Do people find that delivery times using EMS versus registered air mail from Asia (HK or Japan) are similar?
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Do people find that delivery times using EMS versus registered air mail from Asia (HK or Japan) are similar?
in my experience, HLJ's EMS takes roughly 3-4 days while RK's Reg. Air Mail takes just over a week.Quote:
Originally Posted by Megatran
This week's BigW catalogue (which doesn't have any Transformers toys, so I didn't bother with a news posting to ask this), has a kids pyjama set in Transformers theme, but the artwork is unknown but familiar.
On page 35, it is called "Transformers Heroes" and has three robot faces - Bumblebee, Optimus and Grimlock... but each is done in such an animated way, that Grimlock looks rather cutesy.
Does anyone have a link to where this art comes from, or seen it before?
I feel like I've seen it somewhere, especially the Grimlock... but can't find it to put my mind at ease.
I think it's just kidified cartoon versions of the movie designs. I think there are more complete versions of that artwork on other merch. can't be sure though.
My parcel finally arrived today. It took 10 business days once shipped using EMS service from Japan. Nine business days to land in Oz. EMS is quoted as 3-5 business days.
Q: Can I recoup some of the money I plashed out to use EMS? (when regular SAL would have been delivered in the same time frame).
MP Bumblebee's instructions refer to the front panel of the vehicle as the bonnet, but as we all know, the front section of a VW Beetle is for stowage, whereas the rear section houses the engine. But ever since I was a kid, I've always referred to Beetles as having the boot in front and bonnet in the back.
But is this actually correct or is it actually a case of the VW Beetle having its engine in the boot and stowage under the bonnet? :confused:
Stowage? Aww, that's adowable :p
Anyhoo, in this particular case engine in the boot, stowage under the bonnet.
Normally a package will say it is in the origin country till Australia Post gets their hands on it. In between those two points is something called Australian Customs. If your tracking says it was in Japan for days chances are really good that it actually got stuck in Australian Customs as packages will randomly stay in Customs hands for long periods of time. Shipping companies and stores that ship internationally take no responsibility for time in Customs and don't refund as it happens all over the world.Quote:
Originally Posted by Megatran
Yup, bonnet is front of a car, not engine coverQuote:
Originally Posted by Sinnertwin
Man I don't know what your talking about I have a hood on my car.:pQuote:
Originally Posted by Krayt
Thanks for clearing that up, guys. :)
Sinnertwin: Yeah, stowage is a real word (as in to stow something), but technically I should have said 'storage.' It's late. :o
♪"O'er the truuunk of storage, and the hood, on my caaaaaaaaaar!♭Quote:
Originally Posted by DELTAprime
lol. As I said in the language thread I use some American terms and some Aussie so I just couldn't resist.:pQuote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
:D :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
Does anyone have a copy of Dreamwave's 20th Anniversary Transformers Summer Special Comic Book released in 2004?
Does anyone know where I could acquire a copy? (eBay has a single copy but I'm put off by paying over $20 in postage...)
Or could someone with a copy provide me with scans of the pages containing the Ain't No Rat story? (EDIT: The story also appears in the hardcover Transformers: The Best of Don Figueroa book)
I have it, and a spare, but that one on eBay is less than I paid for it....
If I can find it I'll photo it for you
Pm you about it .. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Verno
Cheers mate, I appreciate it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Krayt
Lancalot came to the rescue of this damsel :cool:
Just checking out some MP's on eBay, and there's a lot of cars on there ranging between $35 and $55 from Hong Kong and China. These are knock offs right?
Yeah they would be. There are some who would argue they are quite obviously KOs due to the price, but it's still blatantly dishonest of the seller if they aren't mentioning it in their listing though.Quote:
Originally Posted by davieanix
Cheers. I feel really bad for anyone who may be buying them as a present and not being aware that the product isn't genuine. The first one I saw was a Tigertrack, which is what threw me, as I wasn't familiar with his going price range.
Also illegal. And a violation of eBay's Terms of Service.
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/...unterfeit.html
I agree. Go ahead and report those listings.
I don't have an eBay account.Quote:
Originally Posted by rodent
If only I had a dollar for every time you told us that. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
You're a millionaire? :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Skullcruncher
The post counter must be broken :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Megatran
I own a Binaltech BT-06 Blue Tracks thanks to a member on this forum. I'm intrigued that the box art has a yellow tracks. Can someone please inform me why this is the case?
A link of a pic from the internet. Click here.
yellow was the first version released, then came blue, the box art they've used, has just carried throughQuote:
Originally Posted by Megatran
Yellow version was released first, because of licensing (from what I remember, I think the blue colour was not a real colour to that model Corvette, so Chevrolet wouldn't allow it). Later they were allowed to do a blue version, but left the packaging unchanged (saves money... and it still had the same BT number, just with a sticker on the box to say that it was the "Gen1 coloured version").
(By the time Hasbro did their version of Tracks a bit over a year later, the blue version was possible.)
Later they would produce different packaging for different decos released at the same time (Jazz/Meister & Prowl), but the early ones (Smokescreen, Tracks, Smokescreen GT) they used the same packaging probably as a cost-cutting measure.
Does anyone have, or know where I can get at a reasonable price, combiner wars Bombshell? I only found out he existed yesterday and my usual haunts are sold out.
I found myself in your situation Trent so I gave this a shot:
http://www.j2oztoys.com/index.php?pa...name=Bombshell
I've not bought from him before so I'm a bit fingers crossed. You could also wait for the.little.toy.company on ebay to get some stock in.
Where did you guys get the aerialbots?
Bbts for me
same.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ultra Mackness
Remember back with the ROTF line, some figures had running changes or variants? Mudflap with the two different license plates, dark and light Sideways, dark and light Breakaway, Thrust and his 2 different con symbols, etc.
Are any of these considered more rare or sought after?
Back at the toy expo a couple of months ago, they showed 'Classics' Glyph and Detritus as cancelled toys. Remember four years ago, when the leaked Glyphs started to appear and we weren't sure if they were Lucky Draw, Gentei, Henkei or knockoffs? I'm pretty sure some people (like Peaugh) paid big money at the time. Any guesses as to how much one might sell for now? (I don't want one, just the expo reminded me about her, and that we had the chance to buy her back then.)
http://s2.postimg.org/i9q8epdq1/Glyph_Detritus.png
Does anyone who collects JP Gen1 toys, know what the "W" stands for on the 1991 Combiner Micromaster teams group-names?.
The names of the teams actually has a letter W in the middle of their katakana characters... and I'm just not seeing why (if it is something obvious).
(tfwiki didn't appear to have a note on it either)
It means "double," because in Japanese "W" is often pronounced as "dabburu" (double). So the "W" teams are the "Double Teams," since each comes with two teams of Micromaster Combiners.
Which toy expo was this? Sounds pretty cool to feature cancelled toys!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sky Shadow
KOToys.com (website has been now taken down and were the people behind the CHMS line of knock-off variants such as the chrome seekers and glow-in-the-dark rainmakers) had it listed on their website for USD$250 at one stage. I think because it was listed by an infamous KO-er, people were more skeptical about the toy's legitimacy. However I recall seeing it sell on eBay for USD$500 towards the end of that crazy phase.