The UK Toy Discussion

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

  1. NonRetroMan

    NonRetroMan Well-Known Member

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    Give me a bit to dig through my storage. May have to be tomorrow since there is a lot to dig through.

    Also, the qc on the hero is born set is garbage. Thank god this was a gift because I would have returned it instantly. The left arm & leg pops out constantly and AT's right hand refuses to budge while also having a loose left arm.
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  2. Napalm

    Napalm Drinking About Robots TFW2005 Supporter

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    Got a good look at Legacy Hot Shot today, courtesy of the always wonderful Gear4Geeks. I'm pleasantly surprised. Not the greatest Deluxe in the world but probably the best version of the lad yet. Roll on Prime.
     
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  3. MyTea Boc

    MyTea Boc Bus-former please Haslads

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    I'd be up for a kit that idw'ed him up

    This news pleases me greatly.

    Hope your evening goes better for you bud.
     
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  4. Fear13

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    Thoughts with you and your wife . Lost both parents five years ago and my (ex)mother in law last year ( still close but no longer married to her daughter) to the big c. It truly is an abomination, and my heart goes out to yours and those others effected by it .
    It's something that as we get older seems to become so prevalent and really has me conscious of my own health in reference to my kids . Sorry morbid for a Tuesday night but peace and love to you all x
     
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  5. Q Prime

    Q Prime Well-Known Member

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    Thanks man. I really hope I manage to get the big problem sorted out soon, because otherwise the next few years might suck. I hope your weeks gets better too, after the tragic loss of your mother-in-law.
     
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    Yeah my money would be in the Dino's. There's a cool bit on call of the primitives where there's a scrap and it seems like the Dino's kick ass ( apart from swoop lol)

    Brill I'll catch up now !
    Got a bit of downtime, lad is at scouts, girl is asleep. Ah won't last long !

    Nice what heroquest bits did you get, and can you recommend any of the expansion so far ?

    Ohhh I'll have to look up as my knowledge of anything other than g1 is rubbish !
     
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    @MyTea Boc condolences to you and yours


    Ask and ye shall receive...

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    Battletrap races towards Smokescreen and Trailbreaker, the double barrelled launcher on top of his truck roof firing missiles that explode all around the two Autobots. Swerving off-road to avoid the deadly salvo, the Datsun and Hilux find themselves facing Battletrap’s helicopter component, flying low over the ground and spraying a hail of cannon fire. Trapped between the two parts of their foe, the Autobots transform to defend themselves. The helicopter dodges the rockets Trailbreaker fires towards it, but the truck is caught by Smokescreen’s shot. Circuits scrambling, it spins out of control.

    An unseen blow knocks Smokescreen off his feet. Mass displacing, Kickback reveals himself as he transforms to robot mode. Raising his gun to finish his enemy off, he roars in frustration as his shots impact upon the forcefield Trailbreaker has hastily deployed to save his comrade. Swooping low, Battletrap’s helicopter combines with his truck mode, and the Decepticon limps over to add his own firepower against the flickering barrier.

    “Haven’t seen you fall down like that since Swerve spiked that energon!” Trailbreaker quips as he helps Smokescreen to his feet. “We could do with a diversion.”

    “My speciality!” Smokescreen grins. Quickly relaying his plan, he transforms as Trailbreaker lowers the wall of energy that has shielded them. A thick cloud of black smoke spews from his exhaust as he speeds towards Kickback. As the Insecticon leaps to avoid the attack, Trailbreaker tackles Battletrap, who is too slow to dodge with his leg circuits scrambled from the earlier hit. Unable to see clearly from above through the thick clouds of smoke, Kickback gives up the fight as lost. Perhaps he can use the defeat to his advantage he thinks as he flies away, Battletrap wouldn’t want Megatron to know how easily he had been bested… Another target ripe for blackmail.

    With one opponent incapacitated, and the other fleeing, the two Autobots head back to the Ark.

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    I propose Top Spin & Seaspray VS Dirge & Blast Off for the next one, if someone would like a go? :) 
     
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  8. NonRetroMan

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    Went looking through my photos from a few years ago & found a picture with Weijiang's Omega Sentinel on my kitchen counter. Cropped it a bit & combined it with a newer, shittier photo of GS Guardian Robot (10,000 years on MS Paint) while I look for it. Weijiang's was great but a little to thin to be a Guardian robot (they all are but he was especially thin). Not much but an appetiser at the very least.
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  9. Xaran Alamas

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    Well let me put it this way: Prime Megatron - who is no slouch at all and deadly in combat - is given pause at the prospect of having to fight him directly.

    Also for reference, Prime Predaking is a giant transforming dragon :D 
     
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  10. G1 Mirage Owner

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

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    Sorry my mistake, that isn't one of this weeks email.
     
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  11. LorDZeeD

    LorDZeeD Taste the synthwave!

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    Walikum asalaaming habibi!

    (Man, this really made me laugh when I really needed a laugh).
     
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  12. Seeaich

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    SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
    Called it! And what did I say about Jazz, eh? Guess I'm buying a third Jazz!

    EDIT:
    Holy crap! G2 Jazz has Buzzworthy Earth Mode Hound weapons that can give him a G1-style shoulder cannon! NEAT!
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  13. G1 Mirage Owner

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

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    G2 sub-line!!!

    Fingers crossed it isn't impossible to get over here.

    Jazz, Cloudcover, Toxi and Tiger Grimmy are insta-buys.

    But where is Mirage, dammit - he better be one of the other four deluxes.
     
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  14. Seeaich

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    Fings crossed Smyths don't drop exclusives after Velocitron!
     
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  15. Genodectes

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    Really want Cloudcover….. hopefully not a pain to get over here (cough Crasher)…
     
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  16. CannonBlaster

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    I never knew there was a different colour scheme planned for G2 Jazz
     
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  17. MyTea Boc

    MyTea Boc Bus-former please Haslads

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    Fucking hell. That's rough man. It's hard to loose people in any way, but cancer is such a bastard.

    Thanks mate.

    Well shit!! I'll be needing all of this in my mouth
     
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  18. G1 Mirage Owner

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

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  19. Embee Prime

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    Another Ramjet repaint, still no love for Thrust or Dirge!
    That Cloudcover deco does look very nice though
     
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  20. Hobart Paving

    Hobart Paving I would prefer not to.

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    Well I think it's safe to say that I'm not the target audience for those toys.

    G2 Jazz: b88b8403-9976-48d0-a071-de1f37fff4a7.png
     
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