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Post by Toph on Feb 27, 2018 20:22:58 GMT
There is no cheap primus here. My TRU still wants full price.
I WANT RAVER PRIMUS, DAMMIT!
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 27, 2018 20:52:56 GMT
I don't think you'd save an awful lot getting one of us to send one over. It'd be $70 plus the shipping.
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Post by Toph on Feb 27, 2018 21:03:25 GMT
Nope. Shipping alone would push it up to full retail, pretty much.
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 27, 2018 21:36:25 GMT
I did not buy a cheap Primus. I often think I ought to, but it's a toy that doesn't have a home in my collection. Wouldn't fit with anything. But it created all the other robots. -Ralph |
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Post by Baron B of Triple B on Feb 27, 2018 22:08:48 GMT
I did not buy a cheap Primus. I often think I ought to, but it's a toy that doesn't have a home in my collection. Wouldn't fit with anything. It is it's own collection! |
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Post by Baron B of Triple B on Feb 27, 2018 22:15:58 GMT
Nope. Shipping alone would push it up to full retail, pretty much. How much do you reckon shipping would cost? |
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Post by Toph on Feb 27, 2018 22:54:28 GMT
They're $120 or so locally. From my experience sending huge boxes of stuff to you guys, I imagine shipping would be no less than $40. And I'm probably underestimating.
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Post by Baron B of Triple B on Feb 28, 2018 16:56:23 GMT
I was about to say if you cover shipping I'll pay for the figure.
Went to TRU website and it's been taken offline due to their administration.
If anyone is passing a TRU that has the cheap Primus can they pick one up please and I'll pay for it.
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Post by Toph on Feb 28, 2018 17:41:07 GMT
Naw dude! I really really appreciate the thought. More than you realize. But you don't really need to do that.
it's more of an irritating thing for me. I have the original, and now there's a G2 version dangling tantilizingly in front of me. But I'm honestly not even sure I'd grab it if they did knock it down to $70. It's stuck in my head the original was like... $60 when the mold came out.
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Post by Baron B of Triple B on Feb 28, 2018 17:47:23 GMT
You've done a bit of running about for me the last few months so it's my way of repaying you. I'm happy to do it
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Post by Toph on Feb 28, 2018 17:50:41 GMT
That's a lot of money though.
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Post by Baron B of Triple B on Feb 28, 2018 18:35:49 GMT
Don't worry about the cost involved. If someone can get it for you, would you be ok covering shipping?
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Post by Baron B of Triple B on Feb 28, 2018 18:39:07 GMT
Or if shipping will be close to $50 anywat, why don't I just send you the other $70 (which is about £50, I think) and cut out the bit in the middle?
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Post by Llama God on Feb 28, 2018 19:45:29 GMT
I was hoping to get to The Forge at the weekend, so I'll see if they have any there. But given the weather... That may not happen. (And no, not a single one at the Govan branch.)
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Post by Bogatan on Feb 28, 2018 20:02:36 GMT
Last time I was in mine it still had one. Probably wont be able to check till Saturday.
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Post by Toph on Mar 1, 2018 2:23:17 GMT
I appreciate the sentiment a lot. It makes me really happy, and of course I'd be happy to pay for shipping.
But I just don't feel right accepting such an expensive gift.
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Post by Llama God on Mar 3, 2018 14:23:38 GMT
It’s 20% off all TFs in the Forge Toysaurus. Which means it’s forty quid for a G2 Primus. I’m gonna pick one up, so... does anyone want?
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Post by Toph on Mar 4, 2018 0:10:46 GMT
How much is a quid to a pound? Or is it the brittish version of calling a dollar a buck?
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 4, 2018 0:32:36 GMT
How much is a quid to a pound? Or is it the brittish version of calling a dollar a buck? The british version of calling a dollar a buck. |
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Post by Toph on Mar 4, 2018 0:41:01 GMT
Thanks!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 5, 2018 7:40:45 GMT
I've just seen the Knight Armour toys advertised on CITV.
They're running adverts for this stuff nearly a year after release????
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 5, 2018 8:09:33 GMT
I still see most of the line shelfwarming at full price!
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 13, 2018 22:43:39 GMT
Cybertron (Primus) freed from his box this evening, sourced from Phil of this parish. I already knew the mould but the mad colours are great. Pictures do not do it justice.
I have made him SDCC TR Fort Max's diminutive butler.
-Ralph
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Post by Toph on Apr 13, 2018 23:13:56 GMT
I was hoping that with TRU clearancing everything out that I could finally snag primus.
But a month on, and it's still not dropped below $140.
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Post by Llama God on Apr 14, 2018 10:01:46 GMT
That is madness.
But yeah, Primus' colours are so good - miles better than the original. I mostly like that it looks like he has a molten core. I've probably said that before, but I like it so much that I don't care.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 4, 2018 11:02:06 GMT
It's a really good repaint.
Andy
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Post by Pinwig on May 19, 2018 22:53:17 GMT
Voyager Scorn. Impressive looking dinosaur mode, possibly bigger than the equivalent Grimlock. Nice detail. Transformation is a little fiddly but worth the hassle to get to the Dino. Robot suffers because it sticks to the appearance of the Deluxe version, which was limited simply by its size. The tail as arm needs to be able to fold up, it's too long, and the other side has both the smaller Dino arms hanging off the shoulder, which makes it look unbalanced. In all, a great movie style dinosaur with an awkward and oversized robot.
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Post by Bogatan on Mar 9, 2021 13:27:18 GMT
Got myself TLK Premier Edition Voyager Optimus Prime Clear Version.
Its pretty!
And terrifying. Thats a lot of clear plastic. But weirdly no light piping as the head is almost completely painted.
I think its the first time Ive had my hands on this mould. I was expecting someting simple like most of the later Primes we got from Hasbro but this ones fiddly. Its actually kind of like ROTF leader class Prime, but smaller and made of transparent plastic.
He will make a very fine addition to my translucent Prime Shelf (should I ever gather them together and place them on a shelf)
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Post by Llama God on Mar 10, 2021 8:05:24 GMT
I didn't even know that was a thing!
Or I did and I forgot.
One of the two!
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Post by Bogatan on Mar 10, 2021 15:20:04 GMT
I stumbled across it one night after the Saturday zoom call while I was looking for something for Phil and a godbomber for me (after talk about a G2 Powermaster Prime escalated). I'd never seen it before and honestly I dont think I even knew the mould was different from the ones we got over here till it arrived.
But Im discovering that Takara went store exclusive lottery mad from 2007 till pretty recently. This one was send in proof of purchase for for TLK releases from a specific store. The wiki isnt clear to me wether it was any one version or you had to buy the DVD and Bluray or some other combo.
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