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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 1, 2017 12:43:04 GMT
I know!
Phil needs that toy.
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Post by Bogatan on Apr 1, 2017 13:08:19 GMT
Hes going to look short compared to Max and Plex. Plenty of bulk, but probably not going to be much taller than Devvy.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 1, 2017 17:27:04 GMT
I love how those chaps in the video get very excited about feeding Titanmasters to Trypticon but never bother transforming it.
-Ralph
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Post by Stomski on Apr 1, 2017 18:30:45 GMT
Alright, that video changed my mind! All figure review videos should be like this, just without the weird doll pics in the background.  |
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 1, 2017 20:54:12 GMT
Yeah, what is it with those weird dolls pics?
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Post by Jim on Apr 2, 2017 11:07:35 GMT
Pretty sure those are pics of Blythe dolls, one of Takara's quite successful lines; many years ago I found common ground with a female colleague as we were both receiving packages from HLJ, her of Blythe and me of TFs.
-Jim
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 3, 2017 14:24:06 GMT
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 3, 2017 18:51:08 GMT
THAT is a big impressive box! I feel I should start going all "AAARRRGGHHH" and "DIVORCE-IMMENIMENT"!!!! ...etc...
....I forget what my point was... but it was 'Pro Box'!!!!!!!
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 3, 2017 18:51:25 GMT
Cant' beat a good box
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 3, 2017 18:52:03 GMT
CAN'T BEAT A GOOD BOX
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 3, 2017 18:52:28 GMT
What does 'Trypticon' actually mean?
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 3, 2017 18:53:02 GMT
TRYPTICON
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 3, 2017 19:17:49 GMT
What does 'Trypticon' actually mean? 'Tryptic' means of or pertaining to trypsin. Trypsin is the chief digestive enzyme of the pancreatic juice, an endopeptidase which splits proteins into polypeptides. Martin |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 3, 2017 19:32:59 GMT
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Post by blueshift on Apr 3, 2017 19:37:17 GMT
No no no Martin. No no no.
Typt means 'three', of course. Trypticon = Three Decepticons. And as we all know, Trypticon is the Dinosaur, Full-Tilt and Brunt.
Have Hasbro released a Brunt with the new Trypticon?
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 3, 2017 20:51:58 GMT
I'm sorry, gentlemen, but I don't accept either if those descriptions.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 3, 2017 21:12:38 GMT
Martin has brought new meaning to Trypticon.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 3, 2017 21:50:09 GMT
Okay, so a triptych is a hinged three panel painting where the two panels either side of the main one fold in to close it up.
Which is how Trypticon transforms from city to robot. If you pull him open he is a triptych - a central body with two hinged side pieces.
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Post by Baron B of Triple B on Apr 3, 2017 21:58:29 GMT
It's because he tries to trip people.
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 3, 2017 22:02:22 GMT
Or that he trips over his own feet while trying to walk, which is a pretty accurate description of his walking motion.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 3, 2017 22:04:38 GMT
Okay, so a triptych is a hinged three panel painting where the two panels either side of the main one fold in to close it up. Which is how Trypticon transforms from city to robot. If you pull him open he is a triptych - a central body with two hinged side pieces. !!!!!!!! I had never thought of that before. You - you might be right. Someone ask Uncle Bob at TF Nation. Was he still naming the toys at that point? -Ralph |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 4, 2017 6:01:00 GMT
Okay, so a triptych is a hinged three panel painting where the two panels either side of the main one fold in to close it up. Yes, but he's not called Triptycon, he's called Trypticon. Martin |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 4, 2017 6:02:21 GMT
Yes, but he's not called Triplecon, he's called Trypticon. Martin |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 4, 2017 6:03:20 GMT
It's because he tries to trip people. Yes, but he's not called Tripupcon, he's called Trypticon. Martin |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 4, 2017 6:16:53 GMT
If you don't think Trypticon is named for the word 'tryptic', then he can only be exhorting his colleagues to 'Try PTI, 'Con!'
But what is PTI?
There are lots of meanings for PTI out there, among them Physical Training Instructor, Personal Telephone Integration, Pre-Trial Intervention, Pre-Tax Income, Positive Target Identification, Part-Time Indian, Parent Teacher Interview and Pardon The Interruption.
Martin
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Post by primenova on Apr 4, 2017 6:29:25 GMT
Is a triple changer but also has in the new toy 3 parts - main figure, car & head.
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Post by Baron B of Triple B on Apr 4, 2017 8:23:46 GMT
It's because he tries to trip people. Yes, but he's not called Tripupcon, he's called Trypticon. Martin Its a combination of Try and Trip. |
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 4, 2017 9:57:34 GMT
I'm not sure part-time Indian is a thing.
-Ralph
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Post by Jim on Apr 4, 2017 10:00:43 GMT
Looked him up on TFWiki out of curiosity; they assert this in the notes:
which is kind of cool if true! No citation though...
-Jim
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 4, 2017 18:18:44 GMT
Huh, there you go. I hadn't looked at that. I was remembering learning about Tryptychs in a cathedral in Bruges a few years ago.
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