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31st January 2009, 10:27 PM
jaydisc

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Originally Posted by Doubledealer

why didn't they make him the new VW Beetle??

VW has refused to participate in licensing any goods to Hasbro for TFs under their policy of "no war machines"
31st January 2009, 10:34 PM
Tiby

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Originally Posted by jaydisc

VW has refused to participate in licensing any goods to Hasbro for TFs under their policy of "no war machines"

Yet they allowed an Audi A6 and VW Touareg in Bourne, and a Porsche Cayenne in Eagle Eye, and Audi R8s in Iron Man. Sure, none of them turned into a robot warrior, but they were hardly in peaceful roles. Crazy.
31st January 2009, 10:38 PM
Golden Phoenix

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Originally Posted by dirge

Do we get to see you modelling it, Mr Digger?

I'm quite happy with the model currently being used

The jumper is nice though. Saw them the other day. very very tempting

On another note. I just realised that I haven't made a single Transformers acquisition all month. Most went to Lego and Video Games....
I'll just have to make up for it in the next couple of months
1st February 2009, 08:25 AM
dirge

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Originally Posted by Golden Phoenix

I'm quite happy with the model currently being used.

So am I, but in the interests of gender equality, I believe Digger should provide a photograph for those not attracted to the fairer sex.
1st February 2009, 08:53 AM
GoktimusPrime

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Originally Posted by Tiby

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaydisc

VW has refused to participate in licensing any goods to Hasbro for TFs under their policy of "no war machines"

Yet they allowed an Audi A6 and VW Touareg in Bourne, and a Porsche Cayenne in Eagle Eye, and Audi R8s in Iron Man. Sure, none of them turned into a robot warrior, but they were hardly in peaceful roles. Crazy.

I believe that's a policy that Porsche has for toy lines; something about not wanting associate toys based on their vehicles with war. Despite their history with Adolf Hitler (though to be fair, the Porsche family never truly agreed with Hitler's ideals(1)). :p
1st February 2009, 12:20 PM
orionpax1

Got activator Dirge yesterday, was going to get Cliffjumper but not fussed on the huuge head.
1st February 2009, 09:27 PM
snazzbot 101

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Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime

I believe that's a policy that Porsche has for toy lines; something about not wanting associate toys based on their vehicles with war. Despite their history with Adolf Hitler (though to be fair, the Porsche family never truly agreed with Hitler's ideals(1)). :p

And yet, I'm sure they didn't argue with Hitler's cash...

But for myself for January:

Henkei "American Classics" Version Onslaught.
He has no blue and he has no olive drab, so he's not truly Gen1, yet I like him so much. The colors of the Universe version seemed so washed out. And while I'm not a fan of electronics, especially just for the sake of them, JP Onslaught's are wired right.

Encore Minibots.
I'm all for the appreciation of complex engineering (even if Beast Wars Neo made me wanna cry) but there's something uniquely satisfying about instinctively changing a G1 minibot from one mode to the other...

Beast Wars Tigerhawk
Wow just wow. I don't truly have too many Grail figures, I've needed, just plain Needed, Tigerhawk ans TM2 Megatron for the longest time. Slowly Monty slowly. Up the long ladder...
2nd February 2009, 04:18 PM
Tetsuwan Convoy

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Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime

Unlikely. The woman's face just screamed "My LiF3 i5 PaiN!" -- about 5 seconds into my story I think she wanted it to end. But I kept on going for many, many, many more minutes. Wahahahahahahahahahaha!

I used to chalenge myself to capture random customers at work with random boring stories! Managed to trap one with a story about my new coat for 25minutes!!!:D It was a nice coat!

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Originally Posted by i_amtrunks

Left Activator Megatron and Grimlock on the shelf, not worth paying $23 for them, plus Megatron's packaging makes him look like he should be all silvery and metallic when he is a normal flat grey in reality.

$23!?!?!?!?!?! for an Activator?!?!?!?!?!? Jeebus!
2nd February 2009, 04:27 PM
Kyle

And I thought $20 was expensive... :o
2nd February 2009, 04:29 PM
GoktimusPrime

yeah, that's how much Kmart are selling them for. I tried to talk it down but they wouldn't budge. So I went elsewhere. :p
2nd February 2009, 04:32 PM
jaydisc

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Originally Posted by i_amtrunks

Left Activator Megatron and Grimlock on the shelf, not worth paying $23 for them, plus Megatron's packaging makes him look like he should be all silvery and metallic when he is a normal flat grey in reality.

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Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime

yeah, that's how much Kmart are selling them for. I tried to talk it down but they wouldn't budge. So I went elsewhere. :p

Could we please get some clarity on both of these comments?

Trunks, where did you see Megs and Grim?

Gok, are you saying that Kmart has them for $20 or $23? Did you notice if they scanned as "Deluxes" or "Activators"?
2nd February 2009, 08:19 PM
GoktimusPrime

They scanned as "Deluxes." I took it to the counter with a Deluxe toy and pointed out to her the difference between an Activator and a Deluxe and how this was clearly a smaller toy and not the same price point. She agreed with me and called her manager, but the manager told her over the phone that she had to sell the toy at whatever it was scanning at. She explained to her manager what I told her, but the manager told her to sell the product at the scan price - she was adamant about it. Oh well... I later found the same Activator at Target for a cheaper price.
2nd February 2009, 08:33 PM
iceburn

gok...you can then go back to Kmart with that purchase from Target and get a 10% off that price you paid at Target from Kmart!
2nd February 2009, 08:54 PM
GoktimusPrime

Gah... too late now. I'll keep that in mind for next time thanks. :)
2nd February 2009, 10:52 PM
STL

Lovely travelling there, Jaydisc. I need to hope on over sometime soon.

Nice work too, lcz128
3rd February 2009, 09:31 AM
i_amtrunks

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Originally Posted by jaydisc

Trunks, where did you see Megs and Grim?

Saw them in an independent toy/sports store in Milton on the NSW South Coast, it's about 10 minutes north of Ulladulla along the Princes Highway.

Damned and Bartrim are the closest members, and might even know the store I am talking about.
3rd February 2009, 12:26 PM
JuzMel

This arrived in the post last friday on the 30th, thanks to KC99. Only 2 acquis in a month, that's by far the least I have in my time of collecting TFs... :rolleyes:

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...ers/Tfn-77.jpg

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