Minnesota Transformers Sightings

Discussion in 'Transformers Sightings' started by Foster, Oct 23, 2003.

  1. Knightsword

    Knightsword Fire in the North

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    Aye, though that still doesn't stop BBTS from marking up every figure by at least a couple bucks or so.
     
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    Keep an eye out at Walmarts. Clearance season is upon us, and I just landed a Cyberverse Seismic Stomp Grimlock for $7 in AV (last one).

    They also have Warriors for $11 in Eagan.
     
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    Spotted the new Cyberverse Armor Clobber and Bee at Pilot Knob AV Target. On an endcap.
     
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    Anybody want any of these for $25 each? Sealed.
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    I recently picked up Siege Barricade and had trouble getting him to roll. It seems like some of his wheels do not spin freely enough due to grinding internally - stupid question, but how do I fix this? His ground clearance is fine.
     
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    Pop them out and run a x-acto or sand paper around the holes and then check the tabs on the wheels and clean off any flash that might still be left on them from manufacturing.
     
  8. MST3KFan

    MST3KFan Master of the Obvious

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    Shout out to Servo and the folks at Hot Comics in Richfield for taking all my 25th and 30th anniversary G.I.Joe figures. You helped free up a little more space around my house.

    Also, shocked to see someone bought that MP Hound at the New Hope store that was almost $200.
     
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  9. ServO

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    Our pleasure man! It was good to see you again!
     
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    Cyberverse Energon Armor Ultras at Edina target. Grabbed Clobber (looked like it was the last one) still a few Bees and Rods left.

    They also had one each of the crane game and gumball S4 Botbot packs, so I grabbed those as well. (Pretty sure that's not a news, right?)

    Nothing else interesting.
     
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    Stupid question: how do I pop off wheels without damage?
     
  12. Knightsword

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    I just pulled them off, but you can uses a small flat head screw driver to get at the tabs to push down to help pop them out.
     
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    Eagan and Argenta Hills Targets had the new Armor Ultras. Bee and Clobber in Eagan, all three at Argenta.
     
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    I picked up G1 Astrotrain from Walmart for $40 Not impressed with the very loose right leg and the very TIGHT right arm. Not as good quality as The Hot Rod or Starscream reissues.
     
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    Ohhh he's starting to show up? Where'd you find him at?
     
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    Brooklyn Center WM. I should have mentioned that none remain.
     
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    Still a few Ratchet at the Walgreens in Apple Valley off Pilot Knob.
     
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    Was just at Bloomington WM. No G1 reissues or anything else of interest.
     
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    G-1 Astrotrain was at Willmar Walmart tonight. Only had 2... Which was 2 more than I expected...bought one since the box wasn't in a spider security device yet....

    In other news.., Xtb Gravestone is such a beautiful figure... Still admiring him in Alt mode because it's so good.
     
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    Dangit... I've fallen into the 3rd party Legends class hole here.

    I had a bunch of credit (or whatever it's called) on The Chosen Prime here and have been seeing a lot of cool looking Legends class figures lately on Youtube reviews and posts here in the board. Particularly the Newage company ones. Their Megatron looks like a scaled down version of the Masterpiece.

    I ended up buying Newage Megatron, Skywarp, Bluestreak, Ratchet, Jazz, and Toy World's Wheeljack...just to see how all the various molds were like.

    Aside from some fiddly parts on some, these are all really good. O_O Like way too good for their own good.

    I am now seriously considering buying some more. Please tell me I'm not the only one that had gained an interest in this scale of 3rd party Transformers.
     
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