The UK Toy Discussion

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

  1. tikgnat

    tikgnat Baweepgranaweepninnybong.

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    CALENDAR UPDATE

    Hmm. Preorders aee done and I have dropped the final number (50) which is all the orders and couple spare... just in case. This means after the dust has settled I'll (assuming nothing goes wrong) have 2 (I think?) extra for anyone that missed the order window (if you did miss it... why?)

    ;) 

    Anyway took them in for a test print and that crazy banding between blacks which was a real issue but eliminated from the 2017 calendar has reared it's nasty head again. It's probably down to a change in the workflow (this time the files are PDF's) which may have exported as RGB instead of CMYK.

    Also, I'll have to lighten a few pics (mine is actually the worst culprit) and just a few tweaks to make the print as good as possible.

    Thanks to everyone who's paid already, I have enough to cover the print but need the rest so postage will be covered! At least, that's what the (Excel 2000... good enough for Serco!) spreadsheet says.

    I gotta admit, what with discovering Archery this past year (I only did my beginners course on Sept-Oct 2019 and joined the club last November!) I worried about my connection to the TF fandom waning. But doing the calendar has brought me right back in, and seeing the same familiar names (and news ones) on the order sheet has properly rekindled my enthusiasm.

    Put it this way, I hope our 'esteemed' Govt. does manage to actually distribute the Covid vaccine successfully so we can all attend TFN 2021, because there's a lot of names on my list I want to catch up with.
     
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  2. Loosecannon

    Loosecannon Cos I know I'm right...

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    I hope you wanting to catch up with people has no connecting to your new found love of archery? That could be concerning! :) 

    In other news, Ducktales has been cancelled?
     
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  3. Maniac23

    Maniac23 resident Tim

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    Yikes, made my first order with id toys on the 13th of November with notification of postage on the 23rd only to now be told candidly that my order was processed but not posted.

    This along with it taking 30+ days to get er bluestreak posted to my correct address after back and forths with kapow towers must just be my rotten luck. Probably won't use id after this.
     
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  4. Napalm

    Napalm Drinking About Robots TFW2005 Supporter

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  5. DaftRaider

    DaftRaider Sir Not-a-Decepticon

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    You have mail. ;-)
     
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  7. Insurgent

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    WHAM!-jet. Hey, he earned that exclamation mark. Lol.

    @John Burrows thats great news about being able to see her. Total result!
     
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    Went to my local smyths today (slough) no Netflix wave 2, newest things in were ER wave 3 deluxes..

    Bumblebees dates have been updated to 4-11th for stock
     
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  9. Seeaich

    Seeaich Inaction Master

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  10. Siege Fan

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    It looks worse than firing up a vintage machine with an adaptor for a modern TV. Which takes some doing!

    Bot mode is where he's staying and I'm cancelling my safety order with BBTS. Bloody annoying because so far I have each of that mold in bot and alt because I really like alt.

    That windscreen just looks like shite compared to the rest of it! They could have kept the white bits, all they had to do was darken the windscreen like every other version.
     
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  11. Napalm

    Napalm Drinking About Robots TFW2005 Supporter

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    I fear the first was too subtle. Behold!

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  12. nemisispringer

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    I think its thrust if you count exclusives as earthrise.

    Oh actually there's the final amazon galactic odysey set with the micromaster bases that will probably be the last
     
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  13. Liokaiser1989

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    eHobby BT Mirage WNS501.5NNC7100 1200.jpg
    G2 Hasbro Gobots Mirage WNS501.5NNC4100 1200.jpg
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    Mirage
     
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  14. Brooticus

    Brooticus "You bred Raptors?"

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    how appropriate, the year-long fucking up of my favourite hobby ends with a thrust
     
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  16. nemisispringer

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    Just edited mate I think it's actually the micromaster base galactic odysey set
     
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  18. Cheerio

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  19. DaftRaider

    DaftRaider Sir Not-a-Decepticon

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    Inferno and Huffer look great.
     
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  20. Skywarp SCS

    Skywarp SCS AKA "Pretender Skywarp"

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    Without a shadow of a doubt insta buys....
     
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