August Acquisitions

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Originally Posted by kurdt_the_goat

I thought that might be the case but on the flap it's spelled correctly?

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Yeah, GiG originally called their Transformers 'Trasformers' in the '80s and had both Transformers and Trasformer logos on their boxes until 1988. 'Microtrasformer' is an anachronistic fallback to the old name even though they generally just had the 'Transformers' logo in 1989.

For those who don't look in the G1 acqui thread. :D

http://i661.photobucket.com/albums/u...ockwaveMIB.jpg

http://i661.photobucket.com/albums/u...1Shockwave.jpg

Consonant clusters, while common in English, don't work in Italian, hence the dropping of the "n" in Trasformer.

Yeah Dirge is correct - They are Italian and they came in MISB! It's been decades since I opened a brand new G1 toy :eek:

Its pretty nifty as erverything within is written only in Italian including the techspecs but I can read it so no probs :D

Also, "MicroTransformers" is a term never officially used in Anglophone Transformers marketing. Hasbro just had "Micromaster" + whatever kind of Micromaster it was. In this case the top line would've read "Micromaster" and the line underneath it would've read "Station." It would then read "Micromaster Station" before the character's name on the front of the box.

Here's a pic of my English-language G1 Blackout & Spaceshot w/ box - you can see the format that was used:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y22...n_20090720.jpg

I suspect that "MicroTransformer" is just some kind of pseudo-English used by GiG for some exotic appeal.

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Originally Posted by kup

It's been decades since I opened a brand new G1 toy

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Really? Wow, that surprises me, considering your collection. I enjoy devaluing MOSC and MISB G1 toys. I currently have a backlog of carded and boxed collectibles that I open one by one when I feel the inspiration. :D

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Originally Posted by Sky Shadow

Really? Wow, that surprises me, considering your collection. I enjoy devaluing MOSC and MISB G1 toys. I currently have a backlog of carded and boxed collectibles that I open one by one when I feel the inspiration. :D

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Despite my ever closer to be complete G1 collection - I have only come across 80s MISB specimens in the last couple of months which are carded Micromasters that I got from Jgon.

I have not opened those Micromasters as vintage carded figures to me are kind of like centuries old wine - It's been sealed and undisturbed for so many years - Who em I to open it? It's something that could be shown just as it was on store shelves back in the 80s to future generations :)

I don't have such issues with vintage boxed figures since opening them does not ruin the package in any way and the figure can be placed back. Those Mircomaster stations were the first I had come across.

Recieved FansProject items... Superion upgrade kit and D.I.A Commander from Kyle, cheers buddy.

for those of you who havent already got the G3 trailer, GET ONE! dont make the same mistake I did and pass on it. Totally worth it... even the box is out of this world.

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Originally Posted by SentinelPrime

Recieved FansProject items... Superion upgrade kit and D.I.A Commander from Kyle, cheers buddy.

for those of you who havent already got the G3 trailer, GET ONE! dont make the same mistake I did and pass on it. Totally worth it... even the box is out of this world.

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I dont brag often, but Sentinel is right :D

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...P2319Large.jpg

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Originally Posted by SentinelPrime

Recieved FansProject items... Superion upgrade kit and D.I.A Commander from Kyle, cheers buddy.

for those of you who havent already got the G3 trailer, GET ONE! dont make the same mistake I did and pass on it. Totally worth it... even the box is out of this world.

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Don't tell me that i just got my Shadow commander the other day.