The UK Toy Discussion

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

  1. Genodectes

    Genodectes Well-Known Member

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    Air con? So the seekers…..
     
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  2. Apollux

    Apollux Turbomaster - Former Leaker

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    Thank you for your sacrifice ;) 
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    I like the first image with the blur a bit better actually, I think the extra rubble in the front makes things a bit compressed and busy.
    1st shot is :bay 

    Hoping we get some new reveals and pre-orders up next month as I've completely run out of new plastic crack to purchase.

    It got so bad I bought a B.A.F. Crimson Dynamo!
     
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    Brum Bot "Give them Victory... or Give them Death"

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    Someone on the village freecycle group was giving these away yesterday… rude to say no.

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    I think the brand team came up with the best answer to this when they were asked about it for siege and said Quintessons.

    Personally I think it's quite a silly question really, I mean if you remove wheels and cockpits/doors evreyone may as well be a floating cube or a lamppost which wouldn't make for appealing toys (although computer terminals yes please). Seen as alt modes were meant as disguises anyway you've just got to assume there were some kind of vehicles on cybertron before the transformers took on shapes to look like them.

    Oh and if you go with the comic primus origin I guess you can explain it away by the quints having enslaved them before being fought off (think this was cannon in aligned or siege at any rate). You could even go with that it's part of vector sigmas grand design that the transformers eventually bond with organics like in rebirth.

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    Absolute classics….
     
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    i'm super late to the party on the hasbro fire sale, but I still managed to get some good toys in.
     
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    Brooticus "You bred Raptors?"

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    No more bots due for the month, so here is my Altar of Acquisition as of March 23. I'm going to have to ban power stances by May.

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  8. Vertex

    Vertex Still Rockets Redglare

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    Good morning Thread-o'-dreams! Found this cool concept art of a familiar feathered fiend.

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    Not sure which is scarier!

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    4249david Click my avatar, you won't regret it...

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    Putting my XTB Toro on ebay later today, so last shout if anyone wants a MIB MP Cliffjumper with a realistic alt mode...

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    Good work everyone, rumour thread is reporting new Thunderclash mold with repaint as MW Optimus.

    (Yes, I know it’s about as reliable as a politician saying they don’t think they’ve broken any rules but we can dream!)

    Also a suggestion of Throttlebots!
     
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    LorDZeeD Taste the synthwave!

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    Thanks guys! The figures are Joytoy, the end point of the rabbithole last week with all of the guidance from the thread. Turns out it's really hard to find smaller scale guys that are posable, affordable and not military/superhero/jedi.

    Still a bit too big, let's be honest, but hey, also maybe they're too small?
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    LorDZeeD Taste the synthwave!

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    The range of toys available to us now is just astonishing! What a time to collect!
     
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    Meming dreams into reality, like the Facteur Cheval...

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    ...well, sort of. :D 
     
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    Link please?
     
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    Yeah I saw him but had to choose between him or Ironheart. I think I made the right choice. I'm sure he'll crop up again.

    Cool figs. I think I've considered them on AliExpress before. As for the pics, I like both. If the focus is on the humans, then I'd say blurring the bots is the right call, if it's a group shot of humans and bots, I think the second one is better with reduced blurring to stop the humans blending in too much.

    Lol, nice.

    Ooh god you're right! They could totally make TB4 out of him! Still need to get him myself.

    I like them both!
     
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  16. Primacron

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    Just this (not my scribbles):

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    Edit: supposedly colours indicate reliability
     
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  17. Insurgent

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    Commander tidal wave? I'm down for that.

    Maybe a megs or repaint and nemesis armada prime? They interest me.


    Ugh. It never ends.

    Now, about that buzzworthy hatchet?
     
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  19. Danforth

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    Taking colours as accurate:

    Yay Thunderclash! Hoping for a reasonably-priced alternative to hunting MMC Collisus down.

    Intrigued by possible Predator jets, Throttlebots, and action masters, and Tidal Wave for IDW1-related reasons. The amount I desire the finished product will largely be influenced by how easily the toys count as their on-page characters. I accept this may not happen and that's fine :) 
     
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    I don't know if this is of help to anyone, but Game seem to have a bit of an abundance of Galaxy Shuttle in certain stores for £25.

    In the Princes St one in Edinburgh (above Sports Direct) there are about 15 of them shelfwarming. It's not one I'm interested in, but I know some folk go wild for the Velocitron stuff?
     
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