The red hips indicates that it's real. (Reference)
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That's awesome! Thanks, Gok. :)
[IMG]http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/DSCN2697.jpg[/IMG]
any idea whos yellah gun this is?
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Actionmaster Krok.
spot on
thankyou
Igot a heroes of cybertron megatron today
2 in fact
1 has gold glitter in it and red lines on it, i was told this was a chase Reformatting variant, and the other is plain see through
both have maces, anyone have any info on them? or a link to a site?
they look like this one but are both see through
http://www.brianstoys.com/store/Prod...d=TXHCMEGATRON
Are Alliance and Defiance being released as TPB? (I assume that they are but I'd prefer confirmation)
Yes in JuneQuote:
Originally Posted by Bartrim
That was a good question. I missed out on Alliance but I asked them to put the TPB on order for me. I also missed out on #1 of Defiance... odds are I might have to get the TPB of that too just to read #1! <growls>
Excellent:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
Thanks Gok I almost felt like a bit of a doofus posting it. It's nice to have someone as knowledgable as yourself say I asked a good question:)Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
Defiance #1 read very well though so highly recommended u get ur mitts on it. Definitely one of my favourite comics of the last few years. Good art that I can follow and great story flow and development with sensible character momentsQuote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
What's the purpose of the little clip that comes with Hasbro Masterpiece Starscream?
Holds the Megatron gun under the nose in fighter mode.Quote:
Originally Posted by jaydisc
Do the RID dvds have all the episodes on them?
i would like to see Attack from Space one day
Also, anyone have any links to sites with info and pics of all Heroes of Cybertron toys?
Thank you! Now to find where I put that little gun....Quote:
Originally Posted by Tober
Why do we call it 'mint' condition (MIB, MISB)?:confused:
The idea of mint toys is a bit like the concept of new car smell'. You see, if you lick a Transformer as soon as you take it out of the package, it tastes like mint. After it's been out of its package for a while and transformed a few times, it loses that flavour. Just try it now - either open a sealed toy or just lick the last Transformer you opened - then you'll understand.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ode to a Grasshopper
Try licking a MyClone. They have a special coating in their paint that is designed to make them taste bitter to infants in order to elicit them to spit out small parts (and also to discourage them from swallowing said parts). You may not taste anything as infants have a different palate from adults. I still remember baby food being the bomb when I ate it as a baby, but when my wisdom teeth came out, I ate baby food again because I was in too much pain to eat solids - and EEWWW... yuck!
Anyway, the word mint can be used as an adjective to describe something being in unused or appearing to be newly made and never used. In the field of collecting, it originated from stamp-collecting to describe a collectible that is in its original and unused condition. (Reference)
Collins Cobuild Advanced Learner's English Dictionary states; "...something that is in mint condition...is in perfect condition."
The smell (and possibly) taste that you can detect on new action figures is actually the paint. Mmm... paint fumes high fresh... ;)
I think the terminology begin with coin collectors, specifically regarding a coin that just came fresh from "the mint".Quote:
Originally Posted by Sky Shadow
Hmm... I think you'll find that's just a coincidence. Lick any newly-opened Transformer and you'll see what I'm talking about.Quote:
Originally Posted by jaydisc
:p
can someone tell me what the stamp says on their reissue sixshot. im interested to see what it says..
thanks :D
Mine has a Hasbro 1987 and a Takara Japan 1987 stampQuote:
Originally Posted by blackie
Hey blackie, i thought i already told you this in one of my PM's...Quote:
Originally Posted by blackie
Anyways, the D-98 Reissue sixshot says:
HASBRO 1986
TAKARA CO. LTD.
1986 CHINA
The Original G1 says exactly the same thing except it says JAPAN instead of CHINA...
I'm looking at both versions in front of me right now...
umm strange, I'm not sure how Paulbot got "1987" and "Japan" on his "reissue" sixshot??
Weird! :confused: My sister took my digitial camera so I cant take a photo (black text on black doesn't come out well on my webcam), but my Sixshot definitely saysQuote:
Originally Posted by bruticus
(C) HASBRO 1987
(C) TAKARA CO. LTD.
1987 JAPAN
I bought mine loose and assumed it was the Reissue. Maybe it is the 1988 range version? If so it's in great condition for a toy that old.
Just to add the confusion, Sixshot was also one of the 1993 'Chinese' reissues, which would mean there could be at least four different versions of Sixshot copyright stamps.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
whoa... that is confusing...
Feel free to correct me here guys, but aren't all official "reissues" and "encores" made in China and subsequently have CHINA on the stamp or its sometimes left blank where the name of the country should be??
I think if you got JAPAN on yours Paulbot then thats an original G1 thats just in good nick and not a reissue....
I'm just shooting in the dark here but maybe they released a second wave of sixshots during 1988 (1987 stamp) with some slight tweaks to the mould therefore different dates?? Like pre-rubs and then releasing later on rubsign versions which are almost exactly the same but still made by takara Japan which are not considered a "reissue" in modern day's sense...??
it would be great if someone here can clarify for sure.....
Is TakTom plan on doing encore versions for the rest of the Minibots in the near future?
Certainly nothing has been announced.Quote:
Originally Posted by loophole
At this point, the only four Minibots who haven't received a 21st century reissue in some form or other are Seaspray, Beachcomber, Hubcap and Bumper. I wonder if something happened to the moulds of the former three after G2?Quote:
Originally Posted by loophole
mine has the same as yours, hence why im trying to work out exactly what ive gotQuote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
My Sixshot is an original and the copyright on mine reads:
(C) HASBRO .1986
(C) TAKARA CO,.LTD.
1986
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y22...tcopyright.jpg
An easier way to tell is to look at the box. Obviously the reissue would be in Japanese, but to differentiate it from an original G1 Japanese Sixshot, the reissue should have no tech specs or robot points printed on the back of the box. Where this stuff would be should instead be a white box full of text (legal blurb) including the words "対象年令15才以上" (For Ages 15 and Up). And of course the tech specs bio itself would be on a collectable card.
Also on the bottom of the front of the box you should see these words:
D-98 デストロン/忍者参謀 シックショット 復刻版
("D-98 Decepticon/Ninja Sixshot Reissue Edition")
...so obviously the words in bold are the ones to look out for.
Also the Takara logo will be different. Here is a pic of a MISB Raiden - a Transformer released in the same year as Sixshot in Japan. You can see that the Takara logo on this box features the "black boy" which is absent on the reissue's box. Otherwise the text and font are the same.
Other references:
Images of original Sixshot
Images of reissue Sixshot
I saw the reissue once in 2002 and when I compared it to my original it looked like - to me - that the reissue's green is every so slightly more turqoise than the original. But I'm not entirely sure if this is true or if I'd been staring at those toys too long and my eyes were acting up on me. Does anyone here have both the original and reissue?
what is the scale difference between the Decepticon seekers and the 1st year autobot cars e.g. Prowl/Hound in there robot modes and im refereing to the G1 stuff, thanks
Not completely sure what you're asking here...Quote:
Originally Posted by loophole
The G1 toys like Prowl/Hound in their car modes are 1/60 scale. The Masterpiece Seekers in their jet F-15 Strike Eagle modes are also 1/60 scale.
The G1 seekers have seats for figures that were also 1/60 scale but the rest of the jet is obviously undersized for a F-15.
So, that would mean if the toys were made to size accurate comparison back then - size changing tech a nonfactor, G1 prowl obviously will be no match for MP size Starscream in a fair fight. :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tober
Typical story-writing logic - you always make the antagonists (baddies) more powerful than the protagonists (goodies). Unless you want your story to get real boring real quick. :)
Are animated voyagers Shockwave & Wheck Gar not been released in Oz?
Haha...you young folk don't read much nowadays do you Breadman?Quote:
Originally Posted by autobreadticon
No they won't be.:)
In the transformers animated series, are the missing protoforms actually fragments inside the allspark?
Well, not yet. Apparently they won't be until after Revenge of the Fallen or something like that. Of course, if Animated ends for good by then, then no, they won't be.Quote:
Originally Posted by autobreadticon
I'm wondering what the deal with this could be.
FYI, the poster is Australian.
Holy sh`t. It must be a hoax.Quote:
Originally Posted by SilverDragon
(It's a phone pic of a red powerglide in an AU TRU aisle)