The UK Toy Discussion

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

  1. Maniac23

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    Scotland vs England for the world cup 2018 qualifying, ooft!
     
  2. SgtLemon

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    Does ordering from Amazon.com include importing fees? Also how long does it take? :p 
     
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    Yes, they precharge the import fees so if you're caught it just sails through. However if it comes in unmolested apparently the added import fee is refunded... apparently. Not sure if that's ever happened though.

    As to time, not that long. A week maybe? But Amazon Prime can get it to you overnight, amazingly. The replacement Fixit/Underbite (that I didn't ask for) were Amazon Primed to me from the US overnight.
     
  4. Boardwise

    Boardwise There are no strings on me Veteran

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    I've had a couple of import fees partly refunded due to it being less than what they quotes (last one was a whopping 11p!)
     
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    Astro-Furby Life is strange

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    Air Raid was £17.50 delivered and got here within 7-8 days, no extra fees or anything
     
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    Thanks guys, you the real mvps!
     
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    tesla or cupholder? help :lol 
     
  8. Astro-Furby

    Astro-Furby Life is strange

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    just from what ive seen on here and on youtube I would go with Cupholder, he just seems a bit better/cooler and Tesla, and with less niggles
     
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    Depends if you can afford the rest! I opted out (sadly) as I know I would need to buy the others and at £100 a pop just the core members is going to be a fair bit of wedge!

    Now my dilemma is do I sell MP Star Saber for PE Leo? Neither really have a place in my collection but I really like both. Will I kick myself if they do make victory Leo?! But pe Leo looks soooo nice. I've never owned anything from PE but I'm massively envious of those that have warden as he looks the tits.

    I do like beast formers, though his rear beast legs look a bit wank. Hmmmmm
     
  10. OptimushedPrune

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    If you're happy to fork out for the rest then Cupholder, feels quality, Tesla is OK, mine has cracked plastic in the right shoulder and from what I've heard I'm not the only one, lower elbow joints are a little loose too, and again I'm not the only one. Plastic feels a little cheap too, I might even move mine on :lol . Hip movement aside the only real complaint I've heard against Cupholder is those ball joint parts popping off his feet.
     
  11. Astro-Furby

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    has anyone here bought any Nonnef products? If so whats the shipping costs?
     
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    Both, you just have to find a way of making that happen.

    All the best
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    It was $7.50 on the $5 antennae. Still think it was worth it, the bendy ones were frigging annoying and the replacements colour-match the Western Superion pretty well.
     
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    100% agree. These are both figures that you need. Do it now. :D 

    Yeah, mine's the same, as I say. Have you fired off an email about it yet? I need to do so. He's awesome otherwise though.

    Just pre-ordered MMC Sphinx. I rule.
     
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    Yeah I'm getting the shoulder sorted, I still haven't ordered Sphinx yet, or Annachus, or Commatus, I even have the money :lol . There's also Insecticons, Badcube's I don't like the look of, been burned too many times by FT so that leaves MMC/OC, which I do like but I'm waiting on final colours.
     
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    I need to get on that shoulder situation...

    Insecticons-wise, I'm just waiting on Badcube now, although I have pre-ordered the FT set as well, because apparently I have no boundaries.
     
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    Dude, are you saying that UK Amazon Prime members can get stuff from Amazon.com overnight?

    I've not had chance to handle Cupola, but as you'll see here the general opinion seems very, very high. I can speak for Tesla, however, and he's a great figure. Has really grown on me. There's a certain level of inherent dullness due to the fact he transforms into a microscope, but the bot mode is fantastic. Really poseable, looks proper badass.
     
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    Im gonna assume that's pretty standard for any single item from there...not too bad

    edit: it seems different for each item, the feet come out at $10.50 shipping. so about £12-14 delivered
     
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    I've seen both but don't own either, but if I were forced to choose I'd say Cupholder.

    They're both lovely but Cupholder does more, y'know? A big ass future car with rubber wheels is more interesting than a microscope, and Headmaster gimmicks are always great fun.
     
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    Well not quite that easy, I was giving the parts a little rubbing with a wire brush between soaks to help flake the paint off.

    I love your work dude, I don't think theres any problem posting your work here, I don't have twitter or have any intention of getting it either so please continue to show your work here mate!

    Great times...................as always I look forward to the next instalment of Le Pubecon.
    I finally got a box for my MP-3, I know its just a box but I'm seriously stoked to have got that, cheers Swoop.

    Haha, I forgot to mention that. She literally couldn't look away, she completely forgot she was with someone!! Ordin is bloody spectacular though!


    That set looks awesome, very tempted by that! Shame you haven't the booth set up, I'd love to see good quality pics of them.

    .....ah there you go!! (see my previous comment).

    You win Dan, thats genius mate :) 


    I really, really like the look of that new Devy.............£540...hell no!! Even now Genetic has said it won't be that much and nore like £420 all in, that still seems a tad too rich for my blood!
    So damn glorious though.

    Thats hilarious, maybe not so much for Keith :lol