The UK Toy Discussion

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

  1. Contrail

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    This year I'm hoping to complete some teams (mainly the Wreckers and the Strike Planes). I also want to streamline my collection, and try to restrict myself to one definitive version of each character :) 
     
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  2. Paneltron

    Paneltron “Cover your receptors, Perceptor.”

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    Leaky bottom chat is for another thread…

    “Lang may yer lum reek”, is old Scots for, “long may your chimney smoke,” and is just a way of wishing someone well (well wishes, prosperity, long life sorta stuff).
     
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    Or as we say Saf ovva Rivah, fuck off bollocks your a cunt

    This means hello. ;) :lol 
     
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  4. bcm77

    bcm77 Not A Proper Fan.

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    Happy New Year everyone!

    @Primacron,
    Transformers = Pretty happy with what I'm doing at present so will likely continue. Unless Newage reveal the rest of the Dinobots at which point all my robot budget will be diverted to securing the toy, G2 and cartoon versions of each.

    MOTU = In for the majority of Origins plus the occasional Masterverse figure.

    MAFEX = Storm, Magneto and classic Thor are definite buys. 50-50 on X-Force Wolverine & Deadpool.

    Stuff I'd like to see revealed, if not actually released,

    Newage = Rest of the Dinobots, Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, Wheeljack, Scourge, toy deco Skywarp and Thundercracker.

    Iron Factory = Impactor & Springer.

    MOTU Origins = Rest of the Snake Men, Moss Man, Rio Blast, Spikor, Two Bad and the Battle Ram.

    MOTU Masterverse = Single release of 40th Anniversary Skeletor, New Eternia Ram Man and Netflix She-Ra & Catra.

    MAFEX = More cartoon/comic X-Men, starting with Rogue & Nightcrawler.

    Hot Toys = GOTG3 Rocket, plus a pack with Baby Rocket, Young Rocket & Lylla.

    WWE = Ultimate Edition Mankind, Cactus Jack & Dude Love
     
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  5. Siege Fan

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    Toy hopes for 2023...

    For all the animated and Armada etc to be released so I can save money (I'll still buy BW and likely Prime).

    Marvel Legends... it's mostly just obscure villains I need now, thankfully.

    GI Joe Classified... while I'd like the line to carry on it's blatantly obvious Hasbro don't have the capacity for it! So not sure what to think about it, really.

    I think NECA are approaching completing the Predator 2 team so that's good. Same with Gremlins. They'll always pull out something with the movie, Universal and Mirage TMNT I'll want though. IDW too. At least I'm mostly done with animated, unless they go to work on the 2003 series :confused: . I'm half hoping they don't get around to characters like Boddicker from Robocop and the like!

    Mcfarlane... I just want to pick up core DC villains really and Todd is giving it a good go. Helpfully the Arkham City wave will sort a lot of that.

    MOTU... Distribution needs to be sorted, it's a fucking disgrace. Europe is about 3 waves behind in terms of dedicated releases and stuff is only coming through in a handful of boxes. So much goes to Amazon who are now actual scalpers (I'm genuinely gonna look into a trading standards or Which complaint on that, it's every toyline you can think of now!), and even they can't provide it half the time.

    In terms of the Origins figures, I want the Snakemen completed, New Adventures and She-Ra's crew in Origins, and all the playsets and vehicles before the time runs out because of a lack of vintage characters.

    The CGI line keeps me hanging on but it's unknown how much longer it'll last because of the cartoon.

    Masterverse is pure win and long may it continue but only worth buying on discount the distribution is so fucked.

    Smyths and Pulse... I hope they continue to stock stuff just so it has to be massively discounted. Thinking on it, if most of Hasbro's lines ended tomorrow I'd still have pretty much everything I ever wanted, so I'm personally not worried about the future health of them!
     
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  6. Insurgent

    Insurgent The Amazing Tango Mysterio

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    Hatchet. Deathsarus. The Fallen.

    Those are the ones i fully intend to get.


    I can also see myself ending up getting velocitron scourge and legacy starscream to turn into slipstream. But if those two are missed, then no big deal.

    Hopes are to finish all my customs i have backlogged.
     
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  7. Max Tower

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    I'm still perplexed why Hasbro decided to not let anyone else have Gi Joe Classified.
    It's hardly worth them importing such a small number of cases is it ?

    Maybe they need to try to get someone like B&M Bargains to stock them then they can bring them in in bulk.

    They don't seem very bright though as common sense should show them that "Troop Building figures" sell pretty well & they can stock more of those. I like the line but I am reluctant to pay a premium for it... I may have too though if I want a Dr. Mindbender though I guess.

    I do wish I could find a SS Rumble that wasn't nearly £20 though.

    I have a big order of Gi Joe arriving soon.... though I'm still missing a lot of key pieces like the Cobra Troopers, Cobra Officers, the Ninja, Storm Shadow, Duke, an so on.

    I'm very happy with my Python Patrol Bat though he's terrific.
     
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    Seeaich Inaction Master

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    So the purported potential 5am Hasbro New Year reveal turned out to be a damp squib, yeah?
    Was it just some Earthspark adjacent stuff that @payres posted in the Listings news thread?
     
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    No, human ears. Goddam Go-Bot collector.
     
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    You'll subscribe like everybody else.
     
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    I was in the first ten. Where's my discount?
     
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    Everybody was in the first ten! Are we still talking about subscriptions?
     
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    MyTea Boc Do you smell that?

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    Bring me many robots ye gods of plastic!! Let 2023 be the year of the bot
     
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    When you're young you give it away because you don't know what it's worth. When you're older you sell it and hate yourself (but not that much).
     
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    That's toys! Lol.
     
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    I made a bonfire and burned all of them. Except one that I kept back! Like a ciggie smoker who quits but keeps one packet in the attic.
     
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    Apollux Turbomaster - Former Leaker

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    Happy New Year everyone, hope you're all having a great start to 2023.

    My plans are to steadily close the gaps in my TF collection. Still hopeful I'll be able to ease out by 2025 with pretty much all the bots I want.

    Fingers crossed if preorders for Hawk and Shipwreck come out I should be able to finish up my G.I. Joe Classified collection.

    Marvel Legends is also close to complete, only 5 must haves left! :D 

    I also plan to only preorder toys I absolutely must have - anything else I'll be waiting for sales. :cool: 

    I'm always in awe of your Diaclone displays.
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    (How I imagine Takara delivers to your house)

    Also thanks to @Loosecannon for the head's up on the Disney Store sale. I too now have an X-Men shirt on its way :) .
     
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  20. motorthing

    motorthing Too old for this $hit

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    Happy/Bleary New Something Threadizens!!

    I was resenting the hell out of being forced to get up and be civil to anyone (especially Family) this close to noon on the First of the First but avast mateys!!! The Landlubbers have brought tokens of esteem and one of them........... IMG_20230101_135823_HDR.jpg

    "Stand in awe of my wiff-waff stick!!"

    Now that is how you do belated Xmas gifting. Noobs take note! Cousins shall not be thrown to the Volcano God after all for spoiling my rest, and I will be of good cheer to all for as long as the neurofen can keep pace!!! Huzzah!!!!! IMG_20230101_135651_HDR.jpg

    "Apparently you're quite cheaply made Old Sport,"

    "And you were cobbled together from something that looked like it bathed in nicotine so neither of us is exactly Tom Cruise right now......."

    He's VERY cheap and nasty - which for what a Voyager now costs is NOT a welcome trend, but the design, articulation and that headaculpt are all great.

    Can't wait to not get all the Seekers in this mold YET AGAIN!!
     
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