March Acquisitions

[5FDP]

Thanks for the pics stencilator. I want this guy now! Damn empty wallet :mad:

[dirge]

Nice Anime Streak there, 5FDP. I have one myself, like you it took me a while to track down (although mine was loose but boxed). As minor variants go it's a beauty!

[liegeprime]

Pics of WST Shockwave as promised

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n113/stencilator/Shockwave004.jpg
... yes he comes with the fist. I just need a bruticus to hold it
[/IMG]

OH:o hehehe well there's Encore Bruticus :D less hassle for you to get it instead of by piecemeal.

[griffin]

Thanks to dirge, got a Euro Clench while in Sydney earlier today.

(thought I would be bringing something interesting to the Brisbane meet today, but of all the TFs, it was the same one Maxiewolf brought as well... what are the odds?)

[5FDP]

Nice Anime Streak there, 5FDP. I have one myself, like you it took me a while to track down (although mine was loose but boxed). As minor variants go it's a beauty!

Thanks dirge. I had to convince a US seller to allow me to bid on his Ebay auction (he would only ship within the US) in order to get him.

The last one I saw went for a 'measly' AU $138.80 and that was from a seller willing to ship worldwide so I thought I should be able to get this for less... in theory. It ended up waaaay above this, however considering they only show up on the second-hand market once in a blue moon, I wasn't going to let it pass me by :)

[Grievous]

Okay...so I saved all my photos for one post instead...Is that cool?

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/860/62910059.jpg

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http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/8993/81108225.jpg

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/6255/87500324.jpg

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/8386/32656365.jpg

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/4231/79730716.jpg

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/4201/83965633.jpg

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/5372/33872845.jpg

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/590/45748322.jpg

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/2360/90571973.jpg

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/6894/m11w.jpg

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4979/m12.jpg

March has been a good month...
:cool:

[dirge]

Thanks dirge. I had to convince a US seller to allow me to bid on his Ebay auction (he would only ship within the US) in order to get him.


Glad you convinced him. I never get sellers who can't be a$$ed filling out a customs form to increase their market.



The last one I saw went for a 'measly' AU $138.80 and that was from a seller willing to ship worldwide so I thought I should be able to get this for less... in theory. It ended up waaaay above this, however considering they only show up on the second-hand market once in a blue moon, I wasn't going to let it pass me by :)

Fair enough. While I got mine two years ago, I remember the cost, because it worked out at exactly $100.00 after PayPal conversion. And that included postage from Canada. This was back when the USD/AUD rate was nudging 0.99, which helped a LOT :cool:

But yeah, Bluestreak has always been pricey. Waaaay back when alt.toys.transformers was the only online Transformer resource, he'd go for $50 while others like Trailbreaker might go for $10-15 (yeah I know, those were the days).

[heroic_decepticon]

But yeah, Bluestreak has always been pricey. Waaaay back when alt.toys.transformers was the only online Transformer resource, he'd go for $50 while others like Trailbreaker might go for $10-15 (yeah I know, those were the days).

in those same old days, I got Anime Bluestreak and Gold Chrome Jazz for SGD$120 and so as with the eHobby releases around those few years I got quite a few sets, somewhere in storage in SG, I really don't know where as I was telling 5FDP.

These eHobby stuff used to be relatively cheap and they were sold in sets of 2 (same way they were released). I remember at the lowest point, I got MISB Clampdown, Deepcover and Tigertracks (some magazine exclusive) for SGD$130 from this guy who said he was sick of brining them to the flea market week after week and no one wanted to buy.

... good 'ol days...

[5FDP]

in those same old days, I got Anime Bluestreak and Gold Chrome Jazz for SGD$120 and so as with the eHobby releases around those few years I got quite a few sets, somewhere in storage in SG, I really don't know where as I was telling 5FDP.

$120 Singapore dollars for both :eek: My, how times have changed. I paid nearly US$220 for just Streak. It's mostly my fault cause I could have waited to see if you found a 'spare' in your collection (assumimg that you wouldn't have charged me that much of course ;))... I'm just an impatient old man :D

[Prime_217]

got myself a deluxe ratchet... he is awesome!

[dirge]

in those same old days, I got Anime Bluestreak and Gold Chrome Jazz for SGD$120

Actually I was referring to the era before eBay took off - 1996-1998...

Young whippersnapper! :p

But you're right the eHobby stuff was relatively inexpensive while there was a supply with toy dealers. It's once they ran out of stuff like Clampdown etc that the prices shot up - once us collectors get our mits on them we don't let go :D

[Paulbot]

I got Jolt and Arcee from Big W (2 for $10) today. Legends Arcee is a much easier transform compared to the Deluxe version. Jolt is take it or leave it.

[Lint]

My acquisitions for march. Couldn't get that damned castle off my chest of drawers :D

Universe Starscream, Onslaught and Galvatron courtesy of autobot_hound. Half repainted ROTF deadlift courtesy of ebay. (well not the repainting :p)

http://i43.tinypic.com/2096876.jpg

[liegeprime]

@ Lint: Heheh your pic reminds me of that episode - A Decepticon Raider in King Arthurs Court - just put ramjet, rumble/frenzy and ravage instead of the other guys :D:D

[SMHFConvoy]

just got home and my Arcee that I only ordered from ebay last week had arrived! :):):)

[Hursticon]

Originally posted by liegeprime:
@ Lint: Heheh your pic reminds me of that episode - A Decepticon Raider in King Arthurs Court - just put ramjet, rumble/frenzy and ravage instead of the other guys:D:D

I remember that episode, lol, gotta love how sci-fi attempts to crossover with fantasy. :D

Classics/Universe 2.0 Darkwind arrived today courtesy of bboy-toransufoma:


http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/MRCH29ACQ-1.jpg

[SGB]

Received the following this arvo courtesy of Tropisetron:

TFA Optimus Vs Megatron Battle Begins
TFA Swoop
TFA Lockdown

[rampagesss]

Found Universe Predacon Bruticus today at toy's r us:D
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t152/Rampage_017/Transformers/100_1382.jpg

[Sky Shadow]

Found Universe Predacon Bruticus today at toy's r us:D
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t152/Rampage_017/Transformers/100_1382.jpg

That's cool - I like the RiD homage. How much are Ultras at Toys 'R' Us at the moment - still $49.99 or have they gone back up?

[rampagesss]

That's cool - I like the RiD homage. How much are Ultras at Toys 'R' Us at the moment - still $49.99 or have they gone back up?

Theres some on sale but he was 69.99 :(
But he was released in the US ages ago and i never got one so don't care to much about the price

[BigPenney]

The following just arrived in the post.

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5112/1001642l.jpg

RotF Voyager Megatron
Encore Skywarp & Thundercracker
Beast Wars Telemocha Gimlet
Beast Wars Telemocha Motor Arm
Gravity Bots Prime
Robo-Q Optimus Prime

[Zippo]

Over the weekend while visiting people in another city, I got these:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a385/nz-kiwiman/Hauls/ZipposMarch2010Haul03.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a385/nz-kiwiman/Hauls/ZipposMarch2010Haul04.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a385/nz-kiwiman/Hauls/ZipposMarch2010Haul06.jpg

[Doubledealer]

This Transformer is pure LOVE. :D

http://i661.photobucket.com/albums/uu332/Doubledealer_83/Transformers/Bludgeon.jpg

[autobreadticon]

pretty happy and back into some TF love,ROTF bludgeon and timelines nightbeat

[optimus1]

These arrived courtesy of a rare (i.e. 3rd time ever!) visit to Ebay.

http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/rr118/gpls12/BILD1791.jpg

G1 Thrust - only missing missles and landing gear
G1 Bluestreak - missing 1 Launcher
G1 Sunstreaker :D:D:D - missing his rear spolier and has two right hands??

I'm especially happy with Sunstreaker. He was one of the TFs I gave away during my 'I'm too old for this' phase and am now glad I got him back.

Thrust completes my G1 Seekers!

Now I only have to get Skids to complete the Autobot cars :p

[heroic_decepticon]

This Transformer is pure LOVE. :D

http://i661.photobucket.com/albums/uu332/Doubledealer_83/Transformers/Bludgeon.jpg

gotta get me one of those. Are they in stores now?

[Doubledealer]

gotta get me one of those. Are they in stores now?

Sure are m'boy, found this one at a Toyworld in the city. :) Note sure if it's immedietly obvious to everybody, but can you see how cleverly they make all the grey bits stand out as being the skeleton frame and all the rest is robotic samurai armour (obviously)? Such great design!

[5FDP]

G1 Sunstreaker :D:D:D - missing his rear spolier and has two right hands??

I don't mean to alarm you optimus1, but it seems highly likely that your Sunstreaker hands are from the recent KO (http://kotoys.com/Photos/1/G1_KO/KOsun2.jpg). The KO was packed with two right hands and no left. I've seen this a lot on Ebay lately whereby sellers use KO parts to sell a toy off as complete.


Now I only have to get Skids to complete the Autobot cars :p

I only recently acquired Skids and I have to say that he is fast being one of my favourite G1 toys. Thankfully mine doesn't have the issue of the wheel sticking out from under the feet when in robot mode causing a slight imbalance. Highly recommended.

[heroic_decepticon]

I highly recommend all the G1 '84 and '85 'cars'. They are all things of beauty on a level that the TFs nowadays can only aspire to (my subjective view, heh).

[optimus1]

I don't mean to alarm you optimus1, but it seems highly likely that your Sunstreaker hands are from the recent KO (http://kotoys.com/Photos/1/G1_KO/KOsun2.jpg). The KO was packed with two right hands and no left. I've seen this a lot on Ebay lately whereby sellers use KO parts to sell a toy off as complete.

I only recently acquired Skids and I have to say that he is fast being one of my favourite G1 toys. Thankfully mine doesn't have the issue of the wheel sticking out from under the feet when in robot mode causing a slight imbalance. Highly recommended.

I just had another close look at Sunstreaker, his hands DO look a bit too new :(
But at least one of his missles appears similarly aged as his engine. He doesn't appear to be a KO but his hands really do appear to be :(

I'm just glad that my other Autobot Cars are surely not KO - most of them I got before all this KO nonsense started :)

As for Skids, I'm not in any rush for him yet. I'll look for a great priced Encore version!

[1AZRAEL1]

G1 Bluestreak - missing 1 Launcher
G1 Sunstreaker :D:D:D - missing his rear spolier and has two right hands

Sunstreaker looks a little worn, so possibly a legit G1 figure, but the fists look dodgy.

As for Bluestreak, I think I may have a spare launcher, let me check at home and you can get it off me at the next Parra fair.

[optimus1]

Sunstreaker looks a little worn, so possibly a legit G1 figure, but the fists look dodgy.

As for Bluestreak, I think I may have a spare launcher, let me check at home and you can get it off me at the next Parra fair.

Thanks mate :)

Yep that's why I trust worn figures rather than 'legit MISB' ones!

[rampagesss]

Well after raising a dispute with paypal I finally received my G1 Throttlebots today. Even thought the seller said he sent them 3 weeks ago the postage date on the parcel was just under 1 week ago

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t152/Rampage_017/100_1385.jpg

[5FDP]

Well after raising a dispute with paypal I finally received my G1 Throttlebots today. Even thought the seller said he sent them 3 weeks ago the postage date on the parcel was just under 1 week ago


I've said it before and I'll say it again... I am so jealous of your collection rampagesss.

Poor Cosmos can't see :D

[rampagesss]

I've said it before and I'll say it again... I am so jealous of your collection rampagesss.

Poor Cosmos can't see :D

Thanks man, your collection looks great to, good to see so many G1's :D

[Zippo]

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a385/nz-kiwiman/Hauls/ZipposMarch2010Haul09.jpg

Two Henkei Dark Skyfires

[liegeprime]

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t152/Rampage_017/100_1385.jpg


OOOOOOOOHHHHHH G1!!!!!:D:D:D:D haaappppyy!

[SGB]

Thanks to the TRU sale, I picked up the following:

TFA Deluxe Class Blackarachnia (not on sale)
TFA Leader Class Megatron
Universe Ultra Class Onslaught
Universe Ultra Class Predacon Bruticus

And got a free ROTF Recon Ravage. As I'm not interested in ROTF figures, I'm putting Recon Ravage up for trade (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=7301).

[BigPenney]

Picked up a RotF Legends Sideswipe and Jetfire thanks to the sale at Big W plus I got a second lot of Parcels today which contained the following.

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/9092/15309329.jpg

RotF Deluxe Arcee
EZ Scavenger (To replace the one I broke)
RotF Voyager Demolishor
Encore Ironhide

[Zippo]

Been a good month

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a385/nz-kiwiman/Hauls/ZipposMarch2010Haul11.jpg
30% off sales are good.

[heroic_decepticon]

from jgon...

http://inlinethumb11.webshots.com/19978/2776206740100811158S500x500Q85.jpg (http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2776206740100811158RCiSHp)

Significant fact: got my final G1 Autobot car box - Wheeljack. The Wheeljack box completes my 1984 MIB/MOC collection and also means that all of my 1984 and 1985 Autobot cars are now MIB and complete. Quite a milestone for me.

[GoktimusPrime]

Got the Battle Droid Commander/AAT Transformer today for 50% off the RRP at Target.

[5FDP]

Significant fact: got my final G1 Autobot car box - Wheeljack. The Wheeljack box completes my 1984 MIB/MOC collection and also means that all of my 1984 and 1985 Autobot cars are now MIB and complete. Quite a milestone for me.

Congrats HD :) You should have told me you were after Wheeljack. I traded one with Soundblaster not that long ago, but if I knew it was the only one you needed to complete the 84-85 series, I would have been happy to assist.

[dirge]

Nice Throttlebot set, rampagesss. An underrated group of Autobots, IMO (:

[Autocon]

Been a good month

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a385/nz-kiwiman/Hauls/ZipposMarch2010Haul11.jpg
30% off sales are good.

where?where? they werent $35!:eek:

[griffin]

It's from New Zealand, Autocon. And NZ$35 is about AU$28, which would be about right for 2 Scouts.

[heroic_decepticon]

Congrats HD :) You should have told me you were after Wheeljack. I traded one with Soundblaster not that long ago, but if I knew it was the only one you needed to complete the 84-85 series, I would have been happy to assist.

hey sir, no worries about that. I actually only needed Wheeljack's box (and in this case the cardback and bubble). I had completed the early years (84 to 86 TFs) sometime ago but never really gotten around to getting the Wheeljack box. Then when the KO Wheeljacks came out, I put in even less effort cos I won't know which is genuine and which is not. Bought this from jgon because I know it is the real thing for sure. :D

[DarkHyren]

Catching up on the rest of my acquisitions from March.
There was a Titanium Optimal Optimus somewhere in there, which was nice.
From our pal jgon, I collected some Micromasters, G1 and a Sky Lynx.
And one nice big parcel with Classics Soundwave, Universe Deluxes Galvatron, Acidstorm, Ironhide, Cheetor, Cyclonus, Hound, Dinobot, Ratchet, Smokescreen and Hotshot (which ended up working out at a low bargin price of about $15 each for the deluxes :D), and last but certainly not least, the devourer of worlds, Galac.... I mean Unicron... cough.