Or make optimus a female voice. They did it wih the Dr from Dr WhoQuote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
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Or make optimus a female voice. They did it wih the Dr from Dr WhoQuote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
Cyberverse doesn't have Cullen, but the voice actor tries to do a Gen1 Optimus voice... so if Cullen retires, they have someone in training to replace him.
DrSmoov. He could replace the entire G1 cast.
The realisation that most of those videos are over a dozen years old makes me feel cripplingly ancient.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
Today's underappreciated toy remembered:
ROTF Deluxe Class Deep Desert Brawl
Not a movie character for ROTF, and the original figure was deeply flawed. Fortunately, a slight remold in the shoulders fixed that. Arguably the most creative of the now three Deluxe+ sized Brawl molds that have been released - all weapons integrated into vehicle mode with no partsforming, and with a fully formed turret to boot. A real treat.
I was gonna say, I think that the original Deluxe Brawl is a really nice toy save for the unfortunate shoulder construction. But it does sound neat that they fixed this issue for Desert Brawl. :)
Speaking of appreciating older things, this morning I was rewatching this music video that I made in 2006 where I was mucking around with my first 3 CHUG figures -- Bumblebee, Mirage and Rodimus. These figures blew my socks off and I was carrying them all over the place where I was taking all sorts of random photos of them which I compiled into a music video. :) One thing in the video that's showing it's age is the "Your Rights At Work" sticker which was part of the 2006 industrial movement against John Howard's controversial Work Choices policy. Geez, how many PMs have we had since I made this vid?! :eek: :o
P.S.: Also the presence of a chalkboard. :p
But this is what astounds me when I hear people female-dog about current CHUG toys like Predaking and the Monsterbots. Really? Remember when CHUG first started and we were completely over the moon with getting any G1 characters done with post-Beast Wars level engineering? If Hasbro had released Predaking or Grotusque back in 2006 everyone would have lost their minds! Now Hasbro releases these great toys and people wanna complain about them. I love what Sutton said on the Generations Grotusque review thread...
↑THIS SO MUCH! :D (this is my favourite OTCA post of 2018 so far :))Quote:
Originally Posted by Sutton
Seeing snaketales post reminded me, I remember I really liked Classics Dinobot but I sold him and kept the Henkei version - but I've never actually opened the Henkei version.Quote:
Originally Posted by snaketales
Now I think, 10 years later, maybe I won't like Dinobot so much so not sure if I should open him. Pretty much ruled out MP Dinobot due to price so it would be the Dinobot toy in my collection
Any Henkei MOSC/MISB is fairly valuable at this point so if monetary value is at all a concern keep Henkei Dinobot MOSC.
I never liked CHUG Dinobot myself and recently sold my Henkei Dinobot since I will soon have MP Dinobot to take his place.
Would people be interested in buying Hasbro licensed diorama to complement the toys? Or would it be a fruitless venture for Hasbro? Which diorama set(s) peek your interest most?
^ Yes! I want some sort of G1 background for my MP and Chug characters.
From the First Sightings in Oz thread...
http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showpo...postcount=1079
The transformation instruction illustration on pack for the Rescue Bots Mini Sequoia is to poke the orange bear up the bum! :o
Probably not. Lack of storage space and I would rarely use it. As a kid I had 2 S.T.A.R.S. bases which acted as my Autobot and Decepticon HQs, but they soon became too small as my collection grew. Honestly just using my imagination and available furniture and objects works fine. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Galvatran
P.S.: another problem is scale, because that never quite works for Transformers. Even the old S.T.A.R.S. base's console and controls were out of scale for many G1 toys. :p
Yep, seems pretty hard to fit in enough characters into one diorama without it appearing like a huge hodge podge of a battle like the old (awesome) G1 box art.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
http://botchthecrab.com/gallery/box_battle_86_usa.jpg
Spaceballs: The Lunchbox!
Newb question. Who are two characters in red below Octane (robot mode)?
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Originally Posted by SuspectimusPrime
Dead End and Rampage (if you squint)
I think some sort of card based background would go well, manufactured in sizes to fit generic display cases, maybe have perforations to allow for customising to fit a certain shape as a background.
I know there is something like this already manufactured by the ToyHax Indie group, they are very expensive though, and not cheap to get here either.
I have a box filler from one of the movie leader boxes that has a view of earth from space in one of my displays.
We got used to saying Prime for that cartoon show tie-in toy line didn’t we. I wonder how long it will take to saying “I’m looking for Bumblebee legion toys” will not sound like I mean the character.
Although in his case I am looking for a legion class Bumblebee from the Bumblebee toyline. :o
Does anyone else think the Punch/Counterpunch could make a decent Drift figure?
The front of the car swept back on the shoulders could kinda look like the big shoulder pads he originally had.
Maybe even try to make the second robot Deadlock.
I’ve seen a Digibash that agrees with you
And seen someone do it with the G1 Punch to create a G1 Drift/Deadlock
That looks pretty good. Getting the helmet to change would be interesting though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
Off the top of my head, I think the last G1 Drift released was the 2010 Generations / United Deluxe (which I think is the first and only if I'm not mistaken). I think we should be due for another.
Come to think of it, we've had more movie and RiD Drifts than we've had of the G1 IDW Drift!
On Saturday one of the magazine reporters asked me what I thought was the coolest Transformer name. I think I answered Optimus Prime -- I tried to think of something better but I couldn't at the time.
In hindsight I should've said "Blot." ;)
Erector?Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
Too obvious?
Nightstick
A crowd pleaser and awesome finishing move.
Windbreaker? Discharge?
Gok, you're letting us down mate.
I could've said "Scattor," but these are children's magazines! ;)
Anyone with Unite Warrior or Combiner War box sets... or even Titans... do you keep the boxes?
I have all mine but unsure if I should get rid of them or keep them as display pieces. I’ll never put the bots back in, but I’m running out of room!
The only Titan and Combiner box sets I have are Metroplex and Victorion, and I keep them MIB. For Leader and Voyager class figures, I would normally keep the boxes to store the figures when I don't display them. But like you, I ran out of space some months ago and had to toss away some TR Leader class boxes, and store the figures in Ziplock bags. I don't miss those boxes because tossing them freed up space, though I can understand why some collectors might want to keep them.Quote:
Originally Posted by davieanix
Box art is part of the appeal. So I say yes to keep if you can find room.Quote:
Originally Posted by davieanix
So after today's announcements I only need Hasbro to unveil some Deluxe Insecticons and then there will be a CHUG toy to fill every spot on my list of 1985 Transformers toys I want/have in CHUG form.
I really think if CHUG continues long enough I will have my goal of having every G1 toy (minus mail in toys not seen in the show) on my shelf in CHUG form one day.
And as expensive as this goal has become, at least CHUGs cheaper than original G1 toys.:p
Apparently there are over 10,000 Commodore 64 programs that you can run off your browser. I had a look and they all seem like games. Didn't notice any word processing or editing software. Just curious as the first time that I started documenting my Transformers collection was in 1985 on the C64. Wouldn't mind revisiting that program. :p
Btw, Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth Side A is here. ;) It's funny how they show the 90mm floppy disk icon... a cassette tape icon might be more appropriate. ;)
I was letting my 2yo play with the UW Constructicons set as he is currently obsessed with construction vehicles. The activity reminded me of just how inferior these vehicles are compared to the G1 release. The entire session was basically my son attempting to play with these vehicles and me going "oh the crane doesn't extend", "that drum doesn't spin", "this truck doesn't tip", "the digger doesn't turn".
I'd love to pick him up a G1 Constructions set for Christmas but the recent Walmart release is proving difficult find at a reasonable price. At this rate I'll probably be resorting to KOs.
What about construction vehicle moded PlaySkool Transformers? Okay, they don't combine - but I think they're pretty cool for that age level. One problem with counterfeits, aside from the moral issue, is child safety. They're not tested and many of them are potentially dangerous for infants.
The two construction PlaySkoolformers that I own are Scrap-Bot from Go-Go-Go-Bots (aka Transformers Big Adventures) and Boulder from Rescue Bots. Both are pretty nice toys. :) Scrap-Bot is a repaint of Strong-Bot; Strong-Bot is yellow whereas Scrap-Bot is more of a Constructicon green. Boulder is green. Oh, and I just found out that this existed while Googling stuff for you -- in Japan Scrap-Bot was retooled as a steamroller, GO-19 Randy. Hey what? Strong-Bot was retooled as a dump truck?! :eek: Holy cow... there's a whole lot more to the PlaySkool Go-Bots that I never knew! Anyway, I'll let you keep digging, but I reckon these might be more suitable for your little one. :) Oh, and there's also the Dump Truck Transformer from the 80s My First Transformers line.
I have just moved and put all my UW combiner teams back in their respective boxes. they take up a whole lot of room and once we're settled in they'll be getting taken out again. I expect I'll eventually run out of room to keep the boxes uncompressed. But!, if I decide to throw the majority of the box out I'll definitely be keeping the front flap, the artwork is almost good enough to frame.Quote:
Originally Posted by davieanix
Funny that the Predacons were so popular, considering they were in the least seasons of the G1 cartoon than any other of the teams at the time.
Constructicons: All 4 Seasons + the Movie
Stunticons: Seasons 2 & 3
Combaticons: Seasons 2, 3 & 4
Terrorcons: Seasons 3 & 4
Predacons: Only Season 3
Must be a testament to just how wickedly cool the G1 Predaking toy was :)
I don't know about you, but I didn't know anyone who had Predaking as a kid. I knew people who had individual Predacons, and sometimes we'd have parties or big play dates where we'd bring 'em all together and combine them, but I didn't know anyone who owned all 5 of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev
And I think a big reason for that was because collecting all the Predacons was flipping expensive. Each Predacon would be, in today's money, roughly $50 each. $250 for a complete set. Now obviously as adult collectors with disposable incomes, we're willing to splash that amount or more on POTP Predaking, but our parents buying these toys for us as kids? Or ourselves as kids trying to save up for these things with pocket money? Yeah nah.
Completing any gestalt set was always exciting as a kid, and I think one of the cool things about missing out on the box sets was that we had no choice but to slowly collect these toys individually. It would take us weeks, months or maybe years to complete sets. Devastator and Monstructor were cheap and easy to complete because they were just 6 cheap carded toys. But even with the other sets, it was the large boxed torso robots that would be trickier to get, but the limbs were easy. And I'm sure many of you, like me, just mixed and matched sets until we completed them.
e.g. this photo taken in 1988; I didn't have Scattershot yet, so I often had my Technobots team up with my Protectobots to form Defensutron or Compusor or whatever. :p
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y22...th_g1_1988.jpg
And of course, the Predacons did last longer in the G1 comics, making their final appearance in 1990. In 1988 when that photo was taken, there was no new cartoon eps to watch anymore, so all I could do was continue reading the comics.
I loved my G1 Defensor when I got him, and have no clue what happened to him or any of my other preloved G1 toys sadly. I was bummed I couldn't get the Combiner Wars version at the time due to my previous work being.... less than enthusiastic about my desk collection. And budgetary requirements.
I knew a guy at school who said he had one when he was in the States.
My understanding was Predaking's selling point was size. Biggest and baddest etc.
For me who had seen my poor old Devy get demoted and demoted it was a case of the yet to be named Warf Effect in action.
Sears, U.S. retailer which owns Kmart in the U.S., has filed for bankruptcy overnight, sighting Amazon as a contributing factor. Source: Finance section of the tv ABC news this morning.