The UK Toy Discussion

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

  1. Underlord

    Underlord Frontier Psychiatrist.

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    Blaster turned up yesterday, so I can finally do this.
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    Don’t you just love posting a news thread and coming across someone new to put on the ignore list :lol 
    God if only there was an Alicon on the shelf in Smyths, instead of three Fugly rally cars....
     
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  2. Siege Fan

    Siege Fan Well-Known Member

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    That time you were doing DIY then remembered IDT were due an exclusive.

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  3. IrnBro

    IrnBro Well-Known Member

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    Well havent spoken to him about it in a while but him and his family were the ones who worked in the first.. rode along on his delivery duties once or twice. I know theyre doing well and have opened a bunch of new locations but didnt know there was one as far as Pontefract!
     
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  4. Ottertron

    Ottertron Moon-faced assassin of joy

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    Awwwwww Jon, you big beaut X

    Nah mate, it's the power of whining on the internet. People give you stuff so you'll shut up. ;-)
     
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  5. Convoy

    Convoy 90's Robot

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    Potato tomato I guess. Also, just checked, its still in stock. So when I wanted one, it kept selling out. Now I have one I don't need, but no else needs it either...o_O 
     
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  6. Underlord

    Underlord Frontier Psychiatrist.

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    I feel pretty justified, as said ignored person’s post has been deleted:D 
     
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  7. Skjalddis

    Skjalddis Generations Strongarm when?

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    Anyone else get annoyed by wobbly rotor blades on bot mode? I'd love a little add-on piece for Spinister and Rotorstorm that kept them fixed in place.
     
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    There's a little notch that holds them in place or is the friction not there?
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    'Something something Connor.'

    It was 1984 and the T-800 was more focused on finding a G1 Megatron.

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    Got Amazon notification that Prowl/Ironhide was back in stock. Saw it too late and unavailable again. Possibly same with Bluestreak but I messed up my notifications. There is A New Hope.
     
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    After 16 hours awol, cat 2 has returned. Relief palpable, as he’s never been away more than an hour before. Have apparently done 30,000 anxious steps around my neighbourhood today. He is more concerned about wolfing down all the food he can get in front of him. Little sod. They don’t know the heartache they can cause!

    Torca and silverbolt were a lot of fun!

    Hm, that is pretty tasty! Some of those stickers look like they’d be in areas that rub during transformation though? Not bought a toyhax set before but this is tempting (but then I remember the ordeal that was stock Trypticon’s stickers...)

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    Man alive you take good photos.
     
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    Skjalddis Generations Strongarm when?

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    On both of mine they're still a little wobbly and easy to nudge out of place entirely. And if you want the blades down on Rotorstorm, there isn't even that.

    Also, that's pretty much the premise of Transformers Vs The Terminator.
     
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  12. Siege Fan

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    Shame.

    Lol, I've yet to read it! I always liked the RoboCop Vs Terminator idea that Robo is tricked into accessing Skynet so it can learn how OCP merged human and cyborg.
     
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  13. Seeaich

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    It could be you you've ended up with some rotors that aren't pinned in quite as tightly as they should be but you've been very seemingly statistically unlucky to have the issue on both copterdudes (and it would seem conversely I've been super lucky as neither Spinister I, Spinister-now-Blackout, and my Rotors have been decently locking), in case it isn't a pair of statistical outliers you have in-hand it might be worth checking that their torsos are completely straightened to vertical, and the central chests aren't ever so slightly ab-crunched, and that the whole torso is totally fully compressed together. The blades' locking point isn't a hughly solid lock and has a wee bit of wiggle even when it's working it's best as a connection, just a millimetre out can affect it's potency, and a slight rock of the torso forward can knock & unlock it loose in my handling experience.
    If that's not the issue have you tried folding the blades both directions in case one side has a better lock?
     
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  14. incapable hulk

    incapable hulk I am the Liquor

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    Thank you, that's extremely kind. I am glad you like them. :) 

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  15. Decepticreeps100

    Decepticreeps100 Covered in Scorpions, all covered in Scorpions

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    Sunny D

    Go Highbrow. Highbrow needs some love crew. Fantastische head bonceman
     
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    RoboW4rrior298 Maximum blast!

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    Seems like my replacement Scorponok is landing tomorrow? I got a payment declined so I deleted and added my card again then it went from date pending to 17th??? Will be keeping an eye on my transactions for a few days incase a middle man has inserted themselves to copy the payment or something. 2AB28210-3125-4DBF-B739-6A993BCBFC61.png

    My first one broke in two places at the knee and then the hip area. I think it was an isolated issue though because I was a bit rough when going to robot mode from base mode thinking the ratchets could take it.
     
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  17. Gumblor Gimbles

    Gumblor Gimbles Norn' Ironhide

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    My Smyths has 7 Bluestreaks at once, they really ought to get double that in terms of Alicons. Otherwise they’ll go out of stock in a few days, I get the feeling he’s going to be the next big armybuilder.
     
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  18. Skywarp SCS

    Skywarp SCS AKA "Pretender Skywarp"

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    It will be interesting to see how some of the distribution for the last two Waves goes, especially given the collapsing timeframe before Kingdom hits...we could find ourselves in a position where some of the exclusives are easier to find!:confused: 
     
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  19. Gumblor Gimbles

    Gumblor Gimbles Norn' Ironhide

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    My prediction is a load of unsold Netflix Voyagers end up on Bargainmaxx for £30.
     
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    DaftRaider Sir Not-a-Decepticon

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    Damn dirty Rebels.

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    "Thus is the fate of enemies of the Empire."

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