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Post by Llama God on Aug 23, 2024 7:11:07 GMT
Do it to Julia! Do it to Julia! Not me! Julia!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 23, 2024 7:42:59 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 23, 2024 7:44:32 GMT
Do it to Julia! Do it to Julia! Not me! Julia! Is there anything you want to tell us (and Mrs Llama?) about Julia? |
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 23, 2024 7:54:03 GMT
Hang on. I thought all red Transformers were Sideswipe now.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 23, 2024 7:56:25 GMT
But this also means all red or blue Transformers are in fact OPTIMUS PRIME!
What a twist!
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Aug 23, 2024 8:37:37 GMT
Don't be absurd. All red Transformers are Perceptor. We've covered this already.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 23, 2024 8:44:52 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 23, 2024 8:48:29 GMT
Hang on. I thought all red Transformers were Sideswipe now. -Ralph Odd you should mention Sideswipe, with Rod being a red Lambo that's a recolour of a yellow Lambo..... Yellow, Red & Blue together are the three colours used for the Microchange versions of Bumblebee, Cliffjumper and Bumper But, as laid out above, these two are very definitely Hot Rod & Dai Atlas homages |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Aug 23, 2024 10:01:50 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 23, 2024 10:26:36 GMT
Nope. After I wrote that I found notes on the wiki to the same effect as regards the name homages and also pointing out that Micron Booster v1 and v2 have similar with Chrome and Saber |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Aug 23, 2024 10:39:27 GMT
Nope. After I wrote that I found notes on the wiki to the same effect as regards the name homages and also pointing out that Micron Booster v1 and v2 have similar with Chrome and Saber A note on the wiki, that references it's own finding not any attributable source to confirm. Reaching. |
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 23, 2024 12:44:53 GMT
It would be like me writing an academic essay by referencing myself. Instant fail!
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Aug 23, 2024 16:34:54 GMT
Oh good god. Why does TFwiki have a Micron called Saber indexed on a page called Barnstorm. Why is Tf-wiki such an absolute organisational nightmare? Gah! Karl |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 23, 2024 16:41:26 GMT
Cos Barnstorm is it's Western Name. Admittedly a dubious one created by the Transformers Collectors' Club
I'd have all those Japanese Minicons under their Japanese names as those were the only names the toys were sold under
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Post by legios on Aug 23, 2024 16:51:19 GMT
Cos Barnstorm is it's Western Name. Admittedly a dubious one created by the Transformers Collectors' Club That's... a terrible way to organise reference material. Logically Barnstorm should be on Barnstorms page, with a reference to Sabers page in the section which identifies that Barnstorm is identical to the Japanese character Saber. And Saber's page should indicate that this toy was used as the basis for the character Barnstorm in American transformers fiction (with a link to Barnstorms page) which was not released as a toy. It pains me that Rangerwiki, despite being hosted on <bleep> Fandom.com is so much better at this than TFWiki, it really does. Karl |
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Post by legios on Aug 23, 2024 16:54:14 GMT
I'd have all those Japanese Minicons under their Japanese names as those were the only names the toys were sold under I'd have the toy on a page under its correct name, and the Fun Publications character that homages it should be on its own page, or should be the one that is a footnote - given that it is the one that is homaging the toy and not the other way around.... Karl |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 29, 2024 8:50:49 GMT
Finishes tomorrow when we have out first poll which is exclusively for the main Micron Legend line and it's back to Minicon teams....
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 30, 2024 6:27:26 GMT
Do it to Julia! Do it to Julia! Not me! Julia! I still haven't found out who Julia is |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 30, 2024 6:33:20 GMT
Atlas wins  |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 30, 2024 6:33:46 GMT
Week 341: What is the best Micron Legend Micron Legend Alternate Deco Micron Team? MM-15 Sea Micron | | | | | | | MM-17 Air Assault Micron | | | | | | |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 30, 2024 6:37:57 GMT
MOST of the normal retail Micron Legend Minicon teams are identical to their Western counterparts. There are two exceptions, and both of these are from Wave 6 (released 8th August 2003) MM-15 Sea Micron team swaps the Sea Team's purple for yellow. This colouration is generally ascribed to being cartoon accurate but it's on the Armada packaging which IIRC was out pre broadcast of the cartoon episodes with this team. I wonder if the yellow was the originally planned western colour and, ala Tidal Wave & PL Thrust, changed very late in the day? MM-15 Sea Micron | | | | | | | Sea Team (MM-15 Sea Micron) | | | | | | |
MM-17 Air Assault Micron team takes the grey of the western Air Assault team and swaps it for a clear colour, reminiscent of the original Air Defence team, but with a slight purple tinge. MM-17 Air Assault Micron | | | | | | | Air Assault Mini-Con team | | | | | | | Air Defense Team (MM-02 Air Defense Micron) | | | | | | |
The Air Assault team is the only western repaint team to have a version in the Japanese Micron Legend line. The Night Attack and Road Assault teams did appear in Japan but only as individual promotional Minicons. |
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Post by Llama God on Aug 30, 2024 7:05:05 GMT
Do it to Julia! Do it to Julia! Not me! Julia! I still haven't found out who Julia is A friend from college that I had a crush on. But that's not who I'm talking about either. I was, in fact, quoting an important cultural work, and I'm disappointed that it wasn't recognised. It's like 1984 in here... |
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Post by legios on Aug 30, 2024 16:36:24 GMT
Don't make me send you down the corridoor to the room past 100. You won't like what you find in there...
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 30, 2024 16:59:16 GMT
I remain forever loyal to Airstrip One!
-Ralph
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Post by that_bluestreak on Aug 30, 2024 17:27:06 GMT
boats!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 30, 2024 18:08:23 GMT
Tough one this. Both loads better than their western versions.
Have owned both, would happily buy both again at the right price.
The pictures don't really capture the tint to the clear plastic on the jets.
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Post by Bogatan on Aug 31, 2024 15:45:45 GMT
Tough one this. Both loads better than their western versions. Have owned both, would happily buy both again at the right price. £35(ish) for the boats unopened? |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 31, 2024 19:17:05 GMT
Add them to my pile
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 5, 2024 7:08:14 GMT
Finishes tomorrow
Then, with Voyeuristic Intention, we deal with the big one when it comes to Minicon repaints.....
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Post by Shockprowl on Sept 5, 2024 18:05:16 GMT
You're coming up with some pretty silly names again, Big Phil!
I mean,
Mad Jack McMad?
Oceanglide?
Isn't 'Oceanglide' a kind of wax dudes put on their surfboards?
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