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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 30, 2014 14:26:22 GMT
Karl, the second like bellow shows the Beetras/pre TF versions of the dlx Insecticons |
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Post by kayevcee on Nov 30, 2014 21:15:29 GMT
That caption from the Star Force version of Whirl is pure gold. If the Lost Light had a holosuite...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2015 18:40:26 GMT
Way back in the eighties I remember my mum buying me a knock off gears minibot transformer from poundstretchers in Whitley Bay. I remember seeing them on the shelves and I think they only had gears but I can't recall the packaging, whether it was a diaclone or just a random ko.
Anyone know what they were? I've searched online but my memory is not too good.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 31, 2015 19:24:57 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2015 10:28:21 GMT
Thanks for that. I didn't realise diaclone was sold in the UK, especially in discount stores like poundstretchers.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 1, 2015 10:39:27 GMT
It appears as if some left over stock made it into the country as "grey imports". IIRC I got mine in late 1986.
I don't think there's any clear memory of anything other than Minibots appearing here but I could be wrong.....
It's a little bit confusing as the Joustra Diaclone is different to the Takara Diaclone and, like Transformers, includes some Microchange toys like the tapes and Browning.
As I said upthread I have a memory of seeing a Joustra Diaclone Minibot cardback with the Takara Diaclone Change Attacker and Microchange Cassette Machines on buit I've not seen a picture of that anywhere yet. (it might be the shop I got the minibots from had these but I ignored them, stupid me)
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Post by Hero on Feb 1, 2015 10:56:18 GMT
Wow! Whose blog is that? I'm hooked.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 1, 2015 12:11:38 GMT
No idea! but there's some decent stuff that's well worth reading
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Post by Hero on Feb 1, 2015 13:24:43 GMT
I see Maz has contributed there too.
Bookmarked for life.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 1, 2015 13:35:39 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 21, 2015 20:16:00 GMT
Transformerland have recently put up high res scans and translations of 1984 and 1982 Diaclone catalogues. Some lovely art in them. This was mentioned on RFC this week, drawing attention to the Dinobots on page 11/12 of the 84 one, which are quite different to the finished versions. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 23, 2015 21:13:21 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 23, 2015 21:29:10 GMT
"A LIVING TAPE!!"
My mind just imploded.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 23, 2015 21:42:51 GMT
There's some awesome art there! Now that's my idea of a shattered glass storyline. Excellent stuff.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 24, 2015 7:53:13 GMT
I did get worried about Cosmocar's fate.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 24, 2015 8:01:55 GMT
I cheered when Diatrain turned up. I've got one and it's great!
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 24, 2015 12:04:29 GMT
Diaclone himself is proper hardcore in part X.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 2, 2015 20:44:09 GMT
I was going to post a link to the Diaclone comic in the TF comic section for folk who may not have seen the link in Toys but it now shows as '404 Not Found'.  -Ralph |
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 2, 2015 20:55:34 GMT
Hmm. The whole 'more' section of the main site menu has been removed. I did download the pages and packed them into a cbz to read offline, so they're around if anyone didn't grab them.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 11, 2015 17:28:01 GMT
Following Shockprowl's revelation earlier in the dayClampdown eh? Never heard of him 'till today, but yeah, nice repaint. I thought we'd have a look at the Diaclone toys that didn't make it into the 1984/5 Transformers line. Where the toy has subsequently made an appearance in the Transformers toyline I've tried to include a link to their first appearance
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Post by Jaymz on Sept 14, 2015 11:02:18 GMT
G1 mould Black Tracks was done as a competition prize, called Black Tracks.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 14, 2015 11:45:31 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 14, 2015 18:42:03 GMT
What an amazing name.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Sept 14, 2015 19:22:21 GMT
WOOOOOOAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!
HANG ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HOLD THE PHONES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What's this 'Powered Convoy' all about?!?!?!
Are you trying to tell me that Ultra Magnus is in actually fact a 'powered' suite of armor for diaclone Optimus?!?!
I'm being serious!!!!! I- I didn't know! Is this a thing?!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 18, 2015 11:00:26 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 18, 2015 21:44:55 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Sept 18, 2015 21:51:31 GMT
That's the French version right? not the total original Diaclone range?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 18, 2015 22:51:20 GMT
Yup, Joustra were the French distributor/manufacturer.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 1, 2015 13:20:38 GMT
A couple of pre TF Microchange ads
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 1, 2015 18:06:29 GMT
I still feel I do not know enough about the handover between the older ranges and the Transformers. I was wondering only yesterday while I was having a fiddle with Kup - were the movie toys really the first Hasbro original designs? I read that of the 86 figures the Special Teams! were unused Diaclone designs - but what about the triple changers? were they Diaclone too? and Wheelie is an oddity - he's the only '86 minibot who isn't a repaint of an older one? was he Hasbro? similarly, the Battlechargers and the Predacons. I think I've asked this before but I can't remember if there was an answer.
I can't find a site that lists releases that long ago as actual waves as opposed to years; I've always been interested to know where Diaclone and associated figures ended and Hasbro started.
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An interesting couple of articles on the non Takara Transformers before they were Transformers:
