2016 9:00:22 GMT
Club / BotCon? i.e. Timelines?
-Jim
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Post by Benn on Feb 18, 2016 9:21:01 GMT
Manimorphimals!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 18, 2016 9:53:49 GMT
Club / BotCon? i.e. Timelines? -Jim No, but there's a couple of Top 5s covering these later this year, which might get merged into one if I need the space!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 18, 2016 9:57:08 GMT
I refer you to my response to Ralph above!
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 18, 2016 21:44:06 GMT
Vehicons is quite a precise subgroup in the grand scale of things. Is it characters who are reincarnations/reuses of previous characters?
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Post by blueshift on Feb 18, 2016 21:48:40 GMT
The answer is clearly Universe v1, but I want it to be Animorphs. Come on Phil, give the people what they want!!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 18, 2016 21:54:13 GMT
It's not Universe 1, we've done that.
Animorphs very soon, single digit weeks time. PROMISE. But I expect you all to be straight in there quickly with your choices to show your enthusiasm and gratitude!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 18, 2016 21:56:41 GMT
Vehicons is quite a precise subgroup in the grand scale of things. Is it characters who are reincarnations/reuses of previous characters? No. It is a very specific legendary toy line in more ways than one. Vehicons may also be a tiny bit of an exageration......
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Post by Benn on Feb 18, 2016 21:59:40 GMT
Armada? I'm not sure Vehicons were in there, but I think the rest were...
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 18, 2016 22:05:41 GMT
Done Armada too!
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Post by blueshift on Feb 18, 2016 22:07:07 GMT
Vehicons is quite a precise subgroup in the grand scale of things. Is it characters who are reincarnations/reuses of previous characters? No. It is a very specific legendary toy line in more ways than one. Vehicons may also be a tiny bit of an exageration...... I have spent the last ten minutes trying to recall what other line had Vehicons. If there are no Vehicons in the line Phil has chosen I'm gonna get so mad at the lies! Lies lies lies!
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 18, 2016 22:10:50 GMT
Thrilling 30?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 18, 2016 22:11:00 GMT
I'll help you out Matt: It's not Prime, Beast Hunters, Arms Micron, TF Go or Adventures!
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Post by blueshift on Feb 18, 2016 22:13:03 GMT
Robot Heroes Kre-O
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Post by Benn on Feb 18, 2016 22:25:17 GMT
Have we done Beast Machines?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 18, 2016 22:28:31 GMT
Yup.
There's a list of everything we've done in post#1
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 19, 2016 7:54:48 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 19, 2016 7:59:21 GMT
Well done. No. It is a very specific legendary toy line in more ways than one. Vehicons may also be a tiny bit of an exageration...... I have spent the last ten minutes trying to recall what other line had Vehicons. If there are no Vehicons in the line Phil has chosen I'm gonna get so mad at the lies! Lies lies lies! The exageration is that there is A Vehicon in the line! All the other factions have more that one toy!
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 19, 2016 8:17:15 GMT
I guessed you were alluding to Tankor, so T30 seemed the likely candidate.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 19, 2016 10:56:18 GMT
Week 146: Generations 30th Honourable mentions: Legends Tailgate, Cosmos & Skrapnel. All superb toys. Deluxe Trailcutter is far better than it initially looked with an innovative leg transformation that would have benefited certain earlier toys such as Universe 2 Sideswipe/Sunstreaker. Sadly his repaint Hoist falls somewhat further than what's needed as a G1 update. Crosscut & Scoop are great too. Brainstorm is 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. Very fond of Roadbuster too. Top 5: 5) 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. 4) SpringerSuperb. Fabulous fun toy that really captures the lead triplechanger. 3) SandstormOh my goodness! What an amazing remould! You can barely believe he and Springer are the same thing. 2) 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. 1) MetroplexI'm of the opinion that Cyberverse Optimus Maximus was a very good idea as it allowed Hasbro to get loads of mistakes it might have made with this toy out the way. HUGE lovely update of the original Metroplex. Yes the hands could tf/fold away better but when you see the design sketches you can understand what they were going for there. And yes the voiceless UK version is a disapointment. And yes it needs a second gun. But the hands hold the gun better than any other finger articulated toy. Lots of play value with smaller toys. LOVE mine, so glad I have it.
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Post by Baron B of Triple B on Feb 19, 2016 12:14:18 GMT
I'm sure I only own 7 of the T30 line, and one of them is Jetfire. Let me have a think and I'll get back to you.
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Post by Bogatan on Feb 19, 2016 14:10:46 GMT
I like the Captain Shark looking guy. Week 142: FishYour top 5 Transformers toys that turn into fish please! We'll take a loose definition of the word fish as any animal that primarily live in the sea or water. 5. Skybyte 4. Gnaw - increasingly I regret selling my junker Gnaw 3. Fishy Megatron - Oh what joy a fish make over makes Prime Megatron 2. TM Clawjaw - Great mould, somehow the UK/Europe got the best version of it 1. TAKOTANK!!! Week 143: Movie Repaints from other linesYour top 5 toys Movie Toylines that are repaints of toys from other TF toylines please! Im pretty sure Im missing more than one that should make this list. 5. DOTM Rodimus 4. Grindcore 3. Fracture 2. Big Daddy 1. Strafe Not ending, becoming annual surely? Bubbling under: Carzap and GB Blackrock, Rook, First Aid 5. Warpath - I dont know why I like this so much, buts it works so well as Warpath 4. LioConvoy - Kind of genius car/lion head alt mode. I should make an Under 3 custom at some point. 3. Ultra Magnus - I i have only played with one for a few minutes, but its clearly great 2. Dead End - Best of the deluxes, Rooks almost as good, but turns into a bit of a brick. 1. Unite Devastator - So very very good 3. Botcon - its a really odd one, but looks good. 4. Wonderfest Arcee - One of hte better movie moulds if you can get past one of the more disturbing faces. Looks good in pink. 3. NYC Prime - I still havent gotten around to opening it, but 2. Animated - very good 1. Legends - Proper G1 colours. Yes you can pick issues with the mould, but they really went out of their way to make an update of atoy we never got. Somehow Metroplex doesnt make my top 5. At least not today. In truth the list could feature 5 completely different toys tomorrow. 5. Sandstorm/Springer 4. Jhiaxus 3. Waspinator 2. Rhinox 1. Swerve
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Post by Baron B of Triple B on Feb 19, 2016 21:21:24 GMT
Given the small toy pool I have to pick from, here's the best I could come up with. Sky-Byte misses out despite being brilliantly bonkers because he's useless in alt mode unless you want to display him as dead.
5. Blitzwing. I know what you'll say but I don't care.
4. Cosmos and Payload. Cosmos is exactly what you want from a Cosmos and who doesn't love a tiny awesome space shuttle?
3. Jetfire. Put it in jet mode and it looks great. Don't touch it again.
2. Tailgate and Groundbuster. Tailgate is wonderful and the idea of attaching Groundbuster, who's almost the same size as Tailgate, is so mental you have to embrace it.
1. Sandstorm. Great mold, great use of the mold, great colours and 3 great looking modes.
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 21, 2016 9:52:17 GMT
Hmmmm. I shall have to ponder. Jetfire must be eliminated however.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Feb 24, 2016 21:53:55 GMT
Week 146: Generations 30th
5. Sandstorm: Fantastic Humanoid mode, really nice chunky-feeling armoured car mode ("What a day! What a day! :-) ), and the VTOL mode is a really nice piece of innovation. Also looks the part of Sandstorm much more than it does Springer.
4. Brainstorm: Feels like a really good update, which keeps the basic aesthetics of the original but does a nice job of updating them to modern toy technology.
3. Mini-con Assault Team: Really nice little three pack. Some nice alt-modes - the artillery piece is actually my favourite, no doubt much to folks surprise, but the Rafale and the 'copter aren't bad either. The combined mode is fantastic - and the fact that they boasts only a Mini-con symbol is crying out for one to create a backstory for them as some sort of Mini-con Freedom Activist or mercenary.
2. Armada Starscream - Really nice slimming down of the original Armada design. Feels like it keeps the rugged, workhorse feel of the alt-mode and streamlines the humanoid form rather well. (Also, see previous comments about the inherent fun of "Starscream: Full Assault Mode")/
1. Jhiaxus - no, it doesn't resemble Jhiaxus that much. But I'd argue that it gets close to the sense of him than the previous version did. He keeps the sense of the Starscream mould in his alt-mode, and that "high-tech but rugged" feel really works in his favour. I really like the dual-pistols too - not that I see him as going all "Heroic Bloodshed"("Oilshed"?) in combat. More stomping in like the first appearance of Darth Vader, only with less ignoring of injured rebels and more coup de grace as he passes. (Although the idea of getting one of these and suitable weapon-mini-cons to do a "Jhiaxus: Regional Cleansing Mode" set-up kinda amuses me.
Karl
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Post by blueshift on Feb 24, 2016 22:03:25 GMT
Absolutely mind-blowing we never got a proper coloured Jhiaxus.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 25, 2016 8:10:15 GMT
....yet.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 25, 2016 8:12:04 GMT
Thursday Tease:
You'll need a little DIY Protection as you construct your new home to prevent yourself getting screwed up more than once.
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 25, 2016 8:16:00 GMT
Animorphs.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 25, 2016 8:19:55 GMT
Show your working.
(Blast, I'm actually going to have to write an Animorphs clue aren't I?)
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