January's stuff

[griffin]

New year, new month, new stuff...

[tjparkside]

January 2012


-dotm autobot ratchet lunar crawler (misb) (aprox 2.5 hrs after retail opened for the year):o
;)-japan Beast Wars Reborn convoy & megatron (mib)(similar to TRU bw 10th 2pk but with a golden disk dvd-rom)[3 pics for this aq.] :D
-G1 hound (loose/minus 1 missile[on the way]) :)
-dotm legion roadbuster (mosc)
-dotm legion flak (mosc)
-dotm shockwave fusion tank (misb)
-hftd human alliance jazz w/captain lennox (misb)
(thanks to OTCA member JROAM for spotting this):)
-rpms battle series 2pack mudflap vs. skids (mosc)
-G1 hubcap (moc) :)
-reprolabels for G1 duocon flywheels
-BW 10th Transmutate Left Leg Part
-G1 parts-long haul connector
-air raid torque rifle
-hound missile
-tracks missile
-G1 trailbreaker (loose/complete)
-G1 SCORPONOK/LORD ZARAK/FASTTRACK (mib/incomplete remaining parts & paperwork awaiting arrival-4 radars/elevator connector/2 repair arms/catalog/decoder strip/sticker sheets[1 use/1 keep]...) :D:cool::eek:

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*don't know where these parts (pictured below) go on (included in the box) scorponok though! :rolleyes: (g1 starscream 2 tab fists and motormaster menasor right foot stand and ionizer sword parts)

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[GoktimusPrime]

Aww nuts, I was gonna make a thread for this month's acquisitions and call it "January Jackpots" - cos every year we don't seem to have an alliteration for January's acquisition thread like we do with some other months (e.g. December decadence).

[5FDP]

Call it a hunch, but I have a feeling that this month is going to be very quiet.

[Slag]

January 2012

-dotm autobot ratchet lunar crawler (misb)

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Well you certainly didn't waste any time.:)

[kup]

Call it a hunch, but I have a feeling that this month is going to be very quiet.

Yeah, I know I have severely over spend but a lot of the loot bought in December will be arriving in January so this thread still applies.

[heroic_decepticon]

As with last year (http://heroicdecepticon.blogspot.com/2011/01/star-ing-ranger-and-some-sweeps.html), Jan has started with a bang once more. I certainly have stuff (http://heroicdecepticon.blogspot.com/2012/01/hk-market-watch-lots-of-vintage-g1s-in.html)... but no real time to take photos or talk about them as yet... :D:D:D

[Sutton]

Finally pulled the trigger on an FP Bruticus set. Now I'm busy customising Onslaught and Vortex's heads and paintwork, and converting PCC Heavytread, while I wait for them to show up.

[loophole]

As with last year (http://heroicdecepticon.blogspot.com/2011/01/star-ing-ranger-and-some-sweeps.html), Jan has started with a bang once more. I certainly have stuff (http://heroicdecepticon.blogspot.com/2012/01/hk-market-watch-lots-of-vintage-g1s-in.html)... but no real time to take photos or talk about them as yet... :D:D:D

some nice stuff there but nothing as nice as a D-50 would be :p

[heroic_decepticon]

some nice stuff there but nothing as nice as a D-50 would be :p

D50 is very rare and extremely difficult to find on sale individually. I do however have the D50 instructions to comfort myself with.... Heh

[Sharky]

Aww nuts, I was gonna make a thread for this month's acquisitions and call it "January Jackpots" - cos every year we don't seem to have an alliteration for January's acquisition thread like we do with some other months (e.g. December decadence).

Juicy January Jaggings!!!!

[GL-Sideswipe]

Went to a new Toyworld shop at Forest Hill and found Hunt for the Decpticons Leader Class Starscream for $50, don't have any leader classes and thought this might be a good first one :P

[GoktimusPrime]

Great price for a Leader Class!! :D

[Paul Agnew]

Caved in and put the Cyberverse Legends Ratchet Lunar Crawler plus Voyager Fireburst Prime on layby.

[tjparkside]

Yeah, I know I have severely over spend but a lot of the loot bought in December will be arriving in January so this thread still applies.

+1! ;)

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Beast Wars Metals X-9, with a black tail. 1050 Yen.
'Hurt Box' and not exactly minty fresh, but for less than $15 I'm fine with him.

[tjparkside]

Beast Wars Metals X-9, with a black tail. 1050 Yen.
'Hurt Box' and not exactly minty fresh, but for less than $15 I'm fine with him.

:eek::cool: wow thats cheap in any case..Maybe...consider your X-9 Beast Wars Ravage figure a more show accurate version!?!
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it would be great to see pics!!

[Verno]

Beast Wars Metals X-9, with a black tail. 1050 Yen.
'Hurt Box' and not exactly minty fresh, but for less than $15 I'm fine with him.

Post some pics mate!

[Hursticon]

Beast Wars Metals X-9, with a black tail. 1050 Yen.
'Hurt Box' and not exactly minty fresh, but for less than $15 I'm fine with him.

Oh how I hate you Odey... :p
Just kidding dude, congratulations on an incredibly awesome acquisition! :eek::cool:

[Cat]

IDW Collection volume 5 arrived today.

Meh. AHM. Hard to hide my lack of enthusiasm for that.

It's just another addition to my shelf porn. (Which I'm REALLY out of room for).

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

I don't normally do pics but I guess this one's kinda special. As you can see he's pretty beat up, sheds chrome like a real cat sheds hair, and his legs are really loose at the hip, so if possible I'll probably send him off to one of our customiser crew at some point for some TLC and purtification.
Pics are front view, rear view, close up rear view to show his 'battle damage', and one of Ravage and MP10.

[Cat]

Still seems like an awesome deal to me.

Hips - easily fixable.

Chrome flaking - fairly easily fixed, but I wouldn't take advice from me on what's the best sealant.

[Magnus]

In today: HA Soundwave.

[GoktimusPrime]

Odie: Those aren't the original colours for Ravage's guns either. Someone's painted those silver.　Here (http://niyari.kt.fc2.com/cg_dir/dialy/1999/10/d991016_12.jpg) is what the guns should look like. Shouldn't be that hard to strip the paint off them. Ah well, guess we know why that toy was cheap. :D At least the damage is only cosmetic. :) Btw, did you get his tail/weapon? (the same tail-weapon that comes with Transmetal Cheetor, but in a different colour - looks like this (http://tfbaka.de-blog.jp/1dai/images/2009/06/23/photo_8.jpg) and this (http://tfbaka.de-blog.jp/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2009/06/23/photo_36.jpg). I also assume that his jets (http://tfbaka.de-blog.jp/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2009/06/23/photo_15.jpg) are still in tact?

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

The tail has been (poorly) painted black, and more irritatingly someone's butchered modded the guns.:mad:

[valkyrie_76]

Had to raid 1orion2many's house just to rescue 3x FP items :D:D

And 6 EZ Chronicles TF's from Kyle.

[GoktimusPrime]

The tail has been (poorly) painted black, and more irritatingly someone's butchered modded the guns.:mad:

<looks at pics again> Ah yes, I can see that now. Damn, that sucks. :( Cosmetic damage can be fixed or concealed, by physical damage... especially snipped tabs like that... ouch. At least he can still hold the guns, but I imagine they don't clip into his legs well?

Gah... reminds me of what I stupidly did to my M.A.S.K. toys when I was a child - I snipped off the "clips" under the masks to make them look more like the cartoon... and of course, they don't fit on properly without them! :rolleyes:

[Cat]

Personally, I'd be tempted to just leave the guns as is. It doesn't look like a terribly bad paintjob on them, from the pics. Shame about the clips, but again, for that price, I'd still be happy enough with it.

But yeah, I'd definitely be getting an experienced customiser to give it a full TLC treatment program.

[Demonac]

Cosmetic damage can be fixed or concealed, by physical damage...

How does breaking a toy fix cosmetic damage?

[griffin]

It appears to be a typo... as it makes more sense as "but" not "by".

[Doubledealer]

It appears to be a typo... as it makes more sense as "but" not "by".

If only I'd read this before taking a hammer to my chipped G1 Perceptor. :p

[Tabias Prime]

Got my hands on Generations Junkheap and Sky Shadow from Peter at Nifty's Toys and Games today, he has some new stock of these if any of the Perth guys have gotten them yet....I'm happy to support the small guy especially when their prices are the same as Kmart. :D:D:D:D:D:D

[GoktimusPrime]

How does breaking a toy fix cosmetic damage?
Once you smash the toy into tiny pieces then you won't need to look at the scratches! :p

Kinda like when people tell me they have a headache, and I say "Take your head off. You won't have a headache anymore and your neck can enjoy a pleasant breeze." ;)

It appears to be a typo... as it makes more sense as "but" not "by".
This too. Mea culpa.

If only I'd read this before taking a hammer to my chipped G1 Perceptor. :p
"Now look what you've done!" - Megatron (Cosmic Rust)

[kup]

I don't normally do pics but I guess this one's kinda special. As you can see he's pretty beat up, sheds chrome like a real cat sheds hair, and his legs are really loose at the hip, so if possible I'll probably send him off to one of our customiser crew at some point for some TLC and purtification.
Pics are front view, rear view, close up rear view to show his 'battle damage', and one of Ravage and MP10.

For $15 that is still a bargain. This is a very expensive figure after all. The tail may be missing but you have the guns which are exclusive to this figure! But why are they silver? Is that a custom job or something? They are supposed to be a creamy grey.

On top of that, despite his flaws, he looks structurally complete so it's very much a doable restoration job. You can get a tail from TM2 Cheetor and repaint it.

Very awesome overall!

[Verno]

If all else fails G, you're in the right part of the world to either track down parts for him, or another complete one!

No TF Collection is complete without one!

*Dreamily stares at his Ravage...*

[dirge]

My first notable acquisition in about 4 months. Simply because we're in such a dry spell (and SAL from Japan took 6 weeks...)

http://mail.paxeiro.com/newstuff/devastator.jpg

(okay, I did buy myself a unit in that time, so I'm not complaining!)

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

For $15 that is still a bargain. This is a very expensive figure after all. The tail may be missing but you have the guns which are exclusive to this figure! But why are they silver? Is that a custom job or something? They are supposed to be a creamy grey.

On top of that, despite his flaws, he looks structurally complete so it's very much a doable restoration job. You can get a tail from TM2 Cheetor and repaint it.

Very awesome overall!He has the tail, it's just been painted black and is pretty flaky is all. Whoever had him last did a pretty poor job of customising him, including mauling the guns and painting them silver. I don't mind the colour changes since they're easy to fix, but the fact the gun barrels have had parts of them cut off is pretty aggravating. Seriously, who mauls a Metals X-9 fer crying out loud?:mad:
The tail and body can be repainted pretty easily, the hip/leg joints are easy to tighten up, but replacing those gun barrels is gonna be a nightmare.

X-9 was never really a grail of mine and I was quite happy with the CHUGUR Ravage for the Odieverse, but for 1050 Yen I wasn't gonna pass up the Metals version and now that I've got him I want to see him done justice dammit. If I can find a set of replacement X-9 barrels and/or weapons from another toy that can be modded into similar barrels I'll see if one of the good-at-customising crew here can fix him up and maybe even improve on him. If I try doing it I'll probably just make things worse.:(
If he was in halfway decent shape I'd leave him as is, but since someone's already given him a going over I figure I might as well get him fixed up properly and given a quality show-accuracy treatment.

[GoktimusPrime]

Whoever had him last did a pretty poor job of customising him, including mauling the guns and painting them silver. I don't mind the colour changes since they're easy to fix, but the fact the gun barrels have had parts of them cut off is pretty aggravating. Seriously, who mauls a Metals X-9 fer crying out loud?:mad:
I suspect the last owner was trying to make the toy more "show akkurate" (*sigh*) (-_-) As you can see here (http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/8/8a/BWRavage_introduction.jpg) Ravage's guns never had those side clips in the cartoon - they just magically^magnetically attached to Ravage's hips like this (http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/1/18/Agenda_1_Ravage_attention.jpg). Ravage's legs are identical (mouldwise) to Transmetal Cheetor's, and Takara engineers took advantage of the fact that his legs happened to have those grooves and added those side clips on the guns so that they can clip onto the legs. It's actually a really cool feature of the toy considering that it's reverse-engineered from TM Cheetor and based on a show model that wasn't initially intended to be made into a toy.

So yeah... sucks how someone's gone and mauled what was a pretty cool feature of the toy - but at least it can still clip onto the wrists and have him hold the guns. :/ Are they so badly mauled that they can't clip onto the legs at all or do they just attach really loosely?


but replacing those gun barrels is gonna be a nightmare.
Indeed... those guns were especially made for that toy alone. The only other toy that has them is Transmetal Tigatron, who's a limited BotCon exclusive toy! :eek:

Honestly, if I were in your position I would either:
a/ Keep this toy as a placeholder until I find another Ravage in gooderer condition (although apparently they sell for stupid prices now)
b/ Just keep this toy, strip off the paint on the tail and guns and well... yeah - display the toy with the guns in hands, or alternatively use something like Blu-Tac to help keep the guns holstered if I want to display or play with the toy with the guns in that position.

I'd be inclined to go with Option B

[kup]

He has the tail, it's just been painted black and is pretty flaky is all. Whoever had him last did a pretty poor job of customising him, including mauling the guns and painting them silver. I don't mind the colour changes since they're easy to fix, but the fact the gun barrels have had parts of them cut off is pretty aggravating. Seriously, who mauls a Metals X-9 fer crying out loud?:mad:
The tail and body can be repainted pretty easily, the hip/leg joints are easy to tighten up, but replacing those gun barrels is gonna be a nightmare.

X-9 was never really a grail of mine and I was quite happy with the CHUGUR Ravage for the Odieverse, but for 1050 Yen I wasn't gonna pass up the Metals version and now that I've got him I want to see him done justice dammit. If I can find a set of replacement X-9 barrels and/or weapons from another toy that can be modded into similar barrels I'll see if one of the good-at-customising crew here can fix him up and maybe even improve on him. If I try doing it I'll probably just make things worse.:(
If he was in halfway decent shape I'd leave him as is, but since someone's already given him a going over I figure I might as well get him fixed up properly and given a quality show-accuracy treatment.

If you ever find a good X-9 Ravage and wish to sell this one, I will be happy to buy. The gun barrels would be a challenge but I see the figure as a very possible restoration job specially when he is 'complete' with all parts and accessories.

There aren't as many of this figure around and that with demand has caused it to command high market prices limiting it's availability to fans. Adding this one back even with the inevitable 'reverse customization' job on the guns would be good.

I guess this falls into one of the somewhat 'controversial' areas of modifying or changing a toy with limited availability and high demand. I am personally against the concept of modifying vintage and rare figures as that Ravage basically means 'one less for the world to enjoy' in it's original state. I understand that it's a person's right to do with their property as they wish and respect that but that doesn't change how I feel when I see a rare toy being 'destroyed' to make another.

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

I suspect the last owner was trying to make the toy more "show akkurate" (*sigh*) (-_-) As you can see here (http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/8/8a/BWRavage_introduction.jpg) Ravage's guns never had those side clips in the cartoon - they just magically^magnetically attached to Ravage's hips like this (http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/1/18/Agenda_1_Ravage_attention.jpg).See, if they were more show accurate I wouldn't mind so much, but he has the full barrels in the show so it's actually less show accurate.:rolleyes:

So yeah... sucks how someone's gone and mauled what was a pretty cool feature of the toy - but at least it can still clip onto the wrists and have him hold the guns. :/ Are they so badly mauled that they can't clip onto the legs at all or do they just attach really loosely?They do clip to the legs, but pretty poorly. He'll only be displayed in robot mode with the barrels attached to the guns anyway, but as it is it bugs me enough that I'd like to find replacement barrels. They don't have to be from X-9 or Botcon Tigatron, if I can find a figure with similarly sized/shaped pistols from a different toyline or collectible figure that can be cut off and modded as replacement barrels that's fine too.

Honestly, if I were in your position I would either:
a/ Keep this toy as a placeholder until I find another Ravage in gooderer condition (although apparently they sell for stupid prices now)
b/ Just keep this toy, strip off the paint on the tail and guns and well... yeah - display the toy with the guns in hands, or alternatively use something like Blu-Tac to help keep the guns holstered if I want to display or play with the toy with the guns in that position.

I'd be inclined to go with Option BGetting a new one is a bit too costly and difficult for my liking - I found one for US $100 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Transformers-Beast-Wars-Ravage-Action-Figure-/290652159776?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43ac37ff20) which I'd be OK with, except of course the seller only ships to the US. I'm tossing up a few options. Either get someone to restore it and do up some new barrels from whatever aforementioned similar guns I/they can find - still costly but worth it all things considered; or see if I can trade it for a grail of my own.
Unfortunately - or happily subject to how you look at it - what with my being in Osaka and having a decent wage the only real grail I have left is a Classics Ultra Magnus to fill out my empty City Commander armour, and one of those is almost as costly and hard to find as a new/replacement X-9. All the other major wants I had I've picked up over the past two years, and given how beat up he is it's hard to see anyone who didn't have BW Ravage as a major want going for that.
So right now it's looking like finding someone to pay to do him up right, and hanging onto him for my own collection. Ravage was one of my favourite characters from G1 and he's a nice piece to have after all.
If you ever find a good X-9 Ravage and wish to sell this one, I will be happy to buy. The gun barrels would be a challenge but I see the figure as a very possible restoration job specially when he is 'complete' with all parts and accessories.

There aren't as many of this figure around and that with demand has caused it to command high market prices limiting it's availability to fans. Adding this one back even with the inevitable 'reverse customization' job on the guns would be good.

I guess this falls into one of the somewhat 'controversial' areas of modifying or changing a toy with limited availability and high demand. I am personally against the concept of modifying vintage and rare figures as that Ravage basically means 'one less for the world to enjoy' in it's original state. I understand that it's a person's right to do with their property as they wish and respect that but that doesn't change how I feel when I see a rare toy being 'destroyed' to make another.Yeah, I generally tend to agree on the last bit, it's kind of the same philosophy as why I prefer to get loose/opened TFs over MISB. The only reason I'm OK with having this one fixed up and modded is 'cos someone had already done the dirty on him when I got him. I just wish I had the skill and workspace to do it properly myself.
In the unlikely situation I see another one in good nick for a decent price and subsequently let this one go I'll put him up for sale/trade and let you know. Aside from the guns it's just loose hip joints and a new paintjob, so he'd be pretty easy to restore without too much hassle.

[Doubledealer]

Sooo pumped to have this guy in his Wreckers form, the legendary Guzzle!! I couldn't show him without his buddy, Kup. ;)

http://i661.photobucket.com/albums/uu332/Doubledealer_83/guznkup.jpg

"Transform and roll...Ooh, isn't that a nice view Guzzle? I wonder where the Cyberducks are today?"
http://i661.photobucket.com/albums/uu332/Doubledealer_83/guznkup2.jpg

[Arcee]

Oh no!! Your toys will get sunburn...you really want to avoid that :)

Even though I have to admit that, the sunshine does make the photography of TFs sooooooo much better...

[Stompy]

Sooo pumped to have this guy in his Wreckers form, the legendary Guzzle!! I couldn't show him without his buddy, Kup. ;)

***snip***

"Transform and roll...Ooh, isn't that a nice view Guzzle? I wonder where the Cyberducks are today?"
***snip***

ARGH I can't find Guzzle anywhere. He looks awesome! Keeping it in theme...

My first acquisition for the year and for the past 6 months: Legends Roadbuster, pictured with his Wreckers buddies:

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk269/StompBrother/TFM3LegendsWreckersalt.jpg

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk269/StompBrother/TFM3LegendsWreckersbot.jpg

Now to somehow get the deluxe and HA's of what I need.

[jazzcomp]

Takara Deluxe Soundwave

[Doubledealer]

ARGH I can't find Guzzle anywhere. He looks awesome! Keeping it in theme...

I believe Kmart's are the best place to try for Guzzle. I got mine while on Xmas break in QLD but I'll let you know if I find any here in Perth. :)


My first acquisition for the year and for the past 6 months: Legends Roadbuster, pictured with his Wreckers buddies:

*snippeh*

Now to somehow get the deluxe and HA's of what I need.

Haha, better later than never eh? ;) Hopefully the shelves will be stocked up with Prime goodness before long. Will be nice to see something new, even if we'll probably scoff at the local prices and order online. :p

[GL-Sideswipe]

Got the 3 legion wreckers the other day, most happy with leadfoot, great detail on such a small figure IMO.

[STL]

ARGH I can't find Guzzle anywhere. He looks awesome! Keeping it in .

saw em at Plenty Valley. They are very well stocked

[jazzcomp]

DOTM Dragstrip triple changer :) - forgot to add.

[Shirokaze]

Finished my Japan trip up with a DoTM Vortex, Animated Blackout and Henkei Streak :)

[UltraMarginal]

I opened up HFTD Highbrow the other day, absolutely fantastic figure, great appearnce in alt mode, enjoyable transformation, and a great poseable robot mode, the only complaint is the arems are a little mongy but apart from that i love it. another great aircraft transformer.

I have also acquired and opened cyberverse shockwave and ratchet and their playsets. nice.
no pics at this stage.

[Tallestblue]

Thanks to Burn I have RID Dreadwing! I've done this with him-

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v677/RCChambers78/dreadwing1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v677/RCChambers78/dreadwing2.jpg

[Decepticon]

Got Generations BLACKshadow and Junkheap on Saturday. A Kreo Sentinal Prime, Jazz, Big Bumblebee, Mirage, Little Op and Bee today!!:D

[Decepticon]

I opened up HFTD Highbrow the other day, absolutely fantastic figure, great appearnce in alt mode, enjoyable transformation, and a great poseable robot mode, the only complaint is the arems are a little mongy but apart from that i love it. another great aircraft transformer.

I have also acquired and opened cyberverse shockwave and ratchet and their playsets. nice.
no pics at this stage.

Was that Highbrow ever released here? I got one off ebay over a year ago but dont remember ever seeing him here in oz.

That Cyberverse Shockwave is good! Especially for $14 at Kmart! Only got the Ratchet for the Lunar repair bay really.

[GoktimusPrime]

I don't think Highbrow ever came out here.

[kup]

Got this today straight from Japan!

http://kupscigar.com/2012/090112.JPG

[liegeprime]

Was that Highbrow ever released here? I got one off ebay over a year ago but dont remember ever seeing him here in oz.

That Cyberverse Shockwave is good! Especially for $14 at Kmart! Only got the Ratchet for the Lunar repair bay really.


I believe it didn't see any Australian release:(.

I gotta keep looking for that Shockwave playset!! Ive gone on a binge in Cyberverse playsets lately due to the lack of anything Tfwise in my collecting lately :p
Still have to track down a Cyberverse Topspin legion to complete my trio of Wreckers...


Got this today straight from Japan!

http://kupscigar.com/2012/090112.JPG

Awesome Score kup!!

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Three minor grails and a catch-up with a Japanese friend from Tokyo who I met in Hobart when I was studying bartending and applying for the JET Programme. Awesome day.:)

[UltraMarginal]

Was that Highbrow ever released here? I got one off ebay over a year ago but dont remember ever seeing him here in oz.

That Cyberverse Shockwave is good! Especially for $14 at Kmart! Only got the Ratchet for the Lunar repair bay really.

As far as I'm aware it was not. I was lucky enough to find one at Botcon last year, to top it off it turned out to be the Japanese release with better platic colours.

I bought a lot there, and at other times, my opening rate is a lot slower than my acquisition rate has been over the last couple years, I'm becoming a misb collector without even trying:(:o

[griffin]

Highbrow wasn't released here by Hasbro, but import stores may have had it (if anyone claims that they bought it here).

[GoktimusPrime]

Odie: how much was God Neptune?

[Tallestblue]

Thanks to AX83 I have Beast Wars Transmetal Megatron and Depth Charge!
These guys are in excellent condition are perfect replacements for my broken and incomplete older toys.
Megatron is seriously really really nice looking. I've transformed him once already and the arm joints that are notorious for breaking are VERY tight so i'm thinking he's staying in robot mode for the rest of his life.

BTW if anyone wants a Depth Charge missing a missile and one of his discs and a TM Megatron that needs reparing I can probably let them have it for a very good price.

[Verno]

Two magnificent toys!

You could always track down a DC missile and disk and sell him for a great price instead of incomplete for a good price.

[Tallestblue]

Two magnificent toys!

You could always track down a DC missile and disk and sell him for a great price instead of incomplete for a good price.

There's a scratch on his head that sort of diminsishes any chance of him going for top dollar Verno...

[Verno]

There's a scratch on his head that sort of diminsishes any chance of him going for top dollar Verno...

Battle scars! Makes him more authentic :p

[liegeprime]

More Cyberverse Playsets and figures. These will go well with the previous Ark playset I purchased - since I dont intend on getting the full size figures, for DOTM characters this will do...

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb313/liegeprime/2012%20acquisitions/DSC01359.jpg

Thanks to newausbot78
a pristine condition, Jap version, Sky Garry ( gaaaryy, gaarry, gaaaryy!!)

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb313/liegeprime/2012%20acquisitions/DSC01364.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb313/liegeprime/2012%20acquisitions/DSC01363.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb313/liegeprime/2012%20acquisitions/DSC01366.jpg

Finally after a 3 weeks wait, this wouldve been a last year's purchase if it arrived sooner

Tf Myclones, now to search for the remaining ones Im missing ( maybe even find some cheap chase figs)

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb313/liegeprime/2012%20acquisitions/DSC01360.jpg

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Odie: how much was God Neptune?He and Gelshark were both ¥2600 to ¥2700 each. まんだらけ rules.:D
Mirage was ¥3500 thanks to a friendly local who haggled ¥1000 off for me. Wish I'd known Hero Gangu will haggle earlier, not that I have the Japanese to really do so anyway.

[kup]

Received Enemy today :)

He is actually fully working. I put Batteries in him and he tunes to AM radio very well!

http://kupscigar.com/2012/100112.JPG

[valkyrie_76]

He and Gelshark were both ¥2600 to ¥2700 each. まんだらけ rules.:D
Mirage was ¥3500 thanks to a friendly local who haggled ¥1000 off for me. Wish I'd known Hero Gangu will haggle earlier, not that I have the Japanese to really do so anyway.

Good price for God Neptune. I paid $100 for my sealed one.

[UltraMagnus]

So its been a while since I did a "look what I got" thread...
but having opened up a few boxes received here goes:


Hercules
Shadow Commander
Reissue Rodimus Prime
Reissue Sideswipe
Encore #20 Devastator
Igear Huffer and Seaspray
Gears of War #2
TFCC COunterpunch/punch (finally got it!)
Generations Skyshadow
Generations Junkheap


Here is a pic of hercules in all his glory minus 2 limbs..

http://www.spacepet.com/photo.JPG

[GoktimusPrime]

TallestBlue: I recommend getting a Japanese Metals Megatron if you want to have a Transmetal Megatron to play around with. :)

[iceburn]

Tf Myclones, now to search for the remaining ones Im missing ( maybe even find some cheap chase figs)

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb313/liegeprime/2012%20acquisitions/DSC01360.jpg

which one you missing?

[Hursticon]

January 2012

;)-japan Beast Wars Reborn convoy & megatron (mib)(similar to TRU bw 10th 2pk but with a golden disk dvd-rom)[3 pics for this aq.] :D
-G1 hound (loose/minus 1 missile[on the way]) :)
*snip*

Ooh! - Some damn sweet acquisitions there TJ, congrats man! :cool:


Finally pulled the trigger on an FP Bruticus set. Now I'm busy customising Onslaught and Vortex's heads and paintwork, and converting PCC Heavytread, while I wait for them to show up.

Congrats man, I bet that wasn't cheap :o; lookin' forward to seeing some finished pics when you're done dude. :)


Went to a new Toyworld shop at Forest Hill and found Hunt for the Decpticons Leader Class Starscream for $50, don't have any leader classes and thought this might be a good first one :P

Aww man! - Nice score GL, that's one of the 5 final Moviesverse figures I'd like to acquire and if it's at that awesome price I'd be damn happy! :D


In today: HA Soundwave.

Hmm... What are your thoughts on him man? - Congrats by the way. :)


The tail has been (poorly) painted black, and more irritatingly someone's butchered modded the guns.:mad:

That really, really suck mate - I hope your luck turns around with trying to find a better conditioned version. :(


Got my hands on Generations Junkheap and Sky Shadow from Peter at Nifty's Toys and Games today, he has some new stock of these if any of the Perth guys have gotten them yet....I'm happy to support the small guy especially when their prices are the same as Kmart. :D:D:D:D:D:D

Aww man! - I really want to get my hands on those 2 but just haven't been willing to pay the exorbitant US postage charges... :(
A big congrats though man! :cool:


My first notable acquisition in about 4 months. Simply because we're in such a dry spell (and SAL from Japan took 6 weeks...)

*snip*

(okay, I did buy myself a unit in that time, so I'm not complaining!)

Nice Dirge, congrats on both fronts mate. ;):)


Sooo pumped to have this guy in his Wreckers form, the legendary Guzzle!! I couldn't show him without his buddy, Kup. ;)

*snip*

Very nice photos DD :eek::cool:, I'm still yet to find Guzzle over here but living in the Illawarra; I'm not holding my breath either. :o


Takara Deluxe Soundwave

Is that the DOTM Deluxe Soundwave man?, what are your thoughts?


Thanks to Burn I have RID Dreadwing! I've done this with him-

*snip*

Big congrats TB; how awesome is that figure/mold huh? :D


Got Generations BLACKshadow and Junkheap on Saturday. A Kreo Sentinal Prime, Jazz, Big Bumblebee, Mirage, Little Op and Bee today!!:D

Yep, still jealous - lol, congrats man. :p


Got this today straight from Japan!

*snip*

Wow, that does really look quite spectacular eh? - Congratulations Kup! :eek::cool:


Three minor grails and a catch-up with a Japanese friend from Tokyo who I met in Hobart when I was studying bartending and applying for the JET Programme. Awesome day.:)

Ooh! sweet find with God Neptune dude, you're on a roll of sorts at the moment! :D:cool:


Thanks to AX83 I have Beast Wars Transmetal Megatron and Depth Charge!
These guys are in excellent condition are perfect replacements for my broken and incomplete older toys.
Megatron is seriously really really nice looking. I've transformed him once already and the arm joints that are notorious for breaking are VERY tight so i'm thinking he's staying in robot mode for the rest of his life.

For the love of all things Cybertronian TB, don't transform that Megatron if it's a Hasbro release; it's truly not worth it to risk it. :eek::o
A huge congratulations though man as both figures are freakin' sweet but if you want a TM Megatron dude go with the Takara release as you wont have anything to worry about then. ;):)


More Cyberverse Playsets and figures. These will go well with the previous Ark playset I purchased - since I dont intend on getting the full size figures, for DOTM characters this will do...

*snip*

Thanks to newausbot78
a pristine condition, Jap version, Sky Garry ( gaaaryy, gaarry, gaaaryy!!)

*snip*

Finally after a 3 weeks wait, this wouldve been a last year's purchase if it arrived sooner

Tf Myclones, now to search for the remaining ones Im missing ( maybe even find some cheap chase figs)

*snip*

Holy crap Liege!!! :eek:
That is one supremely massive haul dude, congrats on all the little guys and the expensive Japanese slightly bigger guy! :D


Received Enemy today :)

He is actually fully working. I put Batteries in him and he tunes to AM radio very well!

*snip*

Ooh!, glad to hear he still works man; such an oddly obscure use of a mold huh? :p


So its been a while since I did a "look what I got" thread...
but having opened up a few boxes received here goes:


Hercules
Shadow Commander
Reissue Rodimus Prime
Reissue Sideswipe
Encore #20 Devastator
Igear Huffer and Seaspray
Gears of War #2
TFCC COunterpunch/punch (finally got it!)
Generations Skyshadow
Generations Junkheap


Here is a pic of hercules in all his glory minus 2 limbs..

*snip*

Whoah! - You must've been having an almost kiddish day there UM :D, unveiling all of those would've made me quite giddy. :D
Congrats man and a very nice pic to, I look forward to seeing Hercules complete. ;):cool:


TallestBlue: I recommend getting a Japanese Metals Megatron if you want to have a Transmetal Megatron to play around with. :)

Yep, I couldn't agree more man and I'm very glad I took your advice on the back of many others. ;):cool:


No TF Collection is complete without one!

*Dreamily stares at his Ravage...*

Dude... I think Primus himself has sent me a sign today :eek::


http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-11-ACQ-02.jpg

(A complete? set of X-9 paperwork! :eek::D:eek:)



...


My acquisitions today have been quite delayed due to the Xmas period but in the case of a gift from Aqua Prime, inexplicably delayed by months! :eek::mad:

Courtesy of eBay UK, a near tone of Beast Wars & assorted other TF paperwork!


http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-11-ACQ-01.jpg


From RobotKingdom, iGear Rager (Classicsverse Huffer):
Courtesy of Aqua Prime, Beast Wars VHS tape No.2:
Courtesy of 1AZRTAEL1, TF: Prime's Jack, Miko & Raf:


http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-11-ACQ-03.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-11-ACQ-04.jpg


Having the paperwork and video cassette arrive today put a big smile on my face, as did Rager and the kids but now I've got to sort out all this paperwork so I know what I've got and what I don't. :p
A huge thanks to Aqua Prime for sending me the BW VHS too, it's been an obscenely long time since you initially sent it mate (Must have achieved Transwarp Tech along the way or something :confused:) but I really appreciate it ;):cool: - I'd like to know what AusPost did with it for so long though. :rolleyes:

[Verno]

Dude... I think Primus himself has sent me a sign today :eek::


http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-11-ACQ-02.jpg

(A complete? set of X-9 paperwork! :eek::D:eek:)



...


My acquisitions today have been quite delayed due to the Xmas period but in the case of a gift from Aqua Prime, inexplicably delayed by months! :eek::mad:

Courtesy of eBay UK, a near tone of Beast Wars & assorted other TF paperwork!


http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-11-ACQ-01.jpg

Juicy sweet goodness... Unapplied stickers! I'd be emailing the seller to see if he has Ravage for sale to go with it!

Deliciousness.

[Hursticon]

Juicy sweet goodness... Unapplied stickers! I'd be emailing the seller to see if he has Ravage for sale to go with it!

Deliciousness.

That's a good thought, I might do that - Did you see what's in the top left corner of the pic? ;):p

[Tallestblue]

Don't worry guys I am being super, SUPER Careful with TM Megatron. This new is in robot mode and my broken one (Which was actually not broken due to GPS but because I accidentally stepped on it!) will serve as T-Rex mode.
Now to go back to hunting down my other BW holy grails.
I needs me some Telemochas!

[Verno]

That's a good thought, I might do that - Did you see what's in the top left corner of the pic? ;):p

It didn't escape my attention :cool:


I needs me some Telemochas!

Yes you do, they're delicious!

[Tallestblue]

I know! I have TM Dinobot and he's Amazing!

[Verno]

I know! I have TM Dinobot and he's Amazing!

He $#!+s all over Hasbro's 10th Anniversary edition!

[Doubledealer]

My acquisitions today have been quite delayed due to the Xmas period but in the case of a gift from Aqua Prime, inexplicably delayed by months! :eek::mad:

Courtesy of eBay UK, a near tone of Beast Wars & assorted other TF paperwork!

*snippeh*

Having the paperwork and video cassette arrive today put a big smile on my face, as did Rager and the kids but now I've got to sort out all this paperwork so I know what I've got and what I don't. :p
A huge thanks to Aqua Prime for sending me the BW VHS too, it's been an obscenely long time since you initially sent it mate (Must have achieved Transwarp Tech along the way or something :confused:) but I really appreciate it ;):cool: - I'd like to know what AusPost did with it for so long though. :rolleyes:

What a most interesting haul! Those Prime kids actually look pretty decent, miles better than the 3rd party TFA humans and HA freaks. Might have to look out for that set when the toys hit Oz. :D

I think you'll be kept busy going through and sorting out all that paperwork, if only regular paperwork that arrived in the mail were as exciting rather than the regular bills. :p

[Decepticon]

Takara deluxe QUE came today! I actually quite like him.He has sooo many tools, I dunno what to do with them lol.:)

[Slag]

Got these. finally can bring myself to get my grubby mits on this mold of cyclonus

[Slag]

Takara deluxe QUE came today! I actually quite like him.He has sooo many tools, I dunno what to do with them lol.:)

Freaky..

[GoktimusPrime]

Takara deluxe QUE came today! I actually quite like him.He has sooo many tools, I dunno what to do with them lol.:)
<insert.obligatory.political.joke.here> :p

[Tallestblue]

He $#!+s all over Hasbro's 10th Anniversary edition!

Because he has a mouth!

[liegeprime]

which one you missing?

Well Basically series 3 of the Myclones
I do have Galvatron, Grimlock and Wreckgar from that series but still missing Bumblebee, Soundwave (most importantly), and Hotrod


That Singaporean based fella used to have one for sale but I guess it got bought coz he hasnt reposted it on ebay.:(

As for series two Im missing the chase figures -

Myclone Dirge
Myclone Red Alert

and I dunno what the chase figure is for series 3... I think it's Thundercracker or something:D

I couldnt care for the clear version chase figures though:p

Can you help me Icy? LMK if you find one yeah?

[Doubledealer]

Takara deluxe QUE came today! I actually quite like him.He has sooo many tools, I dunno what to do with them lol.:)

Seeing a picture of this toy reminded me of a certain one liner near the end of one of my favourite films. Thanks for reminding me to re-watch Predator. :p

[Verno]

Because he has a mouth!

Because he's not blue and green!

[Magnus]

Hmm... What are your thoughts on him man? - Congrats by the way. :)


Thanks! The unpainted grey plastic is a bit of a letdown, but he's a lot better in person than in pics.

I'm hoping to find some time to type up a review and take some photos.

[robwin1974]

ebay.:(

As for series two Im missing the chase figures -

Myclone Dirge
Myclone Red Alert

and I dunno what the chase figure is for series 3... I think it's Thundercracker or something:D



Myclone DIrge and Red ALert are series 3 chase and Thundercracker is series 2.

Still chasing down Red Alert to complete my set.

[liegeprime]

Myclone DIrge and Red ALert are series 3 chase and Thundercracker is series 2.

Still chasing down Red Alert to complete my set.

Aaah Thanks for clearing that up robwin:D.... I saw some months ago on ebay but these costs like an arm and a leg :(... now they're just nowhere to be found....

[Paul Agnew]

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-11-ACQ-04.jpg

It looks like Not-Huffer is holding those poor kids (and Miko) hostage! :eek:

[GoktimusPrime]

Aw man, I went to TRU in Namba Parks today and saw various TFs that we don't have in Australia, including DotM Deluxe Quejack... so badly wanted to buy him, but Odie already got it for me (and I'll be collecting that with some other toys I asked him to get me at the upcoming Osaka meet :P). DotM Voyager Optimus Prime w/ trailer looks really nice in truck mode, but the trailer is essentially just a trailer that opens up... kinda like original G1 Prime's trailer, only less because there is no real Combat Deck and no Roller car. Bah. Then I went to Bic Camera and saw some more toys I wanted... really tempted by to get Chronicles Megatron, but then I couldn't justify shelling out over 8000JPY to get a repaint of a toy I already have (two different versions of no less) and to be stuck with another Voyager DOTM Megatron that I don't really want. I could go on for ages about the things here that has been tempting me but I've had to force myself to pass up on, but you guys don't wanna hear about that, this is an acquisitions thread, not a ... um... not acquisitions thread! :P

So I was at Bic Camera and I thought hey, if I spend 3000JPY or more on a Transformer I can get one of those stupid but rare exclusive United Minicons! Dark Steel was tempting, but he was 2500JPY, so I would have to purchase another 500JPY's worth of TF and I looked around for like a keychain or some other cheap piece of TF merchandise to tip me over, but alas there were none. Didn't want to get Chronicles Megatron for reasons stated above. There was also a Voyager TF Prime Optimus Prime there too, but I passed on that for the same reason I passed on Que. Then there was that variant Mickey Mouse Transformer... about 3300JPY... I ermed and ummed and deliberated heaps, then finally caved and bought it. As predicted I had to remind the person serving me about the United Mini-Con campaign (as I've already heard from fans in Japan, a lot of staff don't consciously think about the campaign unless you tell them - there's no signage or anything that tells customers about it). And at first the guy tries to tell me that Disney Label Transformers aren't "real Transformers" and that he didn't think they'd count... I should stress that he was in NO way rude in the way that he said this (anyone who's ever been to Japan will know that customer service here is NEVER rude!) - he just said it politely and matter of factly... I told him that the campaign requires a Transformers purchase of 3000JPY or more and that it was a Transformer that cost over 3000JPY. He agreed and gave me United Aimless. :)

So all that trouble for a lousy MiniCon repaint :rolleyes: And of a Targetmaster for which there is no Classicsverse partner for! I mean, I like having United Fracas because he goes with Scourge... but there's not Classicsverse Misfire! So I don't even know who I'm gonna display Aimless with on my Classicsverse Decepticon shelves! Ah well... it's my first ever Osaka TF purchase. :D

[liegeprime]

oh you never know Gok, it could be an indication of figures to come for the Generations line;)... mebbe triggerhappy, Slugslinger and MIsfire are in the works heheheh ( I know wishful thinking):D

Addit: Also FINALLY! found Cyberverse Shockwave and the very last Cyberverse legion Topspin - how lucky!! it's the only two figs left Im after... unless they make more upcoming series :p

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Hope you've got a decent budget for tomorrow @Goki, we're hitting up the specialty stores.;)
On a different note, you've got another Aimless coming tomorrow courtesy of some of the various TFs I've grabbed you. Maybe find a TF who's meant to have drill hands or something. I've got all three but they're a bit 'meh' IMO, so I'll probably just sell them somewhere down the track.
You also don't have a HA Soundwave on the way since it wasn't on your shopping list.

[GoktimusPrime]

Yeah, I don't really collect HA... thanks anyway.

I'll probably be doing lots of window shopping and wishing I could afford most of the stuff we see more than any actual spending. Ah well... the main fun of going to meets is hanging out with people anyway. :D I really hope to find myself another copy of Transformers Generations Deluxe since I lost my copy a few months ago :(

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

BW Quickstrike, a replacement G2 Smokescreen since mine back in Oz is broken, and CHUGUR Warpath and Kup thanks to Goki.
Nice meet with Goki and some of his Japanese friends, cheers Goki!

[Seraphim Prime]

Thanks to AX83, Quickstrike has joined the ranks of the Predacons.
And thanks to Tropsie, Animated Blackout, Wingblade Optimus have joined the Animated forces, and Alternators Decepticharge is wreaking havoc among the Autobots.

[GoktimusPrime]

I second the notion that B'Boom is an awesomesauce figure! ;D

My haul from today's Osaka meet (the first 5 were courtesy of Ode to a Grasshopper):
* TAK TF Prime Voyager Optimus Prime
* TAK TF Prime Voyager Bulkhead
* TAK TF Prime Vehicon
* TAK DOTM Deluxe Que
* TAK DOTM Deluxe Soundwave
* TAK DOTM Legion Roadbuster
* TAK DOTM Deluxe Leadfoot
* BW Neo Dead End
* BW Neo Hydra
* United Rumble & Frenzy
* Alternity red Convoy
* G2 Hero Optimus Prime
...that's all I can remember for now (brain's half asleep)... will post a photo of this haul at a later date. :) United Frumble and G2 Hero Prime have been personal grails for me, so I'm pretty stoked.



Nice meet with Goki and some of his Japanese friends, cheers Goki!
You're most welcome and thanks for coming! I've posted a report on the meet on the Osaka Meet thread, but it's probably not very good cos my brain's half dead... feel free to post a more coherent one of your own later own (and upload your pics please!) ;)

Man... on one hand I wanna throw myself into bed, but on the other hand I'm too excited to sleep!! I should sleep though... going off to Kyoto tomorrow. :P

[Verno]

I think the last items I bought for my collection were the Optimus Primal and Megatron 10th Anniversary figures that came in the snazzy double pack which was some years now. No, wait, it was TM2 Tripredacus Agent, but even that was 6 months or so ago.

So for me drinks, as they say, are few and far between.

In November I graduated from the University of Tasmania with a Bachelor of Contemporary Arts, majoring in Theatre, a three year course that I completed in only 2.5 years - a feat the school will never see the likes of again. In December we had Christmas, and yesterday was, for those of you who noticed, my Birthday. 26 for those interested.

So as a combined Grad/Xmas/B'Day present to myself, I decided to track down the only figures that have intrigued me over the past few years of Transformers.

That's right...

http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h357/Rh1n0x/29bdd349.jpg

Henkei Dinbot and Cheetor!

Cheetor is a great new take on the character, but Dinobot is, for lack of a better word - Magnificent!

All I've done is look at them since getting them out of their plastic prisons.

THE LINE MUST BE CONTINUED!

I'm not asking much, just do the first 10 BW characters, or if you're really kind, do the 14 figures from Season 1, but these are just tremendous! A set of them would be just incredible!

Primus, if you're out there, you can't let it stop here. I'm rehooked but have nowhere to throw my money!

[Doubledealer]

I'm rehooked but have nowhere to throw my money!

Not (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Takara-Transformers-Animated-TA37-Deluxe-Waspinator-NEW-/350466113322?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5199687f2a) true (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/TRANSFORMERS-ANIMATED-TA-09-BLACKARACHNIA-MISB-JPver-/270869846822?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f1119db26) ;)

[Verno]

Not (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Takara-Transformers-Animated-TA37-Deluxe-Waspinator-NEW-/350466113322?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5199687f2a) true (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/TRANSFORMERS-ANIMATED-TA-09-BLACKARACHNIA-MISB-JPver-/270869846822?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f1119db26) ;)

Looking at your sig DD I'll be leaving those alone. Besides, I'm not the biggest fan of the Animated look. So sadly the future looks empty.

[Hursticon]

It looks like Not-Huffer is holding those poor kids (and Miko) hostage! :eek:

His eye colour is red... :p


That's right...

*snip*

Henkei Dinbot and Cheetor!

Cheetor is a great new take on the character, but Dinobot is, for lack of a better word - Magnificent!

A massive congratulations on your combined Grad/Xmas/B'Day present mate! :D

I'm pleased you've managed to track down the Henkei versions of both figures for yourself dude as it's to my understanding that they're the superior pair. ;):cool:
You've got to do a review for the pair too man as I'd like to hear your thoughts; if anyone is to convince me to pick these 2 molds up it'd be you. :)
(Happy Birthday for yesterday too mate :cool:)



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My own acquisitions today come from both Verno and Sky Shadow:

Tripredacus Council Member: General Cicadacon! :D
Rocklord: Tombstone & Jewelord: Flamestone! :cool:
(Crack-pot is hiding back there too :p)



http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-16-ACQ-01.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-16-ACQ-03.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-16-ACQ-05.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-16-ACQ-07.jpg


Bot mode pics can be seen here (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=10100&page=62). ;):cool:

[Verno]

A massive congratulations on your combined Grad/Xmas/B'Day present mate! :D

I'm pleased you've managed to track down the Henkei versions of both figures for yourself dude as it's to my understanding that they're the superior pair. ;):cool:
You've got to do a review for the pair too man as I'd like to hear your thoughts; if anyone is to convince me to pick these 2 molds up it'd be you. :)
(Happy Birthday for yesterday too mate :cool:)

it's just nice to be back in the game, albeit briefly. Getting something you're after is a really nice feeling.

Trying to decipher the Japanese instructions was fun. Trying to make heads or tails of the comic was impossible. The sad bit being that it's now canon whatever it was.

[Hursticon]

it's just nice to be back in the game, albeit briefly. Getting something you're after is a really nice feeling.

Indeed it is and I think had I of won the X-9 auction earlier today I'd be in a similar state as yourself dude; but when The General arrived today, he put a smile on my face quick smart! :D

I always liked Cicadas as a kid (Pretty much every Arthropod I loved and still do :p) because we have a couple of pine trees that they like to latch onto near our house and I always used to grab the shells they'd leave behind thinking how cool it was they went from literally one form to another... a real-life Transformer. :cool:


Trying to decipher the Japanese instructions was fun. Trying to make heads or tails of the comic was impossible. The sad bit being that it's now canon whatever it was.

Haha, lol. :p:D

[Tallestblue]

So as a combined Grad/Xmas/B'Day present to myself, I decided to track down the only figures that have intrigued me over the past few years of Transformers.

That's right...

http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h357/Rh1n0x/29bdd349.jpg

Henkei Dinbot and Cheetor!

Cheetor is a great new take on the character, but Dinobot is, for lack of a better word - Magnificent!

All I've done is look at them since getting them out of their plastic prisons.

THE LINE MUST BE CONTINUED!

I'm not asking much, just do the first 10 BW characters, or if you're really kind, do the 14 figures from Season 1, but these are just tremendous! A set of them would be just incredible!

Primus, if you're out there, you can't let it stop here. I'm rehooked but have nowhere to throw my money!

Congrats on Graduating and Happy Birthday Verno! And yes, I too desire a continuation of the Generations style Beast Wars characters. A dream of a fully articulated Show-accurate Blackarachnia keeps me awake at night.

[Verno]

Congrats on Graduating and Happy Birthday Verno! And yes, I too desire a continuation of the Generations style Beast Wars characters. A dream of a fully articulated Show-accurate Blackarachnia keeps me awake at night.

A complete set of Series 1 figures, 14 figures, that's all I want. We're 2 down, 12 to go. Come on Takara!

[UltraMarginal]

A complete set of Series 1 figures, 14 figures, that's all I want. We're 2 down, 12 to go. Come on Takara!

Give it time, I'm sure they will produce more Beastwars designs, just like they have been doing soo much G1 lately. we had to wait 25 years for them so you shouild have a bit of time to save up.

and congrats on graduating I hope it leads you to a fun fulfilling career.:cool:

[liegeprime]

Isn't there the repainted ( more mecha looking) Optmus and Megs on the way for the generations or whatever they call it line? I think its a repaint of the two pack that was a release from TF Cybertron series.....Tjough personally I would prefer if they chose to release new mold for Generations line of BW Megs and Optimal - based on the TM2 version - Dragon Megs and Multichanger OpOp.

[Sharky]

Thanks to SkyShadow... My First TF Purchases for the Year...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/Sharkysparky/Grabbings/2012/20120116_sm.jpg

Botcon Animated Sideswipe and Fisitron....

[Verno]

Give it time, I'm sure they will produce more Beastwars designs, just like they have been doing soo much G1 lately. we had to wait 25 years for them so you shouild have a bit of time to save up.

and congrats on graduating I hope it leads you to a fun fulfilling career.:cool:

We're 15 years in, 10 years to go you think? :(

Cheers Mate. It'll lead to a lot of rejection and disappointment, but then hopefully to millions of dollars :p

[Doubledealer]

Cheers Mate. It'll lead to a lot of rejection and disappointment, but then hopefully to millions of dollars :p

Does this mean we might one day see Beast Wars, the play? I'd actually pay money to see that. :D

[Verno]

Does this mean we might one day see Beast Wars, the play? I'd actually pay money to see that. :D

The stories would adapt well for the stage. Costuming and set could be quite expensive though. So I'll view the stories for comic form.

[Cat]

Slow month, which is good.

So far: IDW Collection volume 5.

US Classics vol 2 (new edition).

And MTMTE Ongoing 1 (My LCS only had the one cover, Hot Rod. :mad: Arcee surprised me by picking me up a Ratchet cover at her LCS. :) )

And I'm not expecting anything else this month that I know of?

The less the better, at the moment.

[Doubledealer]

Auto Assembly 2011 key ring for me TFA glass cabinet key. :)

http://i661.photobucket.com/albums/uu332/Doubledealer_83/primekeyring.jpg

[Slag]

His eye colour is red... :p


My own acquisitions today come from both Verno and Sky Shadow:

Tripredacus Council Member: General Cicadacon! :D
Rocklord: Tombstone & Jewelord: Flamestone! :cool:
(Crack-pot is hiding back there too :p)


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Bot mode pics can be seen here (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=10100&page=62). ;):cool:

Good to see a few more rocks for your collection Hursticon. ( you must just about have all of series 1 by now!! (how good does jiggerrock look, sorry tombstone...) Bit jealous of that comic and instructions. Why they didn't include a comic in the aussie releases i'll never know..:(
That cicada looks good in err.. cicada mode.. As a bot reminds me of someone in period costume. you know, like renaissance or baroque or something.. . . . nice tights.... Shall we dance... To the death...But that's what i was going to wear...
Sorry, everytime i look at him i think of a new phrase coming out of his mouth:)

[GoktimusPrime]

That cicada looks good in err.. cicada mode.. As a bot reminds me of someone in period costume. you know, like renaissance or baroque or something.. . . . nice tights.... Shall we dance... To the death...But that's what i was going to wear...
Sorry, everytime i look at him i think of a new phrase coming out of his mouth:)
Like "Terminate. With extreme prejudice." ;) I quite like Cicadacon's robot mode - the best looking out of the Tripredacus Councillors IMHO. Overall Tripredacus is one rockin' set of sweet figures though. :D

[Slag]

Like "Terminate. With extreme prejudice." ;) I quite like Cicadacon's robot mode - the best looking out of the Tripredacus Councillors IMHO. Overall Tripredacus is one rockin' set of sweet figures though. :D

I see. I didn't realize he was part of a combiner. so he is basically the Magnaboss opposite.. ?

[Verno]

I see. I didn't realize he was part of a combiner. so he is basically the Magnaboss opposite.. ?

Spot on. None of these Voltron-esk combiners of G1 when it came to BW, give me some impossible combination!

[Vector Sigma 13]

Haven t posted on here for awhile so i thought id show off Roadbuster. Ive been lucky with my local Big W. Roadbuster was the only one of his kind on the shelf this week and last week i managed to get a deluxe Topspin that i was sure i would never ever find locally!

[liegeprime]

Ok thanks to Zippo and Logician for the littluns and the extra Gen Cyclonus. Also posting pic of prev mentioned Cyberverse Shockwave and Legion Topspin. And finally caved and got the Deluxe versions of the Wreckers Topspin and Roadbuster, shame they aint making the 3rd fella in Deluxe size, but that's Hasbro for yah...


Edit: added new photo.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb313/liegeprime/2012%20acquisitions/DSC01400.jpg

[klystron]

So Griffin told me he was going to revoke my membership if I didn't buy some new figures. Since I value my otca membership highly, I ran out and quickly bought the first bit off rubbish I could find...

http://i39.tinypic.com/rk5x0k.jpg


Ok. That's not all entirely true. I didn't actually run out anywhere - I used ebay instead.
Also neither of those figures are rubbish. They are in fact both brilliant and I really like them. Optimus blew me away. Looks fantastic in robot mode, & I dig the matrix gimmick. He fills a hole in my collection - I don't really have a "movie accurate" prime. (I only have the first movie voyager which while it is a good figure, is hardly screen accurate).
And in case anyone is wondering, no I do not like the moon & stars paint job!


...and Griffin didn't really tell me buy stuff either.

[Slag]

Spot on. None of these Voltron-esk combiners of G1 when it came to BW, give me some impossible combination!

FORM ARMS AND LEGS... FORM..... .. No scratch that..
Form spine and crotch.. Form lats and elbows.. Form abdomen and inner thighs..... And I'll form... the back of the head. And can someone form the face:mad:
frowny preferred

[GoktimusPrime]

Spot on. None of these Voltron-esk combiners of G1 when it came to BW, give me some impossible combination!
Tripredacus is the better BW gestalt IMO. :)

FORM ARMS AND LEGS... FORM..... .. No scratch that..
Form spine and crotch.. Form lats and elbows.. Form abdomen and inner thighs..... And I'll form... the back of the head. And can someone form the face:mad:
frowny preferred
The great thing about the BW gestalts is that they all have complete self contained components and parts. So unlike G1 gestalts (with the notable exception of Lio Kaiser) where the gestalt form is reliant on detachable (and losable) accessories, everything you need to combine Magnaboss and Tripredacus is built into the individual figures themselves! Even if you lose all their accessories/weapons, you can still combine them to form Tripredacus and Magnaboss (it just means that they have no weapons). This is really different from G1 gestalt teams like the Constructicons who absolutely cannot combine with accessories and even the Scramble City gestalts which can still interconnect without accessories can't truly complete their gestalt robot forms without the head, chest panel(s), fists and feet ('cept Defensor's head which is built into Hot Spot).

1989's Lio Kaiser was the first Transformer gestalt to introduce almost all of its gestalt parts being self-contained in the individual figures - only the head is a detachable component... but everything else is in-built, which was a really clever design feature, especially for its time. The Beast Wars gestalts took this concept and improved on it further since ALL of its gestalt parts are in-built (and even its weapons have storage compartments anyway); so there's really nothing for people to leave lying around.

The original Car Robot/RiD gestalts also carried on with this concept - JRX/Railracer & Build King/Landfill all have self-contained gestalt parts... but then it kinda took a backward step with Super Link/Energon where their gestalts went back to using detachable "Energon" accessories for the hands and feet (allowing the limbs to be interchangable - but then again, Build King/Landfill's limbs are interchangeable too without the need for detachable accessories). IMO we haven't really had any decent gestalt figures since CR/RiD (except ROTF Legends Devastator, who's a very nicely designed gestalt figure for its size IMO -- a helluva lot better than the fail-gestalt that is Combiner Class Devastator). Yeah alright, the Power Core Combiners all have self-contained parts too, but the individual limbformers are just lame toys (being more like drones than proper TF action figures).

I personally miss the days when we had awesome gestalt toys like Magnaboss, Tripredacus, JRX/Railracer and BuildKing/Landfill. :(

[Verno]

Tripredacus is the better BW gestalt IMO.

From a technical point of view I'd probably agree with you, but I like Magnaboss more, probably because he has hands.

[Slag]

Tripredacus is the better BW gestalt IMO. :)

1989's Lio Kaiser was the first Transformer gestalt to introduce almost all of its gestalt parts being self-contained in the individual figures - only the head is a detachable component... but everything else is in-built, which was a really clever design feature, especially for its time. The Beast Wars gestalts took this concept and improved on it further since ALL of its gestalt parts are in-built (and even its weapons have storage compartments anyway); so there's really nothing for people to leave lying around.


I personally miss the days when we had awesome gestalt toys like Magnaboss, Tripredacus, JRX/Railracer and BuildKing/Landfill. :(

I can appreciate that. Gobots monstrous is one of my favorite combiners for that exact reason. I'll have to look into leo kaiser. I thought he was just like the rest. (I had a K.O. trainbot Possibly raiden that came with a robot frame that the trains were just sorta attached to , I ended up giving it away. I didn't even think it was based on a real TF at the time) Maybe i should get my Magnaboss out of his box and see what he's all about.

[GoktimusPrime]

From a technical point of view I'd probably agree with you, but I like Magnaboss more, probably because he has hands.

Yeah... Tripredacus isn't gonna be playing the piano any time soon. :p

[i_amtrunks]

Thanks to mknells sighting, nabbed myself a Hunt for the Cons Leader Prime with hooks.

Don't have a leader movie prime, so fills a hole, plus it was dirt cheap for $25.

Now to see if it was worth it!

[Cyberwing]

First Acquisitions of the year:
Cyberverse Hatchet, battle steel OP, Shockwave Fusion Tank and Masterpiece Rodimus

Still looking for Guzzle though?

[Slag]

All this talk about BW I thought I'd see what tf's were left at the local antique store.
This was the last of them (bar 2 role playing swords). Why does he have 2 faces in robot mode? looks solid though.

[Verno]

All this talk about BW I thought I'd see what tf's were left at the local antique store.
This was the last of them (bar 2 role playing swords). Why does he have 2 faces in robot mode? looks solid though.

Mutant mask Baby! Original BW gimmick. Great mold though, weapons everywhere!

[Slag]

Mutant mask!? So is that like a rage thing for more skills. I like the side picks of reptilion, razorclaw and silverbolt. and some kind of club/mace/morning-star/skull thing.
Now ,do I break the tape, I don't think i can.:confused:

[Verno]

I think they were just meant to intimidating battle masks for when they charge into battle.

You should totally open him. He's not that old and resale won't be that great. So open him up and enjoy the BW goodness!

[Slag]

Alright!!. I'll f#$%ing do it man! I'll open him. ( I need to collect another line like I need a hole in the head) ..... Here goes.....We need a smiley with a look of concentration.

[Hursticon]

Thanks to SkyShadow... My First TF Purchases for the Year...

*snip*

Botcon Animated Sideswipe and Fisitron....

Ooh! - Congratulations Sharky! :D
Are these also the 1st 'new' figures to enter the new collection room? :cool:


Slow month, which is good.

So far: IDW Collection volume 5.

US Classics vol 2 (new edition).

And MTMTE Ongoing 1 (My LCS only had the one cover, Hot Rod. :mad: Arcee surprised me by picking me up a Ratchet cover at her LCS. :) )

Congrats on the heap of literature dude, you must have quite an extensive library from the sounds of things. ;):)


Auto Assembly 2011 key ring for me TFA glass cabinet key. :)

*snip*

How incredibly suiting and adequate. :D


Good to see a few more rocks for your collection Hursticon. ( you must just about have all of series 1 by now!! (how good does jiggerrock look, sorry tombstone...) Bit jealous of that comic and instructions. Why they didn't include a comic in the aussie releases i'll never know..:(

Cheers man! :D
Indeed, the only ones that I still need are:

Nuggit (Series 1 then complete :eek:)
Brimstone
Slimestone
Stoneheart (Series 2 then complete :D)
Saberstone
Spearhead
Sunstone (Series 3 then complete :o)

Then it's onto the Shock Rocks, Action Shock Rocks, Fossil Combiner Team & The Narlies...
So there's still some life in my Rocklords collecting yet! ;):cool:


That cicada looks good in err.. cicada mode.. As a bot reminds me of someone in period costume. you know, like renaissance or baroque or something.. . . . nice tights.... Shall we dance... To the death...But that's what i was going to wear...
Sorry, everytime i look at him i think of a new phrase coming out of his mouth:)

So long as the next line isn't: "You are now carrying my child...". :p:D

Thanks man, he really is a cool figure and though I already owned him, my own had busted sword/missile pegs which necessitated his purchase but it really didn't take much more convincing as General Cicadacon, along with his other Council Members, is just such a sweet figure but so too are the rest of the trio of figures; I honestly don't mind having doubles of them because of that, although I'd really prefer to get my hands on a complete Tripledacus (http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Tripledacus)... :o


Like "Terminate. With extreme prejudice." ;) I quite like Cicadacon's robot mode - the best looking out of the Tripredacus Councillors IMHO. Overall Tripredacus is one rockin' set of sweet figures though. :D

Couldn't agree with you more dude although I'm quite partial to General Sea Clamp too, poor old General Ramhorn is the worst but then he also sacrifices the most for the Council's combining ability. ;)
If only Mainframe had had the time to replicate the proper models into the show eh?
(It'd of been even cooler if they'd been able to narratively work in both Gestalts too :()



I see. I didn't realize he was part of a combiner. so he is basically the Magnaboss opposite.. ?

Oh yeah dude, Tripredacus (http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Tripredacus) & Magnaboss (http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Magnaboss) truly embody the terms Gestalt/Combiner better than any that came before or after, I still love the G1 guys though as after all the Technology has to start somewhere eh?;), if only HasTak could see it in their collective intestinal fortitudes to reawaken this seemingly dormant gimmick. :o


Spot on. None of these Voltron-esk combiners of G1 when it came to BW, give me some impossible combination!

I love these guys incredibly too, but I do still like the obsolete technologies of the G1 gestalts from both an aesthetic and narrative stand point as they really parallel the advancement of RL PC Technologies - Cybertronian Robotics is a hugely rich Sci-Fi playground to my mind. ;):cool:


Haven t posted on here for awhile so i thought id show off Roadbuster. Ive been lucky with my local Big W. Roadbuster was the only one of his kind on the shelf this week and last week i managed to get a deluxe Topspin that i was sure i would never ever find locally!

Glad to see your post dude, hopefully it's a sign of more to come? ;):)
Congrats on the acquisition dude. :cool:


Ok thanks to Zippo and Logician for the littluns and the extra Gen Cyclonus. Also posting pic of prev mentioned Cyberverse Shockwave and Legion Topspin. And finally caved and got the Deluxe versions of the Wreckers Topspin and Roadbuster, shame they aint making the 3rd fella in Deluxe size, but that's Hasbro for yah...

*snip*

You're not slowing up on these hauls huh Liege? :p
Congrats on the newest acquisitions mate, you'd of almost bought all the DOTM stuff by now yeah? :)


So Griffin told me he was going to revoke my membership if I didn't buy some new figures. Since I value my otca membership highly, I ran out and quickly bought the first bit off rubbish I could find...

*snip*

Hehe, I lol'd good at that one dude. :p:D
Glad you're enjoying them too! :)


I personally miss the days when we had awesome gestalt toys like Magnaboss, Tripredacus, JRX/Railracer and BuildKing/Landfill. :(

I'm with you Goki; I'd really like to see some modern equivalents too as someone who has owned 3 of the 4 you've mentioned here although can Buildking/Landfill really be counted?, seeing as though he/they were figures who were lumped into TFs as they were too far into production at the time when Takara decided to can Brave (Their originally intended franchise ;)). :confused:


Thanks to mknells sighting, nabbed myself a Hunt for the Cons Leader Prime with hooks.

Don't have a leader movie prime, so fills a hole, plus it was dirt cheap for $25.

Now to see if it was worth it!

Congratulations man, that really is a stunning bargain for that toy and it's size class! :eek::cool:


First Acquisitions of the year:
Cyberverse Hatchet, battle steel OP, Shockwave Fusion Tank and Masterpiece Rodimus

Still looking for Guzzle though?

Ooh yeah, very nice find with Hatchet dude, as with Rodimus and the others. ;):)
(I really dig Hatchet :D)


All this talk about BW I thought I'd see what tf's were left at the local antique store.
This was the last of them (bar 2 role playing swords). Why does he have 2 faces in robot mode? looks solid though.

I absolutely adore this figure, just not that particular one's deco :o, as it has awesome proportions and is armed to the teath - as a Humanoid Robot it has no equal... Which is also why it cops so much flak too as it to some people barely even transforms but as a purely fun Toy it has few equals. ;):)


Alright!!. I'll f#$%ing do it man! I'll open him. ( I need to collect another line like I need a hole in the head) ..... Here goes.....We need a smiley with a look of concentration.

Do it!, Do it!, Do it!, Do it!, Do it!, Do it! :p:D

[GoktimusPrime]

Geigerrock-2: Many of the early Beast Wars toys came with alternate mutant robot heads or masks. If you look at the way Tarantulas and Blackarachnia appear in Season 1 - they have different looking heads despite the fact Blackarachnia is a straight up repaint of Tarantulas. This is because Tarantulas' show model uses his "mutant" head configuration whereas Blackarachnia uses the "robot" head config.


Couldn't agree with you more dude although I'm quite partial to General Sea Clamp too, poor old General Ramhorn is the worst but then he also sacrifices the most for the Council's combining ability. ;)
If only Mainframe had had the time to replicate the proper models into the show eh?
(It'd of been even cooler if they'd been able to narratively work in both Gestalts too :()
That would only happen if Hasbro told them to. All the toys that appeared in the BW cartoon only did so at Hasbro's behest. It's possible that Hasbro never asked Mainframe to put Tripredacus into the cartoon, but Mainframe needed to create some characters to dispatch Ravage and took advantage of the Tripredacus characters.

I imagine that one thing that would have discouraged Hasbro from asking Mainframe to introduce gestalts into the cartoon would have been the cost... having to build three or six new Transformers - each with two character models (one for each mode) and then on top of that a third model where they transform and merge into Magnaboss and Tripredacus... I know that the Transmetals had their third vehicle modes in the show, but let's face it, they're just modified configurations of their beast modes really (doesn't cost that much to say add some jets, wings and a tailfin on Cheetor for his flight mode). Getting Transformers to drastically transform and combine wouldn't come cheap I imagine.


Oh yeah dude, Tripredacus (http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Tripredacus) & Magnaboss (http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Magnaboss) truly embody the terms Gestalt/Combiner better than any that came before or after, I still love the G1 guys though as after all the Technology has to start somewhere eh?;), if only HasTak could see it in their collective intestinal fortitudes to reawaken this seemingly dormant gimmick. :o
+1.


I'm with you Goki; I'd really like to see some modern equivalents too as someone who has owned 3 of the 4 you've mentioned here although can Buildking/Landfill really be counted?, seeing as though he/they were figures who were lumped into TFs as they were too far into production at the time when Takara decided to can Brave (Their originally intended franchise ;)). :confused:
Whether BuildKing/Landfill is a "shoe horned" gestalt or not, the end result is still the same... four Autobots who can combine into a gestalt robot (with different limb configurations) and with fully self contained gestalt parts. :)

[liegeprime]

You're not slowing up on these hauls huh Liege? :p
Congrats on the newest acquisitions mate, you'd of almost bought all the DOTM stuff by now yeah? :)


Nah coz Ive got a feeling that these will be phased out as soon as TF Prime hits the shelves, then it'll be harder to find them... Im only collecting extensively the Cyberverse ones for the DOTM.... only getting a few deluxes of the line which I like - e.g. Laserbeak, the Wreckers and prolly Soundwave , depends when I see him if I like it... also I had a quiet December so I guess Im making up for it hehehehe:D:D

[Seraphim Prime]

Thanks to Verno, much of my BW collection has been expanded.

Ultra Optimus Primal
Ultra Megatron
Mega B'Boom
Deluxe Tarantulus
Deluxe Wolfang
Deluxe K-9
Deluxe Bonecrucher
Basic Optimus Minor
Basic Scarem
Basic Insecticon
Basic Terrorsaur

Only a couple figures short of the full show cast! :)

[Hursticon]

Thanks to Verno, much of my BW collection has been expanded.

Ultra Optimus Primal
Ultra Megatron
Mega B'Boom
Deluxe Tarantulus
Deluxe Wolfang
Deluxe K-9
Deluxe Bonecrucher
Basic Optimus Minor
Basic Scarem
Basic Insecticon
Basic Terrorsaur

Only a couple figures short of the full show cast! :)

Seraphim mate, I am mightily impressed! :eek::cool:
Bloody well done man ;):)

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/Webpics/AnotherTriumph.gif

[Seraphim Prime]

Seraphim mate, I am mightily impressed! :eek::cool:
Bloody well done man ;):)

Cheers man. Terrorsaur doesn't come around often, particularly in the condition that Verno's was in. Wolfang has been a bit of desired item since wanting him as a kid. All I'm missing from the show cast now is the original Cheetor, Rattrap, and Blackarachnia. :)

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

<snip> ...although I'd really prefer to get my hands on a complete Tripledacus (http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Tripledacus)... :o[/SIZE]Hmm...interesting.
Check your PMs dude.

[Hursticon]

Cheers man. Terrorsaur doesn't come around often, particularly in the condition that Verno's was in. Wolfang has been a bit of desired item since wanting him as a kid. All I'm missing from the show cast now is the original Cheetor, Rattrap, and Blackarachnia. :)

That's excellent to hear Seraphim as you'll no doubt appreciate them all the more if you've been wanting them for so long and as for the others, at least they're not all that hard to come by -maybe a little pricey for certain figures but not unobtainable. ;):cool:


Hmm...interesting.
Check your PMs dude.

Indeed I just have Odey. ;):)



...


My acquisition today is courtesy of the Almighty Sofaman! :D

Beast Wars Neo, Destron Basic - Sling :cool:



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[Cat]

Congrats on the heap of literature dude, you must have quite an extensive library from the sounds of things. ;):)

You know what it's like, mate.

There's always that ONE thing missing that makes it incomplete in your eyes, regardless of how others view it (in my case, Generations 2004.)

[jazzy_josh]

Well I did not buy it as such but my gf bought me my first third party item the trailer for my rts prime! I love it it's so damn awesome, now I want to get a grimlock so I can make him do the pose in the g2 comics in the first issue, I still have that comic from when I was a kid, bought it at a garage sale lol. But know I have to get a grimlock to do that pose, can any one tell me if they have released a more modern day grimlock?

[Sharky]

My acquisition today is courtesy of the Almighty Sofaman! :D

Beast Wars Neo, Destron Basic - Sling :cool:




hey hursty i think its time to update you collection pics.. with all the good stuff you have gotten latley they are alotabit outdated...plus i want a good oldfashined collection perve!!

[Sutton]

Finally found a reasonably priced FP upgrade set on ebay...

[Tallestblue]

BEHOLD- GALVATRON!

....Energon Galvatron that is!

I have to say I'm an idiot for passing this guy up five years ago, He is...Stunning. Simply stunning.
The Energon Megatron was a fairly neat toy but the G1 Cartoon inspired paint scheme on this mold makes it shine. Like this was the toy it was born to be, the deep purples, the metallic cherry red, the translucent orange, Just an amazing toy and The Galvatron my Generations Cylconus and Scourge, and we fans deserve.

Sadly I have no idea how to make the big impressive embedded pictures you'll just have to settle for tiny ones with captions-

Photo 1: GALVATRON!

Photo 2: Loyal Lieutenants

Photo 3: ...That tank drone must turn into something, right?

Photo 4: EPIC SWORD BATTLES!

[1orion2many]

Finally found a reasonably priced FP upgrade set on ebay...

What do you call reasonable:confused::D

[Tallestblue]

Oh, and Sutton who makes those G1 heads for the Universe Combaticons?

[heroic_decepticon]

My January acquisitions... (no time to post separately, no time to list out)...

http://inlinethumb53.webshots.com/48372/2986852370100811158S500x500Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2986852370100811158SfgUag)

http://inlinethumb62.webshots.com/47805/2257161270100811158S500x500Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2257161270100811158nPMZQQ)

http://inlinethumb60.webshots.com/20795/2150492810100811158S500x500Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2150492810100811158OGAJis)

[liegeprime]

Massive haul HD, erm are you planning on making a warehouse full of Goodbye Convoys? I see you went for the 3rd party Accessories for Devastator... thoughts? (prolly just pm it to me as it is 3rd party)


Oooooh Metalhawk!!


@Tallestblue : G2 prime really needs his trailer upgrade :D:D he looks puny srtill next to Galvy heheheh....

[Tallestblue]

@Tallestblue : G2 prime really needs his trailer upgrade :D:D he looks puny srtill next to Galvy heheheh....

That is with the upgrade! but I love the size disparity, Even City commander and Protector look tiny next to this monster!

[heroic_decepticon]

Massive haul HD, erm are you planning on making a warehouse full of Goodbye Convoys? I see you went for the 3rd party Accessories for Devastator... thoughts? (prolly just pm it to me as it is 3rd party)


Oooooh Metalhawk!!


It's supposed to be "goodbye", but I just can't let Prime go - hence goodbye convoys #3 and #4....

Devy parts are bad, let's talk in the basement...

[Cat]

Well I did not buy it as such but my gf bought me my first third party item the trailer for my rts prime! I love it it's so damn awesome, now I want to get a grimlock so I can make him do the pose in the g2 comics in the first issue, I still have that comic from when I was a kid, bought it at a garage sale lol. But know I have to get a grimlock to do that pose, can any one tell me if they have released a more modern day grimlock?

There's been a few modern Grimlocks.

There's been a Masterpiece one, a Classics one (which is closer to the Pretender Grimlock than the original form), there was an Energon one in a 2pack with Swoop, and Animated Grimlock (stylistically wouldn't really fit that well, your mileage may vary).

So there are options.

[Arcee]

Congrats on the heap of literature dude, you must have quite an extensive library from the sounds of things. ;):)

You don't want to see his library really...it's like all over your face and what you see is not even 1/3 of what there is...

I've got the US Classics Vol 2 and the 1st issue of MTMTE and that's it for the month...I'm struggling to find decent space for my tiny collection in my tiny apartment and I'm struggling to save for my tiny surgery with my tiny income :( Kinda why I didn't visit this thread as much as I should coz it eats me from inside to see all you people posting your amazing abundant aquisitions... :mad::p

[SuspectimusPrime]

What do you call reasonable:confused::D

Second that question..

[GoktimusPrime]

jazzy_josh: I'd recommend either Classics Grimlock or Masterpiece Grimlock. I wouldn't recommend Energon Grimlock at all... stylism aside, it's a seriously craptastic toy. I personally find Animated Grimlock to be fairly pedestrian... and as Cat said, just doesn't aesthetically fit with Classicsverse.

There are some different versions of Classics and MP Grimlock - but the ones that were released in Australia (and thus should be the cheapest to get I imagine) are Classics and Hasbro's Masterpiece Grimlock. Other possibly more expensive versions are Henkei Grimlock (same mould as Classics Grimlock but some bits of it are chromed) and two different TakaraTOMY MP Grimlocks - different decos and accessories.

If you're gunning for Masterpiece Grimlock, then here's my advice:
+ Hasbro version: recommended if you want a toy in more toy-accurate colours, also the same colours used in the UK Marvel comics. Comes with the King Grimlock crown seen in the G1 Marvel comics.
+ TakaraTOMY version, regular retail: recommended if you want a MP Grimlock that looks more like the cartoon - toy comes with the 'brain scanner' and 'waiter' accessories that Grimlock used in Season 3.
+ TakaraTOMY version, limited exclusive: recommended if you want a US Marvel comic-accurate looking version - colours of the toy based on the way Grimlock was coloured by Nel Yomtov. Comes with the King Grimlock crown.

All the MP Grimlocks have an LED gimmick which allows his sword to light up in robot mode and the eyes can change colour between blue and red in dino or robot mode (so you can have toy/comic accurate red eyes or cartoon-like blue eyes). But be aware that MP Grimlock has the most simplistic engineering out there for a Masterpiece Transformer, and yet this toy was never cheap, even when it first came out. I'd recommend checking out someone else's MP Grimlock IRL for yourself before splashing out money on this toy.


You don't want to see his library really...it's like all over your face and what you see is not even 1/3 of what there is...
You say that like it's a bad thing. ;)


I've got the US Classics Vol 2 and the 1st issue of MTMTE and that's it for the month...I'm struggling to find decent space for my tiny collection in my tiny apartment and I'm struggling to save for my tiny surgery with my tiny income :( Kinda why I didn't visit this thread as much as I should coz it eats me from inside to see all you people posting your amazing abundant aquisitions... :mad::p
I'm amazed that people can even still post acquisition posts in the past few months considering how FEW new toy releases we've had in stores since Dark of the Moon came out! I'd post acquisitions on this thread more often if freakin' Hasbro released more stuff! :eek:

[SuspectimusPrime]

A nice surprise on returning to Sydney - mostly stuff I ordered from December :)

Been working in Melbourne for the past year and have been sending all online purchases home. Binge-unboxing rocks ;)

[Prowl]

Woke up needing to go the the post office only to find my lady went for me & picked up the Universe Insecticons I got off Tropisetron. They will make go well on my G1 Decepticon shelf but i forgot how small they are! They were huge in my 6-7 year old hands.

BTW HD I think you need more Goodbye Convoy's. Surely you need one in the laundry & one in the bathroom as well :cool:

[Sutton]

Oh, and Sutton who makes those G1 heads for the Universe Combaticons?

Onslaught's is a straight G1 Onslaught head. I've left it so it detaches and hides in the cabin headmaster-style so it's not visible in vehicle mode.

Brawl's is from PCC Heavytread, I was initially going to try the mod to turn him into a leg, but it makes Bruticus' knee look a little funny - I decided the combined form takes precedence over the individual bots.

Vortex's is custom-molded from an old Energon Duststorm, resculpted and with a visor added - not 100% happy with it but it'll do until I find a better replacement, which is tricky because it needs to be quite small. I also unscrewed the cockpit which now attaches to his back in robot mode - no clips, just held in place by friction over the spark crystal thingy - and painted the chest purple to make him more passable.


I think there's a guy on TFW who was making custom G1 heads for these guys at one point.

[Tallestblue]

Good to know.
And while I've been having fun with lots of Transformers from time gone by I've made my first modern puchase in quite a while. Toys R Us exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime. A very nice toy and a respectable shout out to Hot Rod in G1 toy colours and honestly not nearly as fiddly as I was expecting. the sale price just made it impossible to pass up.
Now, Rodimus doesn't impress me as much as MPO4 or Grimlock but the real reason to buy this toy is clearly Offshoot. I realise people didn't like Takara's trailer for the Space Winnebago mode but I'm a little annoyed it's not included here. BUT Offshoot more than makes up for that. He's an amazing little guy. An excellent G1 Targetmaster representation with great articulation and tons of personality in the little guy. If you've been of two minds wether or not to pick up Roddy at Toys R Us now is the time to do it. Go on! Go! Get him!

[VERT]

Not much happening. Got TF Prime Clifjumper and Igear Huffer and Sea Spray :D

[griffin]

A note to all - please post and discuss unauthorised items in the applicable section, thanks.

[jazzcomp]

Shockwave fusion tank

[heroic_decepticon]

Woke up needing to go the the post office only to find my lady went for me & picked up the Universe Insecticons I got off Tropisetron.

BTW HD I think you need more Goodbye Convoy's. Surely you need one in the laundry & one in the bathroom as well :cool:

your lady is a keeper!

Hey, I don't have as many goodbye convoys as loophole has of stunticons.... :)

[Stompy]

Managed to find these 3 in one go:

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk269/StompBrother/TFCyberversePlaysets.jpg

Cyberverse:
- Shockwave Playset
- Ratchet Playset
- Guzzle (Huzzah!)

Now I just need Flak.

[Deceptic_Optic]

http://i831.photobucket.com/albums/zz231/Deceptic_Optics_2010/ae5fd64f.jpg

[Doubledealer]

*snippeh*

Oh hellzzzz yeah! :eek::cool: Does Takara Arcee have a metallic finish DO?

[Deceptic_Optic]

Oh hellzzzz yeah! :eek::cool: Does Takara Arcee have a metallic finish DO?

unfortunately i think its the same as hasbro nothing different about it

[mentok27]

Botcon 2007 games of deception box set for $400 inc shipping... I only wanted dreadwind but oh well.

[Tallestblue]

Botcon 2007 games of deception box set for $400 inc shipping... I only wanted dreadwind but oh well.

$400!!? For the Wings of Deception set!? I guess the advent of Generations Dirge, Thrust and Thundercracker really did a number on the aftermarket pricing...

[Cat]

Botcon 2007 games of deception box set for $400 inc shipping... I only wanted dreadwind but oh well.

I can't remember what I paid for my set, which was bought as a non-attending member set, but I have a feeling it was slightly more than what you paid now, almost 5 years later.

Nice catch!

*And enjoy them. I still prefer Botcon Dirge and Thrust to the later releases, and I am extremely happy with the different Thundercracker, who was my main reason to get the set in the first place. Dreadwind is great, and Bugbite is........well, a non-entity to me.

[kup]

A big Thanks for Lord_Zed for the Dreadnok's, Black Shadow and Junkheap

http://kupscigar.com/2012/220112.JPG

[BigPenney]

Picked this up today :)

http://i1198.photobucket.com/albums/aa449/BigPenney/NA23012012.jpg

Kmart exclusive repaint of Sidearm Sideswipe

[jazzy_josh]

Kup, where did you get those two bots? I saw them on another site and I love them, I doubt I will be able to get wreckgar soon and that junk heap maybe my only chance in getting one soon.

[Prowl]

Kup, where did you get those two bots? I saw them on another site and I love them, I doubt I will be able to get wreckgar soon and that junk heap maybe my only chance in getting one soon.

You would be surprised at how many seem to shelfwarm. Try Toyworld if they have them in Sydney (I know they used to).

[jazzy_josh]

You would be surprised at how many seem to shelfwarm. Try Toyworld if they have them in Sydney (I know they used to).

I have never seen any toyworlds in sydney, are there any? But has any one in sydney seen these guys available in sydney?

[loophole]

acquired the G1 legends Megatron the other day


your lady is a keeper!

Hey, I don't have as many goodbye convoys as loophole has of stunticons.... :)

^^ Likes :D

[Hursticon]

hey hursty i think its time to update you collection pics.. with all the good stuff you have gotten latley they are alotabit outdated...plus i want a good oldfashined collection perve!!

Hehe cheers dude, I think I might indeed have to do just that as the current pics are quite out of date now indeed. :p
(Gotta take some photos of stuff tomorrow so I'll try and get them done then. ;):))


Finally found a reasonably priced FP upgrade set on ebay...

Congratulations Sutton! :D
Those 2 figures and additional pieces make such an incredible difference huh?, I fell in love with mine the instant they were finally combined. ;):cool:


My January acquisitions... (no time to post separately, no time to list out)...

Damn!
*Thoughts posted on HD's Blog (http://heroicdecepticon.blogspot.com/), of which is a highly recommended read. ;):)
(Heroic's blog that is :p)


You don't want to see his library really...it's like all over your face and what you see is not even 1/3 of what there is...

I've got the US Classics Vol 2 and the 1st issue of MTMTE and that's it for the month...I'm struggling to find decent space for my tiny collection in my tiny apartment and I'm struggling to save for my tiny surgery with my tiny income :( Kinda why I didn't visit this thread as much as I should coz it eats me from inside to see all you people posting your amazing abundant aquisitions... :mad::p

That's awesome! :D:cool:
I commend you for doing what you have to Arcee, keeping to priorities is hard for sure but just think of how crazy you can go afterwards. ;):)


A nice surprise on returning to Sydney - mostly stuff I ordered from December :)

Been working in Melbourne for the past year and have been sending all online purchases home. Binge-unboxing rocks ;)

Those are some sweet things to come home to man, congrats! :D


Woke up needing to go the the post office only to find my lady went for me & picked up the Universe Insecticons I got off Tropisetron. They will make go well on my G1 Decepticon shelf but i forgot how small they are! They were huge in my 6-7 year old hands.

Your a lucky bloke Prowl ;), those are some awesome figures indeed and highly iconic and I know what you mean about them seeming quite bigger as a kid eh :p; that's why I couldn't wait for some bigger ones to be produced :D:

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2011%20Acquisitions/th_SEP-20-ACQ-02.jpg (http://s1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2011%20Acquisitions/?action=view&current=SEP-20-ACQ-02.jpg) http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2011%20Acquisitions/th_OCT-21-ACQ-01.jpg (http://s1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2011%20Acquisitions/?action=view&current=OCT-21-ACQ-01.jpg)


Not much happening. Got TF Prime Clifjumper and Igear Huffer and Sea Spray :D

Ooh! - Lucky bugger :D; Huffer's cool huh but what do you think of Sea Spray?
(I really hope we see some of the 1st Edition figures over here:o)


Managed to find these 3 in one go:

*snip*

Cyberverse:
- Shockwave Playset
- Ratchet Playset
- Guzzle (Huzzah!)

Now I just need Flak.

Nice, all in one foul swoop eh? ;):cool:


*snip*

Oh man, such an awesome photo and of such awesome figures! :eek::cool:
Congrats Deceptic, I can't wait to get my hands on some Prime figures myself eventually. ;):)
(Beyond the kids :p)


Botcon 2007 games of deception box set for $400 inc shipping... I only wanted dreadwind but oh well.

Oh man, Mentok you lucky mongrel! :eek::D
Both myself and 1AZRAEL1 have wanted that Dreadwind ever since we 1st saw pics of it... :cool:
$400 for the lot though is a pretty good price ;), though, I wish the '06 set were at a similar price point mind you. :(


A big Thanks for Lord_Zed for the Dreadnok's, Black Shadow and Junkheap

*snip*

Congrats Kup! :cool:
I think I might have to get my act into gear in picking those 2 up, I'm really starting to think we're going to be missing out on them over here. :o


Picked this up today :)

*snip*

Kmart exclusive repaint of Sidearm Sideswipe

Good lord BigPenney!, what's the go with those colours!?! :eek::p



...


The latest additions to the Hurstyverse today, are courtesy of our own member: Burn. :cool:

Machine Wars, Decepticon - Basic: Megaplex
Machine Wars, Decepticon - Basic: Megatron
Machine Wars, Decepticon - Basic: Thundercracker
Generation 2, Decepticon - Laser Rod: Sizzle
Generation 2, Decepticon - Cyberjet: Skyjack
Generation 2, Decepticon - Skyscorcher: Terradive
Generation 2, Decepticon - Skyscorcher: Windrazor
Generation 2, Decepticon - Rotorforce: Powerdive



http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-23-ACQ-01.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-23-ACQ-04.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-23-ACQ-03.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-23-ACQ-05.jpg

[kup]

Kup, where did you get those two bots? I saw them on another site and I love them, I doubt I will be able to get wreckgar soon and that junk heap maybe my only chance in getting one soon.

They were bought from Big Bad Toy store:

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/default.aspx

[Paulbot]

I received Transformers Classics: Volume 2 today. But it's not Classics UK Volume 2 that I thought I had ordered and was hugely looking forward to. :(

Anyone in Melbourne want a new IDW reprint of Marvel #14 to #25 [complete with all the Circuit Breaker goodness] for $20 :o

[liegeprime]

My purchases , thanks to Mr Skyshadow, have arrived along with two cetain mini tapes to complete my NOT takara Dinocassettes (I wont post them here as they're not official products heheheh)

Botcon Weirdwolf ( yay! now, we only need a modernized Skullcruncher figure of some sort and the Headmaster - no more trio will be complete!)
and the few parts provided to almost complete my second G1 Pretender Vroom - just need that ever expensive little inner gun now :D:D and I shall have 2 Vrooms, ......vroom vroom!! heheheh

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb313/liegeprime/2012%20acquisitions/DSC01436.jpg

[Prowl]

Received a nice minty G1 reissue Rodimus from Burn today. Me likey very much & he can hang with his grumpy mate Kup.

[Skullcruncher]

My purchases , thanks to Mr Skyshadow, have arrived along with two cetain mini tapes to complete my NOT takara Dinocassettes (I wont post them here as they're not official products heheheh)

Botcon Weirdwolf ( yay! now, we only need a modernized Skullcruncher figure of some sort and the Headmaster - no more trio will be complete!)
and the few parts provided to almost complete my second G1 Pretender Vroom - just need that ever expensive little inner gun now :D:D and I shall have 2 Vrooms, ......vroom vroom!! heheheh

*snip*

nice Vrooms Liege, he seems to be increasingly diffcult to find! :cool:

[liegeprime]

nice Vrooms Liege, he seems to be increasingly diffcult to find! :cool:

Thanks Skully, He has always been a difficult one to find. At one point kup, HD and I were after the very same figure on ebay (I have it now- thanks to the other two bowing out). Good thing we worked it out ourselves thru pms so I got first crack, kup went for a different one and HD with his own usual lucky finds ended up with a minty looking one, so everything worked out. By this time though I was left with this second one that Ive been putting together for ages, buying the pieces piecemeal at toyfairs and ebay. I couldn't bring myself to sell it coz of all the effort Ive put into completing (and still completing albeit not actively) the second figure. Ive only got the little gun left hehehe :D

[Slag]

got these today.
I thought the pic of fort max was interesting. looks like the waist guns slide in and out, rather than around??? plus some paint differences.

[griffin]

Nah, those red gun barrels swing around to the back into that groove (or can even detach), and those sections they swing back into THEN swing around to the front (to form the main tower).

[Demonac]

The catalogue picture looks to be a prototype then, as it's different to every Fort Max I've seen.

[Cat]

I received Transformers Classics: Volume 2 today. But it's not Classics UK Volume 2 that I thought I had ordered and was hugely looking forward to. :(

Anyone in Melbourne want a new IDW reprint of Marvel #14 to #25 [complete with all the Circuit Breaker goodness] for $20 :o

UK Classics volume 2 is due out next week, IIRC. (Give or take a week or two depending on where you shop)

[liegeprime]

WOW what an awesome haul Geigerrock-2! So minty Jap G1 figs! See, that's something you can post in that thread "things you never knew before in TFs " or whatever it was called - didnt notice that before in those old collectible catalogues about fort max's pics:D

[Slag]

WOW what an awesome haul Geigerrock-2! So minty Jap G1 figs! See, that's something you can post in that thread "things you never knew before in TFs " or whatever it was called - didnt notice that before in those old collectible catalogues about fort max's pics:D

cool. cheers for the heads up liege i keep putting things in the wrong threads:)

[griffin]

That is indeed a prototype of Fort Max in the catalogue... as most were pre-production figures, for the catalogues to be printed up and packaged with the toys during their production.
The real Fort Max can be seen here (http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:G1FortressMaximus_toy.jpg), which does show the barrels folded back.

[snaketales]

Came back from holidays to find Igear's not-Seaspray and not-Huffer in the mail.

And finally found a Shockwave cyberverse set.

[kup]

Finally received the missing parts so these can now enter my collection!

http://kupscigar.com/collection2012/250112.JPG

A thanks for newAusbot for these.

[valkyrie_76]

A few items I picked up today but I cant be bothered separating the various items:

Bullhorn from a TFW2005 seller, Animated Arcee from Tropisetron and my new Asus TRANSFORMER PRIME tablet :D

http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i354/valkyrie1976/25012012155.jpg

The camera was bought a month or so ago and the PSP game was picked up today.

[liegeprime]

thats a sweet name for that tablet Valkyrie... Im looking in getting one myself, your thoughts on the item please?

[AJ_Prime]

Waiting on delivery of all 6 bots that form Hercules, also TF Prime voyager OP and Bulkhead. Now I'm broke but it's so worth it! :D

[Doubledealer]

A few items I picked up today...and my new Asus TRANSFORMER PRIME tablet :D


Woah noice! Big fan of the Eee PC's, I'm sure this device will serve you well (or should that be the other way around, it is Prime after all :p)

[i_amtrunks]

Takara C-8 Tigatron arrrived in immaculate condition. Ebay listing mentioned minor yellowing, but it is almost non-existant.

Paid less than $30 before shipping so very happy with it. Now my US BW show cast is complete! :D

[Verno]

Takara C-8 Tigatron arrrived in immaculate condition. Ebay listing mentioned minor yellowing, but it is almost non-existant.

Paid less than $30 before shipping so very happy with it. Now my US BW show cast is complete! :D

Congrats Trunks!

[loophole]

These two complete my MISB/MOSC Classic Stunticons :D

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll214/Loophole83/TF%20Customs%20and%20Purchases/P1010039.jpg

[Zippo]

These two complete my MISB/MOSC Classic Stunticons :D *SNIP*

Oh nice, I need to get back into trying to get the Classics Euro G1s.
Very nice.

[valkyrie_76]

thats a sweet name for that tablet Valkyrie... Im looking in getting one myself, your thoughts on the item please?



Woah noice! Big fan of the Eee PC's, I'm sure this device will serve you well (or should that be the other way around, it is Prime after all :p)

So far so good.....its very fast but I am sort of wary about upgrading to ICS as I have seen some problems with wifi and gps signals after the upgrade. I might upgrade later on after the trip though.

Apart from that, its a fantastic little piece.

[Cat]

Does RID #1 count, seeing it was out this week?

Got the beautiful retailer incentive gatefold version too (along with the regular Prowl cover, and I should have the rest by next week). I'm thinking of ripping the cover off and displaying the gatefold, it looks that good.

[llamatron]

These two complete my MISB/MOSC Classic Stunticons :D

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll214/Loophole83/TF%20Customs%20and%20Purchases/P1010039.jpg

So jealous. :p

[BigPenney]

Picked up a $12 RtS Wreck-Gar From Cheap as Chips today to replace my broken one. :)

[griffin]

Does RID #1 count, seeing it was out this week?


It's an official Transformers product, so of course it counts in this "Transformers Acquisitions" topic.

[UltraMarginal]

These two complete my MISB/MOSC Classic Stunticons :D

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll214/Loophole83/TF%20Customs%20and%20Purchases/P1010039.jpg

Probably not for $2.49 though I'm guessing:D

[GoktimusPrime]

I bought some of those Classic Stunticon reissues when they came out in 1990-91... I don't remember them ever being that cheap?!? (o_O) They must've been marked down.

[Sharky]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/Sharkysparky/Grabbings/2012/20120127-01_sm.jpg

Targetmaster Blurr
Quickswitch
Punch/Counterpunch
Sunstreaker


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/Sharkysparky/Grabbings/2012/20120127-04_sm.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/Sharkysparky/Grabbings/2012/20120127-02_sm.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/Sharkysparky/Grabbings/2012/20120127-03_sm.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/Sharkysparky/Grabbings/2012/20120127-05_sm.jpg

some great pieces....

[loophole]

that sunstreaker looks especially nice

[Skullcruncher]

Nice sharky those look very nice - alot better than they did on the bay! Good score on the TM Blurr.

[Sharky]

Nice sharky those look very nice - alot better than they did on the bay! Good score on the TM Blurr.

Thanks, that blurr is in awesome condition well they all are really. P/CP is missing a few stickers but the figure itself is great.

Now I need to find me a targetmaster cyclonus and scourge

[Prowl]

Very nice pieces Sharky. Especially Sunstreaker :)

[iamirondude]

pretty good haul this month with some rare japenese tf's,some mosc beast wars,universe,misb and mosc G1 tf's,the last of the cyberverse base's the target only cyberglyh's and a few other's like rotf,RID,and so on.I'll post pic's later when the wifey put's the camera program on her new laptop.

[Slag]

Picked these up over the last 2 days. January's turning out better then expected.:) Thanks to Doubledealer for Catilla.. . . I know. Sideswipes in Inferno's box??? but came with the small poster/catalog I've never seen.
Again with color variations .(cyclonus with a complete silver head and bruticus with no head at all!..(just onslaughts))

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

United Thunderwing, Prime FE Vehicon and Starscream.
United Unicron isn't out yet, I already have the Rodimus Prime and Warpath molds (cheers Goki!), and even if the Odieverse didn't already have a Megatron United Megs looks a bit garish for my tastes.

[liegeprime]

Finally got the last Cyberverse figs Im after ... Sentinel Prime and Ironhide.
Im really enjoying this Cyberverse Ironhide figure it's got a complex transformation for such a tiny figure... they really have gone a long way in engineering the little dudes transformations from what it was from the first legions version ( which is G1ish in simplicity):D... Looking forward to more Cyberverse figures and Playsets!

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb313/liegeprime/2012%20acquisitions/DSC01445.jpg

[Tallestblue]

Thanks to Verno I have TM2 TigerHawk and Cybershark.

I loved Cybershark when i was younger but during amove lost a few of his parts. Now he's complete again! And With Tigerhawk TM Airrazor can take to the skies with her long lost love and we can all pretend Beast Machines never happened.

[Slag]

Finally got the last Cyberverse figs Im after ... Sentinel Prime and Ironhide.
Im really enjoying this Cyberverse Ironhide figure it's got a complex transformation for such a tiny figure... they really have gone a long way in engineering the little dudes transformations from what it was from the first legions version ( which is G1ish in simplicity):D... Looking forward to more Cyberverse figures and Playsets!

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb313/liegeprime/2012%20acquisitions/DSC01445.jpg

Yeah. Some of those new figs have some serious engineering... I was trying to put some voyager movie figures back in their box the other day. Took some major concentration and instruction references .. maybe i'm just getting too old.

[Verno]

... and we can all pretend Beast Machines never happened.

Here here!

[liegeprime]

Yeah. Some of those new figs have some serious engineering... I was trying to put some voyager movie figures back in their box the other day. Took some major concentration and instruction references .. maybe i'm just getting too old.

nah man, I too need to reference the instruction manual with sometimes what is graded as "2" on the transformation level.... :D sometimes manuals are just not that helpful though but more confusing hehehe

[Cat]

This one is embarassing.

I thought I was complete with Robot Heroes. I was going through them the other night with Arcee, and realised that I couldn't see Blaster or Thrust.

I don't know if I do own them, or somehow missed them?

So either way, I bought another set, which arrived today.

So now I have peace at mind.

Seriously. Once I noticed, it bugged the hell out of me.

[Arcee]

...I thought u had them too...when did u make the purchase?? I was pretty sure I've seen a purple/red conehead among your cabinet crew...

[valkyrie_76]

.Just come back from a night out with HD walking the shops of Hong Kong. Man it has been an eye opener on how busy it is at night.

Went though the Mong Kok area as these are the better shops and plus its just down the road from my hotel. Been through many toy shops catering from the Anime/Manga to statues and finally some G1 goodness which was spread out.


I was lucky to pick up a few items such as a MISB Takara Armada Thundercracker from one shop then went down a floor to another one which I bought a PE-09 Ninja. Over to another district was some more smaller shops and HD spotted two MISB Return of Convoy MT-3 and MT-9.

Its amazing on how cheap some items are but other are really overpriced.

[Cat]

...I thought u had them too...when did u make the purchase?? I was pretty sure I've seen a purple/red conehead among your cabinet crew...

Crap.

Oh well. Worst case scenario = you just got some free Robot Heroes...

[heroic_decepticon]

This one is embarassing.

I thought I was complete with Robot Heroes. I was going through them the other night with Arcee, and realised that I couldn't see Blaster or Thrust.

I don't know if I do own them, or somehow missed them?

So either way, I bought another set, which arrived today.

So now I have peace at mind.

Seriously. Once I noticed, it bugged the hell out of me.

Don't forget to get the Victory Saber and Deathsaurus set (http://www.botchthecrab.com/replies.asp?index=583)... (now you might really lose sleep).


.Just come back from a night out with HD walking the shops of Hong Kong. Man it has been an eye opener on how busy it is at night.

*snip*

I was lucky to pick up a few items such as a MISB Takara Armada Thundercracker from one shop then went down a floor to another one which I bought a PE-09 Ninja. Over to another district was some more smaller shops and HD spotted two MISB Return of Convoy MT-3 and MT-9.

Its amazing on how cheap some items are but other are really overpriced.

Pleasure meeting up!

The MT-3 and MT-9 were really really good deals. So glad you got them.

***

Here are some of my stuff, back from Singapore... (includes all my '84 pre-rub figures; left their boxes in SG though).

http://inlinethumb27.webshots.com/46810/2449969720100811158S500x500Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2449969720100811158ptGyIv)

http://inlinethumb22.webshots.com/3989/2718199350100811158S500x500Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2718199350100811158AROcmJ)

[5FDP]

I thought I was complete with Robot Heroes. I was going through them the other night with Arcee, and realised that I couldn't see Blaster or Thrust.


Do you have Sharkticon and Snarl? Sharkticon was the only RH I was after. It made it difficult that Hasbro never saw fit to release him locally.


Here are some of my stuff, back from Singapore... (includes all my '84 pre-rub figures; left their boxes in SG though).


Stop showing off :p :)

[liegeprime]

HD: ooooh Road rage!!:D:D:D massive haul as always heheheh

[BigPenney]

These just arrived in the post

http://i1198.photobucket.com/albums/aa449/BigPenney/NA31012012.jpg

Generations Sky Shadow
Generations Junkheap

[Doubledealer]

Words cannot express how completely full of win this guy is...Such a fantastic toy!

http://i661.photobucket.com/albums/uu332/Doubledealer_83/vehicon_bot.jpg

http://i661.photobucket.com/albums/uu332/Doubledealer_83/vehicon_alt.jpg

[valkyrie_76]

Don't forget to get the Victory Saber and Deathsaurus set (http://www.botchthecrab.com/replies.asp?index=583)... (now you might really lose sleep).



Pleasure meeting up!

The MT-3 and MT-9 were really really good deals. So glad you got them.

***

Here are some of my stuff, back from Singapore... (includes all my '84 pre-rub figures; left their boxes in SG though).

http://inlinethumb27.webshots.com/46810/2449969720100811158S500x500Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2449969720100811158ptGyIv)

http://inlinethumb22.webshots.com/3989/2718199350100811158S500x500Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2718199350100811158AROcmJ)

Good god HD.......when you talked about your stuff from Singapore, I didnt know it was that many :eek:

[GoktimusPrime]

Words cannot express how completely full of win this guy is...Such a fantastic toy!

http://i661.photobucket.com/albums/uu332/Doubledealer_83/th_vehicon_bot.jpg

http://i661.photobucket.com/albums/uu332/Doubledealer_83/th_vehicon_alt.jpg
So you don't have any issues of the toes flipping in too easily or vehicle being too low (and thus the undercarriage scraps as the car rolls) during toy play?

[Hursticon]

My purchases , thanks to Mr Skyshadow, have arrived along with two cetain mini tapes to complete my NOT takara Dinocassettes (I wont post them here as they're not official products heheheh)

Botcon Weirdwolf ( yay! now, we only need a modernized Skullcruncher figure of some sort and the Headmaster - no more trio will be complete!)
and the few parts provided to almost complete my second G1 Pretender Vroom - just need that ever expensive little inner gun now :D:D and I shall have 2 Vrooms, ......vroom vroom!! heheheh

*snip*

Oh wow! :eek:
A massive congratulations here Liege, Iread how hard it is to get a hold of 1 complete Vroom in good nic; to be so close to having 2 mate is amazing, as is that Botcon Weirdwolf you've got dude as that is a figure I'd love to eventually add to my own Classicsverse collection someday. :D:cool:

How well does the mold sit alongside others from the Classicsverse dude?, does he stand out or fit in?


Received a nice minty G1 reissue Rodimus from Burn today. Me likey very much & he can hang with his grumpy mate Kup.

Congratulations Prowl, I only need that bugger of a yellow wing piece and my own would be complete; how's the old grump getting along now with his long lost pal? :D


got these today.
I thought the pic of fort max was interesting. looks like the waist guns slide in and out, rather than around??? plus some paint differences.

Ooh! :eek:
Very sweet acquisitions indeed Geiger, no small feat finding those figures in such amazing condition - I love the main Decepticon Headmasters trio from the Japanese cartoon of the same name; they all look deliciously crisp though dude! :D:cool:


Came back from holidays to find Igear's not-Seaspray and not-Huffer in the mail.

And finally found a Shockwave cyberverse set.

Congrats Snakey. :cool:
Apart from the rather annoyingly hard to reach heads of the pair, iGear actually did rather well with them wouldn't you agree?
Glad to hear you've been able to get a hold of the Shockwave playset too dude, sounds like he's been a bit of a pain for you. ;):)


Finally received the missing parts so these can now enter my collection!

*snip*

A thanks for newAusbot for these.

Extremely glad to hear they've arrived Kup. ;):cool:
Congratulations too man as that pair are quite awesome figures for differing reason; Powered Convoy for his history and Pyro for his rarity and fragility - Not to mention both have rather cool colour schemes! :D


Bullhorn from a TFW2005 seller, Animated Arcee from Tropisetron and my new Asus TRANSFORMER PRIME tablet :D

*snip*

The camera was bought a month or so ago and the PSP game was picked up today.

A nice haul indeed Valkyrie! ;):)
Out of curiosity though dude, isn't Hasbro supposedly suing Asus over trademark infringement with regards to the terms 'Transformer' and 'Optimus' for obvious reasons? - I'd of thought there'd been an embargo or something?
Regardless, what do you think of it dude as I wouldn't mind getting one myself down the track?


Waiting on delivery of all 6 bots that form Hercules, also TF Prime voyager OP and Bulkhead. Now I'm broke but it's so worth it! :D

Damn AJ! :eek::eek::eek:
That is going to be one seriously awesome haul mate, I can't wait for the pics! :D


Takara C-8 Tigatron arrrived in immaculate condition. Ebay listing mentioned minor yellowing, but it is almost non-existant.

Paid less than $30 before shipping so very happy with it. Now my US BW show cast is complete! :D

Hazaa for Trunks! :D
A big congratulations dude on completing your show-cast collection and with such an exquisite version of the particular figure, for such an amazing price! :eek::cool:

You have to take some pics now mate! ;):)


These two complete my MISB/MOSC Classic Stunticons :D

*snip*

Ooh wow! :eek:
Yet another massive congratulations is in order - bloody well done Loopy! :D:cool:
So do you now have a MOSC/MISB example of every variant/release of the Stunticons dude?
(It would seem like it :p)


Picked up a $12 RtS Wreck-Gar From Cheap as Chips today to replace my broken one. :)

Oh dude, now that is just cruel and yet very cool! :cool:
Congrats dude, you've also inadvertently aggravated a whole host of US collectors too! :p


*snip*

Targetmaster Blurr
Quickswitch
Punch/Counterpunch
Sunstreaker

*snip*

some great pieces....

Oh wow Sharky! :eek:
Those look just stunning mate, just stunning! - Sunstreaker and Punch/Counter-Punch look delicious, so too Targetmaster Blurr! :D:cool:

Quickswitch really does feel like he's missing something to me, I know there's quite a bit of speculation that he was originally intended to be a six-changing headmaster (Which would've been obscenely cool! :eek:) but I don't know... I can't quite put my finger on it but congrats on getting such a pristine example of him man - When are we going to see some new collection pics eh? ;):D


pretty good haul this month with some rare japenese tf's,some mosc beast wars,universe,misb and mosc G1 tf's,the last of the cyberverse base's the target only cyberglyh's and a few other's like rotf,RID,and so on.I'll post pic's later when the wifey put's the camera program on her new laptop.

Whoa! :eek:
That sounds like a huge haul Irondude, I look forward to your piccies mate as I'm quite curious to see what you've picked up! :p:)
Congrats on the large amount of finds though man. :cool:


Picked these up over the last 2 days. January's turning out better then expected.:) Thanks to Doubledealer for Catilla.. . . I know. Sideswipes in Inferno's box??? but came with the small poster/catalog I've never seen.
Again with color variations .(cyclonus with a complete silver head and bruticus with no head at all!..(just onslaughts))

Awwwwww-laaaargh! :eek:
Man, bloody well done with that Bludgeon!, not to mention all the others too!
Some damn fine acquisitions there with Sideswipe and Smokescreen dude, Catilla is rather cool too, Megatron though - Just awesome-sauce! :D:cool:


United Thunderwing, Prime FE Vehicon and Starscream.
United Unicron isn't out yet, I already have the Rodimus Prime and Warpath molds (cheers Goki!), and even if the Odieverse didn't already have a Megatron United Megs looks a bit garish for my tastes.

Congrats on getting a hold of the FE figures Odey, they're going to be in silly amounts of demand now that the US won't be getting them at all/any more. ;):cool:
I'm not liking either of the upcoming United Megatrons myself, is Deluxe Unicron as anticipated as what I've read/heard would seem to suggest though? :confused:


Finally got the last Cyberverse figs Im after ... Sentinel Prime and Ironhide.
Im really enjoying this Cyberverse Ironhide figure it's got a complex transformation for such a tiny figure... they really have gone a long way in engineering the little dudes transformations from what it was from the first legions version ( which is G1ish in simplicity):D... Looking forward to more Cyberverse figures and Playsets!

*snip*

That is an awesome shot Liege, you've likely made the TakTom engineers very proud should they see it dude - that's exactly how they envisioned that line/scale of figures been utilised! :D:cool:
Ironhide certainly stands out though, he seems quite big for his class. :confused:


Thanks to Verno I have TM2 TigerHawk and Cybershark.

I loved Cybershark when i was younger but during amove lost a few of his parts. Now he's complete again! And With Tigerhawk TM Airrazor can take to the skies with her long lost love and we can all pretend Beast Machines never happened.

Very glad to hear they've arrived safely in your hands TB! :D
Tigerhawk is 10 shades of awesome and Cybershark is really cool too IMO with his gnarly grin and head shooting gimmick, my own has a little issue with balance though - I think he needs slightly larger/longer heel spurs, what do you think?


This one is embarassing.

I thought I was complete with Robot Heroes. I was going through them the other night with Arcee, and realised that I couldn't see Blaster or Thrust.

I don't know if I do own them, or somehow missed them?
So either way, I bought another set, which arrived today.

So now I have peace at mind.
Seriously. Once I noticed, it bugged the hell out of me.

Isn't it annoying when you've thoughts for ages that you've got something complete or a collection is complete and you start to find holes? :o
Congrats on filling said hole though dude, hopefully that's the last unexpected gap eh? ;):)


.Just come back from a night out with HD walking the shops of Hong Kong. Man it has been an eye opener on how busy it is at night.

*snip*

I was lucky to pick up a few items such as a MISB Takara Armada Thundercracker from one shop then went down a floor to another one which I bought a PE-09 Ninja. Over to another district was some more smaller shops and HD spotted two MISB Return of Convoy MT-3 and MT-9.

Couldn't of had a better guide I reckon ;):p, congratulations on the finds dude - I imagine they were very much worth the journey. ;):cool:


Here are some of my stuff, back from Singapore... (includes all my '84 pre-rub figures; left their boxes in SG though).

*snip*

Holy crap HD!
Congratulations on the E-Hobby figures dude, but would that photo now suggest that your collections are 1 step closer to being all in the one place? :eek:

I know that Artfire also holds some special regards for you dude, what I read on your Blog is just awesome - A very good mate indeed I'd say. ;):)
For Pre-Rubs, they look incredibly immaculate HD, you've done exceptionally well to keep them in such condition - Why did you decide to move them over from SG?


These just arrived in the post

*snip*

Generations Sky Shadow
Generations Junkheap

Argh! :D
I really need to organise getting a hold of that pair, too many things coming up in the immediate future though :o; congratulations BigPenney! ;):cool:


Words cannot express how completely full of win this guy is...Such a fantastic toy!
*snip*

Oh man,
A huge congratulations DD on acquiring that awesomely cool figure, I reckon I've got a good idea how much you've been looking forward to his arrival - Good on you mate. ;);):cool:



...

I wonder how many pages this is going to span... :p

Today's acquisitions were technically made on Sunday and Yesterday, but regardless:


http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-30-ACQ-01.jpg


I found the below at my local Flee Markets on Sunday; I couldn't believe my luck as one never finds TFs there any more, let alone this many and this good of a condition! :eek:
All up the lot cost me $28, $12.50 each for Armada Overload and RID Optimus Prime (Super Fire Convoy in the Hurstyverse ;)) and $3 for the rest! :eek::D


http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-30-ACQ-04.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-30-ACQ-05.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-30-ACQ-06.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-30-ACQ-07.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-30-ACQ-08.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-30-ACQ-09.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-30-ACQ-10.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-30-ACQ-11.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-30-ACQ-15.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-30-ACQ-16.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-30-ACQ-17.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-30-ACQ-18.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-30-ACQ-19.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-30-ACQ-20.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-30-ACQ-21.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-30-ACQ-22.jpg


G2 Hooligan is courtesy of eBay AU Seller: Gus-Guns; a top bloke/seller that I've bought from on a number of occasions and as per his norm, this figure is in awesome condition! :D


http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-30-ACQ-12.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-30-ACQ-13.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-30-ACQ-14.jpg


Oh...
And someone/something else arrived yesterday, my most holy of Beast Wars Grails - See here (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=5679&page=17) for more thoughts/pics. :D:D:D


http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/2012%20Acquisitions/JAN-30-ACQ-02.jpg

[Slag]

Thought I'd slip these in jan's stuff too. just in the nick of time....Obviously endorphins running high`

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Congrats on getting a hold of the FE figures Odey, they're going to be in silly amounts of demand now that the US won't be getting them at all/any more. ;):cool:
I'm not liking either of the upcoming United Megatrons myself, is Deluxe Unicron as anticipated as what I've read/heard would seem to suggest though? :confused:Damn that's a long post and hefty haul. Nice.

FE stuff still isn't too hard to find over here, if my job allowed it I'd be buying them up and selling them on and maybe rubbing some of the more whiny Americans' noses in it.. As it is the contract says no.:(

Honestly, I gots no idea if Unicron is a high-demand figure or not. I'd have thought not what with the G1-y planet one they released not too far back but if you've got word on the ground/net otherwise I'd go with that over my flu-ridden ignorance.

[STL]

Words cannot express how completely full of win this guy is...Such a fantastic toy!


Absolutely. The only thing missing is another handgun. Good thing I've got 4 coming. :D These Prime toys have totally reinvigorated my interest for TFs. Last year was pretty sparse but there's a lot to be excited about!

[Sharky]

*snipity*

Oh wow Sharky! :eek:
Those look just stunning mate, just stunning! - Sunstreaker and Punch/Counter-Punch look delicious, so too Targetmaster Blurr! :D:cool:

Quickswitch really does feel like he's missing something to me, I know there's quite a bit of speculation that he was originally intended to be a six-changing headmaster (Which would've been obscenely cool! :eek:) but I don't know... I can't quite put my finger on it but congrats on getting such a pristine example of him man - When are we going to see some new collection pics eh? ;):D

*snip*

*SNIP**


some very very good grabbings (and Bargains) there yourself mr Hursty..

yeah the sunstreaker was a great pick up the rest is just a bonus.. qwickswitch does look like he should of been a headmaster the head and chest appear to ressemble this make up..

as for the collection it is scattered all over the place at the moment.. it isnt in any shape for pics. i had to put off the cabinets delivery as the front yard is quite dangerous for individuals carrying 2m glass cabinets. at least until i get the driveway concreted.....

so for the time being you will have to imagine lots of toys on shelves (instead of in boxes)

i cant wait to get them all out.

[valkyrie_76]

Damn that's a long post and hefty haul. Nice.

FE stuff still isn't too hard to find over here, if my job allowed it I'd be buying them up and selling them on and maybe rubbing some of the more whiny Americans' noses in it.. As it is the contract says no.:(

Honestly, I gots no idea if Unicron is a high-demand figure or not. I'd have thought not what with the G1-y planet one they released not too far back but if you've got word on the ground/net otherwise I'd go with that over my flu-ridden ignorance.

Same thing in HK, there is plenty of FE stock and the Hasbro stuff is going for about $130HKD while the Takara stuff is around $190HKD.

[5FDP]

Oh...
And someone/something else arrived yesterday, my most holy of Beast Wars Grails - See here (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=5679&page=17) for more thoughts/pics. :D:D:D


I like how you very casually mention your grail pickup :p A HUGE congrats Hursty :) It's a good feeling isn't it ;) :D

[liegeprime]

Oh wow! :eek:
A massive congratulations here Liege, Iread how hard it is to get a hold of 1 complete Vroom in good nic; to be so close to having 2 mate is amazing, as is that Botcon Weirdwolf you've got dude as that is a figure I'd love to eventually add to my own Classicsverse collection someday. :D:cool:

How well does the mold sit alongside others from the Classicsverse dude?, does he stand out or fit in?


Yeah Vroom is kinda hard for some unknown reason to find nowadays... dunno exactly why is that since his batchmate Crossblades is easy to get ( and has more parts to loose) but yeah good thing HD, kup and me each finally found one for each :D. Well another one for me but im sure there's more out there, somewhere....

As for Weirdwolf, well, he fits right in surprisingly even though he is brightly yellow which makes him easy to spot, but the recolouring in G1 Weirdwolf's color prolly adds to how well it blends with the rest of the Generations/RTS/Classics figures ( even though as well the mold is from another line) since you kinda "expect that from him .. being weirdwolf I guess mentally I was pre tuned to expect it so he really doesnt stand out... for me, hehehe, if that makes any sense....

Ive yet to get a hold of Botcon Doublepunch as I really like the crazy color plus he was my first ( well only actually:p) Actionmaster elite figure so I kinda like to have the "updated" version even if it is a reuse of a mold from another line.

CONGRATS on X9 ravage man!!!:D:D:D:D

[Doubledealer]

So you don't have any issues of the toes flipping in too easily or vehicle being too low (and thus the undercarriage scraps as the car rolls) during toy play?

The toes on mine are fine (always hold their position and don't flop) but yes, the front tires don't make full contact with solid ground so he isn't the best roller. He's pretty good at scootin' around on the arm of my couch here though. :p What are your thoughts on Vehicon, Gok?


Oh man,
A huge congratulations DD on acquiring that awesomely cool figure, I reckon I've got a good idea how much you've been looking forward to his arrival - Good on you mate. ;);):cool:

Thanks Hursti! I usually transform new Transformers a couple of times and then put them on the shelf but I can't stop playing with this thing! It's just too much fun, the legs in particular are superbly designed (very Virtual On!).

Your latest haul is totally epic! Glad the Beast Wars Ravage arrived safely and he looks to be in tip top condition. :D


Absolutely. The only thing missing is another handgun. Good thing I've got 4 coming. :D These Prime toys have totally reinvigorated my interest for TFs. Last year was pretty sparse but there's a lot to be excited about!

Haha, awesome mate. :cool: They'll look pretty intimidating as a gang, what hope do the poor Autobots have! :eek: I just want one more so I can recreate the scene with Cliffjumper being hauled in front of Screamer!

[Stompy]

AWESOME acquisition entry Hursti! That's how it's done. Love the pics.

DD: Extremely jealous of the TFP Vehicon due to his Lockdown look and feel. Awesome in both modes. Waiting patiently for the local release but wondering if it will be cheaper to import.

[Doubledealer]

AWESOME acquisition entry Hursti! That's how it's done. Love the pics.

DD: Extremely jealous of the TFP Vehicon due to his Lockdown look and feel. Awesome in both modes. Waiting patiently for the local release but wondering if it will be cheaper to import.

WELL Stompy my good man, I do very much recommend Takara Vehicon, it's a stunning toy, however, have a look-see at the Hasbro release (Eradicon?) which will be turning up on our shores shortly...The show likeness is uncanny!

http://i661.photobucket.com/albums/uu332/Doubledealer_83/eradicon.jpg

[Tallestblue]

@ Hursty-I've never noticed problems posing Cybershark, but WOW that RID Optimus looks Minty fresh! it looks in great condition!

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

For my part, I'm not really getting the FE Vehicon love. Starscream is amazing, but the Vehicon feels very average to me, hard to pose well, fiddly to transform, and the lower legs look kinda chicken-y a la Movieverse Screamer.
I'm probably doing something wrong somewhere.:o

We should probably get a review thread for him up btw, I couldn't find one in the Reviews section.

[Doubledealer]

For my part, I'm not really getting the FE Vehicon love. Starscream is amazing, but the Vehicon feels very average to me, hard to pose well, fiddly to transform, and the lower legs look kinda chicken-y a la Movieverse Screamer.
I'm probably doing something wrong somewhere.:o

We should probably get a review thread for him up btw, I couldn't find one in the Reviews section.

That's fair enough, hopefully you'll find the Hasbro one more to your liking! One trick I think Takara missed, don't you think it would be cool if the back kibble clipped off and could be used as a riot shield? The car windshield would be the part he looks through while protecting himself from Autobot laser-fire. :) Well, I think it would be cool, and it would make his bot mode even better!

[Verno]

There's something very 'Cylon' about that 'Con Trooper.

[GoktimusPrime]

Yeah Vroom is kinda hard for some unknown reason to find nowadays... dunno exactly why is that since his batchmate Crossblades is easy to get ( and has more parts to loose)
Perhaps he was the least popular of the Mega Pretenders, hence there's less available on the secondary market? He's the only Mega Pretender who never had a canonical appearance during G1.


The toes on mine are fine (always hold their position and don't flop) but yes, the front tires don't make full contact with solid ground so he isn't the best roller. He's pretty good at scootin' around on the arm of my couch here though. :p What are your thoughts on Vehicon, Gok?
I'm pretty happy with it 'cept for the toes and low rolling. Very Batmobile/Green Hornet-ish. The large point spoiler kinda makes the vehicle cumbersome to carry around in your pocket though... talking about wingalings! I like how the gun sits on the bonnet in vehicle mode (goes with the whole Batman/Green Hornet feel of the toy ;))


There's something very 'Cylon' about that 'Con Trooper.
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[The_Black_Sheep]

A bit of this, a bit of that...

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn204/Pulse_Warrior/Acquisitions/AbitofthisAbitofthat-2.jpg

[iamirondude]

these arrived today.i don't know alot of there names or what timeline their from