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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 30, 2018 18:19:31 GMT
Consider it a warm up round ahead of next weekend! Speaking of which ...... Bogatan was it you who said they could fix my Wheeljack? Could be. What was the problem? The black bars surrounding the ankles broke |
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Post by Bogatan on Mar 30, 2018 19:13:32 GMT
I cant picture it, but plastic weld fixes most things. I will bring some with me.
Really should book some transport.
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 30, 2018 19:37:54 GMT
These look like representative results, shall we stop the poll there? ;-)  No NONONO!NO!!!NNNOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!NNNNNNNEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 30, 2018 19:42:36 GMT
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Obviously I'm voting PROWL.
Wheeljack is a fantastic Transformer. The Ratchet/Ironhide mold is superb. Never owned or even seen Trailbreaker, but he looks great. And Sunstreaker's a good fun toy too.
But Prowl. Prowl! The quint-essential autobot car! The bonnet chest! Shoulder launchers! Great tech-specs! Second-in-command! AND POLICE CARS ARE COOL!!!
The design is so quint-essential. With the bonnet chest. You actually can't have other Autobot car designs without this one first.
PROWL
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 30, 2018 19:44:39 GMT
Week 6: What is the best Autobot Car introduced on the 1984 US catalogue? We voted for the UK6 in week 3: now it's the turn of their 5 American breathren who we didn't get to see till a slightly later date! And this was the first Transformers catalogue I ever saw! #NOSTALGASM |
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 30, 2018 19:45:30 GMT
Hey, Prowl is no.17 on there, and he was Masterpiece no.17!
17!
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 30, 2018 21:50:39 GMT
Wheel jack - another alien-ish looking robot and a cool alt-mode. Andy I used to have one and I was greatly disappointed. Great head mould but the monkey arms annoyed me. The only true Wheeljack is Action Master Wheeljack. -Ralph |
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 30, 2018 22:15:27 GMT
I adore Wheeljack. He would get my vote here if it wasn't for the fact Prowl is so damn cool. Close run thing.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 30, 2018 22:22:53 GMT
The only true Prowl is Action Master Prowl.
-Ralph
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Post by Jim on Mar 30, 2018 22:27:32 GMT
Trailbreaker. Lots of play value, and (along with Ironhide) stands out among all the more exotic cars.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 30, 2018 22:27:56 GMT
The only true Prowl is Action Master Prowl. -Ralph You say that about any character who was an Action Master though! |
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 30, 2018 22:45:15 GMT
But it's true.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Mar 31, 2018 5:56:39 GMT
I'll say this for Wheeljack, he gives Brawn arm envy.
Martin
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 31, 2018 20:30:50 GMT
I adore Wheeljack. He would get my vote here if it wasn't for the fact Prowl is so damn cool. Close run thing. Prowl loves you. Vote for Prowl. |
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 31, 2018 20:32:40 GMT
COOL SLEEK CARS THAT TRANSFORM INTO AUTOBOT FREEDOM FIGHTERS!
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Post by jonathan85 on Mar 31, 2018 22:13:02 GMT
What madness is this? Prowl's clearly the best, followed by Wheeljack.
Anything else is simply insanity.
Jonathan
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Post by Benn on Mar 31, 2018 22:50:04 GMT
Democracy in action, my friend.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 1, 2018 6:23:30 GMT
Mildly interesting (or not) to note that characters were mentioned on tech specs before they were released as toys / appeared in the catalogue, e.g. Bumblebee's referred to Prowl, Sideswipe's to Sunstreaker and Rumble's to Megatron. Mind you, some of them also appeared on the back of the box art.
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 1, 2018 9:51:27 GMT
What madness is this? Prowl's clearly the best, followed by Wheeljack. Anything else is simply insanity. Jonathan Your vote counts!!! -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 1, 2018 10:07:37 GMT
In the US everything was released at once, one car assortment wit everything in www.fredsworkshop.com/1984.htmlIt would be interesting to know why they picked and chose only certain toys for the UK launch |
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 1, 2018 10:29:24 GMT
I expect it was an arbitrary decision based either on anticipating a smaller market, or the logistics of having enough toys to release. The original six have no mould duplication, so it makes sense to keep Bluestreak/Prowl and Ratchet/Ironhide apart, and probably also Sideswipe/Sunstreaker because the car modes are so similar.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 1, 2018 10:40:14 GMT
I've always found it odd there's 11 cars in the first year but 7 in the second. Given MTMTE I think it's *probably* likely that Grapple was meant to be in year 1 till a late stage.
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Post by Jaymz on Apr 1, 2018 12:18:10 GMT
I've always found it odd there's 11 cars in the first year but 7 in the second. Given MTMTE I think it's *probably* likely that Grapple was meant to be in year 1 till a late stage. That's the theory. US case assortment for 84 cars is 12 figures, but Mirage is double packed, it's thought to be a replacement for the Grapple mould. |
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Post by jonathan85 on Apr 1, 2018 13:01:16 GMT
I've always found it odd there's 11 cars in the first year but 7 in the second. Given MTMTE I think it's *probably* likely that Grapple was meant to be in year 1 till a late stage. I always thought Skids was the one held over, seeing as he started shipping at the end of 1984, months before anyone else from Year 2 showed up. Jonathan |
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 1, 2018 13:28:45 GMT
Woah, that's interesting.
Poor Skids. Skids rocks. Skids is brilliant. Why was he so poorly written for in TF media?
I love Skids!
Skids is my new favourite Transformer.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 1, 2018 13:58:42 GMT
I've always found it odd there's 11 cars in the first year but 7 in the second. Given MTMTE I think it's *probably* likely that Grapple was meant to be in year 1 till a late stage. I always thought Skids was the one held over, seeing as he started shipping at the end of 1984, months before anyone else from Year 2 showed up. Jonathan I don't think anyone has manage to substantiate that rumour. Skids is 1 per case in the w2 toys though when the other 85 cars are 2 per case and doesn't get carried over into 86 like the other 85 cars do though. www.fredsworkshop.com/1985.htmlBut we're getting a few weeks ahead of ourselves here.... |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 1, 2018 14:31:22 GMT
Woah, that's interesting. Poor Skids. Skids rocks. Skids is brilliant. Why was he so poorly written for in TF media? Eh? He may have been omitted from the cartoon series, but from 'Showdown' to 'Survivors', he was more developed in the US and UK comics than any of the other 1985 Autobot cars. Martin |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 1, 2018 15:22:49 GMT
Definitely, there were really only a handful of the cast that you could argue were really well developed (leaders not withstanding) - Bumblebee/Goldbug, Ratchet, Skids, Grimlock, Swoop, Blaster and Ultra Magnus from the Autobots in terms of those who had toys to be sold. Prowl really only coming into any development with the Earthforce tales and Furman taking the reigns of the US book.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 1, 2018 15:27:53 GMT
Wheel jack - another alien-ish looking robot and a cool alt-mode. Andy I used to have one and I was greatly disappointed. Great head mould but the monkey arms annoyed me. The only true Wheeljack is Action Master Wheeljack. -Ralph Pffft! Anything that takes them away from the typical bi-pedal humanoid shape is welcome. I remember the more horror based TF reboot we discussed where we pictured Ratchet and Wheeljack harvesting organic material for fuel, like big giant robotic versions of Burke and Hare. |
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 1, 2018 15:37:06 GMT
Eh? He may have been omitted from the cartoon series, but from 'Showdown' to 'Survivors', he was more developed in the US and UK comics than any of the other 1985 Autobot cars. Martin He spent two years in limbo being tormented by mind eating parasites! I'd want more than having my bonnet scrubbed by a girl in a bikini for that! |
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