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Post by Pinwig on Oct 24, 2015 16:14:37 GMT
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Post by Toph on Oct 24, 2015 21:33:54 GMT
FOC Grimlock was a blight. It was a blight against dinosaurs.
It was a blight against dinobots.
It was a blight against grimlocks.
It was a blight against decent toys.
It was one of the single worst molds ever made. It was knockoff cheap and flimsy.
And worst of all, it was a blight against dinosaurs. It makes me vomit in my mouth.
But damn does it become Kaijulock really well.
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Post by Llama God on Oct 25, 2015 10:56:07 GMT
You didn't like the original mold then, CJ? ;-)
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Post by Toph on Oct 26, 2015 23:25:35 GMT
Somewhere along the way BBTS erased my preorder for rumble and frenzy!
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 27, 2015 20:48:10 GMT
In the absence of Phil to do this kind of thing for us: new pics on TFW2005 via twitter that show TAV-33 Op Supreme mode is really rather nice:  |
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 27, 2015 20:49:10 GMT
Compared to TAV-21, the pre-remould version:  |
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Post by Llama God on Oct 28, 2015 0:16:38 GMT
It's definitely got a little more silver...
I do like it. It's just not worth the asking price.
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 28, 2015 7:52:40 GMT
I really like this revised version. Compared to something like the Roll Out Command Optimus thingie from Animated it looks cracking. The thing with something this big though (30cm tall) is that you always have the question "What does it do?" This is beyond modern Leader size, it's an old school base scale figure like G1 Prime, or Armada. It should have extra functions and features beyond just transforming. But does it? If this was an old fashioned 'occupy you for the whole of Christmas Day' because it's packed with hidden fun then I reckon I'd buy it.
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 28, 2015 9:27:32 GMT
Indeed. I am of the opinion that toys that cost more should have more play features.
-Ralph
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Post by Llama God on Oct 28, 2015 9:34:18 GMT
Aye. The best thing about Fortress Maximus, even better than being a double Headmaster? That little lift and ramp in his central tower. Wheeee!
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 28, 2015 13:22:24 GMT
And the jail cell!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 29, 2015 19:38:13 GMT
Grimlock's got new minicon ports on his shoulders. Is Phil down with the RiD minicons? or is that new fangled nonsense not pure in the eyes of the minicon faithful?  |
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Post by Benn on Oct 29, 2015 20:06:58 GMT
If it fits on a minicon port, it is a minicon, I believe.
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 29, 2015 20:12:28 GMT
These are modern ports though. Not pegs, little I shaped bars. New fangled!
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Post by Benn on Oct 30, 2015 11:28:11 GMT
That cloudies the issue considerably!
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Post by Bogatan on Oct 30, 2015 12:57:20 GMT
I imagine c-clipped Minicons would make Phil very happy.
But I-clips sound new and scary.
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 30, 2015 13:33:10 GMT
Clip evidence! C? I? I've no idea. All my Armada toys are in the loft. Wait, didn't they have pegs with a hole in the middle? that isn't a C or an I! Anyway, this is what's on Grimlock's shoulder. The connector is the bit on the circular rim, not the centre.  |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 30, 2015 16:21:45 GMT
I. That's new, don't like that.
HLJ looked to have been stiffed on Rumble, Frenzy and Dark Shadow :-( Now showing as discontinued
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 30, 2015 17:16:43 GMT
So Minicons.....
Armada Minicons have 5mm sockets with a peg down the middle which means they fit onto a 5mm post with a hole on a larger toy. That's the standard from Armada to Classics with only one Minicon not having the hole. I leave it as an exercise to the reader to establish which one.
Arms Micron changes things round: the larger toy gets a 5mm hole while the Minicon get a 5mm pegs (nothing down the middle of either) This makes better hand held weapons out of the Minicons
C-clips is a standard iuntroduced with Revenge of the fallen dave. The weapon has a c shaped clip which fits on a 3mm bar.
C-clips have never been crossbred with Minicons. FOR SHAME, FOR SHAME!
This new system is plain stupid and I will have no truck with it.
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 30, 2015 17:36:59 GMT
Now that's more like it. This is how things should be. Please don't go away again Phil, your stabilising presence is essential to our understanding of life. I felt my shoulders unknotting just reading that.
Down with modern I clip Minicon bars! impure! impure!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 30, 2015 22:07:32 GMT
I. That's new, don't like that. HLJ looked to have been stiffed on Rumble, Frenzy and Dark Shadow :-( Now showing as discontinued And just billed for them! ¥5,880 = £32.91 |
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Post by blueshift on Oct 30, 2015 22:20:43 GMT
That's the standard from Armada to Classics with only one Minicon not having the hole. I leave it as an exercise to the reader to establish which one. Nightstick? |
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Post by blueshift on Oct 30, 2015 22:22:18 GMT
OOOOOOOOOOOOOH and I bet you mean that big High Wire that came with GI Joe Kicker!!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 30, 2015 22:26:17 GMT
Not exactly a Minicon is it?
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Post by blueshift on Oct 30, 2015 22:27:45 GMT
Energon Highwire was a Minicon!!!!
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Post by blueshift on Oct 30, 2015 22:32:00 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 30, 2015 22:37:18 GMT
Not exactly a Minicon is it? Energon Highwire was a Minicon!!!! The little version is! The big one isn't. |
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Post by blueshift on Oct 30, 2015 22:38:28 GMT
Fixit is a minicon and neither of his two toys have minicon ports I believe
4 points to blue
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Post by blueshift on Oct 30, 2015 22:39:25 GMT
Energon Highwire was a Minicon!!!! The little version is! The big one isn't. It's the same character! Do we need a poll?? |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 30, 2015 22:49:10 GMT
Fixit is a minicon and neither of his two toys have minicon ports I believe 4 points to blue Outside of the range of what we're dealing with as is Cyclonus' Nightstick which is Universe 2 originally. |
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