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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 22, 2010 8:55:41 GMT
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Dec 22, 2010 10:58:06 GMT
YESSS.
Graaaham... these need to see the printed page please!!!
Martin
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Post by charlesrocketboy on Dec 23, 2010 18:40:34 GMT
Cool!
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Post by legios on Dec 23, 2010 20:24:54 GMT
Ah these are great! Lovely to read the fuller versions of these.
Karl
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Dec 24, 2010 14:36:45 GMT
Splendid stuff.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 13, 2011 1:38:46 GMT
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jan 13, 2011 8:00:58 GMT
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Post by grahamthomson on Jan 13, 2011 9:06:00 GMT
Whee!
Now where are the missing Akin and Garvey-inked model sheets!?
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Post by legios on Jan 13, 2011 20:37:47 GMT
Whirl, fantastic!
Karl
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Feb 27, 2011 12:32:02 GMT
Hm. I was thinking of writing a story in honour of these eight rediscovered character profiles, about Roadbuster, Whirl, Hubcap, Swerve and the Deluxe Insecticons on Earth (not USA) in 1987-8, but I've had the wind knocked out of my sails, now that I've looked up Roadbuster and Whirl's vehicle modes and discovered that they aren't real Earth vehicles.  Martin |
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Post by blueshift on Feb 27, 2011 12:54:23 GMT
Hm. I was thinking of writing a story in honour of these eight rediscovered character profiles, about Roadbuster, Whirl, Hubcap, Swerve and the Deluxe Insecticons on Earth (not USA) in 1987-8, but I've had the wind knocked out of my sails, now that I've looked up Roadbuster and Whirl's vehicle modes and discovered that they aren't real Earth vehicles. Martin Psst Don't worry Martin, there's no such thing as giant robot insects either  |
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Post by grahamthomson on Feb 28, 2011 19:04:34 GMT
Whirl is almost an Apache helicopter and Roadbuster could be any one of the many, many military vehicles out there. (Swindle's vehicle mode has yet to be attributed to a real world vehicle, as it happens.)
I think the prospect of a new Martin penned TF story far outweighs the fact that these guys aren't quite real Earth vehicles.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Feb 28, 2011 19:10:06 GMT
Aw. I like you, Graham.
OK, let's see how I feel about it next weekend.
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 28, 2011 19:25:10 GMT
Ralph just sees robot that turns into helicopter. This is enough for him.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Feb 28, 2011 20:35:34 GMT
Whirl is almost an Apache helicopter Closer to the AH-1 Cobra, beloved of the USMC, than to the Apache. In honesty the Gazette (which toy became Whirl) is as near as makes no odds a Cobra. Separate him from his Dovrack origins and he actually looks closer to a Cobra than Starscream's toy does to an F-15 - he is that close. About the only thing you need to do is move the rotary gun to the copters chin and that about sorts it. Roadbuster is close enough to blend in as far as I am concerned. (After all if we allow for the vagarities of the art we could suggest that there are vehicles on the Earth of the Transformers that do not exist on ours - some of the USAF aircraft seen in the course of events look sufficiently dissimilar that there is a bit of wiggle room in terms of things matching up anyway). And let me add my voice to those that says the small gap that exists isn't enough that we would want to see it prevent you from writing whatever you have in mind. Karl |
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Post by grahamthomson on Feb 28, 2011 21:06:53 GMT
Whoops, I meant to say Cobra. I was even reading his TFWiki entry at the time, so why I put Apache I don't know.
I certainly like your viewpoint of "vehicles on the Earth of the Transformers" as a neat enough get-out clause!
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Post by legios on Feb 28, 2011 21:43:38 GMT
Whoops, I meant to say Cobra. I was even reading his TFWiki entry at the time, so why I put Apache I don't know. Probably all the exposure that the Apache has had in recent years. A lot if the time it is them that the media will mention if they are talking about attack helicopters . Probably helped by the fact that I think the US Army has more of them than the USMC does Cobras (and the Apache is the poster girl for America's modern wars whilst the Cobra hails from the one they would rather forget). Ta muchly. Karl |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 3, 2011 0:08:36 GMT
Ooooh! Nice find.
Welcome to the forum!
Andy
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Post by grahamthomson on Mar 3, 2011 8:56:39 GMT
Today I have learned something new! Welcome to the forum! |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 21, 2014 7:29:43 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 21, 2014 7:41:35 GMT
WOW! Instant pre order!
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 21, 2014 7:58:02 GMT
Damn right!
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 21, 2014 11:03:10 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 21, 2014 16:36:25 GMT
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Post by primenova on Sept 21, 2014 17:01:18 GMT
I'll get that one for the profiles from the later issues reprinted only.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 21, 2014 17:06:03 GMT
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 21, 2014 17:43:44 GMT
All of the characters missing from the original TFU trade (Eject, Inferno, Pipes, Rewind, Sandstorm, Steeljaw, Tailgate, Topspin, Twin Twist) except for Eject should have A-Z entries in the UK Classics books by the time James gets to the end of the series (although the A-Z and Universe wording isn't identical, I'll admit). So we are really buying US Classics Volume 8 for Eject and the later profiles that weren't printed in the UK.
Martin
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 21, 2014 18:09:07 GMT
And to have a volume with them all in one place and easily accesible.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 21, 2014 18:24:56 GMT
Yes of course, that's the real reason. Otherwise I'd just stick to TFU Volume 1 plus my colour print-outs from www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php . I bet they recolour Soundwave blue and remove his mouth. That's what they've been doing in the US Classics series generally. Martin |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 21, 2014 18:44:54 GMT
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