The UK Toy Discussion

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

  1. Underlord

    Underlord Frontier Psychiatrist.

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    if it's Sunstreaker or the Dinobots, then definitely yes, as Hasbro and Takara have never reissued those, as most likely the moulds for those have been lost or broken.
     
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    Blimey. Putting in some *serious* miles for work lately and barely had time to check the TFW front page, let alone post.

    Timewise I don't much join in the social posts on here, the well-wishing and the asking-after, but I get a sort of vampiric warmth from it all. Hello, you! I hope you are either doing well or improving :) 

    Now back to cooing over latest Earthrise leaks/rumours, and wondering if I can get Battlemaster Rung for my kid's xmas stocking...
     
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  3. Imperator

    Imperator and he drove the fastest milk-cart in the west.

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    It’s highly likely, but obviously KOs are only made from the moulds that have been literally stolen and copied on the black market. They tend to aim for MP and movieverse primarily as these are the most popular in Japan and China respectively. If a certain toy seems to come up frequently and from multiple Chinese sellers, it’s more likely to be a KO.
     
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  4. MyTea Boc

    MyTea Boc Do you smell that?

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    Can't believe some shifty bastard stole your figures! Good luck at the post office. Tear them a new arsehole, sow it up and then tear it again!

    I'd be keen to take that chromedome and kickback off you if they are still going dude!

    You've certainly inspired my morning commute soundtrack today by Bobby!
     
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  5. Insurgent

    Insurgent The Amazing Tango Mysterio

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    Damn, good luck with the post office. That's terrible.


    I always just assume yes, especially if it's a low price compared to UK prices. Or not a KO, just a bag of beads.


    Is that the G1 gun? Never thought about giving him that, but it fits him well.
     
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    barry Well worn member

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    Fuck! This happened to me once. You have my empathy. I hope you get something sorted out.

    I wish I was the Seekers in this photo, and the Autobots were my to do list, but I fear it's the other way round.
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    bcm77 Not A Proper Fan.

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    Oreo ferret started today by emerging from his hammock, getting halfway to the food I'd just put out for him & Rebecca then doing an about turn and going straight back to bed :D 

    I'm off to the computer repair shop in town shortly 'cos my PC decided to cease working a couple of days ago and I've been on a borrowed laptop since which is OK although I can't get used to the keyboard.
     
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  8. Astro-Furby

    Astro-Furby Life is strange

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    I got the Astrotrain and he is fine, just as good as the original, same quality plastic and die cast as far as i can see.

    Of course i bought it knowing it was a KO but I am more than happy with it...and I cant wait for the official reissue next year
     
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    Imperator and he drove the fastest milk-cart in the west.

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    Macluncky!
     
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    MyTea Boc Do you smell that?

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    Rotorstorm Wreck n’ rule

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    Somebody else tell him that tea is stone cold with no hope of revival

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    Cheers, La!

    'Toys That Made Us' Season 3 up on Netflix. That'll do me while I work out the student load calculations for the coming year. SEXY!
     
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    Rotorstorm Wreck n’ rule

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    OOOOHHHHH SNAP!

    Well, I'm stumped what to do with my time off this weekend now, TTMU, Pokemon Sword and 5 show performances and seeing the girlfriend for a fleeting hour on Sunday I don't think I can manage to do everything and sleep
     
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    Imperator and he drove the fastest milk-cart in the west.

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    Got a problem with my desktop pc too and I'm determined to fix it myself, but so far diagnosis eludes me. It'll bsod shortly after loading windows but safe mode is fine, so some software launching is causing the problem, but I can't tell what.
     
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  15. AkibaSilver

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    Vector Prime is superior to Alpha Trion in every aspect, send tweet. I love the old chonky bot so much.
     
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  16. Imperator

    Imperator and he drove the fastest milk-cart in the west.

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    I think the problem is that they're kind of level pegging. If one were a significantly more interesting character than the other there may be room for both, but they're so similar there's just nothing between them. I guess Vector has the more stylish tailor, but Trion has the livelier colour scheme. But then, when you mix the two it doesn't work well...

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    You'd think this would be the best of both worlds, but somehow it manages to be worse than the sum of its parts. Maybe it's because the gear designs look like a lace doily.
     
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  17. MyTea Boc

    MyTea Boc Do you smell that?

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    Poor guy never knows when to give up. When a patient dies, a little bit of his spark goes with them.

    That is a nice surprize! Something to watch over the weekend.

    Sounds like a full weekend dude! Enjoy :p 
     
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  18. Brooticus

    Brooticus "You bred Raptors?"

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    Bless him, he's dealing with an uncomfortable reflection of his own mortalitea.
     
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    I was half expecting to be told that when I went into the shop :D 

    It turned out that the hard drive was about dead so a new one is required which will be £110 :mad: 

    On a lighter note a small package arrived this morning containing Newage Barricade who's a bit good.....have a feeling their blue Bluestreak and Silverstreak are about to be added to my Christmas list :D 
     
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  20. Imperator

    Imperator and he drove the fastest milk-cart in the west.

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    Oof. The Toys That Made Us episode on My Little Pony reminded me of... the issues I had with the series. They really are determined to wring every drop of office drama out of people designing toys, aren't they?
     
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