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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 7, 2008 19:13:36 GMT
Rock Lords are awesome indeed and the animated film is top notch too!
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 17, 2008 21:36:17 GMT
Both books - machine robo and sentai - arrived today. Both similar. Both quality, You can't beat a publication on Japanese Giuant Robot toys !
Actually learnt some stuff from the Sentai volume about Sentai toys that were released overseas before Power Rangers started !
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 17, 2008 22:30:40 GMT
Both books - machine robo and sentai - arrived today. Both similar. Both quality, You can't beat a publication on Japanese Giuant Robot toys ! 'Quoted for truth', as they say on many other message boards. Glad to hear you're enjoying the Machine Robo book! -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 19, 2008 18:46:54 GMT
A quiz for those of you with the Robo Machines book: which Robo Machines toy is actually a Sentai toy and in my other toy book ? A page number in the RM book or a link to a picture will surfice. Winner gets exalted.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 19, 2008 20:08:55 GMT
I will have a look.
-Ralph
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Post by duffism1981 on Jun 19, 2008 20:14:12 GMT
I remember in the early Nineties, I bought Leader-1, Turbo and Scooter from the local news agents where my Grandparents live for 50p each. My mum made me give my cousin one of them, and he took Turbo. Grrrrrrrrr.
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Post by legios on Jun 19, 2008 20:35:17 GMT
I remember in the early Nineties, I bought Leader-1, Turbo and Scooter from the local news agents where my Grandparents live for 50p each. My mum made me give my cousin one of them, and he took Turbo. Grrrrrrrrr. It could have been worse - he could have taken Leader-1. Karl |
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 19, 2008 21:04:02 GMT
I have an overwhelming urge for Rock Lords.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 19, 2008 21:24:43 GMT
I have an overwhelming urge to do Rock Lords comics.
Andy
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Post by grahamthomson on Jun 20, 2008 9:37:13 GMT
I have an overwhelming urge to push an icepick up my nose so I can forget all about Rock Lords.
Actually, I used to own two. One completely silver one and a brown cube-shaped one.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 20, 2008 21:33:50 GMT
They are awesome. Robots that turn into rocks. What more could you want?
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 26, 2008 12:50:32 GMT
Answer to Q in post 33: Compare the red robot here with p32 of the Machine Robo book ! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2013 0:21:41 GMT
used to have Turbo, Leader One, Scooter, Dive Dive, Flip Top, Man O War, Apollo, Road Ranger, Raizor, Night Fright & Warpath
i loved Raizor, Night Fright & Warpath
pity i still don't have them
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Post by kayevcee on Mar 20, 2013 0:53:31 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 20, 2013 7:40:56 GMT
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Post by blueshift on Mar 20, 2013 7:49:05 GMT
Oh wow, that's a shellformer all right!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 20, 2013 8:19:26 GMT
It's a Dirty Harry transforming robot!
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Post by kayevcee on Mar 20, 2013 11:24:23 GMT
Yeah, he's a cracker. Maybe not 400 quid's worth mind.
-Nick
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 20, 2013 19:26:43 GMT
I must have one.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 23, 2013 20:58:12 GMT
I love Tank. The little chap that Nickos sent me. His face is awesome! Want more of these little chaps. But they seem quite rare on ebayus.
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Post by Hero on Mar 24, 2013 10:48:18 GMT
I've always found Car Boot sales better for acquiring Go Bots/Robo Machines, but eBay better for Rock Lords.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 24, 2013 11:01:21 GMT
The best place to look for Rock Lords is in the ground.
-Ralph
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Post by kayevcee on Mar 24, 2013 12:14:27 GMT
Actually, I got one of the rare second year "Action Shock Rocks" for a tenner on eBay a couple of days ago. "Stone Hook" his name is. Black and yellow chap with a grappling line in his right arm. I had the pink squid-faced one from back in the day, so I've just got the blue one and the yellow one to find and all I'll be missing is the "upper torso" member of the Fossil Lords.
That last one will be a challenge.
Gobots tend to crop up in large lots when they do appear, and it has left me with numerous doublers and an awful lot of junkers. Dive Dive, Scooter, white Crasher and Water Walk seem to be the most common survivors in the UK.
-Nick
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 5, 2013 17:03:02 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 5, 2013 17:32:15 GMT
At that price? Really, BBTS? That's pound bin fare!
-Rlph
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Post by kayevcee on Apr 6, 2013 0:43:10 GMT
Staks is a Super Gobot and was available with and without the trailer- this one appears to be with. It is genuinely hard to come by- I just don't know if any Gobot fans are willing to pay $70 for it. I saw a boxed Thruster (Renegade base playset dealie) go for about 15 quid a couple of weeks back on eBay. What Gobot collector base there is (basically me and about five other guys as far as I can tell) doesn't appear to be that bothered about boxed items.
Now if they'd found a pallet of Bismarcks, on the other hand...
-Nick
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 14, 2014 23:09:07 GMT
EDIT: Moved from discussion of 3P GobotsThis has been bugging me all day, these were called Robo Machines in the UK weren't they? did we actually have the cartoon here at all? I'm sure there was a comic wasn't there? I remember reading it and firmly looking down my nose in comparison to the majesty of TF:UK. |
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Post by Toph on Mar 14, 2014 23:29:43 GMT
Well, from my limited american understanding, they did get a limited release as Challenge of the Gobots over there.
But gobots were all licensed molds from a japanese toyline called Machine Robo, which did have it's own anime series.
Which, like Diaclone, I believe also got a limited european release, either pre, or during Gobots.
I could be completely wrong, due to the general hatred some more irrational TF fans have towards gobots, they just aren't as well documented, and much harder (for me, at least) to find reliable information about them.
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Post by blueshift on Mar 15, 2014 0:22:04 GMT
I am sure one of my friends had a Gobots book. We definitely got it as Robo Machines though, I had a Throttle, Spay-C and Crasher. Maybe it was both, or some cross-pollination going on!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 15, 2014 7:49:57 GMT
This has been bugging me all day, these were called Robo Machines in the UK weren't they? did we actually have the cartoon here at all? I'm sure there was a comic wasn't there? I remember reading it and firmly looking down my nose in comparison to the majesty of TF:UK. Yes they were Robo Machines: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robo_Machineen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robo_Machines_(comic)The cartoon did turn up, and ended up replacing Transformers on breakfast television. I don't think we got anything beyond the first season of TFs shown before Gobots showed up. Did the toys get rebranded as Gobots? Can't remember. Some US Oots may have sneaked into the country though I've got the aforementioned Machine Robo Rescue book and it's fab. |
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