The UK Toy Discussion

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

  1. Rodentus prime

    Rodentus prime Old Git

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    I feel your pain. The water tank in my attic has been dripping out the overflow for a while and now my shower has started dripping out of every seal.... and I cannot budge the sodding mains water shut off. I think I'll do the smart thing and go for a plumber, I'd rather pay for it to be someone elses problem...
     
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  2. IrnBro

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    Ah mate, much appreciated ! But my lack of PS5 is more due to financial priorities than being unable to source one. Have actually had one in my shopping basket several times before deciding against it (partly due to the telescope which was the reason for my aforementioned trip to Dublin)
     
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  3. Insurgent

    Insurgent The Amazing Tango Mysterio

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    I've only transformed apollyon once, when I first got him. Never transformed him since. Certainly doesn't stop me from thoroughly enjoying the figure. Folks should just be able to enjoy stuff how they want, and if that means they are only going to enjoy half/third (depending if you count transformation too) of the product, then that's their perogative.
     
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  4. G1 Mirage Owner

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

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    After it took me several attempts to get the cab unit successfully situated in the Power Baser armour, I resolved to only transform that figure from FansHobby in the direst of cirmstances (or a house move).
     
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  5. Siege Fan

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    Hoist and Transmutate are in the Kapow sale and Galvy is back.
     
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  6. rikkomba

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    Uhm... and what about normal HasTak I would never transform?
    In hindsight:

    - alternators Grimlock/Wheeljack
    - SS01 bumblebee
    - SS arcee trio
    - SS Soundwave

    I probably removed a few.
     
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  7. Genetic

    Genetic Morg Than Meets the Eye

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    I never transform any of my figures unless I have to because there's a 134% chance of me breaking it.

    Steiner math may have been used in calculating this post
     
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  8. LorDZeeD

    LorDZeeD Taste the synthwave!

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    I most certainly don't condone your lack of condoning pineapple on pizza!

    Attitude CONDONED!

    Shit, I've never transformed him either, that's 4 now. Calidius is pretty satisfying though

    I'm coming to realise I don't enjoy transforming the Beast Wars guys in Kingdom. There's something less satisfying when bits aren't perfectly lining up into the flat sides of a car or whatever. It's a marvel of engineering that they have two modes that can move limbs, but I prefer going from a person to a block.
     
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  9. Siege Fan

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    e4f1b-1509549464-800.jpg
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    I've no idea what possessed them with the weak art on the front of the box but the back is awesome and intriguing! I don't recall any version where Skeletor essentially banished Hordak :confused: :cool: 


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  10. barry

    barry Well worn member

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    I don't condone condoning anything. This policy has served me well.
     
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    “You know they say that all bots are created equal, but you look at me and you look at Omega Supreme and you can see that statement is not true. See, normally if you go one on one with another Titan, you got a 50/50 chance of losing parts . But I'm a mechanical freak and I'm not normal! So you got a 25%, AT BEST, at beat me. Then you add parts forming to the mix, your chances of winning drastic go down. See the 3 way at Tarn, you got a 33 1/3 chance of losing parts, but I, I got a 66 and 2/3 chance of winning, because even Third parties KNOWS he can't beat me and they not even gonna try!

    So Omega, you take your 33 1/3 chance, minus my 25% chance and you got an 8 1/3 chance of losing important parts. But then you take my 75% chance of transforming, if we was to go one on one, and then add 66 2/3 percent, I got 141 2/3 chance of not losing any parts at Tarn. See Omega, the numbers don't lie, and they spell disaster for you at Tarn….”
     
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    CZ Hazard @DiabraveSid

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    I condemn this.
     
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    Totally agree! Bears no resemblance to the promo images.
     
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    who is doing the speaking? i need to know for this glorious mental image
     
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    Decepticreeps100 Covered in Scorpions, all covered in Scorpions

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    I sharply contradone you and all utterances forthwith. Take that about your person Sir.
     
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    In my head it’s Skorponok wearing a massive chainmail head covering but his visor is black….
     
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    Lothar Hex Perverted Sociopath™

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    I condone violence against people who use the word "guesstimate."
     
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  18. MyTea Boc

    MyTea Boc Do you smell that?

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    Nice.
    Still not announced officially mind you.
    It's going to be a proper scrum to get these guys isn't it?

    Nice. Not keen on the transparent forehead - but still a mighty looking figure of the mouthy baldy bastid.

    If it makes you feel any better, I had a plumber out yesterday and upon examining my attempts to stop a leak in the bath's drain pipe gave me a look of proper pity and said it looked like a donkey did it. :dunce 

    Nice one. Hope date 2 goes well.
    Did you actually hop a plane to Dublin to avoid high postage?

    I condone your face.
     
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  19. MyTea Boc

    MyTea Boc Do you smell that?

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    Hows about you realize your wasting your own time trying to tell someone how to enjoy their figures and just move on mate. Someone not liking a transformation doesn't invalidate your own enjoyment of said toy. Enjoy your own figures your own way, let others do it their way.

    Or if you can't do that, consider sticking your own head in a bucket.
     
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  20. Xaran Alamas

    Xaran Alamas The Snow Guard

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    Oh god yes. The Amazon Prime Player app has a nasty habit of refusing to show play controls for me when I tap the screen, but no consistency. When it does do that I have to do the mobile version of tabbing out of the app just to pause a video. I've never found a solution. The Netflix player is far superior.
    Though I find it bizarre that neither company has the option for downloading videos on PC that they do on mobile. Like what if you don't always have a great connection or want to watch later or don't want to be at the whims of your internet connection while watching say, a movie? And like they can use the same kind of DRM to prevent piracy that they do on the phone app by making you use their own desktop app and having the downloads expire after a while. I gather iPlayer lets you do this on PC.

    She has entered the Odin sleep.

    Too late :p 

    I think for me the bot like that is SS Blackout. He's a great chonk in robot mode and his altmode looks good - even if it doesn't all tab together properly >< maybe I should see if there's some flush lines that need sanding down?
    Anyway I keep holding fire on selling him as I do enjoy his gloriously chonky botmode, even if I find transforming him extremely frustrating.

    Also I'm starting to think we POed Bee around the same time as mine has ALSO been dispatched :D 

    :lol 

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    I did that with a WiiU game before I actually had a WiiU to make sure to get the pre-order version :D 

    :thumb 

    I mean also it's good form not to transform the figures you sell ;) 

    That's my biggest issue with some beast modes... like if it's got a beast mode I want to be able to move the beast limbs too right? which is weird when you consider most vehicle modes are not articulated but I guess we don't expect a car to be able to move it's parts around in vehicle mode? Like I have Rattrap and Vertebreak but I prefer Vertebreak because she has altmode articulation... well in her legs at least. Sure it's because they're her robot legs too but eh it's still there!
     
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