Ah very cool! I never knew it was released in G1 packaging and officially a G1 toy.Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin
http://www.seibertron.com/images/new..._packaging.jpg
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Ah very cool! I never knew it was released in G1 packaging and officially a G1 toy.Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin
http://www.seibertron.com/images/new..._packaging.jpg
I didn't think the ramps for Silverbolt and Onslaught could be used outside of their third mode, as a launching ramp for the smaller team vehicles.Quote:
Originally Posted by canofwhoopass_87
THey were a feature in the JP toys, with a spring-loaded feature in the toy to launch the toys down the ramp (that attached to the toy), but the Hasbro versions removed the spring feature and yet still included the ramp with the toy for no real reason or featured gimmick.
I think there would be some conjecture as to which toy universe it belongs to, according to fans, but if you go by packaging/biocard universe over toy-design universe, I guess it could count as a Gen1 toy. I personally wouldn't, as it would just stand out way too much visually (its design) from the rest of the Gen1 toys.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheDirtyDigger
Just correcting my earlier posting - seeing the packaging picture, there is no 'C' next to the '00', so the wiki listing is correct, but their linked page is incorrect by labelling it as 'C-00'. Unless of course the biocard has it, and they are both correct...
Hmm, gotta keep reminding myself that wikia should only be used as a guide, not an accurate source...
Hmm... now I think about it, it would be nice if the Encore Combaticons have the launching feature restored. And metal chests.Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin
how many figures if any were released of Wheeljack ?
any rereleases coming up that include wheeljack ?
The site http://www.tfu.info/ is a good source of information like this.Quote:
Originally Posted by n2o
For the original character there was:
Wheeljack
Wheeljack (decoy)
Wheeljack (Classic reissue - early 90s)
Action Master Wheeljack
Alternators Wheeljack
Spychanger Wheeljack
There's also Armada Wheeljack (an Autobot turned Decepticon, different character), Energon Downshift (who looks like Wheeljack), Cybertron Downshift (a new body for the Energon version, still has a Wheeljack-like head).
I believe Wheeljack is one of the original toys that Hasbro/Takara says they've lost the mould for and can't reissue.
Does anyone know if the Australian Toys R US stores will be getting the Preceptor and Insecticons like the US TRU stores?
Couple of possibly annoying questions if no one minds. :)
What do you prefer? Masterpiece/20th Anniversary OP or Armada Unicron?
Anyone got a pic of the two figures side by side by any chance?
What do you guys think of the Alternity figures now they've been out a bit? (I'll do a search in the meantime)
Armada Unicron. I waited seventeen years for that toy and it was worth it.Quote:
Originally Posted by enforcer888
I wouldn't wait five minutes for an Optimus Prime.
For now, we all just can hope through the distributor. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lordy
by any chance, get both! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by enforcer888
Skyshadow and Wheel-J, cheers guys. :D
i hear that g1 metroplex missiles will work in my overloard (cause overloard missiles are even harder to find thn metroplex ones)
can anyone confirm/deny this?
You hear correct
Lol wait what? So 17 years was a worthwhile wait for unicron, but you won't wait 5 minutes for a prime? Does that answer the question ? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sky Shadow
excellent thankyou good sirQuote:
Originally Posted by Krayt
But Primes are a dime a dozen...so to speak.Quote:
Originally Posted by canofwhoopass_87
There is at least one in pretty much every series (excluding Beast era stuff) and now we are getting 3 or 4 per series.
Unicron only has a couple of toys, Armada being one of the first
Except for Convobat (TFU.info incorrectly calls him "Convoy Bat"); according to his tech specs bio he is G1 Optimus Prime reformatted as a Maximal - but otherwise you are correct sir :)
Has anyone brought stuff from http://www.transformerland.com ? There parts seem cheap, the only issue I see is that all of the parts pics are stock photos, not actual photos of the parts, so can be confusing unless you read the description of the part.
Does anyone know whether RID Optimus Prime will combine seamlessly with CR God Magnus? Were there any minor mold changes to RID Optimus compared to Super Fire Convoy which might hinder the combination process to Omega Prime? And also, what is the quality of RID Optimus overall compared to CR SFC? I have heard stories that the tyres are prone to splitting on RID Prime and the addition of the Autobot symbols on the shoulder pads but I'm interested in knowing about the overall quality of each product.
I have bought from them once. Items were as described. you really have to read though :(. If in doubt you can ask them a question. they're not price hoggers unlike BBTS and respond to email pretty politely. hope this helpsQuote:
Originally Posted by Lordy
I buy most of my stuff there. Transformerland is one of the best places around for vintage gear. Never had a problem with the service, his patience is infinite and prices are great :)
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Originally Posted by Lordy
are you doing more orders there? might wanna get Abominus gun stillQuote:
Originally Posted by canofwhoopass_87
I have RID Prime and CR Magnus and the two combine fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fungal Infection
That cracked tires thing comes up a lot but my RID Prime is still fine 8 years on
I have SFC, RiD OP and GM - my RiD OP combines with GM just fine, but has cracked tyres. :( My SFC's tyres are fine. :)
Thank you for the info. I noticed his prices are very nice compared to WheelJack's Lab.Quote:
Originally Posted by canofwhoopass_87
+1 on that statementQuote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
my tyres are fine
Do reissues have the same stampings as the original G1 figures?
no
I think it depends; some do and some don't. iirc reissue Sixshot and TFC Hound have the same stampings as the originals. Likewise the Hasbro reissue* of Magmatron. I'll check again when I'm at home. :)
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*Hasbro Magmatron's as much of a reissue as say TFC Gears or Encore Sky Lynx et al.
anyone bought one of these?
mine will be the US release max, and i know he aint coming with a sword, so im looking into this as an option.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Transformers-20t...3286.m20.l1116
How exactly do the G2 Colour changers work? I was watching the commercial on YouTube and the colour change appeared to occurr instantly, and in the exact shape of the water splatter (which, considering the paint turned white, looked extremely unfortunate). Does the colour change occurr that quickly?
Also, do the G2 Dinobots go for less than their G1 versions?
It was that hot/cold water technology that was all the rage in that period of the early 90's. In my experience it was never that accurate it when it changed, it would be quite a slow bleeding process. Also whatever the chemicals used seem to die quickly and the gimmick would cease to work.
Lol yeh I had one when I was a kid. Far from what they had us seeing with those crazy commercials at the time I'll tell you that much. Mine had to sit underwater for hours before anything remotely exciting happened. Half of the car hood changed colour...that was about it.
As for the G2 dinobots, I believe the silver (or g1 style) g2 dinobots, the blue grimlock and green slag + snarl tend to go for cheaper-than-G1 dino's. Maybe $25-$40 loose complete each?
I'm pretty sure the red g2 variants of slag + snarl go for a bit higher, with the torque grimlock being the rarest at about $60US+ ?
That's my understanding anyway. Maybe try the "What's a good price?" thread.
Firstly, the price of G1 dinobots fluctuates pretty wildly... especially if you look on ebay UK. You could assume that a normal G1 dinobot (excluding swoop) goes for roughly $100 including postage in reasonable condition and complete with weapons... Usually G2 dinobots are cheaper than $100, but hardly ever come with nice/ complete stickers. The main problem with G2 is that most american sellers that sell these don't ship out of america.Quote:
Originally Posted by SilverDragon
There is some discussion on this here;
http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=3755
im not sure if what i have is the same as the one in your link, but my unofficial master sword came in a beautiful black hard case with velvet lining, the blade is made of hard resin, its slightly thicker than the original japanese master sword, slightly more rounded sword tip and the handle is made of die cast metal with a very very sharp tip at the bottom...Quote:
Originally Posted by blackie
In fact, im quite surprised how my one ever passed through customs all those years ago...
It fits well in fort max's hands in sword mode but because it was top heavy, omega prime and mp prime could never hold it properly in spear mode....
too bad the one you want is unopened, otherwise, id ask for some more detailed photos from the seller....
can you remember how much yours cost you approx?Quote:
Originally Posted by bruticus
also
how rare are the single packaged powermasters?
like Aquastar et.al.?
sorry dude, i dont know how much it cost.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackie
the boxed master sword was thrown in as a sweetener when my friend needed to sell his MLC fort max to raise quick cash...
on the topic of master swords, this is pretty interesting:
http://forums.hobbyhype.com/showthread.php?t=9655
too bad its been scaled down to fit voyager size and not fort max...
THe recent set of 3 (packaged I think) only went for like US$150, which was really cheap for fairly rare JP figures, but the demand just isn't there because they were straight redecos (unlike the Headmaster Heads, which were new moulds).Quote:
Originally Posted by blackie
I think they are fairly rare, because I don't see them very often on ebay, but when they do show up, they don't fetch much.
Question about Scale.
In the Beast Wars show, the end of Season 2, when TM Megatron is inside the Ark and we see him in comparison to G1 figures, he looks so small. Also in other parts of the show, the local "ape" creatures are supposed to be the human race right ?
So does this mean that in the Beast Wars era, Transformers have been scaled down in size to be just slightly larger than humans ?