Transformers questions by newbies, and not-so-newbies

Thanks Roller, I will take a look. :)

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Originally Posted by Tober

Has it ever been covered in TF fiction as to weather the mini-cassettes such as Howlback, Sundor, Glit, Garboil, Dial, Saur, Graphy, Noise. Raindance etc etc are minions of Soundwave/Blaster and Blaster/Twincast or are they possibly independant, freed slaves, or minions of other Tape commanders?

There was a Dreamwave illustration of Beastbox and Squawktalk being ejected so they belonged to Soundwave in at least one continuity.

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There must be some sort of history for them... :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by roller

raindance showed up in Dreamwave war within 3

he didn't seem to be blasters slave

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Raindance and Grandslam also weren't Blaster's minions in the G1 comics (although he did... um... put them in his mouth and spit them into the sea. They had before this in the 1700s also flown through space, landed in the sea, been found by pirates, put in a treasure chest and sunk back in the sea again. Or something. I know it sounds like I'm making this up but I'm really not.)

beast box and squawktalk show up in the mini comic that came in the G1 Madman dvd, the tin one released last 2 yrs:confused: The relationship was just like that in the cartoon-they did what soundwave told them to

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Originally Posted by Sky Shadow

Raindance and Grandslam also weren't Blaster's minions in the G1 comics (although he did... um... put them in his mouth and spit them into the sea. They had before this in the 1700s also flown through space, landed in the sea, been found by pirates, put in a treasure chest and sunk back in the sea again. Or something. I know it sounds like I'm making this up but I'm really not.)

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Ok, found that on wikia, thanks. Strange stuff :confused:

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Originally Posted by roller

beast box and squawktalk show up in the mini comic that came in the G1 Madman dvd, the tin one released last 2 yrs:confused: The relationship was just like that in the cartoon-they did what soundwave told them to

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Cool, so they were in the Headmasters series too?

Certainly some unused character fodder there though. I think it'd be nice to see more cassette-formers in the comics. Maybe an all out war between the legions of Soundwave and the legions of Blaster... :)

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Originally Posted by Tober

Cool, so they were in the Headmasters series too?

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No, I think Roller meant Beastbox and Squawktalk behaved just like the (other) Decepticon cassetes in the G1 cartoon.

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Originally Posted by Sky Shadow

No, I think Roller meant Beastbox and Squawktalk behaved just like the (other) Decepticon cassetes in the G1 cartoon.

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yeah thats right

i mean the comic in the 'complete G1' boxset that comes in the tin can and g1 style cardboard box, aint complete cause it aint got season 5 huggers

is there an end of the transformers timeline? liek the end of all wars whether its the death of all robots or whatever

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Originally Posted by kuzzy

is there an end of the transformers timeline? liek the end of all wars whether its the death of all robots or whatever

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I dont know... what happens after the end of Beast Machines?

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I dont know... what happens after the end of Beast Machines?

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Actually, do I know what happens - a bunch of bad fanficy Wreckers/Universe/Timelines/OTCC rubbish. So technically they might be the end of everything. I guess it depends on the continuity too - I would say that as well as those lame comics, Beast Machines (US) and Beast Wars Neo (Japanese) are at the end of the main Transformers continua.

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I dont know... what happens after the end of Beast Machines?

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http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/comics/irreg2167.png

Since the Robot in Disguise line has there been any 4 door muscle car figures or even any 4 door car figures at all??

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Originally Posted by loophole

Since the Robot in Disguise line has there been any 4 door muscle car figures or even any 4 door car figures at all??

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Universe

the character was Ratchet

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Since the Robot in Disguise line has there been any 4 door muscle car figures or even any 4 door car figures at all??

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How do you mean "muscle car"? I thought a muscle car was like Venom from the Marvel crossover line or Lockdown from Animated.

As for other 4 door cars there were the Subaru WRC/Xs, Mazda RX-8s and the Toyota Scion xB/bB in Binaltech/Alternators.

Hey does anyone know exactly what paperwork came with the original g1 megatron? His instructions, tech spec decoder and 1984 catalogue with the seeker jets and prime? Not sure which catalogue(s)... :confused:

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Originally Posted by Tober

How do you mean "muscle car"? I thought a muscle car was like Venom from the Marvel crossover line or Lockdown from Animated

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yep thats pretty much what i mean just wanted to know what else was out there that way i can see what i can use for a custom that i want to do

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Hey does anyone know exactly what paperwork came with the original g1 megatron? His instructions, tech spec decoder and 1984 catalogue with the seeker jets and prime? Not sure which catalogue(s)... :confused:

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Im pretty sure he also came with a small white piece of paper that had some black drawings of how the gun modes come together

What was the first Transformer to be designed by Hasbro/Takara and not taken from another toyline? What I mean is, what was the first Transformer that wasn't just a toy from something else like Diaclone

I'd guess something from the first movie.

just checked the TFwiki and apparently my guess was right. Maybe not the first but one of them

Ahh cool, thanks Goldster

When was Hasbro MP Starscream released in Oz and how much coinage did it cost and what likely reason is it suddendly reappearing in Oz??

MooglesRealm aussie ebay tf seller...he sells KO's right? I've seen him sell some legit figs before but this one...

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/TRANSFORMERS-...1%7C240%3A1318

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Originally Posted by canofwhoopass_87

MooglesRealm aussie ebay tf seller...he sells KO's right? I've seen him sell some legit figs before but this one...

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/TRANSFORMERS-...1%7C240%3A1318

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No idea but it looks too good to be true. It's a very fine minty looking set though so if its legit, it'll fetch a fair price.

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MooglesRealm aussie ebay tf seller...he sells KO's right? I've seen him sell some legit figs before but this one...

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/TRANSFORMERS-...1%7C240%3A1318

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It's a tough call. The box definitely has some qualities of an original. (I don't know the one in this guide is the only fake Devastator on the market, but according to this: http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transf...roduction.html the toy on eBay could be real.) That said, there seems to be an unusual amount of Devastator boxed sets around at the moment and this particular seller is a bit of a twat. You decide.

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When was Hasbro MP Starscream released in Oz and how much coinage did it cost and what likely reason is it suddendly reappearing in Oz??

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It was about $100 IIRC, or maybe that was the sale price. Has it reappeared?

Yeah he was $100. I'm not so sure if it'll suddenly re-appear - it was a TRU exclusive - but you never know.

just a quick one, if there is a TRU exclusive in the U.S. will it be available in australia's TRU? IM referring to Transformers universe Unicron.

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just a quick one, if there is a TRU exclusive in the U.S. will it be available in australia's TRU? IM referring to Transformers universe Unicron.

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According to Hasbro in October "no plans" for Unicron :(

See here for the list of exclusives we asked about, question 19
http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=2498

But we have got other U.S. exclusives here at TRU (like Movie Mudflap and Inferno) and we got the Animated 2 packs (Prowl/Megatron, Prime/Blackarachnia) that they said "no plans" to back then as well (as a Big W exclusive).

in the days of old we never had group orders or orders from overseas in large quantities of toys, is this because we didn't have someone like Kyle for example who has contacts, or another reason?

Who was the guy who said goodbye to me at Sabretron? was it you Sam?

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in the days of old we never had group orders or orders from overseas in large quantities of toys, is this because we didn't have someone like Kyle for example who has contacts, or another reason?

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I'd say because our club was a lot smaller. I've been involved in group orders since 1998.

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Originally Posted by roller

in the days of old we never had group orders or orders from overseas in large quantities of toys, is this because we didn't have someone like Kyle for example who has contacts, or another reason?

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Don't forget cool people such as Tetsuwan, blackie, jaydisc, iceburn, Tober, STL, gamblor... ;)

yeeees well i only needed one example, but your free to include them if you want in a modification of my post if you so wish

Sorry roller, not my intention nor wish to modify your post. :)

What is the tech spec number for Takara Collection Megatron?
thanks

6

Is there any chance of Hasbro releasing the other seekers?

I know it was said that they would never be released due to the Botcon exclusives but henkei are releasing the modified molds

I'm not an overly serious collector but I always wanted a Thrust and I don't want to pay the big bucks for it

Am I SOL?

Anything is possible from Hasbro, but if they did the remaining Classic Seekers, it would be in the Universe line, and we won't be seeing anymore Universe toys until after the Movie Season is over (end of 2009, early 2010).
I think there would be a good chance though, now that Takara have moulded new wings for Dirge and Thrust, which gets around upsetting those with the BotCon versions, sorta...

I have noticed a considerable reduction in the value of the Botcon Seekers on ebay since the exclusive Henkeis were released.

It is still terribly expensive for us due to the fallen AU$ but their US$ value has certainly dropped.

On the other hand, the Botcon 2006 toys are reaching insane prices.

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6

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I don't get why the tech-spec number would be numbered 6 :confused:
according to the Jp I.D listing on transwiki

the following is a bit spoilerish if you haven't watched beast wars






So, the Tripredicus council are not Decepticons or decepticon descendants?

im pretty sure Tarantulus says this near the end of the series

But then there is some doubt as in Agenda part 1 they make some pretty pro decepticon comments

Does Ravage know that the council are not Decepticons?

those governments ads are quite silly