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Post by The Doctor on Nov 9, 2018 9:02:06 GMT
But yeah, they look pretty naff I'm sorry to say. Have you ever owned one Ian? Naff doesn't even begin to scrape the surface. Both barrels when I can get to a PC! No, Phil, no! Everyone loves the Throttlebots. -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 9, 2018 9:02:41 GMT
Tough choice. They are all good but the only true winner is...GOLDBUG.
GOLDBUG.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 9, 2018 9:12:58 GMT
Things in the Throttlebots' favour: 1. Well-designed, individual heads that you can shine light through.
2. Fun pull-back-and-go action
3. Er... rubber tyres.
4. Interesting tech-specs. But other than that, they look awful, especially standing next to Mini Autobots in robot mode. Martin Martin said Mini Autobots before I did. Yes, one of the big problems this lot have is they look dreadful in comparison to the Mini Autobots whose place in the line they are effectively filling. They might have gotten away with that if they hadn't made one of them the reincarnation of one of the original mini Autobots which then inevitably produces direct individual comparison between the others. Functionally they're the latest toys in a line which began with the Jumpstarters in 85 and continued with the Battlechargers in 86. Unfortunately it's a line with a downward trend. Where the Battlechargers loose the Jumpstarters articulation and weaponry, albeit while gaining proper earth modes, these loose the really killer part of the gimmick, the auto transform. We've done pull back motors in TFs, we know what to expect and these don't deliver. The articulation is shockingly $#!+3, there is none. The robots are squat and all share the same basic design & transformation with the same massive wheel base sticking out the back of the feet. Aesthetically dreadful, but I can almost forgive it thanks to it providing the robot modes with power. Lots of greys and blues on the heads, which indicates some early gang moulding. The car design.... Oh Dear. The chibi super deformed element was always there in the original mini Autobots vehicles and it's back again here, but worse. A whole load of round chubby cars. They're all a single colour of plastic too - I'm assuming the windows are stickers or paint? The exception is Wideload, with two colours of plastic used. Hmm, have we see orange and blue together before? A real low point for the smaller carded assortments. The previous year's were better, and the next year's are a distinct improvement on this. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 9, 2018 9:13:46 GMT
Have you ever owned one Ian? Naff doesn't even begin to scrape the surface. Both barrels when I can get to a PC! No, Phil, no! Everyone loves the Throttlebots. -Ralph Everyone in Burns' head. The rest of the world thinks they're p!sh |
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 9, 2018 9:15:20 GMT
Nothing wrong with them. Had a few back in the day and they got a lot of play.
-Ralph.
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 9, 2018 9:15:44 GMT
Also: Goldbug is better than Bumblebee by a country mile.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 9, 2018 9:17:56 GMT
Right, voting is ridiculously easy this week.
Goldbug, Chase, Freeway & Searchlight are effectively the same toy with slightly different car detail. A friend has Goldbug when I was younger and it was shocking. I think I'd seen it in GIJoe vs TFs before that, not sure.
I've owned both the remaining toys - Rollbar turned up in a mixed lot and I had Wideload as a kid, bought to get the Shockwave decoy. Wideload is something different, an Autobot truck, and he looks better in both modes due to the colours. Wideload by a country mile.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 9, 2018 9:19:22 GMT
Nothing wrong with them. Had a few back in the day and they got a lot of play. -Ralph. They may have got a lot of play, but nothing wrong with them? You've got your head in the sand! Read tmukhub.proboards.com/post/342237/thread |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 9, 2018 9:20:42 GMT
Also: Goldbug is better than Bumblebee by a country mile. -Ralph Bumblebee has legs. And arms that are articulated at the shoulders |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 9, 2018 9:36:38 GMT
No, Phil, no! Everyone loves the Throttlebots. -Ralph Everyone in Burns' head. The rest of the world thinks they're p!sh Actually this may not be quite true. While people may love the Throttlebots, their toys are demonstrably rubbish. |
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Post by The Huff on Nov 9, 2018 9:47:43 GMT
I did think my first Throttlebot (Goldbug) was broken as it didn't auto transform.
I like the Throttlebots proportions. Again, I wish they were drawn like this (or the box art at least) in the fiction. They also look much better as 'small' characters next to the larger toys than Mini Autobots did who looked like they were from a different scaled line (which they were). The Throttlebots were nice and chunky toys and I remember playing with these more than I did most of my more complicated toys at the time. I also liked the fact that they could transform standing up (if that makes sense).
Anyway, Goldbug gets my vote as he is another beetle.
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Post by tomwe on Nov 9, 2018 10:15:30 GMT
Goldbug had some serious coverage in the comic of course, but will vote for Wideload since that's the only one we have.
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 9, 2018 12:11:24 GMT
But yeah, they look pretty naff I'm sorry to say. Have you ever owned one Ian? Naff doesn't even begin to scrape the surface. Both barrels when I can get to a PC! I actually had Goldbug for a while. Goldbug's Techspecs values are daft. Strength 9?!?! I remember being dumbfounded at the time. |
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 9, 2018 12:17:06 GMT
Also: Goldbug is better than Bumblebee by a country mile. -Ralph Wow. No, Doc', no. If you've got a thing for the Throttlebots then fine, but Goldbug better than Bumblebee? Madness. |
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 9, 2018 13:25:24 GMT
Nothing wrong with them. Had a few back in the day and they got a lot of play. -Ralph. They may have got a lot of play, but nothing wrong with them? You've got your head in the sand! Read tmukhub.proboards.com/post/342237/threadPull back and go robots are great! And they are pocket pals! They are also great and memorable characters. -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 9, 2018 13:26:11 GMT
Also: Goldbug is better than Bumblebee by a country mile. -Ralph Bumblebee has legs. And arms that are articulated at the shoulders Goldbug has a better head, better alt mode and has more personality. -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 9, 2018 13:27:17 GMT
Everyone in Burns' head. The rest of the world thinks they're p!sh Actually this may not be quite true. While people may love the Throttlebots, their toys are demonstrably rubbish. See how Phil desperately changes the goalposts as he realises he is on the losing side! -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 9, 2018 13:29:24 GMT
Have you ever owned one Ian? Naff doesn't even begin to scrape the surface. Both barrels when I can get to a PC! I actually had Goldbug for a while. Goldbug's Techspecs values are daft. Strength 9?!?! I remember being dumbfounded at the time. He took on Galvatron and lived! You also forget how his new body is a big upgrade from Bumblebee the smallest and weakest Autobot! Goldbug has POWER. -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 9, 2018 13:30:46 GMT
Also: Goldbug is better than Bumblebee by a country mile. -Ralph Wow. No, Doc', no. If you've got a thing for the Throttlebots then fine, but Goldbug better than Bumblebee? Madness. GI Joe easily blew up Bumblebee. Goldbug was HARDCORE. -Ralph |
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 9, 2018 16:36:25 GMT
I actually had Goldbug for a while. Goldbug's Techspecs values are daft. Strength 9?!?! I remember being dumbfounded at the time. He took on Galvatron and lived! You also forget how his new body is a big upgrade from Bumblebee the smallest and weakest Autobot! Goldbug has POWER. -Ralph AWWW COME OOONNNNN!!!! I don't mind the up-graded Bumblebee being stronger etc, but NINE?!?!?!!! N I N E ?!?!?!?!!!! |
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 9, 2018 16:41:33 GMT
NINE.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 9, 2018 16:44:37 GMT
MADNESS!!!!!
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 9, 2018 18:03:10 GMT
Shockprowl needs Throttlebots.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 9, 2018 20:02:35 GMT
NO HE DOESN'T!!!!
Shockprowl has had a Throttlebot, and was UNIMPRESSED.
However, I am drifting towards voting Goldbug, 'cos he's the only Throttlebot who's worth a damn. And I remember I got him because he was Bumblebee reborn. The first time that a character had gotten a 'new form'.
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Post by Jim on Nov 9, 2018 20:20:08 GMT
Such excellent bios! My brother had Freeway but he never made much of an impression on me. I like the look of Searchlight most, so he's getting my vote.
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 9, 2018 20:21:29 GMT
I may need to source an Encore Sky Lynx. Do it! |
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 9, 2018 20:25:35 GMT
I like the Throttlebots. They aren't a patch on the Minibots, but they're from a different era of Transformers to those. They were easy targets at a point I had pocket money to burn, so I bought all six at the time and still have them. They're clunky, yes, but they aren't out of place with the Transformers of that time.
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Post by Dezzeh on Nov 9, 2018 22:18:10 GMT
Freeway is clearly the best here.
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 9, 2018 23:28:17 GMT
I like the Throttlebots. They aren't a patch on the Minibots, but they're from a different era of Transformers to those. They were easy targets at a point I had pocket money to burn, so I bought all six at the time and still have them. They're clunky, yes, but they aren't out of place with the Transformers of that time. I like your nostalgicness there chum.... |
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 9, 2018 23:46:28 GMT
I clearly remember going to Connells in town to get them. It's probably the first time I was able to complete a team off my own bat.
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