The UK Toy Discussion

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

  1. Insurgent

    Insurgent The Amazing Tango Mysterio

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    While i felt that particular song was a bit too on the nose, i loved overall that it felt so phase one. A nice nostalgia callback to the start before we finish the 12 year saga.
     
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    I like that colour scheme despite it's loudness.....calling Iron Factory for a variant :D 

    Nice story with the Onslaught!

    If Captain Marvel is more like an early MCU movie I might use one of the free cinema tickets I have and give it a go as part of my recent change of feeling on the overall thing has been because each individual story felt less and less important and I was possibly missing plot points because I don't remember every detail from every movie.
     
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  3. Napalm

    Napalm Drinking About Robots TFW2005 Supporter

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    @bcm77 - cheers my man.

    As for batteries.. 3 of these.

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    But I tried two tiny ones from that big Tarn I have and they did the trick. They're smaller than these too.
     
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    bcm77 Not A Proper Fan.

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    Thanks Jon!

    I think I still have some watch type batteries that I kept as spares for Hot Toys Iron Man figures but I'm not sure they're the right size but if not I know which ones to go for now! :) 

    I have just had a ferret in my shorts.....not ones I was wearing though as they tipped over the basket I put my washing in and went exploring, good thing the contents were heading for the washing machine as there's now extra hair on everything.
     
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    Lothar Hex Perverted Sociopath™

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    WOW! Thanks amazing! The Combaticons were always my favourite special team and to have g1 copies of them would be stella!

    I was really enjoying this Starcream, until his wing broke. This is my second Planet X figure, and my second Planet X figure I broke. It's the thin pieces they use which I keep breaking. But I managed to use masking tape to reattach the wing back on and it's hardly noticeable.
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    Rodentus prime Old Git

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    I remember thinking it was cute watching my pets climb into my dirty washing basket - until I discovered they had chewed holes in most of my clothes...
     
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    MyTea Boc Do you smell that?

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    Love it.

    @bcm77 Is the guys singing the only issue or is he generally just a prat?


    Fun fact of the day, POTP Primal's crown fits cybertron scourge.
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  9. Seeaich

    Seeaich Inaction Master

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    Alright, Lads, there, ah....there may have been a slight change in my thoughts on how exactly Shuffler turns into 'Mastoton'...
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    Why, yes, I am procrastinating about the supergluing of Chainclaw's helmet.
     
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    Overlord: "Tell me Maximal, are there any high ranking Great War era Autobots left on Cybertron?"
    Night Viper: "Just one, Grimlock.... The commander of the Dinobots and retired Elite Guard commander."
    Overlord: "Grimlock still functions? I shall quickly resolve that. Thank you for your help...." *Crunch*

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    Is there anything more annoying than getting EBay sniped at the last second!! Gaaahh, whats for me wont go by me!
     
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    MyTea Boc Do you smell that?

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    The purple avenger!

    Having an eBay item sniped at the last minute by a trifling amount, and then being eaten by a shark?
     
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    Insurgent The Amazing Tango Mysterio

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    Who needs idw when we have jetbolt? Love this little story you're telling.

    Spent the afternoon painting megs with the wife. She really enjoys it. I enjoy the time with her. The base silver is now done. Wings look awesome. Used two pots of silver on him. Worth it.
     
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    Yankee0 I own one jacket.

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    Can anyone recommend a decent starter airbrush set for for a reasonable price? Going to be painting high coverage areas of white and yellow, and don't think the brushes will have much hope of coming out evenly enough...
     
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    Looks like he is channelling some ape face style, he could pass for a third horrorcon.

    In Rodimus news unfortunately my local wilkos have sold out of the cherry red but I may be nipping by another store tomorrow fingers crossed.
     
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    We are going see to my mom in 15 min at the hospital:buttrock 
     
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    Seeaich Inaction Master

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    Hope your Mom's well on the road to recovery, @Soundwavelover2004.

    Found these fellas in a random search...
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    ...and LOADS cheaper than official Warhammer bits to boot so I figure, why not?
    One or two of the smaller ones may fit inside Chainclaw for some internal shell systems and if not/whatever remains can spruce up my base bots!
     
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    Unless it's food or human flesh they're not really that into chewing things for the most part but I'll make sure the washing basket isn't full next time they're out as their claws are a potential source of holes....they got banned from the living room for having a go at the carpet in multiple spots.

    When I decided to move them indoors one of the first things I did was make sure all my expensive stuff was behind glass or on shelves that're high enough up that they can't climb to so I'm not worried about my main collections and they're really good in terms of where they go to the toilet and I've always got a spray bottle of pet disinfectant and plenty of paper towels handy just in case they're caught short.

    I also have a small vacuum cleaner to deal with errant clumps of hair so I'm fairly well prepared but their capacity for mischief means I never leave them unattended when they're out of their cage.

    @MyTea Boc,
    It's a delicate situation because I don't think the guy is mentally aware enough to realise what he's doing as he has some condition or disability ( I'm not sure of the correct term ) that makes him very childlike which makes explaining anything to him very difficult.

    The lack of awareness of both his noise levels and the potential effect on the animals and his lack of spatial awareness when moving around the barn to me seems to me like the road to disaster....he's almost trampled guinea pigs when in one of their pens so many times since I've been there that I asked one of the other volunteers why he hadn't been pulled up and I was told "Nobody says anything because he always complains to management that he's being picked on" to which I replied "So they're planning for the cleanup job when guinea pig pizza is on the barn floor then?" to which the guy said "Probably hasn't occurred to them".

    Which went a long way towards explaining why the place is in the midst of a fundraising campaign in order to secure it's future.

    Explaining things to the guy obviously has to be handled carefully because if his parents or carers kick off about political incorrectness that's bad publicity for the farm but doing absolutely nothing is negligence.

    If management are that irresponsible about animals that are part of the farm's income ( some babies are sold as pets when they're old enough and the animal handling sessions bring in some money as well ) then a visit from the RSPCA might be the kick up the arse that's required and I'd have no qualms about setting that in motion.....I can't save every animal I come across but I can give those little fuzzies a fighting chance of not being squashed underfoot.
     
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  19. Yankee0

    Yankee0 I own one jacket.

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    May I ask where you found those old bean? I can picture some potential uses....

    Sounds pretty darned reasonable if management are too scared to step in!

    As an alternative suggestion though, @Seeaich could upscale his bear armour...?

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  20. Seeaich

    Seeaich Inaction Master

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    The pic has a link to the site but I nabbed it here on ebay (I think it's the Ebay store of the same fellas) as there was zero price difference, £8 squid is well cheap compared to Games Workshop gear! Warning: They have some other SF interior gear that's quite tempting me too!
    Sadly M.S.G. armour plating is a pretty soft plastic which means the cumbersome fellow could still squish 'em (if they didn't just chew their way out of it in a flash anyway)! :p 

    Just bunged in a cheeky quick parts resupply of MSG bits from HLJ, I'm taking a punt some certain bits might make for good mounting points for a certain item for Chainclaw.
     
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