April Acquisitions

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Originally Posted by Gutsman Heavy

Bludgeon 20% off from Target TTP

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SWEET, ive been waiting for Bludgeon for ages, will go tomorrow and hopefully get one :D

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Originally Posted by liegeprime

WOW that's gotta be some BIIIIG box rampagesss coz I saw it in person back in one of the shops in Phils. Its about the size of a 5 year old. That would be really great to stand in front of your collection room greeting everyone! How much did it set you? postage cost?

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Yea the bix is pritty big, and the figure itself is awsome!

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Originally Posted by autobreadticon

i couldn't find this on Robotkingdom, i have only seen him sold at Gardenvale for 2K , if you feel comfortable can you please tell us you paid?? :)

is this the one that comes with speakers?

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Yes its the head with the speakers, also after i bought him off robotkingdom they then changed the site and made him out of stock, so i think i bought there last one.

As for price i paid about $470.00 AUS. And when you consider that BBTS wanted $450ish US for the figure not including postage:eek: , i think it was a good deal and in the end i am happy with him :D

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Originally Posted by Adzma

It's amazing that they haven't met the modern Hasbro nerf gun. Are kiddies suddenly smart enough to not choke on small parts?

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Small parts on Transformers aren't a problem so long as they're not projectiles. Since the Insecticons don't have any missiles their parts/accessories aren't a problem.

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Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime

Small parts on Transformers aren't a problem so long as they're not projectiles. Since the Insecticons don't have any missiles their parts/accessories aren't a problem.

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Ah, makes sense then I guess.

Here's my purchases from Robotkingdom.

They didnt muck up the order!

Cheap - statues were USD $48 each.

They sent the items superfast too.....

Alternity Nissan 370Z and Alternity Nissan R35 GTR

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/8162/p1010780z.jpg

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/3565/p1010778d.jpg

Bluestreak, Prowl and Smokescreen

http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/7943/p1010781.jpg


I am a fan of the Nissan/Datsun Z's.

More pics from Robotkingdom

Nissan 370Z and R35 GTR

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5451/p1010789.jpg


http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/9981/p1010788fp.jpg


http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/6566/p1010787a.jpg

The last one is not a new addition. Got her last year in July 2009. A real Nissan 370Z.

I hated the 18" rims so I bought Enkei 19" rim. Serious rubber....

18" rims

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/2827/p1000711h.jpg

19" Enkei rims

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/3575/p1000751a.jpg

My other car is a 2007 FPV GT. Modified. 347kW at the motor.

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Originally Posted by rampagesss

SWEET, ive been waiting for Bludgeon for ages, will go tomorrow and hopefully get one :D

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Unfortunately there was only one, they do have Defender Optimus, Mindwipe & Ironhide left

I wanna see the red one transform Mr ED!:D:D

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Originally Posted by liegeprime

I wanna see the red one transform Mr ED!:D:D

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Maybe there's a hidden mode-lock somewhere :p

Because I can't really be bothered to take new pictures, these were borrowed from Griffin lol.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...EL1/stamp3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...1/easter00.jpg

Thanks again Griffin, they are wicked.

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Originally Posted by optimus1

Maybe there's a hidden mode-lock somewhere :p

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Maybe its a headmaster and needs Mr Ed to "transform" first -- HEAD ON!!

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Originally Posted by liegeprime

Maybe its a headmaster and needs Mr Ed to "transform" first -- HEAD ON!!

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Or is it a Power/Godmaster - 'God ON' :D

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Originally Posted by 1AZRAEL1

Because I can't really be bothered to take new pictures, these were borrowed from Griffin lol.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...EL1/stamp3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...1/easter00.jpg

Thanks again Griffin, they are wicked.

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that's nice.

what is it exactly and where do you buy it from?

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Originally Posted by Mr Ed

that's nice.

what is it exactly and where do you buy it from?

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I didn't buy them, I won them on a competition on here. The first is a set of commemorative stamps, and the second is a tin box with easter eggs inside :D

I tried to search for these TF stamps at Aussie Post. They dont have any?

Does anyone know where to buy them?

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Originally Posted by Mr Ed

I tried to search for these TF stamps at Aussie Post. They dont have any?

Does anyone know where to buy them?

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They are a Hong Kong exclusive as far as I know.

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Originally Posted by rampagesss

As for price i paid about $470.00 AUS. And when you consider that BBTS wanted $450ish US for the figure not including postage:eek: , i think it was a good deal and in the end i am happy with him :D

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That's a pretty good price! I'd probably be an owner of one too for that much... it's a shame that it doesn't transform though, that's the only thing that goes against it, but a nice display piece nonetheless (if you've got the room that is :p )

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Originally Posted by Mr Ed

The last one is not a new addition. Got her last year in July 2009. A real Nissan 370Z.

I hated the 18" rims so I bought Enkei 19" rim. Serious rubber....

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Nice mate... I've been toying with the idea of getting one in Chicane Yellow, but am holding off since it appears I might get one as a company car (hopefully!)

The only drawback of getting one as a drive car is that I can't slap some 20's on it and drop the suspension. :(

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Originally Posted by Adzma

Ah, makes sense then I guess.

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For anyone who may not know why Transformers (and all toys that pass through US safety laws) aren't allowed to have small projectiles:

+ 31-12-1978: a four year old American boy, Robert Jeffery Warren in Atlanta, swallowed a 3cm projectile (missile) from a Mattel Battlestar Galactica Colonial Viper toy. The projectile was lodged in the back of his throat and his parents were unable to grab it properly to pull it out. As a result the child choked to death. Mattel recalled the toy. The boy's parents sued Mattel for US$14,000,000.

+ 27-02-1979: Advocate group 'Action for Children's Television' petitions the U.S. government to regulate toys that fire projectiles, pointing out that there were over 1000 reports of children being injured by projectile firing toys and one resulting death in the previous year.

+ Under current U.S. law a toy with a projectile launcher must either:
1: have weakened spring action launchers (the force must be insufficient to lodge the projectile into the back of a child's throat), or...
2: if the launcher is not weakened, then the missile must be longer than a minimum length. The general rule is that the missile must be longer than the length of a standard camera film container (70mm??). A longer missile means that if the missile does become lodged into the throat, it's easy enough to grab the missile and pull it out quickly

This is why:
+ In G1 all Transformers' projectile launchers (for missiles, fists etc.) were intentionally weakened. Take any original G1 toy (e.g. Sunstreaker, Wheeljack, Mirage etc.) and push the fire button. The projectile doesn't fly very far (if at all)
+ Later Transformers that did have powerful launchers had long missiles, e.g.: G2.
+ Takara(TOMY)'s reissues have small missiles and powerful launchers, but their toys are explicitly labelled "For Ages 15 and Up."
+ Hasbro's reissues don't exclude children, thus they either have lengthened missiles (e.g. Optimus Prime, Seekers) or powerless launchers (e.g. Red Alert, Hoist).
+ Some of Takara(TOMY)'s "cutesy" toys with small parts (e.g. MyClones) have a special chemical in the paint that is intentionally designed to taste bitter to infants, inducing them to spit the part out if placed in their mouth.
...etc.

:D
The complete series of Beast Machines on DVD just arrived.

Ebay'd a ROTF Deluxe Chromia, just got it delivered yesterday. I like the vehicle mode but the robot-mode has mild trouble keeping its form. Chromia's chest is formed by two parts from either side of her body that plug into each other but one of the sides has the giant gun-arm that tends to bring down her weight to one side, thus trying to seperate her chest parts. Other than that it's a great fig.

Encore Sky Lynx, G1 MIB Inferno and a Menasor Decoy figure

ROTF Skystalker and Divebomb:D

Just got off from layby - ROTF Mindwipe, now to plug Skystalker in:)

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Originally Posted by Kyle

I got the following from the Perth Nexus Fair yesterday:

From Tets
- ROTF Legends Arcee!
- Revoltech Laevatein!
- Revoltech Arbalest!

From kurdt
- Dreamcast console!
- Decepticons lighter!

From valks
- G1 Tracks accessories!

From Lint and Autobot_Hound
- Universe Acid Storm!

And thanks to 1orion2many for sighting them for me at the fair
- BW Rattrap!
- BW Rhinox!
- Marvel Universe Thor!

From other sellers at the fair
- Device Label Dinosaurer/Trypticon

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Pics of some of my Nexus loot from Saturday:


BW Rattrap and Rhinox! I finally have the 5 original Maximals cast!
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/e...s/824aac98.jpg

Revoltech ARX-7 Arbalest and ARX-8 Laevatein from Full Metal Panic:
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/e...s/2a20e784.jpg

Also thanks to Tets and my HK friend helping me earlier, Mado King Granzort and Ryujinmaru:
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/e...s/0444030c.jpg

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Originally Posted by 1AZRAEL1

Because I can't really be bothered to take new pictures, these were borrowed from Griffin lol.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...1/easter00.jpg

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What a great idea :p
Found in the box with yesterdays mail was one of these for me.
Thanks Griffin :D

Here is my latest acquisitions.

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/3117/10016922.jpg

Alternity Bumble
Real Gear Speed Dial 800
Real Gear Power up VT6
The complete series of Beast Machines from my previous post.

And because I'm to lazy to edit them out,
Sci-Fi Revoltech Alien
Mobile Suit Girl art book

Encore Omega Supreme and Jazz thanks to Autobot_Hound. :D

Omega has to be one of the enjoyable G1 toys I've had the pleasure of owning, there's hours of fun applying all the stickers and mucking about with all his different modes. Wouldn't mind getting the blue/white version now. :p

ROTF Bludgeon :D

ROTF Bludgeon +1 :D:D

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Originally Posted by Jetfire

ROTF Bludgeon +1 :D:D

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More like "ROTF Bludgeon +..... how many board members do we have again" ;)

There's going to be a Bludgeon shortage soon, I can feel it.

Picked this up in the weekend in order to get free parking
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...2010Haul06.jpg

TFC Stepper

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Originally Posted by valkyrie_76

Been lazy the past few months so here is the rest of the stuff I have got.

http://i43.tinypic.com/29fqz9x.jpg

This has MIB Phoenix and Starscream from Jgon.
MIB Takara Blacker and 3 Micromaster bases (still in plastic) from ebay seller in NZ.
Complete Bristleback from bruticus which completed Monstructor and now is doing the John Woo two hand gun moves :D and finally stamp set from HK which came from RK when I did a large order in January.

http://i41.tinypic.com/b7bevp.jpg

Next is the group order from RK. 7 sets of Vol 19 Encore cassettes, Book issue Megatron for Lint, Alt Rodimus for me and a big mistake, they gave me the twin pack of Jetfire/Optimus instead of Alt Rodimus. Too bad I dont really like the movie stuff.

http://i44.tinypic.com/s6oemv.jpg

And lastly of the pics I grabbed MIB Metroplex but I cant remember who I bought it from but it was someone on the board.

Plus not in pics is: 2x Pinkimus Primes (on special from Kmart) and Sideswipe and yellow Sunstreaker from ebay recently.

*phew* Think thats it for now.

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Man o man that's a lot of Figma's

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Originally Posted by Lord_Zed

Man o man that's a lot of Figma's

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Bet yah it costs a bundle those Figmas:o

Courtesy of Big W's Voyager $39 sale, my first acquisitions for April, ROTF Mindwipe and another Bludgeon.

(No pics 'cause I can't be bothered and by now everyone should know what they look like, and if you don't, you should go collect something else, like stamps! :D)

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Originally Posted by Vector Prime

Courtesy of Big W's Voyager $39 sale, my first acquisitions for April, ROTF Mindwipe and another Bludgeon.

(No pics 'cause I can't be bothered and by now everyone should know what they look like, and if you don't, you should go collect something else, like stamps! :D)

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lol, another bloody person who's acquired more than one ROTF Bludgeon, so far I've yet to find him down my way... Stupid Dapto

Ruination

Punch sticker

Transmetal Optimus Primal

Henkei dinobot

TM 05 dinobot

Lengend OP + skyfire

Optimal optimus (4 mode monkey)

armada predacon (repaint of transmetal 1 megatron)
:D

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Originally Posted by langzixinxin

Optimal optimus (4 mode monkey)

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heheheh this made me laugh:D:D he may have 4 modes alright but he's still a monkey :p:p

Some new arrivals this week.

Thanks to SGB for notifying me of ROTF Bludgeon's location at Big W Warrawong:

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/...APR15ACQ-1.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/...APR15ACQ-2.jpg

And courtesy of Autobot_Hound, Classics/Universe 2.0 Blades:

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/...APR13ACQ-1.jpg

These two guys bring my collection up to 296, four more and I'll hit the big 300 mark. :D:D:D

Ah, finally got your hands on Bludgeon, very good my young padawan :D
Cool little figure ay. Stupid Dapto Big W, never has anything you are after :p

universe Legends Cosmos, Wheelie, Rodimus and Warpath, thanx be to Zippo!