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Originally Posted by UltraMarginal
Shipping from Canada is ridiculous. If I see something from Canada that automatically makes it an absolute last option.
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Originally Posted by UltraMarginal
Shipping from Canada is ridiculous. If I see something from Canada that automatically makes it an absolute last option.
I may have other ways around the shipping issue :) unfortunately, I cannot group buy.
I'm assuming Canada prices will be equivalent to US prices though. :D That being said, buying from TRU US website is possible? :confused:
Canada shelf prices are usually a bit more than the US, maybe 10% or so, sometimes 20% depending on the item.Quote:
Originally Posted by jazzcomp
second this ^Quote:
Originally Posted by Hursticon
Does anyone know the confirmed price for MP Soundwave and Titan Metroplex in stores here?
Oh and Hi everyone. I am new to this forum. Been on TFW2005 for years, though only just arrived in Sydney a couple of months ago. Alas my entire collection is still in the States. On my next visit I plan to repackage them all and bring them over...
around $150 for Soundwave, $150-200 for Metroplex, oh and welcome to the forums.Quote:
Originally Posted by Necare
Hello and welcome. You should post an intro in this section along with some pics of your collection. Always keen to see what others collect :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Necare
Welcome, the others gave you a good idea of prices to expect, i'm going to suggest you look out in the meetups section for the next parramatta fair. it's on 4 times a year, next one is in about a month and a half I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Necare
it starts early about 8 am I think, we go for a look around and then head over to the parramatta westfield food court for breakfast, to share our spoils of the hunt and have a general catchup.
How do you get the meetups section, when i click on it, it says private and doesn't display anything?
You shall need to reach level 3 (established member) to reach that. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by ohmic12
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Originally Posted by Hursticon
Don't look now, but this thread has 12k views :pQuote:
Originally Posted by KalEl
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Originally Posted by Bidoofdude
Cool but now for a stupid question what do the different levels mean and how do i get to level 3 since i have no clue how they work?
just introduction your self in the "Board Info, Member Intros & Suggestion Box" thread firstly :)Quote:
Originally Posted by ohmic12
http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=2
There's also a sticky thread in there containing forum rules etc. might be worth a read, it'll clarify the ranks etc for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by ohmic12
Cheers got it all sorted now:)
Just saw the pics of Hasbro Soundwave at Botcon someone needs to fire/slap the guy that transformed the tapes. I can overlook the fins on Laserbeak/Buzzsaw not vertical but seriously Rumble is back to front, waist and thighs not extended.
Picture of acid storm at botcon!!!:eek:
Has the same packaging as soundwave very nice...no more plastic bubble
http://imageshack.us/a/img713/1600/hk2e.jpg
pic from Ben's World of transformer face book page
http://www.facebook.com/bensworldtf
I'm liking what hasbro are doing with their MP boxes, maybe even more than takara tomy MP boxes.
I'm really surprised by Hasbro's choice to go with the Hasbro HK packaging... :eek:
I sort of liked the minimalist packaging on their previous MP figures but can easily understand why others would prefer something more substantial like Takara's offerings. ;):)
Yeah, from all the on-floor pics I've seen thus far from Botcon, there is a helluva lot of mis-transformations going on and not simply confined to the MP Cassettes! :rolleyes::p
Soundwave seems to be retaining the same hue of Navy Blue as his Takara counterpart, his Yellow visor though isn't reflecting any vac-chrome from what I can tell thus far... odd. :confused:
Acid Storm looks suitably awesome though; that Toxic Green looks sweet! but I can't help but feel that some Yellow highlights & pin-striping would've helped to nail and break up his deco, for as it currently stands it looks a little... flat? - In my opinion anyway. :o
(Still looks bloody good though :D)
the only thing that bug me with acid storm is that his decal on the wings just ends in a straight line where the body meets...making it look unfinished :mad:
Didn't want to fold down the wing flaps in robot mode display or box art?Quote:
Originally Posted by lancalot
i preferred the digital mockup :/
The camo paint job and bright green is pretty terrible. Waste of plastic.
Agree! And I think Soundwave is a better choice for Hasbro's "MP-01".Quote:
Originally Posted by kup
Not digging the bright green and soundwave looks great, might have to get myself another.
Have just learnt from a bloke at the Con that Soundwave's visor is actually a Flat Yellow, rather than a Chromed Yellow - I'm a little disappointed by this as I feel the Chrome helped to give life to the Takara version. :o
Awesome!!! :)
So, are the wings mistransformed the official transformation for the Acid Storm character, or just a messup on EVERY occasion? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by KaRNiV8L PRiME
Messed up. :rolleyes: i dont think any other Seeker leaves them like thatQuote:
Originally Posted by Bidoofdude
Not in the context of a Masterpiece Transformer though. Firstly, Japanese Masterpieces are always called "Masterpiece," (マスターピース) and never as "Kessaku" (傑作). Secondly, even if they wanted to refer to it by the Japanese word, in the context of a toy line "Kessakuban" (傑作版: "Masterpiece Edition") would make more sense. "Kessaku" on its own is more appropriate in describing say a masterpiece work of art rather than a toy line. There's nothing semantically wrong with the translation per se, but it's just looks weird. I think the explanation of Hasbro MPs being released in Sinophone Asian countries would make better sense, because as far as the Japanese market is concerned, transliterated English words are far more exotic.Quote:
Originally Posted by doublespy
I sure hope they meant it for Sinophone countries, because if they intended it for the Japanese market then they've made a gross misjudgment or generalisation. (-_-) The Chinese write everything in Kanji because they have little other choice since the language lacks a phonetic script, whereas the Japanese will transliterate a lot of English and other foreign words directly into Katakana, even if the name itself originates from Japanese, it's written in Katakana anyway just to make it look more exotic (similar to how Anglophone writers will create faux-Latin words to make it sound cooler, e.g. "Adamantium" and "Cybertronia" ("Cybertro" would be a more accurate Latin translation of "Cybertron")); e.g. Ginrai and Shouki's names are written as ジンライ and ショウキ respectively, even though it's painfully obviously meant to be 神雷 ("divine thunder") and 鍾馗 (Shouki is the name of a demi-god from Chinese mythology) et al. One of the annoying unresolvable fanboy debates in Japan is the gender of Akira, a name that can be male or female but you can tell which gender it is according to which kanji it's written in (e.g. 明 = m., 晶 = f.), but the name has ONLY ever officially been written in Katakana! Although the relatively recent Visual Works book refers to Akira as a boy... but shows an image of a very feminine looking Akira holding hands with Kain while frolicking through a field of flowers... not helpful! :rolleyes: :pQuote:
Originally Posted by doublespy
think they trying to make the new seeker look different leaving the flap up ...look at the cone heads ... isn't that a mistransformation from the g1 toy !Quote:
Originally Posted by Sinnertwin
The Chinese write everything in Chinese. :p While there isn't a phonetic script, characters with similar sounds are often used. Sometimes even the meanings are similar, as in shampoo = 香波 (xiang bo), literally "fragrant wave". Foods are pretty common: chocolate = 巧克力 (qiao ke li), coca cola = 可口可乐 (ke kou ke le), hamburger = 汉堡包 (han bao bao). And table tennis is 乒乓球 (ping pang qiu), that always got a laugh in school. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
I think it's unlikely that that box style will be released in Japan - isn't the deal that Takara-Tomy and Hasbro don't compete in each others regions? I'm surprised they didn't rework the box to remove the characters for western release, but perhaps that was the only one they had ready.
I thought it was just messed up too, but even the box photography shows the flaps/ailerons sticking up. Hasbro probably won't beat down your door if you decide to fold them down instead. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bidoofdude
Sinophone markets are domains of Hasbro Asia-Pacific, not Takara TOMY. :) But yeah, this packaging is clearly aimed at Hasbro's markets. I think the Chinese characters are more intended for their Sinophone markets (as it sociolinguistically feels out of place for the Japanese market). Or it could be Hasbro trying to make the packaging look more "Asian exotic" for their own Western markets. They did this before with Hasbro Magmatron whose box has Japanese text printed throughout what is a standard Hasbro style packaging (but still is primarily English language), as well as the tag "Japanese Dinobot now available in the U.S.!" (although it was available in non-U.S. markets like Australia too :o), so part of the marketing of the toy was to remind consumers that this was originally a Japanese toy. But considering that the Kanji on this box is more sociolinguistically appropriate for Sinophone speakers over Japonophone speakers, I'd say the Hasbro Asia (principally released through Hong Kong IIRC) explanation makes the most sense. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Iriorne
Hasbro and TakaraTOMY can release each other's toys in their markets with consent from the other party. e.g. Hasbro Australia would have secured permission from Takara(TOMY) to release toys here like MP Ultra Magnus, MP Convoy Perfect Ed., MP Ghost Starscream, Jetwing Optimus Prime etc., and likewise any Hasbro toys released in Japan would have been done with Hasbro's permission. This doesn't include specialty import stores though (who in Australia at least, have to pay a stackload of import taxes, duties etc. which is why they're so expensive here).
Great! Will have to check it out.Quote:
Originally Posted by UltraMarginal
I never went to the CollectionDX meetup though was tempted, I couldn't make the meetup which is once a year, and the TFW crowd in that area is pretty wide spread.
Oh, look, Toys R Us in America will have their Soundwave and Acid Storm available for purhase online on the 18th of June.
Hmmm... Hasbro, why aren't you releasing your stock here... I know you have it
and the price is very good as well.... MP soundwave with five tapes for 120 bargain!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sinnertwin
Yes, and $80 for the green repaint.Quote:
Originally Posted by lancalot
$150 vs TRU$120 usd or ~$130 aud
$100 vs TRU $80 usd or ~$87 aud
Soooooo, do they post it here?
Hopefully :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Trent
I've ordered from TRU.com before so yes they do. I think I remember someone ordering MP-10 from them too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trent