The UK Toy Discussion

Discussion in 'Transformers Toy Discussion' started by Boardwise, Feb 23, 2011.

  1. nellie131

    nellie131 Well-Known Member

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    Haha cheers dude! I bloody love that show. Shame it all ended BUT it was 5 seasons of pure win.
     
  2. garyo

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    Any you fellow UK guys ordered from BBTS and can help me choose between their delivery options of UPS Air Service or USPS Air Express. I'm not fussed about the delivery time just what the difference between the two is. first time ordering from the USA hence confusion
    The cost is the same but the UPS Air service mentions paying extra money for VAT and handling upon delivery while the USPS option mentions contacting the customs office in case I need to pay them anything.
    Im planning on buying some Kreo stuff and have no idea if I need to pay import fees so does it actually make a difference which option I pick???
     
  3. Rodentus prime

    Rodentus prime Old Git

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    I loved the latest suggestion on the Jim'll paint it FB page for a Postman Pat/Breaking Bad crossover - you can even get it on a t-shirt (entitled 'the one who knocks twice').
     

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  4. Brooticus

    Brooticus "You bred Raptors?"

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    Is anyone else here looking forward to that generations minicon three pack?? I really hope they turn out to be good AND prove popular, as I love the concept of a mini combiner.
     
  5. stevil33

    stevil33 Army of Wastemen

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    What a show, there is an empty space in my life now where Breaking Bad used to be.
    There is 'Better call Saul' coming out some time next year, and it may end up being a great show but theres no way it can be a patch on Breakin bad.

    Better Call Saul (TV Series 2014

    :lol  thats good, hes just missing the goatee though!
     
  6. nellie131

    nellie131 Well-Known Member

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    Chaps - update on my mish-mashed seeker that I'm trying to sell. Had an offer from Steve and pumpkingonzo has kindly declined so last call if anyone wants a cheaper seeker to customise - give me a shout ASAP!
     
  7. Vertex

    Vertex Still Rockets Redglare

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    That was the last thing I read before my semi-drunken (getting proper smashed requires a lot of forward planning in this Puritanoid land) head hit the pillow last night; I had the most vividly colourful dream of being at the races with Oppy and Fort Max (Megs was trying to cheat and sent his race queens to distract us but as I don't speak Japanese they only confused themselves) and then it switched to a computer screen and I woke up completely convinced that I had ordered all the Alternity GTs whilst drunk! :eek: 

    Fortunately for what is laughingly known as my bank balance I did not do this. So your enabling did work....just not while I was awake! :D 

    Ooops, sorry, I should have put something in my location or my sig!

    If you move to Japan you'll be able to post the most jealousy-inducing photographs, you should do it! :) 

    Oooh, very nice work! I am going to wait for the (probable/possible) Hasbro Voyager though.

    Also, love your new sig! That was one of the best shows I've ever seen (Morg got me onto it), was glued to it from about the fourth ep onwards, half the time I had no idea what was going to happen next either!

    Hmmm, that would be the perfect cover for a drug-dealer, a built-in excuse to call at house after house every day!

    Me! Me! I am!

    I love combiners (Legends Abominus tickled me pink) and these minicons look like they might be really good!
     
  8. Rodentus prime

    Rodentus prime Old Git

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    But you'd get in much more trouble when you left a parcel in somebodies bin instead of knocking on their door...
     
  9. nellie131

    nellie131 Well-Known Member

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    Just a reminder that the road buster isn't mine! It's calloways. I just need to flog it.

    And yes to more breaking bad sigs! They really easy to make
     
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    Vertex Still Rockets Redglare

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    And you'd probably end up with a lot of red delivery slips rammed up your exit strategy by a series of irate customers!
     
  11. stevil33

    stevil33 Army of Wastemen

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    fixed jim'll paint its pic

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  12. Irish Carnage

    Irish Carnage Instrument of Destruction

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    I've never ordered from them, in fact I'd go out of my way to avoid them priamrily because I've heard they're a customs magnet. Whatever you order from them will almost certainly be stopped by customs and you will have to pay a fee.
    Honestly I would check out some other online stores first, you might get what you're looking for somewhere else.
    TFsource is the only US store I would use, I've made several purchases with them and had no customs charges, some were very large items and expensive.
    This is just my opinion.

    I'm quite looking forward to them, I love minicons and microns. I will reserve judgement unitl I see a review. I'm quite looking forward to that Armada Starscream and Scoop too. I can see hasbro reapinting Scoop into an Armada Scavenger maybe with a new head. I'd love ot see a new Armada Demolisher figure, I always liked the look of him.
     
  13. incapable hulk

    incapable hulk I am the Liquor

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    Very much looking forward to Starscream and Scoop. Starscreams jet mode just looks like a really fun toy. Thats the sort of figure that wont go on my shelves - it will sit next to my monitor to pick up and fiddle with often.

    Am I right in thinking that we are still stuck on the first wave of Generations Deluxes, in TRU, that we have had since July?
     
  14. nellie131

    nellie131 Well-Known Member

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    Yep! Same deluxes since earlier this year. Some newer stuff has been spotted in more independent stores like toy planet on derby had the hoist wave. £20 each though!
     
  15. incapable hulk

    incapable hulk I am the Liquor

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    I remember you telling me about those.

    Thats mad that we are still on wave 1, as I remember I got Trailbreaker from TRU the day after I returned from a wedding in Italy....all the way back in July.

    It seemed so promising then....but then all we have had since is the same bloody wave.
     
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    This is how ALL lines end up in the uk. Start out promising then dwindle to nada!
     
  17. incapable hulk

    incapable hulk I am the Liquor

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    It is a tale we all know too well.

    We did somehow get Metroplex though - so maybe we should "expect the unexpected"

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    :D 
     
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    tikgnat Baweepgranaweepninnybong.

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    Oh you utter utter enabling bastard.

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    Yeah I am! I have a thing for Legends, picked up a Skywarp and Thundercracker (and purple G2 Megatron) from McCluskyism yesterday to go with my RTS Starscream!
     
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  19. Brooticus

    Brooticus "You bred Raptors?"

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    Oddly, I'm not really a fan of legends figures, but I do like little Tf's that are designed to be that size, eg, minicons, arms microns etc. I think it's just because smaller scaled versions of characters feel somewhat compromised when compared to their larger counterparts.
     
  20. Zaltron

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    Just want to say I really like your signature, is the idea from breaking bad?