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where can i get a website that has reviewers on each different t/f series?
This might help you:
http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/resources.php
Got a question, why is there such a massive delay between Animated airing and Animated Toys coming out? It just seems so weird from a marketing and sales point of view that the toys won't hit till six months after the shows been around and either flopped or succeeded. At least by tying it in, you'd think that would help sales and the brand profile.
they're doing the waiting game....till you dying for it then would the animated toys be released to us "the tired, hungry seagulls" again
I've got a question. (now a few questions)
In the Marvel G1 comics, does Rodimus Prime ever lead and if so was he a self doubting chump in them as well?
I know Rodimus rocks up in the UK ones, but I can't recall him showing his face in the US. Then I also don't see how he would fit in after Prime, Grimlock and then PM Prime.
Was that all the leaders of the Autobots? Oh and Fortress Maximus as well, but he gave in to Prime when he came back didn't he?
Cheers
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The Animated toy delay is Hasbro making a big mistake. I figure they are just trying to milk money out of the movie toys (which sold better than they expected) before the new toys that look nothing like the movie ones go on the shelf.
Tetsuwan Convoy:
Rodimus appears twice in the US comics but only in future timelines. The first time (#43) it's a straight adaptation of the episode "Big Broadcast of 2006" so he's just the same as in the cartoon. The second time (#67) he's just a dead body.
The US comics ignored the movie cast apart from characters like Hot Rod and Kup who showed up because they were rereleased as Targetmasters. I assume the one cartoon adaptation issue (#43) was made solely because Hasbro insisted Marvel show their big leader toys like Rodimus, Ultra Magnus, and Galvatron in the main comic at least once.
Autobot leaders in the US comic:
Optimus Prime
Ratchet (while the other Autobots were deactivated)
Prowl (while Prime was headless)
Optimus Prime again
Blaster/Perceptor (very briefly after Prime's death during GIJOE crossover)
Grimlock (leader of the Autobots on the Ark) and Fortress Maximus (leader of the Autobots on the Steelhaven)
Powermaster Optimus Prime
Grimlock (after Prime's second death)
Action Master Optimus Prime
paulbot please help..!
i just got the 'transformers universe - 3 mini con perceptor' and i cannot seem to form the 3 robots into one.
in the instruction its unclear how to connect the head part (motorcycle) to the chest piece.
im thinking that the head piece has a lock and key mechanism to the long black part piece of the bottom robot.
but the pieces to not fit, can someone plz tell me how to form perceptor correctly!
http://www.paxeiro.com/potpourri/specs1.jpg
http://www.paxeiro.com/potpourri/specs2.jpg
autobreadticon, note that I have not combined them, just the attachment so you can see how it works (:
Also, if you're after a site with extensive Transformers reviews, check my site (see signature).
The Steelhaven being another ship I suppose? How impractical to have to design a ship with ceilings high enough for the big guy!Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
On another note, I've been getting into some tf comics lately and wondering if I'm right in thinking the club exclusive cybertron comics eventually saw a mass release in a TP form? If so, was it any good and how tough would it be to track one down?
dirge the problem was that believe or not the joints did not fit into each other,also because in your transformation method the chest piece cant be placed on for my robot.
when i transform it, because the motorcycle is connected right at the back there is a distance between the front chest piece and the perceptor head. In between is the black head of the hovercraft transformer in the way.
i want to know how to transform it so like in your picture there is a space vertically between the main head and the black head.
this may seem weird but can you provide me with a aerial shot of your perceptor.
MANY THANKS!!!!! so embrassing i cant transform it right
That's right the Steelhaven was the ship most of the 1987 toys came to Earth aboard, although comic Fortress Maximus was tall but not as tall as the cartoon version.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pipesqueak
They did in a book called TP called "Balancing Act". I didn't like it that much because it took me (an avid comic book reader for 20 years) two reads to really understand what was happening and how it was supposed to fit in with the Cybertron cartoon. As the only Cybertron comic though it's not bad to pick up and isn't that pricey, but it has a bit of a fanfic feel to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pipesqueak
Yeah, check out a comic store. I think it has Vector Prime on the cover, and most comic stores I have been to, had it sitting in their older TPBs section. It wasn't a big seller due to it being a little known obscure comic covering obscure characters, so you should still be able to find it in most comic shops and even book shops that carry TPBs.
don't forget that in the G1 comics there were two versions of Fortress Maximus - you had Fortress Maximus I, who was considerably smaller - he directly bonded with Galen... then you had Fortress Maximus II, who had an upgraded body that also featured a new headmaster robot for Galen to bond with (Cerebros).
Who the hell is grandis? Can someone show me a picture of him? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RsrceYSDnk
Grandus:
http://www.tfu.info/1991/Cybertron/Grandus/grandus.htm
Big blocky toy base that rocks up with Star Convoy in the japanese "Battlestars" series. AKA The return of Convoy. In the japanese story arc Convoy (g1 Prime) stayed dead after he died in Headmasters and was reborn by powers of the Zodiac (? Actually, if someone could check on that) and became Star Convoy.
Toy doesn't look like a lot of fun to play with, unless he has a heap of cool basey things.
WTF WTF I thought wheeljack and preceptor were dead http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVa5t...eature=related look
Well you thought wrong!
Actually - you're half right. Wheeljack died in TFTM but Perceptor never did. So yeah, it's a continuity screw up (welcome to the world of the G1 cartoon). But at least Wheeljack was still an Autobot (unlike Brawn and Huffer who were fighting alongside Decepticons in Season 3).
Perceptor and Wheeljack in Victory are actually entirely different characters compared to their previous selves - that's not to say that they're necessarily meant to or intended to be different characters, but their characterisation in Victory is drastically different to their previous selves. Comparing Victory Perceptor and Wheeljack to their previous G1 incarnations is akin to comparing BW and BM Megatron - yes, they are meant to be the same characters, but they are essentially entirely different!
Their Seiyuu (voice actors) are also different from those who played them in previous JP G1 series.
Still... I'd say that Victory Perceptor and Wheeljack aren't as badly contradictory in character compared to BW & BM Megatron (aside from the whole - ya know - being dead thing for Wheeljack :p).
Notice how Prowl also appears in The Headmasters (he's seen fighting alongside Ultra Magnus) despite the fact that he also died in the movie! :D
It's widely believed/accepted in the fandom that the writers for the Japanese G1 series hadn't yet seen Transformers The Movie, which came out later in Japan than it did in other countries (1988?).
hay if you dont already know i started collecting last month, and i have a ton of questions. So it would be much appreciated if you guys can help me out, also props to those who already have ;)
also the person with the most combined answers will get a pretender shell prize, good for smugglering mini illegal transformers into Australia. (only given to Melb ppl sry)
1 - What is the height of universe bruticus compared to the micromaster combiners, can you plz also include a comparison photo of G1 bruticus , universe bruticus and 1 micromaster combiner formed
2-What is the ''average'' height of 'heroes of cybertron'action figures?
3 - How much is dinoking worth on the market todat - second-hand MOSC?
4 - What is the height of insecticons? Is there a height difference between G1 and takara reissue figures?
5- What are the physical dimensions of the takara reissue boxes (cm)?
6 - Is the dinoking form roughly the same height as a micromaster combiner?
7 - What is powerlinx, is there a energon combiner with more than 5 robots?
Please provide additional links
8 -Can someone photograph titanium jetfire next to a micromaster combiner formed?
afaik there's no such thing as Universe Bruticus.Quote:
Originally Posted by autobreadticon
G1 Bruticus is 25cm tall and your average Micromaster Combiner is the same height as most other Micromaster Transformer - about 5-6cm.
'bout 8cmQuote:
Originally Posted by autobreadticon
Dinoking would be MISB as the toy(s) was/were sold in box(es) not on card(s).Quote:
Originally Posted by autobreadticon
A MISB Dinoking gift set is worth US$350 MISB and US$88 LM according to ToyFare's Price Guide. The individual figures are worth US$50MISB and US$13LM guide.
(in robot modes)Quote:
Originally Posted by autobreadticon
Bombshell = 12cm
Kickback = 13cm (head height = 9cm)
Shrapnel = 12cm
And there's not difference in height between the originals and reissues. The most noticeable difference is the colours - the reissues are a bit darker. And of course, copyright stampage. :)
The dimensions of reissue boxes vary wildly from little boxes for individual Micromaster reissues to the Predaking gift set reissue!Quote:
Originally Posted by autobreadticon
No way. Dinoking/Monstructor is really puny for a gestalt, but he's not that puny that he'd be the same size as an individual Micromaster TF (and Micromaster Combiners are about the same height as most other Micromaster TFs in robot mode). In their combined forms they'd be even shorter (but longer).Quote:
Originally Posted by autobreadticon
For example, Stonecruncher and Excavator combined are 9.5cm long but only 2.5cm tall.
Monstructor/Dinoking is 14cm tall which makes him shorter than a Micromaster gestalt like SixTurbo (who's 17cm) - he's even shorter than most Deluxe TFs these days.
e.g.:
Decepticon Brawl = 14.5cm
Bumblebee (concept) = 16cm
Autobot Jazz = 16cm
etc.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y22...structor03.jpg
In Armada "Powerlinx" was the name of a Transformer that had be "upgraded" and thusly repainted. Many fans see it as a lame marketing excuse to repaint almost the entire line of mainstream Autobots and Decepticons.Quote:
Originally Posted by autobreadticon
In Energon, "Powerlinx" generally refers to the ability of some Transformers to Power Link (or "Super Link" in Japan) with each other, e.g.: Rodimus Convoy w/ Hot Shot or Hot Shot w/ Rodimus Convoy et al. The concept came from the G1 Multi Force gimmick.
Don't have time to do that right now - lemme get back to you on that later.Quote:
Originally Posted by autobreadticon
q1 - oh its ruination. is it the same height as g1 bruticus and t/f universe micromaster combiners?
q2 - What is the symetical dimensions of the takara reissue little boxes?
q3 - in energon , there is a toy that can combine, can you please tell what its called?
q4 - are there currently any combining transformers in 'transformers animated' ?
q5 - The recently revealed seacons on the TCC the same size as G1 combiner (just simply repaints) ?
q6 - Any news on transformer universe - micromaster series 5?
q7 - Can a transformer club member buy multiple copies of 1 club exclusive toy?
q8 - What is the t/f movie toy that comes with Sam and mikala# mini figures or any other human characters?
q9 - i want to get a frenzy toy from the transformer movie, apart from robot heroes , how can i get it?
q10 - Apart from recent news of t/f universe robot heroes, are their currently any mini figures for the firs beast wars series?
q11 - How can i get a gold version of G1 bumblebee that resembles G1 Goldbug, i do not want to get the go-bot version?
:eek: OMG.............
Ruination is the same height as G1 Bruticus, much bigger than micromaster combinersQuote:
Originally Posted by autobreadticon
Which Takara Reissues? there's a lot of themQuote:
q2 - What is the symetical dimensions of the takara reissue little boxes?
There's a lot of them. Nearly every Autobot in Energon can combine. Anymore details?Quote:
q3 - in energon , there is a toy that can combine, can you please tell what its called?
NoQuote:
q4 - are there currently any combining transformers in 'transformers animated' ?
YesQuote:
q5 - The recently revealed seacons on the TCC the same size as G1 combiner (just simply repaints) ?
No... they repainted all of the Micromaster combiners so there's not much chance they'll do another set.Quote:
q6 - Any news on transformer universe - micromaster series 5?
YesQuote:
q7 - Can a transformer club member buy multiple copies of 1 club exclusive toy?
Barricade comes with Sam and Mikalea in the Screen Battles set.Quote:
q8 - What is the t/f movie toy that comes with Sam and mikala# mini figures or any other human characters?
There's a Frenzy in the Fast Action Battler series that transformers from Robot to CD Player. There's also a Frenzy figure included in the Barricade screen battles set.Quote:
q9 - i want to get a frenzy toy from the transformer movie, apart from robot heroes , how can i get it?
No, other than the Basic sized toys that came out during Beast Wars, and some random Japanese toys from the late 90s.Quote:
q10 - Apart from recent news of t/f universe robot heroes, are their currently any mini figures for the firs beast wars series?
You would have to get a G1 Bumblebee and repaint it or have someone repaint it.Quote:
q11 - How can i get a gold version of G1 bumblebee that resembles G1 Goldbug, i do not want to get the go-bot version?
q2 - What is the symetical dimensions of the takara reissue little boxes?
the majority of them, but i just want to know for #12 mini bots and #insecticons
Quote:
q3 - in energon , there is a toy that can combine, can you please tell what its called?
i think theres a toy that requires 4 or 5 robots, do you know what it is
thank
haha im just gonna finished with one more question.
It would save me a HEAP of amount of time and effort, so it would be much appreciated
what mini-sized transformers are there from the G1 japanese cartoons.
pictures would be much appreciated..
Here we go...Quote:
Originally Posted by Autobreadticon
+ Grindor, Highwire, Sureshock
+ Afterburner, Slingshot, Fireflight, Air Raid, Skydive (those are their JP names)
+ Hot Shot, Downshift, Inferno, Roadblock, Optimus Prime, Prowl (blue), Rodimus, Tow-Line, Checkpoint, Prowl (black), Beachcomber, Cliffjumper, Ironhide, Jetfire
+ Optimus Prime, Wing Sabre, Omega Supreme, Omega Sentinel
+ Grimlock, Swoop
+ Onslaught, Brawl, Swindle, Vortex, Blast-Off (JP names)
+ Bonecrusher, Duststorm, Sledgehammer, Wideload
SUPER LINK!
Negative. Micromaster Combiners have never been reissued.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
The only Micromasters which have been reissued have been:
+ Micromaster Gestalts (SixTrain, SixLiner, SixTurbo, SixWing)
+ Hot Rod (w/ reissue Star Convoy)
...the G1 Multi Force were reissued as "Micromaster Deluxes"
Micromaster Gestalt: Sixtrain
http://www.vega.or.jp/~butto/picture/tfcg1-sxtr01.jpg
I wish they'd reissue the Micromaster Combiners... especially Blackout (and yeah, Spaceshot too :p)
Micromaster Combiners Blackout and Spaceshot
http://www.xs4all.nl/~wjtbeek/graphic/decepair.jpghttp://www.acgtalk.com/files/blackout.jpg
As Paulbot said, there's also Fast Action Battler Frenzy.Quote:
Originally Posted by autobreadticon
Dude, the original G1 Goldbug is gold! (so is the reissue)Quote:
Originally Posted by autobreadticon
http://www.cliffbee.com/reviews/images/goldbug.gif
If you want gold chrome the closest you'll find is G2 Bumblebee. But there's no gold chrome version of Goldbug in existence.
http://www.cliffbee.com/reviews/images/g2bee.jpg
anyone got comparison shots of the g1 optimus head and the g2 mould/reissues head?
who voiced pretender jazz ?
Charlie Chaplin :DQuote:
Originally Posted by roller
Superlink's intro sucks. There is way too many humans in it :( Not even Masterforce whose cast was very human centric had so many 'plain' humans taking up most of the intro time as if the show was mainly about them rather than Transformers.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
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Your not making KO's by any chance are you?Quote:
Originally Posted by autobreadticon
I meant the common interpretation of combiner team as group of Transformers that form a large robot (which is what Autobreadticon is interested in)Quote:
Negative. Micromaster Combiners have never been reissued.
The only Micromasters which have been reissued have been:
+ Micromaster Gestalts (SixTrain, SixLiner, SixTurbo, SixWing)
+ Hot Rod (w/ reissue Star Convoy)
...the G1 Multi Force were reissued as "Micromaster Deluxes"
Gestalt team, Combiner team... You say Tomato, I say Tomato
There's three:Quote:
q3 - in energon , there is a toy that can combine, can you please tell what its called?
i think theres a toy that requires 4 or 5 robots, do you know what it is
Construction Maximus made up of: Steamhammer, Bonecrusher, Duststorm, Sledge, and Wideload
Superion Maximus made up of: Storm Jet, Sky Shadow, Terradive, Treadshot, and Windrazor
Bruticus Maximus made up of: Barricade, Blackout, Blight, Kickback, and Stormcloud
that's a good point! nice pick up on that... box dimensions, combiner names, robot names, robot heights :confused::confused::confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Soundwarp
before i can make KO transformers i must first make super, powerful and ultimate AUTOBREADTICON transformer, it will be the most prized transformer of Griffin.
q1 - lately i saw a mini sparkplug and spike mini figures, are there any more G1 human figures i can collect?
q2 - Construction Maximus ,Superion Maximus + Bruticus Maximus
Group picture please :)
if any of you are intersted autobreadticon transform into a muffin with sprinkles on top
Not with Micromasters. A Micromaster "Combiner" is very much officially an entirely different concept to a Micromaster gestalt warrior (gattaisenshi).Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
It is for this very reason that the term "gestalt" is commonly used in the fandom to avoid ambiguity. Sadly Hasbro - in their almighty inattentiveness, used the term "Combiner" to refer to gestalts in RiD. *sigh* Making the term 'combiner' officially acceptable for gestalts too - but many fans still prefer to use the term 'gestalt' to avoid confusion.
It gets very ambiguous when we're talking about G1 because in G1 the term "Combiner" was officially used to refer to the Micromaster Combiners, who of course, are NOT gestalts like Devastator, Bruticus and the actual Micromaster gestalts themselves.
I'm personally not the biggest fan of fan-terms... I always opt to use official terms where possible (hence why I always say "Sky Raiders" rather than "Seekers" - although "Seekers" has recently entered the official TF lexicon via Dreamwave Comics) - but the problem with the term "combiners" is that it now officially has two meanings. In G1 it refers to two Micromaster Transformers who combine to form a single vehicle mode. In RiD it refers to gestalts.
Because "combiners" was originally used to describe 2 TFs who merged into a combined vehicle mode first in G1, I (and generally across the fandom) tend to refer to them as "combiners" and Transformer teams who combine into a giant super robot as "gestalts." Officially the term "special team" can also apply for the Scramble City gestalts - as that was an official Anglophone term for those gestalt teams.
So in the context of G1, the term "combiner" was never officially attached to the gestalts. Even outside of G1 the term can still be confusing because there are still many post-G1 TFs who combine, but are NOT gestalts, e.g.: all the power-linking Energon Transformers. If someone says, "Energon Combiners" are they talking about the Energon Gestalts like Superion and Bruticus or are they talking about Powerlinx?? Outside of G1 the term "combiner" is too ambiguous whereas "gestalt" has taken on a very specific meaning in Transfandom.
Hasbro really should either:
a/ Never have used the term "Combiners" for the Micromaster Combiners, or
b/ Having realised that they'd already used the term "Combiners" to represent a wholly different concept, never used it to describe gestalt teams in RiD thus causing confusion and ambiguity on an official level.
...why, it's almost as if Hasbro wasn't paying attention! *gasp*
That Spike and Sparkplug set are unlicensed (i.e.: not official).Quote:
Originally Posted by autobreadticon
Officially speaking the only G1 humans you can collect are Spike and Daniel.
Honestly who first thinks of a limited late-G1 range of Micromasters when you hear the term "combiners"?
I was using that term for Devastator, Defensor etc long before the Micromasters came out. Not the UK comic's "special teams" or anything like that.
I never heard of the word Gestalt at all until I entered online fandom and even then it took me years before I started pronounced it correctly.
We could throw anecdotes at each other all day and it wouldn't really achieve much.
Not everyone may necessarily think of the Micromaster Combiners when they hear the term "combiners" but when someone says "Micromaster Combiners", then I'm sorry, but they have very specifically targetted the actual Micromaster Combiner sub-group. And you did actually say "Micromaster Combiners."
If you say, "RiD Combiners" then sure, you're talking about the RiD gestalts. If you say "combiners" just by itself, you could be talking about gestalts or other forms of combiners. It's ambiguous. But when you say "Micromaster Combiners" then I'm afraid there's actually no ambiguity there - you have very specifically stated that 'Micromaster Combiners' which is that specific sub group name! If you had said, "Micromasters that combine" then okay, it's more ambiguous - you could be talking about Combiners or gestalts.
Saying "Micromaster Combiners" when you meant Micromaster gestalts is like almost like saying "Australian Rules Football" when you meant "Australian football." Technically football does refer to soccer in Australia - after all the Socceroos are officially known as the Australian National Football Team and Football Federation Australia (http://www.footballaustralia.com.au) is a soccer federation. But Aussie Rules is technically and officially the name of an entirely different sport that is not football (soccer). Saying "football" is technically a reference to soccer (the football world cup is a soccer cup) but it can also ambiguously be interpreted as a reference to AFL, NRL, Grid Iron etc. If someone is talking about "football Super Bowl" then they're obviously referring to Grid Iron - as obscure as it may be (as it only seems to be prevalent in the U.S. whereas football (soccer) is the most popular sport in the world) in that context it is very much specifically qualifying itself as American Football or Grid Iron.
Likewise when you say "Micromaster Combiner" you have very specifically qualified what you're saying as referring explicitly to that sub-group. You might say afterwards, "oh I meant gestalts" - and that's fine - but be aware that when you say "Micromaster Combiner" you are using a very specific term.
what is the height of SCF and MSCF figures?
i saw a SCF hot rod before that could transform, so only some of the SCF can transform right?
hay i just saw griffins book collection, what are the best guide books in terms of showing G1 characters info, their toy and price?
thank you
None of the SCFs or Mega-SCFs can transform. There are some small model kits which can transform (mostly from disassembling and reassembling the model) but certainly none of the SCFs.
Here you go...Quote:
Originally Posted by autobreadticon
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y22...nerjetfire.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y22...nkgestalts.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by autobreadticon
haha GoktimusPrime i meant a gestalt# micromasters formed , like superion.
but i gotta admit it looks awesome close up
im not a big fan of those energon combiners :(
GoktimusPrime what reference resource books for toy identification,pricing and a little general information do you use?
well thank you for everyone answering my questions, i just discovered chrono-Q, SCF, MSCF, myclone :eek: so i got a lot of web surfing to go :D
Currently im aware of mini figures ; G1 mini-bots,micromasters,mini-con,chrono-Q,SCF,myclone, WSTF, HOC,LOC, titanium, decoys,robot heroes, reissue keychains,spychangers and cassettes. Are there any more mini/micro sized transformers
Hey guys how come no body mentions anything about toy fairs in Queensland?
My usage was in response to a question was about Universe Micromasters that merged into a large robot. There is no way I expected Autobreadticon or any other newbie to think I was referring to the six-member Micromaster squads when I was responding. My lack of capital letters to indicate proper nouns might have shown I was referring to certain Transformers in general rather than a specific group.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
And remember this thread is about answering newcomer's questions not correcting other members who try to help.