The UK Toy Discussion

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

  1. 4249david

    4249david Click my avatar, you won't regret it...

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    Email from Pulse with titled Funtime Friday...

    Unfiltered spoiler for Ghostbusters, same as IDT the other day.

    Open at risk of spoilers!
     
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  2. w00dimusPr1me

    w00dimusPr1me Well, that's just Prime!

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    I literally came here to write this lol
    Absolute joke that company ...
     
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  3. bcm77

    bcm77 Not A Proper Fan.

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    @John Burrows,
    Cheers for mentioning the words "rare WWE figures" and "Rock & Roll Collectibles" as that's just cost me a bit of cash on Black Friday after all as their reduced price on the new-ish Legends figure of Randy Savage was right and I saved a minimum of £17 plus possible customs charges on ebay prices.

    Unlike the first figure they did with the classic 3 star trunks this one has a much better headsculpt and several sets of hands which I can also use with the recent Ultimate Edition figure.

    He's even got a tiny pot of coffee cream which is a reference to this promo,
    Macho Man Randy Savage - The Cream of the Crop - YouTube

    Randy's voice was the stuff of legend and it made him stand out, he epitomised the larger than life characters that made pro wrestling such fun in the 80's and 90's.

    Also noticed listings for that line of wrestlers in their movie and TV roles which might come in handy if a future wave has Bonesaw McGraw and Thunderlips.
     
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  4. Max Tower

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    I noticed that Forbidden Planet still think they are going to get Black Zarak in mid December - so I wonder when he will actually show up ?

    I just realised if I'd thought about it more the Scorponok add ons might have been a good thing to buy with the 50X Nectar offer on it Not that I am complaining as I got thousands of bonus points and I didn't miss it like the last one.

    Which is going into my playstation 5 Pro or Switch Pro fund (which ever one comes out first)

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    I am finding it very easy to resist buying Kingdom Rodimus Prime (at around $65.00) - perhaps because part of me is wondering if I should not pre-order SG Rodimus when they do one as I know that would end up on sale too - and then I'm just paying 10's of pounds extra for a comic cover variation. I do actually like SG Rodimus colours so I'd likely not be especially irked over paying for him.

    Though I will admit I am a little irked at Expanse being so cheap now and also T-Wrecks - but "oh well"

    I'm almost tempted to buy another cheap Expanse to get the extra claws and so I could paint one black.
     
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  5. MyTea Boc

    MyTea Boc Do you smell that?

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    It's what I tell myself, but also the truth! Ordering directly from the fanclub was an expensive proposition. Every time I did it I swore it ws the last, between postage and it being a magnet for customs and handling. So, it is cheaper compared to that.

    Cheers for the heads-up. Managed to avoid spoilers so far, and seeing it finally on Sunday.

    Yay! Jackpot and the truick-lads turned up this afternoon. And also my Jackpot's head isn't too terribly aligned! Just mostly the obvious seem to worry about :D 

    Potty
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    "Sights 'ol buddy, I have nary a cracker to give you."
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    "We may have gone too far this time." "Stop. Just stop."
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  6. Max Tower

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    If that Jazz kit that vanished shows up again then maybe someone might make some decent arm fillers for Jackpot too.

    I do think that he's suit a Ferrari alt mode better though. But they likely made him because of the Companion.

    I don't think I will be able to resist painting him a little though - those plain wheels & unpainted rear window stripe irk me.

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    I've been pondering the issue of Slicer, SG Road Rage and other that have that weird cross over issue. and perhaps one way around it is to produce some sort of gift set with some "slight repaints" in it. Otherwise they are just asking you to buy multiples of the same toy and mildly customsing them !

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    Just as I made this post - the post arrived with my Jackpot in it :) 
     
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  7. SJW

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    :lolol 

    We both got freebie X-spanses due to the lax protection given sending orders from West to East Coast US then on to the UK, in Jiffy bags. The mind boggles at where the brains are for those who packaged them in such a way.

    I helped myself to the missus nail polish to sort one of the wings out. I’ve used on other figures as well. I quite like sniffing the stuff as well :D .

    @Ratchet2007 @4249david - finally got round to paying off the balance on XTB Streetwise (Jocund).

    Spent 2 hrs dealing with virgin mobile as apparently my wife has racked up £188 in roaming data usage whilst in Finland and Russia. She only arrived yesterday late evening. One internet session using 10kb of data cost £52.02. That happened at 3pm our time yesterday. Guess who’s bank account is connected to covering these bills :eek:  . Yep yours truly!! FFS. I’ve had virgin stop her data roaming. Texts are only 50 p per message and £2 pm if she calls me. Cheap compared to 10kb=£52. :wtf:  I’m only just calming down now. Such a waste of cash. The annoying thing is she bought a Russian sim for a phone she has. Why not use it!

    And breath...
     
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  8. Killamarshan

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    Well this happened.

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    At those prices it would have been rude not to - even with my chronic lack of space. I'll hopefully get to watch part two of Revelations this weekend.


    As of yesterday evening there was one in the Drakehouse Mosborough store. Don't know if that's any use to you.
     
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  9. Xaran Alamas

    Xaran Alamas The Snow Guard

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    Seems like the sort of thing that would fit right in in something like that pack with non VW Bee, Nemesis Primal etc. A few of those were pretty minor deco changes.
    And I mean, they did release Impactor three times with minor changes:
    Main Retail version with Autobrand, Marvel Comic head
    Fan Vote 3-Pack with 'con Badge, IDW head and minor deco changes
    Netflix version with Marvel Head, colour and deco changes and, confusingly, still an Autobrand :confused: 
    So the precedent is there for very minor deco changes released around the same time :lol 
     
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  10. Insurgent

    Insurgent The Amazing Tango Mysterio

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    Get her to check her phone settings, my wife accidentally got a 50 quid charge once even though she was using the hotel wifi. Some phones have a setting that switches automatically from wifi to data if the wifi signal gets too poor but doesn't give you any popups that it's done that, so if you're not looking at your wifi symbol, you'll miss it. And that setting is on as default when you get your phone. It wouldn't surprise me if it was a conspiracy between phone makers and service providers.



    Thanks. Decided to use this on Ectotron 1. Been eyeing it on and off since it came out, figured screw it, I'll bite. Saw they have the mezco one:12 Reeve superman down to 109. Oh how I wobbled over that so badly, but no, I would need to get a Macfarlene Wonder Woman 84 and Arkham Knight Batman to go along with him, and watching a review, the fabric scares me. Maybe Macfarlene will do a 78 Superman one day and I can get the trinity then.

    No worries. I've put the batsignal out on the facebook group too. I was hoping this little appearance would lead to a Nemmy situation in which he swamps the shops, but alas, twas not to be.


    EDIT: Ecto 1 is already rolling out! That was like, five minutes after I placed the order.
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    @Killamarshan Thanks for the heads up. Alas, it's far to go without knowing for certain it would be waiting.
     
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  11. DrakenDaWolfy

    DrakenDaWolfy Under severe re-branding

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    Not sure if been asked before by another user, but personal preference on Selects Galva: Toy accurate or comic accurate?
     
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  12. Genodectes

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    That moment you realise….

    Obscure as hell Decepticons?
    Very posable robot modes?
    Event exclusives at a reasonable price?
    Bonkers backstories homaging daft tv
    Shows?
    Hammer?
    Hammers?

    I had to get those lovable oddballs thanks @CZ Hazard!
     
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  13. AcidStormReflux

    AcidStormReflux Somewhere, a village is missing an idiot.

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    @bcm77 Randy is a legend of my childhood !

    R&R Collectables were really great with me earlier in the summer. They aren't always the cheapest, but if there's anything you need, they'll try and source if for you as well !
     
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  14. bcm77

    bcm77 Not A Proper Fan.

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    Rebecca ferret has again decided to poo on my bedroom carpet right next to the appointed area with puppy pads and paper towels.

    I'm sure I heard chuckling sounds emanating from the depths of Ferret HQ as I was cleaning it up :D 

    Blood sugar is so far behaving in response to the change in meds so I will be conducting a chippy based test this evening :) 

    @John Burrows,
    Mine too! he was the WWF champion at the first ever show I went to in 1992 and I always remember the crowd reaction when he got on the mic and said "Oooohhhhh Yeahhhhh!".....magic!

    It's nice to have at least one option in the UK for the Legends waves as that's one of the lines I'm most likely to buy figures from, with the higher prices I'll certainly be much pickier.

    A quick look at ebay after I finished my order showed the same figure at anywhere from £50 plus shipping all the way up to £90 plus shipping.

    R&R's sale price made it doable for under £35 which is pretty much my limit for individual WWE figures at Mattel's level of quality so not a bad result.
     
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  15. CZ Hazard

    CZ Hazard @DiabraveSid

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    A pleasure, and yes, they are on their way to you as we speak. Had good fun writing those profiles referencing Fawlty Towers.

    Can you believe I had 500 sets of these, and I'm down to just two sets? And in just 8 years too!

    Even Blackhawk Down sold out before that!

    Question to all: is my new ebay business logo showing as my Avatar correctly?
     
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    Yup, looks good.

     
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    G1 Mirage Owner My alt. mode is an Antikythera Device.

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    Great minds...
     
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    Mildly worried that Jackpot is a Shattered Glass Autobot - his Autobrand is purple under regular light.
     
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  20. RoboW4rrior298

    RoboW4rrior298 Maximum blast!

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    Yeaaaaah SS Beewave is fucking bought. Looks fantastic.
     
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