If you can't, just give her a list in priority order, that way there's an element of surprise while you wait for her to get back
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If you can't, just give her a list in priority order, that way there's an element of surprise while you wait for her to get back
Where is she staying (which neighbourhood) and how much "effort" does she want to put in for you?
Quickslinger MAY be found in some of the specialty stores in Yai Ma Tei (or obtusively expensive at one store in Wan Chai Toy Street) but he isn't a common figure to find.
If she is going to Toys R Us, tell her to visit the one at Harbour City in Tsim Sha Tsui (It's a touristy area so she will probably end up there anyways unless she's a former local).
If you want some real cheapies and she is adventurous in terms of getting around, Wonderland (North Point or Whampoa) have a few figures still reduced to clear - YoTG Optimus, Generations Jetfire, Brainstorm, AoE Optimus + Trailer with Red Sideswipe come to mind... they also have a Chinese New Year 15 % off sale this week. They have MP Tracks for around HK$350, Road Rage about the same and slightly cheaper for red Bumblebee.
(I live right next to the North Point one so I visit it regularly. ;))
But it really depends what you want and where your mum is willing to travel and explore for you. If you can narrow it down to exactly what you are after and she doesn't mind hitting the toy malls I can probably suggest a couple of stores in Sino or In's Point but if she is a first time visitor to HK it might be a bit of a culture shock entering those places.
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Thanks. I've been to the toys r us in harbour city and the wonderland toy store in Whampoa. Thanks for telling me the other stores that can help! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Bladestorm
What do you do with missiles??
You've amassed 1932 Transformers and you're only asking about accessory storage now? :eek: :oQuote:
Originally Posted by Jaxius._
I first started storing accessories when my collection hit the 50 mark. I initially used my cardboard STARS bases. Once I hit past 100 I augmented it with makeshift containers like used lolly tins etc. But once I hit around the 500-600 mark I started using a toolbox. After hitting around 900-1000 I changed to this roller toolbox which is what I still use now. :cool:
Fire them.Quote:
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Lunch ziplock baggies with name or group or multiples of them written on the outside. If your figures still have their boxes (like me) store them in there :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Jaxius._
Or yeah, get anal like Gok :p;)
Well most of them have lost their missles or I store them with the figureQuote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
Gok, I think you are the only one that goes to the extent that you do for storage.:pQuote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
I've not lost a single accessory in my adult collection. I prefer to keep my accessories on the figure, it completes the look of the figure normally. If it's a product I have the box for, eg: Takara Tomy Masterpiece's, I just keep the unused accessories in the bubble in the box. If I don't have the box or have flattened the box I keep unused accessories in sandwich bags in the cupboard of my computer desk.
The only thing I think I've lost so far is the missile for RTS Lugnut...
Which is a surprise considering the scope of my collection.
While moving stuff from what's now a nursery to its new location I did misplace one of Defensor's feet (Alpha Bravo kindly offered his temporarily) and Strongsrm's rifle, but found them eventually...
Every bot has his/her own weapons and accessories, even the combiners some how have all the weapons from their members attached. Exceptions are my two MPs, who's extras are in the box, and those with 3P weapons, like seven of my Seekers and TG Gold Bumblebee. Their weapons are in the iGear Weapons crate that came with sniper rifle and twin pistols for Perceptor, and twin blasters for Kup. I figured it was a suitable spot, and looks cool on display.
So I was looking through Transformers Legacy G1 artwork yesterday and noticed that there was no picture of the G1 Jetfire robot mode. Initially I thought it was some trademark issue with Harmony Gold or something, but Jetfire in jet mode is present in the box art for 1985, probably looking more macross than the robot mode. Does any one know why Jetfire was excluded?
It might be a harmony gold thing, since the artwork you're referring to I think is not just of Jetfire but an entire scene.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ultra Mackness
I do know that when they were putting the book together they said if they couldn't get a high enough quality image of the artwork they wouldn't include it, perhaps Jetfire is one of the few they weren't able to get any usable artwork for.
That reminds me, I still need to track down a copy of the Legacy book. :o
Speaking of G1 books, has there ever been a book release of all the G1 tech specs?
None that I'm aware of. I find that Botch's site has a pretty good archive of Hasbro G1 tech specs, and Sigma's Lab is good for Takara G1 tech specs (Japanese only).Quote:
Originally Posted by TAAUBlaster
There were these released a few years back, not sure where you'd get them now though - not even certain they were official :confused:
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/p...l&picture=aux2
The Transformers: Identification and Price Guide (which I don't actually like) does have all the US G1 tech specs (text and numbers) all in a single book, retyped though, not scans/original format.
The Cybertronian guide book series did the same but that's across multiple out of print books.
Cool, thanks for the info guys :)
I saw those repro sets a while ago, but I never got around to getting them.
Shame a tech spec book hasn't been done. Would be nice to have all of them together.
Thanks for the links Gok and Paulbot! :)
Don't know why I didn't think of that Mark Bellomo book. I have a copy and it is fantastic. If you're just after the content of the tech specs as well as a great photographic record of the toys I'd highly recommend it.
Great photography? Maybe you got a special copy where the toys and stickers were in good condition and none of the photos were blurry or overexposed. (I'm not a fan ;) )Quote:
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Just dug my copy out and had a look.
You're probably right Paulbot, he probably won't win any awards for photographic acumen. But I don't find the photos that bad (my optical prescription is pretty strong though, so the difference between awesome, excellent and very good photos is pretty much academic for me anyway!) and there are pics of both modes and accessories for all G1 releases along with tech specs and bios. I really like the book and if for whatever reason I had to get rid of my G1 collection I'd hang on to this book as a virtual collection.
The toy photography in Transformers Generations is superb IMO. Even TFwiki uses scans from this book for almost all of their G1 & G2 toy pics.
Can anyone please tell me what the dimensions of the old G1 product catalogues are?
Should be able to do this when I'm home. Stupid working day before Australia Day.
Pretty much each year's was a different size though
Thanks a lot man. :) I don't have access to mine at the moment, and I thought the info would be easy to find on the net. But my Google-fu failed me. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
I hate it when the public holidays are like this - working one day after a weekend, then public holiday. It really throws off my weekly working clock/schedule. I almost took today off and made it a 4 day weekend - but we're too busy at work. :p
The 1985 one with say, Whirl, Roadbuster, Omega supreme etc. is 59.7 cm (23.5") long and 21.3 cm (8 and 5/16") wide.
The reinforcements from Cybertron with power dashes and time warrior 38.3 (15 and 1/8") long and 14.4 (5 and 5/8") wide.
Can't seem to find any of my '84 ones sorry.
By my measure:
1984: 30.4 cm long and 21.4 cm tall
1985: 59.8 cm long and 21.3 cm tall
1986: 60.2 cm long and 21.5 cm tall
1987: 59.4 cm long and 21.5 cm tall
1988: 59.4 cm long and 21.4 cm tall
1989: 43.0 cm long and 17.1 cm tall
1990: 42.1 cm long and 17.2 cm tall
That covers all the US G1 toys. There was no catalogue in the 1991 toys (AM Elites, Motorvators). The next two catalogues (the Turbomasters/Predators one and the Colour changers/Lightformers etc) came in various sizes and aren't immediately at hand.
My measures...
1984: 30.3cm(L) x 21.6cm(B)
1985: 59.5cm(L) x 21.3cm(B)
1986: 59cm(L) x 21.5cm(B)
1987: 59.5cm(L) x 21.5cm(B)
1988: 59.5cm(L) x 21.3cm(B)
1989: 42.3cm(L) x 17cm(B)
1992: 29.1cm(L) x 28.9cm(B)
And if I average it with Paulbot and UltraMackness' measures (where applicable and around the figures up to 1 decimal point), we get...
1984: 30.4cm(L) x 21.5cm(B)
1985: 59.7cm(L) x 21.3cm(B)
1986: 59.6cm(L) x 21.5cm(B)
1987: 59.5cm(L) x 21.5cm(B)
1988: 59.5cm(L) x 21.4cm(B)
1989: 42.7cm(L) x 17cm(B)
1990: 42.1cm(L) x 17.2cm(B)
1992: 29.1cm(L) x 28.9cm(B)
And just cos I was curious, this means that the average size of a G1 catalogue is around 47.8cm(L) x 21.3cm(B). :p ;)
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Wow, thank you so much guys! :DQuote:
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They really do jump allover the place don't they?
I'm finally at the stage where I have the room to buy a few Detolfs, so I wanted something to hang behind the wall above them, and I was thinking about using the old product catalogues in a frame or something. :)
Heh. I couldn't find my tape measure, so I was using a standard 30cm wooden ruler, which meant that I had to shift it and I may be a millimetre or so off due to the shift. Also, the condition of the catalogue may also affect its measurement. I measured two different 1984 catalogues, one was heavily creased and even torn along some creases, the other is in fairly good condition, and they both gave me slightly different results (only by a few mm).Quote:
Originally Posted by TAAUBlaster
I'm going to find my tape measure when this discussion is long forgotten. :p :rolleyes:
Hey everyone,
My transformers collectors club membership expires in about 2 months, however i never received the free subscription figure.
Did i miss something or would i need to order it at a members price?
Thanks
It depends on the date you joined in 2015. If it was before March 15th (or could be 17th) you should have been sent Nova Prime last June/July. If you joined after that cut-off date you will be sent the 2016 toy this June/July.
My bill date is the 08/03/2016. So i would assume it is a 12 month membership.Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin
I think i shall send them an email querying this.
I joined August last year :(
Thanks Griff
EDIT: Check joined date silly me!!!
Just be aware that in America, the month is listed before the day, so that join/bill date is August 3rd, not March 8th.Quote:
Originally Posted by CyberiusPrime
So that means you'll get the 2016 toy, which is the GEN-14 Armada Starscream toy done as 2003 Universe Ramjet.
Anybody know the deal with Go-Bots toy Pocket? He's part of the Puzzler combiner. He's a yellow lamborghini with a head that is an whole lot like Sunstreaker's...
Yet there's no connection right? It's not like old Diaclone line toys could have ended up in Gobots/Machine Robo line is there?
Seems too similar to be coincidence though. Could both Sunstreaker and Puzzler toys have a common ancestor? Based on a character maybe from a movie or older toyline?
http://i.imgur.com/bHzKUFel.jpg
Trying to find a pose for MP Ironhide. The dual blasters that are included with him, did Ironhide ever use two blasters in the cartoon? I remember Ratchet using two blasters in his final battle, but can't remember Ironhide ever using two.
Sunstreaker after a night outQuote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
Is there a metallic prime with axe scf with battle damage? Or is this a custom?
It may be from the TF confrontation set from 2002:
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Optimus_Prime...lection_Figure
The confrontation set pictures don't look as shiny. Or was the chest part just swapped?
Not sure - it was the only scf convoy with an axe and battle damage though.