Transformers Restraints:Twisties vs. Those weird plastic string things

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  1. WireTheBot

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    Hiya, So I thought about this for a while and realized that I may be the only one who preferred twisties.


    They were perfect. Now I have to wait till after I get home to check out the TF.:( Really wanna hear yalls thoughts on the Restraints that keep our figs in their prisons.
     
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    If by "twisties" you mean the twisted paper, then we're in this together. I miss the hell out of those things. They were easy to untie, and easy to cut without potentially damaging the figure. And there were certainly not as many as there are with the plastic things we have now.
     
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  3. WireTheBot

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    Yeah. Plus they weren't passed through the inside of the figure like the new restraints as far as i can remember
     
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    The newer T-end restraints are annoying.
    I did like the paper ties the most. Not only easy to untie or cut, but they were biodegradable as a bonus.
     
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    Right??
    We have a cat, who likes to eat small things, and these clear thin plastic things hide on the floor really well. Gotta be extra careful to make sure I keep track of all of the pieces and get them into the garbage.
    Never had that problem with paper.
     
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    The new ones are annoying.
    But since I'm am impatient person I've learned how to remove those damn things without using a scissors.
     
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    Yeah. They are sometimes really overstreched and become really hard to find a good angle to cut them at
     
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    Cannot tell you how annoying the shirt/clothing "T" ties are. Granted, you can still clip them off, but they leave a mess.
     
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    True. They just fall over the place. The paper/aluminium ties would be untwisted(which was fairly easy btw) and would stay with the shell.
     
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    I hear that. Patience is something I definitely dont have when I just bought a new TF
     
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    Yeah. I like to keep the boxes and backs of my packaging for my TFs but sometimes the little T ties are hiding somewhere ir I cant see them and when i go to to store the packaging it all falls all over the place.
     
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    I opened up an Armada Unicron the other day...i dont ever want to deal with twist ties again after that.
     
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    I guess when it comes to such large figures i would prefer an alternative to twist ties. But the alternative definitely should not be T ties
     
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    I think I have some PTSD. Twist ties holding twist ties...the horror. THE HORROR!!!
     
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    Hahaha. Ya sometimes too much restraints are over the top
     
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    the plastic things are no big deal. i just use nail clippers and they all fall under the shell if you have it on a flat surface. easy.
     
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    I'm just not patient enough to wait till i get a flat surface. But i see your point
     
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    I’ve been waiting for a place to complain about those dumb plastic things.
     
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    Welcome my fellow Bot. This is where the may those weird T Tie restraints may be sent to rot in the spark of Unicron
     
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    just what we need. more places to complain about more stuff that doesnt really make a damn bit of difference.
     
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