As a child, between Game Gear and GiG Nikko radiocontrolled cars I spent in AA batteries the equivalent of a minicon or two

 

The five stages of Earthrise, as first described by TFwiki user Elisabeth Kübler-Ross:

1. "Mini-MP"
2. "Why do I own a HOIST?"
3. "Before I go to evil bay..."
4. Cyberverse
5. Spoiler

   Earthrise MISB

 

Blimey. Argos have raised the price of Rodimus again, so it's back up to the full £93rrp after going down to £60 over Xmas. I'm hoping it's maybe a sign that it'll get a big reduction soon, where they can say eg “50% off! Only £46 from £93!!”. Either that or they just really don't want to sell them…

 

How did I end up purchasing that selects Galvatron? I blame the Disaronno and Whiskey…

 

Oooh - very nice. They look fantastic. Great photos.

I wasn’t sure whether to keep my LG Perceptor for alt mode or just sell it on. How is alt mode on Percy?

I don’t have a Blaster in my collection and I had for a while considered the Unique Toys version prior to Hasbro announcing this one. Glad I waited.

My Perceptor order is with Comics and Blaster with Amazon. Early Feb seems to be the date for those to land.

 

No, just the listing so far as I'm aware. No idea if it'll be a new mould, redeco, nothing. I think the BB Studio releases of Cliff and Kup are likely where its headed myself.

Transformers Generation Studio Series Deluxe 86 Arcee 5010994100292

 

Look out and shout ow! Perceptor shouldn’t be far behind him.

 

Aaaaagh those vivid colours, gorgeous!

Hey if it's just a repaint with her face painted pink, I'm all in!

I was going for a badass look, but somehow this has come out more like an M&S ad. Anyone need a new cloak from the autumnal range?

 

Pipes arrived. Like him a lot more Huffer.

It's the faceplate and arm cannons.

 

@Siege Fan popped into Forbidden Planet today. Quality MOTU origins selection inc the flocked panthor. First time I have seen revelation battle cat too.

Anyway saw all this and thought of you so took a few snaps.

 

Imo the better use of the mold. He’s a delight, and I really hope this next trilogy gives us more WFC style Minibot updates. I want Powerglide next!

 

My first child console was a game boy as well. Then a Mega drive, then an N64 and then apart from a DS (for which I bought the N64 remakes), I then retired.

It’s the reveal the shield figure from 2010 or so.

I realised today that of the 84-86 mainline characters, Sandstorm is the only one that I’ve only ever had one version of. Need an update!

 

TR Perceptor in my view has the better alt mode. I will keep it.

 

I wouldn't be suprised if there's a lot of shared ideas whether it's designers talking to each other or outright theft!  

The first Magic Square Prime reminds me a lot of MP-10 in both looks and the transformation which works in it's favour as there was some familiarity there....I have the other metallic one they did and the only issue I've had are the smokestacks occasionally falling out.

I'm looking forward to getting the Newage one for the toy deco and am not ruling out Ultra Magnus either although my recent detour into MOTU Origins has meant a few robots have fallen off the immediate wants list.

 

Does anyone have experience with Fitness Trackers? Both Poppa & Missus Convoy are in the market for one, but I have no clue about that shizzle. Looking for something basic, not a smart watch that lets you open emails or answer calls or w'ever

For some reason this exists

 

Obligatory sales post.

Relisted a few new bits and will be adding bits over the weekend as I go. Ebay link in sig below.

As always, PM me if anything grabs you eye. It is all appreciated as very needed at the moment.

 

It really depends on what you want it for. If it's running then there are some cheap Garmin's with GPS. If it's just for steps then almost all of them will have that. And a lot depends on the infrastructure... Apple watches will link in to iPhones, others to Samsung or Google heath apps.

I know that's not helpful, but fitness trackers are one of those things where you should decide what you want it for first, then get one, rather than just getting one with a vague hope of "fitness now".

If you're not sure what you want, I'd try and pick up a cheap second hand one and see if that gives you some ideas.

 

I have all those and know I'd still buy something if presented with that wall  

Imports and bloody good prices for FP too!

 

Batteries have arrived for Fans Hobby Armada Megatron. Giddy isn’t the word!

 

Thanks, yeah nothing fancy. Both just want it for heart rate monitor & step counter. Neither of them need to get fitter, as such.

Poppa Convoy is currently on a Chemo flex, so mainly wants to just measure his steps when he goes for walks.
Ms Convoy has always been addicted to sports, I think she basically wants something that congratulates her for somehow fitting in 100 squats between work calls or what not.

Mainly I'm wondering which brands I can rely on to have the least issues, as I'm not very savvy with this stuff but am the designated family tech support guy. So a low hassle option that won't have syncing issues & aren't complicated to use.