Good on ya mate - I had no idea that option existed! Just cancelled it then :):DQuote:
Originally Posted by DELTAprime
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Good on ya mate - I had no idea that option existed! Just cancelled it then :):DQuote:
Originally Posted by DELTAprime
Wathing combiner wars then looked for titan returns but its not out yet:o:(
150 stickers for titans return trypticon???? :eek::mad::mad::mad:
I still haven't done mine yet... :o
I found it so calming I went and ordered Toyhax's for another session.Quote:
Originally Posted by philby
Took me about an hour or two, nothing too strenuousQuote:
Originally Posted by philby
My G1 Dreadwind has developed a crack on his right knee joint. Just applied a few drops of super glue in hopes that it will arrest it without immobilising the joint. Can't wait to get PotP Dreadwind and "retire" my G1 Dreadwind from active play.
Some of my RiD toys fell off the shelf this evening and Daytonus has just vanished into thin air. :( :mad: Don't suppose anyone has a spare that's surplus to their needs?
I just looked up what he looks like. He really should be called LeMansus as he's a LMP car not a NASCAR. Apparently Hasbro can't tell the difference between a Porsche 962 and a crappy Chevrolet.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
It's Robots In Disguise. They gave us other choice names like...
* Race Exertion Vehicle (R.E.V.)
* X-Brawn
* Ro-Tor
* Wicked Attack Reconnaissance Sports Car (W.A.R.S. - don't ask me were "cars" went in this acronym)
* Side Burn
* Skid-Z!
* Mirage GT
* Sky-Byte. Cos ya know... umm... shark... bytes of data... in the sky?
* Wind Sheer. No that's not a typo, that's actually how they spelt it. :eek:
* Nightcruz. No, not "cruise," 'cruz.' Totally different meaning!
* Slapper (which in British English slang refers to a woman of loose morals)
* Movor (is that pronounced "moo-vor" or "mow-vor"?)
* Mega-Octane (although in hindsight this is way better than Tankor)
* Smokejumper - there's nothing inherently wrong with this name, but it seems completely irrelevant to the toy/character. A smokejumper is a firefighter who parachutes into bushfires. I doubt that they do it from supersonic jet fighters though.
RiD wasn't the best series for new names. :p Although Armourhide and Darkscream were pretty good. :)
The Gobots called. They want their names back. Oh. Wait...
You missed the best one - Prowl 2.
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Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
:D lol :D Cos the one thing that Prowl desperately needed was a sequel. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by griffin
Although I do like how they've retconned Prowl 2 to explain why Prowl appears in The Headmasters. ;)
Surely ONE of them woul've played SEGA's Daytona game in their life???? Crikey, what a shamblesQuote:
Originally Posted by DELTAprime
Damn it. My local Kmart and Big W have both restocked TR this week. The shelves were almost completely bear of TR now there's a ton of it.:(
I really want to display the little human companion figures that come with some MPs but they keep falling over on my shelf. Only two I have no problem with are Chip Chase and Raoul for obvious reasons.
I know they wouldn't be able to interact with the MPs but I wish they all had a base like Raoul.
Little bit of Blutac. Unless you have them being held by the MPs themselves.
I've always wodnered why Spike and Sparkplug never changed out of their oil rig clothes... Were orange gum boots that fashionable?
Yep. I put a little piece of Blu Tac underneath one foot for each figure. For Chip I put a small piece of Blu Tac on his back to secure him to his wheelchair.
I'm personally glad that they're not like Raoul because that figurine just sucks as a toy. It's nothing more than a static display piece, whereas the other MP humans are articulated miniature action figures. :) Okay, Chip is a static piece too. They could've permanently attached that figure to his wheelchair and nothing much would change. The figure can't sit inside any MP vehicles so... if you want you could just glue Chip to his wheelchair.
I actually worry about adhesive of any type discolouring the paint or plastic. I take it you guys have used blu tac long term and it doesn't hurt?
The human figures keep falling over probably cos they don't have eyes. :oQuote:
Originally Posted by DELTAprime
I've used Blu Tac on many G1 toys without discolouration. ;) It's the only thing that's keeping both of my G1 Mirages together. :p
So I got given a Big W voucher for my birthday which was soon going to expire. So gave in whilst in Mudgee today and bought the huge 1-Step Dragonstorm as he was discounted to $69 (and there was nothing else I wanted).
Just got it home, opened it, and it's missing an arm :mad:
Means my wife is going to have to exchange it tomorrow on her lunch break :rolleyes:
So he'd be ok to go up against in a fight? Being dis-armed and all :D:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev
In all seriousness, nothing worse than getting home and finding something like that....
It mainly sucks since the store is a 45 minute drive away :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Ravagecat
And a NEW TF Grumble! :mad:
Being playing TF: Forged to Fight pretty much since it came out. My phone just died. Went and got a new one. However when i downloaded the game on my new iPhone, because I never created a Kabam account I cant seem to log in with just my username (BigAngryTrev).
Any suggestions as to what I can do? It wont even let me on the forums since I never bothered to make a Kabam account
Where is your nearest kmart? Maybe not an option for you, but i just saw Dragonstorm for $39 there. Worth calling them?Quote:
Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev
A bit over two hours away sadly :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Deonasis
If you ever plugged your old phone into your computer iTunes may of made a back up and you may be able to restore that back up to your new iPhone...the game and settings may come acrossQuote:
Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev
Yeah in the end I was able to finally get my old phone to take a charge (the main reason I needed a new phone) and then logged into my game on that and created a Kabam account, which I now have working on my new phone :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ravagecat
The only thing I cant get my new iphone8 to do is play sound on my couple of games, the sound works on everything else. Can't seem to find any issue in the settings that says that should be so :confused:
Good news on getting your FTF profile back man :)Quote:
Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev
On the sound issue: I haven't had an iPhone since the iPhone 2 lol but on Android you can go into settings and there is a section for Application management. If iOS has something similar you should be able to clear the app cache which may help with the issue. The only other suggestion would be to make sure you have the latest update for that app. If you are still having issues after all that maybe reach out to the app developer as there may be know issues running their game on certain versions of iPhone or iOS...maybe they are already working on an update to fix the issue.
Hope you find an answer as there is nothing worse than an app/game that glitches...
Alternity GT-R Optimus is too back heavy and I have a lot of trouble just getting him to stand and pose 😣
Omg Mudgee is my big w lol we have a lousy selection 😆Quote:
Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev
Standard rant incoming:
Was messing around with HFTD Leader Starscream in anticipation of the Studio Series Voyager Starscream coming out.
Wow the build quality of figures has taken a dive in the last eight years.
That figure is
- dense, and sturdy
- well painted
- has an intuitive, involved and (mostly) accurate transformation that excellently moves the mass of the figure around
- has wide and unique articulation that has not been replicated on any other Starscream figure
- launching missiles and electronic lights and sounds (generally not features that I was never fond of on any scale, but still, options)
- actually rolling landing gear instead of sculpted wheels
- has had the QC on point for the 3 versions of it that I've owned (HFTD, MPM-02, and the Generations repaint)
No wonder I've moved more to 3P collecting in the last 3 years. It's embarrassing to compare it to TR Sixshot (being the most recent Leader class figure I own), which by comparison is light, floppy, hollow, and underpainted.
Got to agree with you on that. Current designs doesn't even attempt to hide the alt forms like Generations Seekers where the cockpit hides the jet nose cons. Current design just have the whole cone part as a huge kibble as a backpack. Hope the design changes back as before.
Collectors often bemoan a lack of paint/detail on official Hasbro toys, or light/cheap-feeling plastic, or hollow parts, or simple transformations; however, I suspect that there are two big reasons the 'main line' toys, like Combiner Wars, Titans Returns, and Power of the Primes are simple or appear to be cheap.
The first is that they are childrens' playthings first and foremost. They can't be too complex, because a child might be confused or frustrated by a complex transformation. Also, they have to be simple and durable enough to withstand play and being dropped.
The second is that simplicity or a lack of detail keeps the toys affordable. Collectors seem to forget that the bulk of Hasbro's market is parents buying toys for children. The toys therefore have to be affordable enough for parents to buy them in numbers, and this is particularly true for toys like combiners. Keep in mind that costs rise over time, whether it's R&D, raw plastic, or factory operating costs, so something has to give if Hasbro wants to keep the toys at a certain price point.
I get the impression that some collectors seem to think that Hasbro should be catering exclusively to them.
Finally, remember that Hasbro has a lot of brands to maintain, not just Transformers. If Hasbro want to spend more money on Transformers, another brand may have to go without.
Agreed, so many entitled man-children in this fandom.Quote:
Originally Posted by Magnus
I love both 3P and official products because they both cater for different niches for me. HasTak offer products that exemplify fun, I can pick one up while I'm at work and fiddle around with it while I'm on the phone. On the other hand I get 3P (and Masterpiece) for the high-end premium figures with a lot more bells and whistles that look impressive but mostly don't transforms easily in a few seconds.
Truth is there isn't as much overlap between HasTak and 3P figures as a lot of people believe.
I wonder how much of a struggle it is for them to keep up with this point this year. I skipped out of buying the new PotP toys in Christmas last year when I was travelling in Singapore and Taiwan as the exchange equated to ~AU$35. Very surprised this year when that number is the new RRP even at Kmart and BigW. PotP still follows their previous formula of making minor retools/remoulds of existing moulds - so my assumption is that R&D costs should not be that much more. Another guess might be because the bulk of their cost increases may have been in manufacturing(?).Quote:
Originally Posted by Magnus
Have recently picked up a bunch of Generations Deluxes from a few years ago. In some ways awesome. But almost all have weird proportions in places. I struggle to stop things like Prowls doors popping off during transformation.Quote:
Originally Posted by FruitBuyer
Toys like the Combined Wars cars may be simple in compariaon but I feel a lot more confident giving one to a kid. Even aweful things like clip on wheels are appreciated more when they have been torn off and clipped back on for the third time.
The Studio Series toys are pretty darn complex! :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Magnus
Some people might find that a good thing. Sure, the transformers shouldn't be unnecessarily complex just for the sake of being complex, but some people enjoy the challenge.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
Sorry, my post wasn't a rant but rather in response to Magnus' post which I'd forgotten to quote for context. Fixed now. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by FatalityPitt