Regarding the import changes, I missed this bit!

"The new arrangements will also involve the abolition of Low Value Consignment Relief, which relieves import VAT on consignments of goods valued at £15 or less."

In other words they're also abolishing the VAT free conditions for purchases of £15 or less completely.
What a bunch of cunts.

 

The mold, despite limitations (especially in robot mode), has a pleasing chonk about it. Just looks like it means business!

Great for city building whoever you own too.

 

Caging a Moomin kills its soul you monster.
I have one without his wee pizza cutter do-dad (but otherwise in good nick) if you are interested dude.

The UK government? What completely accurate slander.

 

I was waiting for someone to post that vid  

 

@Lothar Hex thanks for digging those out. Looks pretty similar in height to Severo, then, so for me personally not worth swapping him out.

In fact, even as I type, in another window Google found me a Severo v Vulcun review, at Planet X Vulcan and Fansproject Severo: Comparison

...and we see here they're pretty much equal in heft.

 

Select cuts.

 

Can someone tell me if these paints that state they are for an airbrush can be painted with a normal brush?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vallejo-Mo...03109790&sprefix=vallejo+metal,aps,139&sr=8-4

 

@Insurgent - hope things go well - as if 2020 hasn't been a hard enough kick in the 'nads...

add me to the crescendo of groans ref Thrust - hope the Takara release is easy enough to come by.. Did manage to snag a Runnalad as ID's Website melted down, like some sort of Digital Indiana Jones outrunning that boulder...

Hothouse landed today - he's so close to a G2 Airwave it's absurd

i'm also getting very close to 'done' with current releases - and a grand opportunity to swing back to filling holes in the G1/G2 collection - there's something so satisfying about getting your mitts on a vintage toy you've never handled that new toys just can't emulate..

 

Well that’s not great news. Just one blow after another.
Imported toy stock is going to become even more of a luxury purchase soon.

 

The insane sorta investment and accidental foresight required to make Hothouse's alt modes remotely work lol

 

Yeah, I've been collecting Diaclone Reboot, we'll see how much longer that lasts for next year. :/

 

I don't know who Fiona Richmond is...and I thought my smut knowledge was complete...
Googled, yeah, tad before my time, I would have been just a few years old and even I am not that bad.

However, I do have a signed photo and a.....souvenir.....from Jo Guest via a work mate whose daughter was a photographer,
prized possessions ahoy!

TF wise - a surprisingly busy Saturday via the boot (bits on floor), Game (WH40K Marine figure - he is huge)!
The lovely Retroformers shop for the 2 OS KO Headmasters and 3 blind boxes (2 Jazzes and a Soundwave),
and B+M for the blind bags (I forget who, black van and too many knights I think), and Smyths for Cheap Cliff.

My other endeavour this weekend was attaching my Arcam CD into the pile of joy...Ava Max and Nightwish sound amazing!!!
Note 90's green LED joyousness.

..and finally a walk along the beach to see an (egret?) catch many ickle fishies!


Laters you good people.

 

Got a brand new Prime 10th Anniversary Lemon.

Breakdown's left leg's mushroom peg is stuck at the wrong angle, and it won't transform correctly. That's a shame, it was my first ever Prime TF, and I just printed the return label.
Oh well, more funds to pay my $99 Thrust...

 

 
He's just 8 inches but feels bigger in hand!
Nope to normal size unfortunately.  

 

@Insurgent,
Best wishes to you and the missus, hope everything goes well!

 

Stupid thing is, other shops CAN do the same thing as Amazon but it's entirely voluntary and most shops don't bother.

I still feel like the way to go with exclusives is more like Ectotron, having the exclusive have some extra thing in it but still release a version of the basic figure at general retail without the thing. In this case example, the exclusive version had a unique numberplate and ultimately some other deco changes I believe? At least that way everyone can still get the mold in some way.

Best of luck to your wife.

And hard agree on this year getting in the sea!

Whatever happened to catz?

 

 

Huh

Fingers crossed.

So... the plan to improve foreign trade is... make stuff from outside the UK more expensive and more hassle? That makes... sense..  

 

IF it's correct, and one cannot help recall @4249david getting the run-around on the Quint Pit until the very last minute. Still worth a punt checking around the usual suspects on the November date when the Takara release drops though in case one can avoid International Postage/Shipping...maybe?

Finally decided to give Ulti-Megs that last MOAR G1 Push by taking the bling to his gun/sword thing...

...plus made the sight fully metallic black as it seems a nice nod to his original gun mode. Amusingly Megs has the ideal spot for it to cure before I try alternate modes!
Likelihood of scratching it to buggery when doing so?

I tried, Lads.
I tried.
I have fanmoded within an inch of my life and this is the best I can do!


And it's just. So. Close.
Not sure if I'm missing a trick or if this just wasn't meant to be, and he was never engineered with an Actual tank mode past, "Meh, the tracked carrier mode'll do for that."

Hurm, really does seem like our Gubmint is wanting to get shot of those pesky distractions that prevent the Plebs from working 24/7 to keep themselves out of the Workhouse, where they'll work 24/7 but in permanent debt! Straight up back yo Victorian Society!
Who wants to join my street knife crime gang, The Quite Peaky Blindlads - basically we're all short-sighted with various chronic health issues but strength in numbers, right?
Asthmatics automatically excused from mugging duties, we don't need you forewarning the marks!  

 

So, having read the responses here and on other webpages...it's a conspiracy. Governments are in cahoots with hasbro to stop us getting figures in general. It's the only logical explanation  

 

News of the next TF movie leaked...

 
Transformers Bumblebee Movie 2: Herbie goes to Law Enforcement School!

 

Is that a custom or a new crossover figure?