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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 17, 2008 11:05:53 GMT
The Pretender Monsters were Woolies exclusives (Devastator, Overlord)
My recollection was *much* earlier than 91 - I went to University in 91 which expanded my toy buying horizons and I'd seen them before that - I think 1989 would be about right.
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Post by grahamthomson on Nov 17, 2008 11:14:37 GMT
I got my Overlord from Toys R Us in 1991 for £29.99. (It was a toss up between him and the Classics "Original" Optimus Prime.)
So you reckon 1989 for the Monsters? I'll take you on your word for that.
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 17, 2008 11:54:49 GMT
I got Overlord from an independent toy shop, or by then possibly part of Toymasters so that wasn't an exclusive.
The only time I remeber seeing the Pretender monsters was around the time of minibots and Devastator at Woolworths but I was so young I wouldn't trust my memory it could easily have been a year or more either side.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 17, 2008 15:50:10 GMT
Devastator was also a woolies exclusive in late 80s early 90s
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Nov 18, 2008 12:41:02 GMT
I'm with Phil on this as my mate had the warthog chap whose name escapes me when I was living in Bo'ness and I left there in July 89.
Andy
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Post by Hero on Nov 20, 2008 6:07:37 GMT
I could have sworn Tescos had the Pretender Monsters too.
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 20, 2008 11:07:03 GMT
Now with rubbery skin!
-Ralph
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Post by grahamthomson on Nov 20, 2008 16:28:12 GMT
Looks like they used the child with the smallest hands possible to try to make the toys look bigger!
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 6, 2009 11:22:09 GMT
Yesterday, I touched a Longtooth
It's true. I did.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 6, 2009 11:32:00 GMT
I take it that was at the toy-nexus known as Nick's house....
Andy
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Post by grahamthomson on Jan 6, 2009 11:47:11 GMT
Did you slide your fingertip along the tusk?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 6, 2009 12:55:19 GMT
Do you feel dirty now ?
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Post by Gav on Jan 6, 2009 13:10:45 GMT
Haha...yesssssssssssss it'sssss all coming together yessssss.....
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 6, 2009 17:55:09 GMT
Yes. Yes I do. I did not touch his tusks but did pat him on the head. Luckily, I was distracted by a nearby Bomb-burst. -Ralph |
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Post by Shockprowl on Jan 7, 2009 22:56:28 GMT
Phew, ol' Bursty saves the day again, hu?
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 7, 2009 22:57:38 GMT
He did indeed.
This was when I was going through Toy-fu's mindblowing Pretender box. I now must own the entire range.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 8, 2009 12:53:22 GMT
The entire range includes LONGTOOTH!!!!
HAHAHAAHA!
Andy
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Post by grahamthomson on Jan 8, 2009 13:06:30 GMT
Start and end with the 1988 Pretenders. Then you'll never have to have a Longtooth.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 8, 2009 13:13:11 GMT
Don't give him an out!!!!
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 8, 2009 13:14:30 GMT
The entire range includes LONGTOOTH!!!! HAHAHAAHA! Andy Balls! Never! I currently have Grimlock, Skullgrin (need his belt and weapon) and Waverider's inner robot. I never realised Pretenders were such fun (in an amusingly tatty sort of way) until I went through that huge box of Pretenders Nick has (available for sale at AA, plug plug). -Ralph |
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Post by Gav on Jan 8, 2009 13:40:48 GMT
I really wish i could go to AA to see this majesty of Toy-Fu - argh.
The only Pretender i had was Catilla- and I used to pretend he was the liason (or whatever word i used in lieu of liason when i was younger) between my Transformers and Voltron toys.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 8, 2009 13:43:21 GMT
We'll take some photos so you can see the majesty of the Fu!
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 8, 2009 18:51:15 GMT
There is a photo of me gurning behind the current stock, I believe.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Jan 8, 2009 20:20:16 GMT
A proper Pertwee or McCoy gurn I would hope?
Karl
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Post by blueshift on Jul 9, 2009 14:07:19 GMT
I've been clearing out a lot of my old stuff on ebay, and am thinking about filling some of that empty shelf space with Pretenders. I've owned a few, and always thought they were neat, both the giant spacemen and the monsters.
Am I insane? More imporantly, does anyone have any advice if I decide to try to collect them?
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Post by kayevcee on Jul 9, 2009 17:37:03 GMT
Be warned that some of the year 2 figures (Bludgeon and Thunderwing specifically) cost a fortune, and some of them have a testicle-gratingly irritating number of wee fiddly bits like belts and shoulderpads that detach for no good reason and you will never find. You can either pay more for a complete one, get an incomplete one and try your luck with parts sites/parts lots/swapping on forums or get an incomplete one that has all the bits you care about and say 'meh' to the rest.
On a related note, Toy-fu will have a wide variety of Pretenders from 1988 and 1989 available at Aut- *sounds of a man being dragged out of the thread*
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 9, 2009 17:58:17 GMT
I have grown to love Pretenders. Crap kids toy, fun adult collectables. Especially if I like the character. Heck, mostly because I like the character. I have Bomb-Burst and Submarauder complete and incomplete Skullgrin, Grimlock as well as the inner robots for Waverider and Strangehold.
I crave more though! MORE!
-Ralph
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Post by dyrl on Jul 9, 2009 19:01:52 GMT
I also like Pretenders, even though they are crap toys, but mainly for the characters. I've always wanted to have Thunderwing, the three Decepticon Double Targetmasters, and Nightbeat, Hosehead and Siren just to have the main players of Matrix Quest 1.
And a nice statue of Miss Fatale, and some good poseable figures of all the gangsters would also be appreciated.
Sadly, Hasbro prefers to issue more low quality toys....
Pete
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Post by Bogatan on Jul 9, 2009 19:33:36 GMT
The basic toys were crap but I think after the first line, Waverider and his kind along with the beasts, the concept improved. The smaller sized subgroup including Bludgeon were much better toys. THe smaller size made the detailing more impressive and the robots generally more interesting. Admittedly they all just turned into blocks until the extra parts were added, but once added they did look like something.
I always found Vrooms combining gimmick a lot of fun too. I never had any of the larger vehicle pretenders but looking at them in the shops they looked great fun to me.
Then of course the classics showed exactly what potential the line could have had. The little guys werent perfect but I only owned Grimlock in its original form and all 4 of them were good substitutes and showed the line could have had "real" transformers inside all along.
Andy
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2009 21:09:27 GMT
One word springs to mind here.
LONGTOOTH!
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