The UK Toy Discussion

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

  1. OptimushedPrune

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    Is that the Superion with Blast Off/Air Burst?, :lol .
    I like Devy's head, just wished it had a joint of some kind so it would lift up slightly and give him a neck.

    And Sixo, I was right, he didn't have the shoulder pegged in right.
     
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    Yeah......mine doesn't have have that abomination attached to the shoulder though! I've got some ideas for extra team members too but need to see how it pans out first, could be a very pricey extra to build. Only thing with a potential Prometheus is what they'd manage to concoct. Maybe it'd be another Bruticus limb and they're just stealthily releasing oversized Combaticons too.

    I might have to pick up a Blast Off just in case come to think of it......
     
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    I was tempted to do the same, especially as December is becoming a long wait, but I don't think I can justify it.

    I'll just have to resign myself to being satisfied with all of the awesome figures that are coming out in the next four months or so in the meantime. What a hardship. :D 

    Agreed! A licensed Menasor would be a thing to behold. In many ways, that aspect would make me want him above some of the other combiners. Even as a kid, I didn't like that the Stunticons were smaller cars than the Autobots (not to mention less detailed), so it would be pure brilliance to see them realistically realised in such a fashion.

    I had a debate with someone a while back about the best way to handle Motormaster in terms of scale. Their point was that he should scale as a truck with MP-10, which I initially said would never happen, as the robot would be ma-hoo-sive. However, I became convinced that perhaps the truck part alone turning into the Motormaster figure (with fake cab parts for the feet) wouldn't be the worst way to go, leaving the trailer to either store (or even fold up to become) the limb parts for Menasor somehow. Anyway, interesting idea.

    Yep, noticed that. Thought you were! :D 
     
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    So basically a bigger version of FP Diesel.

    Also someone's started a thread on how big they want FT Grimlock to be, he wants it MP5 sized :lol , am I the only one who thinks the leader of a group doesn't always have to be the biggest/strongest/fastest/whatever?, kinda makes the rest of the group a bit redundant.
     
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    Any takers on UW Superion for £90 posted or TAV13 Nemesis Prime £20 posted before I put them on Evilbay?
     

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    Love that guy. :lol 

    Also agreed about the leader not having to be the biggest. See: Constructicons.
     
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    Well, Leeds Lego store was a bust, luckily Firestar Toys to the rescue! Picked up a few other Lego nick nacks for TF re-purposes while I was at it to round it out to about a fiver. (Seemed a bit churlish to spend less than that but I had to put an upper limit - otherwise I could have ended up spending a whole lot more!)
     
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    Scrapper's actually the smallest bot with CW Devy :lol 

    I keep meaning get some Lego I want to build a throne for Apollyon, the missus won't let me have her Helms Deep set make a broken castle throne.
     
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    Astro-Furby Life is strange

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    Every time I see a crow or drink orange squash that advert pops into my head
     
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    crap, got them months ago from kapow, might aswell wait for wave 4 to come out in TRU
     
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    I feel it's only fair I warn you that site is a rabbit hole, loads of regular Lego bits & bats plus a heap of charming little custom NotLego gewgaws.
    Yes, LEGO has a 3P scene!?!
    (Though I shouldn't have been surprised, Hasbro execs probably have wet dreams about having the global business and recognition of Lego.)
     
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    So tempted by TAV13 Nemesis Prime....but I don't *need* him, alas...
     
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    That Superion, if you can hold it for a few days I'll take it from you :) 
     
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    Shoulders are a bit looser than I'd like, maybe some of that future polish stuff might help, (feel free to let us know if it works Vanessa, you said you had some), but overall I like him. Now for the rest.
     
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    Looks good to me!

    Damn, you're making the wait for December a lot harder. :lol 
     
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    NOt normally a fan of the spiders.............BUT I LOVE THAT GIF!!
    They look like pretty friendly spiders, like they're running up to you for hugs or somthing!!

    Cheers for the shout on the pics Sponge :) 



    That'll do, we need more recruits!

    Cheers dawg, you got him yet?

    42 is the answer!!

    Cheers Vanessa, i've decided to leave him faction symbol-less. I agree with you.

    The Devy debate..............juries out, need to see more.
    Fantastic time if your a Devy fangirl/boy though!!

    Yeah I think BOOM suitably covers it, they look bloody amazing Kit!

    Great pic mate :thumb 

    Wow this thread is on fire today, great pic witeter!!


    Not when that toy is the mighty Topes!!

    Oh SHIT :( 

    Never get bored of seeing this photo mate, plenty of awesome right there!!

    Nice little read mate.
    You just gave me a cool idea too!

    Watch this space!

    NICE!!!

    And +1 for an MP, detailed Menasor, that would be amazing!!

    Edit: @Vanessa I'd also like to know how good the Future is too?
     
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    Future basically doesn't exist anymore. It's now called pledge acrylic floor wax ( formally known as klear ) as described on the bottle. It's about £3-4 in asda and works.

    It works for everything. Can stiffen joints, clear coat custom paint, flatten out bad paint and even actually use a floor was funnily enough! Well worth the price tag as you'll probably never buy another bottle at 750ml that it comes in
     
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    Asda you say? I'm there, cheers dude!
     
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    Well that's where I found some. Try not to use older stock that complete tossers sell on eBay and Amazon. The whole point of using this is that's it's cheap and does a good job.

    I used it to stiffen the shoulder joints on Apollyon and scoria with great success but you'll need some 800-1000 grit abrasive paper on the plastic first. Just give it a light key so it has something to soak into. 2-3 coats should be the sweet spot to stiffen up a loose joint.
     
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    Thanks for the heads up Nellie :thumb 
    I just watched a comparison vid on youtube between the old and the new who said a similar thingas your good self, assholes on ebay are selling old stock at ridiculously inflated prices touting it as the original and best!

    I really want to try this stuff out!