Arkansas Transformers Sightings

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  1. soundwave144

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    Ohhhh yeah! He doesnt post on here much so i forgetted about him.
    Sounds like a weiner to me.
     
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    I do have Kingdom Megatron now:
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    Bonus! Straight out of the box, mine was signed! Or um... smudged? What is that blue stuff on the tail? That's not standard right? Almost looks like writing? Well, the first thing
    almost looks like a D, and the last thing almost looks like a K, so I'm going to say mine was signed by David Kaye at the factory. ... with letters out of order.
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    Anyone wanting the RED series first wave ? Going to let mine go they are 100% complete with there boxes.
     
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    Id have to get my autograph out of storage but that really does look like his signature...
     
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    Awesome! We r gonna hafta make a date where we can get all the megatrons together like at a park or something outside for a photoshoot upon Mike's suggestion!
    As far as that being David Kaye's signature, i have his sig but im in russelville possibly til Monday taking care of my dad while my mom is in the hospital so i cant just go snap a pic of it to help clarify.
    I USED to have his cell number from back when he came to the convention and i could just shoot him a text with the pic to ask him BUT my last phone was eaten by the lawnmower last year...
    Whenever i get back to the house, ill take some pics of what ive got.
     
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    LEADERS_MATRIX Wisdom of the ages...

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    That reminds of the story of that supposed AoE Evasion Mode Optimus Prime that someone claims they found on the shelf at Wal-Mart signed by Peter Cullen.

    I know you are a Taco Johns fan like me. I don't know which one you prefer to go to here in Russellville but I did find out the other day they closed the older TJs on the other side of town but the newer one near Wal-Mart is still open for business. The owner who ran the older store decided to retire and close that one.
     
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    Heh, I am joking around with the signature, but the letters do almost look like they could spell David Kaye.

    Anyway, thanks for the heads up about Taco John's, that old one is the one I would normally go to... just because when I'm in Russellville it's usually just driving from the interstate to Mt. Nebo and that's right on the way. Next time, through I'll remember to go to the Walmart one. Here I figured there must be 1 owner/franchisee to have 2 of the same in town, but I guess it sounds like 2 different owners.
     
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    I figured it was about the signature but just reading about it reminded me of that story with the AoE Prime. :lol 

    As for TJs, I think they are owned by the same person but the original store was his baby and he continued to manage it himself up until it closed down. I also heard with Covid 19 and them not having as many customers as a result also contributed. I don't know who runs the other store though but to be bluntly honest, I thought the older one was the better of the two. I used to go to the one by Wal-Mart because it's closer but I have had issues with the last couple of times included overcooked Potato Oles and missing items. I hope that with the older store closing, they can bring some of their better employees over to the Wal-Mart store.

    But just wanted to give you a heads up so you didnt get shocked next time youre in town.
     
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    Anyone looking for RED figures Prime, Megatron & Soundwave all MIB lmk not a real fan of them
     
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    Found myself a really nice gem on ebay last week, another addition to the M.A.S.K. display. Jackhammer!
    Chrome is in excellent condition, all tires are not split; a common occurrence, plastic isnt all scratched up and the stickers are decent. All that is missing is the removable turrent gun. 20210108_151050(1)_Signature.jpg 20210108_151345(1)_Signature.jpg 20210108_151442(1)_Signature.jpg 20210108_151644(1)_Signature.jpg 20210108_151700(1)_Signature.jpg 20210108_151801(1)_Signature.jpg 20210108_151818(1)_Signature.jpg I dont know about you guys, but i REALLY miss the attention to detail that they used to put into toys back in the day... 20210108_151923_Signature.jpg Now i just need a couple more Venom vehicles to even things out. 20210108_161953(1)_Signature.jpg 20210108_162024(1)_Signature.jpg 20210108_162041(1)~2_Signature.jpg
     
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    In talking about the Classics Seekers, I actually had a thought. I usually like to keep one version of every character on my shelf and sell of the older versions. (I have to do that because of limited display/storage space). I look at ER Starscream and then at Netflix BB (who is way better than the TR Legends figure) then it suddenly hit me. I can keep Classics 1.0 Starscream, TR Bumblebee, and POTP Grimlock (instead of selling him when I get the SS86 Grimlock) and I could repurpose them as updated "Classics Pretender" versions of these characters just minus the shell. I hadn't planned on getting SS 86 Jazz since I like the RTS version more but I might get him now to go with the pretender group.
     
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    Ohhh, that's a nice looking Jackhammer and MASK collection also. MASK definitely needs a new toy line badly. I would love to see an updated Rhino, Thunderhawk, and Switchblade. I had a bunch of them back in the day but the only one I have now is the Gator missing the Dusty figure, roll bar cannon, and depth charge. Which Venom ones are you looking for? Looks like you at least need Piranha or Manta since they were core vehicles on the show.
     
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    THATS an awesome idea! Even moreso if u can find the g1 shells to put beside em; cuz lets face the fact that the robots inside the shells were pretty horrible because of where they have to fit into.

    I appreciate it! Ive been saying forever now that i want them to update the mask line.
    GI Joe made a matt tracker figure a few years back and even made the "steel crusher" for one of the live action movies that KINDA resembles the jackhammer: 001Steel-Crusher-ROC_1328572874.jpg hasbro-steel-crusher-a-p-v-g-i-joe-vehicle-14431121899590_1024x.jpg Could you imagine the things they could do nowadays? Specially with the fact that the vehicle doesnt have to literally take a different shape and stand up.
    Sooo the gator that u have is missing pretty much everything? Its pretty easy to track down the peices on ebay but some are pretty pricey. Like the turrent gun thats missing from jackhammer costs as much as what i gave for the whole caboodle!
    Good choice on who i should get to even it out; i was REALLY leaning towards either manta or stinger because i want to TRY to make it to where a motorcycle doesnt have to face off against a semi. I am planning to get vampire to combat condor as it shouldnt cost too much.
     
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    Anyone in the Bentonville/Rogers area seen any of the new TFs in the wild yet?
     
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    Yeah, @Soundwave superior 21 got the first wave of kingdom at target in Fayetteville
     
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    Remember the Transformers Stealth Force sub-line from years ago? It was the line where the vehicles turned into armored vehicles without the bot mode. Might not have been compatible with mini-figures but I thought it would have made a great pseudo-homage to the M.A.S.K. The Stealth Force Optimus (based on the first movie trilogy alt mode) would have looked even better repainted as Rhino.

    Transformers Speed Stars Stealth Force Optimus Prime Vehicle
     
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    Oh yeah, i liked those!
    I mean, not enough to buy them; lolz, but the way the weapons didn't just POP out, rather they moved slowly with that mechanical sound.
    I could totally see using that tech for new mask stuffs!
     
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