January '08 Acquisitions

[dirge]

Mohammed Chan.

Boom Tish! :)

benben, you speak to Goktimus on the phone all the time. Surely you know his name?

[benben2142]

He never tells me he said if he tells me he will have to kill me and when I asked him, what kups name was he said it was aron archer…. Tell me your name gok!

Can someone just tell me what Gok’s name is, I know that Dirge, Kup and Griffin and some others that have been to meet ups with him know.

[jaydisc]

benben, you speak to Goktimus on the phone all the time.

:confused:

[griffin]

benben, if people want you to know their real name, they will tell you. If they won't tell you, and you don't *need* to know, don't get upset over it. I don't know your real name, and haven't even asked you for it, but I'm not going to harass you for it.
And this isn't the topic for that sort of obsessive questioning.

[benben2142]

Well my name is Ben Ho I thought you guys can check my profile.

[omega3]

went to the collectors fair in mornington today and got G1 topspin for $2.50 and
bombshells instruction book and weapon for $7. which was perfect cause i already had the toy

[GoktimusPrime]

benben2142: next time you ask for someone's personal information, I'm going to send Mr. T over to you and give you a big dose of his PITY! :p ;)

[dirge]

Thanks to Santa Pulse (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=253), from whom I collected a total of 56 figures yesterday:

http://www.paxeiro.com/newstuff/260108-1.jpg

23 of these are going to others here (Paulbot, Demonac, JuzMel, Iceburn, Borgeman, Thanatos & Rampage).

And the other 33, which I didn't previously own, represent my biggest single-day haul in 24 years of collecting:

http://www.paxeiro.com/newstuff/260108-2.jpg

http://www.paxeiro.com/newstuff/260108-3.jpg

These guys are still in a box for the moment - I have a lot of rearranging to do!

I also got a chance to take a good look at Goktimus' Commander Cody toy, and went to TRU to grab one for myself today (:

[benben2142]

Oh forgot to mention yesterday at target picked up tf cup.

[Tiby]

Cool benben! I haven't been able to find them yet.

[benben2142]

I these today.

[GoktimusPrime]

why are your acquisition pics mirror-flipped? Verbs are your friends. :)

[iceburn]

went to the collectors fair in mornington today and got G1 topspin for $2.50 and
bombshells instruction book and weapon for $7. which was perfect cause i already had the toy

nice to see someone going to the fair.
was there anything outstanding, great or bad to talk about????
give us a briefing if possible in that fair thread?

[edit]
Acquisition last Friday from dirge:

http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/7498/p1250117adn4.jpg
- C-77 Rodimus Prime
- Classics Soundwave

New Acquisitions for today at the Melbourne BBQ Fan Meet-up:

[pic removed!!!!!!]

Gift Exchange - Optimus Prime bouncing ball and you know what i have :P
Freebie from DirtyDigger - Movie Prequel and Generations Trade
Freebie from Paulbot - Beast Wars stickers
Hauls from Demonac - 14 Micromasters (mostly complete, a couple incomplete), G2 Constructicons (incomplete)
Exchange with lhec - Energon Snowcat (exchange with RID Wedge) as well as parts to complete Yellow Build Team
Received from STL - 2 x I/R Control Micro Cars Bumblebee and Barricade

Although without hauls from the rest, its been a pleasure meeting up with Borge and his girlfriend, Turtleboy for coming down all the way, jaydisc and his wife (as well as the little one) for their wonderful place.

[Borgeman]

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x24/borgeman/28012008279.jpg

Vader/Death Star, Encores Ratchet and Ironhide, 3" Ironhide, Shockwave (missing the gun barrel, an arm, and has a touch of damage), Ifiltration (thanks DD), go-bot Double clutch and Excavator & Stonecruncher (thanks ian)

also i scored a bouncy ball from the game at the meet - yay

George

[iceburn]

Ohh did everyone get Paul's Beast War stickers...apparently they have all been shaffed into my Coles Bag. Just found them....any claimers? Paul, will pass the rest to you when STL intends to meet up during the week

[Soundwarp]

O_0 George nice one on the Shockwave!

[jaydisc]

That's not your Shockwave!!!

[TheDirtyDigger]

Borge- Where's your Clone Commander Cody tank?

[iceburn]

That's not your Shockwave!!!

hahahahaaa....*falls off his chair*

[Paulbot]

There were some spare stickers - I wondered where they got to - but am not too fussed about them.

[Borgeman]

Borge- Where's your Clone Commander Cody tank?
oh yeah forgot about him :P

so here he is, along with the bouncy ball i won, and today's acquisitions:

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x24/borgeman/29012008282.jpg

George

[Gutsman Heavy]

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/4750/pc150044in3.jpg

Finally got my Powermaster Optimus (God Ginrai to you elitists)
Love the Prime figures, blocky heaven!

Godbomber/Apex(/Roller? I wish!) is horrible! I don't much care for the combined mode (pictured) Undecided if I'll put Apex in the collection or back in the box...

[jaydisc]

Grabbed these three at Kmart today:

http://lindalane.com/temporary/tf/allspark1.jpg

[Paulbot]

Jaydisc Did you go back for those other, i thought I read an earlier post where you just got Landmine?

Gutsman_Heavy, I'm hunting down God Ginrai too, where'd d'ya get it? Good deal?

[jaydisc]

Yes, sort of. My beloved GF coincidentally was there a bit later and msg'd me to ask if I wanted them (she checks for me ;)), so I said sure.

[jaydisc]

Oh yes! Some lovely comics compliments of TheDirtyDigger:

http://lindalane.com/temporary/tf/ozmeet1.jpg

Thank you again!

And Angelina's first acquisitions (courtesy of Yankee Swap and Demonac junkers):

http://lindalane.com/temporary/tf/ozmeet2.jpg

[Gutsman Heavy]

Gutsman_Heavy, I'm hunting down God Ginrai too, where'd d'ya get it? Good deal?

eBay MISB $135AUS shipped from USA, too bad the seller is a jerk, posted it 15 days after I payed for it!

[dirge]

That's a mighty fine Wheeljack, there, Jay! What on Cybertron did Demonac do to it?

Anyway, Catilla & Doubledealer both arrived from the UK today, from different sources. Catilla took an insane 4 days... it was sent on the 26th (Saturday) and arrived on the 30th!

[jaydisc]

That's a mighty fine Wheeljack, there, Jay! What on Cybertron did Demonac do to it?

Actually, if I recall the circumstances... Wheeljack began as a Demonac junker and was given to Digger a long long time ago. Digger stripped what he needed and used it as one of his contributions to the Yankee Swap game we played at our Monday meet, and lo and behold, Demonac won it back!!! He even recognized it!!! However, he accidentally [:rolleyes:] left it behind.

Angelina won the Targetmaster in the Yankee Swap and claimed the little Turquoise one (identification please?) from the bags of Demonac's junkers that his partner was begging him to leave behind [like poor Wheeljack].

:D

[STL]

I must say I'm surprised you nabbed Camshaft, Jaydisc. I thought he was an absolute no-no for you. Or is the TF drought getting to you? ;)

[jaydisc]

Ha ha.... I'm definitely not opening it... probably not keeping it, but yeah, I couldn't resist the sale.

[iceburn]

I must say I'm surprised you nabbed Camshaft, Jaydisc. I thought he was an absolute no-no for you. Or is the TF drought getting to you? ;)

i guess he must absolutely be bored about the TF drought...anything goes including his $$$ :p

[Paulbot]

the little Turquoise one (identification please?)

It's Hotrider

http://tfarchive.com/toys/techspecs/original/euro1993__Hotrider_(1993).jpg

[autobreadticon]

im getting 10x mini bots from an ebay sale, funny cause he proberly has the takara reiusse #12 and that he proberly getting the new encore set....... and getting rid of these spares

[1orion2many]

That's a mighty fine Wheeljack, there, Jay! What on Cybertron did Demonac do to it?

Anyway, Catilla & Doubledealer both arrived from the UK today, from different sources. Catilla took an insane 4 days... it was sent on the 26th (Saturday) and arrived on the 30th!

:)I hope the other Catilla turns up;)

[liegeprime]

[QUOTE=Gutsman
Godbomber/Apex(/Roller? I wish!) is horrible! I don't much care for the combined mode (pictured) Undecided if I'll put Apex in the collection or back in the box...[/QUOTE]

Congrats GH, yeah Godbomber is kindar a fall apart drone.... I keep mine attached as armor to Ginrai that way he's of equal footing next to my G2 Megs:D sizewise. plus i didnt want to loose parts so better they are in plain sight... still back in Phils though:(

[jaydisc]

My thanks to an unknowing Gustman Heavy! When he posted his recent Apeface acquisition, I had a flashback to the end of my TF collecting days and the fact that Apeface and Hardhead were my final acquisitions, so I went out on a search and found Hardhead (my preferred of the two) from trendclick on eBay (disappointing!) and received him today:

http://lindalane.com/temporary/tf/hardhead.jpg

He's as great as I remember him. Now, I must find a nice Apeface. Thanks Gutsman!

[Gutsman Heavy]

Welcome, always willing to spread the Apeface lovin'

Got me the Megatron Origins TPB and the Transformers Ultimate guide updated soft cover.

[autobreadticon]

just got universe perceptor mini-con, i just multiated it with a nail filer so the key and lock mechanism worked when i combined it to form perceptor :mad:

[Trailer Park Ninja]

Further purchases in January

http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/6120/img0450ec1.jpg

Classics Deluxe Cliffjumper - Ebay
G1 Transformers Collection Boxset and Steelcase Movie edition - JB Hifi
TFC #8 Inferno - Hanprimus

[Soundwarp]

My thanks to an unknowing Gustman Heavy! When he posted his recent Apeface acquisition, I had a flashback to the end of my TF collecting days and the fact that Apeface and Hardhead were my final acquisitions, so I went out on a search and found Hardhead (my preferred of the two) from trendclick on eBay (disappointing!) and received him today:

http://lindalane.com/temporary/tf/hardhead.jpg

He's as great as I remember him. Now, I must find a nice Apeface. Thanks Gutsman!

Holy hell, that looks in amazing condition!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jaydisc]

Holy hell, that looks in amazing condition!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is! Thank you! :o

[TheDirtyDigger]

From therawhyde...

Euro Long haul to complete my snooty French Constructicons.

Nosecone to complete my team of Technobots. (Now just waiting on Computron parts.)


http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/8369/rawhydewc2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Paulbot]

Got a Hun-Grrr and Cutthroat today via Jaydisc, thus completing my acquisitions for January. The bag at the back is the one I picked up in the game at Monday's meet.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2318/2231902389_831c964747.jpg

[benben2142]

Went to Titan’s tower today picked up scout Armorhide, Arcee and legends two pack of Recon Barricade and Cliffjumper, also I got the rarest movie toy Deluxe Autobot Jazz.

[Soundwarp]

Crap Jazz is rare?

[Saintly]

I supposed it's Jazz is rare to some eh? ;)

[kup]

Pretty much all of the the Deluxe Movie figures are shades of 'rare'. The worst is Bumblebee 70s and to a slightly lesser degree the 08 version. The rest of the movie cast figures are also rare but not as bad with the exception of Ice Megatron which is as common as sand.

The non movie cast is also fairly uncommon.

I personally think that Australia had crapstacular distribution of all figures. They emphasized too much on Merchandise forgetting that the best merchandise they could have were the figures themselves! Hasbro sure suck.
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[Zippo]

Box from BBTS containing a couple of items for me, but mainly other items for others:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a385/nz-kiwiman/Hauls/ZipposJanuary2008Haul15.jpg

My main item: http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a385/nz-kiwiman/Hauls/ZipposJanuary2008Haul15a.jpg

[sifun]

Awesome pick up there zippo. skullgrin!

[GoktimusPrime]

Dauros to be precise. :) How much did that set you back?

[Zippo]

Dauros to be precise. :) How much did that set you back?

$80US

[griffin]

Thanks to Hasbro AU's TFs drought, my purchases were so limited (only six retail store items), most of my items for January were imported. Plus I also bought a couple of non-toy items, as well as a heap of toys that weren't TFs (not shown here).

Retail items:
SWTFs - Luke/Snowspeeder, AT-AT driver/AT-AT.
Slammers - Cliffjumper, Jazz.
Remote Control - Optimus, Bumblebee.

Imported or non-retail items:
Masterpiece Starscream and DVD Anniversary Optimus (from the same US dealer, so saved on shipping). Soundwarp sorta convinced me to buy DVD Anniversary Optimus, but I was only interested if it was cheap enough. Fortunately I found a dealer who was selling the pair, and made it just bareable to have a fourth version of this mould, only because it could be called 'cartoon/anime version' Optimus.

G2 Blast Off - completes my G2 Combaticons.
Euro Power Master Meanstreak - only need one more to complete the set of four.
Euro Pyro - a rare figure that I got very cheaply from an AU dealer, which was fortunate because it broke while being transformed for the first time. The waist joint is the most load-bearing joint on the entire toy, and is made from gold plastic, the most brittle coloured plastic to plague Transformers toys throughout the late 80s and early 90s.

JP Beasts - Bighorn (Bonecrusher with red colouring), Mantis (Manterror with blue colouring), Drancron (Skyshadow in red), Hardhead (remoulded Dinobot as a pachycephalosaurus), and Bigmos (Transquito with aqua colouring). Not sure about my luck with toys this month, as I also managed to break Bigmos on the first transformation as well. The mosquito legs on the robot arms are supposed to swivel around to get out of the way of the robot mode, but the left one on mine wouldn't move. I didn't even apply excessive force either (but would have it was still stuck), but it managed to break right off.

So two toys I have to eventually re-buy, but are now on the bottom of my list due to being classed as replacements.

Also acquired this month was something I was looking forward to getting from BigBadToyStore for about 2 months when I first saw it listed. I was just waiting for a sale or for some cheap items to buy with it to make it worth ordering. For those who read my BotCon 2007 report, you'd know that I lost the commemorative Movie screening ticket, and was really upset over it. It was never something that was on ebay (at least, on its own), so for US$10, I now have a mint commemorative ticket (the rectangle piece of card in the photo below with the Optimus Head on it) to put with all the rest of the BotCon stuff I have collected.

The other non-toy items:
Collector Card plastic sleeves - I've been wanting to put all my JP biocards in a proper folder like Trading Cards, but never remember to check the comic shops when I am in the city every 4-6 months. Finally I found a newsagent near me that was selling them, and bought a few packs. They are now in a white folder, and it just looks so much nicer to look at than just a stack of cards in a plastic envelope.
I just found all my Armada and Energon cards, so I gotta go get some more plastic Trading Card Sleeves.

Magic Pen and pad set - one of the best TFs merchandise items I have ever found. When I first got these, I spent about half an hour in the dark waving the black light pen at my TFs, being amazed and amused at what toys glowed. Especially ones with eyes painted with reflective paint. Something I recommend getting!

Stamp set - a bit disappointed, as the ink pads are pretty pathetic, but the Autobot and Decepticon stamps are useful (if I can get a better ink pad).

http://www.otca.com.au/0801.jpg

[GoktimusPrime]

I was talking to a Myer toy dept staff member who also commented about the current TF toy drought. :/ He said that he wasn't expecting any more TFs in until Animated figures are out. Jeebus!

[STL]

I do hope that guy was misinformed. I'd like end up buying FABs or something!

Nice cards, Griffin. Makes me wish I had chased down more re-issues and Armada/Energon MISBs

A very quiet for me though. Quietest in a long time. Only 23 TFs in the month. :( My few acquisitions for January:

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/498/dscf3479zs9.jpg (http://img522.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf3479zs9.jpg)

- Encore Ironhide (from group Melb. order)
- Encore Ratchet (from group Melb. order)
- RiD Skid-Z (courtesy of Iceburn)
- RiD Towline (courtesy of Iceburn)
- Machine Wars Junker Prime and Trailer (from Demonac, I love the transparent blue!)
- G1 Guzzle
- G1 Sizzle
- G1 Fizzle
- G1 Sparkstalker
- G1 Cindesaur
- G1 Flamefeather
- Machine Wars Soundwave (from the Yankee Swap, which I completed with below mentioned Stalker's rocket)
- Predator Stalker (from lhec)
- Predator junker Falcon (from Demonac)
- RM Burning Optimus Primal (really neat, grabbed him for $20 so I wasn't complaining)
- G2 Deluge
- G2 Junker Pyro base (not a TF but a decent enough accessory and it came at the best price. Free. :D(
- My new laptop. I got it earlier than expected but that was due to the really good price I got it. Figured another month might mean prices might drop a bit but not by that much so I jumped on the bargain instead.

Pretty depressing month for me all round 'twas. (The Melbourne meet was awesome though!)

[kup]

I love that Rhinox and War Within Grimlock Statues. I now feel like buying them to display in my living room when I move :D

STL, you are making me spend money!! :p
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[Soundwarp]

Man 23 is a quiet month....... WOW

I got a big fat 0!

[Thanatos]

I can't even remember what I got this last month... without checking through the thread.

I Remember my G2 Pyro when I was a kid. Griffin, mine has the same problem. I had no idea it was rare though. That's awesome.

[1orion2many]

:confused:I didn't know G2 Pyro was rare:confused:, is G2 Clench the same:confused:. These were pretty much the only 2 G2 toys I picked up all those years ago when they were first released:D.

[Saintly]

Man 23 is a quiet month....... WOW

I got a big fat 0!

+1!!! :D

[griffin]

Internationally speaking, those Euro toys from that year are rare, but since they were released here, it might be relatively easier to find them from a local source. Problem with ebay though, is listing something locally could still attact big US bidders wanting the rare item.

[GoktimusPrime]

1orion2many: you were with me when I picked up my Clench from the Nexus Fair all those years ago! I only paid a couple of bucks for it (less than $20). :p