Mods, ban him now!

 

Just paid for Legends retro Gambit and Rogue with IDT.

 

It's okay, I forgive you. I can't forgive myself for laughing though.

Taking advent very seriously in our gaff this year...

 

Pre orders or in stock items?

Still waiting on my 13th Nov in stock orders from them.

Two weeks seems to be the turnaround time from order to receipt.

Any news on Bumbleebee and Elita? Any signs Smyths are going to get stock before 30th?

 

Preorders that are counted as in stock items because I was able to order an in stock item alongside them. Due with them on Friday from memory.

 

It's like these companies don't want to make money >< same crap as US companies seeming to forget about the world outside of the US, or at best, the North American continent.

Man I love those little suits. I picked up the yellow, red and that white one for a tenner each the other week. Seriously tempted to get some more but I don't have the monies for more right now so I might content myself with some of the MFT KO ones down the road, especially as they do one based on Jim Raynor from StarCraft  

*Groan*
 

DO IT!

 

Evening all, I still function etc etc.

That's a week and a bit offline I could have done without. And you've only done about 80-odd pages.......you're slacking UKthread.

Back home to a few deliveries (good part) a lot of domestic issues (less good part) and a bunch of crap from amazon.com (shit but predictable part)

That's the AA set from Yankazon. After "losing" my Coneheads the useless feckers have now "lost" and somehow "returned" Prowl/Haaade. And they also cancelled my GiJoe Storm Shadow.

Do I get the feeling Beezos' has been striking back for my less than complimentary comments about his shitty tax-dodging outfit? Why yes, I do. Statistically how could you explain them fucking up three exclusive products one after the other?

I'll wait.

I've already got the Set (thank fuck for insurance orders after all) but as @Seeaich has sagely pointed out - glass knees on the DatBros doesn't give a feeling of longevity to these things, and a spare is prudent.

And breath.

So, take this as a cautionary tale: just because we've secured an exclusive from these jokers, doesn't at all guarantee its arrival.

Now, I get to relax and enjoy Runadude for a while and look forward to his Gothy twin turning up soon. That's the good part again.

 

Was it speculation or rumour from a reliable source that said Netflix Bee was being repacked in Kingdom?

 

No news on Ironhide and Prowl shipping to me until January, they better provide since I skipped other orders

have some custom robot pics in the meantime.



Thanks to @Apollux and @Art Vandelay for the teletraan pieces, still hope to find Bumblebee at retail but if anyone wants to send me Red Alert and Impactor teletraan pieces I’ll gladly at least pay postage

 

Speculation AFAIK, and purportedly Alex Milne has stated on Twitter that the license Hasbro had from VW has now expired BUUUUUT I'm inclined to take that with a pinch of salt too because, well, Freelancers ain't exactly deep in the corporate structure, and 'Bee's pretty prominently featured in the artwork for the line.
Now I know Sideswipe in ER art didn't result in an actual ER figure BUT one of our reliable sources has put forward that he was the mysterious WFC-E28 which never materialised due to the ol' Pandemic. If I were a magic 8-ball asked I'd say "Situation foggy, ask again later"!

 

Anyone have a duplicate Runabooot they need re homing please ping me....

 

Is that the Canadian one, eh?  

 

Runabloke showed up yesterday...

Inspired me to make a first entry for my never to be made tf visual dictionary...

 

Love it!

 

He's the first, and only, Lancastricon! Don't take my word for it, take a loook in the Officual Guide Boooooook!

Boy! Were the 80s Simpler Times!

 

My Runabout will arrive tomorrow. Hurray!

Also:



"Drive me closer! I want to hit them with my me!"

 

Right in the feels <3



That red stripe just reminds me of stickering this guy up as a kid.

Of course, like his deceptibum twin, he’s not without its faults, I can barely get him to hold together in car mode (one side will be fine but you try getting the other side to stay tabbed in!) but nevertheless I shall hail thee a triumph!

just look at that car mode - PHHWWAR!!

 

Grimlock: “Sometimes I wish I could change the past though it’s impossible for me. For as much pain the Great War still brings me, I wouldn’t exist if it never happened. Knowing that stings a lot.”

 

That unpainted front lip/underside of the windscreen is making my painting hand itch!

 

That makes me wonder if any knowledge Milne might have related to the Terminator crossover? I've know idea if Bee is in there but I know he did the art for it so wouldn't surprise me if he wanted to do a VW Bee but couldn't because expired license? Though as you say, not the most first party source as freelancer aside the media side of things is like second party AT LEAST when it comes to the actual original toys.

I do wonder how these licenses work though, like assuming Bee was intended to have a mainline release and not just a Netflix release, it's possible that other release could still happen in Kingdom or Selects and still be considered the same toy or release, if delayed? Also I would imagine there's got to be wording in there that lets the VW Bees be able to be sold by shops which still have stock of him after the license has expire, same for any of the licensed alt modes.
I think I had a point when I started typing this but my mind wandered off with it.  

 

Ahahaha  

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So, would any of you fine folks be able to direct me to a tutorial somewhere for the use of heat to straighten out bent plastic bits? My Cyberverse Arcee has woobly wooshies and a floppy fin.

Or in other words the blast fx and back fin which for some unfathomable reason is cast in soft plastic both have the seemingly common issue of being bent in the packaging.

I know there's been talk of steam and hairdryers but I don't want to go in blind with this so a tutorial post or especially video would be very helpful! Thanks